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National Profile Of Agricultural Teacher Educators And State Supervisors Of Vocational Agriculture By Mbti Preference Type, Richard M. Foster, James T. Horner

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study was to provide a national preference type profile of professionals employed in teacher education and state supervision an effort to explain similarities and differences, and to promote increased understanding and communication between these groups and their clientele. Specific objectives were to:

1. Determine preference type and temperament type of teacher educators and state supervisors in agricultural education.
2. Compare preference type and temperament type of teacher educators and state supervisors with that expected from the general population.
3. Compare temperament type of teacher educators and state supervisors by AATEA region.
4. Compare temperament type of teacher educators and …

Volume 01, Number 01, Janis C. Epps Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1987-1988, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

The Odyssey Of Depo-Provera: Contraceptives, Carcinogenic Drugs, And Risk Management Analyses, William Green

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Depo-Provera has been a scientific and political battleground for over twenty years. At stake have been the reproductive health of women, the marketing of a long-acting contraceptive by a multinational corporation, and international family planning and population control. Seventy nations have approved its use as a female contraceptive, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not, because the drug is a suspected carcinogen. FDA's decision means marketing of Depo-Provera as a contraceptive is forbidden in the United States and in U.S. foreign aid programs. FDA's decision also means the drug is less likely to be used in Third …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1986-1987, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Arc From Implementation To Payoff Decade And Beyond, Stuart Seely Sprague

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Between 1965 and 1974, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) spent in excess of $2 billion. Since 1974, that figure has climbed to more than $4 billion, with the bulk of these funds spent for road building and vocational schools. Despite this outpouring of funds, many in the region have never heard of the ARC. Part of the problem is ARC's lack of credibility, caused by less than spectacular results.

Anxiety And Safety: Two Studies Ol The Kentucky Coal Miner, George E. Dickinson, Stuart Seely Sprague

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Two reports offer insight into the personality and working conditions of the Kentucky Coal miner. Dr. George E. Dickinson's survey measures death anxiety among miners; Dr. Stuart S. Sprague's correlated report tracks the often volatile effort to legislate and enforce safety regulations. Both reports arrive at one perhaps startling conclusion: many miners agree - and are somewhat supported by statistics - that they themselves are most frequently to blame for accidents.

Nova University Center For Undergraduate Studies 1986-87 Catalog, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Factors Limiting Vocational Agriculture Student Participation In Supervised Occupational Experience Programs In Nebraska, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study was to identify factors limiting student participation in supervised occupational experience (SOE) programs in Nebraska, as perceived by Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors. Specific objectives included:

1. Identify SOE-related characteristics of Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors.
2. Determine the Importance of selected school district, vocational agriculture, economic, student, and social factors in limiting student participation in SOE.
3. Determine differences among factors limiting student participation in SOE by length of contract, number of SOE on-site instructional visits per year, hours employed, in addition to vocational agriculture duties and years of teaching experience.

The Identification And Prioritization Of Tasks Of Vocational Agriculture Instructors As Perceived By State Supervisors, Teacher Educators, And Vocational Agriculture Instructors In Nebraska, Allen G. Blezek

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Purpose of the Study

The study was conducted to determine what vocational agriculture instructors, teacher educators and state supervisors in vocational agriculture perceived as being the task priorities of Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors.

Specifically, the major objectives were to:

1. Identify the major tasks of Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors.
2. Prioritize major tasks of Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors as perceived by state supervisors, teacher educators and vocational agriculture instructors.
3. Compare priority rating of tasks by state supervisors, teacher educators, and vocational agriculture Instructors.

Carboniferous Of Eastern Kentucky - Stops 4-6., Charles E. Mason, R. Thomas Lierman, James R. Chaplin

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

This guidebook was produced for participants of the Sixth Gondwana Symposium held at the Institute of Polar Studies in August 1985. The trip traverses the highly scenic Appalachian Plateau. Enroute to eastern Kentucky, nonmarine sandstone, mudstone, coal, and limestone of the Upper Carboniferous to Permian (?) Dunkard Group, and Upper Carboniferous Monongahela and Conemaugh Formations will be examined in southern Ohio and western West Virginia. In eastern Kentucky, examination of the rocks will proceed up through the sequence starting with the Lower Carboniferous Berea Sandstone, a shallow marine deposit with abundant sedimentary structures; followed by the Borden Formation, which represents …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1985-1986, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Factors Indicating Voag/Ffa Program Quality As Perceived By Idaho Voag Instructors And Principals, Richard M. Foster, Louis E. Riensenberg

