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Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda And Notes, November 18, 2009, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda and Notes, November 18, 2009.

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda And Notes, October 28, 2009, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda and Notes, October 28, 2009.

Racial Isolation And Student Achievement, Peter J. Smith

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Achievement data of African American, Hispanic American, and Caucasian students from racially segregated and racially integrated settings in an urban, Midwestern school district were analyzed to determine the effect of racial isolation on achievement within each racial group. In the district studied, achievement of students from segregated schools was not significantly different from the achievement of same race students from integrated schools. The study’s results should encourage district officials and instructional leaders to look at those factors that have a positive impact on student achievement regardless of the level of racial isolation.

Walking The Talk: Educational Administration Candidates' Espoused And Observed Dispositions, Kay Anne Keiser, Peter J. Smith

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Teachers who seek a career as a school administrator envision their leadership will be transformational and charismatic--and are often surprised by the conflict and confrontation that is an inevitable part of school administration (Hall, 2008; Hartzell, Williams, & Nelson, 1995; Sigford, 2005). Just as preservice teachers imagine a future career where all children love learning and respect teachers, only to find a reality that is less utopian (Su, 1992), this disconnect between the ideal of the vision and the reality and the new job often produces disappointment and shock (Senge, et al., 2000). The reality is that successful school leaders …

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda And Notes, September 23, 2009, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda and Notes, September 23, 2009.

The Effect Of An In-Class Behavioral Intervention Plus Differentiated Instruction Program On The Achievement And Behavior Outcomes Of Verbally Disruptive 8th-Grade Students With And Without Co-Occurring Reading Delimitations, David R. Lavender

Student Work

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of an in-class behavioral intervention plus differentiated instruction program on the achievement and behavior outcomes of 8th-grade students with verbally disruptive behavior and co-occurring below grade level reading test scores compared to 8th-grade students with verbally disruptive behavior and grade level reading test scores. Statistically significantly improved posttest reading vocabulary and reading total Normal Curve Equivalent scores and between class tardy frequencies supported the use of an in-class behavioral intervention program that allowed students with verbally disruptive behavior and co-occurring below grade level reading test scores to reclaim themselves after …

Gen Ed Steering Committee 2009-2010, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs

Student Learning

Welcome to the UNO General Education website. Currently, General Education is one of three UNO AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Project) Action Projects. UNO follows the AQIP http://www.aqip.org/ process or path for its institutional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission/North Central Association.

Spr Bulletin, Spring 2009, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Sponsored Programs Bulletins

This bulletin features Recent Grant Recipients; SPR Has a New Graduate Assistant; and Save these upcoming dates!

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda, April 22, 2009, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Agenda, April 22, 2009.

Draft Agenda - Spring Strategic Planning Forum University Of Nebraska At Omaha - April 20, 2009, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Strategic Planning Forums

Draft Agenda - Spring Strategic Planning Forum University of Nebraska at Omaha - April 20, 2009.

Strategic Planning Event Activity Joint Task Force Interactive Exercise, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Strategic Planning Forums

Strategic Planning Event Activity, Joint Task Force Interactive Exercise

Comments Community Engagement Center, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Strategic Planning Forums

This document discusses: Themes; Existing Components; Areas of Exploration; Structure/Facility Ideas; and Other.

Spr Bulletin, Fall 2008, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Sponsored Programs Bulletins

This bulletin features Recent Grant Recipients.

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Meeting Notes, March 25, 2009, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Meeting Notes, March 25, 2009.

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Meeting Notes, February 25, 2009, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Meeting Notes, February 25, 2009.

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Meeting Notes, January 28, 2009, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Meeting Notes, January 28, 2009.

The Effect Of Decreasing Enrollment Patterns In A Title I School Surrounded By Economic Decline On 5th-Grade Students’ Achievement, Behavior, Parent Involvement, And Teacher Mobility Rates, Carolyn L. Grice

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of decreasing enrollment patterns in a Title I school surrounded by economic decline on 5th-grade students' achievement, behavior, parent involvement, and teacher mobility rates compared to 5th-grade students' achievement, behavior, parent involvement, and teacher mobility rates in a nearby Title I elementary school surrounded by economic improvement and increasing enrollment patterns. Overall, results indicated that 5th-grade students at posttest in the increasing enrollment pattern school in a neighborhood of economic improvement had statistically significantly higher (a) Reading Total, (b) Math Total, and (c) Language Total mean achievement NCE scores compared …

The Effect Of A Back-To-Basics Core Academic Program Compared To A Traditional Academic Program On Participating 4th-Grade Students’ Achievement And Perceptions Of Life Skills, Paula A. Peal

Student Work

Study results indicate that 3rd-grade to 4th-grade same school Core Academy Program and Traditional Academic Program learning experiences resulted in numerical equipoise for norm referenced reading, math, social studies, and science test score results. Randomly assigned Core Academy Program students' ( n = 16) norm referenced language NCE posttest scores were statistically significantly greater following participation than the naturally formed group of students (n = 16) following participation in the Traditional Academic Program. Core Academy Program students' criterion referenced writing and math cutscores were also statistically greater at posttest. Finally, the teacher life skills perceptions awarded to students were …

