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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"pre-entry"”.
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Longitudinal exploration of student retention, pre-entry attributes, and institutional experiences
… (Tinto, 1993; Stage, 1989). If students depart prematurely, they not only lose opportunities for themselves but the university loses the opportunity of future tuition and the experiences of supporting students develop skills and abilities. Research shows student involvement within the …
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Community college student retention : an examination of student pre-entry attributes, academic experiences, and social experiences and the relationship to first-year persistence
… related to fall-to-fall student retention. Predictors of first-year retention included receiving federal Pell grants, high school GPA, receiving a C or higher in college orientation, first semester college GPA, and receiving a C or higher in general psychology, general biology, and U.S. …
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Widening participation in Higher Education: an investigation of the experiences and views of students, parents, teachers, and higher education staff of a pre-entry programme
… parents, teachers and University staff, in a pre-entry to HE programme.<br/><br/>The research focussed on researching the influence of a Pathway Opportunity Programme [POP] on students’ aspirations, preparedness and learning for university, with consideration of the most valuable aspects of …
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Newcomer Entry and Team Creativity: The Roles of Coworkers, Leaders, and Newcomers
This dissertation examines newcomer entry into teams and team creativity in a field setting. Unique information and perspectives brought by newcomers have been proposed to provide “fresh blood” for teams, which can benefit team creativity. However, the addition of newcomers can also disrupt the …
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Inferior speed capability, yet faster speed: Evidence from entry into liquefied natural gas industry
… in its time-to-build its plant. However, the previous literature has mostly focused on pre-entry speed capability, which is a focal firm’s speed capability for its recent previous plant construction in the related markets prior to its entry into the focal market. I examine instead post-entry …
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The Effectiveness of Hospital School Re-Entry Programs for Children with Life-Altering Illness or Injury
… what these children will need in order to prepare not only the student, but also those who will play a part in the success of their return to school. The goal of the team is to create a pre-entry framework that will provide the tools necessary to put into place those services; and …
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Causes of Alienation Among Black Students at Two Predominantly White Universities
… and social integration of Black students at two predominately white institutions. A second purpose of this study is to discover the factors influencing Black student alienation. The survey instrument was administered to 52 Black students (8.7% of the total Black student population) enrolled in …
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The Impact of Retention Efforts on the Collegiate Experience of Students of Color at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI)
… in the Minority Orientation Program, a pre-entry initiative focused on retaining students of color at a private, four-year university located in the northeast region of the United States. Situated in Vincent Tinto’s Theory of Student Integration and Critical Race Theory, the author …
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An examination of the experience of individuals, from different vocational and academic entry routes, on a B.A. Educational Studies degree and in subsequent postgraduate study or employment
… at the University of Hull. It investigates their entry profiles, their progress on the degree and the impact their studies have had on their postgraduate lives.The research has been informed by a range of literature, most notably that of Archer et al. (2003), Thomas (2001), Wolf (2002) and Connor …
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Understanding Anticipatory Socialization for New Student Affairs Professionals
… socialization, specifically the job search and pre-entry communication with their new organizations. The theory that emerged provides insight to hiring organizations on their hiring practices, graduate school preparation programs on the strategies used to prepare students for the job market, and …
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A sensemaking perspective on the psycological contract formations during organisational socialisation.
… of the psychological contract of new employees, pre-entry up to six months post entry into employment. The research also investigates the psychological contract from the employer`s perspective. It utilises Weick`s (1995) sensemaking properties as a methodological framework to better understand …
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Educational experiences of occupational therapy students from non-traditional academic backgrounds
Occupational therapy (OT) pre-registration education in the United Kingdom (UK) stands at the intersection of the fields of higher education (HE) and professional practice. It is subject to various government agendas including an ongoing commitment to widening participation in HE and to …
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Use of the College Student Inventory to Predict At-Risk Student Success and Persistence at a Metropolitan University
… measured by the College Student Inventory (CSI) predict academic success and persistence of at-risk students at the University of North Texas (UNT). The study focused on United States citizens and permanent residents entering UNT as at-risk first-time freshmen admitted via individual approval for …
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Organizational capabilities, organizational structure, and their dynamics: three essays on boundary choice and capability development in entry decisions
… moderating effects of transaction hazards and pre-entry organizational capabilities on the choice between internalization and external development of a value-chain activity? Essay three examines a firm’s technology management and industry entry strategies when facing an emerging radical …
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Development of cooperative behavioural model for autonomous multi-robots system deployed to underground mines
… model that can help to guide multi-robots in pre-entry safety inspection of underground mines. A hybrid swarm intelligent model termed, QLACS, that is based on Q-Learning (QL) and the Ant Colony System (ACS) is proposed to achieve cooperative behaviour in a MRS. The intelligent model was …
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Participation in a study-abroad program and persistence at a liberal arts university.
… year was not associated to the same extent with pre-entry background characteristics, academic integration, and social integration as was persistence from freshman to sophomore year.
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Developing a sustainable and adaptable model for the process of nationalisation within a business context in a post-conflict environment: Evolving a model from South Iraq
Previous research on workforce nationalisation has focused primarily on locations within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states (Randeree, 2012). These locations have social order and a governmental structure in place that supports nationalisation projects. There is a gap in research that …
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‘But it’s an awfully, awfully slow process’: Women and the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT), 1960-1989
… and gender in the ACTT. The union operated as a pre-entry closed shop which regulated employment in the British film and television industries, and so the gendered union structure significantly informed women’s experiences of work in film and television production. This thesis argues that the …
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Examining Predictors of Professional Master Degree Completion at a Highly Diverse Research Institution
… hierarchical multiple regression to analyze the predictability of GPA, and logistic regression to examine how key factors affect degree completion. Results: Tinto’s framework did not provide a strong overall fit in terms of explaining student GPA, though several variables in this model were …
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