A Sample Mixed Methods Dissertation Proposal

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STUDENTS PERSISTENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN DISTRIBUTED DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION: A Mixed Methods STUDY by Nataliya V. Ivankova Proposal FOR Dissertation STUDY Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Major: Interdepartmental Area of Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction Under the Supervision of Professor Sheldon L. Stick Lincoln, Nebraska December, 2002 2 Table of Content Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ...................... 4 Statement of the Problem ........................................ .......................... 4 Purpose of the Study.

other factors internal and external to an academic institution (Kember, 1995). Given the claimed high dropout rate of students from DE and the fact increasing numbers of postsecondary institutions offer advanced-degree distributed programs, it is important to know why some students are successful in pursuing doctoral degrees in

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