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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Higher education professionals"”.
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Trends in higher education professionals’ use and perceptions of structured professional judgment instruments for threat assessment purposes
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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Career Decision-Making of Higher Education Professionals of Philippine Descent: The Untold Stories of an Asian Pacific Islander Community
… study explored the career decision-making of professionals of Philippine descent along the higher education career pipeline in the United States. The stories of these professionals create a counter-narrative to the stereotypes of Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) in higher education. The …
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Ally Development: Preparing Student Affairs Professionals to Work with American Indian Students
… literature on ally identity development for higher education professionals has been focused mostly on White identity development, with little to no suggestions for those working with American Indian student populations (Broido, 2000; Edwards, 2006; Evans & Wall, 1991; Reason, Millar, A, & …
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Internal inferno : a qualitative case study examining how burnout affects the job performance and job satisfaction of faculty and staff of color at higher education institutions.
Higher education professionals are experiencing burnout. Employees at higher education institutions (HEIs) have expectations to support students in various other capacities outside of higher education professionals' job descriptions. For faculty and staff of color (FSOC) specifically, an additional …
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Queer leadership : an exploration of LGBTQ leadership in higher education /
… framework based on grassroots leadership in higher education (Kezar and Lester, 2011). Findings from the multi-site case study identified two unique approaches higher education professionals engaged queer leadership through: a) Queer Activist Leadership and b) LGBTQ Advocacy Leadership. …
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Exploring ideologically diverse friend groups among college students.
… has become a growing research interest in the higher education field but little research has been dedicated to ideological diversity within peer interactions and friend groups. This exploratory qualitative research study seeks to answer the following question: How do college students at …
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Connections with the Current Generation of College Students Using Digital Marketing Practices
<p>Higher education professionals in college and university admissions utilize various forms of communication in enrolling their fall class. The problem with the digital generation, also known as the Millennials, is that students have disconnected from the personal touch - the connection that is …
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Navigation and social learning among first semester retained university students : exploration of programs and experiences at a comprehensive, public, open-enrollment institution
… student success is an area of interest among professionals in the field of higher education (Hunter, 2006; Rendon, 1995). This qualitative study sought to understand how first-year students navigate the university and aimed to increase student success and support students to commencement …
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Racial Identity and Belonging Among Asian American Undergraduate Students in the Midwest
… students are often deemed overrepresented in higher education, leading to inequities in admissions, scholarships, and student support. This perception feeds and is fed by the model minority stereotype, which characterizes Asian Americans as hard-working and high-achieving and creates intense …
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A qualitative single case study gathering the perceptions of emotional labor among Black male and female professionals in higher education in the Midwest.
… the experiences of Black male and female professionals in the Midwest, specifically working at a predominantly White institution, through the lenses of performing, evoking, and managing emotional labor. This single case study uses a purposeful sampling method to explore 12 Black male and …
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Motivating factors of academic advisors supporting undocumented students in higher education
… institutional success. Undocumented students in higher education experience unique challenges and barriers within higher education due to their liminal status, and the volatile political context presents even more stress. This research study responds to literature regarding the need to explore …
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Unrealistic Expectations: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Former Campus-Based Fraternity/Sorority Advisors
… 2023). Researchers have explored why non-faculty higher education professionals leave the field of student affairs, but few recent studies have considered departure among functional area-specific professionals, with the exception of residence life and housing. Further, while there are studies on …
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Community college student experiences within (and beyond) an accelerated- first-year seminar course
… colleges face. It has become important that higher education professionals understand the reasons for first-year student engagement and attrition. Institutions of higher education have an opportunity to engage and retain students by providing first-year seminar courses that promote …
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Understanding socioeconomic differences in the relationship between black college students' involvement and educational outcomes
Participation rates in postsecondary education vary greatly by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES). In addition to issues of access, there are also problems with retention and persistence associated with specific demographic characteristics (e.g. race). Low retention and …
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Exploring College Experiences of Muslim Students at Four-Year Institutions in Colorado: A Narrative Inquiry
… the diversity of students in the post-secondary education system (Roberts, 2022). Although centralized data about Muslim college students are hard to find, their presence within the higher education system is well-known. Still, in Colorado, Muslims' religious, racial, cultural, and gendered …
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War-Displaced International Students: A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing the Integration of Ukrainians at a Midwestern Healthcare College
… war in Ukraine has disrupted the country’s higher education system, displacing Ukrainian students and affecting their mental well-being. These students encounter numerous challenges while adapting to new academic and cultural environments abroad. Higher education professionals must recognize …
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The Professional & the Personal: Worklife Balance and Mid-Level Student Affairs Administrators
… on worklife balance in the post-secondary education setting focuses on the lives of instructional faculty (Bailyn, 2003; Bassett, 2005; Drago et al., 2006; Drago & Williams, 2000; Gatta & Roos, 2004; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999; Ward & Wolf-Wendel, 2004). There is also a …