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The Feedback Loop - Winter 1994, Nova Southeastern University

The Feedback Loop

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A Strategic Plan For Computing And Telecommunications At A University, Dennis J. Huff

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), a multi-campus, four-year institution of higher education specializing in aeronautic and avionic engineering, has recently made a strong commitment to integration of technology into the University environment. Due to a present lack of vision and planning, ERAU secured the services of Technology Specialists, Inc. (TSI) to manage the technology center and develop a five year plan for technology integration. The author was instrumental in the planning and development of the plan. As research has confirmed, technology planning has traditionally been lacking in higher education institutions. The author followed a method for plan development as suggested by …

In The Shadow Of Watergate: Legal, Political, And Cultural Implications, Stanley I. Kutler

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

Doctoral Program Computing Technology In Education 1993-1994, Nova Southeastern University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Nsu A 25-Year History Of The National Ed.D. Program For Educational Leaders: The Courage To Lead By Denise A. Garrott, Ed.D. June 22, 1992, Nova Southeastern University

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

No abstract provided.

Doctoral Program In Computing Technology Specialization In Computer Education, Information Sciences, Training And Learning 1992-1993 Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Using The Accreditation Process To Improve Services At The Greene Valley Developmental Center, Robert G. Erb

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

In March of 1989. Greene Valley Developmental Center was found substantially out of compliance with the standards of care required by its voluntary accreditation agency, the Accreditation Council for Parsons with Developmental Disabilities (ACDD). This Major Applied Research Project (MARP) documents the causes of that noncompliance and presents a methodology for Improving services and switching from the ACDD accreditation to another more appropriate accrediting agency, the Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARP).

Of major significance in this project is the documentation and discussion of how organizational and societal expectations changed over time. How. on a national scale, many residential …

The Development And Implementation Of Tech Prep Courses Designed To Reduce The Gap Between The Dual Standards Of The High School Curriculum Of The Mansfield City Schools, Michael L. Cline

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This project describes the process used to implement a technical preparation (tech-prep) curriculum into the high school course offerings of a small city school district in Ohio. The tech-prep curriculum was designed to give students, especially those who were not college bound, stronger academic skills by requiring students to relate such skills to real-life employment situations. The lessons incorporated many of the latest advancements in teaching practices and classroom technology. The need for this project was made evident from a review or the literature which indicated that a dual standard curriculum existed in the typical American urban high school. Analysis …

Differentiated Supervision As A Means Of School Improvement, Donald D. Gainey

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the effort for reducing the discrepancy between the perceived effectiveness of the clinical-supervision process and the teacher-evaluation process. The problem was originally noted when teachers rated the teacher-evaluation process substantially higher than the clinical-supervision process on separate school involvement needs assessments. A survey of students also indicated that there was a substantial difference between teachers they regarded as the “best” and those they regarded as “average.”

Analysis of the problem symptoms revealed that adopted teacher-evaluation policies and procedures were rated highly by teachers as a means of professional development. The lack of definitive policies and procedures for …

Quarterly Report - Fall 1991, Nova University

The Quarterly Report

No abstract provided.

Moving Toward Effective Teacher Empowerment Through Improved Decision Making At A Secondary School In Wyoming, Fran Mayeski

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes an intervention in the implementation of strategies for group decision making by two committees in a secondary school. Teacher unrest with the decision-making process existed at this school as measured by responses on a school wide self-evaluation tool. questionnaires, comments made in meetings, interviews, letters end the faculty successfully petitioning to rescind a decision that had been made by a committee.

The intervention was designed to increase the group decision-making skills of the members, including the principal, of the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) and the department chairs. A skill development model of training, practicing, monitoring, receiving feedback …

A Feasibility Study For The Development Of A Continuing Professional Education Program And Contract Training Services At Bauder College, Joanne Di Benedetto

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

National Education Corporation, boulder College Campus of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has recently been required to eliminate three degree grinding programs. National Education Corporation, on October 1989, began an extensive reorganization and adjustment program, which included cutbacks, school, closings, and the elimination of various programs at several schools. This reorganization and adjustment was considered essential by the corporation because of the financial difficulties encountered by many of the schools and the drastic decline in the corporate stock values from $30.00 per share to less than $6.00 per share.

The Corporation, in an attempt to increase enrollments, eliminated unprofitable programs and schools, …

Expanding The School Psychologist’S Role To Serve Regular Education Students Through Child-Centered, School-Based Consultation, James W. Cole

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum presented a plan to expand school psychology services for regular education students at the elementary ana middle school levels. In order to have an effective delivery system of school psychology services for all students, school psychologists needed to be school-based and given time to provide consultation services to teachers, administrators, and parents. The goals were to broaden school psychology services and make others aware of the consultant role which may be provided by the school psychologist at their school.

