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Volume 10, Number 02, Lana Wachniak Editor May 1997

Volume 10, Number 02, Lana Wachniak Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Service As A Bridge To Higher Education: Developing Service Learning In Developmental Studies, Elizabeth Bryer, Carol Gish May 1997

Service As A Bridge To Higher Education: Developing Service Learning In Developmental Studies, Elizabeth Bryer, Carol Gish

Higher Education

Though the new and exciting field of service learning has rapidly expanded to kindergarten through college, very little has been said about the appropriateness of service learning for developmental studies (pre-college) level students. Since developmental studies courses have in the past been labeled "remedial," perhaps it has been assumed that these students are not yet ready for the rigors and challenges of service learning. This is the story of one developmental studies department that has found that, on the contrary, service learning is precisely what our students need to help them smooth the sometimes intimidating transition into higher education.


Perceptions Of African-American Males Regarding Factors Supporting Doctoral Completion In Colleges Of Education, William Respress May 1997

Perceptions Of African-American Males Regarding Factors Supporting Doctoral Completion In Colleges Of Education, William Respress

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of the study was to examine what institutional factors most influenced the decision of African-American male doctoral scholars to persist unto graduation. The literature review showed mentoring, institutional climate, race relations, and social adjustment as key factors in persistence of minorities in graduate studies. An objective specific to the study was to explore the cumulative outcomes that mentoring, social adjustment, institutional climate, and race relations have upon persistence. The population included scholars at both Predominantly White Colleges (PWIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout the United States in Colleges of Education. One hundred sixty-four scholars …


Staffing Patterns In Campus Activities Departments, Tony R. Warner May 1997

Staffing Patterns In Campus Activities Departments, Tony R. Warner

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the organizational structures and staffing patterns in campus activities offices or operations within selected institutions. These institutions were selected from the membership of the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) during the 1994-95 academic year which are also public, Master's (Comprehensive) Universities and Colleges I and II institutions. Focus was placed on identifying the sizes and types of the campus activities departments at the institutions surveyed. A survey was developed and administered to a population of 355 institutions. The data from 269 (76%) responses were then carefully analyzed. Frequency analysis produced a …


The Pacifican, May 1,1997, University Of The Pacific May 1997

The Pacifican, May 1,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Leadership For Learning: Narratologic Pedagogy And Knowledge Construction In Higher Education, Susan M. Mccabe May 1997

Leadership For Learning: Narratologic Pedagogy And Knowledge Construction In Higher Education, Susan M. Mccabe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Leadership and learning are human activities occurring within an interpersonal, social context. This study was concerned with rendering the lived experiences of leaders and learners as intelligible, allowing for understanding of factors affecting knowledge construction and learning in higher education settings. The individual, personal experiences of teachers and learners were explored in order to identify factors that can be influenced by teacher leadership. Phenomenology was the philosophical and methodological structure of this study. Fifty-two nursing students enrolled in a senior level course at a regional state university participated in the study, as well as the two course co-teachers. All participants …


V. 65, No. 25, April 24, 1997 Apr 1997

V. 65, No. 25, April 24, 1997

Archway (1946-2020)

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The Pacifican, April 24,1997, University Of The Pacific Apr 1997

The Pacifican, April 24,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


Broadly Speaking - April 22, 1997, Nova Southeastern University Apr 1997

Broadly Speaking - April 22, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican, April 10, 1997, University Of The Pacific Apr 1997

The Pacifican, April 10, 1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican, April 17,1997, University Of The Pacific Apr 1997

The Pacifican, April 17,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


V. 65, No. 20, April 3, 1997 Apr 1997

V. 65, No. 20, April 3, 1997

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.


Pacific Review Spring 1997, Pacific Alumni Association Apr 1997

Pacific Review Spring 1997, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.


The Alumni Network, April 1997 (Vol. Xiii No. 1), Nova Southeastern University Apr 1997

The Alumni Network, April 1997 (Vol. Xiii No. 1), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

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Practitioners' News - Spring 1997, Volume 24, Number 3, Nova Southeastern University Apr 1997

Practitioners' News - Spring 1997, Volume 24, Number 3, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

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Broadly Speaking - April Fools' Day, 1997, Nova Southeastern University Apr 1997

Broadly Speaking - April Fools' Day, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.


The Update - April 1997, Nova Southeastern University Apr 1997

The Update - April 1997, Nova Southeastern University

The Update

No abstract provided.


V. 65, No. 21, March 27, 1997 Mar 1997

V. 65, No. 21, March 27, 1997

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican, March 20,1997, University Of The Pacific Mar 1997

The Pacifican, March 20,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


Broadly Speaking - March 10, 1997, Nova Southeastern University Mar 1997

Broadly Speaking - March 10, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.


The Update - March 1997, Nova Southeastern University Mar 1997

The Update - March 1997, Nova Southeastern University

The Update

No abstract provided.


Foresight - "Business Education And Health Care" - March 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 1), Nova Southeastern University Mar 1997

Foresight - "Business Education And Health Care" - March 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 1), Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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V. 65, No. 18, February 27, 1997 Feb 1997

V. 65, No. 18, February 27, 1997

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican, Feburary 27,1997, University Of The Pacific Feb 1997

The Pacifican, Feburary 27,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


V. 65, No. 17, February 21, 1997 Feb 1997

V. 65, No. 17, February 21, 1997

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican, Feburary 20,1997, University Of The Pacific Feb 1997

The Pacifican, Feburary 20,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


V. 65, No. 16, February 13, 1997 Feb 1997

V. 65, No. 16, February 13, 1997

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican, Feburary 13,1997, University Of The Pacific Feb 1997

The Pacifican, Feburary 13,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


V. 64, No. 15, February 6, 1997 Feb 1997

V. 64, No. 15, February 6, 1997

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican, Feburary 6,1997, University Of The Pacific Feb 1997

The Pacifican, Feburary 6,1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.