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Marsh, Herbert W. – Sociology of Education, 1991
Tests theoretical perspectives about the effects of employment during high school. Supports a zero-sum model which suggests that working during high school subverts traditional academic goals. Finds no support for the developmental model which claims that employment during school builds character. Acknowledges that working to save money for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, High School Students, School Business Relationship
Evans, John W. – 1991
Drawing on four examples of institutional research undertaken at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC), this paper offers six principles to help researchers make their work more relevant and to enable decision makers to utilize research more effectively. The research examples provide brief descriptions of the need for, methodology of, and findings of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis