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Leaving the Nest: Evaluating the First National Flight of the Online Ethics Course CHRPP (Course of Human Participant Protection)
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Stockley, Denise; Balkwill, Laura-Lee; Hoessler, Carolyn – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2016
In 2008, Queen's University launched an online tutorial called CHRPP, the Course in Human Research Participant Protection, and published a paper about its purpose, design, and usability in Balkwill, Stevenson, Stockley, and Marlin (2009). CHRPP was originally created to raise awareness among research students about the federal policy regarding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Ethics, Research Administration
A Growth Model for the Academic Program Life Cycle (APLC): A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. IR Applications, Volume 33
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Acquah, Edward H. K. – Association for Institutional Research, 2012
The academic program life cycle (APLC) concept states each program's life flows through several stages: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. A mixed-influence diffusion growth model is fitted to annual enrollment data on academic programs to analyze the factors determining progress of academic programs through their life cycles. The…
Descriptors: College Programs, Program Development, Models, Outcome Measures
Are Your Students Ready for Anatomy and Physiology? Developing Tools to Identify Students at Risk for Failure
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Gultice, Amy; Witham, Ann; Kallmeyer, Robert – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
High failure rates in introductory college science courses, including anatomy and physiology, are common at institutions across the country, and determining the specific factors that contribute to this problem is challenging. To identify students at risk for failure in introductory physiology courses at our open-enrollment institution, an online…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Physiology, Online Surveys, Science Education
The Relationship of Body Size and Adiposity to Source of Self-Esteem in College Women
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Moncur, Breckann; Bailey, Bruce W.; Lockhart, Barbara D.; LeCheminant, James D.; Perkins, Annette E. – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Background: Studies looking at self-esteem and body size or adiposity generally demonstrate a negative relationship. However, the relationship between the source of self-esteem and body size has not been examined in college women. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of body size and adiposity to source of…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, College Students, Body Composition, Self Concept
Barriers to Adoption of Technology-Mediated Distance Education in Higher-Education Institutions
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Chen, Baiyun – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
The purpose of the study was to empirically investigate the institutional approach to distance education, and examine whether the factors of concerns for program cost and faculty participation could statistically predict adoption of technology-mediated distance education (TMDE) among higher-education institutions. It is elusive to base the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Faculty Workload, Regression (Statistics), Rewards
The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program: Examining Relationships and Regressions among Professional Identity, Career Expectations, and Teaching Efficacy
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Simmons, Temika Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Boyer's (1990) seminal and influential discussion, "Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate," challenged the existing views of faculty roles and responsibilities and generated considerable discussion regarding the way colleges and universities evaluate and train faculty (Golde, et al., 2008). In response, institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Graduate Students, Educational Psychology, Predictor Variables