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Browsing by Author "Walz, Jerald H."

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    The Choice of Football Helmets: Relationships between College Football Athlete’s Problem Solving and Preference for Helmet Safety
    Coggsdale, Peyton; Friedel, Curtis R.; Kaufman, Eric K.; Walz, Jerald H. (Virginia Tech, 2024-05-08)
    This study investigated the intricate interplay between football players' choice of helmets and their problem-solving styles. In light of the paramount importance of player safety in football, understanding the multifaceted factors influencing helmet selection is of utmost significance. The research specifically sought to uncover if there is a relationship between a player’s preferred problem-solving style and helmet choices, which may offer valuable insights into the decision-making process of football players. The study endeavored to contribute to a nuanced understanding of the complex dynamics of helmet selection in football, ultimately aiming to inform better decisions and enhance both player safety and satisfaction on the field.
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    Conference Schedule and Proceedings of the 2021 KAI Symposium
    Friedel, Curtis R.; Seibel, Megan M.; Walz, Jerald H. (Virginia Tech, 2021-02-24)
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    Conference Schedule and Proceedings of the 2022 KAI Symposium
    Friedel, Curtis R.; Seibel, Megan M.; Walz, Jerald H. (Virginia Tech, 2022-02-23)
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    Conference Schedule and Proceedings of the 2023 Annual KAI Symposium
    Friedel, Curtis R.; Seibel, Megan M.; Walz, Jerald H. (Virginia Tech, 2023-02)
    A symposium on Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI).
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    Discovering New Funding Models
    Walz, Jerald H.; Edwards, Jaimie (Virginia Tech, 2016-04-12)
    During the course of its meetings, the Funding Models Committee prepared a funding vision statement, identified core values essential to Virginia Tech’s identity, and developed Preparestrategies for the future. The funding vision conceives of a future that understands the dynamic nature of higher education while identifying new revenue mechanisms, managing costs, and maintaining the high quality of research and education at Virginia Tech. The core values embrace ideals that are essential to maintaining the university’s identity and frame the future; without them, Virginia Tech ceases to be Virginia Tech. Strategies for the future provide broad options to university leaders for implementing the funding vision while maintaining the university’s core values.
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    Examining Efficiency of a Men’s College Basketball Team Using Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation Theory
    Basile, Grant; Friedel, Curtis R.; Walz, Jerald H.; Ballein, Stephanie (Virginia Tech, 2024)
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    Exploring Collegiate Co-Teaching in Leadership Education for Faculty Development and Student Success
    McCain, Kate; Sunderman, Hannah M.; Council, Austin; Kaufman, Eric K.; Walz, Jerald H.; Friedel, Curtis R. (2024-07-15)
    Models and practices of co-teaching have been extensively studied in K-12 and teacher education contexts; however, the application and impact at the university level remains limited. Collegiate co-teaching transcends traditional instructional paradigms. Aligned with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), co-teaching becomes a vital facet of faculty development, (Cordie et al., 2020) and student outcomes (Beck & Heck, 2007; Lock et al., 2018). This panel delves into the overlooked realm of co-teaching within higher education, specifically leadership courses, showcasing different approaches and examining the associated benefits for both students and faculty. To our knowledge, there is no literature on co-teaching specifically within leadership education. Panelists will shed light on innovative co-teaching strategies employed in leadership courses for pedagogical and professional mentoring purposes. The panel will also provide valuable insights into this powerful tool for faculty development and student engagement in leadership education. Specifically, participants will (1) learn about different examples of collegiate co-teaching in leadership education, (2) understand the benefits of co-teaching from a student and instructor perspective, and (3) engage in an interactive discussion to explore implementing co-teaching practices into their courses.
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    The Faculty Perceptions of Academic Freedom at Christian Colleges and Universities
    Walz, Jerald H. (Virginia Tech, 2017-07-27)
    Academic freedom is a much-discussed topic in the literature. However, little empirical research has been performed that describes the faculty perceptions of academic freedom at Christian colleges and universities, a unique segment of institutions within US higher education. Specifically, little recent research has shown how faculty members at Christian colleges and universities define academic freedom, how they describe experiences where they encountered issues of academic freedom, and how they navigate the interaction between academic freedom and institutional religious doctrines (as found in official statements of faith). The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze how faculty members at Christian colleges and university perceive academic freedom. For this qualitative study, I employed the Critical Incident Technique (Flanagan, 1954) to collect data from full-time faculty members of Christian institutions. I present the findings discovered through this study, discuss their ramifications, offer recommendations, and draw conclusions.
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    Lessons of Leadership and Professionalism: A Workshop Series with Rotaract
    Edwards, Stephen; Kaufman, Eric K.; Genson, Jenna; Armbruster, Megan; Kuhn, Meghan; Smith, Jessica; Walz, Jerald H. (Association of Leadership Educators, 2010-06-21)
    Graduate students developed a leadership training curriculum for a leadership theory course. The group developed a leadership training program with the university’s Rotaract chapter. A series of workshops were implemented with the Rotaract chapter to provide leadership training. The workshops serve as a model for potential leadership development for other service-based organizations.
