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Fall 2010 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences

The Farquhar Forum College Magazine

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V. 78, Issue 3, October 1, 2010

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Alternative Intellectual Property Policy, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Resolutions

Alternative proposed Intellectual Property policy

Clark Magazine, Fall 2010, Clark University

Clark Magazine

The Fall 2010 edition of Clark Magazine. Clark Magazine is a twice-yearly publication primarily geared towards Clark University Alumni.

The cover story is 'A Radical Life': D'Army Bailey '65 was booted from one university for leading civil rights protests. Then Clark came calling.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Oct 1, 2010, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

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The Pacifican September 30, 2010, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

2009 September 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

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2010 September 27 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Quality Scorecard For The Administration Of Online Education Programs: A Delphi Study, Kaye Shelton

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

As the demands for public accountability increase for the higher education industry, institutions are seeking methods for continuous improvement in order to demonstrate quality within programs and processes, including those provided through online education. Because of the rapid growth of online education programs, institutions are further called upon to demonstrate that quality education is being delivered to students at a distance. This study sought to create such a method to provide institutions offering online education an instrument for assessing quality within their programs: a quality scorecard for the administration of online education programs. A six round Delphi study was undertaken …

V. 78, Issue 2, September 24, 2010

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

The Pacifican September 23, 2010, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Higher Education, The Health Care Industry And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do For The Economic Fortunes Of A Metro Area’S Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

Conference Papers

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In Search Of Critical Thinking: A Case Study Of A Midwestern University's Center For Teaching Excellence, Lourene Pike Thaxton

Theses and Dissertations

Research indicated that students often graduate from colleges and universities without encountering critical thinking skills in undergraduate coursework. The first national report raising concerns over the declining quality of education stemmed from the National Commission on Excellence in Education (1983), and findings based on disappointing test scores were essentially repeated with the Spellings Report (2006) twenty years later. Although numerous scholars, experts, and politicians voiced concerns regarding what were perceived to be deficient methods of instruction in higher education, missing were the voices of professors who devised the curriculum and delivered student instruction. The intention of this study was to …

V. 78, Issue 1, September 17, 2010

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Sept 17, 2010, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 2009-2010, Andree J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for FY10. Covers personnel, work flow, special projects, serial and monograph acquisitions, and goals for the coming year. The Acquisitions Unit was re-formed in July 2009 by the merger of the Serials Unit and the Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging (MACC) Unit. Supplemental files include data on library materials expenditures by a number of variables as well as important working documents from the year, e.g. serial titles withdrawn, subscription changes for 2010, collection comparisons with other HELIN libraries, fiscal close reports, and a list of e-resources acquired through …

The La Crosse Promise – Economic Impact Study, George A. Erickcek

Reports

The Upjohn Institute conducted an economic impact study of a universal, place-based scholarship program for La Crosse, Wisconsin. This study examines the possibility of developing a program similar to the Kalamazoo Promise for the La Crosse area. The La Crosse area is facing a population decline, growing concentrations of low-income students, an aging infrastructure in the region’s largest school district, and regional sprawl that is consuming farmland and natural assets while creating new challenges of congestion and service delivery. As a response to these issues, this study explores the potential impact of a universal, place-based scholarship program.

The Pacifican September 16, 2010, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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The Pacifican September 9, 2010, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study Of The Experience Of Single Mothers In Higher Education : A Project Based Upon An Independent Investigation, Kelly Lyn Chandler

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of single mothers in graduate school. Past research indicates heightened rates of psychiatric distress among single mothers (Jayakody and Stauffer, 2000) as well as overrepresentation of single mothers living in poverty (Kates, 1996; Zhan and Pandey, 2004). Qualitative studies on single mothers within post-secondary and undergraduate programs exist, but little research has been done on those obtaining graduate level degrees. This descriptive study included past or present students who maintained single parent status as well as had at least one child under the age of six during program enrollment. Data …

2010 Nova Southeastern University Convocation Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Convocation Programs

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The Pacifican September 2, 2010, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Full Issue 2(2) 2010, W James Jacob, Val D. Rust

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

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2010 August 30 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

2010 Commencement - Undergraduate And Graduate - College Of Allied Health And Nursing, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Interdisciplinarity: A Catalyst For Faculty Engagement Win Internationalization, Lisa Kim Childress

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

Despite the benefits of international scholarship to higher education institutions, faculty engagement in internationalization remains a major challenge for many universities. This study sheds light on this problem by investigating the strategies used by two institutions to engage faculty in internationalization through interdisciplinarity. This study found that as interdisciplinarity emphasizes comparative approaches, it prompted faculty to advance the comprehensiveness of their scholarship through the integration of cross-cultural perspectives. Notably, this study presents a model to assist institutions in overcoming endogenous obstacles by providing three infrastructural components--time, place, and financial resources--for faculty to engage in interdisciplinary and international scholarship.

Global Learning And The Engaging Questions Of Globalization, Daniel Paracka

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

While universities can act as important mediators amidst the highly disruptive and contentious change processes of globalization, very few institutions are intentionally fulfilling such a mission. Moreover, there are significant ethnocentric and ideological barriers to overcome before intercultural understanding and cooperation may occur. Nonetheless, universities in the global age are increasingly called upon to help prepare students to better perceive, understand, interpret, translate, and negotiate complex interdependent global contexts. This article examines the significance of several common reactions to the challenges of globalization for teaching and learning in higher education. It also outlines primary areas of focus for global educators …

The Pacifican August 26, 2010, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Acrl New England Scholarly Communication Special Interest Group Workshop: Partnering With Faculty: Scholarly Communication Conversations, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Publications

Report on 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 "Partnering with Faculty: Scholarly Communication Conversations" was held on July 29, 2010 at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts.

Who Trains Distance Librarians? A Study Of The Training And Development Needs Of Distance Learning Librarians, Jack Fritts, Anne Marie Casey

Publications

Distance librarianship is continuing to grow in importance in the life of academic libraries. Institutions are being driven to take their programs to the students as a matter of economic survival. In libraries with a history of serving distance learners as well as residential students, the service requests from off-campus audiences have long surpassed those on campus. In addition, academic institutions are offering online courses to their residential students at an ever-increasing rate, which creates a new category of distance learning student. How do librarians obtain the training they need to serve this growing user base? This article looks at …