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Porter, John Martin, II – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Educational researchers have conducted very few studies on the subjective experiences of both trained and self-taught auto mechanics (Barber, 2003, 2004; Nelsen, 1997, 2010). Further, no present studies explore the subjective experience of the automotive instructor as he or she experiences uncertainty in the automotive lab. This study addresses a…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Vocational Education Teachers, Teaching Experience, Interviews
Tolbert, Yvette R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore how creativity and intuition were activated and encouraged by counseling supervisors within the clinical supervisory relationship with supervisees. Past research in this area was limited in scope, and suggestions for future research included uncovering what worked to encourage creativity and intuition for…
Descriptors: Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Counselors, Intuition
Clark, Marilyn Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The primary purpose of this study was to examine how African American women in corporations develop leadership and construct their leadership style through informal and incidental learning experiences. This study explored relationships between informal adult learning and career mapping processes of leadership for African American women. A…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Incidental Learning, African Americans, Females
Keeney, Brianne – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines strategic decision-making at the college level in relation to seven theoretical frames. Strategic decisions are those made by top executives, have wide-ranging influence throughout the organization, affect the long-term future of the organization, and are connected to the external environment. The seven decision-making frames…
Descriptors: Deans, Collegiality, Research Universities, Decision Making
Swanson, Kenneth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The problem that this dissertation investigated is the insufficient representation of teachers' voices in the discussion of motivational characteristics of second language learners in middle and high schools especially with consideration of instructional information and communication technologies. The purpose was to determine the nature of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Wall, Jan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the integration of contemplative practice into higher education. The intention of such integration would be to facilitate a students' ability to hear and follow an intuitive "call". Intuition was defined as an immediate, unmediated or tacit way of knowing; "calls" or "callings" as inner directives…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Brain, Intuition, Phenomenology