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Rodriguez, Eric. "Student loan debt implications for Hispanic students who have graduated from college." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10133163.
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<p> This quantitative correlational non-experimental study examines some major implications of student loan debt that Hispanics face upon graduation from institutions of higher learning. It provides both descriptive and correlational statistics to help view how Hispanics differ from non-Hispanics graduate students in their plight to live the American dream of social mobility. Hispanics now represent over 50 million and are the fastest growing (43% between the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census) segment of the U.S. population. </p><p> The belief that gaining a college degree will enhance social mobility may in fact impede it, or at least, delay it for Hispanics. With the increase in borrowing to gain college access, Hispanic families may face financial constraints impeding social mobility. This study explores the surveys conducted (2008–2012) by the National Center for Education Statistics and consisting of approximately 13,500 students in postsecondary schools across the United States. The statistical analysis suggests that for Hispanic student graduates in higher education there may be a relationship between student loan debt and financial difficulties, including home affordability, getting married, and having children. The analysis explores the differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanics along these four dimensions. </p><p> Additionally, this study suggests several leadership practices as a way of influencing initiatives that may help address student loan debt for Hispanics. Recommendations for additional research include assessing measures that address the rise in borrowing by Hispanic graduates.</p>
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Emanuelsson, Amanda, Victoria Hultberg, and Wilma Fridell. "Why do newly graduated students choose to apply for jobs in small cities? : A Bachelor thesis exploring what newly graduated students consider being an attractive employer in a small city." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105863.
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Background: Employer branding is a concept that describes a company's reputation as a work place. Working with the employer brand can help companies to attract talented employees and also retain them in the company. It is therefore important that companies understand what makes an employer attractive in order to appeal and retain employees. This is important especially for businesses that are located in small cities since it can be challenging for them to attract talent there. Urbanization has led to smaller areas being less populated and that graduated students are least prone to move to these areas. Thus, it is important to make smaller cities and areas more attractive to make the graduates move there. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is therefore to explore what factors graduated students consider attractive in an employer in a small city. Methodology: This thesis used a qualitative and deductive approach. In order to solve the purpose and answer the research question, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted through Zoom with a non-probability sampling that were chosen by the researchers. However, before conducting the interviews, the researchers did some theoretical research and discovered six factors that represented employer attractiveness (See Figure 1). These factors became the basis of the study and a foundation when constructing the questions for the interviews. Findings: The findings of this thesis showed that the factors that were most important; flexibility, salary, leadership, career possibilities, working culture and recruitment.
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Ninan, Barbara. "Success Experiences of Hispanic Nursing Students Who Persisted and Graduated after Academic Failure." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1419.
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Twenty percent of Hispanic nursing students at a west coast university are being dismissed from the nursing program due to repeated failures in nursing courses. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of Hispanic nursing students' experiences of successfully completing a nursing program, earning a baccalaureate of science degree, and passing the state licensing examination for registered nurses despite having failed a nursing course and having been placed on academic probation. Guided by Tinto's theory of academic integration, a descriptive phenomenological design was used to explore Hispanic nursing graduates' success experiences. Purposive sampling was used to select a representative sample of 6 Hispanic registered nurses who achieved success after academic failure in the nursing program. Data were collected through 5 face-to-face interviews and 1 telephone interview. Giorgi's steps for data analysis were used to create a meaning structure of the success experience. Findings from analysis of the data revealed that the general structure of the phenomenon of achieving academic success is a process that occurs in 3 distinct successive stages: despair, self-reflection, and change. During the self-reflection stage, a pivotal turning point was the recapture of the dream to become a nurse. These findings lead to the preparation of a professional development workshop that may acquaint educators with the stages of the success journey for students such as these, and may equip educators with knowledge and skills to intervene to support students through the stages of the success journey. Positive social change may result from educators effectively guiding nursing students to achieve their academic goals and successfully graduate from a nursing program.
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Mira, Tapia Alejandro. "Academic knowledge and intercultural strategies among students and graduated from the Instituto Intercultural Ñöñho." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/112538.
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Este artículo se basa en una investigación etnográfica de dos años que analiza el proceso de profesionalización y las experiencias de trabajo comunitario de estudiantes y egresados del Instituto Intercultural Ñöñho (IIÑ), una pequeña universidad indígena ubicada en la región ñöñho (otomí) del sur del estado mexicano de Querétaro. Entre los principales hallazgos se muestra que estos actores, a través del uso sociocultural de sus saberes escolares, construyen y despliegan colectivamente un conjunto de estrategias interculturales (Bertely, 1997) para intervenir comunitariamente en tres aspectos: (i) las condiciones locales de marginación socioeconómica, (ii) el desplazamiento cultural y lingüístico, y (iii) la presencia de violencias en los espacios de socialización juvenil. En un inicio, el texto pone en perspectiva histórica las distintas rutas de profesionalización indígena que han existido en el contexto mexicano. Posteriormente, se ofrece una contextualización del IIÑ y del perfil pedagógico de su programa de licenciatura en Economías Solidarias. Finalmente se describen las estrategias interculturales que producen estudiantes y egresados de esta universidad indígena, a partir de una mirada que contempla la afirmación de su etnicidad en el marco de procesos de escolarización.<br>This article is based on a two-year ethnographic research that analyzes the process of professionalization and community work experiences of students and graduates of the Instituto Intercultural Ñöñho (IIÑ), a small indigenous university located in the ñöñho (otomí) region of the southern Mexican state of Querétaro. Among the main findings it presents that these actors collectively build and display a set of intercultural strategies (Bertely, 1997) to intervene in three issues: (i) the local socio-economic marginalization conditions, (ii) the cultural and language shift, (iii) and the violence within the socialization spaces of the youths.; all these through the sociocultural application of their academic knowledge. Firstly, this study puts in historical perspective the different paths of indigenous professionalization that have existed in the Mexican context. Subsequently, it offers a contextualization of the IIÑ and of the pedagogical profile of its degree program in Solidarity Economics. Finally, it describes the intercultural strategies produced by the students and graduates from this indigenous university, departing from the assertion of their own ethnicity within their schooling process.
