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Investigating Gender Bias In The Ratings Of College Applicants, Candice Danielle Davis Jan 2012

Investigating Gender Bias In The Ratings Of College Applicants, Candice Danielle Davis

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to reexamine the Goldberg Paradigm and the Gender Role Congruity Theory in the academic setting. The present study was interested in examining the attitudes of both male and female evaluators in the college setting. The presented study also predicted that the self-evaluations of the participants would vary due to the application they evaluated. The study manipulated gender and major (math, business, English literature, and art) as independent variables in the mock applications. Data was collected from undergraduate students. After reading the mock applications, participants would complete a survey.


What Policies Can The United States Implement In Order To Improve Its Efforts To Transition Those With Learning Disabilities Into The Workplace, Gregory Allen Jones Jan 2008

What Policies Can The United States Implement In Order To Improve Its Efforts To Transition Those With Learning Disabilities Into The Workplace, Gregory Allen Jones

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to examine what strategies can be devised to transition those with learning disabilities into the workforce. This is accomplished by a qualitative review of the history of educational policies and programs used in England, France, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Kenya, and Nigeria. These strengths and weaknesses are compared with the history of policies implemented in the United States, to see what strategies can be used to affect policy changes that will better the chances for employment for those with learning disabilities.


Career Development Curriculum For Welfare Recipients, Eileen Jackson Alsina Jan 2006

Career Development Curriculum For Welfare Recipients, Eileen Jackson Alsina

Theses Digitization Project

In this project a four week computer-based career assessment program was developed to equip employable welfare recipients in San Bernardino with the necessary tools to explore, seek, obtain, and maintain employment that is self-sustaining. The first three weeks of the curriculum addresses major areas of career development, while the last week focuses on job searching.


A Curriculum Guide For Teaching Business Planning, Dennis Patrick Larney Jan 2005

A Curriculum Guide For Teaching Business Planning, Dennis Patrick Larney

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project is two-fold. First, to design a curriculum guideline for career and technical educators to teach the elements of business planning to a new population of graduates that need the material to manage their vocation successfully. Secondly, it can be used as a very practical way of integrating academic and occupational training program.


Program Manual For International Business Academies, Gina Lee Pierson Jan 2005

Program Manual For International Business Academies, Gina Lee Pierson

Theses Digitization Project

This project is a Progam Manual for the International Business Academy of La Sierra High School for at-risk students to show how to successfully run an academy and graduate students in compliance with the California High School Exit Exam.


Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark Jan 2005

Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum that will help integrate Academic, Career, and Technical Education. The basic purpose of curriculum integration is to help student make connections between academic and technical information, to help them discover the answer to "Why do I have to learn this?" In 1990, the federal government mandated the "integration" of Academic and Career and Technical Education through amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocation Education Act of 1984.


Career And Technical Education: General Office Occupations, Joyce Johnson Fairman Jan 2005

Career And Technical Education: General Office Occupations, Joyce Johnson Fairman

Theses Digitization Project

Develops a culturally and linguistically sensitive curriculum that provides unskilled and underemployed African Americans living in San Bernardino County with vocational education for technical and office occupations. This project will operate as a resource for teachers, counselors, and trainers who assist unskilled African Americans entering the workplace and that are in need of career and professional development in office protocol, computer software applications, and verbal and written communication skills.


Motorcycle Fuel And Emissions System Repair: Curriculum For Victor Valley College, Toivo Fred Kent Jan 2004

Motorcycle Fuel And Emissions System Repair: Curriculum For Victor Valley College, Toivo Fred Kent

Theses Digitization Project

This project follows the development of a curriculum for a motorcycle fuel and emission system repair course for Victor Valley College.


Continuing Education For Nurse's Aides, Mary Kay Ruf Jan 2004

Continuing Education For Nurse's Aides, Mary Kay Ruf

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an instructional manual on in-service education for Certified Nurses' Aides. It provides examples of classes for staff developers to use when teaching continuing education classes. Topics covered include caring for the elderly, Alzheimer's disease, infection control, adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and end of life care.


Fullerton College Cosmetology Curriculum Manual, Connie Chacon Lopez Jan 2004

Fullerton College Cosmetology Curriculum Manual, Connie Chacon Lopez

Theses Digitization Project

This manual was developed to support the Cosmetology program at Fullerton College. The skills and competencies incorporated are based on the recommendations of the Fullerton College Cosmetology Department Advisory Board. Course of study includes the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.


Accommodating Women's Learning In Continuing Medical Education, Corrina Aloyse Dixon Jan 2004

Accommodating Women's Learning In Continuing Medical Education, Corrina Aloyse Dixon

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to present continuing medical education providers with a handbook that presents current perspectives on women's learning and suggests practice guidelines that can be incorporated into the planning of existing and future medical education activities.


Disability Management In The Workplace Employer Handbook, Pamela Ann Major Jan 2004

Disability Management In The Workplace Employer Handbook, Pamela Ann Major

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an employer handbook to assist them in developing a return to work program for industrially injured workers.


Career Workshop Curriculum For The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Employment Resource Services, Randy Earl Patterson Jan 2004

Career Workshop Curriculum For The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Employment Resource Services, Randy Earl Patterson

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a career workshop curriculum for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Welfare Services in the Inland Empire Area. The major steps involved in job search will be covered including: goal setting, networking, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, salary negotiations, and follow-up.


Curriculum Manual For The Esthetician Course At Fullerton College, Rosa Maria Molina Jan 2004

Curriculum Manual For The Esthetician Course At Fullerton College, Rosa Maria Molina

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis was to develop a core curriculum to be used at Fullerton College for the esthetician program. This curriculum consists of two Esthetic courses which will help facilitate student learning, prepare them for licensure and help them develop life long skills to meet the competitive job market.


Provisional Accelerated Learning Center (Pal) Entrepreneurship Program Grant Proposal, Yvonne Mays Howard Jan 2004

Provisional Accelerated Learning Center (Pal) Entrepreneurship Program Grant Proposal, Yvonne Mays Howard

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis was written as part of a process to secure funds to develop a Vocational Education Entrepreneurship Workshop for African American students attending the Provisional Accelerated Learning Center (PAL), a local community based organization which assist high risk individuals to gain vocational education and Graduation Equivalen Diploma (GED)


Curriculum Development For Disadvantaged Students Enrolled In Nursing Courses In Career And Technical Education Programs, Wanda Jean Vickers Jan 2004

Curriculum Development For Disadvantaged Students Enrolled In Nursing Courses In Career And Technical Education Programs, Wanda Jean Vickers

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of special needs students in technical educational programs.


Preparing For Entry Into The Workforce: Educational Attainment For Calworks Students, Sylvia Solorio Jan 2003

Preparing For Entry Into The Workforce: Educational Attainment For Calworks Students, Sylvia Solorio

Theses Digitization Project

This study concerns an evaluation of a community college support services program. The study participants included 58 female CalWORKS students. Data was gathered from a self-administered survey questionnaire designed specifically for this study to gather student's level of satisfaction with program services. Practice, policy and research implications were discussed.


The Efficiency Of Bag-Valve Mask Ventilations By Medical First Responders And Basic Emergency Medical Technicians, John Vincent Commander Jan 2003

The Efficiency Of Bag-Valve Mask Ventilations By Medical First Responders And Basic Emergency Medical Technicians, John Vincent Commander

Theses Digitization Project

Bag-valve mask (BVM) ventilation maintains a patient's oxygenation and ventilation until a more definitive artificial airway can be established. In the prehospital setting of a traffic collision or medical aid scene this is performed by an Emerency Medical Technician or medical first responder. Few studies have looked at the effectiveness of Bag-valve masks (BVM) or the complication rate of ventilating an unprotected airway. The purpose and goal of this study is to educate both medical first responders and basic emergency medical technicians.


Veteran Police Officers Field Training Supervisors In Ethics And Integrity, Bryce Michael Mibeck Jan 2003

Veteran Police Officers Field Training Supervisors In Ethics And Integrity, Bryce Michael Mibeck

Theses Digitization Project

This project developed a course that could be used by any police agency under the training umbrella of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). Specifically, the project was developed to be used by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department and San Bernardino Valley College working with veteran police officers, police training officers, and police supervisors. The course included information from Josephson's Six Pillars of Character, Vicchio's Five Personality Types Lacking Integrity, and an ethical dilemma exercise.


