Academic literature on the topic 'Ball State University – Students – Interviews'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Ball State University – Students – Interviews.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Journal articles on the topic "Ball State University – Students – Interviews"
1
Souza, Andreliza Cristina de, and José Carlos Rothen. "Análise das políticas de cotas em universidades estaduais do estado do Paraná/Brasil, segundo o Ciclo de Políticas." education policy analysis archives 29 (January 10, 2021): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.29.5516.
Full textAbstract:
The study aims to analyze the quota policies for black students from public school of five state public universities of the state of Parana, in Brazil, concerning its similarities and differences, potentials and limits, strategies and procedures used for implantation and implementation of set-aside policies. Institutional documents as well as semi-structured interviews with institutional actors were used as data source. The Cycle of Policies was used for the analysis through which contexts of influence, text production and practices of quotas were exploited (Ball et al., 2016; Bowe et al., 1992). Finishing up the analysis, it was noticed that each university adopted different models of quotas according to its possibilities and limitations. The actors involved in the quotas also went through difficulties during the process, from the text production to its implementation. According to the reports, it was possible to verify that the text production generated limitations to the access of black male and female students from public school, which could have been greater since the first years of the adoption of quotas. The lack of evaluation and monitoring was also highlighted in the analysis, which is a weakness of quotas in higher education institutions.
2
Calvert, Hildegund M. "Document Delivery Options for Distance Education Students and Electronic Reserve Service at Ball State University Libraries." Journal of Library Administration 31, no. 3-4 (2001): 109–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j111v31n03_11.
Full text
3
Lucero, Audrey, Angel Abel Dorantes, Claudia Holguin Mendoza, and Luz Romero Montaño. "Reforzando las Redes: Supporting Latina/o Undergraduates at a State Flagship University." Journal of Hispanic Higher Education 18, no. 4 (2017): 295–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1538192717741671.
Full textAbstract:
This study investigated the experiences of self-identified Latina/o students at a flagship state university. From a university-provided list of self-identified Latina/o undergraduate students, 117 responded to an online survey and 10 elected to participate in follow-up interviews. Students were asked about their participation in on-campus student clubs and organizations as well as interactions with faculty and staff. Nora’s student engagement model framed the qualitative exploration of three emerging themes, students’ levels of engagement in student organizations, their perceptions of levels of faculty support and accessibility, and their views about faculty and staff’s understandings of the unique and diverse roles of Latina/o students. Implications for university administrators, faculty, and staff are discussed.
4
Schuch, Ursula K. "An Exercise to Study the American Standard for Nursery Stock." HortTechnology 11, no. 1 (2001): 128–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.11.1.128.
Full textAbstract:
A two-part exercise was developed as part of the horticulture curriculum at Iowa State University to familiarize students with the American Standard for Nursery Stock (ASNS), and to allow them to practice and apply the ASNS with a variety of categories and types of ornamental plants. The first part of the exercise requires students to determine, according to ASNS standards, appropriate root ball/container size for plants to be moved from an existing immature landscape. During the second part, students evaluate whether root ball or container size of plants in a nursery is appropriate for the plant shoot dimensions. The exercise was designed for students to work in informal groups in a cooperative learning environment.
5
Gordon, June A. "A Critical Interpretation of Policies for Minority Students in Washington State." NACADA Journal 17, no. 1 (1997): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.12930/0271-9517-17.1.15.
Full textAbstract:
Presented is a critical ethnographic analysis of minority culture-based policies and programs on six university campuses in Washington state and how their existence contributes to the retention and success of students of color and to increased racial and ideological separatism. Conclusions are based on interviews with 60 educators intimately involved with programs and policies that attempt to support or reinforce the culture and heritage of specific ethnic minority student groups.
6
Flores, Abel Alejandro U. "MODELING QUALITY EDUCATION IN A STATE UNIVERSITY." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 7, no. 1 (2019): 184–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i1.2019.1047.
Full textAbstract:
An exploration and analysis of the processes involved in crafting the institution’s strategic plan, identifying its quality assurance policies, documenting its graduates’ performance in government licensure examinations, description of the processes to ensure sustainability of educational programs, and portray the administration’s fund generation and management mechanisms was made in an effort to create a model for quality education in the University of Eastern Philippines, University Town, Northern Samar.
 It utilized the descriptive-evaluative method of research with a total of 400 respondents composed of students, faculty members, alumni, community residents, and University officials. Qualitative data were taken from respondents’ answers to open-ended questions, which were then validated through interviews. Quantitative data on the other hand, were taken from both primary data derived from responses to items in the questionnaire, and secondary data on graduates’ performance in professional examinations.
