Final-year nursing students are known to face high levels of stress due to increased demands in academics and clinical practicum. In this study, a virtual peer mentoring program was pilot-tested, involving alumni as mentors. Using a mixed-methods approach, we sought to describe the acceptability, feasibility and satisfaction associated with the…

As college enrollment declines, enrollment in distance education (DE) continues to increase (Seaman et al., 2018). During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities are relying on DE through online learning, perhaps more than ever (Mullen, 2020). In the field of education, specifically, DE offers students a way to complete a doctoral degree while…

This study investigated the internal quality assurance strategies Ghanaian polytechnics enacted in order to improve graduate outcomes. A qualitative methodological approach via in-depth interviewing of twenty key informants and document analysis was used to establish how polytechnics in Ghana addressed problematic situations in quality assurance.…

We describe a day-long introduction to new accounting majors, which we call a boot camp. Boot camp it is an effort to make juniors more aware of their identity, career purposes and learning resources that are now parts of their world, much of which is not covered explicitly in the accounting curriculum. This paper provides an overview of the…

2024 Re-release of the 2002 first edition of this book. The author and copyright holder has released this work under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. This book provides 101 ideas and strategies to empower overall marketing efforts: (1) "Put On Your Thinking Cap" (e.g., define the problem before marketing it, set reasonable…

A report to the President of the State University of New York College At Old Westbury by the Enrollment Planning Committee is presented. Ten important recommendations include: convince the local guidance community of Old Westbury's direction and quality education; investigate a computerized student inquiry tracking system; initiate a computerized…