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A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF MID-LIFE CAREER TRANSITIONS AMONG EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN WOMEN
Get PDFThe purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the personal and professional factors that motivate evangelical Christian women to make career transitions in mid-life. Erikson’s psychosocial development (1980), Dweck’s (2006) growth mindset, and Fowler’s (1981) faith development served as the theoretical underpinnings of the study. The research sample consisted of five mid-life women who made at least one career transition in mid-life. Semi-structured interviews yielded rich and detailed information regarding the women’s experiences as mid-life professionals. The interview data were transcribed, coded, and analyzed to determine emergent themes. Results of the study revealed that having a growth mindset, strong personal supports, life balance, vibrant faith, and frequent solitude experiences were influences on the women’s professional lives and mid-life career transitions
WOMEN IN PASTORAL LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: HOW CAN THE NUMBERS ADVANCE?
Get PDFThe number of women in pastoral leadership within the Assemblies of God grows by the addition of credentialed women. While the numbers seem increasingly exponential, their validity in credentialed growth of women is staggered, lacking true egalitarian equality. It is questioned how many credentialed women are actually in an active, executive role of leadership within the A.G. Data from the A.G. examines the increase in female credentialing and ministry status over a fifteen-year span and its contribution to the total number of female ministers. Biblical theology and historical examples enhance the credibility and authority of female leadership while gender roles and gender studies reveal women’s struggle in obtaining such opportunities. Contrary to what has been assumed, women’s pastoral leadership among men is still projected towards inequality over the next eighty years. Findings indicate the need for an increase in women’s credentialing with the A.G. in order for the total percent of female ministers to rise. Without data of women’s specific role in ministry status, it is hard to infer the impact women truly contribute to the Assemblies of God’s ministers
CAN VIRUSES CAUSE LUPUS?
Get PDFLike so many autoimmune diseases, the exact cause of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains unknown. Evidence points to both genetics and environment playing roles in the onset of the disease, but neither acts independent of the other. Genetics are the easier of the two to study with recent advances in the field making it easier to isolate genes shared by individuals with the disease. However, genetic studies reveal that there is almost certainly an environmental component to the development of SLE. The underlying pathology and existing research on environmental contributors to the development of SLE suggest that viruses could potentially be an environmental factor that leads to the onset of SLE. Research has been done in the past in an attempt to establish a connection between viruses and the onset of SLE; however, these studies have been limited to providing circumstantial evidence due to the limits of existing technologies. A recent technology called VirScan developed by researchers at Harvard holds the potential to overcome the limitations of past research. The purpose of this thesis is to present an experimental approach to use VirScan to determine which viruses leading to the development of lupus
An Investigation of the Relationships between Mentorship in Clinical Education and BOC Exam Success
Get PDFThis study used an explanatory mixed-method design to investigate the relationships between preceptor mentorship in clinical education and success on the Board of Certification (BOC) exam for athletic trainers. The Athletic Training Preceptor Mentoring Traits Survey (ATPMTS) was developed by the researchers via a Delphi method following review of mentoring literature from nursing, athletic training, and academic medicine. Three hundred four athletic training students completed the survey during the last year of their training and before the BOC exam. Preceptor ratings were compared for students who passed the BOC on the first attempt (n =241) and students who did not pass on the first attempt (n = 63) using t-tests of independent means. The results of the analyses indicated that ATPMTS composite and subscale scores of students who passed the BOC exam on the first attempt were significantly different (higher) from composite and subscale scores of students who did not pass the BOC on the first attempt. Additionally, 60% of students who passed the BOC exam on the first attempt learned with their preceptor mentor either the semester of taking the BOC exam or the semester before taking the BOC exam. The results of this study have important implications for the selection and training of athletic training preceptors
FACTORS THAT PRODUCE HIGH-CAPACITY LEADERS WITHIN THE CHURCH
Get PDFPopulation is exploding, and yet the church, in some areas, is declining. High-capacity leaders, who can lead large groups of people toward gospel advancement, are needed now more than ever. The research question that this project seeks to answer is: what are the factors that produce high-capacity leaders within the church? The topic of leadership boasts a wealth of research; however, there is a gap in the research regarding what it takes to develop a highcapacity leader, as defined in this project. The research questions are answered through a qualitative phenomenological study that involve interviewing eight pastors who are leading large churches. The factors discovered from those interviews are compared against the factors that Jesus used to develop the twelve disciples he chose. The goal is to develop a clearly articulated framework through which a high-capacity leader can be developed
A STUDY OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND HOUSING CHOICES AMONG FIRST–YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to study how spiritual growth and housing choices for first-year college students correlate with one another. This qualitative case study is founded on the conceptual frameworks of Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development and Fowler’s stages of faith development The research participants were a criterion-based sample consisting of six Christian college students entering their first semester of college who all attended the same Christian high school prior to beginning their college career. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all participants to gather rich, detailed information about their experiences in their spiritual and educational lives. Data collected from interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed to determine emergent themes. Findings from this study suggest that housing choices of college students can influence spiritual growth based off of each research participant’s interview responses and observations made by the researcher. Keywords: emerging adult, spiritual formation, spiritual growt
A Correlational Study of the Relationships Between Individual Entrepreneurial Orientations of Community College Leaders and College Students’ Success
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to examine the mathematical relationships between the individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) of academic leaders in the Florida College System and their institutions’ student success rates. Some leaders in academia have suggested that academic leaders of postsecondary institutions adopt entrepreneurial behaviors and traits in an effort to adapt to rapidly changing environments. In this descriptive study, academic leaders in the Florida College system were surveyed to determine their IEO. The researcher obtained student success rates for each institution in the Florida College System. Data were analyzed using Pearson r correlations between IEO scores of academic leaders who responded to the survey (president, vice-president, academic dean, or other) and institutional student success rates to determine whether significant correlations existed between IEO and student success rates. Linear regression was also conducted to determine whether IEO was a predictor of student success. The results indicated that the average IEO scores of the Florida College System leaders was high; however, no significant relationships between IEO and student success were evident in this sample. In addition, IEO scores were not significant predictors of student success rates
SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER MARKETING AND IMPLEMENTING THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Get PDFThis thesis dives into the importance of social media marketing within a business. It starts off with a literature review that explains how much people use social media, how businesses have begun to recognize this trend, and how to turn this trend into a successful marketing strategy. This strategy can be demonstrated through online ads, influencer marketing, and a strong social media presence. The thesis will identify and examine all of these methods. The second part of this thesis is based on an online survey provided to the general public (over 18) in order to discover if the findings in the literature review are correct. The survey shows that people use on average 3 hours on social media a day. And, they visit multiple different social media platforms. One of the most revealing findings in this study was that people are being influenced more by the things they view on social media, because they trust those opinions, then other forms of marketing. Social media marketing has replaced the importance of commercials, billboards, and print ads. The survey received 780 responses and gave a comprehensive understanding on this topic
OVERCOMING COMMUNICATIVE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS: A STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Get PDFGlobalization is a central aspect to the developing American society, both vocationally and culturally. Increased international representation on college campuses is one example of the prevalence of globalization in an everyday context. As the rate of international students present on American university campuses increases, more research has been focusing on the experiences of international students. The present study focused on adding to the literature surrounding American students’ perceptions and interactions with international students when communicative and cultural barriers arise. The thesis statement proposed that American students attending an American university who had previous international travel experience would be more adept at interacting positively with international students. While the primary thesis statement was not statistically significant, the amount of time that one had spent abroad was found to be a significant predictor of positive responses for one of the cultural barriers provided in the study. The study’s results allow room for future research to more fully determine what the greatest factors are in American and international student interactions in an American context
