bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Virtual R&D Teams: A potential growth of education-industry collaboration
Authors: Ebrahim Nale , Ahmed Shamsuddin , Taha Zahari , null null
Published: February 2023

Both the professional literature and non-academic resources are replete with references to both thesuccesses and failures of the current state of education. There is very little doubt that education isreceiving intense scrutiny from a variety of sources and in regard to numerous aspects of itsimplementation. A primary focus of this examination has been the teacher work force, specifically itseffectiveness in promoting measurable student growth and achievement. While this is a natural andimperative center of the investigation, it also encompasses ancillary issues, such as the manner inwhich the teachers are prepared to assume their instructional roles, and to what extent they arecontinuing to augment their professional development and effectiveness once they enter the classroomsetting. Issues such as these clearly draw teacher preparation programs at the higher education levelinto the conversation. To address these concerns, conventional teacher education programs arebeing analyzed as to their efficacy and practical application to real world demands.
Determining School District Organization in North Carolina
Authors: Dunaway David , Ausband Leigh , Kim Do-Hong , null null
Published: February 2023

The current study sought to answer the next question, "How are the organizational structures of NorthCarolina school districts determined?" We wanted to understand what factors influenced theorganization of school district.
Accounting Ethics: A Reluctant Progression Forward
Authors: Jones Rita , Gunnels Kevin , Lang Teresa , null null
Published: February 2023

Ethics is a discipline that encompasses the moral duties and obligations of individuals as they deal with what is good and bad, and as such, it is the backbone of a civilized society. This paper takes an in-depth look at the philosophical foundations of ethics, especially accounting ethics, and offers proposals to improve ethical oversight and behavior.
Bridging the Health, Safety, and Environment Risk Management Proficiency Gap for Future Petroleum Engineers
Authors: Alkazimi Mohammad , Altabbakh Hanan , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Health, Safety, and Environment Risk Management performance has become essential in the upstream industry due to the evolving complexity of the processes. In recent years, accidents in the oil and gas industries have resulted in catastrophic consequences as they captured the news and had an overwhelming impact to health, the environment, the financial sector, and social aspects of both the companies and their customers. Health, Safety and Environment Risk Management specialists and professionals play a major role in mitigating both risk and consequences of hazards as they assure that companies comply with different standards and perform best-recommended practices. Most of these professionals are engineers who have undergone intensive training courses by their employer as part of professional development programs. Subsequently, they continue their career path as HSE specialists once they successfully complete the program. Unfortunately, there is a gap where academia lacks the adequate educational knowledge base in Health, Safety and Environment Risk Management to establish the necessary knowledge for potential candidates in that field. This paper defines the establishment of "Health, Safety and Environment Risk Management in the Oil Industry" course in the Petroleum Engineering Department at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Not only it is designed to cover the technical aspects of HSE in the oil and gas industry, but it also enhances soft skills many students tend to overlook such as communications skills, safety awareness, ethical responsibilities, and most importantly, creating safety culture by exposing HSE awareness and knowledge to cater to the oil and gas industry. This course will be the corner stone for establishing a new petroleum engineering focus area where the department tries to expand it into a certificate program by collaborating with other departments on campus which offer different courses on a variety of topics related to HSE.
In the Beginning
Authors: Hines Mack , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Volumes of research have documented the implementation of peer assessment in higher education (Falchikov, 1986; Huba & Freed, 2000). The literature doesn’t denote the impact of peer assessment on teacher education students. This study filled that void by investigating first-year teacher education students’ views of peer assessment.
The Importance of Superheroes To The American Comic Book Industry, 1958-1962
Authors: Palmer David , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper explores events surrounding fundamental changes that took place in the American comic industry in the time period 1958-1962. Retrospectively it is argued that these changes set the direction of the industry for at least the next fifty years, where the industry has been dominated by two publishers, Marvel Comics and DC Comics, with a heavy reliance on the superhero genre. Of particular importance is the decline of Dell Comics, the dominant publisher of the 1950s. This transformation is briefly examined through the lens of strategic management, specifically SWOT analysis, as an illustration of potential future research.
Line in the Sand: An Essay on Principal-Teacher Relationships
Authors: Dunaway David , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

