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Information Literacy Across The Curriculum: A Faculty Professional Development Program, Jaime Corris Hammond

Instructional Design Capstones Collection

Information literacy is a set of skills that encompass conducting research, evaluating sources and authority, and ethically using information. While information literacy as a concept has existed for 50 years, higher education has struggled to meaningfully incorporate it into college curricula. The concept of “across the curriculum” instruction, most notably Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), empowers faculty to incorporate skills outside of their discipline to increase learning. This information literacy program uses the concept of “across the curriculum” instruction, an American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) High Impact Practice, to incorporate and contextualize these skills in a variety of …

A Shift In Reality: Virtual And Augmented Systems In Higher And Medical Education, Brian Meyer

Current Issues in Emerging eLearning

Virtual and augmented technologies provide a seamless solution for merging traditional, theoretical learning with practical application in context. Unlike traditional teaching pedagogies, in which lessons are restricted in terms of the use of additional apparatus, pedagogies that involve the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies enable educators to build upon taught concepts to demonstrate the application of those concepts in practice, and allow educators to generate multiple atypical scenarios in order to build competence in practical fields of endeavour. In medical education, virtual and augmented reality tools provide an especially important opportunity for preparation before treating patients in actual …

Achieving A Student’S Academic And Career Success: A Personalized Reflection Of Experience In Higher Education, Russell Deluca-Kavanagh

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

I have a background of many years working part time within the higher education system, especially in extracurricular activities. This synthesis provides resources for anyone—including myself—who wishes to work within college-level career counseling and academic advising to fulfill the role of a success coach. The resources are drawn from interviews with professionals in the field; articles and websites; scenarios and stories of students struggling with hardships and their success after defeating those hardships; and the field of critical and creative thinking.

A Review Of The Literature On Postsecondary Education For Students With Intellectual Disability 2010-2016: Examining The Influence Of Federal Funding And Alignment With Research In Disability And Postsecondary Education, Clare Papay, Meg Grigal

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

Amendments to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), including the creation of the Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) model demonstration program, have led to increased opportunities for students with intellectual disability to obtain postsecondary education. The present study builds on previous reviews of the literature on postsecondary education (PSE) for students with intellectual disability (SWID) to provide a review of articles published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and 2016. The specific aims were to (a) describe recent research, (b) determine the impact of TPSID funding on peer-reviewed literature, and (c) compare the domains and methodologies …

A Review Of The Literature On Postsecondary Education For Students With Intellectual Disability 2010-2016: Examining The Influence Of Federal Funding And Alignment With Research In Disability And Postsecondary Education, Clare Papay, Meg Grigal

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

Amendments to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), including the creation of the Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) model demonstration program, have led to increased opportunities for students with intellectual disability to obtain postsecondary education. The present study builds on previous reviews of the literature on postsecondary education (PSE) for students with intellectual disability (SWID) to provide a review of articles published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and 2016. The specific aims were to (a) describe recent research, (b) determine the impact of TPSID funding on peer-reviewed literature, and (c) compare the domains and methodologies …

Predictors Of Inclusive Course Enrollments In Higher Education By Students With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, Clare Papay, Meg Grigal, Debra Hart, Ngai Kwan, Frank Smith

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

Higher education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) offer opportunities to engage in college experiences including access to typical college courses. The purpose of the present study was to examine data from federally funded programs in order to describe and identify predictors of inclusive course enrollments. Data on 672 first-year students with IDD who enrolled in 3,233 inclusive college courses were analyzed. Significant predictors were the age of the student, whether the student attended a program that offered access to regular student advising or provided an official transcript, whether the student took any specialized courses, and whether …

Academic Capitalism And The Public Good In Public And Private U.S. Higher Education: A Grounded Theory Study Of Internationalization, Asabe W. Poloma

