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The HBCU Versus the PWI Write on Site: Considering Faculty Outcomes
Authors: Davis Dannielle , Edwards LaWanda , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The phrase "publish or perish" has become a mantra in research oriented academic settings, reflectinga form of academic Darwinism for tenure and promotion decisions heavily influenced by publicationrecords. This is compounded by the fact that some new academics view the three primary componentsof faculty work: teaching, research and service, singularly and in isolation as opposed to integratedtasks (Boice, 2000). Writing groups may offer a strategy for faculty developers and other administratorsinterested in ameliorating these potential challenges via programs geared toward increasing facultywriting productivity. The following reviews literature related to faculty writing groups and describes thefeatured initiative, Write on Site.
Rubrics, Writing Improvement, and Assessment: Gaining Leverage For Business Programs
Authors: Tocco Anthony , Sasse Craig , White Tumer , null null
Published: February 2023

With business schools receiving pressure to demonstrate assurance of student learning in critical skills like communication, it becomes imperative for programs to gain leverage from course activities that can both provide formative feedback and aid in assessment. The focus of this paper is on the grading rubric; first, developing a conceptual model of how it might be used for course embedded assessment to achieve both writing improvement and assessment. Additionally, this paper will share a case study, including some tentative conclusions, of adopting a common rubric of its use in a particular course.
Relationship Between Principals And Teachers’ Perceptions Of Principals’ Performance Of Staff Development And Students Personnel In Secondary Schools, Delta Central Senatorial District, Nigeria
Authors: Nakpodia E.D. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The success of any organisation solely depends upon the quality and efficiency of its staff personnel ,who perform the functions necessary for the fulfilment of stated goals and objectives. Theseassumptions is as applicable to the school system as it is to any organisation involving human efforts.The extent to which the quality of education succeeds will depend strictly upon the quality of thepersonnel engaged in the educational process, and upon the effectiveness with which they carry outindividual and group responsibilities. (Nakpodia, 2006)
Factors influencing matriculation of new undergraduate students: Do student type and gender matter?
Authors: Luo Mingchu , Williams James , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

