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The Experiences Of Black Students At A Predominantly White, Faith-Based Institution, Kyle M. Lantz
The Experiences Of Black Students At A Predominantly White, Faith-Based Institution, Kyle M. Lantz
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Black students are attending Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) in greater numbers each year (Aries, 2008). Simultaneously, they are facing unique obstacles that have the potential to either impede persistence or affect success (Davis, et al., 2004; Greer & Chwalisz, 2007). Understanding the perceptions of the Black student population at a given institution is extremely valuable in implementing necessary change. Focus groups were used to garner the experiences of 23 Black students, staff, and faculty at a faith-based, PWI relating to their perceived sense of belonging and perceptions of the campus racial climate. Participants reported challenges and obstacles throughout their experiences …
The Long-Lasting Effects Of International Study Abroad Programs On College Graduates, Mary Katharine Rousopoulos
The Long-Lasting Effects Of International Study Abroad Programs On College Graduates, Mary Katharine Rousopoulos
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Do the short-term effects of international study abroad programs (ISAPs) during the college undergraduate years continue post college? To determine whether ISAP participants perceive these benefits as long lasting, six college graduates from a small, mid-western, faith-based university were interviewed about their experience studying abroad. With the chance to share perceptions of their changed understanding or actions, the interviews focused on the following areas: career choice, personal values and behavior changes, relationships, spiritual growth, and intellectual knowledge. Results indicate that college graduates do perceive a number of lasting changes related to their time studying abroad.
The Impact Of The Undergraduate Social Experience On Young Alumni Annual Giving, Matthew J. Gin
The Impact Of The Undergraduate Social Experience On Young Alumni Annual Giving, Matthew J. Gin
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Alumni giving is essential for institutions of higher education. Colleges and universities expend considerable effort and expenses to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward gifts from alumni. However, alumni giving is also a result of what happens during the pre-alumni stage; while alumni are still students.This study observes the social experience of undergraduate students and attempts to find predictors of future alumni giving of young alumni. Four subscales and 21 items were correlated with alumni participation in the annual fund as well as against the monetary amount of those gifts. Two of the four subscales-Relationships and Environment- were found to be …
Measuring Spiritual Transformation For The Purpose Of Continuous Quality Improvement, Brent D. Maher
Measuring Spiritual Transformation For The Purpose Of Continuous Quality Improvement, Brent D. Maher
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Christian colleges seek to form the spiritual lives of students through academic and co-curricular programming. These institutions need assessment measures that will assess student achievement of their spiritual outcomes and help improve their spiritual environment and programs. This study investigated the viability of the Furnishing the Soul Inventory (FSI) as an instrument for spiritual outcomes assessment by researching the FSI's ability to detect differences in students' spiritual maturity based upon mentoring, crisis, and cross-cultural mission trip experiences. The FSI was administered to 156 students at Taylor University, a small liberal arts college in the Midwest. The results of this study …
The Role Of Mentoring On The Career Paths Of Female Presidents In Cccu Member Institutions, Kelly A. Yordy
The Role Of Mentoring On The Career Paths Of Female Presidents In Cccu Member Institutions, Kelly A. Yordy
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
The purpose of this study to discover the extent to which mentoring relationships have benefited the current female presidents in the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), and how those relationships have specifically impacted the mentee. Four of the five female presidents at CCCU member institutions served as the participants, and they were interviewed using a grounded theory qualitative methodology. Responses were transcribed, coded, and analyzed to discover the central themes. The main themes that developed include the importance of relationships for women's advancement in higher education, the significance of the role of the mentor in a mentoring relationship, …
College Students' Understanding Of Academic Dishonesty, Heidi Johnston
College Students' Understanding Of Academic Dishonesty, Heidi Johnston
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Do college students understand what academic dishonesty is? To determine how students perceive cheating behaviors, 96 students from a small, mid-western, faith-based university were surveyed about their own cheating behaviors and their peers' cheating behaviors, while they were also presented with ethical dilemmas involving academic dishonesty. Approximately 91% of participants believed that 40% or fewer of their peers cheated. The actual cheating rate was 78%. Results indicate that students can often identify academic dishonesty, but they frequently rationalize cheating behaviors. Other results show that many students have narrow definitions of academic dishonesty or that they only consider obvious forms of …
Development Of The Social Justice Orientation Scale, Benjamin R. Taylor
Development Of The Social Justice Orientation Scale, Benjamin R. Taylor
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Institutions that are interested in citizenship education are usually interested in Service-Learning. Additionally, those interested in Service-Learning are increasingly noting the importance of the specific learning objective: Social Justice. Few have undertaken a quantitative study of Social Justice Orientation as a learning outcome, and yet many have suggested it as a key outcome in Service-Learning experiences. This study seeks a more holistic understanding of Social Justice education with the expressed purpose of developing an instrument for the measurement of Social Justice Orientation as a Service-Learning outcome. Findings confirm our understanding that Service-Learning truly has the potential to elicit significant development …
Spirituality And Social Climate In The Context Of An International Learning Community, Laura M. Rodeheaver
Spirituality And Social Climate In The Context Of An International Learning Community, Laura M. Rodeheaver
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
The spiritual development of college students has recently become a greater concern for student affairs professionals in higher education. This study was designed to discover if the social climate of living-learning environments would contribute to the spiritual development of college students. More specifically, this study was conducted with freshmen students involved in an international living-learning community and tested the students' perceptions of their social climate, along with their growth in spiritual maturity over a semester. Freshmen students experiencing traditional on-campus living arrangements were the control group for this study. Social climate was defined as the unique characteristics of a specific …
Minding The Mission: Succession Planning For Academic Leadership At Christian Institutions, Emily A. Hunt
Minding The Mission: Succession Planning For Academic Leadership At Christian Institutions, Emily A. Hunt
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Minding the Mission: Succession Planning for Academic Leadership at Christian Universities was designed to determine the status of succession planning for academic leadership of those institutions holding membership in the Christian College Consortium (CCC). Nine Chief Academic Officers (CAO‟s) from CCC institutions were interviewed regarding the importance and status of succession planning for academic leadership at each of their respective institutions. This qualitative study utilized a grounded theory research methodology and sought to understand the: 1) level of institutional commitment, 2)identified impediments, and 3)viable opportunities associated with succession planning for academic leadership from the perspectives offered by the CAO‟s. The …
Sophomore Student Spirituality, Miriam E. Gin
Sophomore Student Spirituality, Miriam E. Gin
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
The second year of college, with its unique challenges, has been found to present students with issues that could possibly make it more difficult than the first year. Some students experience the sophomore slump, which is defined in a myriad of ways, including reduced motivation and the uncertainty that comes with choosing a major. One major result of the slump is attrition between the sophomore and junior years. This study looks at the spiritual life of sophomores that experienced some aspect of the sophomore slump at a private, Christian liberal arts institution. It specifically looks at how they experienced the …
The Effect Of Environmental Service Learning On Empowerment For Responsible Environmental Behaviors In College Students, Derek W. Rosenberger
The Effect Of Environmental Service Learning On Empowerment For Responsible Environmental Behaviors In College Students, Derek W. Rosenberger
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
The purpose of this study was to empirically test whether service learning pedagogy utilized in a general education science course is able to promote locus of control (LOC) for responsible environmental behavior (REB) and intent to act (ITA) upon REB. To measure this, two instruments, the Environmental Action Internal Control Inventory, developed by Smith-Sebasto and Fortner (1994) to test for LOC for REB, and Hsu’s (1997) ITA construct, developed to test for ITA upon REB were administered to two sections of a general education science course for non-science majors utilizing a nonequivalent pretest posttest control group design. This study shows …