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Yapeng Wang – Research in Higher Education, 2024
Despite decades of national efforts to increase students' participation and success in STEM, bachelor's degrees in STEM continue to notably lag the labor force demand. Asian students represent one group that disproportionately contributes to the share of STEM degrees. Understanding their experiences can help to illuminate ways of increasing STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Time to Degree, Asian American Students, Females
Sanabria, Tanya; Penner, Andrew; Domina, Thurston – Research in Higher Education, 2020
Colleges offer remedial coursework to help students enrolling in post-secondary education who are not adequately prepared to succeed in college-level courses. Despite the prevalence of remediation, previous research presents contradictory findings regarding its short- and long-term effects. This paper uses a doubly robust inverse probability…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Remedial Instruction, Two Year College Students, College Preparation
Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Crosta, Peter; Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This paper presents findings from a study of the experiences and outcomes of older and younger community college students. We developed a discrete-time hazard model using longitudinal transcript data on a cohort of first-time community college students in Florida to compare the impact of enrollment pathways (such as remediation) and enrollment…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Probability

Baird, Leonard L. – Research in Higher Education, 1990
A study based on national data found that the average duration of doctoral study was related to departmental emphases on scholarly careers and the resources to implement those emphases. Patterns varied by general discipline area and by specific discipline, suggesting a need for detailed analysis by discipline. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Biology, Comparative Analysis, Departments, Doctoral Programs

Stricker, Lawrence J. – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated differences in the length of time taken to earn a doctoral degree in three disciplines--chemistry, English, and psychology. The clearest findings emerged for psychology, where institutional variables affecting time to degree concerned faculty accessibility and department size. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Chemistry, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis

Seagram, Belinda Crawford; Gould, Judy; Pyke, Sandra W. – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study of 154 recent graduates of York University (Ontario) doctoral programs in natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities investigated the relationship of gender, discipline, characteristics of the supervisory relationship, student financial situation, participation in teaching and research assistantships, and enrollment status to the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Faculty Advisers, Graduate Students

Gillmore, Gerald M.; Hoffman, Phillip H. – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A graduation efficiency index for colleges and universities is computed by subtracting transfer credits from minimum degree credit requirements, dividing remainder by the sum of a student's enrollment census day credits. Analysis of results for University of Washington bachelor's degree recipients, show nontransfers graduated with more efficiency…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bachelors Degrees, College Admission, College Credits