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No. 116 1990 November

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

Final Report Of The Acquaintance/Date Rape Task Force, Bonnie Buckley, Rhonda Chasteen, Mike Ealy, Charles Eberly, Linda Leal, Melanie Rawlins, Diana Zuhone

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

The Acquaintance/Date Rape Task Force was convened by V.P.S.A. Dr. Glen Williams to address concerns about the incidence of sexual assault on the EIU campus at the time. This is one of several such reports, and contains recommendations for institutional responses to prevent campus sexual assaults.

Final Report Of The Acquaintance/Date Rape Task Force, Bonnie Buckley, Rhonda Chasteen, Mike Ealy, Charles G. Eberly, Linda Leal, Melanie Rawlins, Diana Zuhone

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

The Acquaintance/Date Rape Task Force was convened by V.P.S.A. Dr. Glen Williams to address concerns about the incidence of sexual assault on the EIU campus at the time. This is one of several such reports, and contains recommendations for institutional responses to prevent campus sexual assaults.

Koinonia, Richard Keeling

Koinonia

The Challenge of AIDS in Higher Education, Richard Keeling

1990 ACSD National Conference; 1990 CACSD National Conference

Position Changes

Survey Of Experiences With Sexual Aggression At Eastern Illinois University, Genie O. Lenihan, Melanie E. Rawlins, Charles G. Eberly, Betsy J. Masters

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This paper is a report on a survey of sexually aggressive experiences as self-reported by a large sample of undergraduate students attending Eastern Illinois University. The results of the paper were later used to reduce the incidence of sexual violence at the institution.

Survey Of Experiences With Sexual Aggression At Eastern Illinois University, Genie Lenihan, Melanie Rawlins, Charles Eberly, Betsy Masters

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This paper is a report on a survey of sexually aggressive experiences as self-reported by a large sample of undergraduate students attending Eastern Illinois University. The results of the paper were later used to reduce the incidence of sexual violence at the institution.

Implementing General Education: Initial Findings, Sandra Kanter, Howard London, Zelda F. Gamson

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

The article reports on the first year activities of the Project on the Implementation of General Education. The project, conducted by the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE), is funded by the Exxon Education Foundation. The focus of the research is to examine how general education curricula is actually developed and implemented on college campuses that have limited resources.

Volume 04, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 04, Number 01 of Reaching Through Teaching.

The Faculty Of The Sixties: A Reappraisal, Monroe H. Little

Trotter Review

Between 1967 and 1969 the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education initiated and substantially funded several national surveys of U.S. higher education. One such study of faculty employed a questionnaire that was mailed to approximately 100,000 full-time college and university faculty at 303 schools nationwide. The results of this survey, which solicited more than 300 items of information from each respondent and enjoyed an unusually high response rate of over 60%, contain a wealth of data on a variety of political and social issues that has rarely been subjected to careful analysis by scholars.

This is especially unfortunate in retrospect. The …

Volume 03, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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

Koinonia, C. G. Kors, Dan Janosik

Koinonia

Empowerment Model, C.G. Kors

Dilemma: New Age Infiltration, Dan Janosik

NASPA + ACPA National Conventions

Conference Speakers; Pre-Conference Workshops

Parent, Student, And Teacher Perceptions Of Discipline Problems In The Middle School, Marilyn J. Giannangeli

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of parents, students, and teachers relative to specific, documented behavioral problems which occur in the middle school environment. Of particular interest were the perceptions of the frequency with which these behaviors occurred, whether these perceptions correlated with the actual frequencies as documented by formal dismissal referrals, and the perceptions of appropriateness of referral to a school administrator of these behaviors.

The sample group consisted of 230 students, 25 teachers, and 230 parents from a selected middle school in Macomb County, located in southeastern Michigan. The instrument used for data collection …

No. 115 1990 April

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

Volume 03, Number 02, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 03, Number 02 of Reaching Through Teaching.

Rethinking What It Means To Be A Scholar, R. Eugene Rice

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

A broader and more accurate definition of scholarship also includes the integration of knowledge, the application of knowledge, and the representation and dissemination of knowledge-teaching.

Teaching In Action: Criteria For Effective Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This essay describes ways through which teachers enhance their teaching art within the process of teaching itself.

The Meaning Of College Grades, James Eison

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

The often confusing and inconsistent character of academic grades in higher education can be greatly reduced by suggestions offered in this essay.

Why Professors Don't Change, Loren Ekroth

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Even if professors wanted to change their teaching methods, the ways they define themselves and stabilizing aspects of their academic situations often resist their attempts to change.

