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Students' Mathematics Self-Efficacy, Anxiety, and Course Level at a Community College
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Spaniol, Scott R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Research suggests that student success in mathematics is positively correlated to math self-efficacy and negatively correlated to math anxiety. At a Hispanic serving community college in the Midwest, developmental math students had a lower pass rate than did college-level math students, but the role of math self-efficacy and math anxiety on these…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Hispanic American Students, Mathematics Education
Psychological Factors in Community College Student Retention
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Luke, Chad; Redekop, Frederick; Burgin, Chris – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study explored psychological factors in the context of a community college population purported to impact decisions to remain in college from one semester to another. Researchers examined results from 1191 responses from students attending a community college in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The study further explored the predictive power…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Self Efficacy, Locus of Control
Parental Opinion Concerning School Sexuality Education in a Culturally Diverse Population in the USA
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Heller, Janet R.; Johnson, Helen L. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
This study aimed to expand upon previous research related to parental opinion concerning school sexuality education by sampling a culturally diverse, low-income population that has been traditionally under-represented in the literature. A total of 191 parents attending an urban community college completed a written questionnaire about what topics…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Sexuality, Sex Education, Cultural Differences
Labor Markets, Incentives and Occupational Education. Center Research Monograph No. 3.
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Fearn, Robert M. – 1969
Although the major factors determining curriculum mix are known, little has been done to measure the relative importance of each factor. Using the data gathered by questionnaire from North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes, this study tested the hypotheses that local labor market structures influence curricular offerings, and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Hypothesis Testing
The Relationship Between Perceived Influence Measures and Member Attitudes of (A) Policy Agreement, (B) Superior-Subordiante Relations, and (C) Peer Relations in Selected Community College Departments in Maryland -- A Summary.
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Cook, Gordon – 1972
An investigation was made of influence in 77 academic departments of 11 community colleges in Maryland. The purposes of the investigation were to examine the relationship of perceived measures of influence to member attitudes of (a) policy agreement, (b) superior-subordinate relations, (c) peer relations; to examine the aslopes of the distribution…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Correlation
Nor Cal Research Group Vocational Education Study: A Field Study To Determine Characteristics of Most Successful Vocational Education Programs.
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Brooks, Walter – 1972
A field study to describe common characteristics of three "most successful" vocational programs in each participating northern California community college is presented. The study was divided into distinct phases. In Phase I, a procedure for identifying three "most successful" programs on each college campus was developed and…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Colleges, Conferences, Data Analysis