bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Why South Korean Universities Have Low International Rankings
Authors: Jambor Paul , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Although South Korea has the 14th largest economy in the world with a total GDP of $971,100,000,000(CIA, 2007:8) and with a per capita GDP of $24,800 (CIA, 2007:8), having received a GlobalCompetitiveness Index ranking of 11th place for the years 2007-2008 (GCI, 2007-2008), and a literacyrate of 97.9% for 15 year olds (CIA, 2007:5) with the country being ranked first in reading, fourth inmathematics and sixth in science proficiency, for the same age group, by The Programme forInternational Student Assessment – 2006 (PISA, 2006:47,53 & 20), the country can by no means boastabout the international rankings of its universities. For instance, the best Korean university (SeoulNational University) places 21st in Asia and 164th in the world according to the Shanghai Jiao TongRanking system (Figure 1), while receiving a ranking of 51st in the world according to the Times HigherEducation – QS world Universities Rankings 2007 (Figure 2).Sadly,
Morphosis Leadership Being visionaries in a changing world
Authors: Gialamas Stefanos , Pelonis Peggy , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Living in a rapidly evolving society where change occurs continuously and on multiple levels, hascreated a need, more than ever before, for leadership that reflects this new reality. The changes indemographics, the forming of multicultural families, the diversity on an economic, educational, socialand ethnic level, as well as the further rise of multinational corporations are all changes that arechallenging traditional values and principles. Thus the quest for Authentic Leadership is rising, and it isan idea which implies that leadership is very personal. Why Authentic leadership? One might ask.Because, "there is evidence of the desire for authenticity all around us in popular culture". (Goffee &Jones, 2006, p.3)
The Lesson of Strategy: A Case Analysis of An E-Commerce Commercial Food Services Equipment Retailer
Authors: Mullaney Robert , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Literature on strategy is reviewed and applied directly in comparison to an e-Commerce company in the South Florida area. Practical managerial implications are discussed and laid out in an easy to follow format which provides insight to entrepreneurs and business leaders who are in need of a greater understanding of strategy. A comprehensive review of the company's current strategies, industry position, internal and external forces, GAP analysis, and plans for action preempt a conclusion that puts it all together; a conclusion which has led the company towards significantly greater financial and operational success.
Solving the Problem: Improving Retention in Higher Education
Authors: Heiman Marcia , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

As our nation looks ahead in this new century, an educated workforce is more important than ever. Yetcollege retention is a major problem. Last year, for the first time in 20 years, retention to the sophomoreyear dropped in the nation’s four-year colleges (Bushong, 2009). For minority students onpredominantly white campuses – that is, most four-year colleges and universities – the graduation rateis unacceptably low. For example, less than half of black males graduate from four-year collegeprograms within six years – 20 percentage points less than their white peers (Carey, 2008). Andstudent persistence in community colleges is chronically low, circling at about 50% (Lederman, 2009).
How to Build a Better Vision Statement
Authors: Kirkpatrick Shelley , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

It is a fact-of-life that an organization must have a formal vision statement. Like any leadership tool, it isonly effective if it is done right. Research has demonstrated time and again that a vision statement canimprove organizational performance as well as individual follower performance, but only if the visioncontains certain characteristics (Baum, Locke, & Kirkpatrick, 1998; Kirkpatrick, 2004; Kirkpatrick &Locke, 1996; Kirkpatrick, Wofford, & Baum, 2002).
Creating Virtual Cooperative Learning Experiences for Aspiring School Leaders and Practitioners with Web 2.0
Authors: Kim Do-Hong , Wilkins Patricia , Dunaway David , null null
Published: February 2023

In December of 2008, the authors were awarded a University of North Carolina at Charlotte fundedcurriculum and instructional development grant based on two innovative ideas for preparing futureschool leaders: (1) the creation and use of wikis to expand and deepen student learning beyond theclassroom, and (2) the creation of a virtual social network to connect current educational leadershipstudents and graduates, providing the opportunity and the means for networking between students andpractitioners, practitioners with each other, and both groups with educational leadership professorsaround the proposition that solving problems of practice (whether in the graduate classroom or in theK-12 arena) can be significantly enhanced by sharing personal knowledge of research-basedstrategies and school-proven best practices.
Student and Facilitator Engagement to Develop Leadership Competencies in a Project-based Learning Environment
Authors: Saleh Amany , Cox David , Fowler Tammy , Duncan-Shemwell Bridget
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this article is to examine how graduate educational leadership students engaged anddeveloped competencies in a project-based learning environment. The project-based curriculum wasdesigned to facilitate the development of team leadership skills as doctoral students applied thecourse concepts learned throughout their two-year cohort experience. The facilitator introduced theproject-based group endeavor to the doctoral students in their first semester of course work.Periodically, the facilitator would meet with the students to acquire feedback on their progress. Thegroup endeavor concluded in the last semester of coursework with students presenting their resultsbefore the doctoral faculty and other members of the academic community.
Achieving Academic Success in Algebra
Authors: Geno Jennifer , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

