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Examining Police Officer Resistance To Change And Body-Worn Cameras, Wayne Jakobitz Jr.
Examining Police Officer Resistance To Change And Body-Worn Cameras, Wayne Jakobitz Jr.
Scholar Week 2016 - present
Police departments are adopting the body-worn camera as an important tool in the restoration of trust and accountability for police officers. Although body-worn cameras can be beneficial to their work, police officers might resist the use of cameras. The purpose of the current study was to examine whether experiences with technology or the perceived usefulness of body-worn cameras predict resistance to the cameras in order to determine where resistance to body-worn cameras possibly exists. The current study employed a quantitative design that examined 48 (n = 48) police officers’ responses about resistance to body-worn cameras in relationship to the …
1st Place Essay: A New Weapon, Jennifer Cox
1st Place Essay: A New Weapon, Jennifer Cox
Reed Leadership Student Essay Contest Winners
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Building A New Academic Library Web Site, Ann S. Johnston Mrs., Pam Greenlee, Matt W. Marcukaitis, Ian M. Lopshire
Building A New Academic Library Web Site, Ann S. Johnston Mrs., Pam Greenlee, Matt W. Marcukaitis, Ian M. Lopshire
Faculty Scholarship – Library Science
The Benner Library Web site at Olivet Nazarene University was targeted for an update and those responsible desired a systematic, efficient approach to the process. The project needed clear goals and careful coordination of all stakeholders, including all levels of patrons, library professionals and staff, and university administrators. A team composed of web developers, programmers, and graphic designers accomplished the technological process, but communication between team members and stakeholders was essential. The methodical approach proved to be time-consuming, but effective.
Accounting Revolutionized Since The Dark Ages, Heather Willoughby
Accounting Revolutionized Since The Dark Ages, Heather Willoughby
Technology Essay Contest Winners
The face of accounting has changed considerably as a result of technological advancements. Those entering the accounting field now focus on analyzing information with a managerial mindset. The computer has even opened up new areas of work like forensic accounting. Although the accounting field has made significant improvements in just a few short years, the expected growth in the occupation will undoubtedly enable accountants to do even more unimaginable things in the future.
How Technology Has Affected The English Language Learning Classroom, Natalie Bursztynsky
How Technology Has Affected The English Language Learning Classroom, Natalie Bursztynsky
Technology Essay Contest Winners
English language learners are a growing percentage of students in today’s classrooms. These students’ educational needs will continue to grow, but so will technology. Multiple technologies today can be incorporated into the classroom, and teachers can be comforted in the fact that there will always be something to keep them one step ahead in the English language learning classroom.
Militant Segregationists, Control Freaks, And Techno-Believers, Craighton T. Hippenhammer
Militant Segregationists, Control Freaks, And Techno-Believers, Craighton T. Hippenhammer
Faculty Scholarship – Library Science
Twenty-first century librarians need to be comfortable with and knowledgeable in technology. Library departments that don't integrate technology into the way they operate are likely to be eliminated along with their librarians. Librarians who have special expertise, especially technical expertise, need to be free to exercise it and use it without being dragged into library tasks that do not use those skills. If librarians do not get out in front of the new technologies that deliver information, then they will be giving up their libraries to techno-businesses that will spring up to fill the information gap. Librarians must retain or …