Academic literature on the topic 'Curriculum 75'

Vilniaus universiteto Bibliotekininkystės ir informacijos mokslų institutas Universiteto g. 3, LT-01513 Vilnius, Lietuva El. paštas: arvydas.pacevicius@kf.vu.lt2015 m. liepos 20 dieną 75 metų jubiliejų atšventė europinio masto mokslininkas, lenkų bibliologas ir lietuvių knygotyrininkų bičiulis, Vroclavo universiteto profesorius Krzysztofas Migońis. Nors Lietuvos knygotyrininkams profesorius gerai pažįstamas ir specialiai jo pristatyti gal ir nereikėtų, vis dėlto ši graži sukaktis yra gera proga „Knygotyros“ skaitytojams žvilgtelėti į sukaktuvininko curriculum vitae ir įsitikinti, kiek daug jis nuveikęs moksle ir kiek „mokslas teikia džiaugsmo bei paguodos“. [...]

Multicultural social work has been evolving over the last forty years despite challenges in limited knowledge, insufficient resources, and inadequate infusion into the curriculum. Discussions continue about appropriate conceptual frameworks, culturally sensitive terms, traditional and indigenous practice approaches and treatments, and relevant outcome measures and evaluation methods. Future directions foster the inclusion of cultural values as strengths. Intersectionality guides practice approaches and systems of care. Service learning requirements, national ethnic resource centers, and ethnic resource centers, and ethnic studies dual degree programs are innovative initiatives yet to be fully integrated into social work curriculum.

The effectiveness of the implementation of 2013 curriculum character education still needs to be assessed. The focus of the problem: What is the plan for implementing character education in thematic learning of 2013 curriculum at Primary School Inpres 6/75 Ta 'Tanete Riattang, Bone Regency and how effective is the implementation of character education in 2013 thematic learning curriculum at Primary School Inpres 6/75 Ta' Tanete Riattang, Bone Regency?. The purpose of this study was to describe the implementation plan of character education in thematic learning at Primary School Inpres 6/75 Ta 'Tanete Riattang, Bone Regency and describe the effectiveness of the implementation of character education in 2013 curriculum thematic learning at Primary School Inpres 6/75 Ta' Tanete Riattang District Bone. The research approach was qualitative and the type of research was descriptive research. This research was conducted in Primary School Inpres 6/75 Ta’. Data sources in this study were teachers and students in grades I, II, IV, and V. Data collection techniques in this study were documentation and observation sheets. Data analysis techniques used were data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the planned implementation of character education in the thematic learning of 2013 curriculum and the implementation of character education in the thematic learning of 2013 curriculum at Primary School Inpres 6/75 Ta'were categorized very good. The study concluded that the planning and implementation of character education in 2013 curriculum thematic learning at Primary School Inpres 6/75 Ta’ were effective.

Abstract Background Presentation skills are critical for infectious diseases fellows regardless of their ultimate career path. Despite this, there is little emphasis on training in presentation skills within the infectious diseases (ID) fellowship curricula. Methods To determine the perceived need for a presentation skills curriculum for ID fellows, faculty and fellows were asked to complete a brief online needs assessment. The survey included questions on demographics, prior presentation experience and skills training, perceived need for and interest in a presentation skills curriculum, and the preferred modality for such a curriculum. Descriptive statistics were calculated for each theme. Results In April 2019, 4/4 fellows and 15/22 faculty members completed the online survey. While all fellows (100%) agreed or strongly agreed their presentation skills could be improved, only 50% wanted more feedback about their presentation skills and only 50% were interested in training to improve their presentation skills (Figure 1). Concerns about time constraints were noted in the optional comments. Most faculty (87%) agreed or strongly agreed that fellow presentation skills could be improved and most felt empowered (73%) and were willing (73%) to provide the fellows with feedback. Only 27% of faculty reported prior training in presentation skills and 60% expressed an interest in receiving training before providing the fellows with feedback. Regarding presentation skills feedback modalities (Figure 2), fellow respondents expressed a preference for written feedback (75%) and in-person, one-on-one feedback (75%); faculty respondents were willing to provide written feedback (93%), in-person, one-on-one feedback (80%) and in-person feedback with a group of other faculty (73%). Conclusion This study provides a framework for ID fellowship programs interested in developing a presentation skills curriculum. The results support the need for a presentation skills curriculum, but interest in such a curriculum is not universal. Our findings will guide the development and structure of a curriculum that will target interested faculty and aim to benefit the fellows without putting an undue onus on their time and other commitments. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