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The Premium Blend: Options for Maximizing Subscription Cable Content Ratings on Network Television
Authors: Zuber Andrew , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine how to maximize the audience ratings of premium channel television programming in the United States. Various options were considered, including a theoretical merger of networks to increase viewer ratings potential. The desired results would have led to a format that would increase the audience for original premium channel television shows. Research included a 30-item questionnaire of 72 viewers’ preferences and three interviews with television industry executives. Information gathered from these sources, as well as evidence from various texts focused on the television business, was analyzed to ascertain the feasibility of the options being considered. The findings showed that viewers were essentially satisfied with their current viewing choices. Evidence from the three executives interviewed showed that premium channel content had in fact been modified and altered in the past in an attempt to reach wider audiences, and that such ventures had almost never been successful. The results of such ventures had not been evident in the literature. Given the information gathered during this study, the outcome was that the section of the television industry analyzed was operating well with optimum performance, and that changes to content or the business models in place would not be recommended.
Exploring The Role of Spirituality Within Intense Interpersonal Conflicts
Authors: Rittle Dennis , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The foundation for determining the approach to manage interpersonal conflict extends across two poles of consideration: the concern for self and the concern for others. This assumption has influenced the calculated response people would exhibit when experiencing an intense interpersonal conflict. However, recent findings within the realm of spirituality challenge these foundational assumptions. Spirituality literature contends that individuals may place substantial emphasis upon transcendent concerns rather than temporal concerns such as self and others. This study explores whether spirituality plays a role in the conflict management process through a phenomenological research investigation. The researcher interviewed 10 participants, who served as faculty members in the philosophy and religion department at a college in the Midwest. The results of the data analysis suggest that spirituality serves a crucial role in the conflict management process. When a stimulus violates the spirituality of an individual, an intense interpersonal conflict may erupt. This study offers a structural model of the conflict management process and implications of the role spirituality serves within the management of interpersonal conflicts for managers and leaders.
Leading Change Through 360o Decision-making: Six Steps for Making Meaningful and Sustained Decisions
Authors: Watkins Paul , Stevens Dave , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Slumped at her desk poring over the disappointing bond results, Dr. Whitten, early in her first year assuperintendent, began to question the decision behind considering such a proposition. She wonderedaloud, "How could the patrons of the community not vote to approve this building project? "TheMeadowville School District was in the midst of a population explosion, which equated to the state’slargest student growth rate. Currently, more than 500 students are taught in mobile classroomsthroughout the district, and student population is projected to continue to grow at a rate of six to sevenhundred students per year for the next seven to ten years. What went wrong in the last election and,more importantly, how can she make better decisions? Decisions that operate on reliable informationand can ensure a different outcome for the next proposal?
Literary Creativity in Second Language English: A Speech Act Study of Ola Rotimi’s Ovonrawmen Nogbaisi
Authors: Oloko M.J. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Language remains the most formidable tool that writers use for literary creativity. It is the vehiclethrough which literature delights and instructs. The most important gift God gave human beings overand above other creatures he created is the power of language (Ezeigbo 2008). Language isindispensable to the creative artists, to literary critics, who must have a facility for words. Words are nodoubt a powerful tool in the literary arsenal of the writer. In the hands of a writer, words can do a lot ofthings. Writers are creative people who create with words. It is no longer in doubt that the Englishlanguage has become the most dominant language in most domains of communicative activities in thetwentieth century. It is also the language that has the largest population of speakers in the world. Akere(2004) identified three types of users/speakers of English across the world. The first types are firstlanguage (L1) speakers, that is those for whom English is a first or native language. This group ofspeakers are estimated to be above 375 millions. The second type is second language (L2) speakerswho are as many as native speakers. They are those for whom English is a second or added language.The third type of speakers, are those for whom English is a foreign language (EFL). Nigerians belongto the second category of speakers.
Creating an Electronic Document Center for NCATE Accreditation
Authors: Jurkowski Odin , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper will discuss the development of the electronic document center (EDC) at the University ofCentral Missouri. It will highlight the initial assumptions and planning, discoveries made along the way,and thoughts and ideas as we reflect back on the process. It is hoped that sharing this insight will helpthose who will be preparing for their own site visits.
Managing Change in an Organisation-An Overview
Authors: Gwavuya Frank , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In any organization, effective change management is a fundamental requirement for the success andcontinued survival of any business concern. It is almost impossible to read two consecutive issues ofbusiness papers in most countries without encountering at least one article about some organisationundergoing 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 organizationalstructure; the authority of the chief executive officer or a staff department is increased or decreased; thenew chief executive officer institutes a major reorganization; an entire level of management iseliminated and the decision making powers of lower level managers is dramatically increased
Personality Approach To Person-organization Fit: Applying Holland's Theory of Vocational Choice At The organizational Level
Authors: Alder G. Stoney , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Researchers frequently recommend that organizations consider person-organization fit when making hiring decisions. The purpose of this paper is three fold. First, the paper provides a review of existing research on person-organization fit. This review concludes that several limitations hinder the usefulness of current approaches to person-organization fit. Second, this paper seeks to address these limitations through a conceptual analysis that integrates research on vocational choice with person-organization fit research. The result is an approach to person-organization fit that may be more readily applied by organizations. Finally, the paper suggests a process for empirically testing the proposed approach to person-organization fit.
The Impact of Leadership on Community College Faculty Job Satisfaction
Authors: Kleim Jaime , Takeda-Tinker Becky , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Technical colleges are experiencing high levels of annual turnover and retirement among faculty, staff,and administrators. Job satisfaction among employees in these institutions is therefore of vitalimportance to leadership that must increasingly work to understand and address factors of jobsatisfaction and turnover.
From Social Justice to Collaborative Activism: Changing the Landscape of Academic Leadership
Authors: Gause C. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The new millennium arrived with great economic prosperity; however, currently the United State faces aweaker economy, a depressed housing market, a costly Iraq war and all the old problems of the late20th century; power, race, identity, violence, and ethics. Current challenges for educators: 1) theincrease number of charter schools; 2) voucher programs; 3) increases in immigrant populations; 4) forprofit educational organizations; 5) inadequate funding for No Child Left Behind; 6) inequities regardingaccountability; 7) and the re-segregation of public schools along class/racial lines. These challengeshave broad implications for higher education. According to Hopkins (1997) education is considered tobe the most accessible means for achieving social, political, economic, and cultural liberation in theUnited States (Gause, 2008, In-press). This article speaks to transforming schools by changing thelandscape of academic leadership in an educational leadership preparation program in thesoutheastern part of the United States. The author engages discourses situated in social justice,collaborative activism and critical theory to speak to the purpose of public schools and the role ofdemocratic education in public life.
Educational Restructuring and the Policy Process: The Toronto District School Board 1997-2003
Authors: Maclellan Duncan , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper will examine the seminal events leading up to passage of the Fewer School Boards Act (Bill104), and its impact on the newly created Toronto District School Board (TDSB). While the focus of thispaper will be on Bill 104, it is important to note that significant structural changes needed to occur inToronto and its neighbouring municipalities before Bill 104 could take effect. To facilitate thesechanges, the Ontario government introduced and passed Bill 148 An Act to Establish a New City ofToronto. Bill 148 amalgamated the City of Toronto with the surrounding cities of East York, Etobicoke,North York, Scarborough, and York to create the "New" City of Toronto with a combined population of2.5 million citizens. Passage of Bill 148 cleared a path for the Ontario government to then pursuepassage of Bill 104. Passage of the Fewer School Boards Act amalgamated Toronto’s Public SchoolBoard with its five neighbouring cities but it also terminated the Metropolitan Toronto Public SchoolBoard. Where 74 trustees had represented citizens in Metropolitan Toronto, the newly elected 22-member TDSB became responsible for over 300,000 students, 21,000 employees, and almost 600schools. Each trustee represents a ward containing nearly 100,000 residents (Bedard and Lawton2000). While this study will focus on Toronto, both Bills 148 and 104 were part of a larger agenda bythe Ontario Progressive Conservative government to restructure a number of Ontario sectors, witheducation being the most predominant. As Leithwood, Fullan, and Watson note, the latter half of the1990s in Ontario can be viewed as "the most tumultuous in the province’s history" (2003, 1).
Analysis of The Financial Indices of The NAFTA Member Countries
Authors: Bhuyan Rafiqul , Popovic Andrija , Fukasawa Yoshi , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper analyzes the efficient markets hypothesis for the major NAFTA financial indices. The results suggest that the simple return for all three indices is generally uncorrelated. The non-linear transformations of the simple return info its absolute and squared value behaved much differently however. Here, the statistics calculated provided considerable evidence to suggest that these transformations of the returns are predictable to a large degree. Ignoring the sign of the return helps greatly in predicting the direction of the series. Also, all of the series in this transformation, but one, had estimated fractional parameters that would indicate the presence of long memory. Thus, it could be concluded that volatility is a long run predictable process.
Learning by Example: Standardized Testing in the Cases of China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
Authors: Ozturgut Osman , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Kandel (1881–1965) is the most widely recognized leader and founder of modern comparativeeducation. He asserted that the direction of education in democratic nations ought to be "borrowed andadjusted" within the cultural context of each nation. He further argued that, "so many of the problems ineducation are today common to most countries; in their solution certain common principles . . . areinvolved; the practical outcomes may, however, differ because of differences in tradition, in social andpolitical principles, and in cultural standards"(Kandel, 1936, p. 401). As Kandel (1933) suggested, theproblems and purposes of education have in general become somewhat similar. It is thereforeimportant to learn from the experiences of other cultures and nations.
Tao and the Lost Art of Leadership
Authors: Paynton Scott , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