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Uhle, Karen F. "Graduated students with autism spectrum disorders and their parents lived experiences in public high school." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5068.
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With a dramatic increase in the prevalence of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including those with high-functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome, educators are challenged to meet the educational needs of a complex and widely diverse group of exceptional learners. The focus of this research was to gain insight into the experiences of the graduated student with autism and his/her parent(s) during the student's time in public school. This study had three research questions: 1) What were the lived experiences of students with ASD who graduated from an urban public high school in the southeast United States?; 2) What were the lived experiences of the parents of the graduated students with ASD?; and, 3) Were there common themes between the graduated students' lived experiences and the parent's lived experiences? Five graduated students and their parents were interviewed in this qualitative, phenomenological study. Explicitation of the interview data identified three themes for the graduated student group: a) challenges with learning due to having an ASD; b) difficulty making friends; and, c) involvement in their educational process. Four themes were present in the parent group: a) challenges with learning due to having an ASD; b) difficulty making friends; c) establishment of a relationship with the school; and, d) preparation for post-secondary experiences. The graduated student group agreed with the parent group on 16 of the 20 interview questions. Responses for each graduated student were compared to the responses of his/her own parent(s). Recommendations were made for future research.<br>ID: 029809603; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-375).<br>Ed.D.<br>Doctorate<br>Education
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Bolle, Mary E. "Transitional issues experienced by first-year college students who graduated from high school in a home-school setting." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1345333.
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A growing number of home-schooled students enter the nation's colleges and universities each year. Tinto (1988, 1993) presented a foundational model of how students transition from high school to college. In this model, students travel through three stages: separation, transition, and incorporation. Few studies have examined the transitional issues home-school students encounter as they begin their first year of college. This study, at a midsized public university in the Midwest, examined the transitional issues experienced by first-year college students who graduated from high school in a home-school setting. It specifically sought to determine if the issues experienced by the students were related to Tinto's theory of student departure. The study was qualitative in nature. Data were gathered through interviews with first-year students who matriculated in fall 2005 and persisted to spring 2006. The interviews were held in February and March 2006. Data was analyzed based on guidelines presented by Berkowitz (1997) and themes were discovered.The researcher concluded that there was little distinction between the transitional issues experienced by home-schooled students, and those experienced by traditionally educated students. Students experienced a wide range of transitional issues during their first year of college such as loneliness, meeting others with different values, living in the residence halls, and dealing with greater independence. The transitional issues the participants encountered during their first year of college were closely related to Tinto's (1993) theory of transition. The resources offered by the university, such as orientation, RAs, and campus programming, were influential in the home-schooled students' transition to college.<br>Department of Educational Studies
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Onwe, Simon Nwigboji. "Postgraduate nursing education in Nigeria : understanding registered and graduated students' experiences in their journeys to programme completion or withdrawal." Thesis, Queen Margaret University, 2018. https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/9140.
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Background: Nigerian nursing education has developed from initially limited numbers of missionary schools to a more substantial expansion of urban, hospital-based institutions since 1945. Postcolonial emancipation sparked the University of Ibadan into opening the first Department of Nursing in Nigeria in 1965. This triggered the creation of further university-based undergraduate programmes across Nigeria, though many hospital-based schools offering diploma level training have also been retained. The first postgraduate nursing programme commenced in 1988 at the Obafemi Awolowo University, followed by the University of Ibadan and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. These three universities are still the main postgraduate nursing education providers in Nigeria today. The Nigerian Government and professional stakeholders including the Nigerian Nursing and Midwifery Council are concerned by the low graduation rate of nursing students in relation to the standard programme duration of one year for masters' and three years for PhD programmes (10%), and their relatively high rate of attrition (20%). Objectives; The study seeks to understand the experiences of postgraduate nursing students in Nigeria. Research method: The research participants included registered and graduated postgraduate nursing students, lecturers, and the staff of nursing education coordinating bodies. They were recruited to this study purposively and by snowballing. The research employed a qualitative inquiry method using face-to-face interviews, the methodology being informed by a critical realist worldview with regard to agency and structure. Result: The key findings revealed that the students' experiences of delay in completing their programme were influenced by student factors (allocation of time between full-time work and full-time study, and sponsorship); lecturer factors (workload and workforce development); policy issues (programme structure and implementation); and social structures and mechanisms in Nigeria. Recommendation: The researcher recommends further studies on the impact of gender on nursing education, the relationship between postgraduate nursing students' experience and their expectations, and the effect of international partnerships on postgraduate nursing education in Nigeria. He further recommends a review of the postgraduate nursing curriculum. Conclusion: Findings from such studies would further help to improve the students' experiences.
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Gower, Shelley Louise. "The Influence of Participation in an International Clinical Placement on the Cultural Competence and Career Planning of Newly Graduated Nursing Students." Thesis, Curtin University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81388.
