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Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Possible indicators of research quality for colleges and universities / Ronald H. Nowaczyk [and] David G. Underwood.


Job Competencies, Career Paths, And Educational Backgrounds Of "Fortune" 500 Training Directors, Rachael A. Shultz Dec 1995

Job Competencies, Career Paths, And Educational Backgrounds Of "Fortune" 500 Training Directors, Rachael A. Shultz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the job competencies, career paths, and educational backgrounds of training directors and also compared the responses of male and female training directors in an attempt to identify possible sources of justification for reported male/female salary differences. Data for the study were gathered through the use of two questionnaires. The first was based on a part of the American Society for Training and Development's (ASTD) 1987-1989 Competency and Standards Study. Additionally, a demographic questionnaire dealing with biographical, educational, and professional characteristics was self-developed. Both were mailed to training directors in all Fortune 500 companies. Major findings include: (1) …


The Alumni Network, December 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 4), Nova Southeastern University Dec 1995

The Alumni Network, December 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 4), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Teacher Attitudes Toward The Professional Evaluation Process, Sandra L. Sanders Dec 1995

Teacher Attitudes Toward The Professional Evaluation Process, Sandra L. Sanders

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study identified teacher attitudes toward the professional evaluation process as preparation for moving from the current traditional process toward a more authentic process. The descriptive study utilized survey methodology. The Teacher Evaluation Survey, developed by the researcher, was administered along with a demographic data sheet to a stratified random sample of 475 public school teachers in the Sullivan County Tennessee school system. A 60% return rate was obtained. Analysis of the data, collected to answer the five research questions and ten hypotheses, revealed the following: Teachers feel that the current evaluation process closely resembles a competency-based process and that …


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/19 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/19 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Restriction or resistance? : fresh colonial education development in Cambodia / Thomas Clayton.


Chaos Theory In Educational Systems: Principals' Perceptions Of Sensitive Dependence On Initial Conditions, Suzan B. Baker Dec 1995

Chaos Theory In Educational Systems: Principals' Perceptions Of Sensitive Dependence On Initial Conditions, Suzan B. Baker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the characteristic of chaos theory called sensitive dependence on initial conditions or butterfly effect in schools and school systems. The purpose of the study was to develop insight into school systems by determining if categories or factors of behaviors or decisions have been observed in school systems which are sensitive to initial conditions and are therefore likely to produce exponential effects. A modified critical incident technique was used to collect data from experienced principals in three moderate sized regions in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. Participants reported incidents that were sensitive to initial conditions during interviews. The …


Prediction Of Student Completion Of An Associate Degree Radiologic Technology Program, Donna R. Shehane Dec 1995

Prediction Of Student Completion Of An Associate Degree Radiologic Technology Program, Donna R. Shehane

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the admission/selection process of the Radiologic Technology Program at East Tennessee State University to ascertain predictive validity of the admission process and to identify specific indicators leading to program completion. The population for this investigation consisted of 510 students who had applied to East Tennessee State University and the Radiologic Technology Program from 1991 through 1993. Data were collected from institutional and program academic records. Correlation research was chosen to establish validity. One-way Analysis of Variance and t-test were applied to investigate different admission parameters and discriminate analysis was completed due …


Interactive Television In The Classroom: A Comparison Of Student Math Achievement Among Three Instructional Settings, Sherri L. Hodge-Hardin Dec 1995

Interactive Television In The Classroom: A Comparison Of Student Math Achievement Among Three Instructional Settings, Sherri L. Hodge-Hardin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A dramatic expansion of distance learning through the use of interactive television (ITV) is allowing colleges and universities to offer students potentially unlimited access to educational and training opportunities. While the expanding information age beckons us to consider mechanisms for using communication technologies for the benefit of meeting the needs of learners in a variety of locations, the question may be raised--Is ITV an effective medium of instruction? This study examined the effectiveness of using an interactive television system to broadcast developmental algebra classes at East Tennessee State University. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were …


Linking Teacher Evaluation, Professional Growth, And Motivation: A Multiple-Site Case Study, Nancy C. Wagner Dec 1995

Linking Teacher Evaluation, Professional Growth, And Motivation: A Multiple-Site Case Study, Nancy C. Wagner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of the activities, processes, and structures used to link a teacher evaluation program to professional growth and motivation. A total of 52 teachers in the Johnson City School System, who were scheduled for evaluation during the 1994-95 school year, were selected by both random and purposeful sampling techniques to participate. Data were collected through both quantitative and qualitative methods. Principals of the nine schools involved also participated in the naturalistic inquiry component of the study. Data were analyzed both deductively and inductively. The analysis revealed attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions …


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Nov 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Matthew principle : a West Virginia replication? / Craig Howley.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/17 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Nov 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/17 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Surviving the doctoral years : critical perspectives / Scott P. Kerlin.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Nov 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Pursuit of the Ph.D. : "survival of the fittest," or is it time for a new approach? / Scott P. Kerlin.


Teachers Attitudes Toward Students Learning At Higher Levels: A Challenge To Kera?, Kimberly Rager Nov 1995

Teachers Attitudes Toward Students Learning At Higher Levels: A Challenge To Kera?, Kimberly Rager

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

"Teachers' Attitudes Toward Students Learning at High Levels: A Challenge to KERA?" discusses the underlying premise of the Kentucky Education Reform Act that states that all children can learn at high levels. Literature research was conducted from other states as well as from the state of Kentucky. The author distributed surveys in fourteen different schools in four different counties in the state of Kentucky. To clear up some confusion in the minds of educators as well as other citizens, the simple statement should be reworded to state that all children can learn at their highest possible level.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Oct 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Inclusion in elementary schools : a survey and policy analysis / Susan Allan Galis [and] C. Kenneth Tanner.


