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Vocational Nursing Programs in Appalachia: The Effects of Technology Efficacy Across Traditional and Non-traditional Post-secondary Students

Darney, Kelly S.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-9070
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1495187661028258

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2017, Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.
This study examines the effects of technology on the success of traditional and non-traditional, post-secondary students in nursing programs in an Appalachian vocational setting. A survey was developed for use in Columbiana County, Ohio, a designated Appalachian area at a county vocational school with several programs in the nursing field. The survey was used to measure technology self-efficacy, perceptions about the impact of technology on the educational experience, and preparation for future employment. The survey was completed by 205 participants, both traditional and non-traditional in age for comparison. Findings from this study indicate that non-traditional students face more barriers to learning with the use of technology than the traditional set of students. With an ever-changing economy and job market, non-traditional students will continue to be a group that faces different barriers and challenges than others in different age brackets.
Karen Larwin , PhD (Advisor)
Salvatore Sanders, PhD (Committee Member)
Patrick Spearman, PhD (Committee Member)
Steven Toepfer, PhD (Committee Member)
83 p.
Education; Educational Leadership; Educational Technology; Nursing; Sociology; Technology; Vocational Education
Non-traditional students; Vocational nursing; LPN; Appalachia; Self-efficacy; Columbiana County

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  • Darney, K. S. (2017). Vocational Nursing Programs in Appalachia: The Effects of Technology Efficacy Across Traditional and Non-traditional Post-secondary Students [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1495187661028258

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Darney, Kelly. Vocational Nursing Programs in Appalachia: The Effects of Technology Efficacy Across Traditional and Non-traditional Post-secondary Students. 2017. Youngstown State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1495187661028258.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Darney, Kelly. "Vocational Nursing Programs in Appalachia: The Effects of Technology Efficacy Across Traditional and Non-traditional Post-secondary Students." Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1495187661028258

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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