was a fall Saturday morning, and I was in my Auburn doctoral program monthly seminar where wetalked of various topics of interest to our group of 15. Somehow the topic came around to therelationships between teachers and principals. Consensus of the group was that the proverbial line inthe sand was an inevitable and unchangeable part of being a school principal. I, to the surprise of noone then or now, disagreed. This time I was not playing my well-honed role of Devil’s Advocate, I reallybelieved that there was no good or logical reason that there should exist, a barrier between teachersand principals.
Importance Of Proper Dressing In Modern Living In Nigeria
Authors: Arubayi D.O. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Dressing is an act of putting on clothes and usually a means of expressing our individuality. Thompson(2005) citing Kaiser (1997) opined that dressing is the total arrangement of all outward detectablemodification of the body and all material objects added to it. The implication of this is that dressingwhich is an aspect of clothing is the external covering put on the body for different purposes. The wayan individual dresses is a tangible expression of an individual’s unique value system. Arubayi (2004),enumerated the followings as reasons why people wear clothes: to protect, to cover their nakedness, toenhance their beauty, to act as a form of camouflage, to attract and seduce the opposite sex, to expressindividual status, to conform, to manipulate, and to act as a form of identity. Vanderhoff (1988), Johnand Foster (1998), stated that the dressing pattern of an individual is a "Sign language" thatcommunicates a complex set of information and is usually the basis on which impressions are formed.What the individual wears also communicates moods, feelings, emotions, values and ideas through thepervasive effects of art elements.
An Hispanic-American Research-based In-service
Authors: Monaco Theresa , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The majority of regular classroom teachers (i.e. those with no experience teaching gifted and talented students) have had little or no exposure to gifted education in college courses or in-service training. With this in mind, a thirty-clock hour, community-based ethnic in-service was developed to teach research-based theory and practices skills in five gifted student needs areas. The teacher skill areas were: (a) nature and needs of gifted and talented students, (b) identification and assessment of gifted and talented students, (c) social and emotional needs, (d) differentiated curriculum, and (e) creativity and instructional strategies for gifted and talented students. A pre/post teacher self-evaluation was used to identify skills needed and skills achieved. The reading for this in-service focused on twenty research articles advocating the above skills for gifted and talented students. Two literature searches were completed. Ten articles focused on the research participants who were students in the general population and ten of the research participants were Hispanic-American students. Ethnic group identity was an important factor to this in-service process…..because the authors felt that teachers and students in the school felt a closer relationship to research when research participants were of the same ethnic group as the in-service participants. Another identify factor to this in-service was that one of the three presenters spoke their language. A verbal pre-post self evaluation helped each teacher identify skills needed and skills achieved. A paper/pencil pre-post picture of each teacher’s classroom helped teachers see how they accommodated for different learning rates differences before and after the in-service. Each six-hour, working-lunch, day teachers discussed one of the skill areas and constantly referred to their research for answers to their questions. The in-service facilitators served as guides-on-the-side. Teachers discussed their pre-post feeling and cited pre-post classroom examples for each of the five skill areas as they happened in their classroom and compared what they did with in the research.
Methodological Competencies of Teachers: A Study of Nigeria
Authors: Ololube Nwachukwu , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Secondary schools in Nigeria operate within the guidelines provided by the National Policy on Education (NPE) 1981, revised 1989 (Federal Government of Nigeria, 1989). This document stipulates the objectives of secondary education, the caliber of teachers to teach in them and their qualifications, as well as the curriculum content and methodology to be employed. It is frightening, however, to mention that in spite of the provision in the NPE, lots of problems still hinder secondary school education development in Nigeria. These include among others: acute shortage of the employability of professionally qualified teachers and the recruitment of unqualified and untrained people into teaching.
Assessment Of Adults` Opinion On The Ideal Family Size And Family Well-being In Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Kalesanwo O.O. , Emmanuel A. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Family can be taken to mean a unit consisting of husband and wife, and their children, (Moses andAdewale 2002). Moses, Patric and Olarenwaju (2001) quoting Otite and Ogion (1981) reported thatfamily as a bio-social group, meaning that family has both biological and social aspects. Moses andAdewale (2002) quoting Murdrock (1965) defines family as a social group characterized by commonresidence, economic, cooperation, and reproduction. They reported that family is a group of personsunited by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption constituting a single house hold; interacting andcommunicating with each other in their respective social role of husband and wife, mother and father,brother and sister, as well as maintaining a common culture. Moses, Patrick, and Olarenwaju (2001)classified family into extended and nuclear family based on the kinship system; this system is based onblood relation and marriage. Based on Lifecycle family, they also grouped family into family oforientation and family of procreation. While on the basis of modernization, they further grouped familyinto traditional family, modern family, and post-modern family. It is basically a microcosm of largersociety, so any tension in family creates tension in the society at large.
Authentic Dialogue in Organizations a Dangerous Idea: Viewing the Art of Authentic Dialogue through the Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Authors: Spohn Melinda , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Whether verbal or displayed through body and facial expression, communication is the foundation ofwhat it means to be human. When an infant, driven by its biological propensity for language utters itsfirst words, it marks the start of a transformation toward human interaction. Embedded within thisinteraction are human emotions that elicit an array of behaviors, some more favorable than others. It isat this juncture the art of authentic dialogue, and its use in organizations, is examined.
Toward a Functional Followers’ Model in the Organizational Leadership Process
Authors: Ekundayo John , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