Abstract This lecture reflects on the highlights of my journey to become a gerontologist: •Joining AGHE in 1998 as PCC explored the development of the first and only Gerontology associate degree in Oregon •Collaborating with community and academic partners to create an applied and evolving curriculum •Empowering older, encore students to translate their experience and compassion into professional careers that embodied their passion •Mentoring hundreds of students to harness their creativity and engage in bold innovation to transform aging lives •Grappling with how to measure and ensure student learning in a way that would make a difference in aging lives •Participating in the working group that developed the Gerontology Education Competencies and currently serving on the founding Board of Governors of the Accreditation for Gerontology Education Council.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the degree of alignment between an existing public health curricula and disease intervention specialist (DIS) workforce training needs, (2) assess the appropriateness of public health education for DISs, and (3) identify existing curriculum gaps to inform future DIS training efforts. Methods: Using the iterative comparison analysis process of crosswalking, we compared DIS job tasks and knowledge competencies across a standard Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited bachelor of science in public health (BSPH) and master of public health (MPH) program core curricula offered by the Georgia Southern University Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. Four researchers independently coded each DIS task and competency as addressed or not in the curriculum and then discussed all matches and non-matches between coders. Researchers consulted course instructors when necessary, and discussion between researchers continued until agreement was reached on coding. Results: The BSPH curriculum aligned with 75% of the DIS job tasks and 42% of the DIS knowledge competencies. The MPH core curriculum aligned with 55% of the job tasks and 40% of the DIS knowledge competencies. Seven job tasks and 9 knowledge competencies were considered unique to a DIS and would require on-the-job training. Conclusions: Findings suggest that an accredited public health academic program, grounded in CEPH competencies, could address multiple components of DIS educational preparation. Similar analyses should be conducted at other CEPH-accredited schools and programs of public health to account for variations in curriculum.

Abstract Background Resuscitation education for pediatric residents may be limited due to the low frequency of actual codes in children. Mock codes represent an opportunity to increase trainee education in acute resuscitations, and we designed a unique multidisciplinary mock code curriculum that uses senior pediatric residents as teachers. Methods A novel mock code curriculum was designed and integrated into an existing night-float rotation. Our 2-tiered curriculum not only focuses on improving teaching proficiency for resident educators (REs) but also includes separate goals to augment simulation-based resuscitation education for resident participants (RPs) and the multidisciplinary staff. Results Seventy-six residents (17 REs, 59 RPs) and more than 75 nurses have participated in the curriculum. After participation, 100% of residents felt that this curriculum would improve the quality of actual resuscitations, and 94% of RPs reported receiving valuable feedback. Comfort with teaching and feedback increased for REs (P < .05), and comfort in resuscitation and crisis resource management improved for RPs (P < .05). The nursing staff also felt that communication, teamwork, and collaboration improved due to implementation of this curriculum. Conclusions A unique mock code curriculum can improve resident comfort with teaching, peer facilitation, feedback, and resuscitation. Curricular interventions of this nature may also be able to improve the balance between service and education within a residency training program. As we move toward a competency based training model within graduate medical education, further investigation is needed to link educational modifications of this nature to clinical outcomes and actual resident performance.