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    The Needs of Virginia Tech Student Athletes During the Transfer Process
    Homan, Ashley G. (Virginia Tech, 2021-09-22)
    This project described the needs of student-athletes during the transfer process to Virginia Tech and helped provide recommendations for improvement in the University’s process of accepting student athlete transfers. Through literature review, NCAA student athletes, transfer students, transfer portal and process and psychological needs were all researched and discussed. The theoretical framework utilized in the development of the study was Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Study participants included five student athletes, of which were three females and two males; the sports represented included football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse and women’s volleyball. The interviews were semi structured and pertained to personal experiences of the transfer experience to Virginia Tech. Through qualitative interviews, information was gathered and analyzed in unique codes that were grouped into categories revealing six emerging themes for recommendations to Virginia Tech support staff. The results indicated that the Virginia Tech support staff should focus on Establishing Communications, Building Relationships, Facilitating Early Introductions, Increasing Knowledge About Academics, Providing a Smooth Admissions Process and Displaying Authenticity and Transparency. The communication between support staff and transfer student athletes should be transparent, correct and remain constant throughout the transfer process. Relationships should begin early in the transfer process and focus on authenticity. The admissions process should be smooth due to receiving help and knowledge from support staff. This study can be used for other institutions that would like to enhance their process of accepting transfer students.
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    Public University Endowments: What Stakeholders Need to Know
    Walz, Jerald H. (Virginia Tech, 2015-11)
    The purpose of this paper is to introduce the topic of endowment management to university stakeholders [and] other interested readers. Scholars and professional endowment managers have outlined these topics in detail. This paper summarizes those topics, explaining what university endowments are, why they exist, and how university trustees and university administrators can best manage them. The paper concludes by suggesting that effectively managed endowments provide a part of the solution to the major financial challenges currently facing higher education.
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    Re: Reflections and explorations : Essays on politics, public policy, and governance
    Stephenson, Max O. Jr.; Kirakosyan, Lyusyena (Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance, 2015)
    We have organized the essays that follow in this volume into nine themes or broad topical foci based on the subjects our RE: Reflections and Explorations authors selected for their efforts during 2013-2014. A brief overview of our contributors’ organizing issues follows. Part 1 contains six essays that address the role(s) of the academy in society. Part 2 offers six essays that address questions central to the relationships among art, culture and politics. Part 3’s five essays treat issues linked to community building. Part 4 includes five essays that explore the challenges of public leadership at multiple scales and in a variety of contexts. Part 5’s eight essays examine a variety of concerns central to the characteristics and fundamentals of democratic citizenship and ethics. Part 6 consists of six essays that explore different dimensions of international politics. Part 7 of the volume comprises seven essays that directly or indirectly illuminate alternate facets of local and international development dynamics. Part 8 includes six essays that together analyze several manifestations or implications of neoliberalism, the current dominant public imaginary or frame in American and indeed, Western, politics. Part 9’s seven essays each afford readers alternate lenses into the dynamics and vicissitudes of change processes, as conceptualized at alternate analytical levels. The 56 essays together address a variety of concerns central to democratic politics and self-governance. The topics are as varied as our contributor’s substantive interests and perspectives, and that diversity yields a complex array of analytical insights. We hope you enjoy reading this richly textured collection as much as we have enjoyed assembling it.
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    Recent Macro-trends in Higher Education Finance
    Walz, Jerald H. (Virginia Tech, 2015-09)
    Several fiscal trends illustrate the environment in which public higher education institutions operate to educate students. While many factors affect the total fiscal environment, the trends that most directly affect institutions and students are presented in this paper. Specifically, this paper examines trends in college pricing (defined as institutional charges for tuition, fees, room, and board), student aid (a combination of grants from all sources and tax credits and deductions), state and local appropriations, and student loans.
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    The Relationship Between Conflict Management Styles and Kirton's Adaption-Innovation Theory
    McDonald, Trey (Virginia Tech, 2024-05-07)
    The objective of this paper is to analyze connections between individuals' preferred problem-solving style and common conflict management techniques. Five common themes/styles were reoccurring in academic literature concerning conflict management techniques. The techniques of avoidance, collaboration, competing, compromising, and accommodation were the most prevalent in literature. Kirton’s Adaption Innovation (A-I) theory creates a foundation for this paper outlining preferred problem-solving styles. Kirton’s theory outlines the way individuals prefer to solve complex problems, and the behaviors used in order to work in collaboration. Using literature, conclusions were drawn that there are possible connections between both phenomena. Connection between both phenomena include similar processes, and use of collaboration as a key component to successfully create robust solutions. These two processes worked seamlessly with Kirton’s concepts of Problem A and B. These two processes outline and detail the cause and effect of conflicts created by working with others in the realm of collaboration. This review suggests future research propositions, creating a springboard for further research.