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Student Retention In Bsn Programs, Katherine Pittman Hensley
Student Retention In Bsn Programs, Katherine Pittman Hensley
Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations
This study examined, by use of a researcher-developed survey instrument, perceptions between three groups on reasons why students drop out of nursing programs. Also examined are recommendations from the three groups on how to try to avoid nursing student attrition. Specific groups surveyed included native BSN students, RNB students, and a mixed group of nursing faculty. Survey items were divided into two general groups: student-related issues, and institutional issues. Since RNB students (which include a larger number of non-traditional students) and BSN students (which include more of the native university population of traditional students) have many differences, the author attempted …
Older Undergraduate English Majors And Their Self-Described Value Of English, Joseph W. Price
Older Undergraduate English Majors And Their Self-Described Value Of English, Joseph W. Price
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this multiple case study was to develop an understanding of what older nontraditional undergraduate English majors voiced as the challenges, attributes, and promises concerning their choice of that academic major.
Ten participants took part in this study; these were students enrolled during the Spring 2012 semester as English majors at an urban state university in the Midwest. Data from ten interviews were analyzed using a combination of structural and verses coding. Thirteen themes surfaced that cut across cases and questions and offered insight and explanation to the research question and sub questions. These included (in alphabetical order): …