scholarly journals Intensive Student Support Coordination

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2 (October)) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Lee Papworth
Keyword(s):  
Student Services ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Student Experiences

This pilot project funded by the Student Services and Amenities Fee tested an approach for coordinated support to students with complex, multiple social, health, academic and behavioural needs. Strategies have been designed for effective student participation and access to appropriate services. It was concluded that when working in partnership with students, wraparound support from academic and professional staff increases positive student experiences and outcomes.

scholarly journals Playing by different rules: indicators of happiness on playgrounds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Outdoor Play ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Community Interest ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Public Elementary Schools ◽  
Using Data

As our cities continue to urbanize, opportunities for children’s unstructured outdoor play are declining. Play is a right to children, and holds a critical role in children’s lives. Creating opportunities for play during school hours produces significant physical and social health benefits. OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) is a registered community interest program originating in England transforming attitudes to play supervision, environment and provision within schools. In Toronto, Canada an OPAL pilot project is being implemented at six public elementary schools. Using data from this pilot, this study examines how differences in happiness while playing at schools vary across play conditions and duration. The study explores baseline data collected in Spring 2016 among 352 of 9-12-year-old children, attending grades 4 to 6. Binomial logistic regression was performed for recess and lunch play showing the correlation between happiness and play duration. There are statistically significant relationships between happiness and play conditions. Key words: outdoor play, unstructured, happiness, children, Toronto

scholarly journals Perceived Barriers and Levels of Satisfaction with Student Services for Adult Learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Cabrere-Buggs
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Student Services ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Research University ◽  
Student Support Services ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Public Research University ◽  
Dispositional Barriers

Adult students face a multitude of issues when attending college and seeking assistance from student support services to succeed. Because of other responsibilities outside their education, such as full-time jobs and family or household responsibilities, adult students have minimal access to these support services. This study was intended to investigate differences in level of satisfaction with student support services used by adults seeking a baccalaureate degree, and to examine the barriers faced by these students. The study examined situational, institutional, and dispositional barriers at one public research university, which may shed light on areas in student services which need to be addressed in higher education.

scholarly journals Students’ Perception of the Student Support Service

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 165-183
Author(s):  
Zoulal Mansouri
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Student Support Services ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Student Attrition ◽  
Support Policy ◽  
Student Support Service

In the last two decades, students’ enrollment in Moroccan higher education has increased, and so has the student attrition phenomenon. To retain students until degree completion, the educational reforms carried out since 1999 have encouraged institutions to provide students with support services but have left institutions free to conceive their support policy. As a result, student tutoring and coaching have become popular in some universities. The purpose of this paper is to investigate these two types of support from the students’ perspective and the student support service they need. First, these types of support are described briefly. Second, it is demonstrated through a survey and a pilot project on students’ perception of the student support services in a higher limited admissions institution that students’ needs go beyond academic tutoring. Coaching, as psycho-social support, is gaining students’ interest.

scholarly journals From paperwork to parenting: experiences of professional staff in student support

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy C Y Hu ◽  
Eleanor Flynn ◽  
Rebecca Mann ◽  
Robyn Woodward-Kron
Keyword(s):  
Student Support ◽  
Professional Staff

scholarly journals PACE UNIVERSITY’S FOCUS ON STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH STUDENT SERVICES IN ONLINE EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sachs
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Services ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Student Support Services ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Online Students ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The University

In 1999, Pace University was awarded a $1,000,000, three-year FIPSE Learning Anytime Anywhere Program (LAAP) Grant. The grant focuses on three areas: online testing, enhanced student support services, and mentoring. Funding from the LAAP grant has enabled the University to greatly enhance the student services that are provided to online students. The focus has been primarily on students who are within the NACTEL program, an online AS in Telecommunications degree offered to individuals working for Citizens Communications, Qwest, SBC and Verizon, and who are members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). FIPSE funding has enabled the University to extensively survey students in the program, by an outside evaluator. These surveys are all online, are tabulated instantly, and provide a steady stream of feedback to administrators and faculty who are involved in the program. In addition, FIPSE funding hasmade it possible to hire individuals who on a regular basis attend to how to best provide enhanced student support services for online students. As new ideas are developed, they are implemented as quickly as possible. This paper will present some of the research findings, and will also provide details about the changes to the NACTEL program that have occurred as a direct result.

scholarly journals Student experiences of a paramedic clinical facilitator model during ambulance clinical placements: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Langford ◽  
James Pearce ◽  
Shane Lenson
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Ambulance Service ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Positive Results

Introduction:Numerous challenges can impede the quality of ambulance service clinical placements for undergraduate paramedicine students. Inspired by positive results from a nursing facilitator model, this study reports on a collaboration between an Australian university and ambulance service that piloted a paramedic clinical facilitator for undergraduate paramedic students during their ambulance clinical placements. The objective of this study is to describe the experiences of a clinical facilitator model for undergraduate paramedicine students during ambulance clinical placements.Methods:Two focus groups with a total of 11 paramedic student participants were conducted, as well as two semi-structured interviews with a total of three paramedic preceptors. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants. Thematic analysis was used to code and identify themes in the data.Results:Three broad, over-arching themes arise from the data; 1.) Increased educational opportunities, 2.) Improved clinical placement management, and 3.) Greater student support and welfare. Both students and paramedic preceptors felt that the paramedic clinical facilitator model improved the quality of ambulance clinical placements for undergraduate paramedicine students. Conclusion:This study suggests that a paramedic clinical facilitator model may improve the quality of ambulance service clinical placements for undergraduate paramedicine students, leading to a more positive learning experience. Universities and ambulance services could consider implementing a paramedic facilitator model for ambulance clinical placements.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a leadership development program to enhance university staff and student resilience

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo Lee Brewer ◽  
Murray Lane ◽  
Alice Carter ◽  
Sue Barnard ◽  
Omar Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Leadership Program ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
University Life

University life presents challenges that can negatively affect the health and wellbeing of students and staff. Resilience is critical to managing challenges and thus is increasingly viewed as important for university students, graduates and employees. To date research on resilience has tended to adopt a view of resilience as an individual issue with little consideration of the socio-cultural factors that influence an individual’s resilience. To address this gap a leadership program to enhance both staff resilience and their capacity to lead resilience enhancements for students from an ecological perspective was developed. The program, piloted in three universities across Australia, assisted staff in understanding the nature and importance of resilience, the contextual factors that impact on resilience and the leadership practices that help drive change in the higher education context. Both academic staff and professional staff involved in leading co-curricula student experiences participated in the two-day leadership program. This study, part of a broader program evaluation, adopted a mixed methods approach to investigate university staffs’ levels of distress, resilience, and leadership practices. Pre- and post-intervention survey data indicated the program was positively received and most participants felt confident to lead curricula and co-curricula changes to enhance resilience within their work context. Implications for university educators, researchers and leaders are discussed.

Improving the Health of Professional Staff Members: Implications for Employee Productivity and Client Health

1982 ◽  
Vol 76 (9) ◽  
pp. 375-377
Author(s):  
Jeni Fetherolf ◽  
Murray L. Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Fitness Program ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Professional Employees ◽  
Visually Handicapped

In a pilot project, professional employees working with visually handicapped persons benefitted through participation in a worksite fitness program while serving as role models for clients. The lunch hour program used the worksite's facilities, providing exercise and advice on nutrition. Possible effects on client perception, employee productivity and health improvement are discussed.

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