The agricultural industry is demanding a skilled workforce. Leadership is often identified as a desired employability skill but understanding the relationship between leader and follower during the leadership process in agricultural contexts is limited. The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how employers contextualize the follower…

History associated with nursing education at Georgetown University has been recounted by other writers, most fully by Alma S. Woolley. A onetime dean of the School of Nursing, she wrote about ninety-seven years of its history in "Learning, Faith, and Caring: History of the Georgetown University School of Nursing, 1903-2000." Employing…

This study assesses the impacts of the Science program at Piedmont Virginia Community College and its flagship capstone research experience, Supervised Study, through psychosocial perceptions associated with persistence in science and through a comparative analysis of subsequent science bachelor's degree attainment. Supervised Study involves…

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program selected for this study prepares students for generalist practice. Most students advance from coursework to field placement successfully while adopting social work values, developing skills, and establishing professional identity. However, some students conduct themselves in a manner inconsistent with…

Research frequently reports student dissatisfaction with feedback in higher education. Large class sizes and modularization challenge teachers in providing useful feedback. Most of these studies have investigated student perceptions of written feedback in coursework, and few attempts have been made considering feedback in face-to-face contexts…

To this date, research on the interplay between organisational structure/managerial and organisational value/psychological elements which impact on educational quality is scarce and fragmented. As a consequence of a lack of knowledge in this area, institutions often address these elements in isolation, moving past integral approaches, which…

"Moving Beyond False Choices for Early Childhood Educators--A Compendium" is the culmination of an 18-month blog series that engaged diverse viewpoints about disentangling early childhood education's (ECE) long-standing thorny knot which is comprised of three of its most challenging issues: preparation and education, compensation and…

The AACN has asked academic leaders to align the performance of their organizations to the prescribed standards within the "Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing" Practice document and has provided indicators of quality suggestions for program enhancement as a means of promoting continuous performance…

Program objectives of the National League of Nursing-accredited bachelor's degree were compared with the professional nursing behaviors that reflect the seven values identified by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The majority of the schools' program objectives reflected at least one of the behaviors indicative of each of the seven…

Nine criteria for a minimum-required curriculum for undergraduate nursing education are discussed. They include (1) inquiry, abstract logical thinking, and critical analysis; (2) literacy: writing, reading, speaking, and listening; (3) understanding numerical data; (4) historical consciousness; (5) science; (6) values; (7) art; (8) international…

The study examined the validity of the Eccles model of achievement behaviors for its predictive validity in determining student persistence in the postsecondary educational system to completion of the baccalaureate degree. The value placed on college attendance had significant influence on persistence. (Author/MLW)

In a professional world characterized by change, uncertainty, and increased pressure to demonstrate that what they do really matters, community college student affairs professionals need clear definitions, a shared understanding of critical professional issues, and professional values that are consistent and congruent. This chapter provides those…

Essential knowledge, practice, and values for the education of baccalaureate-level nurses are specified in a report developed under the direction of a national panel of representatives from the nursing, health care, and higher education communities. The report, entitled "Essentials for College and University Education for Professional Nursing,"…

Stereotypes of the overall character of the college student population are seen to have persisted, inaccurately, for several decades. The dangers of such stereotypes are pointed out and educators are warned against policies and practices based on misconceptions about today's students. Information from national surveys of over 95,000 undergraduates…