 It was revealed that most stakeholders were aware of the institution’s strategic plan, although some were not consulted in the crafting of such an important document. They aver that policies and guidelines are established, implemented, and strictly adhered to by the administration in its daily operations involving faculty, students, staff, fund generation and management, instruction, research, extension, production, faculty development, and student support services.
 Although graduates performed consistently well in some government examinations, in the years 2009 – 2014 they performed generally below the national average. Respondents agree that curricular programs must regularly be updated to conform to minimum standards set by the Commission on Higher Education to ensure sustainability of programs. For students to be globally relevant and competent, respondents agree to the provision of educationally qualified and competent teaching force, state-of-the-art facilities, modern instructional materials and methods, coupled with good governance and cooperation among stakeholders, are the key ingredients of an ideal quality of education in the University of Eastern Philippines.
7
Sembiring, Santana. "Motivation and Awareness of Institutional Repositories by Students of Yogyakarta Islamic University of Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta State University." Record and Library Journal 6, no. 2 (2020): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/rlj.v6-i2.2020.146-154.
Full textAbstract:
Background of the study: Institutional repositories are considered as one of the appropriate tools used by universities to store, preserve, and disseminate the scientific work of students and lecturers. Open access to institutional repositories allows students to access scientific works openly and they can get more complete parts of the work. However, there is another side of the institutional repository that has not received much attention, namely motivation and awareness about institutional repositories. Supported by data on student access to very high institutional repositories, this research was conducted at two universities in Yogyakarta, UII, and UNY.Purpose: This study aims to find out what motivations UII and UNY students to use institutional repositories and what is the awareness of UII and UNY students about institutional repositories.Method: The method used is qualitative with data collection techniques in the form of interviews with six UII and UNY students obtained based on snowball sampling techniques.Findings: The main motivation of UII students to use institutional repositories is to obtain references while the motivation of UNY students is because the institutional repositories are easy to use tools. In terms of awareness, UII and UNY students have a different awareness about institutional repositories which lie in knowledge, semester, understanding, medium, and willingness to store academic work in institutional repositories.Conclusion: Motivation and awareness are the two main keys that students must possess to succeed in the sustainability of the institution's repository.
8
Newton, Danielle C., Adrian J. Tomyn, and Anthony D. LaMontagne. "Exploring the challenges and opportunities for improving the health and wellbeing of international students: Perspectives of international students." Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association 29, no. 1 (2021): 18–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.30688/janzssa.2021.1.02.
Full textAbstract:
This study sought to explore the challenges and opportunities for improving the health and wellbeing of international students through in-depth interviews with 21 international students at an Australian University. Interviews explored 1) conceptualisation of health and wellbeing, 2) perceptionsof the most significant health and wellbeing issues for international students, and 3) the barriers to international students accessing campus-based services for health and wellbeing concerns. Almost all international students viewed health and wellbeing as a state encompassing both physical and mental/emotional health. Key challenges included mental health, lack of social support, academic stressors, financial pressures, and accommodation concerns. Barriers to accessing university support services included cultural stigma, language barriers, waiting periods to access services, and not knowing how or where to access support within the university. The implications of these findings and suggested strategies for improving the health and wellbeing of international students are discussed.
9
Kundu, Arnab, and Tripti Bej. "Perceptions of MOOCs among Indian State University students and teachers." Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 12, no. 5 (2020): 1095–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-08-2019-0224.
Full textAbstract:
PurposeThis study was inspired by the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (henceforth MOOCs) as an e-learning trend of recent times, attracting huge enrollment across the globe. Studies revealed that MOOCs had been getting extensive attention by educational circles in India, but whether its acceptability is limited only among learning communities of country’s top-notch universities like Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), and among Central Universities; or it has attracted equally the learners of State Universities spreading across every nook and corner of this huge country is yet to be studied. These State Universities virtually uphold the country’s higher education sector by catering learning ambitions of largest number of students. The present study investigated the penetration of MOOCs among students and teachers of State Universities in India.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative survey was conducted taking 10 reputed State Universities and 480 respondents (400 were students, and 80 were teachers) as samples. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were also conducted among 25 respondent students and teachers. Descriptive statistics, such as frequency and percentages, as well as inferential statistics, such as Likert scale and analysis of variance, were employed in analyzing the study.FindingsThe findings revealed that MOOCs have been successful in meeting the learning goals of the learners and teachers of these State Universities complementing their traditional learning environment at universities and by providing them a constant scope for re-skill and up-skill; still, participation in MOOCs is low, especially among females due to lack of awareness, inadequate infrastructure, and resultant poor completion rate.Practical implicationsThe current study is going to be helpful to the Indian policy makers and all concerned in creating a healthy atmosphere for making MOOCs accessible to students and thereby leveraging its potential to increase the quality of higher education across country as it exhibits a clear picture of the current state of its penetration, problems and possibilities among teachers and students of State Universities that conforms the largest section of Indian intelligentsia. The findings can be used to compare perceptions of students' and teachers' from other developing countries also.Originality/valueThis study is the reporting of an original survey conducted in India and the write up is based on the analysis and findings of the survey results.
