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Citizenship Education in Public Higher Education: Curricular Strategies to Promote the Development of Civic Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
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Nobbe, June Elly – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Citizenship education has long been recognized as a function of public higher education in the United States, and as a public good. Many authors and higher education organizations assert that the civic mission of higher education has receded in the past 15 years. This study examined recommended strategies to reinvigorate the civic mission that…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Higher Education, Public Colleges, Leadership
Predictors of Student Degree Attainment at a Four-Year, Mid-Sized, Public University in the Great Plains
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Owen, Jody – ProQuest LLC, 2012
College student degree attainment has been identified as a national issue, and recently has become a topic of emphasis for institutions of higher education. In the past, research has focused on retaining students from year one in college to year two. With the demand for baccalaureate-prepared graduates increasing and the charge to compete in a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Educational Attainment