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Bekova, Saule – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
This paper examines relations between doctoral students' employment and graduation outcomes at a research-intensive university in Russia. Since most doctoral students lack financial support, they find employment and work full-time. This study addresses two questions: first, how the employment status is related to graduation outcomes (defending a…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Doctoral Students, At Risk Students, Graduation Rate
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Sothan, Seng – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Internationally, there has been considerable literature on the predictors of academic performance in higher education. However, the empirical findings are still limited in Cambodia; therefore, this paper was conducted to examine the determinants of academic performance of 329 undergraduate students selected from a university in Cambodia. Based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Undergraduate Students, High Schools
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Rubin, Mark; Wright, Chrysalis L. – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Working-class students tend to be less socially integrated at university than middle-class students. The present research investigated two potential reasons for this working-class social exclusion effect. First, working-class students may have fewer finances available to participate in social activities. Second, working-class students tend to be…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Social Integration, Working Class, Middle Class