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Innovation In Student Affairs: The Influence Of Individual And Organizational Factors On Programmatic And Technological Change, Sally S. Thomas May 1989

Innovation In Student Affairs: The Influence Of Individual And Organizational Factors On Programmatic And Technological Change, Sally S. Thomas

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The purpose of this paper was to explore the influence individual and organizational factors exerted on technological innovations, programmatic innovations and combined technological and programmatic innovations. Student affairs divisions in Comprehensive I colleges and universities constituted the administrative unit examined. The two types of program innovations examined were substance abuse prevention/education programs and retention/academic support programs. The technological innovations examined were financial aid computerized award calculation and computerized career counseling. The individual factors examined were professionalism, gender and age of the chief student affairs officer. The organizational factors were vertical, horizontal and combined vertical and horizontal complexity, centralization and size. …


The Role Of Leadership In Rural Development, Ahmed M El Dabrany Ayoub May 1989

The Role Of Leadership In Rural Development, Ahmed M El Dabrany Ayoub

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Citizen Participation In Community Development, Pakinaz Ezzat A Hamid Baraka Mar 1989

Citizen Participation In Community Development, Pakinaz Ezzat A Hamid Baraka

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Application Of The Egyptian Labor Law In The Private Sector, Mary Gamil Artinian Mar 1989

Application Of The Egyptian Labor Law In The Private Sector, Mary Gamil Artinian

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Collective Bargaining In Illinois Special Education Cooperatives, Wayne E. Savageau Jan 1989

Collective Bargaining In Illinois Special Education Cooperatives, Wayne E. Savageau

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The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (IELRA) took effect on January 1, 1984. By the 1988-89 school year, the number of Illinois public school districts with negotiated contracts had increased by nearly 68%, from 507 to 850. The effect of the Act on multi-district special education cooperatives is not as easily determined.

Directors of Illinois' 54 multi-district special education cooperatives outside Cook County were surveyed to obtain demographic data and information on the collective bargaining experiences of these cooperatives. Responses were received from 41 directors (76%).

These directors reported geographic sizes ranging from 144 to 4,000 square miles, with enrollments …