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Swinging Bridge - November 30, 2011, Sari Heidenreich Nov 2011

Swinging Bridge - November 30, 2011, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 10, 2011, Sari Heidenreich Nov 2011

Swinging Bridge - November 10, 2011, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 26, 2011, Sari Heidenreich Oct 2011

Swinging Bridge - October 26, 2011, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 12, 2011, Sari Heidenreich Oct 2011

Swinging Bridge - October 12, 2011, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - September 28, 2011, Sari Heidenreich Sep 2011

Swinging Bridge - September 28, 2011, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - September 14, 2011, Sari Heidenreich Sep 2011

Swinging Bridge - September 14, 2011, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


How Well Does The Typical Accounting Bachelor's Degree Prepare Students For A Career In The Accounting Department Of The United States Government?, Michael J. Tuttle May 2011

How Well Does The Typical Accounting Bachelor's Degree Prepare Students For A Career In The Accounting Department Of The United States Government?, Michael J. Tuttle

Honors Program Projects

This study investigates the effectiveness of the typical Accounting Bachelor’s Degree in preparing graduates to enter the Accounting Department of the United States Government. My experiences as a student at Olivet Nazarene University and as an intern with the Department of Defense have revealed a gap in accounting curriculum. Governmental accounting is rarely required by universities, presenting unnecessary challenges to entry-level government accountants. A survey conducted by the Government Accountants Journal, in 2000, revealed that only 33% of universities require governmental accounting. (Campbell, 2000) Our further analysis indicates that these numbers have not improved. To investigate this issue, we conducted …


Swinging Bridge - April 27, 2011, Jaime White Apr 2011

Swinging Bridge - April 27, 2011, Jaime White

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - April 13, 2011, Jaime White Apr 2011

Swinging Bridge - April 13, 2011, Jaime White

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Go Abroad And Graduate On-Time: Study Abroad Participation, Degree Completion, And Time-To-Degree, Heather Barclay Hamir Apr 2011

Go Abroad And Graduate On-Time: Study Abroad Participation, Degree Completion, And Time-To-Degree, Heather Barclay Hamir

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

Over the last four decades, participation in postsecondary education has grown, yet degree completion rates have not risen at a proportional rate (Bound, Lovenheim & Turner, 2009; National Center for Educational Statistics, 2008; Turner, 2004) and the length of time to graduation is increasing (Tinto, 1993; Turner). At the same time, the benefits of degree completion for the individual and society are well documented (McMahon, 2009). Significant research since the 1970s explored factors related to student retention and attrition in an effort to understand and intervene in these processes. Building on Astin’s (1984) Theory of Student Involvement, Kuh and associates …


Swinging Bridge - March 30, 2011, Jaime White Mar 2011

Swinging Bridge - March 30, 2011, Jaime White

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - March 2, 2011, Jaime White Mar 2011

Swinging Bridge - March 2, 2011, Jaime White

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - February 16, 2011, Jaime White Feb 2011

Swinging Bridge - February 16, 2011, Jaime White

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Strategic Planning Forum Strategic Planning Goal 2: Academic Excellence, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness Feb 2011

Strategic Planning Forum Strategic Planning Goal 2: Academic Excellence, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Strategic Planning Forums

Strategic Planning Forum Strategic Planning Goal 2: Academic Excellence, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011.


Swinging Bridge - February 2, 2011, Jaime White Feb 2011

Swinging Bridge - February 2, 2011, Jaime White

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Swinging Bridge - January 19, 2011, Jaime White Jan 2011

Swinging Bridge - January 19, 2011, Jaime White

Student Newspapers & Magazines

No abstract provided.


Rankings And The Reshaping Of Higher Education:The Battle For World Wide Excellence, Ellen Hazelkorn Jan 2011

Rankings And The Reshaping Of Higher Education:The Battle For World Wide Excellence, Ellen Hazelkorn

Books/Book chapters

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Design Context For Australian University Teachers: Implications For The Future Of Learning Design, Susan Bennett, Lisa Thomas, Shirley Agostinho, Lori Lockyer, Jennifer Jones, Barry Harper Jan 2011

Understanding The Design Context For Australian University Teachers: Implications For The Future Of Learning Design, Susan Bennett, Lisa Thomas, Shirley Agostinho, Lori Lockyer, Jennifer Jones, Barry Harper

Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)

Based on the premise that providing support for university teachers in designing for their teaching will ultimately improve the quality of student learning outcomes, recent interest in the development of support tools and strategies has gained momentum. This article reports on a study that examined the context in which Australian university teachers design in order to understand what role design support tools and strategies could play. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 academics across 16 Australian universities. The findings suggest that most Australian university teachers have a high degree of flexibility in their design decisions suggesting that opportunities exist for …


Incorporating Tgfu Into A Bachelor Of Physical And Health Education Degree At An Australian University, Philip J. Pearson, Paul I. Webb Jan 2011

Incorporating Tgfu Into A Bachelor Of Physical And Health Education Degree At An Australian University, Philip J. Pearson, Paul I. Webb

Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)

Pearson and Webb (2010) investigated whether Physical Educators in NSW schools had adopted the TGfU approach to the teaching of games in their classes. Forty PDHPE teachers were surveyed with questionnaires and focus group interviews to determine their knowledge and understanding of TGfU and the extent to which they had incorporated TGfU into their teaching of games in Years 7 to 10. Fifty third-year Physical and Health Education pre-service teachers were also surveyed after completing their Professional Experience in the schools of the teachers surveyed. The pre-service teachers’ observations of Physical Education classes in the schools were also used to …


Inclusion At University: Can We Do More Than Open The Door?, John O'Rourke Jan 2011

Inclusion At University: Can We Do More Than Open The Door?, John O'Rourke

Research outputs 2011

The inclusion of students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in university settings is an emerging policy initiative. Different models have evolved to support the inclusion of students with IDD in university settings from full inclusion to specialized separate programs. This paper reports the process of creating a program of inclusion for a student with IDD in a Western Australian university. Based on extensive field notes and interviews with the included student and her mentors, the author seeks to assess the pilot study using a case study approach and reflect on what might be required by university staff to enhance …


Information Literacy Standards For Freshmen Seminars, Libby Knapik Jan 2011

Information Literacy Standards For Freshmen Seminars, Libby Knapik

Librarian Publications

Presentation by Libby Knapik, Head of Information Literacy Programs, Sacred Heart University, of definitions and standards of NEASC and ACRL for information literacy.


"American Examples For German Universities: Admitting Women Before World War I", Charles E. Mcclelland Jan 2011

"American Examples For German Universities: Admitting Women Before World War I", Charles E. Mcclelland

History Faculty Publications

Women were not allowed to enroll a regular students in Prussian universities until 1909, although most other German states had already changed this policy. This chapter analyzes the terms of controversy swirling around the issue, and how American university policies ultimately helped bring about the change.


Nomads In Diaspora Space: Exploring Women's Indentity Work In The University, Sarah O'Shea Jan 2011

Nomads In Diaspora Space: Exploring Women's Indentity Work In The University, Sarah O'Shea

Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)

How individuals position themselves as ‘students’ within the university landscape can provide insight into the personal and actual experience of entering this environment. This article will explore how one group of female students narrated their identity work as they moved through the first year of study in an Australian university. These students were all first in the family to attend university and some had had a significant gap between educational experiences. In depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals as they commenced university study and these were repeated at four points during the year; this series of conversations captured the …