...UNO Students’ Work Habits First Year Survey, Fall 2009: 84% of entering freshmen (n=467) planned to be employed during first semester o 47% of all entering freshmen planned to work less than 20 hours per week o 36% of all entering freshmen planned to work 20 hours or more per week 87% of transfer students (n=160) planned to be employed during first semester o 23% of all new transfers planned to work less than 20 hours per week o 64% of all new transfers planned to work 20 hours or more per week National Survey of Student Engagement, Spring 2010 Freshmen 11% of freshmen are paid campus employees o 12% at urban universities, 19% in same Carnegie class 68% of freshmen work off campus for pay o 50% at urban universities, 37% in same Carnegie class o 31% of all freshmen work off campus more than 21 hours per week 24% at urban universities, 14% in same Carnegie class Seniors 15% of seniors are paid campus employees o 20% at urban universities, 22% in same Carnegie class o 0% work on campus more than 21 hours per week 4% at urban universities, 3% in same Carnegie class 83% of seniors work off campus for pay o 68% at urban universities, 63% in same Carnegie class o 55% of all seniors work off campus more than 21 hours per week 41% at urban universities, 37% in same Carnegie class Conclusion: While UNO students work significantly more than students at other institutions in the same Carnegie class, their work habits are comparable with those of students...
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...1. create reader interest in the topic, 2. lay the broad foundation for the problem that leads to the study, 3. place the study within the larger context of the scholarly literature, and 4. reach out to a specific audience. (Creswell, 1994, p. 42) C. If a researcher is working within a particular theoretical framework/line of inquiry, the theory or line of inquiry should be introduced and discussed early, preferably in the introduction or literature review. Remember that the theory/line of inquiry selected will inform the statement of the problem, rationale for the study, questions and hypotheses, selection of instruments, and choice of methods. Ultimately, findings will be discussed in terms of how they relate to the theory/line of inquiry that undergirds the study. D. Theories, theoretical frameworks, and lines of inquiry may be differently handled in quantitative and qualitative endeavors. 1. “In quantitative studies, one uses theory deductively and places it toward the beginning of the plan for a study. The objective is to test or verify theory. One thus begins the study advancing a theory, collects data to test it, and reflects on whether the theory was confirmed or disconfirmed by the results in the study. The theory becomes a framework...
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...ABSTRACT Productivity maybe the central problem for education and educational research for the remainder of this decade. Failure to deal successfully with this issue must inevitably lead to continued reduction of in the real income of teachers and the loss of competent teachers to higher- salaried jobs. The result will be declines in student achievement, followed by lagging economic growth for the nation. Some early signs of these are already visible. Unfortunately, we presently lack the empirical tools needed to improve productivity. In the short term, educational policy makers must be guided by experience, judgement, and opportunity. Options include larger classes, reduction in administrative staff, reduction in nonessential instructional and extra curricular activities, delayed and smaller increases in teachers salaries, and the substitution of lower- cost capital inputs, say TV, for higher-cost labor inputs. Providing information to education policy makers on the productivity implications of these options is a task for educational research. The key to productivity improvement in every other economic sector has been technological innovation. Effective application of modern technology in schools therefore a critical subject for research. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Few doubt that information technology (IT) has the potential to enhance teaching and learning, there is no agreement on how that technology should be used to boost academic productivity--or...
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...Master’s Degree Journalism and Media Studies 2008-2010 Table of Contents Section Page Graduate Studies in Journalism and Media Studies Facilities Financial Assistance Teaching and Research Assistantships Graduate Admissions Procedures and Requirements Non-Admitted Graduate Status Overview of Degree Options and Requirements Grades Degree Requirements Examination Track Thesis Track Examples of Two-Year Course Schedules Summer Sessions Taking Courses Outside the Major Transfer Credits Forms & Due Dates Advising and Your Advisor Graduate Courses Offered Graduate Faculty Hank Greenspun FAQs Checklists 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 9 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 20 Graduate Studies in Journalism and Media Studies My observations and research told me that you have one of the top “up and coming” programs of journalism and media studies in the country. I have no doubt that in this next decade, it will be among those mentioned as a leader in our field. Mary Ann Ferguson Page Legacy Professor of Journalism and Communications University of Florida 2006 The Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies offers a traditional Master of Arts degree focusing on research methods and theory. The program is committed to the proposition that enhancing society requires an innovative, interdisciplinary, and rigorous understanding of its media. As media continue to change and evolve, continuous observation and interpretation are...