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This longitudinal mixed methods study revealed undergraduate nursing students who participated in an international clinical placement intended to pursue international nursing roles, including in health policy, to reduce global health disparities and improve health equity for vulnerable groups. International clinical placements can be effective in building and maintaining cultural competence over the longer term, but targeted planning of placements is necessary to ensure diverse cultural encounters to do not lead to increases in cultural barriers.
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Escamilla, Mark Steven. "Factors affecting African-American, Anglo and Hispanic first-generation community college students, who have persisted and graduated from four-year institutions between 1990 and 2000 in Texas." Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3031049.
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Oliveira, Renata Lima Zuccherelli de. "Análise de trajetórias profissionais de egressos do curso de zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo: um estudo de caso para caracterização da inserção profissional no mercado de trabalho." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/74/74134/tde-20062018-140532/.
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O agronegócio brasileiro está em crescente ascensão, com evolução evidente nas últimas décadas e conquistas importantes nos mercados interno e externo. Diante disso, as exigências da demanda do mercado de trabalho deste segmento estão cada vez mais altas, principalmente no tocante à qualificação dos profissionais contratados. No contexto de formação profissional qualificada para o atendimento das demandas do mercado de trabalho do agronegócio brasileiro, inserem-se as Instituições de Ensino Superior, voltadas para a formação em Ciências Agrárias, incluída nesta grande área a formação de Zootecnistas. A FZEA/USP é uma destas IES formadoras de Zootecnistas, e grande parte destes profissionais atua no mercado de trabalho do agronegócio, sendo relevante, portanto, conhecer a trajetória profissional dos egressos, mesmo que de forma amostral e qualitativa, visando fomentar as discussões sobre a aproximação das IES à realidade do mercado de trabalho. O objetivo desta pesquisa é a promoção da identificação e diversidade de características determinantes da trajetória profissional de egressos do curso de Zootecnia da USP, com foco na formação empreendedora. A pesquisa foi realizada com abordagem qualitativa, de caráter exploratório e descritivo, com a utilização do estudo de caso como metodologia fundamental. O conjunto de informações que suporta esta pesquisa foi obtido através da coleta de dados primários e secundários. Como fontes básicas de dados primários, especificamente desta pesquisa, pode-se citar os próprios pesquisados, egressos do curso de Zootecnia da USP, onde foram coletadas informações através de entrevistas semiestruturadas, que incluíram questões que giravam em torno de quatro pontos principais: a) dados pessoais do entrevistado; b) percepções do egresso com relação à educação ofertada durante o curso de graduação; c) trajetória profissional, desde a formação acadêmica; e d) principais complementações na formação para inserção ou manutenção de sua trajetória profissional. As fontes básicas dos dados secundários desta pesquisa incluem a própria USP, os sistemas que nela se inserem e que foram passíveis de coleta de dados, além de publicações, dados do governo, de instituições não governamentais e serviços padronizados de informação de marketing. Após a coleta de dados e desenvolvimento desta pesquisa, pode-se observar que nas trajetórias profissionais analisadas, foi observada uma busca pela construção de carreiras motivadas por demandas empreendedoras ou intraempreendedoras, com uma constante de educação continuada (não necessariamente antecipando a construção das carreiras), majoritariamente realizadas nas áreas de gestão/business. Diante do exposto, concluiu-se que é preciso que as IES trabalhem no sentido de modernizar seus enfoques de formação incorporando uma abordagem de ensino-aprendizagem que estimule a iniciativa e a busca de soluções baseadas no desenvolvimento de habilidades pessoais (incluindo a capacidade empreendedora) para seus egressos no próximo futuro.<br>Brazilian agribusiness is increasing with evident evolution in the last decades and important achievements for the domestic and foreign markets. Therefore, the demands of the labor market are higer and higer in this business area, mainly regarding the qualification of the hired professionals. Inserted in the context of qualified professional training to supply the demands of the Brazilian agribusiness labor market are the Higher Education Institutions, focused on the training in Agricultural Sciences, included in this large area, the Animal Science professionals. Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos of Universidade de São Paulo is one of these HEI training providers, and most of these professionals work in the agribusiness labor market. It is therefore relevant to know the professional trajectory of the graduates, even in a sampling and qualitative way, in order to promote discussions about the approach of the HEI to the reality of the labor market. The objective of this research is to identify and knowthe diversity of the key features of the professional trajectory that graduates in Animal Science at USP, focusing on entrepreneurship training. The research was carried out with a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach, with the use of the case study as a fundamental methodology. The set of information that supports this research was obtained through the collection of primary and secondary data. As basic sources of primary data, specifically from this research, one can cite the researched ones, graduates of the course of Animal Science at USP, where information was collected through semi structured interviews, which included questions that revolved around four main points: a) personal data of the interviewee; b) perceptions of the egress in relation to the education offered during the undergraduate course; c) professional trajectory, from the academic formation; and d) main complements in training for insertion or maintenance of their professional trajectory. The basic sources of secondary data from this survey include USP itself, the systems that are in place and that could be collected, as well as publications, government data, non-governmental institutions and standardized marketing information services. After the data collection, it was observed that in the analyzed professional trajectories, a search for the construction of careers motivated by entrepreneurial or intra-entrepreneurial demands was noticed, with a continuous education constant (not necessarily anticipating the construction of careers) , mostly carried out in the areas of management / business. In view of the above, it was concluded that HEIs need to work towards modernizing their training approaches by incorporating a teaching-learning approach that stimulates initiative and the search for solutions based on the development of personal skills (including entrepreneurship) for their graduates in the near future.
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Bogdanova, Tatiana. "Graduate development trainee programs for students and graduates in certain companies." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-162671.
