Context: Postprofessional athletic training programs continue to prepare advanced-practice leaders in the profession. As part of being leaders and clinical scholars within the field, it is important that students pursing postprofessional graduate education be exposed to curriculum and instructional theory, practice, and strategies. Objective: To…

The document is the technical appendices for the report, "Persisting Students: Exploring the Pathways and Outcomes of Students Who Don't Graduate in Four Years, But Remain Enrolled in NYC High Schools." The appendices in this document include: (1) Additional Tables, Sample Information, Key Definitions; and (2) Sampling and Analysis for…

Question-asking has long been an integral part of human learning. In scholarly investigations over the past several decades, questions have been studied in terms of the answers they generate, their grammatical structure, their cognitive functions, their logical content, and their social dynamics. Studies of student classroom questioning have…

Cognitive variables have been the primary indicator of academic and professional success used to process degree applications in many admissions departments. Cognitive variables are numerically based markers such as grade point average and test scores. Although cognitive variables are essential in determining qualified candidates in graduate…

This study was used to explore the perceptions of recent high school graduates about their levels of preparedness for post-secondary life after they engaged in experiential learning while in high school. The source of the participants was the graduating class of 2016 of an experiential learning high school program in Dutchess County, New York…

The study used a sequential explanatory mixed methods research design to examine the motivational and behavioral factors that underlie underrepresented female Ph.D. students' decisions to enroll and persist in STEM-related fields. Quantitative survey data were collected using the Motivated Student Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) along with five…

Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) teachers' personal implicit theories of intelligence and the influence this has on their theoretical orientation toward reading, are factors in teaching deaf students. These factors are not well understood or researched. Research regarding literacy in deaf education has primarily focused upon the student. There has…

The purpose of this research study was to assess levels of mindfulness-based skills in counselors-in-training at the masters and doctoral level. By examining mindfulness levels within the counselor-in-training population, a reference point was established among counseling students with predictors of mindfulness-based skill levels. The research…

This study applies the Clark and Estes (2008) gap analysis framework to better understand the influences negatively affecting doctoral completion rates. The purpose of this study was to understand the knowledge, motivation, and organizational factors impacting working fathers' ability to achieve their performance goal of graduating on time from…

U.S. doctoral program completion rates have remained persistently low in the humanities and biomedical sciences despite educators' efforts. A variety of factors, including stress and dissitation advisor-related issues, were associated with high attrition rates and extended time-to-degree for PhD candidates. The purpose of this correlational study…

Access to health care is, in part, determined by the availability of physicians, a function of the physician supply. Policymakers have demonstrated a long-standing interest in access to care, both in general and for specific populations. Moreover, federal support for medical residency training (a.k.a., graduate medical education [GME]) is the…

This report shares data relating to Ontario student and graduate profiles for 2017 in the following areas: (1) College activity; (2) Numbers of Ontario college applicants, students and graduates; (3) Learner demographics and characteristics; (4) Apprentices; (5) Continuing education students; (6) Graduates; (7) Perceptions; and (8) Key performance…

In the last several years, it has become apparent that racial/ethnic minority graduate students face an increased risk for mental health issues (Clark, Mercer, Zeigler-Hill, & Dufrene, 2012; Paradies et al., 2015). Contextualizing their experiences and determining what factors play a role in increasing this risk specifically for racial/ethnic…

Background/purpose: This study examined how team-based gamified learning influenced students' attitudes towards the gamification of learning, online collaboration, and competition. Furthermore, the study explored what factors contributed to the students' positive or negative experiences with gamified learning. Materials/methods: Game elements used…

The 'research-teaching nexus' means integrating disciplined-based research into course content to develop students' research ability. Though such integration has been investigated in various higher education content areas, no previous CALL teacher education research seems to have addressed it. This study explored how research should be integrated…