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Cultural Linkages And Goal Consensus: The Principal's Role In School Improvement, Andrew Hook Ward

Graduate Research Papers

Significant interest in educational reform has been accelerated in the past decade by many factors. A combination of national commission reports and various research findings has created, what has been popularly termed, the effective schools movement. The growing occurences of school improvement programs, aimed at improving the effectiveness of schools, has helped to reinforce several key factors that have become accepted as necessary ingredients for effective schools.

Collectivism And Individualism In A Professionalism Study Of Public Relations Practitioners And Journalists, Steven L. Jones

Graduate Research Papers

The adversarial relationship between journalists and public relations practitioners is nothing new. No matter in what era or in what context, there has always been friction between those who mind the media gates and those whose livelihoods depend upon getting information disseminated. It is inherent, it is argued here, for cultural discourse of public relations practitioners and journalists. Several studies examined the adversarial relationship, and most had consistent findings -- the two occupations view each other quite differently. Stegall and Sanders (1986) indicated that journalists see their roles and the roles of public relations practitioners as distinctly different. They wrote …

Creative Drama As A Complementary Methodology To Cooperative Learning, Susan Lauree Willms Cantine

Graduate Research Papers

This study will examine the theories of cooperative learning and creative drama to determine if the use of creative drama can be an effective strategy to establish an enhanced environment for positive interdependence and to introduce students to the fundamental collaborative skills necessary to use cooperative learning.

Analysis Of Corporate Culture And Community Relations: A Case Study Of Ibm, Lisa V. Sukovaty-Gordon

Graduate Research Papers

The basis for study of corporate culture grew from prior sociological and anthropological research. Etzioni (1964) found organizations which incorporate human resource technique in establishing goals were least likely to alienate their employees and were likely to produce desired responses. Etzioni's method for determining an organization's goals was through "inspection of interviews, minutes from board meetings, organization documents, division of labor, and allocation of resources (1964, p.6)." The purpose of cultures as defined by Etzioni should be to "provide a supportive setting for developing modern organizations and theme worldliness (1964, p.108-109)."

Augustin Daly; Certain Writings On His Life And Livelihood, Daniel J. Topf

Graduate Research Papers

The American theatre of the early nineteenth century was strongly dependent upon the European theatre. American theatre goers looked across the ocean to import talent, playwrights, plays, and actors. Not until mid-century did America begin to develop its wold-wide theatre influence. Specifically, the latter half of the nineteenth century yielded one of the most influential director/playwrights of the American theatre until that time. Modern American drama begins with Augustin Daly (Quinn 1).

John Augustin Daly, the son of an American sea captain and a British Lieutenant's daughter, was born on the seventh of July, 1838 in Plymouth, North Carolina (Johnson …

An Annotated Bibliography Of South African Literature In English By Black Authors From 1976-1986, Khosi Moloi

Graduate Research Papers

This research project provides an annotated list of books suitable for primary and secondary schools. Selection for the list was determined by the following criteria: a) books written by the black South African authors living in the country or in exile, b) material includes novels and collection of short stories, c) all material is written in English and, d) copyright date of 1976-1986. The annotated bibliography consists of sixteen titles. Enties are arranged alphabetically by the names of the authors. Information given for each entry includes, author, title, city, publisher, page numbers, ISBN, series, and annotation, which ranges from 150-350 …

The Awakening: Lasting Impressions, Anthony C. Price

Draftings In

As I continue to struggle with Kate Chopin's The Awakening, I face the almost impossible task of communicating just how deeply Chopin's work has touched me. Even as I type this, I can't help feeling that there are no words expressive enough to convey what I feel. Perhaps this is due to my own reading strategies and background; perhaps it is a comment on the talent of Kate Chopin. Either way, describing my feelings about her work has become what amounts to a genuine emotional trial for me, forcing me to define just exactly what I saw in the …

Gorbachev's Reforms And The United States Economy, Ronald A. Rolighed

Draftings In

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev, a new generation leader, became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Since his elevation to power, his ideas for social reform and foreign policy initiatives have received widespread attention from western media. While the West applauds his new social ideas, Gorbachev is also working to implement strategic economic changes to bring the U.S.S.R. closer to the economic levels of the West, of the United States in particular. The struggling economy of the Soviet Union has dampened the communist spirit and raised doubts about the ability of communism to compete with …

