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Direct linkCribbs, Jennifer Dawn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
There is a need for research to explore the connections between students' self-perceptions and their goals and future engagement with mathematics. This is particularly the case when considering that student interest declines as they transition through K-12 and gender differences continue to persist in mathematics related careers. Knowing how…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Freshmen, Mathematics Achievement, Self Concept
McKechnie, Jessica Diaz – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the relationship between college-going self-efficacy and high school students' perceived levels of achievement goal orientations (mastery-approach, performance-approach, performance-avoidance), vocational identity, need for occupational information, and barriers to occupational goals for a sample of African American urban…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, African American Students, Multiple Regression Analysis, Measures (Individuals)
Hora, Matthew Tadashi – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research suggests that the pedagogical thoughts of postsecondary teachers exist on a continuum from student-centered to teaching-centered orientations, the latter of which are more pedagogically effective than the former. However, this body of literature has been critiqued for insufficient conceptualization of psychological constructs and the lack…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Thematic Approach
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Download full textHenry, Julie Jacobs; Tryjankowski, Anne Marie; Tybor, Debra; Brandjes, Elizabeth; Asztalos, Jessica; Smith, Kemily; Muscarella, Michael – School-University Partnerships, 2012
Collaborative Professional Development School (PDS) relationships require financing and other supports that may not be typically included in the budgets for partnering schools and colleges. In the current economic climate, budgets are especially tight in many educational institutions. In order to sustain PDS relationships in these times,…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Professional Development Schools, Professional Development, Purchasing
Hagan, John; Foster, Holly – Sociology of Education, 2012
In some American schools, about a fifth of the fathers have spent time in prison during their child's primary education. We examine how variation across schools in the aggregation and concentration of the mass imprisonment of fathers is associated with their own children's intergenerational educational outcomes and "spills over" into the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Fathers, Institutionalized Persons
The Perception and Implementation of Sustainable Leadership Strategies in Further Education Colleges
Lambert, Steve – Journal of Leadership Education, 2012
Sustainable leadership as a concept is both in its infancy and also under researched, with much of the previous work in the area concentrating solely on the compulsory sector. Lambert (2011) argues that existing models are not entirely appropriate for further education due to the landscape in which colleges operate. This paper presents the…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Adult Education, Leadership
Billot, Jennie; Codling, Andrew – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2012
In New Zealand, the funding of higher education research has been influenced by revised policy-driven imperatives. Amidst the institutional reactions to new criteria for governmental funding, individual academics are being asked to increase their productivity in order for their employing institution to access public funding. For this to occur,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Financial Support
M. Milena Loubeau – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Higher educational attainments influence the family life of women who aspire to attaining their educational goals and family formation. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore for the perceived effect of higher educational attainments on the lives of 15 women residents selected from South Florida colleges and…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Higher Education, Educational Attainment
Young, Joyce A.; Bodey, Kimberly J.; Harder, Joseph T.; Peters, Randell – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2013
For the motorsports industry, there is a strong desire to recruit individuals that have realistic expectations of the profession as well as exhibit the personality traits needed to be successful in the industry over time. The study sought to examine and compare personality traits of motorsports management students to those of practitioners…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Motor Vehicles, Industry, Comparative Analysis
Sayed, Yusuf; Sprague, Terra; Turner, David; Smith, Alan; Paulson, Julia; Shields, Robin; Shrestha, Purna Kumar; Unterhalter, Elaine; Vaughan, Rosie Peppin; Smail, Amy; Tungaraza, Frida; Sutherland, Margaret; Stack, Niamah; Barrett, Angeline M.; Bunwaree, Vasant K.; Alhawsawi, Sajjad; Hanna, Helen; Soudien, Crain; Motivans, Albert – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, there are a growing number of processes, preparations and debates on what a post-2015 agenda and framework will look like. The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) (as chaired by the United Nations Development Programme) is leading the planning of efforts…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Equal Education
Virolainen, M.; Stenström, M.-L. – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
This article examines the goals of employers when they organise work placements for students. It explores how far, in cooperating with polytechnics, employers adhere to a connective model of students' work experiences within their organisations. The paper makes use of a quantitative study based on employers' responses to a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Questionnaires, Employers
Bible, Dana E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of lesbian and gay students in higher education with respect to heteronormativity, overt and covert discrimination, and the hidden curriculum that is occurring in higher education. This researcher explored students' perceptions regarding their choices of majors, professors, and…
Descriptors: Hidden Curriculum, Homosexuality, College Students, Student Attitudes
Sambolt, Megan; Balestreri, Kathryn – College and Career Readiness and Success Center, 2013
Preparing students to succeed in college and careers requires aligned systems that allow for smooth transitions between institutions as well as integrated supports to enable learners to progress toward careers. Student transitions from secondary to postsecondary education and/or careers have long been stumbling blocks because preschool through…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Readiness, Transitional Programs, Cooperative Planning
McPhaul-Moore, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The number of courses offered online and the level of students enrolled in online courses has dramatically increased over the last several years. The National Education Center for Education Statistics reports that during the 2006-2007 school term, 97% of public two-year institutions across the nation offered college-level distance learning…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Success, Rural Schools, Online Courses
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
