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Understanding The Job Of A School Principal A Study Of Current Principal Practices In Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, And Wisconsin, Michelle A. Thompson May 2005

Understanding The Job Of A School Principal A Study Of Current Principal Practices In Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, And Wisconsin, Michelle A. Thompson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The findings within recent research conducted by Public Agenda, the National Association of Secondary School P1incipals, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals indicated a necessity for restructuring the role of the principal and rethinking principal preparation and state licensure requirements. These studies, however, do not reveal what principals do on a daily basis. Without a clear understanding of what principals do each day, and the time devoted to each task, these undertakings would be without merit. To restructure the principalship without clearly defining the day-to-day practices of our elementary, middle, and high school principals would not result in …

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Superintendents' And School Board Presidents' Commitment To Selected Performance Components, Sandra Weaver May 2005

Superintendents' And School Board Presidents' Commitment To Selected Performance Components, Sandra Weaver

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The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of superintendents and school board presidents regarding their level of commitment to evaluation components on an appraisal instrument developed by the Indiana School Boards Association and Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Additionally, it investigated the difference between males and females on the rating of commitment to specific evaluation items. The study also examined the difference between respondents who use an annual appraisal instrument and those who do not on the rating of the level of commitment to specific evaluation components. The study reviews the superintendency from multiple facets. These …

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Perceptions Of Job Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction And Selected Demographics Of Seated And Post-Term Indiana School Board Members, Brad L. Yoder May 2005

Perceptions Of Job Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction And Selected Demographics Of Seated And Post-Term Indiana School Board Members, Brad L. Yoder

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among perceptions of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction and selected demographics of seated and post-term Indiana school board members who chose not to seek re-election by using Herzberg's Job Attitude Factors (Herzberg, 1957). Concentration in five significant areas provides for credibility in this study: Social Capital and civic participation, history of American schooling and school boards, motivation theories of Herzberg and Maslow, school board membership, and school superintendents and job satisfaction. Seated Indiana school board presidents during the 2004-2005 school year and a sample of Indiana school board members who chose …

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Why Parents Choose Catholic Schools In The Diocese Of Evansvillle, Anne Marie Williams May 2005

Why Parents Choose Catholic Schools In The Diocese Of Evansvillle, Anne Marie Williams

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The purpose of this study was to examine the reasons that influence parents to choose Catholic schools for their children and to determine which demographic and educational factors predict their importance. The study also examined how parish activity influences the importance placed on those reasons. Additionally, it explored the relationship between the reasons that influence choice and parents' overall satisfaction with the schools they have chosen for their children. The study provides an historical overview of the development of Catholic schools in the United States emphasizing the reasons why these schools were established and supported. The last twenty-five years of …

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Juvenile Fear Of Crime And Attitudes Towards The Police: The Effect Of Implementing A School Resource Officer Program In Alaska High Schools, Sean A. Case May 2005

Juvenile Fear Of Crime And Attitudes Towards The Police: The Effect Of Implementing A School Resource Officer Program In Alaska High Schools, Sean A. Case

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This paper presents data concerning the effect uniformed police officers have on attitudes towards the police and fear of crime within the high school setting. Two identical surveys were administered to 522 high school students at two periods during a school year. The primary purpose was to determine whether placing uniformed police officers, called School Resource Officers, in high schools would improve attitudes towards the police and reduce the fear of crime. Although opinions towards the police were positively affected and the fear of crime was reduced, neither was affected significantly. The primary implication drawn from this research is that …

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School District Consolidation, John Yinger May 2005

School District Consolidation, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

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Evaluation Of The Dc Opportunity Scholarship Program: First Year Report On Participation, Patrick J. Wolf, Babette Gutmann, Nada Eissa, Michael Puma, Marsha Silverberg Apr 2005

Evaluation Of The Dc Opportunity Scholarship Program: First Year Report On Participation, Patrick J. Wolf, Babette Gutmann, Nada Eissa, Michael Puma, Marsha Silverberg

School Choice Demonstration Project

The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 was passed by Congress in January 2004. The Act provided funds for District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) improvement activities and charter school facility acquisitions. Most notably, the statute established what is now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program―the first federal government initiative to provide K-12 education scholarships, or vouchers, to families to send their children to private schools of choice.

