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Burchett, Bonnie L. "The Role of Values in Higher Education: A Case Study of Two Higher Education Institutions." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2888.

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The primary purpose of this study was to develop case studies providing a description of how two higher education institutions addressed the role of values. The researcher attempted to provide insight and understanding into the implicit and explicit values of the institutions through a values audit process. The methods of transmitting those values internally and externally were examined, as well as, implications for students, faculty, and staff. There was also an analysis as to what evaluation process was used to ensure compliance or alignment and to gauge that alignment between educational pr
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Seay, Sandra E. "The Relationship of Presidential Leadership Style and the Financial Health of Private, Nonproprietary Institutions of Higher Learning." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1989. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2790.

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between the financial health of academic institutions and the leadership style of college and university presidents. Financial health was defined as the ability of an institution to pay its current debts. Secondly, the study tested a number of hypotheses derived from the contingency model of leadership effectiveness. Lastly, the study attempted to determine if there was an association between two lists of institutions considered to be led by effective presidents. The study involved a stratified random
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Collins, David D. "Funding of Higher Education in Tennessee: A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of State Legislators and Higher Education Leaders." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2897.

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The purpose of this study was to identify issues that are considered important to the legislators and higher education leaders of Tennessee in making decisions that affect the funding of higher education. A further purpose was to identify actions that such individuals believe should be taken by higher education leaders to ensure that higher education is accountable and worthy of continued or increased financial support. Using a qualitative research design, interviews were held with 10 legislators and 6 higher education leaders selected in accordance with the concept of purposef
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Williams, Ramona A. "Assessing Students' Gains from the College Experience at East Tennessee State University." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2994.

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The purpose of this study was to determine what activities from the ETSU experience influence students' opinions about their growth and development. This study also examined the influence of sex, age, and classification in college. Three research questions and five hypotheses were examined. The Third Edition of the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ) was the instrument used in this study. The CSEQ was administered to 50 undergraduate classes at East Tennessee State University during the Spring Semester 1994. There were 19 independent variables and f
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Gross, Ronald D. "A Survey of Sophomore Students' Impressions of Academic Advising Services at East Tennessee State University." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2690.

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This study of sophomore students' at East Tennessee State University was conducted to determine students' impressions of the institutional academic advising program, to assess students' level of satisfaction with the academic advisor's assistance with those topics discussed in academic advising sessions, and to determine students' impressions of their academic advisor. The data collected in this study revealed that the sophomore students at ETSU were slightly dissatisfied with their advisor's assistance. Data derived from comparative analyses for differences in impressions of a
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Edmondson, Frederick Stephen. "Effects of a faculty mentoring program on African-American and Hispanic-American college students: Self-disclosure, self-esteem, solidarity, and academic achievement." Scholarly Commons, 1995. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2585.

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The purpose of this study was to examine self-disclosure, self-esteem, and solidarity in the mentoring relationship and the subsequent impact on academic achievement regarding African and Hispanic American college students. The Faculty Mentor Program is a component to meeting the challenge of improving retention and graduation rates for African and Hispanic Americans at California State universities. There were 287 subjects of which 83 responded to the survey. The subjects were members of a Faculty Mentor Program at a California State University. The survey consisted of the Wheeless Solidarity
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Brett, Armand George. "Stages of affirmative action and diversity policy in the California State University system." Scholarly Commons, 1992. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2944.

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Demographic changes in California have made the goal of a more culturally diverse faculty extremely important to the future of higher education. Confounding issues associated with affirmative action policy seemed to be contributing to a stalling of progress. This study sought to identify a range of conceptions and approaches used in dealing with affirmative action and to assess the work of affirmative action directors regarding their dealings with faculty and the hiring process. Value conflict and political sensitivity discovered during preliminary research led to the use of a qualitative, key
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Moore, Sara R. "Literacy Through Photography| Third-Year and Beyond, First-Generation College Student Experience with Culture and Academic Discourse." Thesis, Wilkes University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3729098.

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<p> This qualitative portraiture study examines current issues that surround the experience of third-year and beyond, first-generation college students. There is a need to understand the self-perceptions of first-generation college students. Very few studies follow the group into the third year of college. Most programs track the population for just one year beyond matriculation. Success for first-generation college students is vital, as the group has been identified as a growing population with low college completion rates. This study is presented at a critical time, when the President of the
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Derry, John L. "Factors Related to Enrollment Decisions of Accepted Traditional-age Students At Milligan College." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2666.