Federal legislation requires equitable access to education for all students at all levels, including in the postsecondary setting. While there have been a few studies in the chemistry education research literature base focused on how to support students with specific disabilities, this work seems to exist as a separate stream of research without direct impact on curriculum development and the overall community. This study focused on investigating how well three sets of general chemistry curricular materials support variations in students’ abilities, interests, and needs. To accomplish this, we compared the curricular materials with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, which describes steps to account for variations in ability among learners during curriculum development. The UDL framework is organized into three guidelines (multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement), further delineated by nine principles and thirty-one finer-grained checkpoints for designing courses. We looked for examples of enactment of the UDL checkpoints in a representative sample of activities. Across all three sets of curricular materials, only four of the thirty-one checkpoints were enacted in at least 75% of the activities, indicating high enactment. On the other hand, eleven of the checkpoints were enacted in less than 25% of the activities, indicating low enactment. Overall, there is much room for improvement in consistently providing support for learner variation within these general chemistry curricular materials. We argue that some of the burden of making curricular materials supportive of all students lies with curriculum developers and provide recommendations for improving support and accessibility.

Background and Aim: This work presents the implementation of a course on animal husbandry in an interdisciplinary curriculum based on the One Health concept. The study describes learners' viewpoints about the course and its insertion in the curriculum. The study aimed at identifying avenues for improvement. Materials and Methods: Fourteen learners (health professionals) participated to individual semi-structured interviews lasting for 25-35 min each. Learners' opinions were extracted from the transcribed interviews and analysis themes were identified from recurrent narratives. Results: The learners perceived animal husbandry as relevant for One Health and potentially useful for their future practice. More precisely, learners were considering a future use of the newly acquired knowledge and skills in the advising of communities facing malnutrition and for the strategic planning at wider levels. Teaching methods were appreciated thanks to the active learning style. Unmet expectations concerned the coverage of impacts and relationships to other disciplines, the inclusion of viewpoints from other disciplines into the teaching, and the degree of contextualization of contents, e.g. through case studies. Accordingly, the main avenues for improvement, as identified by learners, were to give a prior focus on impacts (especially on human health) for all contents and to increase the number of case studies, but also to better address the questions of the usefulness of animal products in the management of malnutrition. Conclusion: The analysis of learners' expectations (met and unmet) and their recommendations regarding the future of the course helped identifying both successes and important challenges for teachers. Two main challenges are highlighted. First, increased interdisciplinarity is needed within the course to better cover the notion of impact of animal husbandry on health, society and environment. Second, the complexity of the domain under consideration will call for important efforts of clarification of the course structure and objectives in terms of skills acquisition.

