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Enhancing Academic Advising: Identifying Effective Models For The Community College In Transition, Mark A. Keefer

Graduate Research Papers

Until the end of the nineteenth century, college academic programs were highly structured, academic choices were limited, and few people attended college. As college curricula started to become more complex towards the end of the nineteenth century, academic advising emerged as a faculty responsibility that assisted students with developing appropriate courses of study (Rudolph, 1962). In the late 1800's, Harvard developed an advising program for faculty helping students ''to select those programs which were best suited to their needs and interests"(Brubacher and Rudy, 1968, p.432).

1993 Northern Iowa Track And Field (Women's), University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--This is Northern Iowa
--1993 Northern Iowa Roster --1
--Missouri Valley Conference --2
--1993 Outlook --3
--Coaching Staff --4
--Head Coach Lea Ann Shaddox --4
--Assistant Coach Terri Soldan --4
--Graduate Assistant Sherry Shedd --4
--Panther Profiles --4-6
--Seniors: Dyan Fluhrer/Sprints --4
--Valerie Patterson/Heptathlon/Pentathlon --4
--Marchelle Short/Middle Distance --5
--Vicki White/Shot Put --5
--Juniors: Carla Decker/Discus/Javelin --5
--Rachele Depew/Sprints --5
--Amy Gielau/Distance --5
--Paula Nemmers/Middle Distance --5
--Shantel Twiggs/Sprinter --6
--Kelly VanDePol/Middle Distance --6
--Sophomores: Jacque Askeland/Sprinter --6
--Heidi Heiar/Distance --6
--Julie Mazzitelli/Distance --6
--Freshman: Emily Montgomery/Middle Distance/High Jump --6
--UNI-Dome --7
--UNI-Dome Records --7
--Northern Iowa Records --8 …

1993 Northern Iowa Football, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Sheriff Field
--Contents --1
--UNI Quick Facts --1
--1992 Results (12-2,5-1) --1
--Credits --1
--Media Information --2
--Traveling With the Panthers --2
--UNI Facilities: Among 1-AA's Best --3
--No Place Like Dome --3
--UNI-Dome and Sheriff Field Facts --3
--UNI in the 1-AA Polls --4
--Northern Iowa - The Winning Continues --4-5
--All-Time Won-Lost Top 30 1-AA Records by Victories --5
--UNI's NCAA 1-AA Records --5
--Why UNI? --6
--The University of Northern Iowa --7
--Head Coach Terry Allen --8
--Allen's Teams --8
--Allen As a Head Coach --8
--Winning - It Doesn't Just Happen --9
--Allen Against His …

A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, James A. Dunne

Graduate Research Papers

I believe schools reflect the society in which they exist, schools likewise have attempted to adjust to the changing needs of society. We presently live in a constantly changing society. Changes in demographics and the family structure have forced school systems to look at delicate issues such as consolidation of school districts and open enrollment. Students' needs have changed as a result of an increase in divorce, single-parent homes, and two family incomes thus forcing schools to adapt their curriculum and scheduling.

An Administrative Role In The Secondary School: A Reflective Essay, Cinde L. Haskins

Graduate Research Papers

As we approach the turn of the century and are involved in so many plans for the future of education, it is difficult not to wonder which terms will be overused at that point in time. We are focused on "global awareness", "the year 2000", and "a technological future". A personal belief and philosophy statement about one's role in administration cannot be formed without thinking in these terms and looking at the role of education and administration.

Northern Iowa Wrestling 1992-93, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--1992-93 Schedule
--1992-93 Media Information --1
--Contents --1
--UNI Quick Facts --1
--To the Media --1
--Primary UNI Media Outlets --1
--1992-93 Outlook --2-3
--Personnel Capsule --3
--Coaching Staff --4-5
--Head Coach Don Briggs --4
--The Briggs Records --4
--Don Briggs' Athletes in the Coaching Ranks --4
--Assistant Coach Joel Greenlee --5
--Assistant Coach Tim Krieger --5
--University Administration --5
--1992-93 Roster --6
--Panther Profiles --7
--118: Brad Bruhl --7
--Burke Tyree --7
--Scott Murray --7
--Brent Paulson --7
--126: Andy Showalter --8
--Doug Black --8
--Troy Bennett --8
--Dan Beerman --8
--Darren Hankins --8
--Chad Budden --8
--Dusty …

