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The Development Of Step Up To Quality: What It Means For Families, Patricia A. Drewes-Hynek

Student Work

In June 2013 the Nebraska legislature signed into being LB507, also known as the Step Up to Quality Act. Designed to answer the need for quality early childhood care and experiences across the state of Nebraska, Step Up to Quality is Nebraska’s Quality Rating and Improvement System. Years in the making, Step Up to Quality aims to provide accountability for child care programs receiving state child care subsidy returns, increase family access to early childhood experiences through lowering of the income requirement levels to receive child care subsidy, and to provide an objective rating system for child care providers that …

Pacific Review Spring 2017, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

The Loop (Spring 2017), Taylor University

The Loop (2012-2017)

The late Spring 2017 edition of Taylor University’s The Loop.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 1, Spring 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

24 - BIG WIN FOR A TINY HOUSE Turning heads and changing the housing game. By Matt Morgan.

28 - $100 MILLION GIFT TO BUILD John A. ’60 and Susan Sobrato make the largest gift in SCU history. Now see the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation that will take shape—and redefine the University. Illustration by Tavis Coburn.

36 - CUT & PASTE CONSERVATION We can alter wild species to save them. So should we? By Emma Marris. Illustrations by Jason Holley.

44 - INFO OFFICER IN CHIEF From his office overlooking the White House, Tony Scott J.D. ’92 set …

Rapid Review Of Curriculum 2013 And Textbooks, Kathryn Moyle, Anita Rampal, Dewi Rochsantiningsih, K Kristiandi

Curriculum development and review

Indonesia wants to improve the quality of students’ learning outcomes as a matter of urgency. One strategy being used to achieve this objective, is to improve the national curriculum, Curriculum 2013. The theoretical basis underpinning Curriculum 2013 has been informed by promising practices from across several countries, that have placed an emphasis on fostering student-centred and enquiry-based learning, and the development of ‘21st century skills’. This Rapid Review of Curriculum and Textbooks 2013 was undertaken at the request of Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC), to examine recent curriculum reforms and implementation strategies used in Indonesia, in order for MoEC …

Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council. Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2017. Forum On National Scholarships And Honors

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Contents

Call for Papers . v

Editorial Policy, Deadlines, and Submission Guidelines . vi

Dedication to Peter C. Sederberg. . vii

Editor’s Introduction ix by Ada Long

Forum on “National Scholarships And Honors”

First, Do No Harm 3 by Lia Rushton

The Strange Game of Prestige Scholarships . 11 by John A. Knox

Open Letter to Lia Rushton . 19 by Linda Frost

Of Groomers and Tour Guides: The Role of Writing in the Fellowships Office . 23 by Leslie Bickford

Becoming Legible: Helping Students Navigate Promotional Genres of Self-Narration 29 by Anton Vander Zee

Lessons from Honors: …

Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council, Spring/Summer 2017, Volume 18, Number 1 -- Frontmatter

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Cover

Masthead

Editorial Board

Indexing Statement

Production Editors

Contents

Call For Papers

Editorial Policy

Deadlines

Submission Guidelines

Dedication: Peter C. Sederberg

Developing Citizenship Through Honors, Jacob Andrew Hester, Kari Lynn Besing

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

For decades, research has shown that higher levels of education correspond to increased interest in politics and civic engagement. Despite the vast amount of scholarly attention, why this link exists is still disputed. One theory about the connection is the civic education hypothesis, which claims that the causal link between education and civic engagement depends not only on the amount of education a person receives but also on the type of curriculum studied. For example, Hillygus argues that “some courses are more likely than others to develop the skills fundamental to political participation” (31). Similarly, Condon argues that the development …

Engaging Diversity And Marginalization Through Participatory Action Research: A Model For Independent School Reform, Joseph Derrick Nelson, T. Maloney, Z. Hodges

Educational Studies Faculty Works

Authored by a university researcher, school practitioner, and high school student, this article examines how independent schools can utilize participatory action research (PAR) to bolster diversity and inclusion efforts. A case study approach was taken to showcase a two-year PAR project at a progressive independent school that sought to: (a) enrich institutional knowledge of student diversity, (b) capture the present-day schooling experiences of historically marginalized students in independent school settings, and (c) develop a dynamic action plan to ameliorate school issues that emerged through the PAR inquiry process. Committed to institutional research that informs school policy and practice, we argue …

Nota Bene: News From The Yale Library, Amanda Patrick

Nota Bene

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, March 30, 2017, Brian Thomas, Johnny Myers, Naseem Syed, Sienna Coleman, Erin Mckinney, Kevin Leon, Rachel Glick, Hunter Gellman, Fran Liberatoscioli

