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An Analysis Of The Casey School District's School-Community Relations Program, Juanita E. Worden Fribley

Masters Theses

Communication with the public is an essential facet of any school-community relations program. This study examines both external and internal communication methods. Before a school district can have a purposeful school-community relations program, the internal communication of the school personnel needs to be working effectively.

The survey used for this field experience was developed by the writer to determine the effectiveness of the Casey School District's school-community relations program. This telephone survey consists of eleven questions concerning an awareness of school news. One hundred people were randomly called and asked to respond to the survey.

The Casey School District utilizes …

An Evaluation And Needs Study Of Clinton School Buildings, Thomas Lee Dougherty

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field study was to evaluate the physical facilities of the Clinton school district and determine the adequacy of those facilities for the next five years. The procedures followed in the study included the writer working as a member of a board of education appointed facilities committee.

Some of the specific areas of concentration for the writer included collection and interpretation of data for the purpose of describing conditions and making projections of need. The major sources of data used in this study included school district enrollment and financial records, articles from professional journals, records of live …

Administrative Internship In An Elementary School, Cean Kimball Cartwright

Masters Theses

Between April 23, 1980, and May 30, 1980, the writer served as intern to the principal of Mt. Zion Grade School in Mt. Zion, Illinois. The purpose of the internship was to gain a better understanding of elementary school administration and gain experiences as a building level administrator in an elementary school. During this period of time, a detailed daily log was maintained by the writer. Also, the writer was involved in the vast majority of activities of the supervising principal during this period as well as completing specific assignments as delegated by the principal.

During the field experience, the …

A Field Experience Involving An Administrative Internship And The Development Of Course Descriptions And Curriculum, Wayne P. Johnson

Masters Theses

An internship, by the writer, under the direction of Mr. Ronald L. Cope, superintendent of Palestine Community Unit School District No. 3, and Dr. G. C. Matzner of the Eastern Illinois University Department of School Service Personnel is summarized in this paper. Observations of the superintendent's duties, joint projects with the superintendent, and central office related activities by the writer are described.

The intern lists by week a field experience log from September 10, 1981 until April 26, 1982. Experiences and projects related to the superintendency are included. A study of recent school board meeting packets to activities the intern …

Analysis Of The Assistant Principal At Johns Hill Middle School, Craig E. Milligan

Masters Theses

Introduction

The improvement of teaching and learning is a foremost function of the middle school assistant principal. An important factor in determining the success or failure of a middle school is the ability of the assistant principal to lead the staff in the improvement of the school's curricular programs. Working with individuals and groups of teachers to improve staff relations is a demanding job that requires the assistant principal to develop a broad set of skills and various attitudes.

Educators who do not understand the behavior of children will be in a very unfavorable situation. The assistant principal who does …

An Elementary Special Education Program, Community Unit District #3, Georgetown, Illinois, Nancy B. Thompson

Masters Theses

In February, 1977 Supportive Services (SS) was designed as a special education program for the elementary schools in Community Unit District #3, Georgetown, Illinois. Georgetown has 900 students in grades kindergarten through eight.

Three special education teachers developed the supportive services program with input from other district specialists who work with exceptional children. Following study sessions and writing the program, approval was sought from the director of the special education district, the school principal, and the school district superintendent. Upon request of the superintendent, the teachers presented the program to the school board for approval. After approval was received from …

Coping With Enrollment And Revenue Declines In Assumption Community Unit District #9, Randolph L. Tinder

Masters Theses

As we proceed toward the end of the twentieth century, it has become increasingly clear that the future of public education in the United States is somewhat uncertain. This uncertainty is due to a number of causes: concern over discipline, lack of parental interest, decreasing enrollment, lack of quality teachers, and decreasing supplies of tax monies to fund the schools. Some of these reasons have more impact in one area than another, but the effect can be determined easily. Schools are faced with program cuts and diminution of services for the student population.

This field study addresses this problem as …

The Necessary Job Competencies Of Secondary School Principals As Perceived By School Administrators In Sabah, Malaysia, Charles Saimin Gaban

Dissertations

Purpose

This study sought to determine the necessary competencies for secondary-school principalship functions as perceived by educational administrators in Sabah. A secondary purpose was to identify the most feasible time for acquiring the competencies.

Method

The subjects for this study were three groups of administrators: principals, inspectors, and central office personnel. All the 159 secondary-school principals, inspectors, and central office personnel identified in the study were included.

A questionnaire was utilized to gather the data. Of the 159 respondents, 116 (72 percent) returned the questionnaires. A four-point Likert-type scale was used to indicate the essentiality of each competency statement. Two …

The Role And Responsibilities Of Andrews University Trustees As Perceived By Themselves, David H. Bauer

Dissertations

Problem. The university board of trustees is the single most important group of the university to guide an institution in fulfilling its goals and objectives. While it may seem that trustees have a grasp of their responsibilities to the institution they serve, it appears that many do not.

This study surveys all who have ever served as trustees of Andrews University in order to: (1) indentify characteristics of trustees; (2) determine how trustees of Andrews University perceive/perceived their role as trustee in relationship to the twelve trustee responsibilities as listed by John Nason; (3) compare theresponses of church administrators with …

A Role Analysis Of The State-Approved Director Of Special Education In The State Of Illinois, Corinne G. Warsawsky

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1982-1983, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

Ua3/6/7 Update, Vol. 1, No. 6, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU President's Office to update campus faculty and staff on events.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 18, 1981, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Western Student Association Constitution
• Executive Session on Litigation
• Board Committee Reports
• Research/Sponsored Programs 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 academic program review, sabbaticals, administrator evaluations, faculty administrators, instructional outcomes and Center for Research Libraries.

