scholarly journals Characteristics, Similarities, And Differences Among Four-Year Cooperative Engineering Programs In The United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
Robert I. Egbert ◽  
Lorene H. Stone ◽  
David L. Adams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Parent Institution ◽  
Part Time

Four-year cooperative engineering programs are becoming more common in the United States. Cooperative engineering programs typically involve a “parent” institution with an established engineering program and one or more “satellite” institutions which typically have few or no engineering programs and are located in an area where there are few, if any, other local opportunities for students to study engineering. In spite of an extensive literature search, the investigators were not able to find much information on these types of programs. Thus, in an effort to learn more about the characteristics of such cooperative programs, Program Directors from universities involved in four-year cooperative engineering programs were asked about the nature of their programs. The purpose of the research project was to learn about the different approaches used in developing and administering cooperative engineering programs, and to understand the strength and weaknesses of the different approaches. A web-based survey, consisting of 26 open-ended questions, was sent to Program Directors from eleven universities; seven responded to all or a portion the survey questions. The survey requested information on majors offered, enrollment, ABET accreditation, age and geographic distribution of students, administrative policies, tuition practices, and other such characteristics of each program. The findings show that most of these cooperative programs have been in existence less than ten years. All are ABET accredited or plan to seek ABET accreditation. Most of the programs offer majors only in Civil, Electrical, and/or Mechanical Engineering. Administrative structures and procedures were similar among all the programs with only minor differences. Although four-year cooperative engineering programs are a relatively new phenomena in engineering education, the number of such programs appears to be increasing. The investigators expected to find that the majority of students in these programs were non-traditional, part-time students, who were geographically bound to the area served by the cooperative engineering program. However, the survey results revealed that the majority of students in these programs are full- time, traditional students, who live within 100 miles of the institution housing the program. The students apparently choose these programs to avoid the costs of room and board at the program’s parent campus. The findings of this survey are believed to be the first such survey done on four-year cooperative engineering programs in the U.S. The results of this research may be helpful to universities planning to start a cooperative engineering program. 

Abstract 180: What is the Potential Capacity for Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization in the United States?

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Quinn R Pack ◽  
Ray W Squires ◽  
Steven W Lichtman ◽  
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez ◽  
Juan Pablo Rodriguez-Escudero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Potential Growth ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Potential Capacity ◽  
Program Capacity

Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective but highly underutilized therapy for heart disease. Efforts are underway to increase CR referral and enrollment, but little is known about the potential capacity for growth in CR utilization in the United States. To address this concern, we estimated the current national capacity of CR programs across the United States and assessed obstacles to potential growth. Methods: We surveyed all CR Program Directors listed in the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) database in November of 2012. Respondents reported current enrollment levels, current program capacity, program capacity given reasonable expansion, and obstacles to growth. Results: Of 812 Program Directors in the AACVPR database, 290 (36%) completed the full survey. Respondents represented somewhat larger programs compared to non-respondents (4.0 vs. 4.6 full time employees, p = 0.01), but were otherwise similar. Current enrollment levels demonstrated a median [IQ range] of 140 [75,232] patients per year and a current estimated capacity of 192 [100,300] patient per year. Respondents estimated that programs could expand services by 25% to 240 [141,380] patients annually, assuming a significant increase in patient demand and a feasible increase in resources. We estimate that if programs filled to their current capacity, national CR utilization rates would increase from 34.7% to 46.4% (95% CI, 43.9 to 48.9) of eligible US patients each year. Given feasible program expansion, utilization could increase to a maximum of 58.4% (95% CI, 55.2 to 61.6) of qualifying patients. Capacity projections based upon absolute patient numbers and national statistics revealed concordant results. The most commonly cited obstacles to increasing patient participation are shown in the figure. As seen, the majority (88%) are controllable system-related factors unrelated to patient behavior. Conclusions: Even with substantial expansion of all existing CR programs, there is currently insufficient capacity in current CR programs to meet national service needs. Solutions to this problem will likely include the creation of new CR programs, and new policies that improve reimbursement for CR and also embrace new models of CR delivery.

scholarly journals The Evolving Knowledge Management Adult Learner

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Stevens ◽  
Jim Chen ◽  
Kay Zekany ◽  
Mitch Adrian
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Adult Learner ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Professional Needs ◽  
Parent Status ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Full Time Employment

This longitudinal study examines the perceptions, attitudes, and preferences of the adult learners in higher education institutions in the United States. A qualitative design was utilized, engaging respondents from six geographic regions in the United States. This three-year, longitudinal research results were compared and contrasted with the eight principles of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, and best practices for meeting the educational and professional needs of the adult learner were proposed [1]. Since Knowles [2] published his seminal work on adult learners and their unique characteristics, there have emerged a growing number of studies categorizing these students.  Also known as nontraditional students, these individuals have been identified as sharing distinctive commonalities, such as: (1) full time employment with part-time enrollment, (2) dependent support (whether married or single parent status), (3) flexibility in academic and professional advisement, (4) acknowledgement of work- and life-experiences, and (5) are constrained by time limitations [3,4,5]. 

