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Measuring Factors That Contribute To Persistence In College And University Marching Bands
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Book Synopsis Measuring Factors that Contribute to Persistence in College and University Marching Bands by : Todd Edwin Hill
Download or read book Measuring Factors that Contribute to Persistence in College and University Marching Bands written by Todd Edwin Hill and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Factors that Influence Second-year Participation in a University Marching Band by : Timothy Allen Heath
Download or read book Factors that Influence Second-year Participation in a University Marching Band written by Timothy Allen Heath and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retention rates for college marching band participation show a considerable number of students choose to drop out every year, with a range of 17.6 % attrition at smaller universities and 42% in larger Division 1 Programs (“A recent series of studies”, 2014; Townsend, 2004). Unfortunately, most students leave after only participating for one year (Patzig, 1983; Fuller, 1995; Townsend, 2004) suggesting the transition from first to second year membership is especially consequential to the goal of improving retention. In this study, the University of Alabama's Million Dollar Band (MDB) was examined. The MDB is widely known regionally and arguably throughout the United States for its close involvement to its storied football program and for excellence in music performances across many decades. Unfortunately, at the time of this study, the first-year member retention rate for the MDB was only 66.4. To determine those factors that may improve retention, all first-year members of the MDB (N=144) in 2015 were invited to complete a survey two months before registering for fall 2017 classes. Participants' (n=78, 54.2%) provided basic demographic information (e.g., gender information, in-state/out-of-state status, instrument, degree/major, scholarship information), current participation in other band ensembles (e.g., pep band, concert band), and indicated their intention to re-audition for the MDB. The questionnaire included 22 items: evaluating each factor with a 5-point Likert-scale: (1) not influential, (2) somewhat not influential, (3) undecided, (4) somewhat influential, and (5) influential. Participants were also asked to share three items they enjoyed the most and least during the marching band season; these were read by independent evaluators and themes were identified. Additional questions asked whether first-year members would recommend joining the MDB to their peers and whether they agreed to participate in a concert band during the spring 2016 semester to “guarantee membership” and thereby avoid having to re-audition for the 2016 MDB. Participants' responses were classified into four factors that influenced their intended decision to return for a second year: time requirements, degree responsibilities, performance enjoyment and financial opportunities. Common ideas emerging from participants' open-ended responses to items enjoyed were social, travel, performance, pride, and game day, while items they did not enjoy were time-commitments, number of rehearsals, external factors, leadership, and musical selections. Recommendations for future research and implications for college marching bands were addressed.
Book Synopsis Recruiting for the Collegiate Marching Band by : Alan Douglas Whitten
Download or read book Recruiting for the Collegiate Marching Band written by Alan Douglas Whitten and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The marching band is an important and iconic part of the game day atmosphere at athletic events and community functions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. At many institutions, the band is a great source of pride and considerable resources are committed in an effort to have the best band possible. A key component to having the best band possible is having effective recruiting practices. There is a large body of research on recruiting general student populations and many other sub categories of students, including music majors. However, research regarding recruitment of students that participate in marching band is missing from the literature because most marching band members are not majoring in music. It is the hypothesis in this research that these students are a unique population that likely respond to different recruiting strategies than would those who are music majors. To determine what college choice factors and recruiting strategies are most applicable to the college marching band member, the Marching Band Participation Questionnaire was designed to measure why students chose to participate in their chosen program. Results from the study demonstrate that 70% of college marching band members are not majoring in music and that they have college choice considerations that differ from the general student population and those of music majors. Therefore, this demographic is likely to be more responsive to a recruiting and marketing campaign that treats them as a unique population."--Boise State University ScholarWorks.
Book Synopsis Outdoor Adventure Education by : Alan W. Ewert
Download or read book Outdoor Adventure Education written by Alan W. Ewert and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outdoor Adventure Education: Foundations, Theories, Models, and Research steeps students in the theories, concepts, and developments of outdoor adventure education, preparing them for careers in this burgeoning field. This text is based on author Alan W. Ewert’s pioneering book Outdoor Adventure Pursuits: Foundations, Models, and Theories. Ewert and Sibthorp, both experienced practitioners, researchers, and educators, explore the outdoor adventure field today in relation to the changes that have occurred since Ewert’s first book. The authors present a comprehensive text on outdoor and adventure foundations, theories, and research that will provide the basis for the next generation of professionals.
Book Synopsis The Toolbox Revisited by : Clifford Adelman
Download or read book The Toolbox Revisited written by Clifford Adelman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Toolbox Revisited is a data essay that follows a nationally representative cohort of students from high school into postsecondary education, and asks what aspects of their formal schooling contribute to completing a bachelor's degree by their mid-20s. The universe of students is confined to those who attended a four-year college at any time, thus including students who started out in other types of institutions, particularly community colleges.
