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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"First-year experiences"”.
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Navigating Academic Challenges: A Phenomenological Study of Undergraduate Students’ First-Year Experiences
… how undergraduate students conceptualize their experiences through the formal academic difficulty process during their first-year, (2) the critical supports and constraints that contributed to academic recovery, and (3) the role of belonging in students’ undergraduate experience after a formal …
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Teacher attrition and mentoring: an examination of teacher attrition and first year experiences: implications for policy
… teacher attrition which have, in recent years, put the spotlight on supporting beginning teachers as a way of reducing the number of teachers prematurely retiring from education. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the first year experiences such …
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Examining the first-year experiences and perceptions of sense of belonging among Mexican American students enrolled in a Texas HBCU
… but the intent of this study was to examine the first, critical year and perceptions of sense of belonging. Furthermore, since Mexican Americans represent the majority of Latinos in Texas, indeed the country, this qualitative study specifically focused on the first-year experiences of Mexican …
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Illuminating liminal spaces : a phenomenological investigation of Hispanic students' first-year experiences at a four-year university with prior dual credits
… taking shape in the U.S. to help low-income and first-generation students of color gain access to four-year colleges and universities is the creation of dual enrollment high school programs (Hoffman, 2003). Proponents of this model believe that by changing the structure of high schools, from the …
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A Collaborative Journey: Exploring and Acting Upon the Concerns of Beginning Teachers
… to identify and act on the challenges of their first years of teaching. The first year experiences of one teacher, who worked with children with disabilities as well as children considered at-risk, were investigated through extensive interviews, observations, and dialogue. Conversations about …
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Students’ Perceptions and Strategies for Success in an Associate Degree Nursing Program
… in the ADN program to be successful in their first-year is the focus of this study. The research questions seek to answer second-year, third-semester students’ perceptions of their first-year experiences of faculty interventions and personal strategies applied for success. Understanding …
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From Surviving to Thriving: Exploring Alternatively Certified Teachers' Perceptions of First-Year Support From School-Level Personnel
<p>To capture multiple perspectives regarding the first-year experiences of alternatively certified teachers, a series of in-depth, qualitative interviews was conducted with five teachers from South Carolina's Program of Alternative Certification for Educators. Data provided insight into …
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Hindsight in 2021: Memories of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the First Year of Teaching
… This qualitative study aims to highlight the first-year challenges and most effective supports experienced by first-year teachers in a small Canadian public school district situated in an affluent urban area. The data for this study were collected through semi-structured private interviews …
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Transition from military life to teaching
… to the classroom. This study focuses on their first year as teachers. For this study, twenty-nine individuals were interviewed who were involved in the Troops to Teachers' first year experiences. Those interviewed were the eight Troops, seven Principals, eight Mentors, four Professors from the …
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Examining and Supporting Domain Identification and Student Interest in First Year College Students
… to researchers and practitioners examining the first year experiences of college students within their prospective major. This dissertation examines how first year college students and their professors perceive DI and interest in a prospective science major within the context of courses designed …
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Racial identity development of African American students during their first semester at a research University
… initial interaction with the environment, and first-year experiences at a public, research extensive University on the racial identity and racial attitudes of African American/Black first-time, first-year University students. This study is concerned with the changes in racial identity and …
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Perspectives on an Induction Process for international exchange teachers: A Leadership Perspective
<p>This study traces the first year experiences of six international exchange teachers employed in three public and charter schools settings from three districts in two southeastern states. Interviews with these teachers from China, Germany and Colombia, and with their school and district leaders …
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Cultural capital in urban communities as a pathway to engineering at a predominantly white institution: Narratives of African American women in engineering
… study is to gain an understanding of the unique first year experiences of five minority women in pursuit of engineering degrees at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI). The three-essay dissertation examines two research questions specifically, 1) As African American girls in urban communities …
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Creating connections: an investigation into the first year experience of undergraduate nursing students.
The aim of the research is to explore the first year experiences of two groups of undergraduate student nurses. The research takes a holistic approach to the investigation of the first year experience. In part, a curriculum change is used as a way to find out about the first year experience, with …