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The Influence Of Cultural And Social Capital On Post-Baccalaureate Students’ Decision To Enter And Complete Graduate School, Kelly L. Alig

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Despite increased diversity noted in undergraduate education in recent years (Antonio, 2003), students from non-majority groups continue to be underrepresented in graduate school. Many research studies (Perna, 2000, 2004; Perna & Titus, 2005; Rowan-Kenyon, 2007; Walpole, 2003, 2007b) have used measures of cultural and social capital to increase the explanatory power of the traditional econometric framework in college choice models, but have not used these sociological variables as a primary focus. The purpose of this correlational study was to explore the influence of cultural capital and social capital on the decision of bachelor’s degree completers to enter graduate school and …

Celebration Schedule 2014 (Saturday), Provost's Office

Celebration

Full presentation schedule for Celebration, Saturday, May 3, 2014

Diversity In Times Of Austerity: Documenting Resistance In The Academy, David Moscowitz, Terri Jett, Terri Carney, Tamara Leech, Ann M. Savage

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

What happens to feminism in the university is parallel to what happens to feminism in other venues under economic restructuring: while the impoverished nation is forced to cut social services and thereby send women back to the hierarchy of the family, the academy likewise reduces its footprint in interdisciplinary structures and contains academic feminists back to the hierarchy of departments and disciplines. When the family and the department become powerful arbiters of cultural values, women and feminist academics by and large suffer: they either accept a diminished role or are pushed to compete in a system they recognize as antithetical …

Educational Leadership Newsletter May 2014, Educational Leadership Department, University Of Southern Maine

Educational Leadership Newsletters

Inside the issue:

• From the Chair: Classroom Assessment, the Arts, and Leadership
• Awards
• Southern Maine Partnership Update
• Thinking About Internship?
• Leadership Symposium
• Advising Questions?
• Fall 2014 Schedule

Value And Effectiveness Of An Intervention Reading Course, Imari Rashad Hazelwood

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Students who graduate from high school and receive a diploma believe they are indeed ready for a college education. What most of these students are not aware of is that many students enter into higher education underprepared for the rigors of college level coursework. There are support programs such as tutoring and intervention reading courses that have been created to combat this problem and further prepare students to handle college level work, specifically reading. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention reading course in terms of student success and growth. Students participated in a semester long course and were …

Progression Magazine, 2014 Spring, Coastal Carolina University

Progression Magazine

Magazine of the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University.

The Journey From Tragedy To Hope: The Experience Of Christian Undergraduates, David M. Johnstone

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Using the case study approach, I interviewed seven student leaders at an evangelical university in the Pacific Northwest. Their common feature, other than attending the same institution, was that they had all experienced tragic or traumatic situations at some point in their lives. In spite of this experience, they were able to display a hopeful outlook on life. The purpose of this study was to discern elements or themes that were common to their stories. I was particularly looking for themes that might explain what helped them move on from their traumatic experiences into a perspective of hope. I anticipated …

School Culture: Teachers' Beliefs, Behaviors, And Instructional Practices, Chantarath Hongboontri, Natheeporn Keawkhong

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This mixed-methods research project documents the school culture of Hope University’s Language Institute and reveals the reciprocal relationship between the school culture and the instructional practices of the English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in this particular institute. Altogether, 62 EFL teachers agreed to complete a questionnaire. Of these, 14 participated in semi-structured interviews and classroom observations; 2 agreed to be interviewed but did not allow their classrooms to be observed. Quantitative data demonstrated strong correlations among eight social organizational variables of a school culture. Qualitative data further revealed the influences of a school culture on these teacher …

Biblical Hermeneutics For The Twenty-First Century African American Church: Introducing Seven Key Solutions Promoting Higher Education, Jacqueline Montague

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Despite the fact that education builds knowledge, higher learning through Seminary is preached from many African American pulpits as having little merit. The author's hope is to channel broader understanding on how the seminary experience can make a difference in accomplishing the assignment commissioned by Jesus to a postmodern society. To achieve this goal, the author divulges the importance and necessity of seminary studies from a semiotic approach. Research includes a study of the hermeneutic circle and its three parts: text, messenger, and listeners; collected data from culture analyses and statistical reports to comprise three pastoral interviews. The objective is …

Promoting Regional Education Services Integration: Apec University Associations Cross-Border Education Cooperation Workshop: Discussion Paper, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff

Higher education research

This discussion paper was prepared to inform the APEC workshop on Promoting Regional Education Services Integration: APEC University Associations Cross-Border Education Cooperation held in Kuala Lumpur from 20–22 May 2014. The workshop brings together university associations to support, pursue and work towards the achievement of the priorities outlined by APEC Economic Leaders. This includes the recognition of best practice in cross-border education (CBE), the identification of existing barriers to CBE, and an examination of ways to progress the priority areas identified. The paper highlights the key considerations for APEC economies in strengthening collaboration around CBE in the university sector and …

University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2014 - 2015, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Macro-Scaffolding: Contextual Support For Teacher Learning, Marion Engin

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

A socio-cultural theory of learning places importance on the social and cultural context of the learning as well as the interaction between a more expert other and the learner. Scaffolding at the level of interaction may be defined as micro-scaffolding, and support which can be found in the context of the learning can be referred to as macro-scaffolding. This paper reports on research carried out in a pre-service English teacher training context which explored macro-scaffolding. Findings suggest that support at the macro-level includes the shared understanding of accepted practices of the training context in terms of what is considered ‘good’ …

International Undergraduate English Language Learners' Perception Of Language And Academic Acquisition Through Online Learning: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Olga Dejesus

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Many institutional programs are changing to incorporate more online opportunities as a way to meet the needs of their students. Therefore, international English language learners are being encouraged to take online courses in order to complete their programs of study at United States colleges or universities (Tan, Lee, & Steven, 2010). In this qualitative phenomenological study, the researcher sought to investigate international undergraduate English language learners' perception of and experiences with language and academic acquisition through online learning. This study was conducted with a selected group of 10 undergraduate international students enrolled in the Liberal Arts program at a private …

The Interethnic Communication Apprehension Of Students Of Color At The University Of Arkansas, Angela Courage-Mellott

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Interethnic Communication Apprehension of students of color with white faculty members was studied at the University of Arkansas, a predominantly white university with predominantly white faculty. Interethnic Communication Apprehension is defined as a psychological response of fear or anxiety which causes avoidance of interaction with people from ethnic groups that are different from one's own (Neuliep & McCroskey, 1997). This study was conducted using the PRECA (Personal Report of Interethnic Communication Apprehension) measure created and validated by Neuliep and McCroskey (1997). Students of color who frequent the Center of Multicultural and Diversity Education were polled using the PRECA. Students of …

Art And The Brain: Implications For Art Therapy, Katherine Lawrance

EVMS School of Health Professions Theses & Dissertations

The requirements for a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy and Counseling do not include education on neurology. This thesis explores how neurology that could be beneficial for art therapy education. To begin, basic understanding of brain regions, cell structure, memory storage, neurological equipment, and pathologies is explored. This information was used to further explore creativity in the brain, the neurology of viewing art, and psychological and neurological pathologies. This information is compared in relation to current research on art creation, and/or art therapy within healthy individuals or corresponding pathologies and compiled into organized tables. From the literature review, information was …

University Honors Program News, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Graduating Honors Student Kelsey Keane wins Fulbright Student Grant to Kosovo

Student Experiences Of The Community College Developmental Writing Classroom, Janet Kirchner

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The low success rate of students in community college developmental education classes has caused not only institutions and their instructors but also those outside of the classroom to search for alternative programs and delivery methods to improve student outcomes. As college completion rates become increasingly tied to state funding, many community colleges are re-thinking their programs, considering acceleration of coursework, learning communities, and supplemental instruction as replacements for the traditional developmental sequence. While these programs have shown success in some community colleges, much of the research is quantitative in nature and based on completion rates. The purpose of this study …

Honors Research Conference [Program] April 12, 2014, University Of Northern Iowa

Honors Research Day Programs

No abstract provided.

Solorio's Research May Help Stop Cyber-Bullies, Plagiarism Or Even Terrorists, Natalie Wade

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Ciis Today, Spring 2014 Issue, Cakifornia Institute Of Integral Studies

CIIS Today

This volume is the Spring 2014 issue of CIIS Today, the Magazine of the California Institute of Integral Studies.

