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The Lawyer As Caregiver: Child Client's Competence In Context, Peter Margulies

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Business And Education: A Partnership Worth Investment, Keith W. Harkins

Theses

This thesis will focus on the potential benefits of a collaboration between business and education in an effort to prepare today's youth for entry into the workforce.

The number of large companies that are becoming involved with education is steadily increasing. Many business leaders have come to realize that business has the ability to provide human and material resources that would enable schools to significantly improve the education students receive.

Student internships may provide a method for both business and education to benefit from such partnerships.

The purpose of the present study is to investigate research regarding partnerships between business …

A Comparison Of Hiv/Aids Prevention Knowledge Between Students Receiving Mandated And Non-Mandated Aids Prevention Education, Constance Mogg Davis

Theses

The HIV Prevention Behaviors Knowledge Test for Teenagers was given to two samples of high school students to determine their knowledge about HIV prevention. The samples were taken from a high school in a state where AIDS prevention is recommended and the other sample was from a high school 1n a neighboring state where AIDS prevention education is mandated by state law This testing was done to see if a difference in knowledge would exist between these two groups. As measured by a t-test of the two sample means there was no significant difference in HIV/AIDS knowledge between the two …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Possible indicators of research quality for colleges and universities / Ronald H. Nowaczyk [and] David G. Underwood.

The Alumni Network, December 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 4), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/19 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Restriction or resistance? : fresh colonial education development in Cambodia / Thomas Clayton.

Teacher Attitudes Toward The Professional Evaluation Process, Sandra L. Sanders

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study identified teacher attitudes toward the professional evaluation process as preparation for moving from the current traditional process toward a more authentic process. The descriptive study utilized survey methodology. The Teacher Evaluation Survey, developed by the researcher, was administered along with a demographic data sheet to a stratified random sample of 475 public school teachers in the Sullivan County Tennessee school system. A 60% return rate was obtained. Analysis of the data, collected to answer the five research questions and ten hypotheses, revealed the following: Teachers feel that the current evaluation process closely resembles a competency-based process and that …

Linking Teacher Evaluation, Professional Growth, And Motivation: A Multiple-Site Case Study, Nancy C. Wagner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of the activities, processes, and structures used to link a teacher evaluation program to professional growth and motivation. A total of 52 teachers in the Johnson City School System, who were scheduled for evaluation during the 1994-95 school year, were selected by both random and purposeful sampling techniques to participate. Data were collected through both quantitative and qualitative methods. Principals of the nine schools involved also participated in the naturalistic inquiry component of the study. Data were analyzed both deductively and inductively. The analysis revealed attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions …

Interactive Television In The Classroom: A Comparison Of Student Math Achievement Among Three Instructional Settings, Sherri L. Hodge-Hardin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A dramatic expansion of distance learning through the use of interactive television (ITV) is allowing colleges and universities to offer students potentially unlimited access to educational and training opportunities. While the expanding information age beckons us to consider mechanisms for using communication technologies for the benefit of meeting the needs of learners in a variety of locations, the question may be raised--Is ITV an effective medium of instruction? This study examined the effectiveness of using an interactive television system to broadcast developmental algebra classes at East Tennessee State University. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were …

Job Competencies, Career Paths, And Educational Backgrounds Of "Fortune" 500 Training Directors, Rachael A. Shultz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the job competencies, career paths, and educational backgrounds of training directors and also compared the responses of male and female training directors in an attempt to identify possible sources of justification for reported male/female salary differences. Data for the study were gathered through the use of two questionnaires. The first was based on a part of the American Society for Training and Development's (ASTD) 1987-1989 Competency and Standards Study. Additionally, a demographic questionnaire dealing with biographical, educational, and professional characteristics was self-developed. Both were mailed to training directors in all Fortune 500 companies. Major findings include: (1) …

An Investigation Of Nebraska Art Teachers' Perceptions And Usage Of Internet Technology., Donalyn M. Heise

