Persisting social and economic inequalities exist in achieving a postsecondary education. These i... more Persisting social and economic inequalities exist in achieving a postsecondary education. These inequalities are attributable to economic, racial, and gender disparities that result in considerable gaps in college access, achievement, and college completion for minority groups. This article presents the current landscape for college readiness and access. Effective practices for promoting college readiness and access are discussed along with policy implications at the state level
Background: Two decades of elementary and secondary education reform (P-12) pre-sumably affects p... more Background: Two decades of elementary and secondary education reform (P-12) pre-sumably affects programs and policies in higher education (P-16). Purpose: This article offers an essay review of the book, From High School to College. The book includes a report on a Stanford University project that investigated the policy articulation between P-12 and higher education. Research Design: The book reports case studies on six states with an additional chapter commenting on the status and future of community (2-year) colleges. Findings: Findings suggest that the case studies depend heavily on perceptual data from stakeholders. In addition, the editors and contributing authors do not address differences in the two sectors’missions. Specifically, the P-12 system includes both open admissions and compulsory attendance requirements, whereas institutions of higher education (IHE), from 2-year to research institutions, wrestle with the tension between open and elite admissions and comparative ra...
Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while ... more Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while responding to the financial pressures of cost containment and quality optimization. One strategy that health care providers use to adapt to the changing environment is multiskilling. Multi-skilled health care technicians are trained to perform multiple tasks so that they can be deployed more efficiently within health care organizations. Multiskilling can provide numerous benefits to providers, organizations, and patients, but appropriate training for such individuals is critical. The Multiskilled Competencies Development Project was initiated to identify professional standards for entry-level multi-skilled health care technicians. The project was designed to meet the training needs of multiskilled workers through improved allied health curricula. The results of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) competency profile for multiskilled health care technicians are presented.
Becoming a college professor brings both the feeling of self-accomplishment and discernment regar... more Becoming a college professor brings both the feeling of self-accomplishment and discernment regarding this prestigious achievement. Most doctoral candidates are practitioners in the eld of public education and will hopefully transition from a principalship to the o ce of a college professor. While this journey is lled with personal attainment, some of the doctoral graduates experience a variety of struggles along the way to their positions in higher education. This study examined this journey for some of those who have made the move. The questions posed to the participants centered on the bene ts, disadvantages, and suggestions on ways to assist fellow completers who have decided to take a position in higher education. Four primary struggles were identi ed as a result of the study: (1) struggle with the role, (2) struggle with self, (3) cultural struggle, and (4) future struggles. Through a narrative approach, the participants addressed their feelings regarding the move to a profess...
This article examines the use of portfolios as a means of assessing elementary-aged students. The... more This article examines the use of portfolios as a means of assessing elementary-aged students. The advantages and disadvantages of portfolio-based assessment are discussed and the parameters, guidelines, and the necessary conditions for implementing a portfolio-based assessment process are examined. Recommendations for establishing portfolios as an essential component in a comprehensive assessment process are provided.
... William R. Fisk is a Professor and Chair of the Faculty of Teacher Education, 404-B Tillman H... more ... William R. Fisk is a Professor and Chair of the Faculty of Teacher Education, 404-B Tillman Hall, Eugene T. Moore School of Education ... interested in the application of technology to teaching as well as child development, and he recently published a chapter with Kay Sloan (2005 ...
This study investigated strategies used by college and university presidents in balancing their p... more This study investigated strategies used by college and university presidents in balancing their professional and personal lives. The conceptual framework for this study comes from the work of Schein (1985, 1992). Lessons learned and words of wisdom from these presidents can enhance leadership effectiveness at all levels in higher education. Our culture embraces priorities in terms of careers, families, and personal commitment. Individuals from all levels of professions seek ways to achieve balance among the three. While scholars have written about the role and functions of the presidency in higher education as well as barriers women face in ascending to the presidency, relatively little attention has addressed how presidents balance their professional careers with their personal lives. A number of formal and informal discussions have taken place over the years focusing on the challenges to professionals in finding balance between their careers and personal lives. Galinsky, Kim, and ...
The purpose of this study is to determine how students, staff, faculty, and administrators view c... more The purpose of this study is to determine how students, staff, faculty, and administrators view campus diversity and multicultural issues and activities. The findings reveal that students, faculty, and administrators view the campus differently in terms of racial and social climate. In addition, faculty and students differ about how diversity and mufticulturalism should fit into the academic experience, finally, faculty and students seem to have the most positive perception of the overall campus environment. Recommendations are shared at the end of the report
Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while ... more Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while responding to the financial pressures of cost containment and quality optimization. One strategy that health care providers use to adapt to the changing environment is multiskilling. Multi-skilled health care technicians are trained to perform multiple tasks so that they can be deployed more efficiently within health care organizations. Multiskilling can provide numerous benefits to providers, organizations, and patients, but appropriate training for such individuals is critical. The Multiskilled Competencies Development Project was initiated to identify professional standards for entry-level multi-skilled health care technicians. The project was designed to meet the training needs of multiskilled workers through improved allied health curricula. The results of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) competency profile for multiskilled health care technicians are presented.
Abstract: The number of students taking online courses increased 146% from fall 2002 through fall... more Abstract: The number of students taking online courses increased 146% from fall 2002 through fall 2007. As the number of students taking online courses continues to increase, institutions of higher education will need to focus on increasing student retention and ...
