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The Public School Superintendent In The Administration Of Schools, Chuka J. Ezekigbo

Masters Theses

The title of this thesis which is, "The Public School Superintendent in the Administration of Schools," deals with the roles of the superintendent in the selection and evaluation of school personnel, administration of schools, budgeting, physical plant and maintenance. It also deals with the problems which a superintendent encounters in the running of schools.

This thesis makes it clear that the superintendent's power to manage is derived from the school board, so his power in the exercise of duties is the perogative of the school board. As a chief executive of the school administration, he has some aides which are …

Development Of A Women's Health Care Course At Eastern Illinois University, Sandra K. Kammermann

Masters Theses

The problems of this study were to develop a new course proposal for a women's health care course and to gain final approval of the proposal at Eastern Illinois University where the writer was an instructor.

The writer describes the procedure she followed to develop her women's health care course proposal and the steps involved in the process to obtain approval of the course proposal. Included in this narrative are explanations of how the writer prepared the course outline, consulted with other health professionals, taught the course through continuing education for Eastern, and submitted the course proposal to the proper …

The Development Of A Faculty Handbook For Washington Elementary School, Richard D. Nicolas

Masters Theses

Washington Elementary School is located in Pana, Illinois, and is a part of the Pana Community Unit School District No. 8. At present, Washington School serves 378 students with twenty-four faculty members.

The purpose of this study is to develop a faculty handbook which will be used to inform new teachers, as well as tenured teachers, what is expected of them. The handbook will serve as an important tool for the orientation process of new staff members. It will also be beneficial to both the beginning and the experienced administrator. For the new principal, it will serve as a device …

A Study Of The Duties And Functions Of The Assistant Superintendent And The Cabinet Members In The Danville Public Schools, Norman M. Hofmann

Masters Theses

The researcher's field experience was serving an internship with Dr. Larry Roth Assistant Superintendent of Danville Consolidated School District 118 in Danville, Illinois.

The purpose of his internship was to become more knowledgeable in the responsibilities and role of the Assistant Superintendent's position. The field experience paper consists of four chapters which are as follows with a brief description:

Chapter I is the introduction, which explains why the researcher selected the Assistant Superintendent's position as his field experience topic. The researcher's objective is stated on what he wanted to accomplish by selecting an internship with the Assistant Superintendent of the …

Study To Determine The Effect Of Graduation Requirement Changes On Student Performance, Attitudes, And Retention In School, David R. Betzing

All Graduate Projects

On July 31, 1979, the Yakima School Board of School District 7, Yakima, Washington, approved a graduation policy change increasing the total number of credits required from forty-eight to sixty-six. This change required that eighteen credits be transferred from grade nine of the junior high school setting. This study attempts to assess the impact of the change upon the performance and attitudes of ninth grade students. Indications are that students accepted the changes positively, felt they were working harder, and, in two schools showed a decrease in the failure rate. A look at the general achievement level of students and …

The Relationship Among Selected Variables Influencing Decision Making In The Roles Of Public Community College Academic Deans, Sylvan Alphonso Lashley

Dissertations

Problem. Much descriptive research has been undertaken on the academic dean's role which has been determined by the perceptions of significant others.

Since the dean has had several categories of prescribed roles, scholars have tended to emphasize these roles and approach administrator-preparation from a prescriptive basis. This approach, though useful, ignores a crucial dimension--the variables, forces, or stimuli that impinge upon and influence the dean in his/her decision-making areas.

An underlying issue that has been largely ignored is the relationship of environmental forces or stimuli and decision making areas--it has been unclear what relationship exists between decision making and the …

Graduate Academic Catalog (1981-1982), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

Graduate Catalog, 1981-1982

An Analysis Of A Building Bond Referendum, Daniel L. Meyer

Masters Theses

The decision regarding student housing is one which will affect every school board and administrator. Decisions made by the people involved will affect the community for generations. Making economically feasible and educationally sound decisions regarding student housing is most difficult, especially when one considers many of the variables involved with decisions of this type. Some of the variables researched for this successful building bond referendum were: enrollment patterns, birth rates, cohort survival rates for the district and enrollment projections.

The researcher was involved with the facility study committee during the period of time the information was being collected. Once the …

The Assistant Principal Of Operations Position, Phillip S. Reasor

Masters Theses

The researcher's field study experience was serving an internship with Phil Smith, Assistant Principal of Operations at Danville High School in Danville Consolidated School District #118, Danville, Illinois.

The purpose of the internship was to become more familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Principal of Operations at Danville High School. The following report consists of four chapters, which are listed below with a short summary of each.

