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Population Characteristics and Student Outcomes. Data Notes. Volume 3, Number 3, May [electronic resource] : June 2008 / Sue Clery and Amy Topper.

Colleges can gain a better understanding of their students' progress by comparing themselves to peers. Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community College Count, this issue of "Data Notes" focuses on Achieving the Dream colleges that serve high percentages of Hispanic, black, and l...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors: Clery, Sue, Topper, Amy (Author)
Corporate Author: Achieving the Dream (Organization)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2008.
Subjects:
Community Colleges.
Peer Groups.
Low Income Groups.
African American Students.
Hispanic American Students.
Credits.
Grade Point Average.
Outcomes of Education.
Statistical Data.
Enrollment.
Student Characteristics.
College Students.
Evidence.
Achievement Gap.
National Programs.
At Risk Students.
Cohort Analysis.
Educational Policy.
Comparative Analysis.
Improvement Programs.
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Summary:Colleges can gain a better understanding of their students' progress by comparing themselves to peers. Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community College Count, this issue of "Data Notes" focuses on Achieving the Dream colleges that serve high percentages of Hispanic, black, and low-income students. This analysis reveals the noteworthy result that although we are talking about institutions enrolling high populations of at-risk students, these peer group institutions often displayed better outcome measures than their comparison groups. In many cases, persistence rates for students attending colleges serving large populations of students traditionally labeled at-risk were higher than those of students attending the comparison colleges. (Contains 3 figures and 2 footnotes.)
Item Description:Availability: Achieving the Dream. 8455 Colesville Road Suite 900, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 240-450-0075; Fax: 240-450-0076; e-mail: info@achievingthedream.org; Web site: http://www.achievingthedream.org.
Abstractor: As Provided.
Educational level discussed: Higher Education.
Educational level discussed: Postsecondary Education.
Educational level discussed: Two Year Colleges.
Physical Description:3 p.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:Text (Collected Works, Serials)
Text (Reports, Evaluative)
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:Achieving the Dream.

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