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Zick, Cathleen D.; Tippetts, Megan; Davis, Bobbi – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Past studies of texting interventions designed to promote college student persistence have given little attention to assessing both the fixed and variable costs of such initiatives. In addition, they typically have not assessed costs relative to the desired outcome(s). In this case study, we assessed the costs of implementing a text messaging…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Intervention
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Shannon Orr – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2024
Student food insecurity is associated with lower grades, depression, higher perceived stress and lower graduation rates. Campuses across the country are responding to the problem in a variety of ways, including distribution of food directly to students through food pantries. This research is based on a national survey of campus food pantries to…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Program Implementation, Student Needs
Rossman, Daniel; Kurzweil, Martin; Lewis, Bethany – ITHAKA S+R, 2023
Monitoring Advising Analytics to Promote Success (MAAPS)is a multi-institutional project of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) initially funded and supported by a US Department of Education First in the World Grant to Georgia State, the lead UIA member on this project. MAAPS is a large-scale randomized-controlled trial designed to validate…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, College Students
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Lisa M. Harlan-Williams; Marcia Pomeroy; W. Todd Moore; Karin Chang; Devin C. Koestler; Emily Nissen; John Fife; Megha Ramaswamy; Danny R. Welch; Roy A. Jensen – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2024
The Accelerate Cancer Education (ACE) summer research program at The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) is a six-week, cancer-focused, summer research experience for high school students from historically marginalized populations in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Cancer affects all populations and continues to be the second leading…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Cancer, Scientific Research, High School Students
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Mulhern, Christine; Hyde, Kelly; Morales, Sam; Anderson, Drew M.; Phillips, Brian; Huguet, Alice – RAND Corporation, 2023
Community colleges enroll a diverse set of students who often face challenges meeting their basic needs. This report describes the potential benefits and costs of one low-cost and relatively light-touch tool that colleges might use to increase students' access to basic needs assistance. The authors focus on the Findhelp platform, which is modeled…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Implementation, Program Costs, Program Effectiveness
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Rockinson-Szapkiw, Amanda J.; Sharpe, Kathryn; Wendt, Jillian – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
Within this article, the researchers present the design, implementation, and evaluation of a pilot of a virtual peer mentoring training program for racial and ethnic minority women peer mentors within STEM programs at two historically black institutions. The design, usefulness, and usability of the training program are explored, and the influence…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mentors, Competence, Academic Persistence
Lyzz Davis; Kathy Terry; Molly Cain; Samantha Sniegowski; Brandie Semma – American Institutes for Research, 2024
The Lone Star Stem (LSS) program was designed to increase high-quality STEM education opportunities and outcomes for high-need students in Texas. The focus of the program was on implementing rigorous coursework that helps students gain the skills, postsecondary credentials, and experience necessary to embark on well-paying careers in STEM fields.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, STEM Education, Disadvantaged, Student Participation
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Cory C. Cowan; Mara Brady; Jaime Arvizu; Amber Reece; Beth Weinman; Matthew Zivot – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2024
Regional comprehensive universities with access-oriented missions provide critical pathways for increasing the number and diversity of STEM graduates. The BOND program at California State University, Fresno supports the transition to college for first-time, full-time freshmen in selected STEM majors. BOND incorporates a learning community, active…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Academic Persistence, Learner Engagement, College Freshmen
Sommo, Colleen; Lepe, Marco; Ratledge, Alyssa – MDRC, 2022
Open-access colleges are an important pathway to economic mobility for millions of Americans. But graduation rates at these colleges are low--for example, only 36 percent of first-time, full-time freshmen at community colleges graduate within three years. Over the last two decades, MDRC and others have conducted research to build the evidence base…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Academic Support Services, Student Financial Aid
Rubin, Paul G.; Kauppila, Sheena A.; Taylor, Jason L.; Davis, Leanne – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2022
Situated in the northwestern corner of Ohio, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is reengaging adult students with "some college, but no degree" (SCND), promoting equitable attainment, and improving students' workforce outcomes. BGSU is a residential four-year university with a vibrant campus culture, NCAA Athletics, and over 200…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Dropouts, Stopouts, Universities
Kri Burkander; Dae Kim; Mark Duffy; Lindsey Liu; Taylor Stenley; Keerthanya Rajesh; Sean Vannata – Research for Action, 2024
Research for Action (RFA) in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin is engaged in a five-year mixed-methods study of the reforms associated with California AB 705. Over the course of the study, our team will assess the implementation, impact, and cost effectiveness of reforms associated with the law. This second interim report,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Program Implementation
Susan Sepanik – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2023
Large numbers of students entering community colleges are deemed not academically prepared for college-level math. These students have historically been assigned to one or more non-credit-bearing courses for remedial, often called developmental, math instruction before they can take college-level courses. Research has found that most students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Mathematics, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs
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Merlis P. Alvarez-Berrios; Gabriele Haynes – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Although Hispanic population is growing rapidly, Latino students earn fewer STEM degrees than their peers. Therefore, it is mandatory to implement strategies that improve STEM retention and graduation rates for Hispanic students. There is little research about the ways in which multicampus collaborative CUREs combined with additional academic…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Puerto Ricans, Low Income Students, Program Implementation
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Santelices, Maria Veronica; Horn, Catherine; Catalán, Ximena; Venegas, Alejandra – Higher Education Policy, 2022
During the last ten years, a group of selective universities in Chile has started admission programs to increase equity in higher education that consider the achievement of students in the context of educational opportunities they have had, thus reducing reliance on the national college entrance exam. This study explores persistence rates of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Program Implementation, Equal Education
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Christina Steiner – Grantee Submission, 2024
This paper summarizes a three-year quasi-experimental evaluation with school-level assignment of a social-emotional learning (SEL) program for high school students who are at-risk of dropping out before college graduation. The field-initiated program aimed to increase students' social and emotional skills, develop their character, and increase…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Bound Students, High School Students, Social Emotional Learning
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