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Continuing Assessment Of Library Instruction To Undergraduates : A General Education Course Survey Research Project, Kate Zoellner, Sue Samson, Samantha Hines

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

An assessment project was conducted by the Mansfield Library to evaluate the teaching and content of a research module embedded into a popular undergraduate course, Introduction to Public Speaking, part of the University of Montana’s General Education Requirement. The project aimed to develop internal benchmarks and improve the curricula, as needed. Pre- and post-surveys were developed to assess student research confidence, perceptions of information tools, Web evaluation abilities, and assistance-seeking attitudes. Data from 426 student responses were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. The process, results, and analysis of the project are discussed.

Sw 511.01: Hbse Ii - Difference, Diversity, And Oppression, Janet L. Finn

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

No abstract provided.

C&I 459.01: Consulting And Resource Teacher, Trent L. Atkins

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

No abstract provided.

Debating Identity: Urban Indians In The Healthcare System, Erin J. Klahn

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

In recent years, the public health sector has recommended that healthcare practitioners become culturally competent in order to reduce health disparities in minority groups. It was reported later in the Surgeon General's Report (1999) on mental health, that culture shapes the healthcare experience for minority groups and in turn may influence the treatment course. Cultural competence models have been proposed in conjunction with the development of ethnic-specific mental health clinics, where practitioners and patients are ethnically similar, and programs are designed with the groups’ unique cultural needs in mind. This poses a particularly unique dilemma for urban Indians as their …

Community Invited To Celebrate 'Day Of Dialogue' At Um, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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Mba 640.01: Organizational Behavior, Bambi M. Douma

University of Montana Course Syllabi

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Mba 640.60: Organizational Behavior - Evening Section, Bambi M. Douma

University of Montana Course Syllabi

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C&I 459.01: Consulting And Resource Teacher, Trent Atkins

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Is 476.01: Project Management, Belva L. Jones

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

From Good Intentions To Good Actions: A Patient Safety Manual For Rural Healthcare Settings, Ann Freeman Cook, Helena Hoas

Psychology Faculty Publications

The materials offered in this patient safety manual draw on information from a robust database consisting of qualitative and quantitative data gathered over the course of nine years. These data come from a 4-year patient safety study conducted in rural hospitals in a 9-state area as well as a series of additional healthcare studies that focused on ethics and decision-making in rural settings.

The manual is a resource developed to fit a rural context. The first chapter discusses the national patient safety movement. The succeeding chapters discuss definitions of errors and lessons learned from the multi-method patient safety study. The …

Democratic Administration In The United States Forest Service, Nancy Leigh Leifer

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Pluralism, the dominant theory in citizen involvement in the United States Forest Service since the 1950s, has prolonged the process of determining the public interest by promoting the use of appeals and lawsuits. The advent of more collaborative public involvement strategies in the past fifteen years offers the opportunity to assess whether participatory democracy offers a better paradigm for determining the public interest. This research focused on four cases of reported successful collaboration in Region One of the Forest Service and involved in-person interviews with 17 Forest Service officials and 24 citizen and interest group leaders. The researcher translated pluralist …

Hiv/Aids And Conservation Agency Capacity In Southern Africa: Perceptions Of Critical Impacts, Barriers, And Intervention Strategies, Jennifer Ann Cash

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The HIV/AIDS pandemic permeates all aspects of southern African civil society including the ability of organizations to practice conservation. The purpose of this research is to understand how management perceives HIV/AIDS influencing southern African conservation agencies workforce capacity to meet their missions. Research goals include: (1) identifying perceptions of the impacts of HIV/AIDS on workforce capacity; (2) elucidating barriers to addressing these impacts; and (3) exploring mitigation strategies. Data collection involved two stages: (1) semi-structured interviews of managers and scientists (n=23) to better understand impacts and barriers; and (2) a panel of key experts (n=30) within southern African conservation agencies …

Change, Principal Trust And Enabling School Structures: An Analysis Of Relationships In Southern Alberta Schools, Cheryl Anne Gilmore

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Improved student learning continues to be a pressing issue compelling schools and districts to undergo change. Schools are complex organizations and there are a number of interrelated factors that contribute to the success or failure of change into a new model. In Alberta, organizational change was mandated in 2003 through government acceptance of a Commission’s recommendation that all schools operate as a professional learning community. The context of mandated change provided a unique opportunity to examine large scale change with factors that may have a relationship to successful change. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship …

The Socialization Of Seasonal Employees, Maria Dawn Blevins

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This paper examines summer seasonal organizations to examine how they socialize employees in an abbreviated amount of time.

Teacher Efficacy In The Implementation Of New Curriculum Supported By Professional Development, Douglas Shields Bennett

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

A large body of literature regarding professional development and its effects on teaching and student achievement and learning has emerged over the last decade. There are many teachers who either have limited access to professional development activities or who have access and choose not to take part in professional development activities. This qualitative study employed a phenomenological tradition in describing the "lived experiences" of participants involved in the implementation of new curriculum. Fourteen teachers and seven principals were purposefully selected to be part of this study in a rural school jurisdiction in southern Alberta. Through a qualitative analysis, this study …

Psy 110s.01: Organizational Psychology, Edward Moore

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Edld 550.01: Foundations Of Educational Leadership, Dean Sorenson

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

The Response Of Physical Education Department Leaders To Organizational Restructuring Mandated By Taiwan Higher Education Reform, Christine Ting-Yi Luo

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Improving Agricultural Productivity In Thailand, James M. Biondich

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Organizational Culture: An Impetus To Influence Organizational Behavior And Decision Making, Thomas M. Schultz

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Psy 110s.50: Organizational Psychology, Edward Moore

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psy 110s.02: Organizational Psychology, Edward Moore

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Is 476.01: Project Management, Gerald E. Evans

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Through The Looking Glass: The Communication Between Nonprofit Coalitions And The Community, Matthew G. Isbell

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Mgmt 340.03: Management And Organizational Behavior, Fengru Li

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Mgmt 340.02: Management And Organizational Behavior, Fengru Li

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Sw 360.01: Social Work Intervention Methods Ii- Groups And Communities, Kala Conway

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Mgmt 340.01: Management And Organizational Behavior, Fengru Li

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Edld 520.01: Educational Research, Richard L. Kiefer-O'Donnell

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

C&I 435.01: Organizing The Classroom Literacy Program, Marian J. Mckenna

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.