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The Role of the Executive Vice President in Higher Education

Description: The primary purpose of this investigation was to identify and describe the current role of the executive vice president in higher education. The subpurposes of the study were to determine (1) the duties of the executive vice president, (2) the decision-making responsibilities associated with the position, (3) the degree of agreement between presidents, executive vice presidents, and written documents regarding the duties of the office, and (4) the extent of numerical increase or decrease of the… more
Date: May 1980
Creator: Read, Donald Lloyd.
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The Higher Education Act (HEA): A Primer

Description: This report provides a brief overview of the major provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEA) organized by title and part. Appendix A of this report provides detailed appropriations figures for HEA-authorized programs, from FY2013 through FY2017. Appendix B gives a brief overview of the General Education Provisions Act, which applies to the majority of federal education programs administered by ED, including those programs authorized by the HEA. Finally, Appendix C provides information relate… more
Date: August 25, 2017
Creator: Hegji, Alexandra
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Examining the Barriers and Benefits of a PhD Nursing Program Using a Systems Construct Approach: A Case Study

Description: The purpose of this exploratory qualitative case study is to describe the formation of a graduate enrollment evaluation system (GEES) to capture and explore the perceptions of key stakeholders to critically examine the barriers and benefits of a PhD nursing program at a large, public designated high research institution. As the research suggest, there is a current need for increased enrollment for nurses into nursing doctorate programs to further meet the patient's expanding demand, to expand t… more
Date: December 2021
Creator: Johnson, Charles
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The Impact of Immigrant-Focused Public Policy on the Completion of Undergraduate Nursing Degrees by Latinx Students Enrolled in U.S. Public Institutions

Description: This study was the first to examine the impact of immigrant-focused public policy on the educational outcomes of Latinx students in professional nursing. Between 2001-2020, 34 states adopted policies that either provided or prohibited in-state resident tuition (ISRT) and/or state financial aid (SFA) to undocumented students. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA) passed in 2012 gave a new group of largely Latinx, college-age immigrants unprecedented access to public higher education … more
Date: December 2021
Creator: Morris, Kristine Witzeling
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Differences in Academic Capital in Students at a Two-Year versus a Four-Year Institution

Description: Academic capital is composed of social processes that result in family knowledge of educational expectations, and strategies that result in a successful college experience. Often underrepresented and first-generation students lack a wealth of academic capital. This lack of knowledge may affect their college success. I used the Academic Capital Scale to research differences in academic capital in students attending a 2-year and a 4-year institution. To address differences in these two groups, I … more
Date: December 2022
Creator: Bell, Melody Delynn
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Graduate Enrollment Management: A Case Study on Enrollment Managers

Description: Graduate enrollment management (GEM) is an area of enrollment management that focuses on graduate and professional education. GEM's responsibilities can include various functions such as strategic planning, marketing, recruitment and admissions, academic advising, financial aid, student services, retention, and alumni relations. The comprehensive structure of GEM puts a significant amount of pressure on enrollment managers as its unique interdependence model creates an environment where profess… more
Date: December 2022
Creator: Bernard, Natalie
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"Teach Me, Toward Me": Returning the SISTAH to the SISTAH: Exploring the Use of Afrocentric Pedagogy and Andragogy for Black Women in the Higher Education Classroom

Description: The purpose of the study was two-fold. First, the study explored how self-identified Afrocentrist professors in higher education utilized Afrocentric pedagogy and andragogy to address the learning needs of students, specifically Black women students. Second, the study explored the ways in which Black women students experienced that learning in the higher education classroom. The purpose was advanced through an in-depth analysis of Afrocentric teaching and learning in the higher education. A sam… more
Date: May 2019
Creator: Hazelwood, Ashley Marie
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An Exploration of Professional Training and Professional Practice: Title IX Administrators and Meaning Making

