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Antisemitism In The Academic Voice: Confronting Bigotry Under The First Amendment, Kenneth Lasson

All Faculty Scholarship

The romanticized vision of life in the Ivory Tower - a peaceful haven where learned professors ponder higher thoughts and where students roam orderly quadrangles in quest of truth and other pleasures - has long been relegated to yesteryear. While universities like to nurture the perception that they are protectors of reasoned discourse, and indeed often perceive themselves as sacrosanct places of culture in a chaotic world, the modern campus, of course, is not quite so wonderful.

This chapter examines the relationship between antisemitic and anti-Zionist speech and conduct, how they both play out on contemporary university campuses - and …

Black Male Retention Initiatives: Exploring Students' Experiences And Program Effectiveness At Predominantly White Institutions, Gabrielle St. Leger

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Recent initiatives in higher education have been designed to increase Black undergraduate male collegiate retention and persistence through graduation for this historically underrepresented population. Although institutional leaders in higher education have focused on creating more inclusive campuses, designing and implementing programs to retain Black undergraduate men have remained largely under studied. Specifically at predominantly white institutions (PWIs), a step in the process is evaluating and assessing the efforts for effectiveness and impact on students' overall development and success. Programs that have achieved ways to increase the retention rates have information that is useful in reversing low retention and graduation should …

Traditional And Nontraditional Dean's Multi Level Multi Dimensional Complexity Leadership, Nicholas Spezza

Student Scholarship

The higher education leadership literature has little to say about nontraditional candidates (executives who have never held a full time faculty post) and their ability to perform in senior leadership roles in higher education administration. We conducted a qualitative research design to capture the lived experiences of participants in higher education administration. We interviewed 21 deans in higher educational institutions. Our findings show that deans operate within what we label as a Multi Level Multi Dimensional System (MLMDS). We view this MLMDS through the lens and disciplines emerging from Complexity Leadership Theory (CLT). We also find the higher education environment …

Irish Education And The Financial Crisis, Deirdre Lillis, John Morgan

Articles

Regardless of economic fortunes, investment in education remains a constant in terms of its perceived value to Ireland and it is seen as critical to the economic recovery of the country. Ireland has one of the highest educational participation rates in the world, is considered to have the ‘most employable’ graduates in Europe and produces more graduates per 1000 inhabitants than any other European country. The degree to which the financial crisis has impacted Irish education is explored here.

Faculty Work: Moving Beyond The Paradox Of Autonomy And Collaboration, Mark A. Hower

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Freedom to pursue one's intellectual interests, known as professional autonomy, is a valued and longstanding faculty tradition. Profound changes in society and the academy, however, suggest new values may be emerging. Collaboration, for example, is increasingly vital to success outside of the academy, and faculty culture, long an individualistic domain, may be shifting in response. This multiple case study explores how faculty members experience the relationship between professional autonomy and collaboration within the context of their department work. Faculty members in four departments were interviewed and both qualitative and simple quantitative data collected. The study found faculty members satisfied with …

An Empirical Look At Recipient Benefits Associated With A University-Issued Student Leadership Award, Robyn L. Adams Phd

Dissertations

Within academia there is an elaborate and extensive system of awards for both students and faculty (Frey, 2006). Although the majority of student-based awards are for outstanding leadership and related accomplishments, there has been virtually no research on the impact of receiving such a leadership award (Frey, 2006). Due to the conspicuous absence of empirical studies in this area, a significant knowledge gap exists regarding the possible value or positive effects associated with winning a university-issued student leadership award. To begin to fill this knowledge gap, this study examined the San Diego State University (SDSU) Quest for the Best award …

Adherence To Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines In American College And University Physical Activity Programs, Drue T. Stapleton

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Background/Purpose: Higher education physical activity programs (HEPAP) in physical education have existed in American college and universities for over 100 years. Initially used to teach physical education and promote physical activity to prepare students for potential wartime conflicts, they have evolved in response to changes in societal and educational purposes and needs. In 2008, NASPE published its updated Guidelines for Appropriate Instructional Practice in Higher Education Physical Activity Programs. The guidelines educate professionals about effective physical education for post-secondary students, but knowledge of their use is limited. The purpose of the study was to examine familiarity and adherence to these …