Trigger Scripting: An Approach To Teaching Intercultural Communication, Susan L. Maroldo

Iowa Journal of Communication

Graceland College, located in a small, rural, southern Iowa town of 1500, is home away from home for 900 students from around the world as well as from numerous subcultures within the United States. Despite the relative isolation of Graceland, the cultural diversity of its student body brings a melting pot atmosphere to an otherwise homogeneous community. To meet the daily communication demands created by a broad range of social and educational situations, both students and community members are called upon to develop increased understanding of cultural differences and sensitivity to the life styles and communication patterns of other cultures.

Adult Children Of Alcoholics, Nancy Swords Hendrickson

Graduate Research Papers

An estimated 25 to 28 million children and adults in the United States grew up, or are presently living in alcoholic homes (Ackerman, 1983). Children from alcoholic homes frequently develop defenses similar to those found in children who have been raised in homes with a high degree of chronic stress. Fear of abandonment or loss also causes these children to exert unrealistic control over the uncertainties of life, and they tend to have an omnipotent belief in the ability to control events which are beyond their control. Also there are predictable grief reactions which have been observed in therapy as …

Field Responsive; Center Specific: A Model For Collaborative Partnerships, Richard R. Hawkes, Richard G. Stahlhut

Faculty Publications

A description is given of the Regional Partnership Program; a field-responsive; center-specific model established at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) designed to oversee clinical field experiences for student teachers. This cooperative partnership calls for a resident tenure track professor to be placed in a geographic area away from the main campus for the purpose of directing the student teaching program; teaching extension courses and being involved in other activities designed by the university. The model involves six regional districts specifically located across the state in such a fashion as to cause the university to be in touch with all …

1988-89 Northern Iowa Women's Basketball, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
--Northern Iowa Panthers 1988-89 Basketball --1
--Contents --1
--To The Media --1
--University Quick Facts --1
--Credits --1
--Northern Iowa Administration --2
--Northern Iowa Athletic Staff --3
--1988-89: Seniors Lead Panther Charge --4-5
--Panther Head Coach Kimberly Mayden --6
--Mayden's Resume --6
--Panther Assistants Jane McConnell and Mary Smith --7
--50 Sandy Grabowski --8
--24 Cindy Harms --8
--22 Kris Huffman --9
--54 Chris Shafer --9
--14 Molly Kelly --10
--34 Nicki Rohde --10
--42 Rhonda Wiebold --11
--30 Kathy Kolstedt --11
--20 Loretha Mosely --12
--12 Karen Amrhein --12
--10 Jill Jameson --13
--32 …

An Assessment Of Selected Public School Teachers And Pre-Service Teachers Knowledge And Opinions About Aids And Aids Education, Grace Louise Powell

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a rapidly growing public health concern which has led to national and state legislation recommending education as the most effective means of combating the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The purpose of this original 1989 study at the University of Northern Iowa was to identify, by questionnaire, the similarities and differences between the knowledge and opinions concerning acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS education policies of teachers in practice in Northeast Iowa and teachers in training at the University of Northern Iowa. Questionnaire responses and scores were analyzed using Chi Square and test …

An Analysis Of Selected Initial Phase Iii Plans Developed From Iowa's Educational Excellence Program H.F. 499, Randall B. Clegg

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Phase III of Iowa's Educational Excellence Program has provided Iowa school districts with the unique opportunity to improve and enhance the quality and effectiveness of Iowa teachers through the development of performance-based and supplemental pay plans. With 50 million dollars in state funding Iowa school districts were in a unique position to develop and implement their own prescription for achieving educational excellence.