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Diploma thesis examines and assesses the process of recruitment, selection and hiring of students and graduates through development and training programs by the example of selected companies. The work consists of two parts - theoretical and practical one. The theoretical part describes types, content and basic properties of graduate recruitment development trainee programs for recent graduates and final year students. Practical part describes the programs and selection process for the programs by examples of international companies such as AB InBev, DHL and L'oreal. In final chapter of practical part there is a comparison of listed programs, author's advices and recommendations acquired during the selection process for development and training programs to listed companies. The work will be completed with author's conclusions.
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Blume, Anita Marie. "The conceptual development of counselor-trainees /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7815.
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Tran, June [Verfasser]. "Enhancing Graduate employability: The perspectives of Vietnamese university students and graduates / June Tran." München : GRIN Verlag, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1183917937/34.
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Lee, Mo-lan Monica. "Graduate profile and employer's expectations : case study of a Hong Kong secondary school /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14777630.
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Brittain, Jessica. "A study of how students and graduates of the public relations graduate program of Rowan University view the graduate program /." Full text available online, 2005. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/find/theses.
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Moltaji, Golbon. "A Sociological Review of the Post Graduate Work Permit Program as a Pathway to Permanent Residency for International Students in Canada." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38889.
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This project is a multifaceted analysis of the Post Graduate Work Permit Program (PGWPP), a temporary work permit that allows international students to live and work in Canada following graduation. This dissertation explores a) the program’s development throughout the years, b) the lived experiences and the perceptions of the students who used the program for transitioning to permanent residency and, c) an art-based autoethnographic introspection about this transition.
The research question focuses on how the PGWPP, which provides the government with economic projections regarding student migration, influences the social and economic integration of international students/graduates. This dissertation consists of three self-containing articles all of which employ mobilities paradigm to examine the following secondary questions and purposes: a)Article 1 is an archaeological review of the development of the program that assesses how well the program meets its objective to settle international graduates as successful future permanent residents, b)Article 2 investigates international graduates’ experiences and perspectives about their transition to permanent residency via the PGWPP, c) Article 3 investigates the impacts of migratory-related difficulties among international students on their trajectory as immigrants.
Each article approaches the PGWPP from a different methodological angle to provide a comprehensive analysis of the program that ultimately considers the wellness of international students in their pathways to Canadian residency.
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Zeng, Min. "The adaptation of Mainland Chinese research postgraduates to the Universities of Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3700685X.
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Hullinger, Megan M. "Anxiety, graduate students, and new student orientation programs : a quantitative study /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131458165.pdf.
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Vlok, G. "Graduate tax : a South African study on proposed legislation, implementation and public perception." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41250.
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Graduate tax is a concept that was only recently introduced into the public discourse in South Africa. Little is known about how it will be implemented and who will be liable to pay such a tax. The purpose of this study is to examine the proposed introduction of graduate tax for South African tertiary education graduates and the public perception of such a tax. To achieve the objectives of the study, relevant literature was reviewed that explained the concept of a graduate tax and the possible advantages and disadvantages of its imposition. Data collected by means of a questionnaire was analysed, which revealed the public perception of a graduate tax as well as its possible consequences.
The analysis of the data collected indicated that graduate tax is perceived as an additional tax to be paid by graduates from tertiary institutions, whereas the literature defined it as a tax paid by tertiary institution graduates who received their tertiary education at no cost. Furthermore, it was found that the imposition of a graduate tax may deter some from pursuing a tertiary degree in order to avoid liability for such tax. The imposition of a graduate tax could also lead to an outflow of skills, as graduates would be likely to seek employment outside South Africa in order to avoid paying graduate tax.
It is recommended in this study that more clarity should be given to the public as to what this proposed graduate tax would entail and who would be affected by it.<br>Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2012.<br>am2014<br>Taxation<br>unrestricted
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Young, Dallin George. "Student Affairs Preparation Programs: Reported Learning Outcomes by Recent Graduates." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31486.
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Professional preparation is important for individuals in any profession, as well as the profession itself. It is one of the hallmarks of any profession. Many sets of standards for the curriculum of student affairs preparation programs have been promoted throughout the years. Most recently the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) published a set of standards that outline areas of competency for student affairs professionals.<p>
The purpose of this study was to measure the degree to which recent graduates of student affairs preparation programs reported learning about the important foundational elements of the profession. I examined learning based on standards for student affairs preparation programs defined by CAS and compared amounts of reported learning from alumni based on the programsâ adherence to the CAS standards (compliant v. non-compliant). To that end, I administered a 67 item questionnaire to recent graduates from student affairs preparation programs. <p>
The findings of the present study reveal that a majority of alumni from student affairs preparation programs report having a clear understanding of 57 of 60 identified foundational learning outcomes. Additionally, there was no statistically significant difference between reported learning of alumni from CAS compliant and non-compliant programs based on these foundational learning outcomes on 58 of the 60 items. Data suggest that alumni from CAS compliant programs are more likely to feel confidence in their preparation in 48 of the 60 outcomes presented in the survey. Additionally, the results indicated that alumni from non-compliant programs were more likely to report higher levels of learning based on involvement theory and understanding the level of data a variable in quantitative analysis.<br>Master of Arts
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Ladd, Kathryn L. "A comparison of teacher education programs and graduates' perception of experience /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9998491.
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Tolley, Rebecca L., Wendy C. Doucette, and Joanna Anderson. "Student-Centered, Student-Designed: Creating a Targeted Orientation Program for International Graduate Students." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5353.
