Business education, Critial thinking skills, Critical thinking assessment, Graduate Business Education, Masters in Business Administration, MBA
The need for graduate business education, and in particular Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs, to foster the development of the critical thinking skills of its graduates has increased. Employers of MBA graduates desire sound...
In the 2009-10 school year, Oxford Area School District [OASD] in southeastern Pennsylvania implemented a full day kindergarten program. OASD intended to provide a more rigorous educational experience for students as they begin their formal...
The purpose of this descriptive study is to examine the factors that influenced
parents in a school district in Delaware when they selected a high school for their
child. This study also sought to examine the sources of information that parents...
organizational communications, public relations practice, public relations theory
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the leading professional organization for U.S. public relations (PR) practitioners, recently approved a new definition of the function that states, "PR is a strategic communication process that builds...
Although it is assumed that increasing the institutionalization (or maturity) of project management in an organization leads to greater project success, the literature has diverse views. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the...
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of future task assignments on current task execution in a Mid-Atlantic engineering site. To describe this relationship, a model of interference was developed that incorporates relationship...
bar-coding technology, medical error prevention, medication administration errors, medication errors
The use of bar-code medication adminstration technology is on the rise in acute care facilities in the United States. The technology is purported to decrease medication errors that occur at the point of adminstration. How significantly this...
The purpose of this study was to determine if an integrated mathematics and science instructional approach in which students apply their knowledge to solve engineering problems, is effective in increasing students' science and mathematics,...
Curriculum, DSTP, Education, Mathematics, Problem-based, Traditional
The purpose of this non-experimental, causal-comparative study was to examine 10th-grade achievement in mathematics when taught with a problem-based curriculum versus a traditional curriculum. Ex-post facto data collected by the...
This executive position paper proposes recommendations for changes to the teacher evaluation policy and practice in the Delsea Regional School District. These recommendations are based upon best practices and evolving federal and state mandates in...
ecological systems theory, self-determination, self-determination theory, specific learning disability, students' perspectives, transition planning
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how students with a specific learning disability understood, defined and engaged in the self-determination process. Ninth grade students with specific learning disabilities who were enrolled...
Given the predicted shortages of minority dental healthcare providers in the United States and the expanding diversity of the general population, it is important to recruit and retain an ethnically and culturally diverse allied dental workforce....
Peirce College did not offer a universally available "leadership course or program" that strictly focused on student leadership development. This applied dissertation was designed to develop an intentional leadership program for application to...
My capstone experience involved participation in the Eastern Shore Faculty Academy and Mentorship initiative (ES-FAMI) sponsored by Salisbury University, Chesapeake College, and Sojourner-Douglas College. The program included meetings and...
study abroad, nursing students, diversity, cultural sensitivity
The purpose of this project is to establish a study abroad program that will allow nursing students from Beebe School of Nursing (BSON) in Delaware to travel to the Bahamas and study alongside nursing staff at a local birthing center. The benefits...
