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Teaching Branch Campus Students: Challenges And Opportunities For Educators In Higher Education, Simon Funge, Whitney Harper
Teaching Branch Campus Students: Challenges And Opportunities For Educators In Higher Education, Simon Funge, Whitney Harper
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The Branch Campus Contribution To The Mission Of The Main Campus In Kentucky, Caroline L. Atkins
The Branch Campus Contribution To The Mission Of The Main Campus In Kentucky, Caroline L. Atkins
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of branch campuses on the mission of their main campuses in Kentucky. An online survey and key informant interviews were conducted with administrators. Both research methods identified strategies to minimize the impact of institutional, situational, and dispositional barriers (Cross, 1981) that impede the successful academic and social integration (Tinto, 1975; 1993) of nontraditional students who frequent these campuses. In addition, institutional research offices provided student enrollment and credit-hour production data for analysis by site. The study classified demographic information on administrators, including gender, full- or part-time capacity, administrative title, and …