Emotional Intelligence And Self – Esteem As Predictors For Success In Teaching Practice Exercise,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Emotional Intelligence And Self – Esteem As Predictors For Success In Teaching Practice Exercise, Hassan Modupe, A. Ositoye
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
This paper examines how to develop positive self-concept and self-esteem promote at work-place. The bearing of positive self-concept and self-esteem cannot be over emphasizing in the existence of man because it summarizes the whole issue of his social identity. Also encompassed in it is the total expression of his sense of relevance in any organization he belongs to. It is important to note that his contributions to that industrial or organizations will depend majorly on his achievement of positive self-concept and self-esteem. In most establishments, though the significance of positive self-concept and self-esteem has been sub merged under the surge …
Gender And Antiretroviral Drug Effects On The Hive-Self Efficacy And Health Locus Of Control Of Patients Living With Hive/Aids,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Gender And Antiretroviral Drug Effects On The Hive-Self Efficacy And Health Locus Of Control Of Patients Living With Hive/Aids, Bola Ogunyemi, Okwuazu Udonadi
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
The HIV-AIDS epidemic is perhaps one of the greatest challenges to countries of the world today. Since it was first diagnosed in 1981, it has become a significant threat to everybody throughout the world irrespective of gender and sexual orientation. The widespread of the disease especially in the African continent has become a major source of concern to government and non-governmental agencies and others concerned with curtailing the pandemic disease. In fact in hard hit areas of Africa, infection rate has been higher in teenage groups than that of adult (Hopkins, 2000). In 2008 alone, an estimated 3 million people …
Globalisation, Good Governance And Democracy: The Interface,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Globalisation, Good Governance And Democracy: The Interface, Dare Arowolo, Folorunso Aluko
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Globalisation has been an important factor in accelerating democracy’s growth in recent decades. In this globalised world, rapid development and global proliferation of new technologies and telecommunications, and integration of the world economy through trade and investment, have increased the role and power of regional and global institutions (Cheema and Maguire, 2004). This promoted and strengthened the spread of democracy while also providing the leverage for good governance. Globalisation impacts on the mode of governance that a country operates either as a symbol of universality or for uniformity. This unstoppable trend has homogenised governance on a global scale while depicting …
Influence Of Universal Basic Education (Ube) Facilities On Classroom Control And Discipline And Teaching-Learning Atmosphere In Ogun State Public Primary School.,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Influence Of Universal Basic Education (Ube) Facilities On Classroom Control And Discipline And Teaching-Learning Atmosphere In Ogun State Public Primary School., Lasun Gbadamosi, Muyiwa Adeyemi
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Studies over the years have shown that classroom control and discipline and learning atmosphere of schools can be occasioned by the nature and level of facilities provided and that these equally have its influence on academic performance (Ajayi,1998; Adamu, 1998 cited in Dike, 2002; www.nigeriafirst.org, 2004 & Adeyemi, 2007).
Intern And Mentor Perceptions Of The Internship Experience,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Intern And Mentor Perceptions Of The Internship Experience, David Dunaway, James Bird, Claudia Flowers, James Lyons
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
For more than twenty-five years reform efforts have been pervasively pursued across the nation to improve student achievement at the K-12 level. It is generally agreed that the impetus for these reform efforts was the publication of the report, A Nation at Risk, in 1983(National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983). This report, which concluded that a “rising tide of mediocrity” was sweeping across the educational system served as the clarion call that spurned the national efforts to reform and improve America’s schools. Although these reform efforts have covered nearly every aspect of schooling and taken a variety of forms, …
Language And Care: Tensions For Japanese Teachers And Foreign Students In Japanese Schools,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Language And Care: Tensions For Japanese Teachers And Foreign Students In Japanese Schools, Mito Takeuchi, Francis Godwyll
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Current Japanese schools have maintained the homogeneous discourse, based on the majority, ethnic Japanese, embedded in the national curriculum. In addition to the homogeneous discourse, Tsuneyoshi (2003) argues that Japanese schools have an educational philosophy of egalitarianism, asserting that “all children are treated the same.” Egalitarianism in schools refers to working to provide the same materials for all students, teaching all at the same pace, and, frequently not offering additional support for particular students (Gordon, 2006). In other words, students need to share a high level of commonalities, such as a common language, a shared belief system and behavioral norms, …
Leadership In Tunisian Higher Education From The Perspective Of The Efqm Excellence Model,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Leadership In Tunisian Higher Education From The Perspective Of The Efqm Excellence Model, Raoudha Kammoun, Omar Ben-Ayed
