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Western News, June 1,1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Committee begins work on self-study report in preparation for 1991 reaccreditation review, Dennison reaffirms plans for race relations institute, WMU, Jordan College team up to build solar-powered car, Board tables reorganization in general studies, Adams selected for Korean exchange program, Academic Computer Center to administer Microcomputer Support Center in Bronco Mall

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, May 25-26, 1989

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on May 25-26, 1989.

Innovation In Student Affairs: The Influence Of Individual And Organizational Factors On Programmatic And Technological Change, Sally S. Thomas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this paper was to explore the influence individual and organizational factors exerted on technological innovations, programmatic innovations and combined technological and programmatic innovations. Student affairs divisions in Comprehensive I colleges and universities constituted the administrative unit examined. The two types of program innovations examined were substance abuse prevention/education programs and retention/academic support programs. The technological innovations examined were financial aid computerized award calculation and computerized career counseling. The individual factors examined were professionalism, gender and age of the chief student affairs officer. The organizational factors were vertical, horizontal and combined vertical and horizontal complexity, centralization and size. …

An Exploratory Study Of Research Utilization By Virginia Nurse Educators, Evelyn M. Clingerman

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

The purposes of this study were: to explore research utilization by three groups of Virginia nursing educators; and to determine if differences in stages of diffusion existed between nurse educators working in hospital diploma, associate degree and baccalaureate degree settings within the Commonwealth of Virginia. A stratified random sample included 28 hospital diploma, 41 associate degree and 37 baccalaureate degree nurse educators from the Commonwealth of Virginia, who completed the Nurse Educator Questionnaire (NEQ). Two free-response questions were used to identify factors which the nurse educators perceived as inhibitors and facilitators to research utilization. The results of a two-step mailed …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting April 21, 1989, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Remarks by the Chair
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Recommendation re Honorary Degree
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Naming of the Honors College
• Amendments - Paper Technology Foundation
• Organizational Change - College of General Studies
• Establishment of School of Community Health Services
• Student Assessment Fee
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Student Room and Board and Apartment Rental Rates for 1989/90
• Vehicle Registration Rates
• Construction Contract - Elmwood Apartments
• Construction Contract - College of Business Building
• Contract - Residence Hall Interiors (Draper, Siedschlag, and Burnhams)
• Construction Contract - Bernhard Center Cafeteria …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, March 29-30, 1989

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on March 29-30, 1989.

Western News, March 16, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Senate asks for revision of policy on politics, Haenicke testifies in first round of budget hearings, Board approves Liggett; Goes and Farrell for positions in business and finance, McKinney named associate dean in education, Feminist scholar selected to head Women's Center, Child-resistant packaging to be shown in Washington, Half million dollar grant to support groundwater education center

Coastal Carolina College This Week, January 30, 1989, Usc Coastal Carolina College, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina College This Week

A newsletter for faculty, administration and staff of Coastal Carolina College.

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, January 24, 1989

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on January 24, 1989.

Marshall News Releases: January, February, March, 1989, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

The Role Of The Chief Information Officer In The Contemporary University, James Jon Scanlon

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

1989-1991 Graduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Consulting In Higher Education: Principles For Institutions And Consultants, Jon Wergin

Teaching and Learning Publications

American higher education is characterized by keen competition but also by a high degree of cooperativeness. This apparent paradox is illustrated by the extensive use of consultants. The typical higher education consultant is based on one campus and helps a competing institution become more effective. The net result is the reverse of Gresham's Law: good practice drives out bad, and the total enterprise of higher education benefits.

This handbook is intended to help colleges and universities make wise choices about consultants and derive the maximum benefit from them. It draws extensively from experiences of the Consultation and Advisory Service that …

The Relationship Between School Principals' Self-Perceived Brain Hemispheric Processing Modes And Their Self-Perceived Leadership Styles, Barbara Mcswain Kean

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This study was designed to examine the relationship between the self-perceived preferred brain hemispheric processing of West Virginia public school principals and their self-perceived leadership styles. Seventy-five respondents completed the Herrmann Brain Dominance Profile, the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire, and a demographics sheet. Data were analyzed using the General Linear Model of the Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS). Chi Square analyses at the 0.05 alpha level were used to test two directional hypotheses that guided this study. Both hypotheses were confirmed.

Public school principals in West Virginia who perceived themselves as preferring mental processes that are predominantly left train hemispheric perceived …

Shaping A Future: The Founding Of The University Of New England, Eleanor Humes Haney

Shaping a Future

Published by UNE's Office of University Relations in 1989, this book covers the history of St. Francis College and its eventual transformation into the University of New England.

