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A Study To Determine The Differences In Undergraduate Technology Education Teacher Preparation Curricula In Virginia, Cecil Stanley Burgett

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

These goals were analyzed to detect the specific variances among the four technology education certification programs in Virginia: 1. How are the Virginia technology education teacher preparation programs accredited? 2. What is the pedagogical curriculum in undergraduate technology education teacher preparation at each university? 3. What is the technical content of the four Virginia undergraduate technology education teacher preparation programs? 4. What are the field experiences of the four Virginia undergraduate technology education teacher preparation programs? 5. What are the general education requirements of each program?

Patterns Of Safety Issues Found At Western Branch High School, Chesapeake, Virginia, Bruce Lytle

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following questions need to be answered to solve the research problem: 1. What were the most prevalent crimes that have occurred at the school? 2. Which crimes pose the greatest threat to students and staff? 3. What procedures can be implemented to reduce threatening crimes?

A Study To Determine The Reasons Why Old Dominion University Military Career Transition Program Students Selected Certification To Teach Technology Education As A Second Career, Michael G. Owen

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

In order to guide this study, the following questions were posed: 1. What were the prime factors that influenced the current Military Career Transition Program students to choose technology education certification in lieu of a traditional core curriculum certification? 2. What are the psychological type preferences of the Military Career Transition Program students who chose licensure as a technology education teacher? 3. What were the significant strengths and weaknesses of the Old Dominion University technology education program? 4. What are the current student's recommendations to enhance curriculum requirements and improve student satisfaction?

A Study To Determine And Compare Employee Health Insurance Policies At Old Dominion University, Heather M. Canada

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study was to look at the following questions: 1. How do the various employee insurance plans differ from each other? 2. Which plan offers the best medical, prescription, dental, hospitalization and mental coverage? 3. Which plan is most popular among Old Dominion University employees? 4. How much does insurance cost per month?

A Study To Determine If The Major Virginia School Systems Are Teaching Middle School Technology Using Modular Or Traditional Laboratory Arrangements, John R. Begley

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The goals of this research project were to: 1. Determine if the major Virginia school systems are teaching middle school technology education using modular or traditional laboratory arrangements; 2. Determine which major Virginia middle schools are teaching technology education using modular or traditional laboratory arrangements.

A Study To Compare The Topics That Are Outlined In The Virginia Communication Technology Curriculum Guide To The Topics That Are Related In The Literature In The Field Of Communication Technology, Christopher David Caddy

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The research goals of this study were to determine: 1. The differences between the topics that are listed in the curriculum guide to the topics that are listed in textbooks that focus on communication technology; 2. The topics that should be added to the curriculum and the topics that are suggested for deletion would also be determined.

Drug Prevention Programs Used By Hampton And Newport News School Districts, Charles E. Casey

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

Although each school district's drug prevention program operates as a separate entity from the next one, managers might operate their programs more efficiently if information is discovered that could improve them During this study, the researcher would: 1. Identify major differences between the Newport News and the Hampton City Schools Drug Prevention Programs; 2. Determine by comparison if the two drug prevention programs are effective as used or can be improved; 3. Determine if there is a direct correlation between drug usage and a drop in grades; 4. Assess whether each drug prevention program is designed to prevent drug usage …

The Effect Of Safety Training At The Ford Assembly Plant In Norfolk, Virginia, Maggie Daniels

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

These research goals were established to answer the problem and provide guidelines to conduct the research: 1. Determine when, how often, and under what conditions safety training was given; 3. Determine what teaching method was used in the delivery of safety training; 3. Determine the amount of lost time due to safety violations before and after the safety training was given.

A Study To Investigate The Implementation Of Performance Standards And Feedback Reports On The Effect Of Productivity Of Substance Abuse Clinicians At A Community Mental Health Center, Fred W. Jenkins

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following hypothesis was selected to guide this study: 1. The implementation of performance standards and monthly measurement reports will improve the productivity of mental health clinicians in a community mental health facility.

A Study On The Feasibility Of Implementing Advanced Placement Courses In The Field Of Technology Education, Donald S. Luebbecke, Mark A. Mcgrath

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study was developed with three goals in mind: 1. To determine the opinions of state supervisors/directors of Technology Education concerning the establishment of an AP program for Technology Education; 2. To request recommendations or nominations for AP credit content areas applicable to Technology Education from state supervisors/directors; 3. To determine the procedures to be followed by the Technology Education profession and The College Board to establish and implement a Technology Education AP program.

