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Direct linkWebster, Dustin – Theory and Research in Education, 2022
A great deal of recent scholarship on economically disadvantaged students and higher education works under the foundational assumption that going to college can and/or should serve the goal of economic mobility. This article considers a cost of using higher education for this purpose -- specifically, the impact on the decision-making of poor…
Descriptors: Ethics, Higher Education, Social Mobility, Educational Attainment
Download full textCarnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Van Der Werf, Martin – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2022
College typically pays off for low-income students, but not as much as it does for their peers. Low-income students, whose families earn $30,000 or less per year, comprise more than one-third of college students. "The Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI" finds that low-income students have a lower return on investment…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Cost Effectiveness, Income, Public Colleges
Blair Payne – Grantee Submission, 2022
Credit recovery programs are a form of alternative learning in which students have an additional opportunity to gain credit, or pass, a previously failed class by retaking the course, either in full or with key standards. Although little scientific research exists regarding the effectiveness of credit recovery, in addition to the short- and…
Descriptors: Repetition, Required Courses, Credits, Outcomes of Education
da Silva, Stephanie; White, Katherine – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
Research methods course(s), a standard in psychology programs, often use multiple textbooks to address conceptual and data-analytic information. This study involved transitioning from traditional textbooks to open educational resources in a research methods course. Two psychology instructors, each offering course sections, identified open-access…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Courses, Research Methodology, Psychology
Atchison, Drew; Zeiser, Kristina L.; Mohammed, Salma; Knight, David S.; Levin, Jesse – Education Finance and Policy, 2021
Early colleges (ECs) provide high school students access to college coursework with the goal of increasing postsecondary opportunities for traditionally underrepresented students. We examine the impact of ECs on postsecondary attainment, calculate the resulting monetary benefits, and then estimate the per-student costs of ECs compared with…
Descriptors: College Preparation, High School Students, High School Graduates, Outcomes of Education
Partridge, Mark Allen; Schaller, Tracey King; Berry, Reanna L.; Routon, P. Wesley – Journal of School Choice, 2021
According to the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC), the number of high school students enrolled at Georgia institutions of higher education has increased by 88% over the past 4 years and spending on dual enrollment programs has more than doubled during that period. As enrollment continues to increase, the Governor has enacted legislation…
Descriptors: Tuition, Cost Effectiveness, Dual Enrollment, High School Students
Jill Feldman; Atsushi Miyaoka; Matthew Finster; Jennifer Flynn; Tara Dunderdale – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background. Placement in developmental education in college is associated with negative effects on credits earned, course achievement, and degree attainment (Valentine, Konstantopoulos, & Goldrick-Rab, 2017) and requires substantial investments with costs to students and institutions estimated at $1.3 and $7 billion (Ganga, Mazzariello &…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Mathematics Education, Curriculum Development, Statistics
Josh Swartzlander – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation examined the strategic initiative for identifying the essential components for personalized learning projects (PLP) for implementation. This school initiative identified the individual traits of a PLP from current literature and current instructional pedagogy and then surveyed secondary aged students. The project led to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Individualized Instruction, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes
Praskievicz, Sarah – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2023
Experiential learning is recognized as a high-impact educational practice. Fieldwork is an important component of the geographic tradition. When implemented using an inquiry-based approach, fieldwork can be a highly effective form of experiential education. However, many geography instructors are dissuaded from implementing inquiry-based fieldwork…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, Water Quality
Spica, Elizabeth – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
In response to the high cost of textbooks and other course materials, "Inclusive Access" automatic billing programs allow the cost of a discounted eTextbook and/or courseware to be automatically added to a student's tuition bill at the time of course registration. Touted for their ability to lower costs and provide students with access…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Costs, Courseware
Nathan W. Conner; Matt Stockton; Daran Rudnick; Charles Burr; Tessa Burford – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2023
Cooperative Extension strives to provide agricultural producers with non-formal educational opportunities designed to positively impact agriculture (NIFA, 2021). Therefore, a team of Extension professionals at the University of Nebraska -- Lincoln developed and facilitate an ongoing professional development program designed to enhance the…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Katharine Parham Malhotra – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The inclusion of students with disabilities in general education settings has steadily increased since the 1990s. Yet little is known about whether inclusive education is effective for these students or their non-disabled peers. I examine the impacts and associated costs of inclusive education on both student groups through the lens of one…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Harney, John O. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2018
The benefits of going to college and the importance of higher education institutions were once held to be a creed as American as apple pie. But recurring state budget challenges have constrained investment. Consistently rising tuitions--fueled by increasing college costs--have alarmed many. Politics and free-speech controversies have raised…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Opinion, College Attendance, Cost Effectiveness
Aran, Meltem A.; Munoz-Boudet, Ana Maria; Aktakke, Nazli – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2018
Public financing of privately provided child care can allow for access to these services in places where public provision and capacity are low. However, the mechanisms of subsidy delivery will affect who benefits, and the overall cost-effectiveness of such subsidies. This paper sets out an ex-ante simulation model for estimating the benefit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Simulation, Computation, Child Care
Dimitra Perifanou; Eleni Konstantinou; Anne Nikula; Kristina Grendova; Aija Ahokas; Joan-Carles Casas-Baroy; Daniela Cavani; Paola Ferri; Paola Galbany-Estragués; Cinzia Gradellini; Michaela Machajova; Daniela Mecugni; Sari Nyman; Xavier Palomar-Aumatell; Janka Prnova; Montse Romero Mas; Carme Roure Pujol; Heli Thomander; Evanthia Sakellari – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Immunization is a highly cost-effective investment in health, proven to be an effective tool in controlling and eliminating dangerous infectious diseases. Health science students require evidence-based knowledge to tackle challenges in healthcare, particularly in the field of vaccination. The aim of the current study is to asses students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immunization Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Communicable Diseases