Part-Time Students and Performance-Based Funding 2.0 in United States Public Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 153-176
Author(s):  
Brian A Peters ◽  
Ginger Burks Draughon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Performance Based Funding ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees ◽  
Part Time ◽  
And Performance

Meeting the college completion goals set by the United States Government, the Lumina Foundation, and others will require the completion of an additional eight million associate's or bachelor's degrees (Kelly & Schneider, 2012). As part-time students will make up to 40 percent of college students by 2023 (NCES, 2015), educational policymakers will need to adjust their completion agenda to account for the high number of part-time students in higher education. Drawing from the literature on part-time students and performance-based funding, the authors in this chapter propose that better attention to part-time students and factors that signal their success, combined with performance-based funding that acknowledges the need for the success of more part-time students, would be a worthwhile approach for increasing the accessibility of higher education.

Why is Our Population of Uninsured and Underinsured Persons Growing? The Consequences of the “Deindustrialization” of the United States

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Renner ◽  
Vicente Navarro
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The U.S

In this article the authors discuss the consequences of the “deindustrialization” of America for the health benefits coverage of the U.S. population, the majority of which receive their health benefits through their workplace. The shift of employment from industry to services, from union to nonunion, from full-time to part-time employment, and from high-paying to low-paying jobs is having a most profound impact on the health benefits coverage of the U.S. population.

Volunteer Police: What Predicts Confidence in Training?

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1010-1022
Author(s):  
Adam Dobrin ◽  
Ross Wolf ◽  
Ian K. Pepper ◽  
Seth W. Fallik
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Impact

Volunteer police are used in both the United States and the Unite Kingdom to expand the services provided by full-time police personnel. The models of volunteer policing that have developed in the United States and the United Kingdom are based on the same concept, but differ in their level of operational preparedness and training. The utilization and confidence of these volunteer police in performing the functions of the police has been understudied. This current study builds on previous studies to develop a broader understanding of the confidence in training of part-time volunteer police officers by using a convenience sampling of three U.K. Northern Police Forces and three U.S. Florida Sheriff’s Offices. Results show the impact of individual-level variables on confidence in training preparation, with time since initial training having the largest impact. Later formal professional training appears to have little to no impact on confidence. Limitations and policy implications are discussed.

Hispanic Ministry

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Matovina
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Time Commitment ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Hispanic Ministry

This chapter discusses how the pastoral outreach among Latinos today in dioceses, parishes, and apostolic movements extends the efforts of those who promoted Hispanic ministry during the Encuentro era. According to current statistics, more than 80 percent of the 195 dioceses in the United States have diocesan staff assigned to coordinate Hispanic ministry, though with varying degrees of time commitment ranging from part-time coordinators to full-time directors. However, several diocesan directors have articulated to U.S. bishops their growing concerns related to the closing of diocesan offices for Hispanic ministry or their placement under multicultural ministry offices and their alarm that while the Hispanic presence continues to grow and demand a more robust ministerial response, diocesan personnel and/or resources for Hispanic ministry are diminishing in a number of archdioceses.

scholarly journals Underemployment in the United States and Europe

ILR Review ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
David N. F. Bell ◽  
David G. Blanchflower
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Home Ownership ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Preferred Hours ◽  
Main Influence

The authors produce estimates for a new and better rate of underemployment for 25 countries using the European Labor Force Survey that is based on workers’ reports of their preferred hours at the going wage. Both voluntary and involuntary part-time workers report they want more hours. Full-time workers who say they want to change their hours, mostly say they want to reduce them. When the Great Recession hit, the number of hours of those who said they wanted more hours increased, and the number of hours of those who said they wanted fewer hours decreased. The percentage of workers in both categories remains elevated. The authors provide evidence for the United Kingdom and the United States as well as from an international sample that underemployment lowers pay in the years after the Great Recession, but the unemployment rate does not. They also find evidence for the United States that decreases in the home ownership rate have helped to keep wage pressure in check. Underemployment replaces unemployment as the main influence on wages in the years since the Great Recession.

