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Enhancing Safety in the Construction Workforce: A Comparative Study of Hands-On and Virtual Reality (VR) Training Methods
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-07-15)The construction industry consistently ranks among the most dangerous occupational sectors in the United States, with specifically pipeline construction presenting heightened risks due to confined spaces, hazardous ... -
Student Perspective of an Early Alert System (EAS) in Fully Flexible, Asynchronous, Online Undergraduate Programs
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024-05-06)This mixed methods research explored the impact of an Early Alert System (EAS) implemented in flexible, asynchronous online program offerings at a two-year technical college. There is limited research of an EAS within fully ... -
The Relationship Between Credential Attainment and Resources for Americas College Promise Students in a Midwest Study
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024-05-10)This qualitative study set out to understand the lived experiences of Americas College Promise (ACP) graduates from two technical colleges in the Midwest. Five participants were selected through a random sampling method ... -
Indiana CTE Teacher Training Program: Is it Preparing CTE Instructors for the Classroom?
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-07-23)The role of Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors has become critical to students and the economy. Whether Indiana’s CTE teacher programs prepared instructors for the classroom was the focus of this study. ... -
Learning Design for Digital Learning Ecosystems: A Multiple Case Study of the Impact of Digital Learning on the Art and Science of Teaching
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024-05-04)Research shows that online education continues to grow at both the K-12 and higher education levels. As societal demands, student expectations, and technologies shift; educators need to continually reevaluate their ... -
The Relationship Between 4th-Year Classroom Paid-Related Instruction Apprentice Performance at a Wisconsin Technical College
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-03-10)This study examines the relationship between 4th-year Classroom Paid-Related Instruction Apprentice performance within the context of the Wisconsin Technical College where the author teaches, employing a descriptive, ... -
The Influence of Artificial Intelligence Adoption on Educator Perceptions
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-05-02)This study sought to identify how educators perceive the influence of artificial intelligence adoption. More specifically, it focused on generative AI technologies and their impact on teaching practices viewed from the ... -
Love Letters to My Profession: An Autoethnography of a CRC
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)Human service organization mission success is dependent on the quality of human talent. The inability of the public vocational rehabilitation program (PVR) to recruit and retain qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors ... -
Effective Leadership Development for Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers’
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)Social and economic change have affected the workforce and, invariably, the leaders. However, manufacturing leaders' lack of experience and ability makes it difficult to be effective with today's workforce. Manufacturing ... -
A Definition of Rurality: A Sequential Quantitative Analysis Aligning Education to Geography
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)The dissensus on what rural is at the Federal level changes the designation of any given place from rural to urban or vice versa, impacting decisions about allocating resources to communities. Legislative codes conceal ... -
Alternative Certification Routes for Career and Technical Education Teachers Matter: A Descriptive Study on CTE Teacher Efficacy and Retention in Pennsylvania
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)This describes the experiences of alternatively certified Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers who participated in the Pennsylvania alternative CTE teacher preparation, induction, and mentorship programs. In ... -
I Woke Up Like This: Portraitures of Black Men Masculinities in Two-Year Educational Systems
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)There is a lot that can be learned by listening to someone’s lived experiences; individuals’ identities impact how they navigate the world and how the world sees them. This study aimed to understand the multiple realities ... -
Small Manufacturer Long-Term Success Factors using Success Case Method: A Manufacturing Extension Practitioner Perspective
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)This study examines the factors that contribute to the long-term sustainability of a small manufacturer from a manufacturing extension practitioner’s perspective. The longevity subject used in this study was XYZ Company, ... -
Examining Vocational Training in Southwest Florida Corrections: Analysis of the Rehabilitation Path and Reduced Recidivism
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2024)The primary purpose of this study was to examine vocational training in Southwest Florida corrections. The Florida Department of Corrections provided quantitative data on program participants and completions and statistical ... -
Employment Ethics vs Work Ethic: Assessing Wisconsin’s Labor Market Wages to a Needs-Based Ethical Wage
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2023)The following study looks to assess the employment ethics of employers in Wisconsin by assessing how the wage health of the state has changed from 2001 to 2021. It does so by establishing a needs-based ethical wage, a ... -
A Dual Enrollment Partnership to Support the Manufacturing Sector in Connecticut: A Comparative Study
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2023)The Hamden Engineering Career Academy (HECA) is a unique dual enrollment initiative designed to address the shortage of skilled human capital in the manufacturing sector across Connecticut. This study examines the ... -
Optimizing Workplace Training Transfer: A Case Study on Designing the 70:20:10 Training Strategy through SME and L&D Collaboration
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2023)This case study informs the instructional design practice by adopting an agile and learner-centered approach, focusing on the 70:20:10 learning experience design. The study tackles the persistent training transfer gap, ... -
Attracting Entrepreneurs to Community College through Self Determination Theory Informed Educational Practice
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2023)This research study examines the attraction of entrepreneurs to community colleges using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) informed educational practices. Community colleges face challenges such as declining enrollment rates, ... -
Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking Skills in Michigan Secondary Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Programs
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2023)As the agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) industry feeds, clothes, and fuels the ever-growing population while facing significant challenges to production and distribution, the need for critical thinkers in ... -
Word is Bond! Exploration Into Organizational Culture and Community Cultural Wealth Values, Observations of Financial Literacy and Economic Equity of Blacks
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2023)Community cultural wealth has value in the workforce. The individual’s cultural capital and financial literacy values are not a separate experience to the organization culture. The dominant culture within the organization ...
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