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Matzakos, Nikolaos M.; Kalogiannakis, Michail – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
An online support distance-learning program in Mathematics was developed to aid first year engineering students for their transition from the secondary to the tertiary education in order to reinforce deficiencies they may have in mathematical knowledge. The aim of the present study is to examine, firstly, to what extent the attendance of such a…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Satisfaction, Distance Education, Mathematics Instruction
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Torres, Ana Cristina; Mouraz, Ana – Improving Schools, 2015
The study followed students in their 10th year of schooling that entered a new secondary education school in order to examine their perceptions of their previous schools' work and of its relationship with the difficulties they experience when in the transition. The analysis of 155 completed questionnaires of previous students of nine basic…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Student Attitudes, Secondary Education, Questionnaires
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Wilson, Keithia L.; Murphy, Karen A.; Pearson, Andrew G.; Wallace, Barbara M.; Reher, Vanessa G. S.; Buys, Nicholas – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The engagement and retention of commencing students is a longstanding issue in higher education, particularly with the implementation of the widening student participation agenda. The early weeks of the first semester are especially critical to student engagement and early attrition. This study investigated the perceived early transition needs of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Learner Engagement, College Students
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Tricarico, Katie M.; Jacobs, Jennifer; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
Teacher turnover in urban schools is occurring at a breakneck pace; thus, it is important for us to understand the characteristics of teachers who stay and succeed in these settings. In order to address this need, this study examines the preparation and induction experiences of teachers who completed a Transition to Teaching- a funded urban…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Beginning Teacher Induction, Transitional Programs, Urban Areas
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Dubberly, Russell – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2012
This research study used a student-focused questionnaire to gain understanding about high school students with intellectual disabilities who participate in community-based instruction (CBI) as a component of their transition planning. The participating students have intellectual disabilities, range in age from 16 years old to 22 years old, and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Intellectual Disability, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Transitional Programs
Bragg, Debra D. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2010
In fall 2007, the state of Colorado received one of four federal grants from the Ready for College (RFC) grant program of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), U.S. Department of Education. The Colorado (CO) SUN project (where SUN stands for Success UNlimited) was designed to identify and enhance innovative practices from Colorado's…
Descriptors: Out of School Youth, Transitional Programs, Community Colleges, Grants
Marder, Camille; And Others – 1992
The National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) of Special Education Students provides ongoing information to the special education community regarding the transition of youth with disabilities from secondary school to early adulthood. The sample for the study, which began with a 1987 survey (Wave 1), involves more than 8,000 youth from the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Interviews