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Exploring The Challenges Of Social Integration Within An Upper-Level Public Relations Classroom, Tabitha Hayley Dyer 2020 West Virginia University

Exploring The Challenges Of Social Integration Within An Upper-Level Public Relations Classroom, Tabitha Hayley Dyer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Despite three decades of literature that has explored the gender imbalance of public relations at a professional level, there is a dearth of information addressing if or how these experiences are informed at a collegiate level. Accordingly, this study examines if the gender imbalance impacts students in the upper-level public relations classroom, and the similarities and differences exist between other single-gender dominant programs including nursing and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) using three dimensions (i.e., role strain, teamwork, and overall social environment) as a comparison. Using qualitative in-depth interview data collected from 13 junior- and senior-standing public relations students …


The Impact Of Active Learning In A Speech-Language Pathology Swallowing And Dysphagia Course, Rebecca H. Affoo, Justin L. Bruner, Angela M. Dietsch, Ciara Nellenbach, Theresa M. Jones, Mark E. Lehman 2020 Central Michigan University

The Impact Of Active Learning In A Speech-Language Pathology Swallowing And Dysphagia Course, Rebecca H. Affoo, Justin L. Bruner, Angela M. Dietsch, Ciara Nellenbach, Theresa M. Jones, Mark E. Lehman

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders: Faculty Publications

The signature pedagogy in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) higher education programs has been criticized for its instructor-centric lecture format and emphasis on the lower tiers of Bloom’s taxonomy (simply memorizing knowledge) at the expense of helping students develop the clinical problem-solving skills required for a lifetime of practice and learning. The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of a cohort of graduate speech-language pathology students to an active learning-oriented swallowing and dysphagia course design. A potential relationship between student perceptions of the active learning pedagogy and academic performance was also explored. The results suggest that active learning positively …


Dual Enrollment Students Placing Perspective On The Act Mathematics Benchmark, Monica Newman 2020 Murray State University

Dual Enrollment Students Placing Perspective On The Act Mathematics Benchmark, Monica Newman

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

For high school students achieving high ACT/SAT scores is crucial for admittance, scholarships, and coursework requirements. Dual enrollment students still have to meet the admittance and coursework requirements to be enrolled in a dual enrollment course even though the class could be scheduled for more time than the traditional course taught on campus. The purpose of this study was to determine if ACT predictors closely align to student success for dual enrollment students who complete a college algebra course in a high school setting with an adjunct professor who is a full-time high school teacher. Archival data from 188 dual …


Emergency Management In Higher Education During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenology Inquiry Comparing A Developed And Developing Country, Saira Hanif Soroya, Mohsin Abdur Rehman, Zuhair Abbas, Farhan Mirza, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Aboidullah 2020 Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore.Pakistan.

Emergency Management In Higher Education During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenology Inquiry Comparing A Developed And Developing Country, Saira Hanif Soroya, Mohsin Abdur Rehman, Zuhair Abbas, Farhan Mirza, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Aboidullah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Open University Of Nepal Initiative Lessons Learned From Designing An Institution Of Higher Learning, Pramod Dhakal, Drona P. Rasali, Ambika P. Adhikari, Raju Adhikari 2020 Canada Foundation for Nepal

Open University Of Nepal Initiative Lessons Learned From Designing An Institution Of Higher Learning, Pramod Dhakal, Drona P. Rasali, Ambika P. Adhikari, Raju Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

A group of Nepali diaspora members, represented by the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), started a campaign in 2009 to establish the Open University of Nepal (OUN) in partnership with the government of Nepal. Their motivation was to develop a quality university for the masses by mobilizing local, diaspora, and international collaborators for producing and disseminating knowledge in the public domain. The university was subsequently established in 2017 but it drifted away from many of the original objectives. Most critically, it embraced distance education as its central function while setting aside the aspiration of producing and sharing knowledge under the public …


Examining The Role Of Dispositions In Adult Basic Education Matriculation, Deana M. Waite 2020 University of North Florida

Examining The Role Of Dispositions In Adult Basic Education Matriculation, Deana M. Waite

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Adult Education and pre-service teacher programs have the same goals of program completion, and gainful employment for students who possess the dispositional capacity to be successful in the workplace. However, students enrolled in adult education programs experience dispositional barriers (i.e., a lack of confidence, academic unpreparedness, and a lack of motivation or personal desire) that contributes to the low completion rate of adult education programs. This study used a quasi-experimental design to examine the role of dispositions in adult basic education matriculation. This study used the teacher education program’s survey instrument on student disposition (Abbreviated Rubric for Self-Assessment) …


อนาคตภาพรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล, วสุ ทัพพะรังสี 2020 คณะครุศาสตร์

อนาคตภาพรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล, วสุ ทัพพะรังสี

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้เป็นการวิจัยเชิงอนาคตใช้เทคนิคการวิจัยแบบ EDFR (Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research) มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) เพื่อวิเคราะห์และสังเคราะห์หลักการ แนวคิด รูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล 2) เพื่อพัฒนาอนาคตภาพรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล และ3) เพื่อนำเสนออนาคตภาพรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล ด้วยการศึกษาเอกสารงานวิจัยที่เกี่ยวข้อง และการศึกษาความคิดเห็นจากผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ กลุ่มตัวอย่างของงานวิจัยทั้งสิ้นจำนวน 27 คน โดยการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก การสนทนากลุ่ม และสรุปแนวโน้มอนาคตรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุดดิจิทัล ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1) ผลการวิเคราะห์และสังเคราะห์หลักการ แนวคิด รูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล แสดงให้เห็นว่า หลักการที่เกี่ยวข้องและสนับสนุนการดำเนินงานมุ่งส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้วิทยาศาสตร์ สนับสนุนการจัดการศึกษานอกระบบ ขับเคลื่อนให้บุคคลและสังคมพัฒนาสู่การเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิต เตรียมความพร้อมของประชากรในการดำรงชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล แนวคิดที่เกี่ยวข้องและสนับสนุนการดำเนินงานเป็นแนวคิดการจัดการเรียนรู้แบบหลากหลายและผสมผสานทั้งการจัดการเรียนรู้ที่ส่งเสริมทักษะวิทยาศาสตร์ ผสมผสานการใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล และสนับสนุนการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิต 2) ค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัลที่จะเกิดขึ้นในอนาคตมี 6 องค์ประกอบสำคัญที่จะนำไปสู่การเปลี่ยนแปลง ได้แก่ การจัดการเชิงกลยุทธ์ โครงสร้างการบริหาร รูปแบบการบริการความรู้ หลักสูตรค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์และการบริหารหลักสูตร การรับรองคุณภาพ และองค์กอบด้านสุดท้าย คือ เครือข่าย ซึ่งแต่ละองค์ประกอบมีรายละเอียดเนื้อหาย่อยสำหรับการนำไปปฏิบัติจริงตั้งแต่ระดับบริหารจนถึงระดับปฏิบัติการ 3) ผลการนำเสนออนาคตภาพรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล พบว่า แนวโน้มอนาคตภาพรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล มีทั้งหมด 4 แนวโน้ม ได้แก่ 1)ค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตรูปแบบที่ 1: ดิจิทัลไม่พร้อม - คนไม่พร้อม เป็นรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์ที่ขาดความพร้อมทั้งเรื่องเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล รวมทั้งการขาดความพร้อมของผู้สอนและผู้เรียน 2) ค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตรูปแบบที่ 2: ดิจิทัลไม่พร้อม – คนพร้อม เป็นรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์ที่ขาดความพร้อมเรื่องเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล แต่ผู้สอนและผู้เรียนมีความพร้อม 3)ค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตรูปแบบที่ 3: ดิจิทัลพร้อม – คนไม่พร้อม เป็นรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์มีความพร้อมเรื่องเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล แต่ผู้สอนและผู้เรียนขาดความพร้อม และ 4)ค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตรูปแบบที่ 4: ดิจิทัลพร้อม - คนพร้อม เป็นรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์มีความพร้อมทั้งเรื่องเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล รวมทั้งความพร้อมของผู้สอนและผู้เรียน ซึ่งหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการจัดค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์สามารถนำรูปแบบที่พัฒนาขึ้นไปปรับใช้ได้ตามความเหมาะสมกับลักษณะของบริบทที่แตกต่างกันและให้สอดคล้องกับแนวโน้มอนาคตภาพรูปแบบค่ายวิทยาศาสตร์เพื่อการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตในยุคดิจิทัล เพื่อความสำเร็จตามเป้าหมายของหน่วยงานในยุคดิจิทัลอย่างมั่นคง ยั่งยืน และส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิตอย่างแท้จริง


Person-Centered Care Education For Caregivers Of Patients With Dementia In Long-Term Care Settings, Dawn Buckmire 2020 Abilene Christian University

Person-Centered Care Education For Caregivers Of Patients With Dementia In Long-Term Care Settings, Dawn Buckmire

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Person-centered care (PCC) guidelines are being used as a care model to improve health outcomes for residents with impaired cognition. The researcher utilized PCC guidelines to educate caregivers in residential homes to provide care based on the residents’ individualized needs and choices to reduce worsening health conditions and potentially avoidable hospitalizations. The researcher created an educational tool to improve prompt management of health conditions for residents with cognitive impairment and set up a control group (n = 4) and an intervention group (n = 4) to conduct this project. The intervention group received the PCC education guidelines, whereas …