Description: Federal law requires institutions to designate campus-based administrators to oversee Title IX processes and investigations, but little is known about how these have been professionally prepared for their roles. The purpose of this study was to understand the professional preparation, educational experiences, and professional training of Title IX administrators and to understand their independence in decision-making in those roles. This study utilized qualitative content analysis and a social c… more
Date: December 2019
Creator: Razo, Demesia
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Community College Student Retention and Completion based on Financial Expenditures and Hispanic-Serving Status

Description: Despite declining community college funding being allocated increasingly on the basis of student success, U.S. community college student retention and completion rates over the past decade have either remained steady or decreased, especially for Latino students. Using descriptive statistics and multiple regression models with secondary data procured from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), I analyzed student success rates—full time student retention and completion rates—… more
Date: May 2017
Creator: Da Silva, Jose E.
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The Use of Data and Readability Analytics to Assist Instructor and Administrator Decisions in Support of Higher Education Student Writing Skills

Description: In 2016 employers hiring four-year college graduates indicate that 27.8% have deficiencies in written communication. Postsecondary learning objectives should focus on improving specific writing skills like grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary usage for individual students and monitoring text readability as an overall score to measure learning outcomes. Web-based applications and the tools integrated into them have the potential to serve as a diagnostic solution for analyzing the text rea… more
Date: May 2018
Creator: Collins, Heidi
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Identity Development of Afghan Refugee Women through Higher Education: Narratives of Enduring Struggles, Self-Authorship, and Humanization

Description: The purpose of the study is to better understand how Afghan refugee women develop their identities through their higher education experiences. The study design is a qualitative, narrative, collective case study. I applied Holland and Lave’s social practice theory of self and identity as the guiding theoretical framework. I focused on women who had fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over because the ability to continue their higher education was a primary factor in their decision to flee. Th… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Harold, Jill Suzanne
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Culturally Aware Mentorship Experiences in a Hispanic Serving and Tier 1 Institution’s Research Laboratories: A Single Case Study

Description: Broadening participation and creating inclusive environments for science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) research is of critical importance. While strides have been in this regards, Latine undergraduate students continue to face barriers that hinder their entrance, engagement, and persistence in these fields. The purpose of this study was to explore the mentoring practices in a Hispanic serving institution’s STEMM research laboratories using the guiding concept of c… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Javier, Damaris
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Optimizing Organizational Structures for Enhanced Student Outcomes: A Three Year Secondary Data Analysis of Administrative Intensity in Higher Education

Description: The purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative study is to investigate the relationship between administrative intensity and student outcomes. Utilizing secondary data analysis and techniques and data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Set (IPEDS, 2022), regression, t-test, and canonical correlation analyses are used to determine a score of administrative intensity that is then tested for its relationship to graduation rates at both the individual institution and network syste… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Romine, Kerry Don
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Academic Dishonesty in the Age of AI: Connecting Student Generative AI Use and the Fraud Triangle within Health Professions Education

Description: This research explores the influence of generative AI (GenAI) tools, like ChatGPT, on academic integrity within higher education. By applying the fraud triangle framework—which includes incentive, opportunity, and rationalization—this study aims to understand the motivations behind student misuse of GenAI technologies for academic dishonesty. The study employed a quantitative survey to analyze the relationship between these fraud triangle constructs and student behaviors in a sample of graduate… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Mendolia, Tracy Ann
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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Accelerated Degree Program Faculty: Motivation to Teach

Description: Adult educators are a growing part of American higher education. Because of their increasing prominence in adult education, it is essential to understand what roles these educators play and what motivates them to remain in the profession despite poor work prospects and conditions. Research to date, however, focuses primarily on the adult learner and not the adult educator. The purpose of this qualitative, multiple-case study was to explore the role and motivation for teaching of adult educato… more
Date: May 2016
Creator: Grishkevich, Hanna H.
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Reimagining Student Support Services through Blended Educational Experiences

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of higher education in the United States and caused institutions to rethink existing organizational structures and practices. Furthermore, the traditional aged students entering college along with the current students are accustomed to a digitally immersed world and expect their higher education experiences to mirror that digitally immersed world. Based on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes caused by technology, students are consuming… more
Date: December 2024
Creator: Gregerson, Neil Cassidy
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Women Chief Housing Officers at State Universities in the Northwest United States

