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Evaluation Of Adventure-Based Training Programs For Adult Learners, Jean Mee

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The nature of the problem was a lack of data supporting the validity of the adventure education movement; it was not known whether various adventure-based programs and experiences are teaching what they claim to be teaching. The purpose of the project was to evaluate the effectiveness of adventure-based training programs for adult learners. The study addressed several research questions. First, "Are existing adventure-based training programs utilizing adult learning principles?" Second, "Are existing adventure-based training programs 3 for adult learners effective in meeting the learning needs of program participants?" Third, "What are the goals of adventure-based training programs, and are those …

Development And Validation Of A Guide To Improve The Management Of Family Stressors During Pregnancy, Elena E. Jones

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem under investigation was the developing of practical coping strategies for adolescent pregnant mothers that improved the management of family stressors during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to develop and to verify the content and design of a guide to improve the management of family stressors during pregnancy for adolescent mothers. Five research questions to address the problem were related to the development and validation of the content and design of a guide and the implementation and evaluation of a guide to improve the management of family stressors during pregnancy.

The development methodology was used to answer …

A Discipline Intervention Program At Jones Elementary School, Mike B. Campbell

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Will a staff-development program that includes an emphasis on conflict resolution, positive-discipline approaches, and proactive supervision lead to a reduction in discipline referrals for the school? In addition, will the development of the planning-room concept as a replacement for in-school suspension lead to fewer repeat offenders? Those were the research questions that guided this study. The school climate was measured through the discipline referral reviews and administrative observation.

The setting for this applied dissertation implementation was an elementary school serving 700 students in kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is located in a small community that is included in the …

The Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Current Student Orientation At Herzing College, Atlanta, Sondra L. Savage

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem investigated was that an analysis of exit interviews of students dropping out of Herzing College suggested that the current student orientation program was not providing them with sufficient information about the college in which they needed to become well-informed about the school's policies, procedures, and services offered. Not being adequately informed was 2 a factor in students' decisions to withdraw from the program. Exit interviews are required when the students decide to withdraw from the program. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the current student orientation through the administration of a needs assessment instrument to analyze …

Evaluation Of An Outreach Packet For Clinicians On Smoking Cessation, Patricia L. Harper

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Clinical practice guidelines are designed to assist clinicians in making the transition from research findings to evidence based practice and treatment. Many busy clinicians, however, do not have the time to read the many clinical practice guidelines available for a variety of disease and preventive Interventions. An easily accessible packet of information to promote implementation of the PHS Clinical Practice Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence was piloted In the fall of 2001. These packets were introduced to clinicians in Wisconsin clinics using an academic detailing model by the University of Wisconsin Medical School's Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention …

Comparison Of Grade Equivalents Of Participants And Non-Participants In The Summer Bridge Program, Burchell Love

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem under investigation was that a large percentage of eighth grade students in the Chicago Public Schools System were unsuccessful in scoring the minimum required score of7.0 on their year-end standardized achievement tests. A new promotion policy with pre-established criteria for promotion, required students that failed to meet the minimum requirements to attend a summer remediation program. At the end of the summer program, test scores would determine if a student is promoted to high school. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a summer remediation program and to compare year-end grade equivalents of participants …

Development Of A Marketing Plan To Increase Enrollment At Windward Islands School Of Evangelism, With Plans For Implementation And Evaluation, Simeon Norton

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem under investigation was the low enrollment at the Windward Islands School of Evangelism (WISE), although WISE offers full scholarship to all applicants who are accepted. After 21 years of existence in the Caribbean, and offering a program with assistance that no other institution in the region offers, the student enrollment at WISE ought to be higher than what it has been. The purpose of this project was to develop a marketing plan that will render assistance to the alleviation of the problem of low student enrollment at WISE.

Five research questions guided this Applied Dissertation. First, "What are …

A Positive Relationship Between Religious Faith And Forgiveness: Faith In The Absence Of Data?, Lisa M. Edwards, Regina H. Lapp-Rincker, Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, Jason D. Rehfeldt, Jamie A. Ryder, Jill C. Brown, Shane J. Lopez

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Religious faith and beliefs appear to play an important role in the lives of many individuals and are the topic of much research. The present study investigated the relationship between religious faith and forgiveness in a sample (n = 196) of college students. Students were asked to complete the Heartland Forgiveness Scale and the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire. Analyses of scores on both measures revealed a positive, significant correlation between these constructs, suggesting that there is a meaningful relationship between religious faith and the tendency to forgive. Implications and directions for further research are discussed.

Quality Control In Online Courses: Using A Social Constructivist Framework, Heidi Schweizer, Joan Whipp, Carrianne H. Hayslett

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

There has recently been increased interest in the quality of online courses. Faculty from the School of Education at Marquette University suggest using social constructivist theories in the design and development of online courses and in the training and pedagogy of online instructors to ensure quality in online courses. Quality can be designed into online courses by focusing on complex tasks, using multiple perspectives, establishing a learning community, encouraging the social negotiation of meaning and providing assistance for learners at various levels. While good design can go a long way to ensure quality in online courses, the quality of the …

Teachers, Teams And Technology: Investigating A Team Approach For Supporting Teachers' Uptake Of Ict, Barnard D. Clarkson

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study sought to explore the professional development of elementary school teachers who were keen to use Information and Communications (ICT) in their teaching and learning. The main object of the study was to investigate a model of professional development that would support teachers as they adopted ICT. At the same time a simple framework to help locate teachers on some typology of ICT uptake was desirable, on the grounds that such a typology could help teachers, professional development planners and schools in their use of and support for ICT and its associated professional development.A review of the literature suggests …

A Study Of The Influences Of Computer Interfaces And Training Approaches On End User Training Outcomes, Raj Gururajan

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Effective and efficient training is a key factor in determining the success of end user computing (EUC) in organisations. This study examines the influences of two application interfaces, namely icons and menus, on training outcomes. The training outcomes are measured in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and perceived ease of use. Effectiveness includes the keystrokes used to accomplish tasks, the accuracy of correct keystrokes, backtracks and errors committed. Efficiency includes the time taken to accomplish the given tasks. Perceived ease of use rates the ease of the training environment including training materials, operating system, application software and associated resources provided to …

Religious Education: Outcomes-Based Integration Across The Primary Curriculum, Paul Longobardi

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study shows that the integrity of curriculum in Catholic Schools can be demonstrated through an integrated curriculum, with Religious Education (R.E.) as the primary focus, centre point and generator of learning experiences across all subjects or Key Learning Areas (K.L.As). The contemporary, Catholic nature of curriculum is able to be developed via an outcomes-based approach that integrates R.E. with other Key Learning Areas. The "Integrated Religious Education Outcomes Approach" represents a personal belief of the author, developed as a classroom teacher in five Catholic schools and a member of three schools' Executive. The response to this belief is the …

The Computation Choices Made By Students In Years 5 To 7, Paul Swan

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study was designed to explore the computation choices made by 78 students in Years 5 to 7. The ability to choose and use a repertoire of computation methods is an important goal of mathematics education. While one might expect to find a great deal of research outlining the computation choices students make and why they make them, this was not the case; and as such it was decided to explore what computation choices students make and why they make them.

A Study Of The Experience Of Dramatic Performance For Drama Students, Dale M. Irving

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Learning involves cognitive, psychological, sociological, historical, philosophical, aesthetic, emotional and spiritual aspects. This study argues that the spiritual dimension of the psyche is overlooked in the research into education. Spirituality in education is not easily addressed in secular settings and needs exploration and explication. The thesis probes the interstice between the act of dramatic performance and the spiritual awareness of the individual. Case studies allow the exploration of the experience of performance for senior high school drama students, drama teacher trainees and an adult actor. The students attended a school and university in Western Australia. The study posits that in …

Academic Gains Of Students With Special Needs In An Independent Religious School, Ivanka Saric

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The number of children who are performing poorly in school-wide tests seems to be increasing in an independent religious school in the metropolitan area. Several children have been identified "at risk" or having special needs but they seem to show little if any improvement as they get promoted to higher grades. The study investigated the instructional and assessment strategies that upper primary school teachers were using in their classrooms to improve the academic and social skills of children defined as having special needs. Teachers' perceptions were examined to determine whether there had been any observable increases in the academic performance …

Using A Toolkit To Support Practioner Evaluation, Jen Harvey, Grainne Conole, Ed Crew, Martin Oliver

Journal Articles

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Key Skills By Design: Adapting A Central Web Resource To The Departmental Context, Claire Mcavinia

Journal Articles

Web-­based delivery of support materials for students has proved to be a popular way of helping small teams to implement key skills policies within universities. The development of ‘key’ or ‘transferable’ skills is now encouraged throughout education, but resources (both in terms of staffing and budget) tend to be limited. It is difficult for key skills teams to see learners face to face, and not feasible to print or distribute large amounts of paper­-based material. Web-­based delivery presents a means of overcoming these problems but it can result in generic study skills material simply being published online without due consideration …

Review Of Leadership In The Library And Information Science Professions: Theory And Practice By Mark D. Winston, W. Bede Mitchell

University Libraries: Faculty Publications

This review was published in College and Research Libraries.