The Learning Alliance Inventory: Instrument Development And Initial Validation, Daniel T. Rogers

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Despite potential applications to educational contexts, the working alliance concept has largely been confined to psychotherapy intervention research. Some have explored theoretically related concepts (e.g., immediacy, rapport), but no measure currently exists of the working alliance between a teacher and student within an academic course. The aim of this study was to develop such a measure. Results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses led to the creation of the Learning Alliance Inventory (LAI), which contained three factors (Collaborative Bond, Teacher Competency, and Student Investment). Reliability and validity analyses indicated that the LAI has temporal stability, distinguishes between instructors, and correlates …

Evaluación De Las Competencias Básicas En Tic De Los Docentes De Una Universidad Pública Mexicana, Lilia Elisa Torres Moran

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Esta propuesta de investigación fue diseñada para evaluar las competencias básicas en TIC de los docentes de una Universidad Pública Mexicana (UPM) ubicada al noroeste del país, así como sus actitudes hacia las TIC y su integración al proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje utilizando las “Normas UNESCO (2008) sobre Competencias en TIC para Docentes” en su enfoque sobre Nociones Básicas en TIC.

La presente disertación aplicada tiene como propósito elaborar una estrategia de formación y actualización docente que facilite la incorporación del uso de las TIC a la tarea pedagógica, el diseño se realizó con una investigación bajo un enfoque dominante en …

Modelo De Competencias Profesionales De Los Docentes De La Educación Superior A Distancia, Alma Elizabeth Merla González

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

El propósito de esta investigación fue construir un modelo de competencias profesionales de los docentes de la educación superior a distancia, que fuera válido y aplicable en el desarrollo de programas de esta modalidad, en beneficio de una institución pública formadora de docentes de nivel superior, del estado de Nuevo León, México. Para cumplir lo descrito, se desarrolló un estudio de tipo descriptivo no experimental, y de enfoque mixto, con utilización de la técnica Delphi en un proceso de doble vuelta con aplicación de dos cuestionarios, a una muestra dirigida de expertos en el campo de la ED en México. …

Alignment Of Academic Preparation And Job Skills: A Health Promotion Case Study, Michael P. Mcneil

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to describe the alignment or misalignment between the essential and preferred competencies at the Director-level outlined in the American College Health Association’s (ACHA) Guidelines for Hiring Health Promotion Professionals in Higher Education and the graduate-level course learning objectives in a single site case study. The study used a document review methodology with an evaluative matrix to demonstrate the connections between the ACHA Hiring Guidelines and learning objectives from the study site graduate courses. Additionally, the researcher utilized experts to describe the potential need for a concentrated program of study addressing health promotion in higher education. …

Striving For World Class Excellence: Rankings And Emerging Societies, Ellen Hazelkorn

Books/Book chapters

No abstract provided.

Developing Reusable Learning Objects At Itt Dublin Via The Irish National Digital Learning Repository, Philip Russell, Gerry Ryder, Gillian Kerins

Support services (Former ITT) - Other Resources

During a two year period commencing from June 2010 until the present, a suite of online reusable learning objects (RLOs) have been created at ITT Dublin library covering a range of information literacy competencies.

This poster will outline the development of RLOs at ITT Dublin and how these resources have been shared, reused and repurposed to enhance information literacy progression. The article will focus on best practices and lessons learned during the design, development, and implementation process including the pedagogical approach, application of the software and the collaborative working arrangements that the digital learning resources have helped to foster.

Developing A Recognition Program To Boost Teaching Faculty Morale At A University In Belize, Bernard Kelvin Watler

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This study investigated the level of morale and the nature of the current recognition program/policies at the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences (FMSS) at a major university in Belize. The main objective of the study was to answer the following research questions:

1. What is the overall level of lecturer morale at the FMSS as well as the components of morale?

2. How adequate is the current level of recognition received by lecturers for their contributions to the FMSS?

3. What is the relationship between lecturers‘ recognition and morale?

4. To what extent do lecturers believe that a comprehensive …

La Integración De La Dimensión Ambiental En Una Institución De Educación Superior, Geralda Díaz

