Dual Enrollment Dual enrollment allows students to enroll for college credits either during their high school studies or before a regular enrollment into college studies. This helps students experience the transition from high school into college life. Research shows that …
Technology Benefits Annotated Bibliography Burgstahler, S. (2003). The role of technology in preparing youth with disabilities for postsecondary education and employment. Journal of Special Education Technology, 18(4), 7-20. Burgstahler (2003) investigates the role of technology in helping successful transitions to …
Expectations of Tenure Track Faculty Permanent faculty position gained after successful completion of probationary period is called tenure. While a faculty member in the probationary period is said to be in a tenure track position. Research finds that tenure track …
Funding University Athletics Programs There has been traditionally common myth that athletics programs boosts university profiles, enhance fund raising, and attract more students. However, research shows that this not the case and very few institutions make profits out of athletic …
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is a process used to assess and evaluate the knowledge and skills of individuals outside the class or in non-traditional educational settings, in order to establish their recognition against some set standards …
Physical Education Annotated Bibliography Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L., Alcaraz, J. E., Kolody, B., Faucette, N., & Hovell, M. F. (1997). The effects of a 2-year physical education program (SPARK) on physical activity and fitness in elementary school students. …
Gender and Academic Achievement Hackett, G., Betz, N. E., Casas, J. M., & Rocha-Singh, I. A. (1992). Gender, ethnicity, and social cognitive factors predicting the academic achievement of students in engineering. Journal of counseling Psychology, 39(4), 527. Hacket, Betz, Casas, …
First-Generation College Students Bibliography Ishitani, T. T. (2003). A longitudinal approach to assessing attrition behavior among first-generation students: Time-varying effects of pre-college characteristics. Research in higher education, 44(4), 433-449. Ishitani (2003) conducted a longitudinal study involving students whose parents never …
ELL Challenges Annotated Bibliography Batt, E. G. (2008). Teachers’ perceptions of ELL education: Potential solutions to overcome the greatest challenges. Multicultural education, 15(3), 39. Ellen G. Batt an associate professor of modern foreign languages and education at The College of …
Curriculum Development Gan, Z. (2012). Understanding L2 speaking problems: Implications for ESL curriculum development in a teacher training institution in Hong Kong. Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Online), 37(1), 43. Zhengdong Gan is an Associate Professor and Programme Coordinator of …