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Explore, Fall 2007, Vol. 11, No. 1: Fostering Vocation Through Cbl, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

explore

Contents: Callings: Fostering Vocation Through Community-based Learning; Community-based Learning in El Salvador: Casa de la Solidaridad and the Romero Program; Everyone Gains: Peer Exchange Between On-site Service-learning Students and On-campus Students; Writing in the Community: Lessons From Teaching At-risk Teens; Spirituality as Pedagogy: Theoretical Constructs for Service-learning; A Table in the Common Room: Twenty Years of Community-based Learning at SCU; Vocation as Understood by First-generation College Students; Coming Events; Next Issue

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This edition of the UNO Library Science Education Programs Newsletter includes Advice from the Frontlines by Gail Formanack, a Student Spot of Bridget Kratt, an Alumni Spotlight of Tara Glunz-Fries, Announcements, and Ask Mr. Technology by Joe Huber.

Instruction Size Report, Fall 2007, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Gives breakdowns of student credit hours offered by status of instructor, average class size overall, and average class size by status of instructor.

An Unlikely Recruiting And Retention Tool: Financial Education, Suzanne Hayes

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

We currently live in an era where universities report higher dropout rates due to debt burdens than from academic failure (Prah 2006; United College Marketing Service 2006). Higher education institutions routinely provide tutoring and other support services for students with academic concerns; however, most universities are not adequately addressing the alarming levels of student credit card debt. Universities have an underutilized opportunity to provide a credit education course for incoming students. The class is a winning proposition for students, parents, and universities. Lending institutions also stand to benefit from decreased loan default and bankruptcy rates.

Anderson University Student Development Guide, 2007-2008, Student Government Association

Handbooks

The Anderson University student handbook for the 2007-2008 school year.

Developed in part by the Anderson University Student Government Association.

Undergraduate Catalog, 2007-2008, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 2007-2008 undergraduate academic catalog and introduction to the university.

College Students’ Perceptions Of Their "Best" And "Worst" Courses And Instructors, Debra S. Emmelman, Michael Decesare

Sociology Faculty Publications

This paper presents results from a content analysis of college students' descriptions of their "best" and " worst " courses and instructors. We were interested primarily in two issues: how college students evaluate their courses , and the extent to which they emphasize various dimensions in their evaluations. We found that students evaluated their course experiences along seven interrelated dimensions: factors external to the course, level of tedium, classroom activities, classroom atmosphere, instructor's comportment, workload/assignments/grading issues, and acquisition of knowledge and skills. These dimensions were emphasized to different degrees and tended to vary in oppositional manners according to the type …

Academic Leaders Use Innovative Doctoral Programs To Respond To Shortage Of Business School Faculty, Darrell Burrell, Asila Safi

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

As more universities create weekend, evening, and on-line master’s programs in business (MBA) in the United States, the shortage for university faculty in college business schools continues to grow, especially in Information Technology, Management, and Finance. If you review the USA university job search website http://www.higheredjobs.com/, you will see that there are plenty of high paying jobs for business school faculty around the country. These jobs require instructors to publish articles, work on research projects, make presentations at professional conferences, while teaching on average of only 3 classes a semester for full time salaries. Having a doctorate degree also provides …

Awards And Recognition For Exceptional Teachers, Hans Andrews

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

A book review of Awards and Recognition for Exceptional Teachers by Hans A. Andrews.

Dodgeball, Disco, And Dreams: Reflections On Faculty Workload And Assessment At Scu’S, Daniel Kulmala

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Fellow faculty members, I have something urgent to say, something that will, no doubt, shock nearly every one of you who reads this article. But, again, I believe that it needs to be said, and we should no longer be polite about what we all know to be the truth. No doubt, due to the brutal nature of my message, some of you will want to turn your attention to another article. My friends in academia, we are all squirrels chasing too many nuts.

Instructional Costs And Tuition Revenues, David Yamoah

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

A variety of tax reform initiatives have impacted on the ability of New Jersey and some states in the United States to fund public higher education. Public Higher Education faces competition for limited state resources from a variety of state mandatory spending measures including health, criminal justice and elementary and secondary education. In addition, concern about the cost of higher education has resulted in demand for accountability in the use of public funds, which has lead to the need to establish relationship between funding and cost of providing higher education.

The Business Of Christianity: The Growing Market For Everything Christian, Peter A. Maresco

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

n 2008, McFarland Publishers, Inc. of Jefferson, North Carolina is scheduled to publish my book: The Business of Christianity: The Growing Market for Everything Christian. The premise of this book is to elaborate in some detail how entrepreneurs are marketing products and services to the Christian consumer that have never been marketed before. Before going into what these products and services are, I should point out that these markets have always existed. The difference is, however, that with the attention given to, Evangelism, the religious right and the growth of mega-churches, those with memberships in excess of 2,000, businessmen and …

Towards The Understanding Of Societal Cultures And Leadership In Non-Western Countries: An Exploratory Study On Egypt, Abdel Moneim

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The purpose of this study was to examine the societal culture in Egypt in relation with leadership attributes. This paper also reported and elaborated on the dimensions of Egypt’s culture using GLOBE categories. When I examined the societal culture using the nine GLOBE dimensions, Egypt appeared to have the lowest score on assertiveness among all the 62 countries, and had relatively lower scores on uncertainty avoidance, societal collectivism, future orientation, and gender egalitarianism. On the other hand, Egypt had the third highest score on in-group collectivism, and had relatively high scores on performance orientation, power distance, and humane orientation. In …

Table Of Contents - Fall 2007, Fort Hays State University College Of Education

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Academic Leadership Journal Fall 2007 table of contents

Assessing Student Achievement The Right Way: A Study Of Practicing Teachers, James Williams

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The purpose of this study was to determine the opinions of practicing teachers in the state of Georgia regarding the most important assessment practices in K-12 public schools. In addition, the study was conducted to provide findings to enhance assessment of student achievement practices in Georgia’s K-12 public schools. Finally, the study was conducted to provide a basis for further research in the area of determining the most effective assessment of student achievement practices in Georgia’s K-12 public schools.

