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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Principal Effectiveness In Selected Secondary Schools In Tennessee, Henry S. Williams
Teachers’ Perceptions Of Principal Effectiveness In Selected Secondary Schools In Tennessee, Henry S. Williams
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The purpose of this study was to compare teachers' perceptions of principal effectiveness in secondary schools nominated for the National Secondary School Recognition Program and a randomly selected sample of schools not nominated for the National Secondary School Recognition Program in Tennessee. Evaluation of principal effectiveness was based upon teachers' perceptions as measured by the Audit of Principal Effectiveness, (APE). The data were gathered by mail survey. The Audit of Principal effectiveness were sent to participating secondary schools in the state of Tennessee with enrollment of 1000 and more. The teachers were asked to participate by answering a questionnaire regarding …
A Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Civilian Conservation Centers And Contract Centers From 1984 To 1988, Robert P. Slaughter
A Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Civilian Conservation Centers And Contract Centers From 1984 To 1988, Robert P. Slaughter
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the continuous instability of policy decisions relating to the effectiveness of Civilian Conservation Centers and Contract Centers was a result of measurable differences in performance between the two models. Six hypotheses tested differences between types of centers on six quantitative variables which were: average length of stay, job placement, hourly starting wages, educational gains in reading, math, and General Educational Development (GED). To investigate the problem, 30 Civilian Conservation Centers and 17 comparably sized Contract Centers were selected. Reports from the Department of Labor's Automated Management System provided data for comparison …
Minerva At Large: A Study Of The Leadership Styles And Educational Philosophies Of The Department Of Education Secretaries, Mark Y. Herring
Minerva At Large: A Study Of The Leadership Styles And Educational Philosophies Of The Department Of Education Secretaries, Mark Y. Herring
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In 1979, President James E. Carter signed into law the thirteenth Cabinet-level office, the Department of Education. Although the United States has had a department, bureau, or office of education since 1867, the newly established Department of Education gave education a seat at the Cabinet table. Since that time, four individuals have served as secretaries: Shirley M. Hufstedler, Terrel H. Bell, William J. Bennett, and Lauro F. Cavazos. Examined in this study were the importance of leadership styles and educational philosophies as exhibited by the four secretaries. A tertiary concern viewed the role of the federal government in education. Leadership …
Knowledge Of And Response To Copyright Law, School Copyright Policy, And Copyright-Related Issues: Survey Of Secondary School Principals And Librarians, Koleta B. Tilson
Knowledge Of And Response To Copyright Law, School Copyright Policy, And Copyright-Related Issues: Survey Of Secondary School Principals And Librarians, Koleta B. Tilson
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The problem of this study was that, with the impact of new media and delivery systems, principals and librarians must respond to copyright issues in order to remain informed about the copyright law and the legal use of media. The purpose of this study was to gather and evaluate educator response to issues related to copyright. The study was conducted with a sample of regionally accredited secondary schools in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. A total of 1008 questionnaires were mailed to the principal and the librarian of …
The Relationship Of Personality Type To Leader Style And Perceived Effectiveness Among Dental Hygiene School Administrators, Susan J. Willette
The Relationship Of Personality Type To Leader Style And Perceived Effectiveness Among Dental Hygiene School Administrators, Susan J. Willette
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The purpose of this study was to identify personality types among dental hygiene school administrators and faculty and to determine if correlations existed between leader style, ideologies of leader style, perceived effectiveness, and personality type. Selected demographic variables were also examined. The dimensions of personality investigated were derived from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: extroversion, introversion, sensing, intuition, thinking, feeling, judging, and perceiving. The leadership behavior dimensions were the two dimensions of the real and ideal Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaires: consideration and initiating structure. Effectiveness was measured by a 39 item Likert-type instrument based on Tucker's (1981) categorical listing of chairperson …
Preservice Teacher Beliefs Related To Mathematics And Language Arts., David W. Kellenberger
Preservice Teacher Beliefs Related To Mathematics And Language Arts., David W. Kellenberger