Narrating A Conscientization Journey On Crime Prevention Through Social Development, Carlos Luis Zatarain 2020 Wilfrid Laurier University

Narrating A Conscientization Journey On Crime Prevention Through Social Development, Carlos Luis Zatarain

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

There is an increasing interest among municipalities to address crime through prevention as social development (CPSD) that acknowledges the underlying social conditions that influence the occurrence of crime. This requires a critical consciousness among community members and decision-makers of the root causes of crime and critical action that reflect that understanding. This, in turn, implies both a significant mental and cultural shift requiring personal transformation. Only then can the appropriate actions towards a preventative approach to crime be effectively fostered. For this purpose, the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council developed a community course titled Reframing Crime, Justice, and Prevention that …


Correlation Between Simulation And Fieldwork Performance In Adult Physical Rehabilitation, Whitney Lucas Molitor, Ranelle Nissen 2020 University of South Dakota

Correlation Between Simulation And Fieldwork Performance In Adult Physical Rehabilitation, Whitney Lucas Molitor, Ranelle Nissen

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between performance in simulation used as a learning method in an adult physical rehabilitation and Level II fieldwork. A retrospective cohort research design was utilized to analyze data gathered from occupational therapy student cohorts between 2011-2017 enrolled in an entry-level Masters (MS) and Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program located in the Midwest United States. Course performance on skills checks, which utilized simulation methods, as well as final exam and course grades were analyzed and compared to performance scores on the FWPE. The overall course exam performance is the strongest …


The Occupational Therapy Examination And Practice Preparation (Otepp) Program: Development, Implementation And Evaluation Of An Educational Program For Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists, Susan E. Baptiste, Shaminder Dhillon, Kathryn Decker, Nancy Lidstone, Leah Dix, Colleen E. McGrath, Pat McMahon, Elizabeth Steggles, Claudia von Zweck 2020 McMaster University

The Occupational Therapy Examination And Practice Preparation (Otepp) Program: Development, Implementation And Evaluation Of An Educational Program For Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists, Susan E. Baptiste, Shaminder Dhillon, Kathryn Decker, Nancy Lidstone, Leah Dix, Colleen E. Mcgrath, Pat Mcmahon, Elizabeth Steggles, Claudia Von Zweck

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

This paper provides a chronological overview of the development, implementation, and evaluation of an educational initiative aimed at ensuring internationally-educated occupational therapists are prepared to enter practice in their new country, Canada. The three major phases of the program’s 12-year evolution are described, to distill the key lessons learned at each phase. Data related to the demographics of participants, program content, results of the national examination, registration, and employment outcomes are included. An enhanced understanding of the transition experience of internationally educated occupational therapists provides a strong foundation from which to support internationally-educated colleagues and strengthen the occupational therapy profession.


Occupational Therapy Students’ Self-Efficacy For Therapeutic Use Of Self: Development And Associated Factors, Chia-Wei Fan, Tove Carstensen, Milada C. Småstuen, Farzaneh Yazdani, Brian Ellingham, Tore Bonsaksen 2020 AdventHealth University, Orlando

Occupational Therapy Students’ Self-Efficacy For Therapeutic Use Of Self: Development And Associated Factors, Chia-Wei Fan, Tove Carstensen, Milada C. Småstuen, Farzaneh Yazdani, Brian Ellingham, Tore Bonsaksen

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

Occupational therapy students need to develop self-efficacy for therapeutic use of self in practice. This longitudinal study examined Norwegian occupational therapy students’ self-efficacy for therapeutic use of self over a 16-month period and investigated predictors of their end-point self-efficacy. One hundred and eleven students from two universities completed a self-efficacy questionnaire related to the use of self after a workshop, and at 3-month, 10-month, and 16-month follow-up. The students’ self-efficacy development was analyzed with linear mixed effect models, while factors associated with self-efficacy were investigated with linear regressions. The students from both universities showed a linear increase in self-efficacy for …


Exploring Appreciative Advising As An Equity Approach For African American Students: A Grounded Theory Study Of Academic Advisors At Predominantly White Institutions (Pwis), Valerie Harper 2019 Duquesne University

Exploring Appreciative Advising As An Equity Approach For African American Students: A Grounded Theory Study Of Academic Advisors At Predominantly White Institutions (Pwis), Valerie Harper

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACT

EXPLORING APPRECIATIVE ADVISING AS AN EQUITY APPROACH FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY OF ACADEMIC ADVISORS AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS (PWIs)

By

Valerie J. Harper

October 28, 2019

Dissertation supervised by Professor Gretchen Givens Generett

African American matriculation into postsecondary education continues to rise, but degree conferral remains low (Hoston, Graves, & Fleming-Randle, 2010). Arguably, Harper and Hurtado’s (2007) research, as far back as 1992, stated black students and other students of color have dealt with alienation, isolation, and stereotyping at PWIs; this continues to persist today (Lee, 2018), which may interrupt the academic success of African …


Perceptions Of Blended Learning In The High School Classroom, Kelli Murphy 2019 Duquesne University

Perceptions Of Blended Learning In The High School Classroom, Kelli Murphy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As innovative technologies and accessibility increase in the K12 environment, teachers are offered opportunities to rethink the paradigm of the instructional and learning process. They are at the forefront of instructional change. One type of change is the use of technology as an instructional strategy. Blended learning is a type of instructional strategy which incorporates both online and face-to-face instruction.

