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Joo, Young Sun; Kim, Youngmi – Children & Schools, 2023
Schools and neighborhoods are adolescents' primary environments, and each has a significant influence on their academic success. The majority of studies on educational attainment have examined the impact of a single context--either the school or the neighborhood--suggesting mixed findings on school and neighborhood effects as well as potential…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Neighborhoods, Educational Attainment, Racial Differences
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Uslu, Baris – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Despite some theoretical and technical criticism, scholars largely acknowledge the influence of universities' ranking positions on the preferences of fund providers, academics and students, nationally and internationally. Considering their noticeable contribution to university rankings, prominent indicators can guide university leaders to develop…
Descriptors: Universities, Institutional Evaluation, Reputation, Financial Support
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Sullivan, Amanda L.; Farnsworth, Elyse M.; Susman-Stillman, Amy – Infants and Young Children, 2018
Low-income children, particularly those with special needs, may have limited access to high-quality early care experiences. Childcare subsidies are intended to increase families' access to quality care, but little is known about subsidy use by children with special needs. Using a nationally representative sample of 4,000 young children who…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Quality, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
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Castro, Susana; Granlund, Mats; Almqvist, Lena – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
Child engagement has been defined as active participation in classroom routines, appropriate interactions with the environment and it also predicts academic achievement. Therefore, it is necessary to identify predictors of engagement over time. Moreover, cross-cultural data is needed to provide a global picture of the quality of Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Education, Learner Engagement
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Niklas, Frank; Tayler, Collette; Cohrssen, Caroline – Research Papers in Education, 2018
Early language ability is a strong predictor of later language and reading outcomes. Whilst young children with home languages that differ from the dominant language spoken in their country of residence may lag behind their peers in literacy and academic achievement, effective supports for young dual-language users may be overlooked in mainstream…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Early Childhood Education, Bilingualism, Longitudinal Studies
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Ottmar, Erin R.; Decker, Lauren E.; Cameron, Claire E.; Curby, Timothy W.; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E. – Learning Environments Research, 2014
This study examined the quality of teacher-child interactions and exposure to mathematics instruction as predictors of 5th grade student's mathematics achievement. The sample was a subset of the children involved in the NICHD-SECC longitudinal study (N = 657). Results indicate that, even after controlling for student demographic…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Quality, Elementary School Students
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Estrada, Mica; Hernandez, Paul R.; Schultz, P. Wesley – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans are historically underrepresented minorities (URMs) among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree earners. Viewed from a perspective of social influence, this pattern suggests that URMs do not integrate into the STEM academic community at the same rate as non-URM students.…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Mentors, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation
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Kluczniok, Katharina; Anders, Yvonne; Sechtig, Jutta; Rossbach, Hans-Guenther – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
As a result of public discussions regarding Germany's standing on international rankings of student achievement, increased attention was focused on enhancing cognitive stimulation in preschools. There are some concerns that preschool curricula that focus more on cognitive stimulation rather than on socio-emotional skills might neglect the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Academic Education, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Iruka, Iheoma U.; Morgan, Jenille – Journal of Negro Education, 2014
This study uses the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort to examine the multidimensional patterns of quality experienced by African American children based on approximately 350 classrooms. Quality was based on indicators of provisions for learning, health and safety, sensitive caregiving, and frequency of academic activities.…
Descriptors: Children, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Educational Quality
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Costa, Andreia; Steffgen, Georges – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
The present study examined the relation between the amount of years of study and the perception of skill acquisition through indicators of students' satisfaction with the course program. It was hypothesized that the more years students spend at the university, the higher their perception of skill acquisition and that factors related to the course…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Skill Development, Participant Characteristics
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Northrop, Laura; Kelly, Sean – Urban Education, 2018
This study investigates whether adequate yearly progress (AYP) status, locale, and sector--common variables used to judge the quality of schools--accurately signal true differences in instructional practices in high school mathematics and science. Using data from the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS), we find the school-to-school variation in…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Intermode Differences, Federal Programs, Educational Indicators
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Anderson, Gina; Tredway, Catherine; Calice, Corrince – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2015
Given the wide range of options for students to further their education online, it is important to determine what factors impact overall student perceptions of online course quality. Specifically, the study validates the reliability of Merrill's (2012) First Principles of Instruction as factors that impact students' perceptions of online course…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Nursing Students, Online Courses, Student Attitudes
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Forry, Nicole; Isner, Tabitha K.; Daneri, Maria P.; Tout, Kathryn – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Few studies have described parents' child care decision-making process, yet understanding how parents make child care choices is fundamental to developing effective services to promote the selection of high-quality care. This study used latent profile analysis to distinguish subgroups of low-income parents identified as having…
Descriptors: Child Care, Decision Making, Parents, Low Income Groups
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Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Burchinal, Margaret; Pierce, Kim M. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Relations between early child care and adolescent functioning at the end of high school (EOHS; M age = 18.3 years) were examined in a prospective longitudinal study of 1,214 children. Controlling for extensive measures of family background, early child care was associated with academic standing and behavioral adjustment at the EOHS. More…
Descriptors: Young Children, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Family Environment
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Richter, David; Lehrl, Simone; Weinert, Sabine – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The present paper was written under the auspices of the interdisciplinary research group "Educational Processes, Competence Development, and Selection Decisions at Preschool and Primary School Age (BiKS)" (FOR 543), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The surveys were conceptualised and supervised as part of the developmental…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Developmental Psychology, Financial Support, Interdisciplinary Approach
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