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  • 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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    presented on March 9, 2016. Title: Perceptions of Senior Student Affairs Officers on the State of

  • Leveraging the Power of Institutional Agents for Students of Color : Understanding the Factors Which Influence Engagement at Community Colleges

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    Hernandez Chapar, Judith W.
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    Student engagement with faculty is positively associated with increases in the retention and graduation rates of students enrolled in institutions of higher education. Although a considerable amount of research has focused on understanding the engagement experiences of students enrolled at four-year colleges and universities, little emphasis has been placed on...
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    Philosophy in Education presented on June 10, 2016. Title: Leveraging the Power of Institutional Agents

  • Faculty perceptions of organizational climate for innovation at community colleges

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    Batazhan, Tatyana
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    Higher education is faced with ever-increasing challenges, which require fundamental changes in order to ensure its relevance in the future. Business leaders and academic scholars urge organizations to continuously reshape and renew through learning and innovation to assure viability and sustainability. Organizational climate serves as a foundation that can promote...
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    and below average on the measurement along six selected constructs. There were no significant

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

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    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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    June 11, 2016 Doctor of Philosophy dissertation for Gary Ewer presented on November 18

  • A study of the factors that influence industrial education instructors to use computers

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    Lin, Chin-yen David
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    The purposes of this study were to identify factors that influence industrial education teachers to use computers in their instruction and to explain the relationships among these factors. For the purposes of this study, the term "to use computers" meant use of computers in one or more of the following...
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    to use computers in their instruction and to explain the relationships among these factors. For the

  • 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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    , simulations, student- directed seminars and role playing. In addition, self-instruction, student teams

  • Customers' perceptions of dietitian services in an Oregon community hospital

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    Schneider, Constance L.
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    The purpose of this research was to explore patients' perceptions of services provided by hospital dietitians. The two-phase study included: (1) personal interviews of thirty-one patients to determine service attributes believed important when receiving a dietitian's service, and (2) development of a survey instrument, NUTRI-SERVE. Responses were obtained from 103...
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    service dimensions, while satisfaction with the diet instruction room was a greater driver for

  • 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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    test results for students who took the AMR course compared to those students who took no mathematics

  • 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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    engineering related programs at the post secondary level. In some curricular areas there are no

  • 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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    ..............................................................................................1 Traditional Accounting Instruction