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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"undergraduate education"”.
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Undergraduate education majors' perceptions of bullying
… on the realities of bullying through the eyes of undergraduate education majors. Perceptions on their understanding, and responses to hypothetical situations were examined to get a thorough comprehension about their beliefs on the topic of bullying. The sample of 144 participants, 105 female and …
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Improving STEM Undergraduate Education with Efficient Learning Design
… Learning Design for efficiently improving STEM undergraduate education with technology. In order to investigate this potential, the project consists of two main studies at Aarhus University: a study of the perspectives of the main stakeholders on Learning Design based on mixed methods, and a …
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Agency Development of Preservice Teachers Progressing Through an Undergraduate Education Program
… the United States report losing control over the educational decisions they make in their classrooms at startling rates (Ingersoll, 2011; Wright, 2020). A recent study by Ingersoll, Merrill, Stuckey, and Collins (2018) found that approximately 50% of educators leave the profession within their …
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A Case Study of the Dimensions of Affordability of Undergraduate Education in Virginia
… the dimensions of affordability of public undergraduate education, focusing on a single state during a particular period of time. The main research question was: What are the dimensions of affordability of public undergraduate education in Virginia? The study examined three dimensions …
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Social Media as Connected Learning Technology: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Facebook for Undergraduate Education
… affordances and limitations of social media as educational tools. It is also unclear whether undergraduates are open to, or already using social media for educational purposes. The current study explores Facebook as a collaborative and participatory learning tool to provide information on …
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An Appreciative Inquiry into the Preparation of Undergraduate Education Studies Students to Value and Embrace Diversity
… appreciative inquiry into how students of an undergraduate Ed. and Training programme are prepared for diversity. The setting for the study is the School of Education Studies at Dublin City University and the research involves a review of programmes and moudule intentions and qualitative data …
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The impact of assessment on general education: A policy analysis of the responses of public universities in the state of Illinois to policies reviewing undergraduate education and assessment
… through investigation of changes in general education programs and academic policies resulting from the assessment movement of the 1980's. Five sources of information were used: previous studies of Dressel (1969); Blackburn (1974); and Toombs (1989); campus catalogs; policy documents; data …
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An evaluation of pharmacy education and pre-registration training
This thesis covers two major aspects of pharmacy education; undergraduate education and pre-registration training. A cohort of pharmacy graduates were surveyed over a period of four years, on issues related to undergraduate education, pre-registration training and continuing education. These …
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The fox and the hedgehog: Liberal education at the University of Chicago
… philosophical direction in the conduct of the undergraduate education program at the University of Chicago, spanning the administrations of its two most influential presidents, William Rainey Harper (1891-1906) and Robert Maynard Hutchins (1929-1951).
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Do Undergraduate Business Schools Cultivate Creative Thinking: The Wharton Curriculum As A Case In Point
… a research study conducted to ascertain whether undergraduate business schools cultivate creative thinking, using the Wharton undergraduate education as a case in point. To determine this, past course syllabi were analyzed for objective(s) of cultivating creative thinking. This was followed by …
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A posthuman curriculum: subjectivity at the crossroads of time
… that shift on subjectivity, and the purpose of undergraduate education in a posthuman era. The current shift towards a posthuman worldview is a radical break from the modern and postmodern 20th century, when identity was constructed in terms of possibilities and multiplicities. Instead, in the …
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An Untapped Resource: Campus Chaplains as Partners in Improving Attrition Rates of Transgender College Students
… for this subset appears to decrease with education level. While it is not clear if an undergraduate education alone or an undergraduate education in conjunction with access to support systems on campus that creates a moderating effect, it is clear that obtaining a bachelor’s degree may be …
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The Cloze Procedure: A Measure of Reading Comprehension Ability
… test developed for this project. Two classes of undergraduate education majors enrolled in “Foundations of Performance-Based Education” were administered both the cloze test and the multiple choice comprehension test. A correlation coefficient was computed between the summary scores on the …
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A team coaching model for developing criticality in undergraduate students
… the implementation of a team coaching model in undergraduate education to facilitate critical dialogue and develop criticality in student-team work. It explored three unconnected areas: criticality, critical dialogue and team coaching. The paucity of studies in critical dialogue in undergraduate …
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Designers' Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Design Education.
… consisted of general demographic information, undergraduate education and training, and the benefits of interdisciplinary design. The sample was composed of representatives of the top 100 interior design firms of 2003 and members of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC). Respondents …
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From students to citizens: the impacts of an intergenerational experiential learning program on undergraduate student development
Undergraduate education can strengthen its focus on developing ethical and social literacy in students through incorporating service programs based in experiential learning. Prior research demonstrates experiential learning augments students’ learning outcomes, perceived meaning of education, and …
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THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIZATION, GLOBALIZATION AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION IN ROMANIA
… and European integration on the Romanian music education system since the Revolution in 1989 and until the present day. Particular emphasis is placed on government deregulation of public music education, decentralization and re-direction of decision-making to regional school A inspectorates and …
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Personality type and self-directed learning
… personality type. A sample of 133 graduate and undergraduate education students completed the MBTI and the SDLRS. Two hypotheses were examined: (a) scores on the intuitive scale will account for a significant amount of the variance in the prediction of selfdirected learning readiness and, (b) …
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The influence of self-regulated learning and prior knowledge on knowledge acquisition in computer-based learning environments
… from exposure to a hypertext. A sample of 160 undergraduate education majors completed measures of prior knowledge, goal orientation, intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy to self-regulate learning, and a demographic survey. They were trained in the use of nStudy, a learning environment designed …
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The Voices of Passion: An Exploratory Phenomenological Analysis of Passion in Undergraduate Teaching
This phenomenological study explored how undergraduate professors from a large Carnegie Very High and High research university in the southwest demonstrated passion through their teaching as experienced and identified by students. The research comprised of interviewing and observing 6 undergraduate …
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