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Preparing Pre-Service Educators For Cultural Diversity: How Far Have We Come?, Stanley C. Trent, Cathy D. Kea, Kevin Oh Jan 2008

Preparing Pre-Service Educators For Cultural Diversity: How Far Have We Come?, Stanley C. Trent, Cathy D. Kea, Kevin Oh

School of Education Faculty Research

This article reviews research on the incorporation of multicultural education in preservice general and special education teacher preparation programs from 1997 to 2006. A total of 46 studies, 39 from general education and 7 from special education teacher education programs, met the criteria for inclusion in this literature review. Findings revealed that very few changes have occurred in this body of research in terms of the quantity, topics addressed, methods used, and gaps since the last time this literature was reviewed, in 1998 and in 2004. Despite these limitations, strengths are emerging in this body of research that can be …


Simulated Learning For Clinical Skill Acquisition And Retention: Report On A Research Project With Trainee Medical Interns, I Doherty, Margaret M. Hansen Edd, Msn, Rn, L Mccann, G Oosthuizen, K Mchardy, S Greig, T Pasley, J Windsor Jan 2008

Simulated Learning For Clinical Skill Acquisition And Retention: Report On A Research Project With Trainee Medical Interns, I Doherty, Margaret M. Hansen Edd, Msn, Rn, L Mccann, G Oosthuizen, K Mchardy, S Greig, T Pasley, J Windsor

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

This paper reports on a research project conducted at the Advanced Clinical Skills Centre, University of Auckland, to determine whether the provision of a carefully engineered integrated virtual reality simulator for male and female urinary catheter insertion would increase student confidence levels and competency for those two skills. We present a literature review that demonstrates the increasing importance of simulation in medical education whilst detailing the perceived benefits and drawbacks of using simulations in medical education. We then present our research methodology including student numbers, procedures followed during the research, forms of evaluation carried out during the research and the …


Student Satisfaction And Empowerment Through Complaining In Institutions Of Higher Learning, Farbod Karimi Jan 2008

Student Satisfaction And Empowerment Through Complaining In Institutions Of Higher Learning, Farbod Karimi

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Transnational Engagement In International Community-Based Learning In Higher Education : A Study In El Salvador, Mary E. Gallo Jan 2008

Transnational Engagement In International Community-Based Learning In Higher Education : A Study In El Salvador, Mary E. Gallo

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A Comparative Study Of The Effect Of Collaborative Problem Solving In A Massively Multiplayer Online Game (Mmog) On Individual Achievement, Donna Harris Jan 2008

A Comparative Study Of The Effect Of Collaborative Problem Solving In A Massively Multiplayer Online Game (Mmog) On Individual Achievement, Donna Harris

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Beginning In The Midst Of The World : Ethics, Poetics And Social Change On An International Stage, Michael Fontaine Jan 2008

Beginning In The Midst Of The World : Ethics, Poetics And Social Change On An International Stage, Michael Fontaine

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The Effects Of Modeling On The Movement Confidence Of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries, Nathan Perkins Jan 2008

The Effects Of Modeling On The Movement Confidence Of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries, Nathan Perkins

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Ladies Who Launch Organization : A Case Study Of Women Entrepreneurs, Dorothy Raab Jan 2008

Ladies Who Launch Organization : A Case Study Of Women Entrepreneurs, Dorothy Raab

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Refiguring Technology : Emerging Understandings In Adult Learning, Scott M. Rosen Jan 2008

Refiguring Technology : Emerging Understandings In Adult Learning, Scott M. Rosen

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Imagining And Creating New Possibilities For Self And Society : Narratives Of Nepalese University Students Gone Abroad, Kristine Nelson Jan 2008

Imagining And Creating New Possibilities For Self And Society : Narratives Of Nepalese University Students Gone Abroad, Kristine Nelson

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Imagining Just Discourse In Policy-Making : Transnational Space, Identity, And The Other, Annette Marie Caneda Jan 2008

Imagining Just Discourse In Policy-Making : Transnational Space, Identity, And The Other, Annette Marie Caneda

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The Relationship Between Executive Coaching And Organizational Performance Of Female Executives As A Predictor For Organizational Success, Lily Benavides Jan 2008

The Relationship Between Executive Coaching And Organizational Performance Of Female Executives As A Predictor For Organizational Success, Lily Benavides

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Horizons Of The World : Imagining Coexistence In Language Through Understanding And Refiguring Of Reality, Ayman A. Moussa Jan 2008

Horizons Of The World : Imagining Coexistence In Language Through Understanding And Refiguring Of Reality, Ayman A. Moussa

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Educators As Adult Learners Creating Sustainable Community Development Through Solicitude And Care For The Other : Critical Inquiry In Northern California And North East Thailand, Patricia G. Perez Jan 2008

