Something for Everyone

2012 ◽  
pp. 341-360
Author(s):  
Susan Swogger
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Professional Schools ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Print Materials ◽  
The University

This chapter describes a broad anatomy collection development project undertaken by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The project included the selection of a wide range of new electronic resources and print materials to fully support the breadth of program needs and learning styles. As a case study, it provides ample opportunity to discuss strategies and best practices for materials selection to support multiple professional schools with similar but distinct curriculum needs. It also allows discussion of an equally critical but occasionally neglected aspect of collection development—marketing the resources to the users and continuing follow-up.

Case Study: The Southern Oral History Program

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Dowd Hall ◽  
Kathryn Nasstrom
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
American South ◽  
New Era ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
The American South ◽  
And Gender ◽  
History Department ◽  
The University

A case study of the southern oral history program is the essence of this chapter. From its start in 1973 until 1999, the Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) was housed by the history department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), rather than in the library or archives, where so many other oral history programs emerged. The SOHP is now part of UNC's Center for the Study of the American South, but it continues to play an integral role in the department of history. Concentrating on U.S. southern racial, labor, and gender issues, the program offers oral history courses and uses interviews to produce works of scholarship, such as the prize-winning book Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World. The folks at the Institute for Southern Studies tried to combine activism with analysis, trying to figure out how to take the spirit of the movement into a new era.

Identification of Preferred Healthy Weight Counseling Approaches for Children in the Dental Setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 414-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiasheng D Guo ◽  
William F Vann ◽  
Jessica Y Lee ◽  
Michael W Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Dental Setting ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
School Of Dentistry ◽  
The University

Objective: There is a gap in the literature regarding optimal methods for the dental team to help address the childhood obesity epidemic; accordingly, this investigation sought to identify preferred communication approaches the dental team can rely upon to initiate dialogue with caregivers regarding the weight of their children. Study Design: A structured interview guide containing seven potential Healthy Weight Counseling (HWC) approaches and eight follow up questions was developed, pilot-tested, revised and utilized as a structured interview guide. Interviews were conducted at the Children's Clinic at the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) with 50 participants who are English-speaking caregivers of children ages 4–12. Results: Ninety-four percent of the participants were receptive to HWC in the dental setting. Caregivers indicated varying levels of acceptance for the seven HWC-approaches based on specific word choices in each approach. Sixty percent preferred HWC to be delivered with the child not present while 34% preferred the child's presence and 6% had no preference. Conclusions: Caregivers were open to weight-related conversations in the dental setting but to be well received, the dental team must choose their approach carefully and establish the proper doctor/patient relationship prior to HWC delivery. An individualized HWC-approach tailored to the specific needs of each family is indicated.

Setting up A Career Resource Centre

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Hosking
Keyword(s):  
Career Counselling ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Occupational Information ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The University

Many careers services are realising the increasing importance of access to accurate information, and are further developing resource centres that clients can use to research their work and study options. When the Careers and Appointments Service at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) was re-established in early 1995, a career resource centre was created to support career counselling activities, and to give students access to a wide range of employer and occupational information. This case study outlines the tasks undertaken in setting up the centre, and reflects on issues involved.

Source Theatre Company and the Mandate of the NEA: a Case Study

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (42) ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
Mary C. Resing
Keyword(s):  
Public Funding ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Endowment ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
The Public ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
The University

The controversy in the United States surrounding the funding of ‘offensive‐ and ‘pornographic‐ works by the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) has centered on whether or not the organization should espouse a morally conservative outlook in regard to the public funding of artistic works. However, the NEA arguably already pursues conservative policies rooted in its vision of the form, function, and outlook of the arts it exists to serve. The appointment of the actress Jane Alexander as chair of the NEA may have indicated that the organization would become more liberal in its moral stance, but the question remains: can government-supported art be anything but conservative? The following is a case study of one theatre's relationship to the NEA in the context of the Washington, DC, theatre community. The author, Mary C. Resing, is a former business manager of New Playwrights' Theatre in Washington, DC, and a former grant writer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is currently working on her dissertation on the actress-manager Vera Kommissarzhevskaia.

scholarly journals Book Review: Shared Collections: Collaborative Stewardship

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Betsaida M. Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Regional Institutions ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Wide Range