A reforma curricular, no ensino superior de Química é um tema que vêm sendo muito debatido no meio acadêmico, não só por pesquisadores da área, mas também por alunos que sentem a necessidade de modificações nas grades curriculares. O currículo conteudista, que apenas disponibiliza um grande volume de informações formando profissionais despreparados deve ser substituído por um currículo que promova uma formação mais abrangente, formando profissionais que além de atender as necessidades do mercado, sejam conscientes das relações existentes entre sua área de atuação e a comunidade no âmbito cultural, social e político (formação mais humanística). Esta nova formação deve procurar formar cidadãos críticos, que questionem as interações da Química com a sociedade, que busquem respostas para problemas individuais e coletivos, e proponham soluções criativas para problemas atuais. Um espírito investigativo deve, necessariamente, ser desenvolvido no formando. Dentre vários aspectos importantes as abordagens do laboratório didático podem auxiliar esta formação designada pelo currículo, sendo algumas dessas muito divulgadas e defendidas na literatura. A didática laboratorial se bem aplicada pode contribuir para a melhor formação do aluno, tornando-o um profissional de Química ciente das suas funções, capacidades e habilidades. Sabendo das necessidades de reestruturação do currículo e da contribuição que as aulas laboratoriais podem ter na formação do profissional da Química; um dos pontos cruciais a ser considerado neste estudo é as aulas prático-experimentais que podem contribuir ou dificultar as adaptações das instituições de ensino superior às novas necessidades. Assim, busca-se neste trabalho analisar a didática aplicada nas aulas prático-experimentais, por meio de um questionário formulado com base em ferramentas de classificação da abordagem do laboratório didático. Tal questionário foi aplicado aos alunos do curso de bacharelado em Química de uma universidade pública para avaliar a contribuição das disciplinas experimentais para a aprendizagem significativa dos mesmos. Foram analisados seis diferentes laboratórios do primeiro ao terceiro ano do curso. Através do questionário observou-se que todos os laboratórios didáticos não apresentam experimentos de alto caráter investigativo. Alguns alunos têm uma concepção errada da relação entre teoria e prática, principalmente os de primeiro ano, o que pode estar diretamente envolvido com o tipo de abordagem utilizada.
The curriculum reform of the higher education in Chemistry is a matter that has been discussed at the academic by researchers and also by students. In particular, the students understand the need for changes in the curricular structure. The curriculum that emphasizes the specific aspects of Chemistry (\"content approach\") only provides a great amount of information should be replaced by a curriculum that promotes a more comprehensive learning and thus graduating professionals that besides attending the market needs are conscious of the relationship between their practice and the society at the cultural, social and politic scope (a humanistic graduation). This new graduation must search for graduated critical citizens, which question the interactions between Chemistry and society, looking for answers to individual and public problems and proposing creative solutions for current problems. An investigative approach must be developed during the instruction period. Among many important characteristics the approaches adopted in the laboratory classes should help the investigative activities in support to the curriculum according, as reported in several papers already published. If well applied, the teaching laboratorial activities can contribute for a better learning at the graduation making the chemical professionals aware of their functions, capabilities and abilities. Accepting the need for curriculum changes and the contribution that laboratory classes can promote at the graduation of Chemistry\'s professional one of the crucial points to be consider are the role of the teaching laboratory. The approaches adopted in these experimental activities are decisive in the promotion of the expected changes by the higher education institutes. Thus, this work aims to analyze the approach applied at experimental classes of the bachelor\'s program in Chemistry of a public university. To access these characteristics it was applied a questionnaire based on classification tools of laboratory didactics\' approaches. This questionnaire was applied to six different laboratory classes from 1st to 3rd year of the course to evaluate the contribution of experimental activities to their significative learning. By the questionnaire, it was observed that all the didactic laboratories do not present experiments with a high investigative level. Some students, in particular from the 1st year, have a misconception of the relationship between theory and practice and this assumption can be associated with the approach adopted in the laboratory work.

The purpose of this study was to examine teacher and parent perceptions of the impact of a high-family engagement model, Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT). Teacher and parent surveys were administered to determine the relationship between the following variables: teacher leadership, administrative support, parental perceptions of effectiveness of communications, parental perceptions of convenience of scheduling of meetings, parental perceptions of usefulness of meetings, family engagement, and student academic achievement. Data from a Pearson correlation and a regression test were analyzed to determine which variables had the greatest significance on the impact of APTT on family engagement and student academic achievement. Based on the results of the study, parental perception of effectiveness of communications, parental perception of convenience of scheduling of meetings, and parental perception of usefulness of meetings had the greatest significance with family engagement and student academic achievement. Recommendations were suggested for policy-makers, district leaders, educational leaders, teachers, and future researchers.