There are many researchers and practitioners who have at various times and situations defined theterm leadership to suit their whims and caprices. A popular scholar in the field of management andleadership opined that "there are almost as many different definitions of leadership as there arepersons who have attempted to define the concept" (Bass, 1981, p. 11). There is no gainsaying thefact that in organizations, leadership plays a vital role almost on a daily basis. It is perhaps based onthis premise that makes many practitioners and scholars to focus more on leaders when discussing orwriting about leadership. Hence, most literatures predating to the 1930s and even many decades after,are mostly leader-centric in their nature and contents (Rost, 1993 and Collinson, 2006). Theseliteratures portend the traits or attributes of the "great person" theory of leadership, which is bothoutdated and outmoded (Kouzes & Posner, 2003 and Pierce & Newstrom, 2008). The "great person"theory tends to reflect the notion that leaders such as Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Napoleon, MaoTsetung, Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela, etc. were born with uniqueattributes conferring leadership on them (Pierce & Newstrom, 2008, p. 7). However, in the modern day,many scholars are now of different opinions.
A Measure Of Students’ Connectedness In Tertiary Institutions In Anambra State Of Nigeria
Authors: Omenyi Ada , Agu Ngozi , Odimegwu Christi , null null
Published: February 2023

The Nigerian higher education has been accused of performing below expectation when judged fromboth internal and global benchmarks of quality of output, peaceful co-existence on campus, fair conductof examination, amongst others. The nature of higher education is such that its students are seen bymembers of campus community as adults who have attained the age of taking full responsibility of theirbehaviours and students on their part see themselves as those set free from the encumbrances offamily control and influences. Indeed the campus environment is one perceived as "everyman tohimself". Students’ relationship with teachers, fellow students, staff and management appears to becharacterized by this attitude despite the fact that both the young and old require to be given areasonable measure of care and concern in everyday life. This is even more harmful considering thefact that candidates below the age of 17 are increasingly gaining admission into higher education. Thisair of dealing with "adults" is so pervasive in the schools that one looses sight of psychosocialenvironmental affects on students’ sense of satisfaction, motivation and learning.
Cell Phones Are Ringing, Will Educators Hear?
Authors: Fortner Rebecca , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Teachers often participate in professional development opportunities to remain on top of thetechnology used to teach their students. Staying on top of this technology assures that students will beable to compete in the world work force and maintain the technological standards comparable to therest of the world. A technology that has increasingly integrated itself into the lives of students and oftenmisunderstood and underused by educators is the cell phone.
Examining Perceived Justice In Business-To-Consumer E-Commerce: An organizational Justice Theory Perspective
Authors: Sha Wei , Cummings Maeve , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study examines the existence of perceived justice in business-to-consumer electronic commerce and its influence on consumer intentions. Perceived justice, a construct mainly examined in management and marketing literature, may play an important role in people’s decision making process when they shop online. Prior information system online trust research shed little light on this important issue. Based on the organizational justice, this study proposes that distributive justice, procedural justice, and interaction justice constitute three dimensions of perceived justice in business-to-consumer electronic commerce. The validity of perceived justice is examined in a nomological network with trusting beliefs and purchase intentions
Implementing Active Learning Strategies: Tales from Two New Life Science Professors at Research Universities
Authors: Barger Nichole , Grandy Stuart , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Past research examining the effects of lectures on student learning suggests that they limit interactionsin the classroom, place the responsibility for learning solely with the instructor, and do not provide anenvironment that compliments a range of learning styles (Silverthorn 1998; Landis et al. 1998; Aboudan2009). Fortunately, there are many different active learning techniques such as role playing and groupactivities to more directly engage students and develop their ability to synthesize information,communicate clearly, and adapt to changing knowledge (e.g. Mason 2005; Colley 2008; Cornelius-White 2007). In this paper, we share our experiences implementing active learning practices in ourscience classes at Michigan State University (a 300-level Soil Biology class with ~30 students) and atthe University of Colorado (200-level Plants and Society course and 400-level Public Lands andEcosystem Management course with ~25 students). Our faculty positions are predominantly inresearch and we had little prior training in teaching at the undergraduate level before obtaining ourtenure track positions but we share a strong commitment to student-led and active learning models ofteaching.
Integration Of Automobile Technological Developments Into Nigeria Technical College Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work Curriculum
Authors: Olayinka Olufemi , Oyenuga Anthony , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In Nigeria, technical colleges produce craftsmen for various sectors of the economy and are regardedas the principal vocational institutions. It offers various mechanical trades among is Motor VehicleMechanics (MVM). The program of Motor Vehicle Mechanics trade in Nigeria technical colleges isdesigned to produce competent auto-mechanics craftsmen for Nigeria technological and industrialdevelopment. According to National Board for Technical Education (NBTE, 2001), auto-mechanicscraftsmen are expected to test, diagnose, service and completely repair any fault on the motor vehicleto the manufacturer’s specification. For this to be achieved, a National curriculum is adopted in alltechnical colleges accredited by the NBTE.
Principals’ Strategies for Successfully Closing the Achievement Gaps in their Schools
Authors: Waxman Hersh , Yuan-Hsuan Lee , Macneil Angus , null null
Published: February 2023

