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Employer Perceptions Of Online Degrees: A Literature Review, Norina L. Columbaro, Catherine H. Monaghan Sep 2008

Employer Perceptions Of Online Degrees: A Literature Review, Norina L. Columbaro, Catherine H. Monaghan

Adult Education Research Conference

This literature review explores the research about the perception of online degrees by potential employers or “gatekeepers” in comparison with those earned in a traditional format. This is important because these perceptions can affect the employment opportunities or lack thereof of students and, in turn, institutions.


What Does Gpa In An Urban High School Actually Mean?, Robbie J. Steward, Martin F. Hill, Douglas M. Neil, Tiffany Pritchett, Ah-Sha-Ni Wabaunsee Sep 2008

What Does Gpa In An Urban High School Actually Mean?, Robbie J. Steward, Martin F. Hill, Douglas M. Neil, Tiffany Pritchett, Ah-Sha-Ni Wabaunsee

Educational Considerations

The purpose of this researcher-school collaborative study was to examine factors which might be intervenable by urban high school counselors in assisting at-risk students. There were two primary objectives. The first was to examine the degree to which urban adolescents’ academic competence predicts cumulative GPA.