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  • Educational technology associations as change agents : A case study

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    Stephenson, Christine (Christine Gale)
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    This research addressed the role of educational technology associations as change agents within education with particular emphasis on issues of advocacy and leadership. Using a poststructural feminist lens and the metaphor of interview and analysis as storytelling, it explored the perspectives of nineteen individuals belonging to a national level educational...
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    relationship with their educational technology association and that ideas of change agency, advocacy, and

  • Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

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    Savin, Stuart
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    The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the effect, impact or role that (as perceived by automotive, diesel, automotive collision faculty and administrators) the nationally recognized industry training standards developed by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) have on the...
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    Machinery (ACM) “is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and

  • Instructional methods for dietetic perceptors

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    Overpeck, Nancy Lee
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    This study attempted to answer the following question: What instructional methods should dietetic preceptors use to help dietetic interns meet the performance requirements specified by the American Dietetic Association (ADA, 1991) for entry-level dietitians? A national sample of 170 dietetic preceptors was surveyed. Ninety provided usable information to examine both...
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    and the Journal of Nutrition Education. 5 Topics addressed in the literature include: applying

  • Changing student learning approaches in fundamental accounting education through the use of graphic organizers

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    Fisher, Paul A.
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    The field of accounting has experienced dramatic changes in the past 20 years. Advances in technology and workplace requirements have changed the responsibilities in the accounting position of a historical recorder to a functioning manager within the organization. The curriculum used by accounting instructors has not changed or kept pace...
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    accounting field. These changes are the result of globalization, technology, and economic concentration

  • Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

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    Strom, Stephen L.
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    Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
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    Enterprise, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, Community College Review, Journal of Higher

  • The impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel

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    Novotney, Dave C.
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel. Middle and high school level teachers, counselors, and school administrators in a rural Oregon school district were the focus of this study. Six specially designed modules were created by the researcher and...
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    , and school administrators in a rural Oregon school district were the focus of this study. Six

  • Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

    Creator:
    Sipe, Deborah M.
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    Research on higher education during the period 1990 to 2013 has suggested that U.S. higher education institutions were significantly impacted by a number of global forces, including an increase in the movement of goods, information, and people across borders. During the same period, a measurable increase occurred in the number...
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    urban, suburban, and rural institutions. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 35 (1-2

  • Case Study : Description of a Corporate University's Operational Factors

    Creator:
    Ewer, Gary
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    Corporate universities (CUs) have been in existence in the United States since the early 1900s. They are increasingly providing educational and developmental opportunities for workers; however, there is little empirical research on these types of organizations. This study examined a specific electrical distributor's CU using a theoretical framework as a...
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    ; (c) the operational profile describing factors of a CU’s financing sources, technology usage and

  • The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

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    Hammer, Joyce D.
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    In 2004, the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), funded by the state of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established to create projects to help high school students gain the necessary skills to become college and work-ready. Aligned to TMP's College Readiness Mathematics Standards, a fourth-year capstone mathematics...
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    state of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established to create projects to

  • Perceptions of Senior Student Affairs Officers on the State of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment

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    Lang, Heather
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    Institutions of higher education are increasingly being held accountable and experiencing pressure to demonstrate how well their students are achieving intended learning outcomes. External and internal influences fuel this pressure. After decades of rhetoric on student learning outcomes assessment there remains a question of whether the practice has been fully...
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    scanned for specific articles or books cited in it and then located in one of the journal databases or