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In Pursuit: Equity, Adequacy, and Autonomy
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-19)
Over the last decade, an increasing number of school districts have focused on school finance reform as a critical component of school improvement initiatives. One approach - known as student-based budgeting, student-based ...
Bridging Baltimore, Barranquilla, and Beyond: Sustainable Growth in Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programming at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019)
As the demographic characteristics of college students in the United States have shifted and expanded, so have the patterns of student mobility across international borders. Study abroad opportunities have also become ...
Perceptions of Academic Advising at Birmingham-Southern College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017)
Birmingham-Southern College, a small, private, liberal arts institution in Birmingham, Alabama, asked for an evaluation of their academic advising program. Anecdotal evidence, as well as the findings from a Vanderbilt ...
Reconnecting to Dyersburg State Community College: A Renewed Hope for Adult Learners in Tennessee
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)
Regarding adult learners Kasworm (2008) aptly stated, "learning is an act of hopeÓ (p. 27). Adult learners" (those classified as students over the age of 24) motivation for pursuing higher education is a story of hope in ...
Sterling Ranch, Colorado: Fostering a Culture of Lifelong Learning through Strategic Partnership Development
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-04)
This study explores the most effective approach for designing an educational ecosystem for a fledgling master-planned community that is grounded in an array of industry, community, and higher education partnerships. More ...
Poor in the Era of Promise: An Examination of the Experiences of Low-Income Community College Students in Tennessee
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
Despite increases in access to postsecondary education, addressing gaps in outcomes across socioeconomic groups remains challenging. Even if more lower income students are entering postsecondary institutions today than in ...
Veterans Education at Tennessee Universities: An Analysis of State Policy and University Actions
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
Collectively, Tennessee, institutions, and students, both veteran and their dependents, strive toward the successful completion of post-secondary education for the public good of the state and the private good of the ...
An Evaluation of DOE-EM STEM Education and Workforce Development Programs
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
Fulfilling the Promise: Nashville State Community College‘s Commitment to Student Success
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
In this study, we utilize a logic model adapted from Tinto’s (1975) Interactionalist Theory and the Theory of Student Departure in Commuter Colleges and Universities by Braxton et al. (2004) to measure determinants of ...
Brevard College: Advancement Services in the Wake of an Institutional Transition
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)