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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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Seipel, Sandra Helene. "Stakeholder Perceptions| The Impact of a University-based Laboratory School on a Campus-based University Educator Preparation Program." Thesis, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13877170.

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<p> A gap in research on the impact of a university-based laboratory school on a campus-based educator preparation program and a decrease in the number of university-based laboratory schools requires current laboratory school programs to evaluate strengths and weaknesses to provide quality evaluative data to ensure continued viability. This qualitative study sought to expand the extant research by identifying perceptions of stakeholders, educator preparation program students, faculty, administrators, and laboratory school teachers, parents, and administrators&mdash;to examine the impact of a l
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Barr, Denny Hayes. "High Academically Achieving Rural High School Students' Perceptions of the Influences on Their College Choice Decisions." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10788082.

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<p> Research on college choice decisions of high school students has increased over the past forty years but has generally centered on demographic characteristics such as race, gender, or socio-economic status of students. There has been little research on the influences on the college choice decisions of high academically achieving students from rural areas. Nationally, 27% of rural high school students attend four-year colleges, compared to 37% of students who come from urban or suburban areas. In addition, 73% of students choose to attend college within their home state. However, preliminar
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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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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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Welch, Catherine E. "Factors Affecting Postsecondary Enrollment among Vermont High School Graduates| A Logistic Regression Analysis." Thesis, New England College, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13859163.

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<p> The State of Vermont has long had one of the highest high school graduation rates in New England, hovering around 87.8% with a lagging college enrollment rate of 52.3% at any 2- or 4-year postsecondary institution in the country (New England Secondary School Consortium, 2015). This research explored the factors that have the greatest effect on the college enrollment patterns of Vermont high school graduates. Specifically, this study explored the relationship between the following factors and 2- and 4-year college enrollment: (a) academic preparation, (b) access to college information, (c)
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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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Spencer, Rosa Chiffon. "A Study of High School Dual Enrollment Participation at Alabama's Public Colleges and Universities." Thesis, The University of Alabama, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10639302.

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<p> This case study explored dual enrollment program implementation and student participation at a public high school in Alabama. The study gathered current data to describe the salient actions and cultural beliefs that influence dual enrollment program participation. The findings help to better understand the institutional practices that attract students to participate in dual enrollment programs. </p><p> This study describes the process by which a high school generates student participation in dual enrollment programs and identifies its established institutional practices that lead to high
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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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Green, Althea C. "Nontraditional Military-Enlisted Students?Increasing Diversity in Medical School Cohorts." Thesis, Keiser University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10815668.

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<p> The U.S. physician population lacks diversity, and this lack of diversity is reflected in the medical student population. Medical schools have implemented various types of programs to increase the diversity of their student population, and by extension, the physician population. A public Northeastern medical school implemented a postbaccalaureate premedical (PBPM) program for military enlisted service members with a goal to increase diversity among its medical school cohorts. A quantitative causal-comparative ex post facto study compared diversity variables of the PBPM military enlisted st
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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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Davis, Maria Salome E. "Dual enrollment| A correlational analysis of high-school students' participation and college persistence in Florida." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3648295.

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<p> The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine the relationship between dual enrollment (DE) participation and college persistence among 399 high-school students enrolled in the five campuses of a state college in southeastern Florida from Fall 2010 to Fall 2012 using archived student records. Multiple regression was used to examine the correlation between college persistence and DE credits earned, GPA earned in DE courses, and algebra grades and to determine which variable was the greatest predictor of college persistence. The results of the study indicated that the
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Hockersmith, Wendy. "Transition Experiences of First-Generation Students Enrolled in a High School to Community College Partnership Program." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10076140.

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<p> A significant issue facing high schools is preparing students for their transition to college. High school students who are the first in their family to attend college have more difficulties preparing for this transition. Studies have explored the transition experiences of first-generation college-going students participating in partnership programs, showing that not all program components strengthen the transition experience for this population (Domina &amp; Ruzek, 2012; Jordan, 2006; Watt et al., 2008). Since participation in these programs may contribute to a successful transition exper
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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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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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Amador, Luis A. "Motivators and Demotivators of Dominican Immigrant High School ESL Students in Puerto Rico." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5601.

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The problem is that Dominican student immigrants enrolling in Puerto Rican high schools need to be English proficient and the English as second language program (ESL) is not effectively supporting these students to develop English proficiency to graduate from the target high school. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the perceptions of Dominican immigrant ESL students regarding motivators and demotivators in ESL classes to develop English proficiency at the target site. Using Krashen's conceptual framework, students' perceptions of motivators and demotivators regardin
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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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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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Shea, Thomas McKennon Jr. "The Value of Why| Understanding Alumni Giving Motivation and Identity in the Graduate and Professional Theological School Context." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10828069.

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<p> As graduate school enrollment continues to grow and more graduate institutions become responsible for their own fundraising efforts, attention to the specific context of graduate and professional school fundraising will be increasingly important. This study sought to identify the primary motivations of graduate alumni to make financial gifts to their graduate alma maters. Secondarily, it explored how prior experiences with undergraduate institutions, particularly through the lens of research related to organizational identification, affected their giving behavior. </p><p> Data gathered
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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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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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Pratschler, Marianne. "Effects of mentoring preservice teachers on inservice teachers in professional development school environments." ScholarWorks, 2009. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/694.

