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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 …
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 …