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The Effects of Professor Humor on College Students’ Attention and Retention 

Mantooth, James (2010-07-22)
The purpose of this present study was to investigate the effect of instructor humor on college students’ levels of engagement and retention of material. A convenience sample of junior- and senior-level students enrolled ...

Effects of Responsibility Center Management System on Financial Performance Indicators among 50 Public Universities 

Long, Jeff (2018-09-05)
The purpose of this study was to determine if a decentralized budget system, such as a Responsibility Center Management (RCM) system, improves a university’s key performance indicators (KPIs), specifically, operating ...

The Effects of Student Financial Contribution Toward Their Post-Secondary Educational Experience 

Eva Kane (2015-05-29)
The college student population is predicted to increase from 13 million to 21 million between 2003–2015 (Strom, 2004). This increase along with the exponentially increasing cost of post-secondary education has caused an ...

Elementary Assistant Principals as Instructional Leaders: Characteristics and Experiences That Contribute to Their Perceptions of Readiness for the Role 

Hunter, Robert (2016-05-26)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the characteristics and experiences of elementary assistant principals that contributed to their perceptions of readiness to serve as instructional leaders. Data were ...

Elicitation of Teacher Beliefs Related to School Garden Experiences 

Taylor, Shelaine (2021-08-03)
This elicitation study focused on teacher beliefs about the school garden and how that relates to school garden experiences. The Extended Technology Acceptance Model (Venkatesh & Davis, 2000) was used as a theoretical model ...

An Empirical Evaluation of the Relationships between Student Characteristics and Online Learner Readiness among a Population of Prospective Online Students in a Post-Secondary Degree Program in Agriculture 

Grill, Leslie Anne (2021-04-26)
An empirical research study was performed to identify potential relationships between five student characteristics and online learner readiness (as measured by the SmarterMeasure Learner Readiness Indicator survey instrument) ...

Enacting Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education Settings in Ghana. A Cross Case Study of Three Schools 

Appiah, John (2022-08-03)
Generally, there has been scarce research in early childhood education leadership, and pedagogical leadership is no exception. This study investigates the enactment of pedagogical leadership in early childhood education ...

Equity in Education: Minority Students' Participation in Honors/Advanced Placement Programs 

Killingsworth, Molly (2011-04-15)
Closing the achievement gap has been a goal of educators for many years (Ferguson, 1998; Haycock, 2001; NCES, 2005; Norman, Ault, Bentz, & Meskimen, 2001). Although a major concern for schools, districts, and states, there ...

Evaluating Student Satisfaction with Remote Learning in a Veterinary School 

Newcomer, Sara-Louise (2021-08-05)
Adult learners make up the entire population of veterinary students. Despite this, veterinary college curricula are generally only offered through face-to-face lectures and laboratories. As a result of a global pandemic, ...

Evaluation of a Career Readiness Indicator 

Tucker, Heidi (2017-11-01)
Today’s high school graduates are entering a world that demands greater in-depth knowledge, higher-order thinking skills, and the ability to adapt to a workplace with ever-changing technologies. American employers need a ...

The Evaluation of a Dental Hygiene Education Intervention on the Oral Health Practices and Knowledge of Residents of Kimuli Village, Uganda 

Parr, Kemaly (2013-11-06)
According to Muhirwe (2003), Uganda has no structured oral healthcare system which might possibly allow the citizens to acquire the knowledge and access to appropriate oral healthcare. Since Ugandan villagers have limited ...

Evaluation of a Targeted Social Marketing Campaign Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity to SNAP-Ed Eligible Adults in Alabama 

Funderburk, Katherine (2021-07-19)
Obesity and its comorbidities disproportionately affect individuals with limited resources, minority populations, and those in the Southeastern United States (Warren, Beck, & Delgado, 2020). Adults with limited resources ...

An Evaluation of the Health Literacy Knowledge and Experience of Registered Nurses in Georgia 

Knight, Glenda Denson (2010-12-16)
Health literacy is a critical component of healthcare in America (Parker & Gazmararian, 2004). It is a powerful determinant of health status and mortality (DeWalt, Berkman, Sheridan, Lohr, & Pignone, 2004). Still, nearly ...

An Examination of 1st Year Student’s Grit & Emotional Intelligence and the Perceived Effect on Persistence and Academic Achievement 

Harkless, Alicia (2021-04-26)  ETD File Embargoed
Abstract The implication that grit and emotional intelligence has predictive capability on academic success and retention has both energized and encouraged researchers to examine these variables in relation to first-year ...

An Examination of a One-Stop Career Center A Qualitative Case Study 

Fielder, Lena D. (2021-04-29)  ETD File Embargoed
The One-Stop Career Centers are brick and mortar buildings designed to be a haven for individuals seeking to enhance their job and career options. To accomplish this, the One-Stop Centers are the service delivery system ...

An Examination of Academic Advising Style Preference in Undergraduate Students 

Yarbrough, Elizabeth (2010-07-02)
As universities put increasing pressure on student retention and success, academic advising has become an increasingly visible and important part of the university. One of the first examinations of advising contrasted ...

An Examination of Academic Advisors' Mentoring Experiences and the Impact on Job Satisfaction 

Lackey, Katie (2021-11-30)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between mentoring relationships and job satisfaction in academic advisors. More specifically, the study focused on the academic advisor as the mentee in the ...

An Examination of Academic and Assistive Technology Skills and Employment Outcomes 

Brecke, Tabitha (2016-04-12)
This study examined the relationship between skill attainment by individuals with visual impairments who participated in vocational rehabilitation and the relationship to employment. The skills included the use of an aid ...

Examination of Academic Self-Regulation Variances in Nursing Students 

Schutt, Michelle (2009-03-10)
Multiple workforce demands in healthcare have placed a tremendous amount of pressure on academic nurse educators to increase the number of professional nursing graduates to provide nursing care both in both acute and ...

An Examination of Chinese International Students' Personality Traits and Cross-Cultural Sensitivity Dimensions 

Huang, Mingyu (2018-04-27)
The purpose of this study was to examine Chinese international students’ Personality Traits and Cross-Cultural Sensitivity dimensions. This study used the Personality Traits theory from Goldberg (1992) and Cross-Cultural ...