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Academic Audit Of Afit Programs In Systems Engineering, United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

AFIT Documents

This report provides an assessment and recommendations for the systems engineering educational programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The Air Force needs in systems engineering education are briefly summarized, followed by an analysis of the educational program at AFIT. Based on the assessment of AFIT's program, a set of recommendations are given for improving the programs and their utility to the Air Force. Appendices to the report contain additional information on the AFIT programs and an assessment of other graduate systems engineering programs in the US.

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Fall 2004, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

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Common Data Set 2004, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Sets

Common Data Set (2004 - 2005) for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Creating Opportunities For Preservice Teachers To Integrate Reading In Elementary Science Classrooms, Rose M. Pringle

Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry & Reflective Practice

No abstract provided.

Fiscal And Academic Efficiency Index Of The Public School Districts Of Arkansas, Mary F. Hughes

Educational Considerations

In Lake View v. Huckabee, the Supreme Court of Arkansas stated that the Education Article of the Arkansas Constitution designates the state, rather than the General Assembly, as the entity to maintain a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools.

A Closer Look At The Costs Of Serving Children "Living On The Edges" Of State School Finance Policy: At-Risk, Limited English Proficient, And Gifted Children, Bruce D. Baker

Educational Considerations

Considerable attention has been given over the years to understanding the costs of serving students with disabilities and the design of state funding systems for ensuring that students’ special needs can be met by local districts.

Toward A New Adequacy In Public School Finance: Analytical And Political Issues, Michael F. Addonizio

Educational Considerations

Efforts to improve the fairness and quality of our public education system through school finance reform date back to the dawn of the twentieth century with the work of Cubberly and others.

Educational Considerations, Vol. 32(1) Full Issue, Deborah A. Verstegen

Educational Considerations

Educational Considerations, vol. 32(1)-Fall 2004-Full issue

News Cass: Newsletter Of The Center For Appalachian Studies And Services (Winter/Summer, 2004), East Tennessee State University. Center For Appalachian Studies And Services.

News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services

News CASS (winter/summer, 2004), a newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University.

10th Annual Governors State University Student Research Conference Proceedings, Shailendra Kumar Ph.D., Editor

Student Research Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Personality Disorders As Maladaptive Variants Of General Personality Traits: A Subclinical Approach, Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt on June 4, 2004.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

College Of Science And Mathematics Annual Report 2004, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

College of Science and Mathematics Annual Reports

This 21 page report summarizes the yearly happenings within the College of Science and Mathematics. It includes information on events through the year, enrollment, budget, and other important happenings within the college.

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2004 - 2005, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Quilting Between The Revivals: The Cultural Context Of Quilting, 1945--1970, Colleen Rose Hall-Patton

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Quilting is a reflection of women's roles in the family. What happened to quilting between 1940 and 1970 is important to examine because it tells us much about the transformation of women from producers to consumers. In the twentieth century, quilts were increasingly replaced by mass produced blankets. While quilting literature has argued that quilting, for all practical purposes, ceased between 1940 and 1970, women resisted the change to consumerism by continuing to produce quilts and negotiating their use of mass production; The portrayal of quilting in magazines shifted from an integral role as thrifty and decorative to being almost …

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Spring 2004), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 2004 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Ten Suggestions To Strengthen The Science Of Ecology, Gary E. Belovsky, Daniel B. Botkin, Todd A. Crowl, Kenneth W. Cummins, Jerry F. Franklin, Malcolm L. Hunter, Anthony Joern, David B. Lindenmayer, James A. Macmahon, Chris R. Margules, J. Michael Scott

Papers in Ecology

There are few well-documented, general ecological principles that can be applied to pressing environmental issues. When they discuss them at all, ecologists often disagree about the relative importance of different aspects of the science’s original and still important issues. It may be that the sum of ecological science is not open to universal statements because of the wide range of organizational, spatial, and temporal phenomena, as well as the sheer number of possible interactions.We believe, however, that the search for general principles has been inadequate to establish the extent to which generalities are possible.We suggest that ecologists may need to …

The Year Round Calendar: An Analysis Of Student Outcomes, Kimberly Moore, Deborah A. Verstegen

Educational Considerations

Almost a decade ago, the National Education Commission on Time and Learning warned Americans that schools were unable to meet the demands of a new global economy. For 150 years, schools had operated on schedules that suited only the top students, while average and poor students simply dropped out to make decent livings on farms or in factories.

