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2012

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Emancipated Foster Youth's Transition From Care To Virginia Community Colleges, Shylan E. Scott Jan 2012

Emancipated Foster Youth's Transition From Care To Virginia Community Colleges, Shylan E. Scott

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The focus of this study was the experience of students who had successfully achieved the transition from foster care to enrollment in Virginia Community Colleges. The following questions guided the inquiry: How do students who are emancipating from foster care describe their transition to enrollment at one of the Virginia Community Colleges? What challenges do students who are emancipating from foster care face in the transition to college? What types of support do these students require to successfully transition to college?;This study used a qualitative approach to examine the transition from care of emancipated foster youth to post-secondary education. Narrative …


The Millennial Generation: Howe And Strauss Disputed, Holly Alexander Agati Jan 2012

The Millennial Generation: Howe And Strauss Disputed, Holly Alexander Agati

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Researchers have attempted to untangle the complexity of a generation through four primary effects---time interval, cohort, period, and attitude---based on personal and societal attributes. The Millennial generation, born 1982-2000, has received considerable attention through the media, in educational institutions, and in the workplace. The seven persona characterization of the Millennials of Howe and Strauss (1991, 2000) has been extensively cited, yet not been widely scrutinized. Higher education personnel, in particular, have utilized Howe and Strauss' theory to explain changes observed with the current college student population.;This case study sought to discover the relationship and interrelationship between the four-generation effects and …


Jumping Off The Couch: Infusing Creativity Into Counselor Education, Christopher Lawrence Jan 2012

Jumping Off The Couch: Infusing Creativity Into Counselor Education, Christopher Lawrence

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This study infused key elements of creativity into the process of counselor education, exposing students in a counseling skills and techniques course to a curriculum designed to promote tolerance for ambiguity, appropriate risk-taking behaviors, and improvisational skills. Employing a phenomenological strategy of inquiry, the researcher sought to explore the ways the participants made sense of their experience in the course, as well as the ways the experience informed their perspective of counseling and the role of a counselor. Participants recognized counseling as a profession replete with ambiguity and rife with personal and relational challenges. They came to appreciate a clinician's …


A Balancing Act: Division Iii Student-Athletes Time Demands And Life Roles, Daniel R. Hoover Jr. Jan 2012

A Balancing Act: Division Iii Student-Athletes Time Demands And Life Roles, Daniel R. Hoover Jr.

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A majority of the research on student-athletes occurs at the Division I level, acid less is known about Division III student-athletes. The scant research addressing the experiences of Division III students-athletes focused on academics, campus involvement, development, and athletic identity (Griffith & Johnson, 2002; Heuser & Gray, 2009; Richards & Aries, 1993; Schroeder, 2000; Umbach, Palmer, Kuh, & Hannah, 2006). What remains unknown is how they manage life roles as Division III student-athletes.;This case study sought to address the time demands and life roles (e.g. athletics, family, friendship, religion, academic, and romantic interests) of student-athletes. Two private, Division Ill institutions …


Esse Quam Videri, Perhaps: State Policy And Institutional Factors Impacting Low-Income Student Enrollment At North Carolina's Public And Private Four-Year Institutions, Leslie Neal Holly Jan 2012

Esse Quam Videri, Perhaps: State Policy And Institutional Factors Impacting Low-Income Student Enrollment At North Carolina's Public And Private Four-Year Institutions, Leslie Neal Holly

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Tuition Discounting Through Unfunded Institutional Aid At Private Baccalaureate Colleges, Jeremy Paul Martin Jan 2012

Tuition Discounting Through Unfunded Institutional Aid At Private Baccalaureate Colleges, Jeremy Paul Martin

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No abstract provided.