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

Within the context of U.S. higher education, market forces inform institutional strategies at public and private universities alike (Rhoades & Slaughter, 2006). Despite existing studies on market-driven forces in the internationalization and transnationalization of U.S. higher education (Knight, 2004; Marginson, 2012; Rhoades, Lee and Maldonado-Maldonado, 2005; Stromquist, 2007), there is a relative lack of theoretical or methodological engagement with how the theory of academic capitalism informs our understanding of the dominance of market-driven strategies in internationalization and how those strategies and practices blur the boundaries between the market and the public good. Furthermore, no studies have explored how the intersection …

The Formation Of Scholars: Critical Narratives Of Asian American And Pacific Islander Doctoral Students In Higher Education, Liza A. Talusan

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation addresses the formation of scholar identity as informed by an identity-conscious approach to doctoral student socialization, doctoral student development, and racial identity as expressed through the critical narratives of Asian American and Pacific Islander doctoral students in the field of higher education. The study explored the intersections of race, doctoral student socialization, and doctoral student development – three areas that have been approached as separate entities in existing literature. By using life history methodology and narrative inquiry, this study contributed to a more thorough understanding of racialized experiences in doctoral studies. Critical narrative was used as a methodological …

Fostering The Spiritual Development Of Undergraduates Through Service-Learning, Michelle C. Sterk Barrett

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

By integrating spiritual development theories with Sanford's theory of challenge and support and study findings, this mixed methods study examines how spiritual development may be occurring through service-learning. The relationship between service-learning participation and spiritual growth is analyzed by addressing the following research questions: 1) Does spiritual growth occur among undergraduates participating in service-learning? 2) Which aspects of the service-learning experience relate to the occurrence of spiritual growth? 3) What role do "challenge" and "support" play in the process of spiritual growth?

The 272 study participants are drawn from the Boston College PULSE Program, a service-learning program that requires 10-12 …

Nerche Bulletin, Volume 7, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 2, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Updates, Volume 5, Issue 2, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Updates, Volume 5, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Collaboration To Institutionalize Service-Learning In Higher Education Organizations: The Relationship Between The Structures Of Academic And Student Affairs, Joanne A. Dreher

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

Higher education organizations are distinguished by a structural divide between academic affairs and student affairs. Specific to this separation is the divide between the formal curriculum created and managed by faculty and the informal 'hidden' curriculum developed and delivered to students by student affairs professionals. This divide prompts questions about the role of structure and the cultures that are reinforced by those structures to influence collaboration to integrate new pedagogies such as service-learning.

Case study design was used to analyze three institutions in New England to understand the influence of organizational structures to institutionalize service-learning and to determine the degree …

Nerche Updates, Volume 4, Issue 2, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Updates, Volume 4, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Updates, Volume 3, Issue 2, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Updates, Volume 3, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Updates, Volume 2, Issue 2, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Nerche Updates, Volume 2, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

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The Academic Workplace (Spring 2006): Learning Equity-Mindedness: Equality In Educational Outcomes, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, John Saltmarsh, R. Eugene Rice, Estela Mara Bensimon, Melissa P. Read

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Spring 2005): Learning A New Kind Of Leadership For The Academic Workplace, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Joe Raelin, Gerry Lorentz, Sharon Singleton, Dwight Giles

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Spring 2004): Class In The Academy, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Susan E. Borrego, Sharon Singleton, James A. Stakenas

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Fall 2003): Hea Reauthorization: Why It Matters, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Jamie P. Merisotis, Deborah Hirsch, Dwight Giles, Charmian Sperling

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Spring 2003): Leveling The Field, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Cathy A. Trower, Deborah Hirsch, Hannah Goldberg

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Fall/Winter 2002): The Politics Of Civic Engagement, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Harry C. Boyte, Deborah Hirsch, Melvin Wade

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Spring 2002): Uniting Old Adversaries: Teaming Efficiency & Equity For Social Justice, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Alicia C. Dowd, Sharon Singleton

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Fall/Winter 2001): Hidden Diversity On The Postmodern Campus, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Kevin Drumm, Deborah Hirsch, Carlton Pickron

The Academic Workplace

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The Academic Workplace (Spring/Summer 2001): The Promise Of A Scholarship Of Engagement, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Deborah Hirsch, Richard A. Couto, David Entin

The Academic Workplace

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