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Ian Patrick Heraty – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation was a comparative study of computer science in secondary schools in both Ireland and the United States. Computer science was a new subject compared to more established subjects in both Ireland and the United States. This dissertation looked at how this subject could be accessed by students in both countries. I used a document…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Comparative Education, High School Students, Foreign Countries
Washington-Brown, Bianca – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Journey to College and Career (JTCC) is a PreK-12 program implemented at the research site to help students graduate from high school and plan for their future. JTCC had not been evaluated for its effectiveness at the research site regarding high school retention by determining (a) whether the goals and objectives of JTCC were being met and (b)…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, College Readiness, Career Readiness, School Holding Power
Dunlap, Rosalinda C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the United States Census Bureau (2005), Hispanics are the youngest and largest minority group in the country. Unfortunately, Hispanics have the largest drop-out rates of any major ethnic group in the US, which will result in fewer Hispanics entering Ph.D. programs (Yosso & Solorzano, 2006). Because of this doctoral achievement gap…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Hispanic American Students, Correlation, Educational Policy
Roberson, Richard D., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Graduate education in hospitality is a growing field with a number of different approaches and philosophies which inform the decisions and directions put forth by program administrators. A case study explains the methods and justifications used by one institution to conduct a self assessment to assure high quality graduate hospitality education.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Graduate Study, Program Effectiveness, Administrators