Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- College access (6)
- College Access (3)
- Homeless (3)
- Homeless and Highly Mobile Youth (3)
- Homeless college (3)
-
- Homeless education (3)
- Low-income (3)
- McKinney-Vento (3)
- AB 540 (1)
- After school (1)
- Asian Studies (1)
- College knowledge (1)
- Dream Act (1)
- Economics (1)
- Educational access (1)
- Fertility (1)
- Finanical aid (1)
- Homelessness (1)
- Immigrant (1)
- Immigration reform (1)
- Japan (1)
- Mobile (1)
- TFR (1)
- Total Fertility Rate (1)
- Unaccompanied youth (1)
- Undocumented (1)
- Undocumented Youth (1)
- Publication
Articles 1 - 8 of 8
Full-Text Articles in Education
Undocumented Student Success: Navigating Restraints Related To Retention, Ronald Hallett
Undocumented Student Success: Navigating Restraints Related To Retention, Ronald Hallett
Ronald Hallett
Undocumented college students face multiple barriers. This case study explores how a group of undocumented Latino/a students maintained a peer network. Using Stanton-Salazar's frameworks of empowerment agents, I discuss how students created a space on campus and navigated internal tensions threatening solidarity, including inclusion/exclusion, competition/support, and personal support/political engagement.
Homeless: How Residential Instability Complicates Students’ Lives., Ronald Hallett
Homeless: How Residential Instability Complicates Students’ Lives., Ronald Hallett
Ronald Hallett
Ronald Hallett examines the challenges of highly mobile students and what educators can do to retain and support them.
College Knowledge: An Assessment Of Urban Students’ Awareness Of College Processes., Douglas Burelson, Ronald Hallett, Daniel Park
College Knowledge: An Assessment Of Urban Students’ Awareness Of College Processes., Douglas Burelson, Ronald Hallett, Daniel Park
Ronald Hallett
The contemporary college or university campus is a complex and dynamic environment that requires students to navigate myriad institutional processes. College preparedness is not simply a matter of being academically ready for postsecondary-level work, but also requires that students have a procedural knowledge of other university processes - what we define herein as "college knowledge." This article presents that results of an evaluation of a college preparation program that focuses on college knowledge and provides a road map for designing an effective college knowledge program.
Transitions To Adulthood For Homeless Adolescents, William Tierney, Jarrett Gupton, Ronald Hallett
Transitions To Adulthood For Homeless Adolescents, William Tierney, Jarrett Gupton, Ronald Hallett
Ronald Hallett
This qualitative case study of 123 homeless youth and over 40 stakeholders in Los Angeles provides a glimpse into the many educational barriers that exist for homeless and highly mobile youth. The authors provide a typology of the different ways youth experience homelessness and how these forms of instability frame their educational participation. In addition to highlighting the many challenges, the authors provide recommendations to improve both policy and practice.
When A Group Presentation Isn’T Enough: Financial Aid Advising For Low-Income Urban College Bound Students, Kristan Venegas, Ronald Hallett
When A Group Presentation Isn’T Enough: Financial Aid Advising For Low-Income Urban College Bound Students, Kristan Venegas, Ronald Hallett
Ronald Hallett
Group presentations are the common ways to communicate information about financial aid to high school students. This article discusses the value of group presentation and suggests that additional techniques should supplement this approach, especially in the case of low-income urban college-bound students.
Education And Homeless Youth: Policy Implementations, Ronald Hallett
Education And Homeless Youth: Policy Implementations, Ronald Hallett
Ronald Hallett
Hallett provides a review of research project related to McKinney-Vento.
It’S About Time: Temporal Dimensions Of College Preparation Programs, William Tierney, Ronald Hallett, Kristan Venegas
It’S About Time: Temporal Dimensions Of College Preparation Programs, William Tierney, Ronald Hallett, Kristan Venegas
Ronald Hallett
After-school education programs for at-risk students are often implemented to increase academic performance and college readiness. This article explores the terms "out-of-school" and "after-school" related to college preparation programs and suggests that these programs should consider attendance, participation and intensity to impact a student's success in college. This article concludes with four practical steps to improve the structural design of after-school programs concerned about college preparation.
Twentieth Century Economics Of Child-Rearing In Japan, Michele Gibney
Twentieth Century Economics Of Child-Rearing In Japan, Michele Gibney
Michele Gibney
In order to explain the falling Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Japan, it is necessary to look at the social factors affecting women and raising children in Japan. By examining historical factors surrounding women in Japan—their education, their presence in the workforce, and the cultural stigmas attached to their stereotypical representation—I will attempt to describe the deteriorating TFR in Japan as an economic problem with political and social repercussions. In conclusion I will also try to provide a prognosis and a recommendation for a solution.