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Locus Of Control And Academic Achievement Of First-Term Medical Students, Barbara J. Krupps Downing

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Project Mcip: Mathematics Curriculum Improvement Project : An Evaluative Study Of A College-School Collaborative Program In Mathematics Curriculum Improved Through Staff Development, Judith Rosemary Zito

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The Generalizability Of Teachers' Judgements Of Developing Story Structure In Children 4- To 6- Years Of Age Within Three Pedagogical Beliefs Of Retelling, Josephine C. Logan-Woods

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The Developmental Impact Of A Competency-Based Liberal Arts Bachelors Degree Program On Selected Personality Constructs Of Adult Learners, Allen Vincent Lentino

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An Investigation Of The Role Of Individual Differences In Cognitive Growth Explored Within The Context Of A Reciprocal Teaching Instructional Environment, Miriam Alfassi

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A History Of The Development Of Nursing Education In The Community Of The Sisters Of The Third Order Of Saint Francis, Peoria, Illinois, Mary Ludgera Pieperbeck

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A Study Of The Leadership Training Needs As Perceived By The Secondary School Principals Of Fiji, Nemani W. Tausere

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Problem. If schools are to improve and become more accountable to the community they serve, relevant leadership training programs that help principals to function more effectively need to be provided. It is important that such training programs address the problems and needs of the principals. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the leadership training needs as perceived by the secondary-school principals of Fiji.

Method. A descriptive survey design was utilized for this study. The Leadership Training Needs questionnaire was sent to all 140 secondary-school principals in Fiji to survey (1) their perceived needs for leadership training, …

Christ-Centered Discipleship: A Biblical Concept Of Religious Education, Myung Soo Cho

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Concomitant with increased concern for church growth in the 1950s was a new awareness of the importance of discipleship. From the days of Jesus to the present, the concept of discipleship has changed greatly. The problem of this investigation was to identify a Biblical concept of discipleship.

It was hypothesized that the relationship of Jesus with His Heavenly Father was the model for Jesus' discipleship with the Twelve apostles and other disciples. The primary objective was to identify principles form this Christ-centered discipleship that could provide a theoretical framework for Christian religious education.

The historical development of the Rabbinic schools …

Perceived Leader Authenticity As An Effective Indicator Of Perceived Instructional Leadership Behavior In Middle Level Principals, Thomas M. Meyer

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Problem. No study had been undertaken to examine any relationships which might exist between the two concepts of perceived leader authenticity and the perceived instructional leadership behaviors of middle-level principals.

Method. This ex post facto study obtained data from three groups--supervisors, principals, and teachers--via their responses to two questionnaires: the Leader Authenticity Scale and the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale. A total of 247 of the teachers, all 10 of the supervisors, and all 10 of the principals returned the surveys. Canonical analysis, and one-, two-, and three-way ANOVA were conducted to test the five null hypotheses. Alpha was set …