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Academic Journal Publishing In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, A.O. Amusan, Dele Olanisimi Apr 2011

Academic Journal Publishing In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, A.O. Amusan, Dele Olanisimi

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Compared to the situation up to the late 1970s, academic publishing in Africa and its concomitant effect of scholarly research has declined in terms of output, quality and regularity of a publications (Olukoju, 2002). This reflects the general decline in the standards and funding of education, a consequence of prolonged military rule characterized by lack of accountability and thinly veiled culture of obscurantism (Olukoju, 2002). He also stressed the problem of collapsed currency, owing to plunder, and mismanagement by the country’s military rulers and their civilian collaborations.

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Budget Administration In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of Delta State University, Abraka, Anho Joseph Efe Apr 2011

Budget Administration In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of Delta State University, Abraka, Anho Joseph Efe

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Education is considered to be the greatest investment any country can invest on to transform its economic, political and human resource. It requires huge and adequate financial provision, it is an expensive non profit social service which needs proper management and implementation. Therefore educational investment according to Saint et al, (2003) has become a decisive factor in knowledge-based economies that from global perspective, economic and social developments are increasingly being driven by the advancement and application of knowledge. The quality of a nation’s educational system especially tertiary education positively correlates with its development profile and determine by the nature and …

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Gender Inequalities In The Training Of Teachers At Tai Solarin University Of Education In Ogun State Of Nigeria, K.O. Odunaike, M.B. Amoda, A. Arigbabu Apr 2011

Gender Inequalities In The Training Of Teachers At Tai Solarin University Of Education In Ogun State Of Nigeria, K.O. Odunaike, M.B. Amoda, A. Arigbabu

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The presence of women in leadership roles at the secondary school level and above contributes to sensitivity within schools for the well-being of adolescent girls and provides girls beginning to consider career choices with role models of women decision-makers and leaders. It is also imperative that women be actively involved in leading educational change given the vital role that the educational system of a country plays in both national development and the development of a gender equal society for women to be active participants in the change and development process. They must be equipped and be provided with necessary skills …

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Job Stress, Workload, Academic Freedom And Quality Research In Nigerian Universities, Chinelo Duze Apr 2011

Job Stress, Workload, Academic Freedom And Quality Research In Nigerian Universities, Chinelo Duze

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

One of the major obligations of higher education academic staff is to conduct research. It is used to assess the lecturer’s scholarship and leads to promotion. It is therefore expected that academic staff who must progress as expected should conduct quality research. Unfortunately, research in higher education in Nigeria seemly lacks the potentials to produce results that are sufficiently generalized for humanity’s stock of knowledge. This study therefore examined some of the impediments to quality research in Nigerian universities. The variables studied were the institutional factors of job stress, workload, and academic autonomy. These indices were considered institutional because they …

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Putting John On Trial: Teaching Christology By Using The Classroom As A Courtroom, George Faithful Apr 2011

Putting John On Trial: Teaching Christology By Using The Classroom As A Courtroom, George Faithful

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My purpose today is to share the results of an experiment I conducted and to suggest ways it could be improved and reproduced. In a 200-level course called “Christian Beliefs” at a Saint Louis University, a Catholic institution, I staged a mock trial. All students in the class were assigned to read the Gospel of John with an eye for how its author portrayed Christ’s nature. From among the thirty students, I asked for four volunteers, two each for two competing teams, the defense and prosecution. The defense was charged with summarizing John’s Christology and with making the case that …

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Narrative Education: Bridging Technology And Story Telling To Empower Teachers And Students, Joan Walker Apr 2011

Narrative Education: Bridging Technology And Story Telling To Empower Teachers And Students, Joan Walker

Cornerstone 2 Reports : Community Outreach and Empowerment Through Service Learning and Volunteerism

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Ctl Spring 2011 Newsletter, University Of Denver, Office Of Teaching And Learning Apr 2011

Ctl Spring 2011 Newsletter, University Of Denver, Office Of Teaching And Learning

Office of Teaching and Learning Newsletters

Spring 2011 Newsletter from the University of Denver, Center for Teaching and Learning. The newsletter highlights events, workshops, software updates, and resources for faculty.

