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Capital Maintenance Funding Of Two-Year Colleges In The Tennessee Board Of Regents System And Selected Funding Models, Charles A. Hurley
Capital Maintenance Funding Of Two-Year Colleges In The Tennessee Board Of Regents System And Selected Funding Models, Charles A. Hurley
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The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between selected state capital maintenance models and the model used in Tennessee. Research questions addressed the differences between the other selected models and the Tennessee model; the quantitative results of the models using data collected from the 14 Tennessee public two-year colleges, and the policy issue differences of the selected models. Research involved gathering information for each specific selected model including common factors used to calculate capital maintenance needs. Comparisons were made of the major components of each model. Actual data from the 14 Tennessee public two-year colleges was incorporated …
The Relationship Of Right Brain/Left Brain Hemispheric Dimensions Of Cognitive Style Between Teachers And Principals In Northeast Tennessee, Thomas S. Little
The Relationship Of Right Brain/Left Brain Hemispheric Dimensions Of Cognitive Style Between Teachers And Principals In Northeast Tennessee, Thomas S. Little
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The Problem of this study was to determine if the cognitive style of elementary school principals affects the principal's evaluation of a teacher when there is a match or mismatch between the principal's and teacher's cognitive style. Using the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey, the dimensions of right brain/left brain hemispheric dimensions of cognitive style were measured for the sample population. The sample population included 40 elementary school principals and 120 elementary school teachers. The 120 teachers were made up of teachers selected by each of the 40 principals as the most effective teachers in the school. The statistical analysis of …
Intuition In Decision-Making, Joanne Horton
Intuition In Decision-Making, Joanne Horton
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This was a two-phase study designed to identify intuitive principals and then to determine if there were common elements of their decision making. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was used to identify intuitive principals, and then a sampling of these principals were interviewed. The results showed that the principals with the highest preference scores for intuition differed from the principals with lower preference scores in that they came from supportive environments, were more conscious of using and developing their intuition, drew from experience but combined that with a future orientation, and were more comfortable with risk-taking and change. Recommendations included the …
Professional Development Needs From The Identified Concerns Of School Leaders As The Change Facilitator For Inclusive Schools, Susan H. Belcher
Professional Development Needs From The Identified Concerns Of School Leaders As The Change Facilitator For Inclusive Schools, Susan H. Belcher
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The problem of this study was to identify the professional development needs of the school leader to facilitate the inclusion of students with handicaps into the regular education program. This was a descriptive study which utilized questionnaire methodology. The Change Facilitators Stages of Concern Questionnaire (CFSoCQ) was the instrument selected as appropriate for the study. Permission was obtained from Dr. Gene Hall at the University of Northern Colorado to reproduce and administer the CFSoCQ. The population of this study was school leaders working in Tennessee public schools. A demographic data sheet and the CFSoCQ were mailed to 500 selected school …
The Development Of The Parent Effectiveness Test (Pet), Sharon S. Morrison
The Development Of The Parent Effectiveness Test (Pet), Sharon S. Morrison
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College Teaching In Four States: An Examination Of Teaching Methods Received And Needed By New College Teachers, Lee F. Mumpower
College Teaching In Four States: An Examination Of Teaching Methods Received And Needed By New College Teachers, Lee F. Mumpower
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The purpose of the study was to examine what teaching methods new college teachers received and which ones they believed were important. New college faculty were asked questions on teaching methods to determine which, if any, were made available to them before they entered college teaching. The research questions under study were: (1) What type(s) of methodological preparation do/does higher education faculty receive? (2) What methodological preparation would be beneficial to new higher education faculty? (3) How do new higher education faculty learn methodological preparation? (4) What strategies could be developed to assist new higher education faculty in the development …
An Assessment Of Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict, Role Frustration, And Job Satisfaction Of Presidents At Selected Private Four-Year Colleges In The Southeastern United States, Gary W. Juhan
