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December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2011

December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Graduate Faculty Committee, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2011

Graduate Faculty Committee, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Membership of Graduate Committee.


Graduate Student Research Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2011

Graduate Student Research Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Caring, Interaction, And Active Teaching Strategies: Factors That Contribute To The Success Of The Associate Degree Nursing Student, Penelope Sue Logsdon Dec 2011

Caring, Interaction, And Active Teaching Strategies: Factors That Contribute To The Success Of The Associate Degree Nursing Student, Penelope Sue Logsdon

Dissertations

This exploratory study examined successful associate degree nursing students’ perceptions regarding the importance of caring by the nursing faculty, nursing faculty/student interaction, and faculty use of active teaching strategies. Participants completed a researcher developed survey instrument that measured both the importance and frequency of the caring, interaction, and active teaching strategies. The survey instrument measured six demographic factors and 30 statements regarding caring, interaction, and active teaching. Participants rated the statements for both importance and frequency on a four-point Likert scale. Five community and technical college associate degree nursing programs participated in the research with a total of 270 successful …


Effectiveness Of Introduction To College Ge-100, Charles E. Johnson Dec 2011

Effectiveness Of Introduction To College Ge-100, Charles E. Johnson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In 2008, the excitement to teach the class, Introduction to College to new students who are beginning college, was greatly accepted with much reservation. Numerous memories reflected back to that special period when the writer was faced with those daunting decisions of where to attend college. Those memories of excitement and fear of being away from home the very first time, starting college life, meeting new friends, and what career path to choose, were difficult decisions during that transitional time. Orientation class back then consisted mainly of a half day spent touring the college campus and listening to various speakers; …


November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Nov 2011

November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Nov 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Graduate Faculty Committee, Wku Graduate Council Nov 2011

Graduate Faculty Committee, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Membership of Graduate Committee.


October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Oct 2011

October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Oct 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Graduate Faculty Committee, Wku Graduate Council Oct 2011

Graduate Faculty Committee, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Membership of Graduate Committee.


Graduate Student Research Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Oct 2011

Graduate Student Research Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Using Bibliotherapy, Poetry Therapy & Journaling, Roxanne M. Spencer Oct 2011

Using Bibliotherapy, Poetry Therapy & Journaling, Roxanne M. Spencer

Roxanne Myers Spencer

Bibliotherapy uses the written word, primarily books, as a tool for identification, self-exploration and problem-solving. This presentation explores expanding fiction or nonfiction reading to include poetry, and taking a step further into self-expression with journaling.


September Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2011

September Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes include documents from June 9th and July meetings.


Action Items, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2011

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Overview of action items handled by the Graduate Council.


A Review Of Sustainability Themes In K-12 Books, Roxanne M. Spencer, Jeanine Huss Jul 2011

A Review Of Sustainability Themes In K-12 Books, Roxanne M. Spencer, Jeanine Huss

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

No abstract provided.


The Challenge: Magazine Of The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 27, Summer 2011), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor Jul 2011

The Challenge: Magazine Of The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 27, Summer 2011), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

No abstract provided.


Electronic Vote, Wku Graduate Council Jul 2011

Electronic Vote, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Vote on Graduate Faculty Report taken by electronic mail.


June Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Jun 2011

June Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Jun 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


May Agenda, Wku Graduate Council May 2011

May Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council May 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Using Youtube To Bridge The Gap Between Baby Boomers And Millennials, Dawn M. Garrett-Wright Ph.D. (C), Rn, Cathy Hoots Abell May 2011

Using Youtube To Bridge The Gap Between Baby Boomers And Millennials, Dawn M. Garrett-Wright Ph.D. (C), Rn, Cathy Hoots Abell

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Motivation For High School Students To Read:Differences Among Student Perceptions And Differences Between Student And Teacher Perceptions, Angela Dawn Gunter May 2011

Motivation For High School Students To Read:Differences Among Student Perceptions And Differences Between Student And Teacher Perceptions, Angela Dawn Gunter

Dissertations

Many high school teachers are unaware of, or mistaken about, specific strategies and practices that actually motivate their students to read, and that what motivates one group of students may not motivate another. Although content-area instructors may not have been trained in teaching reading strategy and may feel as though teaching reading is not their job, it is an expectation that could largely be met by the implementation of motivational strategies.

This exploratory study utilized the expectancy theory of motivation and wasconducted to determine which strategies and practices would be most motivational for high school students to read. In a …


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Apr 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Apr 2011

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


March Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Mar 2011

March Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Mar 2011

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.