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  • “I Was That Student”: Exploring Instructor Experience of Empathy Amid Identities in the Classroom

    Creator:
    Anderson, Anna
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    This research is an exploration of empathy in the classroom from the standpoint of how instructors experience it and understand themselves to communicate it to their students, particularly students from different cultural backgrounds. The research method used was ethnographic analysis of a classroom observation and a one-hour semi-structured interview with...
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    student-teacher relationships” (p. 78). Intercultural Communication (ICC) is the major discipline

  • Barriers to Implementation of Comprehensive Behavior Support Planning in Schools

    Creator:
    Wilcox, Bailey E.
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    Student problem behavior continues to be a primary concern in schools and, as resources decrease and greater burden is placed upon teachers, schools are pursuing better ways to mange student behavior. Researchers have continually found that when correctly implemented, Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) is an effective system for mitigating problem...
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    : ______________________________________! Teri Lewis Student problem behavior continues to be a primary

  • Instructors as learning managers : span of control as a factor of class size in higher education

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    McKiel, Carol J.
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    Research suggests that a key factor in student persistence and success is the relationships students form with faculty (Chickering & Gamson, 1991; Kuh et al., 2005; Tinto, 1987). While it appears to be intuitive that small classes would promote these instructor/student relationships, research on class size provides conflicting results, with...
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    Dissertation
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    . Ward Research suggests that a key factor in student persistence and success is the relationships

  • College Instructor Preparation : Enough to Feel Comfortable?

    Creator:
    Fleming, Eric
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    Over several decades, much attention has been paid to the preparation of K-12 teachers. More recently, the body of literature on graduate teaching assistants' preparation for teaching has begun to increase. Since many graduate teaching assistants are hired as community college and university instructors, it is important to understand how...
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    student teacher is a pre-service teacher, and they work under a more experienced teacher called a

  • A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

    Creator:
    Crawford, Charles J. M.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore experiences of professional growth for mid-career community college faculty. The research question that guided the study is: How do community college faculty members experience professional growth at mid- career? The research design included an interpretive social science methodology and phenomenological method. Nine...
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    degree of engagement in student learning and improving instruction. They were thoughtful about their

  • Tenure-track faculty : motivations, expectations, and experiences

    Creator:
    Pearson, Heather S.
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    This study explored the motivations, expectations, and experiences of tenure-track faculty members at a public research institution. Through semi-structured interviews with twelve participants, the study utilized a constructivist paradigm to qualitative research to address the individual experiences of faculty members entering the professoriate and pursuing tenure. With this methodology and...
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    for the degree of Master of Science in College Student Services Administration presented April 28

  • The human spirit and higher education : landscapes of persistence in first generation students of color

    Creator:
    Valdez, Cristobal
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    The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of first-generation persons of color attending and persisting at a community technical college. Students of color continue to be an increasing population in our higher education system. Many of these persons of color are choosing to attend two-year institutions. A...
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    Dissertation
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    student retention with minorities, dropout rates of minorities and higher education retention

  • (re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

    Creator:
    Davis-White Eyes, Allison
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    Post-secondary education institutions across the United States are increasingly allocating resources to promote international education exchange programs as a pedagogical praxis to develop students into global citizens. Underlying such notions of global citizenship is the assumption that students will also develop a stronger post-national or cosmopolitan identity as a result...
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    .........................................................11 1.4.3 The Need for a Critique of Current Student of Color Experiences within International

  • The transfer process of Latina/o students from community college to the university : what are their experiences?

    Creator:
    Cortez, Edén
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    This qualitative study explores the experiences of Latina/o transfer students from a two-year to a four-year institution. Six Latina/o transfer student from the Pacific Northwest participated in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. The researcher utilized Critical Race Theory, LatCrit, Validation Theory, and Chicana Feminist Epistemology to bring forth the narratives of the...
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    ? AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Edén Cortez for the degree of Master of Science in College Student

  • Meeting the needs of nontraditional college students? Student perspectives on proprietary school practices

    Creator:
    Bush, Floretta M.
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    The purpose of this study was to understand, through nontraditional student perspectives, how institutional practices of postsecondary proprietary schools may influence the success of moderately to highly nontraditional students. The study was undertaken for these reasons: (a) A large and growing number of higher education students are nontraditional, putting them...
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    Dissertation
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    ? Student Perspectives on Proprietary School Practices Abstract approved