10
Gündüz, Münevver, and Selçuk Karaman. "Open Education Faculty and Distance Education Students’ Dropout Reasons: the Case of a Turkish State University." Open Praxis 12, no. 1 (2020): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.1.970.
Full textAbstract:
This study aimed to investigate open education faculty and distance education students’ dropout reasons. By implementing the use of a case study as a qualitative research method, this study investigated why students dropped out for their distance education programs. The study group was composed of 25 students who had dropped out of distance education and open education faculty programmes. The study group was formed by using a stratified random sampling method. The research included a data collection tool based on a semi-structured interview form that was generated on the basis of interviews with experts and an evaluation of theories, models, and studies concerning dropout. The data from the interviews were analyzed through content analysis and involved distinguishing between codes, categories, and themes. This study found the following main factors as responsible for students dropping out of these programmes: students’ difficulty in paying the tuition fees, their maladjustment to the form of education offered on the Internet, their need for printed books, and technical problems encountered in examinations. Students’ lack of personal career objectives and their worries about failure were also among the most important factors that increased the possibility of dropping out. Additional reasons for dropping out included issues related to environmental circumstances and conditions as well as individual responsibilities. In conclusion, it was found that programmes and other environmental factors were influential in instances of dropout.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Ball State University – Students – Interviews"
1
Kilbride, Erin C. "A qualitative study of student attitudes and perceptions of the role of residence life professionals in attending to the spiritual needs of undergraduate college students at Ball State University." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1135004.
Full textAbstract:
This qualitative study investigated the attitudes and perceptions of the role of Residence Life Professionals in attending to the spiritual needs of undergraduate college students at Ball State University. This study examined how undergraduate college students view the role of Residence Life Professionals in attending to spiritual needs. The results of this study have particular significance for those who are responsible for the well being of college students on a daily basis and benefit the Residence Life system by allowing a better understanding of where Professionals and students stand on this issue. This in turn will help Residence Life Professionals and students establish realistic expectations of each other in the spiritual arena. The researcher conducted 12 interviews with undergraduate student at Ball State University and analyzed the data by coding themes.<br>Department of Secondary, Higher, and Foundations of Education
2
Tabariasl, Khosro. "History of international students at Ball State University 1945-1980." Virtual Press, 1987. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/520475.
Full textAbstract:
The primary purpose of this study is to outline the institutional structure and to present an historical survey of international education and the Foreign Student Programs at Ball State University. An effort has also been made to relate the Ball State experience to international students on a national level. To make this information valuable in a readily usable form, an intensive study has been made of the history, development and expansion of the international student program at Ball State from 1945 through 1980.Major Points of the StudyChapter One reviews the history of international students in the United States from its beginning at Yale in 1784 through the year 1980. Also this chapter discusses the United States government's role in international education and exchange programs which began in the early 1900s and promoted foreign study to the point that the United States by the 1960s was educating more than a quarter of the world's international students.Chapter Two carefully examines the history of international students at Ball State University from its beginning in 1945 through 1980. Discussed are the program's year of origin, its development (1950-1965) and the expansion era (1965-1980). Especially emphasized are the roles of five International Student Program Directors and the contributions they made to both the program and the students.Chapter Three provides information about the population of overseas students at Ball State, the number of students enrolled, and the region and origin of countries from which they came. This chapter concludes with a section discussing the reasons why foreign students chose Ball State for study.Chapter Four studies the academic experiences of international students at Ball State detailing their academic status, number of undergraduate and graduate students, fields of study and number of degrees granted.Chapter Five reviews the status of foreign students after graduation. It provides information on the number of students who returned to their home countries, the number of students who continued their education and the students who remained permanently in the United States. Also this chapter discusses the value that American education and training had for Ball State international students. The chapter concludes with a section on Ball State contacts and relationship with its foreign alumni.
3
Arey, George Arthur. "Positive or negative : a study of expectations and experiences of students living in substance-free university housing at Ball State University." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1230608.
