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Extent of congruence between student perception and media representations of quality of higher education institutions.
(2005)
This study examines the degree of congruence between students' use of indicators in judging university quality and media use of those indicators. Through a student survey and content analysis of the media, each one's ...
A comparison of organizational culture between administrative affairs administrators and academic affairs administrators at selected institutions of higher education.
(2001)
This study examined the organizational culture of two administrative subcultures, the administrative affairs division and the academic affairs division in three four-year institutions of higher education: a research ...
Communication apprehension in life narratives.
(2002)
A phenomenological study was conducted with eight college students who scored 100 or over on the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension. Each student discussed his/her life narrative in 90 to 120 minutes interviews. ...
A qualitative inquiry into a child's perspective on parent(s) attending university.
(2004)
Adult learners return to and participate in post-secondary education, many of whom are parents. Student-parents question the impact of their participation in higher education on their children. To address this issue, an ...
Teacher induction :
(1999)
Early beginning teacher induction programs were predominately based on a deficit model while later programs followed a more developmental model. Within these models, various program designs have been employed, with all ...
Social interaction phenomena in the first-year college experience.
(2005)
The transition from high school to college is not an easy process. New freedoms and new independence provide for an exciting first year. There is little debate as to the importance of starting college off well. However, ...
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 ...
Kiowa cultural values and persistence in higher education.
(1998)
Historically, the presence of American Indians on college and university campuses was disproportionate to their numbers in the common schools. Within the last three decades this trend changed. Though their attendance figures ...
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, ...