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Effecting Extension Organizational Change Toward Cultural Diversity: A Conceptual Framework, Ann C. Schauber

Journal of Extension

No state Extension organizations have achieved effectiveness in a culturally diverse society. To become effective, Extension needs an organizational culture that incorporates multiple perspectives that reflect varying values and belief systems. Extension organizations have been designed within the dominant European-American cultural paradigm, which reflects one perspective. Because culture changes very slowly, changing the organizational climate, which is integral to an organizational culture, is one method to achieve effectiveness in a diverse world. A conceptual framework for identifying an Extension organization's diversity climate is a useful step for effective organizational change.

Professional Development Workshop: "Infusing Technology Into The Language Arts Curriculum" – Gateway To The 21st Century, Joy D. Carey

Theses and Dissertations

This technology action research project provided teachers with the opportunity to learn how to navigate the Internet and to enhance the Language Arts curriculum. This project was conducted in a Camden, NJ elementary, urban, Abbott school setting. This sample population was chosen from responses to a cross-sectional self-report pre-workshop interest questionnaire. Thirty-six staff members agreed to participate in the training sessions. The intern scored the results of the Likert surveys using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint computer software. Seventy percent of the respondents to the pre-workshop interest questionnaire indicated they had inadequate knowledge of the Internet.

The post-workshop Likert questionnaire results …

May 16, 2001 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Assessing And Evaluating Students' Perception Of Cooperative Learning Teams At South Main Street School, Andrea Atkins

Theses and Dissertations

The intern conducted an action research project to evaluate the perceptions of fourth graders relative to working in cooperative learning teams in their reading classes. The target population were 38 fourth graders from South Main Street School who are presently involved in Success For All, a cooperative learning program. The intern wanted to determine whether the target students perceived the cooperative learning experience as being positive or negative, and whether this perception impacted on their learning. The intern utilized the survey as the major instrument for data collection. The students were interviewed as well. The intern utilized mean scores to …

Mentoring As A Method For Increasing The Graduation Rate Of "At Risk" Students, Thomas Anthony Lombardo

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to improve high school graduation rates for "at-risk" students by providing every "at-risk" 7th, 8th, and 9th grade student a mentor. By matching students who have been identified as "at-risk" of failing to graduate with an adult mentor from within Woodbury High School, this intern hypothesized that the students' grades would improve and that they would begin to feel as though they were an important part of the school community.

This study attempted to measure the overall effectiveness of the mentoring program by examining Math and Language Arts grades of the mentees prior to …

School-Family-Community Partnership, Cynthia E. Kates

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to investigate the attitudes and perceptions of the school, family members, and local community agencies and organizations concerning the development of a school-family-community partnership. The project centered on a needs assessment for the West Avenue School in reference to parental and community involvement. The views of 15 teachers, 79 parents, and 3 community agencies were studied through questionnaires. Teachers expressed a desire for more parental involvement in their child's education, but would like no interference in the area of classroom management. Parents expressed an interest in taking a more active role in the overall …

Influences Of Leadership Theory And Change Processes During The Implementation Of A Social Skills-Violence Prevention Program, Lanetta Hammill

Theses and Dissertations

An implementation of a prosocial skills program was conducted in the Middle Township School District's K-2 Elementary #1 School, Cape May Court House, New Jersey. Three time periods of the implementation are discussed. The first time period, running from January 1994 to 1998, describes the historical events leading up to the participants desire to implement a social skills program. The second time period, running from January 1998 to December 1998 describes the period when the social skills program was discussed and piloted. During this pilot period, members became discouraged. They felt the program wasn’t giving them the results they wanted. …

What Ails The All-Volunteer Force: An Institutional Perspective, Charles Moskos

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Combat Roles For Women: A Modest Proposal, Kim Field, John Nagl

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Intercultural Interaction Of Russian-American Space Crews, Suzan Kiesel

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

NASA has recently directed the United States into the largest global partnership in U.S. history — the development of an International Space Station. In order to collaborate successfully in this unique setting, participants must develop a strong sense of teamwork, camaraderie, and partnership. Previous research indicates a variety of factors, such as differences in cultural background and environmental factors, that may affect the ability to develop these successful relationships. This study analyzes cultural variance and disclosure dynamics between Russian cosmonauts and American astronauts.

