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The National Policy Board Of Educational Administration Competency Skills For School Leaders And Their Relation To Interagency Collaboration, Ellen Stites
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This study examines the 21 competency domains of the National Policy Board of Educational Administration (NPBEA) and their importance in a collaborative effort like Cities in Schools (CIS). The purpose of the study was to identify the knowledge and skills which school principals need to facilitate an integrated service model. Data were compiled from a survey mailed to 195 CIS principals in the southeastern region of the United States. The 21 domains were rated and indicators in each of the domains were selected as essential to a CIS program. Conclusions of the study emphasize the importance of the 21 NPBEA …
Young Women Who Marry Early And Attend The Community College: Factors Which Influence The Completion Of Associate Degrees, Donald K. Bartholomay
Young Women Who Marry Early And Attend The Community College: Factors Which Influence The Completion Of Associate Degrees, Donald K. Bartholomay
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The purpose of this study was to investigate, through in-depth interviews, those factors which served to motivate early marriage women in the attainment of associate degrees and to identify characteristics of early marriage women who were successful in completing associate degrees. The details obtained from these interviews were interpreted and their meanings used to generate propositions and implications about the completion of associate degrees by this group of students. In-depth interviews were conducted with 28 early marriage women (informants) who either completed associate degrees or were within 12 semester hours of completing an associate degree. In addition, 15 in-depth interviews …
Relationships Among Teachers' Efficacy, Teachers' Locus-Of-Control, And Student Achievement, David L. Burrell
Relationships Among Teachers' Efficacy, Teachers' Locus-Of-Control, And Student Achievement, David L. Burrell
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The purpose of this study was to determine if teacher effectiveness, as measured by value-added gain scores on student achievement, was related to the teacher personality characteristics of efficacy and locus of control. The value-added mean gain scores for each teacher were correlated with teachers' scores on the Rand Corporation Efficacy Scale and the Rose and Medway Teacher Locus of Control Scale. A multiple regression analysis was used to determine if these teacher characteristics along with selected demographic variables could be used as good predictors of achievement gain. The population consisted of 132 middle school teachers across five subject areas …
The Relationship Of Visionary Leadership And Organizational Climate Between Elementary School Principals And Business Managers, Lowell W. Biller
The Relationship Of Visionary Leadership And Organizational Climate Between Elementary School Principals And Business Managers, Lowell W. Biller
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in visionary leadership between and among elementary school principals and managers of manufacturing corporations in Northeast Tennessee. A second purpose was to ascertain if there was a relationship between visionary leadership and organizational climate. Data from this study were collected from 26 elementary schools and 24 manufacturing corporations. The research participants completed two questionnaires: Leader Behavior Questionnaire-Visionary Leadership, 3rd. Edition and Managerial Mirror: A Climate Inventory. There were 410 of 480, or 85% of the questionnaires that were returned from the elementary schools. The manufacturing corporations had …
Parent Perceptions Of Actual And Ideal Levels Of Involvement In Decision-Making In Tennessee Elementary Schools, John R. Clark
Parent Perceptions Of Actual And Ideal Levels Of Involvement In Decision-Making In Tennessee Elementary Schools, John R. Clark
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The problem of this study was to determine differences between parent perceptions of the actual and ideal amounts of involvement of parents, teachers and principals in decision-making at the elementary school level. This study was conducted in conjunction with two parallel studies that considered principal and teacher perceptions with the same hypotheses. The last chapter (six) presents a summary with conclusions and recommendations of all three studies. A questionnaire, designed to examine parent perceptions of the actual and the ideal levels of involvement of teachers, parents, and principal in decision making in elementary schools in the areas of budget, personnel, …
Perceptions Of Classroom Social Environment Held By Virginia Community College Students And Instructors In Developmental Courses, Ann C. Bartholomay
Perceptions Of Classroom Social Environment Held By Virginia Community College Students And Instructors In Developmental Courses, Ann C. Bartholomay