A Note On Computing The Generalized Inverse A^(2)_{T,S} Of A Matrix A, Xiezhang Li, Yimin Wei

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

The generalized inverse A T,S (2) of a matrix A is a {2}-inverse of A with the prescribed range T and null space S. A representation for the generalized inverse A T,S (2) has been recently developed with the condition σ (GA| T)⊂(0,∞), where G is a matrix with R(G)=T andN(G)=S. In this note, we remove the above condition. Three types of iterative methods for A T,S (2) are presented if σ(GA|T) is a subset of the open right half-plane and they are extensions of existing computational procedures of A T,S (2), including special cases such as the weighted Moore-Penrose …

On Inequalities And Partial Orderings For Weighted Reliability Measures, Broderick O. Oluyede

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Inequalities, relations and partial ordering for weighted reliability measures are presented. Inequalities for Lévy distance measure for weighted distributions are obtained in terms of the parent distributions. Reliability inequalities and stability results are established for weighted distributions with monotone hazard and mean residual life functions.

Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

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Faculty Roles And Rewards Task Force Discussions, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

A Summary Of The Findings Of The Faculty Senate Task Force On The Role Of The Faculty In Shared Governance, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Recommendations Of The Faculty Senate Task Force On The Role Of The Faculty In Shared Governance, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

2002-2003 Senate, Senate Committee, And University Committee Membershiip, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

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Faculty Senate Minutes-2002

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Kajian Susulan Graduan Sarjana Sains Maklumat Dan Perpustakaan (Mlis) Dari Fakulti Sains Komputer Dan Teknologi Maklumat, Universiti Malaya 1997-2001, Abdul Rahman Siti Suzana

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini mengkaji keberkesanan program Sarjana Sains Maklumat dan Perpustakaan, Universiti Malaya ke atas kerjaya dan aktiviti graduan dari Fakulti Sains Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat. Fokus kajian adalah 49 graduan warga tempatan yang bergraduasi antara tahun 1997-2001. Tinjauan soal selidik dilakukan bagi menjawab persoalan mengenai sifat program dan sifat kerjaya serta pandangan graduan terhadap program. Penemuan mendapati 68% graduan bergraduasi pada tahun 1998. 59% adalah graduan perempuan dan selebihnya lelaki. Responden berlatar belakang pengajian dan pekerjaan yang pelbagai dan lebih 90% berasal dari institusi pengajian tinggi awam tempatan. 100% responden berjawatan tetap dalam lingkungan kerjaya sebagai pustakawan, pegawai pusat maklumat, …

Nursing As Social Responsibility: Implications For Democracy From The Life Perspective Of Lavinia Lloyd Dock (1858-1956), Soledad Mujica Smith

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on Lavinia Lloyd Dock's (1858-1956) re-envisioning of nursing and caring as social responsibility and the implications of this conceptualization for democracy. Dock was an American nurse, educator, settlement worker, suffragist, pacifist, social activist, writer, and historian. Her conception of holistic welfare embodied a 'new ideal' of society (Dock 1907, p. 899), a new understanding of democracy, and an expression of citizenship based on social responsibility for the welfare of others. Dock's idea of democracy embraced women's values and ways of being in the world; disputed universal, individual rights; and privileged communal values, collaboration, inclusion, and diversity. Moreover, …

An Analysis Of Student Collaboration And Task Completion Through Project Based Learning In A Web-Supported Undergraduate Course, William Randall Thomas

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Over the past decade calls for reform in higher education have emphasized that education should become less instructor centered with students taking a more active role in their learning. Moreover, there is increasing pressure on university professors to implement student centered teaching strategies that negate time and place restrictions of the classroom by integrating technologies that support the active engagement of students through Internet based applications. The goal of this study was to gain insights into the interactions that occur in online communications in a project-based learning activity. Twenty-one undergraduate students participated in the study while completing a component of …

Sistem Pengurusan Pelajar (Student Administation System-Sas), Mohd Jumari Masdianilavati

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sistem Pengurusan Pelajar berasaskan web untuk pelajar Fakulti Sains Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat merupakan aplikasi berasaskan web untuk kegunaan kakitangan dan pelajar FSKTM. Projek tesis ini diharapkan dapat membantu operasi, pengurusan dan pentadbiran fakulti. Ia juga diharapkan untuk meneruskan perkembangan maklumat di kalangan komuniti di mana ianya akan memudahkan akses dan capaian kembali maklumat dan juga pencarian maklumat. Dengan internet, maklumat boleh disebarkan dengan cepat, efektif dan efisyen mengatasi rintangan geografi. Tapak web FSKTM telah dibangunkan untuk membekalkan tapak web yang dinamik dengan fungsian untuk melaksanakan pengemaskinian secara atas talian di samping membekalkan maklumat yang diperlukan dan terkini dengan cara …