A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Surgical Technology Graduates Who Achieved Transformative Learning

The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of successful surgical technology graduates who achieved transformative learning during their CAAHEP accredited surgical technology program while encountering risk factors for failure. The study’s central research question is: What experiences of successful surgical technology graduates contributed to transformative learning? The theory guiding this study is Mezirow’s (1981) theory of transformative learning. Mezirow’s theory relates to this study as it requires individuals to find meaning in learning in order, through a disorienting dilemma, to acquire new perspectives on their subject matter. The setting of this study is Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited surgical technology programs throughout the country. Purposeful criterion sampling assures the identification and selection of information-rich participants who experienced the phenomenon. The data collection for this study includes surveys, interviews, and letters written by successful surgical technology graduates. Data collection and analysis occur through the continued reading of surveys, interviews, and letters which capture the essence of each student’s experience through detailed written descriptions

Examining the Association Between Facebook Marketing and Applications Received in Graduate Programs at One University

As the technological world continues to grow and expand, the use of social media marketing continues to increase. Graduate programs looking to increase the number of applications received can turn to Facebook to market their programs. This study looks at the use of self-presentation, from a graduate program level of Facebook use, to create content that reaches their target audience. Self-presentation allows graduate programs to control the types of marketing, posts, and content displayed regarding their program in an effort to be seen in a certain light. This study explores six types of Facebook content perceived as favorable in the literature. Favorable content creates connectedness, community and networks, high-quality relationship perceptions, shared entertaining and interactive content, includes student-written blogs, and posts with a high content agility. There are seven research questions guiding this study that address the favorable content listed above after controlling for the effect of the reputation of faculty, faculty to student ratio, the historical impact of the Facebook account, and the number of years of the program’s existence. This pre-registered study offers the framework for this study to be carried out at the University of Arkansas. There are 151 graduate degree programs to consider. The participants of the study are graduate programs at the University of Arkansas with active Facebook pages during the Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022 semesters. A coding system has been developed to identify what content is considered favorable. Findings from this study will contribute to the body of research focused on addressing the use of Facebook content as a marketing tool to increase application rates in higher education

Junior Recital: Chris Campbell, classical guitar

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Campbell studies classical guitar with Mary Akerman.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1500/thumbnail.jp

Translating Aboriginal Land Rights into Development Outcomes: Factors Contributing to a Successful Program in Central Australia

This paper explores some of the factors that appear to be supporting the growth and success of the Central Land Council's multimillion-dollar Aboriginal community development program that operates across Central Australia. The program has driven a major change in the way that Aboriginal groups across Central Australia apply a significant amount of their income. It has introduced a facilitated process that supports Aboriginal groups to set and achieve development objectives using income earned from collectively owned land. The program is premised on empowerment, ownership and control at the group level. Establishment of this process has taken time and commitment, in a context where participants are generally focused on individual autonomy and decision making at the family or very local level. However, the program is showing signs of real success in delivering Aboriginal control and empowerment, and a range of social, cultural and economic benefits. The paper explores the factors that appear to underpin this success. What is clear is that facilitating Aboriginal control is developing Aboriginal collective capacity to determine development in line with Aboriginal values and priorities, and is delivering outcomes people want to see

Less than 5% of papers on the use of research in health policymaking tested interventions to see what worked. But those studies reveal a number of strategies for improvement

Population health policies stand a much better chance of succeeding if they’re informed by research evidence. But what are the best ways of making sure this happens? Danielle Campbell and Gabriel Moore conducted a rapid review of the literature on the subject and found that very few studies actually concerned testing interventions to see whether they worked. Those articles that do report on intervention strategies revealed a number of effective approaches, with recommendations including tailored approaches to presenting research findings to policymakers, interactive seminars or roundtables for communicating evidence, and increasing organisational capacity to use research

Classical Guitar Ensemble Fall Concert

KSU School of Music presents Classical Guitar Ensemble Fall Concert.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1170/thumbnail.jp

Junior Recital: Danielle Moller, violin

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. Moller studies violin with Helen Kim.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1499/thumbnail.jp