One of our greatest educational challenges is reducing the achievement gap between successful andless-successful students. The achievement gap is usually discussed in terms of dramatic differences ingraduation rates and the academic achievement between white and minority students such asHispanics (Waxman, Padrón, and Garcia, 2007). Research in this area typically looks at schooldistricts and/or schools that do better than others in reducing the gaps between groups of students.There are fewer research studies, however, that focus on achievement gaps within schools andclassrooms. These "within" school educational disparities often are greater than the differencesbetween schools or school differences (Waxman et al., 2007).
Educational Leadership in Nursing: Supporting cultural change to develop research capacity in novice nurse academics
Authors: Mills Jane , Birks Melanie , Francis Karen , null null
Published: February 2023

The question of leadership in nursing education is one that has been examined extensively in theliterature. In this paper, the authors will initially provide a vignette written in the first person aimed atillustrating the ethos of the university in which they work. This vignette will then be followed by ananalysis of actions and strategies used in a capacity building project aimed at developing novice nurseacademics’ research skills. Theories of transformational leadership, and contingency theory ofleadership are discussed in relation to the processes used, thus illustrating the application of theory tothe practice of nursing leadership in the academy.
Engaged Model of Board orientation
Authors: Marabella Santo , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

At the core of a successful not-for-profit organization (NFP) must be an effective board of directors. A reasonable approach to building a more effective board includes ensuring the board has a high level of participation among its members and that the focus of their participation is concentrated on governance. It is not a new notion that board orientation programs can create a climate that facilitates high board participation that is focused on governance; however, in this article, I offer what may be a new vision for developing and managing board orientation programs. The proposed model includes NFP-specific and general board training content that one would expect to find in a orientation program for new board members. In addition, it includes three factors which may make it distinct: 1) teaching a board member shared beliefs or “truths” that can enhance their perceived ability to govern; 2) creating a dialogue through which a board member can articulate his or her perceived needs and obstacles to fully participate; and. 3) implementing a process for the NFP to be responsive to board member needs and obstacles so board participation increases. The research study presented in this paper tests the efficacy of the proposed orientation model. The results are discussed and implications for best practices for NFPs are suggested.
Women University Presidents: Career Paths and Educational Backgrounds
Authors: Springer Pam , Clark Cynthia , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