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Current literature has suggested that the role of the college president has perhaps become too ambiguous, complex and demanding for an individual to perform for an extended period of time. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between perceived role ambiguity, role conflict, role frustration and job satisfaction of selected private college presidents in the Southeastern United States. The method of the study was correlational in design. Using a thirty-seven item questionnaire developed by the author, data were collected from 141 college presidents of institutions within the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The institutions were private …
A Study Of The Effectiveness Of The School Leadership Response Team Professional Development Process In Helping Tennessee Schools Move Toward Shared Leadership, James B. Fields
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the success of the School Leadership Response Team Development Process in helping school personnel move toward shared leadership and to determine if it was an appropriate model for the adoption of shared leadership within Tennessee's public schools. This descriptive study systematically reviewed documents related to the project and used a questionnaire to elicit information from training participants. The population was the 196 school personnel and others from 31 schools across the State of Tennessee who obtained leadership training in 1991 as part of this grant. The follow-up questionnaire was responded to by …
Adapting To Retention: A Naturalistic Study Revealing The Coping Resources Of Nonpromoted Students And Their Parents, Robbie J. Anderson
Adapting To Retention: A Naturalistic Study Revealing The Coping Resources Of Nonpromoted Students And Their Parents, Robbie J. Anderson
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The purpose of this study was to uncover the feelings and reactions of students and their parents in regard to the nonpromotion experience. Families with children who had been retained at least once in grades one through eight were purposefully selected as units of study from one of four area school systems. A total of 52 family members from 22 family units participated in 46 separate, qualitative interviews. The information collected from the interviews was inductively analyzed. Building upon Schlossberg's theory for human adaptation to transitions, seven factors or coping resources emerged from the data that affected the adaptation of …
An Analysis Of Reported Paid And Unpaid Time Off For Administrative Employees At Selected Public Universities In Tennessee, Ginger J. Rutherford
An Analysis Of Reported Paid And Unpaid Time Off For Administrative Employees At Selected Public Universities In Tennessee, Ginger J. Rutherford
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Lack of research on the use of the leave fringe benefit (paid and unpaid time off) as it related to administrators in higher education was the problem of this study. The main purpose of this study was to increase the body of knowledge by analyzing the differences among paid and unpaid time off and selected demographic data for administrators at four selected public universities in Tennessee (Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and Tennessee Technological University). This descriptive study was conducted to provide a historical data base on the use of paid and unpaid …
The Effects Of Various Goal-Setting Techniques On Goal Attributes., Dennis Gary. Fairall
The Effects Of Various Goal-Setting Techniques On Goal Attributes., Dennis Gary. Fairall
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Whereas industrial and organizational psychologists have extensively researched goal setting, studies of the effects of goal setting in athletics are few and far between. Although a few investigators have studied the effects of goal setting on performance in athletics (e.g. Weinberg, Bruya, Jackson, & Garland, 1987), few studies have been documented from a "real" athletic setting. The present study examines the effect of three methods of goal setting on a number of goal attributes. These goal attributes--commitment, influence, acceptance, clarity, certainty and satisfaction have been identified as being important in goal setting (Brawley, Carron & Widmeyer, 1991). Sixty-seven (67) members …
Engagement In Study Behaviours: The Role Of Personological Variable And Perceived Course Characteristics., Annette Dufresne
Engagement In Study Behaviours: The Role Of Personological Variable And Perceived Course Characteristics., Annette Dufresne
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The present study examined relationships among personological variables, perceived course characteristics, and the study behaviours employed by students. In addition, the present study examined the psychometric properties of the Perceived Course Characteristics Questionnaire (PCCQ), an instrument designed for the present study. Subjects were sampled from 2nd and 3rd year university level psychology courses. From a total of 884 questionnaires distributed, 673 were returned. In addition to the PCCQ, subjects also completed a self-concept of academic ability questionnaire, an attributional orientation questionnaire, a motivational orientation questionnaire, and a course-specific study behaviour questionnaire. Results revealed that the reliability of all subscales of …
An Investigation Into The Drawing Plans Of Children., Brenda Dale. Lanoue
An Investigation Into The Drawing Plans Of Children., Brenda Dale. Lanoue
