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Dreams And Actualities: Danforth Fellows In Mid-Career, R. Eugene Rice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Three Distinct Groups of Fellows

Teaching: Dreams and Development

Graduate Fellowships for Women, 1965-1970

Becoming Professional

Colleagues

Love and Work

A Sense of Institutional Drift

References

Section I: People And Priorities: Reflections On Our Work, 1982

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Learning takes place at several levels-in the individual, in groups, in organizations and in the larger society. It is amazing how much of our efforts in the past have focused exclusively on individual learning. It may be that we are learning slowly as a society, and our institutions seldom seem to develop much beyond their initial geniuses. But as a group, those of us engaged in faculty, staff and organizational development in higher education have aimed at being more reflective and intentional about our learning.

Section Ii: Intellectual Journeys In Faculty Development, 1982

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

No abstract provided.

Section Iii: Evaluating Practices To Improve Teaching, 1982

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

No one gets out of graduate school without learning that the proper emphasis in "critical thinking" is on the word critical: if you don't think otherwise, you must not be thinking. Not surprising, then, is it that we are regularly, inevitably asked "What is the evaluation?" "Does it work?" "What is the effect?" "Yes, but compared to what?" "What is the level of significance? Surely at least the .05 level!"

Section Iv: Tools For Training And Development, 1982

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Here is where the rubber hits the road. The materials that follow are attempts to translate theory into practice. Much of what we read (and do) for training our colleagues to be more effective teachers is rough and untidy. It often seems simplistic. But that is the state of the art - and it will always be so to some degree. In the classroom, in the faculty lounge and at the sylvan retreats where workshops are held, we must finally decide what to do on Monday.

A Mathematician's Journey: From Applying The Pure To Purifying The Applied, Ronald A. Smith

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

I Searched for the Theory

Some Potholes and Detours

Is Teaching a Science?

Experience: A Better Teacher

I Needed Skills Too

Looking at My Learning

My New Perspective

A Really Good Problem

A Lovable Theory at Last

Does the Model Fit the Facts?

My Research and Practice Married

References

Effect Of A Teaching Consultation Process Upon Personal Development In Faculty, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Design

Results and Discussion

Table I

Changes in Teaching Skills and Behaviors

Summary and Conclusions

References

A Comprehensive Evaluation Of A College Course, Richard R. Sudweeks, Robert M. Diamond

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Consider Each of the Following Questions and Check Those That are Appropriate for the Specific Course Your are Evaluating:

I. Course Rationale

II. Development and Current Status of the Course

III. Credit and Curricular Implications

IV. Course Objectives

V. The Content of the Course

VI. Instructional Strategies

VII. Procedures and Criteria for Evaluating Students' Achievement

VIII. Organization of the Course

IX. Course Outcomes

X. Institutional Costs and Benefits

Questions to be Investigated in Evaluating Two Inter-Disciplinary Communications Skills Courses

On Doing Intellectual Work: Grasping The Power Of The Gestalt, Rita Weathersby

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A Transformative Gestalt

What Led Me to These Questions

Research as Perspective Transformation

Gathering and Analyzing Data

Relevance and Cooperation

Standards of Scholarship

Influencing Other Researchers and Practitioners

Protecting Time for Intellectual Work

References

Tanning My Hide With Research, Robert E. Young

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Some Central Intellectual Issues

Some Specific Research Questions

Research Methods

Negotiating with Participants

Standards of Quality

Wider Influence

Getting Everything Done

References

Ua37/30/2 Sarah Thompson, Lowell Harrison, Sarah Pearce Thompson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Letter from Sarah Thompson to Lowell Harrison regarding WKU / Bowling Green relations. Harrison's research notes.

