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Yu, Hongwei; Campbell, Dale; Mendoza, Pilar – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Prior research studies associated the employment of part-time faculty with student degree and/or certificate completion (Benjamin, 2002; Ehrenberg & Zhang, 2005; Jacoby, 2006; Leslie & Gappa, 2002; Umbach, 2008; Umbach & Wawrzynski, 2005). To date, institutional-level data have been utilized to investigate whether such employment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation, Associate Degrees, Certification
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Bowman, Nicholas A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011
College student self-reported gains are used frequently in institutional research and in general research on college outcomes (Gonyea, 2005). These self-report measures serve not only to identify experiences and programs associated with student growth but also to draw comparisons across colleges and universities. The vast majority of institutions…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Institutional Research, Outcomes of Education
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Hickman, Randall C. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2005
Research that has traditionally supported program accreditation has tended to be primarily descriptive in nature, focusing on outcomes such as the satisfaction of graduates and passing rates on licensure exams. The study reported here illustrates how research employing multivariate methodologies can go beyond such descriptive reporting to address…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Correlation, Selective Admission, Research Methodology
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Hawley, Tamela H.; Harris, Tracy A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2006
This study analyzed student characteristics that impact persistence among first-year students attending a large, metropolitan community college. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshmen Survey was administered to first-time students during orientation. Factor analysis was used to classify students' personality and behavioral…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, College Administration