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The Development And Implementation Of A Program To Improve Critical Thinking Skills And Language Awareness In Advanced Placement Students, Denise C. Wenner

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The lack of critical thinking skills in students in an Advanced Placement Language and Composition class was addressed by the implementation of a program which included instruction in: abstractions and concretions, denotation and informative and affective language, tone, deductive and inductive reasoning, the language of persuasion, and political rhetoric. The students researched the rhetoric of the presidential campaign of 1988, and assignments focused on the campaign and the effect of language on the outcome of the election. The subject of tone as an important element in the development of critical consciousness was discussed. Students then proceeded to apply the concept …

Peer Counseling In The Elementary School: Promoting Personal And Academic Growth Through Positive Relationships Thereby Increasing Self-Esteem And Self-Concept, Debra J. Lieberman

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The effects of a peer counseling program on the elementary school level was studied to determine if positive relationships would promote personal and academic growth thereby increasing self-esteem and self-concept. The project was implemented in three phases: selection and training of 15 fourth and fifth grade students, implementation of special projects (i.e., counseling, tutoring, meeters and greeters, big brother/big sister), and evaluation. The 15 students were trained in the areas of facilitative responding, effective listening skills, helping characteristics, problem solving techniques, maintaining positive relationships, awareness of feelings, scheduling, and maintenance of logs. Evaluation included pre and post attitude surveys of …

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

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Identifying Risk Factors For Reading Failure As An Aid To Prediction And Prevention Of Retention In The Second Grade, Valerie G. Ballerini

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

In order to identify students at risk of failure in reading, a list was compiled in the school of factors held in common by students who had previously been retained in second grade. Cumulative folders were examined in order to gather the necessary data. At least 80 percent of the students in this part of the study were male, did not live with both parents, had failed the reading comprehension section of a local first grade minimum level skills test, and had visual sequential memory deficits. Other contributing factors were also identified. Using these factors, the records of 60 students …

Development Of Aids Education Programs For Florida Veterans Administration Medical Center Nursing Departments., Angela V. Cyr

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this Major Applied Research Study was to develop adult AIDS-related education programs for the Tampa and Bay Pines Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) nursing departments that were based on the needs and preferences of the licensed nurses, and appropriate for implementation in these facilities. Major research questions addressed by this study included: (1) What are the perceived learning needs and preferred learning methods of the Tampa and Bay Pines VAMC Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) nursing staff? (2) What are the current and proposed Florida legislation and/or regulations relating to AIDS? (3) What are …

Nurses’ Perceptions On The Shortage Of Nurses And Enrollment Decline In Nursing Programs And Means To Increase Student Nurse Enrollment In Arizona, A Louise Jones

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The growing concern regarding the short age of nurses and the decline in enrollment in nursing programs being expressed by nurse leaders, practicing nurses, other health professionals and the public at large is a signal for the nursing profession to pause and take a considered look a t its strengths and weaknesses.

The purpose of this case study was to investigate three specific concerns related to the shortage of nurses and decline in enrollment in nursing programs: (1) identification of reasons for the nursing shortage and enrollment decline, (2) identification of weaknesses in nursing which have contributed to the shortage …

The Nova Knight Volume I: Number I, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Update - March 1989, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

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, …

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

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Update - February 1989, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

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 …

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 …

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

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

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

Shepard Broad College of Law Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Nova University Forums 1988-89, Nova University

Forums Series

No abstract provided.

Fall 1989, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Summer 1989, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Winter 1989, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Four Species Of Synopiidae From The Caribbean Region (Crustacea: Amphipoda), J. L. Barnard, James Darwin Thomas

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Synopia ultramarina is redescribed from the Gulf Stream and the Florida Keys and comments are made on the tangled taxonomy in Synopia. Tiron bellairsi, originally described from Barbados, is reported from Belize, at the opposite side of the Caribbean Basin. Garosyrrhoe bigarra, a Pacific species, is also reported from Belize, but no clear subspecific differences are detected as yet between Pacific and Atlantic populations.

A New Species, Ampelisca Burkei, (Crustacea, Amphipoda) From Florida, J. L. Barnard, James Darwin Thomas

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

A new species Ampelisca burkei, from Florida, is described. This species appears to be very close to A. lobata Holmes, from the eastern Pacific Ocean, but differs in the shape and setation of article 4 on pereopod 7, and the presence of an anteroventral spine-seta on article 5 of pereopod 7.

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

No abstract provided.

An In-Service Program To Foster The Teaching Of Life Skills To Moderately Retarded Elementary School Students, Janice E. Dunn

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum was designed to foster the teaching of life skills to moderately retarded elementary school students. The goal was that teachers would implement appropriate life skills programs for their developmentally delayed students and teach their students the skills necessary for independent or semi-independent living.

The writer provided a two-day workshop which gave teachers from different communities the opportunity to share teaching strategies and techniques, plan in groups, share materials, and problem-solve together. The writer provided follow-up through classroom visits with each teacher.

The results of the practicum were positive. Analysis of the data revealed that all of the 15 …

Implementing A K-6 Before School Latchkey Program With Quality Activities For Elementary Students, Constance Joy Stevenson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This program was designed to provide before-school quality activities for K-6 elementary students arriving on school property an hour before school officially begins. The lack of such a program resulted in many students lingering unsupervised on school property creating disturbing noise levels and discarding trash that littered the school grounds. The literature review did not describe many morning latchkey programs. Most references addressed after-school programs and the reasons there are so many latchkey children.

The writer's goals were: (1) to eliminate the number of students lingering unsupervised in the early morning hours of school property; (2) to eliminate loud noise …

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 …

Nova University Programs In Child And Youth Studies 1989–1990, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

Nova University Center For The Advancement Of Education Programs For Higher Education Catalog 1989–1990, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

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

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

No abstract provided.

Improving Infant And Toddler Care Through Staff Development, Sandra L. Seavers

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The author designed and implemented a series of workshops for staff to become more knowledgeable with the center's policies and procedures. A series of workshops was developed and implemented to achieve the stated objective. There was improvement in communication, as indicated by surveys and observation. Tasks completed were reduced, as indicated by documentation and surveys. Accidents were reduced, as evidenced by accident reports. There was improvement in providing appropriate activities, as evidenced by pretest-posttest test scores. The quality of care being provided was improved as a result of training program implemented.