Sociological Factors That Influence The Academic Success Of Graduate Students At Selected Institutions Of Higher Learning In The Southern Region, Julius Ceaser Houston

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

None

Educational Needs Of Certain Secondary Schools In Bendel State, Nigeria, As Perceived By Principals And Teachers, Ose Atoresiri Eferakeya

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

None

A Planning-Budgeting System For The South Eastern Special Education Joint Agreement, George C. Dudley

Masters Theses

Special education cost studies since the mid-nineteen fifties report problems in obtaining accurate financial information relative to programs and pupils. The author addresses similiar difficulties encountered when restrictive sources of revenue are maintained as separate from the special education joint agreement budget.

This study was conducted for two purposes: (1) To develop a planning-budgeting system which would organize multi-sources of revenue into one joint agreement financial plan; and (2) To develop a planning-budgeting chart of accounts.

Five criteria were applied to the development of the planning-budgeting system: (1) It must allow for planning the total scope of joint agreement operations; …

A Community Climate Survey Of The Mattoon Community Unit #2 School District, Doug Craig

Masters Theses

School district boards of education and administrators need to constantly gather information about the attitudes and opinions of the community they serve if the true educational needs of the community are to be served. Total community consensus or opinion is preferable, but often impractical. Casual information gathered from self-selected individuals from the community is readily available, but unrepresentative and often misleading. Surveys of a selected sample of the school community can be inexpensive, practical and accurate depending on the method of information collection, the nature of the questions and the manner in which the sample is selected.

A Community Climate …

Development Of An Emergency Preparedness Manual For Parkview Junior High School, Richard Philip Alsman

Masters Theses

Physical protection of the life and limb of every school pupil is a heavy responsibility that rests upon all officials involved in administering educational programs. Therefore, this study was done to prepare an emergency preparedness manual for Parkview Junior High School of Community Unit School District #20, in Lawrenceville, Illinois. The emergencies to be evaluated in the study include:

1. Tornadoes and Storms
2. Fire
3. Nuclear and Conventional Bombing
4. Explosion and Fire
5. Earthquake
6. Large Scale Air Pollutants
7. Blizzards
8. Bomb Threat

The study begins by describing each disaster, giving background information, destructive power, and possible dangers of which to be aware. This is …

Computerized Student Scheduling At Centralia High School, Richard F. Gibson

Masters Theses

This field experience took place during the 1981-82 school year at Centralia High School in Centralia, Illinois. The researcher served as the Director of Guidance and was responsible for scheduling 1,350 students into classes for the 1982-83 school year. The field experience started in December of 1981 and was completed in August of 1982. Computer scheduling was the method chosen to schedule the 1,350 high school students into 165 courses.

Centralia High School had done computer scheduling at McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis, Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Parkway High School District in St. Louis, and Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. In …

Student Misbehavior Disciplinary Actions And Alternatives, Vic Provinzano

Masters Theses

The Illinois Constitution guarantees every child an opportunity to receive an education. However, when a child commits an act of gross disobedience or misconduct as defined by the school board, the student's right to an education may be temporarily withheld. [122 Ill. Rev. Stat. 10 - 22.6 (1979)].

The Illinois School Code, (Sec. 24-24), states "that teachers and other certificated educational employees shall maintain discipline in the schools".

It is the responsibility of the School Board and the Administration to provide rules of conduct for student behavior, and standards of student conduct should define the basic rules and major …

Higher Education Administrators' Knowledge Of Section 504, Laura Montgomery Bundy

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge of administrators in higher education relative to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Particular emphasis was placed on the population of individuals labeled handicapped because of a learning disability. Given the number of students who receive federal aid and the wording of subsections 84.3(f) and 84.3(h) of the Federal Register of May 4, 1977, it is probable that all American postsecondary educational institutions are required to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It appears that one of the populations to be served is that …

An Internship With A Superintendent Of A Small High School, Robert A. Yeazel

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Podcan Final Program: 1982 Annual Conference

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

1982 Annual POD Conference Planning Committee

Welcome to 1982 Conference Professional and Organizational Development Network

General Information

Conference Activities

Planning Sheet

Graduate Bulletin, 1982-1984 (1982), Moorhead State University

Graduate Bulletins (Catalogs)

No abstract provided.

