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Graduate Scholar 2019: Journal Of Scholarship And Recognition, Graduate School Of Eastern Illinois University Jan 2019

Graduate Scholar 2019: Journal Of Scholarship And Recognition, Graduate School Of Eastern Illinois University

Graduate Scholar

No abstract provided.


Factors Students Consider In The Decision Making Process For Graduate Education, Kiley Sturm Jan 2019

Factors Students Consider In The Decision Making Process For Graduate Education, Kiley Sturm

Masters Theses

Using a qualitative methodology, the researcher studied the factors students consider in the decision making process for graduate education. Through conducting two focus groups that contained a total of thirteen participants, the researcher identified the factors that were the most significant to their decision making during the decision making process for pursuing graduate education, applying to institutions, and the selection and enrollment at their institution. The researcher also identified reasons affecting the students' decision of when to pursue graduate education and how their undergraduate experience impacted the decision making process.


Impact Of First-Generation Student Status On Graduate School Experience, Rachelle Ann Krausen Jan 2019

Impact Of First-Generation Student Status On Graduate School Experience, Rachelle Ann Krausen

Masters Theses

Just because first-generation students are in graduate school and have accomplished a bachelor’s degree docs not mean they overcame the status risks and are prepared for the graduate school experience. This at-risk population is left relying on the same tactics utilized during undergrad to endure graduate school. The present qualitative study describes how first-generation graduate students (FGGS) experience a master’s degree program with new challenges mentally, socially, and academically. To gain insight, semi-structured interviews of four participants were conducted to answer the following questions: 1) what motivated FGGS to pursue a master’s degree: 2) What resources are FGGS aware of …


Campus Community's Perception Of Victimization And Fear Of Crime Regarding Campus Violence And Safety, Gianna White Jan 2019

Campus Community's Perception Of Victimization And Fear Of Crime Regarding Campus Violence And Safety, Gianna White

Masters Theses

This study was designed to test perceptions and perceived safety and how it relates to fear of crime regarding university campus violence and safety. Faculty, students, and staff were drawn from a Midwestern university of the United States. This research examined vulnerability to stress, gender, age, and status, and its significance to fear of crime in comparison to the participation in precautionary and avoidance behaviors and campus crime statistics. It was hypothesized that there would be a general fear of crime regardless of overall low levels of campus crime and that both men and women would participate in precautionary or …


How First Year Csa Graduate Students Undergraduate Involvement Experiences And Perceptions Align With The Acpa/Naspa Professional Competencies, Alexis Garner Jan 2019

How First Year Csa Graduate Students Undergraduate Involvement Experiences And Perceptions Align With The Acpa/Naspa Professional Competencies, Alexis Garner

Masters Theses

Using a qualitative methodology. the researcher studied current first-year graduate students in a College Student Affairs program. The researcher looked at skills the students believed they gained from undergraduate involvement, the students' perceptions of what skills are important for professionals to have, and how both of those align with the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competencies. The study was narrowed down to six graduate students based on their responses to a short participant survey to ensure the participants came from diverse types of undergraduate involvement. These participants were interviewed and asked a range of questions about their undergraduate involvement experiences. skills gained from …


Using Digital Storytelling To Create Intercultural Awareness At Eastern Illinois University, Toluwalase Solomon Jan 2019

Using Digital Storytelling To Create Intercultural Awareness At Eastern Illinois University, Toluwalase Solomon

Masters Theses

Despite the increasing enrollment of international students at Eastern Illinois University (EIU), little is known about the integration of international students into the larger community. This creative thesis employs photovoice as a form of digital storytelling to amplify the voices of international students at EIU. Over an 8-week period, 7 international students from Cameroon, India, Ghana, Philippines, South-Korea, China, and France and the researcher captured images that told their stories of acculturation and socio-cultural adjustment in EIU. The main goal of this project is to improve college wide understanding on the actual lived experiences of international students in Eastern Illinois …


Support From Above The Glass Ceiling: Narratives Of Women As University Student Leaders, Rebecca Schwartz Jan 2019

Support From Above The Glass Ceiling: Narratives Of Women As University Student Leaders, Rebecca Schwartz

Masters Theses

Using qualitative methodology. the researcher examined motivations, social support networks, and challenges college women face in student leadership positions. Four semi-structured interviews were conducted at a midsized university in the Midwest with college women in various positions of organizational leadership. The researcher identified motivational factors for women to apply for leadership positions as well as described the social support network that exists for college women in positions of leadership. Challenges college women face in achieving higher leadership positions were also identified. Lastly, recommendations were made for student affairs professionals and women in leadership based on the research findings.


