American and also Nigerian students drop out of school. The problem of high school dropout has generated increased interest among researchers, policy makers and educators in recent years. “Dropout” may refer to dropping out of school or one who quits from school (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2000). Dropout rates of teens in secondary school are of great interest to educators across the country. An analysis has been done by researchers to identify the risk factors related to high school dropout
Words: 8677 - Pages: 35
stakes are higher. Governments have decreased aid for public education and set spending caps. Students today are being faced with “high stakes” testing. We used to worry about scoring high enough on examinations to get into college, but now students take examinations to get out of high school. Some policy makers, during sometime, have suggested a school’s funding will be determined by how well their students perform on the tests. In theory it is wonderful, the schools that do well will be rewarded for
Words: 14906 - Pages: 60
A STUDY OF HOW LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE INFLUENCE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION (A CASE STUDY AT PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN TERENGGANU) LECTURER PROF. MADYA NORUDIN MANSOR TEAM MEMBERS MOHD FAIZAL JAAFAR 2011392489 WAN RAMLA WAN NAWANG 2011343575 NORAINI BINTI AMMRAN 2011952075 NAZREEN BEGUM NAJIBULLAH KHAN 2011545767 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful” Assalamualaikum W.B
Words: 13433 - Pages: 54
scope of the study and assumptions. Job performance is influenced by many factors. According to Kreitner and Kinicki (2007), performance management is continuous cycle of improving job performance with goal setting, feedback and coaching, and rewards and positive reinforcement. In this study the focus is given to financial compensation. A research will be conducted at supermarkets in San Jose Del Monte to see how financial compensation affects job performance of the employees. The question that has
Words: 1450 - Pages: 6
Determinants of Critical Success Factors of Quality Management in Higher Education Institutions in Morocco Using DELPHI method by: Youssef Loutfi Supervised by: Dr. Abderrahman Hassi Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Business Administration Al Akhawayn University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Master of Business Administration Al Akhawayn University Summer 2014 iii Dedication In conducting this process, I would like mention people
Words: 13899 - Pages: 56
Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Final Report November 2005 Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Jens Henrik Haahr with Thomas Kibak Nielsen, Martin Eggert Hansen and Søren Teglgaard Jakobsen www.danishtechnology.dk jens.henrik.haahr@teknologisk.dk This study was carried out on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Views expressed represent
Words: 87738 - Pages: 351
7 Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The review of the literature for this study focuses on procedures used to identify teaching and learning styles and what effect a match between the two has on student learning outcomes and evaluation of instructors. The review focuses on a number of different instruments used to identify teaching and learning styles. The chapter begins with a definition of learning styles, teaching styles, and matching, followed by the findings of researchers using
Words: 5658 - Pages: 23
Employees’ levels of burnout, job satisfaction and job performance give an indication of the effectiveness of an enterprise. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between a dispositional variable (sense of coherence), burnout, job satisfaction and job performance. A once-off cross-sectional survey design was used.. The Orientation to Life Questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and Performance Appraisal Questionnaire were used as measuring
Words: 14519 - Pages: 59
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BUSINESS RESEARCH METHOD GROUP REPORT Research project title: FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS' ONLINE SHOPPING ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION IN HO CHI MINH CITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of BACHELOR OF ARTS in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2014 Group members: Student Number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Name ID Student Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Responsibility in Assignment Participation % * Signatures: a. ____________________________________
Words: 3721 - Pages: 15
School Facility Conditions and Student Academic Achievement Glen I. Earthman Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University This paper is posted at the eScholarship Repository, University of California. http://repositories.cdlib.org/idea/wws/wws-rr008-1002 Copyright c 2002 by the author. School Facility Conditions and Student Academic Achievement Abstract This paper shows that the condition of school facilities has an important impact on student performance and teacher effectiveness. In
Words: 6603 - Pages: 27
