There is a significant gender disparity in the highest leadership levels in Dominican universities. Research argues that in traditionalist societies and in some developing countries particularly, it is increasingly challenging for women to make it to top leadership. To achieve a…
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Utilizing library research and focusing primarily on the situation in the United States, this dissertation makes a theological and missiological argument for pentecostals to engage more forcefully in higher education by expanding and renewing their commitment toward operating th…
In response to fears of crime and decay, the University of Pennsylvania attempted, during the 1960s and 1970s, to change its environs in a way that its planners believed would be more attractive to students, faculty and staff. Under the umbrella of the West Philadelphia Corporat…
This dissertation is an examination of the branding of four Jesuit universities in the United States. From their rich traditions and distinctive Catholic education, Jesuit institutions hold a unique space in the marketplace of higher education. The purpose of this study is to un…
Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) represent 99.9% of businesses in the UK and they face significant challenges with regards to start-up, survival and growth. Their ability to deal with these challenges is assisted, in some cases, by the provision of business supp…
This historical dissertation examines the intersectionality of sanctions, war and autocratic rule as it manifested itself on Iraqi university campuses and, more specifically, the impact on female students. While much has been written on Iraq, we have yet to understand the academ…
Most student affairs administrators in Malaysian public universities offer leadership training programs designed to help increase and enhance leadership knowledge, leadership skills, and leadership performance-related attitudes. In conducting these programs, student affairs admi…
Using the Weidman (1989) Undergraduate Socialization model, the present study attempts to examine the distinction between educational and career aspirations in public and private university freshman of Semarang, Indonesia. The correlation between the four dimensions of independe…
This study examined the articulation process between the Colleges of Technology and selected universities in Saudi Arabia. The major emphasis of this study was on mathematics courses. The data were collected through reviewing official documents pertaining to the mathematics cour…
The purpose of this study was to describe the adoption and use of Internet technologies by faculty members in Saudi Arabian universities. The study attempted to: (1) determine the pattern of Internet use by faculty members in Saudi Arabian universities, (2) answer specific quest…
The purpose of this survey study was to determine the extent to which professors in Saudi Arabian universities are using various teaching practices in their classrooms, and which factors influence their choice to use or not use particular teaching practices. The sample populatio…
A mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods are used to describe the current state of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) departments of four government-funded universities in Saudi Arabia. Responses to a questionnaire…
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between individual factors, reinforcement factor, departmental factors, and institutional factors, to the research and publication productivity levels of LIS faculty members in Saudi Arabian universities. Personal intervi…
Researchers have suggested that faculty motivation influences profitability of academic programs. The problem researched in this mixed method study was the motivational factors that reduce faculty member effectiveness in improving the profitability of their universities' academi…
The purpose of this study was to explore the process of collective-national identity development and related social psychological factors among Palestinian students in the Israeli universities with reference to the degree of their involvement in student activism (high, moderate …
This foundational qualitative study examined the history, meanings and practices of academic freedom at Arab universities. Eight professors who had experience teaching at Arab universities and one university president were interviewed. Results indicated that Arab higher educatio…
The study compared the work ethic of Nigerian students at two major midwestern universities to determine whether there were differences in their levels of work ethic as measured by the Occupational Work Ethic Inventory (OWEI). Through face-to-face survey a population sample of 1…