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Librarians at East Tennessee State University conducted a voluntary focus group of international students to better understand the academic needs of the growing population. Students participated in a full-day discussion concerning academic staples such as planning and studying, finding and reading, and writing and citing. After a long exchange on communication and cultural differences, the students endorsed a new workshop on academic writing proposed by the librarians. This workshop will become part of the existing sequence of nine graduate-level research support offerings given by the Library for graduate students and faculty.
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Grissom, Mary Anne. "Attrition After Successful Completion of Doctoral Qualifying Examinations: An Analysis of Characteristics and Attitudes of Doctoral Graduates and Non-Graduates." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1985. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331847/.
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist between characteristics and attitudes of graduates and those of non-graduates of doctoral programs in education. The subjects were the 256 students who had successfully completed the qualifying examinations in the College of Education at North Texas State University during the years of 1978 through 1980. Although the data findings from this study are too numerous to list within the restrictions of this abstract, the most notable findings include that (1) 74.2 per cent had graduated; (2) graduates were more likely to have selected the dissertation topic before the qualifying examinations; (3) graduates rated personal motivation higher than did non-graduates; and (4) there were no significant differences in Graduate Record Examination scores (verbal, quantitative, or total) between graduates and non-graduates. Among the conclusions drawn from this study are that (1) the process of going through a doctoral program discourages the less serious students before they reach the qualifying examinations and (2) graduates have high personal motivation and receive high support for dissertation efforts from many segments of life (spouse, family, friends, major professor, and doctoral committee). The recommendations drawn from this study are for (1) further research into the personal motivation of the candidate, (2) further research as to the effect of the candidate's attitudes toward and grades for courses in research and statistics, (3) universities to maintain records that allow for determination of completion rates of doctoral students and to consider these rates in the evaluation of doctoral programs, and (4) graduate faculty to encourage doctoral students to give serious consideration to possible dissertation topics early in their graduate programs.
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Mowen, Diana L. "Impacts of graduate student content specialists serving in middle school classrooms on teachers and graduate students." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1227.
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Tingelstad, Erik Karl. "Career expectations and experiences of beginning student affairs administration graduate students /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7527.
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Silva, Daniela da. "O curso de licenciatura em matemática da PUC/SP e a trajetória profissional de seus egressos (2005 2010)." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2012. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/10911.
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Previous issue date: 2012-05-22<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>The focus of this research is based on the discussions upon the initial graduation of teachers and it takes as target of discussion the professional track analysis of the graduates of Degree Course in Mathematics from PUC/SP. It tried to identify the form of the graduates from the last five years (2005-2010), their academic and professional paths, the reasons that made them choose the Degree Course in Mathematics and their option to follow or not to follow the teaching career. It also tries to identify the activities that they are currently developing and the significance that the Degree Course had on his professional path. As theoretical and methodological it was used the contributions by Vaillant (2004, 2007, 2009), Valle (2006), Jesus (2004) and Gatti (2010) to validate the discussions and analysis about professional career and work conditions. Degree and initial training, the research used the contributions from Gatti (2009), Barreto (2009) and Dias-da-Silva (2005). It is about a qualitative research approach based on a case study. It used as instruments of data collection an initial questionnaire and exploratory interviews. In relation to teaching career, all the participants of the research weave a deep consideration and respect to the teachers of the Degree in Mathematics course and in their statements, and value the profession s nobleness, but most of them are not working as a teacher and did not pursued the career of teaching. To the graduates of the Mathematics Degree course, the highest point of the course is related to the teacher s practices and influences, and Teaching Practice, and Supervised Internship were considered the most important disciplines with highlights to the conception, organization and pace of lessons as the positive points of the course. Aspects as the lack of social valorization, represented for the low salaries, the profession s image and social prestige, the students and school conditions, the work safety, among others, seems to scare the graduates researched regarding the choice of a career in teaching<br>O foco desta pesquisa inscreve-se nas discussões acerca da formação inicial de professores e toma como objeto de discussão e análise da trajetória profissional dos egressos do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática da PUC/SP. O trabalho buscou identificar o perfil do egresso dos últimos cinco anos (2005-2010), sua trajetória acadêmica e profissional, os motivos que o levaram à escolha do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática e sua opção ou não pela carreira docente. Buscou, também, identificar as atividades que esses egressos estão desenvolvendo atualmente, e o papel que teve o curso de Licenciatura em sua trajetória profissional. Como referencial teórico-metodológico foram utilizadas as contribuições de Vaillant (2004, 2007, 2009), Valle (2006), Jesus (2004) e Gatti (2010) para apoiar as discussões e análises sobre carreira profissional e condições de trabalho. Para a discussão sobre o papel dos cursos de Licenciatura e formação inicial, o estudo se amparou em Gatti (2009), Barreto (2009) e Dias--da-Silva (2005). Trata-se de uma abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa, pautada num estudo de caso. Como instrumentos de coleta de dados, foram adotados um questionário inicial e entrevistas exploratórias. Em relação à profissão docente, embora os participantes da presente pesquisa mostrassem profunda consideração e respeito pelos professores do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática e, em seus depoimentos, valorizassem a profissão, a maioria dos egressos não está atuando como docente e não seguiu a carreira do magistério. Para os egressos do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática, o ponto mais alto no curso está voltado para as práticas e influências dos professores; as disciplinas consideradas mais importantes foram as de Prática de Ensino e Estágio Supervisionado, com destaque para a concepção, organização e andamento das aulas, como um dos pontos positivos do curso. Aspectos como a falta de valorização social, representados pelos baixos salários, a imagem da profissão e o prestígio social, a condição dos alunos e das escolas, a segurança no trabalho, dentre outros, parece assustar os egressos, pesquisados em relação à escolha da carreira do magistério
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Ho, Kenneth, and 何健宇. "Student migration among mainland Chinese postgraduate students in HongKong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45825506.
