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Chi, Xianglan; Liu, Jinlan; Bai, Yin – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
China's higher education system has been marked by dramatic growth since 1999. In response to calls for quality assurance, substantial efforts have been made to improve collegiate environments and enhance student learning. However, only limited empirical research has been conducted to investigate the effects of the college environment on student…
Descriptors: College Environment, Student Participation, Intellectual Development, Foreign Countries
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Martin, William C. – Florida Reading Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
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Cundick, Bert P.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences
Tough, Joan – 1969
Although the relationship between language and intellectual development in children is often ambiguous, language retardation appears to be one of the main ways that a disadvantaged environment hinders achievement. While American research has indicated that nursery education may effectively extend language experience, few studies have been done in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Language, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
GREEN, ROBERT L. – 1966
CURRENT RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SCHOOL AND HOME ENVIRONMENTS STRONGLY INFLUENCE AN INDIVIDUAL'S INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, ALTHOUGH CERTAIN VERY BROAD HEREDITARY LIMITATIONS MAY ALSO AFFECT IT. THE ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH EXPERIENCES AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH LACKS STIMULI ESSENTIAL TO POSITIVE INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
THOMAS, ALEXANDER – 1967
THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PATTERNS (CHILD CARE PRACTICES, PARENTAL ATTITUDES, AND OTHER INTRAFAMILY AND EXTRAFAMILY INFLUENCES) WHICH ARE DETRIMENTAL OR BENEFICIAL TO THE OPTIMAL LEARNING AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER CLASS PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN. A SAMPLE POPULATION CONSISTED OF 95 CHILDREN WHOSE BEHAVIOR HAD BEEN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Bilingualism, Child Rearing
Gordon, Edmund W. – 1970
This paper reviews the wide variety of approaches and issues in research relating to the education of the disadvantaged in the decade of the sixties. Relevant works are designated in two categories: (1) the study of population characteristics and, (2) the description and evaluation of programs and practices. Studies within the former area are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Classification, Compensatory Education
Hilton, Thomas L. – 1971
This final report summarizes all phases of a completed longitudinal research program investigating intellectual growth and vocational development of students from fifth to twelfth grade. Student development over time was studied as an interaction between school, community and family, with each factor influencing career choice. Research objectives…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development