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Colleges and universities collaborte with P-12 public schools in professional development school (PDS) partnerships to improve teacher training, provide professional development for inservice teachers, improve student achievement, and promote action research. Most research has been done on advantages for preservice teachers and for students in classrooms. The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand inservice teachers' mentoring experiences in order for a local college to support and enrich the professional lives of inservice teachers. Research questions addressed inservice t
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Cuppett, Kevin S. "How Do Stakeholders Engaged in School-University Partnerships Create Value for their Own Organizations?" Thesis, The George Washington University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3613386.

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<p> The purpose of this study was to determine how stakeholders engaged in school-university partnerships, specifically in the work preparing future school administrators, created and captured value for their own organizations. These case studies examined three partnerships that involved three school systems who all partnered with the same college, which allowed for multi-site and within site analysis. The study used the voices of key stakeholders, partnership documents, and observations of key events within the partnerships as data sources to focus on what stakeholders took away from the part
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Calhoun, Jack Willard. "High School Student Athletes and Nonathletes' Disciplinary Referrals and Grade Point Averages." ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/87.

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High School Student Athletes and Nonathletes' Disciplinary Referrals and Grade Point Averages by Jack Calhoun MEd, Georgia Southwestern State University, 1998 BS, Georgia Southwestern State University, 1997 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Walden University December 2014 This quantitative study investigated how athletic participation in public high schools influenced students' academic achievement and positive social behavior. Disciplinary referrals are on the rise in American schools and are a cause of concern for teache
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Albert, Ernst. "Overcoming the Challenges of Retaining Novice Teachers in a County Public School." Thesis, Walden University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10602144.

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<p> Retaining novice teachers in a Northeast Florida county public school is an ongoing challenge. Research indicates that 14% of new teachers will leave the field within 5 years. The purpose of this case study was to investigate the major factors that contributed to this unique group of novice teachers&rsquo; decisions to continue to teach at the school during their first 5 years in the field. The societal model served as the conceptual framework for this study of factors affecting teacher turnover, with emphasis on teacher and school characteristics in relation to teacher attrition. Data col
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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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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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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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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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Omale, Johnson John. "Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Secondary School Students in Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2011. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1177.

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Secondary school students in Nigeria face challenges regarding their oral health. Few researchers have investigated oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in Nigerian populations. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of oral health knowledge, behaviors, and practices among secondary school students in Enugu State, Nigeria, in relation to their oral health status. The theoretical framework of this study was based on the health belief model. A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from 12 secondary schools in Enugu State, using a close-ended questionnaire as w
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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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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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McKeithan, Tashon. "Racial perceptions and its relationship with perceptions of school success." Thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3662626.

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<p> The White-Black achievement gap still persists, leaving Black children far behind their White peers. Research shows that children who struggle during their early childhood years are more likely to be at risk for academic failure in their elementary and high school years. Educators and social scientists continue to grapple with creating schools that improve Black educational achievement. </p><p> This study is grounded in the premise that racial perception is intrinsically linked to school success. Racial preferences are explored through participant selection in the forced choice questionn
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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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Wood, Daisy Bertha. "School-university partnerships: An exploration of the relationship." W&M ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618700.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of a particular model for collaboration when applied to a successful school-university partnership. A specific framework for establishing and maintaining successful school-university partnerships, proposed by Frank Wilbur of Syracuse University, was identified in the literature. Wilbur's model was selected as the conceptual framework for this study since it contains critical elements supported by at least four other researchers studying and writing on collaborative endeavors and was, in fact, the most comprehensive of any of the suggest
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Horn, Daniel Alan. "The effects of curricular and institutional changes on student-faculty and student-student relations at the Sloan School of Management." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289758.

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This study tests hypotheses posed in a 1983 article regarding the Sloan School of Management and the Harvard Business School (HBS). In this article, Van Maanen (1983) states that student-faculty and student-student relations in the two MBA programs differ due to their contrasting institutional and curricular characteristics. Subsequently, the Sloan School of Management adopted some of the same characteristics found at HBS. By adopting a cohort system, eliminating the master's thesis as a degree requirement, increasing its program size, and placing greater emphases on student in-class participa
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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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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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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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Parker, Matthew. "For the "true lover of the law"---the origin of LL.M. programs| A case study of the University of Pennsylvania Law School." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3746348.

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<p><i>Legum Magister</i>, or LL.M., degrees have come under increasing criticism in recent years in the United States. Observers have accused law schools of offering these and other graduate law degrees simply to increase revenue, and argue that they provide no value to graduates as they are not respected in the traditional legal services market. Despite these negative appraisals, the number, size, and types of these programs have continued to grow rapidly. While much has been written criticizing this growth, almost nothing has been written on how and why these programs came into existence, ev
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Scown, Andree. "School leader preparation in the Nazarene university system| A qualitative study of the role of emotional intelligence." Thesis, Northwest Nazarene University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3643041.

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<p> The overall intent of the study was to understand the role of emotional intelligence in school leader preparation programs in the Nazarene university system. A qualitative exploration of the understanding and presence of emotional intelligence (EI) theory and associated concepts in two Nazarene university principal preparation programs was conducted along with an investigation of the need, hindrances, and solutions to including such topics in the universities' programs. Two educational leadership program directors from each university acted as participants by responding to semi structured
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