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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Small College"”.
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Best Faculty Practice Plan Model for a Small College of Nursing
… has been a priority with universities and colleges of nursing. A mechanism for bridging this gap has been the establishment of faculty practices. Faculty practices have provided nurse practitioner faculty opportunities to mentor students, augment income, implement evidence-based research, …
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The Organization and Administration of a Learning Resources Center in a Small College: A Conceptual Model
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Designing a Well-rounded Social Program for a Small College Campus to Meet the Social Needs of All Student Participants.
… and ideas regarding the social life on a small college campus; to recognize existing problems; to give the students’ reactions to these problems and their proposed ways of solving them; finally, to find the needs of the students not reached by the existing program and to plan ways of …
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The analysis of retail business trends at small college towns in Iowa: as a case study of town and gown relationship
… study focused on retail business environment at small college towns in Iowa, in order to find if rural small towns had prevented their economic decline by the presence of higher educational institutions. Eleven small towns with four-year private colleges were selected as research objects. Besides …
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The prevalence of depression as measured by the Beck Inventory and the characteristics associated with depression among students in three Illinois public community colleges: The College of DuPage, Truman College, and McHenry County College
… students at three Illinois public community colleges. As this was the first study of depression in this population, the colleges were selected to represent different types: (a) the College of DuPage is a large suburban college in a wealthy district; (b) Truman College is an ethnically …
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Settling and Laying Down: A Cultural History of Quakers in Savannah and Statesboro, Georgia
… two Quaker meetings in Southeast Georgia, the small but growing urban meeting in Savannah and a discontinued rural one in the small college town of Statesboro (that sometimes met in the village of Guyton). These case studies of local and personal histories, combined with my observations as a …
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A strategic planning model for small, private institutions in higher education
… planning model for specific application in small, private liberal arts colleges. A preliminary review of literature indicated both a lack of and a need for such a model.Procedure: The study was conducted in four stages. The first stage was to review selected literature on strategic planning …
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Between Earth and Sky
… The project is an astronomical observatory for a small college physics department in central West Virginia, it makes a place for the observatory tower, a classroom, conference / exhibit hall, restrooms and office space, the in-between becomes a primitive observatory plaza marking the winter and …
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Linear life: the alley rediscovered
… settlement is located in downtown Blacksburg, a small college town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia. The site is one of the original 16 blocks of the town's central business district. An urban density exists due to the many retail shops and restaurants that are frequented by …
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Academic Libraries as Feminine and Feminist Models of Organization.
… women and are relatively autonomous entities in colleges and universities, they offer a unique model of workplace gendering and feminism. This qualitative, ethnographic study examined 3 small college libraries in 3 regions of the United States and explored issues of bureaucracy and gendering in …
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The Relationship between Person-Environment Fit and Employment Outcomes in Part-Time Adjunct Faculty
… satisfaction, and organizational commitment at a small college in the northeast. Correlation analyses of a convenience sample confirmed that PE fit had significant positive relationships with part-time adjuncts’ job performance and job satisfaction. Organizational commitment did not relate …
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Perceptions of beginning teachers’ preparation for culturally responsive teaching: Voices from the field
… from the teacher preparation program at a small college in the mid-west United States were perceived to be prepared to meet the needs of all learners in their classrooms. Study participants were 22 teacher education graduates from 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04, and 11 of their first year …
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The Untalented Boyle
… choice. Her parents are theatre professors at a small college in Ohio. Mary watches her mother while her father teaches. Mary believes that she is destined for greatness, even though her brother is the talented Boyle. Mary tells the reader that she will unwittingly destroy her family, but that …
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Using journal writing to evoke critical thinking skills of students in teacher education
… to enhance the critical thinking skills of college students enrolled in a reading methods course at a small college in southern West Virginia. Case studies were used to describe the critical thinking skills used by the four participating students. Each of the six writing assignments was …
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Best practices in grant writing at small colleges
This study surveyed grant writers at independent small colleges in Indiana and bordering states to discover their typical processes, personnel management, and whether these colleges encouraged effective grantsmanship. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics reported as percentages, …
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Student intent to persist relative to perceptions of service quality and satisfaction with selected onboarding services in community colleges
… rates have continued to plague community colleges. A framework linking perceived service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intent has been identified in the existing literature and found to be useful in various service sectors outside of higher education. Purpose: To explore the …
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Guidelines for Developing a Campus Master Plan Document for Small Colleges and Universities
… and format of campus master plans for guiding small colleges and universities in developing a master plan document. The lack of this type of study left a void in the campus planning process in regards to developing a campus master plan, its purpose, and how it contributed to the overall …
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Developing the Leadership Competency of Critical Thinking in College Students: a Quasi-Experimental Mixed Methods Study at a Small Christian College
… critical thinking skills of students at Hartland College could be improved over the course of a one quarter ten week term through the use of biblical worldview instructional approaches such as biblical worldview development, faith learning integration, and deep Bible study that had critical …
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic Monitoring and AADT Estimation in a Small Rural College Town
… estimate AADT of bicycles and pedestrians in a small college town (i.e., Blacksburg, VA). I used a previously developed count campaign in Blacksburg, VA to collect bicycle and pedestrian counts using existing monitoring technologies (e.g., pneumatic tubes, passive infrared, and RadioBeam). I …