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Table Of Contents - Spring 2011, Fort Hays State University College Of Education Apr 2011

Table Of Contents - Spring 2011, Fort Hays State University College Of Education

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Academic Leadership Journal Spring 2011 table of contents

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Adult Learning Styles And Technology-Driven Learning For Online Students, Emad Rahim, Aikyna Finch Apr 2011

Adult Learning Styles And Technology-Driven Learning For Online Students, Emad Rahim, Aikyna Finch

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The growing crisis in the U.S. has caused many traditional colleges and universities to consider new ways to ensure economic competitiveness and continued financial growth without increasing the size and overhead of their campus.. Universities like Upper Iowa, University Bates College in Maine, and Ball State University in Indiana have begun to offer three-year undergraduate degrees and provide online courses to save students both time and money (Pope, 2009). Several colleges in Colorado are considering the option of moving from a traditional undergraduate classroom format to adding online courses as a means to raise revenue and increase student enrollment. Because …

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An Exploration Of Attributions Towards Success In Secondary Students With Disabilities, D. Tyler Apr 2011

An Exploration Of Attributions Towards Success In Secondary Students With Disabilities, D. Tyler

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

With the emergence of No Child Left Behind, the emphasis is on scientific-based research to provide evidence for certain practices and approaches to learning and remediation. While no one would deny that developing basic skills of reading, writing and mathematics are essential foundations for our youth, but, are they sufficient? A major topic of conversation across the nation is that American schools are failing in closing the achievement gap, particularly in reading and mathematics. While a variety of reading and mathematics programs have emerged, a number of professionals purport that more strategic solutions are needed to improve achievement. Moreover, when …

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Assessing The Availability And Utilization Of Research Findings In Nigeria For Sustainable Development, Chinelo Duze Apr 2011

Assessing The Availability And Utilization Of Research Findings In Nigeria For Sustainable Development, Chinelo Duze

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of availability and utilization of research findings in solving societal problems for economic growth and sustainable development in Nigeria. This represents a search in a different direction to attempt to explain the disappointing economic returns from education in Nigeria. Investments in education seem to have failed to deliver the goods in Nigeria and in most African countries, since most of them are still battling with under-development in the sense that the following indices of development noted by Udoidem (1992) are still eluding most African nations

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Developing Teacher Leaders In Math And Science: Content Coaches Mentoring Teacher Leaders, Andrea Kent, Andre Green, Phillip Feldman Apr 2011

Developing Teacher Leaders In Math And Science: Content Coaches Mentoring Teacher Leaders, Andrea Kent, Andre Green, Phillip Feldman

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The AMSTI (Alabama Math Science Technology Initiative)-USA Fellows program, a collaboration between a university College of Education and Arts & Sciences, State Department of Education, and local school district, was created to develop Teacher Leaders in AMSTI Mathematics and Science. The specific focus of this research was to examine the mentoring provided to the Teacher Leaders Fellows, and to determine if the professional development provided to the teacher leaders helped them develop mentoring skills to mentor and coach the AMSTI teachers with whom they worked. At the completion of their Fellowship, these AMSTI-USA Fellows returned to become teacher leaders at …

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Dental Public Health! A Mistaken Identity, A. Singh, Bharathi Purohit Apr 2011

Dental Public Health! A Mistaken Identity, A. Singh, Bharathi Purohit

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The dental public health field has been expanding in scope & complexity with more emphasis being placed on the total dental care delivery system and its impact on oral health status. A broadly accepted definition of “dental public health” has been given by Downer 1994: “The science and art of preventing oral disease, promoting oral health and improving quality of life through the organized efforts of society” (Downer et al,1994). A broader definition was made ten years later as follows: “The science and art of preventing oral disease, promoting oral health and improving quality of life through the organized efforts …