When we look at landmark legislation that significantly impacted the face of education in our country,we often think of events such as the passage of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of1975, whereby students with disabilities would now be brought into our public school system andeducated alongside of their non-handicapped peers. We may also think of the landmark decision inOliver L. Brown et. al. v. The Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) in 1954, abolishing legalizedracial segregation within the United States public school system. In 2006, the ground significantlyshifted again for educators-at least those in the state of Michigan.
Table of Contents - Summer 2008
Authors: null Fort Hays State University College of Education , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic Leadership Journal Summer 2008 table of contents
Tyco International Ltd. Case Study: The Implications of Unethical Behavior
Authors: Thanos Lori , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The following analysis of the Tyco International Ltd. (Tyco) case will discuss an historical summary of Tyco, including a backdrop on its former CEO, Dennis Kozlowski and Tyco’s culture at the time. The case will also define the role of ethical leadership’s contribution to the organizational success and the unethical and illegal conduct of Tyco’s leaders including the costs to its internal and external stakeholders, such as gross misappropriation of company funds on personal expenditures and duplicitous stock sales. Additionally, the case study will describe the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the organization, specifically, how Tyco failed to meet its CSR obligations. It also depicts the consequences to stakeholders with regard to cultural, environmental, and legal implications of CSR failures. Further, an examination is made of the outcome and punishment of events including the fairness of those punishments. Finally, the study will propose recommendations for ethical behavior with regard to corporate actions and organizational sustainability.
Impact of Variations in Distributed Leadership Frameworks on Implementing a Professional Development Initiative
Authors: Pedersen Jeffrey , Yager Stuart , Yager Robert , null null
Published: February 2023

Educators, principals, and teachers alike, are being challenged with higher demands and requirementsin preparing our future generations for the 21st century. Professional development for teachers is a keyfocus in school transformation efforts. School transformation in today’s educational system isdependent, in part, by how well teachers work together with their principal and colleagues (Louis,Leithwood, Wahlstrom, & Anderson, 2010). Recent research has focused on the role of the schoolprincipal and other site-based leaders in the implementation of professional development initiatives(Pedersen, Yager, & Yager, 2010). Principals play a key role in supporting and encouraging teachers’professional development needs. Successful principals establish the work conditions that enableteachers to be better teachers. The ability to share with others and collaborate for the purpose ofproviding instruction that is conducive to enhance student development is critical given the manydemands that are being put upon the system.
Providing Students with Effective Feedback
Authors: Dale Kathy , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Feedback is a classroom process that has been under the researchers’microscopes since the 1970’s to the present, and with good cause—it’s ateacher practice that works. Consistently, researchers have found thatwhen teachers effectively employ feedback procedures, they positivelyand often powerfully impact the achievement of their students. Infact, Bellon, Bellon, and Blank note, "Academic feedback is morestrongly and consistently related to achievement than any otherteaching behavior….This relationship is consistent regardless of grade,socioeconomic status, race, or school setting….When feedback andcorrective procedures are used, most students can attain the same levelof achievement as the top 20% of students."
Teacher Morale: The Magic Behind Teacher Performance
Authors: Hess Michael , Johnson Jerry , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Educational progress depends upon the quality of teachers. Unfortunately most of the persons whoenter teaching profession do not like their jobs at all. They are here because they could not be selectedfor any other profession, Hence, quite a number of rejected and dejected university degree holdersseek admission in training colleges and become teachers. Their inner-self never wanted to become ateacher. Many teachers take no pleasure in the teaching and simply pass their time. They do not careto set worthwhile goals before their pupils. They never care for what the students say about them. Theyare easy-going and do not take pains in discharging their duties. Today’s education is concerned withthe development of whole personality of an individual. How can we leave our children in the hands ofthese half-hearted teachers?
Orchestrating Change at the Departmental Level:
Authors: Coakley Lari , Randall Linda , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic leaders in higher education must increasingly deal with demands from stakeholders such asstudents, parents, and government at the same time that they are held accountable for the curriculumand student learning environment (Newman, Couturier & Scurry, 2004; Smith, 2004). In addition, newtypes of higher education institutions, i.e. the for-profit schools, purport to be more agile in respondingto the needs of these various constituencies, putting more pressure on the traditional colleges anduniversities to react more quickly. Gone are the days of unhurried deliberations and incrementalchanges that could take years to institute. The loosely coupled organizational nature of traditionalcolleges and universities results in a lack of authority for the very individuals who are responsible for thecurriculum and learning environment at the school and department level, the deans and academicchairs (Glassman, 1973; Weick, 1978). Faculty, whose role is to develop curriculum and teach in theclassroom, tend to be reluctant change agents and typically prefer that the Chair keep the business ofthe department running as usual. This makes gaining faculty support for the necessary responses tochanging student needs both crucial and difficult.
Institutional Variations and Management Problems of Postgraduate Studies in Nigerian Universities that Delay Graduation.
Authors: Duze Chinelo , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Since Nigeria’s Independence in 1960, the social demand for education at the secondary level hasbeen so great that the rapid expansions at this level yawned for corresponding expansions at thetertiary level. To cater for the teaming products of the secondary level academically, the Nigeriangovernment began to expand places at the tertiary level so much that by today, Nigeria has aboutninety-four accredited universities owned by the Federal government, State governments, and Privatepeople.
Impact of Total Quality Control Measures on Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance In Ogun State
Authors: Adenaike A. , Olaniyi O.S. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The pride of educational system depends not just on the quantity but more importantly, on the quality ofits products at all levels. The quality of the products in turn depends largely on the quality of theeducation diet that students receive in Secondary Schools and which is also dependent upon thestandard of control that teachers and students enjoy. It has been observed that, the problem ofadequate and effective quality control has been responsible for producing students who remain half-bakedand could not assist the society in which they find themselves (Erinle & Abioye, 2003). Theproblem of quality in Nigeria Public Secondary Schools has been in recurring one, more so after theintroduction of both Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 1976, Free Education Policy in certain partsof Nigeria in 1979 and Universal Basic Education of 1999.
The Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process In Selecting Personnel- A Case Study
Authors: Stapleton Larry , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

