South African history is rooted in racial identities, inequalities and injustices, which the post-apartheid government has sought to address for twenty years since 1994. The transition to a post-apartheid society though has been a difficult one with the social structure and everyday life still marked by the racial past. Though racial classifications on an official basis no longer exist, racial identities continue to pervade the country. Of particular significance to this thesis are black identities including the possibility of black inferiority, which I examine in relation to black post-graduate university students in contemporary South Africa, specifically at Rhodes University. In examining this topic, I draw extensively on the work of Frantz Fanon, who wrote about both colonial society and the emerging post-colonial experience. Fanon was a young black intellectual whose work was in part based on his own experiences of being a once-colonised black person in a world which he perceived as being dominated by whiteness. In his work he expresses his own perceptions of whiteness and how the black identity has come to be shaped by and around this dominant white foundation. Fanon extensively discussed the lives of black intellectuals and elites, and demonstrated how the black identity becomes shaped by and around the world of whiteness. In doing so, he raised a range of themes, such as black inferiority, mimicry and double consciousness. I draw upon the work of Fanon in a critically sympathetic manner to delve into the experiences of black postgraduate students as they negotiate their way through a university setting dominated by a white institutional culture. I bring to the fore the argument that the racial identities of these students is not fixed and sutured but, rather, is marked by considerable fluidity and ambiguity such that black identity must be understood not just as a state of being but also as a process of becoming.

The purpose of this evidence-based project was to compare one-year outcomes for newly licensed Registered Nurses (NLRNs) in three organizations within the same healthcare system. All three have lower than nationally reported turnover and strategies for NLRN retention. Only one is using a Nurse Residency Program (NRP). NRPs are recognized as an effective strategy to retain newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs) in their first year of employment (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010; The Advisory Board, 2007; Spector, 2007). The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) (2008) defines an NRP as a series of learning sessions and work experiences that occur continuously over a 12-month period designed to assist NLRNs as they transition into their first professional nursing role. This cross-sectional, descriptive study utilized the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey and intent to stay questions to collect data on NLRNs at one year post hire. Results indicated no statistically significant differences between the three sites and the subscales of the survey. There was a trend of a more positive score for professional satisfaction with Site A. Turnover was also similar between sites and lower than the reported 10% average, with Site A at 2%, Site B at 5%, and Site C at 4%. There was a statistically significant difference between Site A and C in the intent to stay in their current position, with Site A longer than Site C. The study supports the literature and evidence that a NRP is an effective strategy to decrease first year turnover. Further study is needed related to the effectiveness of the components of the NRP, length of time for mentorship, and the impact of accumulation of cohorts.

The recent emergence and growth of the regional airlines in the United States has placed a strain on the supply of pilots that are needed for staffing scheduled flights. This present pilot shortage is presenting challenges for 2-year colleges and 4-year universities with aviation programs to produce more pilot graduates in less time to meet the staffing demands made by the regional airlines. With this shortage, the pressing issues of how to train and hire qualified pilots to fly technologically advanced regional airline jet aircraft have forced the industry to demand more aviation skills from a shrinking market of aviation pilot candidates. Colleges and universities with aviation programs have been forced to compete with outside private aviation schools on a larger scale in the training of collegiate students for airline employment opportunities. The primary purpose of this study was to expose any inadequacies in the higher-education aviation curricula and to propose changes needed to better qualify aviation students in the hiring process at regional air carriers. This study concentrated on the principle that higher education is necessary for advancing a pilot's aptitudes and abilities to perform the highly technical tasks of a professional pilot in a regional airline environment. The avenues of obtaining aviation experience along with flight certificates and ratings in an academic environment from 2-year colleges and 4-year universities with aviation programs is examined, along with qualifying these schools with the criteria regional airlines expects from new pilots hired. A survey was used to poll the pilots from two regional airlines that were based in Texas. By analyzing the responses from the returned surveys, the quality of training that existed in higher education aviation programs was revealed. The study confirmed the value of advising a path of higher education for students embarking on an aviation career as a pilot for a regional airline. The study concluded that 2-year colleges and 4-year universities with aviation programs are meeting the present demands made by the regional airlines.