Student Use Of Institutional Social Media, Hayley Elizabeth Hanger Jan 2019

Student Use Of Institutional Social Media, Hayley Elizabeth Hanger

Masters Theses

This study is a quantitative exploration of student use of their university's social media accounts at a mid-sized Midwestern institution. The survey was conducted via Qualtrics and was emailed to all undergraduate on-campus students. T-tests showed that differences in reason for use existed across gender, race, and first-generation status. Chi Square test results showed a statistically significant gap between the amount of White and non-White students following institutional social media accounts. Descriptive statistics also indicated that lack of awareness is the driving reason students do not follow institutional social media accounts. Recommendations were made to increase advertisement of social media …


College Students Experiences Participating In International Alternative Break Trips, Dayton L. Ehrlich Jan 2019

College Students Experiences Participating In International Alternative Break Trips, Dayton L. Ehrlich

Masters Theses

This study sought to explore undergraduate students’ experiences participating in international alternative break trips. A qualitative approach was used to understand the motivating factors as well as the impact the trip had on them. Participants included three female undergraduate students who had participated in an international alternative break trip in Mexico were interviewed one-on-one. The results demonstrated there were multiple different motivating factors and impacts the students experienced. The motivating factors consisted of student involvement, they were all personally invited on the trip, practicing a new language, opportunity to leave the country, and service was not a motivator. The impacts …


Students Reception Of Ethnic Diversity Topics From White And Non-White Faculty, Cobi Christiansen Jan 2019

Students Reception Of Ethnic Diversity Topics From White And Non-White Faculty, Cobi Christiansen

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study is to investigate the phenomenon of the student population being more ethnically diverse than the teacher population as well as examining student perceptions of ethnic diversity topics based on their perceptions of faculty ethnicity. A quantitative using a survey method was designed to investigate students' reception of ethnic diversity topics from White and Non-white faculty. From three different institutions in Central Illinois, 141 undergraduate education students, which included students who are majoring in early childhood, elementary, or secondary education as well as students who are receiving teaching certificates with their majors, participated in this study. …


Research Panel: An Inside Look At An Adjunct Faculty Unionization Campaign - The Case Of Le Moyne College, Clifford Donn Sep 2018

Research Panel: An Inside Look At An Adjunct Faculty Unionization Campaign - The Case Of Le Moyne College, Clifford Donn

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Is Unionization Just What The Doctor Ordered? Collective Bargaining For Doctors, Nurses, And Lawyers, Thomas Doyle Sep 2018

Is Unionization Just What The Doctor Ordered? Collective Bargaining For Doctors, Nurses, And Lawyers, Thomas Doyle

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Faculty Collective Bargaining In Australia, Stuart Andrews Sep 2018

Faculty Collective Bargaining In Australia, Stuart Andrews

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Faculty Collective Bargaining In Australia, Anthony Forsyth Sep 2018

Faculty Collective Bargaining In Australia, Anthony Forsyth

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Trustees' Perspectives On Collective Bargaining, Kathy Weiss Sep 2018

Trustees' Perspectives On Collective Bargaining, Kathy Weiss

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Tell Me What You Want: Collective Bargaining For Adjunct Faculty, Kimberly Page Sep 2018

Tell Me What You Want: Collective Bargaining For Adjunct Faculty, Kimberly Page

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Legal Issues In Higher Education, Bridget Maricich Sep 2018

Legal Issues In Higher Education, Bridget Maricich

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Legal Issues In Higher Education, Aaron Nisenson Sep 2018

Legal Issues In Higher Education, Aaron Nisenson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Dealing With Online Harassment In Collective Bargaining Environments, Matthew Bodah Sep 2018

Dealing With Online Harassment In Collective Bargaining Environments, Matthew Bodah

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Dealing With Online Harassment In Collective Bargaining Environments, Kathy Sheffield Sep 2018

Dealing With Online Harassment In Collective Bargaining Environments, Kathy Sheffield

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Dealing With Online Harassment In Collective Bargaining Environments, Hank Reichman Sep 2018

Dealing With Online Harassment In Collective Bargaining Environments, Hank Reichman

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Research Panel: Faculty Unionization At Religiously-Affiliated Institutions, Gerald Beyer Sep 2018

Research Panel: Faculty Unionization At Religiously-Affiliated Institutions, Gerald Beyer

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Research Panel: Faculty Unionization At Religiously-Affiliated Institutions, Jacob Bennett Sep 2018

Research Panel: Faculty Unionization At Religiously-Affiliated Institutions, Jacob Bennett

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Research Panel: Faculty Unionization At Religiously-Affiliated Institutions, Michele Nelson Sep 2018

Research Panel: Faculty Unionization At Religiously-Affiliated Institutions, Michele Nelson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Bargaining For A First Year Contract For American University Graduate Student Employees, Ann Mcleer Sep 2018

Bargaining For A First Year Contract For American University Graduate Student Employees, Ann Mcleer

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


The Year In Higher Education: An Administrators Discussion Of Campus Conflicts, William Connellan Sep 2018

The Year In Higher Education: An Administrators Discussion Of Campus Conflicts, William Connellan

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Research Panel: Creative Solutions For Solving Salary Compression, Brent Graves Sep 2018

Research Panel: Creative Solutions For Solving Salary Compression, Brent Graves

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Temple University: Negotiating About Adjunct Faculty In A Newly Combined Unit Sep 2018

Temple University: Negotiating About Adjunct Faculty In A Newly Combined Unit

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Responding To Janus: Collective Bargaining And Membership Engagement, Jamie Dangler Sep 2018

Responding To Janus: Collective Bargaining And Membership Engagement, Jamie Dangler

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.


Responding To Janus: Collective Bargaining And Membership Engagement, Michael Klein Sep 2018

Responding To Janus: Collective Bargaining And Membership Engagement, Michael Klein

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.