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Carpenter, James D. "Co-curricular involvement of West Virginia four-year state college students and the statistical relationship with post-graduate community and professional involvement, leadership, salary, and job satisfaction." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2002. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2270.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2002.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 121 p. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-106).
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Evans, Linda Meerdink. "Graduate student recruitment." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186185.
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Graduate student recruitment has received relatively little attention in the literature. Most of the research has been quantitative and narrowly focused on factors related to student choice. While graduate student enrollment has remained essentially stable for over ten years, demographic shifts and anticipated needs for doctoral prepared faculty and scientists give cause for concern. The goals of this research were to understand how four departments at a large research university approach graduate student recruitment and what influences how departments recruit students. In addition, the study sought to understand how students experience the recruitment process and how that experience may differ by ethnic group, by gender, and by department. One hundred faculty, administrators, and graduate students were interviewed and a wide variety of documents were analyzed. Findings indicate graduate recruitment has been left to the departments, in contrast to undergraduate recruitment where coercive mechanisms have been applied centrally, through access and equal opportunity initiatives. Departmental goals related to recruitment focus primarily on getting the best students, while central administration goals are centered on increasing diversity among students and enhancing the quality of research. The numbers and characteristics of the customers, suppliers, and competitors have a significant impact on departmental recruitment. Experiences of students differed widely by department and by level of study. Generally students did not feel recruited. Masters students had different experiences than did doctoral students, and women had different experiences than male graduate students. The practical implications are: (1) Because graduate student recruitment is a student-initiated process, communication about graduate school must improve; (2) Departments must take better care of students, both undergraduate and graduate, so that students will want to continue their education at the graduate level; (3) Faculty involvement in recruitment is important; (4) Recruitment can be enhanced by strengthening connections among units on campus; (5) Departments lack expertise in recruitment; (6) Departmental efforts to increase ethnic minority enrollment need to be improved; (7) External sources of potential graduate students need to be explored; (8) Ways to decrease the financial obstacles must be developed and maintained; and (9) Consideration should be given to increasing graduate student enrollment in particular disciplines.
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Siwela, Ntandokazulu. "Assessing education's relevance to industry needs and the impact on graduate employability: a case study of UFH communication graduates." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/571.
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The 21st century has seen nations becoming more competitive yet ironically more interdependent as their future becomes even more dependent on the knowledge, skills, and resourcefulness of its people, creating new opportunities and difficulties for education, (Power, 2000). The education-work-society interdependency has therefore become more important now than ever. It is also because of this triad-interdependency that tertiary education‟s relevance to industry needs has become a crucial issue in societal development. The ever changing needs of South Africa, the unemployment rate, introduction of new technologies and many other ripple effects of globalization have seen more and more pressure mounting on the South African education system as more and more people try to ensure that the education system answers the crucial challenges of the country today and tomorrow.The discussion below provides a detailed account of the context, in which this discourse on curriculum relevance takes place, highlighting some relevant cornerstones of the Reconstruction and Development Programme, (RDP, 1994). Furthermore, this chapter exposes the key research questions and significance of the study. The subsequent chapter 2 gives an account of what other scholars have said on issues of curriculum relevance, development and the South African Higher Education system. Chapter 3 explains the research methodology as a research process used to investigate the problem in question. In this research study the researcher uses both quantitative and qualitative design (online surveys of three groups, these are the graduates, prospective employers and the lecturers). The analysis is based on quantitative data and further substantiated through qualitative data analysis. The subsequent chapter tabulates and lays out the results according to the surveys. The final chapter discusses the findings and makes future recommendations.
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Ekong, Imoh. "The Difficulties Encountered by Nigerian Students in Pursuing Graduate Degrees in the North Texas Area of the United States." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332836/.
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This study concerns the difficulties encountered by Nigerian students in pursuing graduate degrees in the North Texas area of the United States. The purposes of this study were: (a) to determine the extent to which the perceived difficulties are a result of financial difficulties, (b) to determine the extent to which language is perceived as an inhibiting factor during their period of study, (c) to determine the extent to which family problems contributed to the difficulties, (d) to determine the extent to which normal pressures in graduate school contributed to the difficulties, (e) to determine the extent to which time management contributed to the difficulties, (f) to determine the extent to which changes of schools/colleges within the United States contributed to the difficulties, (g) to determine the extent to which lack of advisement contributed to the difficulties, (h) to determine the extent to which health problems contributed to the difficulties, and (i) to determine the extent to which employment contributed to the difficulties.
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Cretsinger, Matthew A. "Academic competitiveness among graduate students." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2005. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2005/2005cretsingerm.pdf.
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Hyun, Jung H. "An exploration of the coping strategies in female counseling doctoral students' marriages." Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cps_diss/37/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2009.<br>Title from title page (Digital Archive@GSU, viewed June 28,2010) Catherine Y. Chang, committee chair; Henry G. McMahon, Catherine J. Brack, Gregory L. Brack, committee members. Includes bibliographical references.
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Chan, Kam-Chi. "International student adjustment : a qualitative study of a cohort of Chinese graduate students." Connect to resource, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1265635445.
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Woollard, Lorraine Marie. "Training graduate students to teach." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ40145.pdf.