A Study Comparing Fundamental Skills Development Of Technology Education Students At Larkspur Middle School In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Steven W. O'Green

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following goals were established to direct the conduct of this fundamental skills study: 1. Determine students' level of fundamental skills; 2. Determine the effect Technology Education has on the development of fundamental skills for middle-school students.

A Study To Determine The Preferences Of 8th Grade Middle School Students For Modular Programmed Instruction Or Laboratory Instruction, Donald B. Todd

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The objectives of this study were established to determine: 1. If eighth grade Newport News Dozier Middle School students preferred technology education classes using programmed instruction of the Synergistic Systems modules to other academic classes; 2. If programmed instruction using Synergistic Systems modules motivated the eighth grade Newport News Dozier Middle School student to prefer this instructional method over traditional technology teacher-directed laboratory instruction.

A Follow-Up Study Of Technology Education Graduates Of Old Dominion University 1986-1996, Mark D. Siciliano

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

Through the follow-up study, data was collected toward fulfilling the following objectives: 1) to determine if graduates of Old Dominion University's Technology Education Undergraduate Program were adequately prepared to assume teaching positions; 2) to determine whether the goals established in the college's conceptual framework were being attained; 3) to determine if these graduates are teaching traditional vocational programs or technology education; 4) to determine what improvements can be made to the undergraduate curriculum at Old Dominion University based upon graduate's feedback.

A Secondary Student Instructional Support Team (Assist): Teachers Face The Challenge Of Student Diversity, Robert A. Gable, M. Lee Manning, Jo M. Hendrickson, Joseph P. Rogan

Communication Disorders & Special Education Faculty Publications

The writers discuss the challenges related to instructing a diverse secondary-level student population. Many elementary and middle school teachers are benefiting from working collaboratively toward common instructional goals. Through collaboration, general and special education teachers can better address the content area needs of the individual students, foster a greater sense of shared responsibility for educating a heterogeneous population of students, increase communication across professional disciplines, enlarge the knowledge base and teaching repertoire of participants, and establish rewarding and long-lasting professional relationships. The concept of A Secondary Student Instructional Support Team (ASSIST) provides a realistic means for implementing the “class within …

The Roles Of The Secondary School Administrator : A Reflective Essay, Sara L. Oswald

Graduate Research Papers

A true leader must be able to do three things well: 1. Identify, What needs to be accomplished? 2. Be the world's best gopher. Support your staff by asking, How can I help you and support your program? and finally, 3. Say thank you to all who helped students achieve success along the way.

A Descriptive Case Study Of An Alternative Education Program For Credit-Deficient Youth: The Graduate Academy, Virginia M. Wallace

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to analyze and evaluate the development and implementation of an experimental, school-within-a-school alternative environment, the Graduate Academy, after the first year of implementation. The study addressed those factors which set the Graduate Academy apart from the traditional school setting including the intake process, recruitment of teachers, selection of curriculum, staff development, incentives, ecological factors, parent involvement, and school-business partnerships. The subjects of the study were high school students who shared credit deficiency as their common risk factor. The methodology used was the descriptive narrative case study chosen because of the complexity of the alternative …

Investigating Assessment Strategies In Mathematics Classrooms : A Cd-Rom Resource Enabling Teachers To Explore Assessment Strategies In Mathematics Education, Tony Herrington, Len Sparrow, Jan Herrington, Ron Oliver

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Glass Ceilings, Glass Walls And Sticky Floors: Barriers To Career Progress For Women In The Finance Industry, Leonie V. Still

Research outputs pre 2011

Interest in the employment status of women has been an on-going research topic in Australia since the 1975 Royal Commission into Australian Government Administration conducted the first status review of the Australian federal public service (Taperell, Fox and Roberts, 1975). Since then numerous report have examined the position of women in the professions, particular occupations, tertiary institutions, state public services and industry and commerce. Despite the passage of time a similar finding emerges from these investigations: namely, that irrespective of the area being examined within Australian society, women's employment is still primarily confined to certain occupational groupings while they are …

Women And Leadership Working Paper Series: Paper No. 12: Career Barriers And The Older Woman Manager, Leonie V. Still, Wendy Timms

Research outputs pre 2011

The removal of the age retirement barrier has led to expectations that more and more older workers will remain in the workforce past the usual retirement age of 65. Women make up an increasing proportion of older workers, and Patrickson and Hartmann ( 1996) have shown that Australian women are planning not to retire in order to improve their retirement income.

