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More than Money Matters: An Integrated Model of Graduate Student Persistence
Strayhorn, Terrell Lamont - 2005
Graduate student persistence rarely has been studied, yet it is a very important issue for many higher education constituentsâincluding senior administrators, academic deans, faculty members, students, and families. In light of an alarming statistic that approximately 50% of all graduate...
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A Process Study of the Diffusion of Career Development
Schwarzbach, Linda G. - 1999
The process of communicating new ideas - diffusion - transpires over timealong communication channels in a social system. In education, much stands to begained from successful innovation. The process is a perilous course with highrates of casualty. As viable innovations fail, our schools bear...
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Use of the CAS Standards by Career Services Directors at Four-year Public Colleges and Universities
Ratcliffe, R. Samuel - 2004
The general purpose of this national study was to document career services director use of the CAS professional standards by institutional size, career services experience level, director experience level, director degree level, CAS standards awareness, CAS standards possession, and barriers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433759
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Effect of Unequal Sample Sizes on the Power of DIF Detection: An IRT-Based Monte Carlo Study with SIBTEST and Mantel-Haenszel Procedures
Awuor, Risper Akelo - 2008
<html><head><title>Risper Akelo Awuor - Abstract</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body> This simulation study focused on determining the effect of unequal sample sizes on statistical power of SIBTEST and Mantel-Haenszel procedures for detection of DIF of moderate and large magnitudes. Item parameters were estimated by, and generated with the 2PLM...</body></html>
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The Local Composite Index: A Critical Analysis
Driscoll, Lisa Lorraine Green - 1998
The purpose of this study was to develop an explanation for the volatile behavior of the Local Composite Index, Virginia's measure of public school division fiscal capacity. This study documented and analyzed the behavior of the mathematical and structural components of the current formula over...
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An Investigation of Unidimensional Testing Procedures under Latent Trait Theory using Principal Component Analysis
McGill, Michael T. - 2009
There are several generally accepted rules for detecting unidimensionality, but none are well tested. This simulation study investigated well-known methods, including but not limited to, the Kaiser (k1) Criterion, Percentage of Measure Validity (greater than 50%, 40%, or 20%), Ratio of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434003
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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED COST OF ATTENDANCE AND COLLEGE MATRICULATION
Hall, Roderick Ashley - 2009
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED COST OF ATTENDANCE AND COLLEGE MATRICULATIONRoderick Ashley HallABSTRACTResearchers have consistently found that students and their parents have a distorted view of the costs of college attendance (Grodsky & Jones, 2004; Horn, Chen, & Chapman, 2003; Ikenberry...
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Fiscal Equity for At-Risk Students A Quanitative Analysis of the At-Risk Index Component of the New Mexico Public School Funding Formula
Gates, Rebecca Grace - 2005
This quantitative research has been designed to investigate fiscal equity for at-risk students in the State of New Mexico. This empirical data analysis compared equity indices before the At-Risk Index was implemented in the New Mexico public school funding formula in FY 1996-97 and after the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434047
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Benefits of Student Certification: A Study of Automotive Service Managers
Church, W. Mark - 2007
Virginia and other states recognize the need for a technically trained workforce and have implemented directives that promote student credentialing. Certifications and other forms of credentialing are used to prove that the recipient has met a predetermined level of competence or mastery of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434091
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THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE SPENDING ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE FORMATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL
Herndon, Matthew Craig - 2008
This study contributes to the literature on the economic value of higher education by examining the extent to which a set of independent variables, including two measures of state spending on higher education predict the formation of human capital. The findings suggest that, in most states,...
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