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Predicting First-Year Persistence of Community College Students Participating in Intrusive Practices

Creator:: Belden, William D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the combination of factors, both individual and programmatic, that contributed most significantly to the persistence and progression of students enrolled in a public comprehensive community college. As open-access institutions, community colleges cater to students from a broad range of socioeconomic, cultural,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF William D

Facilitating the Community College Social Experience : The Role of Faculty on Social Integration within the Classroom

Creator:: Butler-Paisley, William J.
Abstract:: Background: Social interaction among peers on a campus of higher education has long been considered an important part of the college student experience, in particular for the first-term students transitioning into college life. Students who socially connect with peers on campus tend to persist at higher rates, while other benefits...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF William J. Butler-Paisley for the degree of Doctor of Education

Enhancing community college revenue sources by leveraging land resources

Creator:: Scott, Cheryl L.
Abstract:: Community colleges are experiencing a decline in state allocated funding. Traditionally, college administrators look for ways to cut expenditures and raise tuition and fees to make up for the shortfall. Using available land resources to generate a revenue stream may provide revenue for community colleges. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Larry D. Roper Community colleges are experiencing a decline in state allocated funding

The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

Creator:: Hammer, Joyce D.
Abstract:: In 2004, the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), funded by the state of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established to create projects to help high school students gain the necessary skills to become college and work-ready. Aligned to TMP's College Readiness Mathematics Standards, a fourth-year capstone mathematics...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Joyce D. Hammer for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

A phenomenological study of the coming out experience for gay men raised in conservative Christian environments

Creator:: McGlasson, Terry D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the "coming out" experience of gay males raised in conservative Christian environments. Seven men with varying ethnic and racial backgrounds, between the ages of 20 and 40 years old, participated. Each was raised in a conservative, Christian environment during his formative years and each was now...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Terry D. McGlasson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

Agriculture teachers' work and family domain characteristics, work-family conflict, and turnover intentions : a national study

Creator:: Sorensen, Tyson J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe and explore the relationships between work and family domain characteristics, time-based work-family conflict (WFC), and turnover intention of agriculture teachers. This study sought to identify factors influencing agriculture teachers' turnover intentions. An additional focus of this study was to explore differences between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ......................................... 178 Appendix D: Follow-up emails to participants

Mentorship and Student Self-efficacy

Creator:: Williams, MaryJean Harris
Abstract:: Background: The United States has been under-producing college graduates since at least 1980, with many challenges suppressing students’ self-efficacy. One approach to improving student outcomes is through mentorship. This dissertation applied Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Kram’s Mentor Relationship Development Theory (MRD) to discover whether students’ campus mentorship experiences...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: press on. This is for my mother, D. Gene Ernst Harris, who taught me to think. For my sisters

Decision to select and hire college presidents: A systematic literature review

Creator:: Fountain Williams, Leslie
Abstract:: There have been some gains in the number of women who occupy the college presidency (Gagliardi, Espinosa, Turk & Taylor, 2017), yet the gains reflect a slow pace towards gender parity, particularly at the community college level. Public two-year colleges are represented by 36% women presidents (Gagliardi et. al., 2017)....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Creator:: Williams, Joy K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this ethnographic study was to explore White, female teachers’ attitudes and perspectives towards their African American students, the Black/White Achievement Gap, and their teaching practice in regards to their students’ achievement, through the use of focus group discussions. The target group for this study was White, female...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: A Case Study Exploring Anti-Racist Professional Development for Educators and the Barriers that Derail Progress Toward Transformational Action

Creator:: Ferguson, Amanda S.
Abstract:: Research overwhelmingly suggests that Black and Brown students face unjust and inequitable environments in K-12 schools in the United States (Bradshaw et al., 2010; Carter et al., 2017; Coles & Powell, 2020). These injustices often occur as a result of systemic racism and are replicated because of embedded racist policies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Karen D. Thompson Abstract Research overwhelmingly suggests that Black and Brown students face

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Predicting First-Year Persistence of Community College Students Participating in Intrusive Practices

Facilitating the Community College Social Experience : The Role of Faculty on Social Integration within the Classroom

Enhancing community college revenue sources by leveraging land resources

The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

A phenomenological study of the coming out experience for gay men raised in conservative Christian environments

Agriculture teachers' work and family domain characteristics, work-family conflict, and turnover intentions : a national study

Mentorship and Student Self-efficacy

Decision to select and hire college presidents: A systematic literature review

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: A Case Study Exploring Anti-Racist Professional Development for Educators and the Barriers that Derail Progress Toward Transformational Action

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