One of the most important and difficult decisions a manager makes is to select personnel. The criticality of this decision results in most manager struggling to find till appropriate selection approach. The interview approach is the most common method to selecting personnel. Many users seek to quantify this method by arbitrarily assigning weights and ranking scales for candidate answers. This paper seeks to show the use of AHP to provide a structured and multidimensional approach in assigning weights and ranking candidates. A case study is used to demonstrate the development and application of the structured. AHP approach in selecting personnel.
Preparing Students for the College Experience
Authors: Gialamas Stefanos , Pelonis Peggy , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Preparing students for College life and most importantly for life beyond high school is a key challengefor many educators and secondary education institutions. Above all, today more than ever, educatorsmust prepare students for the unknown and the unpredictable; careers not yet known to us,opportunities that we can not imagine, and for a world so different that we have no idea what it will looklike in thirty or forty years. Hence some of the questions that arise are as follows: what shall we teachour students? What skills do we expect them to develop; and which processes shall we help themcultivate? We (Gialamas and Pelonis) believe that the answers deriving from the teachings of theancient Greeks, are encompassed in the concept of "Morfosis".
Determinants of Option Spreads In A Multiple Listing Environment
Authors: Abraham Rebecca , Harrington Charles , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study empirically determined the predictors of bid-ask spreads of equity options within the context of the current multiple-listed options market. Price emerged as the most powerful predictor followed by multiple listing. Price and volatility increased spreads, while multiple listing and volume reduced them. Multiple listing was more powerful than volume in explaining spreads. This study establishes that spread reductions prevail several years after initial multiple listing and supports the importance of competition over economies of scale in explaining spreads.
Higher Education and Shifting U.S. Demographics: Need for Visible Administrative Career Paths, Professional Development, Succession Planning & Commitment to Diversity
Authors: Betts Kristen , Urias David , Betts Keith , null null
Published: February 2023