During the past few decades, research and scholarly dialogue focused on the topic of academiccareers has increased. Although academe is just one of numerous industries whose career systemsmight be studied, it is a large and growing sector (Baruch & Hall, 2004). And, according to Baruch andHall (2004), "with the accelerated level of available knowledge and the pressing need to develophuman capital, there is a growing need for research on careers in academe" (p. 237). Rubin (2004)wrote of the development, attraction, and retention of outstanding leaders as one of eight fundamentalchallenges in higher education today. Yet, little research exploring the development of existinguniversity presidents has been published, and even less on the development of women leaders inacademia. It is imperative that the backgrounds, experiences, and perceptions of women presidentsbe studied so that commonalities can be discovered. This will assist women interested in personal andcareer development, as well as the educators, administrators, and consultants who will be designingfuture leadership development interventions.
Revisiting Measuring Performance In Not-For-Profit organizations
Authors: Brown Michael , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Measuring performance is important both in the private sector and in the not-for-profit sector. Private sector performance has been measured by the changes in variables such as earnings per share, stock price, or income tax liability. Performance in the not-for-profit sector is more difficult to measure. A model that combines data envelopment analysis and regression analysis will be used to measure management performance. Data envelopment analysis will measure the organization’s efficiency, the dependent variable, and regression analysis will determine the predictability of not-for-profit financial ratios. In this paper, the Texas arts community is sampled and data is taken from the Federal Form 990s. The input variables will be the total expenses and the total of beginning assets, while the output variables will be the percentage of tickets sold and the percentage of contribution revenue received. This score is the dependent variable in the regression model. In the regression model, financial ratios developed by Greenlee and Bukovinsky (1997) will be used as the independent variables. The results show that the “program expenses to total assets” ratio is the most statistically significant ratio. The remaining ratios do not significantly increase the adjusted R2(squared). From a practical viewpoint, the results show that measuring performance requires more than quantitative measures, even in the not-for profit sector.
Assessment Of Distribution Adequacy Of Universal Basic Education (Ube) Building Facilities In Ogun State Primary Schools Of Nigeria
Authors: Adeyemi Muyiwa , Ositoye Wale , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The recent introduction of "basic education" and Education for All "is not entirely new in the history ofeducation in Nigeria. Several attempts at providing basic education for Nigerians have been made inthe past. These attempts can be summarized as follows:The defunct Western Region free primary education programme of 1955.The defunct Eastern Region Education of 1957.The federal Government National Universal Primary Education of 1976.Over the years, universal access to education has been the prime target for Nigeria, since the middleof the 1970s when the universal primary Education (UPE) scheme took off. Predictably, pupils’enrolment rapidly increased from 6.2 million in the 1975 1976 session to 14.8 million in 1992. As usual,the burst of educational activities brought in its wake a plethora of changes, some positive, somenegative. The overwhelming unanticipated results of this sudden educational expansion brought abouta profound shortage of learning facilities including space, a severe dearth of teachers and funds toimplement the scheme. These problems still persist in our schools today, especially at the primaryschool level (FGN, 1993, NPEC/ World Bank 1997 & Adeyemi 2007).
When Making Money Is More Important Than Saving Lives: Revisiting The Ford Pinto Case
Authors: Strother Stuart , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Despite a long tradition of ethics training in business colleges, managers commonly make unethical business decisions. This paper reports a five-year study of ethical decision making of business students (n = 192). In an undergraduate microeconomics course, students were presented with financial data from the infamous Ford Pinto case where defective engineering, coupled with unethical management behavior, resulted in a number of fiery fatalities. Facing the decision to repair the cars or pay the estimated costs of lost wrongful death lawsuits, 56.8% of students chose to pay for the deaths. This paper describes the classroom experiment and uses logistic regression to compare the characteristics of the group choosing the correct ethical decision (repair the cars), with the group choosing the incorrect ethical decision (pay for the deaths).
Academic Leaders Use Innovative Doctoral Programs to Respond to Shortage of Business School Faculty
Authors: Burrell Darrell , Safi Asila , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

As more universities create weekend, evening, and on-line master’s programs in business (MBA) inthe United States, the shortage for university faculty in college business schools continues to grow,especially in Information Technology, Management, and Finance. If you review the USA university jobsearch website http://www.higheredjobs.com/, you will see that there are plenty of high paying jobs forbusiness school faculty around the country. These jobs require instructors to publish articles, work onresearch projects, make presentations at professional conferences, while teaching on average of only3 classes a semester for full time salaries. Having a doctorate degree also provides some additionalincome opportunities beyond a base salary. Some universities are also paying as high is $1,500 acourse for part time instructors to teach a six-week on-line course in business. Faculty members in theUnited States also have the flexibility to develop consulting businesses or assume other full time jobopportunities because they are usually only required to be on campus on 2 or 3 days a week as a fulltime business school faculty member.
ESL Program Models and Court Cases: An Overview for Administrators
Authors: Jochum Chris , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The demographic of our country’s public school students is very diverse and continues to change. By2020, African American, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American groups will account for morethan 40 percent of the U.S. population and this percentage is expected to increase to 50 percent by theyear 2040 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2003). Currently, 46 percent of all schools in the United States haveEnglish Language Learners (ELL) or English as Second Language (ESL) students (National Center forEducational Statistics). Furthermore, Hispanics now make up the largest minority group in the UnitedStates and it’s estimated that by 2021, 25 percent of all students will be Hispanic (Gándara, 2010).These numbers suggest that current and future public school administrators will need to understandeffective ESL/bilingual instruction in order to provide their students and teachers with adequate supportand supervision. Likewise, they will also need to have a basic understanding of educational law as itpertains to ESL and bilingual programming. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to offer anadministrative overview of some of the more salient issues related to the effective instruction of ESLstudents as well to present a summary of prominent course cases-and subsequent rulings-that affectESL instruction.
Equal Access: A National Comparison of Federal Grants-in-Aid Awarded at Public and Private Four-Year Degree Granting Institutions
Authors: Waller Lee , Weeks Sandra , Westbrook Steven , Payton Karl
Published: February 2023

