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Full-Text Articles in Education
Background Checks And Fingerprinting In Public School Systems, Mindy Salmans
Background Checks And Fingerprinting In Public School Systems, Mindy Salmans
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Data collected by the American Association of University Women indicated that students who are victims of educator sexual misconduct reported that they suffered emotional, educational, and developmental or health effects (Shakeshaft, 2004). At least one third of students reported behaviors that would negatively affect academic achievement. Larry Lezotte, Wilbur Brookeover, and Ron Edmonds found in their research that a safe and orderly environment was one lead indicator of school effectiveness, defined by high student achievement for all students (Lezotte, 2000). Therefore, if we know that a safe and orderly environment is essential to an effective school and we know that …
A Systematic Approach For Training Candidates To Use The Teacher Work Sample, Beth Walizer, Taggart Germaine, Keith Dreiling
A Systematic Approach For Training Candidates To Use The Teacher Work Sample, Beth Walizer, Taggart Germaine, Keith Dreiling
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The purpose of this paper is to describe the benefits of scaffolding the work sample criteria through a teacher preparation program for elementary education candidates. This article illustrates the way that Fort Hays State University’s teacher education program has successfully implemented a work sample process. A process of scaffolding the criteria was woven throughout the elementary teacher education program to instruct candidates on how to develop, implement, and assess instructional units of study. As a way to describe the teacher work sample process, the authors have contextualized the model, provided components of a teacher work sample, and presented a program …
How To Build A Better Vision Statement, Shelley Kirkpatrick
How To Build A Better Vision Statement, Shelley Kirkpatrick
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It is a fact-of-life that an organization must have a formal vision statement. Like any leadership tool, it is only effective if it is done right. Research has demonstrated time and again that a vision statement can improve organizational performance as well as individual follower performance, but only if the vision contains certain characteristics (Baum, Locke, & Kirkpatrick, 1998; Kirkpatrick, 2004; Kirkpatrick & Locke, 1996; Kirkpatrick, Wofford, & Baum, 2002).
Importance Of Eq Skills For On-Line Professors, Joseph Neptune
Importance Of Eq Skills For On-Line Professors, Joseph Neptune
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Distance learning has become widely used around the world and is available in a number of forms that greatly reduce the restrictions imposed on by the traditional class room environment. Various platforms allow the professors to hold live lectures, utilize PowerPoint presentations, and provide a learning environment that is as close to the campus lecture experience. Distance learning has grown and is continuing to grow in popularity as more and more colleges and universities are offering distance and hybrid programs.
Finding Artistic Voice: Expressive Critiques Embedded In Teacher Education, Jonathan Silverman
Finding Artistic Voice: Expressive Critiques Embedded In Teacher Education, Jonathan Silverman
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Many students in education programs never engage in an artistic experience. Typically, they complete their requirements through writing, oral presentations, seminar discussions, internships, and student teaching. In my classes I have inserted expressive critiques that ask students to demonstrate their reactions and understanding of classroom observations and topics discussed in class through a visual or performance art medium.
New Technology And Record Keeping In Educational Management: Levels Of Secondary School Principals’ Computer Literacy And Phobia, Afolakemi Oredein
New Technology And Record Keeping In Educational Management: Levels Of Secondary School Principals’ Computer Literacy And Phobia, Afolakemi Oredein
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While research on school improvement is now into its third decade, systematic research on what the principal actually does and its relationship to stability and change is quite recent. Some of the earlier implementation research identified the role of the principal as central to promoting or inhibiting change (Sammons, 1999; Goleman, 2000), but it did not examine the principal’s role in any depth or perspective as regards to the utilization of new technology for record-keeping. During the 1980’s research and practice focusing on the role of the principal-ship, vice-principal-ship, and other school leaders mounted, resulting in greater clarity, but also …
The Corporatization Of American Education: Analyzing The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Productivity Among University Professors, Benjamin Marte
The Corporatization Of American Education: Analyzing The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Productivity Among University Professors, Benjamin Marte
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The relationship between job satisfaction and productivity is one that has been examined at great length over the years. Consider Locke’s claim that as of 1976, approximately 3,350 articles on this topic were in circulation (Okpara 2004). In 1992 Cranny et al. reported the existence of at least 5,000 of such manuscripts (Okpara 2004). Numerous studies have been conducted in this field of inquiry, and this paper endeavors to build upon that collective effort. Here, the focus is on the relationship between job satisfaction and productivity among the professors of a major research university in south Florida; while its scope …
The Symbiotic Nature Of The Leader-Follower Relationship And Its Impact On Organizational Effectiveness, Jillian Gilbert, Sergio Matviuk
The Symbiotic Nature Of The Leader-Follower Relationship And Its Impact On Organizational Effectiveness, Jillian Gilbert, Sergio Matviuk