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This study examined an aspect of enrollment management at a private liberal arts college. Factors related to enrollment decisions of students accepted for admission to Milligan College were analyzed by comparing two groups: matriculants and nonmatriculants. The population consisted of 438 traditional-age applicants for the 1995 fall semester. Data were collected from the application for admission, financial aid application, and a survey instrument designed to obtain information relative to influences on the enrollment decision. The Purposes of the research were to determine if significant diff
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Smith, Penny L. "Planned Change in Higher Education: A Case Study of the NASSP Alliance for Developing School Leaders." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1994. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2795.

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The problem was that much effort was being put into an alliance for preparing school leaders with little evidence concerning how effective such groups were in promoting positive change. The purpose of this study was to provide a historical background for the National Alliance for Developing School Leaders that included the rationale for the endeavor, the identification of key actors and their roles, and perceived changes resulting from Alliance affiliation. The information gleaned from the study was intended to answer the formulated research questions. Data were collected using
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Stewart, Mark. "The transformation and development of Christian institutions of higher education." Scholarly Commons, 2002. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2557.

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A qualitative case study was conducted of Bethany College of the Assemblies of God in Scotts Valley, CA. A twofold purpose motivated this study: The first was to add to the understanding of the transformation processes of Christian higher education institutions, and the second was to develop a set of principles to be applied to the changing Christian institution by administrators and governing boards. From the study, which consisted primarily of document analysis and was supported by interview data, findings were reported and five major emergent themes were identified. These themes were: (a) T
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Narkawicz, Melanie G. "Marketing Acceptance and Its Relationship to Selected Institutional Characteristics in Higher Education Institutions." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1994. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2757.

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This study examined the level of acceptance of marketing by colleges and universities in the United States. It was based upon the "Four Stage Model Reflecting the Acceptance of Marketing in Higher Education Institutions" developed by Simmons and Laczniak (1992). The primary purposes of this study were to validate the model and to identify the operational level of marketing acceptance at colleges and universities. Secondary purposes were to determine if the level of acceptance differed according to source of control/affiliation (public v. private), highest level of degree awarded (associate, ba
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Warner, Carla E. "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Power Style, and Locus-of-control for Selected Academic Deans." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1992. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2823.

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The concept of locus of control, as an aspect of the human personality, has remained of interest to researchers since its identification by Julian Rotter in the 1960s. Beginning with the work of French and Raven in the 1950s, the concept of power and its interrelationship with leadership ability has also continued to be of interest to social scientists and educators. This study was completed in response to the lack of previous research on the relationship of locus of control to power style usage and preference. Four hundred and eighty academic deans from one hundred and nine Co
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Kariuki, Patrick N. "The Relationship Between Student and Faculty Learning Style Congruency and Perceptions of the Classroom Environment in Colleges of Teacher Education." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1995. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2748.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of congruence between teachers' and undergraduate education majors' learning styles in selected colleges of the Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and to determine if the style congruence was related to student perceptions of the classroom learning environment. A related purpose was to identify needed changes in classroom environments based on the characteristics of the actual and ideal classroom environments as perceived by students, characteristics of the actual classroom environment as perceived by their teachers, a
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LaPrince, Shelly L. "A qualitative exploration of management education| Business school offerings in comparison to employer expectations." Thesis, Capella University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3568149.

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<p> The exploratory qualitative research study explored management education business school offerings in comparison to employer expectations. Through the lens of alumni and human-resources personnel participants, the research examined the skills deemed as transferrable to the workplace and competencies that undergraduate-management education alumni lack upon entry into the workplace. This research study used interviewing as the data-collection method to explore the experiences of undergraduate business-school alumni from two universities, which from here on out will be referred to as Univer
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Chandler-Melton, Jamiyla. "Factors that Impact African American High School Equivalency (HSE) Students' Pursuit of Higher Education." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2474.

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African Americans account for a disproportionate percentage of students who pursue college education in comparison to European Americans. Indeed, a considerable number of African American High School Equivalency (HSE) students are not enrolling in college once they earn their HSE diploma. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine 3 African American HSE students' perceptions about factors that influenced their pursuit of higher education at the selected HSE study site. These 3 students were selected for their inclusion because of their ethnicity, enrollment in the HSE program, a
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Ruhl, Taylor D. "Organizational culture in the private liberal arts college: A case study." Scholarly Commons, 1996. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2583.