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

El estudio consistió en identificar los conocimientos y actitudes ambientales en los estudiantes de Psicología, a partir de los cuales se proponen estrategias de aprendizaje para la inserción de la dimensión ambiental como herramienta para aumentar el grado de conocimiento y actitud proambiental en una Institución de Educación Superior. Existen estudios que demuestran que las universidades han hecho esfuerzos por actualizar el currículo en todas las carreras, con el propósito de dotar de conocimientos y competencias a sus egresados sobre la dimensión ambiental. Sin embargo, los esfuerzos no han logrado materializarse en todas las universidades. La institución objeto de estudio …

Explanatory Style And Innovativeness: Use Of Web 2.0 Tools In Education, Michelle Rogers-Estable

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

People may have either a more positive or more negative explanatory style, and their explanatory style consequently leads to behavior choices. Explanatory style may be a primary intrinsic factor underlying optimistic or pessimistic attitudes that directly affect technology adoption by faculty. Research has already found some links among optimism, positive attitudes, and technology adoption. This dissertation therefore analyzed the relationship between explanatory style and individual innovativeness among higher education faculty as measured by the use of emerging Web 2.0 technologies in higher education with the intent to better understand how optimism and pessimism affect choices to use technology in education. …

Propuesta De Un Sistema De Indicadores Para Valorar La Capacitación De Profesores Universitarios En Un Learning Management System (Moodle), Armando Ramírez Jiménez

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

La presente investigación se realizó en una Universidad en el Occidente de México (UOM). Cuenta con un curso de capacitación que se ofrece a los profesores del nivel educativo superior sobre el manejo de la Plataforma Moodle, o Learning Management System (LMS). El estudio se hizo necesario dado que no se conoce si el curso que se imparte es efectivo.

Se desarrolló una búsqueda profunda de sistemas que miden o valoran la efectividad de la capacitación y su impacto en las habilidades formativas. Este estudio se llevó a cabo a través de la metodología Revisión Sistemática (RS), misma que cuenta …

El Empleo De Foros Electrónicos Para El Aprendizaje En El Área De Ingeniería De Software De Una Institución De Educación Superior Del Noroeste De México, Elsa L. Padilla M.

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Esta disertación investigó la aplicación del foro electrónico como apoyo al aprendizaje en entornos de tipo virtual-presencial. El propósito fue diseñar los criterios de calidad y la metodología para planear, organizar, desarrollar, retroalimentar y evaluar el uso de foros electrónicos, en los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje de cursos en modalidad virtual-presencial, de la forma más apropiada para las condiciones del área de ingeniería de software una institución de educación superior del noroeste de México. Las preguntas de investigación fueron: ¿cuáles son los criterios de calidad para aplicar los foros electrónicos en los cursos en modalidad Virtual-Presencial, para apoyar los …

Adjunct Faculty Perceptions About Educational Technology Integration In Higher Education Courses: A Descriptive Study, John Lutzyk

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this applied dissertation was to gain an understanding of adjunct faculty members’ perceptions about integrating educational technology in the classroom. Surveys were distributed to adjunct faculty at the targeted university to collect quantitative data to determine perceptions about educational technology and integration in the classroom. In addition, two focus groups consisting of university administrators were held to discuss the target university’s perceptions and expectations of the both university and adjunct faculty members with regards to technology integration in the classroom.

There were 25 procedures used to complete this study. First, a literature review was completed. Next, formative …

An Exploration Of The Use Of Data, Analysis And Research Among College Admission Professionals In The Context Of Data-Driven Decision Making, Kimberly Ann Chaffer Schroeder

Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

Increasing demands for accountability from both the public and the government have resulted in increasing pressure for higher education professionals to use data to support their choices. There is significant speculation that professionals at all levels of education lack the knowledge to implement data-driven decision making. However, empirical studies regarding whether or not professionals at four-year postsecondary institutions are utilizing data to guide programmatic and policy decisions are lacking. The purpose of this exploratory study was to explore the knowledge and habits of undergraduate admission professionals at four-year colleges and universities regarding their use of data in decision making. A …

Changing The Modal Law School: Rethinking U.S. Legal Education In (Most) Schools, Nancy B. Rapoport

