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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Non-credit"”.
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Adult Learner Satisfaction with Web-Based Non-Credit Workforce Training.
… The population for this study was adults seeking non-credit workforce training, specifically library professionals who were involved in web-based training through the Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) program at the University of North Texas, Denton. Online methods of training are used most …
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Online Non -Credit Professional Development: A Study Examining the Experiences of Presenters
Findings for statements regarding face-to-face comparisons included reaching consensus that planning activities the increase participant retention is more difficult, that developing community during online presentations is easier, and that the overall delivery of an online presentation is easier. …
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NON-CREDIT COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF THREE PROGRAMS WITHIN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
The purpose of Non-credit community arts programs: A comparative case study of three programs within research universities is to examine the perceptions of the various stakeholders of non-credit community arts programs to determine the perceived benefits received by all stakeholders from the …
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Transition to Community College: The Journey of Adult Basic Education English Learners from Non-Credit to Credit Programs
… who had successfully transitioned from a non-credit Adult Basic Education program to community college degree programs. The study was guided by an overall question: What is the experience like for ABE ESL students who transition to community college degree programs? Two sub-questions …
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A proposed non-credit art program for the College of the Pacific based on a survey of objectives
… in graphic expression designed to assist non-art majors desiring extracurricular art experiences in the College of the Pacific.</p><p>It is hoped that through the data gathered by means of opinionnaires and questionnaires used as the basis for this study the project may serve to accomplish …
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Criteria Civil Engineers Use in Deciding Whether or Not to Participate in Non-Credit Continuing Engineering Education Programs
What civil engineers consider important in educational programs is addressed so that planned programs are fiscally viable and engineers are prepared to protect the welfare of society. A qualitative naturalistic inquiry approach was implemented with 39 civil engineers, randomly selected from civil …
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Beyond Access to Education: Using Collaborative Learning to Promote Agency in Unauthorized Latinos Entering Community College
… As a result, there is an over-dependence on non-credit programs and public adult schools, many of which have been forced to discontinue their services due to a lack of funding.</p> <p>The project was designed to provide a sample curriculum and lesson plans to be used in a non-credit course …
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Sigma Ratings Case Study
… MIT startup and delta v alumnus Sigma Ratings, a non-credit agency, founded in 2017 by Gabrielle Haddad and Stuart Jones Jr. It immerses the reader in the decision-making process of the company, after its business model revealed major flaws necessitating a pivot to ensure its survival and …
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The effectiveness of driver education courses in selected New Brunswick high schools
… on a province wide basis except as an optional non-credit course operated at the discretion of each district board of school trustees. The effectiveness of these courses had never been examined so that two major areas were investigated in this study. The first was concerned with differences in a …
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Effectiveness of a Corequisite Delivery Model for Developmental Mathematics
… of incoming college students are placed in non-credit bearing remedial courses (Complete College America, 2012). Students must pass the remedial course before they can take the gateway college-level course. Data show that the traditional delivery of a non-credit-bearing remedial course …
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The Necessity of Fundamental Math in College
… to increase the likelihood of student success in credit math classes. Non-credit remedial mathematics courses have a long curricular history in community college and university settings. The following discussion will examine the numerous contributing factors impacting the requirements of …
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Metrics to segment the Brazilian agricultural financial market for operating loans
… cost market, determine the size of the Rural-Credit versus Non-Credit funds, and divide it out by the financial intermediation institution. Our results indicate banks and cooperative banks lost market share in the last years, financing less than 50% of operating loans in the 2018/2019 season. …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development Activities which Result in Successful Integration of Classroom Instructional Technologies
… integration of instructional technologies. Non-credit workshops provided by school district or outside consultants was perceived by teachers to be the most ineffective form of professional development for successful classroom integration of instructional technologies. Regression analysis for …
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Hip hop and Literacy in the Lives of Two Students in a Transitional English Course
… and Mike, were students placed into a 1st year non-credit bearing English course, also known as a transitional course (Armstrong, 2007), at a 4-year university. The study employed tools of ethnography (Heath & Street, 2008), such as interviews, classroom observations and textual analysis of …
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Essays on corporate bonds
… on corporate bonds, examining the role of both credit risk and liquidity. In the first chapter, I test the ability of structural models of default to price corporate bonds in the cross-section. I find that the Black-Cox model can explain 45% of the cross-sectional variation in yield spreads. The …
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Exploring Kuwaiti mathematics: student-teachers' beliefs toward using Logo and mathematics education
… Methods of Teaching Mathematics course) and was non-compulsory and non-credit bearing. It was developed and taught by the researcher during the Fall semester 2007 at the College of Basic Education in the State of Kuwait. The researcher was not employed by the College of Basic Education: his only …
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The impact of microfinance on agriculture productivity: a case study of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district in Zambia.
… of this study was to explore the impact of microcredit on agriculture productivity based on the setup of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district. The paper employed a mixed method approach. The sample size that was used in the study was hundred (141) respondents comprising of 70 farmers who …
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The impact of microfinance on agriculture productivity: a case study of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district in Zambia.
… of this study was to explore the impact of microcredit on agriculture productivity based on the setup of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district. The paper employed a mixed method approach. The sample size that was used in the study was hundred (141) respondents comprising of 70 farmers who …
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College students' transformative learning: an ethnographic case study of an alternative break program to Kenya
… of college students' learning resulting from a non-credit-bearing, two week alternative break program to Kenya that took place December 2012 - January 2013. It is necessary to understand students' learning on short-term education abroad programs because of three national trends: 1) growing study …
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Dynamic elements of synchronous and asynchronous learning in English as a Second Language education: self-efficacy, achievement, persistence, and satisfaction
… a Second Language (ESL) learners enrolled in a non-credit language program. Learners in this state-funded program were able to determine their own balance of synchronous, face-to-face instruction and asynchronous online learning based on personal needs and preferences. The study examined the …
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