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A Field Test Of A Reading Program Needs Assessment Strategy, Linda Jane Howard Vingelen
A Field Test Of A Reading Program Needs Assessment Strategy, Linda Jane Howard Vingelen
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This dissertation described a needs assessment model for a reading program and described the field testing of that model. The needs assessment model was a strategy for conducting a comprehensive and systematic assessment of reading program needs in kindergarten through Grade 12. The model could be used as a basis for educational program planning by a director of reading and a school superintendent. A model for conducting a reading program needs assessment was conceived and field tested because there were few available needs assessment models in reading which have been field tested. Field testing was particularly vital because only after …
A Needs Assessment Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary's Master Of Divinity Program As Perceived By The Graduates, Faculty, Students, And Employers Of Graduates, Edward L. Dower
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Problem. There is a lack of current data by which to evaluate how well the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary's Master of Divinity program prepares its graduates for the actual practice of ministry. The purpose of this study was to: (1) collect data from selected groups regarding how well in their perception graduates are prepared in specific areas and what they perceive ministers need or use most in their daily work, (2) compare the perceived preparation with the perceived need to identify areas of curricular need, (3) summarize the suggestions made by those surveyed, and (4) make recommendations regarding the ministerial …