Higher education provides extensive opportunities for individuals seeking careers, career transition,and career advancement. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there are an estimated 6,000jobs in higher education administration that will need to be filled annually through 2014 (Leubsdorf,2006). Alice Miller, a consultant with the executive-search firm Witt/Kieffer, "predicts there will be atleast a 50-percent turnover among senior administrators (higher education) in the next five to 10 years"(Leubsdorf, 2006, p. A51). Additionally, national research by the American Association of CommunityColleges (AACE) (2001) and Fain (2008) reveals that 79% of current community college presidents willretire by 2012 and 84% will retire by 2016.
Signs When Positional Authority is out of Control
Authors: Jefferson Anne , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In this article, various scenarios are shared to illustrate the abusive use of positional authority. Thescenarios are real with the professional lives of individuals seriously affected as a result of abuse.
Organization And Supervision Of Inventions And Innovations At The Basic Level Of Education In Nigeria
Authors: Obike Madumere , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Educational management is inextricably linked with inventions and innovations. It will not be a mistaketo say that effective management equates with productive inventions and innovations. Improving thequality of education and achieving better results should be the priority of educational management. Thisbeing the case, it should be the concern of management to meet the needs of the learners and to dealwith global economic challenges. To this end, management skills such as organisation and supervisionthat deals with inventions and innovations are very important. Often times problems arise wheninventions are resisted because they appear to be revolutionary and threatening instead of beingevolutionary and natural. It is therefore difficult to introduce inventions and innovations in education. Thisis because the school system is strong in the generation and sustenance of its policies. Believe incontinuity is stronger than in inventions of new ideas. This posses a lot of challenges to the schooladministrator and his followers, concerning how to organise the implementation of inventions andinnovations. Effective organisation and supervision is therefore very important. There is no gain sayingin the fact that proper organisation is required in the process of achieving educational objectives.Therefore the process of introducing inventions and innovations should be effectively organised andsupervised to ensure effective implementation.
The Symbiotic Nature of the Leader-Follower relationship and Its Impact on Organizational Effectiveness
Authors: Gilbert Jillian , Matviuk Sergio , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The field of leadership studies is overflowing with discussions and explorations of leadershipcontribution and influence (Winston & Patterson, 2005; Miller, 2007). Unfortunately, as someresearchers such as Frye, Kisselburgh & Butts (2007) point out, discussions and research on the fullcapacity and capabilities of followership are scarce. This lack of research limits our understandingabout the impact of followership in organizations. The lack of research derives from a leader-centeredapproach that has traditionally dominated the field of leadership studies (Lord and Brown, 2003). Also,out of the academic circles society still tends to focus on leadership as positions contained by oneperson within the organization (Bennis, 1999; Frisina, 2005). However, a few years ago someresearchers and scholars began to question if traditional top-down leadership theory is still relevant, orwhether new types of leadership are possible (Hollander, 1992). On this regard, Bennis (1999) saidthat top-down understanding of leadership "was not only wrong, unrealistic and maladaptive but also,given the report of history, dangerous" (p. 71).
The Origin, Notions, Extent And Outcome Of Bilingualism: Implication For Effective Teaching And Learning Of English Language In Nigerian Junior Secondary Schools
Authors: Adebile Ruth , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The meaning and definition of bilingualism varies tremendously from one situation to the other. TheWebster Dictionary (1961) defines bilingualism as having or using two languages especially as spokenwith the frequency characteristics of a native speaker; a person using two languages especiallyhabitually and with control like that of a native speaker.
Job Characteristics, Job Embeddedness, And Turnover Intention: The Case Of Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Vinh , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Job Embeddedness (JE) has recently become an important construct in the voluntary turnover research. However, there are a very limited number of studies on the antecedents of JE as well as studies across cultures. This study, therefore, investigated how job characteristics influence JE and turnover intention in the context of Vietnam. The results indicated that job characteristics not only directly influence JE, but also affect turnover intention via the mediation effect of JE. Implications, limitations of the study, and future research are discussed.
The Perceived Impact of Geographically Dispersed Work Teams On Job Attitudes
Authors: Hickman Nathan , Popa Adrian , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

With the increase in technology and pace of communication in a global business economy, organizations are adopting geographically dispersed business models that leverage a series of scaled work arrangements designed to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. These arrangements include work teams that consist of agents who work in a traditional office but also employees who work from a home or satellite office. This qualitative study investigated perceived impact of geographic proximity to the office on job attitudes. Communication theory informed the framework of this ethnographic study and qualitative interviews. Results indicated that members of a dispersed team adopt a broad definition of their workgroup and decline in their motivation to maintain, or pursue, more intimate relationships. Findings also show that dispersed workgroups had lower levels of organizational identity and trust. This study found that proximity and its impact on job attitudes was not as important as other organizational variables, such as strength of communication and the presence of leadership.
Table of Contents - Fall 2011
Authors: null Fort Hays State University College of Education , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic Leadership Journal Fall 2011 table of contents
The Impact of Situational Factors On Information System (Is) Managerial Leader Behaviors: What Information Systems Employees Want
Authors: Peterson Tim , Beard Jon , Van Fleet David , null null
Published: February 2023