More than twelve million undergraduate students in the United States benefit from some form offinancial aid. Statistics from the U.S. Department of Education (as cited in The American Council ofEducation 2008) indicate that 76% of undergraduates at public four-year degree-granting institutionsduring the 2003-2004 academic year received financial aid, while 89% of undergraduate students atprivate four-year not-for-profit degree-granting institutions were aid recipients.
Practicing what they Preach: How Business Schools Approach Strategy
Authors: Matviuk Sergio , Burkus David , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This article seeks to discover if those organizations engaged in teaching strategy are experiencing asimilar learning and implementation gap as other organizations. This article reviews the currentliterature surrounding strategic thinking, strategic planning, and strategy development beforeinterviewing leaders from three separate universities to examine whether or not such a disconnectexists and provide discussion and recommendations for business school leaders.
K-12 Educational Funding, One of America’s Adaptive Challenges
Authors: Sanchez Matthew , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The United States Constitution leaves the responsibility of providing K-12 education to the states. Allof the states, within their state constitutions, include some type of provision related to education anddefine, in some manner, the state’s role in providing that education (McCarthy and Deignan, 1982).Although each state may address K-12 funding differently, the expectation is the same. Parents,administrators, teachers, and legislators want students to meet a rigorous set of educationalstandards. In order to meet these standards, appropriate funds are needed to support the learningenvironments that students operate in.
An Analysis of Branding HR Department Activities For Strategic Value Creation
Authors: Giunta Catherine , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study explored Human Resource Executives’ (HREs) perceptions of HR branding actions and found that branding human resources creates organizational value. Additionally, the company and human resource alignment appeared to affect human resource branding. Many participants described HR programs and services that were implemented in their companies. Most examples provided, though, did not include branding, per se, of those HR activities. This finding strongly suggests that human resource branding is in an early stage of development. The study revealed that HREs perceive that branding is a beneficial tool to facilitate the demonstration of human resource strategic value creation.
Reclaiming Moral Development through a Course Development Rubric
Authors: Daughterty Timothy , Johnson Lisa , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Moral development (growth in personal and social responsibility) was originally a primary goal of highereducation in the United States and continues to be cited in many college catalogs, but few institutionscurrently make a commitment to intentionally addressing personal and social responsibility through thecore experiences of their students (Hersh & Schneider, 2005). The processes of specialization andfragmentation, along with the pursuit of value-free inquiry, have led institutions to retreat from investingin moral development as a component of robust liberal education (McNeel,1994). As "colleges anduniversities are increasingly under pressure to offer educational programs of immediate economicvalue to prospective students" (Lake, 2003, p.21), the ubiquitous catalog goals related to moraldevelopment tend to remain only in vestigial form on most campuses as "orphan outcomes"(Schneider, 2007).
Patronage of Educational Broadcasts and its Effects on Academic Growth of Students of Winneba and Apam Senior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana.
Authors: Yelkpieri Daniel , Esia-Donkoh Kweku Wilson , Kwesi null , null null
Published: February 2023

