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Socioscientific and Epistemic Dimensions of Support for Science: Associations with Science Education and Religiosity
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Stewart, Craig O.; McConnell, John R., III; Dickerson, Daniel L. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
This study investigated deference to scientific authority [Brossard, D., & Nisbet, M. C. (2007). "Deference to scientific authority among a low information public: Understanding U.S. opinion on agricultural biotechnology." "International Journal of Public Opinion Research," 19, 24-52] as it relates to support for science…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Science Education, Spiritual Development, Beliefs
Predictors of Parent Involvement and Their Impact on Access of Postsecondary Education Facilitators among White and American Indian Parents
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Bardhoshi, Gerta; Duncan, Kelly; Schweinle, Amy – Journal of School Counseling, 2016
This study examined demographic factors as predictors of parent involvement (engagement with school, support of learning, support of child) among parents of children that attended a school implementing a college access program. The authors also examined whether involvement predicted access of postsecondary education facilitators in parents, when…
Descriptors: American Indians, Whites, Parent Participation, Postsecondary Education
Examination of Factors Predicting Secondary Students' Interest in Tertiary STEM Education
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Chachashvili-Bolotin, Svetlana; Milner-Bolotin, Marina; Lissitsa, Sabina – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Based on the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), the study aims to investigate factors that predict students' interest in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in tertiary education both in general and in relation to their gender and socio-economic background. The results of the analysis of survey responses of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Interests, STEM Education, Postsecondary Education
Institutional Characteristics and Student Retention: What Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Reveals about Online Learning
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Chiyaka, Edward T.; Sithole, Alec; Manyanga, Fidelis; McCarthy, Peter; Bucklein, Brian K. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2016
Online course delivery continues to grow as a viable means of providing increased educational access to more students, but low student retention rates remain a major challenge. In this study, key institutional characteristics that influence student retention in postsecondary education are analyzed. These are student-faculty ratio, graduation rate,…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, School Holding Power, Postsecondary Education, Electronic Learning
Outcomes from Combining Work and Tertiary Study. A National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation Program Report
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Polidano, Cain; Zakirova, Rezida – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Working in some capacity is almost considered de rigueur for tertiary students. The reasons for working and the impact this has on both an individual's ability to complete their studies and on their post-study labour market outcomes are only recently receiving attention. Using the 1995 and 1998 cohorts of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Working Hours, Higher Education, Income
A JARCC Toolbox Article--Using Student Intake Data to Predict Success in a Program: An Application of Canonical Correlation Analysis
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Hickman, Randall C. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2005
Research that has traditionally supported program accreditation has tended to be primarily descriptive in nature, focusing on outcomes such as the satisfaction of graduates and passing rates on licensure exams. The study reported here illustrates how research employing multivariate methodologies can go beyond such descriptive reporting to address…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Correlation, Selective Admission, Research Methodology