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Third Culture Kids: Transition and persistence when repatriating to attend university
(2011-08)
Scope and Method of Study: This qualitative study used heuristic phenomenology and involved 20 interviews at 3 different sites, 2 focus groups, formal and informal observations, and the analysis of various artifacts including ...
Factors affecting student persistence at a selected community college in the Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: the purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect college freshman persistence. Persistence was examined for a selected community college in the Stann Creek District at two points in ...
First-generation undergraduate library users: Experiences and perceptions of the library as place
(2017-05)
Research focused on first-generation college students has developed considerably in recent years, yet an area that remains relatively unexplored is students' perceptions of the academic library as place. Exploring such ...
Multiple case study exploring members' perceptions of threat assessment teams' training and resources at two-year colleges
(2017-05)
Incorporating a qualitative approach, the purpose of this multiple case study dissertation was: 1) to explore the perceptions of threat assessment teams on campus safety; 2) to study the challenges and barriers two-year ...
Study to determine the impact of professional development on teachers' knowledge of literacy content
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This quantitative study investigated the impact of professional development on Belizean teachers' knowledge of literacy content needed to effectively develop early literacy skills of primary ...
Teacher self-efficacy: A link to student achievement in English language and mathematics in Belizean primary schools
(2012-05)
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First-year international students' perceived impact of the International Student Services office
(2017-05)
As international student attendance on college campuses in the US continues to increase in record numbers, International Student Services (ISS) offices across the country are tasked with providing services to aid the growing ...
Hanging up and hanging out: A qualitative case study of college men imagineering a short-term study abroad engineering course in Spain
(2017-12)
This naturalistic inquiry case study examined the experiences of five college men participating in a two-week, summer study abroad course administered by a Midwestern, public land-grant university. The short-term program ...
Effect of sex congruence in athletic training students' clinical education dyads
(2014-05)
Preparing healthcare providers for the realities of entry-level professional practice is critical. To this end, the traditional medical education model for a variety of disciplines mandates a period of supervised student ...
Retrospective analysis of the effectiveness of an alternative admissions program which utilizes a decelerated curriculum to increase the enrollment and successful completion of underrepresented minorities in an osteopathic medical school in the south central United States
(2015-07)
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to determine the effectiveness of an alternative admissions program that admits students with lower MCAT, overall undergraduate GPA and undergraduate science GPA into a ...