The Effect Of A School-Year-Long In-Service Leadership Development Grow-Your-Own Program On New And Veteran Assistant Principals’ Perceived Leadership Effectiveness, Luann M. Richardson

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a required school-year-long in-service leadership development grow-your-own program on new and veteran assistant principals' perceived leadership effectiveness compared to supervising principal and central office administrator ratings. The study analyzed perceived leadership effectiveness as measured by the school district's Principal/Assistant Principal Evaluation Form in six domains: (a) shared vision, (b) the culture of learning, (c) management, (d) family and community, (e) ethics, and (f) societal context after participation in a required school-year-long in-service leadership development grow-your-own program. Overall, pretest-posttest results indicated that new assistant principals' ( n = 8) and …

The Impact Of Traditional And Alternative University Teacher Preparation Program Options On Secondary Teacher Candidates’ Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions, And Employment, Rebecca B. Schnabel

Student Work

The preparation of secondary teacher candidates through traditional (n = 13) or alternative (n = 15) options did not statistically significantly impact knowledge, skills or dispositions. Results for content knowledge, as measured at entrance to the program based on the Pre-Professional Skills Test, indicate that candidates who entered the traditional secondary teacher preparation program begin their studies with measured content knowledge in reading, writing, and mathematics that was congruent with the content knowledge of post-baccalaureate candidates who entered the alternative secondary teacher preparation program. Furthermore, content knowledge, based on cumulative grade point averages calculated upon completion of all …

Attitude And Agility Scores Of Co-Occurring And Single Sport High School Girl Volleyball Players Following Completion Of An Invitational Summer Strength And Conditioning Program, Joesph J. Toczek

Student Work

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of a school sponsored invitational eight-week summer strength and conditioning program on the attitudes and agility of high school girl volleyball players who participated in the school sponsored invitational eight-week summer strength and conditioning program and co-occurring sports and/or club sports compared to the attitudes and agility of high school girl volleyball players who specialize in volleyball and participated in the school sponsored invitational eight-week summer strength and conditioning program alone. This exploratory study focused on volleyball players who attended the same high school and who were members of the …

Convocation Address: "101 Years: Writing The Next Chapter", Uno Office Of The Chancellor

Chancellor’s Speeches

Good morning and welcome to UNO's 2009 Fall Convocation. My sincere thanks to all attending today; and please know it is a privilege to stand before you as Chancellor of this great university and share this annual progress update.

By any standard of measurement, 2009, UNO's Centennial, was an extraordinary year for our campus. It began with the Fall Convocation, and the announcement that Senator Chuck Hagel, a UNO alum, would be locating his Congressional Archives in the Criss Library. This was followed by the dedication of the newly renovated home for the College of Public Affairs and Community Service, …

Graduate Academic Catalog (2009-2010), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

For many, earning a graduate degree is a way to advance in a career, for others it's the next step toward a doctorate degree and for others it's the right thing to do. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) you'll experience a university dedicated to being a leading resource for graduate study, one that offers the right learning environment focused on your success.

As a graduate student at UNO, you will have the opportunity to develop independent scholarship and gain greater competence in research and other applied activities. Rigor, combined with real-world experience and innovation help create a …

Services Report Fy 2009, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Services Reports

This Service Report features: Information about The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research; University of Nebraska at Omaha Awards Per Fiscal Year; University of Nebraska at Omaha Submissions Per Fiscal Year; Awards by College/Unit FY 2007-2009; Submissions by College/Unit FY 2007-2009; UNO FY 2009 External Awards; UNO FY 2009 External Submissions; UNO FY 2009 Nebraska Research Initiative (NRI) Awards; UNO FY 2009 Nebraska Research Initiative (NRI) CORE Awards; and UNO FY 2009 Nebraska Research Initiative (NRI) Year 3 Awards.

Seeking The Sense Of Community: A Comparison Of Two Elementary School's Ethical Climates, Kay Anne Keiser, Laura E. Schulte

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

School climate is created through the combined culture of the adults and students within a school – both the culture they share as an organization and the diverse cultures they bring from home. This study compared the school climate of two elementary schools, one urban and one suburban, by measuring 179 fourth and fifth grade students’ and 65 teachers’ perceptions of their schools’ ethical climates. The Elementary School Ethical Climate Index (ESECI) was utilized to factor perceptions into teacher to student, student to teacher/learning environment, and student to student interactions. For each of the ESECI subscales, two-way analyses of variance …

Crossing Into Uncharted Territory: Developing Thoughtful, Ethical School Administrators, Jeanne L. Surface

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

In this distrustful, unstable, and ethically polarized era, there is a need to prepare school administrators to resolve a myriad of moral dilemmas. As professors of school administration, how can we make sure that our future leaders have the capacity to make thoughtful, ethical decisions? How do we prepare these leaders to develop, foster and lead tolerant and democratic schools? What follows is a small action research project aimed at elevating moral and ethical wherewithal among graduate students studying school administration. Ninety-Six percent of the students indicated that learning through dialogue or Socratic questioning, deepened their understanding of the topic. …