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Promoting Freshman College Student Development Using Cognitive Developmental Theory Presented In A Deliberate Psychological Education-Based Freshman Orientation Program, Cynthia Mansfield Loiacono Jan 2000

Promoting Freshman College Student Development Using Cognitive Developmental Theory Presented In A Deliberate Psychological Education-Based Freshman Orientation Program, Cynthia Mansfield Loiacono

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Full-Time Community College Faculty With Doctorates, Janet Ann Craig Azar Jan 2000

Full-Time Community College Faculty With Doctorates, Janet Ann Craig Azar

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The purpose of this study was to portray full-time community college faculty with doctorates and to identify differences and/or similarities between two-and four-year full-time faculty with doctoral degrees. The author also hoped to explore why community college faculty with doctorates decided either to enter or remain in the community college sector of higher education.;This study used a mixed design to answer the research questions. The National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF-93) database was used to answer the first two questions. Chi-square analysis identified statistical differences between the two- and four-year faculty. Interviews with 21 faculty in three community colleges in …


Organizational Citizenship Behaviors And Technologically Proficient University Faculty, Scott Richard Sechrist Jan 2000

Organizational Citizenship Behaviors And Technologically Proficient University Faculty, Scott Richard Sechrist

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As institutions of higher education seek to meet the demands of a changing technological environment, they are compelled to push for increased faculty use of technology in their instructional and scholarly pursuits. as more faculties adopt these innovations, universities find themselves unable to provide the necessary technological support required. Filling this support gap are the techno-profs, faculty members who are technologically proficient, have a network of technological resources, reside at the department level, and are willing to assist most everyone who asks for help.;The purpose of this study was to determine if the techno-profs within various university administrative units have …


Implementing State Transfer Policies: A Case Study Of Virginia's State *Policy On Transfer, Lonnie J. Schaffer Jan 2000

Implementing State Transfer Policies: A Case Study Of Virginia's State *Policy On Transfer, Lonnie J. Schaffer

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Using a collective case study methodology, this policy-oriented research examined how Virginia's state Policy on transfer has been implemented at selected public colleges and universities. A conceptual framework of policy definitions was used to examine how the policy is understood in various contexts and what the policy's effects have been at the campus level.;Based on quantitative transfer data, five community colleges and four state universities were selected for study. The cases captured a wide range of transfer activity and college characteristics with the expectation that different understandings of the policy would produce different effects. How colleges defined the policy and …


Interdisciplinary Studies Programs: Developing A Grounded Theory Through A Framework Of Institutionalism, Alan Francis Edwards Jan 2000

Interdisciplinary Studies Programs: Developing A Grounded Theory Through A Framework Of Institutionalism, Alan Francis Edwards

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Long-Term Debt In College And University Institutional Finance, James Alan Shultz Jan 2000

Long-Term Debt In College And University Institutional Finance, James Alan Shultz

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No abstract provided.