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Protection And Reward: The Significance Of Ancient Midrashic Expositions On Genesis 15:1-6, Aecio E. Cairus

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Genesis 15:1-6, because of its content, provides singular opportunities for the study of ancient midrashic documents. This kind of study is being increasingly performed, and has interest from a theological, historical and--especially--exegetical viewpoint.

Chapter 1 attentively analyzes the treatment of the entire unit in midrashic documents (Jubilees, Genesis Apocryphon, Philo, Josephus, the Targumim, and Genesis Rabbah), identifies their individual theological and exegetical concerns, and shows their progression over time. The most ancient ones are found to emphasize the covenantal aspects of the passage, while later documents stress the eschatological reward of Abraham as a fruit of his good works.

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An Analysis Of Selected California Community College Chief Executive Officers' Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of District Governing Board Evaluation Policies And Practices, Sherrill Lea Hatfield Amador Edd

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Purpose. The focus of this study was to examine whether the California community college chief executive officers perceived their governing boards' evaluation policies and practices to be effective, and whether those evaluations contributed to their improved performance. Methodology. An ethnographic research design and interviewing methodologies were used for this study. The sample consisted of 20 California community college districts and chief executive officers selected from the 70 California community college districts based on: (a) multi-college and multi-campus district or single district organization, (b) northern or southern California district location, and (c) the district's chief executive's length of service as the …

Organizing For Change: An Assessment Of Organization Development Activities Of Training Consultants, Katherine Waller Edd

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The purpose of this dissertation was to examine and analyze the background and training of consultants involved in organization development activities, the client organizations served by these professionals, the types of organization development interventions most commonly employed by the training consultants, and the resources utilized by internal and external consultants conducting organization development activities. The data were collected from a review and analysis of organization development research literature and from a descriptive survey questionnaire utilized to obtain information from a sample of 102 practicing consultants from a variety of institutional settings throughout the United States. Both qualitative and quantitative information …

A Study Of Shared Instructional Leadership By Mentor Teachers In Southern California, Rita M. King Edd

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Can implementation of a mentor teacher program create instructional leadership opportunities resulting in retention of talented and dedicated educators, eliminate teacher isolation, and promote teacher empowerment, collegiality, and teacher and administrator collaboration? The purposes of this research were to determine the extent to which mentor teachers have become instructional leaders and to show activities and interactions in which mentors demonstrated instructional leadership with colleagues within one district. The research examined a sample number of formal and informal key relationships. Six research questions examined qualitative interview data and quantitative survey questionnaire data from mentor teachers, teachers who may or may not …

Improving Critical Thinking Skills Using Paideia Seminars In A Seventh-Grade Literature Curriculum, Stephanie A. Tarkington Edd

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There are many programs which purport to teach thinking skills. If thinking skills of reasoning, logic, explaining, judging, and deciding can be taught, are there some ways to teach thinking that are more effective than other ways? The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Paideia seminars on the critical thinking skills of seventh grade students. Paideia seminars are discussions held in a seminar format and involve active participation on the part of students and teachers. The format for the Paideia seminars was taken from The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto (Adler, 1982). There were four main …

The Relationship Between Academic Achievement And Perceived Organizational Effectiveness And The Michigan Elementary Exemplary Public School Recognition Program, David L. Ratajik

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The study is about the selection process used to determine exemplary Michigan public elementary schools. Do those public elementary schools selected for recognition by the Michigan Department of Education represent the highest levels of educational quality within the state?

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The study was causal-comparative in design. The sample consisted of the 79 public elementary schools which applied in 1985 for recognition as a Michigan Department of Education exemplary school. Additionally, the 80 highest academic-achieving Michigan public elementary schools were identified. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine the relationships between eight sociological elements, while analysis of variance compared the …

A Profile Analysis Of The Scl-90-R For Aggressive And Nonaggressive Adolescents With Conduct Disorder : A Comparison Of Aggression And Nonaggression In Relationship To Psychoticism And Depression, Hostility And Anxiety, Janet M. Rice

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Problem. Dissatisfaction with the DSM-III classification of conduct disorder has led the editors of the DSM-III-R to group the socialized and undersocialized, aggressive and the undersocialized, nonaggressive conduct-disorderd youth together in the same category (Solitary Aggressive Type). However, the symptoms and behavior of aggressive and nonaggressive youth are so diverse, they should be placed in totally separate categories. The implications of misdiagnosis are serious for rehabilitation and treatment.

