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Ferguson, Douglas J. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research study investigated the relationship between receiving an undergraduate scholarship and students' intended future contributions of volunteer time, professional talents, and financial treasure to a suburban community college after graduation. Kopecek and Kubik (1982) explained that "all colleges have alumni, but few community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Talent, Scholarships, Alumni
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Bongrand, Philippe – Peabody Journal of Education, 2019
Research about home educators is often limited by a reliance on convenience-based samples. This paper explores an alternative source of information: written reports from inquiries held by the French public administration on every registered home-educated child. First, I depict how these inquiries are legally designed and how our research team has…
Descriptors: Working Class, Suburbs, Home Schooling, Foreign Countries
Karen S. Markel – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This research gathered data from a sample of university students with disabilities (and a control group without disabilities) from two university campuses (one urban and the other suburban). The project examined the current work and school experiences, plans upon graduation, and understanding of major legislation designed to protect against…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Lichy, Jessica – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2012
This article reports the findings of a small-scale investigation into the Internet user behaviour of generation Y (Gen Y) students, with particular reference to social networking sites. The study adds to the literature on cross-cultural Internet user behaviour with specific reference to Gen Y and social networking. It compares how a cohort of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Internet
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Yawn, Barbara P.; Wollan, Peter; Kurland, Marge; Bertram, Susan – Journal of School Health, 2006
Schools are being called upon to help address asthma, a common problem in school- aged children. School-based asthma programs need information about asthma diagnoses, asthma symptoms, and asthma's impact on school attendance. Parent or student surveys are the most common method of collecting these data. However, medical literature offers little…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Private Schools, Diseases