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Direct linkGonzales, Jose Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study explored the lived experiences of Latino migrant youth who were later able to achieve high levels of academic success. Through the use of narrative case studies, I examined which factors allowed these individuals to overcome substantial barriers to education to attain high levels of academic achievement. I was able to find that these…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Migrant Workers, Hispanic American Students, High Achievement
George-Reid, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to identify intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors for professional doctoral degree attainment among educators. The researcher examined the following intrinsic motivating factors: personal attainment, skill and ability enhancement, and goals. The researcher also included the following extrinsic factors:…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Performance Factors, Learning Motivation, Educational Attainment
Ditch, Robert L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The leadership of the United States Fire Service (FS) believes that higher education increases the professionalism of FS members. The research problem at the research site, which is a multisite fire department located in southeastern United States, was the lack of research-based findings on the factors influencing the achievement of higher…
Descriptors: Fire Protection, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Academic Achievement
Haslerig, Siduri – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Using narrative data collected through semi-structured phone interviews with eleven "graduate(d) student athletes," this dissertation examines participants' academic trajectories and experiences. Theories regarding role-conflict, attribution, college choice and career maturity undergird analysis. Findings are divided into four chapters:…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, College Seniors, College Athletics, Athletes
Charleston, LaVar Jovan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As a result of decreasing degree attainment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, the United States is undergoing a shortage in the STEM workforce that it has not encountered since the mid-1950s (ACT, 2006; Gilbert & Jackson, 2007). Moreover, as computer usage cuts across diverse aspects of modern culture, the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Academic Degrees, Student Educational Objectives, African American Education
Robinson, Carrie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Females and underrepresented ethnic minorities earn a small percentage of engineering and computer science bachelor's degrees awarded in the United States, earn an even smaller proportion of master's and doctoral degrees, and are underrepresented in the engineering workforce (Engineering Workforce Commission, [2006], as cited in National Science…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Characteristics, Hispanic American Students, Student Experience
