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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"graduate degree"”.
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Student loan debt influence on graduate degree attainment
… multiple dimensions of today’s society. Undergraduate students are accruing more debt than ever to pay for college degrees, and recent trends in higher education report a raise in cost of tuition. Current statistics reveal over 1.2 trillion dollars in outstanding student loan debt from over 40 …
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Discerning quality evaluation in online graduate degree programs in agricultural sciences and engineering
Enormous demands for online degrees in higher education have increased the pressure on universities to launch web courses and degrees quickly and, at times, without properly attending to the quality of these ventures. There is scarce research that defines which quality indicators are used to assess …
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A Study Reviewing Motives for Participation and the Postenrollment Transition After Completing A Graduate Degree Program
… to the objectives achieved after completing the degree and to identify the postenrollment transition adults make after completing their degree. Procedures: The author interviewed twenty graduates of a Training and Development graduate degree program. The author asked each participant about …
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Relationship of Select Admissions Criteria to Pre-Licensure Requirements in a Graduate Degree Program in Occupational Therapy
… admission variables could be used to predict graduate performance on pre-licensure requirements (fieldwork performance scores, first time pass rate an national board examination, and scores on a comprehensive departmental exit exam). Cognitive variables included applicants’ grade point …
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Education related experiences of adults age 50 and beyond enrolled in graduate degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University
… of adults age 50 and beyond enrolled in graduate degree programs on the academic campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. The major focus for this study was to identify and examine the experiences of adults age 50 and older enrolled in graduate degree programs. The population for the …
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An Examination of the Factors that Contribute to Undergraduate Persistence and Graduate Degree Aspirations for First-Generation College Students Attending Elite Universities
… examine the factors that contribute to the undergraduate persistence (i.e., college attainment) and graduate educational aspirations of 103 first&ndasgeneration college students using a college impact lens. This study was based on data collected via the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen …
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Running into a US Education
… Nepal comes to the United States to pursue his graduate degree and undergoes cultural and financial difficulties.
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Mississippians In Physics: Perspectives And Practice In A Search For Physics Excellence
… and physicists, along with an analysis of graduate school data, in a search for answers which might improve physics education in Mississippi. Descriptive statistics were calculated using data from eight graduate degree programs (from Fall 2003 through Full Summer 2012) at the University of …
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Support for Higher Education: Perceptions of Selected University Administrators and Legislators in Tennessee
… the state budget. Participants having earned a graduate degree tended to prioritize higher education with significantly greater regard in the state budget than the participants with no graduate degree.</p>
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But From This Moment On We Know Nothing
… of Craft/Material Studies' Master of Fine Arts Graduate Degree program, Jacob A. Vincent's sole obligation to the world for the time period beginning in September of 2010 and continuing through April of 2012 was to dwell on things, and to eventually produce something tangible as a result. Having …
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The Path to University Admission in the United States through Intensive English Programs
… of international students who wish to earn their degrees at U.S. universities. Many of these IEPs have shifted their focus to assist these academically bound international students by functioning as a bridge to enrollment in American undergraduate or graduate degree programs. Accordingly, it has …
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Work Readiness among Graduate Students
This study explored work readiness among graduate program completers at a Research University (RU/VH) in the Southeastern Region of the United States. Work readiness, although a relatively new construct, is defined as the level to which graduate students are perceived as possessing attitudes and …
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The Impact of Academic Climate on Black Women's Experiences in Higher Education
… many women of color endure while obtaining their graduate degree. The research design incorporates a critical narrative analysis of self-reflective interviews with seven Black women about their experiences at several graduate programs in the United States. Self-reflection entails analytical …
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Environmental journalism curriculum as an imperative of democracy: A philosophical exploration.
… and conversational learning and reflection. A graduate introductory course is detailed, followed by additional suggested classes that could form the basis of a graduate certificate program or, with further expansion, a graduate degree concentration.
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Australia v. USA: Indian Engineering Students Pursuing Graduate Degrees Abroad, an Analysis of Factors Influencing the Choice and Location of Institution
… is growing at a rapid pace. Prospective graduate students in engineering have more options - domestically and internationally - than ever before. At this moment, the international setting of engineering graduate programs continues to shift and expand. This study analyzes the …
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Opportunities and occupations in animal and veterinary sciences based on the current careers of West Virginia University alumni
… was to examine the career opportunities for graduates completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences at West Virginia University as measured by the first and current careers of alumni. The target population consisted of all alumni that graduated between the years …
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School Accountability Grades: The Influence Of Student And School Characteristics
… that were evaluated included teachers with a graduate degree and rural locations. Prior research focused primarily on individual predictors of variance on student achievement, while this study combines all of the predictors for observation on predictors of variance. </p>
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Help-Seeking Attitudes among Clinicians in Training: The Influence of Psychological Defensiveness
… to engaging in personal therapy while pursuing a graduate degree in a mental health discipline. Participants were selected from graduate level mental health counseling and clinical psychology programs. Three groups were of interest: ‘manifestly distressed’ (MD), who report high levels of …
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Motivating factors for the professional development of a cohort of professional doctorate students in education
… to future groups of students undertaking post-graduate degree are discussed.
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The Recruitment of African American Graduate Students at the University of Arkansas, 2000-2010
… A approached the recruiting of African American graduate students over a ten year period of time. Based upon best practices for recruiting African American graduate students which was identified in current and scholarly literature in the field, the study examined the recruiting practices at U of …
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