The primary responsibility of electric utilities is to supply consistent, dependable, and affordable energy to private customers, businesses, and industries. As with many businesses, electric utilities are experiencing the effects of an aging workforce and expending considerable resources to train their current and replacement workers. Community colleges can partner with...
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the developmental experience of novice play therapists. A review of the play therapy training literature as well as the counselor development literature suggested that there are characteristics such as patience, flexibility, and a love for children that are needed to work with...
The purpose of this study was to develop a profile
of Christian College physical education faculty members
regarding their academic preparation, professional
experience, and selected duties, as well as to identify
important components of graduate preparation at the
doctoral level for future faculty at these
institutions.
A survey instrument was...
A distinguishing feature of elite cross-country (xc) skiers is their superlative upper body power (UBP). Race points/rankings are highly correlated to UBP, thus it appears that UIBP training is an integral component to the success of xc ski racers. Recently, roller board training was shown to be superior for improving...
The cockpit is an environment in which many important tasks simultaneously
compete for pilot attention. Cockpit Task Management (CTM) is the process by
which pilots selectively attend to flight tasks in such a way as to safely and
effectively complete a flight. CTM has been categorized as a mental function...
Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death for adolescents ages 15- 24. While much attention has been given to this topic, no research has examined what specific information is being taught to pre-service school counselors. The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate the pre-service suicide prevention...
This dissertation presents the Graham Model of Bibliosupervision (GMB). The purpose
of this study is to examine the efficacy of the GMB and its influence on the supervisory
working alliance. Specifically this study examines the effectiveness of a non-linear
approach to counselor supervision that employs children’s literature as part of...
Task prioritization performance was evaluated for pilots who participated in a concurrent task management (CTM) training course and pilots who did not. CTM is the process by which pilots selectively attend to high priority tasks and shed non-priority tasks. Twenty seven pilots enrolled in a university flight technology program were...
Wildland firefighters encounter many situations during forest fires that require
them to rely on their knowledge, experience, and fitness level for survival While energy
expenditure of wildland firefighters on the fire line has been well established, relatively
little is known about the physical fitness level of wildland firefighters when they...