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Trends Shaping Society: Implications For Higher Education In The 21st Century, Nathan Phelps

Dissertations

The world is changing quickly and in complex ways, and this study addresses some of the key implications of these changes for higher education leaders today. Many leaders are facing the difficult task of determining which developments in the larger society are most important and what they may mean for their institutions and for higher education as a whole. This study presents a broad analysis of trends shaping society, highlights patterns within these trends that are important, and offers a framework based on these patterns that leaders might use to help them clarify and evaluate the implications of these changes. …

2014 Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University Of Northern Iowa. Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium Programs

The program for the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium of the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences.

Telemetry, End Of Summer 2014, Mcnair Scholars Program (University Of Northern Iowa)

McNair Scholars Program at UNI Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Message from the Director Events & News
--Why Join McNair?
--Student Spotlight—Vanessa Espinoza
--Summer Research Internship
--Contact Information

Lhc Lines - August 2014, Lee Honors College

Lee Honors College News

A newsletter for friends and alumni of the Lee Honors College at Western Michigan University

College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 16: August 2014, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• Good governance in Africa is focus of August conference
• WMU Hosts the First Annual Michigan Autism Conference
• WMU researchers receive grant to study fatal fungus in bats
• State group elects WMU executive to vice presidential post
• Most Delicious of Privileges
• Damar Foundation President
• English language and culture center gets new director

Biological Sciences Newsletter - August 2014, Department Of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University

Biological Sciences Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Teachers’ Accounts Of Their Perceptions And Practices Of Providing Written Feedback To Nursing Students On Their Assignments, Sajid Iqbal, Raisa Gul, Arusa Lakhani, Nusrat Fatima Rizvi

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Written feedback can facilitates students’ learning in several ways. However, the teachers’ practice of written feedback may be affected by various factors. This study aimed to explore the nurse teachers’ accounts of their perceptions and practices of providing written feedback.

A descriptive exploratory design was employed in the study. A purposive sample of 12 teachers from nursing institutions in Karachi, Pakistan, participated in the study. Using a semi-structured guide, in-depth interviews were conducted with the participants, between January-September, 2013. The interviews were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim and were manually content analyzed.

The analysis of findings led to three sections: …

Summer Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Summer Commencement ceremony.

Prediction Of Time-To-Graduation For Stem Hispanic Undergraduate Students, Gejun Zhu

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

In this thesis, we study the time-to-graduation problem for STEM Hispanic undergraduate students. The response, time-to-graduation, was treated in two different ways: as a binary variable with graduated (by the 6th year) and not-graduated values, and as an ordinal variable with values year-4, year-5, year-6, and not-graduate. Mathematics education plays critical role in students’ timely graduation, especially for STEM students. We used students records data obtained from The University of Texas-Pan American to illustrate how mathematics background factors (including SAT math score, ACT math score, TASP math score) and mathematics performance variables (including mathematics GPA, number of dropped mathematics courses, …

Academic Clustering Of Student-Athletes: A Case Study Of Football And Basketball Programs, Matthew Brett Rowland

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study explores the topic of academic clustering within the football and men's and women's basketball teams at the University of Arkansas. Given the prominence of collegiate sport in America, this paper examines a relatively understudied topic regarding student-athletes and education. Using a mixed methods approach, the topic of academic clustering is analyzed statistically, as well as through in-depth interviews with student-athletes and academic advisors in the athletic department. Statistical analysis shows significant over- and under-representation of student-athletes in certain University colleges (e.g., Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Walton College of Business, and College of Engineering), the presence of …

Male Privilege, Sexual Double Standard, And Sexual Scripts: College Students' Perceptions And Influences Of Hooking Up, Mary Ellen Hunt

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Approximately three-fourths of young adults in college hook up at least once by their senior year (i.e., engage in a casual sexual encounter outside the context of a committed relationship). There are important gender differences which may inform how men and women conceptualize hooking up. Men and women may have different predictors of interest, expectations of sex, or attitudes toward sex. These gender differences are likely culturally constructed by the sexual double standard and traditional sexual scripts which project men to be the aggressive sexual initiators who want sex all the time, and women to be passive gatekeepers who desire …