Book Synopsis Index to Theses with Abstracts Accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards by :
Download or read book Index to Theses with Abstracts Accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis College Student Retention by : Alan Seidman
Download or read book College Student Retention written by Alan Seidman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-09 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College student retention continues to be a top priority among colleges, universities, educators, federal and state legislatures, parents and students. While access to higher education is virtually universally available, many students who start in a higher education program do not complete the program or achieve their academic and personal goals. In spite of the programs and services colleges and universities have devoted to this issue, student retention and graduation rates have not improved considerably over time. College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, Third Edition offers a solution to this vexing problem. It provides background information about college student retention issues and offers the educational community pertinent information to help all types of students succeed. The book lays out the financial implications and trends of retention. Current theories of retention, retention of online students, and retention in community colleges are also thoroughly discussed. Completely new to this edition are chapters that examine retention of minority and international students. Additionally, a formula for student success is provided which if colleges and universities implement student academic and personal goals may be attained.
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Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A First Step into a Much Larger World by : John W. Hawthorne
Download or read book A First Step into a Much Larger World written by John W. Hawthorne and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do Christian students approach their years at a Christian college or university? What are the connections between all those hours of study and the Christian life? A First Step into a Much Larger World invites students, parents, and educators into a broad conversation about faith and learning in a postmodern age. Students will explore how to respond to diversity while maintaining community, how to make learning sensible as an expression of faith, and how to move from passive recipients of education to active and engaged co-learners with others. In so doing, they can transform their undergraduate years into a springboard for engaging the culture beyond the university.
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Download or read book College Student Personnel Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Possible Selves written by Curtis Dunkel and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of possible selves, first brought to life only a short time ago by Hazel Markus and Paula Nurious (1986) has grown into an exciting stream of research. Scholars have examined possible selves with regard to a host of adolescent outcomes, including academic achievement, school persistence, career expectations, self-esteem, delinquency, identity development and altruistic behaviours. This book represents a sample of the current research being conducted in the area of possible selves. The contributors to the book were chosen to represent a variety of perspectives, and to collectively illustrate some of the different ways that possible selves are being conceptualised, empirically examined and used in interventions.
Author :Sandra L. Christenson Publisher :Springer Science & Business Media ISBN 13 :1461420172 Total Pages :839 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (614 download)
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Student Engagement by : Sandra L. Christenson
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Student Engagement written by Sandra L. Christenson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than two decades, the concept of student engagement has grown from simple attention in class to a construct comprised of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that embody and further develop motivation for learning. Similarly, the goals of student engagement have evolved from dropout prevention to improved outcomes for lifelong learning. This robust expansion has led to numerous lines of research across disciplines and are brought together clearly and comprehensively in the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement. The Handbook guides readers through the field’s rich history, sorts out its component constructs, and identifies knowledge gaps to be filled by future research. Grounding data in real-world learning situations, contributors analyze indicators and facilitators of student engagement, link engagement to motivation, and gauge the impact of family, peers, and teachers on engagement in elementary and secondary grades. Findings on the effectiveness of classroom interventions are discussed in detail. And because assessing engagement is still a relatively new endeavor, chapters on measurement methods and issues round out this important resource. Topical areas addressed in the Handbook include: Engagement across developmental stages. Self-efficacy in the engaged learner. Parental and social influences on engagement and achievement motivation. The engaging nature of teaching for competency development. The relationship between engagement and high-risk behavior in adolescents. Comparing methods for measuring student engagement. An essential guide to the expanding knowledge base, the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement serves as a valuable resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in such varied fields as clinical child and school psychology, educational psychology, public health, teaching and teacher education, social work, and educational policy.
Book Synopsis Head Strong by : Michael D. Matthews
Download or read book Head Strong written by Michael D. Matthews and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes in the world's political landscape coupled with radical advances in the technology of war will greatly alter how militaries are formed, trained, and led. In Head Strong: Psychology and Military Dominance in the 21st Century, Michael D. Matthews explores the many ways that psychology will make the difference for wars yet to come.
Book Synopsis School, Family, and Community Partnerships by : Joyce L. Epstein
Download or read book School, Family, and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research on Student-Centered Strategies in Online Adult Learning Environments by : Fitzgerald, Carlton J.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Student-Centered Strategies in Online Adult Learning Environments written by Fitzgerald, Carlton J. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As traditional classroom settings are transitioning to online environments, teachers now face the challenge of using this medium to promote effective learning strategies, especially when teaching older age groups. Because adult learners bring a different set of understandings and skills to education than younger students, such as more job and life experiences, the one-size-fits-all approach to teaching does not work, thus pushing educators to create a student-centered approach for each learner. The Handbook of Research on Student-Centered Strategies in Online Adult Learning Environments is an important resource providing readers with multiple perspectives to approach issues often associated with adult learners in an online environment. This publication highlights current research on topics including, but not limited to, online competency-based education, nontraditional adult learners, virtual classrooms in public universities, and teacher training for online education. This book is a vital reference for online trainers, adult educators, university administrators, researchers, and other academic professionals looking for emerging information on utilizing online classrooms and environments in student-centered adult education.
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