The Teaching of Remedial Mathematics

1966 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 437-443
Author(s):  
Bruce E. Meserve
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Remedial Mathematics ◽  
College Education ◽  
Junior Colleges ◽  
Local State ◽  
Federal Funds ◽  
Teachers Colleges

As a nation we pride ourselves that half our our high school graduates enter college. Yet many of these people will not graduate. Moreover, five years from now nearly 70 percent of all jobs will probably require at least two years of college education. We note that in the early 1950's about 11 percent of all college students were in junior colleges. Now about one million students are enrolled in two-year institutions; this represents about 20 percent of all students in college and about twice the number in teachers’ colleges. With the help of local, state, and federal funds junior colleges are growing very rapidly. It is clear that junior colleges play a vitally important role in our program of higher education.

scholarly journals What Is the Cause of Graduates’ Unemployment? Focus on Individual Concerns and Perspectives

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngsik Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Specific Analysis ◽  
Graduate Unemployment ◽  
To Receive

The graduate unemployment rate is one of the current issues being discussed by higher education scholars. College students spend their time and money in order to receive educational advantages unavailable to high school graduates. So if they face unemployment, they are more vulnerable to unfavorable economic conditions because they have already spent their resources pursuing higher education. This paper examines the reasons why college graduates are facing unemployment in the competitive market. There are several factors that explain their unemployment status, and this paper identifies each component at an individual level. With specific analysis of the unemployment phenomena, this paper provides direction for further research.

Russian Education in the Mirror of Demography

2003 ◽  
pp. 4-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Grebnev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
Federal Districts ◽  
Stage System ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Russian Education

The dynamics of several demographic indicators of Russia - child and teenage cohorts in 1970-2000, life expectancy in 1995-2000, migration flows among federal districts in the period between two censuses of 1989 and 2002 - are considered in the article. The author puts forward the hypothesis about the influence of these indicators on the level of education in narrow and broad senses - in educational institutions and the society as a whole. He estimates the perspectives of regional higher educational institutions under conditions of absence of plan distribution of graduates and the double cyclical fall in the number of high school graduates. The agenda for the development of a two-stage system of higher education corresponding with international integration processes is formulated.

On My Mind: “Algebra for All”—Increasing Students' Access to Algebraic Ideas, Not Just Algebra Courses

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-207
Author(s):  
Edward A. Silver
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Remedial Mathematics ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
National Assessment ◽  
Algebra For All ◽  
School Study ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
American Students

Algebra has long been viewed as being a crucial component of American students' mathematics education. In fact, it has been called a “gatekeeper” because the successful completion of an algebra course is a prerequisite not only to further study in mathematics and other school subjects but also to many jobs and later opportunities. Because of the perceived importance of algebra, most American students, who complete high school, study algebra for two years. Nevertheless, the poor performance of twelfthgrade students on many algebra related tasks on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) suggests that enrollment in these courses does not ensure that students acquire mastery of fundamental algebraic ideas (Mullis et al. 1991). Moreover, a lack of algebraic competence among even fairly successful high school graduates is evinced by the large number of remedial mathematics courses offered by the nation's colleges.

scholarly journals Understanding Loan Aversion in Education

AERA Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 233285841668364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Boatman ◽  
Brent J. Evans ◽  
Adela Soliz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Community College ◽  
College Women ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
College Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Different Populations

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 affects different populations of students. This study provides the first large-scale quantitative evidence of levels of loan aversion in the United States. Using survey data collected on more than 6,000 individuals, we examine the frequency of loan aversion in three distinct populations. Depending on the measure, between 20 and 40% of high school seniors exhibit loan aversion with lower rates among community college students and adults not in college. Women are less likely to express loan-averse attitudes than men, and Hispanic respondents are more likely to be loan averse than White respondents.

scholarly journals Analysis of Funding, Education Performance, and Economic Growth in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-305
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amir Arham ◽  
Sri Indriyani S. Dai
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Fixed Effect ◽  
Educational Performance ◽  
Education Performance

