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A grounded theory study on the academic and athletic success of female student-athletes at a private, research, Division I university	The college labyrinth: The educational course of first-generation Latino students in engineering

Design2sustain---A web based resource suite for sustainability designed for undergraduate architecture programs	Socially assistive robots

Huddle-up: A phenomenological approach to understanding the impact of intercollegiate athletic participation on the academic socialization of male revenue-generating student-athletes	Cultural centers and students: Are the diversity needs of students being met?

Supervising undergraduate student service personnel: A case study of emotional intelligence in the supervision of resident assistants	Applying Schlossberg's Transition Theory to students with learning disabilities in the transition from high school to college

Marching bands in television and popular culture: The USC Trojan Marching Band appears on "Glee"	Perceptions of inequality: Racism, ethnic identity and student development for a master of education degree

"Ask a lot of questions and hope you meet the right people": A case study analyzing the transition experience of community college transfer students involved in the transfer program at a selective university	Full rides and short strides: A phenomenological approach to understanding the application of Schlossberg's transition theory to the perceived collegiate challenges and transitions of African American football athletes

Organizational structures of religious life offices at private secular universities: A qualitative study	The influence of a Latina-based sorority on the academic experiences of Latina college students

Faithfully Muslim, defiantly American: University of California - Irvine's Muslim Student Union after the Irvine 11 case	Culture, causal attribution, and social support-seeking in Asian college students

Beyond the binary: A phenomenological study of the campus experiences and social identities of bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and queer students at a public university	Coursetaking patterns of ESL students: Mobility and mainstreaming in the community college

A qualitative study: The relationship between teacher pedagogy and the adult undergraduate's perception of the classroom climate	Setting the stage for gender equity: Gendered performances in community colleges

College welfare-to-work program completion barriers	Family matters: The impact of family involvement and support on college retention

Beyond access: An evaluation of attitudes and learning towards achieving equitable educational outcomes in higher education	Ready but restricted: An examination of the challenges of college access and financial aid for college-ready undocumented students in the U.S.

Nurses as clinical teachers: Variables affecting teaching comfort and self-efficacy	An evaluation of individual learning among members of a Diversity Scorecard Project evidence team

Measuring professionalism of second-year medical students	Gender, parental expectations, socioeconomic status, occupation and choice and attitude toward private vs. public colleges and universities

Increasing minority enrollment at the University of California post Proposition 209: UCLA's Center for Community College Partnerships	The responsive academic practitioner: Using inquiry methods for self-change

Clinical skills instruction: Evaluation of a female gynecologic examination curriculum	How a university president inspires and maintains a shared vision during a strategic planning process and its implementation

Examining the networks of program leaders in the community college component of the Puente Project within the context of a social capital framework	Strengthening Catholic identity: The role of an academic dean in strategic planning

Educating the Corps: Real and perceived barriers to higher education for United States Marine non-commissioned officers	Exploring the Latina/o undergraduate experience: A case study of academically successful students at a research institution

Experiences in academic governance and decision-making of full-time nontenure track faculty in communications fields	Exploring the gender imbalance within student involvement and leadership development

The influences of student organizational type on the leadership development of African American students at predominantly White institutions: A case study	The sources of impact in college on gay male student identity: The current student perspective

Campus colorlines: The changing boundaries of race within institutions of higher education in the post-Civil Rights era	The experiences of African American graduate students: A cultural transition

Plugging the leaky pipeline: How academic deans support the persistence of underrepresented minority students in science and mathematics. A case study	"Thinking in the middle": What instructional approaches are employed by urban middle school teachers to effect changes in African American students' learning outcomes and performance?

Sensemaking of an identity change: A case study in higher education investigating the role of the academic vice president in facilitating change	Leadership decisions and organizational change; the role of summer sessions as an enrollment management planning tool at the University of California: A case study

The Clery Act: Leadership perspectives from Senior Student Affairs Officers	The manifestation of social capital within the Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program

Creating community online: The effects of online social networking communities on college students' experiences. How can student affairs professionals best respond to this emergent phenomenon	"A steady drop will wear a hole in the rock": Feminism, the John Henry myth, and the Black male experience in higher education: A persistence case study

A study to determine the essential nurse anesthesia program competencies to be included in clinical performance evaluation tools	Realizing the dream: A study of United States Marine Corps adult learner choice in colleges and universities offering educational services at Marine Corps Base-Hawaii

More than one barrier to break: Mapping the impact of college on identity in Latina undergraduates	Decisions under influence: College presidents' athletics-related decision-making behavior at NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision institutions

Motivational variables that influence the attendance of science trainees at research seminars	The impact of learning communities on the retention and social integration of Latino students at a highly selective private four-year institution