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...Running Head: RESEARCH REPORT: OBSTACLES OF UT TYLER STUDENTS. Research Report: Obstacles of UT Tyler Students Lisa Womack University of Texas—Tyler In partial fulfillment of the requirements for (CRIJ 4322) Dr. Barbara Hart November 15, 2010 Research Report: Obstacles of UT Tyler Students Introduction Throughout a student’s education, progression is measured by representative grade point average (GPA). Furthermore, one may question whether economic status affects a first time student’s success, and one may speculate if age directly relates to GPA. First time generation college students may struggle with the decision to attend college due to family pressures, which relates to the required necessity of needing a job due to their limited finances. Likewise, the non-traditional student may have greater responsibility; such as, child care expenses and other financial responsibilities; whereas, the traditional student may have minimal expenses with the exception of childcare, which relates to effecting his or hers GPA based on priorities. My personal interests in choosing the following two hypotheses derive from my perception and background. Growing up, I felt college was something I could never achieve because no one else in my family had ever attained a college degree; nevertheless, I was not aware of how a college degree could benefit me or what procedures to take to see if acceptance into a college was possible with only a General Education Degree. As well,...
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...Doctoral Learners Name College Date Doctoral Learners Doctoral students are learners who have a strong mission to pursue their respective PhD. This program involves several years of studying hard followed by other few years of researching, planning and thesis writing. The doctoral programs tend to be self-directed and PhD students have various forms of responsibilities. The candidates decide on how to choose the best topics, competent adviser and the plans and procedures of carrying out field work. However, PhD curriculum may require candidates to be conversant with a second language. There is no automatic success in PhD students; it depends on the joint efforts of the students and the faculty to achieve this particular goal. Students are expected behave well particularly when involved in academic discussions. Doctoral students are expected to give room for a harmonious exchange of ideas and opinions presented by classmates. This form of exchange occurs during coursework and dissertation. For instance, it is advisable for emotional students to control their tempers while discussing with others. All students must ensure that they work in accordance to policies which are related to events and news which concerns the program. Students who are able to communicate well with others are likely to built better future professional network. In most cases, doctoral students play the vital roles of teaching assistants. It’s required that any doctoral candidates...
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...Cornell University ILR School DigitalCommons@ILR CAHRS Working Paper Series Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) 5-1-1989 Applicant Attraction Strategies: An Organizational Perspective Sara L. Rynes Cornell University Alison E. Barber University of Wisconsin Rynes, Sara L. and Barber, Alison E. , "Applicant Attraction Strategies: An Organizational Perspective" (1989). CAHRS Working Paper Series. Paper 412. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/412 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) at DigitalCommons@ILR. It has been accepted for inclusion in CAHRS Working Paper Series by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@ILR. For more information, please contact jdd10@cornell.edu. Please take our short DigitalCommons@ILR user survey. APPLICANT ATIRACTION STRATEGIES: AN ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Sara L. Rynes Cornell University Alison E. Barber University of Wisconsin Working Paper #89-14 May 1989 Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies New York State School of Industrial & Labor Relations Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. 14851-0952 (607) 255-2740 DRAFf: NOT TO BE DUPLICATED OR CITED WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION This paper has not undergone formal review or approval of the faculty of the ILR School. It is intended to make the results of Center research, conferences, and projects available to others interested in human resource...
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...competitive and successful in life. It’s a no brainer that the job market is very competitive with education so without higher the chances of you achieving your professional goals will be that much harder. Having a degree will open doors for the future. Having a degree also makes you more marketable. If you want to get make a comfortable salary getting your education is key. It does not matter whether you attend a brick a mortar school and go to college the traditional way or you go completely online. The most important thing is that you go and learn the skills needed to succeed in life. Even if a person don’t receive a degree but complete a certification program it still allow them to negotiate a better salary and benefits package versus someone without a certification or degree. People without college degrees settle for jobs that are hard and they don’t always pay very well. So it doesn’t really matter whether you go online or to a traditional classroom there are benefits to going and completing. Going to college online can be better for an individual life because it gives you the flexibility you need as a working adult. People have very busy lives whether they have a family or not. Having a well-paying job allows room for advancement. Having a successful career and working in your trade of preference can also eliminate stress and allow you to live a healthier life. Having a rewarding future is very attainable but you must be willing to put in...
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...Throughout the observations of five different academic settings, three secondary education classrooms, one college class and one museum, various themes emerged. All of these classes were different subjects and, with the exception of two 7th grade classes, different grade levels. The major commonality between classes was the fact that over half of each class was comprised of ethnic minority students, with the exception of the museum tour. Some of the themes that emerged encompassed the teacher’s classroom management skills and within that, the lack of culturally responsive classroom management and how teachers respond to students changing needs. Other themes included the teacher’s content knowledge and the use of feminist pedagogy. The academic...
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...In Fitting in: Community College Female Executive Leaders Share Their Experiences- A Study in West Texas, Gill and Jones explored the phenomena of leadership in higher education from the perspectives of women who hold leadership positions at community colleges in west Texas. Traditionally, higher education has been a male-dominated field which made it difficult for women to attain administrative positions. However, in today’s community colleges, women hold 50% of the leadership positions at community colleges in the United States, which shows the openness of community colleges to accept women in leadership positions. Additionally, the number of administrators projected to retire from community colleges in the near future illustrates that opportunities...
