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"Associate Degree in Nursing is Inaugurated"
Title
"Associate Degree in Nursing is Inaugurated".
Abstract/Description
In the fall of 1965, IRJC offers a Nursing Degree program comprised of 65-70 credit hours. The Associate's Degree (which can be completed in two years) will have a curriculum that is split evenly between general education courses and nursing courses. Classes will not only be taught on campus, but may also take place at the Fort Pierce Memorial Hospital. The IRSC Nursing program was inaugurated in 1965, in the midst of the Vietnam War. Since women were often associated with nursing careers,...
Show moreIn the fall of 1965, IRJC offers a Nursing Degree program comprised of 65-70 credit hours. The Associate's Degree (which can be completed in two years) will have a curriculum that is split evenly between general education courses and nursing courses. Classes will not only be taught on campus, but may also take place at the Fort Pierce Memorial Hospital. The IRSC Nursing program was inaugurated in 1965, in the midst of the Vietnam War. Since women were often associated with nursing careers, this gave them the opportunity to obtain an education and receive a college degree. Summary written by Marie Grandguillotte, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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Date Issued
1965-01-27
Identifier
irsc_c_pp_0001
Format
Document (PDF)
"Full Southern Association Accreditation Received"
Title
"Full Southern Association Accreditation Received".
Abstract/Description
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools awarded Indian River Junior College with full membership. This accreditation gives recognition to the college for its efforts to provide quality education. Receiving this honor elevated the status of obtaining a degree from the institution. Accreditation for an institution indicates that the institution provides quality education to its students and maintains standards of education that allow their graduates to progress to other reputable...
Show moreThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools awarded Indian River Junior College with full membership. This accreditation gives recognition to the college for its efforts to provide quality education. Receiving this honor elevated the status of obtaining a degree from the institution. Accreditation for an institution indicates that the institution provides quality education to its students and maintains standards of education that allow their graduates to progress to other reputable institutions of higher learning. The goal of the accreditation process is to ensure that institutions provide education at acceptable levels of quality. Receiving accreditation is an honor for an institution as it gives them acceptance into the broader academic community. Summary written by Rebecca Sills, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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Date Issued
1965-12-10
Identifier
irsc_c_pp_0003
Format
Document (PDF)
"Library Usage Intensifies Knowledge"
Title
"Library Usage Intensifies Knowledge".
Abstract/Description
According to the Indian River Junior College president Dr. Maxwell King, the IRJC library provides an independent student with an extensive collection of books and information for research or learning. That area was specifically built for individual study because it is unlikely for the average student to retain everything he or she has learned in class. The common day libraries contain information written before any human lifespan, so if any student is curious about the past, the library is a...
Show moreAccording to the Indian River Junior College president Dr. Maxwell King, the IRJC library provides an independent student with an extensive collection of books and information for research or learning. That area was specifically built for individual study because it is unlikely for the average student to retain everything he or she has learned in class. The common day libraries contain information written before any human lifespan, so if any student is curious about the past, the library is a great place to obtain knowledge. Summary written by Malik Girondin, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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Date Issued
1965-09-24
Identifier
irsc_c_pp_0009
Format
Document (PDF)
1960-1961 College Catalog
Title
1960-1961 College Catalog.
Abstract/Description
This is the 1960-1961 Indian River Junior College Catalog. It contains a calendar of important dates and information about admissions, guidance and counseling, veterans' education, student activities, registration, attendance, the grading system, degrees and graduation, fees, curriculum, and courses of study.
Date Issued
1960-08-01
Identifier
irsc_c_cc_1960
Format
Document (PDF)
A Study Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary Growth and Acquisition of Adults Enrolled in a Community College Developmental Reading Course
Title
A Study Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary Growth and Acquisition of Adults Enrolled in a Community College Developmental Reading Course.
