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Measuring Normlessness In The Workplace: A Study Of Organizational Anomie In The Academic Setting, Tayo Glenn Switzer

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The dissertation explores leadership and change by examining normlessness in the workplace through a multi-layered study of anomie theory, anomie research in the workplace, and organizational and business management theory. The research validates a quantitative survey designed to measure the level of normlessness experienced by workgroups within an organizational context. The survey reflects a set of six normative aspects that when disrupted produce organizational anomie—a state of normlessness that leads to an increase in worker resistance and a reduction in worker consent. The audience studied in this dissertation is associate professors at a large Midwestern research university. Data were gathered …

Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Of Environmental Justice In Higher Education, Marjorie M. Nussbaum

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Research suggests that issues of environmental justice are not being routinely included in the curriculum of the K-12 classroom and that teachers in those grades do not feel prepared to teach it. Likewise, little has been written about the addition of these topics to higher education coursework, leaving the question of inclusion at this level of education as well. This apparent lacuna may point to at least one reason why K-12 teachers are neither knowledgeable about environmental justice nor prepared to teach it. To discover the current state of inclusion in higher education, a mixed methods study was conducted to …

Reimagining Merit As Achievement, Aaron N. Taylor

All Faculty Scholarship

Higher education plays a central role in the apportionment of opportunities within the American meritocracy. Unfortunately, narrow conceptions of merit limit the extent to which higher education broadens racial and socioeconomic opportunity. This article proposes an admissions framework that transcends these limited notions of merit. This “Achievement Framework” would reward applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds who have achieved beyond what could have reasonably been expected. Neither race nor ethnicity is considered as part of the framework; however, its nuanced and contextual structure would ensure that racial and ethnic diversity is encouraged in ways that traditional class-conscious preferences do not. The overarching …

Black Students' Classroom Silence In Predominantly White Institutions Of Higher Education, Mahajoy A. Laufer

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This qualitative study explored Black students' silence in classrooms at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) of higher education in the northeast United States. Fifteen student interviews revealed that teaching material centered on European-American culture and history influenced their silence. Participants perceived devaluing of people of color in course material and perceived that professors used and allowed racist language and opinions to pervade the classroom. Students negotiated the tension of having discordant views from the mainstream and at times, between other students of the same racial and cultural group. They often elected to speak out against perceived discrimination and remained silent in …

Lgbtq Music Majors’ Experiences Of Social Climates And Developing Identities In Music Education Settings, Anna Elizabeth Matijasic Hennessy

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

The purpose of this study was to identify roles that music education plays in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) music majors. Using a collective case study design, the researcher conducted semi-structured interviews with five undergraduate LGBTQ music majors. Participants spoke about their experiences in music education settings, the social atmosphere associated with such settings and their identities as LGBTQ persons and musicians. Music education settings may include high school and college ensembles as well as extracurricular ensembles and private lessons. The researcher sought to explore: a) ways in which peers and teachers in music ensembles …

A Study Of Utah’S New Century Scholarship (Ncs) Program, Christine Kearl

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This was a study about the New Century Scholarship (NCS) program offered to Utah high school students at commencement for earning an AA degree by the time of high school graduation. The scholarship paid 75% of the remaining 2 years of tuition over a 5-year period. The goal of the program was to assist students to bachelor degree completion faster than the traditional time.

This program has been in Utah for the past 20 years, but little to no information about the program exists. Annually, the cost to taxpayers is approximately $2 million dollars. This study was conducted to determine …

What Lies Ahead For Organized Labor In The Private Sector (Including Private Higher Education)?, James Ottavio Castagnera

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Whither the National Labor Relations Board?

Go to the NLRB’s website and you’ll find only two faces and two names:

• Wilma B, Liebman, Chairman, and

• Peter Carey Schaumber, now in his second term.

[http://www.nlrb.gov/about_us/overview/board/index.aspx]

The page also lists three vacancies. Why? “The National Labor Relations Board

has operated with only two members for more than two years because Democrats refused

to confirm President George W. Bush’s nominees because of complaints that they were

pro-business. Republicans now are blocking President Obama’s nominees, complaining

that some favor union interests.” [Jesse J. Holland, “Supreme Court looks at labor board,”

Boston Globe, …

V. 80, Issue 9, November 30, 2012

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Nov 30, 2012, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Implications To The Traditional Higher Education Model In A Time Of New Economic And Demographic Realities, Phillip Imel

Faculty Publications and Presentations

In the world’s developed countries the tendency is to a decreasing or stagnant, aging population. Traditional higher education has occurred early in life with little retraining in adulthood. The current demographic and economic realities demand a change in the role of traditional higher education as it must be more flexible and portable. Higher education must play a central role in the lifelong learning process as new technologies become available. Changes will occur with or without the approval of the established higher education hierarchy as businesses and governments demand quicker, cheaper, and better delivery methods to the current system. Technology is …

The Pacifican November 29, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

2012 November 26 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Annual Legal Update, Rachel Levinson Esq.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Annual Legal Update, Nicholas Digiovanni Esq.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Workshop: Grievance And Arbitration Role Play - Handouts, Howard Parish

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Higher Education's Senior Leadership: Too Many Rungs On The Ladder?, Jacqueline King

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

State Finances And The Economy, Ed Muir

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Rountable On Legislative Strategies For Pensions And Retirement Benefits, Richard Winsten Esq.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

The Erosion Of The Tenure System And Academic Collective Bargaining: An Aaup Perspective, Ernst Benjamin

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

The widely endorsed “1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure”

affirms that “Tenure is a means to certain ends; specifically: (1) freedom of teaching and

research and of extramural activities, and (2) a sufficient degree of economic security to

make the profession attractive to men and women of ability.”1 The erosion of the tenure

system severely threatens both of these objectives and thereby presents a severe challenge

both to academic institutions and to academic collective bargaining.

Collective Bargaining In Canada, Michael Farrell

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

In Canada collective bargaining is shaped by a tight statutory structure used to regulate almost every aspect

of of the union-manangement relationship. Such legislation closely regulates the formation of the collective

bargaining relationship, governs the conduct and timing of the bargaining process, places restrictions on economic

conflict, and may, in some cases, mandate certain terms of the collective agreement. The legislation confers broad

administrative powers on labour relations boards or tribunals, which play a major role in the application of the

legislation (Carter 1995). Labour tribunals regulate both management and union activity and may restrain some

forms of employer interference …

New Models: A Joint Labor/Management Meeting - Annual Update, Nicholas Digiovanni Esq.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Salary Equity In The California Statue University System, Margaret Merryfield

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Academic Freedom And Tenure: Challenges For The 21st Century - Manuscript, Hudson Rogers

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Bargaining The Impact Of New Approaches To Institutional Accountability, Ernst Benjamin

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

New Models In Achieving Diversity In Management, Unions And The Professoriate: The Umass-Amherst Case, Andy Effrat

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Declining Public Support For Public Higher Education In Pennsylvania - Manuscript, Angelo Armenti Jr.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

As I contemplate the decline in public financial support for my institution over the sixteen years since I arrived as president in 1992, I can state without fear of contradiction the following Assertion: California University of Pennsylvania is being privatized without a plan. The truth of this Assertion has implications for our University, our students, and most especially for our faculty, and those implications are challenging, inexorable and increasingly obvious.

Declining Public Support For Public Higher Education In Pennsylvania - Presentation, Angelo Armenti Jr.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Annual Legal Update, Rachel Levinson Esq.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Struggle For Resources: A Joint Management/Labor Challenge, Nicholas Giovanni Esq.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Improving Budget Advocacy, Rodney Rideau

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.