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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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Does English Language Learner (ELL) Identification Predict College Remediation Designation? A Comparison by Race and Ethnicity, and ELL Waiver Status
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Flores, Stella M.; Drake, Timothy A. – Review of Higher Education, 2014
Using individual-level longitudinal state administrative data, this analysis examines whether English language learner (ELL) status increases the likelihood of being designated as needing college remediation. We track a cohort of ELL and non-ELL students from first grade to college entry and investigate whether there are differences in…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Longitudinal Studies, Cohort Analysis, Racial Differences
"The Feeling's Mutual": Student Participation in Leadership as a Cooperative Effort
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Owens, Michael A. – Review of Higher Education, 2013
This article stems from a grounded theory study of leadership among urban youth. It reports the perspective of students in a college preparation program by examining how they participated in leadership. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and field observations of 20 incoming college freshmen. Students conceptualized…
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Student Participation, Cooperation, Urban Youth
Predictors of Bachelor's Degree Completion among Rural Students at Four-Year Institutions
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Byun, Soo-yong; Irvin, Matthew J.; Meece, Judith L. – Review of Higher Education, 2012
Using the National Education Longitudinal Study, this study explored various factors that predicted bachelor's degree attainment among rural youth attending a four-year institution. Results showed that Hispanic origin, family income, parental educational expectations, the rigor of the high school curriculum, timing and intensity of college…
Descriptors: Siblings, Rural Youth, Intramural Athletics, Family Income
Policy Adoption in North Carolina and Tennessee: A Comparative Case Study of Lottery Beneficiaries
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Ness, Erik C.; Mistretta, Molly A. – Review of Higher Education, 2009
This study analyzes the policy process through which two states determined education beneficiary programs of newly adopted state lotteries. Tennessee, in 2003, followed the regional pattern of allocating all lottery proceeds to merit-based college scholarships. North Carolina, in 2005, bucked this trend by allotting no lottery revenue for merit…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Governmental Structure, Merit Scholarships, Interviews