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Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Creator:: Suchite, Jose M.
Abstract:: Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: achievement in technical colleges during the first terms? (3) What programs or processes employed during

Effects of group counseling on self concept and academic achievement of selected high school sophomore health classes

Creator:: Taylor, Theodore David
Abstract:: This study was designed to investigate the effects of group counseling on the self concept and academic achievement of high school sophomore health classes. Specific hypotheses to be examined were: 1. The experimental group will evidence more improvement in academic achievement score than will the control group. 2. The experimental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with subjects at different age levels, 3. Participation based on specific criteria. 4. Utilization of

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

Creator:: Bush, Floretta M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Research Purpose and Questions .......................................................................... 3

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

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:: regards to GPA, and number of credits to completion. 3. Null hypothesis. There are no statistically

A study of the effects of an extended transfer student orientation course on transfer student academic achievement

Creator:: Thomas, William Howard
Abstract:: In the process of adjusting to a new institutional environment, transfer students will often experience difficulties and these difficulties may limit their academic potential. Can an institution create a formal process which can help the transfer student adjust to the institutional environment? This study is an examination of a program--an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Analysis 82 Hypotheses 83 1. Null Hypothesis 84 2. Null Hypothesis 84 3. Null Hypothesis 85 4. Null

Effects of value self-confrontation on values and academic performance of undergraduates

Creator:: Seyfarth, Leonard H.
Abstract:: This study investigated the following question: If one wants to be a good student and then compares his/her own values with those of good students, will he/she shift values immediately to resemble those of good students, and later improve academic performance? The investigator drew a sample of 237 volunteers of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Problem 1 Background of the Problem 2 Purpose of the Study 3 Theoretical Framework 5 Specific Cautions 5

Modeling academic performance change from high school to college

Creator:: Brown, Wayne E. (Wayne Edward), 1943-
Abstract:: This research was undertaken to identify variables that accounted for major changes in academic performance between high school and college. Differences between predicted and actual college GPA were used to classify students as gainers or decliners among a group of sophomores and a group of seniors at a medium-sized research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 2. Analysis Procedures 77 3. Academic Performance Change - Sophomores 133 4. Academic Performance

Relationships and Expectations for Educational Achievement of Foster Youth

Creator:: Calvert, Robert C. (Robert Christian)
Abstract:: Youth in foster care often perform at lower levels academically than those not in foster care. Prior research on the nature of the relationships that affect former foster youth's educational path has been inconclusive. Though it is widely believed that positive relationships with faculty, staff and peers is beneficial for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................................ 3 Scope and Limitations......................................................... 5 Significance

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

Creator:: Mendoza, James A.
Abstract:: Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community college students has ranged from 44% to roughly 31% in 2013 (NCES, 2013). As a way to address such low graduation rates, colleges have implemented a myriad of services and programs (i.e., tutoring, mentoring, etc.). Another intervention is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Questions………………………………………………….………3 Significance of Study…………….…...……………………...………………………...….4

Evaluating Outcomes-Based Funding in Community Colleges

Creator:: Moore, Alicia K. V.
Abstract:: Background: Legislators and higher education policy makers increasingly are turning to policy initiatives to incentivize institutions of higher education to transform policies and practices in the name of student success, with success typically defined as retention and graduation rates. One such policy receiving increased attention amongst states is outcomes-based funding,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ...................................................................................................3 Significance of Study

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Effects of group counseling on self concept and academic achievement of selected high school sophomore health classes

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

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

A study of the effects of an extended transfer student orientation course on transfer student academic achievement

Effects of value self-confrontation on values and academic performance of undergraduates

Modeling academic performance change from high school to college

Relationships and Expectations for Educational Achievement of Foster Youth

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

Evaluating Outcomes-Based Funding in Community Colleges

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