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MacDonald, Grizelda Lucille. "Multiracial graduate students’ lived experiences." Diss., Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19197.
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Doctor of Philosophy<br>Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs<br>Christy D. Craft<br>BeEtta L. Stoney<br>The United States of America’s demographic population has shifted vastly to include a “new” multiracial growing population. Multiracial individuals are those who self-identify as two or more races, which now reflects a very young population. Higher education institutions are noticing an influx of more and more multiracial individuals, and many institutions are grappling with how to recognize and to support this growing population. Specifically, higher education institutions need to understand how multiracial graduate students think about their own racial identities and how they navigate their graduate school experiences.
The purpose of this research was to gain a deeper understanding of multiracial graduate students’ lived experiences. There is an imperative to understand the daily experiences of multiracial graduate students to allow these students to retell the stories of their everyday lives in graduate school. The theoretical framework used to guide this study was critical race theory. Narrative inquiry methodology was the methodology chosen to focus on the unique voices and experiences of the participants in this study. Narrative analysis was employed to make meaning of the data retrieved from self-reflective writing samples and two semi-structured individual interviews with each of three participants. The findings from this research revealed the ever-present importance of racism and colorism and their impact on racial identity, the continued challenges of the campus climate experienced by multiracial students at a predominantly White institution (PWI), the impact and influence of religion at a PWI, and how multiracial students manage different types of relationships with peers and faculty. Implications for research and practice are provided as a result of the insights gleaned through this research about the lived experiences of three multiracial graduate students at one predominantly White higher education institution.
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Cretsinger, Matthew Aaron. "Academic competitiveness among graduate students." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003cretsingerm.pdf.
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Reeves, Leah. "Separate but equal? : the experiences of African American female graduate students in a college student affairs program /." View online, 2010. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131524381.pdf.
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Gajdzik, Patrycja K. Johnsen Susan K. "Relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and socio-cultural adjustment of international graduate students and american graduate students." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/2682.
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Zhou, Yuchun. "Understanding of international graduate students' academic adaptation to a U.S. graduate school." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1269127068.
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Reeder, Katrina Lynn. "Graduate Education Instructors' Motivation and its Influences on Graduate Students." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7184.
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Researchers have discovered that a low level of instructor motivation can have negative effects on instructors, such as low-quality teaching and low engagement for the students. The purpose of this study was to explore university instructors' experience with motivation and how it might be important to their graduate students' experiences and success. This qualitative case study followed the conceptual framework of two motivational theories: the self-determination theory and the achievement goal theory. The research question explored instructor motivation and how students perceived that motivation. Furthermore, the research question and subquestions were designed to reveal ways instructor motivation influences graduate students. The study included 8 graduate students and 6 instructors of graduate students. Data sources were 2 written assignments with instructor feedback and interview responses of graduate students and instructors of graduate students. Data analysis included reviewing responses to interview questions and instructor feedback on written assignments. Open coding and axial coding were used to help ensure that categorization of the data was accurate. The resulting themes were (a) [The belief in student abilities], (b) [Being physically and mentally present], (c) [Relatedness], (d) [Instructor/Student synergy], and (e) [Instructor immediacy]. When the graduate students felt the instructor possessed high levels of motivation, they too felt highly motivated. The findings of this study tie instructor motivation to students and students' motivation back to the instructors. The instructor's and student's levels of motivation also impacted their coworkers or peers' level of motivation. The findings of this study could lead to future studies confirming the tie between instructors' and students' motivation and how it is contagious to those who are exposed to it.
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Lander, Nicholas. "Pathways to a unique career : the undergraduate experiences of student affairs administration graduate students." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1260623.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences graduate students in student affairs administration programs had that inspired them to begin a Masters degree program in student affairs administration as well as what they did as undergraduates to prepare themselves for graduate work. A portion of the study focused on the role mentors played for student affairs administration graduate students as they explored the field.One hundred and one student affairs administration graduate students from four midwestern institutions completed a sixty item on-line survey. It was found the students had experiences as undergraduates which directly related to their graduate assistantship and mentors played an important role in multiple ways as the students' explored of the field of student affairs administration. Recommendations for assisting undergraduates interested in pursuing a student affairs administration were presented.<br>Department of Educational Leadership
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Banda, Emmanuel. "Transformative Learning and Student Empowerment: Zimbabwean Graduate Students' Immersion into United States Higher Education." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1406820972.
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Napolitano, Amanda. "Graduate Students’ Beliefs and Perceptions of Student Engagement and Learning Platforms in Higher Education." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2017. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/135.
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This applied dissertation was designed to understand and explore the experiences of graduate students at a public four-year higher education institution in the southeastern region of the United States. This study utilized an interview based phenomenological qualitative study design approach for data collection and analysis. Committees in the field of higher education reviewed and approved the interview protocol. The research study and data analysis were conducted in the Spring Semester of 2017. The researcher employed semi-structured interviews that were guided by ten protocol questions. Transcription accuracy, credibility, and trustworthiness were established through diligent adherence to university protocols. The collected data revealed themes that supported the researchers’ understanding of graduate students’ perception of engagement and experiences in face-to-face, online, and blended classroom settings.
The qualitative research study provides in-depth insight for future enrollees and program development. The selected institution’s IRB and Nova Southeastern University’s IRB granted permission to conduct the study. A phenomenological approach was used to maximize exploration of graduate students’ perception of engagement and experiences in face-to-face, online, and blended graduate level classroom settings. Ten protocol questions guided the semi-structured interviews. Subsequent to the scheduled 60-minute interviews, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to describe the meaning of several individuals’ perceptions. The most prevalent theme that emerged was a lack of meaningful social interaction, or student engagement, in online formats. Once the data had been analyzed, recommendations for future research were provided to support the needs of a graduate student population on university campuses.
