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A Model For Initiating Change In Large Social Systems, Richard E. Ault

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to develop a model for introducing change in large social systems. The model was based on (1) a review of existing models, and (2) the analysis of a participant-observer study of an attempt at intraducing large system change. Organization Development was the focal change modality examined. It was intended that the model thus developed would be of utility to the practicing change agent in whatever field--education, social work, community development, government, unions, business, or industry.

From the review of existing models and related literature, it was concluded that a useful model for practitioners would …

An Analysis Of The Role Of The Principal In A Selected Middle School, Susan B. Weybright

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Role And Task Orientation Of Michigan Principals, Mary Starkey Bowman

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Potter College, lower / upper division credits and promotions.

Bulletin - Vol. 10, No. 01 - August 31, 1976, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1971-1977, UMass Boston Bulletin

No abstract provided.

A Report Of A Project In The Central Administrative Offices Of The Grand Rapids Public Schools, Steven J. Golembiewski

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Experiences Of A Curriculum Development Specialist With The Office Of The Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Jimmie C. Beasley

Masters Theses

The purpose of this project is to report the planned activities of experience pertinent to the position of a Curriculum Development Specialist with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). The official work assignment of the Curriculum Development Specialist was with the Southern Illinois Regional Office of the Office of the Superintendent located at Mt. Vernon. This regional office is composed of approximately twenty-six professional personnel and operates under the direct leadership of Assistant Superintendent Richard Haney. The report was intended to follow a Curriculum Development Specialist for a fixed period of time beginning March 8, 1973 and …

Senate Meeting September 15, 1972, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Report On The Preparation And Publication Of A Student-Parent Handbook For Oakview Junior High School, District #122, New Lenox, Illinois, Robert K. Jenkins

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting November 10, 1971, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting November 3, 1971, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Factors Related To Innovation In Selected Public School Districts Of Southern Lower Michigan, Elvin F. Peets

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Organizational Change And The Change Agent: A Participant-Observer Study, Ernest Mark Hanson Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

When the federal government's War on Poverty began, it was based on the assumption that economically depressed urban and rural areas could be stimulated into economic activity through the massive use of federal funds. After sufficient time had passed for trends to develop, it was evident that the funds were going into urban areas at the expense of rural areas. This unequal usage of funds existed even though the same types of organizations which could use federal funds were present in both urban and rural areas. A Presidential Task Force selected Sandoval County, New Mexico, as one of three counties …

An Administrator’S Guide To Modular Scheduling In The Secondary Schools, Larry E. Norwood

All Master's Theses

This study assumes interest and recognition by administrators of the profound need for organizational change. The study will attempt to utilize the experiences of schools experimenting with modular scheduling in order to establish guidelines for administrators who wish to promote innovative scheduling in their own districts. It is the purpose of this study to show that modular scheduling is possible and can offer added benefits for any school district.

Investment In Education: A Study Of Recent Trends In Expenditure, Ronald Fitzgerald

Quarterly Review of Australian Education

This issue of the Quarterly Review of Australian Education Vol 1 No 1 1967, analyses expenditure on education by the Commonwealth and the states for the Period 1960-1966; expenditure on universities by states, 1959 to 1966; expenditure on technical education by all states, 1959 1966; expenditure on teacher training and schools by all states, 1960, 1963, 1966; expenditure on secondary education 1959 to 1966 as a percentage of total expenditure from educational budgets; annual per capita expenditure on Higher Education: All States - 1960, 1963, 1966; and cost per secondary student all states, 1953 and 1953.

An Investigation Of Computer Assisted Instruction, Dennis C. Jensen

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Background

It appears that technological innovations have increased pressures on all elements of society including education. The forces of change are creating pressures on the organization structure, teaching content, and teaching methodology. One of these technological innovations is the computer. Educators have shown increasing interest in the use of computers for classroom teaching, especially within the past few years , and many basic questions have been raised .

Statement of the problem

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the role of computer assisted instruction in our education process with emphasis on individualizing instruction, teacher's role, limitations, and …

University Council Meeting, November 17, 1965, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

University Council Meeting, November 18, 1964, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Proposed Reorganization Of Centralia's Elementary Music Program, Ronald J. Brumbaugh

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the aims and objectives of various state and district elementary music programs; (2) to investigate published materials on the function of the classroom teacher and the music specialist; and (3) to formulate a progressive elementary music program for the Centralia, Washington Public Schools.

Report, 1955-57, By The Retiring General Secretary, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.