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Students' Perceptions Of Career And Academic Advising In College Learning Communities, Kelly M. Hallas
Students' Perceptions Of Career And Academic Advising In College Learning Communities, Kelly M. Hallas
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine if community college students in differing learning communities had different perceptions of their career and academic needs and whether students in different learning communities perceived their career and academic advisor as meeting these needs (i.e. are they satisfied with their advising). In addition, this study examined the variables of gender, ethnicity, and enrollment status and their relation to students’ needs and satisfaction across learning communities.
The Community College that provides the backdrop for the inquiry has recently transitioned to Academic and Career Learning Communities. This institution defines its communities as similar majors …
Examining The Effects Of Reflection On Professional Identity Development In Community College Preservice Teachers, Delia Hernandez
Examining The Effects Of Reflection On Professional Identity Development In Community College Preservice Teachers, Delia Hernandez
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Grounded in the constructivist theories of Dewey (1963) with learning situated as reflective practice, the study explored the impact of guided written reflection on levels of reflection, commitment to teaching and professional identity for community college preservice teachers enrolled in their first fieldwork course in a teacher education program.
Participants in the treatment group received instruction on levels of reflection using Nickel’s (2013) Levels of Deep and Surface Learning. Pre/posttest results were collected using three measures: Reflection Questionnaire (Kember & Leung, 2000), Professional Identity Status Questionnaire - PISQ-5d (Mancini, 2015), and Commitment to Teaching Scale (Van Huizen, 2000). Researcher-designed …