Esta tesis aporta nuevos métodos para la enseñanza del currículo artístico. Trata de estrategias didácticas que han sido llevadas a la práctica por la autora en las enseñanzas medias. Consisten básicamente en utilizar técnicas de implicación del grupo-clase, mediante las cuales se trabajan desbloqueos, estímulos, respuestas y lecturas en diferentes lenguajes expresivos. Se propone un espacio en el cual el alumnado a través de los lenguajes múltiples, cambiantes y sofisticados propios del arte, desarrolle lo que le es consustancial: el conocimiento, el mundo de las emociones, el diálogo interior, la imaginación...; y por otra parte, diseña el dar respuesta educativa tanto a la demanda cultural representada por los lenguajes estéticos, como a la exigencia masiva del mundo de la imagen. Esta tesis aporta unas propuestas curriculares en el área visual y plástica. Dos de ellas figuran ampliamente detalladas, con todo el proceso metodológico explicitado paso a paso en forma de créditos, y otras doce experiencias, se centran más, en la descripción de la parte innovadora de las aportaciones didácticas. Todas ellas van acompañadas de una gran profusión de imágenes que contribuyen a aclarar el trabajo realizado por el alumnado. Cronológicamente, las primeras experiencias son grupales, y están desarrolladas dentro de las actividades llevadas a cabo por el grupo pedagógico llamado en su momento “BUP DISSENY”, que tenia como objetivo la búsqueda de nuevos métodos de renovación pedagógica de la educación artística en las enseñanzas medias. El resto de las experiencias son individuales. Otra característica es la dimensión interdisciplinar desarrollada con otras áreas educativas, actuando el área visual como impulsora de significado en otros ámbitos de conocimiento. Muchas de estas actividades han tenido el reconocimiento de organismos oficiales y el premio estatal Giner de los Ríos. Los REFERENTES más significativos de esta investigación-docencia están basados en los planteamientos y teorías de los poetas visuales Joan Brossa y Jordi Valles; su obra está presente en los ejercicios que se proponen y en el método a seguir. Otro referente teórico lo forman las investigaciones de Elliot W. Eisner: Un currículo artístico se justifica por los valores intrínsecos y específicos que posee el arte y que ninguna otra materia ofrece, y considera que el currículo clásico proposicional y de cálculo no resuelve de manera coherente los desarrollos potenciales que el pensamiento presenta. Para la lectura de la imagen, se apuntan las pautas que Eisner extrae para trabajar en el dominio critico y siguiendo el estilo de enseñanza significativa se recurre también a las experiencias del l.R.E.F. basadas en el filósofo M Lipman. Gisele Barret, autora de “Pedagogía de la Situación”, con sus cinco variables y enmarcada dentro de la pedagogía no direccionista es, tanto a nivel teórico como práctico, una de las máximas influencias. (La autora de esta tesis es discípula y colaboradora suya). En LAS BASES PSICOPEDAOÓGICAS, se realiza una labor de documentación, reflexión, análisis e interpretación, que sirve de soporte teórico y dan mayor significado a las experiencias docentes e innovadoras protagonizadas en el aula. Se propone una especial incidencia de trabajo con el alumnado, en tres aspectos fundamentales que no constituyen ámbitos separados, sino que se cruzan entre sí y se mezclan participando unos de otros: - Especial utilización del cuerpo mediante la citada Pedagogía de la Situación. - La creatividad. - Las formas ludiformes. La tesis incluye también un análisis crítico del área visual y plástica en todas las etapas del actual sistema educativo. Profundiza y argumenta con documentación, los aspectos deficitarios del área en la Reforma. Reflexiona sobre la educación artística como via para la formación integral del adolescente y como respuesta a la necesidad social de la cultura de la imagen. Finaliza la tesis con la exposición de conclusiones desde distintos puntos de vista: aspectos metodológicos y formación del profesorado. Se confirma que la escasez de tiempo en el diseño del currículo artístico, lleva en la praxis a niveles de insuficiencia en el alumnado, que imposibilitan la cultura visual y favorece el desconocimiento del currículo artístico como impulsor del conocimiento humano de acuerdo con la necesidad social.
This thesis contributes new methodology for teaching the artistic curriculum. It deals with artistic strategies which have been put into practice by the author in the secondary classroom. These strategies consist of using techniques which involve the whole classroom and focus on the unblocking, stimulation, response and reading of artistic expression in different expressive languages. It is the intention of this thesis to demonstrate that enriching the receptivity and expression-communication capacities of the students is an appropriate way to obtain greater levels of artistic production. It also tries to respond to the cultural appeal represented by the aesthetic languages and the massive demands of the world of images. This line of work begins with the experiences of the pedagogic group BUP DlSSENY that refer to the visual poets Joan Brossa and Jordi Vallés. The author then builds on these didactic techniques under the influence of G. Barret, creator of Pedagogy of Situation, which uses the body within five variables which she specifies in order to define the pedagogical situation. Other references include E. Eisner, an unarguable authority in the pedagogy of art, and the philosopher M. Lipman. An effort has been made to document, analyse and interpret three basic aspects of this work: the use of the body, creativity and recreational shapes. These three aspects are interwined. In continuation, a critical analysis of the area of visual and fine arts in all the different stages of the current educational system is made, pointing out its deficient aspects. This works concludes with comments on and contributions to methodology and teacher training. It confirms the scarcity of time put into curriculum design which, in practice, translates into insufficient levels for the students and further impedes artistic education as an integral part of adolescent development and a social necessity in light of the ever-growing image culture. This thesis develops these principles.

