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Assessing The Persistence To Graduation Of Students Joining Fraternities At Western Kentucky University, Charles Pride Dec 1996

Assessing The Persistence To Graduation Of Students Joining Fraternities At Western Kentucky University, Charles Pride

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In the study, I assessed the persistence of students who joined fraternities at Western Kentucky University. Also included is a comparison between them and the general student population. The study includes 1467 students who joined fraternities between the Fall 1986 to Spring 1991 semesters. A five-year time period was used as the benchmark for graduation from the institution. Factors that were explored included race, initiation status, year in school when pledging, and organizational affiliation. Pearson Product-Moment Correlations and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. The results illustrated that students who join fraternities graduate at a higher …


A Survey Of Black Student Perceptions And Attitudes On The Utilization Of Academic Retention Programs, Beora Willams Dec 1996

A Survey Of Black Student Perceptions And Attitudes On The Utilization Of Academic Retention Programs, Beora Willams

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this study I examine the perceptions and attitudes of black students attending a predominantly white institution (PWI) concerning student support services designed to assist them in achieving social and academic success. PWIs have established minority retention programs with an overall mission of recruiting and retaining black students; however, program use is minimal and black students continue to depart college prematurely. This research seeks to assess the perceptions and attitudes of black students to determine if program ambiguity, lack of faculty involvement or available mentoring, campus affiliation, racism, or time taken away from academic pursuits has a role in whether …


Top Ten Activities For Young Children And Dads, Glen F. Palm Nov 1996

Top Ten Activities For Young Children And Dads, Glen F. Palm

Child and Family Studies Faculty Publications

This handout was part of the November Methods & Materials section published by Family Information Services (Minneapolis, MN) and here published with their generous permission..


Working With Fathers...Planning For Dads And Kids Together Time, Glen F. Palm Jan 1996

Working With Fathers...Planning For Dads And Kids Together Time, Glen F. Palm

Child and Family Studies Faculty Publications

Part of the "Working with Fathers: Methods and Perspectives" column published by Family Information Services (Minneapolis, MN) and here published with their generous permission..


Working With Fathers...Future Of Fatherhood: The "Next Steps", Glen F. Palm Jan 1996

Working With Fathers...Future Of Fatherhood: The "Next Steps", Glen F. Palm

Child and Family Studies Faculty Publications

Part of the "Working with Fathers: Methods and Perspectives" column published by Family Information Services (Minneapolis, MN) and here published with their generous permission..


Working With Fathers...Father Attachment: Helping Fathers Build A Close Relationship, Glen F. Palm Jan 1996

Working With Fathers...Father Attachment: Helping Fathers Build A Close Relationship, Glen F. Palm

Child and Family Studies Faculty Publications

Part of the "Working with Fathers: Methods and Perspectives" column published by Family Information Services (Minneapolis, MN) and here published with their generous permission..


Against Nature: On Robert Wright's The Moral Animal, Amy L. Wax Jan 1996

Against Nature: On Robert Wright's The Moral Animal, Amy L. Wax

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.