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Kathryn Mary Blyth – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study uses cultural capital theory as an analytical frame to investigate first-generation students' sense of belonging at university. The purpose of this study was to examine first-year students' perceptions of their sense of belonging by exploring the extent that they perceive a sense of belonging, whether they perceive barriers to their…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Group Membership, Interpersonal Relationship, Cultural Capital
Darg, Julie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Though there has been a great deal of research on the transition into college, there has been relatively little research on the transition out of college. This is particularly true in relation to theatre arts majors. Though recent graduates face many challenges post-college, there has been minimal exploration done on how graduates experience…
Descriptors: Expectation, Theater Arts, Majors (Students), College Graduates
Reynolds, Dahliani; Byrne, Lorne; Campbell, Jennifer; Spritz, Becky – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
First-Year Experience (FYE) programs have become a focal point for efforts to transition and retain all students, as numerous studies suggest that such initiatives deepen students' academic preparation for college and support their emotional investments in the campus community. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered from 842 students in…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Student Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Achievement Gains
Cannon, Regina K. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This quantitative study examined first-time-in-college students' (FTIC) perceptions of a first- year-experience program, "Transition Course". The study used survey methodological techniques to examine variables and answer research questions. The theoretical frameworks for this study were based on the conceptualization of student success:…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Freshmen
Shimp, Timothy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This descriptive case study is a qualitative investigation into the perceptions of tenth grade students who experienced a ninth-grade transitional model high school academy within a large PreK-12 suburban school district. Specifically, this study provided the opportunity to examine the success of one Ninth Grade Academy, identify areas of concern…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Transitional Programs, Models, Student Attitudes
Buchanan, Shasta Porchia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The study of student transfer has been researched since the inception of the community college. It was not known how community college students interested in transfer and community college administrators perceive the transition into a four-year institution. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how transfer-interested…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Transitional Programs, Community Colleges
Tansey, Etain; Keane, Aisling – Bioscience Education, 2012
The first year at university is regarded as instrumental in laying the foundations for future academic success. It is widely acknowledged as a time of great change, both socially and academically, as pupils leave school and encounter a new curriculum and pedagogy. Despite this, the majority of students still enter university with a poor…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Biological Sciences, Undergraduate Students, Science Education
Lewis, Kirstin; Demie, Feyisa – Review of Education, 2015
This research identifies strategies that schools have used to raise achievement among white working class pupils in multiracial schools. The methodological approach comprises case studies of schools and focus group interviews to ascertain the views of teachers, parents and children about strategies that worked to raise achievement. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, White Students, Working Class
Gemici, Sinan; Lim, Patrick; Karmel, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2013
This report uses Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) data to look at the impact of schools on a student's tertiary entrance rank (TER) and the probability of them going to university (controlling for TER). It shows that the characteristics of schools do matter: although young people's individual characteristics are the main drivers of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, Individual Characteristics, Youth
D'Amico, Leigh Kale; Dickenson, Tammiee; Miller, Kassie Mae; Tison, Jennifer – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2012
In 2011-2012, eight schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) adopted a PK-8 structure. The Office of Program Evaluation in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina is collaborating with the CMS Center for Research and Evaluation to better understand the PK-8 transition process as well as academic and behavioral…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Ashton, Rebecca – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2009
This article describes the application of the Research and Development in Organisations (RADIO) model to five action research projects carried out in schools around transition processes. The RADIO model is mapped onto all five studies, and adapting the model in order to include greater stakeholder participation is suggested. Reflections are made…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Action Research, Focus Groups, Models
Fleming, Jacqueline – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Group Students, School Holding Power
Brannigan, Michael – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2007
Students entering middle school are faced with many challenges and opportunities. School counselors can optimally assist them in their journey through academic development by providing skill building experiences. With study skills and the ability to self-advocate, students can build a solid foundation upon which confidence and academic performance…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 6, Study Skills, School Counselors
Smith, Tom E. C.; Dowdy, Carol – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
A future-based assessment/intervention model is proposed for improved programing for students with mental retardation. The model is an extension of curriculum-based assessment but takes into consideration students' abilities and individual goals and objectives. The assessment model is linked closely with instruction and is particularly valuable…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Mental Retardation
Camarena, Phame; Saltarelli, Andrew; Lung, Janice – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2006
Assessment data from both an FYE-infused general education course (N = 153) and a first-year seminar (N = 392) were analyzed to identify students' perceptions about projects that required significant participation in out-of-class activities as an integral part of the course. The results from this analysis revealed that in addition to increasing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, First Year Seminars, Student Attitudes, Data Analysis
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