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Maravillas, Maria Conti – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In examining twenty-two summer bridge program websites across the country, this study focused on a particular type of student support at one of the most historically-contentious positions in a college student's trajectory--the point of access. Diverse student populations bring specific strengths, resources, skills, and knowledge, or "funds of…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Cultural Background, Cultural Capital, Student Diversity
Achola, Edwin Obilo – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the antecedent conditions that contribute to post-secondary education (PSE) completion for students with disabilities, taking into account institutional experiences associated with social integration. A prospective longitudinal design was used to analyze data from the National Longitudinal Transition…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Disabilities, Social Integration, Longitudinal Studies
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Ellis, Martha M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The community college as the entranceway into the baccalaureate degree is becoming a prevalent choice for students. This study was a qualitative approach to understanding attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge acquisition by successful community college transfer students. University students who transferred from a community college and were making…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, College Transfer Students, Student Attitudes
Newton, Priscilla, Ed. – TASH Connections, 2001
Seven 2001 issues of the newsletter of TASH, formerly The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, comprise this document. Each issue typically contains news items, a column by the organization's executive director, reports from special interest groups, legislative testimony, conference information, and several major articles relating to…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Care Centers, College Students, Community Planning