Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction Among Civilian Staff In The Zimbabwe Republic Police,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction Among Civilian Staff In The Zimbabwe Republic Police, Frank Gwavuya
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Southern Africa has been witnessing an upsurge in the departure of technical expertise in virtually all sectors over the last five years (Stilwell, 2003). This has resulted in qualified personnel seeking greener pastures abroad. Movement of people from developing countries towards the developed world especially Europe and the Americas has been conspicuous. Anecdotes show that during the 1990s, total migration of professionals towards Western Europe and North America accounted for 30% of the flows registered throughout the world (ILO, 1996). It is estimated that in the year 2000 approximately 175million people, or 2.9% of the world’s population, were living outside …
Influence And Relationship Of Birth Order And Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Influence And Relationship Of Birth Order And Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement, A. Ositoye, Muyiwa Adeyemi, Ade Onabarniro
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Academic achievement or the level of academic success is the main concern of all stakeholders of education. High achievement has, however, become a great task before the students but it is sad to observe that poor academic achievement were recorded both at the secondary and tertiary levels of education in Nigeria (Tenibiaje, 2009).
Testing A Tpack-Based Technology Integration Assessment Rubric,
2010
College of William and Mary
Testing A Tpack-Based Technology Integration Assessment Rubric, Judith B. Harris, Neal Grandgenett, Mark Hofer
Teacher Education Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Although there is ever-increasing emphasis on integrating technology in teaching, there are few well-tested and refined assessments to measure the quality of this integration. The few measures that are available tend to favor constructivist approaches to teaching, and thus do not accurately assess the quality of technology integration across a range of different teaching approaches. We have developed a more “pedagogically inclusive” instrument that reflects key TPACK concepts and that has proven to be both reliable and valid in two successive rounds of testing. The instrument’s interrater reliability coefficient (.857) was computed using both Intraclass Correlation and a score agreement …
An Initial Investigation Of The Applicability Of The Dreyfus Skill Acquisition Model To The Professional Development Of Nurse Educators,
2010
Marshall University
An Initial Investigation Of The Applicability Of The Dreyfus Skill Acquisition Model To The Professional Development Of Nurse Educators, Lisa Ramsburg
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Little is known about the skill and knowledge acquisition of nurses in the educator role. This investigation represents an attempt to design and validate a skill acquisition model for the nurse educator role. While nurse educators often have strong clinical backgrounds, they face a significant role transition as nurse educators. Dreyfus and Dreyfus provided a model for studying skill acquisition in several fields and Benner applied the model to clinical nursing. To investigate skill acquisition among nurse educators, the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition along with the National League for Nursing (NLN) Nurse Educator Competencies provided a framework for the …
Deliberation Of Controversial Public School Curriculum: Developing Processes And Outcomes That Increase Legitimacy And Social Justice,
2010
Utah State University
Deliberation Of Controversial Public School Curriculum: Developing Processes And Outcomes That Increase Legitimacy And Social Justice, Steve P. Camicia
Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications
Public schools in the United States are charged with facilitating public deliberation of controversial school curriculum. This often entails managing the negotiations between multiple stakeholders who have very different positions on the proper design and implementation of curriculum. To maintain legitimacy as caretakers of the public interest in a liberal democracy, public schools are asked to recognize all legitimate perspectives in such disputes. But what happens when a perspective is not considered legitimate or in the public interest by the dominant community? When disputes over curriculum ensue, the rights of individuals to have their perspectives included in the curriculum must …
Reflections Of Pre-Service Teachers On Their Own Teaching Practices,
2010
Illinois State University
Reflections Of Pre-Service Teachers On Their Own Teaching Practices, David W. Snyder
Faculty Publications - Music
The focus of this paper is self-reflection on teaching using video. The excerpts that are used in this paper are taken from the emails of pre-service music teachers at Illinois State University completing their required clinical hours with instrumental students at both the middle school and high school level. Though these teaching episodes were eventually evaluated by the instructor in the areas of teacher presence, classroom management, lesson planning, teaching method, pacing, error detection, pedagogy and assessment, the pre-service teachers received no specific guidelines on how to focus their first reflective comments. The intent was to get a glimpse into …
Disputed Issues: Contending For Christian Faith In Today’S Academic Setting,
2010
Baylor University
Disputed Issues: Contending For Christian Faith In Today’S Academic Setting, Caleb Farmer
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Modeling Teacher Professional Development And Classroom Implementation Of Instructional Strategies For Building Scientific Classroom Discourse Communities,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Modeling Teacher Professional Development And Classroom Implementation Of Instructional Strategies For Building Scientific Classroom Discourse Communities, Elizabeth B. Lewis, Dale R. Baker, Nievita Bueno Watts, Brandon A. Helding, Michael Lang