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This study investigated the relationship between preservice teachers' mathematical and language arts learning histories and beliefs about their (1) attribution of students' achievement, (2) self-efficacy as future teachers, and (3) other subject-/topic-related perceptions. The belief most closely linked to the learning history was the self-efficacy as future teachers. The group with a less favourable mathematical learning history and a more favourable language arts learning history believed they were significantly less able to influence students' effort, interest, and achievement in mathematics compared to language arts. In addition, when groups were compared, preservice teachers with a less favourable mathematical learning history believed …
Vocational Bias: Students Entering Nontraditional Careers., Brenda A. Tomini
Vocational Bias: Students Entering Nontraditional Careers., Brenda A. Tomini
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Vocational bias can be defined as an implicit assumption that certain careers are more appropriate for one gender than another. Study 1 examined vocational bias from a student's perspective. More specifically, this study addressed the careers to which Canadian undergraduates currently aspire, individuals who influence these choices, students' career confidence, and principally, recent experiences with high school counsellors. In particular, the occupational choices of female students were focused on, especially in the context of previous experience with counsellors. As well, the types of extracurricular activities students participate in were examined. Study 2 examined vocational bias from the perspective of teachers. …
The Influence Of External Environment, Organizational Structure, Leadership Style And Organizational Culture On The Implementation Of Computer Technology In An Elementary School System., Mary Ann L. Schmidt
The Influence Of External Environment, Organizational Structure, Leadership Style And Organizational Culture On The Implementation Of Computer Technology In An Elementary School System., Mary Ann L. Schmidt
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the influence of organizational factors (i.e., external environment, organizational structure, leadership style and organizational culture) on the implementation of computer technology in a school system. It was proposed that organizational factors unique to the individual schools within the system would influence computer usage and acceptance; specifically, the organizational structure, the principal's leadership style and the organizational culture which s/he creates in the school. At the individual level of analysis, teacher involvement in decision making regarding computers, teacher training/expertise and teachers' attitudes toward computers were investigated. Respondents were 140 teachers, 10 vice-principals …
Relationships Among College Students' Self-Related Cognitions And Academic Achievement: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach., Pearl Jean. Szkiba-Day
Relationships Among College Students' Self-Related Cognitions And Academic Achievement: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach., Pearl Jean. Szkiba-Day
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This study examined a hypothesized model of the relationships among self-related cognitions and academic achievement in a group of college students. The self-related constructs of interest are: perceptions of academic competence (academic self-concept) defined as evaluations of one's academic competence and degree of importance of achievement-related activities; expectation for future academic performance (expectation) defined as the students' realistic expectation of their grade point average and the degree of commitment to this expectation; perceptions of control over academic outcomes defined as the amount of understanding about the causes of one's successes and failures in school (level of understanding) and the extent …
Sport, Physical Education And The Ideal Girl In Selected Ontario Denominational Schools, 1870-1930., Pauline. Olafson
Sport, Physical Education And The Ideal Girl In Selected Ontario Denominational Schools, 1870-1930., Pauline. Olafson
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The purpose of this study was to examine how sport and physical activity both helped to create and restrict the "Ideal Girl" at selected Ontario denominational schools between 1870 and 1930. The denominational-boarding school setting was useful for examining the relationship between the sport and physical education of upper-and-middle-class girls and their prescribed role within a patriarchal society as the heads of these schools took great pride in "their girls," and attempted to inculcate values as well as academic and physical achievement. The general conclusions were the same for all dominations: femininity was always an important criterion where girls' sport …
Gender Influences In The Classroom Interaction Of Young Children Using Computers., Cezanne. Nassr-Charlebois
Gender Influences In The Classroom Interaction Of Young Children Using Computers., Cezanne. Nassr-Charlebois
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Using videotaped observations collected over one half of an academic year in classes composed of grade one and grade two students, this research examined the cooperative and aggressive interactions of students at the computers. In contrast to previous findings, this research discovered that girls in one class were more physically aggressive than boys, and that there was no association between gender and aggressive interaction at the other. Similarly, there was no association between gender and cooperative interaction at either location. Although some gender related differences have been reported on ask/respond type behavior, this research found that girls and boys asked …