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...NCLEX-RN® pass rates, faculty at an associate degree nursing program at a public community college in Mississippi responded to the National League for Nursing ([NLN] 2005b) call to transform nursing education by undertaking an intensive critique of its curriculum and program outcomes. Based on this analysis, a conceptual framework was created to guide curriculum revision, development, and implementation. The framework provides structure for ongoing and systematic curriculum review and revision. A review of the literature revealed the need to move from a teaching-centered to a learning-centered approach to teaching. Learning-centered institutional design is reflective of a number of principles: the need to bring about substantive change in participants; the full engagement of learners and the mindset that students bear primary responsibility for personal choices; multiple learning options to appeal to students’ preferred learning styles; the enhancement of collaboration; educators as learning facilitators; and measurement of success through the documented improvement and expansion of learning. Learning-centered curricula focus primarily on student learning with a goal-based emphasis and the evaluation of learning based on the achievement of predetermined criteria for course and program outcomes (Billings & Halstead, 2009; O’Banion, 1997). As students in the program were considered nontraditional, with an average age of 28.2 years, it was deemed important to...
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...Author's Abstract: COPYRIGHT 1997 Plenum Publishing Corporation We posited that media images of men influence the gender role attitudes that men express soon after exposure to the images. A total of 212 men (87% European American, 7% Asian or Asian American, 3% African American, and 3% other) viewed magazine advertisements containing images of men that varied in terms of how traditionally masculine vs. androgynous they were and whether the models were the same age or much older than the viewers. Men who had initially been less traditional espoused more traditional attitudes than any other group after exposure to traditionally masculine models, although they continued to endorse relatively nontraditional views after exposure to androgynous models. These findings suggest that nontraditional men's gender role attitudes may be rather unstable and susceptible to momentary influences such as those found in advertising. Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1997 Plenum Publishing Corporation In the average American household, the television is turned "on" for almost seven hours each day, and the typical adult or child watches two to three hours of television per day. It is estimated that the average child sees 360,000 advertisements by the age of eighteen (Harris, 1989). Due to this extensive exposure to mass media depictions, the media's influence on gender role attitudes has become an area of considerable interest and concern in the past quarter century. Analyses of gender portrayals have found predominantly...
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...Affecting Student Academic Success in Gateway Courses at Northern Arizona University Russell Benford Julie Gess-Newsome Center for Science Teaching and Learning Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5697 May 24, 2006 Factors Affecting Student Academic Success in Gateway Courses at Northern Arizona University Table of Contents Section Abstract Introduction Predictors of Student Achievement in Introductory Business, Mathematics, and Science Courses Predictors of Student Achievement in Business, Marketing, and Economics Predictors of Student Achievement in Mathematics Predictors of Student Achievement in Computer Science Predictors of Student Achievement in Physics Predictors of Student Achievement in Chemistry Predictors of Student Achievement in Biology Summary of Factors That Predict Student Success in Introductory Business, Mathematics, and Science Courses Interpreting Results of Predictive Studies in Business, Mathematics, and Science Education Methods Institutional Records and Public Data ABC and DFW Rates in Gateway Courses Characterizing ABC and DFW Students Student Survey Page 4 5 10 11 13 15 18 20 21 24 27 30 31 32 34 35 1 Characterizing Students’ Educational and Socioeconomic Contexts Characterizing Gateway Classrooms and Courses Development of Predictive Model Results Course-Oriented ABC and DFW Statistics ABC and DFW Rates in Gateway Courses Teaching Styles Used in Gateway Courses Student-Oriented ABC and DFW Statistics Student Demographics...
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...CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter presents the literature and studies which are related to this research. The Literature Libraries are not about books. They are about information and knowledge. The past librarianship has been associated with books only because books were the primary manifestation of information. In today’s world, information manifests itself in various media one of which is the most notable medium (Bajoyo, 2011). Technology has unlocked a universe of electronic information resources. Electronic resources and services have become the most popular tools for research and academic activities. These electronic information resources provide faster and reliable information according to Bhukuvhani, Chiparausha and Zuvalinyenga (2012). Libraries are now universally recognized as important social institutions for diffusion of knowledge and information. No community, institution or an organization is considered complete without the support of a library and its effective service. Library is a growing organization which requires constant change in order to maintain a high degree of relevance to the environment. Scarcity of resources, information and document explosion and the demand for consistent, responsive and prompt services for clientele pave the way for librarians to find out solution for effective and efficient management of libraries (Egberongbe, 2012). According to Gakibayo (2013), electronic information has gradually become a major...
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...This past December, I graduated from Tidewater Community College with an associate degree in general studies and was promoted to Petty Officer Second Class in the United States Navy. I never expected to become a community college graduate. I never imagined I would join the military, either. Up to this point, my educational and career journey has been thoroughly non-traditional—marked by twists and turns, changes of heart, and changes of plans. Going forward, however, the path is much clearer. I have spent the last three years executing a plan I made at the lowest point in my life. Hopefully, the next step of this plan will lead me to the Columbia University School of General Studies. For most of my life, I scoffed at the idea of attending...
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