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White, Jared – ProQuest LLC, 2018
With state resources for higher education under constant pressure, it is critical to understand how to maximize institutional performance while being economical with resource allocation. Future workforce demands will call for an increasing number of those entering the workforce to have some form of higher education instruction, beyond their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, Expenditures, Resource Allocation
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Wright-Kim, Jeremy; Perna, Laura W.; Ruiz, Roman – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
This study uses data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and Delta Cost Project to identify institutional predictors of bachelor's degree completion rates for Pell Grant recipients and nonrecipients at public and private not-for-profit 4-year institutions. Descriptive analyses show that Pell recipients are relatively…
Descriptors: Grants, Student Financial Aid, Predictor Variables, College Graduates
Ashton Robert Webb – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study investigates two areas to increase the understanding of university patenting activity using raw data recently made available through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PatentsView application. First, the study assesses the relationship of institutional characteristics to the number of patents granted, and the subject fields of those…
Descriptors: Universities, College Administration, Intellectual Property, Institutional Characteristics
Spraker, S. Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In this current climate of financial uncertainty and multiple options, student retention is crucial to the well-being of an academic institution. This study explored the role of student integration in the college community of traditional undergraduate institutions by finding a connection between student affairs programs, student social…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Student Personnel Services, School Holding Power, Social Integration
Anthony, Aaron M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In this dissertation, I explore questions relating to estimating and framing college net pricing. In the first study, I measure variation in actual grant aid awards for students predicted by the federal template Net Price Calculator (NPC) to receive identical aid awards. Estimated aid derived from the federal template NPC accounts for 85 percent…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Paying for College, College Choice, Student Attitudes
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Farhan, Bayan Yousef – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2017
Financial challenges have forced many publicly funded academic institutions in Ontario to adopt a corporate model and to use market tools to compete in the higher education market and maintain their enrolment and revenue levels. This study has analyzed how competition affects publicly funded universities in Ontario. Competition was examined by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competition, Higher Education, Commercialization
Abouzeida, Essam – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Within a challenging environment of financial hardships and budget cuts, higher education institutions have been struggling to maintain the balance between quality and productivity using the available resources while answering to calls for more accountability and proof of effective and efficient institutional performance. This study explored the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Expenditures, Higher Education, Graduation Rate
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Cantwell, Brendan; Taylor, Barrett J. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2013
The American academic research enterprise relies heavily on contributions made by foreign nationals. Of particular note is the large number of international postdocs employed at universities in the United States (US). Postdocs are among the fastest growing group of academic staff in the US, and over 50% of all postdocs in the US are temporary visa…
Descriptors: Postdoctoral Education, Foreign Nationals, Faculty Mobility, College Faculty
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Sereetrakul, Wilailuk; Wongveeravuti, Siriwan; Likitapiwat, Tanakorn – Research in Education, 2013
Since males and females are raised differently by their parents (Thorne, 2003), gender roles may affect the saving and spending behaviours of male and female teenagers. The objective of this research was to study the gender differences in saving and spending behaviours of Thai students. This was an exploratory study where a questionnaire was used…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Student Behavior, Expenditures, Questionnaires
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Alves, João; Carvalho, Luísa; Carvalho, Renato; Correia, Florbela; Cunha, Jorge; Farinha, Luís; Fernandes, Joana; Ferreira, Manuela; Lucas, Eugénio; Mourato, Joaquim; Nicolau, Ana; Nunes, Sara; Nunes, Sandra; Oliveira, Pedro; Pereira, Cristina; Pinto, Sandra; Silva, José – Tertiary Education and Management, 2015
Higher education institutions and, particularly, polytechnic institutes in Portugal are, generally speaking, recognized as the key stakeholders in regional development. However, due to the economic recession of recent years and the consequent budget constraints, higher education institutions more than ever need to demonstrate the social and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Development, Economic Impact, Socioeconomic Influences
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Hunter, Ben; Perret, Robert – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011
2007 data from LibQUAL+[TM] and the ACRL Library Trends and Statistics database were analyzed to determine if there is a statistically significant correlation between library expenditures and usage statistics and library patron satisfaction across 73 universities. The results show that users of larger, better funded libraries have higher…
Descriptors: User Satisfaction (Information), Use Studies, Statistical Analysis, Predictor Variables
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Dar, Luciana; Lee, Dong-Wook – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
In this article, we explore how partisanship affects state higher education policy priorities and expenditures. We assume that party coalitions are heterogeneous and policy preferences/priorities differ via mediating factors. We find that Democratic Party strength positively affects state funding for higher education but that the effect diminishes…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Higher Education, Budgets, Budgeting
Iannucci, Brian A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Researchers have found a correlation between emotional intelligence (EI) and success in the workplace. As a result, many companies have invested a large amount of resources into EI testing during their hiring process. In the United States, corporations are spending over $33 billion on hiring, training, and development. In addition to the increase…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Scores, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students
Haley, Qing Kong – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between learning organization dimensions and academic library performance. It studied whether differences existed in learning organization dimensions given the predictor variables of performance indicators, library resources, and demographics of the academic library. This research…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Predictor Variables, Statistical Significance, College Libraries
McLaughlin, Jacqueline Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The growing attention given to intercollegiate athletics in recent years amid ongoing controversies highlights the importance of closely examining the implementation and impact of sports policy on college campuses. In an attempt to improve the academic performance and retention of student-athletes, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) was implemented…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Athletes, Academic Achievement
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