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Comparative Study Of The Effect Of Study Technology Mode Of Instruction And Lecture Method On The Academic Performance Of University Students In Nigeria: Implication For Academic Staff Capacity Development.
Authors: Oladipo Samuel , Olowoye Biyi , Adenaike A. , null null
Published: February 2023

The lecture method is probably the most prevalent and only method some university lecturers oftenemploy in the training programs leading to the preparation of Nigerian graduates. In recent times thequality of graduates in Nigeria has necessitated a second look at this predominant method ofpreparation. Since the lecture method is predominantly teacher – centered and mostly leaves thelearners as passive participants, only to take notes and probably ask questions after the lecturedelivery if and when time permits, the need has arisen to look for alternative ways of graduates’preparation that will be all inclusive. There is a need for a method that will shift the attention to thelearners, while the lecturers play the role of facilitator of learning. One of the methods that can promotethese all inclusiveness is Study Technology. It is to this end that this study envisages answering thequestion: "what will be the effect of study technology mode of instruction and lecture method on theacademic performance of university students in Nigeria?
Selecting Learning Agility and Leadership Context: An Initial Survey Development Phase
Authors: Emerick Phillip , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In our modern Internet age, the rate of information is steadily increasing accompanied by increasingrates of access. There is a need to process huge volumes of information, quickly and appropriate forspecific goals. Educational institutions have the opportunity to lead many in developing the skills foracquiring and applying relevant information under such rapidly changing conditions. Accordingly,educators, administrators and students might benefit from an assessment of their learning agility andleadership style. Discussion for selecting a context set for learning agility precedes discussion forleadership styles. A brief analysis of how the context might be used for a second phase for theconstruction of an assessment has been included in the discussion section.
How Do Mentors and Protégés Choose Each Other? The Influence of Benevolence, OCB, and POS on the Initiation of Mentoring Relationships
Authors: Fleig-Palmer Mkhelle , Lear Janet , Palmer David , Luethke Tiffani
Published: February 2023

Mentoring relationships play a critical role in career and organizational success yet little research has explored how mentors and protégés choose each other before beginning a productive mentoring relationship. We integrate the selection and trust literatures to describe a mentor's and a protégé's evaluation of each other before initiating a mentoring relationship. Our conceptual framework distinguishes between a mentor and a protégé in their assessments of the other's potential for organizational citizenship behaviors and perceived organizational support, respectively, and how those assessments are contingent upon perceptions of benevolence. We conclude by outlining the implications of this conceptual model for effective mentoring relationships in the workplace.
Making The Decision To Outsource A Service Department: Who Should Deliver Internal Audit Services?
Authors: Glover Hubert , McMillan Jeffrey , Wells Jean , null null
Published: February 2023

The 2001-2003 wave of financial fraudulent reporting, aggressive earnings management, and overall management integrity issues highlight the important role that an internal audit function can have in protecting organizations and demonstrate how important it is that internal auditors operate with independence and objectivity. This paper highlights the issues organizations face when contemplating the internal audit outsourcing market. The illustrative materials provide exposure to the strategic, analytical, financial and operational decisions involved with retaining or outsourcing a corporate internal audit department.
Lead is an Action Verb
Authors: Dale Kathy , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