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Presentations
Three-hundred-and-twenty-three classroom observations of secondary science and language arts teachers were made over two academic years while teachers engaged in professional development (PD) in how to construct scientific classroom discourse communities. These observations were used, along with teacher demographic information, to build a hierarchical linear model to explore statistical relationships. The length of time that teachers received PD was chosen as the exclusive predictor of teacher change while a schools’ percentage of students who qualified for free and reduced lunch (a proxy for SES) was chosen as the exclusive predictor of intercepts. Over the course of two years, the teachers …
The Nature Of Teacher Talk During Small Group Activities,
2010
Georgia State University
The Nature Of Teacher Talk During Small Group Activities, Julie Rainer Dangel, Tonia Renee Durden
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications
This article examines teacher talk and its elements--kinds of language, functions of language, promoting children's thinking, and power--during small group activities with 2- and 3-year-olds. After observing and videotaping activities in two early childhood classrooms, we are convinced that teachers can promote children's thinking and encourage their participation in authentic conversations (Durden & Rainer Dangel 2008). We examine how two teachers (in toddler and preschool classrooms) talk to children and facilitate small group activities to encourage children's thinking.
Conflict In The Community College Classroom.,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Conflict In The Community College Classroom., Will Carpenter
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Violence and aggression in the community college classroom is something overlooked by many. “In a given month, 11 percent of all students reported having something stolen, 1.3 percent of all students reported being physically assaulted, and 12 percent of all teachers reported having something stolen, 5 percent of these thefts occurring by way of force, weapons, or threats” (Barton, 1998). At this level of education, it is typically assumed that students will act professionally and know how to control anger and situations of conflict. On the contrary, at this level, students may be under more stress than elementary and/or secondary …
Implementing An Assessment Program: A Faculty Member’S Perspective,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Implementing An Assessment Program: A Faculty Member’S Perspective, Robert Becker
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
In 1999, after several exploratory meetings, the college administration established an ad-hoc interdisciplinary assessment committee to begin a conversation about what students were taught and how faculty knew what was learned and what was not. At the first meeting of this committee, composed of representatives of the college’s seventeen teaching departments, the library, student affairs, institutional planning, research, and assessment, and academic affairs, several impediments to a formalized college-wide assessment initiative immediately became apparent. While a culture of informal assessment already existed as instructors daily grappled with effectively teaching their students, the notion of a widespread institutionalized plan was alien. …
Perceptions Of Teachers & School Leaders On Competencies Of Teachers & Training Needs,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Perceptions Of Teachers & School Leaders On Competencies Of Teachers & Training Needs, Sailesh Sharma
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Government of Thailand recognizes the need of Human Resources Development of teaching professionals as a key to maintain standards of education at an internationally competitive level. Considering the large number of teachers currently in service whose expertise in new teaching and learning approaches will be critical in implementing the educational reform, it is surprising that very little work has been done in planning, developing and delivering training in new teaching and learning methods. The biggest impact of the teaching and learning reform rests with the teachers currently in the classrooms and yet little attention has been given to (a) developing …
Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway: The Student-Athlete?,
2010
University of Southern Mississippi
Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway: The Student-Athlete?, James Satterfield, Chris Croft, Michael Godfrey
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
In today’s world of higher education, intercollegiate athletics, and complex society there is much focus and attention placed on the student-athlete. Regardless of the region of the country, the level of the school or the specific sport, the student-athlete experiences a high level of public and private scrutiny, which is often negative. According to Watson (2006), the general perception of college student-athletes is that they are privileged, pampered, lazy, out-of-control, and primarily attend school with the sole purpose of participating in intercollegiate athletics. This stereotype is often held by people who do not fully understand the relationship between the student-athlete …
Teachers, Never Stop Learning Journal Article For Academic Leadership,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Teachers, Never Stop Learning Journal Article For Academic Leadership, Luanne Schnase
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Teachers, facilitators, and instructors must understand their students in order to affect learning. Understanding who learners are and how they develop cognitively, emotionally, and intellectually will help instructors create learning opportunities which will enhance student knowledge. The same is true when it is the teacher who becomes the student. Whether the readers of this article are teachers, administrators, or professional development providers, adults must understand how adults learn, and teachers should allow themselves the opportunity to remember what it is like to be a learner (Brookfield, 1995).