The purpose of this study was to conduct an analysis of initial performance-based supplemental pay plans developed by Iowa school districts. As a result of the analysis this study described the reform efforts initiated by local school districts …

The Status Of Field Implementation Of Clinical Supervision, Kathleen Sullivan Mulholland

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which clinical supervision is practiced in American public schools. The investigator gathered data on the form of the practice, central office support for it, principal training in clinical supervision, the purposes for which clinical supervision was used, and principal's valuing of the process for improving practice. The sample of building administrators used for this study was drawn from a list of schools recognized as effective by the U.S. Department of Education from 1982-83 through 1985-86. The population consisted of 778 principals, the sample, 311; 218 principals responded to a …

The Use Of 22 Advertising Appeals As Seen On The Home Shopping Network And Three Traditional Networks: A Comparative Study, James Robert Francis Clapsaddle

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

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1989 Northern Iowa Football, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Welcome to Panther Football
--1989 Schedule
--1988 Results (5-6, 3-3)
--Quick Facts
--Panther Football 1989 --1
--Football VIPs --1
--Credits --1
--Inside --1
--To the Media --2
--This is Northern Iowa --3
--Management --3
--First Class Facilities --4
--Head Coach Terry Allen --5
--An Interview With Terry Allen --6
--The Panther Assistants --7
--Behind the Scenes --7
--To Get You Started --8
--Outlook --9
--A(Nother) Whole New Ballgame --9-11
--1989 Depth Chart --12
--David Campbell --13
--James Jones --14
--Bryce Paup --15
--1989 Panthers - offense --16-20
--Defense --20-24
--1989 Recruits --25
--Panther Analysis --26
--Numerical Roster --26
--1989 …

Foreign Student Enrollment In U.S. Postsecondary Institutions: Issues And Implications For Student Affairs, Cherie R. Kingkade

Graduate Research Papers

A foreign student is defined as "a citizen of another country pursuing education in a U.S. school requiring a high-school diploma or its equivalent" (Agarwal & Winkler, 1985, p.510). The leading nation for enrollment of foreign students is the United States, with more than 325,000 enrolled in 1986 (Altbach, 1986). Foreign graduate students comprised approximately 41% of the full-time graduate student enrollment in American higher education in 1987 (Friedman, 1987). These facts highlight the impact of foreign students on postsecondary institutions in the United States and the subsequent implications for foreign student affairs staff.

The Portrayal Of Child Abuse In Children’S Literature, Stephanie P. Marsland

Graduate Research Papers

This research study was conducted to determine how child abuse was portrayed in fiction literature for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Sixteen novels published in or after 1978 were analyzed. All of the titles were located through the use of selective bibliographies and were positively reviewed in Booklist or School Library Journal. The novels focused on the victims of child abuse who were at least one of the main characters and who spent at least part of the book in the abusive environment.

Psychological, physical, and sexual abuse and neglect were all evident in the children's novels, with psychological …

The Status Of Empathetic Listening Instruction For Conflict Management In Iowa's Teacher Education Institutions, Patricia A. Downs

Graduate Research Papers

It is the purpose of this paper to explore literature that discusses empathic listening as an effective tool for conflict management. Further, this study surveys current empathic listening instruction in Iowa's teacher-preparation institutions. The basis for this research focuses on the following questions: (1) Does the literature suggest a link between empathic listening and conflict management? (2) Does the literature suggest effective methods for empathic listening instruction? and (3) What instructional methods for empathic listening are currently utilized in teacher-training programs?

Patterned And Predictable Materials In A Beginning Reading Program, Phyllis Boeding

Graduate Research Papers

Language is the means by which children come to understand the sense that others have made of the world as they seek to make sense of it themselves. Children need to interact with others through language in order to survive and to be fully functional in society. This involvement in the functions of language accounts for the natural acquisition of oral language. Young children are not sent to language school to be taught the rules of oral language, but rather, they interact freely with parents, siblings, and others. Through this interaction, young children begin to learn to use language for …

From Creation To Production Of A Printed Piece, Tuan A. Dao

Graduate Research Papers

If you are not a graphic designer, you probably do not realize what goes into the creation of the pages of the magazine you are reading. From complex jobs, such as putting together a magazine, to simple layouts, like a one page newsletter, there are several stages through which a project will pass as it moves from the designer's idea to the printed piece in graphic production. A knowledge of type styles, effective arrangement of illustration and text matter, drafting techniques, and today's new technology equipment is essential to managing the production of printed materials. This investigation is confined to …

