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Rincón, Blanca E.; Lane, Tonisha B. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2017
As the United States population approaches a minority majority, the need to address educational inequities is intensified, especially for Latin@ students who are among the fastest growing ethnic minority group across the United States and at four-year colleges and universities. Concerns for educational equity also demand broadening participation…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Equal Education, STEM Education, Academic Degrees
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Palacios, Angélica M. G.; Alvarez, Rafael D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Drawing upon the Community College Socio-Ecological Outcomes model, this study is among the first to have addressed the outcomes of nonfirst-generation community college men of color. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences across ethnicities for key factors in two socioecological domains, including noncognitive and campus ethos…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Minority Group Students, African American Students
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Akin, Renea; Park, Toby J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This manuscript delineates a normative structure for community college students, outlines how this structure varies by student characteristics, and compares this structure to that of a previously established normative structure identified at a 4-year institution. A total of 512 student survey responses on the College Student Behaviors Inventory…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Student Attitudes, Values
Griffin, Sedric D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to analyze the Tennessee State University (TSU) fall 2005 Freshmen Cohort (N = 1205) based on the variables of race, gender, persistence, retention and graduation, as well as to examine the impact of the newly implemented Complete College Tennessee Act's (CCTA) funding formula component on the university's budget…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, State Universities, School Holding Power
Carlsen-Landy, Bev – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Most colleges and universities in the US offer at least some classes online, and a significant number of colleges and universities offer degree programs either all online or predominantly online. Many of the distance learning courses and programs emerge from traditional courses and programs; however, in the past decade we have seen the emergence…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Students, Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Students
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Denson, Cameron D.; Hill, Roger B. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of an engineering mentorship program on African-American male high school students' perceptions of engineering as a viable career choice. In this study, indicators included students' perceptions of engineering, their self-efficacy in the area of mathematics, and their self-efficacy in the area of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Career Choice, Statistical Significance