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Evaluating Department Chair And Student Leadership In Higher Education, Linda P. Thurston, B. Jan Middendorf Sep 2009

Evaluating Department Chair And Student Leadership In Higher Education, Linda P. Thurston, B. Jan Middendorf

Educational Considerations

In higher education, assessment of leadership capacities and performance of department chairs and students allows stakeholders to evaluate individuals and programs.


The Newest Offering In The Higher Education Leadership Movement: A Model Campus-Wide Residential Program For Faculty And Staff ., Susan M. Scott, Mary Hale Tolar Sep 2009

The Newest Offering In The Higher Education Leadership Movement: A Model Campus-Wide Residential Program For Faculty And Staff ., Susan M. Scott, Mary Hale Tolar

Educational Considerations

The purpose of this article is to review the recent emphases by institutions of higher education on leadership development and to describe a model program for a population not yet widely addressed: faculty and staff.


Transformative Learning : An Examination Of The Impact Of Short-Term Study Abroad, Jesse Carson Pugh Jan 2009

Transformative Learning : An Examination Of The Impact Of Short-Term Study Abroad, Jesse Carson Pugh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

When selecting a study abroad program, some students undertake a semester or academic-year study abroad program, while other students undertake a two-to eight-week study abroad program. Both study abroad opportunities allow students to become immersed in a culture different from their own. This research project is an exploratory study that looks at the impact of short-term study abroad programs on undergraduates at a public institution. This study examines how participants change in regards to their understanding of the host culture, explores what students learn about their host cultures, and looks at the intercultural development that the students gain from spending …


Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Upward Bound Programs, Bradley J. Coverdale Dec 2008

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Upward Bound Programs, Bradley J. Coverdale

Bradley J Coverdale

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