The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the job performance expectations of recent journalism graduates as perceived by selected managing editors and journalism educators in Standard Federal Region Six (the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas). The survey instrument consisted primarily of statements dealing with the topics of five research questions on the value of journalism education to success on newspapers, the value of newspaper experience to teaching journalism, the language skills of recent graduates, the value of academic research to the improvement of newspapers, and the "gap" between journalism education and journalism practice.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2017-06-20T20:24:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Sandra Regina Vivanco Mirabeti.pdf: 1766609 bytes, checksum: c1e0d2426953bc14382bd791c338aaa0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-20T20:24:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sandra Regina Vivanco Mirabeti.pdf: 1766609 bytes, checksum: c1e0d2426953bc14382bd791c338aaa0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-23 / The research object of this dissertation is the analysis of the insertion, in the labor market, of students graduating from technical courses in Events and Logistics benefited by the National Program of Access to Technical Education and Employment - PRONATEC. For this research, the following question was raised: To what extent has PRONATEC, as a public policy, opted for the insertion in the labor market of students who have graduated from these technical courses offered at a private higher education institution located in the Capital of the State of São Paulo? The general objective of this work is to evaluate if this public policy, aimed at students and the less favored classes, made possible the insertion in the labor market of the students who graduated from the mentioned technical courses. The specific objectives are: to characterize the students regarding the socio-economic profile; identify the reasons that led them to choose the technical course in Events or Logistics, as well as the educational institution in which these courses were offered. The research subjects are 151 students who graduated from the technical courses offered by the program, from September / 2014 to August / 2015. The methodological design consists of a research that used mixed methods, of qualitative and quantitative nature. Regarding the objectives, this study is classified as exploratory. As for the technique of data collection adopted was the Survey Survey. The data collection instrument consists of questionnaires with open and closed questions. In the analysis of the data collected, the quantitative method and the deductive research reasoning prevailed. The search consists of two steps. The first step occurred in June 2015. At the time, the data collection material used was a questionnaire with open and closed questions that deal with the identification and socio-economic profile of the students who attended the technical course in Events or Logistics. The second stage took place between December 2016 and January 2017, and aimed to analyze the insertion of the students who graduated from the technical courses in the labor market. In this stage, a questionnaire with open and closed questions was also used. The results showed that PRONATEC was effective in the insertion of the students who graduated from technical courses in the labor market. / El objeto de investigación de esta tesis doctoral es el análisis de la inserción, en el mercado de trabajo, de estudiantes graduados de los cursos técnicos de Eventos y Logística beneficiarios del Programa Nacional de Acceso a la Educación Técnica y Empleo - PRONATEC. Para esta investigación se planteó la siguiente pregunta: ¿En qué medida PRONATEC, como política pública, optó por la inserción en el mercado de trabajo de los estudiantes que se han graduado en estos cursos técnicos ofrecidos en una institución privada de educación superior ubicada en la Capital del Estado de São Paulo? El objetivo general de este trabajo es evaluar si esta política pública, dirigida a los estudiantes y a las clases menos favorecidas, posibilitó la inserción en el mercado de trabajo de los estudiantes que se graduaron en los cursos técnicos mencionados. Los objetivos específicos son: caracterizar a los estudiantes en cuanto al perfil socioeconómico; Identificar las razones que los llevaron a elegir el curso técnico en Eventos o Logística, así como la institución educativa en la que se ofrecieron estos cursos. Los sujetos de investigación son 151 estudiantes que se graduaron en los cursos técnicos ofrecidos por el programa, de septiembre / 2014 a agosto / 2015. El diseño metodológico consiste en una investigación que utiliza métodos mixtos, de naturaleza cualitativa y cuantitativa. En cuanto a los objetivos, este estudio se clasifica como exploratorio. En cuanto a la técnica de recolección de datos adoptada fue la Encuesta Survey. El instrumento de recopilación de datos consiste en cuestionarios con preguntas abiertas y cerradas. En el análisis de los datos recolectados prevalece el método cuantitativo y el razonamiento de la investigación deductiva. La búsqueda consta de dos pasos. El primer paso se produjo en junio de 2015. En ese momento, el material de recolección de datos utilizado fue un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas que tratan de la identificación y perfil socioeconómico de los estudiantes que asistieron al curso técnico en Eventos o Logística. La segunda etapa tuvo lugar entre diciembre de 2016 y enero de 2017, con el objetivo de analizar la inserción de los estudiantes que se graduaron de los cursos técnicos en el mercado de trabajo. En esta etapa se utilizó también un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas. Los resultados mostraron que PRONATEC fue eficaz en la inserción de los estudiantes que se graduaron de cursos técnicos en el mercado de trabajo. / O objeto de pesquisa desta dissertação é a análise da inserção, no mercado de trabalho, de alunos egressos de cursos técnicos em Eventos e Logística beneficiados pelo Programa Nacional de Acesso ao Ensino Técnico e Emprego – PRONATEC. Para esta pesquisa, suscitou-se o seguinte questionamento: Até que ponto o PRONATEC, enquanto política pública oportunizou a inserção no mercado de trabalho dos alunos egressos desses cursos técnicos oferecidos em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior, privada, localizada na Capital do Estado de São Paulo? O objetivo geral deste trabalho é avaliar se essa política pública, voltada a estudantes e às classes menos favorecidas, possibilitou a inserção no mercado de trabalho dos alunos egressos dos referidos cursos técnicos. Os objetivos específicos são: caracterizar os alunos quanto ao perfil sócio econômico; identificar os motivos que os levaram a escolher o curso técnico em Eventos ou em Logística, bem como a instituição de ensino no qual esses cursos foram oferecidos. Os sujeitos da pesquisa são 151 alunos egressos dos cursos técnicos, oferecidos pelo programa, no período compreendido entre setembro/2014 a agosto/2015. O delineamento metodológico consiste em uma pesquisa que empregou métodos mistos, de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa. Quanto aos objetivos este estudo se classifica como exploratório. Quanto à técnica de coleta de dados adotada foi o levantamento Survey. O instrumento de coleta de dados consiste em questionários com questões abertas e fechadas. Na análise dos dados coletados prevaleceram o método quantitativo e o raciocínio de pesquisa dedutiva. A pesquisa configura-se em duas etapas. A primeira etapa ocorreu em junho de 2015. À época, o material de coleta de dados utilizado, foi um questionário com questões abertas e fechadas, que versam sobre a identificação e o perfil sócio econômico dos alunos que cursavam o curso técnico em Eventos ou Logística. A segunda etapa aconteceu entre dezembro/2016 e janeiro/2017, e teve por objetivo analisar a inserção dos alunos egressos dos cursos técnicos no mercado de trabalho, nessa etapa, também se utilizou um questionário com questões abertas e fechadas. Os resultados demonstraram que o PRONATEC foi efetivo na inserção dos alunos egressos dos cursos técnicos no mercado de trabalho.