Factors Affecting Use Of Technology By Educators, Jean Lange Bengfort

Graduate Research Papers

Technology in some form has been found in schools beginning with the printing press in the 15th century. The late 19th century brought about motion pictures followed by radio, photography, television, and videotape (Simonson & Thompson, 1990). But recently, many dramatic technological devices have become available. Powerful computers are now priced low enough for purchase in both the home and schools, as well as telecommunication devices, videodiscs, CD ROM, hypermedia, and networking systems. The microcomputer and related technologies hold promise as the medium of the future. Technology has affected the way business is transacted, medical problems are analyzed, and products …

African-American College Students: The Struggle For Identity And Acceptance, Teri Koehn

Graduate Research Papers

Promoting cultural diversity is of nation wide concern on college campuses. There have been many articles written on the need for diversity on college campuses. Unfortunately, despite having recognized the value of cultural diversity, many institutions have failed to adequately fund or support programs which are meant to achieve diversity. This paper will examine the treatment of African-American students. Pertinent issues considered will be societal pressures, African-American racial identity issues, financial pressure, and the effects of racism. All of these issues are important because they determine student success in college. The paper will conclude with recommendations for the future.

For Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Martha Solomon

Iowa Journal of Communication

In 1863, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a 48 year-old New York resident who had already made her mark as a lecturer, feminist, temperance advocate, and abolitionist. While she credited her drive for education and her considerable eloquence to the early influences of her father, it was the shameful exclusion of the women delegates at the 1840 London Antislavery Convention that served as the catalyst for her feminist activism.¹ She helped organize the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention to advance the cause of women's rights, and from then until her death in 1902 she remained a powerful speaker, writer, and philosopher …

For Ulysses S. Grant, Benita Dilley

Iowa Journal of Communication

Ulysses S. Grant was a man of few words and fewer tropes. In July 1863, when the battle of Gettysburg took place, U. S. Grant delivered to the Union forces its first key military victory, and his greatest, at Vicksburg. At the same time the Union forces at Gettysburg, commanded by General Meade, rebuffed Robert E. Lee. While Grant was not in command of the Union forces in the sleepy rolling mountains of southern Pennsylvania, he was ordering blue clad young men to death in an equally important clash. Ultimately, after having been appointed General-in-Chief of all Union forces in …

For Queen Victoria, Janet Davis

Iowa Journal of Communication

Victoria was purposefully conceived to be monarch of Britain. In 1817, when the Prince Regent's only child died, it became apparent that not one of George III's twelve children had succeeded in producing a legitimate heir. Accordingly, the Duke of Kent, an insignificant fourth son then aged 50, cast off his longtime French mistress and married a proven breeder. His bride, a Princess of Saxe-Coburg, was a healthy widow and mother. Their issue, Victoria, was born on May 24, 1819; and the father, having done his reproductive duty, died eight months later.

The Coach And The Team Working Together Make For A Winning Season, Wayne L. King

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Serving your community is a privilege in whatever capacity; however, when you are elected by your community to serve, you are expected to use the knowledge and ability that the voters acknowledged by electing you to that position.

The public school systems today are the most valued institutions of our country. They are the starting point of everyone's life. If mistakes are made in the student's early life, that student may well suffer those consequences throughout his/her entire life.

The board of education of any given district is to see that children do not falter, but rather build from year …

Communication: The Key To A Positive Relationship Between The Board Of Education And The Superintendent, Bill R. Kruse

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

The challenge to the operation of an effective school district begins with a shared vision of the purpose and direction of the school district. All players must share this vision. The school board, administration, faculty, and community members must all be headed towards the same end. Only if this direction is clearly defined and a road map to achieve this vision is laid out will the students enjoy the benefits of an effective school district.

Once the vision is defined, the work really begins for everyone, but especially for the superintendent. It will be this person's challenge to make sure …

Leadership, Debra M. Van Den Berghe

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Can we ensure long-term communication and information flow within and between the board of education and superintendent of schools?

