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Doolan, Karin; Barada, Valerija; Buric, Irena; Krolo, Krešimir; Tonkovic, Željka – European Students' Union, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic which has swept across Europe has made changes to many facets of life from working conditions to freedom of movement. Education has been one of the sectors disrupted by the crisis with educational provision both in Europe and globally having gone on-line. In higher education, on the one hand, this new moment has highlighted…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Experience, Foreign Countries
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Salas-Velasco, Manuel – Journal of Economic Education, 2023
The author of this study offers new evidence on the effectiveness of chatbots as an instructional mode via a randomized controlled experiment in which college seniors were given online training on the convenience of pursuing a master's degree and the suitability of taking out a graduate student loan. Two educational formats, a YouTube video and a…
Descriptors: Economics Education, College Seniors, Teaching Methods, Video Technology
Wilke, Alisa – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2013
"American Student Assistance" has a unique window onto students during some very important milestones in their formative financial years. This nonprofit interacts with students from the time they're choosing a college, to applying for financial aid and loans, to starting a first job, getting that first apartment, making that dreaded…
Descriptors: Money Management, Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Learning Experience
Houston Independent School District, 2015
No other city in the nation more clearly exemplifies the dramatically changing social, political, and economic landscape of America's urban centers than Houston. Houston has transformed from a bi-racial southern city on the bayou to one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse communities in the nation. Houston Independent School District…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Educational Quality, Global Education
Fishman, Rachel – New America, 2015
This report explores the demographics of community college students and how they compare to those in other sectors of higher education. Next, it reviews the common reasons undergraduate students stop their studies or drop out. The report then examines technology-enhanced education in community colleges and presents several case studies showing how…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Student Characteristics, Undergraduate Students
Fullen, Jim, Ed. – OATYC Journal, 1991
Published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, the "OATYC Journal" is designed to provide a medium for sharing concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the classroom, and an open forum for the discussion and review of problems. This 16th volume of the journal, consisting of the fall 1990 and spring 1991 issues, contains the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for private four-year colleges that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appended are: (1) Data for Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities; and (2) What Works in Student Retention: Instrument. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, College Students
Kaye, A. R. – 1978
A brief description of Pakistan (physical setting, population, economy, government, communications, and rural development program) and its educational system introduce a description of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in Islamabad. AIOU was established by the Pakistani government primarily to provide adult and continuing education through…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Ancillary Services, College Administration
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for public four-year colleges and universities that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appended are: (1) Data for Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities; and (2) What Works in Student Retention: Instrument.…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, College Students