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Di Xu; Sabrina Solanki; Ashley Harlow – Research in Higher Education, 2020
Using the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), this paper analyzes students' baccalaureate attainment and early labor market performance, comparing 2-year college and 4-year institution entrants and exploring the potential heterogeneous treatment effects of initiating one's college experience in a 2-year college by individual…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Outcomes of Education, College Attendance, Longitudinal Studies
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Denson, Nida; Szelényi, Katalin; Bresonis, Kate – Research in Higher Education, 2018
Very few studies have examined issues of work-life balance among faculty of different racial/ethnic backgrounds. Utilizing data from Harvard University's Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education project, this study examined predictors of work-life balance for 2953 faculty members from 69 institutions. The final sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Family Work Relationship, Predictor Variables, Ethnicity
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Johnson, Iryna Y.; Muse, William B. – Research in Higher Education, 2017
Females are underrepresented in certain disciplines, which translates into their having less promising career outlooks and lower earnings. This study examines the effects of socio-economic status, academic performance, high school curriculum and involvement in extra-curricular activities, as well as self-efficacy for academic achievement on…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Majors (Students), Engineering Education, State Universities
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Opdecam, Evelien; Everaert, Patricia; Van Keer, Hilde; Buysschaert, Fanny – Research in Higher Education, 2014
This study investigates students' "preference" for team learning and its effectiveness, compared to lecture-based learning. A quasi-experiment was set up in a financial accounting course in the first-year undergraduate of the Economics and Business Administration Program, where students had to choose between one of the two learning…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Accounting, Preferences, Student Attitudes
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Bryant, Alyssa N. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
Based upon a national longitudinal dataset of 14,527 college students generated by the UCLA Spirituality in Higher Education Project, this study used structural equation modeling to test the applicability of a model of ecumenical worldview development for students of diverse genders, races, and worldviews. The model suggests that challenging…
Descriptors: World Views, Structural Equation Models, Religious Factors, Gender Differences
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Sax, Linda J.; Harper, Casandra E. – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This study examines differences between women and men on 19 outcomes of college and assesses the extent to which those differences are attributable to gender gaps that existed prior to college or to men's and women's differential college experiences. The data are drawn from a national longitudinal sample of students (N = 17,637) attending 204…
Descriptors: Colleges, Gender Differences, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis