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An analysis of the term "experience" in ordinary language and in the more precise arena of adult education literature.
(1997)
An analysis of the concept "experience" is conducted, both in ordinary language and in adult education literature, for the purpose of adding clarity to what is meant or intended by the use of the term "experience."
Librarians and the emerging research library: A case study of complex individual and organizational development.
(2007)
The purpose of this case study was to increase the knowledge base of how research librarians experience and cope with the turbulence of change within their library system. This research also examined the issues that surround ...
Retrospection on a baccalaureate degree in mid-life: What does it mean in a woman's life?
(2002)
A national higher education public policy agenda enmeshed in economic issues threatens to diminish access and disregard the baccalaureate educational needs of women in midlife. The numbers of adult women attaining bachelor's ...
Alterations to faculty compensation structures at midwest medical schools.
(2001)
Despite an almost equal number of positive and negative outcomes reported as a result of the plans' implementation, the majority of the faculty respondents were accepting of the revised plan, and reported its implementation ...
Current and ideal professional roles of NCAA Division I-A sports information directors: Analysis and implications.
(1998)
The study garnered a 53 percent response rate $(n=187)$ from NCAA I-A members of the College Sports Information Directors of America. Based on their responses, practitioners were classified according to one of four role ...
An examination of career longevity, career achievement, and Machiavellian attitudes of engineers and analysts in an international engineering and communications organization.
(2001)
There are implications for research and practice related to the explanations. The results of this study provide researchers with important information concerning the Machiavellian construct and the nature of the relationship ...
Adults returning to college.
(2005)
The purpose of this study was to determine adult student expectations in relationship to educational outcomes and benefits experienced both during the process of and after obtaining the baccalaureate degree. Because of the ...
Policy in Action: A Multidimensional Study of the Oklahoma's Promise Scholarship Program
(2023-12-15)
This dissertation offers a multidimensional examination of the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship, an early commitment financial aid program aimed at improving college access for Oklahoma students. Oklahoma’s Promise, which ...
Student engagement variables that influence academic achievement among Hispanic students at the community college level.
(2005)
The more students are engaged in their collegiate experience the more likely they are to do well academically, be retained, and achieve their education goals. Student engagement is a key to student success. The study's ...
The few who succeed: Women administrators in higher education.
(2006)
Vignettes of the interview participants provide detailed description of each individual participant; survey data provide generalized descriptions. The various themes that emerged from the interviews and survey data were ...