The writer's objectives to resolve the problem were to increase the time spent by school psychologists in support of …

Environmental Health And Safety At Arizona State University At Tempe: Development Of A Model Program., Charles R. Campbell

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

For over 13 years, officials at Arizona State University (ASU) have called for centralization of campus environmental health and safety (EHS) practices currently handled by five separate departments. As a step toward answering this call, this study involved a two-stage project.

The first stage collected information on centralized programs at different colleges and universities to develop a program model for use at ASU. The second stage evaluated the developed mode. Data were collected on the model's appropriateness with respect to eight major areas of environmental health and safety concerns from a sample of ASU officials and personnel working for each …

Staff Development Towards Optimizing Experience And Enthusiasm In The Provision Of Residential Care, D Wayne Kyte

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Due to the wear and tear of years of experience, the staff were unable to muster the enthusiasm necessary to take the risks involved in establishing bonding relationships with the clients.

The author designed and implemented a three phase strategy to generate enthusiasm. The first phase involved presenting workshops on stress and critical incident trauma to alert the staff to the hazards of their work. The second phase was the development of an Employee Assistance Program to support the staff and the final phase was the provision of a Career Planning Program to the Clients by another agency's staff to …

Nova University Master's Programs In Child And Youth Care Administrators, And Family Support Studies 1990–1991 Catalog, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

Nova University Master's Programs: Child And Youth Care Administrators, Family Support Studies (Application Packet) 1990–1991, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

The Development Of Standing Committees For The Board Of Directors Of A Non-Profit Agency, Stanley L. Pryor

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

An effective board of directors is crucial to a nonprofit agency. The effectiveness of the board of directors depends on its organization and its ability to use its resources. Standing committees are the major resource available to boards of directors. However, ineffective development and utilization of standing communities can result in a number of problems.

The author examines the problems that a nonprofit agency encounters when expanding committees were not organized and utilized correctly. A step-by-step procedure was designed and implemented to develop and maintain a variety of standing committees. The procedures consisted of seven steps: defining the problem and …

Improving The Performance Of Social Workers During Multi-Disciplinary Team Case Reviews Of Delinquent Adolescents Through Public Posting And Verbal Feedback, Vincent J. Carbone

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The social workers at the project site delivered services to welfare clients using a specialization model. This delivery model led to fragmented and haphazard services to clients. Such an approach did little to ensure the client's success in breaking the chains and cycles of poverty and becoming self-sufficient.

The author designed and implemented a strategy/ to prepare the social workers to begin the first phase of a transition from program component specialists to case managers. Case managers who help their clients to recognize and assist their clients to Overcome ail barriers to self-sufficiency. Strategy implementation began with the very basic …

The Alumni Network, November 1989 (Vol. V No. 4), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Utilization Of Competitive Intelligence In Strategic Planning, Sallyann Carr

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Alumni Newsletter, October 1985 (Vol. I No. 1), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Public Policy And Postsecondary Accessibility: An Agenda For Action, Jacqueline Stalker

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Accessibility has become a major problem in Canadian postsecondary education. The phenomenal and continued growth in student enrolment over the past twenty-five years has placed the concept of universal access in peril. Of particular concern in the Province of Manitoba is the restricted access to community colleges. In this research project, the problem is assessed and information is provided to support planning and social policy development.

Seven research Strategies were used in the design to generate and to verify the data. A multiply triangulated social survey was conducted to: (1) identify the major factors, policies, and practices affecting accessibility to …

Nova University Center For Higher Education Eleventh Annual Summer Institute: “New Technology - How New Is It?" August 7-13, 1983, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

Nova University Abstracts Of Presentations, Eleventh Annual Summer Institute "New Technology — How New Is It?" August 7–13, 1983, Marriott's Rancho Las Palmas, Palm Springs, California, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Sciences Center 1983-84 Bulletin, Nova University

CPS Undergraduate Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Developing And Implementing Institutional Priorities For An Adult-Oriented College Through A System Of Management Objectives, Margaret R. Shearon

HCBE Theses and Dissertations

Nova College, the undergraduate center of Nova University, was faced with the need to make additional organizational and structural changes in order to meet mandated requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as well as to accommodate increasing student enrollment and growing competition from a large public university. This study was concerned with the changes made in the Business Programs and Career Division of Nova College.

An assessment was done to determine the areas most in need of change. This led to developing and implementing institutional priorities through a system of managerial objectives. Several research questions were asked …

National Dpa Program For Administration The Center For The Study Of Administration Program Mover Sequence 6, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Nova News, May 1980, Nova University

Nova News

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The Gatekeepers' Gazette - Vol. 1 No. 3 - January 1973, Nova University

The Gatekeepers' Gazette

No abstract provided.