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Differences In The Psychological Types Of Student Leaders And Non-Leaders At A Private Liberal Arts College, Paul G. Leavenworth
Differences In The Psychological Types Of Student Leaders And Non-Leaders At A Private Liberal Arts College, Paul G. Leavenworth
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The purpose of this study was to describe the psychological types of student leaders and non-leaders at a private liberal arts college. The aim of this study was to determine whether there were statistically significant differences in the frequency of types for leaders and non-leaders, for leaders and subgroup leaders, and for male leaders and female leaders. The theoretical rationale for this investigation is based upon the psychological type theories of Carl Jung (1933, 1971) and Isabel Briggs Myers (1962, 1980).;The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was given to freshmen at Franklin and Marshall College during freshmen orientation from 1976 through …
An Assessment Of The Impact Of Changes In The Student-Faculty Ratio Used In The Budget Formula For Virginia's Colleges And Universities On Instructional Costs Per Student, Institutional Complexity, And Financial Stability, L. Mark Tyree
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether a change in the student-faculty ratio used in Virginia's budgetary formula for its public institutions had any impact on (1) the level of instructional costs per student unit as well as any predictors that explained its variance, (2) the level of institutional complexity, and (3) the level of financial stability. It was designed to determine if two educational sectors differed in their responses to revenue distress conditions.;HEGIS financial and salary data were compiled for all public institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. They were analyzed together as well as by two …
Postwar Martial Arts Program In Japanese Higher Education : Case Of Nippon College Of Physical Education, Hiroyuki Hamada
Postwar Martial Arts Program In Japanese Higher Education : Case Of Nippon College Of Physical Education, Hiroyuki Hamada
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The purpose of this study was to examine the following hypothesis: The purpose, content, and method of martial arts training defined by prewar legacies tend to persist within a limited scope and context despite major postwar reforms to the contrary. This study proposed to provide data from Nippon College of Physical Education as the central focus since this institution historically held national distinction in the development of physical education in Japan.;It was indicative from the historical data available that N.C.P.E. had undergone considerable institutional changes since it began in 1891. to clarify the historical evolution and environmental forces, the analytical …
Ut Prosim, The Balance Of Liberal And Useful Education In The American Land-Grant University: A Case Study Of Virginia Tech, Deborah M. Dicroce
Ut Prosim, The Balance Of Liberal And Useful Education In The American Land-Grant University: A Case Study Of Virginia Tech, Deborah M. Dicroce
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Land-grant universities provide an important structure for an accommodation of liberal and useful education. However, even within this structure, the relationship between useful and liberal is subject to changing balance. This study examines the relation by tracing the evolution of the agricultural and mechanical arts at a significant land-grant case--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. From the perspectives of curriculum, instruction, and faculty, the study tests the hypothesis that Cheit's "model" for the evolution of "new profession" schools as peripheral satellites first turned full citizens second identifies Virginia Tech's evolving relationship of liberal and useful, particularly in agriculture and engineering. …
Accounting Accountability :Â ;Bâ An Exploratory Model For The Evalution Of Virginia Community College Accounting Programsâ, Joseph Victor Colmie
Accounting Accountability :Â ;Bâ An Exploratory Model For The Evalution Of Virginia Community College Accounting Programsâ, Joseph Victor Colmie
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The purpose of this research was the development of an explicit methodology for determining whether or not an individual Virginia community college accounting program is congruent with community needs, as reflected by the perceptions of program graduates and local employers. Thomas Nelson Community College and its service area were chosen as the site for testing the instruments and the evaluation processes developed.;Based upon the data collected in the test area, it was concluded that: (1) The Model, as revised based upon a metaevaluation, might serve as a process for the collection and evaluation of appropriate data. However, the limitations associated …
Making Routine Curriculum Changes At The College Of William And Mary In Virginia: Are Faculty Influenced By Trends In Students' Pursuits?, Anne M. Pratt
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In a study published in 1978, Manns and March found that university curricula do change in response to financial adversity. Based on a model proposed by Cohen and March, Manns and March said that it was necessary for departments to stimulate demand for enrollment in order to secure resources. They proposed that competition for resources would encourage competition among departments. Departments most in need of maintaining demand would change most; those least in need of maintaining demand would change least.;Manns and March also noted that academia has traditions about change that could have influenced the process. Thus, there may have …