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Since the early 1980s, the concept of quality has been a central focus of attention in the debate of higher education (HE). Over time, many developed countries have experienced a growing concern for quality in HE such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Norway, and the United States of America, amongst others (Anyamele 2004, Becket and Brookes 2005). The focus on quality leads many developed countries to acknowledge the benefits of the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) within their institutions (Kanji and Tambi, 1999). However, quality movement is rather slow in the HE of developing countries. Indeed, some HEIs have …
Leadership To Run The World: A Mandate For Higher Education,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Leadership To Run The World: A Mandate For Higher Education, Gregory Eastwood
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
“Leadership is an essentially moral act,” said A. Bartlett Giamatti, former president of Yale University, who later became Commissioner of Baseball. But consider these few news items, selected from a multitude of candidates: Eliot Spitzer, former governor of New York, resigned after his involvement with a prostitute was made public. Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois, was removed from office by unanimous vote of the Illinois State Senate after conviction on federal corruption charges. Bernard Madoff, former Wall Street executive and NASDAQ chair, currently is incarcerated in federal prison after conviction for investment fraud. Rev. Jeffrey Sarkies, a popular pastor …
Outcomes Assessment,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Outcomes Assessment, Michele Langbein
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Outcomes assessment is an intense topic that has been debated and discussed on university campuses around the world. Educational accountability is a very important topic. There is tremendous pressure from accreditation agencies to comply with outcomes assessment requirements to maintain accreditation. In addition, to be competitive in a market of many choices, students, employers, and legislators are seeking trustworthy programs. This has raised many questions for Provosts, Deans, and Department Chairs. What are the purposes of outcomes assessment? What should we assess? What methods should we use? How do we overcome faculty objections? Do we need to hire additional administrators …
Paying Students For Grades: Is It Sustainable And Should It Be?,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Paying Students For Grades: Is It Sustainable And Should It Be?, Allison Butler, Kristin Kennedy, Michaela Kennedy
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
This paper highlights some of the most notable cash incentive programs, questions why the flow of money into these programs is not totally transparent and well known to the taxpayers who fund some of them, and reviews literature on the psychological, motivational, and ethical issues surrounding this policy. We would like to question how much public funding is being spent, especially since towns and school systems are struggling in these difficult financial times with miniscule operating budgets.
Practicing What They Preach: How Business Schools Approach Strategy,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Practicing What They Preach: How Business Schools Approach Strategy, Sergio Matviuk, David Burkus
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
This article seeks to discover if those organizations engaged in teaching strategy are experiencing a similar learning and implementation gap as other organizations. This article reviews the current literature surrounding strategic thinking, strategic planning, and strategy development before interviewing leaders from three separate universities to examine whether or not such a disconnect exists and provide discussion and recommendations for business school leaders.
Reconciling Challenges And Opportunities In Academic Scientific Writing,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Reconciling Challenges And Opportunities In Academic Scientific Writing, Kamaruzaman Jusoff
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
To initiate the governmental strategy in Thrust 2 of the Ministry of Higher Education Strategic Plan Core Thrusts launched in 2007, and to nurture “First Class Mentality”, in the currently running Ninth Malaysia Plan (2005-2010); the need is vital for the educational sector to pick up the drive to manifest it. The second thrust emphasizes on the strategy to raise the capacity for knowledge and innovation. For that, it is apt that the academia contributes towards the effort to achieve excellence. In addition, its fourth thrust that is enhancement in teaching and learning; and the fifth thrust that is strengthening …
Teaching Reading Comprehension To Children Of Poverty,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Teaching Reading Comprehension To Children Of Poverty, Kena Price
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
In 2007 18% of children in the United States were living in poverty, and 12.5% of the entire population lived in poverty, which amounts to 37.3 million people (US Census Bureau Poverty 2007). To be considered actually living in poverty, not just poor, a single person home had to report an annual income of $10,590 or less, while a home with four people residing in it needed to report $21,203 annual salary (US Census Bureau Poverty Thresholds). These statistics demonstrate the overwhelming need for teachers to know how to best teach students coming from poverty. Almost 20% of our students …
The 2007 General Elections In Nigeria: The Implication,
2010
