104 research outputs found
Elizabeth Bjerke promoted to Aviation chair
No full textElizabeth Bjerke took the reins of the University of North Dakota Department of Aviation on July 1. Kent Lovelace, chair for the past 20 years, announced earlier this year that he was stepping down. Lovelace will continue on as a full-time faculty member. The Department is part of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
Bjerke will be running a department with about 1,500 majors and about 50 faculty. She came to UND as a student in 1996. She has been associate chair of the department for two years, following nine years as the assistant chair of assessment and faculty.
She got her undergraduate degree, her MBA, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, all at UND.
Widely published in the area of aviation education, Bjerke began her career in collegiate aviation education following an opportunity to teach as while she worked as a UND flight instructor.
I discovered that I really loved being in the classroom, working with students, said Bjerke, who has published several research journal articles and given numerous presentations on various aviation-related topics.
Bjerke is actively involved with the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), where she has served on the Board of Trustees since 2007. She is also a member of the University Aviation Association (UAA), and a FAASTeam Lead Representative for the North Dakota Region. Prior to her current role on faculty, Dr. Bjerke served as a Lead Flight Instructor and an Assistant Chief-Flight Instructor for UND\u27s Part 141 flight training program.
Bjerke, a native of Whitehall, Wisc., also was instrumental in organizing and leading the UND chapter of Women in Aviation. She still is the faculty advisor to the group.
Lovelace will tackle a new position in UND Aerospace — director of aviation industry relations, reporting to the dean — in addition to his continued role as a full professor at UND Aerospace.
I will be focusing some of my energies there, working to maintain and develop relationships with industry, looking at employment opportunities for our students, and acting as a liaison between UND Aerospace and the aviation industry, Lovelace said
Denne gangen er det annerledes. En studie av børskrakket i 1987 i to norske aviser
No full textDette kapittelet er en studie av dekningen av børskrakket i 1987 i to store norske aviser. På det tidspunktet krakket fant sted, var både norsk politikk og presse i endring. Markedet hadde over noen år fått betraktelig større betydning i den norske blandingsøkonomien, samtidig som toneangivende nye medier var åpne markedsforkjempere. Kapittelet er basert på rammeverket som ble brukt i en studie publisert av Bjerke og Fonn i 2015, som tok for seg finanskrisen og dens etterdønninger i de samme to avisene – Aftenposten og Dagbladet. Denne studien var igjen inspirert av Baldwin van Gorp og Robert Entman. I artikkelen om finanskrisen spurte Bjerke og Fonn om det var mulig å identifisere to forskjellige måter å vurdere økonomiske kriser og krakk på – to forskjellige «rammepakker» – og om dekningen var dominert av en såkalt «nyliberalistisk» eller en «kasinokapitalistisk» forståelse. I den første vil et krakk bli betraktet som en midlertidig korreksjon i et marked som snart vil oppnå likevekt, mens i en kasinokapitalistisk ramme vil det bli pekt på de grunnleggende ustabile og mulig langsiktige effektene av uregulerte markeder. I dette kapittelet stiller forfatteren de samme spørsmålene på nytt til et 20 år eldre materiale, til et krakk som fant sted mens deregulering og internasjonalisering var relativt nye fenomener i den norske offentligheten, og 1990-tallets skjellsettende bankkrise ennå ikke hadde funnet sted. Men var allmennmediene allerede påvirket av den nye økonomipressen og den fremvoksende markedsideologien, i måten de valgte ut tematikk, vinkler og kilder på?
