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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"enrollment trends"”.
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How Variances in Business School Rankings Affect Enrollment Trends and Practices
… the U.S News and World Report rankings have on enrollment trends and practices in both top and not top-25 business schools. The purpose of this study was to determine whether mobility in the rankings was met with a statistically significant response to the research questions presented. While …
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Factors Influencing Enrollment Trends in Seventh-day Adventist Boarding Schools on North America
<p><em>Problem. </em>Enrollment is declining in the majority of Seventh-day Adventist boardingacademies in North America, while it is increasing in a few. This study seeks to identify the more important factors related to increasing and declining enrollment trends.</p> <p><em>Method. </em> A basic …
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Disparate impact? An explorative review of recent changes in federal financial aid and its impact on minority college student enrollment trends
… educational access for all, overall declining enrollment at institutions of higher learning, and the impact of seemingly race-neutral Federal Financial Aid laws on the rate of declining enrollment. Scholars and legislators have just begun to discuss the discriminatory effect, intentional or …
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Understanding Enrollment Patterns of Students In Advanced Placement Courses At School X, Are There Students That Are Being Left Behind? A Program Evaluation
<p>This program evaluation studied enrollment trends for the Advanced Placement (AP) program at a Wisconsin high school. To examine the enrollment trends of AP classes, 68 staff and 172 AP students were surveyed. Also, four Gifted and Talented staff were interviewed. Data was gathered through the …
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The Teaching of French in The United States in The Early 1970's: A Descriptive and Comparative Study (Foreign Language)
… that period, this study includes discussions of enrollment trends, teacher characteristics and training, instructional practices, use of teaching materials, student characteristics, and student attitudes toward school and foreign language learning. This description is given perspective by using …
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A Quantitative Study of the Impact of Funding Disparities on Public Schools
… influencing expenditure per student, enrollment trends, and district academic performance. Despite billions invested annually by federal and state governments, significant disparities remain, leaving many students with limited access to high-quality instruction, resources, and support …
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Superintendents' perceptions of the impact of open enrollment on public school districts in Indiana
… and analyzed superintendent perceptions of open enrollment in Indiana public schools. Superintendents are uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of open enrollment trends and must work to balance the issues associated with the transfer of students in and out of the local district. The …
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Engineering undergraduate enrollment and the engineering labor market: a lagged-supply analysis
… and the forecasting of first-year engineering enrollments up to the year 2000. The model developed in this thesis was able to a accurately mirror the engineering enrollment trends from 1948 to 1986. The economic variables--especially R&D expenditures and starting engineering salaries relative …
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Recruitment Strategies Aiming to Attract Females into Undergraduate Engineering Programs: Examining Their Role and Use
… however, have not been reflected in the enrollment rates of females into undergraduate engineering programs. In 2009, the percentage of females enrolled in undergraduate engineering degrees was only 13% (National Center for Education Statistics, 2009b). Education is a lifelong decision …
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Community College Funding and its Association to Nontraditional Students
… states and their nontraditional student enrollment trends. The researcher investigated the growth of community and technical college enrollment by analyzing southeastern United States community and technical colleges' part-time 25 to 44 year-old undergraduate enrollment rates for the …
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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
… and (d) current home school application and enrollment trends. An interview protocol was developed and used to conduct interviews with the chief admission officer, or designee, at each of the 15 public institutions. Admission policies, admission requirements and guidelines, undergraduate …
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Educating Incarcerated Youth In Illinois: A Blended Learning Model
… awarded, courses taken, course completion, enrollment trends, student mobility rates, GED testing information, and special education student enrollment and performance. Data were also gathered through classroom observations and individual and group interviews with the IDJJ district …
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The Deepening of Catholic Identity Through a Focus on Mission and School Culture by Lay Leadership: A Case Study on a Diocesan High School without a Religious Order Affiliation
… America are facing numerous challenges. The enrollment trends in Catholic high schools are dropping at larger rates and schools are closing a great deal faster than they are opening (Lackman, 2013). The decline in vowed religious educators in the Catholic Church has added to the pressures put …
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Examining the College Choice of Black Students Enrolled at a Rural College
… of West Virginia that is plagued by declining enrollment, unstable financial assets, and minimum resources. In addition, the college exists in a community plagued by high rates of poverty and minimal racial diversity. Such traits mirror the challenges other rural colleges in the United States …
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The adult student decline: a study of the longterm impact of the Rowan University strategic plan
… school with increased numbers of full-time enrollments and fewer part-time students. With this change, the needs of today's adult students may not be met and could potentially create an enrollment and student services problem for Rowan University.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to …
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Models of success: African American males and their pathways toward enrollment in doctoral programs at a predominantly white institution
… community. At the post-baccalaureate stage - the enrollment of African American males in doctoral programs has provoked serious debates within the academy. These discussions typically conclude with a unified goal to increase the participation of African American males in doctoral programs and …
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Understanding Place and Rurality in Engineering Education through Pathways and Engagement
… manuscript, I examine possible influences on enrollment in postsecondary pathways for engineering, computer science, and engineering technology careers in Virginia. Using descriptive analysis and multilevel modeling techniques, I identified disproportionate enrollments in community college and …
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Marketing Approaches Used In Independent Schools: Analysis Of The Perceived Effectiveness Of Marketing In Hawaii Independent Schools
… to communicate to increase brand awareness and enrollment. Economic and competitive pressures have created the necessity for independent schools to employ marketing plans and strategies to distinguish the schools from their competitors and influence enrollment management. Hawaii independent …
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Identification of high risk telecourse students utilizing locus of control and learning style
… students and counteract stabilizing enrollment trends, many institutions of higher education have turned to offering telecourses. While telecourses are convenient and appeal to a certain segment of the student population, the attrition rate is higher than that of the equivalent …
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An Examination of Post-Pandemic Enrollment Declines in California’s Public Education System
<p>The persistent decline in enrollment in California public schools presents complex and far-reaching challenges, impacting budgets, staffing, and student outcomes. These challenges have been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted K-12 education nationwide. As students were …
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