Full textAbstract:
This study was designed to collect data that would provide evidence as to what students' expectations of the environment were along with whether these expectations were actually being experienced by students living in the substance-free environment. A systematic sample of 139 students were surveyed who lived in the Students Uniting to Remain Free (SURF) substance-free living environment at Ball State University during the Fall semester of 2001 academic year. Data collection consisted of a survey instrument that had eight three-part questions, 10 demographic characteristic questions, and six student involvement questions.The data revealed that new and returning students living in the SURF hall were very satisfied with their residential experience. The majority of their expectations matched the majority of their experiences. Statistically significant differences between the expectations of new and returning students existed with the following variables: drinking and using drugs outside of the SURF hall, expecting that they would not have to deal with noise and disruptions caused by alcohol usage, living with students who had similar religious ideals and values, expecting the SURF hall to be a quiet study area and expecting and experiencing wellness and healthy lifestyle programs.The growing interest in substance-free housing environments is an area that many Chief Housing Officers and Student Affairs Administrators may want to consider investing more time researching in addition to allocating additional institutional resources in the creation of increased levels of this living environment option. Current expansion of this lifestyle option on campuses across the nation may dictate that for institutions to stay competitive and to meet the needs of the various populations living on their campuses the offering of this lifestyle option may need to increase. Additional research into the academic benefits and long-term retention benefits may be necessary for the development of new programs.<br>Department of Educational Leadership
4
Roberts, Dena L. "Pre-depature [sic] orientation program for study abroad students utilizing the on-campus international community /." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/689.
Full text
5
Kambwa, Arlette. "Support services to aid international students adjustment to Ball State University." Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1129715.
Full textAbstract:
This research focuses on exploring the developmental adjustment that international students experience while pursuing an education at Ball State University and the support services available to aid them. The research is both qualitative and quantitative. The research includes surveys of undergraduate and graduate students as well as residential and non-residential students. Past research completed at Ball State University related to international students have explored topics such as faculty behavior, graduate student perceived social support satisfaction, the history of international students, attitudes of American students, hierarchy of adjustment problems as perceived by African students, and evaluating educational credentials. The review of literature utilized as a foundation for this research identifies adjustment issues such as interpersonalrelationships, cultural differences, finances, language and academics. The literature also includes suggestions for services related to admissions, counseling, language assistance, academics, financial aid, social outlets and pre-departure orientations. The findingscomprise demographics of the Ball State University international students, the adjustment problems they reported experiencing, the support services they have utilized to help them solve their problems and their satisfaction level with the services. The conclusion of the research states numerous suggestions for implementation for the support service offices at Ball State University as well as recommendations for future research.<br>Department of Secondary, Higher, and Foundations of Education
6
Hawker, Jennifer L. "Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding organ donation among Ball State University students." Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1191709.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of the study was to provide a descriptive data analysis for program planners on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding organ donation among undergraduate students enrolled at Ball State University. An 84-item questionnaire was administered to undergraduate students. The subjects were obtained from a convenient sample.The data were analyzed using mean and Pearson's r to answer the research questions. The overall attitudes of the subjects were positive (M=20.88 out of a possible 26). The knowledge of the subjects toward organ donation was low (M=9.98 out of a possible 22). About one half of the subjects indicated that they are organ donors, by indicating on the survey that they have signed an organ donor card or a similar document. Attitude regarding organ donation (r =.232) was found to be a greater influence on willingness to become an organ donor than was knowledge about organ donation (r = .106). Recommendations are to submit results to program planners to help create more effective organ donation recruitment.<br>Department of Physiology and Health Science
7
Vander, Sanden Amy L. "Computer usage and campus involvement behaviors among Ball State University freshmen matriculates." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1215369.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the computer habits and involvement of residential freshmen matriculates at Ball State University to determine if there was a difference in campus involvement levels between students who excessively used the computer for personal or recreational activities and students who did not.The project consisted of 149 non-excessive users (five or less hours per week) and 323 excessive users (more then five hours per week) of the computer for the personal or recreational purposes. Freshmen matriculates were involved in a wide range of opportunities. The higher levels of involvement were from opportunities in Residence Hall, Welcome Week, and UniverCity categories.The findings also indicated that excessive computer users were involved as much as non-excessive users. The amount of time students spent on computers for personal or recreational purposes did not deter students from being involved during their first semester at Ball State University.<br>Department of Educational Leadership
8
Akins, Cassie L. "Experiences and motivational factors that influenced Ball State University students to stay enrolled." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1318607.
