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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"underrepresented students"”.
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Motivation and Perceived Barriers for Underrepresented Students Interested in Art Therapy
… field, this study recruited 116 undergraduate students academically exposed to AT. Student interest in the field, psychological needs defined by Self-Determination Theory and perceived educational and career barriers were measured. Autonomy, relatedness and competence regarding studies in AT as …
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Underrepresented Students at Highly Selective Universities: Are Institutions Supporting Students’ Aspirations?
… positions in society. For the last century underrepresented students have been systematically excluded from these institution, resulting in social reproduction (Karabel, 2006; Bastedo & Jaquette, 2011; Giancola & Kahlenberg, 2016). With new “no-loan” policies attracting students with …
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Investigating an Intensive Digital Storytelling Seminar as an Effective Learning Partnerships Model for Underrepresented Students
This qualitative study interviewed 12 students who participated in an intensive digital storytelling seminar to determine the impact of their participation on self-authorship.
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Examining the experiences and decision-making processes of underrepresented students at a post-1992 University
… (attainment and graduate employment) for underrepresented students. This PhD study created a student decision-making model to represent the journeys to and through university. The model encompasses students’ holistic decision making, based upon their previous experiences and interpretation …
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Becoming a Member of the Research Community in Academe: Determinants of Postbaccalaureate Success for Traditionally Underrepresented Students
… this study addressed is the following: Among students of color, what individual attributes, along with key educational experiences, contribute to their success in securing graduate degrees? More specifically, the research asked the following questions about Students of Color (SoC) who …
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Unlocking the path to success : exploring Vincent Tinto’s theory of student persistence for the historically underrepresented students in higher education
… is applicable to retention of historically underrepresented students at one institution of higher education. This research identified possible ways educators can assist in increasing retention and persistence rates for historically underrepresented students pursuing higher education and how …
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Collegiate Academic Enhancement Programs: The Benefits of Multi-Year Programs Compared to the Benefits of One-Year Programs for Traditionally Underrepresented Students
… to increase the academic performance of their students especially those classified as incoming freshmen. Others are more focused and target those who are from underrepresented populations. Nonetheless not many programs have been designed to aid those students in the subsequent years that follow …
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Utilizing Improvement Science to Advance a Stem Improvement Effort: Increase the Number of Underserved and Underrepresented Students Who Pursue A Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic Education by Building Collective Capacity
… barriers that prevent underserved and underrepresented (USUR) students from entering STEM careers in order to strategically plan their local STEM improvement effort. It offers the educational leader seven guiding principles, along with descriptions and illustrations of Improvement …
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Gifted Identification in Young, Historically Underrepresented Populations: A Phenomenological Study
… numbers of identified gifted young, historically underrepresented students. The research questions that guided this study were: what are educators’ experiences of the gifted identification process of young, historically underrepresented students? What are parents’ experiences of the gifted …
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Accelerated college preparation: Examining middle college high school alumni perception of their college readiness and transition to college
… and degree completion of traditionally underrepresented students that participate in MCHS-ECHS. More importantly, the results have larger implications for increasing student academic success of traditionally underrepresented students in traditional public high school by utilizing a …
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Best Practices for Increasing Diversity in Study Abroad: A Manual for Small Private Co-Ed Universities in the United States
… the Institute of International Education (2105), students of color represent only 25.7 percent of all American undergraduate study abroad participants. Given the noted benefits of study abroad, such as intercultural competency, global awareness, and personal development, it is important for all …
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African American And First-Generation Students’ Perceptions Of And Experiences With An Academic Cohort
Underrepresented student populations are faced with numerous barriers and are often overlooked on many college campuses. The aim of this research was to better understand academic cohorts and if they help reduce some of the barriers faced by African American and first-generation students which can …
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African American And First-Generation Students’ Perceptions Of And Experiences With An Academic Cohort
Underrepresented student populations are faced with numerous barriers and are often overlooked on many college campuses. The aim of this research was to better understand academic cohorts and if they help reduce some of the barriers faced by African American and first-generation students which can …
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Special Considerations in Gifted Identification: Increasing Access and Equitable Practices for Underrepresented Populations in an Urban School District
<p>Low-socio economic and/or minority students are substantially unidentified for gifted education programs. The disparities in gifted education for underrepresented students persist despite the growth in schools across the country of low income and minority students. Despite efforts to tackle …
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Beta Drift: Forecasting the Manifold Relationships between Students and their Pursuit of STEM Careers
… predict the occupational career choices of underrepresented students in their pursuit of a STEM career. Data selected from the High School Longitudinal Study beginning with the base year through the fourth wave were employed in a large-scale multinomial regression analysis. Anticipated …
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Considering practitioner influence on student success: exploring community college faculty funds of knowledge
… context of persistently low retention rates for underrepresented students of higher education, the role of the practitioner in the academic success scholarship is largely understudied. There is comparatively little scholarship on the ways in which the practitioner influences the student’s …
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The Vigor of Creative Materialism: Making the Hidden Stories of Underrepresented Engineering Students Visible
… low-income, first-generation, and disabled students in engineering education remains below national population levels. The culture of engineering is a barrier to increasing participation in engineering for students from these communities. The purpose of this dissertation study was to explore …
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The Effectiveness of the Student Support Service Program on Retention at a Rural Community College
… TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) programs for students who persist in college. The intent of this study was to determine whether the services provided to participants in SSS helped them achieve higher grade-point averages (GPA), retention rates, and graduation rates. Student Support Services …
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