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Direct linkReason, Robert D., Ed.; Braxton, John M., Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2023
Higher education institutions have already begun to see decreasing enrollment numbers, even as higher education enrollment is predicted to drop precipitously starting in 2025. Much of the decrease in enrollment will be driven by demographic trends about which higher education institutions can do little, making the retention of students who do…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Race, Ethnicity, School Holding Power
Arney, Jo, Ed.; Dale, Timothy, Ed.; Davis, Glenn, Ed.; Kinzie, Jillian, Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2023
Co-published with the Association for State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), which sponsored the project from which the book emerged. This book answers the question "What would your institution look like if students really mattered?" The authors argue that really putting student success at the center of attention will require a radical…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Role, Success, College Students
Nguyen, David J., Ed.; Yao, Christina W., Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2022
Despite continued growth in enrollments, graduate program attrition rates are of great concern to academic program coordinators. It is estimated that only 40 to 50 percent of students who begin Ph.D. programs complete their degrees. This book describes programs, initiatives, and interventions that lead to overall student retention and success.…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Doctoral Students
Peer reviewedGarcía-Peñalvo, Francisco José, Ed.; García-Holgado, Alicia, Ed.; Dominguez, Angeles, Ed.; Pascual, Jimena, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2022
This open access book addresses challenges related to women in STEM in higher education, presenting research, experiences, studies, and good practices associated with the engagement, access, and retention of women in the STEM disciplines. It also discusses strategies implemented by universities and policymakers to reduce the existing gender gap in…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, College Students, Student Recruitment
Download full textCognard-Black, Andrew J., Ed.; Herron, Jerry, Ed.; Smith, Patricia J., Ed. – National Collegiate Honors Council, 2019
The contributions in this collection provide important answers and compelling evidence that honors programming does contribute something above and beyond what honors students themselves bring to the educational experience. While many of the chapters rely on analytic methods that are more widely used in some fields than in others, authors have…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Outcomes of Education, Value Added Models, College Curriculum
Hinton, Samuel L., Ed.; Woods, Antwon D., Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
As higher educational learning enters a new age, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are seeking innovative ways to establish strategies to compete with other academic institutions. As establishments that have played a pivotal role in transforming the landscape of higher education, HBCUs are facing rapid transformation and various…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Black Colleges, Learner Engagement, Strategic Planning
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2018
Since creating the first comprehensive study of school dropouts in Texas in 1985-86, the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) has conducted attrition analyses to assess schools' abilities to hold on to their students until they graduate. This year's study is the 33rd in a series of annual reports on trends in dropout and attrition…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attrition, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Alphin, Henry C., Jr., Ed.; Lavine, Jennie, Ed.; Chan, Roy Y., Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Education is the foundation to almost all successful lives. It is vital that learning opportunities are available on a global scale, regardless of individual disabilities or differences, and to create more inclusive educational practices. "Disability and Equity in Higher Education Accessibility" is a comprehensive reference source for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Higher Education, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Tavares, Vander, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Canada has become one of the most popular destinations for international students at the higher education level. A number of complex factors and trends, both in Canada and globally, have contributed to the emergence of Canada as a destination for international higher education. However, more research is still needed to better understand the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Experience, Higher Education
ACT, Inc., 2018
The inaugural "Higher Education Research Digest" was released in 2017 (see ED581669) along with the "Enrollment Management Database," a tool assisting enrollment managers, admissions personnel, and other college administrators with student recruitment, enrollment, and success strategies. For this second edition of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, College Entrance Examinations, Databases
Kyei-Blankson, Lydia, Ed.; Blankson, Joseph, Ed.; Ntuli, Esther, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Due to the recent increase in digital education technologies, online education classes have been experiencing a popularity increase among students worldwide. As classroom diversity continues to expand, instructors grapple with strategies to create caring and culturally responsive educational environments to increase student engagement irrespective…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Global Approach
Jeton McClinton Ed.; Mark A. Melton Ed.; Caesar R. Jackson Ed.; Kimarie Engerman Ed. – Diversity in Higher Education, 2015
Undergraduate Research (UGR) is any creative effort undertaken by an undergraduate that advances the knowledge of the student in an academic discipline and leads to new scholarly insights or the creation of new knowledge that adds to the wealth of the discipline. Undergraduate research is valued and encouraged at several HBCUs; however, the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Student Research, Black Colleges, Scholarship
Sahin, Ismail, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
The collection of chapters in this special book examines educational practices during the COVID-19 viral outbreak. This special book brings together a variety of studies and scholars in an effort to exemplify how the COVID-19 shapes the learning and teaching processes in different countries. The twelve chapters selected for this special book…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, COVID-19, Pandemics
Sahin, Ismail, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
The collection of chapters in this special book examines educational practices during the COVID-19 viral outbreak. This special book brings together a variety of studies and scholars in an effort to exemplify how the COVID-19 shapes the learning and teaching processes in different countries. The twelve chapters selected for this special book…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, COVID-19, Pandemics
Skipper, Tracy L., Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2017
The responsibility for college success has historically rested with the student, but since the 1980s, educators have taken increasing ownership of this, designing structures that increase the likelihood of learning, success, and retention. These efforts have included a variety of initiatives--first year seminars, learning communities,…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Academic Achievement, First Year Seminars, Undergraduate Students