Full textAbstract:
Though much research is available on student persistence and attrition, few studies asked students to describe their experiences and motivational factors that influenced them to stay enrolled. This study at Ball State University helped researchers to understand these factors so that they could better work with matriculating freshmen and reduce freshmen drop-out. Qualitative research methodology resulted in data being gathered via personal interviews with students who were identified as matriculating freshmen living in the university residence halls during fall and spring of the 2004-2005 academic year. A semi-structured interview guide was created and modified. Data were collected in March, April, and May of 2005. The researcher analyzed the data by identifying thematic connections among the data according to guidelines presented by Seidman (1998).The researcher concluded that the goal of a powerful job and the recognition by parents and families motivated students to attend college and graduate. Students believed their motivations were internal, but based on their responses, the motivations were external to them. A better career and parental recognition were forms of external motivations. The factors at Ball State University that encouraged students to stay enrolled varied from individual involvement to characteristics of the institution. Programs like Orientation and Freshman Connections did not seem to have much of an impact on students' adjustment.<br>Department of Educational Leadership
9
Hartig, Lauren Jane. "Study abroad : assessing the impact on study abroad participants at Ball State University." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1230610.
Full textAbstract:
There is a need in the field of international education to form sound assessment practices to provide support for the study abroad experience. This study conducted assessment research using the CrossCultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) as a pre and post-test as well as structured interviews to assess the impact and determine the cultural learning outcomes of the two main types of study abroad programs at Ball State University.According to the CCAI, there was meaningful cultural learning that occurred for the students who participated in study abroad programs for the Fall 2001 semester. The interviews revealed that the student participants experienced gains in self-perception, communication skills, and worldview concepts. Further implications include the continuation of assessment in the international education field and the move towards learning based study abroad models.<br>Department of Educational Studies
10
Lawrie, Joshua D. "The effectiveness of the Multicultural Advisor Program at Ball State University." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1285591.
Full textAbstract:
Training staff to better meet the needs of a diverse study body is an important component of housing and residence life programs. This study at Ball State University identified the role and effectiveness of the Multicultural Advisor Program and provides suggestions on how to improve. Six focus groups allowed the researcher to explore the Multicultural Advisor Program from Resident Assistants, Multicultural Advisors, Hall Directors, and students perspectives during fall 2003 semester.<br>Department of Educational Leadership
Books on the topic "Ball State University – Students – Interviews"
1
The political university: Policy, politics, and presidential leadership in the American research university. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
Find full text
2
Rosenzweig, Robert M. The Political University: Policy, Politics, and Presidential Leadership in the American Research University. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Find full text
3
Rosenzweig, Robert M. The Political University: Policy, Politics, and Presidential Leadership in the American Research University. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Find full text
4
Keller, Morton, and Phyllis Keller. Making Harvard Modern. Oxford University Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195144574.001.0001.
Full textAbstract:
Making Harvard Modern is a candid, richly detailed portrait of America's most prominent university from 1933 to the present: seven decades of dramatic change. Early twentieth century Harvard was the country's oldest and richest university, but not necessarily its outstanding one. By the century's end it was widely regarded as the nation's, and the world's, leading institution of higher education. With verve, humor, and insight, Morton and Phyllis Keller tell the story of that rise: a tale of compelling personalities, notable achievement and no less notable academic pratfalls. Their book is based on rich and revealing archival materials, interviews, and personal experience. Young, humbly born James Bryant Conant succeeded Boston Brahmin A. Lawrence Lowell as Harvard's president in 1933, and set out to change a Brahmin-dominated university into a meritocratic one. He hoped to recruit the nation's finest scholars and an outstanding national student body. But the lack of new money during the Depression and the distractions of World War Two kept Conant, and Harvard, from achieving this goal. In the 1950s and 1960s, during the presidency of Conant's successor Nathan Marsh Pusey, Harvard raised the money, recruited the faculty, and attracted the students that made it a great meritocratic institution: America's university. The authors provide the fullest account yet of this transformation, and of the wrenching campus crisis of the late 'sixties. During the last thirty years of the twentieth century, a new academic culture arose: meritocratic Harvard morphed into worldly Harvard. During the presidencies of Derek Bok and Neil Rudenstine the university opened its doors to growing numbers of foreign students, women, African- and Asian-Americans, and Hispanics. Its administration, faculty, and students became more deeply engaged in social issues; its scientists and professional schools were more ready to enter into shared commercial ventures. But worldliness brought its own conflicts: over affirmative action and political correctness, over commercialization, over the ever higher costs of higher education. This fascinating account, the first comprehensive history of a modern American university, is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the present state and future course of higher education.
Book chapters on the topic "Ball State University – Students – Interviews"
1
Kılıçkaya, Ferit. "Using a Chatbot, Replika, to Practice Writing Through Conversations in L2 English." In New Technological Applications for Foreign and Second Language Learning and Teaching. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2591-3.ch011.