Description: Hyatt, Jennifer Leigh. Women Chief Housing Officers at State Universities in the Northwest United States. Doctor of Education (Higher Education), December 2016, 89 pp., 1 table, 3 figures, 48 references, titles. This qualitative study explored the experiences of women chief housing officers (CHOs) at state universities within the northwest region of the United States. The study used narrative inquiry methodology with a thematic analysis approach to investigate how seven female CHOs experience … more
Date: December 2016
Creator: Hyatt, Jennifer
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The Relationship of Motivated Strategies for Learning, Mental Toughness, and Grit to Developmental Math Student Success in an Adaptive Learning Technology Environment

Description: The importance of the study is grounded in the need to increase the success rates at community colleges, which is critical for meeting national goals for college attainment and promoting upward social mobility. The majority of community college students arrive unprepared for college-level math and are placed into developmental math. A drive to increase math performance has focused on course redesigns incorporating adaptive learning technologies. While adept at adapting subject matter to student… more
Date: August 2016
Creator: Vanderheiden Guney, Stacey Lynn
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Persistence Patterns of Mathematics and Science Majors: A Profile of Highly Motivated Freshmen

Description: Despite an increasing demand for college graduates skilled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ("STEM") fields, a substantial number of students who choose these majors leave after taking their first-year "gateway" math and science coursework. Research has shown GPA to be a salient predictor of persistence in STEM majors: Students who earn high grades in gateway courses are more likely to continue, and those who earn low grades are more likely to leave. However, a small number … more
Date: August 2016
Creator: Gonzales, Erin E.
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Portraits of Undocumented Latino College Graduates Through a Lens of Resiliency Theory

Description: Using resiliency theory as a lens, this qualitative study explored the educational journey and post-graduation experiences of 5 (2 females and 3 males) undocumented Latino college graduates (ULCGs). All participants completed a college degree from a U.S. four-year institution located in a state with an active in-state resident tuition (ISRT) policy. Pseudonyms were used to protect the identity of study participants since a viable path to permanent U.S. residency for undocumented students and/or… more
Date: August 2016
Creator: Perez, Jasiel
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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Episode 39: The UNT Cares Campaign & University Advancement with Dr. David Wolf

Description: Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with Dr. David Wolf, Vice President for University Advancement at UNT. Susan and Dr. Wolf discuss the mission of the Division of University Advancement, and Dr. Wolf's background and journey into a career in higher education philanthropy.
Date: April 22, 2020
Duration: 30 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Alumni Spotlight #3: High Education Solutions with Dr. Stella Mulberry Antic

Description: Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with UNT Alumnus Dr. Stella Mulberry Antic, founder of Stellar Higher Education Solutions. Susan and Dr. Mulberry Antic discuss how educators can approach college student development from a holistic viewpoint. They also discuss her faculty career development services, in which she helps faculty members who are working toward promotion or tenure.
Date: August 5, 2020
Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Evolving Curricular Models in Culinary Arts: An Instrumental Case Study of a Technical Field

Description: The purpose of this research study was to examine how chefs and other individuals in the food industry understood the field of culinary arts. This study used an instrumental case study with purposeful sampling of multiple cases. Through a series of open-ended interviews using snowball-sampling strategy that concluded with 45 participants sharing their experiences in culinary education and employment, several themes emerged across all of the interviews: (1) Disempowerment of those who have been… more
Date: December 2016
Creator: Cossio, Allison
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Exploratory User Research for a Website that Provides Resources for Educators of American Indian Students in Higher Education

Description: Several studies have indicated that American Indian students in the United States higher education system confront unique challenges that derive from a legacy of colonialism and assimilationist policies (Huff 1997). Several scholars, American Indian and non-Native alike, have explored the effects of this history upon students in higher education (Brayboy 2004; Guillory and Wolverton 2008; Waterman and Lindley 2013). Very few, however, have explored the role of the educators of American Indian s… more
Date: December 2016
Creator: Roth, Heather S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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