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Practitioners' News - Fall 1991, Volume 19, Number 1, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

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Implementing A Gang - Awareness Program/And A Middle School Gang Prevention Curriculum, Donald J. Samuels

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The first segment of this report describes a program for improving the awareness of youth gangs in our schools and in the community. The program was designed to team school personnel with law enforcement agencies and other allied groups in a systematic plan to increase the awareness of parents, school staff, and members of the community of youth gangs and their activities in Broward County, Florida. In a survey of teachers and administrators during a Youth Gang Conference which was held in February of 1989, it was revealed that the majority of the participants indicated a need to be trained …

A Critical Analysis Of Mandated Assessment And Program Review As Applied To The Retail Business Management Curriculum At Westchester Community College., Letitia C. Fisher

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Excellence and quality are subjects of much debate in higher education. Over eighty percent of all colleges and universities conduct regular evaluations of their programs to assess their quality, relevance and cost effectiveness. The visibility of program review and educational assessment is manifested in the intensity of state policy activity with some 700 state statutes affecting some aspect of the teaching progression being enacted between 1984 and 1986. Since 1985 calls for explicit assessment of the results of higher education have become increasing; insistent from state authorities.

In New York, the State University of New York (SUNY) and the Sate …

Development Of Operational Specifications For A College-Business Center At Gateway Community College., Phil D. Randolph

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Gateway Community College (Gateway) has a long history of providing custom and contract training programs to businesses and corporations In the Phoenix area. In the past five years, however, there has been, a three-fold increase in the number of these training programs. Responding to this rapid growth has overloaded existing instructional and service departments within the College and there is a need to establish a new department for the express purpose of providing custom and contract training services to business and industry clients.

The purpose of the study was to develop operational recommendations and specifications for this new department by …

A Case Study To Determine The Essential Components Of A Capstone Office Administration Course And The Creation Of A Model Course., Sandra J. Goodwin

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The office administration faculty members at the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) recently completed a business community needs assessment. After reviewing the needs assessment, the faculty determined that the present curriculum did not address many of the skills that employers listed as being important to their businesses.

The present curriculum has a highly advanced word processing course as the final course in the curriculum. Although the students learn many advanced word processing features that businesses indicate as important, none of the personal traits and characteristics that businesses indicate that they need their employees to have are included in the …

The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Remedial Program For High Risk Students Attending The Basic Skills Education Program At Fort Bragg, Alexandrine P. Nash

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The Army Education Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has enrolled a large number of soldiers who are academically deficient in reading and mathematical skills in the Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP). Although a verbal courses of the BSEP are offered at Fort Bragg during the yeas, a great number of students is not raise their initial general technical scores (GT) to the minimum acceptable level of 100, and many students do not even complete the course. Because of the complexity of military operations, the technical nature of equipment and communication, and the current political and economic situation that calls …

Interview With Laura Sutherland, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

'An Immigrant's Gift': Interviews about the Life and Impact of Dr. Joseph M. Juran

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Interview With Brian Tilley, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

'An Immigrant's Gift': Interviews about the Life and Impact of Dr. Joseph M. Juran

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Reducing The High School Drop-Out Rate In The New Britain Public Schools Through Establishing An Alternative School, Gerald E. Neipp

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a program designed to reduce tia high percentage of students dropping out of school! in Grades 9 through 12 in the New Britain Public Schools. A review of the dropout rate at New Britain Senior High School, as compared with high schools in other towns of comparable size and student population, indicated a need to develop a program that would address that need and ultimately reduce the 13.9% dropout rate experienced before January 1990.

Based on the profile of the identified at-risk students, a flexible program was developed that would allow students who had dropped ou: of …

The Nova Knight Volume Ii: Issue I, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Empowering Staff, Students, Parents And Community Leaders To Improve The Academic Learning Climate At East End Middle School, William H. Joyner

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the process used by Bast End Middle School to develop and implement a positive academic learning environment. Areas of need addressed included low teacher morale and low student achievement. Probable causes of the low teacher morale and low student achievement were identified as: inconsistent attendance monitoring and lack of parent notification, Ineffective classroom instruction, lack of adequate alternative programs, low student participation in extracurricular activities, poor parent and community Involvement, Inadequate provisions for diverse learning styles, inadequate reward, inadequate recognition program and frequent changes in school administrators. A review of the literature and interviews were conducted as …

The Alumni Network, August 1991 (Vol. Vii No. 3), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

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The Update - August 1991, Nova University

The Update

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School Of Business And Entrepreneurship 1991-92 Catalog, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Advancing Student Interpersonal Skill Development, Priscilla C. Hartwig

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a program for advancing adolescent skill development in order to reduce the possibility of inappropriate behavioral choices related to substance use and sexuality. The targeted population consisted of middle and high school students in a growing, middle class, suburban community, located in central New Jersey. The problems of substance abuse and early sexual involvement were documented through data revealing the numbers of students seeking intervention and treatment through school based services.

