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2002-2003 Graduate Catalog, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Office of the Registrar: Graduate Catalogs (Archived)

Academic catalog for Armstrong State College.

Predominant Nursing Students' Learning Profile And Nursing Faculty Teaching Styles As Related To Final Course Grade In A Baccalaureate Nursing Program In Puerto Rico, Lourdes Méndez Cruz

Dissertations

Problem. The purpose o f this study was to investigate the relationship between students’ predominant learning profile, faculty teaching preferences, and the final course grade in a 4-year nursing program at a private Christian university in Puerto Rico.

Method. A non-experimental descriptive research design was used for this study. The Learning Profile Indicator was administered to all nursing students («=138) while the Teaching Style Inventory was given to all faculty («=9). Demographic sheets were also given to both students and faculty Students’ final course grades were obtained from the faculty. Descriptive (frequency, means and standard deviations) and inferential statistics …

A Study Of Select Decisions That Fostered The Growth And Development Of Solusi University In Zimbabwe, Israel Sampson Mfune

Dissertations

Problem. Decision making is a practical day-to-day phenomenon. It manifests itself in various ways, such as choosing w/hat to do or not to do. in evaluating and fulfilling what is now and what is expected. Decision making is a cycle covering the time from when a decision is conceived to the time its outcome is visible. Because decision making appears so ordinary, it is often considered an ordinary activity. A good, well-thought-through decision can go a long way in the life of an organization. This study focuses on how Solusi went about the decision-making process, the implementation of those decisions, …

Exploratory Study Of The Relationships Between Community Building And The Social, Academic, And Spiritual Engagement At Antillean Adventist University, Zilma Enid Santiago

Dissertations

Problem. This research examined the students’ sense of community building in a college and how such perceptions influenced academic, social, and spiritual engagement in a 4- year Christian university.

Method. The study was an exploratory study that used survey methodology. Data collection was done using a 150-question research instrument that consists of several sections designed to gather information about the demographic characteristics of the population, and to measure the following variables: sense of community, and the academic, social, and spiritual engagement. Both descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistical techniques (one-way analysis of variance and canonical correlations) were used …

Academic Persistence And Attrition Among Freshman Traditional And Non-Traditional Students At A Public Midwestern Commuter University, Arnold W. Illanz

Dissertations

Problem. This research examined student background characteristics, student social and institutional integrations, and their relation to attrition rates of freshman students at a public Midwestern commuter university.

Method. A quantitative research methodology based on empirical data collection was used utilizing a 101-question research instrument consisting of two sections: student demographic, and five factorially derived scales developed by Pascarella and Terenzini (1980) which operationalized Tinto's (1975) conceptual model of college student withdrawal. Chi-square, analysis of variance, and Pearson product-moment correlation were used to identify factors related to student academic persistence and attrition.

Results. The study found that, in general, factors external …

The Effectiveness Of The Writing Workshop Model To Teach An English-As-A-Second-Language College Writing Course In Puerto Rico: A Look At Students' Outcomes, Marie Jacqueline Agésilas

Dissertations

Problem. Questions have been raised regarding the number of limited-English-proficient students who enter undergraduate schools every year. This study was designed to look at the effectiveness of the Writing Workshop model in improving English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) college students' writing skills in a small liberal arts university in Puerto Rico.

Method. Students registered in two Intermediate English-as-a-Second-Language writing classes were asked to take a pretest-posttest related to writing skills and a pretest-posttest related to composition skills to indicate their level of agreement for each of the 22 statements on a Likert-type (survey) instrument--strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (4)--related to their attitudes …

Technology Education Trends In Preservice Teacher Education Between 1980 And 1999 As Reflected In Dissertation Research, Mary Ann Kjetsaa

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Implementation Of The Scholarly Activity Standard In Diagnostic Radiology Residency Programs, Judith E. Malinowski

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Doctoral Scholarship Examined: Dissertation Research In The Field Of Higher Education Studies, John Melendez

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Georgia Southern Magazine, Georgia Southern University

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Defending The Jackson Purchase: The History Of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky, Dieter C. Ullrich

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

The series of events that led to the creation of Camp Beauregard was initiated on September 3, 1861, as Confederate forces under Brigadier General Gideon Pillow entered Kentucky from Tennessee to secure the riverport cities of Hickman and Columbus. In response, Union forces under Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant crossed the Ohio River and seized Paducah on September 6. The following day Confederate Major General Leonidas Polk issued orders to organize troops into field brigades in preparation for a Union advance upon Columbus. For the next two weeks both sides began to build earthworks and position artillery to fortify their …

