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A Case Study on the Processes of Academic Advising in a School-Centric Environment
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Dickson, Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study examined the processes of academic advisement in a school-centric university environment utilizing the O'Banion Model of Academic Advising (1972) as a baseline for theoretical comparison. The primary research question sought to explore if the O'Banion Model of Academic Advising, a dominant theory of advisement processes, was still…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Advising, Universities, Models
An Unfinished Experiment: Ambiguity and Conflict in the Implementation of Higher Skills Policy
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Hordern, Jim – Research Papers in Education, 2015
The higher skills policy of the UK New Labour Government emerged from the recommendations of the Leitch Review of Skills, and was implemented in England between 2007 and 2010. The policy aimed to encourage higher education (HE) institutions to engage with employers and employer representative bodies to design and deliver HE provision that…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Program Implementation, Ambiguity (Context), Conflict
Beyond Intentions--What Makes a Student Start a Firm?
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Joensuu-Salo, Sanna; Varamäki, Elina; Viljamaa, Anmari – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: Entrepreneurial intentions have been extensively studied in student populations, with results suggesting that higher education does not promote formation of entrepreneurial intentions (e.g. Varamäki et al., 2013). However, the gap between intending to start a business and actually doing something to start one remains. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, College Students, Intention
Identifying Role Diffusion in School Counseling
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Astramovich, Randall L.; Hoskins, Wendy J.; Gutierrez, Antonio P.; Bartlett, Kerry A. – Professional Counselor, 2013
Role ambiguity in professional school counseling is an ongoing concern despite recent advances with comprehensive school counseling models. The study outlined in this article examined role diffusion as a possible factor contributing to ongoing role ambiguity in school counseling. Participants included 109 graduate students enrolled in a…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Graduate Students, Counselor Training
Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Students' Learning with Erroneous Worked Examples
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Klopp, Eric; Stark, Robin; Kopp, Veronika; Fischer, Martin R. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2013
The acquisition of diagnostic competence is seen as a major goal during the course of study in medicine. One innovative method to foster this goal is problem-based learning with erroneous worked examples provided in a computer learning environment. The present study explores the relationship of attitudinal, emotional and cognitive factors for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Students, Psychological Patterns, Problem Based Learning
Preparing Students for Front-Line Management: Non-Routine Day-to-Day Decisions
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Clydesdale, Greg; Tan, John – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2009
Purpose: This paper attempts to reduce the gap between management education and practice. It emphasises day-to-day decisions that middle and lower level managers make. The purpose is to provide an education framework embodying a flexible approach to interpretation and solution creation, suitable for situations of ambiguity and uncertainty.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, Decision Making