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Finding The Right Fit: University Course Selection And Completion, Daniel Edwards Jun 2016

Finding The Right Fit: University Course Selection And Completion, Daniel Edwards

Dr Daniel Edwards

As higher education enrolments continue to climb, the proportion of students failing to graduate remains high among some cohorts, according to analysis by Daniel Edwards.


Change In Classification Level And The Effects On Research Productivity And Merit Scores For Faculty In A School Of Education, Nancy L. Leech, Carolyn A. Haug, Deanna Iceman-Sands, Jennifer Moriarty May 2016

Change In Classification Level And The Effects On Research Productivity And Merit Scores For Faculty In A School Of Education, Nancy L. Leech, Carolyn A. Haug, Deanna Iceman-Sands, Jennifer Moriarty

Nancy Leech

In this article we present results of an empirical study of the relationship between research productivity and research-related merit ratings over a 10-year period for tenured and tenure-track faculty in a school of education. The purpose of the study was to assess change in faculty productivity as a result of the institution's change in the Carnegie classification system. Results show that higher research expectations affected the productivity level of faculty in regard to increasing international conference presentations, national conference presentations, state conference presentations, and large unfunded grants. Furthermore, over time the variables that were important for merit scores changed and …