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England, Dawn Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Increasing elementary school attainment globally remains a key focus for improving internationally child development (UNESCO, 2010), and for girls in particular (UNICEF, 2015). This dissertation was designed to test and explore specific areas to target to improve educational attainment for rural indigenous communities using a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences
Negash, Tori – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The emerging adult population, individuals between the ages of 18-29, has grown to 53.7 million in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). College students form a significant subset of this population, with 29 percent enrolled at a college or university (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2015). One in three emerging adults…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Health Behavior, Young Adults
Harrison, Danielle A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
For many decades, the social imbalances had a significant impact on the academic success of African Americans. High school completion rates for African American students were disproportionately lower when compared to their Caucasian counterparts. This purpose of this qualitative study was to display factors that contributed to African American…
Descriptors: Social Influences, African American Students, Academic Persistence, High School Students