What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Law
- Social science
- Higher education
Laura W. Perna spends much of her time researching Higher education, Ethnic group, Pedagogy, Medical education and Gerontology.
Her studies deal with areas such as Representation, Gender studies, Race, Demography and Human capital as well as Higher education.
When carried out as part of a general Ethnic group research project, her work on Racial ethnic is frequently linked to work in Group differences, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
Her work carried out in the field of Pedagogy brings together such families of science as Mathematics education and Affirmative action.
Her work in Medical education covers topics such as State which are related to areas like Concept learning, Counselor education and Economic growth.
Her Gerontology study combines topics in areas such as Access to Higher Education, Indirect costs, Earnings, Attendance and Social status.
Her most cited work include:
- The Relationship between Parental Involvement as Social Capital and College Enrollment: An Examination of Racial/Ethnic Group Differences (623 citations)
- Differences in the Decision to Attend College among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites (571 citations)
- STUDYING COLLEGE ACCESS AND CHOICE: A PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL MODEL (424 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her primary areas of study are Higher education, Pedagogy, Medical education, Educational attainment and Public relations.
Her Higher education research incorporates themes from Ethnic group, Public policy and Public administration.
Her work focuses on many connections between Ethnic group and other disciplines, such as Socioeconomic status, that overlap with her field of interest in Development economics.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Executive summary, Affirmative action and Gender studies in addition to Pedagogy.
Her work on Educational assessment as part of her general Medical education study is frequently connected to Predictor variables, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
Her Public relations study deals with College enrollment intersecting with Gerontology.
She most often published in these fields:
- Higher education (59.88%)
- Pedagogy (19.19%)
- Medical education (17.44%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Higher education (59.88%)
- Educational attainment (16.86%)
- Equity (8.14%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Her scientific interests lie mostly in Higher education, Educational attainment, Equity, Comparative education and Economic growth.
Her study of Access to Higher Education is a part of Higher education.
Her work in Educational attainment addresses issues such as State, which are connected to fields such as Typology.
Her Comparative education study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as International education, Engineering ethics and Scholarship.
The concepts of her Economic growth study are interwoven with issues in Debt, Academic achievement, Federal policy and Educational equity.
Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Pedagogy, Bachelor, Resource allocation and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- Understanding the Promise: A Typology of State and Local College Promise Programs. (29 citations)
- Throwing Down the Gauntlet: Ten Ways to Ensure that Higher Education Research Continues to Matter (10 citations)
- Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 2016 Historical Trend Report. (8 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Law
- Social science
- Higher education
Laura W. Perna mainly investigates Higher education, Educational attainment, Economic growth, Public policy and State.
The Higher education study combines topics in areas such as Structuring, Politics and Medical education.
Her work deals with themes such as Socioeconomic status, Ethnic group and Development economics, which intersect with Educational attainment.
She brings together Ethnic group and Location to produce work in her papers.
Her Public policy research incorporates elements of Marketing, Federal policy, Public economics and Debt.
Laura W. Perna combines subjects such as Typology, Higher education policy and Demographic economics with her study of State.
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