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Tabatadze, Shalva; Gorgadze, Natia; Gabunia, Kakha – Online Submission, 2020
This document is a report on the research which was designed to evaluate the affirmative action policy for ethnic minorities in Georgia. The mixed research methods were utilized in the study. Specifically, the following research methods were used: (1) Survey of 12th graders in non-Georgian schools; (2) Survey of the students in the One-Year…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Minority Group Students, High School Seniors
Gaebel, Michael – European University Association, 2013
Over the past year, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have received a great deal of attention from the academic community and the media. The EUA Secretariat has followed the development of the MOOCs since the beginning of 2012, surveying discussion forums and publications, but also assessing the websites of MOOC providers and participating in…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Program Development, Literature Reviews, Higher Education
Tinto, Vincent – University of Chicago Press, 2012
Even as the number of students attending college has more than doubled in the past forty years, it is still the case that nearly half of all college students in the United States will not complete their degree within six years. It is clear that much remains to be done toward improving student success. For more than twenty years, Vincent Tinto's…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Financial Support, School Holding Power
Alleman, Nathan F.; Stimpson, Racheal L.; Holly, L. Neal – State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2009
In the summer of 2008, the Commonwealth of Virginia was awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U. S. Department of Education. The College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP) is coordinated through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The focus of the grant is to increase student access to postsecondary education,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Program Development, Geographic Distribution
Rendon, Laura I.; Nora, Amaury – 1988
In response to concerns about the loss of effectiveness of the community college transfer function, this paper examines the steady decline in rates of minority student transfer from two- to four-year colleges and offers policy recommendations for facilitating transfer and baccalaureate degree attainment. Initial sections review data showing the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indians, Black Students, College Transfer Students
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2002
This is the eighth annual report on California higher education performance indicators prepared by California Postsecondary Education Commission pursuant to Assembly Bill 1808 (Hayden, Chapter 741 of the Statutes of 1991). "Performance Indicators of California Higher Education, 2001" presents background on the development and recent…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Annual Reports, Educational Indicators, State Legislation