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Direct linkCarpenter, Dick M., II; Ramirez, Al – Christian Higher Education, 2012
Prevalent definitions of the achievement gap conceptualize it as the difference in achievement between white and minority students. Recent research, however, points to numerous gaps both within and between groups. This study explores a further conceptualization of achievement gaps by looking at the "underachievement gap"--the difference…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Underachievement, Academic Achievement, Minority Groups
Stack, David – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
In a time of scarce resources, it is counterproductive for an institution to artificially inflate student wages via internecine struggles between central IT services and similar, distributed services in university departments. The pressure to inflate student wages might be exacerbated by similar but opposite viewpoints on the part of supervisors,…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Salary Wage Differentials, Comparable Worth, Personnel Policy
Download full textKalenkoski, Charlene Marie; Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff – Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009
Recent research suggests that working while in high school reduces the amount of time students spend doing homework. However, an additional hour of work leads to a reduction in homework by much less than one hour, suggesting a reduction in other activities. This paper uses data from the 2003-2007 American Time Use Surveys (ATUS) to investigate the…
Descriptors: Homework, High Schools, Student Employment, Released Time
Huang, Jiun-Hau; DeJong, William; Towvim, Laura Gomberg; Schneider, Shari Kessel – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: The authors examined the sociodemographics and psychobehavioral characteristics of undergraduate US college students who abstain from alcohol. Participants: The respondents were 5,210 undergraduates from 32 colleges and universities. Methods: A survey was mailed to 300 randomly selected students per institution (spring 2000 or 2001).…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Prevention, Drinking
Lawrence, Emily R.; Glidden, Laraine M.; Jobe, Brian M. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
Employee retention was studied in 48 counselors working at a summer camp for children and adults with disabilities. We hypothesized that attitudes toward persons with disabilities, personality characteristics of counselors, job satisfaction, and previous counselor experience would predict whether counselors would elect to return to work the…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Work Environment, Personality, Job Satisfaction
Capoor, Madan – 1982
An evaluation of the nurse education program at Middlesex County College (MCC) was conducted in response to an increasing dropout rate and a decline in the passing rate of program graduates on the Licensing Board Examination (LBE). The study focused on the relationship between student background and performance and between student performance in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, Basic Skills
