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WHY USE STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION? A STUDY OF ONE TEACHER’S CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES
(2018-05-11)
Modern educational practices have fostered relationships that place instructors and teachers as the experts or central authorities regarding academic knowledge, academic disciplines, and teacher-student relationships, ...
ATVDASTANVI UNUNINOHETLVNVHI ANISGEYA LISTENING TO THEIR STORIES: EXAMINING HOW NATIVE MEN ENGAGE THE TRICKSTERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
(2019-05-10)
Between 2015 and 2016, only 40% of the total population of Native students enrolled in degree granting public post-secondary institutions identified as being male. However, since 1977 we have seen a steady decline in the ...
NOT UPGRADED TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF A SHORT-TERM STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE IN ISRAEL
(2018-05-11)
International education has been evolving in the past decade, with short-term study abroad programs gradually growing to be the dominant type of program. With this growth comes the need to develop a concentrated and impactful ...
Evaluating the Impact of a Virtual Reality Workstation in an Academic Library: Methodology and Preliminary Findings
(2018-11)
Collections of 3D models and the analytic affordances of virtual reality (VR) systems can be integrated to form a
“3D digital heritage ecosystem” (Limp, et al., 2011), providing a potentially richer and more intuitive ...
DIALOGICAL APPROACHES TO ENHANCING DISCUSSION, WRITING, AND THINKING IN A RURAL UNIVERSITY
(2017-05)
This action research self study explored how dialogic instruction influenced 21 freshman composition students’ quality of discussion, writing practices, and ability to critical think and reflect on their learning. The study ...
Defining the Graduate College Experience: What it “Should” versus “Does” Include
(2015)
Gaps between expectations and actual educational experience may influence motivation, learning and performance. The graduate college experience (GCE) is shrouded in myth and legend that may create unrealistic expectations, ...
CONCURSO FEVER: THE EPIDEMIC SWEEPING BRAZIL
(2016)
This dissertation investigates public sector work and the desire for concursos in northeastern Brazil. It considers the meaning of civil service to “new” middle class Brazilians and seeks to understand how standardized ...
Public/Private Partnerships: A Trojan Horse for Higher Education?
(2010)
Partnering with private industry is presented as a sensible solution to some faculties at institutions of higher education during the current economic downturn. The authors discuss the historic context for increased ...
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON HOW BLACK MALES EXPERIENCE WHITE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS
(2018-05-12)
This phenomenological study explored how Black Christian males experience white Christian colleges and universities. The environment at Christian institutions is most often influenced by white religious norms and, as such, ...
Dissertation-to-Book Publication Patterns Among a Sample of R1 Institutions
(2018-05-18)
INTRODUCTION: A common concern about openly available electronic theses and dissertations is that their “openness” will prevent graduate student authors from publishing their work commercially in the future. A handful of ...