Download or read book Toward Identifying Academic Barriers of TANF CalWORKs Students in Community Colleges written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of women enrolling in Post-Secondary Education (PSE) is on the rise, except for women of color and for women on public assistance. Restrictive Welfare-to- Work policies, a lack of resources, and the effects of race and gender may be impacting their educational goals. There is a gap in the literature regarding TANF/CalWORKs students and their academic barriers. To address this gap, focus groups and individual interviews of 20 CalWORKs students from a community college were conducted. The research questions were: 1. What barriers to academic success did female, single parent TANF/ CalWORKs students experience in community college? 2. What strategies did female, single parent TANF/CalWORKs students use to contend with the barriers? Using a continuous comparison method, five themes emerged: (a) Mental Health Erosion, (b) Perceptions of Support, (c) A Failing System: Welfare-to-Work, (d) Finding Support, and (e) Taking Back Control. Findings indicated participants first developed protective strategies such as "don't ask," for any support, and "don't tell" anyone about receiving public assistance. Later, participants demonstrated an adaptive model to surviving college. The students also worked to create a college identity. Future studies might review: (a) assessments offered by the Department of Social Services and colleges regarding academic needs or readiness of these students, and (b) knowledge and use of resources by these students. Progressive Welfare-to-Work policies could support TANF/CalWORKs students to reach their academic endeavors, thus improving their employability and indirectly reducing recidivism
Download or read book Face the Facts Identifying Potential Socioeconomic Barriers that Impact Success for Students Enrolled at Lenoir Community College written by Dusk Oliver Stroud and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research study examines the relationship between socioeconomic barriers students encounter and the interventions to address those factors at Lenoir Community College. Specifically, the study seeks to determine the barriers and motivators that influence their education in regards to retention and persistence in academic programs. The study seeks to show that if socioeconomic barriers are indeed a major hindrance to their success, then there is a need for an intervention strategy. Therefore, our work could suggest that progress toward educational equity may be achieved through identifying barriers and implementing an intervention plan that could potentially increase student success. The results from the research study assisted in identifying ways to implement already-existing resources and connect them with student barriers. This study helped utilize the college's resources to the fullest potential. Once student barriers are identified, the institution can then determine ways to offer students suggestions on how to better their circumstances.
Download or read book Higher Education in California written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by OECD. This book was released on 1990 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international research team examines California's system of postsecondary and higher education. In particular, the examination seeks answers on how California maintains educational quality, access, and equality while working with the market and the state in developing educational solutions to political, social, and economic problems. Part 1 of the report provides analyses and questions on how the state, in practice, can manage and finance the educational requirements, particularly in the context of the future demographic composition of the state (large inflows of immigrants), that stem from the constant need for highly-qualified manpower that is demanded in a technology-based economy. A bibliography of 50 items is included. Part 2 provides a record of the review meeting within the education committee, including replies to the examiners' questions. Part 3 reproduces a summary of the background report prepared for the review by the California Postsecondary Education Commission titled "Preparing for the Twenty-First Century: A Report on Higher Education in California." (GLR)
Download or read book Understanding the Working College Student written by Laura W. Perna and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How appropriate for today and for the future are the policies and practices of higher education that largely assume a norm of traditional-age students with minimal on-campus, or no, work commitments?Despite the fact that work is a fundamental part of life for nearly half of all undergraduate students – with a substantial number of “traditional” dependent undergraduates in employment, and working independent undergraduates averaging 34.5 hours per week – little attention has been given to how working influences the integration and engagement experiences of students who work, especially those who work full-time, or how the benefits and costs of working differ between traditional age-students and adult students.The high, and increasing, prevalence and intensity of working among both dependent and independent students raises a number of important questions for public policymakers, college administrators, faculty, academic advisors, student services and financial aid staff, and institutional and educational researchers, including: Why do so many college students work so many hours? What are the characteristics of undergraduates who work? What are the implications of working for students’ educational experiences and outcomes? And, how can public and institutional policymakers promote the educational success of undergraduate students who work? This book offers the most complete and comprehensive conceptualization of the “working college student” available. It provides a multi-faceted picture of the characteristics, experiences, and challenges of working college students and a more complete understanding of the heterogeneity underlying the label “undergraduates who work” and the implications of working for undergraduate students’ educational experiences and outcomes. The volume stresses the importance of recognizing the value and contribution of adult learners to higher education, and takes issue with the appropriateness of the term “non-traditional” itself, both because of the prevalence of this group, and because it allows higher education institutions to avoid considering changes that will meet the needs of this population, including changes in course offerings, course scheduling, financial aid, and pedagogy.
