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Experiential Learning On-Line: The Role Of Asynchronous Communication Tools, Catherine E Mcloughlin, Joseph Luca

Research outputs pre 2011

The needs of learners are changing rapidly and continually in response to an environment that is characterised by change at economic, political and technological levels. There is greater pressure on universities to work more closely with employers in contributing to the process of economic development through the creation of a skilled workforce. Universities are becoming increasingly flexible in their responses to meeting the lifelong learning agenda. Online experiential learning is an essential element in the move towards more situated and professional orientations and with the drive to providing students with real world working knowledge. Asynchronous communication tools and tasks are …

Class Of 2005, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook contains photographs of the Class of 2005 at the T. C. Williams School of Law.

The Web - 2002, University Of Richmond

The Web

No abstract provided.

Thirteen Texts Every Student Must Read To Have A Well-Rounded High School Theatre Education, Gary Bernard Sessa

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is a discussion of theatre literature and its place in the high school curriculum. Until now, no one has published what specific theatre texts should be taught to students in high school before they graduate. However, with national standards paving the way for the future of education, and the idea that no child will be left behind, every curriculum, not just the core ones, needs to have a list of required reading before a student graduates from high school. This is the only way to insure a well-rounded high school education in theatre. Thirteen diverse texts ranging from …

Bridging The Home And School: A Case Study Of One Web-Enabled Technology, Michael K. Barbour

Education Faculty Publications

In today's society, there are many new technologies that educators have at their disposal to use both inside and outside of the classroom. One such technology was the focus of the first stage of an on-going project on the "open school" model. This "open school" model is designed to provide access to information on a child's schooling to both students and parents outside of the traditional school day. This article considers the use of one web-enabled technology called ThinkWave in two one term, elective courses.

"I'M Usually The Only Black In My Class": The Human And Social Costs Of Within-School Segregation, Carla O'Connor

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

The work that has focused on within-school segregation has been most concerned with how this phenomenon limits the educational opportunities and might incur a psychological toll on the mass of Black students who find themselves relegated to lower-ability classrooms in integrated schools. This Article, however, allows us to begin to examine the other side of the coin. It reports on how within-school segregation practices create psychological, social, and educational pressures for those few Black students who have escaped enrollment in the least rigorous courses in their school. More precisely, the Article offers insight into how high achieving Black students in …

In A Foreign City I Remember Everything I Forgot, Hadassa Goldvicht, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class Printed Books.

Deception Detection Accuracy Of Trial Attorneys, Brian Van Fossen

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Random Vs. Suspicion-Based Drug Testing In The Public Schools -- A Surprising Civil Liberties Dilemma, Martin H. Belsky

Akron Law Faculty Publications

The Tecumseh School District had a policy that all students who wished to participate in extracurricular activities that involved some sort of competition had to agree to drug testing before the competition and then randomly thereafter. ... Those selected for accusatory drug testing might be perceived to be wearing a "badge of shame" and be subject to the arbitrary whim of an administrator. ... Vernonia involved a rule requiring drug testing as a condition for participation in extracurricular competitive sports. ... In Earls, the Tecumseh School District adopted a "Student Activities Drug Testing Policy" that required all students who wished …

The Influence Of Parenting Styles On Social Phobia In A College Sample, Kimberly Sue Fischer

Theses

Since researchers have only studied social phobia in the last several decades, the need to identify influencing variables is essential. While most researchers concur that familial factors have an impact on social phobia, the influence of family variables remain under investigation. Many studies have examined the impact of parenting characteristics on social phobia involving individuals in a clinical setting. However, few studies have focused on social phobia in a nonclinical setting with adults. This study explores the relationship between parenting styles of overprotection and rejection with social phobia in a college sample of adults. Subjects for this study were 35 …

Development Of An Antiviolence Policy For Faculty Of Medcentral Hospital School Of Nursing, Nancy Martin

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The faculty at MedCentral Hospital School of Nursing did not know how to handle incidences of hostility and violent behavior involving students. While some of the faculty ignored or minimized threats, some took them as a danger to their safety. A protocol did not 2 exist that would give direction to the faculty and the director of the school of nursing. The purpose of the study was to develop an antiviolence policy for faculty of MedCentral Hospital School of Nursing. The research question was: "What is the appropriate form and content for an antiviolence policy for faculty of MedCentral Hospital …

Reducing Course Development Times By Subject Matter Experts In An Online Veterinary Community, Margi Sirois

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to provide mechanisms to reduce time required for online course development. The project involved several components, including preparation and implementation of an online training course for instructor new to online teaching. The course was designed to allow instructors to iv experience online learning from the perspective of a student. The course focused on identifying and improving skills related to online course authoring and teaching. Additional activities related to this project included measurement of the impact of instructor training on student success.

As a result of this project, course development times were greatly reduced. Course developers …

An Instrument For Assessing Knowledge Gain In A First Course In Circuit Theory, Vishnu K. Lakdawala, Stephen A. Zahorian, Oscar R. González, Amit Kumar H., James Leathrum

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Although there has been considerable research on the development and use of assessment instruments to measure the effectiveness of various pedagogical approaches to teaching introductory physics classes (Hestenes et al. 1, Hestenes et al 2, Hake 3, Saul et al. 4) and other science courses (for example, see Vosniadou 5), there is relatively little similar work that has been done to develop assessment instruments for the first circuit theory course that is taught in electrical and computer engineering. Given the large numbers of students nationwide who take such a course, the challenge this course presents to beginning engineering students, and …

One View To Add To The Many, Bill Piatt

Faculty Articles

The United States offers its citizens the opportunity to participate in the legal and political system through which it governs. The Constitution ensures that its citizens may engage, participate, and represent the body politics in government and the application of its laws. The recent attacks on America and the failure of the immigration system in monitoring its applicants has resulted in more restrictive immigration laws and policy.

