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Resource Allocation At The University: Research On The Determinants Of Faculty Morale, Douglas Craig Schmidt
Resource Allocation At The University: Research On The Determinants Of Faculty Morale, Douglas Craig Schmidt
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Efficacy Of A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Approach In Improving Academic Performance Of Low-Achieving Elementary-Age Children, John Brian Markey
Efficacy Of A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Approach In Improving Academic Performance Of Low-Achieving Elementary-Age Children, John Brian Markey
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Low-achieving students tend to be "externals," lack mastery orientation, and often do not "take responsibility" for learning. Through the cognitive behavioral approach in this study, the goal is to help the low achiever become better at self-monitoring and encoding information.;Low-achieving students from two elementary schools were pre- and posttested using the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (to measure reading achievement), Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (to measure self-esteem), and the Children's Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (to measure intrinsic motivation). The teachers completed, as both a pre and post measure, the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale II to measure student classroom behavior. Thirty …
Quality Programming For Learning-Disabled Students : A Comparison Of Microcomputer-Assisted Ieps, Manual-Assisted Ieps, And Teacher Written Ieps, Gretchen C. Haines
Quality Programming For Learning-Disabled Students : A Comparison Of Microcomputer-Assisted Ieps, Manual-Assisted Ieps, And Teacher Written Ieps, Gretchen C. Haines
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The purpose of this study was to determine which IEPs are of greater quality for learning-disabled students: teacher-written IEPs (those developed without the aid of microcomputers or manuals of goals and objectives); manual-assisted IEPs (those developed with the aid of manuals of goals and objectives); or microcomputer-assisted IEPs (those developed with the aid of both manuals of goals and objectives and microcomputers). This study investigated the question: What effect does the use of microcomputers and manuals of goals and objectives have upon the quality of IEPs developed for learning-disabled students?;The sample consisted of 120 IEPs of students categorized as learning-disabled …
Therapeutic Intervention With Suicidal Adolescents: A Problem-Solving Approach, William Worth Bradley
Therapeutic Intervention With Suicidal Adolescents: A Problem-Solving Approach, William Worth Bradley
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a problem-solving intervention strategy as applied to mildly suicidal adolescents. The population for this study consisted of male and female adolescents aged 14 to 19 who were referred by teachers, counselors, parents or self because of concerns about suicidal behavior. This project was a case study approach focusing on six mildly suicidal adolescents who volunteered from a pool of referrals received during the 1985-1986 school year. Prior to beginning intervention, each student's lethality was assessed by using the Lethality Index which allowed for the identification of those adolescents who …
An Exploration Of Selected Effects Of Circumstances Which Precede And Surround Recall Of Early Childhood And Recent Adult Experiences, Carol Caswell Hughes
An Exploration Of Selected Effects Of Circumstances Which Precede And Surround Recall Of Early Childhood And Recent Adult Experiences, Carol Caswell Hughes
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of some contextual factors suspected of having the capacity to influence the availability, content, and affective tone of recollections. One hundred and eight young adult volunteer subjects were each asked to recall six cued recent or early childhood memories. Recall latencies were noted as well as scores indicating the degree of pleasure Ss attributed to their recollections at the time of their recall and the degree of pleasure they recall having attributed to the incidents at the time they occurred. Recollections were also evaluated for the importance of others to …
An Examination Of The Impact Of Changes In The Administrative Organizational Structure Of Selected Community Colleges On Workload Of Division Chairmen, Sandra Dale Hobbs
An Examination Of The Impact Of Changes In The Administrative Organizational Structure Of Selected Community Colleges On Workload Of Division Chairmen, Sandra Dale Hobbs
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between changes in the administrative organizational structure in community colleges and the workload of division chairmen. Changes in administrative organizational structures were characterized by structural complexity variables, primarily horizontal and vertical differentiation. Division chairman workload was analyzed, and division chairmen were described by demographic characteristics and employment patterns.;The division chairman has been identified in the literature to be a critical middle management position whose increasing workload is an issue. Reflecting a time of change in higher education in general, organizational changes have been taking place in community colleges in Virginia, …
A Study Of The Factors Which Influences Computer Adoption By Community College Faculty In Virginia, Larry Joe Scott
A Study Of The Factors Which Influences Computer Adoption By Community College Faculty In Virginia, Larry Joe Scott
