perceptions held by community college computer instructors in north carolina

Perceptions Held by Community College Computer Instructors in North Carolina

Community college computer instructors provide a valuable service by preparing students for challenging careers. At the same time, they face many challenges to stay current in their field and to maintain industry certifications. Therefore, community college administrators need to determine what perceptions are held by computer instructors, address any negative perceptions, and determine if inst...

Retention initiatives in the North Carolina Community College System.

Over the past 15 years, the North Carolina Community College System has provided education and instruction to 258,713 allied health professionals, 183,059 nurse aides, 27,125 associate-degree nurses, and 9,926 practical nurses. Innovations that can increase program retention will have a positive impact on the state's future health care workforce.

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Perceptions of Individual and Community Environmental Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Intake, North Carolina, 2004

INTRODUCTION Increases in obesity and other chronic conditions continue to fuel efforts for lifestyle behavior changes. However, many strategies do not address the impact of environment on lifestyle behaviors, particularly healthy dietary intake. This study explored the perceptions of environment on intake of fruits and vegetables in a cohort of 2,479 people recruited from 22 family practices i...

The Digital Humanities Unveiled: Perceptions Held by Art Historians and Computer Scientists about Computer Vision Technology

Although computer scientists are generally familiar with the achievements of computer vision technology in art history, these accomplishments are little known and often misunderstood by scholars in the humanities. 1 To clarify the parameters of this seeming disjuncture, I and my collaborator, Ahmed Elgammal, in the recent article " Computational Beauty: Aesthetic Judgment at the Intersection of...

Project Lazarus: community-based overdose prevention in rural North Carolina.

BACKGROUND In response to some of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country, Project Lazarus developed a community-based overdose prevention program in Western North Carolina. The Wilkes County unintentional poisoning mortality rate was quadruple that of the state's in 2009 and due almost exclusively to prescription opioid pain relievers, including fentanyl, hydrocodone, methadone, a...