Information systems leadership has evolved dramatically over the past 40 years. Early in the era of computing most attention was focused on the technical skills of IS managers. As IS has become ubiquitous in our organizations and increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, the need for a broader approach to IS management has emerged with an increasing emphasis on non-technical skills in business practices and an appreciation of the impact of organizational culture. Further, information systems managers increasingly find themselves in crisis situations that may require different leadership skills to successfully navigate. These crises may be caused by the physical destruction of computer hardware, the loss of critically sensitive data, sophisticated hacking of company computers, or a coding error in a mission critical software program. The research on managerial leadership in crisis situations is relatively sparse; however, the research on managerial leadership behaviors for the information systems sector is essentially nonexistent. This research study attempts to fill that gap, finding that there are a few desired managerial leadership behaviors in common between the information systems group and other studied groups, as well as differences and desired shifts in priorities.
Table of Contents - Summer 2011
Authors: null Fort Hays State University College of Education , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic Leadership Journal Summer 2011 table of contents
Hiring, Promoting, and Valuing Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Authors: Williams Kathleen , Poole Karen , Macready Vicki , null null
Published: February 2023

Non-tenure track faculty comprise an increasing percentage of full time faculty employed by Americanuniversities. In 2001, the Association of American Universities (AAU) reported that 31% of full and part-timefaculty were non-tenure track. According to a 2006 report by the American Association ofUniversity Professors (AAUP), full-time non-tenure track faculty increased from 13% to 18.7% of totalfaculty between 1975-2003. These faculty often serve in most of the same roles as tenure track faculty,including teaching, research and service. At the same time, they are nearly always paid less, havefewer benefits, few opportunities for research leaves or sabbaticals, less job security, and little or noinvolvement in faculty governance (AAU, 2001; AFT, 2003; Curtis & Jacobe, 2006). In addition,especially in this very difficult economic climate, non-tenure track faculty positions are often the first tobe offered up during budget cuts. Curtis & Jacobe (2006) contend that these differences betweentenure and non-tenure track status limit academic freedom since many non-tenure track faculty fear thatpressing for greater benefits or job security may result in job loss.
A Statistical Analysis Of The Predictive Power Of Japanese Candlesticks
Authors: Jamaloodeen Mohamed , Heinz Adrian , Pollacia Lissa , null null
Published: February 2023