Ua68/6 Newsletter #6, Wku English

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU English Department regarding faculty activities, Zephyrus, alumni and book recommendations.

1981 December 14 - Staff Senate Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

19811212: Dr. Frederick Fitch Papers, 1937-1970, College Of Education And Professional Development

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the College of Education and Professional Development at Marshall University from 1937-1970. Items were received in 1981. Materials in this collection contain information from Dr. Frederick Fitch's personal papers. Please download inventory for full list of contents.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 57, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Callboard
• Classifieds
• Commentary
• Editorial Cartoon
• For the Record - arrests
• Letter to the Editor
• On the Western Front
• Sports

Articles in this issue:

• Johnson, Nathan. Lawmakers Want to Fight Budget
• Mitchell, Cyndi. Teacher to Modify Alcohol Program
• Briley, Therese. Twain Twin – Gene Rich
• Mitchell, Cyndi. Film’s Violence Draws Criticism from Viewers – Family Album
• Final Fall Plays Scheduled
• Comer, Dinae. At Christmas Children Are Ageless
• Wood, Michele. Editor May be Ready for New Perspective
• Binkley, Kim. Registration Unfair
• DeArmond, Don. Editorial Supported
• Barbee, Amelia. Library …

Newsletter Vol. Iii, No. 4, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Howe, Margaret & Sue Bryant. Senate Gives Approval for Three Major Documents
• Attention - Higher Education Budget

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 57, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Callboard
• Classifieds
• Commentary
• Editorial Cartoon
• For the Record - arrests
• Letter to the Editor
• On the Western Front
• Sports

This issue contains articles:

• Pillow, Robert. Pearl Harbor Reports Remain Vivid
• Francke, Kevin & Wilma Norton. Kids Take Shopping Time to Sit on Student’s Knee
• Judd, Alan. Hundred Club’s Donations Could Cause New Problems
• Center Board Seeks Views on Activities
• NCAA Must Help if Athletics Are to Survive
• Kinsley, Bill. Writers Criticized
• Bailey, Harris. Plan Disputed
• Judd, Alan. Club Members are Special – Hundred Club
• Judd, Alan. …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding video game machines and televisions for residence halls and resolutions.

1981 December 7 - Faculty Senate Agenda, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 57, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Callboard
• Classifieds
• Commentary
• Editorial Cartoon
• For the Record - arrests
• Letter to the Editor
• On the Western Front
• Sports

This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan. Lack of Money Creates a Crisis
• Judd, Alan. Budget is Cut and Watched More Closely
• Francke, Kevin. Students Look for Home After Apartment Fire
• Banahan, Ellen. Former Campus Hot Spot Now in Cold Storage – The Hub
• Newton, Tommy. Students Surveyed Would Like to Live in Sun Belt
• Comer, Diane. Kentucky State Plan Could Help Efficiency
• Becker, Lauren. Race Volunteers Thanked …

Ua68/10 Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Sociology Department regarding faculty and student activities and awards.

A Report Of An Internship In Central Office Administration In The Forest Hills Public Schools, Joyce M. Newhouse

Masters Theses

This is a report of an internship experience in central office administration. It is a study of the Forest Hills School District, Grand Rapids, Michigan, following a millage defeat, and depicts the central office administrators as they accept the challenges thrust upon them. It is an analysis of the roles and responsibilities inherent in the positions of the superintendency and assistant superintendencies of business, instruction and personnel as they emerged during a crisis period. The information is presented from the vantage point of the administrative intern who functioned as an additional staff member.

A Model For Inservice Professional Development Of Educational Administrators, Rofithah Hashim

Dissertations

The factor most influential in the decision to undertake this developmental study was a directive received from the Director General of Education, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. The second factor was the perception that the obsolescence of previously learned skills and understandings dictates a need for a systematic, comprehensive, and task-oriented inservice professional development of educational administrators within the contemporary system.

The purposes of this study were twofold. The first was to develop a model and the second was to propose a set of task descriptions appropriate and necessary for implementing the model.

The model developed has three crucial stages, i.e., …

A Study Of Job Satisfaction Of The Elementary School Secretary, John Raymond Chirco

Dissertations

The importance of the role of the elementary school secretary was established along with the findings that job satisfaction may be related to job performance. It was also pointed out that the relationship between job satisfaction and the independent variables that may be related to or influence it have not been identified. This led to the problem of how job satisfaction may be improved and therefore possibly increase performance. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify those independent variables that may be related to job satisfaction.

Literature regarding job satisfaction varied greatly and was very scarce in terms …

A Report Of An Internship Experience At Three Rivers Community Schools, Robert E. Sickles

Masters Theses

This report describes an internship experience completed in the central administrative offices at Three Rivers Community Schools, Three Rivers, Michigan, during the summer of 1981.

The purpose of the internship was to enrich the intern's experience and understanding of the role and responsibilities of an assistant superintendent. To accomplish this, the intern was actively involved in the daily activities of the assistant superintendent. Valuable practical experiences were acquired by placing special emphasis on the areas of negotiations, employer-employee relations; employee selection and evaluation; and preparing a school system to be staffed and physically ready for a new School year. In …

Guidelines For Planning Facilities For The Adult Learner, Constance S. Hale

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to survey selected existing facilities and to develop guidelines for planning facilities for the adult learner. The following subproblems were identified in order to adequately treat the problem: (1) To describe selected facilities for the adult learner; (2) To identify those elements considered essential, highly desirable, and significant in planning a facility for the adult learner. Four research questions were considered to be relevant to this study: (1) What were the most prevalent needs of the adult learner? (2) What facilities for the adult learner are in existence now? (3) What recommendations are given …