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Kelly Elizabeth Love – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community colleges serve a large percentage of historically under-represented populations including students of color, low-income, and first-generation students. Unfortunately, less than half of students who begin at a community college return the following Fall and only about one-fourth of students eventually graduate. Previous research indicates…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Sense of Community, Success, Academic Achievement
Daniel C. Craft – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine the extent to which Hispanic students differed in their performance on the Texas state-mandated Algebra I End-of-Course exam by their at-risk status. Specifically examined was the degree to which the at-risk status of Hispanic students was related to three grade level…
Descriptors: Algebra, Exit Examinations, High School Students, Hispanic American Students
Rebecca A. Operacz – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study explored doctor of physical therapy (DPT) students' attitudes, perceived knowledge, and perceived competence specific to social and structural determinants of health (SDOH). Current students in a DPT program housed within a college of public health in an urban research institution served as the participants for this research. The…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy
Phillip S. Tubbs – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Professional development training is a crucial aspect of educational institutions worldwide, but its role in shaping and enhancing school culture is not always well-defined. This study explores the effects of professional development training on student-to-staff connections, students' sense of security, and their perception of safety within a…
Descriptors: School Culture, Learner Engagement, Grade 4, Grade 5
Francis M. Major III – ProQuest LLC, 2020
In schools across America a veiled and dangerous problem continues to grow that impacts millions of students daily; that problem is student absenteeism from school. The more frequently a student misses school, the wider the achievement gap becomes. During the 2009-2010 school year, data collected from the United States Department of Education…
Descriptors: Attendance, Achievement Gap, Public Schools, Family School Relationship
Tiffany Shantell Hicks – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine student perception of parental involvement. Parental involvement has been a key factor in academic performance and student success. Parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making and collaborating with the community are all components of parental involvement and interaction.…
Descriptors: School Culture, Parent Participation, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences
Hemer, Kevin M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
There are two important premises at the core of the American democracy: inclusion and dissent. Focusing on the premise of democratic dissent, the overarching goal of this study is understanding how colleges may encourage desirable civic outcomes. This dissertation is proceeds in an alternative format, containing three distinct manuscripts. Chapter…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, College Students, Gender Differences
DeArmas, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2019
With the increase in school violence on campuses all over the country and the increased media attention that these incidents receive. The amount of pressure on school leaders to develop and implement interventions for students is mounting from all angles. Politicians, parents, students, advocates and others have been extremely vocal in their…
Descriptors: Attendance, Suspension, Mentors, School Districts
Paternostro, Jennifer K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In the current educational system students who require additional classroom support must demonstrate prolonged academic failure in order to receive services. This "wait-to-fail" model poses significant problems for youth with academic, behavioral, and emotional challenges. Once a student experiences academic failure, they are at an…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Dropout Rate, Student Characteristics, Program Effectiveness
Barril, Linda – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The ongoing popularity and increased availability of online college courses and programs has attracted a greater diversity of students. Along with continued female-majority enrollment, increasing numbers of students of traditional college age and students from a variety of ethnicity groups are taking online courses. The prevailing guiding…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, College Students, Online Courses, Preferences
Negash, Tori – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The emerging adult population, individuals between the ages of 18-29, has grown to 53.7 million in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). College students form a significant subset of this population, with 29 percent enrolled at a college or university (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2015). One in three emerging adults…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Health Behavior, Young Adults
Wendy Potter – ProQuest LLC, 2007
Closing the achievement gap among the nation's students is a major concern for many school districts across America. The achievement scores for minority and low income students are not keeping pace with those scores of white, middle/upper-class students. In hopes of reversing this trend many schools have implemented early literacy intervention…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Reading Programs, Emergent Literacy, Intervention