The instructional choices a K12 teacher makes under their own volition to present new content in a technology-rich school is the focus of this study. A quantitative research study was performed in a high school with high technology accessibility. Teachers’ …


Profound Leadership: An Integrative Literature Review, Heidi Scott, Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Leslie Hammes 2019 University of Idaho

Profound Leadership: An Integrative Literature Review, Heidi Scott, Davin J. Carr-Chellman, Leslie Hammes

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This integrative literature review develops the concept of profound leadership. Using Torraco’s (2005, 2016) framework for integrative literature reviews as a foundation, the purpose of this study is threefold: (a) to review existing leadership theories fitting the profound learning framework (Kroth, 2016; Name deleted to maintain the integrity of the review process; Name deleted to maintain the integrity of the review process); (b) to examine the leadership theory definitions, characteristics, and dependent variables; and (c) to apply the outcomes of (a) and (b) to build the theory of profound leadership and make recommendations for future theory-building. Leadership as a general …


How Students Learn And Instructors Can, Too: Effective College Teaching According To Eyler (2018), Karin deJonge-Kannan 2019 Utah State University

How Students Learn And Instructors Can, Too: Effective College Teaching According To Eyler (2018), Karin Dejonge-Kannan

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

Book Review

Eyler, J. R. (2018). How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching. West Virginia University Press.

    • 293 pages
    • Available in hardback, paperback, and digital format
    • Price $85 (hc), $22 (pb), $17 (ebook)
    • Keywords: learning, teaching, college students, classroom practice

Reviewer:

Karin deJonge-Kannan, Principal Lecturer

Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies

Utah State University

[email protected]


Assessing Community-Engaged Learning Impacts Using Ripple Effects Mapping, Benjamin J. Muhlestein, Roslynn McCann 2019 Utah State University

Assessing Community-Engaged Learning Impacts Using Ripple Effects Mapping, Benjamin J. Muhlestein, Roslynn Mccann

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

Communicating Sustainability, an upper level undergraduate service-learning live broadcast course was created at Utah State University to help students gain critical skills in communicating and participating in local sustainability efforts. Community-Engaged Learning was a key component applied in gaining and using these skills. This study sought to capture the impacts of this course on both its students and the community partners who worked with those students using Ripple Effects Mapping. Key findings include: powerful impacts on student learning, growth and ability to engage in local movements; as well as clearly defined benefits for community partners. Included in this study …


“Does Increased Online Interaction Between Instructors And Students Positively Affect A Student’S Perception Of Quality For An Online Course?”, Jennifer Hunter Dr, Brayden Ross 2019 Southern Utah University

“Does Increased Online Interaction Between Instructors And Students Positively Affect A Student’S Perception Of Quality For An Online Course?”, Jennifer Hunter Dr, Brayden Ross

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

Online education is increasing as a solution to manage increasing enrollment numbers at higher education institutions. Intentionally and thoughtfully constructed courses allow students to improve performance through practice and self-assessment and instructors benefit from improving consistency in providing content and assessing process, performance, and progress.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of student to instructor interaction on the student’s perception of quality for an online course. “Does increased online interaction between instructors and students positively affect a student’s perception of quality for an online course?”

The study included over 1200 courses over a three year time …


Book Review: Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into The Heart Of America, Keith Morton 2019 Providence College

Book Review: Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into The Heart Of America, Keith Morton

eJournal of Public Affairs

Book review of James and Deborah Fallows, Our towns: a 100,000 mile journey into the heart of America


Informal Learning About Teaching Among Novice University Professors, Laia Encinar-Prat, Joaquín Gairín Sallán 2019 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Informal Learning About Teaching Among Novice University Professors, Laia Encinar-Prat, Joaquín Gairín Sallán

The Qualitative Report

In this article, we present results of a study on informal learning about teaching among novice university professors at one university in Spain. The study identified teaching competencies developed through informal learning, strategies of informal learning used, and organizational factors that might foster or hinder the acquisition of teaching competencies. We gathered data through 18 individual interviews with novice university faculty, two focus groups with university professors, a document analysis and a focus group of experts. We conducted content analysis of the transcripts of the interviews and focus groups, as well as the documents obtained. The results showed that the …


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