Thesis (M.J.)--Carleton University, 2000. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2010. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, School of Education, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education. Includes bibliographies.

Thesis (M.Com. (Information Systems))--Rhodes University, 2005.

<p> The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry was to explore how African American Online doctor of management students perceived engaging support to maintain motivation throughout the dissertation writing process. The study involved collecting and analyzing data from 10 African American online doctoral students who matriculated into an online doctor of management program or had completed the dissertation writing process. Participants shared perspectives on support through narrative storytelling and answered open-ended questions that described individual perceptions of engaging support to maintain motivation during the dissertation writing process. The general research question was as follows: How do African American online doctoral of management students engage support to maintain motivation during the dissertation witting process? Four themes emerged from the findings. The four themes were faith based support, collaborative coaches versus autonomous coaches, traditional faculty support versus nontraditional support, and chair lack of encouragement versus encouragement. The major implication was support to maintain motivation in an online learning environment must include communications and socialization on an ongoing basis during the dissertation writing process. Doctor of management organizational doctoral program leaders may use this study to examine doctoral student support issues, chairs&rsquo; encouragement strategies, and the need for dissertation coaching. The conceptual framework for this qualitative narrative inquiry was Bandura&rsquo;s (1997) self-efficacy theory, Atkinson&rsquo;s (1957) expectancy value theory, and Vygotsky&rsquo;s (1978) social constructivist theory.</p><p>

<p> Online foreign language course offerings have grown exponentially in secondary and post-secondary schools during the last two decades. Although numerous instruments and surveys exist to assess readiness for a student to take online courses, insufficient research has dealt with the particularities of learning a foreign language online. This study was designed to ascertain the attributes that determine readiness for the online foreign language student. In addition, questions used in the Educational Success Prediction Instrument 2^nd Version, ESPRI V-2, an instrument created to test online readiness for secondary students, were presented to the participants to determine if the instrument would be efficient to evaluate online foreign language readiness. Those surveyed and interviewed were online instructors of foreign language who: taught the foreign language at least two years; taught foreign language at least six months online; and were willing to participate. Data were gathered via a 25 question Google Survey, as condensed by John Siko (2014), which included four open ended questions pertaining to foreign language instructors&rsquo; experience and opinions as well as one to assess their willingness to participate in an interview. The results led to verification of the appropriateness of four attributes used in the ESPRI V-2: achievement and self-esteem beliefs (motivation), responsibility/risk-taking, technology skills and access, and organization and self-regulation (learner autonomy). In addition, a sub-component of motivation, or having a concrete motive for learning the foreign language, was found to be an indicator for online FL readiness.</p><p>

<p> Geospatial thinking and reasoning skills (GSTR) are currently not routinely integrated into public health curriculum for undergraduate students in institutions of higher education.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, integrating GSTR skills into curriculum has been shown to increase spatial thinking skills which leads to better cognitive thinking and problem solving skills.&nbsp; An <i>Examining Vector Borne Disease Transmission</i> (EVBDT) curriculum unit was developed using the geospatial curriculum approach to investigate malaria, dengue fever and zika disease patterns and spread in relation to the environment and to promote GSTR.&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of this design based research study was to understand public health content learning and GSTR skill acquisition with undergraduate learners through use of the geospatial curriculum approach. The undergraduate students who participated in this study (n = 95) were enrolled in public health content classes at two separate institutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Data was collected for this study using a classroom observation instrument, pre-test and post-test measures for the Spatial Habits of the Mind (SHOM) survey, a pre-test, post-test 1 and delayed post-test 2 EVBDT assessment that included public health content and GSTR skill items, as well as a post implementation survey to understand students&rsquo; perceptions of GIS use in the curriculum.&nbsp;&nbsp;Findings demonstrated significant mean differences showing growth in public health content learning and GSTR skills. Three GSTR subscales&mdash;inferences, relationships, and reasoning&mdash;resulted in significant gains.&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, results revealed complete adherence to the design principles of the geospatial curriculum approach during implementation. The findings provide support that Web GIS with appropriate curriculum design can engage students and impact both learning outcomes and geospatial thinking and reasoning skills in public health education.</p>

It is known that families of children with disabilities need to be included in partnerships with schools to promote maximum benefit for the child. Schools need to find a way to promote these partnerships without severely impacting resources. Although television is sometimes perceived as the "enemy," perhaps it can serve as the medium through which the beneficial partnerships can be promoted. Perhaps it can simultaneously be utilized as the means for extending learning time for children. Television could become a beneficial teaching tool, for both parents and children. A series of three videotapes was prepared, including a "host family" and teachers on each. The "host family" read a story, depicted how a particular term or concept could be utilized while performing routine tasks, and presented how they had resolved an issue. The teachers introduced the families, targeted concepts and presentations, and provided music and additional books. A theme song, written and sung by a parent, was also included. Each tape was viewed by families from four Special Needs Preschool classes. The families represented both peer model and program children. The teachers were known to families from two of the classes. After viewing each of the tapes, parents responded to a questionnaire. Upon completion of the viewing, questionnaires were analyzed to determine if parents, children and siblings had viewed the tapes and how often, if follow-up activities had been attempted by them, and if the tapes were perceived as beneficial. Additionally, questionnaires were analyzed in order to determine if familiarity with performers or status as peer or program family affected responses. It was found that families did view the videotapes, many families attempted activities, and the tapes were perceived as very beneficial. Familiarity with performers made a positive difference, and both peer and program families responded favorably. Findings strongly indicate that videotapes can serve as a very beneficial tool, and they are especially effective when the child's teacher is one of the performers. Teachers and families should work cooperatively to prepare this highly effective Video Bridge.