Persisting social and economic inequalities exist in achieving a postsecondary education. These i... more Persisting social and economic inequalities exist in achieving a postsecondary education. These inequalities are attributable to economic, racial, and gender disparities that result in considerable gaps in college access, achievement, and college completion for minority groups. This article presents the current landscape for college readiness and access. Effective practices for promoting college readiness and access are discussed along with policy implications at the state level
Background: Two decades of elementary and secondary education reform (P-12) pre-sumably affects p... more Background: Two decades of elementary and secondary education reform (P-12) pre-sumably affects programs and policies in higher education (P-16). Purpose: This article offers an essay review of the book, From High School to College. The book includes a report on a Stanford University project that investigated the policy articulation between P-12 and higher education. Research Design: The book reports case studies on six states with an additional chapter commenting on the status and future of community (2-year) colleges. Findings: Findings suggest that the case studies depend heavily on perceptual data from stakeholders. In addition, the editors and contributing authors do not address differences in the two sectors’missions. Specifically, the P-12 system includes both open admissions and compulsory attendance requirements, whereas institutions of higher education (IHE), from 2-year to research institutions, wrestle with the tension between open and elite admissions and comparative ra...
Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while ... more Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while responding to the financial pressures of cost containment and quality optimization. One strategy that health care providers use to adapt to the changing environment is multiskilling. Multi-skilled health care technicians are trained to perform multiple tasks so that they can be deployed more efficiently within health care organizations. Multiskilling can provide numerous benefits to providers, organizations, and patients, but appropriate training for such individuals is critical. The Multiskilled Competencies Development Project was initiated to identify professional standards for entry-level multi-skilled health care technicians. The project was designed to meet the training needs of multiskilled workers through improved allied health curricula. The results of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) competency profile for multiskilled health care technicians are presented.
Becoming a college professor brings both the feeling of self-accomplishment and discernment regar... more Becoming a college professor brings both the feeling of self-accomplishment and discernment regarding this prestigious achievement. Most doctoral candidates are practitioners in the eld of public education and will hopefully transition from a principalship to the o ce of a college professor. While this journey is lled with personal attainment, some of the doctoral graduates experience a variety of struggles along the way to their positions in higher education. This study examined this journey for some of those who have made the move. The questions posed to the participants centered on the bene ts, disadvantages, and suggestions on ways to assist fellow completers who have decided to take a position in higher education. Four primary struggles were identi ed as a result of the study: (1) struggle with the role, (2) struggle with self, (3) cultural struggle, and (4) future struggles. Through a narrative approach, the participants addressed their feelings regarding the move to a profess...
This article examines the use of portfolios as a means of assessing elementary-aged students. The... more This article examines the use of portfolios as a means of assessing elementary-aged students. The advantages and disadvantages of portfolio-based assessment are discussed and the parameters, guidelines, and the necessary conditions for implementing a portfolio-based assessment process are examined. Recommendations for establishing portfolios as an essential component in a comprehensive assessment process are provided.
... William R. Fisk is a Professor and Chair of the Faculty of Teacher Education, 404-B Tillman H... more ... William R. Fisk is a Professor and Chair of the Faculty of Teacher Education, 404-B Tillman Hall, Eugene T. Moore School of Education ... interested in the application of technology to teaching as well as child development, and he recently published a chapter with Kay Sloan (2005 ...
This study investigated strategies used by college and university presidents in balancing their p... more This study investigated strategies used by college and university presidents in balancing their professional and personal lives. The conceptual framework for this study comes from the work of Schein (1985, 1992). Lessons learned and words of wisdom from these presidents can enhance leadership effectiveness at all levels in higher education. Our culture embraces priorities in terms of careers, families, and personal commitment. Individuals from all levels of professions seek ways to achieve balance among the three. While scholars have written about the role and functions of the presidency in higher education as well as barriers women face in ascending to the presidency, relatively little attention has addressed how presidents balance their professional careers with their personal lives. A number of formal and informal discussions have taken place over the years focusing on the challenges to professionals in finding balance between their careers and personal lives. Galinsky, Kim, and ...
The purpose of this study is to determine how students, staff, faculty, and administrators view c... more The purpose of this study is to determine how students, staff, faculty, and administrators view campus diversity and multicultural issues and activities. The findings reveal that students, faculty, and administrators view the campus differently in terms of racial and social climate. In addition, faculty and students differ about how diversity and mufticulturalism should fit into the academic experience, finally, faculty and students seem to have the most positive perception of the overall campus environment. Recommendations are shared at the end of the report
Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while ... more Health care organizations increasingly face the pressures of meeting the needs of patients while responding to the financial pressures of cost containment and quality optimization. One strategy that health care providers use to adapt to the changing environment is multiskilling. Multi-skilled health care technicians are trained to perform multiple tasks so that they can be deployed more efficiently within health care organizations. Multiskilling can provide numerous benefits to providers, organizations, and patients, but appropriate training for such individuals is critical. The Multiskilled Competencies Development Project was initiated to identify professional standards for entry-level multi-skilled health care technicians. The project was designed to meet the training needs of multiskilled workers through improved allied health curricula. The results of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) competency profile for multiskilled health care technicians are presented.
Abstract: The number of students taking online courses increased 146% from fall 2002 through fall... more Abstract: The number of students taking online courses increased 146% from fall 2002 through fall 2007. As the number of students taking online courses continues to increase, institutions of higher education will need to focus on increasing student retention and ...
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