Full textAbstract:
This chapter explores university students' views of Replika, an English chatbot. Students in a department of health administration at a state university in Turkey used Replika to complete different tasks over 7 weeks. At the end of the study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 randomly selected students. They liked using Replika and found the software useful. The participants underscored the importance of receiving an immediate response to what they wrote on their mobile devices and added that they edited their sentences when Replika could not understand the message they were trying to convey.
2
Kazmer, Michelle M., Amelia N. Gibson, and Kathleen Shannon. "Perceptions and Experiences of E-Learning among On-Campus Students." In Advances in Library and Information Science. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3688-0.ch004.
Full textAbstract:
This chapter explores the experiences of on-campus graduate students in Library and Information Studies (LIS) who take online classes using the relevant literature and analyzing data from an exploratory study to begin to answer the overarching research question: What are the factors influencing the perceptions and affective experiences of on-campus graduate students who take courses taught via Web-based instruction? Specific subareas of the existing research literature addressing student perceptions of online learning and hybrid and blended learning provide direction and frame the discussion. Empirical evidence is provided via qualitative data from a study comprising face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with 20 on-campus students at the Florida State University School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), all of whom must take online courses to complete the Master’s degree at SLIS.
3
Klimova, Tatiana. "Education and Business." In Business Community Engagement for Educational Initiatives. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6951-0.ch007.
Full textAbstract:
The chapter is devoted to the research of interaction between business structures and educational institutions. The current state of the problem is described through the analysis of the sociocultural situation, features of communication, and behavioral stereotypes. The reasons for impeding and facilitating their successful interaction are considered. The work is based on a series of interviews with representatives of the business community, education, and university students. The results obtained suggest possible forms of effective cooperation and formulate a number of recommendations.
4
Klimova, Tatiana. "Education and Business." In Research Anthology on Business and Technical Education in the Information Era. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5345-9.ch055.
Full textAbstract:
The chapter is devoted to the research of interaction between business structures and educational institutions. The current state of the problem is described through the analysis of the sociocultural situation, features of communication, and behavioral stereotypes. The reasons for impeding and facilitating their successful interaction are considered. The work is based on a series of interviews with representatives of the business community, education, and university students. The results obtained suggest possible forms of effective cooperation and formulate a number of recommendations.
5
Shami, Seteney, and Marcial Godoy-Anativia. "Area Studies and the Decade after 9/11." In Middle East Studies for the New Milleniu. NYU Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479827787.003.0010.
Full textAbstract:
This chapter examines the complex intersection of intellectual, institutional, and political processes that have, after the events of 9/11, cumulatively contributed to the current state of area studies in American universities. At the broadest level, the polemics surrounding Middle East studies (MES) call into question the “utility” of the social sciences and the humanities and the role of the university in society. Examination of changes in daily practices on campuses, institutional architectures, and intellectual trends in MES, as perceived and articulated in interviews with faculty, students, and administrators shows mixed results, both negative and positive: criticism concerning the “irrelevance” of MES is accompanied by increased public demand for academic information and outreach activities; attempts to establish mechanisms for outside intervention in university centers of MES is accompanied by increased interest by university administrators in the importance of the field; dismissal by some politicians of the ability of universities to teach Arabic to fulfill national needs is accompanied by skyrocketing demand from students for language classes.
6
Semigina, Tetyana. "ARRANGEMENT OF THE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS’ FIELD EDUCATION: THE EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE." In Pedagogical concept and its features, social work and linguology (1st ed.). Primedia eLaunch LLC, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36074/pcaifswal.ed-1.03.
Full textAbstract:
Due to the applied nature of social work, mastering this specialty is possible only through the acquisition of practical skills and competences. This study aimed to determine the place of the field education within the educational programs for bachelors in social work and to characterize the current state of field education in higher education institutions of Ukraine. Field education has been shown to play a minor role in educational programs for training social workers. Based on the analysis of documents, interviews with teachers who organize the practice in their educational institutions, reflection of their professional experience and communication with representatives of social institutions where field education is arranged, as well as with students, identified key problems in the organization of practice, to name lack of quality practice frameworks and higher education policy, lack of resources and student motivation. Possible directions of field education development are discussed in this chapter: introduction of dual education; work with the united territorial communities, creation of university clinics, transition to module training, and further professionalization of Ukrainian social work.
7
Sinecka, Jitka Nelb. "“I Have Never Met a Student With a Disability in My 15 Years of Teaching”." In The Future of Accessibility in International Higher Education. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2560-8.ch009.
