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Flores, Stella M.; Park, Toby J. – Research in Higher Education, 2015
Using state administrative data for three cohorts of college enrollees from 1997 to 2008 and incorporating propensity score matching techniques, we examine the effects of attending a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI)--that is, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) or a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)--on college-completion outcomes…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Black Colleges, Hispanic American Students, African American Students
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Margolis, Jane; Goode, Joanna; Bernier, David – Educational Leadership, 2011
Broadening computer science learning to include more students is a crucial item on the United States' education agenda, these authors say. Although policymakers advocate more computer science expertise, computer science offerings in high schools are few--and actually shrinking. In addition, poorly resourced schools with a high percentage of…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Computer Science, High Schools
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Silva, Kassondra M.; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Eisenberg, Nancy; Sulik, Michael J.; Valiente, Carlos; Huerta, Snjezana; Edwards, Alison; Eggum, Natalie D.; Kupfer, Anne S.; Lonigan, Christopher J.; Phillips, Beth M.; Wilson, Shauna B.; Clancy-Menchetti, Jeanine; Landry, Susan H.; Swank, Paul R.; Assel, Michael A.; Taylor, Heather B. – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of children's effortful control and quality of relationships with teachers to school attitudes longitudinally in an ethnically diverse and economically disadvantaged sample. Data were collected as part of a larger intervention project during mid-fall, winter, and late spring…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, School Attitudes, Low Income, Structural Equation Models
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Diemer, Matthew A. – Counseling Psychologist, 2009
The formation of future occupational expectations is a critical career-development task for adolescents that has a significant impact on adult occupational attainment. However, sociopolitical barriers constrain the occupational expectations and attainment of poor youth of color. Extant research has suggested that sociopolitical development, the…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Economically Disadvantaged, Grade 12, Career Development
Lewin, Keith M.; Lu, Wang – Online Submission, 2011
This study traces education and change over two decades in three areas, Tongzhou on the periphery of Beijing chosen as one of the richest 300 counties in 1990; Ansai in Yan'an which was one of the poorest 300 counties and a famous base for the 8th Route Army at the end of the Long March, and Zhaojue a poor Yi national minority area in the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Poverty, Socioeconomic Status, Foreign Countries
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Maslak, Mary Ann; Kim, Juhu; McLoughlin, Andrea Sabatini – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Reports show Chinese students have lower enrollment, higher dropout rates, and larger gender gaps in secondary schools in poor areas. Research indicates students' perceptions about schooling contribute to their decisions about staying in school. In this study in a poor rural area with high percentages of minority students, the student…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Student Attitudes, Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged
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Nguyen, Phuong L. – International Journal of Educational Research, 2006
This study examines the effects of parental SES, school quality, and community factors on children's enrollment and achievement in rural areas in Viet Nam, using logistic regression and ordered logistic regression. Multivariate analysis reveals significant differences in educational enrollment and outcomes by level of household expenditures and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Correlation, Community Influence