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A Comparison Of Principals' And Teachers' Perceptions Of Administrative Performance In Iowa Senior High Schools, Darrell D. Druvenga

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The major purpose of this study was to determine if the perceptions of Iowa senior high school principals and those of their teachers differed significantly when applied to 11 categories of administrative performance. The study also describes the relationship between principals' willingness to participate in 11 hypothetical in-service programs and the assessment principals make of their performance in 11 categories of administrative performance.

The study utilized the Educational Administrator Effectiveness Profile (EAEP) instrument to assess perceptions of administrative performance. The instrument is produced by Human Synergistics, an international management consulting firm, under a grant from the Danforth Foundation.

A total …

A Discipline Model For Small Rural Schools, Darrell Stevens

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Altamont Community Unit #10 Gifted Program, Ann Louise Mcdaniel Chandler

Masters Theses

Purpose

The purpose of this field study was to research the entity of gifted education from an historical viewpoint, to review gifted education as it is today, and most importantly, to review evaluation procedures and studies connected with gifted education. A formal evaluation had never been done in the history of the Independent Study Program at Altamont Community Unit #10. The result of the evaluation procedure was to determine how to modify, revise, and re-evaluate the program in order to more effectively meet the needs of the gifted students in the school district.

Procedure

After the historical review of gifted …

Administrators Interview Model (Aim) Interview Instrument For Illinois Educators, Dianne Kay Warren Strufe

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field study was to develop an instrument which could be used by school administrators in the State of Illinois for certified staff selection. Research topics utilized include the interview process, qualities of effective teachers, and legal guidelines for interviewing. The instrument will focus on the five areas of teacher evaluation mandated by Illinois as components of effective teaching: classroom management, lesson planning and organization, teaching techniques, competence and attendance. The specific objective of the field study was the development of an instrument which is research-based, includes the competencies mandated by law upon which teachers will be …

Identification Of Key Strategies For School Effectiveness And How They Are Implemented, As Perceived By Administrators And Teachers In Selected Exemplary Private Secondary Schools, Hedley J. Eager

Dissertations

Problem. Educators in the 1970s and early 1980s identified characteristics of effective schools. But researchers had not addressed the problem of identifying what strategies exemplary schools used to make the characteristics effective, nor how the strategies were implemented.

Method. Administrators and teachers in selected exemplary private secondary schools responded to the Quality Schools Index for Private Schools (QSIPS). Key strategies for school effectiveness were ranked on the basis of mean weighted scores for: (a) extent of use of the strategies within the school; and (b) their importance to quality schooling. Selected personnel were interviewed in six schools to determine how …

Participative Management: A Critical Analysis, Adrian Talbot

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Development of the open-systems view of organizations has made participative management an attractive alternative to traditional bureaucratic methods of managing. The purpose of this dissertation was to determine whether it is possible to generalize about the effects of participative management. Given empirical generalizations, it would be possible to make recommendations for practicing school administrators.

Utilizing the framework of Locke and Schweiger (1979), the author took a purposefully selected cross-section of studies on participative management. The empirical evidence was analyzed in four subsections: laboratory studies, correlational field studies, multivariate experimental field studies, and controlled experimental studies. It was concluded that the …

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1987-1988, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

Supervisors' Perceptions Of Staff Development Needs Of Urban Vocational Teachers, Patricia Tynes Tompkins

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The purpose of this study was to determine vocational supervisors' perceptions of staff development needs of urban vocational teachers. The population for this study consisted of the vocational education supervisors in the urban areas of Virginia with a population of 50,000 or more. The Delphi technique was employed to gather the data from the supervisors.

The first research goal of this study was to determine the most pressing staff development need of urban vocational teachers as perceived by their supervisors. The results showed that the supervisors perceived the most pressing staff development need to be "Projection of a positive image …

Editorial Matter 1987

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Foreword

Contents

Indexes: Cumulative Title Index, Cumulative Author Index

Teaching The Hearing-Impaired College Student: Current Practices In Faculty Development, Karen Conner, Harry G. Lang

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Guidelines for Postsecondary Programs

What Are the Needs?

Faculty Development Approaches

General Formats

Implementing Faculty Development Program Offerings

Conclusion

References

Notes

Developmental Models Of Faculty Careers: A Critique Of Research And Theory, Mary Pat Mann

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

An Introduction to Developmental Models

Applying Developmental Models to Faculty Careers

Limitations of Current Research

Developmental Models and Faculty Development

References

Part Ii: Reflections - Career Development Patterns And Needs Of Faculty

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Thoughtful, effective programming for faculty and institutional development depends on an understanding of faculty as individuals, but this understanding must be conditioned by a knowledge of faculty roles, the contexts in which faculty work, and the forces at work in their career development. However, as our first paper points out, assumptions about faculty career patterns based on "generic" research on adult development have not been subjected to rigorous empirical testing. The author, Mary Pat Mann, notes limitations of existing research on faculty career development and points out the dangers of uncritical acceptance of frequently-cited stage models.