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Placing Arkansas School Funding Data In The National Context, Joshua H. Barnett Apr 2005

Placing Arkansas School Funding Data In The National Context, Joshua H. Barnett

Arkansas Education Reports

In the Lake View v Huckabee school funding lawsuit, the Arkansas Supreme Court found the state’s school funding system unconstitutional because it did not provide an “adequate and equitable” education to all students. In light of the court’s ruling, this paper addresses the adequacy of the Arkansas system by examining levels of expenditure, teacher salary levels, and school performance. Further, this paper highlights the level of equity within the state of Arkansas as compared to other states in the nation using the Federal Range Ratio, the Coefficient of Variation, and the McLoone Index. Finally, data on the sources of revenue …

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Adequacy-Based Funding For Small, Isolated Schools: An Approach For Maine, Debra M. Allen, James E. Sloan Apr 2005

Adequacy-Based Funding For Small, Isolated Schools: An Approach For Maine, Debra M. Allen, James E. Sloan

School Funding - Essential Programs and Services (EPS)

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Whole-School Reform, John Yinger Apr 2005

Whole-School Reform, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

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2005 Plan For Multicultural Development (Revised Draft), Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy Mar 2005

2005 Plan For Multicultural Development (Revised Draft), Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Resources

No abstract provided.

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Law School Admissions After Grutter: Student Bodies, Pipeline Theory, And The River, Michael A. Olivas Mar 2005

Law School Admissions After Grutter: Student Bodies, Pipeline Theory, And The River, Michael A. Olivas

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

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Affirmative Action And The Decline Of Intellectual Culture, Charles W. Collier Mar 2005

Affirmative Action And The Decline Of Intellectual Culture, Charles W. Collier

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

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A Failing Grade For 13 Governors, John Yinger Mar 2005

A Failing Grade For 13 Governors, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

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Holding Accountability Programs Accountable, John Yinger Feb 2005

Holding Accountability Programs Accountable, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

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The Salary Debate, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

The Salary Debate, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

In America, teacher compensation has undergone major changes over the last 200 years. Throughout much of the early 19th century, teachers were often paid with room and board within a community and taught all grades. Around 1921, a form of the single salary schedule still in use today was implemented (Protsik, 1995), where teachers’ salaries were linked to their educational background and their years in the field. Like the salaries of most other public officials, however, teachers’ salaries shift with changing social, economic, and political climates. The pay rate for teachers is also influenced by a number of variables (e.g. …

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The Nclb Debate: Strengths And Weaknesses Of No Child Left Behind, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

The Nclb Debate: Strengths And Weaknesses Of No Child Left Behind, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

NCLB: Education’s Panacea or Disaster? Will NCLB have a revolutionary impact on America’s schools? Is NCLB an unfunded mandate? Will NCLB strengthen teaching or demoralize the teaching profession? Will NCLB finally provide equitable education for minorities and low-income students or worsen disparities in education? Since NCLB passed in 2001, pundits, educators, and elected officials have asked these questions, expressing and sometimes exaggerating some of the real strengths and weaknesses of the legislation. The following section highlights some of the most controversial points in the legislation, mostly taken from an outline articulated by the former Assistant Secretary of Education for President …

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Public Policy In Connecticut: Challenges And Perspectives, Gary L. Rose Ed. Jan 2005

Public Policy In Connecticut: Challenges And Perspectives, Gary L. Rose Ed.

Sacred Heart University Press Books

Public Policy in Connecticut examines ten of the key policy challenges that currently confront Connecticut lawmakers. Following an overview essay by the editor, discussing the recent transfer of power to state governments and outlining the policy challenges faced by lawmakers, each of these challenges is taken up in a separate essay by the volume's contributors. The first challenges considered, associated with economic growth, transportation, environmental protection, ethnic diversity, and ethics in politics, affect the Connecticut public at large. The remaining issues discussed are health care, services for the aged, prison overcrowding and recidivism, inner-city education, and higher education affect more …

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What Does The Naep Tell Us About Student Achievement In Arkansas?, Joshua H. Barnett, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

What Does The Naep Tell Us About Student Achievement In Arkansas?, Joshua H. Barnett, Gary W. Ritter

Arkansas Education Reports

This brief discusses the most recent and historical NAEP data in math, science, reading, and writing. Arkansas’ NAEP results are compared to national and border state averages. Based on the most recent NAEP exams, Arkansas is performing slightly below the national average in reading, math, science, and writing. There is also data to support that Arkansas students perform less well in Grade 8 than in Grade 4 when compared to the national and border state averages. Arkansas, however, is among the highest performing states with regard to change over the last decade. Since 1992, Arkansas has gained on the national …

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Teacher Quality And Preparation, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

Teacher Quality And Preparation, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act mandates that states require all teachers to earn full certification and demonstrate competency in the subject area in which they teach. But do these requirements really produce effective teachers— teachers who actually improve student learning and achievement? The existing research base is decidedly mixed, highly politicized, and often just plain confusing. Some experts maintain that teachers’ pedagogical knowledge shows even stronger relationships to teaching effectiveness than their subject matter knowledge (Darling-Hammond, 1997; Darling-Hammond & Youngs, 2002); others insist that teachers’ expertise in their content area is a far better predictor of student achievement …