A Paper In Human Resource Development, Kristine M. Oddo

Education Masters

The purpose of this paper is to document the process of a planned organizational change in a startup company through the efforts of an external consultant. This change effort focuses on the development of an employee handbook for an upstate New York Internet startup company and follows the Action Research model for change. Both the company and employee names have been changed to ensure anonymity. Research conducted for this task involved finding the applicable state and federal laws required of employee handbooks through an extensive literature review as well as inputting the policy and procedure information deemed important from ShopAround, …

Parental Perceptions Of Need Of At-Risk Children Age 0-3, Deidra T. Yarbro

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Biochemistry And Application Of Exopolysaccharide Production In Mozzarella Cheese Starter Cultures, Brent Petersen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study sought to investigate the role of the C₅₅ undecaprenol lipid carrier in the production of exopolysaccharide (EPS), the effect of exopolysaccharide producing (EPS⁺) starter cultures on the viscosity of Mozzarella cheese whey, and the possible protective characteristics of capsular EPS against freezing and freeze drying. Efforts to investigate the role of the lipid carrier in EPS production employed pAMbacA, a plasmid that encodes an enterococcallipid kinase that confers bacitracin resistance by increasing intracellular levels of undecaprenol phosphate lipid carrier. Unfortunately, this avenue of study was thwarted by the inability to demonstrate bacA …

An Analysis Of Key Leadership Behaviors Of The Principal In A High -Performing Elementary School Serving Mexican American Children In South Texas, Alda T. Benavides

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This study is based on the theoretical framework that defines leadership as an influence process, one that depends on the extent to which people eventually perceive leadership as a quality someone possesses and as a result of that perception, consent to be led (Greenfield, 1998). Leadership is the process of being perceived as a leader (Lord and Maher, 1993). Doing good work at one's school and being seen to do such work is likely to be the most powerful strategy for positively influencing teachers' perceptions of one's leadership. This study expands on the theory that it is what you do …

The Weekly Challenger, April 26, 2001, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 26, 2001, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Trends. Basque Frustration: The Tool Of Suicide As Homicide, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the lack of significant suicidal behavior on the part of the Basque separatist organizations, and the impact of that lack.

Proceedings Of The 57th Annual Meeting - Ethical Challenges For Graduate Education, Midwestern Association Of Graduate Schools

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

Table of Contents: 57th Annual Meeting

St. Louis, Missouri | April 17 – 20, 2001

Opening Session: Keynote

• Ethical Challenges for Graduate Education: The Role of the Graduate School
• Credentials versus Education

Plenary Sessions

• Plenary I: Exploitation vs. Opportunity
• Graduate Education: Exploitation or Opportunity
• Exploitation vs. Opportunity: A Faculty Member's Perspective
• Postdoctoral Education: Current Issues and the UNL Postdoctoral Program
• Ethical Challenges in Graduate Education, Exploitation vs. Opportunity: A Postdoctoral Student's Perspective
• A Graduate Student Perspective: Exploitation or Opportunity
• Plenary II: External Influences
• The Kept University
• Entrepreneurial Faculty / The Entrepreneurial University

Workshops

• Workshop 1: On Organizing and Leading a …

Aligning Hr Practices With Desired Organizational Culture: A Case Study, Geoffrey W. Peters

Education Masters

The purpose of this retrospective case study is to (a) examine an organization's culture and its human resource (HR) practices and (b) assess those HR practices in light of the cultural change needed to remain congruent with its changing business environment. The reader will gain an appreciation for the retrospective value of Cameron and Quinn's organizational diagnostic tools as a means by which to understand the values orientation of their organization. A method by which to measure the effectiveness of their HR practices, using recommendations from Dave Ulrich, in driving and sustaining those values is also provided.

