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An Evaluation Of The 1990-1991 Hart County Preschool Program, Rhonda Bowman

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In the 1990-91 school year. Kentucky's public schools received a mandate to begin a preschool program to aid children who were at risk of school failure. Children to be served were three-and four-year-olds qualifying for free lunch or having handicaps.

This study is an evaluation of the preschool program in Hart County Kentucky. Two concerns were identified. These concerns were: (1) identifying teacher and parental perceptions of the program and (2) measuring student academic gains. The results of the evaluation indicate that teachers and parents have a positive attitude about the preschool program. Students participating in the program showed greater …

Pod Network News, June 1993

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

1993 POD Conference in Rochester

CORE Meeting in Washington D.C.

Thanks to Ron and Dan

Standing Committees

POD Activities at AAHE

1993 To Improve the Academy

POD Grants

Future POD Conferences

POD Memberships for 1993-1994

Enclosures

POD Mailing List

Announcements

Thoughts from the New POD President

Rating Intervention Strategies For Overcoming Impediments To Planned Change By Michigan Public School Administrators, Dale Kimball

Dissertations

In this study, Michigan public school principals reported their perceptions regarding differences in the degree to which nine intervention strategies helped to overcome 10 impediments to change that are often encountered by principals. The intervention strategies and impediments to change used in this study were chosen as a result of a content analysis of literature on change.

A two-part pilot study was conducted. In part one, principals were asked for comments regarding the effectiveness of the letter of introduction, clarity of instructions and questionnaire items, and ease and time of completion. In part two, information was gathered to determine whether …

A Comparison Of Strategic Decision Task Variable Analysis Between School And Business Executives, Peter A. Behnke

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between school and business executives when making strategic decisions through a comparison of task variable analysis skills. The hypothesis for the study was: After reading a case study describing a strategic decision- making situation, business executives will have more correct responses than school executives on an author written evaluation instrument. The evaluation instrument was designed to measure the subjects' analysis skills of 10 different decision-making task variables.

Thirty Wisconsin school district superintendents and 30 business executives were randomly selected to participate in the study. The results indicated that the difference …

Friday Report - Vol. 02, No. 25 - May 28, 1993, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1991-1996, Friday Report

No abstract provided.

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the May 19, 1993 meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding affirmative action, enrollment and retreat.

Friday Report - Vol. 02, No. 23 - May 14, 1993, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1991-1996, Friday Report

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding commencement, sponsored research, sponsored programs, awards and stipends.

Ua66/4/2 Ceremony Of Capping & Pinning, Wku Dental Hygiene

WKU Administration Documents

Program from capping & pinning ceremony.

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Friday Report - Vol. 02, No. 22 - May 7, 1993, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1991-1996, Friday Report

No abstract provided.

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Senate Meeting, May 6, 1993, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 Special Budget Edition, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald reporting on budget cuts.

• Western Tightens Its Belt at Board of Regents Meeting
• Poynter, Chris. Thomas Meredith: His Personal Account Will Be Restored
• Armes, Anya. Loss of Job Hits Employees Hard – Layoffs
• Varney, Dennis. Talisman: Yearbook Safe One More Year
• Martin, John. Student Fees Will Increase – Again
• Hannah, Jim. College Heights Herald: Thomas Meredith Delays Independency Proposal
• Cassady, Pam. Western Considering Selling Reserved Parking to Faculty
• Bunnell, David. Academics: Cuts Hit Classroom Indirectly
• Brewer, Mike. Little By Little, Budget Cuts Crumbling Hill
• Anna, Cara. Football Gets More Money
• Batters, Tom. Mark …

Senate Meeting, May 5, 1993, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 1993 - 1994, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Volume 06, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 06, Number 03 of Reaching Through Teaching.

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 1993 - 1994, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Reported Paid And Unpaid Time Off For Administrative Employees At Selected Public Universities In Tennessee, Ginger J. Rutherford

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Lack of research on the use of the leave fringe benefit (paid and unpaid time off) as it related to administrators in higher education was the problem of this study. The main purpose of this study was to increase the body of knowledge by analyzing the differences among paid and unpaid time off and selected demographic data for administrators at four selected public universities in Tennessee (Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and Tennessee Technological University). This descriptive study was conducted to provide a historical data base on the use of paid and unpaid …

A Study Of The Effectiveness Of The School Leadership Response Team Professional Development Process In Helping Tennessee Schools Move Toward Shared Leadership, James B. Fields

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the success of the School Leadership Response Team Development Process in helping school personnel move toward shared leadership and to determine if it was an appropriate model for the adoption of shared leadership within Tennessee's public schools. This descriptive study systematically reviewed documents related to the project and used a questionnaire to elicit information from training participants. The population was the 196 school personnel and others from 31 schools across the State of Tennessee who obtained leadership training in 1991 as part of this grant. The follow-up questionnaire was responded to by …

Adapting To Retention: A Naturalistic Study Revealing The Coping Resources Of Nonpromoted Students And Their Parents, Robbie J. Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to uncover the feelings and reactions of students and their parents in regard to the nonpromotion experience. Families with children who had been retained at least once in grades one through eight were purposefully selected as units of study from one of four area school systems. A total of 52 family members from 22 family units participated in 46 separate, qualitative interviews. The information collected from the interviews was inductively analyzed. Building upon Schlossberg's theory for human adaptation to transitions, seven factors or coping resources emerged from the data that affected the adaptation of …

Friday Report - Vol. 02, No. 21 - April 30, 1993, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1991-1996, Friday Report

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding budget cuts, elections, faculty opinion survey and Western XXI,

April Agenda, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

April meeting agenda.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hannah, Jim. Super Cards: Money Ordered Repaid – Louis Cook
• College Heights Herald Editors Issue Apology – Steve Czirr
• Thomas, Kim. Students’ Excuses Usually Lack Creativity
• Daniels, Jerry. 12 Students Join March for Equal Rights – Gays, Lesbians
• Board of Regents to Discuss Budget Issues
• College Heights Herald to Publish Special Issue – Budget
• Biology Professor Larry Gleason Dies
• 1993 Marsupial Awards
• People Poll: When Did You Start Studying for Your Final Exams?
• Dillard, John. Machine Repairman Says Goodbye to All – Facilities Services, Layoffs …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 7, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Eison, Sheila. Dr. Sallye Russell Clark
• Computer Donation - William E. Bivin Forensic Team
• Spread the Word: Minority Scholarships
• Erskine, Jim. Celebrate Reading!
• Women's Alliance Award Winners - Mary Jenkins, Joyce Rasdall
• Robertson, Lisa. PRSSA's Top Adviser, John Barnum
• In His Honor - Elmer Gray

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding stipends, awards, Leadership for the 90s and lapsed salary funds.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Poynter, Chris. Report Recommends 42 Jobs Be Cut – Budget
• Bunnell, David. Special Olympics
• Wilson, Sherry. Students’ Nicknames Come From Odd Places
• Fight in Egypt Lot Injures One
• Cut Proposals Are Here; Let Debate Begin – Budget
• Hofmann, Marin. Editorial Cartoon Talisman Extinction
• Jolly, Kimberly. Scholarships Promote Discrimination
• Fridy, Geri. Computer Software Not Research Tool
• People Poll: How Do You Feel About Western Losing the Yearbook as Part of the Proposed Budget Cuts?
• Critchfield, Mark. Waco Tragedy Lives On – Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., …