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1992 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for 1992.

A Comparison Of Two Theories Of Resistance To Innovation In Medical Record Administration Baccalaureate Degree Programs, Joyce Brown-Harvey

Health Services Research Dissertations

Resistance to innovation is a major obstacle to the successful implementation of planned change in colleges and universities. The purpose of this study was to compare two explanations of resistance to innovation to determine which one best explains the variance in receptivity and proposed innovations among faculty members in medical record administration programs. One explanation holds that organizational members' receptivity to change is a function of their personalities. The second explanation holds that members respond to specific innovations and that they do so in terms of whether the innovation would increase or reduce their present status.

The faculty of baccalaureate …

Using The Accreditation Process To Improve Services At The Greene Valley Developmental Center, Robert G. Erb

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

In March of 1989. Greene Valley Developmental Center was found substantially out of compliance with the standards of care required by its voluntary accreditation agency, the Accreditation Council for Parsons with Developmental Disabilities (ACDD). This Major Applied Research Project (MARP) documents the causes of that noncompliance and presents a methodology for Improving services and switching from the ACDD accreditation to another more appropriate accrediting agency, the Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARP).

Of major significance in this project is the documentation and discussion of how organizational and societal expectations changed over time. How. on a national scale, many residential …

Professional Development And The Police: A Study Of Institutional Change, Gehrig Kenneth La Velle

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of the study was to examine curricula change in the area of police professional development in England and Wales. More specifically, it was an examination of the process of change in a professional development institution. The intent was to investigate a comparative institutional model that could assist United States police educators and career development. The Police Staff College. known as Bramshill, agreed to participate in the study. A quantitative-interpretive paradigm was used and three study visits were conducted at Bramshill from May 1990 to September 1991. Participants included the Police Group, Directing, and Support Staff. Each participant was …

The Development And Implementation Of Tech Prep Courses Designed To Reduce The Gap Between The Dual Standards Of The High School Curriculum Of The Mansfield City Schools, Michael L. Cline

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This project describes the process used to implement a technical preparation (tech-prep) curriculum into the high school course offerings of a small city school district in Ohio. The tech-prep curriculum was designed to give students, especially those who were not college bound, stronger academic skills by requiring students to relate such skills to real-life employment situations. The lessons incorporated many of the latest advancements in teaching practices and classroom technology. The need for this project was made evident from a review or the literature which indicated that a dual standard curriculum existed in the typical American urban high school. Analysis …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, November 21-22, 1991

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on November 21-22, 1991.

1991 November 18 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Differentiated Supervision As A Means Of School Improvement, Donald D. Gainey

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the effort for reducing the discrepancy between the perceived effectiveness of the clinical-supervision process and the teacher-evaluation process. The problem was originally noted when teachers rated the teacher-evaluation process substantially higher than the clinical-supervision process on separate school involvement needs assessments. A survey of students also indicated that there was a substantial difference between teachers they regarded as the “best” and those they regarded as “average.”

Analysis of the problem symptoms revealed that adopted teacher-evaluation policies and procedures were rated highly by teachers as a means of professional development. The lack of definitive policies and procedures for …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, October 3-4, 1991

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on October 3-4, 1991.

Pls Newsletter, V2n2, October 1991, University Of Northern Iowa. Malcolm Price Laboratory School

Malcolm Price Laboratory School Newsletter

Inside this issue:
-- Welcome New Students!
-- Price Laboratory School Faculty Directory
-- Homeroom Parents 1991-92
-- From the Athletic Director
-- Welcome New Staff!
-- Elementary Announcements
-- Secondary Announcements
-- Positive Criticism and Your Child

Quarterly Report - Fall 1991, Nova University

The Quarterly Report

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Urban Higher Education Ceo's Perceptions Of Critical Leadership Behaviors, Linda Ferguson Banis

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The research question for this study asked if CEO's (Chief Executive Officers) of urban higher education institutions hold the same values and beliefs as those attributed to business and industry CEO's through the business literature. Through survey methodology, the analysis of urban higher education CEO's perceptions of critical leadership behaviors revealed very similar belief patterns. The primary discrepancies between the research group and their industry counterparts lie in the degree to which critical behaviors are espoused and in the acceptance of transformational leadership as a proactive model for effective organizational change. The responses to the open-ended portion of the questionnaire …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, June 6-7, 1991

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on June 6-7, 1991.

Moving Toward Effective Teacher Empowerment Through Improved Decision Making At A Secondary School In Wyoming, Fran Mayeski

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes an intervention in the implementation of strategies for group decision making by two committees in a secondary school. Teacher unrest with the decision-making process existed at this school as measured by responses on a school wide self-evaluation tool. questionnaires, comments made in meetings, interviews, letters end the faculty successfully petitioning to rescind a decision that had been made by a committee.

The intervention was designed to increase the group decision-making skills of the members, including the principal, of the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) and the department chairs. A skill development model of training, practicing, monitoring, receiving feedback …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, March 27-28, 1991

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on March 27-28, 1991.

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, February 7-8, 1991

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on February 7-8, 1991.

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6. The Use Of The Computer In The Practice Of Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, Lyle F. Schoenfeldt, Jorge L. Mendoza

The Computer and the Decision-Making Process

The rapid proliferation of computer technology, in the form of mainframe computers, networks of interconnected machines, and stand-alone personal computers, is having a profound effect on many areas of life. As a result of the spread of computer equipment to offices, homes, and educational institutions; the variety of software applications has grown at an unprecedented rate. With this as background, it should be no surprise that computers have assumed an increasing role in professional practice, including applications in providing services in the area of industrial and organizational psychology.

Industrial-organizational psychologists function in a variety of settings, but primarily provide human …

1990-1991 Financial Summary, Morehead State University. Budget & Financial Planning Office.

