Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"rural community colleges"”.
-
An economic analysis of small rural community colleges
… costs and educational output in two-year public community colleges. The research hypothesis was that small rural community colleges cannot produce the same educational output at either the same average or the same marginal cost as do those community colleges that operate on a relatively larger …
-
The Cost of Organizational Change for Rural Community Colleges
… of implementing structural change in a rural community college in the mid-South region of the United States. Specifically, this study will examine the unanticipated outcomes of merging student affairs and academic affairs into one division. Scant empirical evidence exists about the …
-
Involvement in economic development activities by small rural community colleges
… development activities at selected small, rural two-year community colleges. Specifically, the study addressed the question of how a small rural community college can effectively contribute to the economic development efforts of the community it serves. This study combined the survey and …
-
Rural Community Colleges and the Nursing Shortage in Severely Distressed Counties
… in danger. This study determined the impact community and tribal colleges in severely economically distressed counties of the United States have on the nursing shortage faced by health care facilities serving these areas. The initial sample of 24 institutions selected in the Ford Foundation's …
-
Career and Mentorship Experiences of Women Educational Administrators in Rural Community Colleges
… after retirement. Many of the current leaders in rural education are approaching retirement opening many opportunities for new leaders to come in. Not only that, but there is a large disparity in the number of women educational leaders. One study by Wallace & Marchant (2009) looked at how females …
-
The Power Within:Institution-Based Leadership Development Programs in Rural Community Colleges in Illinois
… leadership development programs in rural community colleges in Illinois, and the impact of these programs in supporting and preparing future community college leaders. The study also explored the efficacy of these programs and whether their implementation aligns with the …
-
Examining the effect of emergency assistance programs on student retention in rural community colleges
Community colleges are public educational institutions that are designed to meet students' educational and career goals in an affordable and accessible manner. While community colleges have expanded access to higher education opportunities, serving more than 5.1 million students in 2019, the number …
-
An Analysis of On-Campus Housing at Public Rural Community Colleges in the United States
… myths that there are no residence halls at community colleges. Second is to discuss the ways in which these residence halls are administered, the amenities offered to students, the benefits of residence halls, and their future in community colleges. The study is based upon the Katsinas, …
-
Development and validation of an instrument to measure credit curricular comprehensiveness in small/rural community colleges
… of programs and courses for all members of the community, is an essential ingredient necessary for community colleges to carry out their mission, this study focused on the development and validation of an instrument to measure credit curricular comprehensiveness in small/rural community …
-
The effects of visual and verbal/visual organizers on the learning of unfamiliar information with daytime students in two rural community colleges in southwestern Virginia
… on the learning of unfamiliar information at two rural community colleges in southwestern Virginia. A total of 153 students in five general English and speech classes in the two community colleges were used as subjects for the experiment. Pre and post V and V/V organizers (presented on video …
-
Tomorrow's higher education student development process model: a study of levels of agreement and implementation among chief student personnel administrators in public, small and rural community colleges
… administrators employed in public, small, and rural community colleges in the continental United .States. Based on the T.H.E. Model, an inventory, the Student Development Process Inventory (SDPI)-Community College Form, was developed to answer four major research questions. The Inventory was …
-
Comparing Success Rates Of Online Courses To Traditional Courses In A Small Rural Community College
… with the traditional face-to-face mode in rural community colleges. As online learning has become a popular instructional offering among many rural community college students seeking to advance their opportunities, so has the level of scrutiny. The perception of online courses is to be of …
-
The Impact Of Faculty Development On Community College Adjunct Faculty
… regardless of their size or access to resources. Rural community colleges face the same challenges as all other higher education institutions; however, small, rural colleges have added difficulties due to their size and location. Recruiting qualified faculty is one challenge due to the small …
-
Influencing institutional change through state policy: rural community college responses to performance-based funding models
… actual organizational impacts of PBF models on rural community colleges. In an attempt to fill the void in the available research, this study asked the primary research question: How does the leadership team describe the impacts of a mandated performance-based funding policy on their rural …
-
The priority status of goals in rural Virginia community colleges as perceived by students, faculty, and administrators
… faculty, and administrators in Virginia rural community colleges. The research questions were (1) What are the student, faculty, and administrator perceptions of the present ("is") priority of community college goals?; (2) What are the student, faculty, and administrator perceptions of …
-
Student engagement at rural public associate's colleges in Northern Alabama
… in engagement between students enrolled at rural community college students using secondary data from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). This study was grounded in Kuh's (2001) student engagement theory. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze …
-
Intercultural Knowledge in Homogenous Community Colleges
The foci of this doctoral research were whether community college students in homogenous, rural community colleges are being educated in intercultural acceptance, diversity, and alternative perspectives and, if so, how the community colleges are assessing these items. These two statements are …
-
A National Overview of Intercollegiate Athletics at Public Community Colleges
… the topic of intercollegiate athletics at public community colleges in the United States. This study is national in scope and includes members of the three major community college athletic associations: the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), Commission on Athletics (COA), and …
-
Community College Succession Planning: Preparing the Next Generation of Women for Leadership Roles
… this study was to explore strategies to enable community colleges to develop and cultivate women for leadership roles through succession planning. According to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the pace of administrative and other key staff retirements exceeds the pace at …
-
PERCEPTIONS OF ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS ON THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC RECESSION AND STATE FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS
… Carbondale. TITLE: PERCEPTIONS OF ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS ON THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC RECESSION AND STATE FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. John S. Washburn The United States economic recession is now in its third year and continues to …
Page 1 of 2