SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2003-2004

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2004-2005

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1994-95

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1995-96

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT1996-97

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1997-98

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1998-99

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1999-2000

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION GRANTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2005-2006

The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission submits an annual accountability report to the Governor and General Assembly that contains the Commission's mission, objectives to accomplish the mission, and performance measures that show the degree to which objectives are being met.

Jiao Tong: A Grounded Theory of Chinese International Students' Transition to American Tertiary Education

University students are more globally mobile than ever before, increasingly receiving education outside of their home countries. One significant student exchange pattern is between China and the United States; Chinese students are the largest population of international students in the U.S. (Institute of International Education, 2014). Differences between Chinese and American culture in turn influence higher education praxis in both countries, and students are enculturated into the expectations and practices of their home countries. This implies significant changes for students who must navigate cultural differences, academic expectations, and social norms during the process of transition to a system of higher education outside their home country. Despite the trends in students’ global mobility and implications for international students’ transitions, scholarship about international students does not examine students’ experiences with the transition process to a new country and system of higher education. Related models were developed with American organizations and individuals, making it unlikely that they would be culturally transferable to Chinese international students’ transitions. This study used qualitative methods to deepen the understanding of Chinese international students’ transition processes. Grounded theory methods were used to invite the narratives of 18 Chinese international students at a large public American university, analyze the data, and build a theory that reflects Chinese international students’ experiences transitioning to American university life. Findings of the study show that Chinese international students experience a complex process of transition to study in the United States. Students’ pre-departure experiences, including previous exposure to American culture, family expectations, and language preparation, informed their transition. Upon arrival, students navigate resource seeking to fulfill their practical, emotional, social, intellectual, and ideological needs. As students experienced various positive and discouraging events, they developed responses to the pivotal moments. These behaviors formed patterns in which students sought familiarity or challenge subsequent to certain events. The findings and resulting theory provide a framework through which to better understand the experiences of Chinese international students in the context of American higher education.

Trust and Leadership in Higher Education in the Downturn

This Leadership Academy Workshop presentation focused on 'Trust and Leadership in the Downturn', with particular reference to the public sector and to education. The presentation discussed a range of definitions of trust, including the view of Mayer, Davis and Schoorman (1995) that trust can be described as 'the willingness of a person to be vulnerable to the actions of another, based on the expectation that the other will perform a particular action important to the trustor, irrespective of the ability to monitor or control that action'. The presentation then focused on the reasons why this relational psychological state is important,particularly in an economic recession when people were facing job cuts and economic uncertainty in a wider political and social environment characterised by cynicism and a downturn in trust. If trust is defined in part as a belief in the honesty, competence and benevolence of others, it tends to act like 'social glue', cushioning difficult situations and enabling actions to take place easily that otherwise would not be permissible. A worrying state of affairs has recently been developing across the world, however, in the economic downturn, as reported in the Edelman Trust Barometer for 2009, in which there was a marked diminuition of trust in corporations, businesses and government, as a result of the credit crunch. While the US and parts of Europe was showing recovery from a generalised loss of trust by mid-year 2009, the UK had not. It seems that social attitudes in Britain may be hardening - it seems that from being a nation of sceptics we may be becoming a nation of cynics: for example, 69% of the population surveyed by Edelman trust the government less than six months ago. In this situation, there is a need to promote positive measures to build trust, including the establishment of more transparent and honest business practices and practices to ensure that employees are treated well. Following the presentation, a workshop was held to discuss the nature of a possible loss of trust in the downturn in the UK and its implications for leadership practices and development.

The Effectiveness of Outdoor Education on Environmental Learning, Appreciation, and Activism

The main objective of this research was to determine the effectiveness of outdoor education on student knowledge retention, appreciation for nature, and environmental activism in a college level course on south Florida ecology. Six class sections were given quizzes on four course topics either post-lecture or post-field trip. Students were also given pre-course and post-course opinion surveys. Although mean quiz scores for the post-field trip were higher than for the post-lecture, statistical analysis determined that there was no significant difference in quiz scores for location taken (post-lecture or post-field trip). Survey results show a correlation between knowledge of environmental issues and environmental activism. Even though student survey responses point to outdoor education and field trips being the most effective method of learning and influential on appreciation for nature, the quiz scores do not reflect such.

Student’s Perceptions of the Community Impact of Social Education Degree Internship

Evaluating the impact of an intervention is a very important stage in social educators’ practice, since it allows them to improve the quality of socio-educational projects. The aim of this study is to rethink the internship of the social education degree through students’ perceptions about the impact of their projects in the community. This is a qualitative and exploratory study using documental analysis of 50 internship final reports of a social education degree from a Portuguese polytechnic higher education institution and whose emerging categorical content analysis was performed with NVivo software. The analysis revealed four distinct indicators linked to the project (accomplished objectives, evaluation of activities, sustainability and innovation), the target group (participation, motivation and benefits), the institution (satisfaction of collaborators, improved dynamic, routines and space enhancements), and the students (relational, reflexive and planning skills; satisfaction). It also revealed instruments, feedback, observation, document analysis and case reports as means of verification. The use of indicators related to the project’s objectives, the changes perceived from the benefits in the target-group and in the institution, and the interveners’ level of satisfaction should be noted as positive. Given the inconsistency in the use of formal assessment instruments, the results show the need to strengthen students’ mobilisation of project assessment skills in order to improve the quality of undergraduate education.