Student Work

In order to prepare students to be life long learners in a rapidly changing global and technological society, educators need to promote the use of appropriate technology to support quality learning. Art students, as well as all of today's students, need to be effective communicators, creative problem solvers, and be able to access and manage information in an electronic world. Although Nebraska is already a national leader in telecommunications and telecomputing, the extent to which technology is used and will be used in specific disciplines is as yet unclear. An important first step in supporting the future use of Internet …

Prediction Of Student Completion Of An Associate Degree Radiologic Technology Program, Donna R. Shehane

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the admission/selection process of the Radiologic Technology Program at East Tennessee State University to ascertain predictive validity of the admission process and to identify specific indicators leading to program completion. The population for this investigation consisted of 510 students who had applied to East Tennessee State University and the Radiologic Technology Program from 1991 through 1993. Data were collected from institutional and program academic records. Correlation research was chosen to establish validity. One-way Analysis of Variance and t-test were applied to investigate different admission parameters and discriminate analysis was completed due …

Chaos Theory In Educational Systems: Principals' Perceptions Of Sensitive Dependence On Initial Conditions, Suzan B. Baker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the characteristic of chaos theory called sensitive dependence on initial conditions or butterfly effect in schools and school systems. The purpose of the study was to develop insight into school systems by determining if categories or factors of behaviors or decisions have been observed in school systems which are sensitive to initial conditions and are therefore likely to produce exponential effects. A modified critical incident technique was used to collect data from experienced principals in three moderate sized regions in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. Participants reported incidents that were sensitive to initial conditions during interviews. The …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Matthew principle : a West Virginia replication? / Craig Howley.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Pursuit of the Ph.D. : "survival of the fittest," or is it time for a new approach? / Scott P. Kerlin.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/17 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Surviving the doctoral years : critical perspectives / Scott P. Kerlin.

All Students Are Not Created Equal: The Inequitable Combination Of Property-Tax-Based School Finance Systems And Local Control, Erin E. Kelly

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Inclusion in elementary schools : a survey and policy analysis / Susan Allan Galis [and] C. Kenneth Tanner.

Practitioners' News - Fall 1995, Volume 23, Number 1, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Catalog, 1995-1996, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1995-1996 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

The Alumni Network, August 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 3), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/13 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Charter school 1995 : a survey and analysis of the laws and practices of the states, including state-by-state summaries, cross-state comparison, descriptions of existing and proposed schools, and lessons learned / Thomas Mauhs-Pugh.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/12 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Educational change in Alberta, Canada : an analysis of recent events / Charles F. Webber.

The Communicator - Vol.7 No. 2 - Summer, 1995, Nova Southeastern University

The Communicator

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/11 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Inflated grades, inflated enrollment, and inflated budgets : an analysis and call for review at the state level / J.E. Stone.

The Relationship Between Elementary Teacher Personality Types And Their Attitudes Toward Elementary Age Students With Learning Disabilities, Mary Beth Thompson

Theses & Honors Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between regular elementary teacher personality types and their attitudes toward elementary age students with learning disabilities. Subjects (n= 50) were regular elementary teachers grades two through six from five randomly sampled elementary schools in Virginia. 62% (n= 31) of the questionnaires were returned. The attitudes of the selected elementary teachers were determined by self-developed survey questionnaire using a Likert Scale. Personality types were determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). A Pearson r was used to analyze the data obtained from the Likert Scale and the MBTI at …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/10 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Language choice and global learning networks : the pitfall of lingua Franca approaches to classroom telecomputing / Dennis Sayers.

The Alumni Network, May 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 2), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Oral Physician... Creating A New Oral Health Professional For A New Century, David A. Nash

Oral Health Science Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Comparative Characteristic Lifestyle Approaches Of Persisters And Dropouts In Adult High Schools In Tennessee, Samuel J. Shepherd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was that no data existed on characteristics of life style management as related to persisters and dropouts among adult high school students in the state of Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to determine the characteristic life style approaches most prevalent among persistent enrollees, graduates, and dropouts of selected adult high school programs in Tennessee. Five hundred fifty-nine persisters and 868 dropouts were surveyed by mail, by telephone, or by school site visits. There were 419 participants in the study, 311 persisters and 108 dropouts. The research was descriptive in nature and utilized data …