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Witherspoon Favors, Ann E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Recruiting and retaining African American students is an ongoing challenge for many post-secondary institutions. This dissertation examined the contributing factors to this increasing dilemma and review strategies that may be helpful in the retention of African American male college students. This study also examined the instructional leadership…
Descriptors: College Students, African American Students, Males, Academic Achievement
Dillon, Bobbie – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2011
In February 2009, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, with generous support from Aetna, Inc., brought together business officers from a wide range of academic institutions to identify practical solutions to the challenges facing their campuses. The specific objective of the group: to develop an understanding of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Colleges, Campuses, Work Environment
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Ilomaki, Liisa – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The digital divide between genders and generations in school, i.e., between teachers and secondary school students in Finland, was investigated comparing statistical data in 1999-2000 and in 2002-2004. ICT skills were intertwined with both generation and gender. Teachers were familiar with some traditional applications, students with new…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Access to Computers, Statistical Data, Foreign Countries
Greene, Ashley E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to examine and determine the level of incivility in the workplace as a growing problem from the perceptional views of graduate students enrolled in accelerated degree programs for graduate studies in Business Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, Gerontology, Health Management, and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Employment, Business Administration Education, Criminal Law
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Hoff, Ann K. – CEA Forum, 2009
For years, 20th century American poetry professor Ann Hoff resisted digital pedagogy. However, for students of the Net Generation electronic communication is their main mode of interaction with peers and often with their professors. Further, their instinct when seeking information, is to seek it online. They are not merely computer proficient and…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Influence of Technology, Age Groups, Hypermedia
Chapman, Robert J. – The Network: Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Issues, 2009
Parents have enough to think about as they prepare for their son or daughter's college education without having to worry about drinking or how to prepare him/her for what some think is a "collegiate rite of passage." This guide provides basic information about alcohol, drinking, and college. It includes simple suggestions intended to help prepare…
Descriptors: College Students, Drinking, At Risk Students, Alcohol Abuse
Herrington, Christopher M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation consists of three essays on education and macroeconomics. The first chapter analyzes whether public education financing systems can account for large differences among developed countries in earnings inequality and intergenerational earnings persistence. I first document facts about public education in the U.S. and Norway, which…
Descriptors: Macroeconomics, Essays, Education, Public Education
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Qualters, Donna M.; Isaacs, Jacqueline A.; Cullinane, Thomas P.; Laird, Jay; McDonald, Ann – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2008
Multidisciplinary models of education are needed to prepare students for their role in a global work environment. Combined with this need is the reality of the new Millennial Generation entering the educational system with a different approach to learning. This paper introduces an interactive, educational engineering game designed to appeal to the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Game Theory, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Lester, Melinda – ProQuest LLC, 2011
As the economy has become increasingly global, organizations whose employees are more creative and innovative compete at a higher level than those who do not. And, organizations that incorporate multi-generations into their workforce will realize more creativity and innovation within their organizations. Now, and in the future, leaders will…
Descriptors: Innovation, Business, Creativity, Employees
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Werth, Eric P.; Werth, Loredana – Adult Learning, 2011
A generational shift is occurring in training environments worldwide, a shift that promises to bring with it a dramatic and long-lasting impact. Just as years ago, those of the Baby Boomer generation passed the torch to Generation X, today the process is starting anew with Generation X and those who have come to be known as the Millennials.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Generational Differences, Training
Veloz, Elizabeth Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences existed among generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y) regarding the levels of parental involvement within each of these generations. Also examined were additional factors such as the parents. socioeconomic status, educational level, marital status, and ethnicity. The…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Marital Status, Income
Blanden, Jo – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2009
Intergenerational mobility is concerned with the relationship between the socio-economic status of parents and the socio-economic outcomes of their children as adults. This can be measured in a variety of ways, by income and earnings, social class or status, or education. If an individual's income/social class/education is strongly related to his…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Social Mobility, Income, Socioeconomic Status
US Department of the Treasury, 2012
This report discusses the current state of higher education, with a brief high-level overview of the market and a more detailed discussion and analysis of the financial aid system. It also discusses the important changes President Obama has made to make higher education more accessible and affordable. The key findings are: (1) The economic returns…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Reports, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
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Vance, Lash Keith – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
The critical literature abounds with examples of possible educational uses of Web 2.0 technology in which students become active participants in the production of knowledge through blogging, social networking, creation of podcasts, and other forms of constructivist education. At the same time, teachers, whom the data indicate are somewhat…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Online Surveys
Rowland, Ronald K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research historically has demonstrated that a generational disconnect between the popular cultures from which students and teachers define normative behavior can impact classroom management and student learning. The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of high school faculty toward the hip-hop culture and its…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Learning Theories, High School Students, Educational Environment
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