Practitioners' News - Fall 1995, Volume 23, Number 1, Nova Southeastern University Oct 1995

Practitioners' News - Fall 1995, Volume 23, Number 1, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Toward a theory of thematic curricula : constructing new learning environments for teachers & learners / Carole Cook Freeman [and] Harris J. Sokoloff.


A Study Of The Preparation Of Preservice Middle School Science Teachers: Exploring Attitudes And Anxieties, Scott Watson Sep 1995

A Study Of The Preparation Of Preservice Middle School Science Teachers: Exploring Attitudes And Anxieties, Scott Watson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Who Owns This Place? (Elkhorn, Wi), C. William Pollard Sep 1995

Who Owns This Place? (Elkhorn, Wi), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Pollard gave this speech at a banquet in honor of Faith Christian School's (Elkhorn, WI) fifteenth anniversary. In it he speaks of the dangers posed by an increasingly amoral world, noting thereby the importance of training students to be hopeful people committed to serving the greater good.


The Alumni Network, August 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 3), Nova Southeastern University Aug 1995

The Alumni Network, August 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 3), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/13 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jul 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/13 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Charter school 1995 : a survey and analysis of the laws and practices of the states, including state-by-state summaries, cross-state comparison, descriptions of existing and proposed schools, and lessons learned / Thomas Mauhs-Pugh.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/12 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jul 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/12 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Educational change in Alberta, Canada : an analysis of recent events / Charles F. Webber.


Academic Integrity Survey, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Bradley Plemons, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker Jul 1995

Academic Integrity Survey, Gary (Gary Russell) Mckinney, Joseph E. Trimble, Bradley Plemons, Jacqueline M. Andrieu-Parker

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Executive Summary: During the 1962-63 academic year, Western participated in a nationwide survey on cheating. In 1993, that survey was recreated and readministered, nationally and at Western, through the auspices of The Center for Academic Integrity--located in the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University. For the 1993 administration, 302 valid survey forms were obtained from Western students, compared to 54 responses from students in 1962. In both years survey respondents were mostly female (53.7% in 1962 and 63.8% in 1993), and mostly white, non-Hispanic (100% in 1962 and 92.1% in 1993). Most other demographic comparisons of the 1962 and …


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/11 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Jun 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/11 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Inflated grades, inflated enrollment, and inflated budgets : an analysis and call for review at the state level / J.E. Stone.


The Relationship Between Elementary Teacher Personality Types And Their Attitudes Toward Elementary Age Students With Learning Disabilities, Mary Beth Thompson Jun 1995

The Relationship Between Elementary Teacher Personality Types And Their Attitudes Toward Elementary Age Students With Learning Disabilities, Mary Beth Thompson

Theses & Honors Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between regular elementary teacher personality types and their attitudes toward elementary age students with learning disabilities. Subjects (n= 50) were regular elementary teachers grades two through six from five randomly sampled elementary schools in Virginia. 62% (n= 31) of the questionnaires were returned. The attitudes of the selected elementary teachers were determined by self-developed survey questionnaire using a Likert Scale. Personality types were determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). A Pearson r was used to analyze the data obtained from the Likert Scale and the MBTI at …


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/10 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida May 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/10 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Language choice and global learning networks : the pitfall of lingua Franca approaches to classroom telecomputing / Dennis Sayers.


Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/09 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida May 1995

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/09 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Brave new reductionism : TQM as ethnocentrism / Dion Dennis.


Comparative Characteristic Lifestyle Approaches Of Persisters And Dropouts In Adult High Schools In Tennessee, Samuel J. Shepherd May 1995

Comparative Characteristic Lifestyle Approaches Of Persisters And Dropouts In Adult High Schools In Tennessee, Samuel J. Shepherd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was that no data existed on characteristics of life style management as related to persisters and dropouts among adult high school students in the state of Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to determine the characteristic life style approaches most prevalent among persistent enrollees, graduates, and dropouts of selected adult high school programs in Tennessee. Five hundred fifty-nine persisters and 868 dropouts were surveyed by mail, by telephone, or by school site visits. There were 419 participants in the study, 311 persisters and 108 dropouts. The research was descriptive in nature and utilized data …


The Alumni Network, May 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 2), Nova Southeastern University May 1995

The Alumni Network, May 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 2), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Factors Related To The Tennessee K-12 Educators' Implementation Of The Internet Into Classroom Activities And Professional Development, Martha K. Davenport May 1995

Factors Related To The Tennessee K-12 Educators' Implementation Of The Internet Into Classroom Activities And Professional Development, Martha K. Davenport

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine what factors influence educators to use the Internet in classroom activities or in their own professional development. A random sample of 325 educators was selected from a population of Tennessee K-12 educators who were identified as having completed Internet training. Surveys were received from 198 educators. The instrument was developed by the researcher for this study. Educators were asked to respond to questions regarding access to computers and the Internet, types of Internet classroom activities, types of professional development activities, types of Internet tools used, and training. Respondents were also asked to …


Machiavellian Attitudes Acknowledged By Principals Of Tennessee Secondary Schools, George M. Williams May 1995

Machiavellian Attitudes Acknowledged By Principals Of Tennessee Secondary Schools, George M. Williams

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of Machiavellian attitudes acknowledged by secondary school principals as measured by the Mach V Attitude Inventory Scale. The data were collected from an ex post facto survey of 169 public and nonpublic secondary school principals, grades 9-12. Principals completed the Mach V scale and a 13-item demographic survey. Sixteen research questions were formulated to examine the relationship among the variables which produced seventeen null hypotheses. Of the seventeen null hypotheses, four were found to be significant and thirteen were nonsignificant. A review of the descriptive data indicated that the majority …