I often tell people that I am literally a lifetime student of academic leadership. I grew up watching myfather navigate his career in the academy as a professor of Sociology, including serving asDepartment Chair. Much to his pleasure I followed suit, pursuing a fun and challenging career as aprofessor of Communication in the same state university system. Over the course of my journey inacademe, I’ve observed, and participated in, almost every level of academic leadership. From servingas chair of too many committees to remember, Department Chair, Vice-President of the AcademicSenate, University Ombudsperson, and now Associate Dean, I’ve encountered both the good and badin leadership at the university level.
E is for Elephant, J is for Jackass: The Role of Politics in Education
Authors: Miles Michael , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

K-12 institutions find themselves under the realm of No Child Left Behind. A central question is, "Whatdoes this really mean in terms of the educational world?" State legislatures are more and moreinfluencing the organization and operation of institutions of higher education. It seems that the rolesassumed by individuals in education and the roles assumed by individuals in politics have takendrastic, if not cataclysmic changes. No Child Left Behind and state-mandated funding formulas (tomention only a few) are not the only times in which educators and institutions have found themselvesinundated by politics. The days of the small, one-roomed, red-bricked school house have definitelycome and gone. In its place have arisen the multi-leveled acropolises we now call "P.S. something orother." Gone are the days of small agricultural colleges. These small A&M institutes are now supplantedby the million-student universities. Cities have grown and with this growth have come more and morestudents for fewer and fewer teachers. Something or someone had to step in. The question is, "Werethe politicians or the politics (the laws, the court cases) the right choice?" The paper to follow will delveinto the role of politics in education historically, currently, and in the future by looking at Supreme Courtdecisions, State and Federal laws, as well as teacher opinions using one of the basest cornerstones ofeducation, the ABCs (some letters omitted or "left behind"). Simple overviews of incidents of politicsand education meeting will be displayed with author conclusions and opinions reserved until the end.
What Leaders Can Learn From Athletics: Inconsistencies Between Leadership in Sports and Leadership in Corporations
Authors: Maresco Peter , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

