Browsing eScholarship@Morgan by Subject "Universities and colleges"
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1000 Paper Cuts: Linguistic Portraits Illustrating the Emotional Toll of Underrepresentation on African American Female Professors at Maryland Community Colleges
(2018)While community colleges are experiencing an increase in the number of minority students enrolling, there has been a lack of substantial growth in the acquisition and retention of full-time minority faculty. For full-time ... -
A Case Study Of Alumni Donors At A Medium-Sized Community College In The Mid-Atlantic Region: Their Motivations And Experiences
(2014)This study utilized single case study design to explore alumni giving at one medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic region. The purpose of this study was to assess the connection between the college and its ... -
A Phenomenological Exploration Of The Lived Experiences Of Community College Student Conduct Administrators
(2013)The purpose of this qualitative study was to cultivate a better understanding of the experience of disciplining students from the perspective of community college student conduct administrators. While much is known about ... -
A Study Of Fundraising Practices Of Community College Presidents At Minority Serving Institutions
(2015)The purpose of this study was to examine fundraising practices of the president and the presidents' perception of the Board of Trustees involvement in fundraising in light of an environment of scarce resources. Fundraising ... -
Active And Collaborative Learning At A Community College
(2015)The purpose of this study was to use the theory of student engagement to compare levels of active and collaborative learning using three years of Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) data at a community ... -
African American Students' Decision To Attend College, College Choice Experience, And The Decision To Attend An Historically Black College Or University
(2015)The intent of this research is to explore African American students' decision to attend college, their college choice experiences and the factors that influenced their decision to attend an HBCU. This qualitative study ... -
African American Youths Who Age Out Of The Foster Care System: Constructing Factors Contributing To Their Enrollement And Progression In Post-Secondary Institutions
(2013)Although the literature has examined the postsecondary educational status and experiences of youths who age out of foster care, there has been minimal exploration of the status and experiences of those who are African ... -
Alabama Community College Residential And Non-Residential Student Persistence Comparison
(2016)This quantitative study evaluated persistence utilizing the College Persistence Questionnaire (Davidson, 2009). The study evaluates relationships of students at community colleges in Alabama who live on campus in residential ... -
An Examination Of Five Benchmarks Of Student Engagement For Commuter Students Enrolled At An Urban Public University
(2013)The purpose of this quantitative ex post facto study was to provide a description of the student engagement of commuter students attending a large urban public university located in a mid-Atlantic state using the five ... -
Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of The Stem Careers Intervention Series: A Community College Mathematics Class Stem Recruitment Tool
(2018)The purpose of this action based, qualitative methods case study was to evaluate, in collaboration of the researcher with a participant faculty member, the effectiveness of The STEM Careers Intervention Series, a prescribed ... -
Aspects Of The Student Engagement Of African American Men In Community College
(2012)High attrition rates of African American college students' is a continuing concern of higher education administrators. This is particularly true of African American men attending community college. African American men ...