The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how the undergraduate student experience impacts the development of alumni loyalty, when loyalty forms, and in what ways alumni exhibit loyalty to their alma mater. Data ...

In this case study, 38 Black and White participants shared their recollections of intergroup contact during the first 15 years of desegregation (1954-1969) at a Historically Black University in a predominantly White ...

This research explored the relationship of educational entrepreneurism and organizational culture in the creation and evolution of academic centers within one Midwestern land-grant university facing resource constraints. ...

This study focused on women as donors to a religiously affiliated, Research I, private university, examining their motivations for giving. This study also tested the internal consistency and reliability of the Survey of ...

This study investigated the donor and alumni engagement and perceptions of the “Millennial” generation and descriptive statistics of the population (born between 1980-2004) at a rural Midwest University. Data were obtained ...

service-learning courses. Much of the research on non-environmental methods to influence health behaviors in college students is associated with self-efficacy development (Dinger, 1999; Kelly et al., 1991; O'Leary, 1985; Von Ah et al., 2004). Understanding...

Dual enrollment programs have become prominent across the U.S. Several studies show positive outcomes including increased high school completion, improved postsecondary persistence, and higher college degree completion. ...

The first purpose of this mixed method study was to contribute to the information base for future curriculum development regarding a low income practicum study for two-year and four-year child development majors in a Midwest ...

This qualitative study examined leadership challenges of public secondary school principals in era of education reform and cultural unrest. It also explored the nature of principals' leadership emerged under the two ...

This study uncovered complicated social dynamics of women students in an accelerated, combined degree program, specifically the narratives of students who experienced peer bullying. Individual and collective narratives ...

During lean times, administrators must make hard decisions about which programs stay and which must go. Arts departments are particularly vulnerable when traditionally derived enrollment and employability factors are used ...

Obtaining a college degree and, even more so, a graduate degree is a critical component of many people's American dream. For some completing a graduate degree is a milestone of success. However, due to rising tuition and ...

Thoreau said, "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." In the world of education, what we don't see--or at least claim not to notice--matters just as much. For non-White children in American schools ...

This qualitative study explored how African American women in senior leadership positions in 4-year public universities in the United States speak about the experiences and characteristics that have contributed to their ...