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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Relationship of Internal Academic Measures of Success and Graduation Rates
(2014-03-31)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has continued to implement metrics to determine the number of student-athletes who are academically eligible to compete within their sport and ultimately earn a degree. ...
Examining the Effectiveness of Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Youth Financial Education Program: Behavioral Changes of Program Participants
(2014-05-02)
The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Youth Reality Check financial education program. This study identified intended changes in financial behaviors; changes ...
Examining the Influence of Personal Finance Education on Decision-Making among Graduate Students
(2014-05-01)
Graduate students enrolled in programs leading to careers in health-related fields graduate with some of the highest student loan debt levels of any educational disciplines. Colleges and universities that participate in ...
Preparing Culturally Competent Educational Leaders
(2014-07-02)
The demographic profile of the US has been rapidly changing and as a result, the US is becoming more culturally diverse. This change in demographics is reflected in schools, and by 2020 minority students will constitute ...