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Conflicting purposes of higher education in federal language: Defining a liminal discourse
(2013-12)
Colleges and universities currently face challenges in the form of calls for increased accountability, clear economic outcomes and return on investments in education. These challenges emanate from many sectors, including ...
Writing instruction in the journalism and mass communication classroom
(2017-07)
This multiple case study dissertation investigated undergraduate journalism and mass communication (JMC) writing instruction at two universities in a total of seven undergraduate JMC classrooms. The purpose was to investigate ...
Essays on asset liquidity, cash holdings, and the cost of corporate debt
(2015-12)
This dissertation examines the relationship between the ability of a firm to sell its real assets (asset liquidity) and its cash holdings behavior as well as its cost of debt. In essay 1, I show that for financially ...
Teacher inquiry in higher education
(2018-05)
A pervasive neoliberal doctrine is rapidly changing the landscape of higher education in the United States. Applying free-market ideology to the university sphere has created an environment in which faculty are expected ...
Engaging community college students in online courses
(2017-12)
The percentage of students enrolled in online courses is higher for community college students than it is for students attending four-year colleges and universities (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2017a). The ...