Rescue The Perishing: A New Approach To Supplemental Instruction, Calvin B. Peters

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Idea of Supplemental Instruction

Preliminary Considerations

Timing and Structure

A Sample Session

Concluding Thoughts

References

Non-Traditional Intervention Strategies For Improving The Teaching Effectiveness Of Graduate Teaching Assistants, Jody D. Nyquist, Ann Q. Staton-Spicer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Standard-Other Model

Self-as-Model

Video Coaching

References

Patterns Of Successful Faculty Career Change: A Study Of Career Transition Within The University, Sripen Supapidhayakul, Edwin L. Simpson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Major Themes

Theme 1 : Background and Characteristics of the Changers

Theme 2: Factors that Influence the Change

Theme 3: Choice of Career Area

Theme 4: Support for and Barriers to the Change

Theme 5: Processes of Transition

Theme 6: Life After the Change

Patterns of Successful Faculty Career Transition

Pattern A: Institution-Initiated Change

Pattern B: Situation-Initiated Change

Pattern C: Self-Initiated Change

Discussion

Implications for Practice

References

Starting At The Beginning: The Concerns And Needs Of New Faculty, Jim L. Turner, Robert Boice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Project Objectives and Design

Sample Characteristics

Results

Discussion

References

Appendix A: New Faculty Interview Schedule A (administered during first semester on campus with new faculty)

Appendix B: New Faculty Interview Schedule B (administered at end of second semester for new faculty)

Appendix C: New Faculty Interview Schedule C (administered during the third semester for new faculty)

Appendix D: New Faculty Rating Tracking Sheet

Appendix E: New Faculty Self-Tracking Sheet (Robert Boice and Jim Turner)

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 19, 1986, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Recommendation re Easement
• Recommendation re Computer Fee.
• Board Committee Reports
• WMU Scholarship Report
• Minority Recruitment Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding distinguished professorships, SACS accreditation, summer school, English 101 and extended campus library and computer support.

Ua3/7/5 The Inauguration Address, Samuel Kern Alexander

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by Kern Alexander upon his installation as WKU president.

Ua3/7/5 Inauguration Of Samuel Kern Alexander, Jr., Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program of WKU President Kern Alexander's installation includes biographical sketch of Dr. Alexander, list of delegates and activities.

December Agenda, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Agenda for December meeting which includes schedule of events.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 62, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Pack, Todd. Professors Differ on Evaluations
• Jessie, Lisa. One Associated Student Government Member Writes Most of Congress Bills – Bill Schilling
• Eagleston, Leigh. Inauguration Sparks Look Back at Leaders – Presidents
• Duff, Jill. Mitchell McKinney’s Future in College Classroom
• Eagleston, Leigh. Students Sing and Hang the Green
• White, Douglas. NCAA Studies Athletes’ Graduation
• Task Force on Evaluations Must Finish Homework Soon
• Barry, Julia. Editorial Cartoon – Evaluation Task Force
• Malmer, Victoria. Time for Others May Be the Best Christmas Present
• Lewis, Norma. Help with Lights …

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding Kentucky university salaries, National Faculty Exchange, scholarships and parking.

Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting, December 10, 1986, Arts & Sciences Faculty

The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting, December 10, 1986, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 62, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Klausnitzer, Dorren. Barnes-Campbell Dwellers Hot Over 40 False Fire Alarms
• Malmer, Victoria. Abuse of Faculty/Staff Lots Prompts New Parking Rule
• Klausnitzer, Dorren. New Courses Aim for Sharper Writing
• $8.45 Million from Bond Sale Available Soon
• University of Louisville Game Open to Any Student with Full Time ID
• Actor Named Nominee for National Award – Eric Tichenor
• Hall Budget Bill Nears University Approval
• Employee Parking Solution Could Be as Simple as ABC
• Barry, Julia. Editorial Cartoon – Faculty Children Parking
• Campus Parking Debate Continues
• McLafferty, Melissa. …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding student alumni reception, publicity and open positions.

1986 December 8 - Staff Senate Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Pod Network News, December 5, 1986, Bette Lasere Erickson

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

Core Committee news

Notes on the 1986 POD Conference

Membership news

POD 1987 Grants Program

TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMY, 1987

Handbook for New POD members

Coming Events