This chapter is a study of the coverage of the stock market crash of 1987 in two major Norwegian newspapers. At the time of the crash, both Norwegian politics and the press were in a state of change. Over a few years, the market had become significantly more important in the Norwegian mixed economy, while leading new media outlets were open market proponents. This chapter is based on the framework used in a 2015 study by Bjerke and Fonn of the financial crisis and its aftermath as covered in the same two newspapers – Aftenposten and Dagbladet. Bjerke and Fonn’s study was itself inspired by Baldwin van Gorp and Robert Entman. In their article on the financial crisis, Bjerke and Fonn asked whether it was possible to identify two different ways of assessing financial crises and crashes – two different ‘framework packages’ – and whether the coverage was dominated by a so-called ‘neoliberalist’ or a ‘casino capitalist’ understanding. In the first, a crash is considered a temporary correction in a market that will soon reach equilibrium, while in a casino capitalist framework, the fundamentally unstable and possible long-term effects of unregulated markets are underscored. In this chapter, the author queries a body of material that is 20 years older, and a crash that happened while deregulation and internationalisation were relatively new phenomena in Norwegian society and the epoch-making bank crisis of the 1990s had not yet taken place. But were the mainstream media already influenced by the new financial press and emerging market ideology, in the way they selected themes, angles and sources?publishedVersio
The 2012 Pilot Source Study (Phase III): Response to the Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements for Air Carrier Operations
No full textThe 2012 Pilot Source Study (Phase III) was a continuation of the 2010 Pilot Source Study (Smith, Bjerke, NewMyer, Niemczyk & Hamilton, 2010), using the same research design with a new data set containing no duplicate records. University faculty and students assisted seven regional airlines to enter data on 4,024 pilots hired between 2005 and 2011. New-hire pilots’ college and piloting backgrounds defined their input (Source) variables. Training and first year operations data defined the output (Success) variables. Identifying information for pilots and participating airlines was removed fromthe data sets, and records were combined into a single data set for independent analysis by five researchers. Results were verified by two independent researchers from the University of Central Florida (a non-affiliated university). Results showed considerable consistency between the 2010 Pilot Source Study and the 2012 Pilot Source Study regarding initial pilot training at a regional air carrier. The study found that pilots entering the industry with an aviation-specific college degree, particularly a degree froman AABI-accredited flight program, performed better in initial training than those with no degree or a non-aviation degree. The results also indicated that a pilot’s background, such as having a CFI certificate and obtaining advanced training from a collegiate aviation program, is an indicator of success in training. One important result was that commercial pilots had more completions than pilots with an ATP certificate. On the other hand, total flight hours produced inconclusive results
Career Change Theory: An Analysis Of Second Career Pilots Pursuing The Aviation Profession
No full textThe United States regional air carrier industry has recently undergone a substantial transformation in pilot salaries and hiring practices. Regional airlines are employing professional aviators at unprecedented rates in response to economic growth, regulatory reform, and legacy air carrier retirements. The resulting demand for professional pilots has drawn a new category of aviators into the airline industry, identified in this research as “second career” pilots. The following study used a mixed method design to examine the backgrounds of survey participants at two US flight training programs and determine their transition motivations. Through chi-square tests, t-tests, and correlation analysis, this study examined relationships among the participating individuals’ career change motivations. This study also involved interviewing selected second career pilots to obtain additional details surrounding their career transitions. The results of this study suggest that individuals pursuing a second career as a professional pilot primarily did so to achieve self-fulfillment, obtain better compensation, and reduce dissatisfaction with their previous occupation aligning with the theoretical findings of the Vocational Education Training Career Change Study. The concepts that emerged from this research were also tested against the Transtheoretical Model of Change. The goal of this research is to help US air carriers and educational institutes gain a better understanding as to the professional backgrounds of pilots entering the aviation industry. Understanding these factors will help ensure that air carriers are appropriately staffed as aviator attrition and resulting demand continues to increase
The Impact Of Training Disruption On Commercial Certificate Attainment In Collegiate Aviation Programs
No full textThe aviation industry is currently recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and is forecast to continue to grow after returning to pre-pandemic levels of activity. As a result of retirements and growth, airlines are experiencing a large demand for qualified pilots. Collegiate aviation programs serve as a major source of training and recruitment, but it is unknown to what degree students in these programs were affected by the cessation of flight training during the pandemic. This study examined the impact of different variables, including training disruption, on commercial pilot certificate attainment and flight training hours in collegiate aviation flight training programs. The variables were grouped based on Astin’s input-environment-outcome model (Astin, 1993; Astin & Antonio, 2012). Multiple regression analysis was utilized to examine the impact input and environmental variables have on Commercial Certificate attainment in collegiate aviation programs. It was determined that GPA in aviation-specific courses influences whether a student completes flight training for the Commercial Pilot certificate. Furthermore, average enrolled credit load per academic term was significant in accounting for the variance in the total aeronautical experience required and credit load, gender, and stage check pass rate, were significant in predicting the amount of flight instruction required by a Commercial Pilot student. These findings are important for researchers and practitioners in understanding factors which influence a student’s success in flight training programs. From a researcher’s perspective, the importance of utilizing variables specific to a discipline in higher education may be more significant. For practitioners, understanding factors which affect students throughout flight training allow for appropriate program changes to increase student success in flight training
The Impact Of Pre-Entry Attributes And College Experiences On Degree Attainment For Students In A Collegiate Flight Program
No full textThe aviation industry is currently experiencing significant growth. While several challenges exist due to this increase in demand, a major issue facing the airlines is a lack of pilots. Today, collegiate aviation programs are one of the primary pipelines to train individuals seeking careers as commercial pilots. This study explored different variables that impact students\u27 success or lack of success in graduating from a collegiate program. Furthermore, it looked at what collegiate flight programs can do to more effectively and efficiently train individuals seeking careers as commercial pilots.