In an effort to address declining university retention rates and to reach students who may not make it to the library for research help, the Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is in the process developing a peer-mentoring program. This program is one way the library can help the institution in its efforts raise student retention rates and improve student success. Peer learning programs have proven successful in tutoring centers and elsewhere in the university for decades, and research has shown that trained undergraduates are ideal candidates for delivering general reference and information literacy instruction to their peers (Bodemer, 2014). It is the library’s hope that seeding the campus with library ambassadors will help raise the profile of the library and information literacy on campus and at our satellite campuses as well. ETSU’s Library Ambassador Program entails hiring undergraduates each fall and offering them two semesters of information literacy training with a specific focus on learning the databases within their respective fields. Once training is complete, ambassadors are deployed in the academic buildings of their majors to help students with research and to connect students requiring in-depth help to librarians. As word of the program continues to spread, requests for ambassadors at satellite campuses and at additional main-campus computer labs has grown, and in the Fall of 2018, the library plans to hire 20 additional ambassadors to meet these needs. It is the library’s goal for the Library Ambassador Program to continue to grow each fall until ambassadors are stationed in each computer lab, residence hall, and academic building on and off campus.

Thesis (M.Tech.: Entrepreneurship)-Dept. of Entrepreneurial Studies, Durban Institute of Technology, 2004 viii, 102 leaves
The study examined the perceptions of the Eastern Cape Technikon (ECT) Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE) learners on entrepreneurship education as part of their curriculum, their learning styles and learning approaches. This was important in order for the researcher to devise teaching approaches and materials that would suit their learning styles and approaches. The study was therefore based on the assumption that changing from traditional to innovative learning and teaching approaches would motivate and better prepare learners to become entrepreneurs.

This paper explores the General Enterprising Tendency (GET) test used to examine the enterprising tendency among business students in Sarawak. The findings from a sample of 75 final year business students indicate low scores in five key enterprising tendencies, namely: need for achievement, need for autonomy, calculated risk taking, drive and determination and creative tendency (innovativeness). To explore the reasons for these low scores, focus group interviews with the students were conducted and reasons for the low enterprising tendencies and barriers for entrepreneurial development were identified. The authors provide some recommendations to rejuvenate the interest in entrepreneurship culture among business students and eliminate entrepreneurial barriers. This paper has a practical implication for universities and business schools to re-examine their current business and entrepreneurship curriculum, as one of the purposes of a business school is to produce entrepreneurs or business leaders to contribute to economic growth and development.

