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Persistence To Graduation Of Students In The Teacher Preparation Program At Murray State University, David Meinschein
Persistence To Graduation Of Students In The Teacher Preparation Program At Murray State University, David Meinschein
Murray State Theses and Dissertations
This study focused on persistence, and graduation rates of traditional students attending four-year public institutions. The study highlighted the complexity of persistence and degree completion by examining risk factors that impact persistence and degree completion. The purpose of this study was two-fold. First, the study sought consensus from a group of stakeholders, graduates from Murray State University’s (MSU) Teacher Education Program (TEP), to determine a list of specific expectations of a postsecondary institution in persisting to degree completion. Secondly, the study gathered data from the stakeholder of how each expectation was met while enrolled in the TEP at MSU.
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A Conceptual Model Of Career Development To Enhance Academic Motivation, Nancy Creighton Collins
A Conceptual Model Of Career Development To Enhance Academic Motivation, Nancy Creighton Collins
STEMPS Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to develop, refine, and validate a conceptual model of career development to enhance the academic motivation of community college students. To achieve this end, a straw model was built from the theoretical and empirical research literature. The model was then refined and validated through three rounds of a Delphi study. The Delphi study solicited the opinions of students who had successfully completed community college programs.
Three research goals guided this study: (1) identify the components of modern motivation theory that apply to the academic motivation of community college students, (2) identify key components of …