Fort Hays State University
The 2007 General Elections In Nigeria: The Implication, Tolu Lawal, Oluwatoyin Abe
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Democracy is said to be consolidated when all parties and individuals operate freely in a competitive and transparent environment; where stakeholders are guided by the rule of law, fair play and respect for group and individual rights. In political systems that approximate the ideal of democracy, the vote and election are meaningful. Elections place some individuals in power and reject the claims of others. Elections most typically are retrospective judgments on the conduct of the person and party that has held power. Those who have given satisfaction are confirmed in the office, those who are held responsible for the poor …
The Pretence Of Western Religion And Education In Nigeria: A Sociological Perspective.,
2010
Fort Hays State University
The Pretence Of Western Religion And Education In Nigeria: A Sociological Perspective., E. Okpilike
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
The main aim of the missionary education was to reach Christianity and thus convert all those who came within the four walls of the mission house. The British colonial Missions set up norms of religious education that progressively colonized the converts. Religious education primarily meant carrying out civic duties which enabled Nigerians to adopt the Western culture at the expense of their own. Prior to the coming of Western religions and education, Nigerians were very religious and also functional in their education. They acknowledged the presence of God in whatever they did. Their religion therefore cut across their entire lives …
The State, Bureaucracy And Corruption In Nigeria,
2010
Fort Hays State University
The State, Bureaucracy And Corruption In Nigeria, Dare Arowolo
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
The transformation of societies to capitalism has introduced complexity into activities of man. Once capitalism transformed the traditional way of life, factors such as effectiveness of competition, freedom of movement and the absence of any system of social security compelled the state to assume responsibility for the protection and welfare of the individual (Jacoby, 1973:147). To help the state achieve this, it has become imperative to have a seeming standing power evolving from, but placing itself above, the society. Such power that alienates itself more and more from the society is being exercised on behalf of the state by certain …
The Zen Of Annual Meeting Attendance And Conferencing,
2010
Fort Hays State University
The Zen Of Annual Meeting Attendance And Conferencing, Jeffrey Senese
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
I have attended and been involved in dozens of annual meetings and conferences across the United States over the past decade. My experiences at these events, I am certain, are likely to be very similar to those of most readers. At these conferences the basic format involves a large number of people coming together to presumably learn something new, to interact with colleagues, to network and meet new colleagues within the context of bringing what is learned back ones institution.
What Is Quality Leadership?,
2010
Fort Hays State University
What Is Quality Leadership?, Misty Lacour, Laura Tissington
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Leaders can get others on board with decision making through either delegation or empowerment. Through delegation, a leader will, through an expression of authority, determine which tasks will be completed by which employees (Billikopf, 2003). Followers are delegated tasks and actions. On the other hand, when followers are empowered, followers have the freedom to complete tasks for the purpose of achieving the goals and vision of the institution (Billikopf, 2003). Empowerment shares the decision making process between the leader and the followers. “Shared decision making can improve the quality and acceptance of decisions, bolster worker motivation and self-esteem, increase sense …
Effective Ways To Teach Mathematics,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Effective Ways To Teach Mathematics, Dana Harwell, Sallie Harper
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of simulation on technical college auto-mechanics trade students’ academic achievement in Lagos State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether: (1) There is any significant difference in the mean achievement scores of auto-mechanics students taught using simulation method and those taught using lecture method. (2) There is any significant difference in the mean achievement scores of high ability and low ability auto-mechanics students taught using simulation method.
Going Beyond Contemporary Leader Development Practices: Assessing Leader Readiness Using Cognitive Stage Development And Experiential Learning Theories,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Going Beyond Contemporary Leader Development Practices: Assessing Leader Readiness Using Cognitive Stage Development And Experiential Learning Theories, Elizabeth Turesky, Leigh Mundhenk
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Consider the employee who is highly engaged and self-directed in her work, manages ambiguity well, genuinely engages in the journey of becoming an agent of change, seeks ways to understand herself as a leader, and relishes the possibilities of ideas. On the other hand, there is the employee who looks to others for direction and answers, finds the lack of clarity and ambiguity unbearable, resists new ideas, has difficulty making decisions, or jumps right into the decision-making process without careful reflection. These disparate behaviors in employees seem to occur unrelated to age, gender, and socioeconomic level. As teachers, managers, and …