Role Expectations Of Presidents As Perceived By Presidents, Board Of Trustees, And Faculty: A Study Of Private Institutions Of Higher Education In West Java, Indonesia, Richards A. Hutagaol

Dissertations

Problem

The number of private institutions of higher education grew rapidly in Indonesia after 1961. No research studies can be found that ascertain the role expectations of presidents of private institution of higher education in West Java. This study attempted (1) to determine the role expectations of presidents as perceived by presidents, board members, and faculty members of private institutions of higher education in West Java, and (2) to discover any significant differences in the perceptions of the roles of presidents among and between presidents, board members, and faculty members and among and between universities, sekolah tinggi, and academies.

Method …

Undergraduate Catalog (1982-1984), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Undergraduate Catalogs

The University of Nebraska at Omaha was founded in 1908 as the University of Omaha, a private, nonsectarian college. Its campus was at 24th and Pratt Streets in northeast Omaha. The first term of the co-educational college began in 1909, under the leadership of Dr. Daniel E. Jenkins.

Graduate Academic Catalog (1982-1984), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

Graduate Catalog, 1982-1984

Opinions Of Washington State School Administrators Concerning Federal And State Paperwork Requirements, Jerry Alan Harding

All Master's Theses

The opinions of school principals and superintendents were assessed concerning federal and state paperwork requirements. A questionnaire was used to obtain the opinions of eighty school administrators. The results showed that school administrators expend a considerable amount of time completing federal and state paperwork. The cost of completing paperwork was found to represent a large portion of the education budget in Washington State. Related problems are discussed.

The Competency-Based Program For Preparation And Certification Of School Principals At Central Washington University: An Analysis Of Costs Incurred In Development, Implementation, And Maintenance Phases--1975-1980, Glenda Sue Shannon

All Master's Theses

Preparation and certification of school principals at Central Washington University have developed according to the requirements of the Washington State Standards. This study determined the real and estimated costs for the development, implementation, and operation of the competency-based, principal preparation program. A questionnaire elicited data from participants and revealed that professional time devoted to the project incurred the greatest costs. The developmental period was determined to be the most expensive phase. An instrument for future data collection was devised and recommended.

A Comparison And Contrast Of The Idealized Role Of The Secondary School Principal As Perceived By Superintendents, Principals, And Teachers, Owen J. Kosik

All Master's Theses

The differences and similarities concerning the role of the secondary school principal as perceived by superintendents, principals, and teachers was studied. All superintendents and principals and twenty-five randomly selected teachers at the five traditional high schools in the Tri-Cities provided the input from which the data was drawn and conclusions were reached. A survey questionnaire containing forty statements frequently suggested for the secondary school principal was the tool utilized for this procedure. The results showed that there were similarities of role perceptions for the secondary school principal and there were also dissimilarities of role perceptions as seen by those same …

Library Skills And Resources For Business Research., Stanley P. Lyle, Donald L. Ashbaugh

Faculty Publications

This independent study module is intended to introduce business administration students and managers to business information available in books; periodicals; and other library sources; and to teach library search strategies for the acquisition of needed information with a minimum expenditure of time. The module consists of six parts. The first three begin with specific objectives and end with exercises on locating books on business topics using (1) the card catalog; (2) indexes and abstracts; and (3) general business reference works. Exercises at the end of part three are intended to illustrate the types of questions such sources can answer and …

Proposal Of Development Of A Gifted Program To Be Implemented By South Eastern Special Education, Brenda Kaye Palmer Allen

Masters Theses

Since a major purpose of American education is to meet each child's individual needs, then the intellectually gifted children require the same consideration as those who are slow learners, handicapped, economically disadvantaged, or emotionally disturbed. Research reveals that there are approximately one and one-half to two million gifted children in the United States which means that between two and three percent of the students in any given classroom fall into this category. It is an alrming fact that between ten and twenty percent of the gifted students become high school dropouts and a much larger number never attend college. Presently, …