The impact of learning communities on the retention and academic integration of Latino students at a highly selective private four-year institution	The impact of learning community involvement and campus climate on student satisfaction and the retention of Latino students at a highly selective private institution

What is the relationship between self-efficacy of community college mathematics faculty and effective instructional practice?	The operationalization of excellence in teaching and scholarship: The role of the Academic Dean in the School of Education

The relationship between learning style and student satisfaction in the Problem Based Learning dental program at the University of Southern California	Averting a labor shortage in the U.S. biomedical engineering industry

Accumulating (dis)advantage? Institutional and financial aid pathways of Latino STEM baccalaureates	Undergraduate single mothers' perceptions of the impacts of college on their cognitive and psychosocial development

Training culturally responsive remedial math instructors	Sexual violence prevention on college campus as a Clery Act requirement: Perceptions from the field

A formative evaluation of the student support services TRIO program for low income and first generation college bound students self-efficacy at Butte-Glenn Community College District	The impact of learning communities on the retention and academic integration of African American students at a highly selective four-year private institution

The role of task-specific adapted knowledge of response feedback in algebra problem solving online homework in a college remedial course	How is an undergraduate engineering program uniquely positioned to create a diverse workforce through the recruitment of African American students? A faculty perspective

A comparative case study analysis of academically at risk African American male student athletes	The impact of learning communities on the retention and social integration of African American students at a highly selective private four-year institution

The effectiveness of computer supported collaborative learning on helping tasks in a mathematics course	Understanding the effects of the Clery Act on college students' behaviors: How can student affairs professionals change the current practices of college students with regard to safety

Student engagement experiences of African American males at a California community college	Socialization and masculinities: Tales of two disciplines

Medical students' reflections on professional behavior: Cognitive style as a predictor of content and level of integrative complexity	A predictive validity study: Correlation of admission variables with program completion and student performance on the National Certification Examination in a physician assistant program

The possible impact of elements of institutional culture on women students' higher education attainment in Hawaii	Racing (?) to transform colleges and universities: An institutional case study of race-related organizational change in higher education

The making of global citizens through education abroad programs: Aligning missions and visions with education abroad programs	Exploring ethnic and academic identity in resilient African American students: An in-depth analysis of the USC TRIO program

The effects of campus friendships and perceptions of racial climates on the sense of belonging among Arab and Muslim community college students	Entrepreneurism from the ground up: Entrepreneurism, innovation, and responsiveness in a start-up university

The sources of impact on First-Generation Latino college students' identity development: From the students' perspective	The experiences of African American students in a basic skills learning community at a four year public university

Women's self-efficacy perceptions in mathematics and science: Investigating USC-MESA students	Impact of required parental involvement on African American male students and families: A qualitative study of the USC-NAI program

Self-determination among adult Chinese English language learners: The relationship among perceived autonomy support, intrinsic motivation, and engagement	Leading while expanding: A case study examining the changing nature of an American land grant public research university in response to the forces of globalization

Math faculty as institutional agents: Role reflection through inquiry-based activities	College choice of natural science students: The factors and sources that influence enrollment decisions

The Global Citizenship initiative: A case study examining the leadership of Pacific Coast Community College implementing organizational change in response to globalization	The relationship of gratitude and subjective well-being to self-efficacy and control of learning beliefs among college students

Remediating artifacts: Facilitating a culture of inquiry among community college faculty to address issues of student equity and access	Co-constructing community, school and university partnerships for urban school transformation

The role of parenting style, ethnicity, and identity style on identity commitment and career decision self-efficacy	Equitable choices in higher education: Investigation of an equity-based faculty search committee development program

How peer leadership impacts hazing in the arena of non-revenue generating college athletics	Market-state based planning for nation-state style prosperity: Reinventing the higher education "promise" to create a "win/win/win" for California

Pathways to college for homeless adolescents	Educating transient youth: Influence of residential instability on educational resilience

From educational aspirations to college enrollment: A road with many paths	Proposition 209: A case study on the impact of race-based legislation on student affairs at the University of California

Globalization of a teacher education program at a comprehensive state university campus: A case study	Women in science and engineering: Thriving or surviving?

