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A Study To Determine The Relationship Between The Amount Of Innovation Present In An Organization And The Governance Structure Of The Organization, Patricia M. Bauhs

Dissertations

As higher education administrators examine the applicability of management principles to education, the management of innovation comes into focus. This study was concentrated on the relationship between concern for innovation and other variables, namely: "Institutional Esprit," "Meeting Local Needs," "Self-Study and Planning," "Democratic Governance," and organization size. Relationships examined were based on perceptions of two groups--faculty and administrators--compared over a 12-year time period divided into two discrete, 6-year periods.

Ex post facto data from six systems (public universities, private universities, liberal arts colleges, state four-year colleges, community colleges, and private junior colleges) were purchased from the Educational Testing Service. Data …

Effects Of Community College Administrative Budgetary Decisions Upon Continuing Education Students’ Perceptions, Drew William Allbritten

Dissertations

Purpose. This descriptive study examined the effect of administrative budgetary decisions for selected institutional services and personnel upon certain perceptions of continuing education students attending Grand Rapids Junior College.

Procedure. The researcher designed an assessment process and instrument to measure students' perceptions of accessibility toward selected institutional services and personnel. The assessment was conducted in the spring of 1981. The instrument was distributed to 4,459 students, 1,804 (40.5%) assessment instruments were returned, and 1,791 were determined to be usable. Statistical treatment of the data included the use of three nonparametric tests: chi-square, contingency coefficient, and cumulative frequency tests. An earlier …

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Koinonia

Executive Committee Business Meeting

Identity, A New Look, Scott Makin

Editorial

Regional News

Fact Book 1982, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

This initial issue of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Fact Book was designed to contain a variety of information about the University in a concise, easily-used format. We hope this provides a profile of UNO that will expand your understanding of our institution.

The Civil War In Kentucky: The Slave Claims His Freedom, Victor B. Howard

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

An article by Victor B. Howard published in the Fall 1982 issue of the Journal of Negro History, pages 245-256.

Design, Construction, And Operation Of An Industrial Type Robot, Meade S. Roberts

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by Meade S. Roberts submitted to the Faculty Research Committee in September of 1982 on robotics, involving the design, construction and operation of a robot.

Current And Projected Socioeconomic Conditions Of The Levisa Fork Of The Big Sandy River Basin Of Kentucky And Virginia, Gary Cox

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

This study Is an analytical assessment of the social and economic situation in the 11 county area. The major focus of the study is directed toward the impact of increased mining activity on population, settlement patterns, land use, and the economic structure of the coal-rich basin. While this assessment is primarily concerned with the present socio-economic situation along the Levisa Fork and its tributaries, considerable effort has been given to projecting the future impact of continuing growth in coal production. It is assumed that the nation's need for energy will continue to stimulate the coal-based economy of the region for …

Lincoln Slave Policy In Kentucky: A Study Of Pragmatic Strategy, Victor B. Howard

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

An article by Victor B. Howard published in the Summer 1982 issue of the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, pages 281-308.

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Koinonia

Editorial

Lessons of Leadership

What is Happening to Christian Marriages

Invitation to St. Paul, MN

Meet the Candidates

Good Books

Take the Test

Property Tax Ellort In Eastern Kentucky Counties: Implications Lor Financing Public Services, Douglas Dotterweich

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

The eastern portion of Kentucky has long had insufficient tax revenues available to provide quality public services for local residents. Frequently, the response by legislators and others within the region has been to request additional resources from the state and federal levels of government for service provision. Particularly in present times of limited resources, the higher units of government would do well to ask the question: "Is this region truly poor, or are its residents simply unwilling to tax themselves at the same level as the rest of the state?" The purpose of this report is to provide a method …

An Investigation Into The Monotype-Ink Resist / Relief Etching Technique, Robert Franzini

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by Robert Franzini to the Faculty Research Committee on January 15, 1982 on working with the monotype-ink resist / relief etching technique.

Finance 1982-83, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Finance

IPEDS Finance annual report contains the following information: • Revenues by source (e.g., tuition and fees, government, private gifts) • Expenses by function (e.g., instruction, research, plant maintenance and operation) • Scholarships, physical plant assets and indebtedness • Assets, liabilities and net assets • Different formats are used based on the institution’s accounting standards

Human Resources 1982-83, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Human Resources

IPEDS Human Resources annual report contains the following information: • Employees by primary occupational activity, faculty status, full and part time (collected separately for medical schools) • Full-time instructional staff by academic rank, gender and function • Total salary outlay and number of months covered by academic rank and gender

Enrollment Report - Fall 1982, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Enrollment Reports

The Enrollment Report provides administrative and delivery-site information on enrollment headcount and student credit hours, as well as the demographic characteristics of enrolled students. The purpose of this profile is to provide the undergraduate and graduate enrollments and student credit hour information by college or equivalent academic unit, class, gender and ethnicity.

Fall Enrollment 1982-83, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Fall Enrollment

IPEDS Fall Enrollment annual report contains the following information: • Full- and part-time fall enrollments by level, by race/ethnicity and gender of student • Number of students engaged in distance education, by level and location • Age distributions by student level (odd-numbered years) • State of residence of first-time first-year students (even-numbered years) • Total number of students in the entering class • Fall-to-fall retention rates of full-time and part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (less than 4-year institutions), and first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students (4-year institutions)

Neurochemical Involvement In The Behavioral Effects Of Brain Damage, Bruce A. Mattingly

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by Bruce A. Mattingly submitted to the Faculty Research Committee in 1982 on how septal lesions affect the performance of rats.

Characterization Of Steroid Hormone Binding By The Synthetic Steroid, Danazol, To Cytoplasmic Receptors Of Target Cells, David Magrane

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by David Magrane submitted to the Faculty Research Committee in 1982 on the intracellular mechanisms underlying steroid regulation of target cells.

Decline Of A Presidency: Woodrow Wilson And The Inflation Issue, 1919-1920, John J. Hanrahan

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by John J. Hanrahan to the Faculty Research Committee in 1982 on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson prior to the 1920 presidential election.

A Follow-Up Study To Determine Selected Characteristics And Perceptions Regarding The Academic Preparation Of Master Degree Graduates Who Majored In School Administration: Central Washington University 1976-1981, Richard P. Lynch

All Graduate Projects

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine selected demographic characteristics of master degree graduates, who majored in school administration, and who graduated from the Graduate Division of Education since the 1976 Summer quarter through the 1981 Summer quarter; (2) to ascertain the extent to which these graduates perceived the courses of instruction in their academic preparationas being relevant to subsequent educational administration functions; and (3) to determine additional courses of instruction, not in the present curriculum, that these selected graduates perceived would be professionally relevant to current educational administrative functions.

Predicting Student Success In College Using Stepwise Multiple Regression, Richard Edward Cerullo

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The problem was to determine the feasibility of predicting a student's success specific college, on the basis of data available at the time of the student's admission to the college. In addition to considering the development of a regression equation which could be applied to the data of any undergraduate entering the college, the feasibility of developing a statistically significant prediction equation at the school and major level was also examined.

The study was carried out in the following manner. Stepwise multiple regression was used on the admissions data of the graduating class of the 1978-1979 academic year. The cumulative …