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The purpose of this study was to describe the organizational culture of Pacific Union College (PUC), a part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education in North America. The design of this research project was a case study, and the methodological paradigm on which this study was based is that of naturalistic inquiry. Three means of inquiry were utilized: an organizational culture survey, interviews, and content analysis. The survey was administered to all salaried personnel of the college. Each respondent also submitted a demographic profile. Interviews further contributed to the t
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Olson, Joseph B. "Common Transitional and First-year Experiences of Newly Appointed Community College Deans: A Qualitative Analysis." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2761.

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The purpose of this qualitative research study was to identify common transitional and first year experiences of newly appointed community college deans. A population of deans from the states of North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas was identified. Through the use of qualitative research techniques, personalized accounts were collected from a sample of eleven deans. Through a qualitative analysis of these personalized accounts, thirteen themes were developed. These themes identified common issues and backgrounds encountered and shared by the eleven deans. These themes reveal that
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Lombo, Lombo. "Second Chance for School Dropouts in Kenya through Adult Education." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1696.

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Most Kenyan high school dropouts do not have a school reentry option, and without a high school diploma, they lack access to tertiary or higher education institutions for training and career development. This case study was an investigation of how an adult learning center in Kenya educated high school dropouts and helped them to gain access to vocational training or higher education. The research questions addressed the pedagogy, learning experiences, and curriculum of the Baraka Adult Learning Center (BALC) and also focused on how the BALC met students' aspirations, needs, and goals based on
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Thomas, Sally S. "Innovation in Student Affairs: The Influence of Individual and Organizational Factors on Programmatic and Technological Change." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1989. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2982.

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The purpose of this paper was to explore the influence individual and organizational factors exerted on technological innovations, programmatic innovations and combined technological and programmatic innovations. Student affairs divisions in Comprehensive I colleges and universities constituted the administrative unit examined. The two types of program innovations examined were substance abuse prevention/education programs and retention/academic support programs. The technological innovations examined were financial aid computerized award calculation and computerized career counseling. The ind
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Warner, Tony R. "Staffing Patterns in Campus Activities Departments." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2990.

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the organizational structures and staffing patterns in campus activities offices or operations within selected institutions. These institutions were selected from the membership of the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) during the 1994-95 academic year which are also public, Master's (Comprehensive) Universities and Colleges I and II institutions. Focus was placed on identifying the sizes and types of the campus activities departments at the institutions surveyed. A survey was developed and administered to a population of 355 institutions.
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Bartell, Nancy O. "Implementing Total Quality Management in Business and Academe: A Case Study." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2635.

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Total quality management (TQM) is a philosophy and process that has been successfully implemented in many business firms. Other organizations, including institutions of higher education, have become increasingly interested in adopting it. It is likely that facilitators need to be cognizant of organizational differences and adjust facilitation methods and strategies accordingly. This dissertation is an exploratory study designed to examine the role of the TQM facilitator in diverse settings. Specifically, the study is an in-depth two-case research study of TQM implementation in
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Williams, George M. "Machiavellian Attitudes Acknowledged by Principals of Tennessee Secondary Schools." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1995. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2827.

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The purpose of this study is to determine the level of Machiavellian attitudes acknowledged by secondary school principals as measured by the Mach V Attitude Inventory Scale. The data were collected from an ex post facto survey of 169 public and nonpublic secondary school principals, grades 9-12. Principals completed the Mach V scale and a 13-item demographic survey. Sixteen research questions were formulated to examine the relationship among the variables which produced seventeen null hypotheses. Of the seventeen null hypotheses, four were found to be significa
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Brodie, Carol Ann. "Environmental sustainability programs in higher education: Policies, practices and curriculum strategies." Scholarly Commons, 2006. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2505.

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The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to describe and analyze the policies and practices at selected universities in response to the environmental sustainability movement, as defined by the Talloires Declaration. A survey was conducted of sustainability coordinators at 26 institutions of higher education. Interviews were then conducted at three selected schools in the Western United States. From the data many themes emerged, including the region where the schools reside, culture, people that help or hinder, factors about the sustainability movement, regulations and mandates, financial co
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Erickson, Deborah Elaine. "Teacher induction: A case study of the Lodi New Teacher Project." Scholarly Commons, 1996. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2771.

