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Showing 1 to 20 of 74 for “"institutional characteristics"”.
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Decoding minority student retention: An investigation of student experiences and institutional characteristics
… investigation of how student experiences and institutional characteristics influence college student graduation.</p><p>The study uses data from both the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen and the 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Data Survey to investigate four hypotheses: H1: There is an …
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Texas Hispanic students attending Texas community colleges : institutional characteristics influencing enrollment and graduation.
This quantitative study used the college choice nexus developed by St. John, Paulsen, and Starkey (1996) to explore how the predictor variables of average total cost of attendance (AVGCOA), average federal/state/local financial aid awarded (AVGFA), local Hispanic population (LHISPOP), and …
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Student characteristics, institutional characteristics, and undergraduate achievement: a study of Virginia Tech, 1985 to 1989
… Tech students who completed the 1985 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) freshman survey were followed up over a four-year period in order to identify characteristics that explain differences in grades. Three major categories of characteristics were studied: institutional …
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The politics of DTT policy-making in Bulgaria: the significance of path dependencies and institutional characteristics
… that focuses on the relevance of the national institutional structures and their response to internal and external (notably EU) influences. The thesis relies primarily on the ‘new institutionalist’ theoretical approach to examine how historical path dependencies and state capacities have …
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The composition of first-year engineering curricula and its relationships to matriculation models and institutional characteristics
… to which first-year engineering curricula and institutional characteristics varied by the matriculation policies of engineering programs. ^ To this end, this study analyzed the recommended first-year course sequences of 1,969 engineering programs and descriptions of 2,222 first-year engineering …
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Financial factors and institutional characteristics that explain undergraduate enrollment by low-income students at public master's-level institutions
… the way that particular financial and institutional elements impact low-income undergraduate enrollment at public master's-level institutions. A thorough review of literature was conducted on college choice, costs and benefits of higher education, the problem of affordability, effects …
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Operating ratios and institutional characteristics affecting the responsiveness of black colleges and universities to professional allied health programs
… the validity of selected hypotheses concerning institutional adaptation, using a segment of the general population, where the need and the opportunity for a specific program have been established. More specifically, the purpose of this study was to determine if selected operating ratios and …
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Alumni Association Membership Levels at Public Universities: A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Alumni Association and Institutional Characteristics
… was to gain a stronger understanding of the characteristics that influence membership levels at dues-based alumni associations serving public universities. Prior studies have demonstrated that alumni association members are more likely to give to their institutions; and their gifts, on …
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The relationship of the NCATE standards to the accreditation decision
… Teacher Education (NCATE) standards and certain institutional characteristics in the accreditation decision. Nine teacher education programs were investigated: three programs at the baccalaureate level (Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education), and six programs at the …
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Participatory development in social funds: a case study of the Peruvian Social Fund
… the role of Social Funds' organizational and institutional characteristics for community participation processes in development projects. The research is based on a case study of the Peruvian Social Fund, FONCODES, and utilizes a qualitative data collection approach. It mainly relies on …
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Institutional Dimensions of the Government's "Smart Buyer" Problem: Pillars, Carriers, and Organizational Structure in Federal Acquisition Management
This study applies a theoretical framework from institutional organization theory (Scott, 2001) to examine the problem of managing government contracting, conceptualized as the "smart buyer problem" by Kettl (1993). Kettl argued that, while embracing the market-based promises of contracting, …
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Influential Factors In International Students' College Choice Of A Rural, Regional University
… priorities within and among four categories of characteristics, namely, institutional characteristics, program characteristics, marketing and recruitment characteristics, and significant others characteristics. Various items within each characteristic category measure the significance of the …
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Race, class and gender in engineering education: A quantitative investigation of first year enrollment
… lack the requisite knowledge or psychological characteristics that Whites and men have to become engineers in sufficient numbers. Instead of using a deficit model approach to explain gender and race disparity, in the three studies conducted for this dissertation, I approach gender and race …
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A descriptive comparison of public two-year college residence hall programs
… programs and services offered, selected institutional characteristics, and estimated effects on student development. Univariate statistics, including frequencies, percentages, t-Tests, and chi-square procedures were used to analyze the data collected by a 53-item questionnaire. …
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Factors affecting Institutional Choice of Minority Students admitted to Institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
… minority students' demographic and background characteristics, financial factors, perceived institutional characteristics, and institutional marketing strategies. The theoretical framework for this study focused on Maguire and Lay's (1981) college choice model as well as Hossler and Gallagher's …
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Strategic and institutional influences on fund manager investment flows
… of fund managers’ strategic decisions and institutional characteristics on investment cashflows. The first study investigates the alleged disintermediation of banks’ traditional deposit-taking in favour of investment management activities. Using data on Australian bank-affiliated funds and …
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The institutionalization of multilevel politics in Europe
… of multilevel politics can be explained by its institutionalization in terms of the emergence, the evolution and especially the effects of relevant institutions. Based on a mixed-method research project, the influence of European institutions on subnational actors and the alignment of actor …
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The Impact of Resource Allocation on Graduation Rates
… studies have examined the relationship between institutional expenditures and graduation rates this study looks at a specific type of institution that has not yet been a focus; moderately and less selective private, four year institutions.</p> <p>Using the theoretical framework of Berger and …
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The Role of Validation Experiences and Sense of Belonging in Academic Self-Concept and Intent to Persist Among Four-Year College Students
… identifies key factors across individual and institutional levels that influence student wellbeing and academic outcomes without relying on a deficit-based framework. Using an interactional, ecological conceptual framework drawing together CRT, validation theory, and sense of belonging my …
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University development efforts: a study of four Virginia public institutions
Institutional attempts to raise private funds, once limited almost exclusively to private colleges and universities, are now commonplace at public colleges and universities. To increase private support, many public institutions have reorganized and refocused their development efforts to meet these …
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