Na atualidade, a educação permanente do enfermeiro pode ser potencializada se oferecida online, em especial, numa temática em que há escassez de conhecimento e materiais educativos. Assim, sentimo-nos motivadas em oferecer um curso pela internet que seja capaz de atualizar enfermeiros de unidades neonatais sobre o ambiente sensorial de bebês pré-termo. O estudo teve como objetivos descrever o processo de desenvolvimento de um curso de atualização online junto aos enfermeiros acerca do ambiente sensorial da unidade neonatal com enfoque no ruído, manipulação e luminosidade e avaliar a aprendizagem cognitiva do enfermeiro neonatal no curso de atualização online. O projeto foi desenvolvido em duas fases: 1 - desenvolvimento do curso de atualização online; 2 - avaliação da aprendizagem cognitiva influenciada pelo curso. A fase 1 tratou-se de um estudo metodológico no qual foi desenvolvido um curso de atualização online com duração total de 30 horas, disponibilizado em um ambiente virtual de aprendizagem e contou com o auxílio de tecnologias educacionais digitais. A fase 2 foi realizada por meio de uma pesquisa quase-experimental envolvendo intervenção educacional (curso desenvolvido) e avaliação de pré e pós-teste para comparação de desempenho cognitivo dos participantes sob influência do curso online. Foram convidados a participar do estudo enfermeiros que trabalham nas Unidades de Cuidado Intermediário Neonatal (UCIN) e Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTIN) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMRP/USP) e UCIN do Centro de Referência em Saúde da Mulher de Ribeirão Preto - MATER. A coleta de dados ocorreu no período de 11/09/2017 a 02/10/2017. Utilizou-se análise descritiva com apresentação de frequências para os dados qualitativos e média, mediana e desvio padrão para as variáveis quantitativas. Para análise de impacto do curso na aprendizagem dos 22 enfermeiros participantes utilizou-se o teste estatístico não paramétrico de Wilcoxon. A avaliação de desempenho foi realizada a partir da diferença entre a pontuação obtida pelo participante no pós-teste em relação à pontuação do pré-teste. Os dados foram tabulados e testados através do programa SPSS 18 e o nível de significância nas análises foi de 5%. A diferença entre o pos e pré-teste, para a avaliação do conhecimento cognitivo proporcionado pelo curso de atualização, resultou em p<0,001, demonstrando que houve diferença estatísticamente significante e que, portanto, houve aprendizagem cognitiva dos enfermeiros que participaram do curso de atualização online auxiliado pelas tecnologias educacionais digitais / Currently, nurses\' continuing education can be enriched if offered online, especially in subjects lacking knowledge and educational tools. Therefore, we were motivated to offer an online course that would be able to update nurses of neonatal units on the sensory environment of preterm infants. The aims of the study were: to describe the process of developing an online update course with nurses about the sensory environment of the neonatal unit focusing on noise, manipulation and luminosity and to evaluate the cognitive learning of neonatal nurses after the online update course. The study had two phases: 1 - development of the online update course; 2 - evaluation of the cognitive learning generated by the course. Phase 1 was a methodological study in which a 30 hours online update course was created with the incorporation of digital educational technologies and made available in a virtual learning platform. Phase 2 was performed through a quasi-experimental methodology involving educational intervention through the online course and a pre and post cognitive performance test to evaluate participants\' progress due to the online course. Nurses working at the Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo and the Neonatal Intermediate Care Units of the Reference Center on Women\'s Health of Ribeirão Preto - MATER. Data collection was from 9/11/2017 to 10/2/2017. Descriptive analysis with frequency distribution was used for the qualitative data and mean, median and standard deviation for the quantitative variables. Wilcoxon nonparametric statistical test was used in the analysis of the course learning impact and in the intra-group comparisons to assess the acquired cognitive knowledge of the 22 enrolled nurses. The performance evaluation was based on the difference between the score obtained in the post-test and the pre-test. The data were tabulated and tested with SPSS 18 and the level of significance was set at 5%. The evaluation of the cognitive knowledge provided by the update course measured by the difference between the pos and pretest was statistically significant difference (p<0.001). Therefore, the update online course with digital educational technologies was able to generate cognitive learning by nurses enrolled

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Northern Arizona University, 1997. / "May 1997." eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-137) and abstract.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Northern Arizona University, 1997. / "May 1997." eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-137) and abstract.