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Author : Catherine E. Matthews
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Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Socio-economic Status, Student Perceptions and College Readiness written by Catherine E. Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer L. Jackson
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Download or read book Perceptions of First-generation College Students of Color written by Jennifer L. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of first-generation college students of color in a predominantly White institution (PWI) who successfully completed the first two years of college. This qualitative research utilized semi-structured interviews to understand the perceptions of first-generation college students of color and how they viewed their secondary and post-secondary experiences. The conceptual framework was supported through the literature by analyzing the intersectionality of historical factors, socioeconomic status, critical race theory, and educational programs. Although these students of color faced the anxieties, confusion, and difficulties that all college students encounter when they transition to college, their challenges are heightened when coupled with other factors such as lower levels of college readiness, living in high crime communities, a lack of financial resources, a lack of family support, and limited knowledge pertaining to postsecondary education (Brown, 2008; Pascarella, et al. 2003; Strayhorn, 2006). Such factors create unique challenges for first-generation students of color, resulting in disparate academic achievement (Strayhorn). Participants in this study were selected using a criterion-based selection process. This study aimed to give voice to 12 students who self-identified as first-generation students of color, were classified as juniors attending the University of North Florida, and who were a part of the Jacksonville Commitment program. The Jacksonville Commitment program was selected for further study because the program provided students with wrap-around services that supported first-generation students' persistence and social and academic development. Eisner's (1998) educational criticism was the primary data analysis approach used in this study, supported by Hatch's (2002) typological and interpretive analysis. Typological analysis divided the overall data set into categories or typologies. The four typologies identified in this study were: family relationships, socioeconomic status, resilience, and college retention and persistence. Interpretive analysis was used to extrapolate meaning and attach significance to the data. Thematics was used it identify recurring messages within the data (Eisner, 1998; Patton, 2002). Data analysis of the present study led to the development of three themes: (a) Students perceived that they persisted in college as a result of being exposed to a rigorous K-12 curriculum; (b) Students perceived that they persisted in college due to their support network; (c) Previous academic experiences contributed to the development of student self-efficacy. Students in this study challenged the deficit model which suggests that students without resources will not achieve. Instead, they were more aligned with the asset model that connects student success with the positive attributes that they possessed. The major implication from this study is that first-generation students of color have a greater chance of academic success if provided focused supports and academic preparation in primary and secondary schools to prepare them for the collegiate culture.
Author : Aaleeah Bell-McCrary
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Perceptions and Lived Experiences of Low-socioeconomic Black College Freshmen Concerning Access to College Preparation Resources written by Aaleeah Bell-McCrary and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the proposed qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the perception and lived experience of low-socioeconomic Black college freshmen concerning their access to college preparation resources in the Southwest Georgia area. The theories used are the control-value theory, sociocultural learning theory, and critical race theory, as it focuses on the impact student's achievement emotions have on their academic performance. The phenomenology research design described how students feel their low-SES status impacts their standardized college readiness scores. A sample pool of an urban first-year college class were used with an average of 120 students, while the sample size for this study was 12 students. The type of sampling used to decrease this sampling pool to 12 participants was the purposive judgment sampling procedure. Urban University (pseudonym) in Atlanta, Georgia, was the setting for this study due to its high number of low-SES students in attendance. In addition, this institution was a public university. It has a president as the institution's leader, deans as the leaders of each college, and professors leading specific subjects in each classroom. For the research data sources, I used document analysis, interviews, and focus groups in this study to collect data from students. The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used when completing the data analysis to provide insight into how the participants make sense of the given phenomenon.
Author : Louise Stoll
Publisher : Institute of Education
ISBN 13 : 9780854734764
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (347 download)
Download or read book School Effectiveness and School Improvement written by Louise Stoll and published by Institute of Education. This book was released on 1995 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has seen a burgeoning of interest in the twin fields of school effectiveness and school improvement by politicians, policy makers and practitioners. For some, the drive has been to raise standards and increase accountability through inspection and assessment measures, believing that the incentive of accountability and market competition will lead to improvement. Alternatively, reform and restructuring have led many people in schools to create their own agenda and ask, ‘How do we know that what we are doing makes a positive difference to our pupils?’ and, ‘What can we do to provide pupils with the best possible education?’ This paper explores the two paradigms that underpin notions of school effectiveness and school improvement. We start with their definitions and aims. Key factors of effectiveness and improvement are examined and fundamental issues discussed. We conclude with a description of attempts to link the two areas of work.