The Challenge Of Teaching The Introductory-Level Course, Delivee L. Wright

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Introductory-level courses usually offer many more and greater challenges than do advanced courses, and it is appropriate that they be delivered by the most effective instructors.

Critical Thinking By Design, Joanne Gainen Kurfiss

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This essay offers guidelines for increasing the critical thinking potential of courses in the disciplines in higher education.

A Clinical Supervision And Peer Coaching Model To Improve Instructional Effectiveness, Arthur Lee Galloway

All Graduate Projects

The interrelationship of clinical supervision and peer coaching strategies to improve instructional effectiveness were studied. A peer coaching in-service program, detailing coaching procedures and activities, was developed and implemented in the social studies department at Mount Si High School. The results of the program showed that peer coaching can be utilized by teachers to assume greater leadership and responsibility in the area of instructional improvement.

Job Sharing Among Elementary School Teachers, Denise Ione Walsh

All Graduate Projects

The practice of job sharing, in which two teachers share the responsibilities of one teacher, is described. A comprehensive review of related literature is presented. Perceptions of those directly affected by the practice in one school district were gathered through 70 structured interviews with elementary principals, job sharing teachers, full-time teacher colleagues, students in job sharing classrooms, and parents. The study reveals predominantly positive reactions to the practice, and supports continuation of job sharing as an employment option for teachers.

Sciençe Denartment Evaluation With Focus On Quality Basic Education And National Science Teachers Association Criteria, David Wayne Donalson

Theses and Dissertations

This study is a descriptive investigation of science instructional programs in three senior high schools, reviewed from four different standpoints. Criteria set forth by the Quality Basic Education Act of Georgia (QBE) and recommendations given by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) were used for the establishment of i Likert-style questionnaire which was distributed among a group of twenty-eight science teachers. Three of the seven high schools located in a southeastern city of approximately 200,000 population were selected at random to participate in this study. These schools ranged in enrollment from 1100 to 1250 students.

Lack of computer training was …

The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Junior High School Study Skills Program For A Small Rural School, Donald Lawrence Burton Ii

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field experience project was to develop a junior high school study skills program for a small rural school. Upon completion of its development, the study skills program was pilot-tested in the Tower Hill Junior High School in Tower Hill, Illinois. After the background and possible significance of this field study is discussed, specific project objectives and research hypotheses are listed along with the appropriate operational definitions, assumptions and delimitations for this field experience. A representative review of the literature and research is given on the subject of study skills and study skills programs. Field experience activities …

The Effects Of A Program To Develop Collaboration On Teacher Interactions And Norms Of Collegiality Within The School As A Workplace, Michael E. Sicignano

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the Effective Teaching Network (ETN), a program designed to develop collaboration among teachers. This study employs the pretest/posttest nonequivalent comparison group design. The treatment group (n = 75) represents an intact group of teachers who participated in the ETN pilot program. Thirty teachers participated in the direct level of treatment, and 40 teachers participated in the indirect level of treatment. The comparison group (n = 77) represents an intact group of teachers who were matched with the treatment group on teacher characteristics and pretest scores. The Professional Collegiality Questionnaire …

Koinonia, Jill Briscoe, Darrel G. Shaver, Lee Demarais, Jim Krall

Koinonia

Running on Empty, Jill Briscoe

Presidents and Student Development, Darrel G. Shaver

Annual ACSD Executive Committee Meeting

South Central Regional Conference, Lee Demarais

Appalachian Regional Conference, Jim Krall

An Investigation Of Elementary Teachers' Self-Perception Of Burnout While Participating In A Professional Development Change Process, Lana L. Callihan

Dissertations

Teachers are experiencing pressures from the demands of educational change required in their profession. The quality of education is reflected by the competency of the teacher. The research suggests that efforts should be directed toward identifying a process for change that will reduce the feelings of burnout which block the energy and enthusiasm needed for change.

This study investigated the question, "Does involvement in a professional development process modify a teacher's perceived feelings of burnout?" The professional development models studied were the Collaborative Curriculum and Professional Development Process (CCPDP), Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP), and the Michigan School Improvement Process …

No. 114 1989 November

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

Volume 03, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 03, Number 01 of Reaching Through Teaching.

Koinonia, Larry J. Mckinney, Verdell F. Longstaff, Keith Deboer

Koinonia

Student Development Burnout, Larry J. McKinney

Emerging Student Trends for the 90's, Verdell F. Longstaff

1989 ACSD Conference

Dungeons and Dragons: How Should We Respond, Keither DeBoer