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Showing 1 to 20 of 102 for “"institutional policies"”.
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A Profile of the Nontraditional College Student and Implications for Institutional Policies
The problem. This study examined the growing number of college students outside the traditional eighteen to twenty-three year old age group often referred to as nontraditional students. For this study, nontraditional student was defined as any undergraduate student age twenty-five or older. The …
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Redefining Tradition: A Critical Examination of Recruitment Strategies and Institutional Policies for Nontraditional Undergraduate Students at Private Catholic Colleges and Universities
… undergraduate students and develop supporting institutional policies resulting in reduced matriculation barriers. As traditional student populations decline, understanding and addressing the needs of nontraditional students becomes crucial in achieving institutional sustainability, diversity, …
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Egocentric networks of adolescents with and without disabilities across academic tracks: conditions and impact on communication technology use and formal and informal social activity
… has examined how personal characteristics and institutional policies influence adolescent social networks and engagement in informal and formal social activity. To examine these issues, a social capital model was developed and tested to examine how personal characteristics (i.e., gender, …
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Overcoming Barriers to Faculty Engagement in Study Abroad
… included evidence that despite significant institutional initiative and rhetoric in favor of increased internationalization, faculty members face diverse institutional policies, practices and attitudes that inhibit or prevent their participation. Findings also highlighted numerous ways that …
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Plagiarism among undergraduate students in the faculty of applied science at a South African higher education institution
… It also examines student awareness of institutional policies and guidelines regarding plagiarism.
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Technology Use in Higher Education Instruction
… Five constructs were addressed by the survey: institutional policies, belief in the learning benefits, efficacy with integrating technology with content, barriers to technology use, and personal uses of technology. The survey was administered online and targeted 379 full and part time faculty …
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"People Like Me": Racialized Teachers and the Call for Community
… student demographics. Numerous researchers and institutional policies have responded to these changes by endorsing the hiring of a teaching staff that is reflective of the racially diversifying student population (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2009; Ryan, Pollock, & Antonelli, 2009; Solomon, & …
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Canada's Contribution to Neglected Tropical Disease Research: A Co-authorship Network Analysis
… implicate Canada’s global health research and institutional policies. The findings suggest that if North-South research collaborations are a strategic global health funding priority, then methods and mechanisms to map existing networks and leverage the work of leading and emerging researchers …
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A comparative analysis of the experiences of African American students at Eastern Michigan University during the Civil Rights Era and in the 21st century: A historical case study
… Reconstruction and Civil Rights Era educational policies and practices and the impact of Eastern Michigan University’s (EMU) institutional policies and practices on black students. This historical case study delineated the experiences of black EMU students who attended the institution at the end …
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"Just Take It Off the Plate": a Syndemic Model of Low Breastfeeding Rates and Maternal Stress in South Alabama
… are made at the intersection of harmful, institutional policies and health inequities.
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Invisible Men: The Risks and Pleasures of Self-Portrayal in the Work of Contemporary American Male Artists
… comparative readings of juridical rulings and institutional policies that dictate the state of the body in contemporary American art.
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From Chilly Climate to Warm Reception: Experiences and Good Practices for Supporting LGBTQ Students in STEM
… or outright hostile campus climates, as well as institutional and departmental policies and practices that create barriers to their learning and feeling of belonging in their classrooms and on their campuses. Research suggests that these issues are particularly pervasive in the disciplines of …
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The efficacy of performance management systems in enhancing employees’ performance at the University of Venda
… Theories, it analyses secondary data from institutional policies, Council on Higher Education (CHE) audits, strategic plans (2021-2025), newsletters, workshop minutes, and peer-reviewed literature through thematic content analysis to assess PMS strengths (like, Specific, Measurable, …
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Performance measurement and signaling in the humanitarian marketplace
… This thesis finally suggests governmental and institutional policies concerning performance measurement that, given the competitive nature of the humanitarian marketplace defined in Part II, may improve market mechanisms in this sector.
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A framework for public digital archives administration in Zambia : current practices, procedures and prospects.
… yet to develop standard procedures , manuals and policies for the adminstration of digital archives. Although, the National Archives of Zambia draws its manadate from the National Archives Act of 1995 CAP 175. Archivists indicated lack of digital skills required in processing digital skills. The …
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A framework for public digital archives administration in Zambia : current practices, procedures and prospects.
… yet to develop standard procedures , manuals and policies for the adminstration of digital archives. Although, the National Archives of Zambia draws its manadate from the National Archives Act of 1995 CAP 175. Archivists indicated lack of digital skills required in processing digital skills. The …
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The Relationship Between Adjunct Faculty Staffing and College Student Retention and Graduation
… This begs the question, in the face of institutional policies that favor increasing the proportion of adjuncts on faculty rosters: Has the use of adjuncts negatively impacted the student experience and quality of education, leading to lower persistence and graduation rates? This …
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The Relationship Between Student Engagement and the Development of Character in Mission Driven Faith-Based Colleges and Universities as Measured by the National Survey of Student Engagement
… assess the stated outcomes, but also to guide I institutional policies, practices, and improvements. The purpose of this study is to determine whether educationally purposeful activities and institutional type are related to the student development of character and how these relationships differ …
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If There Wasn’t Farming, Somebody Wouldn’t Eat: Small Scale Agriculture, Community Autonomy, And Food Sovereignty In Mississippi
… together in solidarity and resistance to global institutional policies which systematically undermine local environments, local people, and local knowledge practices.
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An Investigation of Chinese Graduate Student Understanding of Academic Integrity in U's Higher Education
… how U.S. classroom environments as well as institutional policies and practices impact Chinese graduate student understanding of and experience with the concept of academic integrity.</p>
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