The country’s legal education system must continue to improve its efforts in diversifying the nation’s law schools. More minorities should be represented as students, professors, and deans. Accomplishing a more diversified legal education …

A Determination Of The Relationship Between Participation In An Electronic Resume Workshop And Knowledge And Satisfaction Of Job Search Results, Thwanda L. Davidson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem under investigation was that the knowledge and satisfaction with job search results of students who participated in the Electronic Resume workshops and those who did not was unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a significant relationship in the knowledge and job search results between workshop participants and nonparticipants.

There were eight research questions asked: (1) "Is there a relationship between participating in the electronic resume workshop and response to converting a traditional resume to plain text?" (2) ''Is there a relationship between participating in the electronic resume workshop and understanding the importance …

Development Of An Orientation Guide For Faculty Teaching Credit Contract Training Courses At Prince George’S Community College, Diana Wilkins

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem addressed by this development study was that faculty at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) have difficulty adjusting their instructional procedures to the adult learner in a business and industry enviomment. Therefore, there was a need to develop an orientation guide for faculty teaching credit contract training courses at Prince George's Community College.

The purpose of this study was to develop an orientation guide for faculty teaching credit contract training courses at PGCC. The research question addressed in this study was, "What is the appropriate content for an orientation guide for faculty teaching credit contract training courses at Prince …

Development Of A Curriculum In Interdisciplinary Studies And Communication Skills For The Doctor Of Philosophy In Biblical Studies Degree At Baptist Bible Seminary, Lee D. Kliewer

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem for this study was that the Doctor of Philosophy degree curriculum at Baptist Bible Seminary does not develop communication skills and theological studies integration in its graduates. The purpose of this study was to develop a curriculum in interdisciplinary studies and communication skills for this program.

Two research questions were addressed in this study. What are the objectives, form, and content that should be included in an interdisciplinary studies and communication course curriculum for the Doctor of Philosophy program at Baptist Bible Seminary? What delivery system of this curriculum would best serve the students in this degree program? …

An Evaluation Of The Availability Of Courses At Bevill State Community College, Teresa L. Johnson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this study was to determine whether courses are offered at Bevill State Community College (BSCC) to allow a student to complete an associate degree within two years. The problem was that a significant number of students transfer to four-year institutions without completing an associate degree at BSCC.

There was one research question for this study: "Does the schedule of courses at BSCC allow students to complete an associate degree within two years?''

The procedures consisted of a literature review, establishment of criteria, selection and validation of evaluation model, selection and administration of a needs assessment instrument to …

Aligning Special Education Individualized Education Plans With District Curriculum And Learning Results, Martha G. Corkery

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Instructional practice at Bonny Eagle Middle School in Buxton, Maine, did not fully integrate IEP goals with curriculum and Maine Learning Results developed by the Maine Department of Education in 1997. Students with disabilities were prohibited from optimal learning experiences. In this study, the relationship between a sample group of students, language arts individual education plan goals, and curricular standards were attempted to be strengthened through enhanced instructional methodologies and assessments. The intended results of this study were to impact these students' levels of classroom involvement in addition to building collaboration among special and regular education teachers. Teachers' philosophies about …

Establishing An Environment Of Safeness At Deborah Cannon Wolfe Elementary School, Dorothy E. Khonyongwa

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a program that was implemented to ensure an orderly and safe learning environment at a rural elementary school with a student population of approximately 285. An informal assessment of the school building and grounds revealed that the students were exposed to an unsafe and insecure school environment.

Planned solution strategies included (a) a school safety assessment, (b) an updated school safety plan, (c) a safety initiative team, (d) student and teacher safety training, and (e) the purchase of basic school safety equipment. These intervention strategies involved parents, students, teachers, administrators, and other community stakeholders. The process began …

Peer Mediation: A Means To Success In Managing Student Behavior At Bradshaw High School, Randy J. Pettus

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The applied dissertation process included the study of whether peer mediation is effective in reducing student suspensions. It also included a search for means to increase positive behaviors and to reduce violent behaviors and negative attitudes of students. It sought to increase students’ communication skills, helping them to respond to others in a more positive manner. The outcome of this applied dissertation appeared to result in increased positive social skills among students.

This applied dissertation study focused on behaviors of students at Bradshaw High School in Florence, Alabama, a 750-student school serving Grades 9-12 at the time of the research. …

Volume 37 - Issue 12 - Thursday, December 20, 2001, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Volume 37 - Issue 11 - Friday, December 14, 2001, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Volume 37 - Issue 10 - Friday, December 7, 2001, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Death Of Section 504, Ruth Colker

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Article argues that the passage of the ADA had an unexpected consequence, namely the narrowing of the rights that were understood to exist under Section 504. Section 504 covered two broad areas of the law: the law of employment for individuals employed by entities receiving federal financial assistance and the law of education for students attending primary, secondary or higher education. The effect on the law of employment, which I will discuss in Part II, has been immediate and dramatic. The effect on the law of education, discussed in Part III, cannot yet be fully documented. Recent decisions, however, …

Volume 37 - Issue 9 - Friday, November 30, 2001, Rose Thorn Staff

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The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Volume 37 - Issue 8 - Friday, November 2, 2001, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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Broadly Speaking - November, 2001, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.

Volume 37 - Issue 7 - Friday, October 26, 2001, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Volume 37 - Issue 6 - Friday, October 19, 2001, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.