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Content Validation Of A Model For Organizational Cultural Competence Of Health-Related Post-Secondary Academic Departments Or Units, Diane Elizabeth Krause
Content Validation Of A Model For Organizational Cultural Competence Of Health-Related Post-Secondary Academic Departments Or Units, Diane Elizabeth Krause
Masters Theses
OBJECTIVE: Health-related academic units need to be culturally competent to meet workforce needs for culturally competent personnel and to establish effective academic-practice linkages. This study was designed to test the content validity of a model, developed from a literature review, for organizational cultural competence of health-related academic units. METHODS: An expert panel convened as a virtual team to provide input on domains and criteria statements that are important and relevant for academia. An iterative process was used as a series of large and small group telephone conferences and e-mail comment period. RESULTS: Over a 4-month period, the expert panel revised, …
Defining A Snack Self-Definitions And Snack Patterns Of College Freshmen, Rachel Ann Kinney
Defining A Snack Self-Definitions And Snack Patterns Of College Freshmen, Rachel Ann Kinney
Masters Theses
A consistent definition for snacks has not been developed in dietary research despite the significant contribution of snacks to overall dietary intake. The purpose of this research was to examine self-reported definitions of a snack and to examine snacking patterns among a college freshman population. Aim 1 consisted of a qualitative analysis of self-definitions of the word "snack" (n=663). Aim 2 consisted of a quantitative analysis of snack patterns reported from seven-day food records (n=105). Participants were 18-19 year old entering freshman of a large state university. Aim 1 participants responded to the question "How would you define the word …