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Front Matter, Visions Editors

Visions in Leisure and Business

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Leisure Time In The 1990'S And Beyond: Cherished Friend Or Incessant Foe?, Julie Lengfelder, Dallen J. Timothy

Visions in Leisure and Business

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Influence Of Selected Demographic Variables On Work Addiction In Municipal Recreation And Parks Professionals, Christopher M. Nunes

Visions in Leisure and Business

The primary purpose of this study was to assess the degree of work addiction in municipal recreation and park professionals and to identify demographic variables associated with work addiction. The demographic variables used in this study were: gender, work experience, education level and presence of children. There were no significant differences between any of the demographic variables.

The results indicate that the majority (51.8%) of municipal recreation and parks professionals scored in the non-work addicted category; however, 48.15 of the participants scored in either the mildly (34.1%) or highly (14%) work addicted category. The overall mean for this study was …

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Visions in Leisure and Business

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Mid-Western Educational Research Association 2001 Annual Meeting Call For Proposals, Robert S. Barcikowski

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Call for Proposals

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Effective School Administration In An Age Of Educational Reform, Theresa A. Quigney

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

A major educational reform issue relates to the evolving role of school leadership. This study investigated which characteristics and behaviors educators perceived as being in the repertoire of successful school administrators in this time of educational restructuring. Interpretation of the results yielded a prioritization of competencies valued in today’s educational administrators, as well as differences in perception among specific groups of educators. The results were also compared to a similar investigation completed more than 10 years ago, which provided insight regarding the influence of school leadership reform initiatives on educators’ views of effective school administration.

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