Naturalistic Assessment Procedures Versus Informal Assessment, Kathryn Goodwin

Graduate Research Papers

This research paper describes a proposal for an investigation in the area of assessment. It contains a brief description of whole language philosophy, naturalistic assessment, and informal assessment. It also explains the four areas of reading and writing that will be assessed. National attention has been refocused on reading to insure that all children learn this critical skill. The year 1989 was declared the "Year of the Young Reader" by the U.S. Library of Congress. Whole language classrooms are emerging all over the United States. The goal of whole language is the empowerment of teachers and students to promote growth …

Extending The Literature Base Of A Reading Program Through A Thematic Unit: Growing Up, Kathy L. Hay

Graduate Research Papers

People develop language to communicate. Language is shaped by the social needs to understand others and to be understood by others. As a result, an individual's language soon falls within the norms of the community's language use. The need to interact with others drives children to learn language (Goodman, 1986). Language is learned from whole to part. Parts cannot be learned outside of the whole experience at any stage of development. Involvement with whole units of meaning fosters language development; therefore, language arts programs need to present experiences with stories and poems, not fragments such as skill lessons in isolation, …

Punishment To Discipline: Evolution Or An Alternative Method, Gwendolyn Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

Walter Dick and Lou Carey (1985) wrote about the two different views of the role of the teacher. The role of the teacher is to effectively instruct students. No instructor would deny that the tools of the trade fall into the categories of preparation, presentation and evaluation. The role of the student is to learn what is being taught. Traditionally the burden of the effectiveness of this relationship has been placed on the instructor. However this view is changing because, it doesn't matter how great a subject matter expert a teacher becomes or how well they've mastered their educational technique …

Peer Editing In Upper Elementary Classrooms, Janice Kittelson

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine teachers' perceptions of peer editing in upper elementary classrooms. Semi-structured interviews were the central focus of this study. Six teachers participated in the study. Two taught fourth grade, two taught fifth grade, and two taught sixth grade. Each teacher was interviewed twice. In the first round of interviews, open-ended questions were asked of the teachers. In the second round of interviews, teachers were asked to elaborate or clarify selected responses to initial questions and were asked to comment on the preliminary findings from the first round of interviews. This study produced seven …

Home Schooling: Why Some Parents Of Gifted Children Are Choosing It As An Alternative To The Public School, Patricia C. Seamans

Graduate Research Papers

Home schooling and special programs for gifted children emerged as separate issues in the late 1970s and 1980s. Naisbitt (1982) identifies home schooling as one of the examples of the megatrend away from institutional help and toward self help ln the 80s. A sign of educators' interest in the topic is noted by the fact that 85% of the research done concerning the success of home schooling has been done in the 1980s. Meanwhile, by their own choice or by state mandate, many public schools have implemented programs to serve the gifted in their district. Ignorance of the facts about …

The Use Of Video Technology In Health Care, Shari L. Scoggin

Graduate Research Papers

In 1947, at Johns Hopkins Medical School, the first recorded use of television in medical education took place. Five surgical procedures were viewed via television by those physicians and health professionals attending a meeting of the local medical and surgical associations. Seven hundred fifty participants watched a fuzzy black-and-white picture and heard the surgeon explain his technique as he worked. (Van Son, 1982, p. v)

Extending A Sense Of Story Through Retelling Experiences In A Unit On Historical Fiction, Wendy Snitker

Graduate Research Papers

Literacy can be defined as the ability to make use of all available possibilities of written language to create meaning (Smith, 1983). With this definition in mind, a teacher finds support in developing a learning environment in which children can encounter a whole array of opportunities to extend their reading and writing abilities. A nurturing environment allows children to bring their experiences to reading and writing in order to engage in predicting and risk taking which is what comprehension and composition of written materials is all about. Then they can acquire basic insights into written language: Print needs to be …

Acceleration As A Qualitatively Differentiated Educational Program For The Highly Gifted Learner: Its Positive And Negative Effects, Jann Weitzel

Graduate Research Papers

The provision of special educational opportunities for the most gifted members of our society is not a new idea. As early as the Fourth Century, B.C., Plato remarked in his Republic that society's task was "to compel the best natures" to provide education in order to ensure the survival of Greek democracy. The common good would best be served, he felt, by providing educational advantages for the most distinguished learners in order for them to eventually assume leadership positions. Such a desire for the optimum development of gifted potential has been an underlying reason for the return of the pendulum …