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Peter Njunge Mwangi; Ciriaka Muriithi Gitonga; Samuel Nduati Kariuki – Education 3-13, 2024
This study critically investigates the social economic predictors of parental involvement in rural schools in Kenya and its implications on teaching and learning. Education is a major foundation for socioeconomic growth and the provision of quality education. However, teaching and learning are affected by various socioeconomic factors that this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Parent Participation, Rural Schools
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Wallace-Watkin, Carla; Sigafoos, Jeff; Woods, Lisa; Waddington, Hannah – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
We surveyed New Zealand parents of autistic children to identify their perceived barriers and facilitators to accessing support services, including the influence of a family's level of financial resourcing. A total of 173 completed surveys were analysed. Service pathway factors were the greatest barrier experienced by participants, whereas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Barriers
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Curran, F. Chris – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
Framed within the theoretical framework of policy innovation and diffusion, this study explores both interstate (diffusion) and intrastate predictors of adoption of state universal preschool policies. Event history analysis methodology is applied to a state level dataset drawn from the Census, the NCES Common Core, the Book of the States, and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Preschool Education, Access to Education
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Bardhoshi, Gerta; Duncan, Kelly; Schweinle, Amy – Journal of School Counseling, 2016
This study examined demographic factors as predictors of parent involvement (engagement with school, support of learning, support of child) among parents of children that attended a school implementing a college access program. The authors also examined whether involvement predicted access of postsecondary education facilitators in parents, when…
Descriptors: American Indians, Whites, Parent Participation, Postsecondary Education
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Zhang, Jianxin; Verhoeven, Jef C. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2012
In this article we focus on answering the question "Is there equal access to different types of higher education institutions (HEIs) for ethnic minority (EM) students in Yunnan Province (China), and what explanation might be found for any differences?" In order to answer this question, we rely on the education attainment theory, and a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Minority Groups, Minority Group Students
LaVergne, Leslie Cristen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Children and youth with special health care needs are impacted both physically and psychologically by their medical condition. Furthermore, parents of children with special health care needs experience increased symptoms of anxiety related to their child's condition. Literature suggests the negative impact may be lessened by providing…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Youth, Diseases
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Donkoh, S. A.; Amikuzuno, J. A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
The role of formal education in the socio-economic development of a country cannot be over-emphasized. It is in this light, that over the years, governments of Ghana and other organizations have supported the education sector in many ways. Despite the efforts, many people think that a lot more can be done, but resources are not unlimited. Against…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Living Standards, Foreign Countries, Probability
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2014
"Kids Count in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Colorado Children's Campaign, which provides the best available state- and county-level data to measure and track the education, health and general well-being of the state's children. "Kids Count in Colorado!" informs policy debates and community discussions, serving as…
Descriptors: Child Health, Well Being, Academic Achievement, Holistic Approach
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Walpole, MaryBeth, Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2007
This volume examines conceptual frameworks and models that flow from scholars' definitions and operationalizations of social class: status attainment theory, human capital theory, the financial nexus model, Bourdieuian theory, and critical race theory. Since students often have multiple social locations that affect their educational process, the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Human Capital, Definitions
Harrington, Paul E.; Sum, Andrew M. – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 1999
Analyzes data concerning access to higher education. Finds that proficiency in basic skills such as reading and mathematics is a better predictor of college attendance and completion than is affordability. Results suggest that increasing access must involve better student preparation as well as financial aid. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
Hossler, Don; Hu, Shouping; Schmit, Jack – 1998
This study focuses on predictors of student sensitivity to college tuition and financial aid in their college choice process. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study on the postsecondary education choices of high school students in the state of Indiana. The variables student and family background, student academic characteristics, student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, College Preparation, Correlation