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Business Instructors' Awareness and Strategies in Enhancing the Employability of Postsecondary Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
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Muhammad, Carol S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
For more than three decades, the unemployment rates have been extremely high for persons who are blind or visually impaired. This is particularly noted for those seeking business-related careers where technology or computer competency is a required skill. Generally, since education and training are related to employment, the purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Unemployment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Paths of Discovery: Comparing the Search Effectiveness of EBSCO Discovery Service, Summon, Google Scholar, and Conventional Library Resources
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Asher, Andrew D.; Duke, Lynda M.; Wilson, Suzanne – College & Research Libraries, 2013
In 2011, researchers at Bucknell University and Illinois Wesleyan University compared the search efficacy of Serial Solutions Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google Scholar, and conventional library databases. Using a mixed-methods approach, qualitative and quantitative data were gathered on students' usage of these tools. Regardless of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Online Searching, Databases, Library Materials
Second Language Acquisition across Modalities: Production Variability in Adult L2 Learners of American Sign Language
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Hilger, Allison I.; Loucks, Torrey M. J.; Quinto-Pozos, David; Dye, Matthew W. G. – Second Language Research, 2015
A study was conducted to examine production variability in American Sign Language (ASL) in order to gain insight into the development of motor control in a language produced in another modality. Production variability was characterized through the spatiotemporal index (STI), which represents production stability in whole utterances and is a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, American Sign Language, Psychomotor Skills, Deafness
The Implications of Learners' Goal Orientation in a Prior Learning Assessment Program
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McClintock, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods sequential explanatory study was designed to investigate students' persistence in an online Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Program by researching the implications of goal orientation and other academic, institutional, and student-related factors of non-traditional students enrolled in such a program at the University of St.…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Goal Orientation, Academic Persistence, College Students
Prototypes of Student Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury among Faculty in Illinois Public Four-Year Universities
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Taylor, Kathy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
One of the primary reasons many college students with disabilities, and more specifically college student veterans with disabilities, do not seek support services is due to the stigma associated with disability, especially cognitive and mental health disabilities. The purpose of the present study was to explore how public university faculty in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Students, Veterans Education, Social Bias
The Purpose of Focus Groups in Ascertaining Learner Satisfaction with a Virtual Learning Environment
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Tainsh, Yana I. – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2007
This paper examines the contribution of focus groups in evaluating learner satisfaction with a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It explores the views of a group of introductory level Post Compulsory Education learners that have a history of disaffection, impoverished learning and challenged written and communication skills. The outcome of this…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction, Virtual Classrooms