Development-education interaction can be seen clearly in development plans. This study aims at making inferences about educational administration from the educational sections of the development plans in Turkey since 1963. This study was carried out with a qualitative research method. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis approach. In…

Public universities are intent on increasing degree completion for many reasons. A stronger policy focus on completion and interest in removing students' financial hurdles has led to a rapid proliferation of completion grant programs. This paper reports on a mixed-method implementation study of completion grant programs at seven broad- and…

The sport management internship has been deemed a critical component of students' academic preparation, as well as a foot in the door for many students seeking full-time employment after graduation. The number of sport management programs has grown in recent years, and the field itself remains highly competitive. Thus, it is increasingly important…

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were established to provide African Americans with higher education access. This article used phenomenological analysis to illuminate HBCU provosts' perspectives on leadership styles and successes to broaden STEM participation within higher education's historical hegemony. A diverse group of…

In December of 2012 administrators for the University of Texas (UT) System announced a proposed merger of University of Texas-Brownsville and the University of Texas-Pan American "with an eye toward securing increased state funds and potentially building a medical school." The status of University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) and…

The purpose of this study was to explore how college and university presidents perceive the Greek social organizations that exist on their campus. Fraternities and sororities, in recent years, have increasingly been placed underneath a microscope. While a variety of research exists in regards to perceptions of Greek social organizations there is a…

The confusion between an EdD or PhD, the two terminal degrees in education, remains as current as it was at the beginning of the degrees' existence. The common belief is that the EdD is practitioner-oriented and the PhD research-oriented. The aim of present research is to clarify the confusion by conducting a corpus analysis of the aboutness of…

Forty-seven percent of higher education chief academic officers have been in their positions for three years or less, but there has been no systematic review and exploration into why this level of turnover has occurred. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to gather data from a select group of chief academic officers to more fully…

The purpose of the study was to explore the role cultural diversity plays in a Full-Service School in Soshanguve by means of a wellness perspective lens. The phenomenon at hand was the way that cultural diversity influences role players within a Full-Service School. The study was underpinned by three theories, namely Hettler's Wellness Theory,…

In today's world, the continuous deepening of globalization has brought countries closer together, and the rapid development of knowledge and technology has promoted the transformation and adjustment of the world economy and society. In the rapidly changing period, people are increasingly aware that innovation is the pillar of national…

This study addresses secondary school principals in Nebraska who are dealing with the negative ramifications of their students' social media interactions. To combat the problem, this study sought to identify the technology leadership qualities possessed by secondary school principals in Nebraska who support student-led social media teams. A…

The purpose of this nonexperimental, quantitative, correlational study is to examine the relationship between educational leaders' strategies used to prevent cyberbullying and their awareness of cyberbullying issues amongst high school students. The objective of this study was achieved by surveying school leaders from several high schools in the…

Chief Diversity Officers within higher education is a new phenomenon. While some institutions hired Chief Diversity Officers and established an Office of Diversity, others resisted this trend. This study explored the last three institutions within the Southeastern Conference to hire a Chief Diversity Officer. The last institutions were Auburn…

An examination of the relationship between business acumen and chief human resource officers' (CHROs) effectiveness has been missing from the practitioner and academic literatures. To remedy this deficiency, elements of the SHRM HR Competency Model, the ATD Competency Model, and the HR Competency Model were used to frame, theorize, and test…

A wave of presidential transitions is expected in higher education within the next several years (ACE, 2017). While the transition of a president can be a monumental and celebrated occasion for a college or university, it is many times accompanied by work disruptions, job uncertainty, and turnover of senior administrators (Overend, 2011; Smerek,…