Researcher

Year

Participant

Journal Title/Quartile

Type of research

Elements (E)

Issues (I)

Findings

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E2

E3

E4

I1

I2

I3

I4

Radford (2013)

2013

“No Point in Applying”: Why Poor Students Are Missing at Top Colleges

Reports - Descriptive

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-some low income students avoid the application to the best colleges

Cookson Jr. (2017)

2017

EXPLORING EQUITY ISSUES: Building Relationships for Student Success

Reports - Descriptive

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-positive relationships are important to develop the innate talents and abilities of educators and students

Hughes (2017)

2017

Exploring Equity Issues: Equitable Access to Higher Education

Reports - Descriptive

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-students coming from low-income or under-represented background tend to attend under-resourced institutions, such as community colleges, and less prestigious four-year colleges, with low rates of completion

Carnevale, Jayasundera, & Gulish (2016)

2016

America’s Divided Recovery: College Haves and Have-Nots

Numerical/ Quantitative Data; Reports - Research

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-when facing with challenge such as tough economic times, a college education is going to provide some useful protection to the individuals

Kann et al. (2016)

2016

Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors among Students in Grades 9-12--United States and Selected Sites, 2015. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Surveillance Summaries. Volume 65, Number 9

Numerical/ Quantitative Data; Reports - Research

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-when the Students have been identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, they are seriously contemplated suicide at nearly three times the rate of their heterosexual peers

Ma, Pender, & Welch (2016)

2016

Education Pays 2016: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society. Trends in Higher Education Series

Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/ Quantitative Data

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-individuals with college degrees are having greater opportunities in employments and achieving higher living status, compared to those with only high school diploma

Hood (2018)

2018

Exploring Equity Issues: Bio-Social-Emotional Needs of Immigrant Students, with a Focus on Central Americans

Reports - Descriptive

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-after one young student’s father dropped her off at school, she filmed her father to get arrested by ICE agents