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Direct linkGoyer, J. Parker; Walton, Gregory M.; Yeager, David S. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Developmental systems theory and life span development describe the role of individual--context interactions in individual development but have not directly addressed how individuals pursue achievement goals in institutional contexts. We developed a theory informed by these perspectives that explains how institutional contexts affect emerging…
Descriptors: Success, Individual Differences, Young Adults, Individual Development
Cheslock, John J.; Ford, Karly; Zhang, Liang; Dillon, Janet M. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2018
A substantial share of students studying in a face-to-face setting supplement their coursework with online courses, yet we have a limited understanding of online course-taking behavior. This study advances knowledge in this domain by examining an administrative dataset from the Pennsylvania State University. The detailed nature of our data allows…
Descriptors: On Campus Students, College Students, Online Courses, Course Selection (Students)
Download full textAdkins, Darlene A.; Geddie, Mary F.; Moore, Paula Hearn; Griffin, Richard B. – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2016
This paper examines primarily the courses in the accounting major and a portion of the business core of the best thirty accounting programs in the United States as identified by the Accounting Degree Review. A thorough examination of each school's web site has been conducted to gather current (2014) information concerning the requirements for a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Accounting, Degree Requirements, Course Evaluation
Riccio, Patricia A. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine predictors of improvement in critical thinking skills among online graduate nursing students in a graduate nursing research course. Thirty-five students who had taken an online Nursing research course within the prior 12 months and who were currently enrolled in the online graduate Nursing program at…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Nursing Students
Luo, Heng; Robinson, Anthony C.; Detwiler, Jim – Journal of Educators Online, 2014
This study investigates the effect of geographic distance on students' distance learning experience with the aim to provide tentative answers to a fundamental question--does geographic distance matter in distance education? Using educational outcome data collected from an online master's program in Geographic Information Systems, this study…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Geographic Location, Proximity, Masters Programs
Selingo, Jeffrey – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000
Discusses policies of Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Eugene W. Hickok, Jr., which include encouraging colleges to graduate more students in four years, stressing the need to improve the academic rigor of core curricula and teacher education programs at state universities, increasing state student financial aid, and encouraging for-profit…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
