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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: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF FACULTY ADVISORS’ PARTICIPATION IN A SHARED MODEL OF ADVISING AT A PRIVATE, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY
Author: Siarzynski-Ferrer, Kristina
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: Faculty advising has maintained a prominent role in the history of higher education institutions in the United States (Cook, 2009; Habley, 2003; Rudolph 1962). The role of faculty serving as advisors is still significant at private, four-year coll...

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: A Study of the Attitudes of University of North Carolina Education Faculty Toward the Use of Computer-Based Simulation in Pre-service Teacher Education Methods Courses
Author: Englebert, Mary
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Teachers--Training of, Educational technology
Description: ABSTRACTMARY F. ENGLEBERT: A study of the attitudes of University of North Carolina education faculty toward the use of computer-based simulation in pre-service teacher education methods courses. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN GRETES) The use of...

Title: A comparison of web-based and paper-based course evaluations at UNC Charlotte
Author: Lambert, Richard, Hartshorne, Richard, Algozzine, Bob, McAlpin, Valorie
Subjects--Topical: Educational evaluation, Education, Higher
Description: Based on extant research, UNC Charlotte should consider the adoption of a university-wide, web-based course evaluation system for both formative and summative evaluations: Ratings Similarity: Web and paper results show students very favorable towa...

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: AN EVALUATION OF CLINICIAN KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-EFFICACY PRE/POST EDUCATION IN PERISTOMAL MANAGEMENT
Author: Saunders, Kimberly
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Education, Higher
Description: ABSTRACTKIMBERLY SAUNDERS. An evaluation of clinician knowledge and self-efficacy pre/post education in peristomal management. (Under the direction of DR. KATHLEEN JORDAN)PurposeThe primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of an edu...

Title: Access to the Baccalaureate: A Multilevel Model of Baccalaureate Completion for Associate in Applied Science Transfers
Author: Atwell, Adam
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: This study used multilevel modeling to examine the extent to which student, academic, institutional, and community-level characteristics impact the baccalaureate attainment of students who transferred with the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) de...

Title: Alternative grading strategies for an anti-Black institution of higher learning
Author: Stevens, Lawrence, Paquette, Elisabeth
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Grading and marking (Students), Education, Higher, Anti-racism
Description: Racist grading practices and policies in higher education have existed to perpetuate white supremacy and privilege while at a disservice to minority students. Minority students in higher education often face discrimination for being of a lower soc...

Title: An Exploration of Factors Impacting Professional Identity Among Master’s Level Counseling Students
Author: McMullen, James
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Counseling psychology, Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between program track, clinical experience, and supervisory relationship of counselors-in-training and their professional identity defined as counseling philosophy, beliefs about the profe...

Title: Aspirations of Community College Associate of Applied Science Students: A Qualitative Analysis With Implications for Measuring Outcomes
Author: Smith , Steven
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration
Description: This study used an in-depth qualitative multi-interview approach to explore the lived experience of associate in applied science (AAS) students at a community college in North Carolina. The purpose of this study is to explore the aspirations of co...

Title: Assessing the impact of curriculum on open and transparent research practices
Author: Markant, Doug, Galati, Alexia
Date Created: 2022, 2022, 2022
Subjects--Topical: Open scholarship, Education, Higher
Description: Over the past decade, in response to the so-called “replication crisis”, psychology researchers have begun adopting practices that promote openness and transparency. Currently, these emerging best practices are not consistently represented in the ...

Title: Assessing the impact of curriculum on open and transparent research practices
Author: Markant, Doug, Galati, Alexia
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Open scholarship, Education, Higher
Description: Over the past decade, in response to the so-called “replication crisis”, psychology researchers have begun adopting practices that promote openness and transparency. Currently, these emerging best practices are not consistently represented in the ...

Title: Assessing the impact of curriculum on open and transparent research practices
Author: Markant, Doug, Galati, Alexia
Date Created: 2022, 2022, 2022
Subjects--Topical: Open scholarship, Education, Higher
Description: Over the past decade, in response to the so-called “replication crisis”, psychology researchers have begun adopting practices that promote openness and transparency. Currently, these emerging best practices are not consistently represented in the ...

Title: Black HBCU Students’ Perceptions Of A Short-Term Heritage-Seeking Immersive Study Abroad Program: Journey To The First Black Republic
Author: Brown, Sabrina
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: Study abroad is a high-impact practice in the college and university setting that can lead to increased student engagement and student success. While study-abroad participation has increased, it is not a common practice across ethnic demographics ...

Title: Building a brand and telling a story in perpetual crisis : launching a sustainable archives marketing strategy
Author: Cline, Tyler, Marcusse, Molly E.
Subjects--Topical: Marketing, Archives, Education, Higher, Mass media--Social aspects, Social media
Description: The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming began serious efforts to launch a marketing strategy in 2016, just as the University was hard-hit by a significant funding deficit. The marketing committee was tasked with modernizing and l...

Title: Building blocks of infusion inclusion study guide
Author: Campbell-Whatley, Gloria D.
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Curriculum planning, Diversity in higher education, Education, Higher
Description: The Building Blocks of Infusion Inclusion Study Guide is a tool for course development in order to provide faculty, instructors, and professors in higher education a way to improve their curriculum by infusing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI...

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...

Title: Challenges Faced by African International Students at a Metropolitan Research University: A Phenomenological Case Study
Author: Evivie, Loretta
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, History
Description: The number of international students coming to the United States has increased from 48,486 in 1959-1960 to 623,805 in the 2007-2008 academic years (Open Doors, 2008). These students contributed $15.5 billion to the United States economy, making ed...