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word families on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in a community college developmental reading course. The study investigated whether performance in any or all of the four instructional methods was moderated by age or language. Seventy three respondents participated in the study. Participants were enrolled in one of...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word families on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in a community college developmental reading course. The study investigated whether performance in any or all of the four instructional methods was moderated by age or language. Seventy three respondents participated in the study. Participants were enrolled in one of five sections of College Reading Preparatory II (REA0002) offered in the Spring of 2009 at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. All five sections of REA0002 were taught by the same professor, a tenured faculty member, chair of the developmental reading department and Associate Professor of Developmental Reading at Indian River State College. The instruction and tests in all five sections of REA0002 were consistent with the research design which insured continuity and consistency in the use of the four instructional methods. All participants received the same treatment and quizzes. During the course of the study, participants first received a pretest, then the treatment or instruction, followed by an instructional quiz, and a delayed post-test was administered at the end of the study. An analysis of the data, which included the pretest, instructional quizzes with four quizzes independently and then combined for an aggregate score for an immediate post-test, and the delayed post-test, yielded mixed results. The four instructional quizzes independently showed definition instruction to have the highest positive impact on student learning. In a measure of gains from pretest to instructional quizzes immediately after treatment, significant improvement in student learning was found only with word parts instruction. In a measure of performance from pretest to immediate post-test (aggregate score of instructional quizzes) there was a significant gain in students’ vocabulary competence, and from pretest to delayed post-test there was a significant decrement in students’ vocabulary competence. Age and language moderated vocabulary competence. Further tests of equivalency were mixed and should be interpreted cautiously, as there were a very small number of students in the group of 25 years or older and non-native English speakers.
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Identifier
irsc_sw_dis_0001
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Document (PDF)
A study examining the impact of vocabulary instruction on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in community college developmental reading course.
Title
A study examining the impact of vocabulary instruction on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in community college developmental reading course.
Abstract/Description
ABSTRACT Author: Jodi McGeary Robson Title: A Study Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary Growth and Acquisition of Adults Enrolled in a Community College Developmental Reading Course Institution: Florida Atlantic University Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Gail Burnaford Degree: Doctor of Education Year: 2009 The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word...
Show moreABSTRACT Author: Jodi McGeary Robson Title: A Study Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary Growth and Acquisition of Adults Enrolled in a Community College Developmental Reading Course Institution: Florida Atlantic University Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Gail Burnaford Degree: Doctor of Education Year: 2009 The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word families- on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in a community college developmental reading course. The study investigated whether performance in any or all of the four instructional methods was moderated by age or language. Seventy three respondents participated in the study. Participants were enrolled in one of five sections of College Reading Preparatory II (REA0002) offered in the Spring of 2009 at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. All five sections of REA0002 were taught by the same professor, a tenured faculty member, chair of the developmental reading department and Associate Professor of Developmental Reading at Indian River State College. The instruction and tests in all five sections of REA0002 were consistent with the research design which insured continuity and consistency in the use of the four instructional methods. All participants received the same treatment and quizzes. During the course of the study, participants first received a pretest, then the treatment or instruction, followed by an instructional quiz, and a delayed post-test was administered at the end of the study. An analysis of the data, which included the pretest, instructional quizzes withfour quizzes independently and then combined for an aggregate score for an immediate post-test, and the delayed post-test, yielded mixed results. The four instructional quizzes independently showed definition instruction to have the highest positive impact on student learning. In a measure of gains from pretest to instructional quizzes immediately after treatment, significant improvement in student learning was found only with word parts instruction. In a measure of performance from pretest to immediate post-test (aggregate score of instructional quizzes) there was a significant gain in students’ vocabulary competence, and from pretest to delayed post-test there was a significant decrement in students’ vocabulary competence. Age and language moderated vocabulary competence. Further tests of equivalency were mixed and should be interpreted cautiously, as there were a very small number of students in the group of 25 years or older and non-native English speakers.
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Date Issued
2009
Identifier
irsc_ir_fac_0001
Format
Document (PDF)
Benefits of Open Educational Resources Adoption
Title
Benefits of Open Educational Resources Adoption.
Abstract/Description
Through a series of workshops and incentives faculty will learn the benefits of adopting open educational resources (OER) in their classroom in place of costly publisher provided textbooks. Participants will commit to adopting OER in their course for at least three semesters. Indian River State College librarians know the value of OER having only taught credit courses using OER materials. Furthermore, librarians specialize in collecting, storing, describing, and evaluating information....