Chapter I is the Introduction. The Introduction explains the researcher's rationale for selecting the Assistant Principal of Operations position for an internship. Also included in Chapter I is the procedure …

A Field Study Experience With A High School Business Administrator, William A. Murray

Masters Theses

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of this field study is to gain experience and knowledge of the duties of a business administrator of a school district.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The specialist candidate will be working with the business administrator of Centralia High School during the second semester of the 1980-1981 school year. Centralia High School is a secondary school district with an enrollment of 1500. The person will aid the business administrator with the following duties:

1. Working with the school budget
2. Updating the inventory of property and equipment.
3. Supervision of non-certified staff
4. Scheduling of rental of school facilities and equipment …

A High School Mini-Course Program, Darrell Dean Tucker

Masters Theses

Most schools are designed for adults, for the comfort and convenience of faculty and administration. The faculty is divided by the administration into specified areas of the facility and given tasks for which they are specifically trained. This has been the traditional method of educational instruction.

One of the major responsibilities of the principal is that of educational leader in instruction. The effective principal must be constantly in search of methods of improving instruction.

An important program has been implemented at Windsor High School. This program is designed to enrich the traditional curricular offerings. The program is called the mini-course …

The Development Of A Proposed Policy And Procedures Manual For The South Eastern Special Education District, Paul Thomas Homan

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field study was to develop a coherent, comprehensive, and codified policy and procedures manual to propose for adoption by the South Eastern Special Education Joint Agreement District. Prior to completion of this field study there existed no single source of reference for policies established by the Governing Council of South Eastern Special Education. Also, procedures meant to govern operation of the district, administrative directives, and forms affecting students and personnel were neither organized nor available in one convenient place.

The problem was to compose a useful working document to serve as a guide for future activities …

The Staffing: A Naturalistic Study Of The Educational Placement Process, Susan Laurene Law

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The intent of this study was to do a naturalistic observation of a series of staffings in order to generate a descriptive basis for theoretical notions or working hypotheses concerning the procedures, functioning and social relationships within the process. Relevant categories that emerged from the data were: labelling, test validity and reliability, laws and regulations, encouraging a decision, space, and parental participation. The study suggests that there are differences between the formally prescribed procedures and functions of a staffing and the actual behaviours of professionals and parents involved with the process. The variety of necessary coping strategies used by professionals …

A Study Of The Administrative And Instructional Usage Of Electronic Data Processing In The Iowa Public Schools During 1979-1980, Gary B. Shontz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The major purposes of this study were: (1) to determine electronic data processing usage in the Iowa public school districts during the 1979-1980 fiscal year, including administrative and instructional uses of electronic data processing services and their sources; and (2) to determine the planned use of statewide computer software for administrative and instructional applications.

Questionnaires were mailed to all 443 Iowa school districts in existence as of July 1, 1980. A total of 384 districts (86.7 percent) participated in the study. For analysis purposes, the school districts were divided into seven size codes as defined by the State of Iowa …

Selected Personality Constructs As Correlates Of Personnel Appointment, Appraisal, And Mobility In Seventh-Day Adventist Schools, Merle A. Greenway

Dissertations

Problem. Despite tentative postulations and explorations of the person/job interaction, the specific relationships between personality and occupational behavior are not clearly understood. In particular, the relationships between human temperament and various aspects of personnel administration in an educational setting are generally unknown. The purpose of this study was to profile the temperament traits of professional educators in the Seventh-day Adventist school system, grouped on the basis of occupationally relevant selection variables; and to investigate the role of personality as it relates to personnel appointment, appraisal, and mobility.

Method. A demographic questionnaire and the Temperament Inventory were administered to 486 teachers, …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 19, 1980, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Presidential Salary
• Code of Student Life
• University Tuition Scholarship Waiver
• Board Committee Reports
• Geology Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 5, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Martin, Bob. Senate Considers Varied Year-End Agenda
• Resolution - Guaranteed Course of Study
• Bailey, Don. Comments from the Chair
• Jones, Tom. COSFL Reports
• Long, John. Institutional Exchange Program
• Bowen, Pat. Health Insurance
• If I Ran the Hill

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 56, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Collins, Mike & Nathan Johnson. Times for Finals Can be Changed
• About 8,000 Pre-Register for Spring
• Pillow, Robert. Hanukkah: Teachers, Students Celebrate Jewish Holiday
• Kirtley, Marian. Interhall Council Calls Hall Monitors Outdated
• Judd, Alan. He was a Dreamer, but not the Only One – John Lennon
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon: Graduation
• Wright, Chris. Anniversary of University of Evansville Plane Crash
• Galloway, Amy. Editor Breathes 341- Word Sigh of Relief
• Holiday Schedule Set
• Herald Editors Named – Margaret Shirley, Diane Comer
• Employee Group not Active Now …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 56, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• George, Tommy. Minority Affairs Improve Slowly
• Kinsner, Sandy. Student Adopts Granddad for Friendship – Karen Hogg, Robert Garrison
• Shirley, Margaret. Toilet Paper Shortage Caused by Increased Use
• Concert Nets $2872 – Statler Brothers
• Amateur Radio Club Will Offer Free Broadcast Booth
• Judd, Alan. It’s Time to Wipe Out Toilet Paper Shortage
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Toilet Paper Shortage
• Taylor, Michael. Kentucky Civil Liberties Union Didn’t Butt In
• Wheeler, Fred. Holiday Shopping Eases Strain of Finals
• Ritzy Gifts Offered for Affluent Shoppers
• Foote, Brian. Students …