Full textAbstract:
The study presents results of a survey concerning students with disabilities, their chances to study at universities, and accessibility of higher education in the Czech Republic. We conducted interviews of academic employees at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústínad Labem in the Czech Republic when I worked there. The chapter reveals the current state of accessible higher education. Further, it shares results from research conducted among existing faculty and administration about their attitudes towards students with disabilities as well as about their preparedness to accommodate candidates and to modify their own courses. We revealed intensive attitudinal barriers that existed among faculty. Some of the respondents even expressed an opinion that disabled students should be excluded from higher education. Professors and instructors were not aware of the needs of students with disabilities or how to include them in the learning process. They never thought about how inaccessible their courses were regarding representation, expression, engagement, or assessment.
8
Beban, Alice. "Youth Volunteers to the Frontier." In Unwritten Rule. Cornell University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501753626.003.0005.
Full textAbstract:
This chapter refers to the volunteer university student land surveyors who formed the front line of the state in the land titling reform. It discusses the prime minister's ability to sidestep local officials and gain the trust of rural land claimants, which depended on the mobilization of the student volunteers. It also draws on interviews with the volunteer students to argue that they were central to the way the land reform reproduced Hun Sen's personal power. The chapter agues that the unusual power of university volunteers to make decisions and bypass local officials lay in their position as the prime minister's youth. It explains that the student volunteers' power arose from their “in-between-ness” and their category as both youth and soldier since they have the technological sophistication and militarized garb to clarify the political power and threat they embodied.
9
Urun, Mehmet Fatih, Hasan Aksoy, and Rasim Comez. "Supporting Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Through Kinect-Based Gaming." In Computer-Assisted Language Learning. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7663-1.ch070.
Full textAbstract:
This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a Kinect-based game called Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to investigate possible contributions of game-based learning in a virtual language classroom at a state university in Ankara, Turkey. A quasi-experimental design where the treatment group (N= 26) was subjected to kinect-based learning environments, and the control group (N = 26) continued with traditional learning environments was used. All the participants were administered an achievement test as a pre-test, and a post-test. Moreover, the qualitative part of the study included post-study semi-structured interviews with 10 students. The findings showed that there was significant mean difference in student achievement in post-test scores in favor of the experimental group. In addition, the study explored the opinions of the students toward the use of gesture-based computing systems for instructional purposes. The findings suggested some important points to consider while making use of kinect-based games for educational purposes like interaction and learner motivation.
10
Jefferson, Ann. "The Last Decade, 1990–99." In Nathalie Sarraute. Princeton University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691197876.003.0033.
Full textAbstract:
This chapter recounts Nathalie Sarraute's return to Ivanovo in October 1990 as one of the happiest consequences of the publication of her autobiography Childhood. It details Nathalie's tour to the museumand the House of Literature, her interviews to the press, radio, and TV, and meetings with professors and students in the French department at Ivanovo State University as Ivanovo's most famous writer. It also mentions Nathalie's regular visits to the theatre and the cinema in the company of her granddaughter Nathalie Vierny, who notes her grandmother's attentiveness to the detail of the movies she had just seen. The chapter describes how Nathalie's body deteriorated, in which she experienced pulmonary congestion, difficulty breathing, pains in the chest, and symptoms of tuberculosis (TB). It concludes with Nathalie's death on 19 October 1999, who was then buried alongside her husband, Raymond Sarraute.
Conference papers on the topic "Ball State University – Students – Interviews"
1
Vodopyanova, N. E., O. O. Gofman, A. N. Gusteleva, and D. V. Serezin. "Analysis of the difficulties of distance learning of students and search for ways to coping with them." In INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL ONLINE CONFERENCE. Знание-М, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.38006/907345-50-8.2020.419.435.
Full textAbstract:
Changes taking place in the world transform the usual way of life and force one to adapt to new forms of work, training, leisure, etc. Despite the fact that information and communication technologies have been a popular educational tool for a long time, the transition of students from full-time to distance learning (DL) in connection with the coronavirus pandemic created a situation of high tension for a number of objective and subjective reasons: uncertainty, a threat to health, lack of real communication, technical difficulties of the DL. All of this in aggregate is considered by us as a stressful situation (SS) and determines the relevance of the study of personality factors that contribute to coping with new stresses. The purpose of the study is to identify factors of SS and resources to control it from the standpoint of maintaining the health and vitality of students. Methods: semi-standardized expert interviews with teachers, author’s questionnaire «Difficulties and resources to overcome them», questionnaire «Health» a short version of the vitality test (Osin & Rasskazova, 2013), assessment of motivation and attitude towards professional activity students (Krylova & Ignatkova, 2017). The study was carried out online in May 2020 during the transition exclusively to DUO. Sample: expert interviews with 30 teachers from universities in St. Petersburg, Tver, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; 82 students (age 18 — 30 years) of the Faculty of Psychology of St. Petersburg State University, College of Physical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg State University, Sakhalin College of Arts. Results. Among the most stressful factors of emergency situations, students included social isolation, new conditions and requirements for self-organizing training, the cognitive difficulties of control tasks in an online format, an epidemiological threat to health, and an experience of anxiety and uncertainty. From the perspective of the subject-resource approach, the personal resources of coping with emergencies are determined. The obtained results formed the basis for recommendations and reconstructions of the educational process.
