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Auburn Alumni Study: A Secondary Analysis Of University Alumni Attitudes
(2010-08-05)
The nation’s lagging economy is impacting institutions of higher education including rising operational costs, a decrease in state appropriations, sagging returns on endowments and a decrease in the amount of private support ...
An Examination of the Career Possible Selves Construct as a Mediating Variable between Institutional Support Services Effectiveness and an Adult Student's Motivation to Persist
(2010-02-08)
Community colleges have historically played a central role in providing the “nontraditional” student with opportunities to realize their educational and vocational goals. Open-door policies, convenience of location, ...
The Effects of Professor Humor on College Students’ Attention and Retention
(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 ...
Using online student polling for continuous improvement planning
(2010-07-20)
This study examines the use of Internet polling at schools to gain student input for the improvement of learning conditions to assist in the continuous improvement planning. The study consists of 2006 respondents and three ...
An Examination of Academic Advising Style Preference in Undergraduate Students
(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 ...
A Study of the Relationship between Parental Involvement and Mental Health of College Students
(2010-03-10)
The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of parental involvement and mental health in a sample of traditionally aged college students and investigate the variance parental involvement predicts in mental ...
Chinese American Adolescents' Self-Perceived Identities and Their Language Behaviors
(2010-05-12)
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between self-perceived identities of Chinese American adolescents and their language behaviors. The self-perceived identities were measured by the Chinese ...
Support Staff Perceptions of the Campus Climate at a Southern University
(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 ...
Alabama School Board Presidents’ Perceptions of Community Engagement
(2010-05-03)
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of Alabama School Board Presidents about community engagement in school board decision making. An exploratory
research design was used and data were collected by ...
The Relationship of Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development Practices and Student Achievement in High Poverty Schools
(2010-04-30)
This study investigated if there are differences among Torchbearer and Non- Torchbearer Schools principals’ professional development practices as measured by principals’ perceptions of the implementation of the NSDC ...