The Predictive Validity Of The Afit Graduate Management Program Admission Requirements: A Reassessment And Extension, Sarah E. Woods

Theses and Dissertations

This research is based on the Air Force and AFIT balancing mission requirements of personnel needed for duty and training airmen in advanced studies. Currently, over 50% of AFIT students do not meet AFIT entrance requirements. The purpose of this research was to examine criteria to determine its predictability of graduate success, as measured by graduate GPA, as well as determine whether performance is different for students who require criteria to be waived. Current AFIT eligibility criteria include undergraduate GPA, GRE test scores, or GMAT test scores. Other variables examined in this study include: GRE-Analytical test scores; rank/grade; prior enlistment; …

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, February 23, 2004, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Expenditures Streams And School Improvement In Kentucky: Does Money Matter?, Edward B. Reeves

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Every Kentucky public school is expected to achieve the goal of proficiency on the State's Accountability Index by the year 2014. Many schools may not reach the proficiency goal in time without a broad, multifaceted approach to enhance educational outcomes. A strategy to optimize the allocation of school district funds may contribute to this goal. Previous studies have attempted to answer the question "does money matter?" for raising school performance, but to date the findings have proven inconsistent. One reason for this might be that most of these studies have used a global measure of monetary resources, such as total …

Focus, 2004, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Focus magazine from Morehead State University for 2004.

2004-2005 Morehead State University Audit Reports, Morehead State University. Accounting And Financial Services Office.

Morehead State University Audit Reports

2004-2005 Audit Report for Morehead State University.

School Of Marine Science Graduate Catalog 2004-2005, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science

Miscellaneous

Catalog for the Graduate program from the School of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary for the listed academic year.

Msu Update, 2004, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

MSU Update Newsletters for 2004.

Sayre: Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2005, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Undergraduate Catalogs

This catalog describes courses offered at Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Sayre, Oklahoma during the 2004-2005 academic year.

Transition To Teaching: An Alternative Certification Program Through Partnership Between A Public School District And A Public University, R. Q. Berry Iii

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act has had a significant impact on licenses for teachers working in school programs. The act refers to highly qualified teachers in both Title I and Title ll. This paper defines alternative certification programs. This paper then describes a partnership, funded by the US. Department of Education, between a school district and a university to establish an alternative licensure program to train highly qualified secondary mathematics teachers.The goal of this partnership is to provide an infrastructure that supports the recruitment. preparation, placement, induction, and retention of highly qualified teachers through a new …

The Teacher Shortage: National Trends For Science And Mathematics Teachers, D. R. Sterling

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

The shortage of science and mathematics teachers is a growing problem in the United States. This article looks at what research says about the causes for the growing teacher shortage and its effects on student achievement. As the teacher shortage worsens, teachers without a science or mathematics backgrounds are tasked to teach science and mathematics or underqualified teachers are being hired to fill the shortage. These underqualified teachers are not remaining in the profession, thus not solving the teacher shortage problem and creating an even higher turnover rate for teachers. In addition, experienced teachers are leaving the profession in greater …

Singapore Management University Report To Stakeholders 2004 - 2005, Singapore Management University

Report to Stakeholders

As the Singapore Management University moves into the Singapore centre, a whole new interchange between education and city takes hold in this revitalised urban environment. Bridging the scholastic origins of Bras Basah with the promise of the new millennium, SMU is at the centre of a new and dynamic educational hub where foundations are being readapted and the future redefined. Every facet of the SMU experience – academic programmes and research, faculty and staff enterprise, student activity and exploration – embraces the University’s passion for creativity, personal interchange and bold challenge.

Bias In The Evaluation Process: Influences Of Speaker Order, Speaker Quality, And Gender On Rater Error In The Performance Based Course, Paul D. Turman, Matthew H. Barton

Basic Communication Course Annual

This study examines how variations in speaker order increase the potential for rater error in the performance based course. Seventy-six undergraduate raters were randomly assigned to one of eight treatment groups and asked to grade eight-week training course. Speaker order and presentation quality varied across groups and an ANOVA was used to examine significant differences across rater assessments, feedback quality and rater gender. Significant main effects were identified in each of the eight treatment groups suggesting that speaker order influenced rater scoring.