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The purpose of this study was to determine students' classroom social environment needs by identifying characteristics of actual and ideal classroom environments as perceived by students taking developmental math or English courses in Virginia community colleges, characteristics of the actual classroom environments as perceived by their instructors, and characteristics of actual and ideal classroom environments as perceived by subgroups of students. The subgroups were formed by gender, race, age, type of developmental course, size of college, and whether students were first generation college students. The Adult Classroom Environment Scale was administered to students and instructors in developmental studies classes in …
A Correlational Study Of Hardiness, Health, And Burnout Among Teachers In The Sullivan County School System, Deborah F. Morelock
A Correlational Study Of Hardiness, Health, And Burnout Among Teachers In The Sullivan County School System, Deborah F. Morelock
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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among hardiness, health and burnout and to investigate the relationships of the subscales of hardiness to health and to the subscales of burnout among teachers in the Sullivan County School System. The Hardiness Test was used to measure hardiness and the Maslach Burnout Inventory Form Ed to measure burnout. Results of the Health Evaluation and Risk Test was reported on the Educators Demographic Data Survey. The study sample consisted of 501 teachers. A statistically significant relationship was revealed between hardiness and health; among the hardiness subscales, commitment accounted for the …
Perceived Barriers To Upper Level Career Ladder Status By Eligible Tennessee Educators, Julia J. Price
Perceived Barriers To Upper Level Career Ladder Status By Eligible Tennessee Educators, Julia J. Price
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This study examines the phenomenon that although 8,900 educators have obtained Career Ladder Levels II and III, there are 27,620 in Tennessee who are eligible for the upper levels of the Career Ladder, but have not obtained these levels. The purpose of the study was to identify the barriers, as perceived by eligible educators in Tennessee, which discourage them from attempting to gain upper level Career Ladder status. The research design was descriptive and utilized data from a survey instrument constructed by the researcher. A pilot test of the instrument was conducted, reliability coefficients calculated, and survey items retained, modified, …
Principals' Beliefs Regarding The Use Of Corporal Punishment In Tennessee's First District Public Schools, Susan M. Kiernan
Principals' Beliefs Regarding The Use Of Corporal Punishment In Tennessee's First District Public Schools, Susan M. Kiernan
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There were two major purposes of this study. The first purpose was to obtain information from all principals in Tennessee's First District concerning their beliefs about the use of corporal punishment in public schools in Tennessee. Generalizations could be made in areas of similar geographic and cultural makeup. The second purpose of this study was to generate reflective thought in Tennessee's First District to clarify administrators' beliefs as to the use of corporal punishment as a deterrent. Demographic findings of the study revealed a predominately male population of principals. The majority of the population surveyed was male Caucasian. There was …
Faith Decisions: Christian Initiation For Children Of The Glenwood Church Of Christ, Tommy W. King
Faith Decisions: Christian Initiation For Children Of The Glenwood Church Of Christ, Tommy W. King
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The purpose of this study is to produce a program of instruction and events that will facilitate the initiation of children of the Glenwood Church of Christ into the full fellowship of the church. The project begins by identifying the problem of an imprecise definition of the status of children within Churches of Christ and how this uncertainty affects the process of initiating children of the church. The project continues by avowing the innocence of all children while recognizing a difference existing between children of the church and those outside the sphere of the church. The difference is community. Those …
Actual And Ideal Shared Decision-Making Perceptions Of Elementary School Principals In East Tennessee, Steven F. Dixon
Actual And Ideal Shared Decision-Making Perceptions Of Elementary School Principals In East Tennessee, Steven F. Dixon
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The problem of this study was to determine if differences existed in the perceptions of elementary school principals regarding the amount of involvement parents, teachers, and principals had in school decision making. The study was one part of a more comprehensive project conducted in the First Tennessee Developmental District which also investigated parents' and teachers' perceptions of involvement. A questionnaire was developed to survey principals' perceptions of the actual and ideal level of involvement of parents, teachers, and principals in the areas of budget, curriculum, and personnel. A total of 95 principals (76%) returned the questionnaire. Based on the significant …