Factors affecting Native Hawaiian student persistence in higher education	Cyber-harassment in higher education: Online learning environments

Imparting social capital to educationally disadvantaged students: A study of the Early Academic Outreach Program	A phenomenological study: The lived experience of former foster youth attending a four-year college in southern California

An examination of classroom social environment on motivation and engagement of college early entrant Honors students	The contribution of family members to first-generation college student success: A narrative approach

Leadership for the 21st century: Effectiveness of mentorship in the development of senior leaders for U.S. higher education	Disruption and innovation: Online learning and degrees at accredited journalism schools and programs

Relational leadership: Underrepresented student perspectives on diversity courses	Organizational leadership and institutional factors related to the implementation of online educational programming in California community colleges

The effect of diversity courses on international students from China and Hong Kong: A focus on intergroup peer relationships	Enrollment and financial aid decisions of first-year students at a private institution

A study of a university-based men-only prevention program (men care): Effect on attitudes and behaviors related to sexual violence	The Advanced Placement program: A case study of one urban high school

A comparison of non-traditional capstone experiences in Ed.D. programs at three highly selective private research universities	Exploring student perceptions and experiences regarding the role of diversity courses and service-learning on cross-racial interactions

The perceptions and attitudes of "low-router" students in developmental math	Male student-athlete perceptions of university academic staff expectations: A qualitative analysis of perceptions, value and academic motivation

The perceptions of principals toward proprietary online teacher credential programs and their effect on hiring	Injecting warm fuzzies into cold systems: Defining, benchmarking, and assessing holistic, person-centered academic advising

Assessing the impact of diversity courses on students' values, attitudes and beliefs	The influence of counselors and high school organization on the selection of participants for a dual credit program

The search for transformative agents: The counter-institutional positioning of faculty and staff at an elite university	Leadership development in student affairs graduate preparatory programs

The relationship of ethnicity, gender, acculturation, intergenerational relations, and sense of belonging in the institution to academic success among Asian American undergraduates	Increasing Latino access to higher education: A suburban district's design and implementation

Latino high school students: Self-efficacy and college choice	The relationship between academic capitalism and student culture at two four-year higher education institutions

Non-academic factors affecting sense of belonging in first year commuter students at a four-year Hispanic serving institution	First-generation Latino males in Latino fraternities at a Predominately White Institution: Psychological, social, and cultural college experiences

Community college transfer student involvement experiences at a selective, private four-year university	Formative evaluation of a life skills program

The role of ethnic culture in work-family balance among Armenian women in leadership positions in higher education	"Clickers" and metacognition: How do electronic response devices ("clickers") influence student metacognition?

Postsecondary faculty attitudes, beliefs, practices, and knowledge regarding students with ADHD: A comparative analysis of two-year and four-year institutions	Connecting neighborhood councils and city agencies---Evaluation of the Learning and Design Forums and role of the university as a mediating institution

Characteristics of a social venture in higher education	University Ready: Examining the relationships between social capital and an online college access program

Part-time and full-time faculty conceptualizations of academic community: A case study	A comparative study of border crossers and borderland students of Mexican heritage: Their educational experiences and mediating factors

A case study of 21st century skills programs and practices	Understanding the psycho-social and cultural factors that influence the experience of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Chinese American college students: A systems approach

Restructuring Hong Kong higher education: A case study of Lingnan University and its preparation for the new four-year track in 2012	Students with disabilities experience in higher education online courses: An exploratory study of self-efficacy, use of assistive technologies and mobile media

Institutional agents' impact on transfer student success through the avenue of social capital	Institutional researchers as agents of organizational learning in Hispanic-serving community colleges

Innovative social support systems and the recruitment and retention of international students in U.S. higher education	Factors influencing the academic persistence of college students with ADHD

Preparing students for the future---21st century skills	Action research as a strategy for improving equity and diversity: Implementation, constraints, outcomes

Evaluating the effects of diversity courses and student diversity experiences on undergraduate students' democratic values at a private urban research institution	Participation of full-time, non-tenure-track faculty in school-level governance and decision making

Examining liberal arts colleges achievement of student learning outcomes for a global perspective: An innovation gap analysis study	Deconstructing persistence in academic language among second-generation Latinos: How do second-generation Latino language minority community college students alter their academic trajectories?

An institution's global engagement and its connection with the surrounding community: A case study	The internationalization of higher education in an era of globalization: A case study of a national research university in an emerging municipality in Southwest China

The conceptualization and development of a global community college: A case study examining the perspective and roles of Pasadena City College leadership and management	The Transfer Academy: Providing community college students with the informational, structural, relational, and cultural resources to transfer successfully to a four-year college

Motives and methods: Motivation, learning approaches, and academic achievement of students during first year transition to medical school	The market for branch campuses: UNLV Singapore and the role of the government in defining its market

The costs of institutional accreditation: A study of direct and indirect costs	The role of international research collaboration in enhancing global presence of an institution

Equity for students of color through practitioner accountability	Assessing and addressing random and systematic measurement error in performance indicators of institutional effectiveness in the community college

Measuring and assessing globalization in higher education: The creation of a scale of global engagement	Faculty as institutional agents for low-income Latino students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields at a Hispanic-serving institution

Social skills and self-esteem of college students with ADHD