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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Public institutions of higher education"”.
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A description of peer education programs in public institutions of higher education in Virginia
The purpose of this research was to determine the status of peer education programs in state-supported institutions in Virginia. The result of this research was to provide base-line data relative to peer education programs in colleges in Virginia. Survey research methodology, specifically interview …
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Chief Student Affairs Officers in 4-Year Public Institutions of Higher Education: An Exploratory Investigation Into Their Conflict Management Styles and Praxis
… investigated the conflict management styles of chief student affairs officers in 4-year public institutions of higher education in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The data for the study were collected using Hall's Conflict Management Survey. The sample for the study …
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An Examination of Clery Crime Statistics at Four Year Public Institutions of Higher Education Served by or Without Dedicated University Police Departments
<p>This paper was written to examine the impact of dedicated university police departments relative to reporting Clery statistics, fundamental information that prospective students and their parents can use in selecting an institution of higher education. The prospect of gaining knowledge and …
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Status of Admission Policies and Practices at Four-Year Public Institutions of Higher Education in Virginia Implemented to Evaluate Home School Applicants
The purpose of this study was to determine how current admission policies and practices at four-year public institutions of higher education in Virginia are implemented to evaluate home school applicants. University administrators, admission officials, and other interested individuals may gain …
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How faith and leadership are connected: a study of Catholic women administrators in a southern public institution of higher education
Studies concerning spirituality and higher education, particularly for the college student, are beginning to appear in journals, conference papers, and presentations. However, there is little research conducted with professionals in higher education on the construct of spirituality. Spirituality …
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Impact of a Shift in National Public Policy on Continuing Education Administration in Institutions of Higher Education
… nation-wide research project analyzed the impact of the 1976 shift (hereafter called The Shift) in Title I Part A of the Higher Education Act and what was implemented under it. The study population included 60 public institutions of higher education in 21 states throughout the continental United …
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Retention and Graduation Rates as Performance Indicators in 2-Year and 4-Year Postsecondary Institutions
The focus of this dissertation is on performance indicators – specifically, retention and graduation indicators - that impact allocation of the ever-dwindling public sources of money. Decreasing revenue trends make understanding the performance indicators that are often used to fund postsecondary …
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Presidents at Public Colleges, Universities and Technical Colleges in the State of Georgia: A Leadership Tribute Analysis
… identifies self-described leadership attributes of college or university presidents in the University System of Georgia and technical college presidents in the Technical College System of Georgia. Additionally, this study identifies commonalities in leadership attributes between both groups. Data …
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An Analysis of the Attitudes of Higher Education Leaders in 18 High-Immigration States about the Appropriateness of Providing Education Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants.
<p>Institutions of public higher education must meet the challenges presented by providing education services to the significantly increasing number of undocumented students. However, public policy has not clearly addressed undocumented immigrants' residency status in regard to college and …
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Performance funding 2.0 in higher education
As tuition and student debt at public institutions of higher education have grown substantially over the last decade, state governments have looked increasingly to performance funding programs to incentivize the efficient delivery of higher education, particularly by decreasing time-to-degree. Even …
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Before we teach it, We Have to learn it": Wisconsin Act 31 compliance within public teacher preparation programs
Wisconsin Act 31 was established for the purpose of addressing American Indian history, culture, and sovereignty within K-12 schools as a response to treaty rights issues in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Yet, in the 21st century there remain issues with compliance throughout not only K-12 schools …
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Possessive Investment: California, 209 and the Reconstruction of Racist Educational *Policy
"This study is concerned with the development of educational policy in the State of California. The California Civil Rights Initiative (Proposition 209), as anti-affirmative action legislation, was composed and implemented with the intent to limit the access of African-American and Latino/a …
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Writing Proficiency Among Graduate Students in Higher Education Programs
… extent to which graduate students enrolled in Higher Education courses were proficient at writing. While writing proficiency has been extensively studied in elementary students, high school students, and undergraduates, little attention has been paid to formally evaluating graduate student …
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An economic analysis of the causes of unionization of college faculty
The fraction of the total labor force which is unionized has remained fairly stable, at about 25 percent, for the past quarter century, while unionization in the public sector has increased rapidly over the last 15 years. One example of this growth has been the trend in unionization of college …
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CHINESE NATIONAL POLICY REGARDING FOREIGN EXPERTS: PERCEPTIONS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEANS
… non-experimental study described the perceptions of the Deans of the Foreign Affairs Office in public institutions of higher education in China regarding their agreement with, and implementation of, the current national policy concerning the employment of foreign experts. This study utilized a …
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CHINESE NATIONAL POLICY REGARDING FOREIGN EXPERTS: PERCEPTIONS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEANS
… non-experimental study described the perceptions of the Deans of the Foreign Affairs Office in public institutions of higher education in China regarding their agreement with, and implementation of, the current national policy concerning the employment of foreign experts. This study utilized a …
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Internet-Based Courses: Observations of Faculty Developers/Teachers and Students with Disabilities at 4-Year Public Institutions in Tennessee.
<p>The purpose of this study will be to identify important factors that should be considered by faculty members at selected public institutions of higher education as they plan, design, develop, implement, and evaluate Internet-based courses, in order to make the courses responsive to the needs of …
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Exploring connections between pre-service teachers' expectations of their career pathways and the lived experience of novice teachers of that career path as it transpires
The issue of teacher attrition has affected almost every developed country in the world in the last quarter of a century. The possibility of a real shortage in well-trained, educated teachers is concerning and a waste of financial and time resources, especially when individuals undergo training in …
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Does Publicness Matter? A Mixed Method Analysis Identifying and Measuring Institutional Contributions to State Goals for Public Higher Education
<p>States founded, control, and fund public postsecondary institutions because higher education helps meet state goals. Public institutions of higher education provide considerable public benefits to states, but these benefits have not been systematically measured. As a result, public conversations …
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