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Reverse Mentoring In The Classroom: A Qualitative Study, Shandon Miles Gubler
Reverse Mentoring In The Classroom: A Qualitative Study, Shandon Miles Gubler
Theses and Dissertations
The intent of this paper is to understand the lived experiences of higher education students engaging in reverse mentoring. A literature review aims to discover how reverse mentoring is being implemented. Reverse mentoring, framed by social exchange theory and leader-member exchange theory, is a method focused on younger generations teaching technology to older generations, such as current-day Millennials with Baby Boomers. This review examines reverse mentoring practices, analyzes what has worked, and seeks to determine if this learning method has a place in the classroom. Due to the segmented, yet evolving application of reverse mentoring, there is a lack of …
The Credentialed Workforce: Examining Success Rates Across Short-Term Noncredit Training Programs Aligned With Industry Credentials, Rochelle Fisher
The Credentialed Workforce: Examining Success Rates Across Short-Term Noncredit Training Programs Aligned With Industry Credentials, Rochelle Fisher
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
A new grant program implemented to provide subsidized training costs for students enrolling in short-term noncredit programs aligned with high-demand industry credentials leading to middle-skill jobs was implemented in July 2016. The grant program follows a pay-for-performance model where students are given a two-thirds discount on tuition but required to pay back an additional one-third if they do not successfully complete their short-term noncredit training. An exploratory study was conducted to provide training program completion and credential attainment rates for the overall program and by student demographic groups (age, race, and gender). Results showed little variation among training program completion …
La Gestión Educativa Y Su Relación Con La Calidad De La Educación En El Programa De Ingeniería Civil De La Escuela Colombiana De Ingeniería Julio Garavito, A Través De Su Historia, Francisco Antonio Duarte Páez, Mauricio Hoyos Hernández
La Gestión Educativa Y Su Relación Con La Calidad De La Educación En El Programa De Ingeniería Civil De La Escuela Colombiana De Ingeniería Julio Garavito, A Través De Su Historia, Francisco Antonio Duarte Páez, Mauricio Hoyos Hernández
Maestría en Docencia
El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar los elementos de la gestión educativa del programa de Ingeniería Civil de la ECI que, desde su fundación y a través de su historia, han redundado como valores agregados en sus procesos de formación y su relación con la calidad de la educación superior en Colombia. Cabe resaltar que, tal cual se consignó en la Declaración de Principios, documento en el que se enmarcan el establecimiento de los principios fundacionales de la institución así como las pautas que encierran la actividad que pretende desarrollarse con acatamiento, desde sus inicios, la Escuela ha propendido …