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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Low-Income Student Persistence to Timely Graduation as a Function of the Academic Experience
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Johnson, Troy; Collins, Sarah – Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, 2009
This study seeks to build on and contribute to research about the access to academic success of economically disadvantaged university students. The researchers aimed to answer the broad question, "How can a public university most effectively and efficiently facilitate the access to academic success and on-time degree completion of low-income…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Underachievement, Academic Persistence, Low Income Groups
Cascading in Higher Education: Investigating the Impact of Institutional Stratification on Educational Opportunity in America
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Bastedo, Michael N.; Jaquette, Ozan; Harris, Nathan F. – Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, 2009
Among scholars of social stratification, the most important question about expanding postsecondary education is whether it reduces inequality by creating opportunities for disadvantaged students or whether it increases inequality by concentrating opportunities among those already privileged (Shavit, 2007). This discussion is important because of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Opportunities, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Background