The importance of Mathematics transcends all definitions and the prosperity of any country depends onthe volume and quality of Mathematics offered in its school system. Obe (1996) conceptualisesMathematics as the master and servant of most disciplines and thus, a source of enlightenment andunderstanding of the universe. He further opines that without it, the understanding of national problemswould be superficial. Graeber and Weisman (1995) agree that Mathematics helps the individual tounderstand his/her environment and to give accurate account of the physical phenomena aroundhim/her. To this end, Setidisho (2001) submits that no other subject forms a strong binding forceamong various branches of science as Mathematics, and without it, knowledge of the sciences oftenremains superficial.
Customer-based University Branding As A Survival Strategy Used By State Universities In Zimbabwe In The Face Of Foreign Competition.
Authors: Gwavuya Frank , Kamuriwo Dzidziso , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Customer-based branding is a critical branding approach for almost any organisation. This is also true for state universities, particularly those in Zimbabwe. State-owned universities in Zimbabwe do not receive adequate funding from the Government of Zimbabwe, which is financially challenged owing to a national economy that has been performing poorly for close to fifteen (15) years. Against this background, state owned universities find themselves increasingly obliged to compete for students in order to raise revenue to finance their daily operations as well as capital expenditure. The aim of this study was twofold: to investigate the impact of customer-based branding as a survival strategy to be used by state-owned universities in Zimbabwe in the face of foreign competition and to develop a model to brand universities. The study was a quantitative research conducted among one thousand students selected from four (4) state-owned universities using probability sampling as a sampling method and random sampling as a sampling technique to select the respondents.
An Imperative for Colleges and Universities: Orienting and Supporting New Faculty Members
Authors: Lindbeck Robin , Darnell David , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The confluence of four major factors is taking many colleges and universities to the "edge of chaos"where complex, adaptive systems exhibit characteristics of both chaos and order (Hock, p.116).Present and impending retirements, competition for new hires, realities of the ever-changingprofessoriate, and generational diversity in colleges and universities comprise these factors that aresimultaneously chaotic and orderly. For example, faculty members in today’s colleges and universitiesrepresent five decades of transitional ages in higher education. Those who began their teachingcareers in the 60’s are were a part of the Age of the Scholar, those in the 70’s, the Age of the Teacher,those in the 80’s the Age of the Developer, those in the 90’s the Age of the Learner, and those in thenew millennium the Age of the Network (Sorinelli, Austin, Eddy, and Beach, 2006). Each decade hascreated change in faculty roles, with the consistent theme of higher expectations. At the same time, themakeup of the professoriate has changed radically. According to Katz (2006), "The professoriate is amansion of many rooms. It is very hard to say what it means to be "a professor" in the contemporaryUnited States, and it is difficult to know whether there is still such a thing as ‘the professoriate.’" (p. B8).Couple the disparity of age, experience and assignment with the huge pool of near-retirementprofessors (Leubsdorf, 2006), and a talent squeeze will enter the already-complex dynamics of highereducation.
Decisional Deprivation, Equilibrium And Saturation As Variables In Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction And Morale In Nigeria
Authors: Permetomode Pv. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Decision-making is a key responsibility of all school administrators. While some single handedly take decisions, others consult with their subordinates before taking decisions, yet some others involve subordinates and they both take decisions collectively. This latter phenomenon has been aptly described as participative or collective decision making. One other major concern of educational administrators has been how to motivate, ensure a feeling of job satisfaction and engender high morale in their teachers and other subordinates. This is because it is assumed that motivated, satisfied teachers with high morale are likely to be more committed to their duties and also be more productive in their work. Decision making style can be used to bring about these much desired increased production related factors. The theoretical literature and research is replete with findings about teacher participation in decision-making and from which a number of propositions can be deduced.
Successful Leadership in Turnaround Schools: A Case Study about the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and the School Leadership Executive Institute (SLEI)
Authors: McFeeters Belinda , Hoole Emily , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The topic of turning failing schools around has gained significant attention throughout the world within the last decade. Accountability systems from the government to the general community have expressed their concern for this issue, and have called for plans to turn these schools around (Chapman, 2002; Hassel & Steiner, 2003; Levin, 2006; Malen & Rice, 2004; Wong & Shen, 2003). How do principals meet these challenges and successfully turn failing schools around? How can they gain the insight, knowledge and competencies to effectively lead their schools through these challenging times?
The Ethics of Bluffing: The Effects of Individual Differences On Perceived Ethicality and Bluffing Behavior
Authors: Alder G. Stoney , Guidice Rebecca , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Although researchers have debated the ethicality of bluffing in business, little research has examined individuals’ attitudes and beliefs towards bluffing and how characteristics of the individual influence such perceptions and subsequent behavior. We consider this issue by examining how individuals’ ethical orientation influences their perceptions of the ethicality of bluffing select organizational stakeholders, their willingness to bluff, and their actual bluffing behavior. Results indicate that ethical orientation exerts direct effects on the perceived ethicality of bluffing and indirect effects on individuals’ reported willingness to engage in this misleading form of communication as well as their actual bluffing behavior. Implications for their practice and research are discussed.
Leading The Virtual organization: Success Strategies, Management Practices, and Skills
Authors: Stumpf Stephen , Klingler James , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Virtual organizations have inherent strengths and weaknesses relative to traditional organizational forms. Their success depends heavily on the leaders of the organization leveraging these strengths, and not letting the weaknesses threaten the organization's survival. We explore the character of virtual organizations and propose a value proposition as to why individuals seek employment in such organizations. We then examine several business strategies and management practices that have helped virtual organizations to succeed. Six leadership skills are discussed that the leaders of virtual organizations indicate are critical to their business success.
How do you go from ‘Good’ to ‘Outstanding’?
Authors: Aboudan Rima , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Many college educators receive a rating of ‘good’ on their teaching delivery. Following teachingevaluations, usually, raters highlight some clear areas for improvement in their rating reports. Thechallenge for the educator is to characterize what needs to be done and work on the pedagogy adviceto gain an ‘outstanding’ rating in the final verdict of the college rating – satisfy those criteria they say,and outstanding you will be. But how? That is the question.
Emerging Characteristics of Education Deans’ Collaborative Leadership
Authors: Hopkin Dee , Johnson Virginia , Damico Sandra , Wepner Shelley
Published: February 2023

