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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Post-College"”.
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A Change of Perspective: The Pre-Graduate Expectations versus Post-College Experiences of Theatre Arts Majors
… a great deal of research on the transition into college, there has been relatively little research on the transition out of college. This is particularly true in relation to theatre arts majors. Though recent graduates face many challenges post-college, there has been minimal exploration done on …
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Debt and Decision-Making: the Impact of Student Loan Debt On Undergraduates' Choice of Major, Vocation, and Post-College Plans
… socioeconomic status on their experience in college, including their choice of major and vocation (Duffy & Sedlacek, 2007; Goyette & Mullen, 2006; Trusty, Robinson, Plata, & Ng, 2000). However, there is little research that indicates how undergraduates' degree of indebtedness affects their …
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The clothing interest of three groups of young adult men differentiated by stage in life
… one stage to another. The sample consisted of 92 college freshmen, 57 college seniors, and 42 post college working men. The instrument used was a five factor questionnaire derived from Gurel's 1974 factor analysis of Creekmore's 1968 "Importance of Clothing" questionnaire. Statistical analysis …
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The victimization-substance relationship: an examination of nonconsensual sexual experiences and post-assault substance use
… of experiencing revictimization and engaging in post-NSE substance use. Though the risk of college women experiencing NSEs has been well-established, high school women have been mostly overlooked in the literature, especially in relation to revictimization pathways. Substance use post-high school …
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Adulting Children: A Television Series On Growing Up, Getting Out, and Coming Right Back
… are moving back into their childhood bedrooms post-college. In an analysis presented by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, it was discovered that forty-one percent of new graduates aged twenty-two to twenty-seven are working in fields that don’t even require a college degree. The media often …
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The lived experiences of Black males who earned doctorates
… anti-deficit framework, this study explored the post-college experience and doctoral completion. Past research about Black males utilize a deficit perspective indicating how negative experiences, at times, prevent academic achievement. This study used an interpretive approach with one-on-one …
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Women's Persistence in Computer Science: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study
… observations during the women's senior year of college and a career interview four to five years later. The effects of sponsorship and stereotype threat on the participants' initial decision to study computer science and their experiences as computer science majors were explored, as well as the …
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The economic impact of attending Western Iowa Tech Community College
… who attended Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC). A secondary data analysis was conducted on actual wage earnings of program completers, leavers and applicants to the college during the academic years of 1994-1999. Quantitative methods answered the question, "To what extend do …
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Essays in the economics of education
… in higher education. I estimate the effects of college racial diversity on post-college earnings, civic behavior, and satisfaction with the college attended. I use the Beginning Postsecondary Students survey, which allows me to control for exposure to racial diversity prior to college. Moreover, …
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Parental Involvement in the Lives of College Students: Impact on Student Independence, Self-Direction, and Critical Thinking
… parents and students while students are in college (College Parent, 2007; Hofer & Moore, 2010). The most recent study noted that the interaction between parent and student during the last year of college averages over 13 times a week (Hofer & Moore, 2010). While many articles in the popular …
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Essays on Human Capital and Education Policy
… discuss eliminating tuition at public 2-year colleges in order to raise college enrollment among students with low parental income. This paper calculates the elasticity of college enrollment to public 2-year college tuition subsidies and estimates the resulting long-term labor market outcomes …
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What happens before full-time employment? Internships as a mechanism of anticipatory socialization
… internships (Kamenetz, 2006), and the number of post-college internships has increased from 5% in 1995 to 20% in 2002 (“Internships for all ages,” 2007). Despite this growth, scholars have yet to theoretically explore internships as a prior experience that fosters socialization. Some studies have …
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Beyond Words: A Post-Process Business Writing Pedagogy
… prepared for the writing challenges of their post-college careers and, to develop an alternative pedagogy that addresses these problems. To achieve these ends I review the recent history of business writing pedagogy, examine 105 business communication syllabi from U.S. colleges, and perform a …
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A Longitudinal Study on the Essence of Success Development As Seen by Caribbean Canadian Women in the Storied Landscape of Their Lived Experience
… concluded with another set of interviews in the post-college years. The study records their stories as they strive to develop and achieve their idea of success in the non-school world.</p> <p>Method. Through the in-depth collaborative interview, the researcher and the participants …
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Marketing Adventist Higher Education in North America : College Choice - Motivators and Barriers
… more than 75% of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) college-bound students (rising freshmen) who live in the North American Division (NAD) do not attend an SDA college/university. This is a major challenge for the NAD colleges/universities. Discovering motivators and barriers for SDA college-bound …
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Three Essays on the Evolution of the Determinants of Educational Attainment and its Consequences
… four achievements (high school graduation, some college, college graduation, and post-college work) across different endogenous social groups. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) data for the years of 1968-2013, we show how inequality of educational opportunity and its determinants …