An article discussing the difference between dialog and discussion.
Opinion On Independent Auditors' Opinions of Substantial Doubt: A Nasdaq Non-Compliance Evaluation
Authors: Grover Jeff , Lavin Angeline , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Allegations of ethical conduct in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)-2002 continue. As the investment community and the public witness the trials and convictions of several corporate executives, the impact of the independent Auditor's Opinion (IAO) cannot be understated. This source of unbiased evaluation of a firm's ability to remain as a going-concern is clearly essential. This paper assumes that the IAO contains new information that is useful in evaluating the sustainability of a firm. In this paper, an event study is performed to assess the information content in stock returns prior to and following the lAO announcement week for a group of firms that received non-compliance notification from the NASDAQ. The empirical results strongly suggest that there was minimal information content contained in the stock returns of the firms studied in the period prior to the lAO announcement week. However, significant information content was evident following the announcement. Our results empirically suggest that the information content contained in equity returns did not suggest de-capitalization effects were occurring prior to independent auditor evaluation of the firm's financial information.
Using Nonprofits as For-Profit Student Training Grounds
Authors: George Louis , Sabhapathy Tara , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Students can develop important management skills by requiring them to work in non-profits as acomponent of their curriculum. What they can learn will be information usually not found in textbooksbecause this type of organization focuses on a mission that blends the desire for long term successwith the desire to serve special groups of people in need. The fascinating mix of social consciousnesswith any of a variety of business models creates dynamic environments that produce unusual situationsnot found in for-profit businesses. Exposure to these situations and occurrences can teach studentsmanagement responsiveness, adaptability, and critical analysis techniques within a constrained socialframework.
A Note On The Effects Of Prepayment Risk On Mortgage Companies And Mortgage Reits
Authors: Fayman Alex , He Ling , Casey K. , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether prepayment risk impacts the performance of mortgage companies and/or mortgage REITs. Previous research finds prepayment risk impacts bank returns and also impacts bank loan returns (He, 2007; Fayman & He, 2011). This paper uses regression analysis to measure the prepayment risk premium and then uses those results as a dependent variable in several separate regression models that utilize performance metrics as the independent variable. The results indicate that prepayment risk has a positive impact on sales growth in mortgage companies and also has a negative impact on ROE and a positive impact on ROA in mortgage companies. One possible explanation for this finding is mortgage companies may opt to sell mortgages faster in interest rate environments that have higher levels of prepayment risk. However, prepayment risk appears to have little to no impact on the performance of mortgage REITs.
International Business Education and Practices: Chinese "Sea Turtles" and Economic Development
Authors: Pan David , Shapiro Jon , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

China's rapid economic growth has created a demand for professionals of international competence. Many Chinese go overseas studying and repatriate for this job market. However, expatriates with little job experience are often unemployed for an extended period unless they lower their expectations in coastal cities where economy is vibrant, while few go to inland regions of lesser developed. Thus, expatriates as "Sea Turtles" become "Sea Weeds." This paper addresses the issues determining this transformation by differential economic development. We discuss the current status of expatriate employability and emergent need in China, and also make policy and strategy suggestions.
Barriers to Teacher Collegiality
Authors: Shah Madiha , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2010) there is a significant disparityin life expectance rates between Caucasian males and ethnic minority males in the United States,resulting from factors that include nutrition. While the employment outlook for dietitians and nutritionistsis expected to grow by 9.24% through 2018, to approximately 65,000, the percentage of self-employedprofessionals within the sector is expected to decrease slightly from 8.81% to 8.49% (Bureau of LaborStatistics, 2010).
Eclecticism: The Main Stay Of Social Studies
Authors: Adewale S. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The genesis of eclecticism can be traced to the time of certain Greek thinkers who were generallygrouped as eclectics. The name was later transferred to Leibniz and Cousin. All this was in the Secondand First centuries B.C. Eclecticism, according to Chambers English Dictionary is "selecting orborrowing; choosing the best out of everything; broad, the opposite of exclusive". The emphasis ofSocial Studies is getting the best out of other disciplines which will enhance the tack of Social Studiesin understanding man and his environments which can be Social, economic, cultural, political, historical,religious, geographic, scientific and technological.
Funding Barriers for Adult Education Programs
Authors: SkyLark Tajullah , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

According to the U.S. Department of Education, each day nearly seven thousand high school studentsbecome dropouts, adding up to 1.3 million students annually. In October 2007, approximately 3.3million 16- through 24-year-olds did not earn a high school diploma or alternative credential (Cataldi EtAl, 2009).
Effective Leadership Through Emotional Maturity
Authors: Hyatt Linda , Hyatt Blaine , Hyatt James , null null
Published: February 2023

What makes a leader successful? This question has been asked throughout the ages; before oneattempt to understand what makes a leader successful, one must first have a full comprehension ofwhat constitutes success and what constitutes a leader. To merely hold the position of a leader doesnot make one a leader. Success is largely an individualistic interpretation of personal increase orsatisfaction, whether physical, emotional, or psychological. One’s perception of success is influencedby the social contexts around the individual. A successful leader must possess certain characteristicsand have the ability to transform those characteristics into action. A person may understand, believe,and accept proper leadership techniques; however, if one is not able to implement those techniquesthe leadership would be flawed and the proper leadership model would break down under adverseconditions. Two basic factors contribute to one’s ability or inability to implement proper leadershiptechniques: first, emotional intelligence, the cognitive understanding and acceptance of basicleadership principles, and second, the ability to implement those principles, emotional maturity. Anindividual may possess one without the other yet their ability to be a successful leader will be inhibited.
Religious Beliefs or A College Ethics Course- Does Either Really Impact Student Perceptions of Ethical Behavior?
Authors: Hamilton Karen , Jones Rita , Lang Teresa , null null
Published: February 2023

