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A Comparative Case Analysis of the Innovation in Five STEM Schools Based on Zhao's Framework for 21st Century World Class Learners
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Griffin, Patricia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
STEM Schools purport to prepare students to learn and work in the 21st Century by providing students with innovative learning experiences through the interdisciplinary integration of science, technology, engineering, and math (Tsupros, 2009). Advocates of STEM and innovative school models argue that the traditional school system does not and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Educational Innovation, STEM Education
Factors That Differentiate Persistence beyond the First Session at a For-Profit University
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Fernandez, Jesus – ProQuest LLC, 2011
An increasing number of students are selecting for-profit universities to pursue their education (Snyder, Tan & Hoffman, 2006). Despite this trend, little empirical research attention has focused on these institutions, and the literature that exists has been classified as rudimentary in nature (Tierney & Hentschke, 2007). The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Research Design, Methods Research, Student Attitudes, Persistence