Transitioning To Writing About Writing: A Consideration Of The Metawriting Teaching Approach At The University Of Arkansas, Katie Michelle Smith

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis uses case studies of six Teaching Assistants and Instructors to analyze the curricular and pedagogical shift from a writing-through-literature model to the Composition II course to a metawriting approach during the 2014 spring semester at the University of Arkansas. The administrative decision from the Program in Rhetoric and Composition to make this transition came in response to the 2007 article by Elizabeth Wardle and Douglas Downs in College Composition and Communication outlining a "Writing about Writing" approach to teaching composition.

2014-July-30-Plant Biochemistry Research, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Low-Carb Diet Recommended For Diabetics, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

2014-07-22-Etsu Welcomes New Employees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

No abstract provided.

2014-07-22-Alsop's Summer Course Investigate Flora And Fauna, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

No abstract provided.

2014-07-22-Honaker, Brown Receive Robertson Diversity Leadership Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

No abstract provided.

2014-07-22-Navy Vet Uses Military Experience To Steer Ship At Etsu Clinics, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

No abstract provided.

July 22, 2014 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Suicide Prevention Is Topic Of Uab Community Talk, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

2014-July-21-1/2 Pogil Workshop Etsu.Edu /News/2014/07_Jul/Pogilconferencepr.Php, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

July 18, 2014 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

New Digital-Profiling Technology Is Available To Researchers, Traci Bratton

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Objectified In The Best Possible Way: A Radical Feminist Solution To The Kantian Sex Problem, Daniel Mattox

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Morehead State University in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Arts by Daniel Mattox on July 16, 2014.

Parts Of The Whole: Strategies For The Spread Of Quantitative Literacy: What Models Can Tell Us, Dorothy Wallace

Numeracy

Two conceptual frameworks, one from graph theory and one from dynamical systems, have been offered as explanations for complex phenomena in biology and also as possible models for the spread of ideas. The two models are based on different assumptions and thus predict quite different outcomes for the fate of either biological species or ideas. We argue that, depending on the culture in which they exist, one can identify which model is more likely to reflect the survival of two competing ideas. Based on this argument we suggest how two strategies for embedding and normalizing quantitative literacy in a given …

How Does One Design Or Evaluate A Course In Quantitative Reasoning?, Bernard L. Madison

Numeracy

In the absence of generally accepted content standards and with little evidence on the learning for long-term retrieval and transfer, how does one design or evaluate a course in quantitative reasoning (QR)? This is a report on one way to do so. The subject QR course, which has college algebra as a prerequisite and has been taught for 8 years, is being modified slightly to be offered as an alternative to college algebra. One modification is adding a significant formal writing component. As the modification occurs, the current course and the modified one are judged according to six sets of …

2014-July-15-Susan Chambers, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2014-July-14-Dr. Aruna Kilaru News, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

High School Students' Perceptions Of The Non-Medical Use Of Adhd Prescription Stimulant Medications, Kyla Lucey

Theses and Dissertations

A review of existing literature has documented a rise in the misuse of stimulant medications by those with a prescription for ADHD, as well as, the nonmedical or illicit use of stimulant medications by those without a prescription or a diagnosis of ADHD. This phenomenon has been particularly present on college campuses. The purpose of this study was to examine prevalence of misuse and nonmedical use of ADHD prescription stimulant medications in high school students, as well as, the attitudes and perceptions of high school students about the misuse and nonmedical use of ADHD prescription stimulant medication. Specifically, this study …

Modifying Essentialist Beliefs Toward Mental Illness: An Alternative Focus For Anti-Stigma Interventions, Frederick T. Chin

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Science and Technology Morehead State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science by Fredrick T. Chin on July 8, 2014.