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The Development of a Model for a Provincial Science Museum in Thailand to Provide Education in Science and Technology (open access)

The Development of a Model for a Provincial Science Museum in Thailand to Provide Education in Science and Technology

This study was designed to develop a provincial science museum model for expanding science museums to the provinces in Thailand.
Date: May 1995
Creator: Yamsaengsung, Uraivan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Infusion in Career Services at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education in the Southwest (open access)

Technology Infusion in Career Services at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education in the Southwest

The purpose of this study was to examine the use of computer and communications technologies at four-year public/private college and university career centers that are members of the Southwest Association of Colleges and Employers (SWACE). The findings of this study reveal that (a) all career centers are now using computer and telecommunications technologies for at least one office function; (b) small institutions do not use technologies as much as large institutions because they have fewer financial resources, less technical support from institutions, fewer personnel, and they also need time to learn to use technologies effectively; (c) public career centers are more willing to explore new technologies but private career centers mostly adopt and implement proven technologies; (d) career education does not utilize technologies as much as career counseling or job placement functions; (e) lack of financial resources and lack of technical support are major barriers to a technological infusion; and (f) technologies, including electronic student databases, computerized presentations with the network connection, and OCR scanners, will be needed in the near future.
Date: May 1998
Creator: Charoensri, Pijarn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pedagogical and Andragogical Principles of John Wesley's Anthology (open access)

Pedagogical and Andragogical Principles of John Wesley's Anthology

This study is a historical and philosophical analysis of significant educational concepts John Wesley espoused during his lifetime from 1703-1791. Specifically this document examines Wesley's use of pedagogical and andragogical principles through the educational undertakings of the early Methodist movement.
Date: August 1998
Creator: Hall, Elaine Friedrich
System: The UNT Digital Library
Non-Academic Institutional Variables Related to Degree Completion of Non-Traditional Age Undergraduate Students (open access)

Non-Academic Institutional Variables Related to Degree Completion of Non-Traditional Age Undergraduate Students

A study was conducted at The University of Texas at Arlington to obtain measurements of non-traditional age undergraduate students using the Mattering Scales for Adult Students in Higher Education (MHE). The MHE is designed to assess the perceptions of adult students on how much they matter to the institution they are attending. The study also sought to determine if "mattering" and other selected nonacademic variables associated with the university environment are perceived by nontraditional age students to effect their likelihood of completing their baccalaureate degree. Of the five subscales surveyed by the MHE, significant statistical differences were found to exist in the Administration, Interaction With Peers, Multiple Roles, and Faculty subscales denoting an interaction between gender and minority status. Significant statistical differences were also found by gender on the Advising subscale and by minority status on the Faculty subscale.
Date: August 1998
Creator: Walts, Rebecca Ann.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Online Student Services in American Higher Education: Contemporary Issues and Future Implications (open access)

Online Student Services in American Higher Education: Contemporary Issues and Future Implications

This study examined the way in which the top 100 "most wired" colleges and universities provide online student services. Named by a national publication in May 1998, these colleges and universities were chosen because of their technological infrastructure, courses offered online, public computers on campus, and online student services, among other aspects.
Date: May 1999
Creator: McRae, Mary Suzanne
System: The UNT Digital Library