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Hampole, Menaka – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Chapter 1 investigates asks the question how do financial frictions affect the type of human capital investments that students make in college? To study this question, I build a novel dataset covering more than 700,000 U.S. students, merging commencement records with address histories, credit bureau records, and professional resumes. I document…
Descriptors: Money Management, Educational Finance, Student Financial Aid, Human Capital
Tsay, Crystal Han-Huei – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The contemporary business world demands adaptive individuals (Friedman & Wyman, 2005). Adaptation is essential for any life transition. It often involves developing coping mechanisms, strategies, and seeking of social support. Adaptation occurs in many settings from moving to a new culture, taking a new job, starting or finishing an…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Social Support Groups, Learning Theories, Graduate Students
Salik, Steven H. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Driven by a variety of factors, online learning has continued to grow at an unprecedented rate. A Sloan Foundation report issued in January of 2010 indicated that in 2009, 4.6 million students took at least one online class, an increase in 17% over 2008. Graduate business education, and more specifically, Master of Business Administration (MBA)…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Core Curriculum, Academic Achievement, Online Courses