The Quest For Excellence: A Study Of The Improvement Of Student Achievement In Valley View Community Unit District 365u, 1960-1988, Patricia B. Smith

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Teacher Perspectives Of Causes Of Attrition, Jacquelyn Rae Sneddon

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study attempted to identify causes of teacher attrition by using a survey distributed to 74 certificated teachers at Loretto Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida. Seven possible causes of teacher attrition, identified in the review of the related literature, were worded in statement form for use in the survey. Each possible cause was stated from three different perspectives: as it applied to the individual respondent, to teachers as a whole, and to the general public. The teachers were then asked to indicate agreement or disagreement on a four-point Likert scale. Conclusions suggested that inadequate salary and physical harm were the …

An Assessment Of Effective Fund-Raising Policies Used At Private, Church-Related Undergraduate Colleges, Albin H. Grohar

Dissertations

Problem. Much of what is known concerning fund-raising policies and practices at colleges in the United States is anecdotal. Few empirical studies have focused on any aspect of fund raising. No known empirical study has identified those fund-raising policies that might help church-related colleges to be more effective in generating gift income from private philanthropy. The purpose of this study was to bring to light those fund-raising policies that may be associated with effective fund-raising programs at church-related colleges.

Method. Typically, fund-raising productivity is associated with total funds raised. An alternative way of assessing fund-raising effectiveness is to compare what …

The Role Of Communication In The Organizational Change Process, Marilyn R. Hibbs

Graduate Research Papers

There is a common saying that change is one of the most certain things in life. While the saying may seem trite, it is even more applicable today than ever before. Alvin Toffler, in his book The Third Wave (1980), examines the factor of change in today's world, and points out the implications of the Information Age: The world that is fast emerging from the clash of new values and technologies, new geopolitical relationships, new life-styles and modes of communication, demands wholly new ideas and analogies, classifications and concepts. We cannot cram the embryonic world of tomorrow into yesterday's conventional …

Staff Development And The Process Of Teacher Change: A Case Study, Christene Kay Jones

Dissertations and Theses

This case study documented a staff development program which was the major component of a public school/university partnership between Portland State University and the Lake Oswego School District, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. A select group of 34 Lake Oswego teachers and 4 administrators participated in the Joint Ventures in Instructional Leadership Program which included classes in learning and instructional theory, techniques of peer sharing, instructional strategies and models of teaching, and approaches to the teaching of higher order thinking skills. The program included 7 full days and 4 evenings of instructional training which occurred throughout the 1986-87 school year. …

Effectiveness Of Employee Participation Groups In A Manufacturing Company, John F. Blamy

Dissertations

This case study investigated the short term effectiveness of Quality of Work Life participation groups in a Midwest manufacturing division of a major worldwide automotive corporation. Six traditional procedural measures were used to evaluate performance. These measures of performance were: employee attendance, written grievances, scrap produced, quality audits, customer complaints, and productivity.

Six hypotheses were formulated for this study: (1) Employees in departments with employee participation groups will improve their attendance more than employees in departments that do not have employee participation groups. (2) Employees in departments with employee participation groups will decrease the number of formal grievances more than …

The President Reports, Robert M. Smith

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This report highlights major initiatives and organizational changes for the Association for Communication Administration during 1987–88. Key achievements include gaining a seat on the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, participating in the first joint meeting with related associations, and expanding theatre membership and resources. The Executive Committee proposed a constitutional change to rename the organization the International Association for Communication Administrators, reflecting global communication trends. Additional developments included new directories, software resources, and handbooks for chairs, along with continued regional programming and career publications. The report emphasizes the importance of international engagement, financial sustainability, and member …

Lanthorn, Vol. 23, No. 01, May 4, 1988, Grand Valley State University

Volume 23, May 4, 1988 - May 31, 1989

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, February 3-4, 1988

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on February 3-4, 1988.

Self Study, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

UMSL Accreditation

No abstract provided.

A Study Of State Mandated Educational Change, Kathleen Jensen

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Performance Technology: The Role Of The Training Professional, Marie L. Grabenbauer

Graduate Research Papers

According to Gary Worley (1988) in his article "Improving Productivity Through People" modem businesses face three major challenges: improving product quality, improving worker productivity, and competing in a globel [sic] marketplace. If the economy of the United States is going to continue to prosper, efficient worker performance is one of the primary concerns for the business world. This means increasing pressure for people to perform in jobs and increased emphasis on performance technology.

Faculty Development In Higher Education - A Literature Review, Patrick Allen

Faculty Publications - College of Education

Faculty development is a familiar term to even a fledgling academician. There is a faculty development program, committee, center, reading room, budget, or instructional developer on almost every campus.

An Analysis Of Strategies Utilized By High School Department Heads In Initiating Or Implementing Change, John R. Wilkerson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.