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Seventy-two children from 12 Junior-grade classrooms across a border city in Ontario were observed as they planned and executed drawings thematically generated by the subjects. Six of the classrooms were classified by teacher report as having greater emphasis on a process-conference writing instruction while survey results indicated that the other six had a more traditional approach to writing. The drawing process, the plans, and the final products were carefully documented so that the planning strategies used by these students could be compared to past research on planning during the writing process. An analysis of the data collected revealed that most …
A Study On How Collaborative Cultures Are Developed And Maintained Within A Restructuring Initiative., Suzanne C. Macdonald
A Study On How Collaborative Cultures Are Developed And Maintained Within A Restructuring Initiative., Suzanne C. Macdonald
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A growing body of research has associated collaborative cultures with the successful implementation of restructuring initiatives. How these cultures are developed and maintained requires further examination as studies remain minimal. This qualitative study examined the change process within two schools. These schools were in the preliminary stages of implementing school improvement initiatives which supported the direction of a restructuring policy. Staff members within these schools assumed the responsibility to shape the initiatives. A basis for a high level of commitment was found in the collaborative interaction process. A pattern of individual, collegial and leadership behaviours became evident and these behaviours …
Effects Of An Intergenerational Program On Children's Learning Outcomes And Behaviour And On Teachers' Attitudes Towards Using Seniors As Volunteers In The Classroom., Judith Dianne. Mclaughlin
Effects Of An Intergenerational Program On Children's Learning Outcomes And Behaviour And On Teachers' Attitudes Towards Using Seniors As Volunteers In The Classroom., Judith Dianne. Mclaughlin
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an intergenerational program on children's learning outcomes and behaviours and on teachers' attitudes towards the use of seniors as volunteers in schools. To measure learning outcomes, 41 children's curriculum test scores from two junior division classrooms were compared to 45 children's test scores from two different classrooms. To measure children's behaviour, a tally adapted from the BDRS was used to compare four different types of behaviour when seniors were present and when teachers were present. The four behaviours measured were disruptiveness, needing attention, inattentiveness, and distractiveness. Six teachers were …
Developing Problem Solving Abilities With Artificial Intelligence., Frederic. Riviere
Developing Problem Solving Abilities With Artificial Intelligence., Frederic. Riviere
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New programming languages are available in the market place that ease the design of intelligent tasks executed by the computer. PROLOG is one of the leading programming languages of this kind that allows programs which result from precise observation of experts and that learn from experience. In order to test the impact of Artificial Intelligence and the use of PROLOG, twenty students were trained to use this language, and were compared with twenty other students in a high school. The students learned how to build an expert system using PROLOG. The hypothesis was that these students would develop abilities to …
Effects Of Integration On Intermediate Level Students In Dual Track Schools., Deborah Lynn. Kirkland
Effects Of Integration On Intermediate Level Students In Dual Track Schools., Deborah Lynn. Kirkland
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This study examines the effects of integration on intermediate level students in dual track schools. The research hypotheses were that integrated French immersion and regular program students would have more positive attitudes towards learning French and towards other program students than did segregated students in dual track schools. The study considered data gathered from 303 intermediate level students by means of a researcher-developed questionnaire. Twenty students were selected to participate in post-questionnaire interviews. Statistical analyses were computed with the aid of the SPSS computer software program. The investigation determined that although integrated students demonstrated more positive attitudes orally than regular …
Effects Of An Intergenerational Program On Children's And Teachers' Attitudes Towards Aging And Seniors' Attitudes Towards Volunteering In The Schools., Mary Alison. Feniak
Effects Of An Intergenerational Program On Children's And Teachers' Attitudes Towards Aging And Seniors' Attitudes Towards Volunteering In The Schools., Mary Alison. Feniak
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an intergenerational program on children's and teachers' attitudes towards aging and seniors' attitudes towards volunteering in the schools. Nineteen children from two junior division classrooms in a rural elementary school were compared to 20 children from two different junior classrooms in the same school. The Children's Attitudes Towards the Elderly instrument (CATE) (1976) was used to measure attitudes towards aging. Four measurement techniques were used: open ended questions, a picture series, a semantic differential, and a Piaget based technique to determine a child's concept of age. A two way …