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Momentum 2014, Sam Chase

Momentum

A journal of undergraduate research

“I Would Like To Live A Better Life:” How Young Mothers Experience Entrepreneurship Education In East Africa, Elisabeth E. Lefebvre, Amy Pekol, Brooke L. Krause

Education Faculty Publications

This paper examines the capabilities, values, and constraints of young mothers participating in a youth entrepreneurship program in Tanzania and Uganda. Entrepreneurship education is an increasingly popular development strategy for vulnerable and out-of-school youth. The ultimate value of these programs rests in the ability of these youth to convert the knowledge and skills they acquire into valued livelihood opportunities. It is therefore important to understand the characteristics, experiences, and needs of the participants, as well as the socio-economic conditions that shape their abilities to apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills. Findings from this study suggest young mothers enter the …

An Examination Of Job Analysis: Developing Interdisciplinary Strategies In Human Resource Management Facilitative Of Mitigating Propensities Of Teacher Attrition, Julio Devere

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite repeated attempts by school administrators, policymakers and researchers to diagnose and correct rising occurrences of teacher turnover, there has been little change in the actual efforts to retain teachers in academy organizations. In response, this study was conducted to describe process constraints within the academy organization that are responsible for managing teacher turnover. To provide a description of current teacher retention efforts by school administrators, a survey instrument was administered to school teachers in the State of Florida. The population sample was dispersed throughout the entire state and closely reflected the demographics of Florida school teachers. The survey addressed …

Antecedents And Consequences Of Customer Experience In Beverage Establishments, Milos Bujisic

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

It is estimated that there are approximately 42,000 beverage establishments in the U.S. whose annual revenue surpasses $20 billion (First Research, 2014). To facilitate discussion of beverage establishments, it is essential to recognize beverage establishments as businesses whose majority of sales come from alcoholic drinks (Moss, 2010a). In this research, beverage establishments are divided into beverage-only bars, bar/entertainment combinations, and food and beverage combinations. Even though they are a well-established industry, beverage establishments have received little academic attention (Moss, 2010b). For example, previous studies have given little attention to the development of the model that examines the relationships between quality …

Facility Matters: The Perception Of Academic Deans Regarding The Role Of Facilities In Higher Education, Wallace Harris

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine how academic deans perceived the characteristics of facility built environment and its impact on learning in higher education. Q methodology was used as the means to explore the subjective opinions of academic deans within the State of Florida regarding the facility built environment’s impact on learning in higher education. For this Q study, the concourse statements were the result of communications taken from the subject literature and participant responses to this study’s online concourse questionnaire. The resulting 32 item Q sample was sorted online by 43 academic deans, associate and assistant deans. …

Individualized Consideration: Poverty Countermeasure, Lawrence Wilson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite more than $1 trillion spent annually on poverty remediation, impoverishment in the United States persists unabated. With a U.S. poverty rate greater than 10% for more than 4 decades, economics are neither poverty's cause nor cure. As such, non-economic poverty remedies require exploration and expansion. Linking greater leadership and poverty theories, this non-experimental, cross sectional, quantitative, survey-based research effort correlated individualized consideration's (IC) practice with collegiate athlete graduation rates in order to identify and isolate possible leadership based social poverty remediation measures. Leveraging a two-stage random sample, this research effort correlated student athlete Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire (form 5X) responses …

Perceptions Of Higher Education Online Learning Faculty In Lebanon, Noha Adib Haidar

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of this case study was to explore faculty attitudes toward online learning in a Lebanese Higher Education Institution (HEI). The research problem addressed the disinterest among faculty at the Arts, Sciences, and Technology University of Lebanon (AUL) in enhancing learning using online technology. The research questions for this study explored the attitudes of the faculty toward applying online learning and the extent of the faculty readiness to adopt this technological change. A qualitative case study design was used that employed multiple sources of information including semi-structured interviews and existing literature. The target population was AUL faculty including full-time …

An Evaluation Of The Bachelor Degree In Accounting Program In A Ghanaian Private University, Samuel Adaboh

Dissertations

Problem: There is the growing demand by all stakeholders (teachers, students, employers, governments, and society) for universities and colleges to be more accountable in preparing their products for the challenges of the 21 ^st century. Such demands have fueled interest in the evaluation of student learning in virtually all disciplines in college. There are calls for pedagogic innovations that will improve student learning in college. If any success can be achieved in addressing the challenge of improving the quality of products from higher education, then colleges and universitieshave need for reliable data. Such data can be obtained partly through an …

Unions And Democracy: When Do Nonmembers Have Voting Rights?, Melanie Stallings Williams, Dennis A. Halcoussis

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.