An important section of the older workers group are the managerial and professional women, aged in their 50s, who are part of the first generation of women to have long-term careers like men i.e. full-time careers extending over 25 …

Getting Started In Technology And Enterprise : Case Studies In Primary And Secondary Schools, Jack Bana, Lorraine Kershaw

Research outputs pre 2011

This monograph describes the experiences of five Western Australian Schools, which were involved in a year-long school-based professional development program during 1996 in the Technology and Enterprise Learning Area. The program was part of a larger Technology and Enterprise project, which had been funded by the Federal Department o f Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA), as part of a National Professional Development Program (NPDP).

Homework And Telework: A Guide To Best Practice In Human Resource Management, Peter Standen, Maryam Omari

Research outputs pre 2011

In Australia today there is widespread interest in homeworking and teleworking as flexible work options with significant advantages to both employers and employees. In the research behind this guide we surveyed 500 Australian organisations, finding employer interest in these advantages, along with uncertainty about how to implement homeworking, and some worries about potential drawbacks. Significantly, those organisations that had implemented homeworking reported positive outcomes. In an interview study, homeworkers themselves reported improved work performance, and were appreciative of the flexibility. This guide shows how to implement homework and telework to achieve such outcomes while avoiding the problems that concern managers.

Number Sense In School Mathematics: Student Performance In Four Countries, Alistair Mcintosh, Barbara Reys, Robert Reys, Jack Bana, Brian Farrell

Research outputs pre 2011

Since 1988 teams of researchers in the United States, Japan and Australia have been involved in a collaborative research project to assess the mental computation ability of their students. The results of this research have been reported elsewhere (Mcintosh, Bana & Farrell 1995; Mcintosh, Nohda, Reys & Reys 1995). The researchers involved were Professors Robert and Barbara Reys of the University of Missouri - Columbia, Professor Nobuhiko Nohda of the University of Tsukuba and Alistair Mcintosh, Jack Bana and Brian Farrell of Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.

The United States and Australian researchers went on to assess the number …

Investigating Teaching Strategies In Mathematics Classrooms : A Cd-Rom Resource Enabling Teachers To Explore Teaching Strategies In Mathematics Education, Tony John Herrington, Len Sparrow, Jan Herrington, Ron Oliver

Research outputs pre 2011

Teaching mathematics has traditionally followed a standard pattern across the world. Students are placed in classrooms where they are seated individually, are required to listen passively and observe the teacher demonstrating mathematical procedure and then s1 end extensive time practicing the newly acquired ski ll s. Generally the content being taught comprises mathematical facts and skills taught sequentially in the order presented by a textbook. Students are then assessed by unseen pencil and paper tests for the purpose of grading and ranking. This cycle is then repeated with another mathematical topic which is viewed by students as discrete from the …

Address By Justice Robert Nicholson, Judge Of The Federal Court Of Australia, On The Occasion Of His Installation As Chancellor On Tuesday, 18 February 1997, Robert Nicholson

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Mrs Cowan's Clock: The Location Of The Edith Cowan Memorial, Paul Wycherley

Research outputs pre 2011

When the septuagenarian Mrs Edith Dircksey Cowan (nee Brown) OBE, J P died on 9 June 1932 few denied, at least overtly, that she deserved an appropriate memorial. Edith Cowan is remembered today as the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament as the Member for West Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for three years from 12 March 1921 until defeated in the 1924 election...

The Page In Print: Designing Better Documents With Desktop Publishing: Second Edition, Sue Stoney, Jan Herrington

Research outputs pre 2011

The ready availability and sheer power of desktop publishing has forced many users and producers of documents to look beyond the mere presentation of words on a page. Even the most rudimentary of word processors gives the user the power to produce professional documents that command the reader's attention.

This book was originally published in 1994 in response to the growing demand for guidance in producing documents in the face of an abundance of choice. This new edition has included extra material on electronic publishing, including a chapter on designing electronic documents for applications such as the World Wide Web. …

Women And Leadership Working Paper Series: Paper No. 11: The Employment Status Of Women In The Australian Finance Industry, Leonie V. Still

Research outputs pre 2011

The finance industry is the seventh largest employer of women in Australia !Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Australia, 1996, p46). Yet despite its importance to women as a source of employment, no major review of the general overall employment status of women in the industry has occurred. Instead, research has concentrated on particular aspects of the sector - for example, part-time employment in banking !Alexander & Frank, 1990; Manning, 1990; Britt, 1995; Junor, Barlow & Patterson, 1993, 1994)...

Why We Bother: A Primer In How Activism Enhances Returns, Jon Lukomnik

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.

Institutional Investors: Agents Of Change, James E. Heard

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.

Corporate Governance: Does It Make A Difference?, Martin Lipton

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.