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Peltz, Mark R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study focused on the experiences of eight male first-generation college students attending Kenmont College (pseudonym), a highly selective, residential liberal arts college located in the Midwestern United States. While first-generation college students have been studied in various contexts, very little is known about what…
Descriptors: Males, First Generation College Students, Qualitative Research, Student Experience
Smith, Bridgett Pressley – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Education is a major focal point of individual justice within a free society as well as a central point of human capital for the world. This study compared the cognitive and personal developmental levels of community college students enrolled in developmental-level mathematics courses to students enrolled in college-level mathematics courses. In…
Descriptors: College Students, Human Capital, Marital Status, Community Colleges
Baah, Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the qualitative positivistic case study was to explore whether resource communication technology has helped or would help the marketing of textile products in the U.S. textile industry. The contributions of human capital in the marketing department, the marketing-demand information system function, and the product supply chain…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Information Systems, Clothing
Eweni, Samuel O. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the readiness of three higher educational institutions in Nigeria in their attempt to introduce and maintain technology-driven services to students, faculty, and support staff. The prerequisites for participation in the digital, networked economy include the affordable ICT, reliable electric supply, reliable and up-to-date…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Colleges, Readiness, Technology Integration
Sharma, Uttam – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation focuses on a key challenge facing developing countries intent on enhancing their human capital base--namely, the issue of quality. One of the chapters evaluates the effectiveness of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative in Nepal's primary and lower-secondary schools. Although the OLPC program is being heavily promoted in…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Access to Computers
Chow, Christina M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Maintaining a competitive edge within the 21st century is dependent on the cultivation of human capital, producing qualified and innovative employees capable of competing within the new global marketplace. Technological advancements in communications technology as well as large scale, infrastructure development has led to a leveled playing field…
Descriptors: Asians, Economic Development, Vocational Schools, Human Capital
Castex Hernandez, Gonzalo A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
I analyze two issues on the efficiency of schooling choice. The first chapter analyzes changes in the distribution of college enrollment rates that occurred between 1980 and 2000. It aims not only to explain the 69% increase in the overall college enrollment rates, but also changes in the distribution of college attendees by their ability and…
Descriptors: School Choice, Efficiency, College Attendance, Enrollment
Thaden, Lyssa Luise – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), this dissertation focuses on the forms of capital (resources) at the individual, school and state levels that influence the probability of college enrollment. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to three interrelated articles that comprise Chapters 2 through 4. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: College Planning, Low Income Groups, Probability, Student Financial Aid
Trachter, Nicholas – ProQuest LLC, 2010
An important number of high-school graduates start their post-secondary educational careers at academic 2-year colleges even though returns to graduation are negligible. However, the returns to transferring to 4-year colleges are large: academic 2-year colleges act as a "stepping stone" in which agents learn about themselves in a cheaper and less…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Graduation Rate, Credits, College Transfer Students
Epperson, Cynthia K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to discover if core characteristics exist forming a Vietnamese community college model and to determine if the characteristics would explain the model. This study utilized three theoretical orientations while reviewing the existing literature, formulating the research questions, examining the data and drawing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Community Needs, Community Colleges
Marling, David – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Native American Nations have perpetually had the highest rates of poverty and unemployment and the lowest per capita income of any ethnic population in the United States. Additionally, American Indian students have the highest high school dropout rates and lowest academic performance rates as well as the lowest college admission and retention…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Paying for College, Poverty, Unemployment
Lee, Uisok – ProQuest LLC, 2010
From the 1960s to the 1990s in the United States, a distinctive feature was observed in variations in the number of Bachelor's degree recipients by field of study. The number in each field demonstrated certain cyclical patterns. Similarly, the U.S. economy experienced fluctuations during a comparable period. Given this 40-year trend, this study…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Unemployment, Wages, Human Capital
Stevens, Adrian Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Problem Statement. There is a growing need and demand for the "knowledge worker" within the business community. The limited amount of research on the role and impact of public universities suggests the need for addressing the training and workforce development needs of private industry. Purpose. The purpose of this study was fourfold:…
Descriptors: Human Capital, State Universities, Industry, Continuing Education
Xue, Yu – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Individual variation in labor supply can arise from more than just a choice among discrete occupation groups, especially given the joint process of wage determination and time allocation. Other factors can include differential preferences for earnings, the time length of work and other related occupational attributes. Using data from the Wisconsin…
Descriptors: Wages, Human Capital, Time Management, Career Choice
Tolar, Trinidad Uribe – ProQuest LLC, 2011
As a nation, we should be committed to providing quality education to all of our students. However, only five percent of over 450 schools in New Mexico with a large ELL population met the AMAOs during the 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 school years (Title III AMAO Results, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009). The AMAOs are: 1) Making Progress in English, 2)…
Descriptors: Caring, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Second Language Learning