Alumni Perceptions of Professional and Postprofessional Occupational Therapy Master's Programs

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 363-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Robinson Brayley
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Academic Characteristics ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Educational Testing Service

This study investigated differences in academic characteristics of professional and postprofessional master's degree programs in occupational therapy as perceived by alumni who graduated between 1980 and 1985. The focus was on 10 composite indictors on the Graduate Program Self-Assessment: Master's Level Programs Alumni Questionnaire, Educational Testing Service. Seven of the 10 composite indicators demonstrated statistical differences. The postprofessional alumni perceived their program to be of higher quality in the indicators of environment for learning, scholarly excellence, quality of teaching, faculty concern for students, curriculum, and available resources. The professional master's alumni perceived their fieldwork experiences to be of higher quality than the postprofessional master's degree alumni.

Time to Graduation of Three Different Master’s Degrees in Psychology at a Public University

2012 ◽  
pp. 808-818
Author(s):  
Dennis G. Fisher ◽  
Grace L. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Graduation Rates ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public University ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Master’S Degree

There has been a considerable amount of interest in graduation rates of baccalaureate degree programs in the educational literature. There has also been some attention given to graduation from doctoral programs and from associate degree programs. However, there is almost no literature on the graduation rates for Master’s degree programs. This report uses a method of analysis known as survival analysis or event history analysis to examine the time to event for two different events leading to completion of a Master’s degree. One event is the time to preliminary examination, and the other event is the time to final thesis defense or final examination. The data compare three different Master’s programs in a psychology department of one of the largest campuses of one of the largest public university systems in the United States.

Assessing Student Satisfaction Within Sport Management Master’s Degree Programs

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nels Popp ◽  
Erianne A. Weight ◽  
Brendan Dwyer ◽  
Alan L. Morse ◽  
Amy Baker
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
The United States ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Graduate Degree ◽  
Master's Degree Programs ◽  
Sport Ethics ◽  
Master’S Degree

This study examined satisfaction levels with graduate sport management programs in the United States. A 26-item graduate degree program satisfaction instrument was developed and administered electronically to a sample of current students and alumni from seven sport management master’s degree programs yielding a 54.31% response rate (N = 302). Respondents generally indicated high levels of satisfaction with their decision to pursue a graduate sport management degree, but were significantly less satisfied with the specific school they attended. Respondents indicated the most beneficial courses included current topics, sport and society, sport marketing, and sport ethics, whereas the least beneficial courses included statistics, international sport, and research methods. Students who earned their undergraduate degree in business were consistently less satisfied with how well their graduate program taught them various sport management skills compared with students with undergraduate degrees in sport management, sport-related studies, or other majors.

Student Experience Applying to Graduate School for Speech-Language Pathology

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-205
Author(s):  
Lesley Sylvan ◽  
Andrea Perkins ◽  
Carly Truglio
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Master's Degree Programs ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Master’S Degree

Purpose The purpose of this study is to better understand the experiences faced by students during the application process for master's degree programs in speech-language pathology. Method Data were collected through administering an online survey to 365 volunteers who had applied to master's degree programs in speech-language pathology. Survey questions were designed to gain the student perspective of the application process through exploration of students' deciding factors for top choices of graduate programs, emotional involvement in the application process, biases/rumors heard, student challenges, advice to future applicants, and what students would change about the application process. Results Factors that influenced participants' reasoning for selecting their “top choice” programs were largely consistent with previous studies. Issues that shaped the student experience applying to graduate school for speech-language pathology included financial constraints, concern regarding the prominence of metrics such as Graduate Record Examinations scores in the admissions process, a perceived lack of guidance and advising from faculty, and confusion regarding variation among graduate program requirements. Conclusion Gaining insight into the student experience with the application process for graduate programs in speech-language pathology yields useful information from a perspective not frequently explored in prior literature. While the data presented in this study suggest the process is confusing and challenging to many applicants, the discussion highlights practical solutions and sheds light on key issues that should be considered carefully by individual graduate programs as well as the field as a whole.

scholarly journals Professional Master's degree in Nursing: knowledge production and challenges

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denize Bouttelet Munari ◽  
Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada ◽  
Francine de Lima Gelbcke ◽  
Zenith Rosa Silvino ◽  
Luana Cássia Miranda Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Course Completion ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Nursing Knowledge ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Master’S Degree

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the production of knowledge resulting from the professional master's degree programs in Nursing and to reflect about their perspectives for the area.METHOD: descriptive and analytical study. Data collected from the dissertations of three educational institutions that graduated students in programs of professional master's degree in Nursing between 2006 and 2012 were included.RESULTS: most of the 127 course completion studies analyzed were developed within hospital contexts; there was a focus on the organizational and healthcare areas, in the research fields care process and management, and predominance of qualitative studies. There are various products resulting from the course completion studies: evaluation of services/healthcare programs and development of processes, care or educational protocols.CONCLUSION: the programs of professional master's degree in Nursing, which are undergoing a consolidation stage, have recent production under development and there is a gap in the creation of hard technologies and innovation. They are essential for the development of innovative professional practices that articulate the healthcare and educational areas.

scholarly journals Higher Pedagogical Education for Sustainable Development in Russia and in France: A New Master’s Degree Programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 05019
Author(s):  
Olga Ilina ◽  
Evgeniia Brazhnik
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Training System ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Master's Degree Programs ◽  
Master’S Degree

Higher pedagogical education in Russia and France is currently undergoing modernization. In connection with the new challenges of time, global changes in the world community there is a growing public interest in the problems of sustainable development as the only possible way of civilization movement. Under these conditions, there is a need to improve teacher training, the inclusion of new training modules in the educational process, and the creation of new master’s degree programs. This study aims to analyze the situation by introducing the idea of “education for sustainable development (ESD)” into the organization of higher teacher education, which is constantly reforming in the context of the Bologna process, on the example of two countries - Russia and France. The study identifies the main tendencies of pedagogical education modernization, examines the teacher training system in terms of ESD ideas, considers Master’s programs in universities of Russia and France.

Preparing to work with Latinos: Latino-focused content in social work master’s degree programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Rosales ◽  
Victor Figuereo ◽  
Bongki Woo ◽  
Jaime Perez-Aponte ◽  
Manuel Cano
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Master's Degree Programs ◽  
Master’S Degree
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