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The Future Of Learning, Robert B. Reich
The Future Of Learning, Robert B. Reich
New England Journal of Public Policy
As part of UMass Boston’s recent celebration to mark the inauguration of Chancellor Michael F. Collins, M.D., the Division of Corporate, Continuing and Distance Education (CCDE) hosted a “virtual symposium” featuring Robert B. Reich. Between April 24 and May 8, CCDE posted a streaming video and a downloadable audio file of a presentation that Professor Reich had delivered on April 11, 2006 at the national conference of the University Continuing Education Association. This talk was supplemented, on May 3, by a live teleconferencing Q&A session with Professor Reich and about fifty UMass Boston graduate students.
Editor's Note, Padraig O'Malley
Editor's Note, Padraig O'Malley
New England Journal of Public Policy
The editor's note at the beginning of this journal briefly speaks about each article within. The author touches upon learning, the challenges to an education, the effects of the growth of technology, how world politics interfere with economy, and how employment is affected by technology.
Searching For The Holy Grail Of International Education: Feedback From Hospitality Management Study Abroad Participants, Hubert B. Van Hoof
Searching For The Holy Grail Of International Education: Feedback From Hospitality Management Study Abroad Participants, Hubert B. Van Hoof
Hospitality Review
This article reports on a study done among hospitality management students who participated in study abroad programs between January 2001 and May 2003. The participants in the study were both incoming students to the US and outgoing students from the US. The study investigates, among other things, why they had decided to study abroad, why they had selected a particular institution, how their home institution compared to the partner institution abroad, and what they perceived to be the benefits and relevance of their international experiences. It was found that respondents were generally very positive about the study abroad experience. Some …
Parents, Guilt, And Forgiveness: The Effects Of Divorce On College Students Attending Private Christian Colleges, Kristin Deal
Parents, Guilt, And Forgiveness: The Effects Of Divorce On College Students Attending Private Christian Colleges, Kristin Deal
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
With national divorce statistics on a rise, higher education should consider its approach to meeting the needs of students from these homes. Specifically, faith-based institutions must think about the effects divorce has had on the faith development of students from divorced families. Using individual interviews and a focus group, I researched the experiences and faith development of seven students from divorced homes attending three private Christian institutions in Southern California. The qualitative nature of the study gave voice to the unique stories of these students.
Student Success Or Student Non-Dissatisfaction?, Jerry Pattengale
Student Success Or Student Non-Dissatisfaction?, Jerry Pattengale
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Growth No. 6 (2006) - Full Issue
Growth No. 6 (2006) - Full Issue
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
The full issue of the sixth edition of Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development.
A Qualitative Study Of Hispanic Protestant College Students, Edwin Romero
A Qualitative Study Of Hispanic Protestant College Students, Edwin Romero
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
God & Mammon: When Revenue Becomes More Important Than Mission And Community In Higher Education, David M. Johnstone
God & Mammon: When Revenue Becomes More Important Than Mission And Community In Higher Education, David M. Johnstone
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Student Success In College: Creating Conditions That Matter, Treva Barham
Student Success In College: Creating Conditions That Matter, Treva Barham
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Achieving And Sustaining Institutional Excellence For The First Year College, Robert C. Pepper
Achieving And Sustaining Institutional Excellence For The First Year College, Robert C. Pepper
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
How College Affects Students: Volume 2 A Third Decade Of Research, Kimberly C. Thornbury
How College Affects Students: Volume 2 A Third Decade Of Research, Kimberly C. Thornbury
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
My Freshman Year: What A Professor Learned By Becoming A Student, Christopher Klein
My Freshman Year: What A Professor Learned By Becoming A Student, Christopher Klein
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Service-Learning Code Of Ethics, Jeffrey P. Bouman
Service-Learning Code Of Ethics, Jeffrey P. Bouman
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
The Vocation Of A Christian Scholar: How Christian Faith Can Sustain The Life Of The Mind, Todd C. Ream, Lauren E. Sheehan
The Vocation Of A Christian Scholar: How Christian Faith Can Sustain The Life Of The Mind, Todd C. Ream, Lauren E. Sheehan
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Can Hope Endure: A Historical Case Study In Christian Higher Education, Jason M. Morris
Can Hope Endure: A Historical Case Study In Christian Higher Education, Jason M. Morris
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Stewardship Of Underrepresented Communities, Khristian Kemp-Delisser
Stewardship Of Underrepresented Communities, Khristian Kemp-Delisser
The Vermont Connection
Alumni can play an important role in supporting diversity and diverse populations on campus, yet underrepresented communities such as women, people of color, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) alumni have been largely untapped by alumni and development offices. Proper training, sustained commitment, and culturally-specific targeted stewardship cannot only be financially rewarding, but can also work to combat myths, stereotypes and prejudice. This article will discuss the challenges and benefits involved in using stewardship to target these communities, followed by recommendations for practice and areas of further research.