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Goncalves, Marcus V. A. "A study of how the student and exchange visa information system influences the influx and study of graduate international students in science and engineering in the U.S." Thesis, Boston University, 2009. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/33478.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University<br>The influx of international graduate students in science and engineering to the U.S. has changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and related F-1 visa policies have required a higher level of scrutiny of the student visa procedures, and introduced strict student monitoring policies and measures. In addition, the SEVIS monitoring and compliance system has altered the operation of international student service offices, affected the students they serve, and the operation of the universities enrolling international students.
This study investigated the effects of SEVIS on graduate programs in science and engineering and their students. Information was gathered from respondents from the 60 universities having the highest population of intemational students in these fields, according to NSF. Respondents included department administrators, admissions officials, and SEVIS professionals. Data V111 were collected from 75 on-line survey respondents and in 21 semi-structured interviews.
The results of this study suggest that many international students are negatively affected by SEVIS, impacting their ability to remain in-status and to understand how the system works. To counter this, department administrators, SEVIS professionals, and student advisors have increased their level of support for these students, providing them guidance on how to remain in-status and how to improve their social and academic experience in the United States. As a result, relatively few international students are deported for falling out-of-status in SEVIS. The data also made clear that program administrators and admissions officials have little knowledge about SEVIS, F -1 visa policies, and their influence on international enrollments.
Finally, this study provided evidence of an increased workload for international student advisors and SEVIS professionals. Universities have had to hire additional staff, increase their information technology investment in linking home-grown student service systems with SEVIS, and proactively anticipate any hurdles that international students may have and resolve them as expeditiously as possible.<br>2031-01-01
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Theisen, Megan Rae. "A Study of Graduate Student Parents? Perceptions: Barriers and Resources." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28945.
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The present study explored the perceptions of students who were both parenting and pursuing a master's or doctoral degree. Specifically, this study examined students' perceptions regarding the usefulness of resources that were currently and could potentially be provided to facilitate successful degree completion. Differences between mothers and fathers were examined as well as differences between master's and doctoral students. Previous literature indicated that women and men experience graduate school differently and that the genders are not represented proportionally as master's and doctoral graduates. Therefore, this study sought to explore differences in the perceptions of resources offered on campus, resources offered in the community, and potential resources. A feminist framework was used to guide all aspects of this study. The results of this study indicated that graduate student parents placed greater value on financial resources and resources related to childcare as well as having a supportive faculty advisor. Independent sample t-tests indicate there were gender differences in perceptions: specifically, women placed greater value on many of the resources studied. In addition, independent sample t-tests did not signify differences between master's and doctoral students' perceptions. These results suggest that there are many specific resources that university could offer graduate student parents in order to support them in completing their degree.
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DeAngelo, Linda Teresa. "Increasing faculty diversity how institutions matter to the PhD aspirations of undergraduate students /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1481675181&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Partida, Deyssi. "MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION IN CURRICULA." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/936.
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Mindfulness meditation (MM) has been used as an intervention tool for mental health diagnosis in the field of social work for some time and there are numerous empirical literature and research about the benefits of MM in practice. Despite the evidence and the use of MM in the field, there is very limited incorporation or MM programs and courses in the Master of Social Work (MSW) education and curricula. This study aimed to explore MSW students’ perspectives on mindfulness meditation and whether they would find it beneficial in their curricula. The study collected qualitative data through interviews MSW graduates at a Southern California University. The data collected was analyzed through ATLAS software. The findings of the study give way for future research to help note the interest of MM within MSW students and how it can help benefit MSW students personally and professionally by providing education and practice in the MSW education field. Participants expressed desire to learn more about MM, as they did not feel equipped to confidently practice it in the field. Including MM practice and education could help fortify the field of social work by creating better MSW professionals due to its benefits.
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Kempner, Kimberly Pruitt. "The effects of ethical climate and faculty-student relationships on graduate student stress." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1458.
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Wilson, Natascha Monique. "Substance Use Among Female Graduate Students." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27934.
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This study examines data from a modified version of the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey to establish the frequency use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and stimulants, which were the four variables used to denote substance use. This study also investigates the consequences experienced as a result of substance use among female graduate students (n = 266) in mental health majors, including Counseling Education (n=164) and Other Mental Health majors (n=102). Eight universities located in the southeastern region of the United States participated in the study.
In addition to measuring substance use, the survey also provided a general description of the participants. The participants, who averaged 24.85 years in age, were 48.9% (n=130) Caucasian and 51.1% (n=136) African American. In terms of marital status, were 38.7% (n=103) the respondents single, 18.8% (n=50) in a committed relationship but not married, 28.2% (n=75) married, and 13.5% (n=36) married, but with an absentee spouse. A majority of the respondents (n=178) were employed in a full time capacity.
An ensuing analysis of the data revealed generalized substance use among female graduate students in mental health majors, with alcohol being the most prevalently used substance among the four. Demographic variables found to be significant in these findings were ethnicity, age, major, marital status and living arrangements. When examining consequences experienced as a result of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and stimulants use during the past year, the majority of participants did not experience any consequences; frequencies indicated small percentages of consequences experienced by graduate students and are reported herein.
Implications for the profession and recommendations for future research are suggested.<br>Ph. D.