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Direct linkAdam Shumway – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The three chapters of this dissertation use tools of applied microeconomics to study topics related to education and regulation. The first chapter, "Where Doctors Work," studies how openings and closures of medical schools in the United States have affected the geographical distribution of doctors. The principal contribution is the…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, Medical Schools, Geographic Distribution, Physicians
Charles Hammond – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative study examined the role and value of NCAA Division II athletics on enrollment, finances, and student success. Comparing the perspectives of small, private NCAA Division II college presidents and athletic directors, the study's purpose was to better understand their perspectives on the impact of intercollegiate athletics at their…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Administrator Attitudes, Athletic Coaches, Administrators
Alon, Titan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This paper builds a model of human capital accumulation driven by increasing specialization of the workforce. Individuals increase the efficiency of time dedicated to human capital acquisition by focusing investments on narrower sets of skills. The evolution of secondary and post-secondary curricula in the United States from 1870-2000 confirms the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Specialization, Labor Force, Efficiency
Roddy, Jackie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Tennessee education leaders must improve their student retention strategies to increase financial stability and enhance the state's ability to support businesses and jobs through a well-educated workforce. The focus of this qualitative multiple case study was on 6 Tennessee community colleges where leaders had demonstrated successful strategies…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Holding Power, Educational Finance, Income
Bissett, William Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study examined the educational attainment and income of nontraditional students in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) and its connection to workforce development efforts in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The population for this study included first time students between 25 and 64 years of age who attended KCTCS either…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Technical Education, Community Colleges, Correlation
Hatfield, Sharon Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The combination of a weak economy with a corresponding decline in tax revenue has created deficits in state and local budgets which adversely affect the financial stability of community colleges. This leaves community colleges struggling to continue to provide education in support of their missions. To provide a source of alternative revenue,…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Community Colleges, Income, Response Style (Tests)