Shorelines - Vol. 02, No. 19 - December 9, 1980, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1979-1981, Shorelines

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 56, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Sheets, Carol. Job Outlook Good for This Year’s Graduates
• Kinsner, Sandy. Student Elves Know Who’s Naughty, Nice
• Statler Brothers Concert May be a Sellout
• Collins, Mike. Chances of Fire in Dorm Increase Near Christmas
• Registration not a Problem, Just a Nuisance
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon: Registration
• Sears, Lonnie. Associated Student Government Wants Feedback
• Caillouet, Larry. Coverage Degrading
• Nance, Melayna. Article Too Short – Forensics Team
• Sturgeon, David. Greek March First Class
• Registration Turnout Exceeds Expectations
• Wheeler, Fred. Bowling Green Magazine Will Promote Positive Community Image …

Senate Meeting December 3, 1980, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

1980 December 3 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 56, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Wood, Michele. Long-Distance Love Revived on Weekends – Jennifer Whitfield
• Galloway, Amy. The Flexables: Local Band Lives Up to Its Name
• Johnson, Nathan. Faculty Evaluations Continue Through Week
• Military Queen Crowned – Tammy Logan
• Galloway, Amy. The Bets of Roland Gibbons – Editorial Cartoons
• Bush, Marcel. Associated Student Government Defended
• Monroe, Jamie. Study Tour Praised
• Wheeler, Fred. Professor Judges in Livestock Show – Gordon Jones
• WKYU-FM Station’s Signal Causes Static
• Skaggs, Phil. Western Rallies to Beat Huntsville, 83-73 – Basketball
• Heath, Mark. Eastern Kentucky University’s …

A Study Of Opinions Related To Corporal Punishment: 1980, Susan J. Walz

Masters Theses

A traditional method of correcting errant behavior of young children has been the use of corporal punishment in the home and 'in loco parentis' in our public schools. Corporal punishment as a disciplinary method, stands on historical precedent and continued social practice, having found its way to America as part of Old World tradition and Puritan theology.

In an attempt to assess current opinion regarding corporal punishment in the schools, a twenty-two-item questionnaire, based on contemporary child development theory, was developed. Responses of two hundred eighty-one teachers and student teachers were studied for the purpose of finding differences in various …

A Report Of An Internship In The Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo, Michigan, Celeste Kaiser Vogan

Masters Theses

The purpose of this paper was to describe a six-week internship completed with the Kalamazoo Public Schools. The majority of the intern's time was spent observing the functions of the office of Employee Services and performing tasks related to that office.

Chapter I contained some background information describing Kalamazoo Public Schools. It also contained the intern's prospectus and rationale.

Chapter II described the director's role as head of Employee Services. The main focus of the material found in this chapter concerned layoffs, teacher attendance, morale, and SRI interviews.

Chapter III described the relationship between the office of Employee Services and …

A Study Of Factors Affecting The Professional Personnel Of Johnson City And Washington County, Tennessee School Systems In The Event Of Merger, Elizabeth S. Hoilman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to identify existing factors affecting professional personnel of Johnson City and Washington County, Tennessee, public school systems and to project the effect merger would have on these factors. Subproblems consisted of identification of the criteria for maximum professional personnel performance, present approaches for meeting the needs of professional personnel in event of merger, and the factors involved in successful and unsuccessful merger attempts to determine what effects merger had on professional personnel. Professional personnel employment conditions would be altered after merger of the two systems. Projections could be made of these conditions. The information …

The Development And Application Of Service Management By Objectives Within One Program Of One Division Of A Michigan Intermediate School District, James Harper Kaye

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of "Perceived Success" And "Union Militancy" On The Opinions Of School Principals, Michael Roy Williamson

Dissertations

The impact of the growth of teacher union militancy on the leadership process in public schools is not reflected by the organizational models commonly applied to schools. The impact of teacher unions on the leadership process, consequently, has not been widely studied.

The Effect Of The Ethnic Identification Of Teachers With Principals On The Teachers' Perceptions Of The Principals' Leadership Behavior, Elena P. Zayas-Bazan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to determine whether the ethnic identification of teachers with their school principals affected the teachers' perception of the principals' leadership behavior. This study followed the ex-post-facto design of a co-relational study. Twelve dimensions of the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire, Form 12 (LBDQ-XII) were selected to assess the perception of teachers belonging to three different ethnic groups of the leadership behavior of principals belonging to the three ethnic groups. The statistical analysis of the data for hypotheses 1 through 7 was intended to determine significant differences in the ratings by white, black, and Spanish language …