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Conditions Affecting Adjunct Teaching Performance: A Descriptive Study, Terry Baggett

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Colleges and universities have been undergoing long-term structural changes and among these is the ever-increasing reliance on adjunct faculty. The most important goal of higher education is student success and faculty are one of the biggest influencers of student learning success. As a result, factors affecting faculty can also have secondary effects on students. The purpose of the study is to describe various conditions within selected institutions that are affecting adjunct faculty instructional performance as perceived by adjunct faculty themselves.

This study used a survey methodology with a descriptive design. Results from four community colleges and one university were collected …

Refining The Goals Of Public Education In The United States: An Exploratory Single-Case Embedded Study Of A Student-Centered Path-Goals Setting, Tuan Pham

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The public higher education system in the United States has inherited a multitude of aims and missions in order to fulfill its social and educational objectives. As a result, many higher education institutions suffer from unclear goals. Nevertheless, the researcher identified the student's goal-oriented process as the fundamental aspect of this educational system from its inception until the present. The exploratory single-case embedded study conducted at a regional comprehensive institution highlighted the differences, difficulties, and issues faced by students, administrators, and the institution itself in its pursuit of specific goals in higher education. Indepth interviews were employed to investigate the …

The Problem With Accreditation As An Extension Of Privilege And How To Fix It: Primer And A Roadmap For New Professionals, Aaron W. Hughey

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

The accreditation system for colleges and universities is broken.

It has been broken for quite some time even though those on both sides of the equation refuse to acknowledge what has become increasingly obvious to those of us who work in the academy: Accreditation has evolved into a potent mechanism for perpetuating power structures that have become entrenched in the culture of higher education.

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda including April 8 meeting minutes, Graduate Council Curriculum Committee minutes and Student Research Grants Committee requests.

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda which includes March 11 meeting minutes, academic policy revisions, Graduate Council Curriculum Report tracking and graduate school enrollment reports.

March Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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February Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda which includes January 14 meeting minutes, graduate council curriculum report tracking and graduate enrollment report.

January Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda. Includes minutes of November 12th meeting; Graduate Council curriculum report tracking; Student Research Grant requests; graduate enrollment report; thesis, and special project & dissertation guidelines.

2021-2022 Graduate Catalog, Wku Graduate School

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Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda including October 8 meeting minutes; graduate enrollment reports; Graduate Council Curriculum report tracking; report from Graduate School; thesis, specialist project & dissertation guidelines; and Council of Graduate Schools resolution.

October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda including September 10 meeting minutes, graduate enrollment reports, Graduate School Policy revisions and Graduate Council Curriculum report tracking.

September Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda including August 20 meeting minutes, graduate enrollment reports, Graduate Council Curriculum Report tracking and RCAP Return on Investment by College.

August Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting agenda including May 7 meeting minutes and Graduate Council Curriculum Report tracking.

May Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

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March Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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February Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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January Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

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Meeting minutes.

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog, Wku Graduate School

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Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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September Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

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