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Adams, Cindy L.; Brinthaupt, Thomas M. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2019
Because funding for many higher education institutions is based on student persistence and graduation rates, and because competition for online student enrollments is fierce among public and private institutions, quality and competitiveness in online course development, instruction, and administration is imperative. Additionally, because distance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Consortia
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
Tandberg, David A.; Hillman, Nichola; Barakat, Mohamed – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Community colleges are central to the United States' college completion goals. A popular strategy pushed by a number of influential policy organizations and foundations is a policy of tying state funding to community college completions, otherwise known simply as performance funding. This is happening despite little to no…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, State Aid
Klein, Stephen P.; Kuh, George; Chun, Marc; Hamilton, Laura; Shavelson, Richard – Research in Higher Education, 2005
Over the past decade, state legislatures have experienced increasing pressure to hold higher education accountable for student learning. This pressure stems from several sources, such as increasing costs and decreasing graduation rates. To explore the feasibility of one approach to measuring student learning that emphasizes program improvement, we…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Outcomes of Education, College Students, Colleges
Bir, Beth; Myrick, Mondrail – Journal of Developmental Education, 2015
This study considered whether participation in a rigorous, intense summer bridge program had a significant effect on the academic success of African-American male and female students in developmental education, compared to nonparticipants, at a four-year Historically Black University in terms of retention, progression, and graduation from…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Higher Education, College Students, Academic Achievement
Ballard, Paul J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Given growing interest in accountability and outcomes, the North Central Association's Higher Learning Commission developed a new path for accreditation, the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). The goal is to infuse continuous improvement and quality in the culture of higher education, and to blend traditional accreditation with the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Indicators, Accreditation (Institutions), Improvement Programs
Bensimon, Estela Mara; Dowd, Alicia C.; Longanecker, David; Witham, Keith – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
The nation is in an era of policy reform aimed at improving the productivity and effectiveness of higher education. Major philanthropies and policy groups have converged around variations of the ambitious college completion goals announced by President Obama at the beginning of his administration. But at the same time, many state governments,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, School Holding Power
National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education, 2011
The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), consisting of a national commission, research advisory group, and research team at New York University, aims to provoke thoughtful and actionable discussions about the mobility and educational opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Higher Education, Social Justice, Educational Opportunities
Vega, Arturo; Martinez, Ruben O. – Julian Samora Research Institute, 2008
This paper assesses the effectiveness of the "Closing the Gaps Higher Education Plan" approved and implemented by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2000 to improve the quality of higher education and address educational gaps prevalent among the state's diverse populations. The plan targets the four areas for improvement:…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Graduation Rate, Student Participation, Student Diversity