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Ziskin, Mary; Fischer, Mary Ann; Torres, Vasti; Pellicciotti, Beth; Player-Sanders, Jacquelyn – Review of Higher Education, 2014
Based on 22 focus groups conducted at institutions located in a Midwestern metropolitan region, this study explores working, commuting and adult-learner college students' implicit theories about financial aid policy and seeks to understand how students make sense of their own experiences in paying for college. The institutions participating in the…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, College Students, Adult Students, Student Employment
Means, Darris R.; Stanton, Julie Dangremond; Mekonnen, Birook; Oni, Omowunmi; Breeden, Roshaunda L.; Babatola, Oluwadamilola; Osondu, Chimezie; Beckham, Morgan A.; Marshall, Brandon – Review of Higher Education, 2022
This qualitative, participatory action research study used interviews and visual data to explore the aspirations of Black undergraduate students in their final year of science degree programs at a predominantly white institution, and the assets and resources that supported persistence in pursuing their aspirations. While students experienced…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, African American Students, Undergraduate Students, Science Education
Porter, Stephen R. – Review of Higher Education, 2011
Using standards established for validation research, I review the theory and evidence underlying the validity argument of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). I use the NSSE because it is the preeminent survey of college students, arguing that if it lacks validity, then so do almost all other college student surveys. I find that it…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
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Townsend, Barbara K.; Mason, Stephen O. – Review of Higher Education, 1990
A study of 539 graduates of 36 higher education programs from 1972-87 yielded (1) a demographic profile of the average graduate, (2) details of their doctoral education, and (3) employment history. Findings include increasing feminization of higher education programs and graduate dissatisfaction with the higher education doctorate. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Careers, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends