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Revisiting The Iceberg: A Study Of Technology, Self-Direction, And The Learning Projects Of Small Business Owners, John David Harrison
Revisiting The Iceberg: A Study Of Technology, Self-Direction, And The Learning Projects Of Small Business Owners, John David Harrison
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine and describe the learning projects of a selected sample of small business owners in a community in the Southeastern United States. The study included the revision and modernization of Tough’s (1971) Learning Project Interview Schedule. A total of 35 small business owners were interviewed using a modified version of Tough’s Learning Project Interview Schedule. The schedule consisted of 10 learning project and seven demographic items that were adapted or created by a collaborative research team at the University of Tennessee using Tough’s (1971) Interview Schedule. Data revealed that participants had a …
Identifying Types Of Teaching And Learning In An Informal Community Of Practice, Shalane Balfour Navorska
Identifying Types Of Teaching And Learning In An Informal Community Of Practice, Shalane Balfour Navorska
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to identify indicators of three different types of teaching and learning used within an informal community of practice. Peters and Armstrong’s (1998) article, Collaborative learning: People laboring together to construct knowledge, served as the basis for this case study, which expanded upon the types of teaching and learning as a framework for understanding practitioners’ interactions within communities of practice (CoP). No other research has comparatively examined these three types of teaching and learning, or examined the types of teaching and learning as a framework for understanding interactions within CoPs.
Eight members of a CoP …
Exploring The Career Mobility Of Women In Campus Recreation, Jessica Michelle Hobart
Exploring The Career Mobility Of Women In Campus Recreation, Jessica Michelle Hobart
Masters Theses
This thesis is a quantitative research design that examines the upward mobility of women administrators in campus recreation. The purpose of this study is to examine the career mobility of women currently working in the administration of campus recreation. A criterion sampling method was used to select women currently holding administrative level positions in campus recreation as well as solicit participation using the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Member Database. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 18.0) was utilized to analyze the data. For the quantitative data, basic descriptive statistics were performed which included means, standard deviations, and …
Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville
Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville
Journal of Applied Sport Management
Publisher's Welcome.
Editor's Overview, Benjamin J. Goss
Editor's Overview, Benjamin J. Goss
Journal of Applied Sport Management
Editor's Overview.
Goodbye Coach Ranager, Colby B. Jubenville
Goodbye Coach Ranager, Colby B. Jubenville
Journal of Applied Sport Management
Special article "Goodbye Coach Ranager."
Until It Hurts By Mark Hyman, Mark Hyman
Until It Hurts By Mark Hyman, Mark Hyman
Journal of Applied Sport Management
The following is an excerpt from author Mark Hyman’s new book Until It Hurts, which focuses on the country’s obsession over youth sports and how this impacts the development of our nation’s youth. Read more about the book at www.untilithurts.com.