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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 Career And Awareness Program and the Effects on Fifth Grade Students 

Carlisle, Katherine (2006-05-15)
Career and educational choices and decisions impact the livelihood and life satisfaction of adults on a daily basis. Students in middle school are required to make critical decisions which will set the stage for their ...

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 ...

Examination of an Attachment Training for Mentoring Effectiveness 

Brooks, Shalonda (2011-08-01)
Youth mentoring can be defined as a unique relationship between an adult and child or adolescent that is characterized by mutual respect, reciprocity, transmission of knowledge from mentor to mentee, and social-emotional ...

Examination of Case Law (2007-2008) Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder and Violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

Hill, Doris Adams (2009-04-28)
Ninety-nine court cases from the LexisNexis database regarding students, ages 3-21, with various forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were examined for the years 2007-2008. Procedural and substantive violations to the ...

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 ...

An Examination of Coaching Leadership Style Preferences of Female Professional Basketball Players 

Tremitiere, Chantel (2017-07-26)
In athletics, every athlete on any team prefers different behaviors from their coach. Previous research has not been able to articulate player preferences regarding their preferred coaching behaviors and if their coaches ...

An Examination of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Factors and Academic Success in the Pre-Engineering Curriculum at a Four-Year Southeastern University 

Bell, Jennifer (2008-08-15)
A large amount of empirical research has been conducted on academic achievement with college students. The empirical studies have revealed the significance of high school preparation, more specifically mathematical ...

An Examination of Cognitive Complexity and Self-Directed Learner Readiness of Traditional and Nontraditional Undergraduate Students 

Olds, Tami (2006-05-15)
With the demand for higher education, many nontraditional students are returning to school. There have been differences concerning age and sex, with an increase in adult females comprising the new undergraduate population. ...

An Examination of Collaborative Training Methods among Participants in the Family Child Care Partnerships Program 

Manning, Jessica (2007-12-15)
The purpose of the study was to examine the differences between various forms of collaborative training methods for family child care providers, and to determine which methods were most effective in increasing the use of ...

An Examination of Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care 

Whitman, Marilyn (2006-12-15)
The increasing number of foreign-born persons in the United States is creating significant cultural and linguistic challenges for health care providers. The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority ...

Examination of Disengagement of Snake Phobics' Attention from Images of Snakes 

Wilamowska, Zofia (2011-09-07)
Changes occur in a number of psychological processes during fear. For example, increases in fear and arousal are sometimes followed by a narrowing of attention (Easterbrook, 1959; Baddeley, 1972) and increased selectivity ...

An Examination of Diversity and Inclusion in Physical Therapy Admissions 

Woods, LaDarius (2020-04-22)
The purpose of this study was to examine Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) admissions practices. This study focused on admission committees’ selection priorities and processes and their influence on diversity and inclusion. ...

An Examination of Effectiveness and Visual Attention to Visual Instructional Supports for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 

Irwin, Jacqueline (2017-07-31)
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display widespread motor deficits in addition to the core social-communication and behavioral deficits. Children and adolescents have consistently demonstrated poor performance ...

An Examination of Eight Factors Influencing Women's Retention in Federal Law Enforcement 

Yu, Helen (2011-11-30)
Using a sample of 168 sworn female federal law enforcement officers with arrest and firearm authority and in-depth interviews with 20 of these women, this study examines eight factors that may or may not influence women's ...

An Examination of Emerging Adults’ Career Development 

Cobb, Megan (2013-05-31)
Emerging adulthood has been posited as a new developmental phase in which the individual has graduated from adolescence but has not yet accomplished milestones traditionally associated with adulthood (e.g., beginning a ...