El objetivo del estudio fue realizar un análisis bibliométrico de las publicaciones científicas de la base de datos Alicia Concytec, para establecer información actual sobre los artículos científicos de empleabilidad en jóvenes egresados. Primero, se realizó una búsqueda de la variable empleabilidad en la base de datos Alicia Concytec, en la cual se encontró 5 artículos en total, de los cuales 3 artículos conforman la muestra de estudio por estar relacionados a la empleabilidad en jóvenes egresados. Así mismo, se realizaron los análisis de datos y metodología utilizadas, y se desarrolló un análisis de la información obtenida. En los resultados resalta la poca cantidad de estudios cuantitativos en relación a la variable empleabilidad y que el cien por ciento de trabajos contienen resumen, abstract, palabras claves, introducción, objetivos e hipótesis. Sin embargo, solo el 50% de los estudios cuentan con recomendaciones. En conclusión, se considera a la bibliometría como un método de investigación que permite medir el avance de la ciencia y su contribución. De esta manera, los fenómenos sociales de importancia son explicados con información real. / The objective of the study was to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the scientific publications of the Alicia Concytec database, to establish current information on the scientific articles on employability in young graduates. First, a search for variable employability was carried out in the Alicia Concytec database, in which a total of 5 articles were found, of which 3 articles make up the study sample because they are related to employability in young graduates. Likewise, data and utilization analyzes were carried out, and an analysis of the information obtained was developed. The results highlight the small number of quantitative studies in relation to variable employability and that one hundred percent of the works contain a summary, summary, keywords, introduction, objectives and hypotheses. However, only 50% of the studies have recommendations. In conclusion, bibliometrics is considered as a research method that allows measuring the progress of science and its contribution. In this way, important social phenomena are explained with real information. / Trabajo de investigación