Show moreThrough a series of workshops and incentives faculty will learn the benefits of adopting open educational resources (OER) in their classroom in place of costly publisher provided textbooks. Participants will commit to adopting OER in their course for at least three semesters. Indian River State College librarians know the value of OER having only taught credit courses using OER materials. Furthermore, librarians specialize in collecting, storing, describing, and evaluating information. Knowledge of OER and access to over one million library licensed scholarly materials makes a librarian the best person to implement college-wide, innovative OER adoption. This application was successful in receiving the Gladys Williams Wolf Endowed Teaching Chair in Communications on Monday, April 4, 2016.
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Identifier
irsc_scholarlyworks_teachingandlearning_etc_0001
Format
Document (PDF)
Lincoln Junior College 1962 Yearbook
Title
Lincoln Junior College 1962 Yearbook.
Abstract/Description
This is the 1962 Falconite, the yearbook published by the student body of Lincoln Junior College.
Identifier
1962
Format
Document (PDF)
Lincoln Junior College 1963 Yearbook
Title
Lincoln Junior College 1963 Yearbook.
Abstract/Description
This is the 1963 Falconite, the yearbook published by the student body of Lincoln Junior College.
Identifier
1963
Format
Document (PDF)
Lincoln Junior College 1964 Yearbook
Title
Lincoln Junior College 1964 Yearbook.
Abstract/Description
This is the 1964 Falconite, the yearbook published by the student body of Lincoln Junior College.
Identifier
1964
Format
Document (PDF)
M4A1 Product Portfolio Individual Assignment 1
Title
M4A1 Product Portfolio Individual Assignment 1.
Abstract/Description
IRSC student assignment by Allen Saenz.
Date Issued
2016
Identifier
irsc_ir_stu_0001
Format
Document (PDF)
Pine Grove and White City Cemeteries Data Sheet
Title
Pine Grove and White City Cemeteries Data Sheet.
Abstract/Description
These data were collected as part of an undergraduate anthropology course at IRSC, which was created in 2016 as a service learning opportunity introducing students to the process of anthropological research through active participation in a cemetery recording project. The cemetery recording is part of the Florida Public Archaeology Network’s (FPAN) statewide Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project (FLHCRP) and Cemetery Resource Protection Training (CRPT).
Identifier
irsc_tcc_cem_001
Format
Document (PDF)
Pioneer Post Volume 10, Number 3
Title
Pioneer Post Volume 10, Number 3.
Abstract/Description
This Pioneer Post (also known as Pioneer Press) edition contains articles about student life, local performances, and sports scores. Articles of note include:
  • An editorial, produced by a former IRJC student, tackles a conspiracy theory regarding Paul McCartney. Rumors circling his death have incited an investigation to determine if The Beatles member is still alive. Due to the immense following The Beatles have acquired during this time period, many young adults have devoted their time to...

Show moreThis Pioneer Post (also known as Pioneer Press) edition contains articles about student life, local performances, and sports scores. Articles of note include:
  • An editorial, produced by a former IRJC student, tackles a conspiracy theory regarding Paul McCartney. Rumors circling his death have incited an investigation to determine if The Beatles member is still alive. Due to the immense following The Beatles have acquired during this time period, many young adults have devoted their time to coming up with conclusions. In the 1960s, The Beatles became an international sensation that appealed to young Americans (particularly young women). Their fame led to many obsessive followers creating rumors about their personal lives. One rumor in particular circled around the possible death of Paul McCartney. People began to vigorously search for clues that could indicate a “deceased Paul” in The Beatle’s music, causing a frenzy. Multiple conspiracy theories emerged including hidden messages in songs played backwards, symbolism in their album artwork, etc. This popularity reflected how influential The Beatles were during this time period where young Americans were rebellious towards traditional authority. This also shows how it is human nature to want simplistic answers that match our own worldviews.
