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COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLACEMENT: HOW EMERGING POLICY AND PRACTICE RELATE TO SUCCESS AND PERSISTENCE
Title
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLACEMENT: HOW EMERGING POLICY AND PRACTICE RELATE TO SUCCESS AND PERSISTENCE
Author
Helget, Donna
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education, Higher
Description
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine whether the method of course placement for the first attempted English and mathematics courses was independent of the student demographic variables of gender, race/ethnicity, and Pell Grant eli...
FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
Title
FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
Author
McGee, Marquis
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Education, Higher, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
The United States is competing on a global level for jobs in the STEM fields but retention and graduation rates in the engineering disciplines are lower than desired. African American males make up 5 % of the population of American colleges and un...
INTEGRATION AND PERSISTENCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN A U.S. PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY
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...
PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE AND STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS AMONGST AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSISTERS IN A BUSINESS PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINANTLY-WHITE INSTITUTION
Title
PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE AND STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS AMONGST AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSISTERS IN A BUSINESS PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINANTLY-WHITE INSTITUTION
Author
Allen, Monica
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Education, Higher
Description
While representation of African American students in freshmen enrollment has improved, degree attainment of African Americans and other minority groups continue to lag behind the White and Asian American populations. Compounding the issue of lower...
Persistence of Engineering Transfer Students: Identifying Student-Influenced and Institution-Influenced Academic Success Factors
Title
Persistence of Engineering Transfer Students: Identifying Student-Influenced and Institution-Influenced Academic Success Factors
Author
Green, Courtney
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Education, Higher, Engineering
Description
COURTNEY SUSANNE GREEN. Persistence of Engineering Transfer Students: Identifying Student-Influenced and Institution-Influenced Academic Success Factors. (Under the direction of DRS. SANDRA DIKA AND XIAOXIA NEWTON) This correlational study utilize...
Purpose in Life and Career Indecision as Predictors of Academic Success in College
Title
Purpose in Life and Career Indecision as Predictors of Academic Success in College
Author
Olivera-Celdran, Galina
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Education, Counseling psychology
Description
The purpose of this study was to examine how purpose in life (exciting life and purposeful life) and career indecision (lack of structure and confidence, perceived external barriers, approach-approach conflict, and personal conflict) related to cu...
THE ROLE OF COURSE DELIVERY METHODS IN PERSISTENCE AMONG NONTRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AS FOUND IN TWO FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Title
THE ROLE OF COURSE DELIVERY METHODS IN PERSISTENCE AMONG NONTRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AS FOUND IN TWO FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Author
Houchins, Carlie
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Higher--Administration, Adult education
Description
This dissertation investigated the association of course delivery method with persistence of first-time, beginning, and transfer nontraditional undergraduate students at two public universities over a 6-year period (2009–2015). Research exists on ...