Home Learning Activities: A Feasible Practice For Increasing Parental Involvement,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Home Learning Activities: A Feasible Practice For Increasing Parental Involvement, Heather Bower, Joelle Powers, Laurie Graham
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Research has substantiated the importance of increased parental involvement in schools for improving student academic outcomes. Parental involvement in education has been found to be positively associated with child academic success across multiple populations and age groups (Gutman & McLoyd, 2000; Lareau, 2000; López, Scribner & Mahitivanichcha, 2001; Steinburg, Lamborn, Dornbusch, & Darling, 1992). Results suggest that when parents are actively involved in their child’s education, long lasting academic, social, and emotional benefits occur (Chavkin, 2006). For example, Hill and Craft (2003) found that increased parental involvement leads to early social competence, which predicts academic success. Similarly, parental involvement in …
Implications Of Collaboration In Education,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Implications Of Collaboration In Education, Stephanie Laymon Med
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
There are many examples of collaboration in education. Superintendents must collaborate with department heads, principals, teacher associations, and state agencies. Principals must collaborate with teachers, parents, student organizations, and local agencies. Teacher educators must collaborate within the University as well as with local education agencies and pre-service teachers. Special educators must collaborate with parents, agencies, regular education teachers, school psychologists, etc. While these examples in no way encompass the myriad forms of collaboration necessary in education, they bring clarity to the fact that no level of education is immune to collaboration.
Impact Of Variations In Distributed Leadership Frameworks On Implementing A Professional Development Initiative,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Impact Of Variations In Distributed Leadership Frameworks On Implementing A Professional Development Initiative, Jeffrey Pedersen, Stuart Yager, Robert Yager
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Educators, principals, and teachers alike, are being challenged with higher demands and requirements in preparing our future generations for the 21st century. Professional development for teachers is a key focus in school transformation efforts. School transformation in today’s educational system is dependent, in part, by how well teachers work together with their principal and colleagues (Louis, Leithwood, Wahlstrom, & Anderson, 2010). Recent research has focused on the role of the school principal and other site-based leaders in the implementation of professional development initiatives (Pedersen, Yager, & Yager, 2010). Principals play a key role in supporting and encouraging teachers’ professional development …
School Accreditation: An Opportunity For Administrator Professional Development,
2010
Fort Hays State University
School Accreditation: An Opportunity For Administrator Professional Development, Trudy Salsberry, Annie Diederich
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
School accreditation is generally viewed as a means of assuring quality in terms of programs, personnel, services, and operations. Accreditation in P-12 schools is generally conducted by state agencies and/or non-profit organizations. One prominent non-profit organization, Advanced, is now “involved with 23,000 public and private schools and districts in 30 states and 65 countries and serving nearly 15 million students. This organization is generally considered one of the world’s largest educational communities and the recent creation of Advanced is the beginning of a new journey in the century-long histories of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement …
Teacher Factors In The Implementation Of Universal Basic Education Programme In Junior Secondary Schools In The South Senatorial District Of Delta State, Nigeria,
2010
Fort Hays State University
Teacher Factors In The Implementation Of Universal Basic Education Programme In Junior Secondary Schools In The South Senatorial District Of Delta State, Nigeria, E.D. Nakpodia
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
The idea of universal Education was first mooted in 1955 when the universal primary education scheme was inaugurated by the government of Western Nigeria. The Eastern Nigeria government launched its own universal primary education in 1957. In Northern Nigeria, education was provided free by government in a bid to make children attend school (Adeyemi, 2007). Thus, at its onset, the universal primary education scheme had been undertaken by regional government. There was no Federal Government intervention until 1976 when the universal primary education (UPE) was launched to cover the whole country.
The Garage Of The Ivory Tower: The Importance Of The 21st Century Education Doctorate,
2010
Fort Hays State University
The Garage Of The Ivory Tower: The Importance Of The 21st Century Education Doctorate, Joshua Barnett, David Carlson
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)
Making decisions about how to prepare students and teachers for the 21st century is a complex endeavor, and preparing the leaders of America’s schools – those responsible for leading the some 15,000 school districts, three million public education teachers, and 50 million public education students – is perhaps most complex of all. Educational administrators, like teachers, juggle competing interests and negotiate with multiple stakeholders simultaneously. Generating sustained school change often necessitates implementing policies that are rarely able to account for the varied and potentially competing issues that are situated locally. Therefore, preparing school leaders means providing them with the necessary …