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The field of leadership studies is overflowing with discussions and explorations of leadership contribution and influence (Winston & Patterson, 2005; Miller, 2007). Unfortunately, as some researchers such as Frye, Kisselburgh & Butts (2007) point out, discussions and research on the full capacity and capabilities of followership are scarce. This lack of research limits our understanding about the impact of followership in organizations. The lack of research derives from a leader-centered approach that has traditionally dominated the field of leadership studies (Lord and Brown, 2003). Also, out of the academic circles society still tends to focus on leadership as positions contained …
Intellectual Property, Copyright, And Fair Use In Education, Shaheen Lakhan, Meenakshi Khurana
Intellectual Property, Copyright, And Fair Use In Education, Shaheen Lakhan, Meenakshi Khurana
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As with other rights, such as liberty and organization, intellectual property (IP) rights are often overlooked or disregarded simply because they are intangible. Yet, IP rights are essential to the workings of our society, and upholding them means greater freedom to invent, create, and advance. IP is an emerging issue within the education arena. While many people think of it as a new concept, its origins date back to the sixteenth century. In 1557, Great Britain began to awaken to the idea of copyright, and the idea took firm root. The creators of the American Constitution included it in Article …
Nature And Application Of Knowledge And Its Significance To Organizational Management Leaders, Heidi Gregory-Mina
Nature And Application Of Knowledge And Its Significance To Organizational Management Leaders, Heidi Gregory-Mina
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Epistemology is a branch of philosophy, which provides an individual with tools for understanding what he or she knows, but epistemology cannot be separated from an individual’s metaphysics. It is almost impossible to separate a thinker’s epistemology from his or her metaphysics, because epistemology connects with specific ethics and politics and metaphysics connects all of that, in a coherent philosophical system. Metaphysics connects the philosophical system because epistemology does not fit well with randomness but does connect with specific ethics and politics. In 1854, the term epistemology appears to have been used for the first time, correlating with an intense …
Participative Management, Michael Rivera
Participative Management, Michael Rivera
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The theory behind participative management originated in the 1930s as a result of a business study conducted by Elton Mayo, who explored Frederick W. Taylor’s scientific management principles. His findings challenged Taylor’s views, which emphasized the importance of social norms, such as communication, participation, and leadership (Marchant 1976). Decades later, renewed interest in participative management hinged upon the desire for seeking better management practices, namely top-notch quality management systems, better employee relations, and integrated design and production teams (Lawler 1996).
Table Of Contents - Fall 2008, Fort Hays State University College Of Education
Table Of Contents - Fall 2008, Fort Hays State University College Of Education
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Academic Leadership Journal Fall 2008 table of contents
Perspectives In Provisions For Science And Technology Education In Nigeria: The Way Forward, Adebola Ifamuyiwa, Kehinde Alebiosu
Perspectives In Provisions For Science And Technology Education In Nigeria: The Way Forward, Adebola Ifamuyiwa, Kehinde Alebiosu
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The promotion of science and technology education is a warmly embraced venture. Nigerian educational system prioritized science and technology with policies that are favorably disposed to science and technology education. The national policy on education and the national policy on science and technology made good provisions for science and technology education. Government through the education policy empowered the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), the Basic Education, the senior secondary education, technical and scientific education and tertiary education with robust plan for science and technology education in the programmes. (FGN, 2004). The policy came into existence in 1977 and education …
Principals As Mentors In Teacher Education: How Preservice Teachers’ Voices Informed Practice, Anita Varrati, Amy Smith
Principals As Mentors In Teacher Education: How Preservice Teachers’ Voices Informed Practice, Anita Varrati, Amy Smith
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Principals in today’s schools clearly have their work cut out for them. The job has never been easy and the addition of accountability for state standards and assessments just adds to the load. The implications of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for principals involve spending significant amounts of time on the development of effective classroom teachers. The content of induction programs for new teachers now includes federal and state requirements for licensing and recertification (Highly Qualified Teachers) in addition to aligning new teacher needs with school mission and goals. As a result, the principal’s role with beginning teachers has never …
Sports Metaphors As A Motivational Leadership Strategy, Kay Woelfel
Sports Metaphors As A Motivational Leadership Strategy, Kay Woelfel
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In schools, the theme of sports can be used throughout the building to motivate staff and students. The students are players, staff members are coaches, and the administration are head coaches. All are necessary members of the team, and all must work together to achieve team goals. This theme kicks off the school year by having a training camp for staff (professional development) to launch the beginning of the school year. Sports-themed snacks including peanuts, popcorn, and crackerjacks and giveaways such as pompoms in school colors, pennants, and sports-themed school supplies generate interest.
