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Direct linkKelly Shumaker – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study examined minoritized student perceptions of connectedness through relationships, involvement, and environment in relation to their non-minoritized peers in rural Pennsylvania high schools. The study also examined academic and health risk behaviors of minoritized and non-minoritized students. A nonexperimental quantitative research…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Student Attitudes, Sense of Community, High School Students
Jeffrey D. Craig Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative phenomenological study delved into the factors influencing the retention of special education teachers in rural Luzerne County, Pennsylvania school districts. The focus was on understanding why these educators chose to continue in their positions despite facing significant challenges such as limited resources, administrative…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Special Education Teachers, Rural Schools, School Districts
Fisher, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the effects of grade-span configuration on student achievement and sense of belonging. The quantitative data for this study was collected from Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), specifically the Future Ready PA Index site and Eidex. Additional quantitative data was collected through…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Academic Achievement, Sense of Community, Educational Environment
Na Sun – ProQuest LLC, 2019
With the advancement of technology, more and more degree programs are available in the form of online education. Despite its top ranking in online bachelor's degree programs, Pennsylvania State University's World Campus presents a variety of challenges and opportunities related to students' experiences, feelings, and operation as a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Educational Environment
Hidalgo, Tracey A. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence international students' sense of belonging. An in-depth review of existing research on sense of belonging helped me identify 18 factors closely connected to the sense of belonging of international students. I categorized these factors into four groups: (a) academic integration,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Student School Relationship, Social Integration
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Download full textWillits, Fern K.; Brennan, Mark A. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Writing in 1990 for the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education, Ernest Boyer described the importance of strengthening the colleges and universities as vital communities of learning by emphasizing six critical dimensions or characteristics of campus life: educationally purposeful, open, just, disciplined, caring, and…
Descriptors: College Environment, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Teacher Surveys