Sin, Sex, And Segregation : A Study Of Childhood, Gender, And Creativity In Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit, Andrea Denise Lively
Sin, Sex, And Segregation : A Study Of Childhood, Gender, And Creativity In Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit, Andrea Denise Lively
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Sense Of Place : Toward A Working Definition And Measure Of The Construct, Jill Donnina
Sense Of Place : Toward A Working Definition And Measure Of The Construct, Jill Donnina
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An Analysis Of A Video-Based Interview Training Method, James Albert Carter
An Analysis Of A Video-Based Interview Training Method, James Albert Carter
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Effects Of Lorazepam, Scopolamine, And Flumazenil On Mnemic Related Performance In The Rat, Samuel Mark Allen
Effects Of Lorazepam, Scopolamine, And Flumazenil On Mnemic Related Performance In The Rat, Samuel Mark Allen
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Listen To The Silence : Feminine Identity And The Possibility Of Love In The Novels Of Walker Percy, Jennifer Ellicott Lee
Listen To The Silence : Feminine Identity And The Possibility Of Love In The Novels Of Walker Percy, Jennifer Ellicott Lee
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Interrater Agreement Of The Coping Inventory For Stressful Situations (Ciss), Nancy Kay Sumrall Kurokawa
Interrater Agreement Of The Coping Inventory For Stressful Situations (Ciss), Nancy Kay Sumrall Kurokawa
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The Literary And Social Dynamics Of The Salem Witch Narratives, Kerstin Simone Koebcke
The Literary And Social Dynamics Of The Salem Witch Narratives, Kerstin Simone Koebcke
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Prometheus, The Devil, And The Intellectual Rebel : A Study Of The Symbolism Behind These Myths And Their Manifestation In Goethe's Faust, And Hesse's Narziis Und Goldmund And Siddhartha, P. Jay Hale
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Parental Correlates Of Socially Neglected, Rejected And Average Children : A Laboratory Study, Diane Zulime Franz
Parental Correlates Of Socially Neglected, Rejected And Average Children : A Laboratory Study, Diane Zulime Franz
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Boswell's Utopian Visions, Byung Ho Han
Boswell's Utopian Visions, Byung Ho Han
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Anne Sexton's Transformations : Fairy Tales Told By A Middle-Aged Witch, Leelee M. Haraway
Anne Sexton's Transformations : Fairy Tales Told By A Middle-Aged Witch, Leelee M. Haraway
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Robert Hass' Kitsch Sensibility, Thomas Grayson Easterling
Robert Hass' Kitsch Sensibility, Thomas Grayson Easterling
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Ronald Dworkin And Objectivity Without Objects / By Fred C. Wallace Iii, Fred C. Wallace
Ronald Dworkin And Objectivity Without Objects / By Fred C. Wallace Iii, Fred C. Wallace
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News Coverage Of Taiwan : Content Analysis Of The Washington Post, New York Times, And Christian Science Monitor / By Tsui-Hua Wu, Tsui-Hua Wu
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On The Edge Of Academia : A Study Of The University Of Mississippi's Physical Plant Department And The Working-Class Men Of The South, Darren Charles Mcdaniel
On The Edge Of Academia : A Study Of The University Of Mississippi's Physical Plant Department And The Working-Class Men Of The South, Darren Charles Mcdaniel
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History, Development, And Current Interpretation Of Federal Historic Preservation Legislation : A Guide For Students And Federal Land Managers, Melissa Higgins Reams
History, Development, And Current Interpretation Of Federal Historic Preservation Legislation : A Guide For Students And Federal Land Managers, Melissa Higgins Reams
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Reckless : A Production Study, Tom Arriola
Reckless : A Production Study, Tom Arriola
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Deja Vu: Paola Renzi-Callaghan's Graduate Thesis Recital / By Paola Renzi-Callaghan, Paola Renzi-Callaghan
Deja Vu: Paola Renzi-Callaghan's Graduate Thesis Recital / By Paola Renzi-Callaghan, Paola Renzi-Callaghan
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A Comparative Analysis Of The Roles Portrayed By Women In Magazine Advertisements / By Deborah Sue Quarles, Deborah Sue Quarles
A Comparative Analysis Of The Roles Portrayed By Women In Magazine Advertisements / By Deborah Sue Quarles, Deborah Sue Quarles
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