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Direct linkSyma K. Moody – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to determine the self-identified needs of first-generation, low income and/or students with learning or physical disabilities who participated in a TRIO Student Support Program (SSS) at a rural Texas community college. Student Retention and persistence in higher education have been topics of research for years. Tinto…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Student Needs, Needs Assessment, Profiles
Solis, Eduardo – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative study explored the perceptions that instructors and students have of online learning in a Texas-Mexico border community college. Use of the interpretive approach and dialogical exchange through semi-structured interviews conducted with both instructors and students from a rural, border community college revealed multiple and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Carlsen-Landy, Bev – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Most colleges and universities in the US offer at least some classes online, and a significant number of colleges and universities offer degree programs either all online or predominantly online. Many of the distance learning courses and programs emerge from traditional courses and programs; however, in the past decade we have seen the emergence…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Students, Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Students
Salinas, Lelia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Large numbers of students arrive at colleges and universities unprepared, specifically in the area of mathematics. In Texas, approximately 47% of entering freshman students enroll in developmental mathematics. Mathematics is cited in the literature as cornerstone for success in science, and advanced technology. In this study, the extent to which…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Statistical Analysis, Factor Analysis, Algebra
Sparks, Wanda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This qualitative study explores educational challenges as manifested in the experiences of the English language learner (ELL) nursing students enrolled in a professional nursing program in San Antonio, Texas. Eleven participants were interviewed for this study using 7 open-ended questions. The research methodology applied in this study was…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Foreign Students, Nursing Education, Barriers
Davis, Patrick D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to see how students used podcasts in an eighth-grade American history unit and the value they placed on them as an educational tool. The 6-week study was conducted in a suburban middle school in a district that is part of a large metropolitan area in Texas. Participants included 29 students and 2 eighth-grade…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Audio Equipment, Information Dissemination, United States History
