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Title: "Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Author: Greene, Mary-Elizabeth
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Adult education, Social sciences--Research
Description: In this study, current research on writing self-efficacy—"confidence that one can perform successfully in a particular domain" (Bruning 25)—and data from a local survey of first-year college students, or freshmen, is used to examine dispositions t...

Title: A Phenomenological Study of the Influence of Masculinity on Peer Accountability in Fraternities
Author: Knight, Shawn
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration
Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the social construct of masculinity on the experiences fraternity members had with accountability. This study focused on the methods fraternities used to hold their members accountable, how th...

Title: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF FACULTY ADVISORS’ PARTICIPATION IN A SHARED MODEL OF ADVISING AT A PRIVATE, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY
Author: Siarzynski-Ferrer, Kristina
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: Faculty advising has maintained a prominent role in the history of higher education institutions in the United States (Cook, 2009; Habley, 2003; Rudolph 1962). The role of faculty serving as advisors is still significant at private, four-year coll...

Title: A Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Experiences of Community College Disability Services Providers
Author: Nichols, Jennifer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education, Higher, Disability studies
Description: The purpose of this study is to explore and capture the experiences of disability services providers (DSP) within the community college setting as it relates to facilitating and coordinating accommodations for students with disabilities, collabora...

Title: A Qualitative Interview-based Study of the Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Students Who Report Food Insecurity
Author: Stafford, Nanci
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Community colleges--Study and teaching, Adult education, Education, Higher
Description: AbstractA Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Students Who Report Food Insecurity (Under the direction of Dr. Alan Mabe)This study represents North Carolina community college student exper...

Title: A Study of the Attitudes of University of North Carolina Education Faculty Toward the Use of Computer-Based Simulation in Pre-service Teacher Education Methods Courses
Author: Englebert, Mary
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Teachers--Training of, Educational technology
Description: ABSTRACTMARY F. ENGLEBERT: A study of the attitudes of University of North Carolina education faculty toward the use of computer-based simulation in pre-service teacher education methods courses. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN GRETES) The use of...

Title: A comparison of web-based and paper-based course evaluations at UNC Charlotte
Author: Lambert, Richard, Hartshorne, Richard, Algozzine, Bob, McAlpin, Valorie
Subjects--Topical: Educational evaluation, Education, Higher
Description: Based on extant research, UNC Charlotte should consider the adoption of a university-wide, web-based course evaluation system for both formative and summative evaluations: Ratings Similarity: Web and paper results show students very favorable towa...

Title: ADHERENCE TO ISLAMIC DRESS CODE AND HIJABI MUSLIM STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES OF BELONGING, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, AND ISLAMOPHOBIA
Author: Pouraskari, Neda
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of this study was to understand how level of adherence to Islamic dress code relates to sense of belonging, social adjustment, and experiences of Islamophobic microaggressions among hijabi Muslim undergraduate students on U.S. college ...

Title: AN EVALUATION OF CLINICIAN KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-EFFICACY PRE/POST EDUCATION IN PERISTOMAL MANAGEMENT
Author: Saunders, Kimberly
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Education, Higher
Description: ABSTRACTKIMBERLY SAUNDERS. An evaluation of clinician knowledge and self-efficacy pre/post education in peristomal management. (Under the direction of DR. KATHLEEN JORDAN)PurposeThe primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of an edu...

Title: Access to the Baccalaureate: A Multilevel Model of Baccalaureate Completion for Associate in Applied Science Transfers
Author: Atwell, Adam
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: This study used multilevel modeling to examine the extent to which student, academic, institutional, and community-level characteristics impact the baccalaureate attainment of students who transferred with the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) de...

Title: Adam Hochberg and Duke speech
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Race discrimination, Education, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Economic aspects, Student loans, Education and state, Higher education and state, Medical care, Cost of, Health insurance--Costs, Economic security, Environmental policy, Pork industry and trade--Environmental aspects, American Dream, Tax deductions, Debts, Public, Medicare, Social security--Government policy, Subsidies, Affirmative action programs
Description: Three recordings of Harvey Gantt, including an interview and a speech. The first clip is less than a minute. The second recording begins at about 1:22, and is of Gantt speaking with reporter Adam Hochberg during the primary campaign. Topics includ...

Title: Alex Jutila oral history interview, 2019 October 29
Creator: Jutila, Alex
Date Created: 2019-10-29
Subjects--Topical: Student movements, Education, Higher, Civil rights movements
Description: Alex Jutila, a former student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and co-founder of Customer 49, a student activist group active from 2015-2018, explains how he started Customer 49 with Noe Pliego Campos. Topics discussed include the ...

Title: Alexander Mills Town Hall
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-11-02
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Education, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Economic aspects, Student loans, Education and state, Higher education and state, Tax deductions, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Equal pay for equal work, Pensions--Law and legislation, Subsidies, Medicare, Social security--Government policy, Older people, Conflict of interests
Description: Harvey Gantt delivers a campaign speech with free pizza at Alexander Mills Town Hall in Rutherford County. Gantt says that he is moved that people waited out in the cold to hear him speak and encourages the crowd to bring others to vote. Gantt say...

Title: Alternative grading strategies for an anti-Black institution of higher learning
Author: Stevens, Lawrence, Paquette, Elisabeth
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Grading and marking (Students), Education, Higher, Anti-racism
Description: Racist grading practices and policies in higher education have existed to perpetuate white supremacy and privilege while at a disservice to minority students. Minority students in higher education often face discrimination for being of a lower soc...

Title: American Dream
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-01
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, American Dream, Education, Education, Higher, Medicare, Mortgage loans
Description: Themes: American Dream, Gantt is for education, home mortgage deduction, and Medicare, Jesse Helms is against those programs.

Title: An Exploration of Factors Impacting Professional Identity Among Master’s Level Counseling Students
Author: McMullen, James
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Counseling psychology, Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between program track, clinical experience, and supervisory relationship of counselors-in-training and their professional identity defined as counseling philosophy, beliefs about the profe...

Title: Asheville and Greensboro
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-11-04
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Education, Education, Higher, Medical care, Cost of, Economic security, Job security, Older people, Medicare, Medicaid, Social security--Government policy, Environmental policy, Political participation, Pensions--Law and legislation, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Student loans, Health insurance, Equal pay for equal work, Subsidies, Conflict of interests, Debts, Public
Description: Harvey Gantt delivers a campaign speech in Asheville a day before the election. He is first introduced by a speaker. Gantt tells the crowd that he is moved by students who came to the airport to greet him and thanks specific people who helped with...

Title: Aspirations of Community College Associate of Applied Science Students: A Qualitative Analysis With Implications for Measuring Outcomes
Author: Smith , Steven
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration
Description: This study used an in-depth qualitative multi-interview approach to explore the lived experience of associate in applied science (AAS) students at a community college in North Carolina. The purpose of this study is to explore the aspirations of co...

Title: Assessing the impact of curriculum on open and transparent research practices
Author: Markant, Doug, Galati, Alexia
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Open scholarship, Education, Higher
Description: Over the past decade, in response to the so-called replication crisis, psychology researchers have begun adopting practices that promote openness and transparency. Currently, these emerging best practices are not consistently represented in the te...

Title: Assessing the impact of curriculum on open and transparent research practices
Author: Markant, Doug, Galati, Alexia
Date Created: 2022, 2022, 2022
Subjects--Topical: Open scholarship, Education, Higher
Description: Over the past decade, in response to the so-called “replication crisis”, psychology researchers have begun adopting practices that promote openness and transparency. Currently, these emerging best practices are not consistently represented in the ...