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2006

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Institutional Transformation: A Case Study Of An Urban Midwestern University, Jane M. Grassadonia Jan 2006

Institutional Transformation: A Case Study Of An Urban Midwestern University, Jane M. Grassadonia

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This study is a case study of an institutional transformational change effort in an urban research university. The study's focus is on the impact of The Milwaukee Idea on faculty and students as the soul of the university. Literature on transformational change in higher education focuses on the processes for launching this type of change and the role of formal change leaders. Less is known about the impact of transformational change on faculty and students. Relevant literature on change and institutional culture informed this study, including Kotter (1996), Wilber (1998), Cutright (2001), Peterson and Spencer (2000), Kezar and Eckel(2000), and …


The Relationship Between The Virginia Standards Of Learning Tests And The New Psat/Nmsqt, Susan P. Mckelvey Jan 2006

The Relationship Between The Virginia Standards Of Learning Tests And The New Psat/Nmsqt, Susan P. Mckelvey

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This study examined the relationships between the SOL End-of-Course Reading and Writing tests and the new PSAT/NMSQT Verbal and Writing tests. The PSAT/NMSQT Writing tests were administered for the first time in October 2004. Two linear regression analyses were utilized, with PSAT/NMSQT Verbal and writing scores, gender, race, and special education as the independent variables, and SOL End-of-Course Reading and Writing scores as the dependent variables. Additionally, two logistic regression analyses were employed with the same variables to predict whether or not a student would pass the SOL End-of-Course Reading and Writing tests. Results indicated that the PSAT/NMSQT Verbal and …