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

In public school education, as in private industry, a difference of opinion may exist between management and production about the quality of activities inherent in an occupation. The high school principals and vocational agriculture teachers in our public school systems are certainly no exception. Both have the common goal of making the vocational program within the school district the highest quality possible. In order to develop a high-quality vocational agriculture program, these two individuals must not only communicate with one another what they think are the most important and highest quality activities in which the vocational agriculture teacher should participate, …

An Assessment Of Microcomputer Competencies Needed By Vocational Agriculture Instructors In Nebraska And Iowa, W. Wade Miller, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

In order to provide effective preservice and inservice instruction to vocational agriculture teachers, certain baseline data are necessary. It was the intent of this study to: a) identify specific microcomputer competencies needed by vocational agriculture instructors and to make comparisons by state, size of vocational agriculture department, and years of teaching experience; b) identify barriers that may impede the use of microcomputers; and c) assess the current status of microcomputer usage in Nebraska and Iowa vocational agriculture programs.

Personality-Type Differences Of Students And Faculty And Their Effect On Student Achievement, Leverne Barrett

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

There is an increasing int rest among agricultural educators to find ways to improve instruction and learning. Within the last 10 years considerable attention has been given tot he effects of personality type on teaching and learning. Nearly 700 studies have been completed, but few have involved students of agriculture. Lawrence (1982) has stated that one of the greatest problems of American education today is the failure to recognize the unique learning needs of differing personality types.

What Have We Learned From Process Models Of Conversion? An Examination Of Ten Case Studies, David Rudy

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Many attempts to understand the conversion process have been guided by Lofland and Stark's (1965) "process-mode." We examine ten case studies of the conversion process in diverse groups in order to specify the conditions under which the Lofland-Stark model applies. Several components of the model are rejected for conceptual reasons. Other components are to be found in some types of groups but not in others. Only "formation of affective bonds with group members" and "intensive interaction with group members" seem to be indispensable prerequisites for conversion. Thus, any group which is to successfully convert people must be structured so as …

Appalachian Kentucky's Economy During The Mid 70'S And Early 80'S, Douglas Dotterweich

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

The 49 Appalachian counties of Kentucky have undergone significant economic changes in recent years. This research examines recent economic performance of both Appalachian Kentucky as a whole and its component area development districts. Topics covered include: population, employment, income, retail sales, and education.

A Survey Of Burnout Among Dental Hygiene Educators, Sandra Boggs Ricks

Dental Hygiene Theses & Dissertations

A survey was conducted on 159 full-time dental hygiene educators in order to collect data on job satisfaction, morale, and perceived institutional/program effectiveness. Educators were chosen for the study by cluster sampling from two- and four-year accredited dental hygiene programs in the United States. The programs were selected at random from stratified groups according to type of institutional setting. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire which contained four major sections: demographic data, job satisfaction, institutional/program effectiveness, and feelings related to their position. Findings were analyzed utilizing contingency tables and Chi-Square analysis. No attempt was made to establish a cause …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1984-1985, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Vocational Certification Standards For Postsecondary Instructors Of Technical Areas, Dale A. Amunson

Graduate Research Papers

Are current certification standards that deal with postsecondary instructional certification, relevant to the new and ever-changing technologies present in the educational setting today?

A. How do these standards apply to Iowa?

B. Has there been any effect upon present certification standards because of the new technologies?

Geologic Structure And Mine Roof Falls In Selected Coal Beds Within Appalachia, David Hylbert

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

This study investigated stratigraphic and structural causes of roof falls in room-and-pillar drift coal mines in nine mines in eastern Kentucky and the Dunkard Basin of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Perceptions Of Northwest Vocational Agriculture Instructors Regarding Knowledge Of Microcomputers And Value Of Proposed Microcomputer Programs In Agriculture, James A. Church, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study (Church, 1982) was to identify microcomputer topics that might be of value as part of the instructional programs of secondary vocational agriculture in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The specific objectives were to:

1. Determine the knowledge possessed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors regarding microcomputer usage and capability.
2. Determine the need for inservice training in microcomputer usage for Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.
3. Determine which microcomputer systems were most readily available to Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.
4. Analyze the value placed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors on selected microcomputer topics for use in the curriculum.

