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Direct linkLaKeshia D. Summers – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions and lived experiences of some low-income and first-generation students of color who participated in and graduated from the UB program. This qualitative study utilized the narrative inquiry research method to understand the lived experiences of seven former Upward Bound students. Program…
Descriptors: College Programs, Alumni, Personal Narratives, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedAzmitia, Margarita; Sumabat-Estrada, Grace; Cheong, Yeram; Covarrubias, Rebecca – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2018
First-generation college students (FGCS) often have different cultural values, practices, and goals from those of students from college-going families. As they navigate college, FGCS coordinate these values, practices, and goals with those of their families, noncollege-going friends, and communities. We draw on longitudinal and cross-sectional…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Public Colleges
Download full textBowlen, Kymberly; Osiniak, Kristen; Syms, Tyler; Larwin, Karen H. – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2018
Parents, siblings, and peers have an immeasurable effect on shaping children into who they become as individuals. Many factors, such as one's relationships with these individuals, may have lasting effects on the educational and vocational outcomes of children who have multiple disabilities. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Student Experience
Newman, Lynn A.; Garcia, Elisa B.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Chong, Melanie – Grantee Submission, 2021
Students' self-determination plays a critical role in both in-school and post-school outcomes. This study examined the self-determination of English learners with disabilities in secondary school, based on a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012). The NLTS 2012 youth survey, conducted in English and…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education, Transitional Programs
Wilkinson, Jane; Langat, Kiprono; Naidoo, Loshini; Adoniou, Misty; Cunneen, Rachel – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The School to University Pathways for Refugee Students (SUPRS) project was a two-year case study conducted with seven schools and three universities across urban and regional Australia that investigated the enablers and constraints faced by refugee background students transitioning from high school to university. Focus groups and interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, At Risk Students, High School Students
Showers, Anne H.; Kinsman, Jeremy W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2017
Using structural equation modeling, the study tested a theoretical model linking family background, student attributes, and college success. The sample consisted of 346 students with learning disabilities (LDs) who enrolled in college between 2004 and 2012. The data were taken from the public files of the Education Longitudinal Study: 2002. The…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Students, Structural Equation Models, Success
Foster, Marcie; Strawn, Julie; Duke-Benfield, Amy Ellen – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2011
How much does college matter for getting ahead in America? Having a postsecondary education--broadly defined as a credential beyond a high school diploma--continues to be one of the most important factors in getting a good job and advancing in the workforce. By one estimate, 64 percent of jobs in 2018 will require more than a high school diploma,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Educationally Disadvantaged
Howerter, Wendy Lou – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This correlational study samples twelfth grade (senior) students in one central Midwest high school and examines their participation in credit-based transition programs and their changes in educational aspirations. Surveys and community college data are used to collect quantitative data to address six research questions. Using Hossler and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Program Effectiveness, Student Characteristics, Student Participation
Bozick, Robert; MacAllum, Keith – 2002
The effects of participation in school-to-career (STC) on subsequent educational and career opportunities were examined in a longitudinal study of 1999 and 2000 graduates of the Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership (LAMP), which is an STC program sponsored by the United Auto Workers, General Motors Corporation, and Michigan's Ingham County…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, Career Development, Colleges
Ireland, Eleanor; Golden, Sarah; Morris, Marian – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2006
The integrated Aimhigher programme was established in 2004 to widen participation in higher education by raising the aspirations and developing the abilities of young people from underrepresented groups. In order to explore the extent to which young people subsequently made a successful transition at 16 and intended, or had decided, to continue…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Research Reports
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2006
On May 25, 2005, 18 New Jersey state educational and policy leaders participated in the New Jersey Education Forum in Trenton, New Jersey, to discuss ways to improve students' transitions from high school to postsecondary education and careers. The forum was sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College and the Southern Regional…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Educational Policy, Transitional Programs
MacAllum, Keith; Yoder, Karla; Kim, Scott; Bozick, Robert – 2002
A longitudinal study examined the college and career transitions of graduates of the Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership (LAMP) program, which is a school-to-career (STC) program sponsored by the United Auto Workers, General Motors Corporation, and Michigan's Ingham County Intermediate School District. The progress of three cohorts of LAMP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Career Development
Wirt, John; Choy, Susan; Gerald, Debra; Provasnik, Stephen; Rooney, Patrick; Watanabe, Satoshi; Tobin, Richard; Glander, Mark – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education." This year's report presents 59 indicators of important developments and trends…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, School Statistics, Educational Trends, Educational Indicators