The single most important factor that will determine long-term board/superintendent relations of leadership among these two entities. The future of board/superintendent relations will be America's educational system's ability to identify, attract, train, and retain effective leaders, both as school board members and as superintendents.

In the 21st century, three factors will be crucial to the leadership abilities of board members and superintendents. These characteristics include the ability for American schools to identify, attract, and train effective leaders in both roles and …

Issue Area Five: Making Effective Decisions, Including Emphasis On Consensus Building, Conflict Resolution And Learning Together, Donald M. Gunderson, Elizabeth T. Cooper

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

No one person or organization-whether it's a family, a business, a civic organization, or a school district-can exist without occasional conflict. What's more, no one would want to exist without conflict, for conflict is responsible for the birth of new ideas, options, and inventions. The important issue is how the conflict is viewed and ultimately resolved. At some point before, during, or after the conflict has occurred, people have the ability to resolve that conflict. That ability, however, depends on the participants' willingness or desire to resolve the conflict.

In a school district setting, many ways exist to resolve conflict …

Board Decision-Making Processes Are Enhanced And Empowered By Using A District-Wide Vertical Team, Ronald Barney

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

How often have you heard or read about a board of education adopting a new program at the superintendent's recommendation only to have 50 people at the next board meeting vehemently opposing the idea? What went wrong? Very often boards rely upon the recommendations of the superintendent. While competent and highly trained, this person cannot know everything about all the issues that may surround every decision. How, then, can the board decision-making process be enhanced so that boards of education can feel comfortable that issues have been adequately discussed and prepared?

Boards of education need to follow a site-based decision-making …

The Why, Who, And How Of Developing Community Links, Suzette G. Jensen

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Developing positive links with the community will require school board members and school administrators to deal head-on with the issues facing public education. We must deal honestly with negative attitudes about the quality of our public schools and the problems we are facing.

Perhaps the first question we should answer is. ''Why do we need to develop positive links with the community?" The most likely answer is "so the community will support (dollars) public education." Or, perhaps, we could be more philosophical and suggest we need positive links with the community to nurture community support for the drastic changes needed …

Integrated Learning Systems: Blessing Or Burden?, Lee Vermulm

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Potentially the most powerful tool of transforming schools lies with using technology to alter the relationship between assessment and instruction. Before that can happen, educators must consider the purpose of assessment. Many traditionally see it as something separate from instruction-something to do before or after, rather than during instruction. Frequently teachers view assessment with some fear and dislike because its associated so closely with pronouncing a final verdict-a grade. It's rarely considered as integral with the teaching and learning process. Consequently, use of technology in assessment depends partly on teacher attitudes toward assessment in general.

Considering Learning And Teaching First; Then Assessment Follows, Robert M. Boody

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Let's begin by admitting that as a field we really know very little about the impacts of various assessment models on students, schools, or anything else. Worthen, Borg, and White (1993) note that "most criticisms and defenses of tests are still primarily 'articles of faith, ' not scientifically supported positions" (p. 412). This statement should give us some pause. It suggests that the well-respected, professionally competent authors of a good text on educational measurement and evaluation aren't really sure of the impacts of measurement on students and other things! I admit that the authors would probably not understand their statement …

The Educational Dividend: A Return On Public Investment, Thomas E. Deeter

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Investment dividends provided to shareholders serve as one index of corporate success or growth. To maintain public support, school districts must inform stakeholders about the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process in preparing students for the future. Accountability systems used to plan for school improvement require information on many topics and form a variety of sources. Results of an evaluation process in general and of assessment practices in particular indicate educational success (educational dividends). Assessment results demonstrate student achievement regarding knowledge, performance, or interpersonal outcomes, and indicate that a school is indeed achieving its mission. By accessing results by …

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

For Susan B. Anthony, Monica C. Johnstone

Iowa Journal of Communication

As a famous suffragette and crusader for women's rights who fought well into her eighties, Susan B. Anthony is often known by works and speeches made well after the Civil War. In 1863 when Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, Anthony was at a personal crossroads, not yet an open advocate of women's suffrage but considerably more radical in her approach to women's rights than even her closest comrade, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The War had presented the various reform movements, which had shared many members, with a crisis of conscience. When male abolitionists asked advocates of women's rights to cease their …