Transforming Business School Futures: Business Model Innovation And The Continued Search For Academic Legitimacy, Howard Thomas, Eric Cornuel

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The business school is certainly one of the major success stories in higher education over the last 40 years. Despite this success there have been many more recent comments and criticisms and about the purpose, role and academic stature of business schools. Thomas et al. (2013, pp. 8-9) outline thoroughly the nature of these criticisms in the following manner: “Critics accuse business schools of doing arcane, irrelevant and impractical academic research; doing a poor job of preparing students for management careers; pandering to the market and the media rankings; failing to ask important questions; and in the process of responding …

2014-01-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for January of 2014.

Wise By Design: A Wisdom-Based Framework For Innovation And Organizational Design And Its Potential Application In The Future Of Higher Education, Juan Francisco Suarez

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

A wiser socio-economic system, by design and not by chance, may well benefit from a series of design principles drawn from the well of wisdom. This dissertation focused on a refined set of eight components of wisdom through research designed to explore if, how, and when they are invoked by a group of experts participating in a futures discussion about organizations in their field of practice, American higher education. The aim was to explore a set of wisdom-centered design principles (denoted as Wise By Design [WBD]) for social innovation, specifically in the design of organizations that would thrive in the …

Students' Perspectives Of Ngo Service-Learning Experiences: A Case Study Of Operation Smile, Suzanne B. Unger, Shana Pribesh, Linda Bol, Daniel Dickerson

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Faculty Publications

Past research demonstrated both strong and questionable benefits to students participating in domestic service-learning. However, we know little about high school and college students' perspectives of service-learning while working with nonprofit, non-governmental (NGO) agencies that serve international populations. This qualitative, exploratory study aims to determine how students perceive their lives are impacted as a result of their service-learning experiences at Operation Smile. Data were collected from two focus groups comprised of high school and university youth. Results indicated service-learning in an international setting positively influences areas of personal growth, career choice, and future philanthropic participation. It also affects level of …

2014 January, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for January of 2014.

2014 Web Features, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Web features for 2014.

Revisiting The Determinants Of Students' Performance In An Undergraduate Accountancy Degree Programme In Singapore, Poh Sun Seow, Gary Pan, Joanne Siok Wan Tay

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

The current study investigates the association of prior academic achievement, admission interview, critical thinking, mathematical aptitude and gender with successful academic performance in an undergraduate accountancy degree programme at a Singapore university. The purpose of revisiting the determinants of academic performance in the Singapore context is twofold. First, university accounting education in Singapore has changed greatly since Koh and Koh’s earlier study (1999); the current study examines if determinants previously identified as significant continue to be so in the new setting. Second, the study tests the usefulness of admission interview in identifying applicants who achieve subsequent academic success. Data on …

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

College of Business: News & Publications

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• New Faculty Members
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• Alumni Spotlight
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A Survey Of The Practices And Perceptions Of Students In One Catholic High School On The Use Of The Internet In Relation To Safety, Cyberbullying, And Sexting, Diana Lynn Murray

Doctoral Dissertations

Digital technology holds a powerful and ubiquitous place in society. The Internet provides today's students with unprecedented access to information. Its use in education has transformed educational paradigms, yet it also provides new challenges. While students do use the technology for schoolwork, they also use it in inappropriate ways. The Internet has provided a powerful and invasive weapon for cyberbullies and predators to prey on the vulnerable and the unsuspecting. The Pontifical Council for Social Communications (2002) affirmed that "[Y]oung people need to learn how to function well in the world of cyberspace, make discerning judgments according to sound moral …

A Comparative Study Of Public Service Motivation Among Organizational Units In A Public University, Demerris Rochelle Brooks-Immel

Doctoral Dissertations

In the current economic climate of decreased utilitarian and extrinsic rewards, public higher education organizations are challenged to identify low-cost yet satisfying ways to motivate their employees. Previous researchers suggested that the motivation of public employees is a significant aspect of job satisfaction and job choice, attendance, retention, and performance, all of which impact organizational effectiveness. An understanding of what aspects of the organization, its values, and its mission are appealing to employees provides the organization with insight into how best to design work to be meaningful and rewarding; therefore, public-employee motivation should garner the attention of recruiters, managers, and …

"Preventive Leadership Program" At The Salesian University: An Exploratory Case Study, Alejandro Rodriguez

Doctoral Dissertations

Leadership is a key factor in the quality of personal life, organizational culture, and social projection of each member in any organization. Bringing out the best of each person involved in any decision is a must for a Preventive Leader. This kind of leadership opens the possibility to develop, adapt, change and modify the theoretical construct of the definition of a leader from the Preventive horizon, the practical implications of Preventive Leadership development, and the learning and practice of Preventive leadership in a contextualized environment, creating interactions and interdependencies in a net-like pattern of relationships situated in one specific context: …

Post-School Adult Life For Young People With Down Syndrome, Kitty Rose Foley

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Down syndrome is a chromosomal birth disorder affecting one in 650 to 1000 live births in Western Australia. The life expectancy for people with Down syndrome has increased dramatically over the past two generations leading to these young people having changing needs in terms of social, economic and personal life. Encompassed within this, is the successful transition from school to post-school, a time of upheaval, stress and important decisions for young people with intellectual disabilities. The International classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) is a world renowned framework which provides a scientific basis and standardised language for describing and …