Ever increasing opportunities-and demands-for partnerships between P-12 and higher education havecreated the impetus for deans of education to become collaborative leaders. Deans serve a criticalinstitutional role in charting the direction of a school or college (Rosser, Johnsrud, & Heck, 2003), andthere is ample research on the general roles and responsibilities and leadership behaviors ofeducation deans that focus on the biographical, structural, and contextual factors affecting their work(e.g., Bowen, 1995; Bright & Richards, 2001; Bruess, McClean, & Sun, 2003; Clifford & Guthrie, 1988;Gardner, 1992; Gmelch, 2002; Gmelch, Wolverton, Hopkins, Merz, & Anderson, 1999; Howey &Zimpher, 1990; Huffman-Joley, 1992; Jackson, 2000; Martin, 1993; Morsink, 1987; Riggs & Huffman,1989; Thiessen & Howey, 1998; Zimpher, 1995). However, there is scant research on the collaborativemethods and approaches that education deans are finding essential to do their job.
Adult Learning Styles and Technology-Driven Learning for Online Students
Authors: Rahim Emad , Finch Aikyna , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The growing crisis in the U.S. has caused many traditional colleges and universities to consider newways to ensure economic competitiveness and continued financial growth without increasing the sizeand overhead of their campus.. Universities like Upper Iowa, University Bates College in Maine, andBall State University in Indiana have begun to offer three-year undergraduate degrees and provideonline courses to save students both time and money (Pope, 2009). Several colleges in Colorado areconsidering the option of moving from a traditional undergraduate classroom format to adding onlinecourses as a means to raise revenue and increase student enrollment. Because learning styles andtechnology utilization are areas of high interest, it is essential to conduct an analysis of adult learningtheory and teaching styles. This paper examines relevant literature to understand the connections anddifferences between adult learning styles and teaching styles in traditional classrooms and in onlineclassrooms. By exploring these phenomena, we will shed light on successful methods and approachesthat can influence best practices for online instruction.
The ICT Centre model in Andalusia (Spain). Results of a resolute educational policy
Authors: Gomez JignacioAguaded , Fandos Manuel , Rodriguez Amor , null null
Published: February 2023

Our study stems from the rigorous analysis of the integration of computers as a common resource forteaching and learning. This process started to be developed some years ago, all over the world. Notlong ago computers were only occasionally found in schools or only in specific classrooms.Nonetheless we are witnessing a huge political and economic effort working towards theuniversalization of communication and information technologies. This is made evident by convocations,projects and programmes supported in most cases by international, national or even regional and localeducation administrations and institutions. This investment in facilities and maintenance of ITequipment – software and hardware – often doesn’t find adequate educational policies which managein a correct and coherent way the resources which are offered to schools. Problems are detectedregarding the adequate implementation and use of resources, as well as teachers’ ICT training and theevaluation of the impact of integration of technology in the classroom on teaching-learning processes;among others. In the last few decades, experiments and studies on integrating information andcommunication technologies (ICT) at the different levels of education have widely spread both in thenational and the international sphere, focusing on different aspects. Area (2005) points out theabundant "empirical information about ICT in schools" and highlights studies[1] on quantitativeindicators that describe and measure the introduction and use of computers in school systems. It alsounderlines studies on the effects of computers on the students’ performance and learning, onperspectives, opinions and attitudes of external educational agents (managers, supervisors, supportteams) and teachers towards the use and integration of technologies, and also studies on the use ofcomputers in the centres and classrooms carried out in real contexts.
The Garage of the Ivory Tower: The Importance of the 21st Century Education Doctorate
Authors: Barnett Joshua , Carlson David , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Making decisions about how to prepare students and teachers for the 21st century is a complexendeavor, and preparing the leaders of America’s schools – those responsible for leading the some15,000 school districts, three million public education teachers, and 50 million public educationstudents – is perhaps most complex of all. Educational administrators, like teachers, juggle competinginterests and negotiate with multiple stakeholders simultaneously. Generating sustained schoolchange often necessitates implementing policies that are rarely able to account for the varied andpotentially competing issues that are situated locally. Therefore, preparing school leaders meansproviding them with the necessary tools to evaluate the impact of national and state policies as well asplan strategically about how to improve conditions at their schools locally.