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Teaching Our Teachers: Practical Suggestions To Improve The Quality Of Learning In Bemidji State University's Department Of Professional Education, Ann M. Gassert Carstens

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

2004 August 9 - Staff Senate Agenda And Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the August 4, 2004 meeting.

Actors Jane Seymour And James Keach To Receive Award, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

No abstract provided.

Chapman University Students Named To Provost’S List, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

No abstract provided.

Ua11/1 Echo, August, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

A born digital magazine once delivered over the internet was a continuation of the Echo publication.

Uni Faculty And Staff Climate Survey, August 2004, Kristin M. Moser

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

-- Introduction --- 1
-- Method --- 2
-- Results --- 4
-- Summary of Responses by Employment Classification --- 10

The Professional Development Of Academic Librarians: How Should Institutions Contribute To The Process?, Gregory A. Smith

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Professional development is universally recognized in education and librarianship as imperative for ongoing effectiveness. Most—though not all—academic libraries support professional development through financial assistance and release time. However, while funding and release time are necessary to professional growth, they are not sufficient. The role of the leader as a steward of organizational culture suggests that academic library administrators should concern themselves with fostering an environment conducive to their subordinates’ professional development. Innovative professional development programs in place at a number of academic libraries stand as a corrective to the seemingly haphazard practices of many libraries and librarians. Further research on …

The Effects Of The Use Of Dynamic Geometry Software On Student Achievement And Interest, Heidi B. Hansen

Mathematics Graduate Theses

This study examines the current research that exists on the effects that the use of dynamic geometry software has on student achievement and interest level in mathematics. Additional questions examined are whether using dynamic geometry software has a greater impact on high or low achievers, and what current methods of implementation are suggested by the research. A review of the relevant literature indicates that the use of dynamic geometry software does have a positive effect on student achievement, particularly achievement in areas of high-level thinking. Insufficient research has been done on the effect that the use of dynamic geometry software …

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items include: resolutions in honor of John Bradley, Ronald Sheffer and James Tennill, resolution in appreciation of Ron Switzer and Mammoth Cave National Park, Mary Taylor Cowles' contract, Wood Selig's contract, Donald Swoboda appointed dean of Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO), University Foundations policy, classroom and facility naming opportunities, Kentucky Plan/Committee on Equal Opportunity, tuition incentive program, sales of real estate, personnel actions and salaries and emeritus faculty.

Attachments to minutes:

• WKU First Amended Athletic Employment Contract - Mary Taylor Cowles
• WKU Athletic Director First Amended Employment Contract - …

A Study Investigating The Feasibility Of A Co-Curricular Leadership Program At Rowan University, Christopher A. Farrell

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research project was to investigate the feasibility of implementing a co-curricular student leadership program at Rowan University. The project included both a content analysis of transcripts from focus group sessions held with faculty members, administrators and student leaders, as well as analyses of existing co-curricular student leadership programs on several college campuses. Results from the focus group sessions included a strong interest for a co-curricular student leadership program at Rowan University, as well as recommendations for the proper implementation of such a program. Analyses of existing programs from several college campuses provided a methodology for program …

July 20, 2004 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate July 20, 2004 Approved Minutes

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the July 14, 2004 meeting.

2004 July 12 - Staff Senate Agenda And Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Issues In Conceptualising And Assessing Emotional Intelligence, Jennifer Bryce

2004 - The International Test Users' Conference

The author is in the process of developing a construct of the ‘emotional intelligence’ needed by novice workers. Driving this research is a belief that emotional intelligence is valued in today’s workplace particularly because of the need for flexibility and adaptability in terms of career prospects and because today knowledge is so readily accessible and constantly changing that young people need to have strong generic skills that will help them to keep learning throughout their lives. The intent is to develop a robust construct that will form a basis for rigorous high stakes assessment. It will be argued that some …

Developers, Users And Consumers Beware: Warnings About The Design And Use Of Psycho-Behavioural Rating Inventories And Analyses Of Data Derived From Them, Ken Rowe, Kathy Rowe

2004 - The International Test Users' Conference

Psycho-behavioural rating inventories are used routinely by psychologists and psychiatrists as assessment instruments to assist with the evaluation and ‘diagnosis’ of children and adolescents. They are also used in epidemiological studies to obtain normative/prevalence estimates of children/adolescents with psycho-behavioural ‘problems’. Advantages entailed in their use include ease of administration and the convenience of obtaining estimates of normative behaviours from large numbers of informants. However, serious decisions are frequently made on the basis of ‘measures’ obtained from such instruments, including the labelling of a child as ‘pathologic’, subsequent referral to intervention therapy services, and prescription of medication by a physician.This workshop …

Psychopathology And Adaptive Functioning Across The Life Span: Top-Down, Bottom-Up, Multi-Informant, And Multi-Cultural Challenges And Solutions, Thomas M. Achenbach

2004 - The International Test Users' Conference

This keynote address will outline some important challenges for assessment of psychopathology and adaptive functioning from age 1 to 90+ years. It will then present practical ways to meet the challenges.

