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- Title
- "Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
- Author
- Greene, Mary-Elizabeth
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher, Adult education, Social sciences--Research
- Description
- In this study, current research on writing self-efficacy—"confidence that one can perform successfully in a particular domain" (Bruning 25)—and data from a local survey of first-year college students, or freshmen, is used to examine dispositions t...
- Title
- Academic and Social Integration of the Non-Traditional College Student: Does Engagement Affect Retention?
- Author
- Cox, Barbara
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Adult education
- Description
- ABSTRACTFor years, educators from colleges and universities across the country have searched for ways to improve student engagement and increase retention. Changing demographics, decreasing enrollments and greater public demands have created uniqu...
- Title
- Academic self-efficacy among students enrolled in developmental education: The role of social modeling
- Author
- DeAngelis, Kristin
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational psychology, Adult education, Instructional systems--Design
- Description
- Students in developmental education face three types of barriers: institutional, situational, and affective. Current interventions focus on addressing institutional barriers; however, continuing low success and retention rates indicate a need for ...
- Title
- DIFFERENT APPROACH, DIFFERENT RESULTS: A STUDY OF MASTERY LEARNING INSTRUCTION IN A DEVELOPMENTAL READING CLASS AT AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Author
- Hill-Miller, Patricia
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Reading, Adult education
- Description
- ABSTRACTPATRICIA L. HILL-MILLER. Different approach, different results: A study of mastery learning instruction in a developmental reading class at an urban community college. (Under the direction of DR. ROBERT RICKELMAN) Mastery learning is an in...
- Title
- Experiences and Perceptions of Professional Development Facilitators In a Job-Embedded School Initiative
- Author
- Mashariki, Kaia
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Teachers--Training of, Adult education
- Description
- Recent legislation and accountability efforts in K-12 schools have increased the need to support and maintain high-quality teachers through enhanced professional development and teacher training efforts. As districts and schools seek new and innov...
- Title
- FACULTY ADVISORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF AN ACADEMIC ADVISING QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Author
- Stewart, Makena
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Adult education
- Description
- Student success initiatives identify comprehensive academic advising as a key strategy in promoting student retention while also ushering in cultural change within an organization. A qualitative intrinsic case study was conducted to examine the im...
- Title
- FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF, AND EXPERIENCES WITH, AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Author
- Jenkins, Shantelle
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Community colleges--Study and teaching, Education, Higher, Adult education
- Description
- Many studies involving African American male students have focused on achievement gaps and student retention models of those attending four-year institutions. However, there are limited investigations of African American male students at the commu...
- Title
- MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE SIMULATION GAMES IN LEAN SIX SIGMA
- Author
- KRISHNAKUMAR, SANDEEP
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering, Education, Adult education
- Description
- While online learning practices have been increasing over the past few decades due to its time and location flexibility, there has been some criticism of its lack of student engagement and involvement in comparison to the face-to-face or tradition...
- Title
- Motivators of Adult Women Enrolled in a Community College
- Author
- Johnston, Connie
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Women's studies, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Adult education
- Description
- The goal of this study was to describe what motivates adult women enrolled in a community college to pursue higher education. Utilizing profile analysis and multiple regression analyses, this study investigated the extent to which gender, English ...
- Title
- PARTICIPANTS IN ADULT BASIC SKILLS CLASSES USING INTERTEXTUAL AND METACOGNITIVE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES TO AID READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
- Author
- MacMonagle, William
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Adult education, Curriculum planning
- Description
- The purpose of this research was to seek evidence of awareness ofmetacognitive processes and intertextuality in the reading comprehension of students inan adult basic education class. Its purpose was to interweave several strands of researchinvest...
- Title
- Perceptions of Resiliency and Success in an American Community College: A Case Study of Five Transnational Students
- Author
- Classens, Nachette
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Adult education
- Description
- This dissertation examines five transnational students' views of their academic experiences in an American community college. The investigation contributes to the existing literature that illuminates the trends and conditions in which transnationa...
- Title
- Students' Conceptual Knowledge of Limits in Calculus: A Two-Part Constructivist Case Study
- Author
- Adams, Margaret
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Mathematics--Study and teaching, Educational psychology, Adult education
- Description
- This case study investigated students' conceptual knowledge of limits in calculus by implementing semi-structured interviews. The constructivist learning principles of Piaget and Inhelder as well as theories of understanding by Skemp guided the st...
- 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 ...
- Title
- Teaching the Teachers: A Case Study of Instructional Leader Professional Development
- Author
- Sykes, Melissa
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Teachers--Training of, Adult education, Continuing education
- Description
- The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore professional development from the perspective of instructional leaders to identify if the assumptions of Knowles’s (1990) Adult Learning Theory were present in the planning and implementation of...
- Title
- The Counseling Training Environment Scale (CTES): Development of a Self-Report Measure to Assess Counseling Training Environment
- Author
- Lau, Jared
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational evaluation, Adult education, Mental health
- Description
- Based on Bronfenbrenner's (1979, 1992) ecological framework, the Counseling Training Environment Scale (CTES) was developed as a self-report measure that assesses the learning and training environment of counseling and related mental health traini...
- Title
- The Development Of A Comparative Appraisal Of Perceived Resources And Demands For Clergy
- Author
- Jackson-Jordan, Elizabeth
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Adult education
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to develop the Comparative Appraisal of perceived Resources and Demands for Clergy (CARD-C), which is used for appraising perceived stress for clergy persons. An appraisal-based definition of stress was derived from t...
- Title
- The Social Context of the Aeronautical Education Experience of Civilian, Commercial, and Military Pilots
- Author
- Walker, Taurean
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Adult education, Aerospace engineering, Education and state
- Description
- The purpose of this research is to explore the social context (the nature and cultural environment) of the aeronautical training experience of African-American civilian, commercial, and military pilots. This research highlights the challenges Afri...