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Fernandez, Maya Thomas – College and University, 2021
This quantitative study was designed to explore the factors that most impact the job satisfaction of community college deans in one North Texas district. Quantitative data was collected to compare results among deans with titles ranging from dean, assistant dean, associate dean and executive dean. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Community Colleges, Deans, Questionnaires
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Sarge, Melanie A.; Daggett, Samantha; VanDyke, Matthew S. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2018
This study was designed to collect formative information for the development of theoretically driven water conservation communication efforts targeting the business sector of water users. Members from a West Texas Chamber of Commerce were recruited for participation in an online survey. Questionnaire responses were collected from 176 commercial…
Descriptors: Water, Natural Resources, Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education
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Taggart, Amanda – Education and Urban Society, 2017
This study examined the impact of cultural discontinuity on the academic outcomes of Latina/o high school students. Hierarchical multiple regression was utilized to (a) investigate the significant differences between the characteristics and academic outcomes of high school students who do and do not experience cultural discontinuity between their…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Outcomes of Education, Culture Conflict
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Becker, Martin A. Swanbrow; Drum, David J. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2015
This study explored the mental health influence on resident assistants associated with their training in suicide prevention and their subsequent role as campus mental health gatekeepers. Despite considerable prior personal experience with their own suicidal thinking as well as with others who have thoughts of suicide, a multiple regression…
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Influences, Mental Health
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Strong, Robert; Williams, Jen – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The leader has typically been the myopic center of studies involving leadership on the collegiate level. However, that does not give a holistic picture of leadership as a phenomenon. Understanding the relational, influential, and often-reciprocal roles of followers, known as followership, is essential in reaching organizational goals.…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Undergraduate Students, Critical Thinking, Statistical Analysis
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Heredia, Dagoberto, Jr.; Sanchéz Gonzalez, Mayra L.; Rosner, Christine M.; He, Xiao; Castillo, Linda G.; Ojeda, Lizette – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2017
This study examined associations of loneliness and relationships (e.g., teacher/student relationships, peer support, and family support) with wellbeing among Latina/o middle school students. A hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that age and loneliness predicted wellbeing; older students and students with high levels of loneliness…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Family Relationship
Lozano-Chapa, Maria Mayte – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined the relationship between principals and counselor burnout in the public-school system. There were 109 elementary, middle school, and high school counselors from the Region One Area in the Rio Grande Valley who took part in this study. Participants completed a Demographic Questionnaire to obtain information on the school…
Descriptors: Correlation, School Counselors, Burnout, Principals
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Chen, Xuewei; Cisse-Egbuonye, Nafissatou; Spears, Erica C.; Mkuu, Rahma; McKyer, E. Lisako J. – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: Due to the disproportionately high rates of obesity within the US Hispanic community, there is a critical need to address this health disparity issue. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between parents' socio-demographic characteristics and their children's food consumption. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting:…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students, Grade 4, Health Behavior
Aucoin, Jennifer Mangrum – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this mixed methods concurrent triangulation study was to examine the program evaluation practices of high school counselors. A total of 294 high school counselors in Texas were assessed using a mixed methods concurrent triangulation design. A researcher-developed survey, the School Counseling Program Evaluation Questionnaire…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Program Evaluation, High Schools
Salinas, Horacio, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Across the United States there is increasing demand to reform public education. High school and college students are failing to meet academic standards and graduation requirements. Concerned stakeholders acknowledge that the key to student learning lies in effective teaching. It is the teacher in the classroom who is the fulcrum that determines…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Student Attitudes, Religious Factors
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Guzman, Michele R.; Calfa, Nicolina A.; Kerne, Valerie Van Horn; McCarthy, Christopher – Journal of School Counseling, 2013
The study investigated 227 school counselor's multicultural counseling competencies (MCC). MCC were measured with a self-report inventory, and with ratings of responses to short vignettes, designed to assess "demonstrated" competency. Results indicated that school counselor self-ratings did not predict demonstrated ratings of MCC. People…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Competence, Counseling Effectiveness
Baggerly-Hinojosa, Barbara – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the relationship between the leadership styles of secondary school principals, measured by the self-report "Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 5X short" (Bass & Avolio, 2000) and the school's dropout rates, as reported by the Texas Education Agency in the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report while…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Principals, Leadership Styles, Correlation
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Harvey, Kristin Emilia; Suizzo, Marie-Anne; Jackson, Karen Moran – Journal of Experimental Education, 2016
The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of discrepancies between teachers' perceptions of students' motivation and students' reports of their motivation on math and English grades and to identify possible gender and ethnic differences. Participants included 215 low-income, ethnic-minority students and their teachers in academically…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Urban Schools
Choi, Seong Ji – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Problem: The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between parenting stress and six specified predictor variables of spirituality among mothers of elementary children attending selected Korean Baptist churches located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The specified predictor variables of spirituality were awareness, instability,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Stress Variables, Child Rearing
Cox, Shannon J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Nursing professionals are held to a variety of roles and responsibilities specific to their field. The success of nursing professionals in their specified roles is essential for quality of care and the success of the healthcare workforce. The current study explored the relationships between personality type, emotional intelligence, social…
Descriptors: Nurses, Personality Traits, Empathy, Interpersonal Competence
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