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- <p>Coaches (Athletics).</p> <p>Sports for women – Coaching.</p> <p>Sex discrimination in sports.</p> (1)
- <p>Hazing -- Laws and legislation.</p> <p>Universities and colleges -- Security measures -- West Virginia.</p> <p>West Virginia Antihazing Law.</p> (1)
- <p>Law enforcement – North Carolina.</p> <p>Law enforcement – Study and teaching.</p> <p>Educational leadership – Research.</p> (1)
- <p>School principals – Politics and government.</p> <p>Education and state – West Virginia.</p> (1)
- <p>Tort liability of school districts.</p> <p>Teachers – Malpractice.</p> <p>Students – Legal status, laws, etc.</p> (1)
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- <p>United States. Army. Junior ROTC.</p> <p>Behavior modification.</p> (1)
- <p>United States. Dept. of Education -- Evaluation.</p> <p>Campus violence -- United States -- Statistics.</p> <p>Universities and colleges -- Security measures -- Evaluation.</p> <p>College students -- Crimes against -- Statistics.</p> (1)
- <p>West Virginia Education and State Employees Grievance Board.</p> <p>Grievance arbitration – West Virginia.</p> <p>Grievance procedures – West Virginia.</p> <p>Collective labor agreements – Education, Higher – West Virginia.</p> (1)
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- Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (1)
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Law Enforcement Leadership And Organizational Culture In A Post-2020 Society, Carlos A. Perkins
Law Enforcement Leadership And Organizational Culture In A Post-2020 Society, Carlos A. Perkins
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The purpose of this qualitative pilot study was to investigate the perceptions of selected law enforcement leaders regarding the impending transition in law enforcement agencies in a post-2020 society. Specific elements of this transition investigated included recruitment, training, socialization, leadership roles/qualifications, change strategies/process, stakeholder involvement, and measures of success. Purposeful, convenience, and snowball sampling were used to select study participants. Study participants (N=21) were active sworn law enforcement leaders in a law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Participants possessed a broad range of law enforcement years of experience and/or leadership/supervisory experience at a minimum rank of lieutenant. Semi-structured interviews were …
Perceptions Of Student Organization Advisors Regarding Hazing And Antihazing Law, Paul Andrew Hermansdorfer
Perceptions Of Student Organization Advisors Regarding Hazing And Antihazing Law, Paul Andrew Hermansdorfer
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Despite persistent and documented issues regarding hazing, scholarly attention remains limited. A review of the literature revealed the majority of studies focused on student perceptions and behavior. Faculty and staff, specifically student club and organization advisors, should be involved with the prevention of hazing, too, but first there must be an understanding of the perceptions and issues that challenge them. The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional, nonexperimental study was to examine student organization advisors’ awareness and perceptions of West Virginia Antihazing Law, awareness of hazing on their campuses, and responses if hazing were to occur. The study was administered to …
Awareness Of Clery Act Reporting Requirements Across Institutional Strata In West Virginia Community And Technical Colleges, Christina C. Johnson
Awareness Of Clery Act Reporting Requirements Across Institutional Strata In West Virginia Community And Technical Colleges, Christina C. Johnson
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
More than 25 years after its enactment, colleges are still finding themselves failing to comply with Clery Act reporting mandates. With each amendment to the Clery Act and its associated policies, the trend has been to add to the list of reportable items, which only increases the difficulty of institutional compliance. The purpose of this non-experimental, descriptive study was to evaluate employee awareness of the Clery Act and its current Clery Act reporting requirements at varying employment strata within West Virginia’s nine community and technical colleges. Using a web-based survey, data showed that approximately one-fourth of survey participants had never …
Principals' Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of The Jrotc Program, Patty Jean Blake
Principals' Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of The Jrotc Program, Patty Jean Blake
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The purpose of this national study was to investigate the perceptions of public high school principals regarding the effectiveness of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program. The study examined the perceived influence of the program regarding the social development of the cadet, the behavior of the cadet, and the overall school environment. Data for this study was collected through an anonymous online survey emailed to current principals in public high schools across the United States where JROTC is offered as a course selection. Of the 3,062 schools identified as the population, 491 usable surveys provided participant information for …
The Relationship Between Public-Sector Higher Education Level-Four Grievant Variables And Third-Party Discipline And Discharge Arbitration Case Determinations At The West Virginia Education And State Employees Grievance Board Years 1985-1995, E. Jane Barnes
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This study examined the relationship between grievant variables (case description, case issue, gender, seriousness of the case) and case determination (denied/granted). A disk copy of QA4 database years 1985 to 1995 was provided by the West Virginia Education and State Employees Grievance Board. The approximate 222 higher education synopses reports were read to locate the population. Fifty five higher education discipline and discharge synopsis reports were isolated. Key words used by the Board assisted in isolating the population. The 55 higher education synopses reports were printed out to compare to information on case decisions housed in the West Virginia Secretary …
Emerging Legal Theories Of Educational Malpractice And Judicial Rejection, Tanya Ruth Von Gustedt
Emerging Legal Theories Of Educational Malpractice And Judicial Rejection, Tanya Ruth Von Gustedt
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This is a study of the current legal theories, elements, and courts’ stances affecting educational malpractice litigation. General and legal issues were researched as a basis to identify court attitudes and general public pressures. The study also took a look at the question of possible avenues for dealing with problems of educational malpractice. Should the courts decide why Johnny can’t read and award monetary damages? Should the legislature deal with the problem of faulty education, or should a totally different agency become involved in such an undertaking?
Related fields, such as medical malpractice, torts, contract theory, and responsiblities and obligations …
The Political Role Of Superintendents In State Educational Decision Making As Perceived By Superintendents And West Virginia Legislators, Mark Anthony Manchin
The Political Role Of Superintendents In State Educational Decision Making As Perceived By Superintendents And West Virginia Legislators, Mark Anthony Manchin
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Purpose
This study was done to determine (1) if members of the West Virginia Legislature and county superintendents were in agreement as to the role superintendents are taking and should take politically state educational decision making process, (2) if the superintendents and legislators were in agreement as to the political climate presently in the State of West Virginia, and (3) what part certain independent variables play in the actual political role of superintendents.
Procedure
The instrument for the study was a questionnaire designed and validated by Moore, used in the state of Colorado for a similar study. The questionnaire consisted …
Title Ix, Sex Ratios, And Trends In Leadership Roles In Aiaw Division I Institutions, Linda Toutant King
Title Ix, Sex Ratios, And Trends In Leadership Roles In Aiaw Division I Institutions, Linda Toutant King
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The purpose of this investigation was to identify and analyze trends in Title IX’s impact and sex rations of athletic coaches and administrators in AIAW Division I intercollegiate athletic programs. Institutions offering at least one Division I intercollegiate athletic program, as defined by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), were chosen as a population. The following problems were investigated for the institutions chosen.
- The number of women’s athletic activities in 1970-71, 1975-76 and 1980-81.
- The number and percent of women coaching women’s athletics in 1970-71, 1975-76, and 1980-81.
- The number and percent of women as athletic administrators in …