Educators As Adult Learners Creating Sustainable Community Development Through Solicitude And Care For The Other : Critical Inquiry In Northern California And North East Thailand, Patricia G. Perez

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Women College Presidents : Leading With Authenticity, Cathy Frances Corcoran Jan 2008

Women College Presidents : Leading With Authenticity, Cathy Frances Corcoran

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Creating And Living Authentic Lives : Finding Ourselves In The Midst Of Everydayness, John Jong Ho Lee Jan 2008

Creating And Living Authentic Lives : Finding Ourselves In The Midst Of Everydayness, John Jong Ho Lee

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African American Parent Groups As A Context For The Activation Of Social Capital : A Case Of Parent Empowerment Through Transformational Leadership, Ajamu T. Stewart Jan 2008

African American Parent Groups As A Context For The Activation Of Social Capital : A Case Of Parent Empowerment Through Transformational Leadership, Ajamu T. Stewart

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Physical Therapist Students As Moral Agents During Clinical Internships, Terrence M. Nordstrom Jan 2008

Physical Therapist Students As Moral Agents During Clinical Internships, Terrence M. Nordstrom

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Ethnic Theme Housing At Berkeley And Cornell : A Critical Hermeneutic Understanding Of Ethnic Identity, Daniel Ocampo Jan 2008

Ethnic Theme Housing At Berkeley And Cornell : A Critical Hermeneutic Understanding Of Ethnic Identity, Daniel Ocampo

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Interpreting Globalization : Memory To Understanding, Arvind Ramakrishnan Jan 2008

Interpreting Globalization : Memory To Understanding, Arvind Ramakrishnan

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Memory, Promise, And Imagination In Iraqi Kurdistan : Leadership In Education Policy Development, Jessica Lynn Jastad Jan 2008

Memory, Promise, And Imagination In Iraqi Kurdistan : Leadership In Education Policy Development, Jessica Lynn Jastad

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Investigating Social-Desirability Bias In Self-Reporting On Motivational Attitudes By Adult Students, Larisa Revzina Jan 2008

Investigating Social-Desirability Bias In Self-Reporting On Motivational Attitudes By Adult Students, Larisa Revzina

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The Effect Of Professional Development Of Nonverbal Communication Behaviors Of Participants' Regognition And Understanding Of These Behaviors, Peggy Koshland-Crane Jan 2008

The Effect Of Professional Development Of Nonverbal Communication Behaviors Of Participants' Regognition And Understanding Of These Behaviors, Peggy Koshland-Crane

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The Effect Of Simulated Clinical Experience On Knowledge, Near Transfer, And Far Transfer In Nursing Education, Shana Ruggenberg Jan 2008

The Effect Of Simulated Clinical Experience On Knowledge, Near Transfer, And Far Transfer In Nursing Education, Shana Ruggenberg

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First-Year Learning Of Novice Emergency-Hire Clinical Nursing Faculty : A Qualitative Study, Ingrid Sheets Jan 2008

First-Year Learning Of Novice Emergency-Hire Clinical Nursing Faculty : A Qualitative Study, Ingrid Sheets

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The Effect Of Instruction In Orthographic Conventions And Morphological Features On The Reading Fluency And Comprehension Skills Of High-School Freshmen, Alicia Roberts Frank Jan 2008

The Effect Of Instruction In Orthographic Conventions And Morphological Features On The Reading Fluency And Comprehension Skills Of High-School Freshmen, Alicia Roberts Frank

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The Influence Of Kindergarten And First-Grade Literacy Instruction On The 3rd- And 5th-Grade Students' Reading Achievement : Findings From The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class, 1998-1999, Shu Yu Sophia Huang Jan 2008

The Influence Of Kindergarten And First-Grade Literacy Instruction On The 3rd- And 5th-Grade Students' Reading Achievement : Findings From The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class, 1998-1999, Shu Yu Sophia Huang

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The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Elementary-School Children, Barbara A. Fatum Jan 2008

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Elementary-School Children, Barbara A. Fatum

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Comparison Of A Residency-Based Educational Model With A Traditional Clinical Education Model On Perceived Clinical Decision-Making Competencies In Undergraduate Nursing Students, Dina Silverthorne Jan 2008

Comparison Of A Residency-Based Educational Model With A Traditional Clinical Education Model On Perceived Clinical Decision-Making Competencies In Undergraduate Nursing Students, Dina Silverthorne

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An Exploration Of Self-Reflection And Critical-Thinking Exhibited In Visual-Arts Students' Portfolios At The Secondary Level, Barbara Ellen Hughes Jan 2008

An Exploration Of Self-Reflection And Critical-Thinking Exhibited In Visual-Arts Students' Portfolios At The Secondary Level, Barbara Ellen Hughes

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