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Banks-Santilli, Linda – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2014
First-generation college students, students whose parents have not earned a four-year degree, are not new to higher education, but their increasing presence at private, four-year institutions requires careful attention from administration and faculty. The rising costs of higher education combined with the nation's recent economic decline have made…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Access to Education, Qualitative Research, Private Colleges
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Carey, Amy Bragg – Christian Higher Education, 2014
This article describes a qualitative study that involved two small private universities, examining their process of transformation from institutions headed toward closure to institutions that underwent a successful turnaround. The primary questions that guided the study included the issues and circumstances that led to the need for a turnaround,…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Small Colleges, Success, Finance Reform
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Wei, Pei-Chih; Lau, Yuet Hung Camilla; Hung, Huang-Chia; Wei, Fang-Chun – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
The Role of the CEO, Executive Team, and Workforce Metrics of a small University in the U.S. is not just a question of academic standards. The 21st century requirements of education involve a wider set of attributes, equipping the young with social and organizational skills to cope with adult life inside and outside the workplace (Barber, 2001).…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Partnerships in Education, Participative Decision Making, College Administration
Moore, Edwin L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The United States has long been a world leader in educating students from other countries. With the exception of temporary declines immediately following the terrorist events of September 11, 2001, the trajectory of international student enrollment has been steadily upward. However, since 9/11, other countries have increased their efforts to…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Global Approach, Small Colleges
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Norris, Dawn R. – Teaching Sociology, 2013
Simulation games can help overcome student resistance to thinking structurally about social class inequality, meritocracy, and mobility. Most inequality simulations focus solely on economic inequality and omit social and cultural capital, both of which contribute to social class reproduction. Using a pretest/posttest design, the current study…
Descriptors: Simulation, Games, Social Stratification, Social Class
Rader, Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to understand and explain the overall culture and subcultures of Prairie College (a pseudonym) and how those cultures socialized students to persist or depart from the institution. In accordance with the higher education student retention theory and research of Braxton (2000), Kuh and Love (2000), and Kuh (2001), there…
Descriptors: Socialization, College Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Persistence
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Carney, T.; Geertsema-Sligh, M.; Savage, A.; Sluis, A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2012
The authors provide a case study of how a group of faculty members was able to initiate transformation in student learning and institutional structures at a small university in the Midwestern U.S. through the introduction of collaborative feminist organizing and pedagogy. It details faculty-led initiatives that set the stage for innovative…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Teacher Collaboration, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Carter, Lorraine; Graham, Robert Douglas – Journal of Distance Education, 2012
One of the major influences on university education in Ontario is the growing use of Internet technologies. These new technologies have led faculty and learning experts at universities to talk about online and technology-enhanced learning with a fervour not often found on most campuses. Among other things, these discussions have challenged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Instruction, Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions
Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, 2017
The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) is a group of people interested in small college computing issues. It is a blend of people from all over the country who use computers in their teaching, academic support, and administrative support functions. Begun in 1968 as the College and University Eleven-Thirty Users' Group…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Conferences (Gatherings)
Nichols, Michael E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Diversity of knowledge and multiple perspectives are characteristic advantages of group leadership as compared to transactional or bureaucratic forms of leadership. When groups are engaged in administrative functions, they are more likely to realize a higher level of performance and more relevant and innovative solutions than may be achieved by a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Leadership, Small Colleges, Private Colleges
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Richburg, Kimberly M. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
Designing and executing a new upper level political science course preparation can be a daunting task, especially when dealing with some of the challenges in the context of teaching-oriented institutions of higher learning. In this paper, I conduct an examination of both the challenges and the opportunities that can be afforded by environmental…
Descriptors: Political Science, Higher Education, Educational Planning, Small Colleges
Johnson, Matthew Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In this study, the researcher explored collegiate faculty use and perception of learning- centered strategies to assess student performance on various learning tasks. Through this study, the researcher identified the assessment strategies that faculty participants most frequently used, as well as the strategies that they perceived to be most…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Strategies, Performance Based Assessment
Bladdick, Jerry Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Increasing freshmen student retention and ultimately increasing their graduation rates continues to be a critical matter for institutions of higher education. Therefore, colleges and universities are attempting to understand the student service expectations of freshmen students as a primary mechanism to enhance matriculation rates. University…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, College Freshmen, Expectation, Student Attitudes
Reissenweber, Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study explored whether financial leaders and institutional governing boards use financial indicators as a tool to inform decision making, solely as a compliance measurement tool, or not at all. The purpose of this qualitative study was two-fold to: (a) identify the use of financial indicators in strategic decision making, and (b) investigate…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Administrators
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Stover, Shawn K.; Mabry, Michelle L. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2010
A program-level assessment of the biology curriculum at a small liberal arts college validates a previous study demonstrating success in achieving learning outcomes related to content knowledge and communication skills. Furthermore, research opportunities have been provided to complement pedagogical strategies and give students a more complete…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Majors (Students), Small Colleges, Research Opportunities
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