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Eco-Systems Management: Review And Implications, Sammie L. Dell

Graduate Research Papers

Educational professionals upon registering for the 1986 Student Affairs Institute, being hosted by Iowa State University, in Am.es, Iowa, were presented a button with the following equation B = f(P x E) stamped upon it. Upon inquiry it was found the equation was one developed in part by James Banning, Vice President for Student Affairs, Colorado State University and part of an emerging new approach to providing post secondary student services. The equation translation is that behavior is a function of the interaction of persons and the environment. In regards to post secondary education this relationship is often times referred …

Evaluating School Principals, Michael James Devine

Graduate Research Papers

Private industries insure that organizational goals are achieved through a variety of mechanisms including supervision, rewards, sanctions, and evaluations. Duke and Stiggins (1985) reported that as employees move from positions of minimal authority to more responsible posts, they tend to be subjected to more performance evaluations and less direct supervision. In schools, the principal presents an interesting focus for the study of performance evaluation in complex organizations.

Paraprofessional Programs In Higher Education: Advantages And Disadvantages, Brian K. Fegley

Graduate Research Papers

Faced with increasing enrollments and tight fiscal policies, many directors of college student services departments have found it necessary to revise and enlarge their programs. For many, this revision includes employing upper class undergraduate students and graduate students to work as paraprofessionals. Employed as an aide to professional staff members, paraprofessionals have been used to complete basic clerical duties such as typing, copying and filing, do research, or process routine departmental paperwork. Others have been employed as "peer counselors", interacting with the student population in residence halls and counseling centers. Some student workers have administered "mini programs" within a department. …

Death Curricula In The Public Schools, David Eugene Crotts

Graduate Research Papers

The main purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the benefits of implementation of death and dying curricula into our public schools. The role of the school counselor in grief counseling and implementation of death curricula will be addressed. A review of relevant literature will be used to accomplish these purposes.

The Perceptions Of Faculty Concerning The Role Of Student Services In A Comprehensive Community College, Russell Louis Curley

Graduate Research Papers

The comprehensive community college is a complex organization which serves a diverse population including liberal arts/transfer, career vocational, and continuing education students. This diversity of students requires a diversity of student services. The student affairs subunit, which is generally referred to as "student services" is assigned the task of managing the affairs of students from pre-enrollment through graduation and alumni affairs.

Black Alcoholism: Etiology, Counseling And Treatment, Charissa L. Gainous

Graduate Research Papers

Alcoholism or alcohol abuse is a multi-dimensional social phenomenon that cannot be easily understood, nor can it be defined in a simplistic or straight forward manner (Roebuck & Kessler, 1972). Any attempt to comprehensively understand the nature of alcoholism among blacks must acknowledge the fact that it has multiple causes, many of which are external to the individual (Watts & Wright, 1983). Any discussion of black alcoholism must acknowledge that certain socioeconomic and environmental factors are key determinants of alcohol problems among blacks (Kane, 1981), from etiology (Helmer, 1975), to prevention (Crisp, 1980), to policy (Yabura, 1975), to treatment and …

Job-Related Stress And Satisfaction As A Function Of Experience Level In The Critical Care Setting, Sharon J. Graber

Graduate Research Papers

This study was undertaken to explore the relationship of job-related stress and job satisfaction to the experience level of the graduate nurse in the critical care setting. A comprehensive review of the related literature was implemented. Job satisfaction and job-related stress were defined and found to be important to the practice of nursing in relation to job turnover and quality of patient care. Several strategies aimed at reducing job-related stress and enhancing job satisfaction of the new graduate in the critical care area were identified and discussed. Implications for further study and implications for educational practice were also discussed.

The Development Of Student Leadership Through Student Government And Student Organizations, Oren R. Griffin

Graduate Research Papers

According to Wilton Pruitt (1965), Dean of Student Personnel Services at Trenton State College, "leadership is a functional complex of attitudes, sensitivity, and skill, rather than a special ability held by an elect few" (p. 35). Too often, people are elected to an office and are quickly, without question, identified as leaders. Whether it is on a college campus or in city government, winning an election does not qualify one as a leader. A leader is one with the ability to function effectively in groups and to motivate others. More specifically, leadership is, as defined by Mabey (1985), "... being …

Licensure Of Professional Mental Health Counselors In Iowa, Jeffrey Don Hasselmann

Graduate Research Papers

The issue of licensure has divided the profession of mental health counseling (Arbuckle, 1977; Cottingham, 1978; Sweeney and Witmer, 1977). Some professional mental health counselors adhere to the philosophy that licensure advances the profession (Carroll, Griggs & Halligan, 1977; Sweeney & Witmer, 1977). Opponents to licensure purport that licensing in itself will not advance the field nor will it necessarily ensure the delivery of quality psychological services (Davis, 1981; Gross, 1977, 1978; Tiedeman, 1979).

