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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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Soria, Krista M.; Stebleton, Michael – Learning Assistance Review, 2013
Immigrant college student populations continue to grow on college campuses across the nation; yet, little is known about the experiences of immigrant students. This paper examines differences in perceived academic obstacles between immigrant students and non-immigrant students at six large, public research universities (n = 56,000). The…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Study Skills, Immigrants, Self Efficacy
Stebleton, Michael J.; Soria, Krista M. – Learning Assistance Review, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived academic obstacles of first-generation students in comparison to non-first-generation students. Using the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) completed by approximately 58,000 students from six research universities, the researchers used nonparametric bootstrapping to analyze…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Study Skills, First Generation College Students, Depression (Psychology)