The Challenge of Rapid Change: Part-time and Recurrent Education in the Environmental Field

The U.S. healthcare environment is undergoing rapid change. New policies have reshaped healthcare through reimbursement models focused on access and quality. Advocating for policies that improve population health is important for health professionals and students. For this reason, educators need to know how to prepare students to be active in the political process. Using the Civic Volunteerism Model, factors influencing nursing and public health students' political participation were examined. Both groups had relatively low levels of political participation and differences in types of political activities. The best predictor of political participation was found to be psychological engagement (e.g., political efficacy, partisanship, political interest). Students were more politically active if they attended school part-time, employed more than part-time, and were non-traditional students. Suggested educational strategies and use of social media were discussed. Further exploration of social media as a source of political information and recruitment is recommended.

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The Impact of Technology on Labor Makeup: A Study of the Green Industry

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.26.3.351 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 351-357

Author(s):

Joseph Krahe ◽

Benjamin Campbell

Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Rapid Change ◽

Full Time ◽

Green Industry ◽

Part Time ◽

Time Part ◽

The 2008 Financial Crisis ◽

Accounting Software ◽

Impact Of Technology ◽

The Impact

Green industry is in a state of rapid change and turmoil as it reacts to the 2008 financial crisis and its arrival at maturity. In an effort to survive this challenging period, many firms are using new technologies, ranging from basic e-mail and accounting software to sophisticated digital imaging systems for identifying diseases. However, there has been a noteworthy lack of research into the way that technology adoption impacts labor in this industry. This paper uses propensity score matching (PSM) to identify the impact that various technologies have on the number of full- and part-time employees as well as the portion of full-time laborers that green firms employ. We find that none of the technologies studied had a significant impact on the percentage of full-time workers employed by green industry firms, but there were some effects when examining full-time, part-time, and total number of workers.

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The Future of Healthcare

International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change ◽

10.4018/ijcesc.2015100103 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 34-51

Author(s):

Christine Vandenhouten ◽

Susan Gallagher-Lepak ◽

Derryl E. Block ◽

Sylvia May Kubsch ◽

Jan Strom ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Political Participation ◽

Political Process ◽

Rapid Change ◽

Educational Strategies ◽

Political Activities ◽

Part Time ◽

Access And Quality ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

New Policies

The U.S. healthcare environment is undergoing rapid change. New policies have reshaped healthcare through reimbursement models focused on access and quality. Advocating for policies that improve population health is important for health professionals and students. For this reason, educators need to know how to prepare students to be active in the political process. Using the Civic Volunteerism Model, factors influencing nursing and public health students' political participation were examined. Both groups had relatively low levels of political participation and differences in types of political activities. The best predictor of political participation was found to be psychological engagement (e.g., political efficacy, partisanship, political interest). Students were more politically active if they attended school part-time, employed more than part-time, and were non-traditional students. Suggested educational strategies and use of social media were discussed. Further exploration of social media as a source of political information and recruitment is recommended.

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High time resolution enzyme cytochemistry of rod outer segment

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100161953 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 878-879

Author(s):

Takuma Saito ◽

Toshihiro Takizawa

Keyword(s):

Enzyme Activities ◽

Outer Segment ◽

Rapid Change ◽

High Time Resolution ◽

Visual Cell ◽

Enzyme Cytochemistry ◽

Activation Effect ◽

Rod Outer Segment ◽

Enzymatic Cascades ◽

Rapid Drop

Cells and tissues live on a number of dynamic metabolic pathways, which are made up of sequential enzymatic cascades.Recent biochemical and physiological studies of vision research showed the importance of cGMP metabolism in the rod outer segment of visual cell, indicat ing that the photon activated rhodopsin exerts activation effect on the GTP binding protein, transducin, and this act ivated transducin further activates phosphodiesterase (PDEase) to result in a rapid drop in cGMP concentration in the cytoplasm of rod outer segment. This rapid drop of cGMP concentration exerts to close the ion channel on the plasma membrane and to stop of inward current brings hyperpolarization and evokes an action potential.These sequential change of enzyme activities, known as cGMP cascade, proceeds quite rapidly within msec order. Such a rapid change of enzyme activities, such as PDEase in rod outer segment, was not a matter of conventional histochemical invest igations.

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Inservice training for part-time dental faculty

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1981.45.2.tb01431.x ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 68-70

Author(s):

GL Powell ◽

JE Barrett

Keyword(s):

Inservice Training ◽

Part Time

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Exploring Barriers to Doctoral Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Insights From Practicing Professionals

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-20-00019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 1552-1563

Author(s):

Denise A. Tucker ◽

Mary V. Compton ◽

Sarah J. Allen ◽

Robert Mayo ◽

Celia Hooper ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Doctoral Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Academic Research ◽

Doctoral Degree ◽

Full Time ◽

Doctoral Study ◽

Doctoral Research ◽

Part Time ◽

Advance Research ◽

Doctor Of Philosophy

Purpose The intended purpose of this research note is to share the findings of a needs assessment online survey of speech and hearing professionals practicing in North Carolina to explore their interest in pursuing a research-focused PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) and to document their perceptions of barriers to pursing a PhD in CSD. In view of the well-documented shortage of doctor of philosophy (PhD) faculty to attract, retain, and mentor doctoral students to advance research and to prepare future speech and hearing professionals, CSD faculty must assess the needs, perceptions, and barriers prospective students encounter when considering pursuing a doctoral research degree in CSD. Method The article describes the results of a survey of 242 speech and hearing professionals to investigate their interest in obtaining an academic research-focused PhD in CSD and to solicit their perceived barriers to pursuing a research doctoral degree in CSD. Results Two thirds of the respondents (63.6%) reported that they had considered pursuing a PhD in CSD. Desire for knowledge, desire to teach, and work advancement were the top reasons given for pursuing a PhD in CSD. Eighty-two percent of respondents had no interest in traditional full-time study. Forty-two percent of respondents indicated that they would be interested in part-time and distance doctoral study. The barriers of time, distance, and money emerged as those most frequently identified barriers by respondents. Conclusion The implications inform higher education faculty on how they can best address the needs of an untapped pool of prospective doctoral students in CSD.

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