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The Impact Of Gratitude On Academic Advisor Job Satisfaction, Alexandria M. Widener
The Impact Of Gratitude On Academic Advisor Job Satisfaction, Alexandria M. Widener
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Academic advisors face high job demands and have among the highest turnover rates in higher education. Gratitude may have a positive impact on job satisfaction, but it has not been studied in this population. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to understand how dispositional gratitude at work, expression of gratitude at work, and receipt of gratitude at work predict job satisfaction in academic advisors. Academic advisors who were members of NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising, served in a full-time role at an institution of higher education in the United States, had worked a minimum of 6 …
Understanding The Barriers East Texas Community College Students Experience In Transferring To A Regional University, Kelly Leigh Coke
Understanding The Barriers East Texas Community College Students Experience In Transferring To A Regional University, Kelly Leigh Coke
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There is a plethora of research available on students and the barriers they face in transferring to a university, such as transfer processes, articulations, pathways, 2+2 plans, institutional agents, and financial issues. However, in rural areas of Texas, little research is available on the barriers students endure in transferring from community colleges to four-year universities. The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to determine the transfer barriers faced by a community college student population and the support services needed for their successful transfers to four-year universities. The framework that guided this study was transfer student capital and transfer shock. …