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Hamilton, Julia Margaret Babcock – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Distance learning students at a community college in the southeast United States were not completing their coursework as well as were students enrolled in traditional courses. This disparity was negatively affecting the institution's state performance measures, putting at risk the institution's state-based funding under the state's performance…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Distance Education
Auten, Marianne Adams – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Current research shows that students with a growth mindset are more motivated to learn, want to work harder, are less discouraged by difficulty, use more effective strategies for learning, and have higher academic performance in comparison to students without this mindset. Despite these promising findings, a growth mindset is sometimes not…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation, Learning Strategies
Downing, Marie Antoinette – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Researchers have indicated that the number of online courses will continue to grow in the coming years, resulting in an increased need for online course facilitators. Often these facilitators have transitioned without receiving adequate training. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the training requirements and future faculty…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Rodriguez-Garcia, Luis Manuel – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study explored the problem of student attrition in beginning courses of an Intensive English Program (IEP) that may affect the sustainability of the IEP. The purpose of the study was to understand the perceptions of continuing students and the factors that influenced their motivation and engagement to persist studying in the IEP.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Adult Students, English Language Learners
Rodgers, Jo Rainie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of California community college faculty regarding their role in the academic success of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. This exploratory research employed a mixed methods design. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from faculty at 10 California community…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Success