Download or read book Helping Students Graduate written by Franklin Schargel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the fifteen strategies identified through research reviewed by The National Dropout Prevention Center and Network at Clemson University. Each chapter in this book was written by a nationally recognized authority in that field. Research has shown that these 15 strategies have been successfully implemented in all school levels from K - 12 in rural, suburban, and urban centers; as stand-alone programs or as part of systemic school improvement plans. Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach to Dropout Prevention also covers No Child Left Behind and its effects on dropout rates; Dealing with Hispanic dropouts; Differences and similarities between rural and urban dropouts. These fifteen strategies have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education. They are applicable to all students, including students with disabilities.
Download or read book The Revolving Door of Poverty written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mental Health in Schools written by Howard S. Adelman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many children, schools are the main or only providers of mental health services. In this visionary and comprehensive book, two nationally known experts describe a new approach to school-based mental health—one that better serves students, maximizes resources, and promotes academic performance. The authors describe how educators can effectively coordinate internal and external resources to support a healthy school environment and help at-risk students overcome barriers to learning. School leaders, psychologists, counselors, and policy makers will find essential guidance, including: • An overview of the history and current state of school mental health programs, discussing major issues confronting the field • Strategies for effective school-based initiatives, including addressing behavior issues, introducing classroom-based activities, and coordinating with community resources • A call to action for higher-quality mental health programming across public schools—including how collaboration, research, and advocacy can make a difference Gain the knowledge you need to develop or improve your school's mental health program to better serve both the academic and mental health needs of your students!
Download or read book Condition of Education 2002 written by John Wirt and published by National Center for Education Statistics. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education Department Publication NCES 2002-025. Contains copyrighted digital images. Produced by Barbara Kridl, Managing Editor, Andrea Livingston, Senior Editor. Focuses on the issue of providing equal educational opportunities to first-generation students and how academic preparation can increase the likelihood of these students' access to and persistence in postsecondary education. Analyzes key data that measure the health of education. Monitors important developments. Shows trends in major aspects of education. Presents statistical information in a manner accessible to a general audience.
Download or read book The Work Incentive Program written by United States. Department of Labor and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of AFDC Recipients written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community College Models written by Rosalind Latiner Raby and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-22 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, students worldwide are seeking post-secondary education to acquire new skill-sets and credentials. There is an explosion of community college models that provide educational opportunities and alternative pathways for students who do not fit the traditional higher educational profile. This book focuses on economic models to help local and national economies develop strong workforce training, humanitarian models to bring about social mobility and peace, transformative models to help institutions expand and keep up with societal needs, and newly created models that respond to the educational and training needs of a constantly changing world. These models seek to capture the imagination of those who are committed to learning about what works in higher education and in particular, the impact community college models are having on the changing nature of world social, political and economic landscapes. With contributors representing 30 countries, this book presents an international perspective.
Download or read book Understanding and Reducing College Student Departure written by John M. Braxton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student departure is a long-standing problem to colleges and universities. Approximately 45 percent of students enrolled in two-year colleges depart during their first year, and approximately one out of four students departs from a four-year college or university. The authors advance a serious revision of Tinto's popular interactionalist theory to account for student departure, and they postulate a theory of student departure in commuter colleges and universities. This volume delves into the literature to describe exemplary campus-based programs designed to reduce student departure. It emphasizes the importance of addressing student departure through a multidisciplinary approach, engaging the whole campus. It proposes new models for nonresidential students and students from diverse backgrounds, and suggests directions for further research. Academic and student affairs administrators seeking research-based approaches to understanding and reducing student departure will profit from reading this volume. Scholars of the college student experience will also find it valuable in defining new thrusts in research on the student departure process.
Download or read book The Art and Science of Leadership written by Afsaneh Nahavandi and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership. Nahavandi's text has an application emphasis with a cross cultural perspective on leadership.
Download or read book A Training Guide for Mentors written by Jay Smink and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