For Christopher Columbus Langdell, Geoffrey Klinger

Iowa Journal of Communication

Christopher Columbus Langdell (1826-1906) was an immensely important, yet often overlooked, figure in the legal field. After graduating from Harvard University in 1853, Langdell became the first dean of the Harvard Law School (1870-1895). He ushered legal theory, practice, and pedagogy from a diverse and unruly system based mostly on apprenticeship into its uniquely modern, uniform, and orthodox tradition. Langdell transformed legal education by requiring courses with exams. He also penned one of the earliest American treatises on contracts (a newly emerging field itself) during a time when this country moved from a fledgling capitalist republic to a modern industrial …

Information: The Key To Better Relationships, Marla Anstey

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

As a first year board member, I am still very much a novice. There is much to learn, including but not limited to the-Iowa Code, board authority, board restrictions, and school policy. Experienced members of each board can assist and be very helpful in instructing new board members. Former board members are helpful sometimes, but false ideas can also be gotten from bitter former members. The board member that had "an axe to grind" should be feared and ignored. Personal opinions need to be heard but not always heeded.

Trust, respect, and a willingness to communicate are important. Trust can …

Issue Area One: Building Mutual Trust And Understanding Within And Between The Board Of Education And Superintendent Of Schools, Susan Fisher

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Picture the ideal school district where the board of education and superintendent have a perfect relationship built on trust and mutual understanding. The district basks in the brilliant sunshine of a communication system providing information that is honest, sufficient, timely, and legal. Everything works! Ideal situations don't just happen. They begin with the first handshake between a new superintendent and the hiring board, or a new board member and experienced board members and with the superintendent already in place. No doubt communication has taken place before hiring or election and an initial impression has been made. (Specific strategies for developing …

Insights On Building Mutual Trust From Superintendent/Board Members, James L. Robinson

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

There are times when school board members and the superintendent disagree on certain matters. It would be highly unusual if there never were disagreements, as school administration is not an exact science. The debate over whether administration is an art or a science continues to stir the interest of many. Considered as a science, it is suggested that when certain variables are controlled, certain activities will lead to predictable outcomes. As Griffiths (1959) pointed out:

The term art is used to designate practice guided by intuition and experience rather than by scientific findings. It is true, at the present time, …

School Boards' Roles And Expectations: One Person's Perceptions, Anton Netusil

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Assisting over 600 boards of education in the past 15 years with a board orientation/evaluation process I developed has given me a wealth of information about boards of education. I'd like to share some perceptions I have developed over time. Their accuracy will be left up to the reader.

Perception One More than half the superintendents in this country make no attempt to help their boards learn what their responsibilities are. As I become older, perhaps I become more cynical, but often I think this happens because the superintendent doesn't want a truly functioning board of education. From a management …

Issue Area Four: Ensuring Long-Term Communication And Information Flow Within And Between The Board Of Education And Superintendent Of Schools, Richard S. Boardwell

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

Good communication has always been needed between the superintendent of schools and his/her board of directors. Although there are many ways to address this issue to ensure the long term flow of information and continued communication within and between these two parties, certain attributes are helpful and necessary for all involved to increase the effectiveness of this communication process. One of these attributes is trust. People must trust one another to some degree before they openly communicate with one another. An ethical approach and attitude in their work with others also enhances the communication process. Without trust and an ethical …

Strengthening Board Of Education/Superintendent Relationships In America's Schools: A Collection Of Papers [Complete Monograph]

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

No abstract provided.

Board/Superintendent Relations: Roles, Expectations, And Communications, Peter F. Flynn

Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series

To build mutual understanding and trust within and between the board of education and the superintendent of schools, parties must address at least three facets of the relationship. These facets are a continual pursuit of role responsibilities, a basic understanding of expectations, and effective communication.

When two parties come together to work on a task, the best time to begin the process of mutual understanding is at the outset. Each party in a trusting relationship must have a comfortable feeling for role responsibilities. In these days of collaborative decision-making, there may not be the hard and fast definitions that existed …