Aim/Purpose: This paper provides the results of the preliminary analysis of the findings of an ongoing study that seeks to examine the social media use, cultural and political awareness, civic engagement, issue prioritization, and social activism of Gen Z students enrolled at four different institutional types located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The aim of this study is to look at the group as a whole as well as compare findings across populations. The institutional types under consideration include a mid-sized majority serving or otherwise referred to as a traditionally white institution (TWI) located in a small coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean, a small Historically Black University (HBCU) located in a rural area, a large community college located in a county that is a mixture of rural and suburban and which sits on the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania, and graduating high school students enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs in a large urban area. This exploration is purposed to examine the behaviors and expectations of Gen Z students within a representative American region during a time of tremendous turmoil and civil unrest in the United States. Background: Over 74 million strong, Gen Z makes up almost one-quarter of the U.S. population. They already outnumber any current living generation and are the first true digital natives. Born after 1996 and through 2012, they are known for their short attention spans and heightened ability to multi-task. Raised in the age of the smart phone, they have been tethered to digital devices from a young age with most having the preponderance of their childhood milestones commemorated online. Often called Zoomers, they are more racially and ethnically diverse than any previous generation and are on track to be the most well-educated generation in history. Gen Zers in the United States have been found in the research to be progressive and pro-government and viewing increasing racial and ethnic diversity as positive change. Finally, they are less likely to hold xenophobic beliefs such as the notion of American exceptionalism and superiority that have been popular with by prior generations. The United States has been in a period of social and civil unrest in recent years with concerns over systematic racism, rampant inequalities, political polarization, xenophobia, police violence, sexual assault and harassment, and the growing epidemic of gun violence. Anxieties stirred by the COVID-19 pandemic further compounded these issues resulting in a powder keg explosion occurring throughout the summer of 2020 and leading well into 2021. As a result, the United States has deteriorated significantly in the Civil Unrest Index falling from 91st to 34th. The vitriol, polarization, protests, murders, and shootings have all occurred during Gen Z’s formative years, and the limited research available indicates that it has shaped their values and political views. Methodology: The Mid-Atlantic region is a portion of the United States that exists as the overlap between the northeastern and southeastern portions of the country. It includes the nation’s capital, as well as large urban centers, small cities, suburbs, and rural enclaves. It is one of the most socially, economically, racially, and culturally diverse parts of the United States and is often referred to as the “typically American region.” An electronic survey was administered to students from 2019 through 2021 attending a high school dual enrollment program, a minority serving institution, a majority serving institution, and a community college all located within the larger mid-Atlantic region. The survey included a combination of multiple response, Likert scaled, dichotomous, open ended, and ordinal questions. It was developed in the Survey Monkey system and reviewed by several content and methodological experts in order to examine bias, vagueness, or potential semantic problems. Finally, the survey was pilot tested prior to implementation in order to explore the efficacy of the research methodology. It was then modified accordingly prior to widespread distribution to potential participants. The surveys were administered to students enrolled in classes taught by the authors all of whom are educators. Participation was voluntary, optional, and anonymous. Over 800 individuals completed the survey with just over 700 usable results, after partial completes and the responses of individuals outside of the 18-24 age range were removed. Findings: Participants in this study overwhelmingly were users of social media. In descending order, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and Tik Tok were the most popular social media services reported as being used. When volume of use was considered, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and Twitter were the most cited with most participants reporting using Instagram and Snapchat multiple times a day. When asked to select which social media service they would use if forced to choose just one, the number one choice was YouTube followed by Instagram and Snapchat. Additionally, more than half of participants responded that they have uploaded a video to a video sharing site such as YouTube or Tik Tok. When asked about their familiarity with different technologies, participants overwhelmingly responded that they are “very familiar” with smart phones, searching the Web, social media, and email. About half the respondents said that they were “very familiar” with common computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite with another third saying that they were “somewhat familiar.” When asked about Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Blackboard, Course Compass, Canvas, Edmodo, Moodle, Course Sites, Google Classroom, Mindtap, Schoology, Absorb, D2L, itslearning, Otus, PowerSchool, or WizIQ, only 43% said they were “very familiar” with 31% responding that they were “somewhat familiar.” Finally, about half the students were either “very” or “somewhat” familiar with operating systems such as Windows. A few preferences with respect to technology in the teaching and learning process were explored in the survey. Most students (85%) responded that they want course announcements and reminders sent to their phones, 76% expect their courses to incorporate the use