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Jeffrey J. LeBoeuf – ProQuest LLC, 2023
I conducted this study to determine if rural scholars faced unique challenges as applicants to medical schools. I created a 34-question, novel survey, "Challenges of Medical School Applicants," and broadly distributed it to medical schools across the country. I collected and analyzed a total of 178 responses. Rural and urban cohorts were…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Medical Schools, Medical Students, Rural Population
McCauley, Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this retrospective analysis research study was to create a trend description of rural students' characteristics and outcomes of higher education in one state in the northeastern United States. An additional aim of the study was to determine the distance to campus for rural and non-rural students and the relationships between…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Student Characteristics, Proximity, Graduation Rate
Earlymay Chibende – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Problem: Sexual harassment is a social ill that exists across nations, socio-economic backgrounds, races, nationality, ethnicity, age groups, and sex. Although both male and female members of society experience sexual harassment, research shows that a greater percentage of sexual harassment victims are women (Whitley & Page, 2015; CharterJee,…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Foreign Countries, Females, Gender Differences
Albrkhil, Haya – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Eight hundred Saudi Arabia educators from the Riyadh District participated in this study to determine teachers' access to computers, computer skill level and motivation to enroll in online courses pertaining to professional development. Participants, who were chosen according to a stratified sampling technique, completed a survey which provided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Online Courses, Access to Computers
Vail, David Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Paper screening in the pre-selection process of hiring teachers has been the focus in an ongoing series of similar studies starting with Allison in 1981. There have been many independent variables, including, but not limited to, age, gender, ethnic background, years of experience, type of experience, and grade point average, introduced into the…
Descriptors: Teacher Selection, Statistical Significance, Age Differences, Work Experience
Bowman, W. David – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The primary purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the GROW program on the intrinsic, extrinsic, and the general job satisfaction of principals and assistant principals in Pennsylvania. The impact of the variables of year in position, age, gender, level of work, location of school, and present degree was examined; the impact of…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Mentors, Job Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness