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The Interplay of Aggregate Faculty Hiring, Aggregate Faculty Retention and Student Graduation at Community Colleges in the United States
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Jared Burns – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research study was conducted to determine if there was a difference in community college graduation rates based on aggregate faculty hires, aggregate faculty retention and community college size. The study employed a non-experimental quantitative research design with three independent variables (aggregate faculty new hires, aggregate faculty…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Teacher Persistence, Personnel Selection
A Plot for the Visualization of Missing Value Patterns in Multivariate Data
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Valero-Mora, Pedro; Rodrigo, María F.; Sanchez, Mar; SanMartin, Jaime – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2019
Missing data patterns are the combinations in which the variables with missing values occur. Exploring these patterns in multivariate data can be very useful but there are few specialized tools. The current paper presents a plot that includes relevant information for visualizing these patterns. The plot is also dynamic-interactive; so, selecting…
Descriptors: Data, Multivariate Analysis, Visual Aids, Statistical Analysis
Socioscientific and Epistemic Dimensions of Support for Science: Associations with Science Education and Religiosity
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Stewart, Craig O.; McConnell, John R., III; Dickerson, Daniel L. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
This study investigated deference to scientific authority [Brossard, D., & Nisbet, M. C. (2007). "Deference to scientific authority among a low information public: Understanding U.S. opinion on agricultural biotechnology." "International Journal of Public Opinion Research," 19, 24-52] as it relates to support for science…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Science Education, Spiritual Development, Beliefs
Types of Participant Behavior in a Massive Open Online Course
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Kahan, Tali; Soffer, Tal; Nachmias, Rafi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
In recent years there has been a proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs), which provide unprecedented opportunities for lifelong learning. Registrants approach these courses with a variety of motivations for participation. Characterizing the different types of participation in MOOCs is fundamental in order to be able to better…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Behavior, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction
Using an Integrated Persistence Model to Predict College Graduation
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Huang, Liuli; Roche, Lahna R.; Kennedy, Eugene; Brocato, Melissa B. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Many researchers have explored the relationships between the likelihood of graduating from college and demographic and pre-college factors such as gender, race/ethnicity, high school grade point average (GPA), and standardized test scores. However, additional factors such as a student's college major, home address, or use of learning support in…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Predictor Variables, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
At-Risk Students: An Analysis of School Improvement Grants in the State of Missouri
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Witherspoon, Anissa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The educational system in the United States continues to pose many challenges for law and policy makers. Many of these challenges can be traced back to two landmark cases, "Plessy vs. Ferguson" and "Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka." And, while the U.S. Department of Education developed programs to address many of these…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools