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The Use Of Computers To Enhance The Administrative Function In Tennessee Schools, Jerry W. Cole May 1992

The Use Of Computers To Enhance The Administrative Function In Tennessee Schools, Jerry W. Cole

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The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of computer use by school principals in administering their schools. Comparisons were made of the different techniques being employed by school principals as they manage the vast amounts of data that are present in today's educational process. A comprehensive collection of computer applications was identified and school principals were surveyed regarding their use of these applications. A random sample was selected from a population of 1,800 school principals in the state of Tennessee. School principals from 430 public schools and 70 private/parochial schools in Tennessee were surveyed for responses relative …

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Continuing Professional Education: Priority Resources For Leadership Development, Joan Trentham May 1992

Continuing Professional Education: Priority Resources For Leadership Development, Joan Trentham

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The purpose of this study was to determine those resources that selected leadership development experts rated as most effective in discovering and fostering the continuing professional development of leaders. In this descriptive study, three research questions were formulated. A modified version of Hunter's reputational technique was used to collect data through a snowball sampling of the selected population. In phase 1 of the study, a survey was developed, validated, and mailed to 56 LEADership directors in all 50 states, yielding 34 (64%) returns, which were used in creation of the final questionnaire. In phase 2 of the study, the final …

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Leadership Perspectives Of Tennessee School Leaders, Jessie S. Strickland May 1992

Leadership Perspectives Of Tennessee School Leaders, Jessie S. Strickland

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The problem was to determine factors Tennessee school leaders consider important to effective leadership. Organizational frames by Bolman and Deal were used. The four organizational frames used in the study were structural, human resource, political, and symbolic approaches to leadership. The frames were examined with regard to their relationship to Tennessee superintendent's leadership and management styles with the perception of his/her style by their superordinates and subordinates. Leadership Orientations, a validated instrument designed by Bolman and Deal, was used to gain insight about school leader perceptions from superintendents and from individuals who work in school administration with the superintendents. Individual …

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Guidelines For Planning Future Public School Facilities: A Trends-Oriented Approach, Harold E. Coffey May 1992

Guidelines For Planning Future Public School Facilities: A Trends-Oriented Approach, Harold E. Coffey

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The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to establish guidelines for planning future public school facilities based upon identified global, societal, and educational trends that would most likely highly impact upon the types of public school facilities that will be built in the future. Based upon an extensive literature review, interviews with educational practitioners and facility specialists, and on-site visits to 15 schools in four states, 66 guideline elements were developed. These elements were submitted in a questionnaire/rating sheet format to a researcher-selected jury of 13 national educational facility planning specialists (100% Response Rate) for their evaluations. The five …

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Advisement Effectiveness And Self-Directed Learning: A Comparison Between Traditional And Non-Traditional Students In Selected Regional Universities In Tennessee, James L. Daniel May 1992

Advisement Effectiveness And Self-Directed Learning: A Comparison Between Traditional And Non-Traditional Students In Selected Regional Universities In Tennessee, James L. Daniel

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Because most academic advisement programs were established to accomodate traditional student populations, it was the purpose of this study to compare the effectiveness of these systems as perceived by traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students at three of Tennessee's regional universities. Traditional and non-traditional students were also compared on the extent to which they exhibit self-directed learning. A comparison of mean scores was made for responses made to items contained in the American College Testing (ACT) Survey of Academic Advising, including the total mean score for the Oddi Continuing Learning Inventory (OCLI) between traditional/non-traditional students, full-time/part-time students, students at the three …

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Occupational Stress Among Nurse Administrators In General Hospitals In Tennessee, Ruby T. Davis May 1992

Occupational Stress Among Nurse Administrators In General Hospitals In Tennessee, Ruby T. Davis

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The purpose of this study was to determine the level of occupational stress among nurse administrators and to identify the types of strategies used by nurse administrators to deal with or manage occupational stress. The study examined the relationship between selected demographic variables, occupational stress, and strategies. The research design included five research questions along with seven null hypotheses testing the relationship between occupational stress and demographic variables--age, gender, marital status, years of professional nursing experience, years as a nurse administrator, educational attainment, and hospital bed capacity. There were seven additional hypotheses testing the relationship between the same demographic variables …

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1992 April 20 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Apr 1992

1992 April 20 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1992 April 6 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Apr 1992

1992 April 6 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1992 March 30 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Mar 1992

1992 March 30 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1992 March 16 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Mar 1992

1992 March 16 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1992 March 2 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Mar 1992

1992 March 2 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1992 February 17 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Feb 1992

1992 February 17 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1992 January 27 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

1992 January 27 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1992 January 13 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

1992 January 13 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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The Buccaneer (1992), East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

The Buccaneer (1992), East Tennessee State University

ETSU Yearbooks

The Buccaneer (1992), a yearbook published by the students of East Tennessee State University.

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Now & Then (Volume 09, Issue 01, 1992), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

Now & Then (Volume 09, Issue 01, 1992), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 09, Issue 01, published in 1992. The theme of this issue is New Appalachian Writing. The issue presents prose, poetry, photography, music, profiles, and reviews representing contemporary Appalachian artistic and literary expression.