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The purpose of this study was to provide a descriptive case study of the implementation of a school-based new teacher support program and its relationship to the existing culture and norms at the individual school sites. The study also investigated significant factors characteristic to new teacher support programs and their interactions, and the study analyzed a program as it evolved over a four-year period within the Lodi Unified School District. There were eighty-four subjects, of whom forty-nine responded to a survey. Eleven subjects from three school sites were interviewed in-depth followi
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Cole, Michele Tamamian. "The impact of the 2003 California Preliminary Administrative Services credential requirements on educational administration programs in institutions of higher education." Scholarly Commons, 2004. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2519.

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This study focuses on the impact of the 2003 changes in the California Preliminary Administrative Services credential on programs of educational administration in institutions of higher education. Through five case studies of educational administration programs in institutions of higher education, several themes emerged: department chair K–12 background may predict early adoption; faculty are confused about the credential requirements; full- rather than part-time professors design programs; new competitors have already challenged enrollments; ambiguous policy creates compliance uncertainty; in
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Anderson, Sandra Mains. "The cost of operation of state-level boards for higher education and the cost of administration in public, four-year institutions of higher education." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52332.

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Forty-seven of the fifty states had some form of state-level board for higher education in 1981. Critics have expressed concern that the level of those boards' involvement in institutional affairs has steadily increased, while others have observed that administrative costs at the institutional level have gradually risen. It is not known if there is a relationship between the cost of operation of state-level boards and their level of involvement in the affairs of the institutions under their purview; nor, is it known if there is a relationship between the cost of operation of state-level boards
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Freeman, Amy L. "Articulation Practices of Two- and Four-year Public Colleges in Tennessee." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2912.

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This study had two purposes. The first was to identify present articulation practices within Tennessee public colleges. The second was to select recommendations for ideal articulation practice that might lead to improved transfer/articulation among two- and four-year public colleges in Tennessee. A survey instrument was sent to persons identified as chief articulation officers within Tennessee public colleges. They were asked to evaluate identified articulation practices according to present practice and according to ideal practice. Results were used to determine which transfer and articulatio
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Kroll, Diane M. "Role expansion in student affairs : student affairs officers and fundraising in selected midwestern liberal arts colleges /." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1382626157.

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Lahti, Tunnell Michele Lynn. "Women and Philanthropy in Higher Education: A Collective Case Study of Major Donors." Scholarly Commons, 2016. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/40.

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The current funding challenges affecting public colleges and universities place a greater reliance on philanthropy, and women represent one of the most attractive donor segments. As private giving becomes increasingly essential to ensuring access to quality public higher education, the need exists to better understand women’s philanthropic patterns, motivations, and behavior so that practitioners of higher education fundraising can apply the knowledge tools that will facilitate more effective strategies when cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors. This qualitative study explored
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Campbell, Kathryn Kawai. "A study of selected characteristics and learning strategies of students related to persistence in telecourses." Scholarly Commons, 1996. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2763.

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Telecourses, as a form of distance learning, are an effective, accessible educational option for college students. However, there is evidence that attrition rates are high in telecourses which may be due, in large part, to the autonomous nature of such courses. This study investigated factors related to successful persistence in telecourses and attempted to identify a profile of the successful persister in terms of selected characteristics and specific motivation and learning strategies. Five research questions and sub questions were posed to elicit demographic, motivation and learning strateg
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Williams, Naomi Marie. "Evaluation of student retention and graduation in the CalStateTEACH program." Scholarly Commons, 2005. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2518.

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When the CalStateTEACH program first began in September 1999, the program graduated fifty-one percent of candidates within eighteen months. Data suggests that by the September 2001 cohort, the program graduated candidates in eighteen months at a rate of only thirty-two percent. The program graduated more candidates within eighteen months when the program first began, and currently, the longer candidates stay enrolled in the program (past eighteen months) the less likely they are to complete their credential with CalStateTEACH. The purpose of this research study was to identify factors that lea
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Silver, Canady Tisa. "The Relationship between Financial Aid Advising and Community College Student Engagement." Thesis, Morgan State University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10642094.

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<p> The rising cost of higher education has positioned federal financial aid as an inescapable part of the college experience for a growing number of incoming students (Baum, 2006). In the 2014&ndash;2015 academic year, the U.S. Department of Education allocated more than $150 billion of federal financial aid for eligible college students (Federal Student Aid, 2014). Although billions of dollars in federal student aid have been made available, finances or lack thereof, remain an oft-cited barrier to student success (Long &amp; Riley, 2007; Myers, 2008). Community college student support servic
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Blanton, William H. "A Regression Model of the Interactions Between Higher Education and High-tech Industries in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1992. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2882.