of technology, 71% want their courses to have course websites, and 71% said that they would rather watch a video than read a book chapter. When asked to consider the future, over 81% or respondents reported that technology will play a major role in their future career. Most participants considered themselves “informed” or “well informed” about current events although few considered themselves “very informed” or “well informed” about politics. When asked how they get their news, the most common forum reported for getting news and information about current events and politics was social media with 81% of respondents reporting. Gen Z is known to be an engaged generation and the participants in this study were not an exception. As such, it came as no surprise to discover that, in the past year more than 78% of respondents had educated friends or family about an important social or political issue, about half (48%) had donated to a cause of importance to them, more than a quarter (26%) had participated in a march or rally, and a quarter (26%) had actively boycotted a product or company. Further, about 37% consider themselves to be a social activist with another 41% responding that aren’t sure if they would consider themselves an activist and only 22% saying that they would not consider themselves an activist. When asked what issues were important to them, the most frequently cited were Black Lives Matter (75%), human trafficking (68%), sexual assault/harassment/Me Too (66.49%), gun violence (65.82%), women’s rights (65.15%), climate change (55.4%), immigration reform/deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) (48.8%), and LGBTQ+ rights (47.39%). When the schools were compared, there were only minor differences in social media use with the high school students indicating slightly more use of Tik Tok than the other participants. All groups were virtually equal when it came to how informed they perceived themselves about current events and politics. Consensus among groups existed with respect to how they get their news, and the community college and high school students were slightly more likely to have participated in a march, protest, or rally in the last 12 months than the university students. The community college and high school students were also slightly more likely to consider themselves social activists than the participants from either of the universities. When the importance of the issues was considered, significant differences based on institutional type were noted. Black Lives Matter (BLM) was identified as important by the largest portion of students attending the HBCU followed by the community college students and high school students. Less than half of the students attending the TWI considered BLM an important issue. Human trafficking was cited as important by a higher percentage of students attending the HBCU and urban high school than at the suburban and rural community college or the TWI. Sexual assault was considered important by the majority of students at all the schools with the percentage a bit smaller from the majority serving institution. About two thirds of the students at the high school, community college, and HBCU considered gun violence important versus about half the students at the majority serving institution. Women’s rights were reported as being important by more of the high school and HBCU participants than the community college or TWI. Climate change was considered important by about half the students at all schools with a slightly smaller portion reporting out the HBCU. Immigration reform/DACA was reported as important by half the high school, community college, and HBCU participants with only a third of the students from the majority serving institution citing it as an important issue. With respect to LGBTQ rights approximately half of the high school and community college participants cited it as important, 44.53% of the HBCU students, and only about a quarter of the students attending the majority serving institution. Contribution and Conclusion: This paper provides a timely investigation into the mindset of generation Z students living in the United States during a period of heightened civic unrest. This insight is useful to educators who should be informed about the generation of students that is currently populating higher education. The findings of this study are consistent with public opinion polls by Pew Research Center. According to the findings, the Gen Z students participating in this study are heavy users of multiple social media, expect technology to be integrated into teaching and learning, anticipate a future career where technology will play an important role, informed about current and political events, use social media as their main source for getting news and information, and fairly engaged in social activism. When institutional type was compared the students from the university with the more affluent and less diverse population were less likely to find social justice issues important than the other groups. Recommendations for Practitioners: During disruptive and contentious times, it is negligent to think that the abounding issues plaguing society are not important to our students. Gauging the issues of importance and levels of civic engagement provides us crucial information towards understanding the attitudes of students. Further, knowing how our students gain information, their social media usage, as well as how informed they are about current events and political issues can be used to more effectively communicate and educate. Recommendations for Researchers: As social media continues to proliferate daily life and become a vital means of news and information gathering, additional studies such as the one presented here are needed. Additionally, in other countries facing similarly turbulent times, measuring student interest, awareness, and engagement is highly informative. Impact on Society: During a highly contentious period replete with a large volume of civil unrest and compounded by a global pandemic, understanding the behaviors and attitudes of students can help us as higher education faculty be more attuned when it comes to the design and delivery of curriculum. Future Research This presentation presents preliminary findings. Data is still being collected and much more extensive statistical analyses will be performed.