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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"private university"”.
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Empathy Among Nursing Undergraduates at a Chinese Private University
… the empathy of nursing undergraduates at China’s private colleges and the inconsistencies in the current literature in terms of assessments of the empathy levels of nursing undergraduates, this study used the Interpersonal Reactivity Index scale to examine the empathy levels of 644 nursing …
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Do Academic Characteristics Predict Chinese Private University Students’ Success in English Language Testing?
… characteristics from the 2014 cohort in a private university in Shanghai, China, to explore the relationship between language learners’ academic characteristics and their learning outcomes in a national standardized English examination. Via the collection of extant data, 3,580 cases were …
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Leaders Without Formal Titles: Student Leadership Within A Private University in the Midwestern U.S.
… leader within a student organization at a university in the Midwestern U.S. The aim of the study was to use the discovered characteristics of the followers to assist student organization leaders on the university campus to develop members into the future leaders of these organizations. This …
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An Evaluation of the Bachelor Degree in Accounting Program in a Ghanaian Private University
… of an undergraduate accounting program in a private university in Ghana.</p> <p>Method: This study employed a quantitative descriptive non-experimental survey design. Four questionnaires were developed and administered to evaluate the perceptions of current students, former …
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Academic Support Experiences and Perceptions of Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: A Public and Private University Comparision
… colleges. Current federal data show 88% of private and 99% of public universities report students with disabilities enrolled at their institutions. Much of the current research focuses on institutional practice and need. There is a gap in the research when looking at student needs and …
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Exploring how Pell Grant recipients navigate to degree completion at a selective four-year private university
… students at a number of four-year public and private institutions. The purpose of the study was to better understand how Pell Grant recipients successfully navigated their academic and social experiences to bachelor’s degree completion at a selective four-year private university. As a …
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The Impact of Brand Attitude on Chinese Students’ Private University Choice in the Context of Social Media
Research problem: Chinese private universities need help with the problems of homogeneous development and low social recognition, which leads to the long-term disadvantage of private universities in the competition for high-quality students. To address these problems, the current study investigated …
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The Effects of Internationalization Activities on Undergraduates' Global Competence: An Exploratory Study at A Chinese Private University
… education, there are few studies focusing on private university students. In an effort to help fill in this knowledge gap and enhance the diversity of participants in empirical studies, I present through this study an investigation of global competence of undergraduates at Chinese private …
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Navigating the transition from college to work: A study of baccalaureate graduates of a private university in Kenya
… Recent statistics indicate an increase in university enrolments as well as rapid expansion in higher education to meet the rising demand. Many Kenyan parents are investing significant resources and enduring major sacrifices to ensure their children obtain a university education. Similarly, …
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An Exploratory Study on the Purpose, Structure, Format and Use of Syllabi at a Midwest Four-Year Undergraduate Private University
… at a mid-sized Midwest four-year undergraduate private university view the purpose, structure, format and use of their course syllabi. The theory of structural functionalism and a quantitative research approach were employed. A group administration approach was used to distribute the paper …
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Examining the Motivating Factors That Influence Students with an Associate's Degree to Complete a Bachelor's Degree at a Private University
… graduates to complete a bachelor’s degree at a private, not-for-profit university. In addition, this study sought to identify and describe why students persist during degree completion programs, as well as the inhibitors and facilitators found throughout such programs.</p> <p>This research was …
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The Effect of Participation in Syracuse University Project Advance and Advanced Placement on Persistence and Performance at a Four-Year Private University
… of CEPs must be substantiated.</p> <p>Syracuse University's concurrent enrollment program, Project Advance (PA), was implemented in 1972 at the request of six local Syracuse high schools. The current study is an empirical investigation of the effects of student participation in Syracuse …
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Designing a teacher orientation course for English as a foreign language faculty at Saudi Arabian universities: the case of a private university in Riyadh
… language Centre (Foundation Institute at a university) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to address the problem of English instructors’ attrition. After studying the related literature, that connects the faculty attrition to the implementation of a purpose-made faculty professional development …
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An exploration of Academics’ Views and Perceptions of the Successful Application of Performance Appraisal in the Context of the Jordanian Higher Education: A Case Study of a Private University
… and one HR manager in a single case study: a private academic institution in Jordan. This research study used the Social Capital Theory as a theoretical lens to assist in meeting its aim.<br/><br/>The findings of this study identified many institutional and non-institutional factors that …
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Women Majoring in Physics: An Exploratory Case Study of Factors That Influenced Women Persisting in an Undergraduate Physics Program at a Large Private University in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
… who had graduated between 2006 and 2009 from a private institution with an undergraduate degree in physics. During the time the participants were enrolled, the program had been experiencing a high rate of men and women participation in the undergraduate physics, and success in the number of …
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Bridging the gap between undergraduate and doctoral education in STEM: A mixed methods evaluation of the NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at a highly selective private university in the northeast
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Attributional beliefs in music learning: 'talent' or hard work?
… for the pilot study consisted of thirty-seven private university music majors compared with adult chancel choir members, while the thesis study compared the responses of thirty-four public university music majors with chancel choir members. All subjects responded to researcher-developed …
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The importance of intercultural willingness-to-communicate in reducing ethnocentrism and behaviors associated with ethnocentrism
… survey of 497 undergraduates at a small private university and junior college in the western United States was used to test two proposed communication models. The results indicated that both emotional and social intelligence were strongly associated with ethnocentrism and intended …
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A qualitative study of self-regulated learning in online learning environments
… groups of college students from a mid-sized private university in California who had completed online college courses. The results indicated that students sought to manage their learning in online courses through intrinsic, interpersonal and/or regulated motivational strategies. Students also …
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The Reliability and Validity of the Triage Assessment Scale for Students in Learning Environments; Middle Schools
… enrolled in a counseling program at a local private university in Pennsylvania, and experts with experience in crisis and the use of the TASSLE form. Following the viewing of three scenarios (mild, moderate, and severe), participants rated their perception of the level of reaction to the …
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