This study considers the impact of two variables on the perception of students regarding various classroom behaviors concerning themselves, and then concerning their peers. The first variable is the self-reported level of religiosity of the students, and the second is the completion of a business ethics course. Two universities participated in the study: Temple University with 61 juniors and seniors and Columbus State University with 215 juniors and seniors out of a total of 332 mostly undergraduate, business students attending selected business classes. The findings are that students viewing themselves as more religious have higher critical standards for both themselves and their peers. Students who completed on ethics course, whether they considered themselves more religious or not, did not demonstrate a significantly higher level of ethical standards for either themselves or their peers.
Finding the SurPriSe: A Case Study of a Faculty Learning Community
Authors: Michel Roberta , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This article details a faculty learning community (FLC) that started in 2009 on the campus of a Midwestern University and has evolved into an interdisciplinary research, teaching and social community of practice and learning called SurPriSe. SurPriSe is an acronym that reflects the interest area of the FLC; Sur for surveillance, Pri for privacy, and Se for security. This case study provides understanding of the social context, the institution and the nature of encouraging established faculty to engage in new research and pedagogical interests that are interdisciplinary.
Verbal Word Choice of Effective Reading Teachers
Authors: Moran Kelly , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Humans are fragile beings easily influenced by the verbal behaviors of others. Spoken words can have a multitude of effects on an individual, and the phrases and statements teachers use in their classrooms on a daily basis have the potential to be either detrimental or inspirational. As increasing numbers of students arrive at schools from broken families, possessing poor nutritional habits and debilitating health concerns, and experiencing greater exposure to violence in the media and within their communities, educators need to be keenly aware of the impact their verbal behaviors have on children. Teachers need to be mindful of the words they choose to speak when attempting to elevate each child’s self-worth. In addition to the external factors affecting children that erect hurdles for teachers to overcome, continuously changing educational policy creates additional obstacles for teachers attempting to increase student achievement. New state and federal mandates force teachers to make changes to instructional practice and assessment with the start of each new school year. Recent legislation in Ohio requiring students to be retained who fall below a specific score on the Grade Three Reading Ohio Achievement Assessment has caused students to become increasingly more sensitive to verbal teacher feedback and in some cases resulted in a loss of overall self-esteem due to fears of failure. Words are impactful; therefore, educators hoping to increase academic achievement in literacy skills development as a means to prevent possible student retention need to study the verbal behaviors of effective reading teachers. This paper will argue that teachers’ intentional preplanning of verbal word choice can increase students’ reading achievement. Additionally the paper will synthesize the relevance, content, and impact of current literature on the topic of verbal practices of effective reading teachers and provide recommendations for practical implications for successful reading instruction in the regular elementary classroom setting.
Organizational Health at the Managerial and Institutional Levels of Leadership: Links to Student Achievement in Middle Grades
Authors: Coleman Howard , Roney Kathleen , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In this paper we look at the relationship between the middle school’s organizational health and studentachievement as measured by math scores over a two-year period. Our research hypothesisanticipated that increases in organizational health would be related to increases in student scores onstandardized tests.
What Does It Mean to be Highly Qualified?
Authors: Brannon Diana , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) seems to be one of the most talked about and controversial educationalreforms in decades. NCLB is an elementary and secondary education act signed into law January 8,2002 designed to help close the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their peers. Itrequires that teachers be considered "highly qualified" in the core academic subjects they teach. Ahighly qualified teacher according to NCLB is one who has a bachelor’s degree, full state certificationand licensure, and has demonstrated competency in the subject area he or she teaches (U. S.Department of Education, 2004). However, it is unclear how these accomplishments make a teacheranything more than minimally qualified (Berry, 2002).
Examining the Landscape of Leadership of Charter School Executives in Low-Performing or Priority Schools in North Carolina
Authors: Davis Clarence , Malone Laurell , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Charter Schools in North Carolina have been serving students since 1997 in grades K-12. From theirinception, charter schools in North Carolina have operated as their own Local Education Agency (LEA)and were created to serve the fundamental purpose of providing opportunities for teachers, parents,students, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently ofexisting schools.
A 360° View of Non-Traditional University Presidents
Authors: Delabbio Daryl , Palmer Louann , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Institutions of higher learning continue to face many challenges, from declining revenues and increasedcosts (Fain, 2008) to lack of confidence in their ability to meet the needs of the students and the societythey serve (Smith, 2004). At the center of the institution is its CEO: the president. It is in this office andat this person that the buck stops. It is here where decisions are made that will affect the institution andall of its constituencies. As the literal and symbolic leader, the vitality of a given institution is dependentupon the effectiveness of its president (Rhodes, 1998). Yet, it is not uncommon to have hundreds ofpresidential positions in higher education open in any given year (Alton & Dean, 2002), and institutionalgoverning boards are continually faced with the daunting task of searching for, and selecting, theseimportant leaders.
School Accreditation: An Opportunity for Administrator Professional Development
Authors: Salsberry Trudy , Diederich Annie , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

