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Talking To A Disgruntled Faculty Member, John R. Hamilton Jr
Talking To A Disgruntled Faculty Member, John R. Hamilton Jr
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Talking with disgruntled department members can be frustrating. This presentation discusses how Crucial Conversations training was used to help faculty and staff learn to communication more effectively with supervisors and peers. Selected techniques will be discussed with workshop participants.
Trust Building Tools For Talking With Youth During Times Of Conflict, Bonnie C. Springer, Andrea Crist
Trust Building Tools For Talking With Youth During Times Of Conflict, Bonnie C. Springer, Andrea Crist
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
This presentation will provide tools and strategies for turning crisis into opportunity. The skills of Life Space Crisis Intervention provide helping adults faced with the extreme behavior of youth during times of crisis strategies which build trust and connections in meaningful and healing ways; turning crisis into opportunity for at risk youth to develop social responsibility and grow emotionally
Examination Of An Independent School’S Site-Based Summer Program, Susan W. Keogh
Examination Of An Independent School’S Site-Based Summer Program, Susan W. Keogh
All Theses And Dissertations
This study examined the summer program offered by a pre-kindergarten through grade twelve independent school. Three levels of theory, individual, group, and organizational, were utilized to analyze the experiences of students and instructors. The variety of opportunities and instructional design elements, the intentional alignment to the traditional school year, collegial discussions connecting summer learning and the school year, and evidence of the school’s mission were examined.
Findings revealed a wide-range of educational experiences and the benefits of continuous learning that are evident the following school year. Class designs incorporated instructional elements supported by individual learning theories. Academic standards and expectations …
Fostering Innovation : The Role Of The School Principal, Kathryn Moyle
Fostering Innovation : The Role Of The School Principal, Kathryn Moyle
Professor Kathryn Moyle (consultant)
No abstract provided.
Aligning Technology Education Teaching With Brain Development, Petros Katsioloudis
Aligning Technology Education Teaching With Brain Development, Petros Katsioloudis
STEMPS Faculty Publications
This exploratory study was designed to determine if there is a level of alignment between technology education curriculum and theories of intellectual development. The researcher compared Epstein's Brain Growth Theory and Piaget's Status of Intellectual Development with technology education curriculum from Australia, England, and the United States. The researcher hypothesized that there would be alignment between technology education curriculum, brain growth, and intellectual development theories. The results indicate that students could become more technologically literate citizens if technology education was presented to them earlier in their school careers. School systems and students may be missing an opportunity since technology education …
The Interrelationships Among Culture, Communication, And Conflict In A Newly Formed Doctoral Program, Julie Brockman, Joel A. Colbert, Michael Hass
The Interrelationships Among Culture, Communication, And Conflict In A Newly Formed Doctoral Program, Julie Brockman, Joel A. Colbert, Michael Hass
Education Faculty Articles and Research
The purpose of the Setting Expectations and Conflict Resolution project was to provide faculty and doctoral students with a professional development program that addressed conflict resolution using an interest-based approach. The program included two days of training focusing on setting expectations, exploring sources of conflict, and designing interventions to address conflict as it occurs. At the end of each day, participants were given a questionnaire to evaluate the usefulness of the training and its impact on their attitudes toward conflict. Focus groups were also held to assess the impact of the program. Preliminary results indicate that the program met or …
A Study To Determine The Sources Of Friction Between Parents And The Yakima Public Schools, Clifford Albert Erickson
A Study To Determine The Sources Of Friction Between Parents And The Yakima Public Schools, Clifford Albert Erickson
All Master's Theses
The purposes of this study are threefold: 1. To study recorded individual complaints directed at a Class A public school system during the period of one full year. 2. To identify the source of these misunderstandings and possibly the reasons for their occurrence. 3. To suggest some common methods of dealing with parents and the public at large in an effort to eliminate the criticisms.