An Academics Guide to Approaching Bioscience Curricula Design: Stakeholders, Material and Assessment Choice, and Employability. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The ultimate aim of all higher education programs is to produce work‐ready graduates who can enter a number of career paths. Bioscience graduates are well suited to a multitude of career paths such as research, education or industry. Designing an undergraduate bioscience program that can prepare learners for this multitude of career pathways ...
Riches-Suman K, Tweddell S.
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Intellectual Growth For Undergraduate Students: Evaluation Results From An Undergraduate Research Conference [PDF]
We describe the development and evaluation of the university-wide, weeklong undergraduate research conference at the University of New Hampshire. Despite increases nationally in the number of undergraduate research conferences (URC), there has been ...
Abrams, Eleanor +4 more
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Impact of Additional Early Feedback on Doctoral Capstone Proposal Approval
More than 40% of doctoral students are unable to complete their independent capstone research at the conclusion of their coursework, and of those who do complete the capstone, completion often takes longer than anticipated. In online universities, students are often successful during their structured course work, but become overwhelmed with the demands
Baltes, Beate, Brown, Michelle
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The doctoral capstone coordinator (DCC) position is a required faculty position in U.S. entry-level OTD programs, but there is limited information about this role. This descriptive study aimed to explore the demographics of DCCs; their required workload, tasks, and responsibilities; and the supports available to DCCs.
Harris, Hannah L.W. +3 more
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An electronic platform for routine health‐related quality of life assessment in paediatric radiation therapy was developed and evaluated through user‐centred design and iterative testing. The platform was found to be intuitive and child‐friendly, with participants successfully completing tasks and offering feedback to guide refinement and future ...
Mikaela Doig +10 more
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Studying and Supporting Writing in Student Organizations as a High-Impact Practice [PDF]
Institutions of postsecondary education, and the field of writing across the curriculum and in the disciplines (WAC/WID) in particular, need to do more to trouble learning paradigms that employ writing only in service to particular disciplines, only in ...
Hendrickson, Brian
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“Many Buds Blooming”: Lived Experience and Insights From Native American Graduate Students
ABSTRACT Native American graduate students have a unique experience in higher education from their peers and from Native undergraduate students. This article highlights the challenges and triumphs of 12 Native American graduate students, focusing on their unique cultural perspectives and systemic obstacles they encounter in graduate education.
Cori Bazemore‐James +13 more
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The Mathematical Preparation of Secondary School Teachers
In the summer of 2007, a group of doctoral students at the University of Georgia gathered to discuss the mathematical preparation of secondary teachers.
Kelly Edenfield
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A Framework for Integrating Oncology Palliative Care in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Education [PDF]
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) faculty play a critical role in preparing students to meet the complex needs of the nation as the number of cancer rates and survivors rise (National Cancer Institute, 2018) and as an unprecedented number of older ...
Breakwell, Susan +4 more
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Challenges and opportunities for statistics and statistical education: looking back, looking forward
The 175th anniversary of the ASA provides an opportunity to look back into the past and peer into the future. What led our forebears to found the association? What commonalities do we still see?
Horton, Nicholas Jon
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