The Impact Of High-Stakes Testing: Recommendations For Professional School Counselors And Other Support Personnel, Gerra Perkins, Nelda Wellman
The Impact Of High-Stakes Testing: Recommendations For Professional School Counselors And Other Support Personnel, Gerra Perkins, Nelda Wellman
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The positive and negative effects of high-stakes testing are well-documented (Gratz, 2000; Heubert and Hauser, 1999). The development of an accountability system that is based on the results of students’ tests has intensified the pressure to perform for students and schools (Gratz). Many policy decisions and often the promotion of students are determined by these test results – hence the term “high-stakes testing” (Heubert and Hauser). Because of the high stakes involved, pressure for improving scores has an impact on teachers and their practices (Heubert and Hauser; Merrow, 2002).
Urban Versus Rural Community Colleges: A National Study Of Student Gender And Ethnicity, Sharon Waller, Tara Tietjen-Smith, Jason Davis, Michael Copeland
Urban Versus Rural Community Colleges: A National Study Of Student Gender And Ethnicity, Sharon Waller, Tara Tietjen-Smith, Jason Davis, Michael Copeland
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Approximately half of the U.S. population currently lives in suburban locales, one-fourth in big cities, and another fourth in small towns and rural areas. Hodgkinson (2003) indicates that the U.S. population is undergoing an increasing migration into rural areas. This relocation holds many challenging and ominous implications for urban and rural higher education as colleges and universities struggle to meet the divergent needs of shifting demographics. Public community colleges are especially impacted by these changes in student populations.
Table Of Contents - Summer 2008, Fort Hays State University College Of Education
Table Of Contents - Summer 2008, Fort Hays State University College Of Education
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Academic Leadership Journal Summer 2008 table of contents
An Investigation Of Assessment Practices By Teachers Business Education Subjects, Janet Adetayo
An Investigation Of Assessment Practices By Teachers Business Education Subjects, Janet Adetayo
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Assessment is the process of gathering information about a student in order to make decisions about his or her education. Assessment is used for different purposes within different levels of the educational system, for example external assessment in most cases serve as accountability measures and as a result they induce teachers to devote significant amounts of instructional time to preparing students to excel in these examinations even when those examinations do not match the curricula.
Leadership Transitions: The Key To Organizational Success, Bharti Venkatesh
Leadership Transitions: The Key To Organizational Success, Bharti Venkatesh
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
There is a growing recognition in the business world that a good leadership strategy can significantly improve business results. At the same time, good leaders seem to be rare things these days. According to recent study, it has been found that recruiting and retaining qualified leaders has become crucial challenge facing businesses today and in the future.
From Social Justice To Collaborative Activism: Changing The Landscape Of Academic Leadership, C. Gause
From Social Justice To Collaborative Activism: Changing The Landscape Of Academic Leadership, C. Gause
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The new millennium arrived with great economic prosperity; however, currently the United State faces a weaker economy, a depressed housing market, a costly Iraq war and all the old problems of the late 20th century; power, race, identity, violence, and ethics. Current challenges for educators: 1) the increase number of charter schools; 2) voucher programs; 3) increases in immigrant populations; 4) for profit educational organizations; 5) inadequate funding for No Child Left Behind; 6) inequities regarding accountability; 7) and the re-segregation of public schools along class/racial lines. These challenges have broad implications for higher education. According to Hopkins (1997) education …
Interaction Patterns In Mathematics Classrooms In Ogun State Secondary Schools, Adebole Ifamuyiwa, Abisola Lawani
Interaction Patterns In Mathematics Classrooms In Ogun State Secondary Schools, Adebole Ifamuyiwa, Abisola Lawani
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Interaction among people plays some vital roles in the life of individuals. This is evident in the way people relate with one-another at home, in the school, within the society, and among peer groups. In particular, the relationship between students and their teachers is expected to have a great effect on their lives. The way students learn any subject, Mathematics inclusive, will depend on the teacher’s pattern of classroom interaction. Teacher-student interaction in the classroom is a two-way process. Each participant influences the other’s behaviour; that is, the students condition their teachers’ behaviour and vice- versa. The concept of classroom …
State Regulation Of Homeschooling And Homeschoolers’ Sat Scores, Brian Ray, Bruce Eagleson
State Regulation Of Homeschooling And Homeschoolers’ Sat Scores, Brian Ray, Bruce Eagleson