English Department Newsletter 2014, English Department, University Of Southern Maine

Department of English Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Uni Grad Student News, V11n4, April/May 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- What to Do During the Summer
-- The 7th Annual Graduate Student Symposium Held on April 1 Was a Success!
-- Current Student Profile: Chris Wood
-- Current Student Profile: Andrew Shutsa
-- Graduate Alumni Profile: Dr. Billie Cowley
-- Graduate Faculty Profile: Dr. Tom (Harry) Hall
-- Brown Bag Lecture Presenters
-- 2013-2014 Milestone Award Winners
-- 2014 Thesis and Research Paper Award Winners
-- UNI Students Publish Measuring Happiness: Examining Definitions and Instruments in Illuminare
- Graduate Student Advisory Board
-- School Library Studies Students Present at Iowa Conferences …

Department Of Economics Newsletter, V19, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Economics.

Department of Economics Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Scholarship News
--Alumni News
--Alumni Notes
--Alumni-in-Residence: Reflections from Derek Thoms, '02
--Spin and Win
--Economics Club
--Russia 2013
--Student Writing
--Undergraduate Research Program
--Lawrence M. Jepson International Economics Essay Contest
--Collage
--40 years...and counting!
--Current Faculty Research
-- Economics Students/Faculty Recognition
--From Our Emeritus Faculty
--Faculty Interview: An Interview With Ken McCormick
--Commentaries From Faculty
--Health Economics
--UNI NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative
--ELF Day (Economics, Laughter, & Fun)

Design And Evaluation Of An E-Learning Service For Online Self-Presentation Education: A User-Centered Design Approach, Zhihua Dong

Open Access Theses

With the booming of Web 2.0, cyber recruiting becomes much more prevalence. This makes online self-presentation literacy a necessity for college students to prepare for better career opportunities. This study proposed to design and implement a working prototype of an online educational platform for college students to learn about online self-presentation management. The design and implementation of the working prototype followed an iterative design process, through which the design was created, evaluated, and improved. Within this process, cognitive walkthrough study, competitive analysis, and usability testing study were adopted as major methods to design and evaluate the prototype.

Through the design …

The Update, April/May 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

Update

Inside this issue...

-- Student Spotlight: Biology: Susan Graves
-- Department News
-- UBS Outstanding Teacher Award Recipients
-- School of Music Events
-- Celebrate Earth Week with the RRTTC
-- William & Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series
-- UNI Botanical Center to Hold Its 15th Annual Spring Plant Sale
-- Alumni Spotlight: Computer Science: Tony Bibbs
-- Alumni Spotlight: Communication Studies, Language & Literatures: Therese Kuster
-- Alumni Spotlight: Mathematics: Ben Wadsley
-- Featured Organization: George Walker Society of Music, School of Music
-- Featured Organization: Grafx Club, Technology
-- Professionals and Students Awarded 19 American Advertising Awards
-- …

2014-April-01-Carolina Thur De Koos, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Teaching Grammar-In-Context In College Writing Instruction: An Update On The Research Literature, Zak Lancaster, Andrea R. Olinger

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Does grammar instruction help to improve students’ writing? Should writing instructors focus on grammar in first-year composition or other university-level writing courses? These questions persist among writing professionals despite a long tradition of research-based conclusions that explicit grammar instruction has no effect or even a harmful effect on students’ writing development (e.g., Braddock, Lloyd-Jones, and Schoer, 1963; Harris, 1962; Hillocks, 1986; McQuade, 1980; Wyse, 2001).

These conclusions, of course, have had considerable influence on writing scholars’ views of grammar instruction. Some writing scholars, furthermore, have found theoretical backing for the case against grammar instruction in the linguist Stephen Krashen’s argument …

Honors Research Symposium Program [Spring 2014], University Honors Program Students And Staff

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

No abstract provided.

International Panther, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Culture And Intensive English Program.

International Panther

Inside this issue:

-- Letter from the Director
-- UNI Connections: UNI Office of International Admissions Helping International Students Navigate UNI
-- Conversation Partners Bring Intercultural Communication students hands-on-experience: Kyungpook National University (KNU)
-- STEM Pedagogy Program begins at UNI CIEP
-- CIEP Welcomes Teachers from Minas Gerais
-- Special Programs at UNI CIEP
-- CIEP Alumni: Isabel Garcia
-- CIEP Activities
-- CIEP Student Spotlight: Tasleem Alsaffar
-- CIEP Receives First Wave of Students from Brazil Scientific Mobility Program
-- CIEP Staff Accomplishments & Professional Development
-- Staff Spotlight: Sally Roos
-- World’s Window: Costa Rica "Happiest Country on …

9th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], April 1, 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program., Iowa State University. Honors Program., University Of Iowa. Honors Program.

Research in the Capitol Programs

Program of research presentations given at the Capitol by students from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa.