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Multiracial Identity And Affirmative Action, Nancy Leong Mar 2006

Multiracial Identity And Affirmative Action, Nancy Leong

ExpressO

No abstract provided.


2006 February 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University Feb 2006

2006 February 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican February 9, 2006, University Of The Pacific Feb 2006

The Pacifican February 9, 2006, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


Utilization Of Robotics In Higher Education, John Drew, Michael Esposito, Dr. Christine Perakslis Feb 2006

Utilization Of Robotics In Higher Education, John Drew, Michael Esposito, Dr. Christine Perakslis

Technology

The use of technology in the classroom has evolved from the most primitive to the widespread use of personal computers. One of the trends in technological advancements to enter the classroom is the use of robotics. The relationship between robotics and education spans many years. This paper details Papert’s Constructionism theory defining learning as being more effective when students are “constructing” or “doing” activities that are personally meaningful. Research includes assessment of experiences of this method of teaching Information Technology through robotics at such institutions as West Point, Reykjavik University and University of South Florida. Based on the experiences reported …


Pre-Service Teacher Education In Central Asia, Jamal Papieva Feb 2006

Pre-Service Teacher Education In Central Asia, Jamal Papieva

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

This paper presents the nature of pre-service teacher education in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia, a case of Kyrgyzstan; highlights the main issues and discuses the possibilities and approaches undertaken for improving pre-service teacher education. After Central Asian republics gained independence, their higher education was challenged by broad changes in political and economic life, and by the destruction of their ideological values. In general, higher education was always part of the bigger Soviet system of education. All principles of higher education structurization, its missions and goals, its strategy and main curriculum requirements were centrally developed in Moscow, and then sent …


Bridgewater State College Factbook, 2005-2006, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College Jan 2006

Bridgewater State College Factbook, 2005-2006, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College

Factbook

No abstract provided.


Thinking Style Differences Of Female College And University Presidents: A National Study, Melanie S. Jones Jan 2006

Thinking Style Differences Of Female College And University Presidents: A National Study, Melanie S. Jones

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to identify thinking style preferences of female college and university presidents and determine if differences in thinking style exist with regard to the independent variables of Carnegie classification, institutional control, highest academic degree earned, academic background/specialty, age, and total years of presidential experience. The Inquiry Mode Questionnaire (InQ) and a demographic data form were distributed to all 595 female presidents with institutions classified as Associate’s or higher by the Carnegie system. Responses were received from 369 (62.02%), with 328 (55.13%) utilized for data analysis. Descriptive statistics, MANOVA and ANOVA tests were used to address …


Pacific Review Winter 2006, Pacific Alumni Association Jan 2006

Pacific Review Winter 2006, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.


Weatherford: Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2007, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Jan 2006

Weatherford: Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2007, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Common Data Set, 2006-2007, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College Jan 2006

Common Data Set, 2006-2007, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College

Common Data Sets

No abstract provided.


F1rst Look 2006, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2006

F1rst Look 2006, Nova Southeastern University

First Look

No abstract provided.


2006 Nsu Fact Book, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2006

2006 Nsu Fact Book, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Fact Book

This 14th edition of the Nova Southeastern University Fact Book reflects expanding body of data and information that provides perspective on the university's character, growth, and accomplishments. The 2006 Fact Book continues to provide narrative, numeric, and graphic representation of the university, including history, characteristics, and developments of the institution, Data are presented in both tabular and graphic formats tp provide pertinent detail, and general trends highlighted.


Nova Southeastern University 2006-2007 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2006

Nova Southeastern University 2006-2007 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Annual Reports

No abstract provided.


Harnessing Innovative Technologies In Higher Education: Access, Equity, Policy & Instruction, Kathleen P. King, Joan K. Griggs Jan 2006

Harnessing Innovative Technologies In Higher Education: Access, Equity, Policy & Instruction, Kathleen P. King, Joan K. Griggs

Department of Leadership, Policy, and Lifelong Learning

This publication is an attempt to capture the evolution of distributed higher education over the last decade by tracing the applications of new technologies funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). As FIPSE surveyed the current state of distance/distributed education, there existed an opportunity to help post econdary education make the transition to this new generation of distance education made possible by the explosive growth of the Internet and other new technologies. These technologies created the potential for students to access learning that was interactive, customized, and self-paced; to more easily merge lifelong learning with the …


2006-2007 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar Jan 2006

2006-2007 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Course Catalogs, 1895-2024

An annual catalog of courses and course descriptions offered at the University of Montana.


A Faith-Based Program Evaluation: Moral Development Of Seminary Students At The Louisiana State Penitentiary, Bruce Sabin Jan 2006

A Faith-Based Program Evaluation: Moral Development Of Seminary Students At The Louisiana State Penitentiary, Bruce Sabin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to conduct an outcomes-based program evaluation for the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The study included one primary research question, with two subquestions. The primary research question asked to what extent students in the program developed moral judgment consistent with program goals of rehabilitating students and preparing them for effective ministry. The first subquestion asked whether statistically significant differences existed in the moral reasoning of students of different class years. The second subquestion asked whether statistically significant differences existed in the moral reasoning of students of different …


Graduate Catalog 2006-2007, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Jan 2006

Graduate Catalog 2006-2007, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Factors That Influence Traditional-Age, High-Achieving Students To Enroll At A Research-Extensive University In The Southern Region Of The United States, Roy Cleveland Brooks, Jr. Jan 2006

Factors That Influence Traditional-Age, High-Achieving Students To Enroll At A Research-Extensive University In The Southern Region Of The United States, Roy Cleveland Brooks, Jr.

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if a model existed that significantly increased the researcher's ability to accurately explain the enrollment status of high-achieving freshmen based on the influence of selected demographic and academic characteristics. Since World War II, the need for students to obtain an outstanding postsecondary education in order to compete for the best positions in today's job market has become increasingly important. Thus, the need exists for higher education institutions to offer competitive academic programs that will attract top students and faculty. Since the number of graduating high school students is predicted to decline …


2005 November 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University Nov 2005

2005 November 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican November 17, 2005, University Of The Pacific Nov 2005

The Pacifican November 17, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican November 10, 2005, University Of The Pacific Nov 2005

The Pacifican November 10, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican November 3, 2005, University Of The Pacific Nov 2005

The Pacifican November 3, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican October 20, 2005, University Of The Pacific Oct 2005

The Pacifican October 20, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican October 13, 2005, University Of The Pacific Oct 2005

The Pacifican October 13, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


Fall 2005 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences Oct 2005

Fall 2005 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences

The Farquhar Forum College Magazine

No abstract provided.


Volume 17, Number 01, G. William Hill Editor, Linda M. Noble Editor Oct 2005

Volume 17, Number 01, G. William Hill Editor, Linda M. Noble Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 17, Number 01 of Reaching Through Teaching.


2005 September 26 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University Sep 2005

2005 September 26 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican September 22, 2005, University Of The Pacific Sep 2005

The Pacifican September 22, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican September 8, 2005, University Of The Pacific Sep 2005

The Pacifican September 8, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.


The Pacifican August 25, 2005, University Of The Pacific Aug 2005

The Pacifican August 25, 2005, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.