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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: 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: Understanding the Complexities of Advising Transfer Students in an Institution-Driven System
Author: Holliday-Millard, Paul
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher, Educational leadership
Description: Nationally, while the majority of community college students indicate a desire to transfer to a four-year college or university, many of them fail to do so (Horn & Skomsvold, 2011; Hossler et al., 2012; Jenkins & Fink, 2015; Shapiro et al., 2013)....

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: Does the Physical Active Learning Classroom Matter? Faculty Experiences Practicing Active Learning During an Era of Rapid Transformation in Higher Education
Author: Keith-Le, Julie
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration, Educational technology, Instructional systems--Design
Description: Student-centered active learning strategies have been found to have a positive impact on student learning outcomes when compared to courses using traditional lecture methods in higher education. The practice of active learning is strongly linked t...

Title: A Phenomenological Study of the Influence of Masculinity on Peer Accountability in Fraternities
Author: Knight, Shawn
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration
Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the social construct of masculinity on the experiences fraternity members had with accountability. This study focused on the methods fraternities used to hold their members accountable, how th...

Title: Exceptional institutional performance: A case study of three North Carolina community colleges' strategic responses to accountability factors: 2007-2009
Author: Lattimore, John
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges--Study and teaching
Description: Accountability demands on North Carolina community colleges are examined in a qualitative case study of three institutions that met Exceptional Institutional Performance standards set by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2007-2008 or 2008-200...

Title: VALIDITY OF THE 2013 NSSE ENGAGEMENT INDICATOR MODEL FOR PERSISTING TRANSFER STUDENTS: A CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS STUDY
Author: Le, Thanh
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher
Description: The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (2015) reported that there were 2.4 million student transitions from one institution to another over a six-year period between 2008 and 2014. According to the Student Achievement Measure (SAM, n.d...

Title: Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses
Author: Salanger, Carolyn
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration
Description: ABSTRACTCAROLYN VINAL SALANGER. Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses. (Under the direction of DR. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The purpose of this survey design research study was to understand student ...

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: Understanding the Experience: Latinx Transfer Students From the Appalachian Region
Author: Street Elton, Porscha
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration
Description: Latinx students already constitute the largest minority group of students graduating from the United States secondary school systems and projections show the Latinx population continuing to increase between now and 2036 (WICHE, 2020). Both in the ...

Title: The Transfer Seminar: Measured Impacts on Transfer Student Outcomes
Author: Swintal, Andrea
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher
Description: The volume of transfer students across college and university campuses in the United States continues to rise; however, institutions continue to struggle with identifying and applying best practices that encourage these students to earn their bacc...

Title: IMAGINING THE UNTHINKABLE: A CASE STUDY EXPLORING AN INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO THE PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES.
Author: Wilson Jr., Clyde
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher--Administration
Description: Over the past thirty-five years, the rates of retention and graduation among African American males attending colleges and universities in the U.S. have declined. Many institutions of higher education have responded to this problem by reexamining ...