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Archives Of Appalachia Newsletter (Volume 13, Number 01, 1992), Archives Of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

Archives Of Appalachia Newsletter (Volume 13, Number 01, 1992), Archives Of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Archives of Appalachia Newsletter

The Archives of Appalachia Newsletter, produced by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University from 1979-1993.

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Archives Of Appalachia Newsletter (Volume 14, Number 01, 1992), Archives Of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

Archives Of Appalachia Newsletter (Volume 14, Number 01, 1992), Archives Of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Archives of Appalachia Newsletter

The Archives of Appalachia Newsletter, produced by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University from 1979-1993.

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Now & Then (Volume 09, Issue 02, 1992), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

Now & Then (Volume 09, Issue 02, 1992), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 09, Issue 02, published in 1992. The theme of this issue is The Scottish-Appalachian Connection. The issue includes articles, cultural features, profiles, and reviews exploring historical migration, language, music, and storytelling traditions linking Scotland, Ulster, and Appalachia and their influence on regional identity.

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Now & Then (Volume 09, Issue 03, 1992), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University Jan 1992

Now & Then (Volume 09, Issue 03, 1992), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 09, Issue 03, published in 1992. The theme of this issue is Sports in Appalachia. The issue explores the history and development of sports in Appalachia, highlighting regional sporting traditions including baseball, football, stock car racing, influential athletes, traditional athletic practices, and their broader cultural impact across the region.

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1991 December 16 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Dec 1991

1991 December 16 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1991 December 2 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Dec 1991

1991 December 2 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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Desired And Achieved Elements In The Science Curriculum, Marilyn L. Hawk Dec 1991

Desired And Achieved Elements In The Science Curriculum, Marilyn L. Hawk

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The purpose of this study was twofold: Purpose 1 was to determine to what degree the desirable characteristics of a quality science program based upon the national standards as developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) were actually being achieved as perceived by the public school secondary science teachers and supervisory personnel in Tennessee. Purpose 2 was to determine to what degree the quality components of a good science curriculum based upon the national standards as developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) were considered to be desirable components of a quality secondary science program by the public …

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Selected Aspects Of The Secretary's Role In The Public Schools As Perceived By Principals, Teachers, And School Secretaries, Patty H. Richards Dec 1991

Selected Aspects Of The Secretary's Role In The Public Schools As Perceived By Principals, Teachers, And School Secretaries, Patty H. Richards

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The purpose of this study was to compare principals', teachers' and secretaries' perceptions regarding selected aspects of the school secretary's role in administering the public schools. A questionnaire, developed by the researcher, was sent to 465 principals, teachers, and school secretaries in the First Tennessee Development District, in Spring, 1991. Three hundred ninety-one questionnaires were returned for a response rate of 84%. Six null hypotheses were tested for significance at the.05 level. The one-way analysis of variance and the Student-Newman-Keuls statistical procedures were used to test the responses of the three groups of participants for significant differences. All the null …

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Readiness And Achievement Motivation: An Investigation Of The Validity Of The Readiness Scales In Hersey And Blanchard's Situational Leadership, Xiaoping Wang Dec 1991

Readiness And Achievement Motivation: An Investigation Of The Validity Of The Readiness Scales In Hersey And Blanchard's Situational Leadership, Xiaoping Wang

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the construct validity of the two instruments measuring readiness in Situational Leadership: the Readiness Scales--Manager Rating Form and Staff Member Rating Form--developed by Hambleton, Blanchard, and Hersey (1977). The study examined the relationships between readiness and achievement motivation, and between readiness and faculty education and work experience. The study also explored the concurrent validity of the two instruments measuring McClelland's (1961) achievement motivation: The Achievement Orientation Scale and The NachNaff Scale. The respondents were 66 department chairs and 156 faculty from 12 comprehensive institutions in the South. Data on faculty readiness were …

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An Examination Of The Leadership Of Administrators In Higher Education As Represented In The American Academic Novel From 1950 To 1990, Laura T. Barnett Dec 1991

An Examination Of The Leadership Of Administrators In Higher Education As Represented In The American Academic Novel From 1950 To 1990, Laura T. Barnett

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The purpose of this study was to examine the academic leadership as portrayed in the American academic novel from 1950 to 1990. Leadership positions from higher education (president, vice-president, dean, and chairperson) were examined in this analysis of 40 academic fiction novels. The leader behavior of the selected characters was classified, using the following categories: autocratic (telling), democratic (selling), participative (participating), delegative (delegating), situational (varying) and "other" (unclassifiable due to lack of information or criteria variance). The finding was that the majority of academic leaders, in the novels studied, behaved using an autocratic (telling) leadership behavior. Also, the majority of …

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1991 November 18 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Nov 1991

1991 November 18 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1991 November 4 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Nov 1991

1991 November 4 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1991 October 21 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Oct 1991

1991 October 21 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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1991 October 7 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University Oct 1991

1991 October 7 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

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