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Early Assurance Model for Physical Therapy Education: A Descriptive Study
Get PDFIntroduction: Various curriculum models for Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) education exist across the country. The purpose of this study was to provide an updated description of the Early Assurance (EA) program model, including administrative variables for institutional leaders to consider. This descriptive study may help equip students to choose an educational program that suits their desires and enable institutions to consider models that fit their needs given their typical admission draw, the local environment, student debt, and resources available. Applications to DPT programs are on the decline while there continues to be an expansion of programs. Institutions are looking for innovative models to address the changing landscape of higher education. Methods: An electronic survey was deployed to all Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education accredited DPT programs and contained 33 multiple-choice and free text questions. Responses were received from 30 EA programs and 60 programs without EA (non-EA). Quantitative data were reported in percentages and means, and a thematic analysis was used to determine themes from free text responses. Results: Admission criteria, progression criteria, majors leading to the DPT degree, and management of admissions processes varied across the programs. Four themes emerged from the non-EA programs regarding why they do not offer an EA pathway. Seventeen (28% of respondents) indicated they are now reviewing and considering an EA pathway. Conclusion: A variety of pathways leading into DPT graduate programs exist and may benefit students. Specifically, these variations may allow students to choose a program that fits their particular needs. The results of the study may inform prospective students who can utilize this information to ask more specific questions as they consider DPT programs. Moreover, as many allied health programs have accelerated pathways to the terminal degree, institutions can utilize these findings to inform decisions about EA programs and how these programs may address declines in admissions and retention
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No full textThe Mediating Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Relationship Between Technology and Organizational Performance: Evidence from Ghana Banking Industry
Get PDFThis study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the relationship between technology and organizational performance, using evidence from the Ghana banking industry. The study adopted a correlation and mediation research design, with 232 respondents conveniently sampled from eight indigenous Ghanaian Banks. The data were analyzed using correlation, regression, and mediation techniques. The results show that technology serves as a catalyst for improving organizational performance and alleviating the negative effects of COVID-19 on organizational performance. The findings also revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic highly mediates technology and organizational performance with a significant positive relationship between technology and COVID-19 pandemic; technology and organizational performance. Additionally, there is a significant positive high relationship between COVID-19 pandemic and organizational performance, with technology and COVID-19 pandemic predicting organizational performance. The COVID-19 pandemic moderately mediates organizational performance. Banks in Ghana need to secure technological solutions to remain competitive in this era of stiff competition and disasters to ensure customer satisfaction, optimize costs, remain profitable, and, above all, increase shareholder wealt
God with Us: An Introduction to Adventist Theology
No full textGod with us.
They comprise, perhaps, the most profound assembly of three words in any language. They express the inexpressible sum of the Gospel. They describe the absolute foundational idea in the resolution of the great universal conflict between good and evil.
This is a book of theology—an accessible, thoughtful study of the God who is with us. And this is a book particularly of Seventh-day Adventist theology, a system which, by its very name, expresses two of the most profound illustrations of, and yearnings for, God’s presence with us in time (the Sabbath), and in physical reality in the certainty of His soon return (the second Advent).
In this highly readable and deeply thoughtful work, author John C. Peckham frames the matter this way: “The theme of divine presence that is so integral to Adventist theology is itself a central theme of the Bible. Indeed, the matter of God’s presence with us is so prominent in Scripture that some would even identify it as the main theme of Scripture. The story and teachings of Scripture revolve around the matter of divine presence, with God Himself becoming human in Christ—becoming ‘God with us’—standing at the pinnacle of the story of redemption. As we will see, God’s work of redemptions itself is the work of reconciling humans to Himself so that we can be with Him again in the special ways He intended from the beginning, temporarily ruptured by the entrance of evil.”
God with Us: An Introduction to Adventist Theology presents each element of foundational Seventh-day Adventist teaching as yet another illustration of the loving God who is truly with us in every one of those clear biblical teachings.https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/books/1341/thumbnail.jp
A Voice to Rouse the Nations: Ellen White and the Growth of Adventist Mission Work
No full textSeventh-day Adventists were not always committed to worldwide mission. Early Adventists were steeped in American particularism and national pride, preventing them from expanding their spiritual world view. As the pioneers grew their understanding, they faced doubts about whether such a small movement truly could “go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15, NKJV).
During its first four decades, the Seventh-day Adventist Church transitioned from a small North American sect to a worldwide movement. Still, more than a century after Ellen White’s death in 1915, the work is not yet done.
Everyone—from the senior living next door to the teenager growing up in a remote village across the globe—deserves to know about the Savior who died for us, was raised to life for us, and ministers in heaven for us, redeeming us from the wages of sin through His righteousness and leading us to healthful living and Sabbath rest.
Are we doing our duty today?
A Voice to Rouse the Nations is an illustrated history of Seventh-day Adventist missions work through 1915. Author David Trim explores the evolution of the pioneers’ beliefs and attitudes, introduces early overseas missionaries and their goals, and examines Ellen White’s role in the development and reform of the Church’s global mission work.
The adventure of the Great Commission beckons—will you answer the call?
Seventh-day Adventists were not always committed to worldwide mission. Early Adventists were steeped in American particularism and national pride, preventing them from expanding their spiritual world view. As the pioneers grew their understanding, they faced doubts about whether such a small movement truly could “go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15, NKJV).
During its first four decades, the Seventh-day Adventist Church transitioned from a small North American sect to a worldwide movement. Still, more than a century after Ellen White’s death in 1915, the work is not yet done.
Everyone—from the senior living next door to the teenager growing up in a remote village across the globe—deserves to know about the Savior who died for us, was raised to life for us, and ministers in heaven for us, redeeming us from the wages of sin through His righteousness and leading us to healthful living and Sabbath rest.
Are we doing our duty today?
A Voice to Rouse the Nations is an illustrated history of Seventh-day Adventist missions work through 1915. Author David Trim explores the evolution of the pioneers’ beliefs and attitudes, introduces early overseas missionaries and their goals, and examines Ellen White’s role in the development and reform of the Church’s global mission work.
The adventure of the Great Commission beckons—will you answer the call?https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/books/1347/thumbnail.jp