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A Study Of The Relationship Of Territoriality And Teacher Sense Of Efficacy To Job Satisfaction Of Elementary School Teachers, Barbara Elizabeth Smith
A Study Of The Relationship Of Territoriality And Teacher Sense Of Efficacy To Job Satisfaction Of Elementary School Teachers, Barbara Elizabeth Smith
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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of teachers' perceptions of territoriality and sense of efficacy to job satisfaction.;Method. A sample of 350 public school elementary teachers teaching in Virginia was selected to complete four instruments. The Teacher Territory Questionnaire was used to measure three factors, including control of resources, responsibility for students, and openness of teaching. The Teacher Efficacy Scale measured two efficacy factors, personal efficacy and teaching efficacy. Job satisfaction was measured by the facet scores of the Job Descriptive Index and the global score of the Job in General scale. Demographic data forms …
A Study Of Programs Designed To Stimulate Students' Independent Reading, Elizabeth K. Welsh
A Study Of Programs Designed To Stimulate Students' Independent Reading, Elizabeth K. Welsh
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The purpose of this study was to determine what types of programs designed to stimulate students' independent reading were being utilized or had been utilized in the past five years in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This descriptive study examined how such programs were selected, implemented, and evaluated plus business involvement and incentives.;The sample consisted of 102 or 77% of the 132 school divisions whose superintendents had an original and confidential survey completed and returned.;of the 367 programs, Pizza Hut's accounted for 87% and SSR for 78%. A literature search or a professional journal influenced the selection of 34%. Businesses were …
Selected Personality Characteristics As Correlates Of Effective School Principals, Elizabeth Jean Shahmouradian
Selected Personality Characteristics As Correlates Of Effective School Principals, Elizabeth Jean Shahmouradian
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The purpose of this study was to examine selected personality characteristics of commitment, control, and challenge as correlates of effective school principals. Twenty-five Directors of Personnel were selected to identify 100 effective school principals. Two to eight principals rated as effective were selected for this research from each of the 25 school systems throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was hypothesized that there is a correlation between selected identified personality characteristics and principals rated as more effective by personnel directors. It was concluded that the selected personality characteristics of commitment, control, and challenge are not correlates of effective principals and …