Method. One hundred-thirty male adolescents labeled aggressive and nonaggressive conduct-disordered were administered the SCL-90-R. The Chi-square test determined what percentage in each group scored at the 70th percentile or above in the …

Big Ben The Builder: School Construction -- 1953-66, Cynthia A. Wnek

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An Analysis Of Public Relations Programs In Selected Chicago Public Elementary Schools In The Context Of Systems Theory, Steven Lawrence Horowitz

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Samuel Johnson's Sermons: Consolations For The Vacuity Of Life, Thomas George Kass

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An Analysis Of The Role Of School District Management Participants In The Collective Bargaining Process In Selected School District, Lynne B. Pierson

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The Relationships Between Gender, Length Of Stay, Host Country Culture And The Adjustment Experienced By Minor U.S. Sojourners, Timothy Lawler

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Gilbert Burnet: A Case-Study In The Genesis And Development Of Revolutionary Consciousness And Activism In Late Stuart England, Paul Peter Pocus

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Orthodoxy And Heresy In Hans Küng: An Analysis And Critique Of His Criteria And Norms Of Christian Truth And Error, C. Enrique Espinosa

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This investigation deals with the concepts of orthodoxy and heresy in the thought of the Swiss theologian Hans Kung.

Chapter I sketches the broad outlines of the development of Christian orthodoxy and, by implication, of the heresy which opposed it, starting with the New Testament times. The most relevant elements constituting the structure of the orthodoxy-heresy antithesis are identified, described, and analyzed. The attention is thus focused on the traditional and modern principles, criteria, norms, and theological issues which have interplayed in the church's efforts to understand the Christian message correctly.

Chapter II shows that the pastoral concerns which constitute …

An Anatomical And Physiological Investigation Of Hippocampal Connections Involved In Cardiovascular Control, Kenneth Gary Ruit

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Heidegger, Ontology, Metontology, And The Turn, Kelly Edward Mink

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Jane Addams: Pioneer To Adult Education, Michael Colky

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Does Sex-Role Orientation Predict Psychological Health?, Jean Marie Bradt

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Ideology And Pneumapathological Consciousness: Eric Voegelin's Analysis Of The Spiritual Roots Of Political Disorder, Michael Franz

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A Study Of Corticospinal Tract Remodelling In Adult Rats That Sustained Unilateral Cortical Ablation At Birth, Blesilda Reinoso

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Reciprocal Teaching: An Instructional Model Applied To Improve Written Language Performance And To Enhance Critical Thinking Skills Among Sixth Grade Students, Virginia Serrano Sison

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A Survey To Determine The Relationship Between Self Concept And Reading Ability In A Selected Group Of Secondary Students: Case Studies Of Four High Schools In The Chicago Area, Doris Gross

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Collective Bargaining: The Quest For Power In The Chicago Public Schools, Stewart Weinstein

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Gendered Reading Communities: The Feminization Of Reader Response Criticism And A Dialogics Of Reading, Patricia Lorimer Lundberg

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The Validity Of Credentialing Tests: An Application Of Content, Criterion-Related, And Construct Valitation Strategies To A Medical Laboratory Practitioner Certification Examination, James Robert Fidler

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The Relationship Among The Conflict Management Styles Utilized By The Elementary School Administrators, The Organizational Climate Of An Elementary School, And The Pupil Control Orientation Of The Elementary Teachers, Karen Johnson Schilling

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St. Mary's Training School (1882-1930): The Function Of Education In Society As Reflected In A Catholic Institution, Geraldine Augustyn Kearns

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A Victorian Arabian Nights Adventure: A Study In Intertextuality, Nancy Victoria Workman

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Development Of Michigan Jtpa Title Iia Performance Standards Regression Models Under The New Federalism, Yung Sung Wu

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The purpose of this study has been to make some contribution toward an understanding of the United States Department of Labor's (USDOL) JTPA Title IIA performance standards models and their policy implications. The major objective of the study has been to construct, evaluate, and document short-run econometric models which would be available for policy analysis and ex ante forecasting. The consequences of job training programs may have important effects on participants and the manpower service delivery system--hence, this study of the relationship between program activities and their consequences.

The State of Michigan has been using USDOL's JTPA Title IIA performance …

The Idea Of Good Government: The Evolution Of Administrative Thought And Practice In The American Republic, James Robert Wieber

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This study analyzes the evolution of the proper role of public administration in American government. American public administration traces its roots to the founding of American constitutional government in 1789, but divergent opinions continue regarding the discipline's proper role in a democracy. This question has never been settled in the American experiment. Considering the size, scope, and complexity of today's administrative state, it may well never be. Recent efforts have sought to define public administrations's role as proactive on behalf of clients for reasons of social equity and human dignity. Further attempts have been made to define administration as a …