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2015 Winter/Spring - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf)

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The winter/spring issue of Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.

Getting Down To Business, Angela Cummins, Jennifer Tidball

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K-State Olathe, a successful hub for company collaborations. And "quick bits" on the Microbial Surveillance Lab and the Veterinary and Biomedical Research Center

A New Energy, Jennifer Tidball

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Electrical Power Affiliates Program empowers engineering faculty, students

As the world’s population increases and the demand on our power grids grows, how will we keep the lights on?

The Effectiveness Of Social Responsibility Courses In Higher Education, Courtney Droms Hatch, Sheryl-Ann Stephen

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Individual and corporate social responsibility has been gaining more and more attention over the last several years. We examine the effectiveness of incorporating social responsibility courses into the curriculum in higher education, with a specific look at Butler University. In general, the results indicate that implementing this type of curricular program is beneficial to the students but affects students differently based on their gender and age. Specifically, the results show that female students generally have a higher level of individual social responsibility than their male counterparts. The results also indicate that the students’ level of social responsibility influence their perceptions …

Spend Now Or Spend Later: The Role Of A Business Education And Critical Thinking Skills In Increasing Retirement Plan Saving Rates For New, Young Enrollees, Priscilla Arling, Jill Kirby, Kegan Saajasto

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

For college graduates entering the workforce, contributing to an employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan can be an important way of saving for the future. However, contribution rates for young people in these plans are far below recommended percentages, leading to concerns about future financial stability for these individuals. Prior work has shown that a college student’s major and academic coursework affect their general financial knowledge. However, little is known about what content within a course of study correlates with specific financial decisions. The decision of how much to save in a 401(k) plan is complex and requires thinking beyond a present-day …

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine (2022)

• Fall commencement
• An economic perspective
• Students and Alumni
• "Practice Makes Perfect"
• Entrepreneur Spotlight: Tina Banks

President’S Annual Report, Jean E. Bartels

President's Annual Report (2012-2015)

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The Research Express

Research Express Newsletter (2014-2016)

• “Meet the Experts in NIH Peer Review: Webinars for Applicants” are now available for on demand viewing
• 2015 Rates for NIH Grants Announced
• An Inteview with Dr. Stephen Russell – What are your top 5 tips for a winning grant submission?

Ipeds Data Feedback Report, Georgia Southern University

IPEDS Data Feedback Reports

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of survey components that collects data from about 7,500 institutions that provide postsecondary education across the United States. IPEDS collects institution-level data on student enrollment, graduation rates, student charges, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances.

Impact On P-12 Student Learning: Perspectives From Multiple Stakeholders, Xiaoli Wen, Geri Chesner, Ayn Keneman, Arlene Borthwick

NCE Research Residencies

Statement of Research Problem

It is essential for teacher preparation programs to be able to track teacher candidates’ impact on P-12 student learning in school sites in order to fulfill accreditation requirements and measure candidate and program success. Additionally, it is critical for us to understand how candidates’ opportunities to impact P-12 student learning are influenced by their host school sites, including their classroom cooperating teachers. Therefore, we conducted an exploratory study to collect qualitative input from multiple stakeholders, including teacher candidates, cooperating teachers, and school. The perspectives collected in this study has helped our program, the college, and the …

California Institute Of Integral Studies--Catalog 2015-2016, Ciis

CIIS Catalogs Archive

This is the 2015-2016 catalog of courses, staff and faculty for the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)

How To Launch An Interdisciplinary Leadership Program, Barbara L. Brock, Isabelle D. Cherney, James R. Martin, Jennifer Moss Breen, Gretchen Oltman

Education Faculty Publications

Building a doctoral program in leadership is never an easy task, and building an interdisciplinary doctoral program is even more difficult. Yet, it is the interdisciplinary approach that differentiates typical leadership programs from others and offers learners an integrated view of leadership theories and practices. This special report presents an example of designing and implementing an interdisciplinary doctoral program that promotes social justice leadership. Drawing from firsthand experiences of program faculty, staff, and administration, we share lessons learned and the logic behind adopting an interdisciplinary approach for those creating programs that seeks to promote social justice. We found that by …

The Threads They Follow: Bank Street Teachers In A Changing World, Linda Darling-Hammond, Ira Lit

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This report focuses on graduates of Bank Street College Graduate School of Education teacher certification programs, by examining the quality of their preparation, their teaching practices upon graduation, and the influence they have on their students’ learning. It also looks at the cumulative effects of school-wide practices at schools supportive of the Bank Street approach. The results conveyed here are based on the combined analyses of extensive surveys of graduates and employers; large-scale administrative data related to the impact of program graduates on pupil learning in New York City public schools; in-depth classroom and school observations; and interviews of graduates, …

The Preparation, Professional Pathways, And Effectiveness Of Bank Street Graduates, Eileen Horng, Xinhua Zheng, Ira Lit, Linda Darling-Hammond

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Documents the influence of Bank Street teacher preparation programs based upon surveys of graduates, surveys of comparison teachers, surveys of employers, and an analysis of pupil achievement gains. This report is part of a larger study that examines the preparation, practices, and effectiveness of graduates of Bank Street College teacher certification programs over the last decade.

When Change Is Not Enough: A Historic Review Of Diversity Initiatives At Depauw University, Dakota N. Watson

Honor Scholar Theses

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The Benefits Of Giving Back: Volunteerism In Adolescence And Emerging Adulthood, Kaitlyn Bouthillette

Honors Theses

Volunteerism has been on the rise on college campuses for the past few decades. In response to this growing interest, opportunities to volunteer through local service, mission trips, and service learning classes have expanded. Researchers of this fairly new phenomenon have focused on the short and long term benefits of undergraduate volunteerism and why students volunteer. Research has also been conducted on high school volunteerism and its benefits. This study adds to the knowledge of volunteerism across the life span, focusing particularly on adolescence and young adulthood. This thesis attempts to fill in the gaps of previous research by looking …

The Place Of Liberal Education In Higher Education, Marc D. Guerra

Theology Department Faculty Works

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Changing Attitudes About Being A Bystander To Violence: Translating An In-Person Sexual Violence Prevention Program To A New Campus, Alison C. Cares, Victoria L. Banyard, Mary M. Moynihan, Linda M. Williams, Sharyn J. Potter, Jane G. Stapleton

Sociology and Criminology Department Faculty Works

Bystander approaches to reducing sexual violence train community members in prosocial roles to interrupt situations with risk of sexual violence and be supportive community allies after an assault. This study employs a true experimental design to evaluate the effectiveness of Bringing in the Bystander™ through 1-year post-implementation with first-year students from two universities (one rural, primarily residential; one urban, heavily commuter). We found significant change in bystander attitudes for male and female student program participants compared with the control group on both campuses, although the pattern of change depended on the combination of gender and campus.

Institutional Goals Clarified Through Qualitative Narrative Assessment, Molly Brigid Mcgrath

Philosophy Department Faculty Works

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2014-2015 Student Success Report, Office Of Institutional Research, Wright State University

Student Success and Completion Reports

The 2014-2015 Wright State University Student Success Report which includes data on retention and graduation rates of undergraduate students.