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Dean, Tyler C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether certain student-entry characteristics collected from an admissions application from one nursing school's graduate (master's degree) programs had a statistically significant relationship with student persistence. Specifically, the study determined if the variables sex, age at matriculation, U.S.…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Nursing Education, At Risk Students, Academic Persistence
Chandler, Jason I. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Higher education institutions choose to invest in upward reclassification for their athletics program with anticipation of generating increased revenue and exposure for their school; however, this could have a detrimental effect on their student-athletes' academic progress. This study examined the relationship between four classifications of…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Athletes, College Students, Classification
Nemoto, Tomoko – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Program evaluation in the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) has a history dating from the 1960's. The focus of previous program evaluations has been on language achievement at the end of the program of study (Lynch, 1996). However, to improve or maintain program quality, teacher…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Applied Linguistics, Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries