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College Student Attitudes Toward Intercollegiate Athletics At Rowan University, Donald Nathanial Parsley
College Student Attitudes Toward Intercollegiate Athletics At Rowan University, Donald Nathanial Parsley
Theses and Dissertations
The purposes of this study were to (a) analyze undergraduate residential student attitudes towards athletics at Rowan University; (b) discern differences between self-identified student-athletes and non-athletes with respect to athletic programs at Rowan University in regards to resource allocation, corruption, relevance of athletics to the college experience, and academic matters of student-athletes; and (c) examine differences in attitudes of the student sample at Rowan University with previous studies. The survey tool that was utilized consisted of 44 items, which collected demographics and employed a series of Likert-style statements. The subjects consisted of 431 residential, undergraduate students at Rowan University enrolled …
Rowan University's Rowan 101 Transfer Seminar: Impact On Transfer Students, Michele Applegate
Rowan University's Rowan 101 Transfer Seminar: Impact On Transfer Students, Michele Applegate
Theses and Dissertations
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the Rowan 101: College Success (Transfer Student Section) transfer seminar course offered to incoming transfers at Rowan University. The study explored students’ college preparedness, support, concerns, and attitudes towards Rowan University; experiences with diversity; college goals and outcomes; study strategies; work patterns and reasons for working; and self reports of the impact that the Rowan 101: College Success (Transfer Student Section) course had on them. A total population of 41 students from the fall semester’s courses were contacted to take the Transfer Student Survey and to participate in …
Student Loan Debt Influence On Graduate Degree Attainment, Alicia Clendaniel
Student Loan Debt Influence On Graduate Degree Attainment, Alicia Clendaniel
Theses and Dissertations
Student loan debt is an important topic up for discussion and has become a huge issue affecting multiple dimensions of today’s society. Undergraduate students are accruing more debt than ever to pay for college degrees, and recent trends in higher education report a raise in cost of tuition. Current statistics reveal over 1.2 trillion dollars in outstanding student loan debt from over 40 million borrowers, however, students are still being encouraged to further their education to gain an economic edge. An array of previous research has focused on various effects of student loans, however, there have been limited studies which …