An article discussing leadership in athletics.
Active Teaching In Business and Accounting: A Survey of Techniques and An Empirical Test
Authors: Gunderson Konrad , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study empirically examines the effect of an article teaching approach on student test scores. In a between subjects design, 40 students learned introductory budgeting concepts under all active approach, and 42 were presented the same material via lecture. Test scores reveal that students in the active condition performed better than the lecture group test questions were essays involving synthesis of concepts. When tested for acquisition of factual knowledge using multiple choice questions, the two groups did not differ. The study extends the existing literature in two ways. First, it tests an active teaching approach which is a blend of techniques which have been previously tested individually. Secondly, by including test questions ranging from factual to conceptual, the study examines the level at which active learning begins to have an advantage over lecture.
Countervailing Forces Affecting Japanese Telework Behavior
Authors: Kaupins Gundars , Usui Kengo , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

A literature review of Japanese and American research reveals several countervailing forces affecting Japanese telework behavior. Cultural characteristics such as collectivism, power distance, long-term orientation, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity and the need for face-to-face contact appear to negatively impact the amount of telework in Japan. Other negative influences include job design and legal limitations. New forces such as technology, commuting time, environmental needs, safety concerns, energy consumption, efficiency, productivity, societal changes, generational effects, supportive associations, company strategy, and government initiatives appear to increase Japanese telework. Though Japan has been slow in establishing telework in the 1990's, telework growth might be fast in the 2010's due to the new forces. Implications for future research are included.
The relationship between organizational culture and sovereignty of merit principle in Iran National Company of petrochemical industry
Authors: Jandaghi Gholamreza , Borghei Seyed , Khanifar Hossein , Eslampour Maryam
Published: February 2023

It is needed in new world today that organization for their survival should search for new ways. One ofthese factors which help the organization in this aim is meritocracy. This happening is notaccomplished in vacuumed. Other factors also have roles in this process; especially the culture of everyorganization may make the basic of sovereignty of merit principle because the unique culture of everyorganization shows the way of understanding and give meaning to event for individual.
Peer Mentor Leadership Training: Theory and Implementation
Authors: Rubin James , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

College is a time of major transition for young adults. It presents a unique opportunity as decisionsregarding a wide variety of options unfold for the first time without being under the guidance and eye ofa guardian. Chosen paths offer a glimpse into the inner motivations behind one’s character and theinterest that many students have shown for peer mentoring exemplifies traits of benevolence andleadership. In addition to providing peers with a positive role model, there are opportunities for mentorsto expand on many interpersonal qualities that are important for success in a multitude of contexts.Integral to the potential of success for both mentors and mentees is the quality and organization of thetraining program and the specific methodology that helps generate the confidence and adeptnessneeded to interact skillfully with peers.
Testing The Mediating Role Of Leaders’ Background On The Effects Of Nationality On Global Mindset
Authors: Matthes Heike , Barbuto John , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study investigated the impact of nationality on the development of global mindset through an online survey administered to 243 leaders in the U.S. and Germany. The study found no statistically significant difference in global mindset between U.S. and German citizens; however, it did find that dual citizens have significantly higher global mindsets than citizens of a single country. The study also found that the effects of nationality on global mindset are mediated by the personal, educational, and professional factors in the leader’s background. These findings suggest that fundamental factors, such as education and experience, are more important to global mindset than nationality.
Analysis of Resources Management in Primary Schools in Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Oghuvbu Enamiroro , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The State Primary Education Board is in charge of the management of primary education, especially the human resources. The board is in charge of management needs for human resources to be provided and deployed. She is greatly concerned with the, planning, monitoring and control to facilities the achievement of the objectives of primary education. The is involved in the process of achieving the objectives of primary education through efficient use of the resources and the planning, organization, co- ordination, direction and control of the activities of teaching and non- teaching staff in primary schools.
The Influence of Instruction on Leadership
Authors: Gehret Courtney , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