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Ursinus to Begin Offering Summer Courses to Students, Community Members • Students Share Diverse Experiences in UCARE Sponsored Diversity Monologues • Is There Declining Student Interest in the Philadelphia Experience? • "Stop Kiss" Brings Story of Love and Heartbreak to the Stage • Professor Finds a New Approach to Academics with Brooklyn Institute for Social Research • Opinions: Students Need to Start Contacting Their Representatives; Here's Why I Relay for Life at Ursinus College • The HEART of Ursinus Cardiovascular Research • Ursinus Tennis Coach Reaches 100 Career Victories, Wins Coach of the Year Award

Volume 114, Number 20 - Tuesday, March 28, 2017, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 26, March 27, 2017, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Teaching About The Politics Of Religion And Social Change, Dean Johnson

Philosophy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

My News, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

• Upcoming Events

March Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Volume 114, Number 17 - Tuesday, March 7, 2017, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

Designing L2 Reading Lab Courseware At The Intermediate Level, Concepción B. Godev

Dimensions

Despite increasing attention on literacy-based approaches to foreign language instruction (e.g. Allen & Dupuy, 2013; Barrette, Paesani, & Vinall, 2010; Byrnes, 2005; Kern, 2004; Magnan, Murphy, & Sahakyan, 2014) the communicative approach’s emphasis on oral proficiency continues to shadow reading practices. Although research findings commonly report that extensive reading (pleasure reading) promotes L2 development (Al-Homoud & Schmitt 2009; Day, 2015; Mason & Krashen, 1997), instructors have reported that they do not include these reading practices in the curriculum due to budgetary constraints on reading resources, lack of instructional time, and concern over the complex coordination of reading resources (Macalister, 2010). …

Common Data Set 2016, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Sets

Common Data Set (2016-2017) for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Volume Cxxxiv, Number 16, February 24, 2017, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Volume 114, Number 15 - Wednesday, February 22, 2017, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

Faculty Research, Scholarship, And Creative Activity Report, 2016, Saint Mary's College Of California

Saint Mary's Scholarship Reports

No abstract provided.

Spr Bulletin, Fall 2016, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Sponsored Programs Bulletins

This bulletin features Recent Award Recipients.

Volume 114, Number 14 - Tuesday, January 31, 2017, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxxxiv, Number 12, January 27, 2017, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The Spinnaker January 27, 2017, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

Monetary Compensation Of Full-Time Faculty At American Public Regional Universities: The Impact Of Geography And The Existence Of Collective Bargaining, Stephen G. Katsinas, Johnson A. Ogun, Nathaniel J. Bray

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This paper examines monetary compensation of 127,222 full-time faculty employed by the 390 regional universities in the United States who are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Compensation data published by the U.S. Department of Education and organizations concerned with faculty, including the American Association of University Professors and others, typically lump all four-year public university faculty together, ignoring well-known differences in teaching workloads at different types of public four-year universities (four instead of two courses taught each term, etc.). Further, many compensation studies do not examine fringe benefits, which are 30 percent of total monetary …

Undergraduate Library Internships At Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Clinton K. Baugess, Kathryn S. Martin, Qin Zhang, Katherine Mattson

All Musselman Library Staff Works

In 2015-2016, Musselman Library at Gettysburg College participated in Cohort 3 of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Assessment in Action program. This report outlines an assessment completed of former undergraduate library interns in order to explore the impact their internship experience had on the development of career goals, acceptance to and preparation for graduate education, and their early career. Through an online survey (n= 45) and six semi-structured telephone interviews, respondents reported a positive impact on the above areas.

Winter 2017

Insights

Notes from the Dean; LAS Establishes Endowed Professorship; The Liberating Arts; A Bridge Across Cultures; Valerie Johnson: Diversity and Inclusion Leader; Judge LeRoy Martin Jr. Translates Life Lessons into Service; (Re)Humanizing Black Lives; Liberal Arts Education: A Great Investment for Students & Employers; Reconciliation & Hope; In Brief; Faculty Publications

Stonehill Alumni Magazine Winter/Spring 2017, Stonehill College Office Of Communications And Media Relations

Stonehill Alumni Magazine

This issue of the magazine includes the following features:

• Most Likely to Succeed. After surviving the Haiti earthquake, moving to the U.S. and learning English, Evaudie Paul '20 is embracing all that college office. By Maura King Scully.
• Happy Hobbyists. Collecting, writing, building, singing, diving - our alumni have some impressive (and some unusual!) hobbies. By Tracey Palmer
• Bouncing Back. Studies show that resiliency in teens is declining. The good news? It's a skill that can be learned. Stonehill experts share how. By Erin Petersen.