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Emily V. Saland – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This single site case study investigated the phenomenon of narrowly missed on-time graduation (bachelor's degree completion within four years rather than five) among first-time, full-time undergraduate students at one private residential college in the Northeastern United States. Lengthening time to an undergraduate degree is a national trend; the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Time to Degree
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2021
This year's "Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book" consists of five sections and an appendix of additional resources and terminology. The five main sections of the report include: (1) Student Participation, Fall 2020; (2) Student Success, Academic Year 2019-20; (3) Academic and Fiscal Trends, Academic Year 2019-20; (4) Quality Assurance…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education, Enrollment
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2020
In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda seeking to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal, and administrative policies at the state and institutional levels. While the higher education landscape has been shaped by the CCTA, it is also…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2019
In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda seeking to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal, and administrative policies at the state and institutional levels. While the higher education landscape has been shaped by the CCTA, it is also…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2018
In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda seeking to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal, and administrative policies at the state and institutional levels. While the higher education landscape has been shaped by the CCTA, it is also…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2017
In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda seeking to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal, and administrative policies at the state and institutional levels. While the higher education landscape has been shaped by the CCTA, it is also…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2013
In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda that seeks to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal and administrative policies at the state and institutional level. At the center of these reforms is the need for more Tennesseans to be better…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Education, Student Participation, Enrollment
Harvard Family Research Project, 2010
Teaching cases are a valuable tool in preparing teachers and school administrators to engage effectively with families. Because the case method presents a story in practice, it offers students an active learning opportunity. Teaching cases involve real world situations and consider the perspectives of various stakeholders, including teachers,…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, School Community Relationship, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
Olson, Catherine Applefeld – Teaching Music, 2009
Music teachers who are young, female, and of minority ethnicity are more likely to leave their school or leave the music education profession altogether, according to recent research conducted by Carl Hancock, assistant professor of music education at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Hancock's study, "Music Teachers at Risk for Attrition and…
Descriptors: Music Education, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Salaries, Teaching Conditions
Wilson, Sandra Jo; Tanner-Smith, Emily; Lipsey, Mark W. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the available evidence on the effects of prevention and intervention programs aimed at primary and secondary students for increasing school completion or reducing school dropout. Program effects on the closely related outcomes of school attendance (absences, truancy) will also be examined.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, School Restructuring, Intervention, Dropouts
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2010
The Division of Policy, Planning, and Research has assembled the Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book which is a compilation of statistical information pertaining to higher education in Tennessee. The 2009-2010 Fact Book contains tables and charts with data relevant to enrollment, persistence, graduation, tuition, financial aid, lottery…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Scholarships, Enrollment Trends, Public Colleges
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Ting, Laura; Jacobson, Jodi M.; Sanders, Sara – Social Work, 2008
Research indicates that mental health social workers risk being confronted with fatal and nonfatal client suicidal behaviors during professional practice. Although reactions to client suicidal behavior have been documented, there is little empirical evidence about coping behaviors and available supports following client suicidal behavior. This…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Suicide, Coping, Group Therapy
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Howard, Molly P.; Mallory, Barbara J. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2008
This study addressed the perceptions of isolation among high school principals in Georgia. The data collection process, in which interviews were conducted, provided insight into the lived experiences of 10 principals. One of the findings was that high school principals were relieved, in a sense, to discuss their perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Professional Isolation, High Schools, School Culture, Job Performance
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Gunbayi, Ilhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
This study examined the perceptions of teachers on the effectiveness of organizational communication in their schools and whether the perceptions differed between teachers in primary and junior high schools as a function of gender, age, marital status, seniority, and rank. Data were collected from a sample of 334 teachers in 63 schools, working in…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, High Schools, Organizational Communication, Marital Status
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Truell, Allen D.; Zhao, Jensen J.; Alexander, Melody W.; Hill, Inga B. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2006
The twofold purpose of this study was (a) to determine if selected variables were significant predictors of final MBA student program performance and (b) to determine if selected variables explained a significant proportion of the variance in final MBA student program performance at an AACSB-accredited university. Variables examined include age at…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Masters Programs, Program Effectiveness, Prediction
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