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Education Week’S Report On Arkansas, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

Education Week’S Report On Arkansas, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

As schools open their doors for the spring 2005 semester, many legislatures around the nation are meeting to discuss accountability standards, equity and adequacy issues, and the link between money and student performance. While the education issues of 2005 are not unique, in that they have been discussed for years, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) deadline for schools to begin performing at higher standards increases the urgency. In addition to the increased standards, state policymakers are facing difficult legal challenges to their school funding systems. In an attempt to gauge the status of the nation and each state, Education …

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2003-04 Education Special Session, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

2003-04 Education Special Session, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

On December 8, 2003 the Arkansas General Assembly convened in a special session called by the Governor for the purpose of developing a plan to address the court mandate in the Lake View case before the mandated January 1, 2004 deadline. Legislators in both chambers debated a number of plans concerning the relationship between a school’s size and its quality and cost efficiency (e.g. – consolidation of smaller high schools into larger ones) as well as the best means of monitoring student assessment and school accountability. Finally, they turned their attention to funding formulas and potential sources of new revenue …

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Teacher Shortages In Arkansas, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

Teacher Shortages In Arkansas, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

Over the past decade, we’ve heard time and again the dire warning that a major teacher shortage is imminent in our public schools. But is this really the case? Teacher education programs actually produce enough teachers each year to compensate for those who retire. Rather, some researchers suggest that we have focused too much on teacher shortages (the inability to recruit enough teachers) and not enough on teacher attrition (losing teachers already in the field). According to the National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) latest School and Staffing Survey (SASS), about one-third of teachers quit during their first three years, …

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Alternative Certification, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Jan 2005

Alternative Certification, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

The term “alternative certification” has been utilized to describe programs ranging from immediate issuance of emergency certification to well-developed, highly professional training programs designed to bring new people into the profession. Because of the mandate to place highly qualified teachers in every classroom, the issue of alternative certification has become even more prominent and there is now more consistency in the academic rigor of alternative certification program across the nation. In this state, TeachArkansas serves as a clearinghouse for the various programs that enable an individual who did not out to be a teacher to become certified (see www.teacharkansas.org).

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Faculty Senate Minutes 2005-2006, Indiana State University Jan 2005

Faculty Senate Minutes 2005-2006, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

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Student Affairs Committee Annual Report 2005-2006, Indiana State University Jan 2005

Student Affairs Committee Annual Report 2005-2006, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

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Institutional Mission Vs. Policy Constraint?: Unlocking Potential, Ellen Hazelkorn Jan 2005

Institutional Mission Vs. Policy Constraint?: Unlocking Potential, Ellen Hazelkorn

Articles

The research-intensive and competitive knowledge society is putting HEIs (higher education institutions) under the spotlight. While many HEIs around the world do not proclaim or wish to be research-intensive institutions the majority desire to intensify their research activity because it is seen as a sine qua non of higher education. Accordingly, HEIs are busy making critical strategic choices concerning human resources, the research environment, the teaching-research nexus, organisational and management structure, and funding. Governments are also making choices, using policies and financial instruments to help shape institutional mission, priorities and HE systems. But if governments genuinely desire to widen access …

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Administrative Affairs Committee Annual Report 2005-2006, Indiana State University Jan 2005

Administrative Affairs Committee Annual Report 2005-2006, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

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Preparing The Way For Reform In Higher Education: Drawing Upon The Resources Of The Community-At-Large, Judith A. Ramaley Jan 2005

Preparing The Way For Reform In Higher Education: Drawing Upon The Resources Of The Community-At-Large, Judith A. Ramaley

Public Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations

Higher education is being asked to pay more attention to student learning and to contribute to the enhancement of the social and economic conditions of the community it serves. As a result, educational institutions will no longer be self-contained. Community members and organizations have become not only critical partners in framing the goals and intentions of the educational reform movement, but they also have assets that must be tapped by educational institutions that wish to implement change and respond to social needs.

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The Challenge Of Inner-City Education, Lois Libby Jan 2005

The Challenge Of Inner-City Education, Lois Libby

Education Faculty Publications

There are two Connecticuts described in public education circles: One Connecticut includes a set of school systems that are suburban, educating primarily white and/or Asian students. The other set of Connecticut schools systems is urban, comprised primarily of students of color, and of low socio-economic status. The purpose of this chapter is to focus on the latter set of schools, provide some history of their development, look at the indicators of poor progress in more detail, review options of ameliorating the urban school systems, including assessments of state efforts so far, and offer some perspectives and conclusions.

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