Japanese Candlesticks is a technique for plotting past price action of a specific underlying such as a stock, index or commodity using open, high, low and close prices. These candlesticks create patterns believed to forecast future price movement. Although the candles’ popularity has increased rapidly over the last decade, there is still little statistical evidence about their effectiveness over a large number of occurrences. In this work, we analyze the predictive power of the Shooting Star and Hammer patterns using over six decades of historical data of the S&P 500 index. In our studies, we found out that historically these patterns have offered little forecasting reliability when using closing prices but were highly reliable when using high price for the Shooting Star and low price for the Hammer.
Identifying and Alleviating Stress of Teacher Candidates in a Secondary Professional Development Schools (PDS) Program
Authors: Mee Molly , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Teacher candidate stress is a significant issue for candidates, students, mentor teachers, and theInstitute of Higher Education (IHE) representatives who work with the candidates. Stress during thisimportant stage in a new teacher’s career can be detrimental in many ways from causing early burnout(Greer & Greer, 1992; Schwab, 1989) to attrition (Brownell, 1997) and absenteeism. "It is duringstudent teaching that preservice teachers begin to learn the habits of the profession and begin todevelop adaptive or maladaptive coping skills for dealing with the stress of teaching" (Gold, 1985;Greer & Greer, 1992 as cited in Fives, Hamman, Olivarez, 2007, p. 918). Although the literature,especially within the past ten years, is scant there are scholars (Clement, 1999; Corcoran, 1989;Hemmings & Hockley, 2002; Hunter-Boykin & Thompson, 1993; Pigge & Marso, 1998; Schwab, 1989;Wadlington, Slaton & Partridge, 1998) who examined stress among teacher candidates during the fieldexperience and find it to be a significant issue. There is agreement that stress levels are generally highduring student teaching. In a seven-year study Pigge & Marso found that teacher candidate anxietydecreases as they progress through the teacher preparation program. This is further supported byFives, Hamman & Olivarez who maintain that teacher candidates, who experience what the authors callhigh guidance as indicated by levels of support from the IHE, demonstrated lower levels of burnout atthe end of their practicum than candidates with low guidance.
Transformational Mentoring: What Role Does Mentoring Play In The Development of Transformational Leaders?
Authors: St. Clair Lynda , Deluga Ronald , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper introduces the concept of "transformational men to ring," an alternative to traditional mentoring, as a tool for developing transformational leaders. Transformational mentoring differs from traditional mentoring in its emphasis on risk-taking rather than refuge-seeking and its encouragement of self-sacrifice rather than self-promotion. Our conceptual model identifies key mentor actions, anticipated mediators, and expected outcomes of the transformational mentoring process. We argue that current organizational leaders will need to address both cultural and structural barriers to transformational mentoring if they wish to support the development of future transformational leaders in their organizations.
The Blogging College and University President: Academic Leadership in the Age of Web 2.0
Authors: Wyld David , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Blogs are certainly at the forefront of the Web 2.0 movement. Blogging has been alternativelycategorized as both "the next big thing" (Gallo, 2004) and an "Internet Wasteland" (Anonymous, 2003).In a nutshell, a blog can be differentiated from a website in that it is an easier to create and update webvehicle, usually simply by typing into a preprogrammed interface. From a definitional perspective, ablog refers to an online journal that can be updated regularly, with entries typically displayed inchronological order. While blogs now encompass not only text, but video and audio as well, it isgenerally accepted that if the individual posts/items/articles that cannot be linked to separately via apermalink (rather then just linking to the whole site), then the site in question is not a blog. Blogs arealso commonly referred to as a weblog or web log, with blog actually being the short form of theseterms. Blog is also a verb, meaning to write an article on such an online journal.
Mythic Vision, Rhetorical Determinacy and organizational Culture In The Selective Service System
Authors: Hershey Lewis , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Drawing upon the theories of rhetorical criticism used to study leadership in organizations, this essay develops two new concepts: mythic vision and rhetorical determinacy. Mythic vision is the idiosyncratic schema of the founder, demonstrating a distinctly rhetorical dimension for the creation of organizational culture. The concept of rhetorical determinacy is shown to limit the ability of management to respond to environmental changes inconsistent with the mythic vision. These terms are used to explain the organizational culture the Selective Service System. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of mythic vision and rhetorical determinacy for management theory and research.
PSSA Panic and Paranoia: Effects on Student Teachers
Authors: Dessoye Linda , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

It has been several years since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was renamedthe No Child Left Behind Act. In this major expansion of the federal role in education, the No Child LeftBehind (NCLB) Act of 2001 required annual testing, specified a method for judging schooleffectiveness, set a timeline for progress, and established specific consequences in the case of failure(Wenning, 2003). The Washington Post referred to it as the "broadest rewriting of federal educationpolicy in decades"(Milbank, 2002). The effects of the overwhelming pressure to perform well on thePennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests on teachers, students, and parents hadbrought about "PSSA Panic and Paranoia." Although strides have been made in overcoming the stressand pressure created by these tests, teachers (veteran and new), parents, and students are stillshowing signs of panic and paranoia. Now, young professionals entering this challenging field ofteaching are also affected by the implementation of the NCLB legislation. The domino effect isprofoundly influencing the education profession. The government pressures the state, the statepressures the schools, the schools pressure the educators, the educators pressure the parents andstudents, parents pressure the students and teachers, and finally, the students pressure themselves.Panic as defined by Dictionary.com Unabridged is "a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause,which produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group.Paranoia is defined as "a baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others characterized bysystematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts" (Random House, 2006). Signs of this"PSSA panic and paranoia" are still present today. Dedicated educators had embraced the challengethat President Bush put before them. Just as Ronald Edmonds had lectured years ago, teachersbelieve that effective schools do have closely monitored student achievement and orderly environmentscharacterized by high expectations. Upon recognizing the positive aspects of the legislation, it isimportant to recognize what it is lacking. Two of these weaknesses attributing to the panic andparanoia are the amount of skills tested in a specified time frame and unrealistic, not high,expectations placed on teachers and students.
An Overview of Smart Sensor Technology
Authors: Elusoji Adekeyede , Rufai A. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