  • An opinion editorial, written by former IRJC student, Cary Brunswick, discusses a debate between the use of alcohol and marijuana during this time. Alcohol was widely accepted on college campuses, while marijuana use created controversy. Brunswick also talks about the effects each substance has on the human body, and calls for an "evaluation of judgement". Throughout the 1960s, many Americans began to experiment with new drugs such as marijuana and hallucinogens. Marijuana use was heavily criticized for its effects on the human body (and on human behavior). Since the 1960s was a time when young Americans rebelled against authority and the Vietnam War, marijuana use became more popular. The debate, which still stands today, poses the question: is marijuana really that much worse than alcohol?
  • "Are You a Hippie?" An opinion editorial, written by former IRJC student Cary Brunswick, discusses what it means to be a "beatnik hippie". The article attempts to identify the difference between hippie behavior and hippie style. In the 1960s, the “hippie movement” emerged as a result of rebellion against social norms (especially due to American involvement in Vietnam). Hippies followed their own beliefs and ideals. Some of these ideals included shifting the media’s focus from “minute” issues (such as cleanliness and personal hygiene) to larger societal problems (including poverty, racial discrimination, law enforcement, etc.). Hippies were nonconformists in their thinking, their “free” and often rebellious lifestyles, and their protests against traditional American culture.
Summary and historical context written by Marie Grandguillotte, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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Date Issued
1969-11-13
Identifier
irsc_c_pp_0004
Format
Document (PDF)
Pioneer Post Volume 11, Number 5
Title
Pioneer Post Volume 11, Number 5.
Abstract/Description
This Pioneer Post (also known as Pioneer Press) edition contains many articles about student life, local performances, and sports scores. Articles of interest include "Women Graduates from IRJC'S Police Academy". A woman named Fonda Doane, despite the author's emphasis on her feminine qualities, becomes the first woman to graduate from IRCC Policy Academy dominated by men. In spite of her being an outlier in class, she enjoyed it with some embarrassing moments and dirty jokes. In 1972, only 2...
Show moreThis Pioneer Post (also known as Pioneer Press) edition contains many articles about student life, local performances, and sports scores. Articles of interest include "Women Graduates from IRJC'S Police Academy". A woman named Fonda Doane, despite the author's emphasis on her feminine qualities, becomes the first woman to graduate from IRCC Policy Academy dominated by men. In spite of her being an outlier in class, she enjoyed it with some embarrassing moments and dirty jokes. In 1972, only 2% of all police officers and sheriffs across America were females. Female police officers in the 1970s experienced gender stereotypes and sexual harassment. There were some who battled hard to earn their respect which shined a light upon them to encourage more women to become officers. In 1973, a woman named Fonda Doane became the first woman to graduate from IRJC Police Academy despite the stereotypes and sexist comments. With her and other brave police officers being an example, hopefully, more will pursue this career soon. Now the percentage of females in the force is 13% which is not a drastic boost, but it is improving.Summary written by Malik Girondin, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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Date Issued
1972-03-30
Identifier
irsc_c_pp_0006
Format
Document (PDF)
Pioneer Post Volume 5, Number 2
Title
Pioneer Post Volume 5, Number 2.
Abstract/Description
This Pioneer Post (also known as Pioneer Press) edition contains many articles about student life, local performances, and sports scores. One interesting article is "First Marriage, Then Family." In the Spring semester of 1966, the course "Marriage and the Family" is introduced to IRJC. Taught by James Williams, the class focuses on dating, preparing for marriage, sex, family life, etc. The elective will also have medical professionals discussing reproduction. Summary written by Marie...
Show moreThis Pioneer Post (also known as Pioneer Press) edition contains many articles about student life, local performances, and sports scores. One interesting article is "First Marriage, Then Family." In the Spring semester of 1966, the course "Marriage and the Family" is introduced to IRJC. Taught by James Williams, the class focuses on dating, preparing for marriage, sex, family life, etc. The elective will also have medical professionals discussing reproduction. Summary written by Marie Grandguillotte, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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Date Issued
1966-02-25
Identifier
irsc_c_pp_0002
Format
Document (PDF)
Pioneer Post Volume 6, Number 1
Title
Pioneer Post Volume 6, Number 1.
Abstract/Description
This Pioneer Post (also known as Pioneer Press) edition contains many articles about student life, local performances, and sports scores.
Date Issued
1966-09-29
Identifier
irsc_c_pp_0005
Format
Document (PDF)