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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Job Satisfaction Of Certified Nurse Midwives: An Examination, Gerald M. Hampton, Robin T. Peterson

Administrative Issues Journal

Health care providers face pressure to reduce costs and enhance patient satisfaction. One approach is to employ primary care providers such as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse midwives. Since there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and patient satisfaction, positive job satisfaction on the part of providers, such as midwives, can translate into patient satisfaction. This research explores the degree of job satisfaction exhibited by certified nurse midwives. The data derives from a survey of 2000 CNM members of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. The survey captures job satisfaction factors, including interactions with physicians and nurses, job …

Homeless High School Students In America: Who Counts?, John M. Cumming, Gene W. Gloeckner

Administrative Issues Journal

After interviewing homeless high school students, the research team in a Colorado school district discovered that many students had not revealed their true living conditions (homelessness) to anyone in the school district. This research team developed an anonymous survey written around the homeless categories identified in the McKinney-Vento federal legislation. Results revealed students who identified as homeless for a portion of their high school years in numbers and percentages alarmingly higher than the district had on file. In fact, over 25 times as many homeless students were identified by this process than by the previously-used district system for identifying homelessness. …

Teacher Professionalism And Team Performance Pay: A Mixed Methods Study, Pamela Wells, Julie P. Combs, Rebecca M. Bustamante

Administrative Issues Journal

The purpose of this mixed methods research study was to explore teachers’ perceptions of their professional behaviors when they worked in schools that awarded team performance pay. Teachers’ archival responses from two questionnaires were analyzed using mixed methods data analysis techniques (Year 1, n = 368; Year 2, n = 649). Most teachers had positive views of the team performance pay system. Lack of collaboration has been a criticism of some individual performance pay systems; however, teachers in this study believed that the team performance pay encouraged collaboration and attendance at staff development. Findings were interpreted using the framework of …

Quantifying Online Learning Contact Hours, Karan Powell, Jennifer Stephens Helm, Melissa Layne, Phil Ice

Administrative Issues Journal

Technological and pedagogical advances in distance education have accentuated the necessity for higher education to keep pace regarding institutional infrastructures. Each infrastructure—driven by a common mission to provide quality learning—interprets quality according to standards established by various governmental and accrediting entities. Staying ahead of the technological and pedagogical changes have been challenging for many public higher education institutions, which are continuing to struggle with online course design and delivery modes (Suttle, 2010). Online universities, however, have aggressively and strategically responded to technological and pedagogical shifts across institutional, departmental, program, and course levels according to their institutional mission, vision, and core …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Justice, Maciena. Student Questions Future of Cabaret La Cage – Drag Shows
• McKay, Michael. Senator Rand Paul to Speak at WKU Monday
• Rogers, Shelby. Battle of the Bands Rocks Back to WKU
• Matchen, Quiche. Student Government Association Bill Funds Campus Clean-up
• Kriz, Lindsay. Commercials Continue to Perpetuate Stereotypes, Stale Ideas
• Brownstead, Keaton & Trey Crumbie. Student Face-off: Chinese-American Relations
• Rich, Timothy. China Relations Have Room for Improvement
• Harrison, Taylor. Culture Enhancement Series Begins Monday
• Plunkett, Amber. Sentiment Found in Flannel – Fashion
• Justice, Maciena. F is for Fashion Designer …

2012 October 12 - Student Life Task Force Meeting Minutes, Student Life And Services Task Force, East Tennessee State University, Committee For 125, East Tennessee State University

Student Life and Services Task Force

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Implications Of Out-Of-Class Engagement: Exploring The Experience Of Obu Students, Neal Ellis

Administrative Issues Journal

In addition to learning, the college experience involves building relationships with peers and university faculty. For many students, interactions with faculty take place only in the classroom. For students at small liberal arts colleges, though, students and faculty often meet serendipitously both on and off campus. This study focuses on the unplanned interactions that occur between students and faculty. Data obtained from an interview, a focus group, and a campus-wide survey indicate that students who interact with their professors out-of-class (OOC) gain more value from their college experience and enjoy greater academic success than students who meet their professors in …

Graduate Student Research Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

Elementary Principals’ Role In Science Instruction, Patricia Casey, Karen Dunlap, Kristen Brown, Michele Davison

Administrative Issues Journal

This study explores the role elementary school principals play in science education. Specifically, the study employed an online survey of 16 elementary school principals at high-performing campuses in North Texas to explore their perceptions of how they influenced science education on their campuses. The survey used a combination of Likert-type rating scale items and open-ended questions. Responses from elementary principals suggest that the important components of instructional leadership for science included a) collaboration with teachers, b) changing teaching assignments, and c) teacher motivation.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding bi-term proposal, graduate assistantships, dual career hiring, academic program review, research incentivization and prior learning assessment.

Senate Meeting, October 10, 2012, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

2012 October 10 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Effects Of Managerial Ownership On The Decision To Go Private: A Behavioral Agency Model Approach, Alix Valenti, Marguerite Schneider

Administrative Issues Journal

This paper utilizes the behavioral agency model to investigate why many formerly public companies have been converted to privately held corporations. Using a matched pairs sample and categorical binary regression, and controlling for effects found in previous studies, we explore how the equity ownership of those entrusted to manage firms, the firms’ executives, might affect their perceptions of the risks of going private and might therefore affect the decision to take a company private. This study complements prior research examining the predictors of public to private transactions and illustrates how behavioral agency theory can provide insight into a major decision …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Koch, Cameron. Fewer Burglaries, More Alcohol Arrests
• Matchen, Quiche. Panda Express Opens in Garrett Conference Center
• Goodan, Allison. Coaching Legend Reflects on the Past – Bill Powell, Swimming
• Harrison, Taylor. WKU, Farmers Market Get USDA Grant – Local Food for Everyone
• Swanson, Kayla. Student Petitions for Accessible Theater Buildings – Megan Allen
• Harrison, Taylor. Division of Extended Learning & Outreach Restructures Non-credit Offices
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Presidential Election
• Top the Vote; Response to First Presidential Debate Encouraging
• Helton, Anna. Entitlement an Issue in Recent Letter about Honors …

Ua35 Fall Update From Academic Affairs, Wku Provost, Gordon Emslie

WKU Administration Documents

Memo from Provost Gordon Emslie to the faculty regarding faculty positions, budget, scholarships, SACS accreditation, online student-instructor evaluations and biterms.

Administrator's Serving On Faculty Senate And On Senate Committees, M. Jill Lockwood

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Symbolic Interactionism And Moral Hazards In Higher Education, Louella Moore

Administrative Issues Journal

Public colleges and universities today are more than institutions of academic study. They play a role in the economic and social life of their communities by engaging in partnerships aimed at enhancing their scope and brand image. This paper suggests these partnered activities do more than just manage costs and replace state support during economic downturns; the activities are also central to managing the image and political scope of the institution. This paper presents an exploratory, multi-disciplinary examination of the market forces and potential moral hazards inherent in hybrid public/private partnerships in higher education. Agency and symbolic interaction concepts are …