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Papers by John Tichenor

THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, Aug 1, 2014

This paper explores the rationale for and performance of student-managed venture capital funds. I... more This paper explores the rationale for and performance of student-managed venture capital funds. In particular, it seeks to identify whether the performance of student-managed funds is inferior to professionally-managed funds. The results suggest that professionally-managed funds may perform better than student managed funds, but this difference disappears when comparing investments made 7 or more years ago-a typical holding period for a VC firm. Pedagogical benefits of having a student-managed fund are discussed, and guidelines of implementing a student-managed VC fund are derived.

Telemedicine Journal, Jul 1, 1999

To study the accuracy, patient satisfaction, and cost of telecardiographic evaluations of pediatr... more To study the accuracy, patient satisfaction, and cost of telecardiographic evaluations of pediatric patients. Patients referred to a rural pediatric cardiology outreach clinic were examined in person by a pediatric cardiologist. A second pediatric cardiologist who had no knowledge of the findings of face-to-face examination reevaluated the same patients utilizing a 768-Kbps telemedicine system. Any additional testing was performed by personnel who had no knowledge of the face-to-face evaluation. The main outcome measures included the final cardiac diagnosis, frequency of additional tests such as electrocardiography, (ECG) echocardiography (ECHO), and patient satisfaction. The diagnosis was agreed upon in 19 of the 21 patients studied. Two patients with small ventricular septal defects were missed during the telemedicine evaluation. The utilization rates of additional studies for both the face-to-face cardiologist and the telemedicine cardiologist were not significantly different. Patient satisfaction with the telemedicine encounter was good. Telemedicine appears to be effective and useful for the cardiac evaluation of pediatric patients. In spite of high data-transfer rates, differences between telemedicine and face-to-face patient encounters were observed.

Kappa Delta Pi record, 2003

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Kappa Delta Pi record, Jul 3, 2018

A look at teacher collaboration around the world yields insights for how the United States might ... more A look at teacher collaboration around the world yields insights for how the United States might make changes in policies and practice to create and nurture a culture of collaboration to improve student achievement.

Journal of curriculum and teaching, May 28, 2019

Teaching is often seen as an isolated profession in which individual teachers work behind closed ... more Teaching is often seen as an isolated profession in which individual teachers work behind closed doors independently from other teachers. However, this view of teaching as primarily an individual activity belies the reality of modern, collaborative educational practices that most significantly impact student learning. In this study, we examine elementary teachers' perspectives on common collaborative practices and discuss what teachers believe are the biggest benefits of and barriers to teacher collaboration. The results from this investigative survey suggest that although teachers do not regularly participate in many collaborative activities, they believe that collaboration is valuable and an effective use of their time.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 1997

The definition of health information is growing to include multimedia audio, video, and high-reso... more The definition of health information is growing to include multimedia audio, video, and high-resolution still images. This article describes the telemedicine program at East Carolina University School of Medicine, including the telemedicine applications presently in use and the virtual reality applications currently under development. Included are the major design criteria that shape the telemedicine network, some of the lessons learned in developing the network, and a discussion of the future of telemedicine, including efforts to incorporate telemedicine within a fully integrated health information system.

Business and Society Review, Aug 30, 2022

The Professional Educator, 2005

What does it mean to be a professional and to exhibit professionalism? Depending on the context, ... more What does it mean to be a professional and to exhibit professionalism? Depending on the context, these concepts may evoke many images and have multiple definitions. In this paper, we examine what it means to be a professional and to exhibit professionalism in the field of education. We go beyond theoretical definitions of teacher professionalism to explore what it means on a practical level. Specifically, we use focus group interviews to ask inservice teachers what they believe are the basic qualities of professional teachers and what aspects of professionalism ideal teachers exhibit. According to teachers in this study, professionalism is exhibited in many ways and encompasses both attitudes and behaviors.