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  An Exploratory Comparative Case Study of Successful Fundraising Operations at Three Small, Private, Christian Universities

  James Bender

  Literature suggests that the challenges currently facing higher education will continue, increasing the pressure on institutions to discover and cultivate new funding sources outside of the traditional avenues of tuition, room, board, an...

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  The Lived Experiences of Students with High Functioning Autism in Higher Education

  Aida Miles

  A growing number of students with high functioning autism (HFA) are entering higher education; this number is expected to grow as the prevalence of autism continues to rise. Students with HFA face many challenges when entering higher edu...

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  Marginalized Voices: Stories of Resilience Among At-Risk Youth in Southern China

  Lynne Picker

  The stories of at-risk minority youth living in rural southern China, are stories waiting to be told. These are the stories of trauma and courage as they discover their pathway from risk to resilience. This study points to the need for c...

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  The Racial Attitudes of White Students at a CCCU Institution

  Jarad T. Russell

  This phenomenological study used semi-structured interviews to understand the lived experiences and racial attitudes of White students at a CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges & Universities) institution as they related to Black people....

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  Purpose and Autonomous Functioning in Emerging Adults

  Michelle Steffenhagen

  This study sought to understand the relationship between a sense of purpose and autonomous functioning in young adults. The relationships between the dimensions of purpose (goal orientation, sense of meaning, and beyond-the-self focus) ...

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  Examination of Shamans as Cultural Leaders in the Hmong American Communities

  Phoua Vang

  Leadership in the world today is under crisis because many individuals serving as positional leaders lack effective leadership capacities. Many organizations choose leaders based on individuals’ academic performance and personality trait...

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  A Quantitative Study of Factors Influencing Special Education Teachers’ Attrition: The Relationships Between Burnout, Personality, and Organizational Factors

  Erin Wanat

  The purpose of this study was to examine if there is a relationship between independent variables—special education teachers’ emotional/interpersonal stressors, personality type, and worklife variables—and special education teachers’ bur...

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  The Relationship between Inclusive Classroom Practice and Student Self-Perception Outcomes

  Jenifer York

  The majority of students with special education needs spend of 80% their time in general education classrooms (National Center for Education Statistics, 2019c). While participation in general education classes is linked to positive outco...