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Domestic Violence And The Education Of The Nigeria Pre – School Child, Gladys Idogo Apr 2011

Domestic Violence And The Education Of The Nigeria Pre – School Child, Gladys Idogo

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Literature tells us about three different views of children each relating to different era of civilization. The first is during the Greco – Roman times. During this period children were taken to be miniature adult and this depicted in the acts and paintings of that period. Children were not accorded any special status. As miniature adults, they were allowed to work on the fields and farms with little or no attachments to parents. The second is the medieval period. With the decline of the Greco-Roman civilization, Christianity came to the fore. Under the religious tenets, man was born evil and …

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Dynamism Of Fashion Among Female Undergraduates And Its Effects In The Sight Of Beholders In A University Of Education, Nigeria. Apr 2011

Dynamism Of Fashion Among Female Undergraduates And Its Effects In The Sight Of Beholders In A University Of Education, Nigeria.

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Many definitions have been resorted to by synthesis of literature in trying to arrive at the word fashion. Jeanette and others define fashion as ‘a continuous process of change in style of dress that is acceptable and followed by large segment of the public at any particular time’, Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, defines fashion as ‘the prevailing style during a particular time’. Paul Nystran, an economics Professor who was the first to apply economics to fashion, defined fashion as ‘Nothing more or less than the prevailing style at any given time’.

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Effects Of Gender And Parenting Styles On The Acquisition Of Democratic Values By Nigerian Youths In Secondary Schools, Alade Abiodun Apr 2011

Effects Of Gender And Parenting Styles On The Acquisition Of Democratic Values By Nigerian Youths In Secondary Schools, Alade Abiodun

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

It is obvious that every level of education is expected to empower learners with adequate knowledge, attitude and skills relevant to build the society. This informed policy makers to formulate educational goals and values that can mould individuals towards such empowerment for effective life in the pluralistic society. Thus, education as an instrument per excellence for national development identified by the National Policy on Education (2004, revised) fosters the building of: (i) A free and democratic society; (ii) A just and egalitarian society; (iii) A united, strong and self-reliant nation; (iv) A great and dynamic economy and (v) A land …

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Factors Influencing Matriculation Of New Undergraduate Students: Do Student Type And Gender Matter?, Mingchu Luo, James Williams Apr 2011

Factors Influencing Matriculation Of New Undergraduate Students: Do Student Type And Gender Matter?, Mingchu Luo, James Williams

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

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Language Policy And Planning For Education In Cameroon And Nigeria, Ruth Adebile Apr 2011

Language Policy And Planning For Education In Cameroon And Nigeria, Ruth Adebile

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The goals and overall philosophy of education in any nation is the pre-requisite to the formation of language policy and planning for education. Language generally is always a crucial phenomenon and it becomes more crucial and controversial when it has to do with formulation of policies in education (Dada, 2005) part of the reason for this is simply because most of the language problems in many African countries are colonial legacies. The language problem is even volatile in some African countries like Cameroon and Nigeria. As it is going to be expanciated in this write-up, both Cameroon and Nigeria are …

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Lateness: A Major Problem Confronting School Administrators In Delta State, Nigeria, Famous Dafiaghor Apr 2011

Lateness: A Major Problem Confronting School Administrators In Delta State, Nigeria, Famous Dafiaghor

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Amongst other components of any organisation, human beings are the most difficult to manage. Folks pose the most problems to administrators any where in the world, not excluding school organisations as learning factories in Delta State, Nigeria. Many authors have posited as a matter of fact that it is easier to manage the financial and material components of any organisation than to manage the human component. They insinuate that “it is easier to manage even animals than to manage human beings” (Nakpodia, 2006; Peretomode, 1991; Peretomode, 2001; Ubogu, 2004; Emore, 2005; Ukoshi, 2004). Thus, in the school system, the school …

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Perceptions Of Success Factors That Influence Positive Educational/Vocational Attitudes Of Inner-City Black Males: Some Considerations For School Leaders, Shedrick Mccall Apr 2011

