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Academic Achievement of NCAA Division III Athletes
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Barlow, Kathy A.; Hickey, Ann – Journal of Research in Education, 2014
A study of 215 athletes at a small private liberal arts Division III college revealed that athletes (a) begin their college experience with SATs no different from non-athletes; (b) attain GPAs that do not significantly differ from those of nonathletes; (c) achieve GPAs that do not significantly differ between their "in-season" semester…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Athletics, Grade Point Average, Questionnaires
A Study of Faculty Development in Community College Teachers in Learning Community Teaching Teams Using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model: A Mixed Methods Study
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Malmgren, Irene – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if faculty development, as measured by progression through the Stages of Concern, identified in the Concerns-Based Adoption Model, occurred as a result of teaching in a learning community (LC) cohort at a California community college, and if progression through developmental Stages of Concern is…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Community Colleges, Cooperation, Longitudinal Studies
Studying Transfer Students. Part II: Dimensions of Transfer Students' Adjustment
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Laanan, Frankie Santos – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2007
The movement of students from community colleges to 4-year colleges or universities has been an area of inquiry that has received attention from researchers and policy makers. A plethora of research has focused on the academic outcomes of transfer students at senior institutions. Specifically, the concept of "transfer shock" has been…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Culture Conflict, Community Colleges, Questionnaires