Scholarly Works

This essay argues that discussions of educational reform in U.S. law schools have suffered from a fundamental misconception: that the education provided in all of the American Bar Association-accredited schools is roughly the same. A better description of the educational opportunities provided by ABA-accredited law schools would group the schools into three rough clusters: the “elite” law schools, the modal (most frequently occurring) law schools, and the precarious law schools. Because the elite law schools do not need much “reforming,” the better focus of reform would concentrate on the modal and precarious schools; however, both elite and modal law schools …

An Exploratory Case Study Of Racial Climate In An Academic Unit At A Predominantly White, Southern Institution, Mark A. Dochterman

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Research describes faculty of color as a key to an equitable future for higher education. However, this approach problematically places the responsibility for multiculturalism on the shoulders of these individuals. This embedded, critical case study explored the racial climate of an academic unit in a southern, predominantly white institution. Through the lens of critical race theory I examined how the racial climate of the unit impacted the perceptions, roles, and relationships differently for faculty of color, doctoral students of color, white faculty, and white doctoral students and how the case in question exemplified Rankin and Reason’s (2008) six dimensions of …

Five Year Follow-Up Evaluation Of A Faculty Development Program: A Qualitative Study, Marcia Tennill

Dissertations

This qualitative follow-up evaluation explored the long-term impact of a faculty development program on participants who were five years post program. This study focused on 12 faculty members who participated in the University of Missouri’s New Faculty Teaching Scholars program. The nine month program focused on creating a culture of teaching within the university and enhancing peer networking among participants. Data was collected through the review of existing program documents, interviews with program participants, classroom observations, and the review of participants’ syllabi and curriculum vitae. The primary purpose of this study was to learn how a faculty development program affected …

Gec Meeting Minutes For Dec 13, 2011, General Education Committee

General Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Students With Mental Health Issues In Higher Education: A Survey Of Prevalence And Fall-To-Spring Persistence Rates In A Community College Environment, Pendy J. Pecka

Dissertations

Among the multitude of challenges and adversities students face during their first year of higher education, many experience deterioration of their emotional or mental health. Current research focuses on the perceived rise in the breadth and complexity of student mental health concerns at four-year colleges and universities. Even though community college students encompass the majority of individuals enrolled in the United States higher education system, no research specifically examines the mental health prevalence of these students and whether these difficulties negatively impact persistence. This study explored the relationship between evidence of mental health problems and fall-to-spring persistence for first-year students …

Assessing And Modeling Student Academic Practices And Performance In First-Year Mathematics Courses In Higher Education, Kim Ward, Chantal Larose

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: This research brief explores literature addressing developmental education to identify successful interventions in first-year math courses in higher education. Our goal is to describe the relationship between students’ academic practices and their final course grade in their first-year math courses. Method: Data on 3,249 students have been gathered and analyzed using descriptive statistics and predicative analytics. We describe the Math program, which includes a supplemental support component, and the environment under which it was created. We then examine the behavior between students’ participation in supplemental support and their academic performance. Results: We used classification and regression tree algorithms to …

Acrl New England Scholarly Communication Special Interest Group Workshop: Open Access And Scholarly Societies: A Panel Discussion About The Opportunities And Challenges, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Publications

This report covers a workshop held by the Scholarly Communications Interest Group of the Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC), an independent chapter of ACRL. The workshop, titled "Open Access and Scholarly Societies: A Panel Discussion About the Opportunities and Challenges," took place on November 18, 2011, at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

The Pacifican December 8, 2011, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Relationship Between Planning And Training, And Response To Campus Safety Incidents, Kimberly Michele Harvey

Dissertations

Over the past 50 years, campus violence has significantly impacted our institutions of higher education. As a result, campus safety has become an increasingly important topic for all colleges and universities. The Virginia Tech tragedy in 2007 highlighted the necessity of emergency management planning and training as well as employee understanding of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Emergency management plans for 27 institutions in Missouri were collected and evaluated to determine how they instructed employees to respond to various campus safety scenarios and how training factored into the campus plans. Two-hundred, fifty-one employees were then surveyed to …

V. 79, Issue 10, December 2, 2011

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.