Perceptions Of Success Factors That Influence Positive Educational/Vocational Attitudes Of Inner-City Black Males: Some Considerations For School Leaders, Shedrick Mccall

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The problem is how to determine factors influencing the perception of success for Black males who started the race behind other ethnic groups in America (Hacker, 1995). Schultz (1969) wrote a book, Coming up Black: Patterns of Ghetto Socialization. In his book, he stated that poverty hinders progress because it truly handicaps Blacks by giving them an unequal playing field. Schultz (1969) further stated that inner-city youths, especially Black males, have a struggle. He contended that the young inner-city males do not have fathers or positive male role models, which increases the likelihood of failure. Therefore, many Black males turn …

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Managing Change In An Organisation-An Overview, Frank Gwavuya Apr 2011

Managing Change In An Organisation-An Overview, Frank Gwavuya

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

In any organization, effective change management is a fundamental requirement for the success and continued survival of any business concern. It is almost impossible to read two consecutive issues of business papers in most countries without encountering at least one article about some organisation undergoing a major strategic or structural change. New units are acquired and old units sold off; divisions are created or combined; an organization moves from a functional to a matrix organizational structure; the authority of the chief executive officer or a staff department is increased or decreased; the new chief executive officer institutes a major reorganization; …

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Philosophy As A Tool For Sustainable Development: A Contemporary Issue In Nigeria Educational System, E.D. Nakpodia Apr 2011

Philosophy As A Tool For Sustainable Development: A Contemporary Issue In Nigeria Educational System, E.D. Nakpodia

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The place of Philosophy as a discipline in our world today cannot be overemphasized. It is a truism that the present day Nigeria is a product of what the colonialists handed over to the Nigerian rulers on Independence day, 1st of October 1960. It was a government that was born in a state of uncertainty and was soon to manifest clearly in a bloody civil war which nobody prays to ever witness again. In our world today, people talk about various models, theories, and other strategies towards achieving development. Nigeria is certainly not an exception.

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Rediscovering Swot Analysis: The Extended Version, Kwamena Nyarku, Gloria Agyapong Apr 2011

Rediscovering Swot Analysis: The Extended Version, Kwamena Nyarku, Gloria Agyapong

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

SWOT analysis was developed to help companies define their strategies in the context of the ever emerging and competitive business environments. This decision-making tool owes its name to the fact that it examines the strengths and weaknesses within the firm, as well as the opportunities and threats of the external market. According to Meyer (2003), the SWOT analysis suggests that a sound strategy should match the firm’s strengths(S) and weaknesses (W) to the opportunities (O) and threats (T) encountered in the firm’s environment. It is meant to spark strategic insight and distil fragmentary facts and figures into coherent backdrops for …

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Straight Talk From Recent Grads: Grant Writing Tips For New Investigators, Joelle Powers, Danielle Swick Apr 2011

Straight Talk From Recent Grads: Grant Writing Tips For New Investigators, Joelle Powers, Danielle Swick

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

There is an increasing demand and critical importance for those in academic positions to be conducting high quality research in addition to teaching well and successfully obtaining grants is often necessary to fund such scientific inquiry (Shaw, 2002). Faculty members in academic or research positions are likely to be among those spending the most time on such efforts as successful grant writing to support both research and scholarly productivity is compulsory for flourishing in these jobs (Hasche, Perron & Proctor, 2009). In fact, most job announcements in the Chronicle of Higher Education list the ability to acquire external funding as …

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The Hbcu Versus The Pwi Write On Site: Considering Faculty Outcomes, Dannielle Davis, Lawanda Edwards Apr 2011

The Hbcu Versus The Pwi Write On Site: Considering Faculty Outcomes, Dannielle Davis, Lawanda Edwards

