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An Investigation in the Relationship between Institutional Incentives and Student Persistence at a Southeastern Technical College
(2014-03-26)
The purpose of this study was to examine connections between student engagement in institutional incentives and student persistence until graduation or program completion. Students ranked their ascribed levels of importance ...
Overwhelmed and Under Pressure: The Influence of Extracurricular Over-Involvement on Academic Success and Student-Faculty Relationships
(2014-07-02)
Involvement in extracurricular activities is an oft-studied element of the college experience, especially as it has been linked to positive academic and non-academic measures. Yet, the possible limits of involvement’s ...
An Analysis of Alabama School Systems' Policy on Student Bullying
(2013-11-15)
The purpose of this study was to determine the present status of bullying policies in Alabama and to compare local educational agency’s ( LEA’s) policies with state and national guidelines. A secondary purpose was to ...
Analysis of Expenditure Patterns in Higher Education Institutions and Student Graduation and Retention Rates
(2014-07-02)
Within a challenging environment of financial hardships and budget cuts, higher education institutions have been struggling to maintain the balance between quality and productivity using the available resources while ...
Cortisol response to the presence of same and opposite sex individuals in various social environments
(2013-11-19)
Consistent with the Standard Social Science Model, educational researchers, more times than not, rely on explanations steeped in cultural transmission to describe and explain student behavior. The study of single vs. ...
Benefits, Barriers, and Facilitative Factors in Implementing a Response to Instruction Program
(2013-11-19)
The study investigated a school district’s implementation of a Response to Instruction (RtI) Program, mandated by the state to address early intervention of academically struggling students. This study examined benefits ...
The Integration of Art and Health: A Descriptive Study of the Arts in Baccalaureate Nursing Education
(2014-03-04)
The purpose of this study was to explore the integration of the arts within
baccalaureate nursing programs across the southeast. A literature review explored the
historical relationship between art and health and nursing ...
The Evaluation of a Dental Hygiene Education Intervention on the Oral Health Practices and Knowledge of Residents of Kimuli Village, Uganda
(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 ...
A Place in the Curriculum: Superintendents' Perceptions of Fine Arts Programs
(2014-05-02)
The decisions regarding school curriculum are based on mandates from state and local policies and funding from local, state, and federal government funding. In most K–12 public school systems, decisions regarding funding ...
The Advising Behaviors Checklist: A Study of the Preferred Qualities and Behaviors of Academic Advisors
(2014-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to determine what qualities/behaviors undergraduate students value in their academic advisors versus those qualities/behaviors valued by academic advisors. More specifically, this is a study ...