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The problem statement for this study asks which characteristics of the community college environment are the best discriminators between faculty who currently use computers in instruction and those who do not. Specific research questions ask whether the environmental context of the faculty or individual faculty attributes are better discriminators between computer uses and nonusers.;The target population was the full-time faculty employed in the Virginia Community College System. A sample of faculty in 15 colleges was selected in which approximately half had used computers in their instruction. The sample was mailed a questionnaire designed and pilot tested to measure variables which …
Improving Academic Skills And Attention/Memory Skills In Self- Contained Learning Disabled Students Through A Package Of Cognitive Training Procedures, Kevin Charles Wiesner
Improving Academic Skills And Attention/Memory Skills In Self- Contained Learning Disabled Students Through A Package Of Cognitive Training Procedures, Kevin Charles Wiesner
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The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in a cognitive training program administered by teachers within their classrooms would significantly improve the academic achievement, attentional responding styles and auditory and visual attention and memory skills of elementary self-contained learning disabled students.;Subjects were thirty-six elementary age self-contained learning disabled students 8-0 to 11-11 years of age and with total I.Q. scores on the Wechsler intelligence Scale for Children-Revised of 80 or greater from the Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia.;Three instruments were used to measure the dependent variables in this study: the reading, mathematics, and …
Modest Pioneers : A Study Of A Sample Of The First-Female Class At The University Of Virginia, 1970-1974, Louise Lilley Robertson
Modest Pioneers : A Study Of A Sample Of The First-Female Class At The University Of Virginia, 1970-1974, Louise Lilley Robertson
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational conditions existing for women students during the initial years of coeducation at an institution. The choice of the University of Virginia as a case study was based on its significance as a southern, state university which claims, in addition, national visibility.;A questionnaire was administered to a small sample of first-female students who attended Virginia between the years 1970-1974. The questionnaire, developed from an original set of interview questions prepared by Virginia's Student Affairs office in a 1971 study, asked the sample to respond, retrospectively, to conditions existing at Virginia while …
The Budget Information Systems Of Selected Colleges And Universities In The State Of Virginia As Described And Perceived By Budget Managers, Archie William Earl Sr.
The Budget Information Systems Of Selected Colleges And Universities In The State Of Virginia As Described And Perceived By Budget Managers, Archie William Earl Sr.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the budget information systems of selected colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia along with their advantages and disadvantages as perceived by budget managers.;Ten institutions were selected to participate in the study so as to assure the inclusion of at least one of each of the various types of colleges and universities in Virginia. The data needed to describe the budget information systems were collected via personal interviews with key budget information system personnel at the selected institutions. Data needed to describe the advantages and disadvantages of the budget information systems, …
The Effect Of An Adlerian-Based Group Counseling/Education Program On The Self Concept, Locus Of Control, And Family Environment Of Alternative High School Students, Thelma. Spencer
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a structured Adlerian-based group education program (PREP) on the self concept, locus of control, and family relationships of alternative high school students, with and without parent participation in a parent education group.;The sample consisted of students at Point Option Project, an alternative high school in Newport News, Virginia, who requested to take the PREP course for elective credit (n = 34). Students were assigned randomly to two treatment and one control group, with students whose parents were participating in the STEP-TEEN parent education program becoming PREP Group 1 and …
The Effect Of Group Counseling On Academic Achievement And Achievement Motivation Of Alternative High School Students, Anne Klare Sullivan
The Effect Of Group Counseling On Academic Achievement And Achievement Motivation Of Alternative High School Students, Anne Klare Sullivan
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This study compared the effectiveness of two structured small-group counseling techniques, Peer Counseling and Achievement Motivation Training, on the school attendance and academic achievement of underachieving alternative high school students. It also investigated whether participation in daily counseling sessions over a six-week period positively effected measures of self-concept, locus of control, and tendency to achieve.;Experimental subjects were 81 high school students in grades nine through twelve in a public open alternative high school. Subjects were students who had passed fewer than 75 percent of their classes during the marking period preceding the study.;Subjects were assigned randomly to one of four …
The Effectiveness Of Cognitive Restructuring And Paradoxical Directives Counseling Interventions Of Adolescent Self-Esteem : A Comparative Study, David Alvin Hall
The Effectiveness Of Cognitive Restructuring And Paradoxical Directives Counseling Interventions Of Adolescent Self-Esteem : A Comparative Study, David Alvin Hall
