The purpose of this study was to perform an equity analysis of the dual credit program at one central Texas community college, considering student demographic factors including gender, race/ethnicity, economic disadvantage, and school district type, to determine potential gaps i…
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This thesis, written from the perspective of an academic staff developer, examines the phenomenon of academic agency in curriculum development in South African higher education. In light of rapid change, academic staff are often required to be agents of change. However, despite …
China’s higher education reform led to the rise of private universities leading to a surge in the number of private universities, which have lacked funds and resources compared to their public peers. While private universities have allowed for expanded access to higher education…
The nonprofit sector has grown from a few charities, based on religious affiliation, to a multi-billion-dollar sector that supports the United States of America’s economic stability. As a result, the need for nonprofit management education has increased over the last three decad…
There is mounting pressure to improve student academic success by addressing the learning environment in higher education classrooms (Lemberger, Brigman, Webb, and Moore, 2011-2012). Oleson and Hora (2014) indicated that university faculty are constantly being evaluated on the t…
Academic interest in “mindfulness” has grown exponentially since the 1980s. Along with the dissemination of mindfulness came an appropriation of contemplative sacred texts and the somatic psychologies along with a misperception of its concepts and practices as inherently religio…
The national debates regarding immigration, specifically the discourses and rhetoric about DACA on University Facebook pages served as an impetus for this thesis. A discursive approach is used to rhetorically analyze and understand the intersectionality of rhetoric of immigratio…
This study examines the big and small stories of faculty at a small, internationally-focused graduate school in New England during a time of change in higher education. A macro-micro perspective enables both an aerial view of faculty experience over time and a view of how facult…
The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to understand the meanings placed on the storied experiences of postsecondary arts administrators and other senior leaders who have applied organizational change management, knowingly or intuitively, to reform a theatre/fine arts curricu…
Human trafficking continues to be a “global enterprise generating billions of dollars in revenues and affecting over 600,000 people each year” (McKee, 2016, p. 298). Over the past 15 years, public awareness of international human sex trafficking has grown due to media incentives…
This study focused on student retention within private Christian colleges, focusing on how institutions create and maintain effective retention programs. This study defined retention as students who remained enrolled from freshman through sophomore year. This research aimed to u…
Even as a college credential becomes more critical than ever for economic security and social mobility, the risks associated with attending college have also grows. Many individuals leave higher education institutions without a credential but with student loan balances that they…
The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine what factors were most important to Black and Latino males at a private, faith-based, predominately white institution (PWI). Using a sample of Black and Latino male Alumni of a private, faith-based, predominately white insti…
Black men in America have a long-standing, strained relationship with authority in this country. History has shown time and again that racism has allowed authority figures to abuse their power and for some this subjugation causes Black men to be resistant to authority all togeth…
Esta investigación tuvo como propósito explorar, documentar y comparar las respuestas de ocho síndicos de dos sistemas, uno público y uno privado, de educación superior en Puerto Rico. Se auscultaron los retos y las oportunidades que plantea la sociedad del conocimiento para la …
Innovations and reforms are crucial for both public and Christian higher education institutions in order to survive and thrive in an increasingly complex and turbulent today's environment. Although there is a plethora of literature on strategic change, the effect of organization…
Strategic planning is a systematic process for designing the future of an organization. Such planning usually focuses on enhancing the quality of teaching, increasing research opportunities, and fostering community partnerships in higher education institutions (Leland & Moore, 2…
Increasing numbers of women have gained access to college and the college teaching profession worldwide. However, women continue to be underrepresented in academic, research, and leadership positions. Women who have aspirations for top leadership positions still encounter numero…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between leadership style and motivation among faculty members in two public universities in the Republic of the South Sudan. The researcher examined this issue by surveying and interviewing faculty members in two publ…