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Could Shifting the Margin between Community College and University Enrollment Expand and Diversify University Degree Production in STEM Fields? Working Paper No. 244-0323-2
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Qian, Cheng; Koedel, Cory – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2023
We examine the potential to expand and diversify the production of university STEM degrees by shifting the margin of initial enrollment between community colleges and 4-year universities. Our analysis is based on statewide administrative microdata from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development covering enrollees in all…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Community Colleges, College Enrollment, Enrollment
Who Do You Think You Are? Medical Student Socioeconomic Status and Intention to Work in Underserved Areas
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Griffin, Barbara; Porfeli, Erik; Hu, Wendy – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2017
A frequently cited rationale for increasing the participation of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds is that it will create a workforce who will choose to work in low SES and medically underserviced communities. Two theoretical arguments, one that supports and one that contradicts this assumption, are proposed to explain the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Medical Students, Socioeconomic Status, Intention
What Influences the Course Major Decision of Accounting and Non-Accounting Students?
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Owusu, Godfred Matthew Yaw; Bekoe, Rita Amoah; Okyere, Sarah Anobil; Welbeck, Edem Emerald – Journal of International Education in Business, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the course major decisions of accounting and non-accounting students. Design/methodology/approach: A set of questionnaires was developed and administered to 550 undergraduate business students from the University of Ghana Business School. Statistical tests were…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Course Selection (Students), Decision Making, Accounting
The Role of Demographics as Predictors of Successful Performance of Sales Professionals in Business-to-Business Sales Organizations
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Frino, Michael G.; Desiderio, Katie P. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact demographic variables of gender and sales experience have on the performance of business-to-business (B2B) sales professionals. If a deeper understanding can be established of how gender and sales experience variables relate to B2B sales performance, human resource development (HRD) and human…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Educational Attainment
Dual Enrollment Variables and College Student Persistence
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Morgan, Grant B.; Robertson, Shun; Rivers, Hope E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
In the knowledge economy, now more than ever, students are encouraged to attend an institution of higher education. Students actively search for resources to assist them in their progress toward a college degree, even before high school graduation. Dual enrollment is an opportunity for students to complete college courses while still in high…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment, Academic Persistence, High School Students
Superintendents' Perceptions toward Their Current Role as Instructional Leaders
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Garcia, Liodolee Salinas – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study was conducted to identify the self-perceptions of superintendents regarding their instructional leadership practices. The focus of the research was to explore the linkages that exist between these perceptions and factors such as superintendent characteristics and district demographics. In their role as district instructional leaders,…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Administrator Role, Administrator Attitudes