Community day school graduates enter society with decisions about college, career, and work. Community day schools operate as a non-traditional education system that provides a separate and often unique education to many disenfranchised students, with lessened accountability protocols to assess whether these systems prepare graduates for life after high school. The number of community day schools and enrollment is declining, due in part to excessive changes within the law and stricter guidelines required to be met.

This study examined differences in retention, graduation, and dropout between students in grades 9-12 in special education and regular education in the state of Texas for school years 1992-93 through 1995-96. The purpose was to gather information regarding the possible adverse effects of increased academic standards and mandatory testing on students with disabilities. The results indicate that when compared to students in regular education, students with disabilities are significantly more likely to be retained and are not experiencing the same decline in dropout rates as regular students. There is no indication that students with disabilities have been adversely affected by school reform but the size of the school district may play a significant role in whether or not students with disabilities dropout of school.

Under the George W. Bush U.S. presidential administration, the federal government pushed for greater accountability among institutions of higher education for educational outcomes. Graduation rate is a key performance indicator of institutional accountability. Previous researchers of student attrition focused primarily on the effects of student level factors on student persistence/withdrawal behavior. Recently, researchers put more focus on the effects of institutional characteristics on graduation rates, but most of these studies were exploratory and based on multiple regression models. No institutional model has existed to synthesize their results within a theoretical framework. Such an institutional model is needed to explain the process of student persistence at the institutional level. The purpose of this study was to develop a model of institutional performance in graduation rate for four-year, public and private not-for-profit, Title IV institutions in the United States. This study validated the institutional model based on the IPEDS dataset using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. Further group comparison analyses are conducted by fitting the same SEM model to several subgroup datasets based on grouping variables such as control, geographical region and state. Benchmarking analyses were conducted to demonstrate how administrators and policy-makers can use the institutional model to compare the performance of an institution with its peers and what policy changes can they pursue to improve graduation rates.

Improving the retention and graduation of African Americans and other minority groups in higher education is an important but highly politicized issue on college and university campuses. Prior studies emphasize the relationship between minority retention and achievement, cultural diversity, and racial policies and climates at predominantly White colleges and universities in the United States. In response to the need for further research, the effects of institutional actions related to diversity, minority group and African American retention, and social integration initiatives on African American graduation rates were examined for a national sample of United States (U.S.) colleges and universities. From a potential list of 7,018 colleges and universities, 2,233 met the inclusion criteria for the study. But necessary and complete information from national directories and the census could only be found for the final sample of 1,105. After dropping 30 outliers, several multiple regression analyses identified the institutional actions, social, and demographic factors that best predicted graduation rates. Public U.S. colleges and universities located in the Midwest region had lower African American graduation rates than private colleges and universities located in the South. Higher African American graduation rates occurred in colleges and universities with Black cultural centers, higher first-year retention rates, higher women enrollment rates, a higher number of student organizations, and Division III athletic programs. Colleges and universities located in a town had higher African American graduation rates than those located in a city, suburb, or rural area.