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  • Evaluating Outcomes-Based Funding in Community Colleges

    Creator:
    Moore, Alicia K. V.
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    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,...
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    , 2014). In 1979, Tennessee was the first state to shift community college and university funding

  • Rural community college fundraising : a multi-site case study exploring the characteristics and motivations of alumni supporters

    Creator:
    Wood, Jason S.
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    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...
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    Community College Fundraising: A Multi-Site Case Study Exploring the Characteristics and Motivations of

  • Community college and university faculty : a comparison of perceptions about professional role

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    Hovekamp, Nathan R.
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions that community college and university faculty have about similarities and differences in their professional roles. The research design included a qualitative ethnographic case study methodology with faculty participants purposively selected from two public colleges in the Pacific Northwest: a community...
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions that community college and university

  • The Impact of Financial Education on Community College Student-Loan Debt

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    Garcia, Veronica R.
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    The student-loan market has surpassed 1.3 trillion dollars; rising student-loan cohort default rates are a growing concern among educational institutions. Many colleges are implementing financial-education programs for students to help increase their knowledge, aptitude, and skills so they may become informed consumers. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: The purpose of this...
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    ) ................................................................................................................60 Completion of Personal Finance (BA218) and/or Financial Survival For College Students (CG114

  • Students as pro-social bystanders : opportunities, past behaviors, and intentions to intervene in sexual assault risk situations

    Creator:
    Hoxmeier, Jill C.
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    Sexual assault is a major public health concern in the U.S, and college students are particularly vulnerable to victimization. A health issue that affects nearly one in four women (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000; Karjane, Cullen, & Turner, 2005) and that is associated with severe negative health outcomes, including depression...
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    . INTRODUCTION Nearly one in four American college and university women are victims of sexual assault (Fisher

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

    Creator:
    Hindman, Lynne L.
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    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...
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    -Year College and Four-Year University Degree Partnership Program that Facilitates Baccalaureate

  • Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

    Creator:
    Strom, Stephen L.
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    Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
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    mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic

  • Historical and current trends in counselor education dissertations

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    Richards, Judith D.
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    Doctoral training programs in counselor education require a dissertation, a capstone project in the academic training and development of graduate students seeking a PhD or an EdD. The dissertation is expected to contribute new knowledge to the profession through the researcher reporting the results of research. The counselor education literature...
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    Judith Richards and Cass Dykeman Oregon State University Sara Bender Central Washington University

  • College and career ready? Perceptions of high school students related to WorkKeys assessments

    Creator:
    Schultz, Deanna D.
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    Concern about college and career readiness has been expressed in both the business and education arenas. Employers are calling for entry-level employees with basic academic skills and educators are being held accountable for student achievement in academic areas similar to those required by employers. In this environment, WorkKeys has emerged...
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    college and career readiness has been expressed in both the business and education arenas. Employers