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2013

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Social Organization Analysis Of The Role Of Academic Advising: A Case Study At The University Of Liberia, Jobila Y. Williams Sy Jan 2013

Social Organization Analysis Of The Role Of Academic Advising: A Case Study At The University Of Liberia, Jobila Y. Williams Sy

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Positive educational experiences deliberately sought through advising can lead to increased academic success, improved college experiences, and long-term benefits as graduates become contributing citizens in society. However, much of the research on the role of and advantages related to academic advising has been limited to American colleges and universities. This ethnographic case study conducted at the University of Liberia examined the organizational role of advising from student, faculty, and staff perspectives, and explored the culture, college experiences, and academic progression of students prior to and after the establishment of the Student Academic Advisement and Career Counseling Center particularly among freshmen …


Impact Of The Bologna Process And German Higher Education Reforms On Professorial Work And Role Definition At The University Of Potsdam: A Case Study, Christen Cullum Hairston Jan 2013

Impact Of The Bologna Process And German Higher Education Reforms On Professorial Work And Role Definition At The University Of Potsdam: A Case Study, Christen Cullum Hairston

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Realizing Federal Policy Outcomes Of The Post-9/11 Gi Bill: Veterans' And Active Duty/Reservist Perceptions, Lydia Leporte Jan 2013

Realizing Federal Policy Outcomes Of The Post-9/11 Gi Bill: Veterans' And Active Duty/Reservist Perceptions, Lydia Leporte

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The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (Public Law 78-346), generally referred to as the GI Bill, provided any veteran, who had served for at least 90 days from the time period of September 1940 to July 1947, paid full-time education. The original Act also called for the creation of a central agency dedicated to the administration of all veterans' benefits, which ultimately became the Veterans' Administration (VA). The GI Bill has been revamped five more times since its initial inception, with the most recent iteration, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, being hailed to be potentially as powerful …


Women In Engineering: The Impact Of The College Internship On Persistence Into An Engineering Field, Kimberly M. Brush Jan 2013

Women In Engineering: The Impact Of The College Internship On Persistence Into An Engineering Field, Kimberly M. Brush

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Executive Search Firms' Consideration Of Person-Organization Fit In College And University Presidential Searches, James Christopher Turpin Jan 2013

Executive Search Firms' Consideration Of Person-Organization Fit In College And University Presidential Searches, James Christopher Turpin

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How Direct Descendants Of A School Lockout Achieved Academic Success: Resilience In The Educational Attainments Of Prince Edward County's Children, Randolph Williams Jan 2013

How Direct Descendants Of A School Lockout Achieved Academic Success: Resilience In The Educational Attainments Of Prince Edward County's Children, Randolph Williams

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