The annual U.S. News and World Report Guide to America's Best Colleges is a much anticipated magazine among both high-ability prospective students and college and university administrators. In this paper we use a decade of Colgate University Admitted Student Questionnaire surveys to estimate the...

Data visualization is a graphic representation of data with the intention of easing ease access to information, enhancing data readability, and strengthening information literacy. Over the past decade, data-informed decision-making has become a crucial part of institutional planning in public...

A challenge faced by educational leaders is defining factors attributed to student attrition from application to college and enrollment in courses. The following study sought to identify reasons that influenced student decision not to enroll in a two-year public college. The findings from the...

The focus of the study was to determine if a difference existed with student academic level placement when utilizing traditional placement exams versus using high school performance metric multiple measure placement. Additionally, the study explored academic performance outcomes between similar...

A common concern in institutions of higher education is to keep its former students involved with academic activities. It is a consensus that one of the most valuable assets of universities is their alumni, given that their accomplishments ensures more visibility to the university. In recent...

Education is an essential human capital input for any country to build strong society and economy. Education is a sign of advancement of particular country towards develop starts through supportive policies from Government. Teacher role in education is critical and decisive, so this present...

The impacts of education investments in developing and transition countries are typically measured by inputs and outputs. Missing from the education agenda are measures of performance that reflect whether education systems are meeting their objectives; public resources are being used...

Business’s capacity to transform society is only as great as the schools that train its future leaders. This demands that business schools reform their vision to promote values of business serving society in order for students to see business as a true calling rather than simply a career. Here...

In modern society, consumers are seeking more than text, visuals, or dictation to absorb information, appreciate art, be entertained by media, etc. Learning in the information age plays by different rules than historical practices, as knowledge points are interwoven throughout all aspects of...

The ability to persevere and achieve one’s goals has been studied throughout social and cognitive psychological research, which has found that motivation, effort, resilience, and personal characteristics (e.g., optimism, creativity, and confidence), coined as grit, are associated with...