Book Review: Island Of The Lost: Shipwrecked At The Edge Of The World By Joan Druett, Peter A. Maresco

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

A book review of Island of the Lost by Joan Druett.

A Follower's View Of Leadership, Albert Desimone Jr.

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Leadership and leaders—the embodiment of leadership—exist to effect positive change. If we were all satisfied with the way things are in the world, there would be no need for leaders. We would still need managers to oversee the individuals who maintain the status quo, and we would still need supervisors to oversee the tasks and processes associated with that maintenance.

It Governance And Digital Application Of Online Customers Expectations, Ezendu Ariwa, Sarah Olaya

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The main purpose of this study is to: Investigate and identify UK online customers’ perceived key elements of hotel websites information contents for purchases decision. Use the key elements identified as ‘measurement indicators’. Evaluate the performance of UK two and three –star hotel websites.

Mystic Inspiration Of Effective Habits?, Dennis Mcdougall, Rhonda S. Black, Garnett J. Smith, James Skouge

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Although numerous and diverse publications address professors’ writing and research productivity, exceedingly few empirical studies report findings for interventions designed and implemented to increase professors’ research productivity. This study used an innovative mixed methods design with a concurrent triangulation strategy and methods from two research traditions that investigators rarely integrate – quantitative single-case interventions and qualitative inquiry. Processes and findings from this study illustrate how researchers can combine these methods to illuminate the how and why of changes in performance in participant-interventionist studies. In this study, university professors used goal setting and behavioral self-management techniques to increase their daily research …

A Mentoring Process To Support Teachers’ Growth And Retention, David Bell, Earl Thomas

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

As educational consultants one of the pressing needs that we find administrators often recognize is the need for mentoring new and veteran teachers. Despite their concerns mentoring is often not part of the school system or it is executed in a haphazard manner. For example, when principals are asked to describe the current teacher mentoring system they often report that they just assign new teachers with veteran teachers who are willing to take on an additional responsibility. This suggests there is a lack of attention given to the importance of the quality relationship that must be established between mentor teacher …

Teachers Perception Of Principals Leadership Capacities In Nigeria, M. Arikewuyo

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Without any doubt, leadership plays a dominant role in the outcome of any organized effort aimed at a particular goal or a set of goals. It is the genius of leadership that mobilises human and material resources and creates the necessary climate for productivity. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that leadership accounts for most of the outcomes observable in Organisations. In the view of Jiboyewa (1988), leadership involves much more than the behaviours exhibited by leaders in any other organisation.

The Future Of Site-Based Management: Principals Are The Key, Agnes Richardson

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Site-Based Management (SBM), also known as decentralization, is a process that gives decision-making power over educational programs to individual schools instead of district offices with the ultimate goal of improved student learning (Hansen 2005; Tanner and Stone 1998; Walker 2007). It is a concept that was introduced to education over two decades ago (Cromwell 2005). There are a number of states and major cities in the United States that have legislated and mandated SBM programs, including Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles (Chittum 2006; Walker 2007). SBM successes and failures have a …

Leadership Through Collaborative Strategic Planning: One School’S Journey, Sally Lewis, Sylvia Imler

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Educational administrators, school board members, and policy makers have been mandated to account for the learning and performance of the highly diverse students that comprise today’s classrooms. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA 2004) have presented a set of challenges for educating all children using data-driven decisions in a standards-based curriculum with culturally responsive practices. These mandates from federal and state legislation demand a change in administrative culture. These challenges require school personnel to develop plans to adjust their practices to meet the academic and behavioral needs of …

Directions - Fall 2007, Mervyn H. Sterne Library

Directions (Sterne Library, 1985-2015)

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Two Educator Perspectives On Legal Research Methods, Ellen Boegel, Marissa Moran

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Student Catalog Fall 2007, Nova Southeastern University

Undergraduate Programs Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2007-2009 Otterbein College Undergraduate Course Catalog, Otterbein University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2007-2009 Otterbein College Graduate Course Catalog, Otterbein University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Academic Curriculum Audits, 2007-2008, Provost's Office

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Otterbein Towers Fall 2007, Otterbein Towers

Towers Magazine

A New Era for Equine Science; Features: Cover Story: Equine Science to Get New Home; Hey Alumni, What are You Thinking? Regulars: From the Readers; College News: Word is Out on QPV; Ed Begley Jr. Coming to Campus; New Trustees Named; Who Wants to Ask a Professor? Science Committee Adds New Members; Communication has Open House; New Stadium Fence Dedicated at Homecoming; Spotlight on Faculty; Concert Choir Hoilday Tour; Internationally Acclaimed Artist Displays Works at Otterbein; ClassNotes; Milestones; Investing in Otterbein; Alumni Notes; Key Personnel, etc.