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Contributing Factors To The Successful Completion Of Online Courses At The Community College Level, Patricia K. Evans-Wallin
Contributing Factors To The Successful Completion Of Online Courses At The Community College Level, Patricia K. Evans-Wallin
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
This study sought to determine if the discrepancy between successful completion rates of online and face-to-face courses at the community college level is partially due to differences in the proportion of part-time students and the proportion of students without clear academic goals in each modality. In addition, this study looked to see if relationships exist between successful completion of online courses and the proportion of coursework taken online in a given term. An archival data set containing 20,119 student records for the fall of 2016 from a community college in the western United States was utilized for this study. The …
Women Entrepreneur Experiences With Leadership And Success: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Nicolya Grigsby-Williams
Women Entrepreneur Experiences With Leadership And Success: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Nicolya Grigsby-Williams
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
Former research regarding leadership focused mainly on gender comparisons with limited research exploring women leaders independently. The purpose of this study was to understand how women entrepreneurs describe and interpret their leadership experiences as entrepreneurs, to understand how women entrepreneurs describe success, and to further understand what perceived impact leadership styles have on women’s entrepreneurial success. The study answered three questions regarding how women entrepreneurs describe and interpret their experiences as leaders, how women entrepreneurs describe their success as entrepreneurs and what perceived impact leadership style has on their success. Transformational, organizational, and servant leadership theories guided this study’s framework. …
A Basic Qualitative Research Study: How Marginalized Students’ Ability To Succeed Is Impacted During Freshman And Sophomore Years In College, Ronald Gordon
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
The transition between high school and college is inconsistent and uncertain. Many marginalized students do not understand how to seek out assistance without guidance and mentorship. Although the number of marginalized college students enrolled in 4-year colleges in the United States is growing, many marginalized college students struggle to find and maintain a sense of stability during their first 2 years of college. The problem is marginalized students do not utilize the assistance offered to them or they do not know how to ask for help. The purpose of this basic qualitative research study is to explore what impacts marginalized …