Teacher Recruitment And Selection Methods And Procedures, Elizabeth J. Hogan

Graduate Research Papers

With fewer able young people entering the teaching field and the attrition of qualified people (minorities in particular) from the profession, the need for effective teacher selection is acute (Jenkins, 1984). Teacher selection is one of the most important managerial decisions made by school administrators today (Bredeson, 1983). Although it is true that declining enrollments have made staff cuts necessary, administrators do need to find replacements every year. Kopetskie (1983) stated that administrators cannot afford to repeat the mistakes made during the teacher shortages of the 1960s, where administrators were forced to accept any "warm body." Furthermore, a shortage of …

Student Evaluation Of Teachers, Rick A. Ironside

Graduate Research Papers

Who was the best judge of the effectiveness of a teacher? Was it the administrator who visited the classroom two or three times during the year? Was it the researcher who has yet to identify what constitutes an effective teacher? Was it the college instructor who hypothesizes in his teaching about what constitutes teacher effectiveness? According to William Rupley (1974) it was the pupil who spent more time each class day with the teacher than did anyone else.

Methods To Enhance Decision-Making Skills In Nursing Students, Cindy K. Jenness

Graduate Research Papers

This study was undertaken to study the concept of dee is ion making, in particular, instructional delivery systems and evaluation techniques. A comprehensive review of the related literature was implemented. Decision making was defined and found to be an important skill for the effective practice of nursing. Several teaching strategies aimed at enhancing decision making skills as well as measures to evaluate decision making were identified and discussed. Implications for further study and implications for educational practice were also discussed.

An Assessment Of Selected Health Occupation Students' Attitudes About Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Jo Ann Jensen

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a rapidly growing public health concern. The purpose of this original 1988 study at the University of Northern Iowa was to determine by questionnaire if there was a difference in attitudes of thirteen Dental Assistant, thirteen Medical Assistant, and one hundred nineteen Nursing students at a selected midwestern Community College toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Questionnaire scores were analyzed using analysis of variance at the .05 level. The groups differed on six of the fifty four items on the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Attitude questionnaire. Results suggest minimal differences among the groups. Identification of attitudes …

A Review Of The Literature About Incompetent Teachers, Margaret L. Jensen

Graduate Research Papers

Incompetency when referring to a teacher's classroom performance is difficult to define (Heavilin, 1980). States have not adequately defined the term, the professional organizations for teachers, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, have not taken a stand on the meaning of incompetence, and the courts have tended to steer clear of making judgments about a particular teacher's competence; therefore, the burden of defining the term "incompetence" when evaluating teachers has fallen on the shoulders of school administrators (Bridges, 1985a & b; Munnelly, 1979).

Factors Influencing Minority Access And Participation In American Higher Education, Kathy Jean Meyers

Graduate Research Papers

Minority participation in higher education has been an issue of major concern and controversy over the last forty years. President Harry Truman, in 1946, established the first federal commission designed to study the societal functions of higher education. The President's Commission on Higher Education (1947) was also instructed to delineate the responsibility of the federal government as it applied to postsecondary educational opportunities. The Commission recommended that 50 percent of all high school graduates obtain a two-year college education. This recommendation has been expanded to provide universal access to all students who might seek, or benefit from, postsecondary education. The …

Merit Pay In Education, James M. Miller

Graduate Research Papers

The voices of the "merit pay" controversy disagree even when they are discussing the same offer or plan, which is not often the case. As politicians, administrators, teachers, and the general public discuss the need for merit pay offered in the National Commission on Excellence in Education's report NATION AT RISK, the simple issue of merit pay continues to antagonize the public education system to the same degree as mediocre teaching.

Cooperative Learning: A Way To Build Social Skills Into Classroom Instruction Without Jeopardizing Achievement, Barbara Elaine Moine

Graduate Research Papers

Over the years there has developed a dilemma between instructional strategies that promote achievement and instructional strategies that promote social development. 1 The primary aim of schools is to prepare students for success in careers and adult responsibilities. An assumption is made that students will be able to successfully apply what they learn in school to future situations.

Elder Abuse, Mary Frances Osborne

Graduate Research Papers

A distinct characteristic of this century has been the increase in population of individuals 60 years of age and older (Galbraith, 1986). Recent medical advances have enabled more people to live longer, healthier lives (Galbraith, 1986). Most affected by these advances have been individuals 75 years and older. The United States Bureau of Census (1973) reported that between 1960 and 1970 the number of persons in the 75 years and older category increased at nearly three times the rate of those in the 65-75 age group. Between 1970 and 1980, the 75 years and over population increased an additional 2.4 …

Transition Effects On Preadolescents And Implications For Counselors, David Thomas Peterson

Graduate Research Papers

During the past several years the idea of predictable life transitions as playing a very significant part in both the development and the well being of individuals has gained wide acceptance. The purpose of this study will be to survey existing literature relating to the transitional period which usually occurs during the preadolescent years (ages 9-13). A secondary focus will be upon implications for the school counselor who works with this age group. Transitions and transitional periods refer to changes or interruptions in an individual's, family's, and/or institution's pattern of development which serve to connect earlier and later ways of …

Adolescents And Stress, Bret Darnell Adams

Graduate Research Papers

Adolescents today live in a very busy, hectic world that is constantly changing. Problems such as divorce, death, abuse, violence, and accidents can have a negative effect of stress on adolescents (Omizo, Omizo, & Suzuki, 1988). Children who are under stress may become emotionally depressed, impulsive, aggressive, anti-social, self-destructive, or irritable. Herbert (1983) stated that stress may produce a variety of physical symptoms such as: increased heart rate, tenseness in the stomach, sweaty palms, headaches, loss of appetite, or insomnia.

