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Showing 1 to 20 of 95 for “"retention rate"”.
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A Comparative Analysis of the Church Retention Rate of Christian High School Graduates
… the current statistics related to the church retention of young adults. The research questions used to guide the study are introduced. In order to accomplish the goal of the study, Shields' Youth Ministry Retention Questionnaire (YMRQ) was used to compare the youth ministry commitment of …
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Building leadership stability : exploring the relationship between superintendent tenure and principal retention rate
… to school district stability, whereas principal retention is significant to school success. Retaining principals is among superintendents' key tasks, but the relationship between a superintendent's tenure in a school district and the rate at which principals stay remains empirically uncertain. …
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Holy or unholy matrimony: does participation in a pre-college program influence the retention rate of African American males in college
… men, particularly as it relates to their college retention rates. Using the National Center for Education Statistics’ Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) guided by Tinto’s Student Attrition model, the researcher sought to determine: To what extent does participating in a pre-college …
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The Relationship Between Participation in a Student Success Course and the Retention Rate and Academic Success of First-Year Freshmen at a Historically Black University
… a closer look at the complex concept of student retention and understand the variables and factors associated with students’ successful outcomes from both an individual and institutional perspective. An in-depth examination of the effectiveness of strategies specifically designed for the …
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Retention of construction teachers engaged in Missouri's secondary school system
… there was a significant difference in the retention rate of two-year alternatively certified teachers and four-year teaching degreed teachers. The four-year degreed teacher had a higher retention rate. The data also revealed the only significant difference in why two-year certified and …
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Comparison of Retention Rates of Courses Taught in Traditional, Online, and Hybrid Format
Due to low retention rates, most states have now based community college funding on a combination of student enrollment and student retention. Student satisfaction is a primary factor that contributes to overall student success, retention, and completion, all of which contribute to the …
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Evaluation of work motivation factors among management and employees in food and beverage departments in international tourist hotels in Taiwan
… the company. In order to increase the employee retention rate, greater insight was needed for understanding work motivational factors. The purpose of this research has been to evaluate the perceptions of management and employees on work motivation factors relative to their importance. …
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The four-day school week in K-12 rural schools in Texas : experiences of conditions for retention.
… to the modified schedule affected the attrition rate of the CTE teachers. The findings of the study provide literature on ways the working conditions of teachers are impacted by the four-day week and how it changed the retention rate and attrition of CTE teachers in a small rural Texas school …
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An Evaluation of English 101, Reading Development, At Evangel College
… course in terms of improvement of grades and retention of students. The following questions, from which the hypotheses were formulated, were posed. 1. Will the semester grade point averages (GPA) of students enrolled in English 101, reading development, during their first semester be …
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Effects of Institutional Factors on the Retention of Graduate Students of Color in Schools of Library and Information Science
… institutional factors associated with the retention and productivity rates of White students and students of color in schools of library and information science. During the period studied, the proportional representation of White students decreased. For students of color, proportional …
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The Effect of University Campus Recreation Programs on Student Retention
… campus recreation programs have on student retention for full-time freshman students at Eastern Kentucky University. Gender, first-generation, non-traditional students and participation in recreation programs were used as predictor variables for the purpose of this study. Data were collected …
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Comparing Five Empirical Biodata Scoring Methods for Personnel Selection
… selection measure was created to improve the retention rate of Catalog Telemarketing Representatives at a major U.S. retail company. Five separate empirical biodata scoring methods were compared to examine their usefulness in predicting retention and reducing adverse impact. The Mean …
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An Evaluation Of The New Teacher Mentoring And Induction Program At A Title One Elementary School
… Title I schools often experience a lower teacher retention rate when compared to schools with higher academic achievement. Vacancies are typically filled with new or inexperienced teachers who leave the school within a few years. To counter this problem, West Creek Elementary (pseudonym) …
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Mathematics achievement: traditional instruction and technology-assisted course delivery methods
… mathematics classes in the areas of achievement, retention, and grade distribution. The goal of this study was to determine if the use of technology-assisted course delivery methods had an effect in courses where it has been implemented. Additionally, the level of the effect and whether it was …
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Intervention Program Graduate on Time as Related to the Number of High School Dropouts in a Rural Northeast Tennessee High School.
… northeast Tennessee high school. Graduation rates and dropout rates were gathered from Report Card information from the Tennessee Department of Education website. Archival data for the students in this study were obtained from the STAR student management data system. Former students in the …
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Factors associated with the loss to follow-up and mortality among adolescents and young people receiving antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho
… The loss to follow-up (LTFU), challenges with retention to HIV care, and mortality among adolescents and young people living with HIV are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Factors such as lack of support from the health system, school environments, and caregivers, as well as behavioural and …
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A comparison of retention rates of adolescent males in all-male and mixed gender beginning choral ensembles
Recruitment and retention of adolescent male singers in choral ensembles is a problem facing music educators across America. Middle school programs have slowly transitioned to include all-male ensembles in seventh and eighth grade, but there are still questions as to whether the beginning choral …
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An assessment of dropout rates of former youth ministry participants in conservative Southern Baptist megachurches
… between the two and to obtain a valid retention statistic. The research design for this study was essentially quantitative. Young adults who graduated high school prior to the year 2008 from twelve Southern Baptist churches were surveyed to gather data regarding their previous youth …
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The Effects of Constant and Variable Practice on Performing a Gross Motor Skill
… the same movements will increase an individual's retention rate for the movement (Adams, 1971). The researcher operationalized this debate via basketball free throw shooting. Participants were assigned to either a constant practice condition, where shots were taken from the free throw line, or one …
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The retention of college students with disabilities: what encourages them to stay in college?
This study explored the retention rate of college students with disabilities and the factors that encourage this population of students to successfully persist to graduation. The study explored the current lack of information in regard to the comparison of the retention rates of college students …
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