A wireless sensor network (WSN) consists of spatially distributed autonomous sensors tocooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as temperature, sound, vibration,pressure, motion or pollutants. The development of wireless sensor networks was motivated by militaryapplications such as battlefield surveillance. They are now used in many industrial and civilianapplication areas, including industrial process monitoring and control, machine health monitoring,environment and habitat monitoring, healthcare applications, home automation, and traffic control.
Management and Leadership in the Health Services
Authors: Garvey Debbie , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Organisations require leadership and successful management if they are to succeed. Traditionallyleaders have been romanticised in the literature within the health care industry. This paper will examinethe concept of leadership is a romanticised position, and examine the differences betweenmanagement and leadership. Clinical leadership will be explored along with perspectives of leadershipperspectives from medical, nursing and allied health. The paper will conclude with a discussion of themove from dominant medical management of patient care to multidisciplinary team management in thecontext of how these views interact with the overall performance of a group, service or organisation.
Goal Focused Reviews for State Assessments in Mathematics
Authors: Davis Clarence , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

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Coaching Educational Leaders
Authors: Blackwood Jothany , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

As institutions of higher learning respond to the rapidly changing demographics of its administrators,they must continuously find processes that improve the performance and effectiveness of theseindividuals. They must also begin to understand how the integration of coaching and/or mentoringshapes educational leaders and their institutions. From developing administrator’s potential to workwell with others and strengthen communication, coaching also access to mobility, careeradvancements, promotions and pay increases. Of interest is the presence of female administrators inthe California community colleges and the role that coaching plays in their ability to be effectiveeducational leaders.
Stress And The Chinese Key Middle School
Authors: Wang Ping , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The Chinese key middle school is different from the non-key middle school in several ways. First, thekey middle school enrolls students with higher examination scores. The students study in smallerclasses—ordinarily there are 50 students in one key middle school class, fewer than the non-keymiddle school. Accordingly, each individual in the key middle school can get more attention fromteachers. Second, outstanding graduate students from advanced normal universities are assigned toteach in the key middle schools. Third, better teaching facilities are provided to help the students withtheir studies.
Fundamental Issues in L2 Classroom Assessment Practices
Authors: Hamidi Esmael , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this paper is to provide L2 teachers with a succinct, conceptual framework ofimplementing the assessment forms to facilitate the relevant practical issues in L2 classrooms whilefocusing the current theories and views of assessment issues in L2 classrooms. I begin with giving agood rinse-out to assessment by distinguishing it from testing and evaluation. Then, following a briefaccount of the pedagogical history of assessment with a major focus on its ‘authentic’ aspect as thecurrent concern to the educators of the field, I will discuss four criteria regarding the quality ofassessment. The paper will continue with assessment purpose in two levels and assessment design insix steps. Moreover, fourteen principles will be pointed out. The paper concludes by arguing that L2classroom assessment practices call for developing a profound understanding of the conceptualframeworks of the relevant defining issues.
Importance of EQ skills for On-line Professors
Authors: Neptune Joseph , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Distance learning has become widely used around the world and is available in a number of forms thatgreatly reduce the restrictions imposed on by the traditional class room environment. Various platformsallow the professors to hold live lectures, utilize PowerPoint presentations, and provide a learningenvironment that is as close to the campus lecture experience. Distance learning has grown and iscontinuing to grow in popularity as more and more colleges and universities are offering distance andhybrid programs.
Influence of Resources Allocation in Education on Secondary School Students’ Outcome in Nigeria.
Authors: Obadara Olabanji , Alaka Abayomi , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

School finance is concerned with the mobilization and allocation of resources to schools. Schoolfinance issues are of paramount concern to all levels of educational system both at federal, state, andlocal government level. The child’s future as well as the future of a society in general, depends largelyon the quality of the educational system. The high expectation of the society for students and teachersto perform at higher levels, and for schools to guarantee the success of all students, the question of howbest to support the expectation through effective and efficient allocation resources becomes even morecritical.
The Influence Of Communication On Administration Of Secondary Schools In Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Nakpodia E.D. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Communication system in any organisation like the school is very vital to the survival and smoothrunning of the organisation. It is a universal activity in one form or another between people at all times intheir lives with the exception of a few religious orders. Within an organisation it is formalised as socialinteraction and is measured by its total amount, its frequency, which initiates it, the degree ofreciprocity and its directions, upwards, downwards or sideways, among the members. In allorganizations, the transfer of information from one individual to another is absolutely necessary. It is themeans by which behaviour is modified, change is effected, information is made productive and goalsare achieved. It could be seen that without communication, the organisation cannot exist, for there is nopossibility of others. Communication from the viewpoint of Koontz et al (1984) "is to effect a change, toinfluence action towards the welfare of the enterprise; and as such the need for an effective channel ofcommunication becomes imperative for the attainment of the organisational goals. To them,communication is the means by which people are linked together in an organisation.
Formulation of "questions – answers" in teaching-learning process as a way of improving learning of students at university level
Authors: Martin Mdel Mar Badia , Roselle Candido , Tarrida Antoni , null null
Published: February 2023

