Cultivating inclusive residential communities is an important responsibility of professional and graduate residence life staff. Meaningful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training is crucial for fostering inclusive and safe residential communities, yet there is limited empirical data on this topic. This study explores one residence life…

The urgent need to build a strong pipeline of career-ready high school graduates is growing rapidly, just as more parents, students, and employers are questioning the diminishing value of traditional higher education. Increasingly, employers in high-demand and high-growth industries are placing greater value on job-ready skills than on traditional…

Amid South Korea's demographic decline and push for global talent retention, this study examines the factors that drive international students to stay or migrate in search of opportunities elsewhere. This study unpacks the complex web of factors--academic satisfaction, social integration, career aspirations, financial support, and participation in…

Past research has focused primarily on the cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates upon arrival in the host country, but few studies have explored the prior cross-cultural contact and adjustment experiences of international students. This study examined the impact of prior cross-cultural exposure on the cross-cultural adaptation of Asian and…

Obtaining the perspectives of autistic young adults is critical for planning educational and service delivery systems focused on the preparation for a high life quality after high school. The perspective and voice of autistic young adults who participated in the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism (CSESA) multi-site follow-up…

This study examines the causal impact of grade retention on high school attainment outcomes. We use administrative data on New York City public school students and a regression discontinuity design based on test score cutoffs used to determine retention eligibility. For students scoring at the test score cutoff, grade retention reduces average…

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of dropout intervention programs among K-12 students. A total of 26 empirical studies published between 2010 and 2022 were included, from which 31 effect sizes were extracted. The average effect size for the dropout intervention programs on increasing high school completion was estimated as 0.19 (95%…

The ability of graduates to proactively develop, adapt and repackage their capabilities (or attributes) is an essential aspect of employability. This study was conducted at Deakin University, where graduate capabilities have been recast as graduate learning outcomes, and employability is frequently referenced. In light of significant curriculum…

The study contributes new evidence on the factors associated with graduate education outcomes within the first few years of completing college, with particular attention on the moderating influence of racial/ethnic identity. Drawing on Education Longitudinal Study, 2002-2012 data, analyses examined how students' ascribed, entering college…

Capstones in professional masters-level programs serve a unique nexus of developing professional, industry-specific competencies within a graduate-level academic setting. Universities offering such degree programs must demonstrate the benefits of an academic approach to working professionals, while focusing on the development or enhancement of a…

Using integrated 2006 and 2016 census data, this study examines the education and labour market integration outcomes of a recent cohort of young Black Canadians. Specifically, this study examines the link between the characteristics of the youth and their families when they were living with their parents (in 2006), and their education and labour…

There is an education gap that exists in our nation. Black students are more likely to encounter obstacles and barriers that are associated with college attainment when compared to their White peers. This study sought to understand factors that hinder college readiness and success among Black students who graduated from The Neighborhood Academy…

Invisibility is well understood by many people of color in higher education, as they find themselves and their stories erased from history books, dominant theories and discourse, and positions of authority on college campuses. This invisibility is also felt in student affairs graduate programs. The question then becomes, how do student affairs…

Desirable qualities for modern doctorate academic advisors in the USA that provide for successful completion were explored. In this mixed method study, both interview and survey data were collected. Interviews took place with 13 academic advisors and 18 doctoral candidates and graduates. Thirty-eight academic advisors and 151 candidates and…

Scores from noncognitive measures are increasingly valued for their utility in helping to inform postsecondary admissions decisions. However, their use has presented challenges because of faking, response biases, or subjectivity, which standardized third-party evaluations (TPEs) can help minimize. Analysts and researchers using TPEs, however, need…