For decades, researchers have been studying leadership and have found it to be very difficult to fullyunderstand. A basic knowledge of leadership is available, but the details are hard to specify. Thesedetails include the complexity of the construct of leadership (Bass & Stogdill, 1990), the difficulty offorming a single definition or theoretical perspective from many possible options (Edmunds &Yewchuk, 1996; Simonton, 1995), and the lack of valid and reliable measures of leadership ability(Edmunds, 1998; Jarosewich, Pfeiffer, & Morris, 2002). All of these issues make researchingleadership difficult because it is hard to gain new knowledge and understanding of a topic when thereis not a solid foundation to build upon.Leadership has been examined on multiple levels including gifted programs in primary schools andleadership development in business, but not a lot of research has specifically looked at the collegestudent and how they view and develop leadership. This study will focus on college student leaders andhow they define leadership. Specifically, it will compare student leaders who are in a programdesigned to enhance leadership development with student leaders who are not receiving formalleadership training.
The Community As Our Classroom: Student Feedback On Community based Learning Exercises
Authors: McCale Christina , Moody Richard , Nix Melissa , null null
Published: February 2023

Business faculty have often shied away from “service learning” activities, commenting on “what’s serving soup in a kitchen have to do with (fill in the blank course topic)?” The reaction is understandable: if faculty do not see the connection between activities students are asked to do and the course material then the students certainly won’t see it. Given the myriad of experiential educational options available to educators to enhance the classroom environment professors do not have to feel locked in to one pedagogical method or another. In the classes examined in this study, faculty and staff of a college in the Western states have chosen Community-Based Learning activities as a way to help students not only connect what they are learning in the textbook with “real life,” but also to allow them time to reflect on themes of justice, equity, and ethics. This study examines the effectiveness of the Community-Based Learning to provide greater understanding of how it is implemented at one
A Three Campus Comparison of Bundled Cellular Telephone Features and The Young Consumer
Authors: Stark Jerrold , Rumpel Joan , Meier Robert , Bell Reginald
Published: February 2023

Useable surveys were completed and returned by 507 (174 rural, 156 urban, and 177 Historic Black College and University) consumers at three Midwestern universities. Regression analysis revealed selected demographic variables were predictive of the evaluation of bundled cell phone features; furthermore, stepwise regression models showed among features young consumers reported available on the phones they owned, DIGCAM, EMAIL, WARRANTY, and INSTANTM were significantly predictive (p.001) of perceptions of importance of digital media bundles on cellular telephones. Moreover, ANOVA tests revealed young consumers’ perceptions of the importance of cellular telephone features were significantly different among rural, urban, and HBCU young consumers, males and females, and among age groups, grade level, and states where cell phones were purchased (p.05; p.01; p.001). Recommendations are offered that could help marketers develop strategic marketing mixes of phone features targeted to young consumers, rural or urban.
Effective Ways to Teach Mathematics
Authors: Harwell Dana , Harper Sallie , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of simulation on technical college auto-mechanicstrade students’ academic achievement in Lagos State, Nigeria.Specifically, the study sought to determine whether:(1) There is any significant difference in the mean achievement scores of auto-mechanics studentstaught using simulation method and those taught using lecture method.(2) There is any significant difference in the mean achievement scores of high ability and low abilityauto-mechanics students taught using simulation method.
Driving Policy of Higher Education in Nigeria Towards Relevance
Authors: Ijaduola Kayode , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The educational system of a country remains the main source of human resources that when combinedin the right quantity and quality would bring about the development of a nation (Nelson, 2002; Saint,2002; Tettey, 2002; Nunn, 2005; Mouton, Boshoff, Kulati & Teng-Zeng, 2007). The implication of this isthat the level of national development depends upon the quantity and quality of its human resourceswhich in turn depend on the type of the educational system in operation.
The Types and Incidence of Stressors of Students in the University of Ghana-Legon
Authors: Atindanbila Samuel , BanyenRejoice Elma , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Over the past two decades, theorists and researchers have consistently cited the importance ofeffective school leadership in relation to improved educational outcomes (Fullan, 2002; Hallinger &Heck, 1998; Leithwood, Jantzi, & Steinbach, 1999; Leithwood, Louis, Anderson, & Wahlstrom, 2004).The Wallace Foundation recently commissioned an exhaustive research project on the relationshipsbetween school leadership and student learning, and the authors concluded that "when principals andteachers share leadership, teachers’ working relationships with one another are stronger and studentachievement is higher" (Louis, Leithwood, Wahlstrom, & Anderson, 2010, p. 282).
Listing Criteria For The Multiple Listing of Equity Options
Authors: Abraham Rebecca , Harrington Charles , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Equity options are listed on the American Stock Exchange Board Options Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange, and Boston Stock Exchange. This study identified the criteria for selection of options for listing over tile August-September 1999, 2000-2002, and 2003-2005 periods. Trading volume and size were the primary selection criteria for all three periods. Volatility was a selection criterion during the preperiod (1 997- 1998) only. No clearly defined selection criteria emerged for listings on the third exchange in 2000-2002 or on two or three exchanging in 2003-2005.
Themes Found In High Performing Schools: The Cab Model
Authors: Black Shirley , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

