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Strategic enrollment management, tuition discounting, and student enrollment by income : a test of demand theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This study applies demand theory to investigate how college discounting practices impact student enrollment across income categories for members and affiliates of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. The dependent variable...
Three essays on the influence of state policies on transfer enrollment at 4-year institutions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This dissertation contains three essays that examine the influence of state policies on transfer enrollment at 4-year institutions. The first essay is a systematic review of 16 studies that provide an understanding of the ...
Three essays on higher education outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
. Program adoption reduces bachelor's degree holders in rural counties by 1.2 percentage points. The second essay measures the impact of honors college participation on collegiate outcomes at a large, public-land grant midwestern university by leveraging...
Student perceptions of independent living skills development as a result of the residence hall experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This mixed-methods case study examined how students perceived the development of independent living skills because of their residence hall experience. Using Astin's (1993) Inputs-Environment-Outputs (IEO) framework to guide ...
The effect of exit exams on college enrollment : a state level analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
exams and college enrollment. By adopting student choice model as the theoretical framework to guide the research design, the study utilized information on first-time degree/certificate seeking students as the outcome variable from 1992-2016...
The transition experience of faculty members into academic leadership
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
and discussed the resources that are provided to support them along the way. This increased understanding of the transition process and its associated challenges will improve the policy and practice in the appointment of department chairs, and it will inform...
Evaluation of performance funding systems : results from the event study design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
As part of the national agenda of accountability, state governments established performance funding policy to hold public institutions accountable for their performance. Accountability allows state policymakers to incentivize ...