Morehead State University Financial Summaries Archive

1990-1991 Financial Summary of Morehead State University.

Cedar River Mini-School, Judy Anne Rene

All Graduate Projects

A mini-school was set up in Cedar River Elementary School in Maple Valley, Washington. The mini-school will keep the same students and teachers together for a three-year period of time. There will be a fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classroom, each with its own teacher. Research suggests that students in small schools perceive a closer, warmer relationship with their teachers, fellow students and other adults and a stronger connection with the school. This project presents a justification for and a description of the mini-school. The only conclusions reached come from the development of the mini-school, not in an evaluation of …

Staff Development Guidelines For Effective Staff Development Programs, Glenn Spinnie

All Graduate Projects

The staff development programs recommended through literature and programs in actual practice in the state of Washington were studied. Thirty-two school districts responded to a questionnaire based on important findings in the literature. The results showed strengths and weaknesses in staff development programs. This study did indicate that staff development programs in the state of Washington had many of the elements of effective staff development as set forth in the literature.

A Study Of Principal Leadership In Applying The Change Research To School Improvement Efforts At The K-5 Level, Gail Daniels Fahey

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Job Satisfaction Of Nurse Anesthesia Faculty: A Preliminary Study, James Patrick Embrey

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined how satisfied nurse anesthesia faculty are with their jobs. In addition, this study identified factors that influenced a nurse anesthesia faculty member's job satisfaction level.

A total of 304 nurse anesthesia educators from across the United States participated in this questionnaire survey study. A researcher developed personal data form (PDF) collected demographic information. The 1967 version of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) provided job satisfaction measurements.

There was a statistically significant correlation between the general satisfaction scores measured by the PDF and MSQ. Analysis of demographic data provided a CRNA educator profIle. Job satisfaction data indicated that …

The Application Of Student Development Theory In Multicultural Programming, Sharon Kay Johannsen

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to examine the application of student development theory in multicultural programming. Part I takes a look at the theoretical models of Hoopes (1979) and Katz (1984). Bridges (1980, 1988) offered insight into ideas from the corporate world which may apply directly to related issues in higher education. Part II looks at the application of theory from first an administrative and then a student affairs approach. Combined, both approaches prove valuable for the institution as a whole to utilize effective models and implement multicultural programming. Part Ill offers implications and advances the discussion of issues, …

A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools: A Reflective Essay, Clayton Michael Wilcox

Graduate Research Papers

Jack Bowsher savy- a system serving only a quarter of its patrons well. A system which seemed immune to its own failures. I don't see it as an indictment of the.system, rather I see it as a challenge. My study in the graduate program has given me a perspective and sense of direction which can be used to make a difference. My graduate program, twelve years of classroom teaching and three years of administrative practice have been combined to develop a vision that, according to Jamieson and O'Mara (1991), reflects best practice, accepting individual differences, valuing people and providing choice. …

Collegiality Or, Talking With Women, Joanna Rotté

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines collegiality within academic governance, framing women administrators as agents of organizational change amid prevailing male dominated power structures. Drawing on feminist theory, theatre studies, and personal narrative, it analyzes how corporate managerial models permeate higher education culture, marginalizing female leadership and constraining collaborative practice. An anecdotal case drawn from a university theatre production illustrates the tensions that emerge when conventional authority expectations confront egalitarian ideals, revealing persistent gendered communication, objectification, and professional isolation. Through critical reflection, the discussion elucidates the influence of language, affect, and institutional memory in maintaining patriarchal norms, yet highlights the potential for transformative …

Integrated Thematic Instruction : A Descriptive Case Study Of Its Adaptation And Implementation, Premalatha Gaikwad

Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to describe the operational form of the innovation--Integrated Thematic Instruction within the context of its implementation.

An embedded single case study design was used to carry out this qualitative study, with Integrated Thematic Instruction (ITI) as the unit of the case study. The questions that guided the study were: What does ITI look like when implemented by the teacher? What are the contextual elements of implementation of this program? What variations are found in the implementation of this innovation by different teachers?

A review of related literature revealed the historical, philosophical, and theoretical underpinnings …

A Feasibility Study For The Development Of A Continuing Professional Education Program And Contract Training Services At Bauder College, Joanne Di Benedetto

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

National Education Corporation, boulder College Campus of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has recently been required to eliminate three degree grinding programs. National Education Corporation, on October 1989, began an extensive reorganization and adjustment program, which included cutbacks, school, closings, and the elimination of various programs at several schools. This reorganization and adjustment was considered essential by the corporation because of the financial difficulties encountered by many of the schools and the drastic decline in the corporate stock values from $30.00 per share to less than $6.00 per share.

The Corporation, in an attempt to increase enrollments, eliminated unprofitable programs and schools, …

Expanding The School Psychologist’S Role To Serve Regular Education Students Through Child-Centered, School-Based Consultation, James W. Cole

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum presented a plan to expand school psychology services for regular education students at the elementary ana middle school levels. In order to have an effective delivery system of school psychology services for all students, school psychologists needed to be school-based and given time to provide consultation services to teachers, administrators, and parents. The goals were to broaden school psychology services and make others aware of the consultant role which may be provided by the school psychologist at their school.

The writer's objectives to resolve the problem were to increase the time spent by school psychologists in support of …

The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy: A Case Study Of The Creation Of An Organizational Culture, Constance Hatcher

IMSA History

The study examined the creation of an organizational culture at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The study focused on the concept of change and the effects of change on the organization and the organizational participants since the creation of the Academy in 1985. Changes in the structure and management of the Academy provided the basis for participant response.

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is a public, three-year, residential school for students from the State of Illinois who are highly gifted in mathematics and science. Selected students enter having completed the ninth grade. The rigorous comprehensive curriculum, with strong …