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This study investigated the relative merits of the paradoxical directives (PD) counseling techniques to the more didactic cognitive restructuring (CR) intervention. It was hypothesized that subjects in the PD groups would show an improvement in self-esteem, a reduction in depression and anxiety, and a change reflective of a more internal locus-of-control orientation to a degree significantly greater than the CR and the control groups.;The sample consisted of sixty eighth grade volunteers, twenty from each of three middle schools in a local area school district. Six groups were formed of ten subjects each, two groups for each treatment and two groups …
An Analysis Of The Personal Need Systems Of Obese College Freshmen, Lila Louise Annaloro
An Analysis Of The Personal Need Systems Of Obese College Freshmen, Lila Louise Annaloro
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This study compared the personal need systems of obese, underweight, and normal weight college students. The Picture Identification Test (PIT) was mailed to the 1984 and 1985 entering freshmen classes at the College of William and Mary. From the 1984 class, 576 students completed the Picture Identification Test (PIT), and from the 1985 class, 505 students completed the PIT. The PIT data from those subjects who met the classification for the weight groups were included in the study. The criteria for the weight groups were set from the 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company weight tables. Height and weight measurements for …
An Investigation Of The Efficacy Of Group Counseling With Emotionally Disturbed Middle School Students, Michael Scott Grainer
An Investigation Of The Efficacy Of Group Counseling With Emotionally Disturbed Middle School Students, Michael Scott Grainer
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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of group counseling on the self-concept of emotionally disturbed students in a public middle school. This study examined the efficacy of non-directive group counseling and structured group counseling and compared the two approaches.;Method. Thirty middle school students diagnosed as emotionally disturbed and enrolled in self-contained special education classes at four different schools were subjects in the study. Two classes were assigned to receive non-directive group counseling and the other two classes received structured group counseling. Both groups received their respective group counseling for ten weeks. Pre and posttesting was …
Factors Associated With Statutory Consortium Effectiveness : A Case Study Of One Virginia Consortium For Continuing Higher Education, Mark W. Poland
Factors Associated With Statutory Consortium Effectiveness : A Case Study Of One Virginia Consortium For Continuing Higher Education, Mark W. Poland
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The purpose of this study was to determine if a statutory higher education consortium possesses the attributes generally associated with effective voluntary higher education consortia. Also, the research attempted to discover if there are other attributes which would contribute to the effectiveness of statutory higher education consortia.;A review of the literature on voluntary consortia revealed that voluntary higher education consortia regarded as effective generally (1) have clear, concise goals; (2) have an open, two-way communication system; (3) are supported by the presidents of the member institutions; (4) engage in incremental planning; (5) have an effective administrator/director; and (6) are perceived …
A Comparative Analysis Of The Value Of Intrinsic Motivation In Computer Software On The Math Achievement, Attitudes, Attendance, And Depth-Of-Involvement Of Underachieving Students, Patricia Ann Furey Meyer
A Comparative Analysis Of The Value Of Intrinsic Motivation In Computer Software On The Math Achievement, Attitudes, Attendance, And Depth-Of-Involvement Of Underachieving Students, Patricia Ann Furey Meyer
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It was the purpose of this study to determine what effect intrinsic motivation in software programs using graphics and non-graphics has on the achievement, attitudes, attendance and depth-of-involvement of 65 underachieving students. The study was conducted in the natural school setting over the period of a semester. Data was collected on three groups, the control group (n = 33), the alternate treatment group in which students were exposed to CAI without the use of graphics as a part of the instruction, and the experimental group in which students were exposed to CAI with graphics for at least 20 minutes three …
A Comparison Of The Effects Of The Couple Communication Ii Program And A Family Of Origin Workshop On Marital Satisfaction And Individual Autonomy, Floyd Allen Chambers
A Comparison Of The Effects Of The Couple Communication Ii Program And A Family Of Origin Workshop On Marital Satisfaction And Individual Autonomy, Floyd Allen Chambers
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether either the Couple Communication II Program developed by Miller, Nunnally, and Wackman or a Family of Origin Workshop developed by the author when used following the Couple Communication I Programs would increase marital satisfaction and individual autonomy.;Thirty-four individuals (seventeen couples) responded to the announcements of a couple communication and marriage enrichment workshop. The couples were assigned to four groups: Group 1 was treated with the Couple Communication I Program only, Group 2 was treated with the Couple Communication I Program and Couple Communication II, Group 3 was treated with the Couple …
The University College Of Medicine In Richmond, Virginia, 1893- 1913 : A Study Of Institutional Decline, Byron Lee Woodruff
