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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"two-year institutions"”.
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A model for evaluating intramural programs at selected private two-year institutions
… status of intramural programs at private, two-year, co-educational and residential institutions. The researcher contacted various intramural directors and several officers of the National Junior College Athletic Association requesting endorsement of the study. The researcher then reviewed …
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A comparison of funding priorities in two year institutions with and without faculty collective bargaining
The purpose of this study was to determine if two-year colleges with faculty unions differ from two-year colleges without unions in terms of selected institutional characteristics. The objectives of the study were to determine the relationship between union and non-union colleges with respect to: …
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Actions taken by public two-year institutions to cope with and respond to enrollment decline
… conditions arising in the past ten to fifteen years, many community colleges fbr the first time in their relatively short history have experienced enrollment decline. Although the literature provides suggestions and recommendations for institutions to take, there is little discussion in the …
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Asian American Women Leaders in the Pacific Coast: Their Pathway to Presidency in Two-Year Institutions
… Asian (and minority) college presidents. Institutions must make a concerted effort to identify and recruit future leaders that better reflect the communities that they serve. Pathways to the college presidency must be reexamined and alternative backgrounds considered. In particular, the …
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Perceptions of college students at two-year institutions toward recruitment visits by a campus representative as an effective recruitment tool for the four-year institution
… to agricultural education programs at four-year institutions. Recruitment is not only an important topic to agricultural education programs because of the importance of filling agriculture educator positions across the country, but a decreased number of agriculture educators in the field may …
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A comparison of goal perceptions at community colleges and community college components of four-year institutions in West Virginia
… administratively organized as components of four-year institutions in West Virginia, and among staff groups of the two types of institutions as to the extent the generally accepted community college goals"should be" and"were" emphasized. The survey method using a questionnaire was selected to …
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Those Who Quit: A Study of Student Retention At Two-Year Community and For-Profit Colleges
… intends to explore factors influencing first-year student persistence at two-year community, and for-profit institutions. Much of the existing retention literature on post-secondary education has mostly centered around traditional four-year institutions, thus this study remedies the …
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The Effectiveness of a Statewide Articulation Agreement for First-Generation College Students that Transfer from a Mid-Western, Two-Year Institution to a Mid-Western, Four-Year Institution
… were added required more technical knowledge. Two-year and four-year educational institutions have made agreements called articulation agreements to help students transfer from one institution to another in order to increase degree attainment and therefore technical knowledge. First-generation …
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Analysis of Two-Year College Presidents' Ranking of the American Association of Community Colleges' Leadership Competencies
Two-year colleges face a leadership shortage in the next decade. Those who lead two-year colleges need to be prepared to meet challenges of the 21st century and demands of the institution internally and externally, of new technology, and of curriculum. Research led by the American Association of …
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The Impact of College and University Faculty Collective Bargaining on State Appropriations to Public Higher Education
… studies are mixed, unionized faculties at four-year institutions experience greater compensation increases in their early years of collective bargaining, but this early advantage subsequently tails off until there is no difference from nonunion counterparts. Conversely, nonunion faculties at …
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An examination of perceived undergraduate student social support at a two-year institution in the United States southwest : a quantitative study.
… (HSI) graduation rates, especially from two-year institutions. These institutions have been an integral part of U.S. higher education system, and access for underrepresented groups has been a top priority in recent decades with the passing of specific legislation. Despite growing efforts …
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The history of the public two year community college in the State of Nevada from 1977 to 1993
… collected data pertaining to the four public two-year institutions in Nevada from 1977 to 1993. Five specific areas of concern were addressed. They were: governance, demographics, curriculum, finance, and facility and faculty growth. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources, and …
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An Examination of Faculty Satisfaction at Two-Year Higher Education Institutions
… represent the majority of faculty at public two-year postsecondary institutions. Utilizing part-time faculty enables two-year institutions to control their instructional costs and maintain scheduling flexibility. However, part-time faculty are diverse in regards to their employment …
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Faculty Development In Member Institutions Of The Florida Faculty Development Consortium: Strategic Plans, Evaluation Models, Organization, and Funding
… structures and funding to determine if member institutions in the Florida Faculty Development Consortium were investing in faculty development based on strategic and measurable criteria. Data were gathered through a mixed method survey mailed electronically to the individuals responsible for …
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Faculty development in British Columbia Community Colleges
… back to its early development through to the year 1992. This review revealed the existence of considerable diversity throughout the field. In an effort to somewhat rationalize what faculty development pursuits had come to, a comprehensive model was developed and put to the test with a sampling …
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College and University Developmental Education: the Professional Development Needs of College and University Remedial Instructors
… who instruct remedial students at both four and two-year institutions. The research study used both quantitative and qualitative methods of research. A survey that included 23 items concerning college and university remedial faculty's perceptions about professional development at their …
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Incentive categories related to job satisfaction in full time faculty in postsecondary education using the 1988 national survey of postsecondary faculty
… for full time faculty in postsecondary institutions in the United States. The data for the analysis is from the 1988 NSOPF conducted by the U.S. Department of Education. Using secondary analysis of the data a job satisfaction index was derived from the responses to the twenty-nine …
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A Case Study of the Dimensions of Affordability of Undergraduate Education in Virginia
… The study examined three dimensions between the years 1981 and 2000: 1) per capita disposable income (adjusted for inflation) in Virginia, 2) financial aid at the state and federal levels, and 3) the burden of a loan for college students. In addition, the study explored several possible …
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Higher Education Administrators and Students with Disabilities: A Survey of Administrator Knowledge and Training Needs
Students with disabilities enroll in two-year institutions at a higher rate than in four-year institutions. The California community college system, which is the largest system of higher education in the world, enrolled 2,609,365 students with disabilities during the 2000–2001 academic year. The …
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Student Perceptions of Soft Skills as an Indicator of Workplace Success
… indicator of workplace success for students in a two-year technical college. The researcher reviewed literature to outline the skilled labor demands in the United States, employment expectations of new entrants to the workforce, and social-emotional research in order to understand the ability for …
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