Author : Christine Skonieczny
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Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Perceptions of Effect on Student Career Readiness Through a School Partnership Program written by Christine Skonieczny and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of educators and business employee partners regarding school-business partnership programs and the role adults assume that affect students' college and career readiness. Additionally, perceptions of participants regarding existing variables affecting student college and career readiness were examined. As education and employment gaps prevail, equitable opportunities for all students continue to be at the forefront of research efforts. This study ascertained the perspectives of 24 elementary-level educators and 44 secondary-level educators in one southeastern Pennsylvania school district who were teachers, counselors, and administrators. Additionally, 23 business employees who volunteered through the Johnson & Johnson Bridge to Employment school-business partnership program offered their perspectives. Eighty-nine of the participants voluntarily responded to an online Likert-scale questionnaire, and 84 of them responded to open-ended questions. Individual interviews, conducted by a research assistant, were completed by 11 of the participants. Analysis of the data confirmed the findings of existing research that suggested school-business partnership programs provide opportunities and contribute positively to students' college and career readiness. School counselors were perceived to be the best equipped to assume the role of guiding students, and the ideal set-up includes a mentoring, team-like approuch. Finally, families' low socioeconomic status was perceived to be a variable determining whether students possessed 21st century skills, suggesting that schools, including business partnerships, provide opportunities that enable students to be college and career ready.
Author : Laura W. Perna
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113510669X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book The State of College Access and Completion written by Laura W. Perna and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite decades of substantial investments by the federal government, state governments, colleges and universities, and private foundations, students from low-income families as well as racial and ethnic minority groups continue to have substantially lower levels of postsecondary educational attainment than individuals from other groups. The State of College Access and Completion draws together leading researchers nationwide to summarize the state of college access and success and to provide recommendations for how institutional leaders and policymakers can effectively improve the entire spectrum of college access and completion. Springboarding from a seminar series organized by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, chapter authors explore what is known and not known from existing research about how to improve student success. This much-needed book calls explicit attention to the state of college access and success not only for traditional college-age students, but also for the substantial and growing number of "nontraditional" students. Describing trends in various outcomes along the pathway from college access to completion, this volume documents persisting gaps in outcomes based on students’ demographic characteristics and offers recommendations for strategies to raise student attainment. Graduate students, scholars, and researchers in higher education will find The State of College Access and Completion to be an important and timely resource.
Author : Daniel M. McNeish
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Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (965 download)
Download or read book A Multidimensional Perspective of College Readiness written by Daniel M. McNeish and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Megan Courington Welborn
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Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Role of Socioeconomic Status in College Choice written by Megan Courington Welborn and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation aims to gain a better understanding of how socioeconomic status influences college choice of first generation college students. Three overarching goals guide the research inquiry: To gain knowledge of how the college search process differs for first generation college students; to better understand how financial factors, such as socioeconomic status, influence the eventual college choice of first generation college students; and to apply knowledge and ℗Ơunderstanding of the college search and selection process for first generation college students with the intent of providing support, opportunities, resources, and programming for this student population they might not otherwise receive. This dissertation is guided by four research questions: What perceptions do traditional first generation college students at The University of Alabama have about the role or purpose of higher education; What perceptions do traditional first generation college students at The University of Alabama have about the influence of socioeconomic status - as defined by the combination of the parent/guardian's education, income, and occupation - in their decision to pursue higher education; What perceptions do traditional first generation college students at The University of Alabama have about the role of socioeconomic status in navigating their college search and selection process; and What perceptions do traditional first generation college students at The University of Alabama have about the role socioeconomic status played in their ultimate college choice? This research is grounded in Hossler and Gallagher's (1987) Three-Phase Model of College Choice by evaluating the first generation college students' choice through three distinct phases (predisposition, search, and choice).
