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Practitioners' News - Spring 1989, Volume 16, Number 2, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

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Development Of Management Strategies For Improving Classroom Behavior Of At-Risk Students Through The Teaching Of Behavior, Mary K. Gardner

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Because prevention is always cheaper than remediation, a proactive approach to dropout prevention was the focus of the practicum. Inappropriate classroom behavior was identified as the major cause at-risk students drop out of school as reflected in the/ number of referrals to the Dean of Students for inappropriate classroom behavior. To assist the at-risk students in the development of more appropriate classroom behaviors, the target teacher received instruction and feedback on how to task analyze, teach, and reinforce appropriate behavior followed by formative and summative evaluations of the application of these skills in the classroom. The students were directly taught …

The Update - March 1989, Nova University

The Update

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The Development Of A Stress Management Training Program For Faculty On The Prevention And Recovery Of Burnout, Joseph W. Laing

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Academic burnout and stress are experienced widely at both small and large private and public post-secondary institutions. This is perhaps due to the interpersonal relationships and expectations essential to academe. Faculty members at West Coast Christian College are not immune to potential sources of academic stress.

The purpose of this study was to develop a stress management program for faculty at West Coast Christian College on the prevention and recovery of burnout. A review of the literature led to the employment of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Educators Survey to assess faculty burnout; the results were then used to guide …

The Use Of The College-Level Academic Skills Test For The Nontraditional Community College Student., Harry T. Albertson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

In Florida, there is the anomaly of a student successfully completing a prescribed curriculum leading to the associate in arts degree and having the degree and access to the upper division delayed or denied because of an inability to pass a four-hour exam. The exam is called the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), and recent studies postulating biases within the Competency standards of the test et concern about statistically significant score differences between certain populations have raised issues about the test performance of nontraditional students.

Succinctly, this study utilized quasi-experimental techniques to isolate the performance of adult students. female students, …

A Determination Of The Important Computer Competencies Needed By Air Force Trainers: A Curriculum Plan For Achieving Computer Competency, William R. Dees

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The lack of adequate computer competencies has been a serious deficiency of trainers assigned to the European Communications Division. Prior to this MARP, the important computer competencies needed by Alt Force trainers were not known and a curriculum for achieving computer competency did not exist. Determining the important computer competencies and designing a curriculum were necessary to compensate for limited training funds, reduced numbers of formal computer courses, and to keep pace with computer technology in work centers. Because computers are used in many work centers of the division for word processing and information processing, it is imperative that trainers …

The Alumni Network, February 1989 (Vol. V No. 1), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

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The Update - February 1989, Nova University

The Update

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Analysis Of The Educational Objectives Of Adult Learners, Lowell Roberts

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this study was to identify the common educational objectives of Empire state College students. Understanding the goals of adult learners, the student body of Empire state, is important, since adult students tend to be highly purposive. Objectives were examined by type and for differences that may result from area of residence and gender. Four hundred and thirty-seven entering students were asked to indicate the importance of 19 goal statements as reflecting their educational objectives. Except for a slight underrepresentation of rural students, the respondents were representative of the Empire State student population and of their geographic and …

A Management System For Parental Reinforcement Of Reading Skills For First Grade Chapter I Students, Karen R. Kroeger

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Many Chapter I first grade students, at the practicum site, were not meeting pupil progression standards in reading and had already been retained in kindergarten or first grade. As a result, they would be administratively placed in second grade while still below the beginning second grade reading level. This statement was confirmed by the scores on a reading assessment test. In order to enhance the mastery of these required reading skills, a tutorial program was designed to train parents in methods which helped the children to improve their basic reading skills. The results of this practicum showed that the students …

Developing A Basic Introduction To Fiber Optics Principles And Applications, David C. Onuoha

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

A new civilization (the information Age or the Electronic Era) is emerging in the United States of America. The new age j s characterized by a rapidly-changing technology; hence, general knowledge in a field of study soon becomes part of core curriculum in that field of study. In order to survive in the emerging information society, one has to be willing to continually retrain. There is a need to constantly review and update curriculum (particularly in vocational programs).

The problem of this practicum was to highlight the rapidly- advancing Fiber Optics technology and to underscore the need for electronics programs …

Southeastern University Of Health Sciences Catalog 1989-1991, Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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1989 Nova University Knights Basketball Media Guide, Nova University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

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The Update - July 1989, Nova University

The Update

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Nova University The Shepard Broad Law Center 1989-1991 Bulletin, Nova University

Shepard Broad College of Law Course Catalogs

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Sea Turtle Conservation Project - 1989 Report, Curtis Burney, Cathy Mattison

Sea Turtle Nesting Trends Technical Reports

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Nova University Forums 1988-89, Nova University

Forums Series

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Doctoral Programs Winter Term 1989 Schedule Of Classes, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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The Search For Nova University: An Essay On Its First Twenty-Five Years 1964-1989, Stephen L. Goldstein

NSU Books and Book Chapters

Acknowledgement

Twenty-five years in the life of a university is a short period of time. Yet, in its first twenty-five years, Nova University has been able to respond to major changes in American society. After Sputnik was launched in 1957, our government and our educational system placed a high priority on science and technology. President Kennedy declared that we would place a man on the moon within a decade.

Nova University of Advanced Technology was conceived in response to the national agenda. In the mid-1960s, President Johnson launched the Great Society, which began to take effect in the late 1960s …

Nova University National Ed.D. Program For Educational Leaders 1989-1990, Nova University

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

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Teacher Utilization Of A Middle School Media Program: A Case Study, Earnestine T. Mccloud

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this research study was to determine the effectiveness of the media center within the school environment. The components of the media center program that should be strengthened were identified. The role of the media center, teachers, and staff in facilitating media center goals and objectives were evaluated.

Permission to survey teachers of the Lemmel Middle School was granted by the assistant Superintendent of Planning and Research. The letter of introduction, the questionnaire, directions for completing the questionnaire, and self-addressed, return envelopes were placed in the teachers' mailboxes.

To facilitate in the processing of the questionnaires, the data …

Master Of Science Computer Information Systems 1989-1990, Nova Southeastern University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Schedule Of Classes Block I- 1989- Block Iv 1989, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Master Programs Schedule Of Classes Block Iv- 1989- Block Iii 1990, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Block I-89 Thru Block Iv-89 Schedule Of Classes, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Master Programs Schedule Of Classes Block Iii- 1989- Block Ii 1990, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Doctoral Programs Schedule Of Classes Fall Term 1989, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Nova University 25th Anniversary Master's Program For Child Care Administrators For Administrators Of Day Care, Preschool And Early Education Programs 1989, Nova University

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

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Nova University (25th Anniversary) Master's Program For Child Care Administrators Specialization In Family Support Studies 1989, 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 Care Administrators 1989, Nova University

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

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