It was determined that there is a significant relationship between certain attributes students bring with them to college (Input Variables) and success of graduation. It was also determined that there is a significant relationship between certain experiences students have once they are enrolled at an institution (Environmental Variables) and their success of graduating. It was also determined that certain attributes in each of these categories can predict the success of a student graduating from a collegiate flight program
The Relationship of a Pilot\u27s Educational Background, Aeronautical Experience and Recency of Experience to Performance in Initial Training at a Regional Airline
No full textThe purpose of this study was to determine how a pilot’s educational background, aeronautical experience and recency of experience relate to their performance during initial training at a regional airline. Results show that variables in pilots’ educational background, aeronautical experience and recency of experience do predict performance in training. The most significant predictors include years since graduation from college, multi-engine time, total time and whether or not a pilot had military flying experience. Due to the pilot shortage, the pilots entering regional airline training classes since August 2013 have varied backgrounds, aeronautical experience and recency of experience. As explained by Edward Thorndike’s law of exercise and the law of recency, pilots who are actively using their aeronautical knowledge and exercising their flying skills should exhibit strong performance in those areas and pilots who have not been actively using their aeronautical knowledge and exercising their flying skills should exhibit degraded performance in those areas. Through correlation, chi-square and multiple regression analysis, this study tests this theory as it relates to performance in initial training at a regional airline
Culminating Experiences: A National Survey of Accredited Institutions
No full textDuring the summer of 2007 the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) approved a new set of criteria to be used in accrediting aviation degree programs. One addition to the new criteria is the inclusion of creating a culminating experience for all aviation program options. The purpose of this study was to discover the importance placed on incorporating a culminating experience in the aviation program curriculum, and to determine which of the general outcomes were being assessed. The results of the survey (N=55) indicate that all programs felt the culminating experience was an important part of their degree program. However, there was a variance in the number of outcomes assessed and the appropriateness to assess each outcome
Utilizing Pre -Entry Attributes And Academic Integration To Predict Student Academic Success And Persistence To The Second Year For Students In A Collegiate Aviation Program
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine student persistence in professional programs by expanding the definition of academic integration as defined in the current literature using both traditional and professional variables. The professional academic integration variables were identified for aviation education. Due to the impending pilot shortage for the aviation industry, this particular study focused on students enrolled in a professional flight program. The primary focus of this research was to examine pre-entry attributes and academic integration variables in order to predict student persistence and academic success in a professional flight program. The data set constructed for this study was drawn from a sample of 390 full-time, first-time students enrolled at the University of North Dakota who declared Commercial Aviation as their academic major at the time of entry. The data examined the students\u27 academic progress for the first year to the second year of enrollment. Pre-existing data were gathered from the student\u27s institutional record, financial aid record and flight record. The variables used in this study were grouped into three categories for further analysis: pre-entry attributes, traditional academic integration, and professional (flight) academic integration. Each grouping of variables was then analyzed to assess their ability to predict student persistence and academic success. Multiple regression analysis was used to calculate the degree to which each grouping of variables predicted student persistence and academic success. The study found significant relationships between all three sets of variables (pre-entry attributes, traditional academic integration and professional (flight) academic integration) in determining student persistence and academic success. Pre-entry attributes accounted for 9.6% of the variance in persistence, and 32.3% of the variance in academic success. Traditional academic integration variables accounted for 21.8% of the variance in persistence, and 26.8% of the variance in academic success. Professional (flight) academic integration variables accounted for 14.2% of the variance in persistence and 36.3% of the variance in academic success. However, when all of the significant variables from the three groupings were combined together 25.5% of the variance in student persistence was in account. These findings are important for educational researchers and practitioners in order to gain a better understanding of the complex student persistence puzzle. From a researcher\u27s perspective the importance of analyzing academic integration within a chosen field of study can be much more significant. Likewise, if practitioners within an academic program more fully understand the persistence puzzle, more can be done to help retain students in academic programs that may have otherwise chosen to depart
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