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An Examination Of Personal Beliefs And Values In Selected Elementary School Principals, Jeanne Koshaba Sokolec

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Attributions And Control Cognitions Of Parents Of Autistic Children: A Model For Predicting Stress And Adjustment, Edmund M. Kearney

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The Measurement And Prediction Of Individual Differences In Unbounded Persuasibility, John Petraitis

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A Study Of The Perceived Effectiveness Of The Administrators' Academy On The Professional Development Of Secondary School Principals In Northern Illinois, Marilyn A. Howell

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Modulation Of The Host Response To A Wealthy Immunogenic Murine Tumor By Interleukin-1, Sylvia M. Kiertscher

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Profiles In Faculty Leadership: The Experience Of 1985-1986 California Community College Senate Presidents, Candice Ann Francis Edd, Ms, Ba

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The Problem: Very little has been written about leadership in community colleges from the faculty perspective. California, with its highly evolved system of community colleges, 20 year history of faculty senates and recent reform legislation mandating shared governance is a logical platform from which to explore the issue of faculty leadership. This study was conducted in an effort to learn more about those who have served as California community college senate presidents. Of particular interest were the individual's motivations, expectations and reflections on the experience as well as the individual's involvement in college governance activity in the five years following …

Humanistic Caring: Personal Influences, Coping Processes, Psychological Outcomes And Coping Effectiveness, Christine Lynn Latham Dnsc

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Using a stress-coping theoretical framework, this path analytic study revealed personal influences and outcomes of caring by nurses from a patient's perspective. Rating the amount of humanistic caring from a specific nurse who had the greatest effect on them during their current hospital admission, this sample of 120 adult, hospitalized, medically-treated patients, between 25 to 65 years of age indicated that a moderate amount of caring tended to be beneficial. The personal factors which influenced these ratings included the desire to be kept informed, age, and pain perceptions. Younger patients, individuals who desired more cognitive control over health care, and …

The Effect Of Science Inservice Programs On The Self-Efficacy Belief Of Elementary School Teachers, P.A. Moore Edd

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The Problem: Science education at the elementary level has not been successful. As a nation we are producing fewer and fewer scientists and science teachers, as evidenced by the narrowing of the pipeline of students entering science classes in high school and beyond. Since a student's interest in science begins at the elementary level, any improvement in science education in these grades will help ameliorate the trend toward science illiteracy. Such an improvement rests on three critical areas: the teacher, the curriculum, and the methodology. Since preservice programs do not include rigorous science requirements, it is necessary to supplement teacher …

Patterns Of Psychological Adaptation In Death And Dying: A Causal Model And Exploratory Study, Marjorie C. Dobratz Dnsc, Msn, Rn

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The purpose of this study was to examine the interrelationships of the person-environment variables of age, sex, length of illness, pain, social support, and physical function as they affected psychological adaptation in dying. An adaptation paradigm of constructs from nursing, illness, and dying provided the theoretical framework which was used to formulate and test a causal model. This study, in addition, had a qualitative component that identified, from the participants' spontaneous responses, reactions to and perceptions of the dying process. A sample of 97 adults was recruited from two metropolitan home hospice programs, with testing occurring in the home. Regression …

Personal And Organizational Variables Related To The Strength Of Mentoring Relationships In Nursing, Willa Fields Dnsc

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Mentoring is viewed as a viable developmental process for nurses that promotes professional maturation, career satisfaction, and strong, competent leaders. Personal and organizational variables related to mentoring, such as mentoring potential, professional success, immediate organizational climate, general organizational climate, and experience as a mentee, have been described in the theoretical and research literature. A conceptual model for this investigation was developed which related these variables to the mentors' perceptions of the strength of their strongest mentoring relationship. The purpose of this study was to establish the strength of the relationships delineated in the model. The model was tested on 125 …

Impact Of Stress And Coping On Adherence And Health Status In Patients With Hypertension, Diane Darby Goldberger Dnsc, Mn, Rn

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The purpose of this study was to describe and explain the impact of demographic variables (age, educational level, time since diagnosis) and subsequent psychosocial variables (perceived stress, ways of coping, professional support, and social support) on adherence and, ultimately, on health status (blood pressure, psychological symptoms, and subjective health) in patients with essential hypertension whose health care was managed by a nurse. Because nurses manage the therapeutic regimens of these patients, it is necessary to identify those factors that influence adherence and thus the health of hypertensive individuals. The transactional framework of stress, appraisal, and coping of Lazarus and Folkman …

