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A Critical Dialectical Pluralistic Examination of the Lived Experience of Select Women Doctoral Students
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Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Rosli, Roslinda; Ingram, Jacqueline M.; Frels, Rebecca K. – Qualitative Report, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore and to understand the daily life experiences of 8 women doctoral students who were in pursuit of their doctorates. A partially mixed concurrent dominant status design was utilized in this study embedded within a mixed methods phenomenological research lens and driven by a critical dialectical pluralistic…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Females
A Qualitative Study of Resilient Latina/o College Students
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Cavazos, Javier, Jr.; Johnson, Michael B.; Fielding, Cheryl; Cavazos, Alyssa G.; Castro, Veronica; Vela, Luti – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2010
This study was conducted with 11 Latina/o college students in order to provide insight into how these students develop a sense of resilience. Five factors from J. H. McMillan and D. F. Reed's (1994) concept of resiliency appeared to play an important role in these students' high academic achievement: high educational goals, support and…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, College Students, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
The Connection between Role Model Relationships and Self-Direction in Developmental Students
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Di Tommaso, Kathrynn – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2010
This paper presents a qualitative study that used classroom observations, faculty interviews, and student interviews to investigate the meaning and importance of seven non-cognitive variables to a cohort of developmental writing students at an urban community college. The variables studied included finances, study management, college surroundings,…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Role Models, Basic Writing, Helplessness
An Investigation of Students Attitude and Motivation toward Online Learning
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Knowles, Evelyn; Kerkman, Dennis – InSight: A Collection of Faculty Scholarship, 2007
This study investigated students' attitudes and motivations toward online learning. Students in the online course, Introduction to the Visual Arts, were asked to complete questionnaires administered during the first and last week of the online course. A group of questions on Attitude was asked on both surveys. Questions on Interest,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Locus of Control, Visual Arts, Online Courses
Influences on the Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Dental Students. AIR 1996 Annual Forum Paper.
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Hechter, Frank J.; Torchia, Mark G. – 1996
This study, conducted at a major western Canadian university, examined the relation between the academic growth and development of dental students and perceived control, a personalogical variable; and academic and social institutional integration variables. Two questionnaires with an academic focus were administered to 67 students. The theoretical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Career Choice, Dental Students
Programming for Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 5.
Braaten, Sheldon L., Ed.; Wild, Estelle, Ed. – 1991
This collection of 13 author-contributed papers addresses various aspects of programming for students with behavioral disorders. Papers have the following titles and authors: (1) "System Support and Transition to Adulthood for Adolescents with Seriously Disordered Behaviors: Orchestrating Successful Transitions" (Eugene Edgar); (2) "Targets for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders