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Creator:: Backus, Bridgid A.
Abstract:: Two-year chemistry-based technology training (CBTT) programs in the U.S. are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and analyze factors related to the economic sustainability of CBTT programs. A review of literature identified four clustered categories of 31 sub-factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education presented on April 9, 2009. Title: Factors Related to the Economic Sustainability of Two

Creator:: Normandin, Kathleen
Abstract:: The contemporary student veteran population is growing rapidly as service members who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts take advantage of the Post 9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to receive educational benefits to attend college (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, student veterans entering college today have a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: relationships, routines, assumptions, and roles (Sargent & Schlossberg, 1988). With higher education

Creator:: Savin, Stuart
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the effect, impact or role that (as perceived by automotive, diesel, automotive collision faculty and administrators) the nationally recognized industry training standards developed by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) have on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: functions to promote and sustain this special role for higher education, while providing assurance to

Creator:: Hewitt, Krissi M.
Abstract:: There has been a rapid increase in technological advances in the biological sciences that has contributed to an increase in societal issues that require attention from both scientists and citizens. Consequently, there is a need for the development of biologically literate citizens who have the ability to use their knowledge...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: provides an example of scholarly teaching in higher education, and the publication and review amongst

Creator:: Zissen, Donald J.
Abstract:: Within the United States, the number of "out" Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) individuals attending a college or university is on the rise (Rosario, Schrimshaw, Hunter & Braun, 2006). With this increase, the new and/or different ways that lesbian and gay individuals can present and express their sexual orientation has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: developed for each interview. LGB Discrimination & Support in Secondary and Higher Education

Creator:: Thomson, Amy K.
Abstract:: This interpretive, descriptive qualitative study explores how graduate students in a student affairs preparation program make meaning of their role in supporting student spiritual development. Six one-on-one semi-structured interviews with six graduate students were conducted in this single-site study. Five prevalent themes emerged from the data, each playing a role...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: within higher education looks to broaden spirituality as an aspect of student identity and growth

Creator:: Hindman, Lynne L.
Abstract:: Baccalaureate attainment represents an important goal among educators and policymakers. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education has stated that affordability and transfer are critical to increasing baccalaureate attainment, and that community colleges have a critical role in this transfer process. On the other hand, some researchers disagree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: information to any consumer of higher education, in addition to federal and state policymakers. The factors

Creator:: Wood, Jason S.
Abstract:: Fundraising in the 21st century is becoming an increasingly important component of rural community colleges' (RCCs) overall funding strategies. Alumni represent a significant population of potential college supporters. The problem facing rural community colleges involves fiscal viability through developing innovative fundraising practices and identifying emerging sources of additional revenue. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: funding sources (Selingo, 2008; State Higher Education Executive Authors, 2008). Increased enrollments

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