Vision: An Essential Component Of Transforming Leadership, Robert A. Fink Edd

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The purpose of this study is to examine transforming leadership within the context where this relationship exists. Specific focus is on the National Association for Campus Activities, a national educational association composed of over 1,100 institutions of higher education and 400 associated firms, and its Executive Director, who served as the center of the web of leadership relationships during the past seven years. The study took the form of a qualitative case study, with interviews and observations taking place over a one year period at various sites across the country during meetings of the Association and its officers. The research …

Case Studies Of First-Year Elementary Teachers On St. Croix To Develop A Model For Teacher Leadership, Ruth Harrigan Beagles Edd

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First-year teachers in the St. Croix School District represent an infusion of new blood into the profession whose retention, personal and professional growth are of paramount importance to the future of the profession. The purposes of this research were: (1) to examine the assumptions, concerns, beliefs, and perceptions of first-year teachers about their entry into the teaching profession; (2) to investigate the beliefs, concerns, perception, and assumptions of central office administrators, a teacher educators, a member of the Board of Education, experienced teachers, principals, assistant principals, coordinators, secretaries, parents, and paraprofessionals have about support needs for first-year teachers; (3) to …

Faith And Leadership: The Spiritual Journeys Of Transformational Leaders, Rita M. Marinoble Edd

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Transformational leadership, as it has come to be understood in the study of leadership, is a relationship among people that is characterized by mutual purposes that transcend daily concerns--purposes directed is some way toward the common good. Transformational leaders hold and articulate vision, shape values, and engage themselves and others in efforts that somehow benefit the human community. Faith development and the spiritual journey can be viewed as providing a context for transformational leadership because they involve an individual's search for self-transcendence and ultimate meaning in life. This search is a process that includes movement towards wholeness and integration by …

Perceived Leader Authenticity As An Effective Indicator Of Perceived Instructional Leadership Behavior In Middle Level Principals, Thomas M. Meyer

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Problem. No study had been undertaken to examine any relationships which might exist between the two concepts of perceived leader authenticity and the perceived instructional leadership behaviors of middle-level principals.

Method. This ex post facto study obtained data from three groups--supervisors, principals, and teachers--via their responses to two questionnaires: the Leader Authenticity Scale and the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale. A total of 247 of the teachers, all 10 of the supervisors, and all 10 of the principals returned the surveys. Canonical analysis, and one-, two-, and three-way ANOVA were conducted to test the five null hypotheses. Alpha was set …

Educational Attitudes Of Black, White And Hispanic Mothers, Antonio Ramon Acuna

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Identification Of The Participants And Selection Methods Utilized In The Employment Of Elementary Principals, Cean Kimball Cartwright

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Lessons In Leadership: An Analysis Of Five Shakespearean Characters, Richard Ii, Henry V, Coriolanus, Mark Antony, And Lear, James C. Lalley

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Patterns Of Emotion In Child Behavior Checklist Profile Types Among Older Children And Young Adolescents, Michael T. Klinger

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Process Instruction Of Inductive Reasoning Skills To Secondary Educable Mentally Handicapped Students, Lynda Wait

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Heidegger And The Question Of The Political, Miguel De Beistegui

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An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Child Rearing Practices And Behavior Problems Across Cultures, Lillian Gonzalez

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Marion Ross Mcdaniel: Portrait In Leadership, Donald A. Offermann

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The Role Of The Dean In Improving Teaching In The Colleges, Madonna Marie Murphy

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The Effects Of Recreational Reading On Urban, Disadvantaged, African American Children - A Longitudinal Study, Norvella. Carter

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The Development Of Speech Pathology In America, 1890-1940, Ann O'Connell

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Leadership Ideology And Institutional Development In The Public Junior College, 1900-1940, John H. Frye

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Expanding Psychometric Assessment Of Male Impotence Using The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, Nancy Wendel Cummane

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Empirical Analyses Of The Structure And Content Of Spontaneous Causal Thinking After Marital Separation, Karen D. Multon

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A Comparison Of The Effects Of Containment And Stroking Of Preterm Infants At Varying Levels Of Maturity, A. Sharon Heller

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