Determination Of The Subtypal Composition Of Several Samples Of Learning-Disabled Children Selected On The Basis Of Wisc Fsiq Iq Level: A Neuropsychological, Multivariate Approach., Gerald T. Mcfadden
Determination Of The Subtypal Composition Of Several Samples Of Learning-Disabled Children Selected On The Basis Of Wisc Fsiq Iq Level: A Neuropsychological, Multivariate Approach., Gerald T. Mcfadden
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At this point, the research efforts of many investigators of learning disabled children have most often included only those children who could be considered learning disabled after excluding all other possible reasons for their academic difficulties. These studies typically exclude all children who are considered low functioning (i.e., low-IQ), emotionally disturbed, environmentally deprived, brain damaged, and hearing or visually impaired. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the subtypal composition of various samples of learning disabled (LD) children selected on the basis of WISC FSIQ level. The issue of the adequacy of the traditional exclusionary definition of LD …
The Effects Of Self-Esteem Training On Practicing Registered Nurses., Dorothy T. Mcgee
The Effects Of Self-Esteem Training On Practicing Registered Nurses., Dorothy T. Mcgee
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Nursing staff shortages and the high cost of health care have focused attention on burnout in nurses. High self-esteem is seen as a buffer to prevent burnout and is thought to enhance performance. The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of self-esteem training on practicing registered nurses and to explored the relationship between self-esteem and performance. Concept mapping was used as the teaching strategy. The majority (86%) of the randomly selected sample had both high self-esteem and high quality performance before training. After training 92% had normal healthy levels of self-esteem and performance levels increased significantly. No …
The Use Of A Decision-Making Model To Evaluate A Social Cognitive Approach To Nutrition And Health Education., Barbara J. Billey
The Use Of A Decision-Making Model To Evaluate A Social Cognitive Approach To Nutrition And Health Education., Barbara J. Billey
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A decision making model was used to evaluate a social cognitive approach to nutrition and health education. One hundred and eighty-one participants (164 females and 17 males) of the Be Trim Weight Control program in four urban and two rural centres were subjects in the current study. The study examined the impact of social cognitive strategies provided during the program on participants' self-efficacy to choose low fat foods and avoid overeating, behavioural intentions to eat low fat foods, outcome expectations related to healthy life-style practices and social support from friends and family members. The effect of the Be Trim program …
Formal Mentorship Programs: A Means For Retention And Change., Margo. Mcphedran
Formal Mentorship Programs: A Means For Retention And Change., Margo. Mcphedran
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This thesis reports on the development, the implementation and the evaluation of a formal mentorship program in the Lambton County Board of Education. The program involved a series of in-service sessions for both the mentor and the new teacher. The data showed certain outcomes with the mentored groups. Firstly, the administrators reported a greater level of staff cohesion with the mentored teachers. Secondly, the administrators expressed less need for interactions with the mentored teachers. All areas reflected a shift towards a more positive perception of parental reactions, preservice preparation of the new teacher, stress levels and discipline concerns. In the …
A Study Of The Effects Of Time-Of-Day On Hemispheric Processing In Adults Using Two Dichotic Listening Tasks., Margaret J. Wojtowicz
A Study Of The Effects Of Time-Of-Day On Hemispheric Processing In Adults Using Two Dichotic Listening Tasks., Margaret J. Wojtowicz
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Sixty-four adults, (32 males and 32 females), were tested on two dichotic listening tasks, consonant-vowels (CVs) and musical melodies, during two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The study was set up to examine two time-of-day hypotheses: Colquhoun's (1971) hypothesis that performance follows circadian body rhythms and would increase later in the day; and Folkard's (1979) hypothesis that a cognitive shift in processing occurs in the course of the day, such that performance on some tasks would improve while performance on other tasks would deteriorate. Neither Colquhoun's nor Folkard's hypothesis was wholly supported. The only significant …
A Survey Of Race Relations At The University Of Windsor (Ontario)., Roxanne. Baker
A Survey Of Race Relations At The University Of Windsor (Ontario)., Roxanne. Baker
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The purpose of this study was to identify problems visible minority students were encountering on the University of Windsor campus, and in the community at large. It was argued that the classification of the student (visa or non-visa) would have an impact on whether they encountered unpleasant racial experiences. It was also argued that more racial incidents would occur off campus than on campus. Descriptive statistics revealed that some problems were present on campus and that visible minority students did not have much knowledge about available services on campus. It appears that there has been a lack of communication from …