2
Sandell, Elizabeth J., Katie Archer Olson, and Maria-Renee Leonhardt Grigsby. "INTERCULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER CULTURAL COMPETENCE." In International Conference on Education and New Developments. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021end034.
Full textAbstract:
Institutions of higher education (HE) are emphasizing their capacity to (a) foster equitable access; (b) incorporate global perspectives into teaching, learning, and research; (c) build international and intercultural competence among students, faculty, and staff; and (d) establish relationships and collaborations with people and institutions throughout the world. At Minnesota State University, Mankato, instructors have responded to this emphasis with a specific course for pre-service teachers: Human Relations in a Multicultural Society. Based on this experience, the authors based the course on a foundational theory and engaged in scholarship related to teaching and learning. Adaptations were made in one major assignment, a cultural partnership, so that college students could diversify their perspectives and enhance their intercultural skills, even during a pandemic. For three semesters during the pandemic, instructors facilitated virtual “buddy” matches with students at a university in Armenia (English language classes in Spring 2020) or with students in various US cultures (Alaska Natives in 2020 - 2021). The series of related assignments included establishing a partnership, interviews, shared virtual activities, and reflection. This report briefly reports the analysis of data collected with the IDI in Spring 2020, the latest semester for which data was available for this project.
3
Jernigan, Shaphan R., Bill Fortney, Yusef Fahmy, and Gregory D. Buckner. "Implementing Effective Low-Cost Laboratory Experiments Into a Distance Engineering Program." In ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2010-40938.
Full textAbstract:
This paper details the successful and inexpensive implementation of remote laboratory experiments into a control systems course using readily available hardware and software. The custom-made experiments include an inverted pendulum, a platform leveling system, a ball and beam apparatus, and an aerodynamic beach ball levitation system, each implemented in a separate course offering. With each laboratory, the control objective is to regulate a physical parameter, (pendulum angle, platform orientation, ball position, etc.) by manipulating voltage to a drive component (DC motor, linear actuator, blower, etc.). Engineering software commonly used in controls courses (MATLAB/Simulink and LabView) coupled with dedicated hardware (xPC Target and NI Compact Rio) provide the controller platforms, while Microsoft NetMeeting and standard Internet video conferencing equipment are used to interface the distance-learning students with the laboratory equipment. Both local students at North Carolina State University’s campus in Raleigh and distance students at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and Craven Community College in Havelock, NC complete the laboratory experiments. In a student survey, distance students participating in the remote labs rated the experience as favorably as local students. Course grades, including design project grades, were similar between the two groups.
4
Lucena, Juan, Jason Delborne, Katie Johnson, Jon Leydens, Junko Munakata-Marr, and Jen Schneider. "Integration of Climate Change in the Analysis and Design of Engineered Systems: Barriers and Opportunities for Engineering Education." In ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2011-64975.
Full textAbstract:
The goal of this paper is to begin mapping perspectives of engineering faculty on barriers and opportunities related to the integration of climate change in the analysis and design of engineered systems (CC&ES). Although both sustainability and renewable energy have been receiving increasing attention in engineering education for quite some time, climate change, especially as it relates to engineered systems, has yet to become a widely accepted topic of teaching and research. From recent literature on engineering education and from interviews with engineering faculty, a picture emerges of whether and how climate change is an important dimension in the analysis and design of engineered systems. From those sources, we begin to see what it might take to incorporate the relationship between climate change and engineered systems in engineering education, what the barriers and opportunities to this incorporation might be, and what strategies might be available to institutionalize this incorporation in engineering education. Support for this paper comes from a larger research project on “Climate Change, Engineered Systems, and Society” which has the goal to develop conceptual and educational frameworks and networks of change agents to promote effective formal and informal education for engineering students, policymakers and the public at large. The project partners include the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Arizona State University, Boston Museum of Science, Colorado School of Mines (CSM), and the University of Virginia. Within this larger team, the CSM team is planning to develop a testbed for the incorporation of CC&ES in engineering education. Hence, our first step is to find related curricular innovations in the engineering education literature and perspectives from engineering faculty on barriers and opportunities to the integration of CC&ES in engineering education.