Current Projects
The following list provides information on current research projects supported by HEQCO.
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- A Study of Academic Advisement in the Partners' Program: A Student Service Project to Increase University Access
Principal Investigator(s):Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology (Lead Researcher: Linda Saari)
This is a study of the input, implementation and impact of focused and targeted academic student advising to determine how such support helps ‘conditionally admissible’ students gain admission to university and progress through their first year. This project is part of a larger group of funded research (HEQCO-RFP-006: The Role of Student Services in Promoting Educational Quality) aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of specific student services projects or programs in supporting access, retention and quality.
Value: $ 99,858.00
- Degree Articulation and Student Choice: Examination of Decisions Patterns Among College Students
Principal Investigator(s):Seneca College (Lead Researchers: Henry Decock and Dan Lang)
This research project will investigate the nature, timing and prevalence of Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) student decisions to pursue degree articulation programs. It will examine actual student demand for degree articulation programs, particularly related to timing, geography and academic programming, based on college entrance surveys and focus groups following a cohort of students.
Value: $ 173,000.00
- Determinants of University Retention
Principal Investigator(s):Glenn Craney, York University
A study that examines the feasibility of building a model for measuring retention in Ontario universities, and assesses the efficacy of this model in relation to other retention models such as CSRDE and FastTrack. The model will be developed and piloted at York University.
Value: $ 16,080.00
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Ontario Post-Secondary Student Services on Academic Engagement of Recent Adult Immigrant Students
Principal Investigator(s):York University (Lead Researcher: Lillie Lum)
This multi-institutional project will evaluate the effectiveness of student services in meeting the unique need of Recent Adult Immigrant Students (RAIS) within post-secondary institutions, the usage of student services by RAIS, the cost-effectiveness of these services and whether these services are actually engaging RAIS and promoting academic success. This project is part of a larger group of funded research (HEQCO-RFP-006: The Role of Student Services in Promoting Educational Quality) aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of specific student services projects or programs in supporting access, retention and quality.
Value: $ 108,395.00
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