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Myklebust, Jon Olav – British Journal of Special Education, 2018
This is a study of transition to parenthood, one of the least-studied topics in disability research. More than 250 students with special educational needs are followed from their first year of upper secondary school into their mid-30s. Their transition into parenthood is analysed by logistic regression at two ages, at 23 years and at 36 years.…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Parents, Parenthood Education, Disabilities
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Gregory, Cheri B.; Lampley, James H. – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2016
As part of a nationwide effort to increase the postsecondary educational attainment levels of citizens, community colleges have expanded offerings of courses and programs to more effectively meet the needs of students. Online courses offer convenience and flexibility that traditional face-to-face classes do not. These features appeal to students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Success, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction
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Avwiri, H. E. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Emerging Trends in Science Education in a Dynamic Academic Environment highlights the changes that have occurred in science education particularly in institutions of higher learning in southern Nigeria. Impelled by the fact that most Nigerian Universities and Colleges of Education still adhere to the practices and teaching methodologies of the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Trends, Educational Practices, Educational Environment
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Erichsen, Elizabeth Anne; Bolliger, Doris U.; Halupa, Colleen – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
There are no universal, precise, or explicit criteria for completing a doctoral degree successfully. Researchers and practitioners have pointed out how difficult and time consuming the supervision of graduate student research can be. When students in doctoral programs complete their degrees via distance delivery, supervision of graduate students…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Participant Satisfaction, Distance Education, Supervision
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Bunn, Esther; Fischer, Mary; Marsh, Treba – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
This study seeks to determine if a difference exists in student performance and participation between an online and face-to-face Accounting Intermediate I class taught by the same professor. Even though students self-selected which course section to enroll, no significant difference was found to exist between the delivery method of the two courses…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Intermode Differences, Delivery Systems
Garman, Deanna Essington – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if there were significant differences in student success in face-to-face and online biology courses as categorized by gender, major, and age; and as measured by lecture grades, lab grades, and final course grades. The data used for analyses included data from 170 face-to-face sections and 127…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Success, Online Courses, Intermode Differences
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Levine, Mark; Guy, Paul; Straus, Peter; Levine, H. T. – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
The present study investigates whether pre-business students, after having completed a traditional in class freshmen introduction to global business course, express a difference in preference for such a course to be delivered online versus classroom or no preference at all. The study further explores whether four variables: 1) number of units of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Preferences, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction