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Panhellenic Women's Leadership Development And Self-Efficacy, Caitlyn Gastfield Jan 2020

Panhellenic Women's Leadership Development And Self-Efficacy, Caitlyn Gastfield

Masters Theses

Substantial research has been done on self-efficacy as well as a growing amount of research on women in leadership. This qualitative study examined the perceived relationship between leadership development opportunities given to Panhellenic women and their perceived level of self-efficacy. Three semi-structured interviews were conducted at a regional, mid-sized institution in the Midwest with undergraduate women holding leadership positions in their respective Panhellenic organizations. The results found in this study support many of the previous findings in research in relation to the importance of leadership development and self-efficacy. Many types of leadership development opportunities emerged, from informal peer support to …


The Path To Persistence: How Highly-At-Risk Students Persevere To Graduation Day, Alexis Kaine Straub Jan 2020

The Path To Persistence: How Highly-At-Risk Students Persevere To Graduation Day, Alexis Kaine Straub

Masters Theses

This phenomenological study looked at highly-at-risk college seniors who exhibited four out of the eight risk factors defined by the institution where the study took place. The purpose was to gain insight into how highly-at-risk college seniors persist to graduation by discovering what protective factors they utilized in their college career as well as the role resiliency and/or grit may have played. The participants were five undergraduate students who were enrolled at a mid-sized, public university in the rural Midwest. They responded to questions in one semi-structured interview designed to capture their experiences about college starting from high school until …


Internal Funding Newsletter, Academic Year 2019-2020, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity Jan 2020

Internal Funding Newsletter, Academic Year 2019-2020, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Internal Funding Newsletters

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is committed to fostering the academic and scholarly pursuits of faculty, staff, and students. While the 2019- 2020 Academic Year brought many changes and challenges, UNO has continued to invest in a multitude of funding programs to promote research and creative activity. This year’s programs provided over $530,000 for student and faculty projects that reflect the broad range of scholarly interests of the UNO community: the use of 3D printed models to improve the understanding of complex orthopedic trauma, the role of religion and spirituality in deterring sex offending, the romanticization of the highland …


การพัฒนารูปแบบและกลไกขับเคลื่อนอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้ของสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทย, กิตติโชติ บัวใจบุญ Jan 2020

การพัฒนารูปแบบและกลไกขับเคลื่อนอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้ของสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทย, กิตติโชติ บัวใจบุญ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อวิเคราะห์การจัดการอุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีในต่างประเทศที่สนับสนุนบทบาทหน้าที่ของสถาบันอุดมศึกษา วิเคราะห์ความต้องการด้านเทคโนโลยีและนวัตกรรมสำหรับสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทย พัฒนารูปแบบและนำเสนอกลไกการขับเคลื่อนอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้สำหรับสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทย โดยการวิเคราะห์เอกสารเกี่ยวกับอุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีจากสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในต่างประเทศ ได้แก่ สถาบันเทคโนโลยีแมสซาชูเซตส์ มหาวิทยาลัยเคมบริดจ์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกียวโต และมหาวิทยาลัยแห่งชาติสิงคโปร์ และเก็บข้อมูลจากการวิเคราะห์เอกสาร สัมภาษณ์ สอบถามผู้บริหารระดับสูงและผู้บริหารหน่วยงานระดับคณะ วิทยาลัย สถาบัน ของสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทยของรัฐและเอกชน จำนวน 13 แห่ง ผู้บริหารหน่วยงานภาครัฐและภาคเอกชน 12 แห่ง และการประเมินร่างรูปแบบและกลไกฯ จากผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูล ได้แก่ การวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา และความถี่ ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1. การจัดการอุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีในต่างประเทศสนับสนุนบทบาทหน้าที่ของสถาบันอุดมศึกษา สอดคล้องกับพันธกิจของสถาบันอุดมศึกษาด้านการเรียนการสอน การวิจัย และการบริการวิชาการ และบทบาทสถาบันอุดมศึกษาเพื่อการวิจัยในการพัฒนาสถาบัน เศรษฐกิจ สังคม และประเทศ 2. การจัดการด้านเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศและนวัตกรรมที่นำไปสู่อุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้ของสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทย พบว่า กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยวิจัยแห่งชาติ มีการจัดการด้านเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศและนวัตกรรมที่นำไปสู่อุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้สูงที่สุด รองลงมาได้แก่ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยในกำกับของรัฐ และกลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยเอกชน ตามลำดับ ในด้านการจัดการหน่วยงาน การเรียนการสอน การวิจัย บริการวิชาการ และทำนุบำรุงศิลปะและวัฒนธรรม 3. รูปแบบอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้สำหรับสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทย มีรูปแบบและระดับการพัฒนา ได้แก่ 1) รูปแบบอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้เพื่อการพัฒนาสถาบัน 2) รูปแบบอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้เพื่อการพัฒนาท้องถิ่น/สังคม (เฉพาะทาง) 3) รูปแบบอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้เพื่อพัฒนาเศรษฐกิจ/เชิงประกอบการ (วิชาการ) และ 4) รูปแบบอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้เทคโนโลยีขั้นสูง/นวัตกรรม 4. กลไกการขับเคลื่อนอุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้สำหรับสถาบันอุดมศึกษาในประเทศไทยประกอบด้วย 1) กลไกขับเคลื่อนด้านการบริหารจัดการ 2) กลไกขับเคลื่อนด้านโครงสร้างพื้นฐาน 3) กลไกขับเคลื่อนด้านความร่วมมือ และ 4) กลไกขับเคลื่อนด้านผลผลิต อุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีเป็นการจัดการวิจัยในสาขาวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีและสาขาสังคมศาสตร์และมนุษยศาสตร์ภายใต้สถาบันอุดมศึกษา โดยที่มีองค์ความรู้เป็นฐานที่มีโดยลักษณะการจัดการวิจัยองค์ความรู้เพื่อการสร้างมูลค่าและคุณค่า การปรับเปลี่ยนไปสู่อุทยานเศรษฐกิจฐานความรู้จึงมีความครอบคลุมลักษณะความเป็นนิคมวิจัยที่มีองค์ความรู้เป็นฐาน สอดคล้ององค์ความรู้ที่มีความหลากหลายสาขาและสภาพสาขาวิชางานวิจัย และคงบทบาทสนับสนุนพันธกิจของสถาบันอุดมศึกษา


รูปแบบการเรียนรู้แบบเชื่อมโยงเพื่อเสริมสร้างความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ในการพัฒนาท้องถิ่นสําหรับนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏ, เกวลี รังษีสุทธาภรณ์ Jan 2020

รูปแบบการเรียนรู้แบบเชื่อมโยงเพื่อเสริมสร้างความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ในการพัฒนาท้องถิ่นสําหรับนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏ, เกวลี รังษีสุทธาภรณ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การจัดการศึกษาระดับอุดมศึกษาท่ามกลางโลกดิจิทัล โดยเฉพาะนักศึกษาของมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏที่มีพื้นที่ครอบคลุมทั่วทั้งประเทศ ในการปลูกฝังและเสริมสร้างให้เป็นพลเมืองที่มีความรับผิดชอบต่อสังคม รู้เท่าทันโลกของดิจิทัลหรือ พลเมืองวิวัฒน์ การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาสภาพปัจจุบัน และปัญหาการพัฒนาพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ของนักศึกษาในสถาบันอุดมศึกษา ประเมินคุณลักษณะความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ของนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏ และพัฒนารูปแบบการเรียนรู้แบบเชื่อมโยงเพื่อเสริมสร้างความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ในการพัฒนาท้องถิ่นสำหรับนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏ กลุ่มตัวอย่างที่ใช้ในการวิจัยมี 6 กลุ่มคือ 1) ผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิจำนวน 10 คน 2)อาจารย์สำหรับการสัมภาษณ์เกี่ยวกับกระบวนการจัดการเรียนรู้เพื่อพัฒนาพลเมืองวิวัฒน์จำนวน 9 คน 3) อาจารย์มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏ จำนวน 380 คน 4) นักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏจำนวน 760 คน 5) นักศึกษากลุ่มทดลอง 40 คน และ 6) ผู้เชี่ยวชาญจำนวน 12 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยประกอบด้วย แบบสัมภาษณ์ แบบสอบถาม แบบประเมิน และแบบบันทึก การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลใช้การวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา และสถิติเชิงบรรยาย ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1. คุณลักษณะพลเมืองวิวัฒน์เพื่อการพัฒนาท้องถิ่น ประกอบด้วย 3 มิติคือ มิติความรู้ ประกอบด้วยมิติย่อย การรู้สารสนเทศ การรู้เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศและการสื่อสาร และการรู้สังคม มิติทักษะ ประกอบด้วยมิติย่อย การเข้าถึงสารสนเทศด้วยเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล การประเมินสารสนเทศ และการสร้างสรรค์บูรณาการ และมิติทัศนคติ ประกอบด้วยมิติย่อย จิตสำนึกด้านสังคม การเคารพสังคม และความรับผิดชอบต่อสังคม 2. กระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่ส่งเสริมความรับผิดชอบต่อสังคม และการมีส่วนร่วมในชุมชนให้กับนักศึกษาคือ การเรียนรู้ผ่านกิจกรรม และนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏควรมีคุณลักษณะการรู้สังคม มากที่สุด 3. คุณลักษณะความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ของนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏอยู่ในระดับมาก ทุกมิติ 4. รูปแบบการเรียนรู้แบบเชื่อมโยงเพื่อเสริมสร้างความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ในการพัฒนาท้องถิ่นสำหรับนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏประกอบด้วย สาระการเรียนรู้เรื่องการรู้ดิจิทัล 6 เรื่อง ผ่านกระบวนการเรียนรู้แบบเชื่อมโยง 7 กลยุทธ์ควบคู่ไปกับวิธีการเรียนรู้ 7 วิธี ใช้เวลาการเรียน 12 สัปดาห์ 36 ชั่วโมง วัดผลการเรียนรู้จากการสะท้อนคิด การบันทึกกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้ และการสังเกต 5. ประสิทธิผลของรูปแบบการเรียนรู้แบบเชื่อมโยงเพื่อเสริมสร้างความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ในการพัฒนาท้องถิ่นสำหรับนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏ พบว่าค่าเฉลี่ยคุณลักษณะความเป็นพลเมืองวิวัฒน์ของนักศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏหลังทดลองเพิ่มขึ้นอยู่ในระดับมากที่สุดทุกมิติ (ค่าเฉลี่ย 4.65) และสูงกว่าก่อนทดลอง (ค่าเฉลี่ย 4.20) …


Identifying Barriers Faced By Adult Learners In General Educational Development Programs, Matthew Patrick Beasland Jan 2020

Identifying Barriers Faced By Adult Learners In General Educational Development Programs, Matthew Patrick Beasland

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

It is estimated that 70% of all newly created jobs in Illinois by 2020 will need education beyond a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma. In Illinois, 12% of adults 25 and older do not have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Individuals without a high school diploma or GED are twice as likely to be unemployed and if they are employed are more likely to be in a low-wage position. On average an individual without a high school diploma or GED will earn roughly $10,000 less annually. Given the increasing need for a high school …


Experiences Of Southeast Asians At A Community College In The Midwest, Emmanuel Canlas Esperanza Jr. Jan 2020

Experiences Of Southeast Asians At A Community College In The Midwest, Emmanuel Canlas Esperanza Jr.

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation explored what contributed to Southeast Asian students’ persistence in an urban community college in the Midwest. A qualitative case study was used to reveal how Southeast Asian students perceived personal and educational experiences and how those experiences created an impact on their persistence. This project addressed the lack of research on Southeast Asians and their challenges attaining academic success in higher education. This study is critical, as there is a lack of research on Southeast Asian students’ experiences within higher education institutions, particularly within community college settings. The majority of research has focused on Asian American or international …


S.I.S. (Suffering In Silence): The Influence Of Educational Attainment On Black Women’S Health, Quiana Chakeena Jones Jan 2020

S.I.S. (Suffering In Silence): The Influence Of Educational Attainment On Black Women’S Health, Quiana Chakeena Jones

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative, narrative inquiry study was to explore the influence of educational attainment on Black women’s perceptions of their health. Empirical research indicates the causes of stress and other health concerns pertaining to Black women are often rooted in racism and discrimination. Within the literature, the barriers that many African American women face within the educational system on all levels are discussed. However, there are few studies that have specifically researched the connection between educational attainment regarding receiving bachelorette degrees or higher and how or if that has an influence on Black women’s health. As such, the …


Free Ain’T Really Free: A Critical Ethnographical Exploration Of The Experiences Of Queer People Of Color In Postsecondary Education, Antoinette Ebony Jones Jan 2020

Free Ain’T Really Free: A Critical Ethnographical Exploration Of The Experiences Of Queer People Of Color In Postsecondary Education, Antoinette Ebony Jones

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Queer people of color (QPOC), who participate in higher education experience understand the intersectional nature of racial and sexual identity development. This study explores the experiences of thirteen self-identified QPOC who participate in higher education using the Portraiture methodology. It highlights the voices of QPOC as they navigate the processes of coming out while accenting their understanding of their intersecting racial and sexual identities. This study offers a model of racial and sexual identity development based on the narratives of the participants in this study. It highlights their strengths and adaptability as they negotiate and ascribe meaning to their lives …


Remodeled Classrooms: Experiential Learning And Its Impact, Mindy Kinnaman Jan 2020

Remodeled Classrooms: Experiential Learning And Its Impact, Mindy Kinnaman

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation examined how faculty learn how to host and facilitate experiential learning activities for their classes and how the faculty are impacted by the work. Findings based upon nine semi-structured interviews indicated that fewer than half of participants had been formally trained to host experiential learning activities and some received no training at all. Findings also indicated that faculty experienced several personal benefits to hosting experiential learning activities, as did their students. Recommendations that emerged from this project include training programs for faculty, mentoring programs, and funding of experiential learning programs.


“I Never Shared My Opinion Again”: Political Communication Apprehension And Conservative College Students, Megan Elise Montgomery Jan 2020

“I Never Shared My Opinion Again”: Political Communication Apprehension And Conservative College Students, Megan Elise Montgomery

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Higher education faculty have long struggled with getting students to participate meaningfully in classroom and campus dialogues. Some students avoid participating due to fear or anxiety of communicating with others. Certain topics, such as politics, can cause higher degrees of apprehension. Political minority groups can experience greater apprehension when communicating with majority groups. One minority group in academia with the potential to self-censor is the conservative student.

This study used state-based communication apprehension (McCroskey, 1984) and political communication apprehension (PCA, Jones-Carmack, 2019) as theoretical backings to explore how conservative opinion expression and self-censorship in academic settings might change over time. …


Excess Credit Accumulation Impact On Degree Attainment For Community College Students, Stacy Riley Jan 2020

Excess Credit Accumulation Impact On Degree Attainment For Community College Students, Stacy Riley

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between excess credit accumulation and timely degree completion for community college degree-seeking students. The research model used in this study is based on quantitative logistic and linear regression models, whereby the dependent variable was degree attainment within 150% of normal time and time to degree measured in months respectively. This study included all students admitted to a technical diploma or associate degree program excluding one-course technical diplomas over a five-year period (2011-2016) for a total of 27,133 observations at a southeastern Wisconsin technical college.

The study’s findings showed there was no statistically …


First-Generation Black Males’ Challenges In Attending A Pwi: Understanding What Makes Them Persist, Shakeitra Simmons Jan 2020

First-Generation Black Males’ Challenges In Attending A Pwi: Understanding What Makes Them Persist, Shakeitra Simmons

Masters Theses

Using qualitative methodology, the researcher studied the challenges and persistence factors for undergraduate First-generation Black males to persist at a Predominantly White Institution. Through conducting six one-on-one semi-structured interviews, the researcher identified the challenges faced by this group of students as mental health, lack of support, and racism/microaggressions. The researcher also identified the factors for persistence at the PWI to be upward mobility, family and school personnel support, and campus involvement.


Growing Pains: Self-Efficacy Development In Resident Assistants, Zachary King Jan 2020

Growing Pains: Self-Efficacy Development In Resident Assistants, Zachary King

Masters Theses

This qualitative study examined the perspectives of Resident Assistants’ (RAs) in terms of job responsibilities, the interplay between job tasks and self-efficacy, and mitigating factors that impact the RAs self-efficacy. Mastery experiences, verbal persuasions, and staff dynamic were perceived as the primary mitigating factors that positively and negatively impact a Resident Assistant’s self-efficacy. Although not shared by all the participants, other migrating factors included vicarious experiences and physiological/affective states. Student affairs professionals should focus on the impact of staff dynamic, the why and how tasks are completed, and placing a greater emphasis on recognizing the work of resident assistants. It …


Transitional Experiences Of Post-Secondary Students With Non-Disclosed Disabilities, Sierra E. Headrick Jan 2020

Transitional Experiences Of Post-Secondary Students With Non-Disclosed Disabilities, Sierra E. Headrick

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the transitional experiences of undergraduate students with non-disclosed disabilities and gain insight on the intentions of students choosing the route of non-disclosure in higher education. It was found that students with non-disclosed disabilities have significant challenges with managing their workloads and stress in their transition into college. Additionally, changes in support from high school to college have a significant influence on self-disclosure of disabilities. With parental guidance lacking from the participants’ support systems in post-secondary education, it was found that changes in support among the group’s transition into college may be a …


Shaking The Ceiling: First Leadership Role Attainment For Collegiate Women, Elizabeth J. Siecinski Jan 2020

Shaking The Ceiling: First Leadership Role Attainment For Collegiate Women, Elizabeth J. Siecinski

Masters Theses

Using qualitative research methodology, factors and barriers influence leadership role attainment for collegiate women were explored and examined. The study used semi-structured interviews with four participants to look at factors influencing leadership attainment and why women decide to lead. The researcher identified factor before and after college that impacted a women’s decisions to lead, and her ability to attain a role. Challenges and barriers that women face in their leadership role attainment were also found. Overall, the research found that due to barriers and challenges women struggle to lead authentically, and that they see leadership as way to contribute to …


Making The Dream Become A Reality: How Student Affairs Professionals Support Undocumented Students, Jacqueline R. Garcia Jan 2020

Making The Dream Become A Reality: How Student Affairs Professionals Support Undocumented Students, Jacqueline R. Garcia

Masters Theses

There are complex challenges undocumented students in higher education face including the legal system, psychological stressors, campus climate, and financial assistance. This qualitative study was designed to look at how student affairs professionals support undocumented students and their critical role in supporting these students in navigating higher education. Four semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants whose professional position was specifically focused on working with undocumented students. From this study, the researcher identified the challenges undocumented students faced, beneficial resources that supported them, and additional needs that were not being met on these campuses. Recommendations for programs and services for student …


Social Media's Impact On College Student Activism: Senior Student Affairs Professional's Perspectives, Louis Soltysiak Jan 2020

Social Media's Impact On College Student Activism: Senior Student Affairs Professional's Perspectives, Louis Soltysiak

Masters Theses

Activism has been an ever present on college campuses throughout history. The student activist has been a part of some of the biggest movements in American history, such as, the Anti-Vietnam War movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the Kent State Massacre, and the #MeToo movement. This study seeks to understand student activism on college campuses and how activism has changed in our new digital era. The internet’s social media platforms have created new meeting places and areas for idea sharing for college activists. These social media platforms mean that students can remotely plan, organize, and execute their protests, demonstrations, or …


Reinstated Students: The Experiences And Perceptions Of Academic Dismissal And Reinstatement, Kiona Webber Jan 2020

Reinstated Students: The Experiences And Perceptions Of Academic Dismissal And Reinstatement, Kiona Webber

Masters Theses

The researcher used a qualitative method to study reinstated students who were previously on academic dismissal from the institution of research. Through the use of semi-structured, individual video calls, the researcher explored what academic and non-academic factors contributed to the participants being placed on academic dismissal, and their decisions to reinstate into the institution. The factors identified as contributing to their academic dismissal includes, challenging family cohesions; participants having to balancing work, school, and parenting; and lacking a supportive network. This study identified the participants biggest contributions to the persistence and motivation to reinstate were their family and support networks.


The Living Mission: Mission Statements Evidenced In The Student Experience, Darek D. Hollis Jan 2020

The Living Mission: Mission Statements Evidenced In The Student Experience, Darek D. Hollis

Masters Theses

Mission statements are thought to be documents that hold the core purposes of an organization. While several studies have examined the various aspects of higher education mission statements, few have explored how the themes within mission statements are transferred to those the institutions is serves, it’s students. This qualitative studied used semi-structured interviews with graduating senior students at a mid-sized, Midwest institution to examine whether or not the missional themes were evident in and valuable to the students’ experience. The result of the study found that the missional themes were in general present and valuable in the students’ experience. The …


Integrating Quality Improvement Concepts Into Nursing Curriculum: Perspectives Of Associate Degree Nurse Faculty, Debbie Krachtus Jan 2020

Integrating Quality Improvement Concepts Into Nursing Curriculum: Perspectives Of Associate Degree Nurse Faculty, Debbie Krachtus

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Since the groundbreaking report To Err is Human, there has been an increased focus on outcomes and quality improvement (QI) in healthcare. This focus has resulted in a change in nursing education. Nursing programs and nurse educators have been directed to integrate QI into nursing curriculum using innovative teaching methods. However, the voices of Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) educators are absent from the literature. This qualitative research study used a phenomenological approach to ascertain ADN educators’ perspectives about integrating QI into their curriculum. The central questions of this research were: what are ADN faculty views on the integration of QI …


A Phenomenological Study Of First-Generation Latin@ Community College Students As They Successfully Persist In College, Michelé Elaine Smith Jan 2020

A Phenomenological Study Of First-Generation Latin@ Community College Students As They Successfully Persist In College, Michelé Elaine Smith

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Research has shown that community colleges are essential to the economic development of the communities they serve; therefore, it is imperative attention be given to ensuring the academic success of today’s fastest growing college population: first-generation Latin@ students. This study was founded on the principle that understanding the supports (experiences that decrease individual stress levels), challenges (experiences that increase individual stress levels), and coping strategies (behaviors used by the individual to relieve stress) described by first-generation Latin@ community college students who successfully persist in college will provide valuable information for reform efforts in higher education for all students.

Utilizing the …


Using Comparative Rating Analysis And Mixed-Method Degree-Of-Change Ratings To Evaluate Graduate-Level Instruction In Leadership Development: Alec 802 Developing Leadership Capacity In Organizations And Communities – A Peer Review Of Teaching Portfolio, Lindsay J. Hastings Jan 2020

Using Comparative Rating Analysis And Mixed-Method Degree-Of-Change Ratings To Evaluate Graduate-Level Instruction In Leadership Development: Alec 802 Developing Leadership Capacity In Organizations And Communities – A Peer Review Of Teaching Portfolio, Lindsay J. Hastings

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

ALEC 802 Developing Leadership Capacity in Organizations and Communities prepares graduate students in leadership studies to become highly skilled at analyzing human systems using leadership as a frame and designing training and development solutions to help those human systems run more effectively. ALEC 802 utilizes a three-tiered case study approach as the primary evaluation mechanism of student proficiency as a professional leadership development specialist. Each case study tier builds upon the previous and offers a gradual reduction in supporting infrastructure. This course portfolio utilized a comparative rating analysis of each case study assignment by learning objective as well as a …


A Peer Review Benchmark Portfolio For Arch 411: Integrate, David Newton Jan 2020

A Peer Review Benchmark Portfolio For Arch 411: Integrate, David Newton

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

In North American universities, the comprehensive, or integrative studio, represents an important moment in the curriculum of architecture programs where students are likely to encounter especially challenging design problems due to the integrative thinking required at a number of scales. Providing students with concepts and tools to handle these problems at this stage is therefore crucial to their success in the studio and their development as architects. This research explores the application of dynamic multi-objective optimization (DMOO) concepts and tools within a comprehensive studio context to help students improve their ability to explore tradeoffs between design solutions. DMOO offers a …


Peer Review Of Teaching Portfolio For Hort 306: Greenhouse Operations & Management, Stacy Adams Jan 2020

Peer Review Of Teaching Portfolio For Hort 306: Greenhouse Operations & Management, Stacy Adams

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

A Greenhouse Operations and Management course designed specifically to serve the needs of horticulture students at an institution of higher learning has transitioned teaching philospophy to additionally serve any student with a potential use of a greenhouse in instruction, community outreach, research, extension, early childhood development, and thearapy. Through the Peer Review of Teaching Project, the course is explored, analyzed and redeveloped with intentional purpose.