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Can Business Leaders Learn From Leaders of Today’s Megachurches?
Authors: Maresco Peter , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In 2005, Malcolm Gladwell, author of the best selling books, The Turning Point: How Little Things CanMake a Big Difference (Little, Brown & Company, 2000) and Blink: The Power of Thinking WithoutThinking (Little, Brown & Company, 2005), wrote an article titled The Cellular Church that appeared inThe New Yorker Magazine (9/12/05). The article retells the story of the beginnings and the growth ofPastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church located in the Saddleback Valley of Orange County,California. In re-reading the article I found an interesting quote attributed to Jack Welch, the formerchairman of General Electric and a person considered by many to be the greatest leader/manager ofthe past century. In the article, Gladwell makes the following quote regarding a conversation RickWarren had with Jack Welch, "I had dinner with Jack Welch last Sunday Night," he said. "He came tochurch, and we had dinner. I’ve been kind of mentoring him on his spiritual journey. And he said to me,‘Rick, you are the biggest thinker I have ever met in my life. The only other person I know who thinksglobally like you is Rupert Murdoch."
Towards the Creation of Story Sharing Network of Research Supervisors
Authors: Dooba Ibraheem , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The function of the supervisor is therefore significant in the entire research endeavour; and it has beenargued that a major cause of failure to complete postgraduate degree is due to inadequate supervision(Welford, 2008). Recent investigations conducted in the USA by the Council of Graduate Schoolsrevealed that mentoring/advising is the second highest (65%) factor contributing to respondents’ PhDcompletion; second only to financial support (80%) (Kirby, Sowell, Bell, & Naftel, 2009). The central rolethat supervisors play in students’ postgraduate expertise makes it necessary for supervisors to usetheir ability, knowledge, and the experiences of their colleagues to provide students the bestsupervision necessary.
Objects-First Vs. Structures-First Approaches To 00 Programming Education: A Replication Study
Authors: Johnson Richard , Moses Duane , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

