Higher Education Policy for Minorities in the United States
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The Collection of Higher Education Policy for Minorities contains a variety of open access resources that provide a comprehensive and balanced view on higher education policy analysis for minorities in the United States. This Collection aims to disseminate high quality research to encourage the academic community, policymakers, and the public to engage and improve educational aspects and challenges that minority groups face. The collection contains population characterizations and policy analysis especially for the following minority groups: Latin American students, African American students, and Asian students. The selected materials come from approximately 70 organizations at the international, national, and local levels, as well as public, profit and non-profit organizations. The materials particularly focus on issues related to higher education access, educational attainment, educational financing, admission process and retention policies, cultural mismatch, socioeconomic barriers, and normative analyzes of educational equity. Most resources are available in English, but there are a few available in Spanish.
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Does Postsecondary Persistence in STEM Vary by Gender?
(SAGE, 2016-09-14)The underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is often explained by women’s greater likelihood to leave STEM at each key juncture from elementary school into the workforce. ... -
Instruction Quality or Working Condition? The Effects of Part-Time Faculty on Student Academic Outcomes in Community College Introductory Courses
(SAGE, 2020-01-20)More than half of community college courses are taught by part-time faculty. Drawing on data from six community colleges, this study estimates the effects of part-time faculty versus full-time faculty on students’ current ... -
Design Parameters for Impact Research in Science Education: A Multistate Analysis
(SAGE, 2016-01-07)The Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development were created as a joint effort between the Institute of Education Science and the National Science Foundation in an effort to streamline education research and ... -
Ten Challenges and Recommendations for Advancing Research on the Effects of College on Students
(SAGE, 2017-03-23)The first two volumes of How College Affects Students constitute the most-cited publications in higher education research. Since these volumes were published, the literature on college impact has expanded greatly, which ... -
The Structure of Student Engagement in Community College Student Success Programs: A Quantitative Activity Systems Analysis
(SAGE, 2017-10-11)Community colleges increasingly implement various student success programs, including 1st-year seminars, college skills courses, learning communities, and orientation, in an effort to boost degree completion. However, it ... -
Deportations Near the Schoolyard: Examining Immigration Enforcement and Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Educational Outcomes
(SAGE, 2020-01-13)With increased tensions and political rhetoric surrounding immigration enforcement in the United States, schools are facing greater challenges in ensuring support for their students of immigrant and Latino/a origin. This ... -
Does Money Matter More in the Country? Education Funding Reductions and Achievement in Kansas, 2010–2018
(SAGE, 2020-10-07)The U.S. Department of Education made recent technical changes reducing eligibility for the Rural and Low-Income School Program. Given smaller budgets and lower economies of scale, rural districts may be less able to absorb ... -
Diversity and Equity in the Distribution of Teachers With Special Education Credentials: Trends From California
(SAGE, 2016-11-28)The shortage of special education teachers (SETs) is a persistent challenge in the United States, but less is known about two other important issues that affect students with disabilities: racial diversity within the SET ... -
The Long-Term Impact of Systemic Student Support in Elementary School: Reducing High School Dropout
(SAGE, 2018-10-02)Dropping out of high school has adverse consequences, including negative effects on employment, lifetime earnings, and physical health. Students often fail to complete high school for complex reasons that often manifest ... -
Mentoring in Research-Practice Partnerships: Toward Democratizing Expertise
(SAGE, 2019-10-09)Reconceiving relationships between universities, schools, and community organizations through research-practice partnerships, and building capacity for partnership work, necessarily entails rethinking the mentorship of ... -
Do Student Mindsets Differ by Socioeconomic Status and Explain Disparities in Academic Achievement in the United States?
(SAGE, 2019-07-01)Students from higher–socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds show a persistent advantage in academic outcomes over lower-SES students. It is possible that students’ beliefs about academic ability, or mindsets, play some ... -
Understanding Loan Aversion in Education: Evidence from High School Seniors, Community College Students, and Adults
(SAGE, 2017-01-17)Although prior research has suggested that some students may be averse to taking out loans to finance their college education, there is little empirical evidence showing the extent to which loan aversion exists or how it ... -
By Chance or by Plan?: The Academic Success of Nontraditional Students in Higher Education
(SAGE, 2018-06-05)In the United Kingdom, a “good” undergraduate degree is understood to be a “first class” or an “upper second class,” which is achieved by three-quarters of students. The need to distinguish oneself from others is ever more ... -
Entry Characteristics and Participation in a Peer Learning Program as Predictors of First-Year Students’ Achievement, Retention, and Degree Completion
(SAGE, 2017-09-19)Success in the first year of higher education is important for students’ retention beyond their first year and for completion of their undergraduate degree. Institutions therefore typically front-load resources and ... -
The Design of Clustered Observational Studies in Education
(SAGE, 2020-09-09)Clustered observational studies (COSs) are a critical analytic tool for educational effectiveness research. We present a design framework for the development and critique of COSs. The framework is built on the counterfactual ... -
Race and Stratification in College Enrollment Over Time
(SAGE, 2018-01-18)In this article, the authors measure college enrollment selectivity gaps by race-ethnicity using a novel method that is sensitive to both the level (2- vs. 4-year) and selectivity of the college in which students enroll. ... -
Sign Me Up: The Factors Predicting Students’ Enrollment in an Early-Commitment Scholarship Program
(SAGE, 2019-06-20)We investigate factors influencing student sign-ups for Washington State’s College Bound Scholarship program and consider whether there is scope for the program to change college enrollment expectations. We find that student ... -
“Black Genius, Asian Fail”: The Detriment of Stereotype Lift and Stereotype Threat in High-Achieving Asian and Black STEM Students
(SAGE, 2018-12-05)Asians are typically situated at the top of the STEM educational and career hierarchy and enjoy a host of material benefits as a result. Thus, their STEM lives are often considered problem-free. This article describes the ... -
Discretion and Disproportionality: Explaining the Underrepresentation of High-Achieving Students of Color in Gifted Programs
(SAGE, 2016-01-18)Students of color are underrepresented in gifted programs relative to White students, but the reasons for this underrepresentation are poorly understood. We investigate the predictors of gifted assignment using nationally ... -
When Average Is Not Enough: A Case Study Examining the Variation in the Influences on Undergraduate Debt Burden
(SAGE, 2019-06-27)In an era of increased accountability for colleges and concerns about an affordable education, it is useful to understand whether students can adequately manage the debt burden they hold after leaving higher education. In ...
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