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The professoriate is a highly individualized endeavor where scholars work independently on projects of their choosing. High stakes issues of retentions and promotions require new faculty members to document a public expertise in scholarship. In one sense, academics are scholarly gamesmen (Maccoby 1976) who attempt to create a scholarly presence while interpreting their colleagues’ patterns of actions and motivations. Such interpretations are created in an environment of “hollowed collegiality” (Massey, Wilger, and Colbeck, 1994) where superficial evidence of active participation often masquerades as community. For many new faculty members, connecting their work to a larger community of scholars can be …
Understanding The Teacher Professional Development Facilitators And Barriers To Serve A Diverse Student Population, David Bell, Earl Thomas
Understanding The Teacher Professional Development Facilitators And Barriers To Serve A Diverse Student Population, David Bell, Earl Thomas
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In recent years there has been a growing interest in serving the needs of diverse learners. Many school districts in response to this growing interest have launched special in-service programs to educate and train teachers on culturally sensitive teaching approaches for serving diverse learners. Many of these professional development programs have implemented one-shot workshops that attempt to transform the school-environment and teacher practices. Although, such efforts have consistently yielded little to no impact on transformation of the school environment and teacher practices they continue to be the preferred teacher professional development model. Nothing has been so frustrating and wasteful as …
Total Quality Management Culture And Productivity Improvement In Ethiopia Higher Institutions, B.J Ojo
Total Quality Management Culture And Productivity Improvement In Ethiopia Higher Institutions, B.J Ojo
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The desire of all parents is to have qualitative and functional educational programs for their children from nursery school to the university level. This is in conformity with the general belief that a sound education is the only permanent legacy that parents can pass on to their children to ensure their future. However, what we see nowadays is that many countries’ education system is turning out unemployable illiterates. Hallak (1990) emphasized that the quality of the education system depends on the quality of its teachers. Alloy Ejiogu (1990) stated that the quality of education in any given society depend considerably …
The Institutional Challenges Of Full-Time Faculty Retirement: Has The Expedition Accomplished All That It Promised And That It Should Accomplish?, Jeffrey Senese
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The retirement of full-time faculty is an issue that is currently and likely to continue to challenge many higher education institutions. It is an issue that has implications that are long-term and both positive and negative. On the positive side for institutions, faculty retirements present potential opportunities to renew the core staffing of the institution. Faculty retirements may allow institutions to add new energy and innovation through the hiring of new faculty. Not that new ideas or innovations are the exclusive realm of new or young, but fresh ideas and approaches in higher education are more typically associated with new …
Urban Vs. Rural Baccalaureate Colleges: A National Study Of Student Financial Aid, Lee Waller, Elizabeth Waller, Albert Reyes
Urban Vs. Rural Baccalaureate Colleges: A National Study Of Student Financial Aid, Lee Waller, Elizabeth Waller, Albert Reyes
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
This study examines baccalaureate colleges of arts and sciences in light of institutional degree of urbanization to determine the percentage of students drawing financial aid. The study further examines aid award amounts from federal, state/local, institutional, and student loans. The indicated demographics are then analyzed for differences between and among the city, suburban, town, and rural institutions.
Cultural Diversity Analysis Of A Hot-Rodder, Michael Gross
Cultural Diversity Analysis Of A Hot-Rodder, Michael Gross
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Pick a lesson plan that you have recently developed. How have you incorporated the cultural backgrounds of your students? Discuss how you would modify that lesson plan to incorporate strategies that meet the learning needs of auditory, visual, and tactile/kinesthetic learners. How could you tie in different intelligences?
An Imperative For Colleges And Universities: Orienting And Supporting New Faculty Members, Robin Lindbeck, David Darnell
An Imperative For Colleges And Universities: Orienting And Supporting New Faculty Members, Robin Lindbeck, David Darnell
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The confluence of four major factors is taking many colleges and universities to the “edge of chaos” where complex, adaptive systems exhibit characteristics of both chaos and order (Hock, p.116). Present and impending retirements, competition for new hires, realities of the ever-changing professoriate, and generational diversity in colleges and universities comprise these factors that are simultaneously chaotic and orderly. For example, faculty members in today’s colleges and universities represent five decades of transitional ages in higher education. Those who began their teaching careers in the 60’s are were a part of the Age of the Scholar, those in the 70’s, …
Mathematical Conformation Of Leadership Based On Erosmatic, Nadeem Malik, Shafeequr Rehman, Davood Salmani
Mathematical Conformation Of Leadership Based On Erosmatic, Nadeem Malik, Shafeequr Rehman, Davood Salmani
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Mathematical conformation of leadership based on Erosmatic