The University College Of Medicine In Richmond, Virginia, 1893- 1913 : A Study Of Institutional Decline, Byron Lee Woodruff
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The purposes of the study was to examine selected factors that were influential in the decline of the University College of Medicine (UCM) in Richmond, Virginia, from 1893 to 1913. UCM was created in the midst of a national medical reform movement. In ways, the institution directly contributed to the reform of medical training in Virginia.;It was the writer's contention that the decline of UCM happened because of the political pressures emerging from medical accrediting agencies, licensing and examining boards, and related organizations. The character of the institution was modified through recommendations of external organizations and coercion was felt through …
A Comparison Of Counselor, Principal And Teacher Perceptions Of The Role And Function Of The School Counselor In Virginia Public Secondary School, Rosemary A. Thompson
A Comparison Of Counselor, Principal And Teacher Perceptions Of The Role And Function Of The School Counselor In Virginia Public Secondary School, Rosemary A. Thompson
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The Problem. The purpose of this study was to measure discrepancies between perceived "importance", "attainment" and "effectiveness" of school counselor role and function behaviors as viewed by principals, counselors, and teachers. It was hypothesized that counselors, teachers, and principals will differ significantly in their perceptions of what is important, attained and effective in counselor role and function.;Research Procedure. The subjects (N = 687) were principals, counselors and teachers randomly selected from Virginia public secondary schools. A 55-item Counselor Role Repertoire Needs Assessment Survey was developed to collect role and function data on eleven constructs of: Educational/Occupational Guidance, Counseling, Research, Staff …
A Descriptive Investigation Utilizing A Family Systems Perspective To Study Elementary School Children Who Frequently Become Seekers Of Nurse Support (S.O.N.S.) And Their Families, David Bruce. Fletcher
A Descriptive Investigation Utilizing A Family Systems Perspective To Study Elementary School Children Who Frequently Become Seekers Of Nurse Support (S.O.N.S.) And Their Families, David Bruce. Fletcher
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It has been accepted that in order to maximize the educational growth of a child, the student should experience instruction in a consistent, uninterrupted fashion. Children who are disruptive, act-out, or otherwise obstruct the flow of knowledge may encounter problems when they must build upon information not learned at an earlier time. Students who frequently complain to their teachers of health issues or are sent to the nurse repeatedly, may suffer because of this break in their learning experiences. This research is directed toward exploring possible variables that may set children who frequent the nurse (Seekers of Nurse Support or …
Behavior Modeling : The Evaluation Of A Program To Develop Conflict Management Skills, Charles Michael Grissom
Behavior Modeling : The Evaluation Of A Program To Develop Conflict Management Skills, Charles Michael Grissom
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The purpose of this study was to determine if the behavior modeling approach to training could be used effectively to teach managers conflict management skills. The researcher explored whether behavior modeling training made a significant difference in the participants' conflict management behaviors and whether videotaped feedback to participants enhanced their gain scores.;Forty-eight managers from an industrial organization in central Virginia were the subjects for this study. The managers were invited to participate following a needs assessment identifying conflict management as a skill deficit.;The design used for this study was a combination of the pretest-posttest control group design and the posttest …
The Role Of The Department Of Planning And Budget In Shaping Higher Education In Virginia, Russell E. Whitaker Jr.
The Role Of The Department Of Planning And Budget In Shaping Higher Education In Virginia, Russell E. Whitaker Jr.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the role of the Department of Planning and Budget in Virginia in coordinating and regulating public institutions of higher education. The study focused on the impact of the Department's activities related to the execution phase of the budget cycle. It was hypothesized that the Department had been a relatively unnoticed yet potent force in the coordination of public higher education in Virginia.;The role of the Department was determined by (1) an examination of the legislative requirements placed on the Department by the 1976-1984 sessions of the General Assembly, (2) an examination of …
Introducing--New And Improved : The Marketing Of Changed Institutions Of Higher Learning, Linda Ann Ferguson
Introducing--New And Improved : The Marketing Of Changed Institutions Of Higher Learning, Linda Ann Ferguson
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The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which colleges and universities that have changed significantly have taken a planned approach to marketing their institutions through their external communications. "Changed image" institutions are defined as those degree-granting institutions that have changed name, sex status, or number of years of instruction offered within the past two decades since 1966. The sample contained six public and six private institutions--two public and two private institutions in each category.;Publications of various divisions of the institutions were analyzed for consistency of image presentation. Commercially published college guides were consulted for accuracy of …