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Direct linkGirtz, Suzann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate four attractor states in schools through the perceptions of formal leaders that engaged in and reflected upon school reform regarding the Millennial generation. The term attractor was used as a metaphor for a habitual pattern, gleaned from complexity science which informs of new ways in which to…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Scheduling, Architecture, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Hernandez, Eliza Aguirre – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this dissertation research was to analyze a nationally representative dataset of first-year beginning students to examine the factors that affect Mexican-origin Latinos undergraduate students' persistence and degree attainment outcomes. Several theoretical perspectives are used in this research in order to address the complex…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Institutional Characteristics, Social Capital, Human Capital
Andrus, Ward H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Purpose. The purpose of the study was to identify and describe learning preferences of current high school students enrolled in online courses. The study further identified the students' perceived benefits and academic attractions to online education. The study also addressed the degree of satisfaction with their online courses. The study's final…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, High Schools, School Schedules, Rural Schools
Lynch Ervin, Saundra Elaina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research in the area of student engagement has shown that the more engaged minority students are with faculty and staff, with other students, and with the subject matter they study, the more likely they are to learn and persist toward achieving their academic goals. Secondary data from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, African American Students, First Generation College Students, Grade Point Average
Mouchayleh, Theresa Stewart – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Much generational research has been conducted in the last decade, prompted most likely by the drastic social and technological changes of the late 20th century, the increase in enrollments in higher education, the increase in families with two working parents, and the meteoric rise in the widespread use and acceptance of emerging technologies.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Baby Boomers, College Faculty
Robertson, Michael James – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Digital games and simulations are receiving considerable notice within the library and information science (LIS) community. This study adds to the depth of knowledge in this area by providing research on the likelihood a hypothetical digital game delivery method for library instruction achieves sufficient adoption to justify its development.…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Scaling, Academic Libraries, Information Science