Analysis of probable cause data revealed students reporting a skills related to decision-making, problem solving, coping with stress, communicating assertively, and listening actively. Faculty reported student …

Development Of A Model For A Classroom Instructional Complex In The College Of Education At Alabama State University., Essie L. Harris

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this study was t develop a model of an instructional resource complex in the College of Education at Alabama State University (ASU) for the enhancement of learning outcomes of students.

Alabama State University, a historically black institution, has a total student population of approximately utilizes an “open admission” policy. Because of this policy, a large number of students are admitted to the College of Education. Admission standards for entering teacher education programs are much higher than those required by other colleges within the university. The following are among the requirements to be admitted to a teacher program: …

Center For Computer And Information Sciences Master Of Science In Computer Information Systems Summer Courses 1991, Nova Southeastern University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

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Nova University National Ed.D. Program For Educational Leaders Innovations In Practice, Volume V July 1991, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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An Action Plan For Opening A New School, Larry C. Payne

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This major applied research project describes a practical action plan developed to assist in the opening of a new secondary school In a suburban area with diverse population characteristics. The results of a student survey indicated resistance on the part of students leaving their existing schools to attend the new high school. Comments and responses from community informational meetings revealed anxiety about curriculum, staffing and extracurricular activities.

The related literature supported an action plan that provides intensive public relations activities designed to increase the visibility and positive image of the new school. Areas of need which were addressed included the …

1991 Commencement - 22nd Annual Commencement Exercises - Undergraduate Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

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The Update - June 1991, Nova University

The Update

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Nova University Master's Program In Family Support Studies 1991, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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Nova University Master's Program For Child And Youth Administrators 1991, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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Nova University Graduate Education Modules (Gem) Master's And Educational Specialist Degrees And Graduate Courses In Education 1991–1992, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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Designing And Implementing A Social Studies Program For The Learning Disabled Student In The Elementary Grades Of Caroline County Schools., Fannie Page

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the Inservice training activities that were designed to improve the social studies achievement of students with Specific learning Disabilities. The students scored consistently low in the area of social studies despite the high cognitive abilities of the students.

The probable causes of the problem were identified as: lack of proper social students textbooks, textbook budget constraints at the building level, and inappropriate teaching materials. A review of the literature, interviews, and observations were conducted to assess and plan practicum activities and the probable outcomes.

The Solution strategies proposed were to: design in social studies curriculum that would …

Utilizing The Whole Language Approach To Literacy As A Foundation For Developmentally Appropriate Practice In The Primary Grades., Evangeline Nicholas

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a model program that through the administering of staff development Inservice workshops (allowing for feedback and support services), assists teachers in utilizing developmentally appropriate practices in the primary grades. The Inservice workshops were designed to facilitate the development of optimum team work strategies through and examination of the interests and performance styles of the teacher and teacher aide. The improved teamwork allowed the teacher and teacher aide to create and maintain enriched child-oriented classrooms.

The model shown a sequential plan for increasing parent-child story-telling and story reading interactions. The plan included workshops for parents, parent-child activities, and …

Interview With Joy Blackiston, Dr. Joseph M. Juran Collection

'An Immigrant's Gift': Interviews about the Life and Impact of Dr. Joseph M. Juran

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The Update - May 1991, Nova University

The Update

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The Alumni Network, May 1991 (Vol. Vii No. 2), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

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Improving Physical Fitness For Fifth Grade Students At China Grove Elementary School., Alan D. King

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

During the spring of the 1988-89 school year, all 115 fourth-grade students at China Grove Elementary School were given the American Alliance Physical Fitness Test. The students were also given blood-cholesterol screening and blood-pressure tests. The tests were given because of concern by faculty members anu school administrators that the students were physically unfit and this may be affecting academic performance.

Formal interviews were conducted with all 115 target group members during the 1988-89 school year. Health and exercise practices by students and parents were discussed. Students candidly participated in the interview.

All fifth-grade students during the 1989-90 school year …