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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"College Decision"”.
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UNDERSTANDING THE COLLEGE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR EAST ASIAN STUDENTS
ABSTRACT UNDERSTANDING THE COLLEGE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR EAST ASIAN STUDENTS Yiyong Feng Gregory J. Collins East Asian international students (EAS) frequently seek admission to prestigious colleges, motivated by a complex interplay of cultural values, familial expectations, and other factors. …
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Using the College Choice Model to Examine Why HBCU Graduates Choose to Attend PWIs for Advanced Studies
… students choose to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for undergraduate and Predominately White Institutions (PWI) for graduate studies. Many college students have extenuating circumstances that influence their decision to seek higher education, specifically, HBCU’s. …
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Understanding NCAA Basketball, College Recruitment, and Factors that Influence College Decisions for Basketball Student-Athletes
… to better understand the lived experiences and college decision process for NCAA Division I basketball student-athletes. The findings from a thematic analysis retrieved the themes of Family & Brotherhood, Commodification & Compensation, Student-Athlete Lived Experiences and Challenges, and …
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Factors Leading to Withdrawal Prior to the Second Year of College
… in Somers, 1995). Approximately 60% of entering college students leave higher education without obtaining a degree, and most do so during the first two years of college (Porter, 1990 as cited in Hickman, Bartholomae, & McKenry, 2000). Research illustrates that reasons leading to withdrawal in the …
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Reflections on a Promise: Student Experiences at a Two-Year Promise Institution and Their Educational Aspirations
<p>College students and their families have to shoulder more of the burden in college costs due to rising tuition. To deter students from adding to the national student loan debt, promise programs have been launched to eliminate cost as a barrier to postsecondary education. Programs vary in design …
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Choosing Their Own Path: Why Five Senior High School Males Chose to Forego College
… play a role in the complicated and important decision these young men are making. A significant body of quantitative research exists that has defined various factors that influence the college decision in high school age students. That research formed the theoretical framework for this …
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Development of An Institutional Research Model : Lake Michigan College
… of organizational self - study designed to help colleges gather data, analyze , and present the results for the purpose of aiding the administration in achieving long -range goals, ascertaining the effectiveness of institutional programs, and identifying new programs and operational changes …
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Consumer Consequences of Economic Inequality
… undeniable impact on individuals' consumption decisions and experiences. This dissertation endeavors to bridge this knowledge gap by uncovering two novel consumer consequences of economic inequality. To accomplish this, it draws upon a diverse range of data sources, including individual-level …
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Influential Factors In International Students' College Choice Of A Rural, Regional University
<p>This study investigates college choice factors that influence the decision-making of international students to attend a regional, rural university. Specifically, the study examines students' priorities within and among four categories of characteristics, namely, institutional characteristics, …
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Identifying and Addressing Issues Faced by New Community College Presidents
The American community college system is in the midst of a leadership crisis. Community college presidents are retiring at an alarming rate. Further exacerbating the leadership crisis is the lack of qualified candidates to replace the retiring presidents. Senior administrators at community colleges …