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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Land- grant institutions"”.
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Engaged scholarship at land-grant institutions: Factors affecting faculty participation
… tenured and tenure-eligible faculty members at land-grant institutions and describes how disciplinary differences influence faculty members' expression of and likelihood to practice engaged scholarship; work with community partners; and how they perceive engaged scholarship is recognized and …
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Incentive Based Budgeting: The Financial Game at Land-grant Institutions
… Budgeting (PIBB) model at Virginia Tech (VT), a land-grant institution. By conducting a mixed-methods approach including semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and a review of political theory, this research examines the differences in perceptions of employees across employee …
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The Impact of State Characteristics on College Graduation Rates at Land-Grant Institutions
… characteristics and college completion rates at land-grant institutions and use those findings to create a graduation rate prediction model, inclusive of student, institutional, and state characteristics, that is more accurate than traditional prediction models comprised solely of student and …
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Food for thought: the role of land-grant institutions in local food and small farm education
In 1862, the Morrill Act established land-grant institutions with the mission to serve those working in agriculture and mechanic arts. The following dissertation explores the ways in which the evolution of industrialized agriculture has influenced the mission of these institutions. This qualitative …
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A Comparative Examination of Student Satisfaction by Ethnicity at Historically Black and Predominately White Land-Grant Institutions
… policies in higher education that obligate state institutions to demonstrate they are providing quality educational experiences for students in an effective and efficient manner (Hatcher, Kryter, Prus, & Fitzgerald, 1992; Redd, 1998). Quality and overall effectiveness are measured by student …
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Good practices of alumni relations professionals leading engagement programs and volunteers in colleges of agriculture at land-grant institutions
… and volunteers in colleges of agriculture at land-grant institutions. The study sought to describe good practices for support, training, communication, and volunteer management that can be utilized by new members of the field and seasoned veterans alike. Thirteen current alumni relations …
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INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL COGNITIVE VARIABLES ON THE CAREER EXPLORATORY BEHAVIORS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE STEM-INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES MAJORS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS
… sciences majors at five Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions. A Structural Equation Modeling technique was utilized to test three research hypotheses. An additional research question was included to identify additional factors influencing students’ pursuit of STEM-intensive …
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Design for a student homestead at a land-grant university: integrating vernacular patterns, local systems, and ecological heritage
… to design a contemporary student homestead at a Land-Grant university. The student homestead is to function as a model system for research, education and demonstration. The history of homesteading, historic settlement patterns and the early mission of land grant institutions inform the design. …
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A Consequence of Crisis: A Historical Policy Analysis Examining the Relationship between Economic and Military Crises and the Development and Effects of Early Federal Policy in Higher Education during the Twentieth century, 1934 to 1963
… analysis of the outcomes of federal growth for land-grant institutions, religious colleges and women’s colleges and universities that enriches the current historical understanding.
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A Case Study of the State University, Extension, and the College of Agriculture as They Explore and Implement a Metro Research and Outreach Initiative
The national Cooperative Extension and Land Grant University Systems have been struggling with their future direction due to the question of relevance related to urban and metropolitan citizens for a great number of years. This system is quite traditional in that it follows the customary rural, …
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"Care and authenticity is something that I was seeking": Mentoring experiences of African American undergraduate students studying agriculture at an 1862 Land Grant Institution
… while enrolled at a predominately white land grant institutions and explore opportunities for using mentoring as a tool and factor in assisting these students in persisting towards their undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech. The foundation of the study was based on Bean and Eaton's …
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Improving the Pipeline for Students of Color at 1862 Colleges of Agriculture: A Qualitative Study That Examines Administrators’ Perceptions of Diversity, Barriers, and Strategies for Success
… face within colleges of agriculture at 1862 land-grant institutions. Another important purpose of this study is to identify strategies that department heads, deans, and administrators within colleges of agriculture can use to increase the recruitment and retention of students of color. The …
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A phenomenological examination of tenure-track female faculty members' socialization into the culture of higher education
… female faculty members from Midwestern land grant institutions. Women were interviewed for 90-120 minutes on one occasion. Data was analyzed using the Constant Comparative Method (CCM).The women's perceptions resulted in four emergent themes: Balance, Place, Support, and Trust. Balance …
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Dialectical dimensions: the emergence and evolution of African American Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1968-2008
… by countering Eurocentric modes of hegemony. Land grant institutions and public colleges, such as the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I), have an unique capacity and obligation to residents to provide access and avenues to new forms of knowledge. The institutionalization of Black …
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Factors Influencing the Enrollment of Minorities in Agricultural Science Programs at Virginia Tech
… are underrepresented in academic departments at land-grant universities, professional roles in agricultural industries, and in governmental agencies such as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The data collection in this study was through a survey developed by the researcher. The …
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A comparison of sources of revenue in selected black and white institutions of higher education from 1971 through 1979
… local government revenues, (d) private gifts, grants and contacts, (e) endowment, (f) other sources of revenues, and (g) total revenues. Fourteen null hypotheses were formulated to determine if statistically significant differences existed between black and white colleges, within each group, …
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An Assessment of Virginia Cooperative Extension's New Extension Agent Training Program
This study is an assessment of the New Extension Agent Training (NEAT) program in Virginia. Although new Extension agents have exceptional subject matter training, they often lack skills needed to be effective Extension professionals (Bennett, 1979). The NEAT program provides a way for new agents …