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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"nontraditional students"”.
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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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Occupational outcomes of bachelor's degrees earned by nontraditional students
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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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POSSIBILITIES AND PERILS: EXAMINING THE EXPERIENCES OF NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES
… perceptions and development of community college students as they navigate stigmas associated with a 2-year collegiate institution within the mid-Atlantic region. Community colleges continue to be labeled as a disservice in regard to academically and holistically preparing nontraditional students …
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Social and Cultural Influences on Nontraditional Students' Decision to Seek Higher Education
… some of the social and cultural influences on nontraditional students' decisions to seek higher education. The thesis of this project is that nontraditional students are reacting to changes in the occupational structure of the United States. The six propositions of social exchange theory …
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Stop-Out Factors For Nontraditional Students In Online Competency-Based Education Programs
… study was to explore the phenomenon of nontraditional students in online competency-based education (CBE) degree programs taking enrollment breaks known as “stop-outs” between college semesters or terms. Online programs and CBE programs have grown at a pace commensurate with the …
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Nontraditional Students in Associate Degree Nursing: Perceived Factors Influencing Retention and Empowerment
… to attain a deeper understanding of how nontraditional associate degree registered nursing (ADRN) students experience nursing education. At a time when there is a shortage of nurses in this country, these nontraditional students add significant numbers to the nation's nursing workforce …
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Relationship Of Grit, Volition, And Mindset To Undergraduate Student Persistence Of Nontraditional Students
… persistence in undergraduate degree programs by students considered nontraditional and at-risk at three campuses of a for-profit university in New England. Nontraditional students are faced with barriers to success in education. Despite these barriers, some students persist through to program …
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A Comparison of Traditional and Nontraditional Students Attending Historically Black or Predominantly White Institutions
… there are benefits for some African American students in attending an Historically Black College or University (HBCU) over a Predominantly White Institution (PWI); however, studies have not considered how results might be impacted by student status, traditional vs. nontraditional, or the …
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Multiple literacies in a multicultural setting: Contextualizing nontraditional students' appropriation of virtuality and reality
… and sometimes contradictory positions that nontraditional and marginalized students--especially women--occupy in an academic setting. In particular, I look at the acquisition of academic discourse(s) in a basic writing class and at the strategies students bring to the task. I problematize …
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Policies, programs, and services for nontraditional students at private, four year institutions in the southeastern United States
Growth in the numbers of nontraditional students on campuses nationwide has increased significantly over the past two decades. Many nontraditional students return to the campus for work-related reasons. Furthermore, societal transformations, demographic trends, and the developmental growth of …
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Predicting student departure: academic integration and other factors that predict departure among nontraditional students at a commuter university
… variables that predict departure among nontraditional students at a commuter institution. This study explored Braxton et al. (2004) theory of student departure in commuter colleges and universities, particularly proposition 13 which states that student entry characteristics affect the …
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ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN INTEGRATION AND PERSISTENCE
… Tinto's integration theory as it relates to nontraditional students. The study explored the relationship of academic and social integration, defined by classroom active learning strategies and sense of belonging, with persistence. The study also expanded upon the idea of socio-academic …
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A Profile of the Nontraditional College Student and Implications for Institutional Policies
… 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 purpose of the …
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Perceived Effectiveness of Teaching Techniques in the Basic Interpersonal Communication Course: a Comparison Between the Traditional and Nontraditional Student
The increase of nontraditional students to college campuses requires classroom instructors fo consider unique learning needs of older (over 25) students. Current literature does not accurately address these needs for instructors of basic courses. The primary research question behind this study is …
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The influence of conflicting role obligations on nontraditional student baccalaureate degree attainment
… member/volunteer, associated with the lives of nontraditional college students and to reveal how these conflicting role obligations influence these students' persistence toward the attainment of an undergraduate degree. This study provides a brief history of adult education in the United States …
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Logistics regression to determine the influence of Bean and Metzner's persistence factors as defined by the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) on nontraditional students
… Engagement (CCSSE), to determine the impact on nontraditional student persistence. This quantitative study measured nontraditional student persistence at a community college in the Midwest using archival data. Independent variables included select CCSSE items that related to variables identified …
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A Study of Nontraditional Undergraduate Students at the University of Memphis.
<p>This study examined nontraditional student engagement into the collegiate environment on the University of Memphis (U of M) campus, specifically services and programs in the University College. The sample surveyed included 4 nontraditional undergraduate students, 1 from each grade level, aged 25 …
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