A Comparison Of The Attitudes Of School Superintendents, Agriculture Teachers, Advisory Council Chairpersons, Vocational Agricultural Graduates, And Their Employers, Of The Nebraska Vocational Agriculture Core Curriculum, Roy D. Dillon

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

During the academic year 1976–1977, a new Vocational Agriculture Core curriculum was implemented in Nebraska (Nebraska, 1977). This new curriculum, patterned from the Oklahoma Vocational Agriculture Core Curriculum, was prepared at the University of Nebraska during the summer of 1976 (Oklahoma, 1974). During the 1976–1977 academic ·year, the Core Curriculum was implemented through district workshops for vocational agriculture teachers.

Perceptions Of Northwest Vocational Agriculture Instructors Regarding Knowledge Of Microcomputers And Value Of Proposed Micrcomputer Programs In Agriculture, James A. Church, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study (Church, 1982) was to identify microcomputer topics that might be of value as part of the instructional programs of secondary vocational agriculture in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The specific objectives were to:

1. Determine the knowledge possessed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors regarding microcomputer usage and capability.
2. Determine the need for inservice training in microcomputer usage for Northwest vocational agriculture instructors
3. Determine which microcomputer systems were most readily available to Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.

4. Analyze the value placed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors on selected microcomputer topics for use in the curriculum.

The Importance Of Selected Activities Affecting The Role Of Vocational Agriculture Instructors As Perceived By Vocational Agriculture Instructors, Principals, And Superintendents In Idaho, Michael G. Rush, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study (Rush, 1982) was to evaluate differences in how vocational agriculture instructors and their administrators viewed the importance of selected activities of vocational agriculture instructors. Views of principals and superintendents regarding the importance of the duties and responsibilities of the vocational agriculture instructor were also compared.

1. To identify the differences between vocational agriculture instructors and administrators in their perceptions of the importance of selected activities of vocational agriculture instructors.
2. To identify the amount of time vocational agriculture instructors and administrators believe the vocational agriculture teacher should spend carrying out responsibilities of the job.
3. To identify …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1983-1984, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Feuerstein’S Instrumental Enrichment With Underprepared College Students: A Pilot Study, Michael Kieta

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This pilot study investigated the usage of Feuerstein’s (1980) Instrumental Enrichment with underprepared college students. Open admissions policies in colleges and universities have resulted in the enrollment of many students who are underprepared to meet the academic task demands. Courses have been developed by the colleges and universities to remediate the academic deficits of underprepared students. Remedial courses using traditional educational methods have been largely ineffective. Cognitive process instruction (CPI) is an area of educational research that recently began to receive increased attention in the field of remedial education. The goal of CPI has been to develop the cognitive/thought processes …

Business Opportunities Within Appalachian Kentucky, Robert Justice

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

This report's methodology involves comparing the average local population per store for a particular business with state averages for that business to determine whether sufficient population exists to support a new business. By using this methodology, 382 prospective business opportunities have been identified out of a possible 1,416. The potential opportunities are divided into the retail , service, and construction sectors and are targeted for 12 market areas within Appalachian Kentucky.

Conversion To The World View Of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Refinement Of Conversion Theory, David R. Rudy, Arthur L. Greil

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Most empirical studies of the conversion process have focused on individuals who have come to espouse the world view of a deviant religious denomination or sect. Using observational data our research analyzes the conversion process by which individuals come to identify with the ideology propounded by Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). A.A. provides prospective "alcoholics" with both a solution to drinking problems and an overarching world view with which to reinterpret their past experience. The A.A. conversion process can be divided into six phases: hitting bottom, first stepping, making a commitment, accepting your problem, telling your story, and doing Twelfth Step work. …

Macroinvertebrates Of The Big Sandy River Basin With Special Emphasis On The Levisa Fork, Gerald Demoss

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

This distributional study of the aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Big Sandy River Basin was based on a review of published literatu re and utilized other professional sources. Data generated include 493 taxa of aquatic macroinvertebrates from the Big Sandy River and its tributaries and from adjacent drainages within the counties of the Big Sandy River Basin. Taxa represented in the study, including the 360 taxa occurring within the Levisa Fork Drainage, are generally distributed fauna in the eastern United States and none of t hese representatives are considered as rare, th reatened or endangered.