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CONCURSO FEVER: THE EPIDEMIC SWEEPING BRAZIL
(2016)
This dissertation investigates public sector work and the desire for concursos in northeastern Brazil. It considers the meaning of civil service to “new” middle class Brazilians and seeks to understand how standardized ...
Public/Private Partnerships: A Trojan Horse for Higher Education?
(2010)
Partnering with private industry is presented as a sensible solution to some faculties at institutions of higher education during the current economic downturn. The authors discuss the historic context for increased ...
An analysis of meaning, malaise, mattering and marginality and their relationship to discretionary effort among regional university staff employees.
(2004)
Recommendations for administrators and other practitioners included: increase the awareness of the various perceptions of the university that different groups hold; provide opportunities for staff to be involved in the ...
Teaching a goal attainment process to university students with learning disabilities.
(2002)
One-on-one instruction was the method of presentation of the materials. Video taping of each session permitted verification of presentation consistency. Each session was video taped to verify and grade consistency of ...
Constructing graphs to meet specified conditions: A generalizability study.
(2000)
This study investigated differences in problems involving graphical representations of functions. Specifically, problems requiring students to answer questions about a given graph were compared with problems requiring ...
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON HOW BLACK MALES EXPERIENCE WHITE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS
(2018-05-12)
This phenomenological study explored how Black Christian males experience white Christian colleges and universities. The environment at Christian institutions is most often influenced by white religious norms and, as such, ...
Persistence among adult students enrolled in business- and ministry-related tracks of degree-completion programs.
(2006)
In this study, 22 former students of degree-completion programs offered by three Christian colleges were interviewed using a qualitative approach. This study addressed the questions of their motivations for participation, ...
Dissertation-to-Book Publication Patterns Among a Sample of R1 Institutions
(2018-05-18)
INTRODUCTION: A common concern about openly available electronic theses and dissertations is that their “openness” will prevent graduate student authors from publishing their work commercially in the future. A handful of ...
At the movies: An interpretive study of the use of films with university students.
(2007)
This study explores the phenomenon of film as an educational tool. Specifically, it explores how the use of film in the classroom can contributes to the process of a learning experience for university students. It also ...
An analysis on the effects of teamwork training on the proficiency of high-performance teams in the international exhibit industry.
(2000)
This study explores the relationship between teamwork training and levels of proficiency at teamwork skill/knowledge areas. Each area listed specific examples for participants to indicate the level of proficiency (1-not ...