Operational And Tactical Challenges Faced By Indian Software Firms, Trilochan Sastry

Working Papers

The Indian software services industry has been spectacularly successful, growing at over 50% annually for several years. However, the nature of markets and technology is changing. Other changes include rising salaries in India, fast growing higher end markets, talent shortage worldwide, and need for fester implementation of projects. However, for Indian companies a key change could be the growth of market segments that are not so price sensitive, and price based competition from China, Mexico, Philippines and other countries. In this paper, we have described important unique challenges faced by Indian service companies. These include challenges arising from sustained high …

Integrative Mechanisms In Imitative R&D Projects, T Ravichandran, T R Madanmohan

Working Papers

A considerable number of studies have been actualized on the integrative mechanisms in new product innovation. Most of these studies have focussed on functional integration, especially R and D-marketing interfaces, as a unit of analysis. Studies have pointed out that most innovations is old science rather than new discovery. The most notable Japanese products did not involve any discontinuous innovations, but imitative and incremental innovations However, not much is known about the use and effectiveness of interfacing mechanisms in imitative projects. The research on imitation management, especially at the project-level leaves much to be desired. The aim of the study …

The Effects Of Reengineering On Hospital Performance Indicators, Linda Rutgers Albery

Dissertations

Reengineering was a management tactic designed to reduce costs and increase efficiencies in the work place. Although many hospitals reported reengineering efforts were a priority during the latter part of the 1990s, little research has been done to determine the effects of reengineering on cost and quality performance indicators.

This research studied a large regional medical center located in southwest Michigan, which implemented patient-focused care redesign. Within this medical center, ten separate and distinct patient care departments were studied over a 5-year period. These departments included critical care, medical, surgical, obstetric and pediatric areas. During the first year o f …

West Virginia's Antidegradation Policy For State Waters: From Theoretical Construct To Implementation Procedures, M. Ann Bradley, Joseph M. Dawley

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Academic Workplace (Spring/Summer 2001): The Promise Of A Scholarship Of Engagement, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, Deborah Hirsch, Richard A. Couto, David Entin

The Academic Workplace

No abstract provided.

Perspectives Spring 2001, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

Spring 2001 employee newsletter published quarterly for employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.

Implementation Of Claims Processing Workflow At Dakotacare, Nelson Holter

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Blinded By Vision, Craig A. Dowd

Theses and Graduate Projects

Conventional wisdom states vision is a requirement of husiness leadership, but the husiness community suffers from confusion and inconsistent application of the concept. A critical analysis of the concept reveals its popularity is based on rhetoric rather than a clear conceptualization of the term. (The term's literal meaning is the "experience of seeing God".) Without an academically useful definition, "vision" collapses under the weight of disparate and conflicting ideas. This thesis proposes that the problems with "vision" may be resolved by discarding the term completely and then separating the structure and function of leadership from the behavior of leaders and …

Conference Program

Women's Summit Presented by Bryant University

Conference Program for the Women's Summit 2001.

The Dynamic Tensions Of Service Learning In Higher Education: A Philosophical Perspective, Adrianna Kezar, Robert A. Rhoads

Higher Education

Senior faculty in a peace and justice program at a small liberal arts college reject the efforts of a student affairs professional to help the faculty connect their teaching to practice through service activities in the local community. One faculty member openly wonders how "out-of-class" activities such as community service have anything to do with interdisciplinary theories of social justice. A director of an office of community service is upset because the provost has decided to develop a Center for Community Service Learning. The director sees this as an attempt to usurp the good work of student affairs and feels …

Racial Bias In Medical Treatment, René Bowser

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

At Issue: Competing Principles Of Development For Public Occupational Training Institutes, John O'Looney

Journal of STEM Teacher Education

No abstract provided.