One of the main things in a process of teaching-learning consists of making hierarchical contentsof the programs and to determine specific and clearly which are the objectives of the course. It is notalways easy for a teacher to discriminate the relative importance of the program contents. If weconsider that the questions the students do are a reflection of what the teachers consider important, theexams could be considered as an adequate source to know their opinion about the contents that astudent on a topic should know. Nevertheless, more important than the content itself, is the form inwhich is evaluated, that is to say the task demanded.
The Relative Importance Of Transformational Leadership And Contingent Reward On Satisfaction With Supervision In Nonprofit And For-profit Organizations
Authors: Kwapisz Agnieszka , Brown F. , Bryant Scott , Chupka Robyn
Published: February 2023

We study the relationships and intervening mechanism between leaders’ transformational and contingent reward behaviors and the raters’ satisfaction with their supervision in the context of nonprofit and for-profit management settings in the United States. The results show that regardless of the context, transformational leadership on the part of the manager relates positively to the raters’ satisfaction with supervision and that this relationship is stronger in nonprofit organizations. Our results also provide evidence for the differential impact of contingent reward in for-profit and nonprofit settings. In the for-profit context, the relationship between contingent reward and satisfaction with supervision is negative while in nonprofit organizations this relationship is positive. In both contexts, transformational leadership positively moderates the effect of contingent reward on employee satisfaction with supervision. Our findings contribute to an improved understanding of how managers’ different leadership styles affect satisfaction depending on the organizational context. Practical implications for managers in both nonprofit and for-profit settings are provided
A Plan for Facilitating Undergraduate Student Success
Authors: Martin Nancy , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Students are successful when they achieve their maximum potential and are well prepared to becometransformative leaders in their chosen fields of study. Easier conceptualized than accomplished, thissuccess is the result of a complex combination of factors and an outgrowth of quality instruction,opportunities for personal growth, access to resources, and a culture of connection with classmates,faculty, staff, and the institution. Each of these areas is an imperative ingredient for student success.Together, these components interact to provide the pathway for the greatest number of students to besuccessful.
The Effectiveness of Customer Service Policies On Intentions In Business-To-Consumer E-Commerce: A Psychological Contract Perspective
Authors: Sha Wei , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study examines the influence of customer service policies on consumer purchase intentions in business-to-consumer electronic commerce. Prior research findings propose that practitioners can utilize these policies to influence customers' purchase intentions. Based on the psychological contract theory, this study conducts an experiment to examine whether customer service policies can influence consumers' intentions through their perceived psychological contract with the vendors. The experiment finds that a customer can form psychological contract beliefs with a vendor based on the vendor's customer service policies. These psychological contract beliefs may influence purchase intentions through trusting beliefs. These results should help web vendors realize the importance of customer service policies and improve their website design strategies.
Strategies for Enhancing Private Sector Participation in the Funding of Secondary Schools in Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Nakpodia E.D. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Secondary education occupies a strategic position in Delta state because of the important role it playsin preparing the students for useful living in the society and for higher education. The state governmentmanages and funds secondary education .(Onwusoanya, 2005). To ensure that secondary schoolsachieved what they are set to achieve , they must in environment that encourage students’encumbrance. Standard should be the strong point of the schools (Olanreweya, 2005)
In Lean Production: Semantics Matters
Authors: Mitchell Bryant , Vistad Jeffrey , Fredendall Lawrence , null null
Published: February 2023

Manufacturing, Planning, and Control (MPC) systems are commonly categorized as either push or pull production systems. The most common example of a push system ref erred to is a MRP system, while the example of a pull system most commonly ref erred to is JIT, or more specifically a Kanban system (Sawaya et al, 1992). We have found that the use of this terminology regarding different forms of MPC systems can be confusing to the novice as well as the more experienced management practitioner or researcher. In this paper, we make an argument for the importance of using more precise MPC terms and concepts to foster a more universally consistent understanding of MPC systems. In response to inconsistencies of definitions, explanations, and examples, we provide a framework for classifying MPC systems; a brief discussion of the types of performance measures to monitor or control for effective performance and continuous improvement in either a push or pull system.