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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Czech physicians: The impact of cultural change on teachers in a profession.
(2002)
How cultural change impacts teachers in the medical profession was the focus of this study. The purpose was to examine social culture and ways teachers change. Participants were 8 physicians (6 male/2 female) from 8 ...
An investigation of the program planning process for athletic training curriculum education programs.
(2006)
The study found that there is not one specific factor that will ultimately lead to the development of a successfully accredited athletic training education program. There are many explanations as to the role of program ...
Integration and marginality: Narratives of commuter students.
(2006)
As an attempt to understand the experience of the commuter, a qualitative design was selected, with a phenomenological approach. Six commuter students, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four, were selected to participate ...
A descriptive case study of the impact of 9/11 on international student visa policy in the 20 months following the attacks.
(2005)
International students in the U.S. have consistently been treated in public policy as educational diplomatic and economic assets. In the year before 9/11, a national policy endorsing international education, including ...
An exploration into success factors of African American males who obtained terminal degrees from majority White institutions.
(2006)
The study consisted of individual unstructured interviews with five African American males that completed a Ph.D. at an MWI. The interviews explored how these individuals made sense of their achievement of a terminal degree.
Presidential leadership: A phenomenological study of the leadership experience of Oklahoma's regional university presidents.
(2005)
Regionally focused state colleges and universities present a unique and challenging leadership opportunity to the men and women who have been chosen to serve as president. A literature review showed that the leadership ...