Quality Of Performance And Change-Sensitive Assessment Of Cognitive Ability, Gale H. Roid

2004 - The International Test Users' Conference

Growth and change are fundamental processes in human development. Recent trends in education, psychology, medicine, and other fields have stimulated renewed interest in methods of measuring developmental growth and change (Collins & Sayer 2001). Educators and governmental agencies have recently placed greater emphasis on the importance of growth in reading as foundational to student learning (Torgesen 2002).A major review of the regulations is underway in the United States, concerning funding of special education in public schools (e.g., President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education 2002) and the emphasis has been on ‘continuous progress’ assessment and accountability for student learning (e.g., …

Practical Applications Of The Achenbach System Of Empirically Based Assessment (Aseba) For Ages 1.5 To 90+ Years, Thomas M. Achenbach, Leslie Rescorla

2004 - The International Test Users' Conference

This workshop presents instruments for assessing behavioural, emotional, and social problems and adaptive functioning. Developmentally appropriate instruments are designed for assessing preschool children, school-age children, adolescents, adults between the ages of 18 and 59, and adults over the age of 59.To obtain multiple perspectives, selfreport forms are completed by the person who is being assessed and parallel forms are completed by people who know the person being assessed. The informants include parents, teachers, spouses, partners, caregivers, friends, and grown children of the person being assessed. ASEBA software systematically compares problems reported by each respondent.The systematic comparisons reveal similarities among and …

Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald, includes articles:

• Ransdell, Gary. View: Welcome from the President
• Warren, Brandy. There Are Some Things You Just Have to Do While at Western
• Getting Around Campus
• Names & Places You Need to Know to Get Around the Hill
• Reed, Lindsey. Greek Life Can Offer Friends, Support
• College Movies
• Clark, Katie. Yearbooks Capture Memories, Excitement of Campus Life
• Reed, Lindsey. Safety a Crucial Part of Campus Life
• Warren, Brandy. Laundry Tips from My Mother
• Learning to Study the College Way
• Warren, Brandy. Bowling Green on a Budget
• Things You Need to Know

Pod Network News, Spring/Summer 2004

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

President's Column

Thanks, Laura!

Grant Recipients

Certificates of Special Achievement

TIA Call for Manuscripts

Bright Idea Awards 2004 Call for Submissions

International Spotlight

International Connection

POD Conference Items

Other Conferences

New Faces and Places

Kudos

Books by POD Members

Reflections: Essay on Teaching Excellence

From the POD Office

POD Travel Grants

Newsletter Deadline

Connecting with POD

Contacting the POD Office

The National Teaching and Learning Forum: Did You Know We're Engaged?

By Chance Or By Choice, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

May 17, 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Linda Brown (1943- ), a Topeka, Kansas third grader, is the symbol of "bringing down segregation" in U.S. schools. Rosa Parks (1913- ), "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement," refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus on December 1, 1955. Coretta Scott King (1927- ) has created the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change as a living memorial to her husband's life and dream. In January 1986, because of her efforts, she celebrated the first legal holiday …

Journal O/Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 2, No.3-July 2004

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

No abstract provided.

Women School Superintendents: Perceptions Of Best Practices For Leadership, Susan Katz

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

In U.S. public schools, a limited number of women have attained the position of superintendent. Consequently, there has been limited research focusing on understanding the position from a woman's perspective. The purpose of this study was to add to the body of literature focusing on women's ideas and beliefs about leading schools.

Power Factors That Define Gender Inequity Within The Missouri Public School Superintendency, Kristina Alexander, Frank D. Grispino, Phillip E. Messner

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Although women have access to the superintendency power position, evidence has shown that women have not been able to break the glass ceiling. A review of the literature failed to identify specific and practical employment factors that must be resolved or overcome if women are to reach power parity in Missouri. This study was undertaken to identify those variables that best define negotiating and access power barriers for Missouri women superintendents.

A Reflective - Reflexive View Of Women And Leadership, Glenda Moss

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This article reflects the author's personal experiences through a reflective-reflexive view of women and leadership. Significant writings on women and leadership, particularly Rhode (2003) The Difference "Difference" Makes: Women and Leadership, are included in the analysis.

Jagged Edges Of The Glass Ceiling, Victoria L. Robinson

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

Although many aspiring, young women might believe the glass ceiling was shattered a decade ago, they still need to understand how that glass ceiling impacted an older generation of women in educational leadership. they also must be aware that some segments of the glass ceiling might still exist. This article provides a historical overview of the external barriers faced by women in educational leadership and presents mentoring recommendations to both generations.

Character Citizenship, Donald F. Uerling

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The thesis of this article is that public schools have both the legal authority and the educational responsibility to provide schooling for character and citizenship. We will begin with a review of constitutional principles expressed in selected Supreme Court cases; we will end with some observations about such schooling from an educational perspective.

Access To Training For Mature Workers Through One-Stop Career Centers In Massachusetts, Francis G. Caro, Kelly Fitzgerald

Gerontology Institute Publications

The major purpose of this research is to determine the extent to which career centers in Massachusetts are providing mature workers with access to federally funded training. The research is based on two large administrative data sources: The MOSES database made available by the Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training (now Division of Career Services and Division of Unemployment) and a customer service database maintained by The Career Place, a career center in Woburn, MA. The MOSES data file provided for this research includes data on user characteristics and service transactions for all career centers in Massachusetts from July 1, …

Distance Education Strategy: Mental Models And Strategic Choices, John C. Adams, Alan T. Seagren

Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications

What issues do distance education (DE) leaders believe will influence the future of DE? What are their colleges’ DE strategies? This qualitative study compares DE strategic thinking and strategic choices at three community colleges. Two propositions are investigated: (1) each college’s DE leaders use common strategic mental models (ways of thinking about key environmental issues and relationships), and (2) DE leaders from the three colleges employ common industry-level strategic mental models. The major findings are: (1) strategic beliefs are more varied than expected; (2) strategic choices address common DE issues but are tailored to local contexts; and (3) leaders’ beliefs …