Fact Sheet, Yale Office Of Institutional Research

Fact Sheets

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Distance Learning In Industrial Teacher Education Programs, Hassan B. Ndahi, John M. Ritz

STEMPS Faculty Publications

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Ten Days At Camp Dent, Dieter C. Ullrich

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

The experiences of a prisoner detained at Camp Dent, a Union prison camp in Louisville, have been found in the faded pages of a long-forgotten diary. Five years ago, an alumnus of the University of Tennessee at Martin donated two diaries, several letters, and a cracked ambrotype of a relative, Private Van Buren Oldham, who fought in the Civil War. For over one hundred and thirty years the donor's family had kept these records in an old tin box, passing it on from generation to generation. In the spring of 1996 the great-grandson of Private Van Buren Oldham gave these …

Geologic Mapping Of A Region In Extreme Northeastern Minnesota: An Initial Characterization, Eric Jerde

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted by Eric Jerde to the Research and Creative Productions Committee in 2002 on geographic mapping in northern Minnesota.

The Athlete And Coach: Their Relationship And Its Meaning. Methodological Concerns And Research Process, John J. Peregoy, Artur Poczwardowski, James E. Barrott

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

No abstract provided.

Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia (Jim) : Sumbangannya Terhadap Pendidikan Islam Di Malaysia, Mohd Azli Adnan

Student Works (2000-2009)

Education is one of the major aspect to be considered in building a civilized nation. When we speak of education, therefore it must pertain to this reality of man and not simply to his body and his animal aspect Education in the Islamic point of view emphasizes both on the physical and the spiritual aspects of life. If the foundation of the system of education is relevant to the reality of human creation in a civilization, inevitably nation building will produce good citizen of the world and the hereafter. In this dissertation, the writer has divided the discussion into five …

Pandangan Para Pelajar Terhadap Kursus Tamadun Islam Dan Asia (Titas) Di Ipta : Suatu Kajian Kes Di Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah Darulaman, Zulkifli Mohamad Noh

Student Works (2000-2009)

The Asian and Islamic Civilization subject(TITAS I & II) was introduced in 1988. It is a compulsory subject for all students in the public higher education institution(l P TA). The main aim of the subject is to enable students to understand Islam as a civilization with is universal values. The other aim is to dispel any negative perceptions and prejudices among the various races on Islam as [slam is the official religion of the country. This research attempts to determine the differences in students' point of view. It is also intended to study the response and attitude of the students …

Pengajian Sarjana Pengurusan Dan Sumbangan Terhadap Pengurusan Pasukan Dalam Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, Roslan Othman, Nordin Hussain, Zakaria Abu

Student Works (2000-2009)

Angkatan Tentera Malaysia sentiasa berusaha untuk meningkatkan kualiti pengurusan organasasi dengan menganjurkan pelbagai kursus don latihan kemahiran untuk pegawai don anggota. Salah satu kursus pengurusan yang dikendalikan oleh ATM adalah Kursus Sar jana Pengurusan Pemerintah Pasukan (KSPPP). Kursus ini dikendalikan oleh Cawangan Pengurusan, Institut Pengurusan Tentera Dorat di Port Dickson. Kursus Sarjana Pengurusan bermula pada sesi tahun 1996/97 dengan ker jasama Universiti Malaya. Seramai 116 pegawai kanan berpangkat Mejar don Leftenan Kolonel dari ketiga-tiga perkhidmatan telah ber jaya mengikuti program ini. Kajian selidik ini bertujuan untuk menilai keberkesanan Kursus Sarjana Pengurusan terhadap peningkatan kerjaya pegawai-pegawai graduan kursus dan peningkatan kualiti …

Unf Journal Winter 2002, University Of North Florida

UNF Journal

A university periodical for alumni and friends of the University of North Florida.

2002 January, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for January of 2002.

Expanding Access To Consumer Health Information: A Multi-Institutional Collaboration, W. Bede Mitchell, Peter Sullivan, Mary Kate Pung, Lisa P. Smith

University Libraries: Faculty Publications

A partnership between an academic library, a public library system, and an area health education center meet a critical information need in a rural region of southeast Georgia.

Reinventing The Academy Through A Keystone Course On Leadership, Dawn Jeanine Dekle, C. A. E. Chua

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

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Undergraduate And Graduate Catalog [2001-2002], Georgia Southern University

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs

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Georgia Southern Magazine, Georgia Southern University

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Georgia Southern Magazine, Georgia Southern University

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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.

Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

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Strenghtening The Academic Quality, Community Presence And Institutional Power Of The Two-Year Community Colleges In New Jersey, Jennifer R. Hopek

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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