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“Partnering To Understand Undergraduate Research And Writing Longitudinally”, Donna Scheidt, Cara Kozma, Holly Middleton, Kathy Shields Sep 2018

“Partnering To Understand Undergraduate Research And Writing Longitudinally”, Donna Scheidt, Cara Kozma, Holly Middleton, Kathy Shields

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

In her longitudinal case study of a single undergraduate, College Writing and Beyond (2007), Anne Beaufort investigates several knowledge domains contributing to students’ development as writers. As a team of librarians and writing faculty in research and teaching partnership, we hope to build on Beaufort’s work by examining and elaborating the role of research with respect to writing development by sharing findings from our own longitudinal study of undergraduates’ development as writer-researchers. Specifically, we are interested in the ways in which undergraduates’ research interfaces with their writing practices as they advance through their general education coursework and various disciplines. How …


Aligning To Extend Resource Capacities And Enhance Students' Acquisition Of Social And Cultural Capital, Michelle Maloney, Allison Dumas Apr 2018

Aligning To Extend Resource Capacities And Enhance Students' Acquisition Of Social And Cultural Capital, Michelle Maloney, Allison Dumas

Pacific's Annual Assessment Conference

No abstract provided.


Getting To Square One: Managing Cognitive Load, Eleanor Wittrup Apr 2018

Getting To Square One: Managing Cognitive Load, Eleanor Wittrup

Pacific's Annual Assessment Conference

No abstract provided.


Integrated Leadership And Critical Thinking Assessment Study, Tarianne Goteli Cotton, Sandra Mahoney Apr 2018

Integrated Leadership And Critical Thinking Assessment Study, Tarianne Goteli Cotton, Sandra Mahoney

Pacific's Annual Assessment Conference

No abstract provided.


A Longitudinal Study Of Pacific Students' Alcohol And Other Drug Use: Using Data To Inform Prevention And Intervention Strategies, Heather Dunn Carlton Apr 2018

A Longitudinal Study Of Pacific Students' Alcohol And Other Drug Use: Using Data To Inform Prevention And Intervention Strategies, Heather Dunn Carlton

Pacific's Annual Assessment Conference

No abstract provided.


Tiger Pathways Creating A Cohort Experience To Support First Year Students, Anne Eastlick, Jesus Margarito Apr 2018

Tiger Pathways Creating A Cohort Experience To Support First Year Students, Anne Eastlick, Jesus Margarito

Pacific's Annual Assessment Conference

No abstract provided.


What Our Students Want In And From Their Library, Veronica Wells, Robin Imhof, Debbie Johnston Apr 2018

What Our Students Want In And From Their Library, Veronica Wells, Robin Imhof, Debbie Johnston

Pacific's Annual Assessment Conference

University of the Pacific’s Stockton Campus Library is currently in the process of a multi-phase renovation that will offer 21st century design and functionality. Our team conducted several assessment methods to understand more fully how our students use –or choose not to use—study spaces and various pieces of furniture in the Stockton library. The results of this project will help answer the questions: “What do our students want or need in library learning spaces – both academic and social?” and “How might we create learning spaces in the library that will enable a variety of student use preferences?” We have …


Theorizing Best Practices For Preventing Sexual Assaults In Higher Education: Adult Educators' Perspectives, Amber Giffin, Mitsunori Misawa Jan 2018

Theorizing Best Practices For Preventing Sexual Assaults In Higher Education: Adult Educators' Perspectives, Amber Giffin, Mitsunori Misawa

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper analyzes the literature regarding universities’ sexual assault prevention programs in an effort to identify best practices for reducing the number of sexual assaults on university campuses.


Searching For Own Space: Korean Female Graduate Students’ (Re)Construction Of Their Professional Selves In The U.S. Academia, Heh Youn Shin, Hyewon Park Jan 2018

Searching For Own Space: Korean Female Graduate Students’ (Re)Construction Of Their Professional Selves In The U.S. Academia, Heh Youn Shin, Hyewon Park

Adult Education Research Conference

Taking the transnational feminist approach, the purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions and experiences of Korean female graduate students in the U.S. higher education institution and the host society.


Midlife Career Change To Tenured/Tenure-Track And Non-Tenure-Line Faculty: Shared And Unique Challenges, Supports, And Strategies, Catherine A. Cherrstrom Jan 2018

Midlife Career Change To Tenured/Tenure-Track And Non-Tenure-Line Faculty: Shared And Unique Challenges, Supports, And Strategies, Catherine A. Cherrstrom

Adult Education Research Conference

These studies investigated the career transition and strategies of women midlife career changers to tenured/tenure-track and non-tenure-line faculty. Major findings included a career transition process and related challenges, supports, and strategies and feature participant voices.