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The phrase “publish or perish” has become a mantra in research oriented academic settings, reflecting a form of academic Darwinism for tenure and promotion decisions heavily influenced by publication records. This is compounded by the fact that some new academics view the three primary components of faculty work: teaching, research and service, singularly and in isolation as opposed to integrated tasks (Boice, 2000). Writing groups may offer a strategy for faculty developers and other administrators interested in ameliorating these potential challenges via programs geared toward increasing faculty writing productivity. The following reviews literature related to faculty writing groups and describes …

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The “Glass-Ceiling” In The Church Organization: Can E-Mentoring Be A Panacea To Women Desiring Leadership Positions?, John Ekukndayo Apr 2011

The “Glass-Ceiling” In The Church Organization: Can E-Mentoring Be A Panacea To Women Desiring Leadership Positions?, John Ekukndayo

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

In leadership studies, mentoring has been in practice for a long time be it in local and national governance, organizational development (especially as part of a systematic leadership succession plan) or even for personal/professional development of individuals or groups. It seems that in organizations today many desire to be mentored but unfortunately not all are finding appropriate mentors that will cater for their personal and professional needs especially in meeting with their psychosocial needs (Kram, 1983). This is the case with many women in many male-dominated workplaces known for the preserving of “male prejudices, male values and creations” (Woodd, 1997), …

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The Impact Of Administrative Demand, Work Schedule And Environmental Factors On Job Stress Among Private Owned Universities In Nigeria, Ayodele Adeoye, Oluwafikayomi Afolabi Apr 2011

The Impact Of Administrative Demand, Work Schedule And Environmental Factors On Job Stress Among Private Owned Universities In Nigeria, Ayodele Adeoye, Oluwafikayomi Afolabi

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Job life is one of the important parts of our daily lives which cause a great deal of stress. Job stress has become a prominent topic in behavioural science research. Researchers reviews (Brief, Schuler& Van Sell 1983; Quick & Quick 1984) confirm positive relationships between job stress, physical and psychiatric sympatomatology. Job stress is considered to be a factor that may affect organizational effectiveness through lowering employee performance (McGrath, 1976), absenteeism, tardiness, and turnover (Johnson, 1980).

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Towards An Enhanced Status For Teachers In Africa, Michael Olatunji Apr 2011

Towards An Enhanced Status For Teachers In Africa, Michael Olatunji

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

For sometime now there has been a tremendous increase in the demand for formal education in Africa. As a result of this development, individuals, organizations, communities and the government have invested huge sum of money in educational expansion. However, noble as this trend is, the quality of teachers remains one of the major factors that could mar or improve the overall educational results. It follows therefore that if the entire education enterprise in Africa will not be grounded in the distant or nearest future, it is imperative to ensure that teachers are appropriately positioned to play the cardinal roles that …

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A Content Analysis Of The Mission Statements Of Iranian Joint Stock Firms In Four Industries: A Further Research To Explore The Implications Of Peyrefitte & David (2006) Findings, Gholamreza Jandaghi Apr 2011

A Content Analysis Of The Mission Statements Of Iranian Joint Stock Firms In Four Industries: A Further Research To Explore The Implications Of Peyrefitte & David (2006) Findings, Gholamreza Jandaghi

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The actual purpose of mission statements has been subject to much debate in the academic literature. Some authors (e.g. Wright, 2002) argue that the mission statement is primarily used as a ‘public relations statement,’ and therefore mission statements do not reflect reality. However, authors with a less cynical view to mission statements claim that mission statements are useful tools for internal purposes, such as the development of company strategy, providing leadership, and performance evaluation (e.g. Drucker, 1977; Klemm et al., 1991). For example, Drucker stressed the strategic importance of the company mission (Drucker, 1977, p. 66): “Only a clear definition …

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Age And Sex Differences In Information Utilization Among Legislators In Benue State Of Nigeria, Demekaa Umbur, Anthony Igbashal Apr 2011

Age And Sex Differences In Information Utilization Among Legislators In Benue State Of Nigeria, Demekaa Umbur, Anthony Igbashal

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The objective of the study is to determine the differences of legislators’ age and sex on their information utilization.

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