One of the essential elements of a successful organization is information technology, which has as its basis effective and efficient software development. The foundation of software development is computer programming. The last decade of computer programming education has been dominated by the object-oriented paradigm. While recent anecdotal accounts among computer science and computer information systems educators have often favored the objects-first approach to programming instruction (vis-a-vis the structures-first approach), very little empirical evidence has been offered. A field study by Johnson and Moses (2008) suggested that the objects-first approach is superior, but the experimental design was open to criticism. This replication study significantly improves upon the experimental design yielding results that indicate neither the objects-first or the structures-first approach is preferred. While an inconclusive result may seem unimportant, it does provide needed guidance to educators to make pedagogical decisions based on other perhaps more important factors to help ensure the students' success. On the positive side, the study does suggest that learning object-oriented programming is more difficult for novices than learning procedural programming, which is also important for programming educators.
Academic Leadership on Faculty Performance
Authors: Gialamas Stephanos , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In this article, we will provide a comprehensive approach for a yearly faculty performance evaluationreport which includes the following components: (1) establishing a Yearly Faculty PerformanceEvaluation Plan (FPEP); (2) conducting a mid-year faculty self progress report; (3) creating a mid-yearfaculty progress evaluation report; (4) making a mid-year adjustment of the performance evaluationplan; (5) creating an end of the year faculty self-evaluation report; (6) conducting an end of the yearfaculty performance evaluation report.
Technological Innovations and in the Banking Sector: An Evaluation of the Rate of Diffusion of the Automated Teller Machine
Authors: Chinedu Igwe , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The internet widely regarded as the third wave of revolution, (after the industrial revolution and theagricultural revolution) heralds the age of electronic revolution and is fast becoming the centralnervous system of a universal consumer marketplace and an essential means of conducting andcoordinating business activities.For the banking sector, the internet marks the transition from the brick and mortar stage of banking tothe branchless stage. In a word, Information Technology (IT) has moderated the constraints of time,space, and information access in world trade and commerce as a whole.The growing popularity of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for online bill payment, for instance, ispaving the way for a paperless universe where cheques, stamps, envelopes, and paper bills willbecome obsolete.In other words, global electronic network with its increasing power and pervasiveness is speedilydriving the entire globe towards a converging commonality and constitutes the backbone of today’sworld economy, just as railroads, steamships, telegraphs and postal systems formed the transportationand communications infrastructure of 19th century industrial economies.
The State of Intellectual Property Education Worldwide
Authors: Lakhan Shaheen , Khurana Meenakshi , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Intellectual property (IP) consists of any ideas, concepts, insignias, and symbols that are unique andoriginal to the owner. IP has various broad categories: copyright, trademarks, patents, designs, andother types of information. The concept is best thought of as a bundle of rights protected by law. Tradesecrets, expertise, and know-how, are instances of confidential company information that are alsocovered by IP laws. These ideas and concepts are assets to an organization or country and can beextremely valuable. It has been estimated that IP, as intangible assets, constitutes around 75 percent ofthe assets of publicly-listed U.S. businesses (Economist 2005). Technology-licensing revenues areestimated to amount to $45 billion in the U.S. and over $100 billion (and growing) worldwide. Thisdemonstrates the importance of protecting IP.
Attrition – A Sign of Leadership Problems
Authors: Bassoppo-Moyo Sheila , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Universities are learning organizations of the highest level. Thus, it is essential that they retain andrecruit faculty that will maintain and push the growth of the organization. Carruthers (n.d.) in addressingwhy attrition is an important organizational issue stated, "an American Management Association surveyshowed that four out of five CEOs view employee retention as a serious issue for organizationalsuccess" (p.1). Kaye and Jordan-Evans (1999) after examining countless research studies concluded"the cost of replacing key people runs between 70 percent and 200 percent of their annual salary. Hardcosts can include advertising, search firms, interviewing and relocation expenses, and sign-onbonuses. And the softer, harder-to-measure costs can include time spent on interviewing, orienting,and training (and the work put on hold to do it), lost customers (due to their loyalty to the formeremployees), and declining morale and productivity on the part of remaining coworkers" (p.1). Yet,attrition is a problem that most universities are constantly faced with. A number of strategies have beendeveloped; the most recent promoted strategy is mentorship. But in most instances the strategies aretreating the symptom not the problem. Unless the problem becomes the focus for treatment, attrition willremain.
Performance-Reward Based for Teachers: Implications for Educational Outcomes in Nigerian Secondary Schools
Authors: Oyebolu Samuel , Muraina K.O. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Performance-related pay for teachers is being introduced in many countries, amidst much controversyand opposition from teachers and unions alike (Denver, 2006; and Houston, 2006). The rationale forthese programmes is the notion that incentive pay may motivate teachers to improve theirperformance. For example, in early December 2000, the Israeli Ministry of Education unveiled a newteachers’ bonus experiment in forty-nine Israeli high schools. The main feature of the programme wasan individual performance bonus paid to teachers on the basis of their own students’ achievements.The experiment included all English, Hebrew, Arabic, and Mathematics teachers who taught classes ingrades ten through twelve in advance of matriculation exams in these subjects in June 2001.
Firm R&D Games With Differing Manufacturing Costs
Authors: Highfill Jannett , McAsey Michael , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The paper considers an industry where competition is characterized as a two-stage game between the two firms in which the product reliabilities are determined before the (Coumot) quantities. Reliability is determined by R&D expenditure. The focus is on how competitive conditions in terms of manufacturing costs affect tile firms' decision about optimal reliability. The main result of the paper is that the firm with lower manufacturing cost produces a more reliable product. However a reduction in a given. firm 's manufacturing cost only causes it to produce a more reliable product when the difference in costs between firms is low. Comparative static exercises suggest that reliability generally increases when customers have a higher reservation price for the product and a lower customer cost of product failure.
Unearthing A Global Mindset: The Process of International Adjustment
Authors: Clapp-Smith Rachel , Hughes Larry , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Using a grounded theory approach, the authors sought to understand the effects of international adjustment after short-term business trips on the process of developing a global mindset. Categories that emerged were personal characteristics, cognitive shifts and relationship building, to name a few. A process model identifies cognitive shifts as the core phenomenon with an outcome of global mindset. Global mindset is a reciprocal variable that accelerates adjustment. Implications and future directions are discussed.
Re-visiting Secondary School Science Teachers Motivation Strategies to face the Challenges in the 21st Century
Authors: Nbina Jacobson , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Education is considered as the most valuable tool for human building. FRN (2004) make it clear thatgovernment recognizes education as the greatest investment that the nation can make to bring aboutcivilization, modernization, development and socio-economic progress.
Table of Contents - Spring 2008
Authors: null Fort Hays State University College of Education , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic Leadership Journal Spring 2008 table of contents
Framing Academic Leadership Positioning For The Global University
Authors: Jusoff Kamaruzaman , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

