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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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- Title
- Changing “I” : autoethnography and the reflexive self
- Author
- Merriweather, Lisa
- Subjects--Topical
- Mentoring in education, Education, Higher
- Description
- So much to learn, how will I ever learn it all? As a newly appointed assistant professor, this was a popular refrain. Writing a course syllabus, managing time in the classroom space, acquiring new vocabulary to include words such as faculty govern...
- Title
- Crisis for the university student : changing student housing and growing cost burden
- Author
- Wood, Connor, Schuch, Johanna Claire
- Subjects--Topical
- Student housing, Housing--Costs, Education, Higher
- Description
- College cost burden and student debt are among the most pressing discussions in contemporary US society. This conversation has largely been focused on changes in tuition and fees. While this is important, over 60% of the college cost at four-year ...
- Title
- DACA Recipients Narratives: Pursuing Noncredit Occupational Training
- Author
- Gardner, Andrew
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- This adapted in-depth qualitative interview study explored and documented the lived experiences of four DACA recipients that pursued noncredit occupational training opportunities at a community college in North Carolina. The purpose was to underst...
- Title
- Differences Between Resident Advisors And Undergraduate Residential Students On Resilience, Mental Health, Burnout, And Perceived Stress
- Author
- Harris, Corrine
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher, Mental health
- Description
- The mental health and well-being of college students has become a growing concern for colleges and universities. Research has shown that prevalence rates of mental health in college students is growing and there are multiple complicating impacts o...
- Title
- EXPLORING FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN ONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
- Author
- Moore, Stacy
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher, Social sciences
- Description
- Behavioral and Social Science (BSS) classes provide students with understandings of human behaviors, motivations, and actions that are crucial to confronting both social and personal problems. Moreover, most community college degrees require that ...