Project Based Learning In An Applied Construction Curriculum, Darren Hayes Lamb Jan 2003

Project Based Learning In An Applied Construction Curriculum, Darren Hayes Lamb

Theses Digitization Project

This project addresses the integration of a career and technical (vocational) construction curriculum with academic curriculum. Career and technical (vocational) curriculum in the past has been developed to address specific content. This construction curriculum inegrates inherent academic aspects.


A Career Preparation Curriculum For [The] San Bernardino Employment Development Department, Michael Scott Lundgreen Jan 2002

A Career Preparation Curriculum For [The] San Bernardino Employment Development Department, Michael Scott Lundgreen

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to develop a training course for the city of San Bernardino Employment Development Department [EDD] to introduce job seekers to the primary marketing skills necessary for obtaining gainful employment.


Curriculum Guide To Teach Computed Radiography At El Camino College, Dawn Nella Guzman Jan 2002

Curriculum Guide To Teach Computed Radiography At El Camino College, Dawn Nella Guzman

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to design a curriculum guideline for educators to teach computed radiography. This project can be used as a stand-alone course, or integrated into existing radiologic technology courses.


Digital-High Definition Television Servicing Curriculum For Santa Ana Community College, David Glenn Schmidt Jan 2002

Digital-High Definition Television Servicing Curriculum For Santa Ana Community College, David Glenn Schmidt

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a semester length community college curriculum for a course in the theory and servicing of digital-high definition television for the students in the service technology field of electronics at Santa Ana Community College in Santa Ana, California. Additionally, it is designed with the current electronic service industry in mind.


Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree Jan 2002

Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree

Theses Digitization Project

Agriculture is a one billion dollar industry in the state of California, yet science and agriculture are overlooked in elementary and middle schools. Instead, an emphasis is placed on writing, reading, and math, subjects that are tested at the state level. As a result, fourth and eighth graders in California placed 38th out of 41 in a National Science Assessment Test. In the spring of 2003, science will be included in the statewide test; therefore, elementary and middle school will have to address the subject of science and its impact on the school day. In 2002 the California State Board …


Integrating Distance Learning Technologies With Information Technology Curricula: A Solution For Economic And Workforce Development At Mt. San Jacinto College, Guy Mitchell Reams Jan 2002

Integrating Distance Learning Technologies With Information Technology Curricula: A Solution For Economic And Workforce Development At Mt. San Jacinto College, Guy Mitchell Reams

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project being to provide a unique strategy that integrates new curriculum, instructional methods, and distance technology to position higher education as a key participant in workforce and economic development.


An Effective Curriculum For Teaching Computer Numerical Control Machining, Paul Allen Van Hulle Jan 2002

An Effective Curriculum For Teaching Computer Numerical Control Machining, Paul Allen Van Hulle

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop and document curricular content for Computer Numerical Control education program for Mt. San Jacinto Community College. The design of the curriculum focuses on showing students how skills learned in academic classes can be applied to the workplace.


Cougar Swing: A Web Site Model Curriculum Devoted Toward Improving Hitting Productivity For Varsity Baseball Competition, Jake Nathan Gansereit Jan 2001

Cougar Swing: A Web Site Model Curriculum Devoted Toward Improving Hitting Productivity For Varsity Baseball Competition, Jake Nathan Gansereit

Theses Digitization Project

The main goal of this project is to develop a curriculum for hitting by designing an instructional web site and evaluation unit for high school baseball players at Canyon Springs High School.


Public Safety Internship Program At The Riverside Community College District, Robert Patrick Curtin Jan 2001

Public Safety Internship Program At The Riverside Community College District, Robert Patrick Curtin

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate a community college based program that utilizes contextual teaching and learning methods that will prepare completers for careers in public safety.


Can Computer Assisted Instruction (Cai) Effectively Assist Incarcerated Juveniles In Learning Introductory Woodworking Skills?, Steven Charles Ambellan Jan 2001

Can Computer Assisted Instruction (Cai) Effectively Assist Incarcerated Juveniles In Learning Introductory Woodworking Skills?, Steven Charles Ambellan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Integration Of The Internet In Career Exploration In Education, James Wayne Asher Jan 2001

Integration Of The Internet In Career Exploration In Education, James Wayne Asher

Theses Digitization Project

The basis of this thesis is a discussion of the pros and cons of incorporating the Internet as an educational tool for exploring career pathways.