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Direct linkAbbaszadegan, Amin – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Despite advancements in construction and construction-related technology, capital project performance deviations, typically overruns, remain endemic within the capital projects industry. Currently, management is generally unaware of the current status of their projects, and thus monitoring and control of projects are not achieved effectively. In…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Surveys, Case Studies, Statistical Analysis
Barrett, Theresa J. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This quantitative, nonexperimental, correlational study sought to determine whether a relationship exists between family physicians' levels of self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) and their preferences for continuing medical education (CME) activities. The study also sought to determine whether years in clinical practice or size of clinical…
Descriptors: Correlation, Independent Study, Learning Readiness, Learning Activities
Nagy, Dianne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) broader impacts merit review criterion for research grant proposals has encountered persistent resistance from the scientific community. This study examined the factors that shape response to the broader impacts merit review criterion by investigating the effect of characteristics of NSF-funded researchers…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Evaluation Criteria, Financial Support, Research Projects
Bruce, Peter A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The availability of online education in universities and colleges across the nation has significantly increased during the past decade. The increase has been due in part to recent federal policy changes authorizing access to financial aid for online higher education students. The dramatic growth in the number of students taking online courses and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Accreditation (Institutions), Surveys
Brush, Kimberly M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The development of a diverse engineering workforce, with a variety of skills and interests is essential to the future of American innovation. Historically, the engineering field has been grounded in a series of standards that often benefit men while creating barriers for women. Thus, strategies for overcoming barriers to women's successful…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Females, Academic Persistence, Internship Programs
LaBanca, Frank – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Problem finding is a creative process whereby individuals develop original ideas for study. Secondary science students who successfully participate in authentic, novel, open inquiry studies must engage in problem finding to determine viable and suitable topics. This study examined problem finding strategies employed by students who successfully…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Theories, Creativity, Student Projects
