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Adjunct Faculty Employment And Student Success In Texas Institutions Of Higher Education, Robin L. Palmer
Adjunct Faculty Employment And Student Success In Texas Institutions Of Higher Education, Robin L. Palmer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractJust over half of faculty members teaching in institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States work part time. Previous research on the relationship between part-time faculty employment and student success has produced conflicting findings and may have resulted in ineffective use of part-time faculty. The purpose of this retrospective, prediction study was to determine if the percent of part-time faculty, several institutional variables, and student demographics were significant predictors of retention and graduation rates at IHEs in Texas. Berger and Milem’s theory of organizational behavior and student outcomes grounded this study using secondary analysis of publicly available archival …
Strategies Road Freight Transport Leaders Use To Increase Driver Retention, Johnny Mumphrey Jr.
Strategies Road Freight Transport Leaders Use To Increase Driver Retention, Johnny Mumphrey Jr.
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The turnover of skilled over-the-road (OTR) truck drivers in the road freight transportation (RFT) industry results in significant yearly financial losses to organizations across the United States. Leaders in the industry continue to struggle to develop successful strategies for retaining these drivers. Grounded in the motivation hygiene theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies 5 transformational leaders from two RFT firms in North Texas used to improve OTR driver retention. Data collection included semi structured face-to-face interviews, a review of company webpages, and an assessment of company documents (e.g., employee handbooks, training manuals, and vision …
Perceived Barriers To Minority Female Recruitment And Retention In Law Enforcement, Lucy Lyles
Perceived Barriers To Minority Female Recruitment And Retention In Law Enforcement, Lucy Lyles
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Representative bureaucracy indicates that police agencies should reflect the communities they serve to improve public perception of the agencies. An underrepresented population in U.S. law enforcement is minority females. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore participants’ lived experiences regarding perceived barriers to the recruitment and retention of minority females in U.S. law enforcement agencies. The study used theories of representative bureaucracy and intersectionality as frames. Data were collected from 15 survey responses and semi-structured interviews with minority female officers from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in Maryland. The data analysis included contingency tables and …
Factors That Influence African American Male Retention In Public Four-Year Institutions, Shantya V. Plater
Factors That Influence African American Male Retention In Public Four-Year Institutions, Shantya V. Plater
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Due to the lack of policies at the federal and state level, 4-year public colleges and universities across the United States are left to develop retention policies at the institutional level to support their diverse populations. Retention rates for minority students lag behind their peers, especially African American male students. This study identified the factors that influence retention amongst African American male students at 4-year public colleges and universities. The theoretical framework used in this study was the Tinto model of academic and social integration. The data identified that financial resources, family support, and academic and social engagement influence the …