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This study examined the interactions--(1) research grants and contracts, (2) faculty consultation, (3) employee training, (4) student internships and co-ops, (5) universities sharing firm facilities, and (6) firms sharing university facilities--between higher education and high-tech industries in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia using multiple regression modeling. The purpose of the study was the development of a vision of what the future could be and the strategies to successfully overcome the threats and enrich the opportunities that exist between higher education and high-tech industri
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Wang, Xiaoping. "Readiness and Achievement Motivation: An Investigation of the Validity of the Readiness Scales in Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1991. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2822.

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the construct validity of the two instruments measuring readiness in Situational Leadership: the Readiness Scales--Manager Rating Form and Staff Member Rating Form--developed by Hambleton, Blanchard, and Hersey (1977). The study examined the relationships between readiness and achievement motivation, and between readiness and faculty education and work experience. The study also explored the concurrent validity of the two instruments measuring McClelland's (1961) achievement motivation: The Achievement Orientation Scale and The NachNaff Scale.
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Moseley, Rex Keith. "California's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program: An analysis of collaboration between higher education institutions and school districts." Scholarly Commons, 2003. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2465.

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In 2003, California's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) program had 145 programs throughout the state, organized into five clusters. The purpose of this study was to investigate how selected BTSA programs addressed BTSA Standard #3 (collaboration) for teacher induction. Five research questions were addressed. Twenty-six representative programs comprised the study sample. A questionnaire was developed by the researcher based on review of prior research in collaboration. Nineteen factors related to successful collaboration were identified. They were sorted in to six components of s
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Mccabe, Susan M. "Leadership for Learning: Narratologic Pedagogy and Knowledge Construction in Higher Education." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2946.

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Leadership and learning are human activities occurring within an interpersonal, social context. This study was concerned with rendering the lived experiences of leaders and learners as intelligible, allowing for understanding of factors affecting knowledge construction and learning in higher education settings. The individual, personal experiences of teachers and learners were explored in order to identify factors that can be influenced by teacher leadership. Phenomenology was the philosophical and methodological structure of this study. Fifty-two nursing students enrolled in a
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Respress, William. "Perceptions of African-american Males Regarding Factors Supporting Doctoral Completion in Colleges of Education." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2970.

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The primary purpose of the study was to examine what institutional factors most influenced the decision of African-American male doctoral scholars to persist unto graduation. The literature review showed mentoring, institutional climate, race relations, and social adjustment as key factors in persistence of minorities in graduate studies. An objective specific to the study was to explore the cumulative outcomes that mentoring, social adjustment, institutional climate, and race relations have upon persistence. The population included scholars at both Predominantly White Colleges
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Cole, Mary L. "An Analysis of Teacher and Student Leadership and Gender Differentiation Within Academic Divisions at Three Virginia and Tennessee Liberal Arts Colleges." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2896.

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This quantitative study investigated a range of leadership behaviors by teachers (teacher characteristics) and students (student characteristics) inside their higher education classrooms and various aspects of those environments (classroom characteristics). The behaviors and environmental aspects examined are those determined by research findings to foster and enhance participant growth and development. Cluster sampling was used for this study of 25 classes representing 5 divisions of the curriculum at 3 institutions. The instruments were administered to 277 students and 25 tea
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Rutherford, Ginger J. "An Analysis of Reported Paid and Unpaid Time Off for Administrative Employees at Selected Public Universities in Tennessee." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1993. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2783.

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Lack of research on the use of the leave fringe benefit (paid and unpaid time off) as it related to administrators in higher education was the problem of this study. The main purpose of this study was to increase the body of knowledge by analyzing the differences among paid and unpaid time off and selected demographic data for administrators at four selected public universities in Tennessee (Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and Tennessee Technological University). This descriptive study was conduct
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White, Deborah H. "The Impact of Cocurricular Experience on Leadership Development." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1998. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2992.

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This study investigated the impact of cocurricular activities on leadership development. College graduates recognized as community leaders were selected from three communities in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Through survey and interview techniques, the leaders were asked to reflect on high school and college experiences that led to their development as leaders. The study included a focus on differences in experiences of male and female leaders. Developmental influences such as family, mentors, global experience, and the cocurricular activities engaged in during high school
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Thomas, Linda Sue. "The moral and academic tacit curriculum in higher education." Scholarly Commons, 2008. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2363.

