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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Academic quality"”.
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How Organizational Learning Occurs Through Academic Quality Improvement Program (Aqip) Action Projects: A Community College Experience
AQIP stimulated a sense of cohesiveness and teamwork. It helped people see how they fit into the big picture, understand colleagues' needs, appreciate the use of data in decision-making, and feel valued by the institution. The results of this study suggest that AQIP activities contribute to …
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A leader's understanding: Faculty perceptions of academic quality and effective implementation of online modality in higher education
… around where to obtain resources, concern over quality and the faculty experience in the online modality, and isolation from other colleagues, all of which drove challenges of perceptions towards the online modality. The findings of the study reinforced to leaders the importance of inclusion …
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Selected predictors of satisfaction with their program for African American counselors education master's degree students
… received financial aid were less satisfied with academic quality than those who did not receive financial aid. The results also indicated an inverse relationship between GPA and Scheduling. As GPA increased the level of satisfaction with Scheduling decreased. As GPA increased the level of …
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The application of performance indicators to quality assessment and audit in higher education
… could improve, enrich or enhance the process of academic quality review. It uses a new technique based on soft systems methodology and developed by researchers at London South Bank University. This technique, referred to as the Holon methodology, has been adapted from the domain of software …
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Demonstrating Experiential Learning at the Graduate Level Using Portfolio Development and Reflection
… have been developed in an effort to promote academic quality and integrity for educational programs that recognize experiential learning. The purpose of this present study was to determine the extent to which experiential learning and assessment, through portfolio development, help adult …
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Expectations of Improved Student Learning: General Education Assessment in AQIP Community Colleges
… by the Higher Learning Commission under the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). In support of this purpose, data collection involved semi-structured interviews with three types of positions – Chief Academic Officer, lead administrator for assessment, and faculty holding a leadership …
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Decision-making and Strategic Management as Sources of Sustained Competitive Advantage in a High Cost Private Multi-campus University in México
… achieve sustained competitive advantage in HEI: academic quality, professors, relationship with industry, enrollment of students, research and development, satisfaction of students, position among competitors, new technologies in education, facilities, good services, the best educative …
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Curriculum Changes in St. Louis Public High Schools, 1870-1930: The Transformation From Female Scholar to Domesticated Citizen
… high schools was firmly embedded in a strong, academic tradition. It was the schools' objective to guide students in intellectual and moral development. In contrast, the differentiated curriculum, which was implemented at a time when high school enrollments were beginning to sharply increase, …
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Test optional admissions, student persistence, and equity in higher education
… can broaden access without compromising academic quality, but their equity potential requires intentional, well-resourced student success environments.
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The role of SACSCOC recommendations in changing community college practices for institutional effectiveness: A quantitative analysis
… regional accreditation in order to ensure academic quality, and ensure that students attending the institution receive federal financial aid. The process of undergoing regional accreditation is a rigorous task that many institutions find challenging, especially within the institutional …
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Institutional Effectiveness and a Culture of Evidence: Accountability Cornerstones for the Community College in the 21st Century
… about creating effective systems for continuous quality improvement emerge. This research focused on discovery, insights and understanding from the perspectives of community college leaders engaged in this process, reveals proven strategies to address these and other concerns while improving …
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Board of Trustees: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Individual Parts
… calls for improved student outcomes and academic quality, and competition from for-profit institutions speak to the need for high-performing community college boards. Boards must wield their power and goodwill to do everything possible to enhance their ability to shape the institution‘s …
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Parent Perceptions of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship
… contributor themes for SB10 enrollment to be academic and demographic factors such as the perception of qualified teachers and smaller class sizes. Former participant findings indicated academic factors such as perceived lack of individual attention, specialized services, and qualified …
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A financial taxonomy of private liberal arts colleges II
… could be helpful in determining the mission and academic quality of colleges if additional characteristic data were included in the clustering process. The technique of financial analysis used in this study suggested topics for further research. The computerized systems available today open new …
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Data-Driven Decision Making In Community Colleges: An Integrative Model For Institutional Effectiveness
… (2007) (knowledge management). </p> <p>Three Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) community colleges from the Higher Learning Commission’s North Central Association were selected as participants. Colleges participating in AQIP were selected because Program participants actively pursue …
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The Effects of Self-Regulation and Recitation on STEM Student Academic Performance
… year institutions have begun to increase the academic quality of STEM gateway courses through supplemental instruction in order to increase retention and graduation rates of STEM majors. However, self-regulation may also play a mediating role in achievement because certain self-regulation …
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Professional doctorate in health psychology thesis portfolio (Wehling : 2019)
… environment, which at times meant compromising academic quality that is common in the research domain, for work outputs that align with specific client needs and restricted time and budget-related restrictions. With the various opportunities I encountered during my time as a trainee, not only …
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Study Abroad Motivations, Satisfaction and Loyalty: the Impact of Service Quality, Acculturation and International Student Characteristics in Higher Education
… institutions must go beyond providing high academic quality (Borzooei & Asgari, 2014). The dissertation aims to explore and analyse the influence of international students’ motivation for studying abroad on their satisfaction and loyalty towards their host institution. The dissertation also …