Merit Pay: The Pros And Cons, Stephen Forest Beecher

Graduate Research Papers

The majority of public school districts in the U.S. employ a uniform salary schedule. Under this type of schedule, the years of teaching and the educational credentials are usually the determining elements of a teacher's salary. Teachers with the same credentials and experience receive the same salary regardless of subject area or performance. Each school district sets its own salary schedule or goes through the collective bargaining process with the local teacher's union.

Communication Between Administrators And Staff, Timothy Robert Bell

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of communication between administrators 1 and staff. Shortt {1987) suggested that historically there has been a communication gap between school administration and staff. He asserted that effective administrators have many qualities; however, communication skills are the ones that may have the most direct impact on positive school climate. It seems apparent that closing the communication gap between administrator and staff has an impact upon positive school climate.

Education Experiences For The Elderly: The Investigation Of Obstacles And Opportunities, Maggie Grosvenor Bice

Graduate Research Papers

Education at any age is considered to be a means for enhancing the quality of one's life. The researcher contends that improving the quality of life is a continuous and eternal theme, filtering through the entire life span of any hum an being. Thomas Jefferson was quoted in Ronald Gross' book The New Old as saying "The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government'' (p. 259). If we can assume that education is a means for improving the quality of life, then we can sense the need …

Meeting The Needs Of Single Parent Students, William Keith Utterback

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was to discover which psychological and social needs are affected by this family situation and review methods which 2 educational settings have utilized to meet the needs of these unique students.

Successful Stepfamily Development: Issues And Implications For Counselors, Cheryl A. Rammelsberg

Graduate Research Papers

The traditional meaning of "family" as the biological unit of father, mother and child(ren) can no longer be assumed in today's society. There are many other types of structures functioning in our society fulfilling all of the traditional family roles and responsibilities, and an increasingly prevalent one of these is the "stepfamily". One definition of stepfamily in the literature was the complex description offered by Sager, Walker, Brown and Rodstein (1981) of "one that is created by the marriage (or living together in one domicile) of two partners, one or both of whom have been married previously and was divorced …

A Study Of Contemporary Practice In Teacher Evaluation, Dennis Laverne Washington

Graduate Research Papers

With the passage of the Stull Act in California, the race to evaluate was on! Assembly Bill 293 called for the following provisions: Boards of education must have written guidelines which contain (a) standards of expected student progress, (b) assessments of certificated personnel competencies as related to the standards for each classification, (c) assessments of other duties as adjuncts to regular assignments, and (d) the establishment of procedures and techniques for ascertaining that the employee is maintaining proper control of the learning situation. (California Board of Education, 1972). This bill gave impetus to the already well developed trend toward quantifying …

Estimation: A Principle Component For The Mathematics Curriculum, Mary Carr Paasch

Graduate Research Papers

In the age of advanced technology when a push of a button begins a series of connections, the importance of human reasoning power becomes more and more crucial. Only through thinking, scanning the limits of the brain, can the technology be of use to society and to oneself. Throughout this period of technological progress, the skills necessary to exist in this society are changing and in question. The goals and approaches of the elementary school mathematics curriculum are also being questioned. In mathematics education the major influence of technology is its potential for shifting the focus of instruction from an …

An Emerging Female Management Style, Mary Jo Souhrada

Graduate Research Papers

In 1840 Elizabeth Caty Stanton attended the World's Anti-Slavery Convention in London, England. Although women were members of the society their delegations were not seated on the convention floor. This experience led her along with Lucretia Mott eight years later to organize the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York to remedy the oppression she saw everywhere and to improve the legal status of women.

Women And Self-Esteem, Ruth Carolyn Tierney

Graduate Research Papers

Self-esteem, the condition wherein one feels both competent to live and worthy of living, enables people to provide for their own needs as well as those of others. People with high self-esteem relate to others in a healthy manner (Branden, 1981; Laskey, 1982). Self-esteem predominantly depends on the extent to which women can attain their ideal self-concept (Krausz, 1986). Sanford and Donovan (1984) stated that women's self-concept is the set of beliefs and images they all have and hold to be true of themselves. By contrast, their level of self-esteem is the measure of how much they like and approve …

Nonpareil, V72n1, Winter 1988, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

Nonpareil

Table of Contents:

Spinning a web ••• 2
A shot in the arm ••• 6
Winter on Wall Street ••• 12
Campus New Briefs ••• 17
Alumni Profile/Houshang Bozorgzadeh ••• 20
Alumni News Briefs ••• 23
Class Notes ••• 27
Perspective ••• 31