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Item Spirituality in management education : the development of the personal mission(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1998) Grace, Jean; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Shannon TaylorThe current trend of employees writing personal mission statements then matching them to corporations with similar missions is a practical and optimal way of fostering a more productive and synergistic work environment. To make this practice more accessible, workers and employees need tools with which they can easily familiarize themselves to produce a personal mission statement. They need awareness of themselves, their skills, goals, directions, life values, and they need a few educational guidelines to help them formulate their mission and their vision statements. This study provides such simple tools to assist them to live happier, more satisfying, more productive lives by being in sync with their original reason for being, and to help them accomplish their goals, and integrate their personal and work lives. To accomplish this, seven popular books on the personal mission were reviewed. The basic elements and concepts of these books were compiled and presented to students and others in a two hour workshop. A pre and post test survey was issued to participants and the results compared in a paired-t test. Results showed that participants of the workshop were significantly influenced by the presentation, and that they were able to improve their work self-concept, as well as create and write a mission and a vision statement for their lives.Item Montessori and Summerhill(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1969) Wiegand, Stanley Roy; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: S. Gordon SimpsonItem Rural associate degree nurse perceptions of the importance of incentives necessary for academic progression(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2014) Smith, Hillary Annette; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Sandra KuntzMultiple routes of educational entry into nursing exist. Associate and baccalaureate prepared nurses take the same licensing exam and practice based on the same scope of practice. With minimal difference in salary, the current and future problem involves encouraging associate degree registered nurses to continue their education. Once the associate registered nurse is licensed and working, advancing to a baccalaureate degree may not be a priority. Evidence suggests improved patient outcomes, a decrease in morbidity and mortality rates, and higher job and personal satisfaction with bachelor prepared registered nurses. Because of this evidence, the Institute of Medicine (2010) recommends 80% of registered nurses in our nation hold a baccalaureate degree by the year 2020. Statistics suggest that the majority of rural registered nurses are educated at the associate degree level, which is true of rural Montana. This study examined the perceptions of associate degree registered nurses in rural Montana with regard to importance and incentives that would motivate nurses to return for a bachelor's degree in nursing or higher. For this phenomenological qualitative study eight associate degree registered nurses that currently live and work in Montana underwent face-to-face interviews, which were then analyzed and themed for trends in perception. Questions were open-ended which allowed each subject to speak freely about their experiences, thoughts, and opinions. Eight associate degree registered nurses were interviewed. Common perception themes included: education is important; education is expensive; associate nurses should not be required to return for a bachelor's degree or higher unless they choose; bachelor and master degrees are important for management or advanced practice; and higher degrees can increase career options. Incentives that would motivate nurses to pursue a higher degree included: tuition reimbursement; flexible scheduling; higher wage/differential; on-site/on-line courses; and time off for class hours. Barriers to returning for a higher degree included: cost; less personal/family time; getting back into "school mode"; difficulty getting time off work; and no increase in wage for BSN. Results indicate that rural Montana associate degree registered nurses do value education. Cost and time are the perceived barriers and monetary support and time flexibility are the perceived incentives.Item Shared learning targets : effects on student achievement when learning targets are communicated with students(Montana State University - Bozeman, Graduate School, 2014) Burns, Cameron; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Peggy Taylor.A descriptive study that looks at the construction and use of student-shared learning targets for the immediacy of individual lessons and the effects they have on student achievement in the middle school science classroom. Being new to the use of student-shared learning targets, the researcher describes the results between treatment and non-treatment periods, making comparisons between the two periods, and reflects on the process and use of student-shared learning targets.