Analisis Rasio Lancar Rumah Sakit X, Marsdenia Marsdenia

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Increasing the efficiency of hospital management sustainability is an ongoing financial management guidelines that absolutely must be adopted by any hospital. This study aims at obtaining information about the components that contribute to the fluctuations of the current ratio Hospital X between 2000, 2001 and 2002. This study used quantitative and qualitative approaches, with the primary data source (in-depth interviews to the relevant parties ie Hospital Director, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Director Adiministrasi Finance) and the secondary data source include financial statements. The research shows that RS X’s current ratio are still in a normal range except in the …

Praktik Governance Perbankan Indonesia Ditinjau Dari Aspek Risiko, Erwin Harinurdin, Asti Setiawati, Wahyu Nofiantoro

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Performance -based banking structures Indonesia does not have a normal life characters banking and still largely determined by the ideological and political policies of the government. Banking recovery by using a very protective manner, such as from the purchase of government bonds with limited or margin lending and guaranteed withdrawal. Various indicators such as bank loan-deposit ratio ( LDR ) and the structure of third-party funds that are still dominated by short-term funds such as checking and savings shows that the bank has not been able to carry out its primary function in the economic system, intermediation. In the framework …

Industri Perbankan Yang Terkonsentrasiapakah Tetap Dapat Berkompetisi?Kasus Perbankan Syariah, Sancoko Sancoko

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This paperdiscusses theconditions ofcompetitionbankingindustryin Indonesia, especiallyIslamic Bankingentity. Islamic Bankbecame the objectof research because significant growth in industrial banking.This studyuses a quantitative approachwith adescriptivedesign. Source ofdata used fromindividualbank's annual reporton the websiteof BankIndonesia fromthe period 2008-2011. Tomeasureaspects ofcompetition Islamic Bankingusing Panzar&Rosestatisticmethods. Results of studyshowed thatIslamic banking came into condition of monopolisticcompetitition structure.

Analisis Sistem Akuntansi Pemerintah Pusat (Sapp) Di Kantor Akuntansi Regional Jakarta, Titis Wahyuni

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This research is intended to describe Central Government Accounting System (SAPP) implemented by the State Financial Accounting Agency (BAKUN) through The Regional Accounting Office (KAR) and the expected outcomes of Central Government Accounting System. In a accounting system, financial statements generated rely on the accuracy and validity of data input transactions. The accuracy and validity of the Government's financial statements generated will depend on the quality of the work done by KARs in managing the Government's financial transaction data input. The method usedin this research isby analyzing the problems/obstaclesfaced by KAR Jakarta and also analyzing the process performed by KAR …

Peningkatan Keterlibatan Mahasiswa Dalampembelajaran Biostatistik Dengan Metode Kooperatifmelalui Media Lembar Kerja Mahasiswa (Lkm) Di Program Studi Perumahsakitan, Nia Murniati, Supriadi Supriadi, Tri Gunadi

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This research is motivated by the lack of passionate students of the Program Studi Perumahsakitan Vokasi in the following study courses Biostatistics, because the teaching method does not make the students become active and participate. Consequently Biostatistics courses often leave some students are forced to repeat the due credit limit does not reach the threshold value eventually pass (C) and of course is very detrimental to the student having to repeat the course credit until they intern (last semester). This study is a class act with the entire student subjects RS1 50 people Academic Year 2012/2013 in the University of …

Berbagi Pengetahuan Sebagai Alternatif Penciptaanpengetahuan Untuk Staf Pengajar Vokasi Ui, Dyah Safitri

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

The process of knowledge sharing becomes important processes for an organization in creating new knowledge and innovation. Tacit and explicit knowledge can be moved through several processes to knowledge sharing. Culture an important part of the process, especially an appreciation of the sources of knowledge that is willing to share the knowledge. In educational organizations especially recently established such as Vocational Program UI should institutionalization of knowledge as a knowledge center will be beneficial in the process of knowledge sharing.

Hip-Hop, Medellín And Social Change, Veronica Henao Posada

Master's Theses

This study explores the ways in which the Hip-hop movement is producing social change in Medellín, Colombia. Looking specifically at a Hip-hop school called Cuatro Elementos Skuela, which exists autonomously and with very little state support in the Medellín neighborhood of Aranjuez, I argue that young people are contributing to the reconstruction of the city’s social, cultural and economic fabric. I start by explaining the historical context of Medellín, describing the different sets of conflicts that unleashed high levels of violence and caused the fragmentation of the social, cultural and economic fabric. Moreover, I review the role of the …

2013-December-23-Nhm 2013 Field Season, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2013-December-20-2013: A Year Of Engagement, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.