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An Investigation of the Relationship between Four Factors and Their Influence on the Persistence of African American Students at a Southeastern Historically Black University 

Smith-King, TaShara (2012-08-16)
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of four factors that influence African American students to remain enrolled at a southeastern HBCU. Historically Black Colleges and Universities are institutions of higher ...

Learning Styles and Preferences of Field Managers in U.S. Non-residential Construction 

Holley, Paul (2016-10-26)
Construction is the largest U.S. industry, in which there are many current trends in the adoption of new project delivery strategies, management practices, and complex applications of information technology. As part of ...

Military Deployments: Evaluating Teacher Knowledge 

Thomas, Richard (2011-07-18)
This mixed method study examined the possible influence of a military deployment online tutorial on teacher knowledge. DoDEA and public school teachers were the two groups used for the study. From this exploratory study, ...

The Nature and Existence of Mentoring Relationships at the United States Air Force Academy 

O'Mailia, Shawn (2010-04-14)
The practice of mentoring and the study of mentoring relationships continue to garner interest from business and industry, education and military organizations. The purpose of this study was to examine the nature and ...

A Place in the Higher Education Program Curriculum? An Examination of Faculty Members’ Perceptions of the Importance and Inclusion of Higher Education Fundraising in the Curriculum 

Campbell-Golden, Carolyn (2017-07-25)
In light of rising expectations for fundraising knowledge of a variety of leaders in higher education — academicians and administrators alike (Perlmutter, 2016; Drezner & Huehls, 2015; Doan & Morris, 2012; Pritchard, 2011; ...

Problem-Solving Styles in the Southeast Construction Industry 

Farrow, Charles Benjamin (2016-11-02)
The construction industry has undergone significant changes in recent decades: new project delivery methods, cyber-trek projects, increased complexity of buildings and systems, increased prefabrication, advancing technology ...

Strategic Factors of Institutional Practice Impacting Student Success in the Community College as Perceived by Students and Faculty: Academic Preparation, Work Ethics and Institutional Support 

Scott, Kenneth (2008-05-15)
Student success has been widely researched; however, community college student success as an outcome of institutional practice has not (Bailey, 2006a; Jenkins, 2006). Moreover, college student success is influenced by a ...

Student Affairs Practices: Perceptions of Student Support Services and Retention 

McGhee, Adam (2016-11-09)
Student affairs and adult education professionals in colleges and universities are inundated with increasing demands on resources, placing stress on allocation of time, energy, human capital, and finances. Contributing to ...

A Study of the Impact of Changes to International Student Visa Policy and Procedures since the 9/11 Attacks 

Alkanat, Gokhan (2011-07-28)
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. international student visa policy and procedures underwent drastic changes having an obvious and immediate impact on foreign students, higher education institutions, international ...

Support Staff Perceptions of the Campus Climate at a Southern University 

Locke, Demetriss (2010-04-23)
The purpose of this study was to investigate university support staff members’ perception of the campus climate at a Southern university. Differences among support staff members were examined by age, gender, level of ...

Teaching Style Preferences of Nutrition Education Assistants for Cooperative Extension Systems in the Southern Region 

Austin, Metara (2015-12-10)
Extension provides non-formal education and learning activities to people throughout the country. The largest non-formal adult education organization in the world, Cooperative Extension takes knowledge gained through ...