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Elaine Matchett; Peter Appleton – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
The percentage of care-experienced young people in England progressing to university by the age of 19 currently stands at around 12-13% with a further 10% of care-experienced adults attending university during their 20s and 30s. This figure remains lower than both the general population and other groups of disadvantaged learners. It is well…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Barriers, Foster Care, Adolescents
National Science Foundation, 2005
History suggests that a nation that relinquishes the torch of science puts its future prosperity at risk and jeopardizes its place in the history of civilization. The National Science Board believes this fate must not be allowed to befall the country. The National Science Board 2020 Vision for the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides a…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Goal Orientation, Strategic Planning, Needs Assessment
Alexander, Patricia A. – Educational Psychologist, 2004
This article is a version of the American Psychological Association Division 15 Presidential Address presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. In this address, Alexander outlines four trends that influence postindustrial society in general and educational psychology in particular. Those trends are (a)…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Information Technology, Aging (Individuals), Cultural Differences
Shwartz, Gabriella; Dori, Yehudit Judy – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Using the identity lens as a theoretical framework, we studied 42 novice second career chemistry teachers, who had previously worked as chemists and participated in an alternative certification program (ACP) at a science and engineering research university. Our goal was to understand the transition process of these teachers into the teaching…
Descriptors: Career Change, Teaching (Occupation), Professional Identity, Beginning Teachers
Lacoe, Johanna – Urban Education, 2020
A safe environment is a prerequisite for productive learning. Using a unique panel data set of survey responses from New York City middle school students, the article provides insight into the relationship between feelings of safety in the classroom and academic achievement. The survey data include the reported feelings of safety for more than…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, School Safety, Educational Environment, Urban Schools
Holme, Jennifer Jellison; Frankenberg, Erica; Sanchez, Joanna; Taylor, Kendra; De La Garza, Sarah; Kennedy, Michelle – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2020
Each year, the federal government provides billions of dollars in support for low-income families in their acquisition of housing. In this analysis, we examine how several of these subsidized housing programs, public housing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financed housing, relate to patterns of school segregation for children. We use…
Descriptors: Public Housing, School Segregation, Racial Segregation, Low Income Students
Badran, Alaa; Toprak, Mustafa – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2020
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) started its operations in Egypt in 1975. Its work on education development included supporting access and gender equity, community participation, professional development, and also extended to policy reforms. Education Reform Program (ERP) was one of USAID's initiatives implemented…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development
Khezri, Nashmin; Rezaei, Mehdi; Aram, Mozafarl – Education and Urban Society, 2020
Formal education in Iran, especially higher education, has been a means to smoothen the road to social mobility, provide good jobs, and boost people's earnings. Now, being a university graduate and remaining unemployed is regarded as a challenge. In addition, governments consider this new unemployment a threat to their legitimacy. It seems that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Content Analysis, Social Mobility
Zheng, Jiaran – Gender and Education, 2020
The aim of this study is to investigate the forms, significance and effects of feminist identity development among elite young women in a Chinese university environment. Based on fieldwork conducted over 11 months in a Chinese public university with a predominately male student body, this study explores the gendered experiences of eight female…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feminism, Females, Public Colleges
van Delden, R. W.; Wintels, S. C.; van Oorsouw, W. M. W. J.; Evers, V.; Embregts, P. J. C. M.; Heylen, D. K. J.; Reidsma, D. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: New technology may stimulate active leisure activities for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). We conducted a study of an interactive ball that responded to gross body movement, focus of attention, and vocalisations of users with PIMD. The aim was to increase alertness and body movement and elicit more…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Recreational Activities, Physical Activities
Gijsbers, Dié; de Putter-Smits, Lesley; Pepin, Birgit – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2020
This study shows that using authentic contexts for learning differential equations in a differentiation-by-interest setting can enhance students' beliefs about the relevance of mathematics. The students in this study were studying advanced mathematics (wiskunde D) at upper secondary school in the Netherlands. These students are often not aware of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Student Attitudes
Crampsie, Camielle; Neville, Tina; Henry, Deborah – College & Research Libraries, 2020
Scholarly publishing continues to be a prominent expectation for many academic librarians. This survey explores characteristics, behaviors, motivations, institutional supports, and educational opportunities that help library practitioners become successful authors. It also looks at perceived confidence in research skills of both novice and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Faculty Publishing, Research Skills
Resources for the Future, 1984
Examines the future of United States agriculture, with primary reference to the next two decades and a more general assessment to the year 2020. Major areas considered include population and economic growth, food and agricultural policies, and the long-term productive capacity of U.S. agriculture. (JN)
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Developing Nations, Economic Development