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Delello, Julie A.; McWhorter, Rochell R.; Camp, Kerri M. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2015
Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging technology that blends physical objects with virtual reality. Through the integration of digital and print media, a gap between the "on and offline" worlds are merged, radically shifting student-computer interaction in the classroom. This research examined the results of a multiple case study on the…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Computer Simulation, Information Technology
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Frock, David – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This exploratory research project aims to seek an effective process for identifying supervisors of part-time student employees who also serve in a mentoring capacity. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is based on a review of literature and an evaluation process focused on established traits and functions of mentoring as applied to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Employment, Supervision, Supervisors
Bristow, Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Employers of newly hired higher education graduates report their new workforce is not prepared. Further research was required to discover insights to the workforce readiness gap. This concurrent mixed methods study explored what competencies influenced employer's perceptions of the work-readiness of Information Systems (ISYS) undergraduate…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, College Graduates, Job Skills, Labor Force Development
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Delello, Julie A.; McWhorter, Rochell R.; Camp, Kerri M. – International Journal on E-Learning, 2015
In order to explore the rich dynamics of using social media as a tool for learning within higher education classrooms, researchers across three disciplines: education, human resource development (HRD), and marketing, joined forces seeking ways to focus on learning through a retrospective analysis. Three concepts--engagement, community building,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Higher Education, Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies
Cummins, Phyllis Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Workers are remaining in the labor force at older ages and despite their desire to work, those without jobs face unprecedented durations of unemployment. Many of the unemployed lack current skills for jobs in demand and need to either upgrade their skills or be trained for a new occupation to become reemployed. An aging workforce combined with…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Educational Attainment, Credentials, Community Colleges
Gonzalez, Jeffery Mark – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (Aud et al., 2013), only 10.6% of students who started at a two-year institution in the 2003-2004 year successfully completed a baccalaureate degree from a four-year institution within six years. Two- and four-year institutions are looking for new strategies to improve transfer student…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Bachelors Degrees, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Two Year Colleges
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McWhorter, Rochell R.; Delello, Julie A.; Roberts, Paul B.; Raisor, Cindy M.; Fowler, Debra A. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2013
Higher education is mandated to document student learning outcomes and ePortfolios have been offered as a panacea for assessment, evaluation, and accreditation. However, the student voice regarding the value students construct from building and utilizing web-based electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) in higher education has been sparse or…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Internet, Undergraduate Students
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Fehring, Heather; Herring, Katherine – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
Lifting the rate of workforce participation in Australia has been called "the challenge of the decade". In light of the ageing workforce, changing nature of work demands and workforce attitudes, the need for insight into current patterns of workforce participation has never been more urgent. The following paper offers an overview of an…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries, Work Attitudes, Skilled Workers
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Kline, Jodie; Walker-Gibbs, Bernadette – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
Graduate teachers' preparedness for working in rural settings are mediated by the development of pedagogical expertise, professional engagement with parents and the community, and broader notions of preparation to teach in rural contexts. The Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education (SETE) project is a four-year longitudinal study tracking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Graduate Students
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Turner, Wendy – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2014
In the UK policies such as the Children's Plan 2008-2020 through to Promoting the Emotional Health of Children and Young People (2010) identify that professionals such as teachers, youth workers, social workers and youth offending specialists, do not have the necessary underpinning knowledge to adequately support children and young people's…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Well Being, Public Policy, Undergraduate Students
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Dabney, Katherine P.; Chakraverty, Devasmita; Tai, Robert H. – Science Education, 2013
With recent attention to improving scientific workforce development and student achievement, there has been a rise in effort to understand and encourage student engagement in physical science. This study examines the association of family influence and initial interest in science through multiple and logistic regression models. Research questions…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Learner Engagement
Taghavian, Alexander H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Workforce development represents a central priority in a comprehensive effort to create wealth, industry thickening, and broad-based prosperity. From the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, the Sacramento Region experienced anemic economic growth and remained behind the nation in job creation. Contextualized in the aftermath of the economic…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Economic Development, Geographic Regions, Economic Factors