Moderate Islam

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Abid Ullah Jan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
Dark Spot ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Central Authority ◽  
American Government ◽  
Track Record ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Part Time

The Debate Question 1: Various commentators have frequently invoked the importance of moderate Muslims and the role that they can play in fighting extremism in the Muslim world. But it is not clear who is a moderate Muslim. The recent cancellation of Tariq Ramadan’s visa to the United States, the raids on several American Muslim organizations, and the near marginalization of mainstream American Muslims in North America pose the following question: If moderate Muslims are critical to an American victory in the war on terror, then why does the American government frequently take steps that undermine moderate Muslims? Perhaps there is a lack of clarity about who the moderate Muslims are. In your view, who are these moderate Muslims and what are their beliefs and politics? AUJ: The promotion of “moderate” Muslims is part of an extremist tendency sweeping the United States, unlike the situation in the Muslim world. It is the result of a war between two Americas: the America of ideals (e.g., of equality and justice) and the America of extremism, which has succumbed to self-interest groups and individuals. For the America of ideals, the Tariq Ramadan episode is a dark spot, one among many such episodes in recent times. Periodic episodes of tragedy are the hallmark of the America that has shifted its priorities under the pressure and manipulation of the extremists. These forces use all expedient means to sacrifice the wellbeing of the United States for self-interest and promotion of the Zionist state. This extremism entails a morbid dread of Islam. It never regards any Muslim as moderate unless one publicly rejects the Qur’an as “the final manifesto of God,”1 considering this belief a “disturbing cornerstone of Islam,”2 and submitting to the rejection of key parts of the Qur’an.3 Unquestioning support for Israel, along with all other American-approved dictatorships, is the minimum criterion.4 All other factors are irrelevant. The fascistic American track record of accepting “moderates” and rejecting “radicals” is clear.5 The final distinction is not defined by their adherence to Islam, but by the assumed threat they pose to the interests of these extremists. For example, a devout man, fervent in all of his personal rituals but not participating in political affairs, would be a “moderate,” whereas a marginally practicing Muslim with the zeal to voice his opposition to the injustice perpetrated by the extremists’America is classified as a “radical.” In the current political context, a moderate is one who is passive like the devout man, or active like the extremist “moderates” – the Muslim neomods – who openly promote the extremist agenda using Islamic interpretations or “Project Ijthihad”6 as a cover. Hence, the distinction is not academic or religious, but political. Two opposing factors prove this point. First, there are clear commands for Muslims to be moderate by default.7 Moderateness is a prerequisite for all Muslims, not a label of identity for some. Accordingly, Muslims cannot be part-time or partial Muslims (Qur’an 2:208) or reject part of the Qur’an (Qur’an 2:85).8 Hence, such religious labelling is irrelevant. Second, the extremists insist that strong belief in the totality of the Qur’an makes Muslims “Islamists.”9 That is why they believe themselves to be “absolutely at war with the vision of life that is prescribed to all Muslims in the Koran.”10 It means that the standards of “moderateness,” as set by the American extremists, are directed at neutralizing a preconceived threat. Under these circumstances, mere claims of being a “moderate” do not make any difference at all, as long as a Muslim is presented as a threat, however baseless, to the interests of extremist America. Similarly, the so-called extremism in the Muslim world is not the result of Muslims’faith. Rather, it is a function of the perpetually colonized and oppressed people due to the lack of true independence and a central authority to control and productively channel their energies. It is naïve to suggest that a few ill-informed “moderate” individuals or puppet regimes can emulate the abilities of an entire central authority (i.e., the Islamic state) and effect progress and positive meaningful change.

scholarly journals Dual MD–MPH Degree Students in the United States: Moving the Medical Workforce Toward Population Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492097842
Author(s):  
Jo Marie Reilly ◽  
Christine M. Plepys ◽  
Michael R. Cousineau
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Master Of Public Health ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Public Health Training ◽  
The Impact

Objective A growing need exists to train physicians in population health to meet the increasing need and demand for physicians with leadership, health data management/metrics, and epidemiology skills to better serve the health of the community. This study examines current trends in students pursuing a dual doctor of medicine (MD)–master of public health (MPH) degree (MD–MPH) in the United States. Methods We conducted an extensive literature review of existing MD–MPH databases to determine characteristics (eg, sex, race/ethnicity, MPH area of study) of this student cohort in 2019. We examined a trend in the MD community to pursue an MPH career, adding additional public health and health care policy training to the MD workforce. We conducted targeted telephone interviews with 20 admissions personnel and faculty at schools offering MD–MPH degrees in the United States with the highest number of matriculants and graduates. Interviews focused on curricula trends in medical schools that offer an MD–MPH degree. Results No literature describes the US MD–MPH cohort, and available MD–MPH databases are limited and incomplete. We found a 434% increase in the number of students pursuing an MD–MPH degree from 2010 to 2018. The rate of growth was greater than the increase in either the number of medical students (16%) or the number of MPH students (65%) alone. Moreover, MD–MPH students as a percentage of total MPH students more than tripled, from 1.1% in 2010 to 3.6% in 2018. Conclusions As more MD students pursue public health training, the impact of an MPH degree on medical school curricula, MD–MPH graduates, and MD–MPH career pursuits should be studied using accurate and comprehensive databases.

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