Intergroup Dialogues: A Promising Practice For Cross-Cultural Engagement, Michael M. Debowes
Intergroup Dialogues: A Promising Practice For Cross-Cultural Engagement, Michael M. Debowes
The Vermont Connection
In today’s colleges and universities, administrators wrestle with how to create and maintain diverse campus climates. While many institutions recruit students with a wide variety of experiences and identities, often times these students will self-segregate into like-minded or like-experienced peer groups upon their arrival to campus. Interaction between these groups of students may be minimal at best if an institution does not intentionally provide a safe, supportive and confidential space in which students can establish meaningful relationships with members of a different social identity group. This article will present one method of social justice education known as intergroup dialogues as …
Free To Be: Supporting Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Students On Catholic Campuses, Jessica Belue
Free To Be: Supporting Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Students On Catholic Campuses, Jessica Belue
The Vermont Connection
There is a long history of tension between the authority of the Vatican and the relative autonomy of Roman Catholic institutions of higher education, particularly in the United States of America. These tensions currently arise on Catholic campuses where student affairs practitioners seek to support lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) students while at the same time operating within Vatican teaching that homosexuality is objectively disordered (Ratzinger, 1986). This paper will review those Catholic teachings on homosexuality and explore policies and practices of student affairs practitioners seeking to serve LGB students at Catholic higher education institutions.
Group Dynamics And Race, Czarina Ramsay, Heather A. Maginnis
Group Dynamics And Race, Czarina Ramsay, Heather A. Maginnis
The Vermont Connection
The purpose of this study is to identify what, if at all, impact race had on relationship and community building among a small and diverse group of people. The impact of group dynamics and race was measured through a quantitative analysis of the Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration (HESA) program cohort experience. With the increased number of professionals from diverse backgrounds entering the field of student affairs and higher education, understanding how race impacts group interactions may be critical to one’s educational and professional success. Therefore, it is my hope that the results derived from this research will assist …
Understanding Success In The Academy: A Personal Journey, Lael Croteau
Understanding Success In The Academy: A Personal Journey, Lael Croteau
The Vermont Connection
The purpose of this scholarly personal narrative is to address a practitioner’s experiences in the academy and examine how she defines success. Her identity within her communities and personal factors which have contributed to her continued pursuit of success will also be discussed. This narrative illustrates ways in which student affairs professionals can identify and support students with complex identity backgrounds to achieve success.
Bridging The Gap: Perspectives From Different Generations On The Field Of Student Affairs, Jacque Little, Judy Raper
Bridging The Gap: Perspectives From Different Generations On The Field Of Student Affairs, Jacque Little, Judy Raper
The Vermont Connection
Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, once posed three questions for individuals to consider when contemplating their spiritual lives: What can I know? What can I do? And, What can I hope? (n.d.) These three questions, while fundamentally simple, are provocative and powerful and lead to significant soul searching regarding one’s values, beliefs, actions, and perspective. It strikes us that these three questions can also provide student affairs professionals with the opportunity for rich dialogue and critical reflection regarding our roles in and beliefs about a profession fraught with change, challenges, mystery, and ethical dilemmas. In this article, two authors, nearly …
The Cultural Components Of Leadership Development: Examining Latino/A Student Leadership, Nicholas E. Negrete
The Cultural Components Of Leadership Development: Examining Latino/A Student Leadership, Nicholas E. Negrete
The Vermont Connection
Are the leadership development models that exist today inclusive of all student leaders? Does leadership take on different forms when examined through the lenses of different cultural communities? Is there enough research available for student affairs educators to successfully identify the needs and concerns of all student leaders? Although there have been thousands of research articles and books on the topic of leadership development, very few of them have addressed the ways in which students of color, more specifically Latino/a students, develop leadership skills and competencies. Student affairs educators must not become comfortable only identifying with the leadership theories that …
Making The Case For Service-Learning In First-Year Programs, Aaron Ferguson
Making The Case For Service-Learning In First-Year Programs, Aaron Ferguson
The Vermont Connection
Today’s college students are graduating high school without the skills necessary to undertake the responsibility involved in college level academic work and lifestyles. Additionally, recent national surveys have shown that students are increasingly becoming more academically and socially disengaged (Sax, Astin, Korn, & Mahoney, 1999). In response, educators have begun to focus first-year programs on supporting students in terms of grade-based, academic achievement. Within the context of current theory and research in the field, this article will investigate the potential of service-learning as a forum for students to develop more holistically (academically, personally, and civically) within the context of first-year …
The Final Word: Seek That Which Is, But Is Not Apparent, Bridget Turner Kelly, Joy Pehlke
The Final Word: Seek That Which Is, But Is Not Apparent, Bridget Turner Kelly, Joy Pehlke
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
Living Knowledge Production: Indigenous Approaches And Intersections In Higher Education, Amanda L. Cook, Sabrina T. Kwist
Living Knowledge Production: Indigenous Approaches And Intersections In Higher Education, Amanda L. Cook, Sabrina T. Kwist
The Vermont Connection
As educators and practitioners reflect on the relatively young lifespan of the United States higher education system, it is important to take this opportunity to explore and rethink our country’s systems of knowledge production. Currently many of the approaches within the United States rely heavily on Western European epistemologies. Through exploration of narrative and its influence on indigenous epistemologies, we hope to challenge and expand the Western emphasis on the empirical way of knowing. We will learn from the epistemologies of three indigenous communities: Hawaii, New Zealand, and the continental United States. We will examine the creation of worldviews, knowledge …
Finding The Right Words: A Personal Reflection, Demethra Lasha Bradley, Kerry L. Fleming
Finding The Right Words: A Personal Reflection, Demethra Lasha Bradley, Kerry L. Fleming
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.