"Putting the right person at the right place at the right time" may be an old adage. However, for anorganization to sustain on, the statement may remain significant and relevant. When deciding theleadership to play its role and to execute its function effectively and efficiently, this maxim remains a tagline to help make the organization, particularly educational institutions, to move towards the right track.Hence, the notion of leadership and its positioning in higher education arena refers not only to thestrategic moves and tracks in meeting the unceasing demand for and a great diversification in this levelof education system (UNESCO, 1998), but also the locality of internal and external leadershippositioning that enhances growth and sustainability of the institution (Morshidi, 2009).
The Impact of High-Stakes Testing: Recommendations for Professional School Counselors and Other Support Personnel
Authors: Perkins Gerra , Wellman Nelda , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The positive and negative effects of high-stakes testing are well-documented (Gratz, 2000; Heubertand Hauser, 1999). The development of an accountability system that is based on the results ofstudents’ tests has intensified the pressure to perform for students and schools (Gratz). Many policydecisions and often the promotion of students are determined by these test results – hence the term"high-stakes testing" (Heubert and Hauser). Because of the high stakes involved, pressure forimproving scores has an impact on teachers and their practices (Heubert and Hauser; Merrow, 2002).
Dental Public Health! A Mistaken Identity
Authors: Singh A. , Purohit Bharathi , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The dental public health field has been expanding in scope & complexity with more emphasis beingplaced 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 byDowner 1994: "The science and art of preventing oral disease, promotingoral health and improving quality of life through the organized effortsof society" (Downer et al,1994). A broader definition was made ten years later as follows: "The scienceand art of preventing oral disease, promoting oral healthand improving quality of life through the organized efforts and informedchoices of society, organizations, public and private, communities andindividuals" (Pine & Harris 2007).The purpose of an oral health care system is to influence the population’s way of life so that oral healthis promoted or maintained and oral disease prevented; and to promote adequate treatment to thosemembers of the population affected by oral disease so that disease is arrested at an early stage andloss of function is prevented. These functions apply whether the service is in a developing or developedcountry.
Nature and Application of Knowledge and its Significance to Organizational Management Leaders
Authors: Gregory-Mina Heidi , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Epistemology is a branch of philosophy, which provides an individual with tools for understanding whathe or she knows, but epistemology cannot be separated from an individual’s metaphysics. It is almostimpossible to separate a thinker’s epistemology from his or her metaphysics, because epistemologyconnects with specific ethics and politics and metaphysics connects all of that, in a coherentphilosophical system. Metaphysics connects the philosophical system because epistemology does notfit well with randomness but does connect with specific ethics and politics. In 1854, the termepistemology appears to have been used for the first time, correlating with an intense move towardsprofessionalism in academia. During this time, psychology branched out from epistemology, whichcreated the need for a better understanding of knowledge, because some individuals were reasoningabout the nature of the world without considering how we got that knowledge, and others weretheorizing about the nature of knowledge without considering the nature of the mind. In addition,epistemology did not take into account social aspects, but recently this has shifted, and two types ofepistemology have emerged: classical and social. Classical epistemology emphasizes individualknowing and knowledge, and social epistemology emphasizes organizational knowing and the socialroutes to knowledge (Nonaka & Nishiguchi, 2001). However, social epistemology existed well beforethe term recently emerged. Philosophers throughout history "have made critical discussion anddeliberation central to their social epistemologies by…claiming…that rational dialogue between two ormore individuals improves reasoning over what can be accomplished by individuals working alone"(Solomon, 2006, p. 28).
Mathematical conformation of leadership based on Erosmatic
Authors: Malik Nadeem , Rehman Shafeequr , Salmani Davood , null null
Published: February 2023

Mathematical conformation of leadership based on Erosmatic