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Showing 1 to 20 of 281 for “"nontraditional"”.
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Nontraditional approximation in geophysical fluid dynamics
In the conventional approach to geophysical fluid dynamics, only the horizontal components of the Coriolis force due to horizontal motions of the fluid are taken into account. All the other components of the Coriolis force, which are called the non-traditional (NT) terms, are considered to be small …
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Nontraditional reentry women in community college
… study explores the experiences of ten nontraditional women who reenter a community college after a prolonged departure. Experiences are examined through the lens of Tinto’s Theory of Institutional Departure, as well as Deci and Ryan’s Self Determination Theory. While there is strong …
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Nontraditional University President: From Candidate To President
… phenomenological study was to understand a nontraditional university president’s transitional experience of the presidential search process and the competencies he believed he possessed and how those competencies have been utilized as a university president. The study utilized Creswell’s …
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Nontraditional roles for philanthropic capital in urban redevelopment
Across the United States, neighborhoods of persistent urban disinvestment continue to elude revitalization. Despite efforts from private, public, and social sector leaders, these areas continue to produce unacceptable health, safety, education, economic, and wellbeing outcomes for their residents. …
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Community College Funding and its Association to Nontraditional Students
… colleges in southeastern 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 …
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Traditional vs nontraditional gendered roles in Instant Relay Chat
… roles. The author explored traditional and nontraditional gender roles in Instant Relay Chat (IRC) rooms. This quantitative study tested five hypotheses: H1: Participants who portray themselves as women tend to use more supportive language than men in IRC; H2: Participants who portray …
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Occupational outcomes of bachelor's degrees earned by nontraditional students
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A Model Of Nontraditional College Student Motivation And Success
… the increase in their college enrollment, nontraditional students in U.S. postsecondary institutions are less likely to stay in college until they earn their degree. What could explain nontraditional student high attrition rates and overall success beyond what their demographic …
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Experiences of nontraditional college students in a music education program
… this study was to investigate the experiences of nontraditional college students (25 years of age or older with multiple life roles) majoring in music education. Four participants reported their university program experiences and reasons for pursuing music education in adulthood. Themes related to …
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BEYOND THE FIRST 48: INCORPORATING NONTRADITIONAL STAKEHOLDERS INTO INCIDENT RESPONSE
… local emergency management agencies integrate nontraditional stakeholders successfully into incident response operations? A wide variety of stakeholders who are not traditionally involved in incident response will likely be critical at this time'such as human services, the transportation …
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Making A Comeback: An Exploration of Nontraditional Students & Identity Support
… the effects of identity supportive messages on nontraditional students in terms of facilitating identification with the student role. Identity support involves the extent to which an individual believes that others understand, accept, and/or provide instrumental support for valued social …
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Making A Comeback: An Exploration of Nontraditional Students & Identity Support
… the effects of identity supportive messages on nontraditional students in terms of facilitating identification with the student role. Identity support involves the extent to which an individual believes that others understand, accept, and/or provide instrumental support for valued social …
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Three Essays on Traditional and Nontraditional Banking and Portfolio Decisions
… whether and how banks' shift from traditional to nontraditional income sources contributed to the failure of hundreds of U.S. depository institutions between 2008 and 2010. A key ingredient of our methodology is the recognition that different fee-generating or noninterest activities have different …
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College Preparatory Mathematics: Student Achievemnet in a Nontraditional Algebra Program
<p>This study took place in a predominantly white, upper middle class neighborhood in Northern California. The population of the study was approximately 250 students in their freshman and sophomore year of high school. The purpose of the study was to take a look at an alternative algebra approach, …
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Nontraditional Limitations on the Shear Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Girders
It was also determined that the requirement for longitudinal tension reinforcement near the support included in the 4th edition of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications may underestimate the demand on longitudinal tension reinforcement. Alternatively an equilibrium based approach is …
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Eliciting women's voices: choosing and experiencing a nontraditional occupational program
… tested hypotheses regarding women's avoidance of nontraditional occupations, but have given scant attention to the experience of women who have exited the traditional path. This research employed a qualitative methodology within a feminist theoretical framework to elicit the voices of women in …
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