Fors 411: Forensic Comparative Analysis – A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio, Larry Barksdale Jan 2020

Fors 411: Forensic Comparative Analysis – A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio, Larry Barksdale

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

This benchmark portfolio presents my work in reworking the goals, objectives, course design, teaching methods, student assessments, and learning outcome assessments of the undergraduate Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln core course FORS 411: Forensic Comparative Analysis. It reflects my application of the backward design concept of thinking about and identifying the desired outcomes of the course, what the students need to learn, and designing instruction and evaluations to directly address the outcomes [3]. My goal for the course is to embed in the intellectual framework of students an analytical orientation for understanding use of pattern evidence as viable information for the valid …


Fdst 880p: Food Proteins - A Peer Review Of Teaching Project, Benchmark Portfolio, Kaustav Majumder Jan 2020

Fdst 880p: Food Proteins - A Peer Review Of Teaching Project, Benchmark Portfolio, Kaustav Majumder

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

FDST 880P: Food Proteins, is a course designed only for the graduate students for the department of food science and technology. The course work provides the opportunity to dwell deep into the fundamental chemistry, protein structures and functions to understand the physiochemical and biochemicals factors that govern the functionality and biological activity of the food proteins and proteins-derived peptides. For each of the course objectives, I describe how and why I organize the course, as well as how my pedagogical choices encourage the student learning and engagement. Collect and analyze the data on students' performance and progress during the semester …


Online Engagement And Overall Performance: Tmfd 123: Clothing & Society Benchmark Portfolio – A Peer Review Of Teaching Portfolio, Claire Nicholas Jan 2020

Online Engagement And Overall Performance: Tmfd 123: Clothing & Society Benchmark Portfolio – A Peer Review Of Teaching Portfolio, Claire Nicholas

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

This benchmark course portfolio examines TMFD 123: Clothing & Society, a large enrollment, online delivery course offered in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition to detailed discussion of existing course materials, activities, and assessment tools, the portfolio focuses on the issue of student engagement and peer-to-peer interaction. It also tracks the impact of the introduction of a Yellowdig discussion forum assignment in an effort to boost engagement, create a sense of community, and foster connections between course materials and concepts and students’ everyday lives. The latter objective intersects with several of …


Peer Review Of Teaching Benchmark Portfolio - Nres/Wats/Bio 459/859: Limnology, Jessica Corman Jan 2020

Peer Review Of Teaching Benchmark Portfolio - Nres/Wats/Bio 459/859: Limnology, Jessica Corman

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

Limnology (NRES/BIO/WATS 459/859) is an upper-division course taken primarily by Fisheries and Wildlife and Water Science majors in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although the course enrollment is open to graduate students, none were enrolled in the year in which this portfolio was written. Learning outcomes focus on understanding the interdisciplinarity of limnological sciences, assessing anthropogenic impacts on lake ecosystems, learning basic limnological field techniques, and investigating and critically evaluating relevant, publicly available datasets. The course satisfies the “ACE 10” requirement for undergraduate students; students meet this requirement by completing a …


Teac 413m: Teaching Multilingual Learners In Content Areas – A Peer Review Of Teaching Benchmark Portfolio, Lydiah Kananu Kiramba Jan 2020

Teac 413m: Teaching Multilingual Learners In Content Areas – A Peer Review Of Teaching Benchmark Portfolio, Lydiah Kananu Kiramba

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

The purpose of this benchmark portfolio was to trace the process of designing, teaching and assessing TEAC 413M: Teaching Multilingual Learners in Content Areas, a required course for the B.Ed secondary education major. My objectives for this portfolio are to: a) document the impacts of different instructional strategies employed in TEAC 413M, and to b) reflect on the course success and shortcomings and develop pathways for the future course design and development. A secondary goal was to examine translation of course content into students’ own teaching and planning for their students through a variety of activities and assessments throughout the …