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Faculty in higher education overtly teach content and skills to their students in their courses. However, faculty teach and demonstrate a tacit curriculum in their interactions with their students as well. This study examined how faculty believe they articulate and personally demonstrate these tacit goals and objectives to their students. This study examined the interview responses of ten female university English instructors. The faculty were questioned regarding the values, moral principles, ethical standards, and academic goals that they believe they demonstrate and enforce among their stud
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McSherry, Karen Franklin. "High School Seniors' Knowledge about College and the Acquisition of College-Readiness Skills." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2743.

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Lack of college readiness, which affects persistence in college, is a problem for many students at a high school in New Jersey. Only 1 in 5 students in this school persist from first to second year in New Jersey public colleges and universities, and as many as 50% do not graduate in 4 years. This problem is important to study because low persistence may engender personal failure, familial debt, social stigma, and wasted public funds. Guided by Bandura's social learning theory, this qualitative case study addressed the lack of college readiness by exploring what high school students know about
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Kelly, Keyes B. "A comparative study of the assessment practices utilized by full -time faculty and adjunct instructors in preservice teacher education courses." Scholarly Commons, 2002. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2547.

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Students in preservice teacher preparation courses are instructed, assessed, and graded by either regular full-time faculty members or adjunct part-time instructors. The assessment practices utilized by individuals from these two different instructor levels may be inconsistent and differ significantly, thereby affecting the thorough preparation and training of preservice teacher credential students. There was a two-fold purpose for this study. The first was to determine what the assessment practices of regular faculty and adjunct instructors are in preservice teacher education courses. Specifi
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Jacobson, Steven P. "Initiating residential learning communities: Critical elements and practice." Scholarly Commons, 2007. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2352.

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This study examined methods and practices utilized in planning residential learning communities at three large, state-funded, research-oriented universities. Much research has been conducted on the ability of residential learning communities to enhance student learning and retention but little research has been done on how these programs are initiated. This study focused on interviews with founders and initiators and archival documents from the Residential College at the University of Michigan, Freshman Interest Groups program at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the Residential Freshma
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Artiste, Francine Maria. "Characteristics of Successful Classroom Behavior Therapists of Individuals with Autism: A Qualitative Case Study." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1404935497.

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Couch, Gene C. "A Measurement of Total Quality Management in Selected North Carolina Community Colleges." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2898.

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Many of the colleges in the North Carolina Community College System have embarked on a "quality" journey to continuously improve the educational programs and services that they provide to their communities. The primary focus of this study was to determine the level of Total Quality Management (TQM) principles implemented in selected North Carolina community colleges and to determine if there was a difference in the perception of its implementation between administrators and faculty. Additionally, this study examined the influence of the following variables on the implementation of TQM in selec
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King, Patricia Ann. "Students' perceptions of the admissions process for a program for internationally -trained dentists." Scholarly Commons, 2009. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2490.

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This study is designed to analyze the students' perceptions of the application process for a foreign-trained dental program. The goal was to add to the knowledge base the views of students who have experienced the application process of this type of program. Using a quantitative approach, the method of data collection was through a link to an online Likert survey which was emailed to graduates, first-year and second-year current students of the International Dental Studies (IDS) program at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. Respondents were students who had exp
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Cuffman, Darcey M. "A Study of the Roles of Assistant and Associate Deans in Institutions Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2900.

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The purpose of this quantitative research study was to analyze the roles of assistant and associate deans in the colleges or schools related to the disciplines of business, education, and arts and sciences within four different classifications of institutions [Research Universities I and II and Doctoral Universities I and II], as described by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Respondents in the study came from institutions accredited by the Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Respondents included 191 associate deans and 60 assistant deans, of wh
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Harr, Jon P. "The Relationship Between Cosmopolitan-local Orientation and Job Satisfaction Among Admissions Personnel at Christian Colleges in the United States and Canada." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2919.

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In recent years, the challenges facing college admissions professionals have increased, and turnover in the field has become an area of concern. A review of the literature indicated that surprisingly little research had been done in the area of job satisfaction for college admissions professionals and, in particular, Christian college admissions professionals. No direct application of professional (cosmopolitan-local) orientation to the admissions profession could be found in the literature. As a result, the primary purpose of this study was to examine both the level of job satisfaction and th
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