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Faculty Perceptions And Use Of Social Media In The Medical Imaging Curriculum In The United States, Cheryl O. Dubose

Student Theses and Dissertations

Social media networks are a worldwide phenomenon encompassing multiple generations of faculty and students. As the World Wide Web has developed and grown, so has the ability of individuals to communicate across hundreds and thousands of miles via these social media networks. An exploratory survey of members in the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences was completed and analyzed to determine faculty perceptions and use of social media in the medical imaging curriculum in the United States. Medical imaging faculty were asked if they own a personal social media account, a professional social media account, and if they …

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Committee Minutes, January 9, 2013

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meeting held on January 9, 2013.

A Survey Of Best Practices Of Instruction For Arkansas Public School Alternative Learning Programs In Grades Seven Through Twelve, Deborah Langston Wammack

Student Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of the best teaching practices (Small Group, Reading as Thinking, Representing to Learn, Classroom Workshop, Authentic Experiences, Reflective Assessment, and Integrative Units) and compare the difference between the structures and demographic variables (program size, student-teacher ratio, program location, gender of director, educational degree of director, administrative license status, and years of experience of the director) according to Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde (2005) within the ALE programs in the state of Arkansas. ALE directors were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire during January 2011. The results of 108 directors were analyzed to …

A Study Of The Religious Orientation Of Public School Districts Located In The Bible Belt Of The United States, Tom A. Bennett

Student Theses and Dissertations

The struggle to accommodate one person's right of religious expression while not infringing upon another person's right to be free from religious coercion has existed since our Founding Fathers first drafted the Bill of Rights more than 200 years ago. The genesis of the controversy lies in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provides in pertinent part that, &ldquo Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.&rdquo Despite the language of the Religious Liberty clauses and of the subsequent decisions interpreting them by the U.S. Supreme Court, the arena …

2013 Welcome To The 2013-14 Academic Year, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

A letter from President Kathy Krendl to faculty of Otterbein about the 2013-14 school year.

University Update - November 11, 2013, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included in this update are:

• Lucy Cryan - Vaugh Dann Award Announcement
• The Big Give Announcement
• University Campaign Involvement
• Otterbein Calendar
• Provost/Vice President Search Update
• HR Director Named

University Update - September 12, 2013, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included in this update are:

• Vice President Search Update
• Homecoming 2013
• Outdoor Wi-Fi
• Wireless Access for Visitors
• Dean of Students Update
• Senate Meeting Reminder
• Join the Conversation
• Cardinal Pride Day

The Growth Of Single-Sex Schools: Federal Policy Meets Local Needs And Interests, Katherine Cumings Mansfield

Educational Leadership Publications

Changes to Title IX allowing the growth of single-sex schools have garnered media attention promoting the benefits of separating boys and girls. Alternately, civil rights groups such as the ACLU continue to oppose any type of school segregation. Within this context, a private philanthropy, the Foundation for the Education of Young Women (FEYW) has established public-private partnerships with six Texas school districts to open all-girls’ public college prep magnet schools with plans to expand. This multi-year ethno-historical case study explores the meaning making of one community in the FEYW network as it attempts to make sense of federal policy at …

Perceptions Of Nursing Education Administrators Regarding The Relationship Of Admission Criteria To Student Graduation, Joy F. Cline

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This research investigated admission criteria of baccalaureate nursing students related to their success in a multi-state sample of peer universities in the United States. The researcher used mixed methods to collect data that were analyzed using descriptive and phenomenological approaches. The sample of the study was chairpersons from peer institutions of nursing. Data were collected based on the lived experiences of the chairpersons. The purpose of the study was to identify admission criteria that the schools in the study were using and to identify the criteria that predicted success as defined by graduation. The premise of the study was that …

Undocumented Students In Christian Higher Education: Theological And Legal Ramifications For Financing Student Leaders, Nathanael P. Austin, Maddie Deegan, Leah N. Fulton, Keartsten Karrick

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

Private institutions in the United States of America are being forced to confront an increasing number of undocumented persons who seek employment, education, healthcare, and personal development. In this case study we considered the options which Christian colleges must weigh when interested in allowing undocumented students to serve in (traditionally) paid leadership roles on campus. Through research, interviews with student development professionals, and conversations with formerly undocumented students, this study provides a unique solution for Christian colleges to consider when faced with the consideration of undocumented students in leadership roles. The scope of our research is focused in three primary …

The Heart Of Higher Education, John Delony, Sheila Delony

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

No abstract provided.

Examining The Journey And Experiences Of Females Who Become Oregon School Superintendents, Rachael George

Doctor of Education (EdD)

This qualitative study explored the journey of female superintendents within the state of Oregon through the use of personal interviews, field notes, and researcher’s reflections. Six women currently serving in the capacity of superintendent were interviewed in order to better understand the opportunities and challenges females experienced during their journey to becoming a superintendent, as well as their experiences in the position. Findings included opportunities presented to them through their hard work and dedication, the challenge of balancing personal and professional lives, understanding the importance of holding true to personal values, and the encouragement of more women to pursue the …

Evaluation Of The Implementation Of Professional Learning Communities And The Impact On Student Achievement, Cristi M. Bostic

Education Dissertations and Projects

This dissertation evaluated the implementation of professional learning communities in a large suburban school district in North Carolina. The presence of shared and supportive leadership, shared values and vision, collective learning and application, shared personal practice, supportive conditions for relationships, and supportive conditions for structures are all attributes that were assessed to determine the degree of implementation.

A quantitative and qualitative program evaluation was conducted using the CIPP evaluation model to determine the degree of implementation of professional learning communities and whether or not the implementation has had an impact on student achievement based on state end of course test …

University Update - February 25, 2013, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included in this update are:

• Board Meeting
• Student Recruitment
• Cardinal Migration
• Personnel Updates

University Update - May 23, 2013, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included in this update are:

• Passing the Torch
• Approval of 2014 Operating Budget
• Strategic Indicators
• Emeritus Status Update
• Mission and Vision Announcement
• Welcome Back Breakfast

University Update - October 23, 2013, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included in this update are:

• Board of Trustees Meeting
• Provost/Vice President Search Underway
• Parking Lot Survey
• Join the Conversation

Andragogy Around The World In K-20 Education: It Is All About Trust, John Henschke

Adult Education Faculty Works

The author's research in andragogy started in the late 1960s. More serious in-depth attempts were launched in 1997, just after Malcolm S. Knowles died - the author wanted to honor his legacy since he and his work in andragogy were influential in the author's life. The author's research yielded an instrument with the strongest factor being 'teacher trust of learners' - a belief that applies all the way through k-20 Education. This is found to be so in doctoral dissertations, overarching trust behaviors, and threaded through the literature surrounding trust. Trust is found to be congruent between the author's scholarship …

Growth No. 12 (2013) - Full Issue

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

The full issue of the twelfth edition of Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development.

University Update - September 6, 2013, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included in this update are:

• Institutional Priorities
• Investment in Human Resources
• Financial Strength
• Strengthening Student Success
• Strengthening Academic Excellence
• Hunger Action Month

University Update - December 10, 2013, Academic Affairs

University Updates & Communications from the University President

Included in this update are:

• Vice President/Provost Search Update
• HR Director Search Update
• Holiday Open House Reminder
• Spirit Fridays Announced
• Advancement End of Year News
• Join the Conversation Announcement