Librarians are natural collaborators. As professionals we enjoy working with colleagues within the same institution and beyond. This is particularly fitting when it comes to collection development. Academic libraries strive to support the research needs of our users by providing access to a wide range of materials. In a world of shrinking budgets and limited staff, we turn to collaboration as a way to continue to deliver excellent services to our patrons. Collaborative partnerships between regional institutions or across state lines allow individual organizations to reallocate their resources and better serve the local needs. If you are ready to begin the planning stages of a collaborative collection development project, this book is a great starting point. Shared Collections: Collaborative Stewardship is a gathering of essays that discusses an array of cooperative collection development projects in a variety of institutions. It covers everything you need to know from how to create a partnership of shared collections (chapter 2) to specific examples of current projects covering everything from serials (chapter 4), monographs (chapters 6 and 8) and digital collections (chapter 7).

scholarly journals Making connections and building resilience: Developing workshops with undergraduates

2017 ◽  
pp. 404-418
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
High Achieving Students ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Uk Higher Education

While defining resilience is recognised as complex with recent research highlighting the disparity of interpretations, there is however, a common appreciation of the wide range of contributory factors impacting on students’ resilience within the Higher Education sector. These can include but are not limited to, an increasingly competitive environment for graduate jobs, increased financial pressure from student tuition fees, alongside the more traditional concerns of moving away from home and transitioning towards greater independence. Building on previous research at the University of Surrey with high achieving students, this paper outlines the development and delivery of a student focused workshop designed to enable the participants to build their understanding of resilience using different but complementary pedagogic approaches: LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and Concept Mapping. The case study included within this paper demonstrates one student’s reflection of the workshop and previous experiences which have contributed to their own resilience. What has become apparent at the University of Surrey, and more broadly within the UK Higher Education sector, is that universities have a vital role to play in fostering positive mindsets amongst students and developing strong and resilient independent learners.

scholarly journals Use Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Perspectives in the Service Sector: A Case Study on the Jordanian Private Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Atef Aqeel Al- Bawab
Keyword(s):  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Test Hypothesis ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Rate Of Recovery ◽  
The University

This study aimed to identify on how to use Balanced Scorecard (BSC) perspectives in the service sector in general and in the Jordanian private universities in particular. The study was designed questionnaire to achieve the study objective, the questionnaire was distributed to(48), has recovered from (42) identify the rate of recovery was (87.5%), and after analyzing the data and test hypothesis using analysis methods through the program (SPSS) we found many of the results was the most important: There is using of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) perspectives in the Jordanian private universities partially, The researcher recommends that The universities hve to use all the perspectives of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) in the work as well as follow-up students after graduation in order to give the Promotional League. and The university has to work feedback about the services provided to the students.

Moving from Theory to Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
Lisa-Marie Bald ◽  
Judith A. Orth ◽  
Kathleen M. Hargiss
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Collegial Interactions ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Adult Learning Styles

Technology integration continues to be a professional development concern, especially in elementary schools. It remains unclear why there is a difference between how teachers talk about using technology and how they apply it in teaching reading. The purpose of this investigation was to explore professional development options that would help teachers connect theory to practice by studying their decision-making process. In a case study design, 10 K-4 teachers participated in one 60-minute interview, one follow-up interview, and one 45-minute focus group. With the use of typological analysis, transcripts were coded for initial and emerging themes. Results indicated that integrating mobile devices was highly dependent upon teachers being self-directed learners. Teachers relied on informal collegial interactions when deciding to use mobile devices. Continuous professional development that addresses adult learning styles was recommended by the teachers to support technology adoption.

Moving From Theory to Practice

TPACK ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 439-456
Author(s):  
Lisa-Marie Bald ◽  
Judith A. Orth ◽  
Kathleen M. Hargiss
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Collegial Interactions ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
Adult Learning Styles

Technology integration continues to be a professional development concern, especially in elementary schools. It remains unclear why there is a difference between how teachers talk about using technology and how they apply it in teaching reading. The purpose of this investigation was to explore professional development options that would help teachers connect theory to practice by studying their decision-making process. In a case study design, 10 K-4 teachers participated in one 60-minute interview, one follow-up interview, and one 45-minute focus group. With the use of typological analysis, transcripts were coded for initial and emerging themes. Results indicated that integrating mobile devices was highly dependent upon teachers being self-directed learners. Teachers relied on informal collegial interactions when deciding to use mobile devices. Continuous professional development that addresses adult learning styles was recommended by the teachers to support technology adoption.

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