Author : David T. Conley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0787996750
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)
Download or read book College Knowledge written by David T. Conley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although more and more students have the test scores and transcripts to get into college, far too many are struggling once they get there. These students are surprised to find that college coursework demands so much more of them than high school. For the first time, they are asked to think deeply, write extensively, document assertions, solve non-routine problems, apply concepts, and accept unvarnished critiques of their work. College Knowledge confronts this problem by looking at the disconnect between what high schools do and what colleges expect and proposes a solution by identifying what students need to know and be able to do in order to succeed. The book is based on an extensive three-year project sponsored by the Association of American Universities in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts. This landmark research identified what it takes to succeed in entry-level university courses. Based on the project's findings - and interviews with students, faculty, and staff - this groundbreaking book delineates the cognitive skills and subject area knowledge that college-bound students need to master in order to succeed in today's colleges and universities. These Standards for Success cover the major subject areas of English, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, second languages, and the arts.
Author : Jessica L. Kiernan
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Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (727 download)
Download or read book Student Perceptions Regarding the Influence of Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) on College Readiness written by Jessica L. Kiernan and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264201130
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)
Download or read book PISA 2012 Results: Excellence through Equity (Volume II) Giving Every Student the Chance to Succeed written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of PISA 2012 results defines and measures equity in education and analyses how equity in education has evolved across countries between PISA 2003 and 2012.
Author : Sivan Lipman
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Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Exploring Student Perceptions of College Readiness written by Sivan Lipman and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to examine the processes that help develop psychosocial skills for college readiness. Psychosocial skills are defined as: intrinsic motivation, non-cognitive skills, and resiliency. The structural framework, modified from that of Conley (2008), identifies major contributing factors in student readiness for college. In addition, the belief that these factors are most effective when they work together (Epstein, 2011), and rooted in the foundation of behavioral psychology, and the belief that psychosocial skills can be developed. This phenomenological, mixed methods, study examined the impact that parents and the school have on the perceptions of student psychosocial readiness for college and found that consciousness raising, practice, and the development of internal meaning for the importance of psychosocial skill development is critical to the successful transition into a four-year university. The study was able to identify processes currently in place that impact psychosocial readiness for college, providing an opportunity to identify potential changes in practice. Improving parent communication regarding the importance of developing psychosocial skills in their students, and best practices, including more intentional programming where students are expected to interact with varying communities, to practice to develop some of the expressed psychosocial skills, arming students with tools that could better prepare students for the transition into college.
Author : Lawrence Hodgkins
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Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Hearing from the 8% written by Lawrence Hodgkins and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A college degree is an important gateway for entering our modern economy; the net value of a college degree is more than $800,000 above a high school diploma. Nationally only 8% of students from families in the lowest income quartile earn a four-year degree by age 24 compared to 82% of students from the top income quartile. The purpose of this study was to understand high school success factors from the perspective of successful college students from low and moderate socioeconomic backgrounds. The InQuiry process was used to assess student perspectives. InQuiry is a research technique that combines a sorting activity to collect quantitative data and follow-up focus group interviews to gather qualitative data. Four distinct student perspectives emerged from the data collected in this study. They were designated: (1) Self Determination High School, (2) Utopia High School, (3) On My Own High School, and (4) Great Expectations High School. The findings indicated that beyond important internal factors there are a number of easy to implement external strategies that may have an immediate impact on this issue.
Author : Paul Shepherd
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Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Exploring the Relationship Between College Student Engagement, Socioeconomic Status, and Persistence written by Paul Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completion of a baccalaureate degree is positively associated with economic independence and upward mobility in an increasingly competitive world. Student success, through persistence to graduation, is a central goal for institutions of higher education, but only a fraction of students who begin college will graduate with a degree. Despite decades of exploration, student retention hovers at a consistent percentage, leaving the goal of degree completion unattained for many college students. Research shows college retention and degree completion vary across different sociodemographic characteristics such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and first-generation status. Research also indicates student engagement in educationally purposeful activity, both inside and outside of the classroom, increases the likelihood of student success across sociodemographic lines. Foundational theory as well as historic and contemporary research provides promising direction for higher education faculty, staff, and administrators to create institution specific plans to increase the chances of student success by increasing student retention in college through improved student engagement (Kinzie & Kuh, 2004). The present study seeks to explore the relationship between college student engagement, socioeconomic status, and persistence. National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) data is used to measure student engagement behaviors among first year college students at a small public residential university in the upper-Midwest. Parent income is used to define socioeconomic status and is matched with student engagement scores defined by the NSSE. Institutional data is used to determine the persistence behaviors of the students participating in this study. Results indicate a small positive relationship between student engagement and persistence suggesting high levels of student engagement increases the likelihood of persistence. No relationship is found between parent income and persistence or parent income and student engagement, suggesting parent income alone may not sufficiently explain socioeconomic differences in student engagement and persistence. Exploring these relationships assist faculty, staff, and administrators develop specific interventions to increase student engagement in experiences shown to improve the likelihood of persistence to degree completion.
