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- Title
- A Phenomenological Case Study of Faculty and Staff Experiences in Green Zone Training to Support Student Veteran Transition into Higher Education
- Author
- Davis, Christine
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education, Higher--Administration
- Description
- The enactment of the federal G.I. Bill in 1944 and subsequent amendments over the past 76 years have provided greater access to higher education for veteran service members (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, 1944; Steele et al., 2018; U.S. Department...
- Title
- A Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Experiences of Community College Disability Services Providers
- Author
- Nichols, Jennifer
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education, Higher, Disability studies
- Description
- The purpose of this study is to explore and capture the experiences of disability services providers (DSP) within the community college setting as it relates to facilitating and coordinating accommodations for students with disabilities, collabora...
- Title
- A Qualitative Interview-based Study of the Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Students Who Report Food Insecurity
- Author
- Stafford, Nanci
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Community colleges--Study and teaching, Adult education, Education, Higher
- Description
- AbstractA Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Students Who Report Food Insecurity (Under the direction of Dr. Alan Mabe)This study represents North Carolina community college student exper...
- Title
- ADHERENCE TO ISLAMIC DRESS CODE AND HIJABI MUSLIM STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES OF BELONGING, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, AND ISLAMOPHOBIA
- Author
- Pouraskari, Neda
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education, Higher
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to understand how level of adherence to Islamic dress code relates to sense of belonging, social adjustment, and experiences of Islamophobic microaggressions among hijabi Muslim undergraduate students on U.S. college ...
- Title
- Building the Leaders of the Future: A Communication Perspective on College Student Leadership Programs
- Author
- De Jesus Cesar Bezerra Alonso, Vanessa
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Communication
- Description
- While leadership communication has been the focus of interest for communication scholars in the last 20 years, no work has been done to understand the conceptualizations of leadership and its implications for the communication discipline in the hi...
- Title
- Dynamic Capabilities of Research Universities and the Innovation Performance Through Technology Transfer
- Author
- Bibi, Ghazala
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Industrial management
- Description
- ABSTRACTDYNAMIC CAPABILITIES OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND THE INNOVATION PERFORMANCE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Under the direction of DR. KELLERMANNS This research paper explores the relationship between dynamic capabilities and innovation perfo...
- Title
- FACULTY PERCEPTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING ACCESSIBLE ONLINE COURSES
- Author
- Guilbaud, Thelma
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education, Higher, Educational technology
- Description
- This study examined the perceptions of university faculty on their knowledge and accessibility practices in designing and delivering online courses for students with disabilities. An online survey developed by the researcher was utilized to collec...
- Title
- GLOBALIZATION AND EDUCATION: 21ST CENTURY INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES FOR URBAN TEACHERS
- Author
- Menand, Howard
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education, Higher
- Description
- In the current knowledge economy, a connection exists between globalization and global macro policies and the micro level effect of these policies at the local classroom level. This study begins by establishing globalization's impact on education ...
- Title
- HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS GAP: LOTTERY-BASED MODEL FOR MITIGATING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ACCESS-GAP IN NORTH CAROLINA
- Author
- Gamble, Eric
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher, Education and state, Education--Finance
- Description
- The rising cost of obtaining tertiary education threatens the educational dreams of thousands of North Carolina students and creates an educational access-gap between low- and high-income students. Although there are various needs-based state and ...
- Title
- INTEGRATION AND PERSISTENCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN A U.S. PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY
- Author
- ADEWALE, TITILOLA
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Multicultural education, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher
- Description
- ABSTRACTTITILOLA OLUWATOSIN ADEWALE. Integration and persistence of international students in a U.S. private 4-year institution: A qualitative case study. (Under the direction of DR. MARK D’AMICO)Globalization has resulted in the rapid mobility of...
- Title
- Major Decisions: A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences and Decision Making Processes of Undecided, First-Generation College Students
- Author
- Siarzynski, Kristen
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- While many students decide to attend college for increased career opportunities, first-generation college students (FGCS) are far more likely than their peers to report attending college for this reason (Bui, 2002; Byrd & MacDonald, 2005; Martinez...
- Title
- Navigating Life Experiences: Voices of African American Women Pursuing a College Degree After Incarceration
- Author
- Smith, April
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- This study examined the experiences of African American women pursuing college degrees after incarceration despite systemic barriers. The conceptual framework used to ground the research was Feminist Standpoint Theory (FST) through the lens of Bla...
- Title
- Project Management in Higher Education
- Author
- Alpert, Shannon
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- This study identified factors that influenced the use of project management in higher education research projects. Using a qualitative grounded theory approach that included in-depth interviews with assistant professors, the researcher examined ho...
- Title
- Social Capital and Access to Higher Education: Barriers to Higher Education for African-American Women in the Rural South
- Author
- Barber, Stacey
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- The researcher conducted a qualitative interview study that identified barriers to higher education experienced by African-American women living in the rural South. The research questions were (1) What is the role of social capital in the accessib...
- Title
- The Academic Achievement of African American Post-9/11 Veterans at Martin R. Delany State University (Pseudonym of an Actual Historically Black University)
- Author
- Hewitt, Dymilah
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- The purpose of this study is to examine the academic experiences of veterans attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Following World War II, enrollment at HBCUs was as high as 35%. Broader access at traditional colleges and...
- Title
- The Association of Frequency of Utilizing Student Services with Student Success at a Community College
- Author
- Kendra-Dill, Zachary
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- As colleges work to meet performance standards, staff have been placed in key service areas to help students be successful. With the majority of the seven million community college students attending part-time, needing developmental education, and...
- Title
- The Jewish Problem: Anti-Semitic Admissions Quotas in Southern U.S. Medical Schools, 1920s-1960s
- Author
- Marks, Taylor
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Judaism--Study and teaching, History, Area studies
- Description
- Anti-Semitism and worldwide Jewish immigration quotas informed the implementation of Jewish quotas in medical schools around the country from the 1920s to the 1960s. While many are aware of immigration quotas and the anti-Semitism that ran rampant...
- Title
- WHO I AM IN STEM: BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN, A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENT, AND A STEM MAJOR
- Author
- Dounebaine, Yolanda
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher, Science--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- This qualitative research study utilized the stories of ten African American community college STEM transfer students to explore STEM identity formation, the role race played in this identity formation, the educational experiences that influenced ...
- Title
- Where are all of the Black Women? The underrepresentation and experiences of Black women in intercollegiate athletic leadership
- Author
- Stone, Cynthia
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, Sports administration
- Description
- Higher education leadership demographics contrast sharply with formulaic narratives of college campuses filled with gender and racial diversity, especially in intercollegiate athletics. Black women occupy only 2% of athletic director positions at ...