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Vlahoulis, Michelle McGibbney – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In this convergent mixed methods research project, I address the question of why large numbers of college students take women's studies courses yet are reluctant to major in the field. Using availability bias and intersectionality as my theoretical framework I hypothesized that the reluctance to declare women and gender studies as a major stems…
Descriptors: Womens Studies, Females, Majors (Students), Course Selection (Students)
Pilbeam, Renee M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This research study looks at the design and development of an online concussion awareness education module. The Keep Your Head in the Game: Concussion Awareness Training for High School Athletes, or Brainbook, is a stand-alone e-learning module designed to run for fifty minutes and to be highly interactive using short video clips with associated…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Consciousness Raising, Athletics, Athletes
Riel, David R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study investigated the value of utilizing 21st century learning tools to prepare teacher candidates at Asbury University's School of Education to effectively manage a classroom. Asbury University is a small faith-based institution located approximately fifteen miles south of Lexington, Kentucky. This study utilized techniques that are…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Video Technology, Clinical Experience, Simulation
Rader, James P. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study investigated the value of utilizing 21st century learning tools to prepare teacher candidates at Asbury University's School of Education to effectively manage a classroom. Asbury University is a small faith-based institution located approximately fifteen miles south of Lexington, Kentucky. This study utilized techniques that are…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Classroom Techniques
Epp, Erik Minh – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As society's interactions with web technology mature from novelty to familiarity and finally into transparence for users, it becomes important to reexamine what modern students are taking from their experiences with educational technology. Students in a physical chemistry laboratory course interacted with a hypermedia learning environment as part…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Familiarity, Chemistry, Hypermedia
Caufield, Eileen Claire – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of federal probation officers' perceived value of different distance education formats, the learning strategies they used to facilitate their learning, and the degree to which learner autonomy varied among the probation officers. This comparative case study sought to answer the following three…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Focus Groups, Learning Strategies, Interviews