Author : David Blustein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135629242
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)
Download or read book The Psychology of Working written by David Blustein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this original and major new work, David Blustein places working at the same level of attention for social and behavioral scientists and psychotherapists as other major life concerns, such as intimate relationships, physical and mental health, and socio-economic inequities. He also provides readers with an expanded conceptual framework within which to think about working in human development and human experience. As a result, this creative new synthesis enriches the discourse on working across the broad spectrum of psychology's concerns and agendas, and especially for those readers in career development, counseling, and policy-related fields. This textbook is ideal for use in graduate courses on counseling and work or vocational counseling.
Author : Thomas M. Kirnbauer
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (386 download)
Download or read book Student Success in Higher Education written by Thomas M. Kirnbauer and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation's two primary purposes were to construct an alternative socioeconomic status model and estimate how it predicts student success in higher education. This research filled a gap in knowledge about the widely acknowledged disparities in higher education based on socioeconomic status. Prior research has often relied on parental education (i.e., first-generation status) or parental income to understand differences in student success. My research demonstrated that an alternative model using survey data is robust and provides an accurate representation of students' socioeconomic statuses. This dissertation relied on an item-set administered by the National Survey of Student Engagement in Spring 2020, which focused on socioeconomic status and cultural capital. The sample included over 10,000 first-year and senior students from 30 bachelor's degree-granting institutions in the United States. The structural equation modeling results proved that socioeconomic disparities in higher education remain prevalent and revealed some important nuances for consideration. First and foremost, there was strong empirical evidence to support the use of an alternative socioeconomic status model that included self-reported measures of economic capital, social capital, and cultural capital. Alternative socioeconomic status was also a statistically significant predictor of student engagement in higher education. In other words, students with higher alternative socioeconomic statuses reported higher engagement indicator scores and more participation in high-impact practices. Based on the findings of this study, I offered several implications for stakeholders across higher education. In particular, the confirmatory results of the first research question related to the alternative socioeconomic status model offer a useful tool for future higher education and survey research. The findings of the second research question, related to the magnitude of the socioeconomic disparities in student success, are especially relevant for institutional leaders, college ranking publications, accreditation bodies, and the U.S. Department of Education. For each of these stakeholders, I provided a detailed overview of how the information in this dissertation could inform meaningful action to address socioeconomic disparities related to student success in higher education.
Author : Kevin Ramey
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Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)
Download or read book Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Characteristics Attributed to Millennial Generation College Students and Implications for University Recruitment and Retention written by Kevin Ramey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The millennial generation (individuals born between 1980 and 2000) began attending institutions of higher learning around 2000, and a number of authors have proposed how they will impact the university systems and how universities should respond. Several authors have suggested that students and their parents are scrutinizing universities more in an attempt to make sure their needs and/or desires are being met. Some are suggesting that universities need to place greater emphasis on meeting the demands of the consumers they already have and those they wish to attract. While this thought may be controversial to some, universities are spending a great deal on money on recruitment, and competition has increased. Howe and Strauss (2000 & 2003) propose that millennial generation students are different than their predecessors, and success in interaction with these students involves acknowledging and responding to seven characteristics they attribute to this population. The characteristics are special, sheltered, confident, team-oriented, conventional, pressured, and achieving. While general support for these characteristics exists, the opinions of college students as they relate to these characteristics do not exist. Additionally, the characteristics have been applied to the generation homogenously, and allowances for differences by groups have not been applied. This study assessed whether there were differences by ethnicity, socioeconomic status, family history of education, and geographical area of primary and secondary education. Undergraduate students enrolled in general education classes at Texas Tech University (n = 1,232) completed a voluntary survey that assessed their attitudes toward the seven characteristics assigned to them. They were asked to assess their agreement with the seven characteristics as they related to them personally and as they related to their peers. In addition, student satisfaction with their university experience was assessed in an attempt to identify factor that would aid universities in recruitment and retention.