Abstract: Higher education budget allocations affect educational performance, and it also can improve human capital to boost the economic growth of a nation. Concerning this, the present study was implemented to find out the extent of educational performance effect towards the economic growth, and what variables are the most influential determinants to boost economic growth in Indonesia related to educational sector. Fixed effect approach through data panel was used to analyze the secondary data obtained from 34 provinces in Indonesia from 2014 to 2016. The result showed that educational performance in each province in Indonesia measured by using the pure participation rate of junior high school students and high school graduates and higher education graduates were able to increase the economic growth with the assumption that their skills were sufficient to increase productivity, whereas, crude participation rate of junior high school, senior high school graduates, and higher education graduates can be an obstacle to economic development. Also, the determinant factor to boost economic growth was public spending on education sector. Keywords: funding, education performance, economic growthAnalisis Pembiayaan, Kinerja Pendidikan, dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di IndonesiaAbstrak: Alokasi anggaran pendidikan yang makin besar memberikan efek terhadap kinerja pendidikan sekaligus memperbaiki mutu manusia yang dapat mendorong laju pertumbuhan ekonomi. Dalam kaitannya dengan hal tersebut studi ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk melihat seberapa besar pengaruh kinerja pendidikan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi dan variabel apa saja yang memiliki determinasi paling kuat mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi di Indonesia yang terkait dengan sektor pendidikan. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah panel data melalui pendekatan fixed effect, dengan menggunakan data sekunder untuk 34 provinsi di Indonesia selama periode 2014 – 2016. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa kinerja pendidikan setiap provinsi di Indonesia yang diukur dari APM SLTP dan tamatan SLTA dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi dengan asumsi bahwa keterampilan mereka cukup memadai untuk meningkatkan produktivitas, sementara APK SLTP, lulusan SLTP dan lulusan perguruan tinggi dapat mengganggu pertumbuhan ekonomi. Sedangkan faktor determinan mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi adalah variabel belanja publik sektor pendidikan. Kata Kunci: pembiayaan, kinerja pendidikan, pertumbuhan ekonomi

scholarly journals Research on the Function of Music in College Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Lei Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
21St Century ◽  
National Development ◽  
College Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
New Work ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Important Position ◽  
New Generation

College students are the hope of national development and future. College education is an important position for college students to grow and grow up. Music is an indispensable artistic existence in College education. The cultivation of college students has become a problem that colleges and universities must face. Their new characteristics and ideas have brought new challenges to the education of colleges and universities. As the most active and energetic college students of the new generation, their training is not only related to their all-round development, but also directly affects the international competitiveness and development strength of countries in the 21st century. Therefore, it is an urgent and necessary direction to explore the new work of higher education. And music plays an extremely important role in shaping the personality charm of modern college students and their growth and success.

“My Counselors Were Never There”: Perceptions from Latino College Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0901200
Author(s):  
Vela-Gude Luti ◽  
Javier Cavazos ◽  
Michael B. Johnson ◽  
Fielding Cheryl ◽  
Alyssa G. Cavazos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
High School Counselors ◽  
Latino College Students ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Low Expectations

Eight Latino college students were interviewed to determine their perceptions of the role of their high school counselors. The findings revealed the following themes: (a) inadequate advisement, (b) lack of availability, (c) lack of individual counseling, (d) differential treatment, and (e) low expectations or setting limits. Despite insufficient services from school counselors, participants developed a sense of resilience and succeeded in higher education. A discussion is provided and implications for school counselors are presented.

scholarly journals The Determinants of the Transition in South Korea from Vocational and General High School to Higher Education, Including a Gender Comparison

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seonkyung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Multinomial Logit Model ◽  
Teacher Assessment ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students

This study examines the factors determining whether vocational and general high school students in South Korea subsequently graduate from university and, if so, whether from 2-year or 4-year courses, for the first time using a gender lens. High-quality official data from the Korean Education and Employment Panel (KEEP) is used in a multinomial logit model. The results show that coming from a vocational high school (compared to a general high school) is negatively correlated with going to university, especially to 4-year university. Among general high school graduates, the most important determinant of attending a 4-year rather than a 2-year university is the teacher assessment of the student’s performance; father’s education and income have no effect for either males or females. The results also show that vocational high school graduates’ university choice is determined by a combination of individual characteristics, including being male, and by having been at a vocational high school, whereas the choice between 2-year and 4-year university depends negatively on father’s education for males but not for females and on father’s income and the number of siblings for both genders. The income and sibling findings suggest that a possible policy implication might be to provide financial support to vocational high school graduates to enable them to attend higher education and to offset the negative effect of low paternal income.

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