School accreditation is generally viewed as a means of assuring quality in terms of programs,personnel, services, and operations. Accreditation in P-12 schools is generally conducted by stateagencies and/or non-profit organizations. One prominent non-profit organization, Advanced, is now"involved with 23,000 public and private schools and districts in 30 states and 65 countries and servingnearly 15 million students. This organization is generally considered one of the world’s largesteducational communities and the recent creation of Advanced is the beginning of a new journey in thecentury-long histories of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and SchoolImprovement (NCA CASI), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditationand School Improvement (SACS CASI), and the National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE). ThroughAdvancED, NCA CASI and SACS CASI will transition from setting standards for their respectiveregions to establishing unified quality standards for education in a global society. In essence, thetransformation is from regional accreditation to a global system of accreditation, continuousimprovement, and research." (Welcome to AdvancED. Advancing excellence in education worldwide.2007)
Literacy Centers: A Way to Increase Reading Development
Authors: Burke Lisa , Baillie Sara , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Given the current trends in education and the passing of No Child Left Behind Act in 2001 (U.S.Department of Education), literacy education has become increasingly important. Many studies havebeen done that indicate that students who do not learn how to read in the early years of their educationmay experience failure during the later years (Martson, Deno, Dongil, Diment, & Rogers, 1995). TheNational Reading Panel’s (NRP, 2000) findings suggest that becoming a good reader in elementaryschool is more likely to produce a more effective learner and a better reader as students move throughschool and into adult life. This information is important to those individuals who are working withchildren as they first start school and especially to those individuals who are working with children inearly intervention services.
Reputation Management in Educational Organizations: Suggestion of a New Model
Authors: Karak Turgut , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Reputation management strategy is a professional service which is more recent than other servicesectors and it helps, supports organizations. Interest in reputation management first increased in 1990in USA. With subsequent "Most Admired Corporations" research done by Fortune Magazine,reputation management started drawing attention in global market (Deephouse 2002).
Table of Contents - Spring 2005
Authors: null null , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic Leadership Journal Spring 2005 table of contents.
Empowerment through Critical Pedagogy
Authors: Dheram Premakumari , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In any multilingual country, it is imperative that the curriculum provide for a critical dialogue on thepolitics of language. Educators must address questions of linguistic and cultural identity especially inthe context of the spread of English. Contrary to popular and academic conceptions, English has neverbeen just a ‘link’ or ‘library’ language, and the epithets non-native speaker teacher/learner and secondlanguage teacher/learner echo a sense of marginality and displacement (Browne. 2005.Cummins.1996. Kachru.1982. Rampton.1990.Shondel.2005). For "…language itself is content, areferent for loyalties and animosities, an indicator of social statuses and personal relationships, amarker of situations and topics as well as of the societal goals and the large-scale value-laden arenasof interaction…"(Fishman.1972: pp.4). In this context, the need to understand the nature ofempowerment and evolve formal educational interventions for negotiating it becomes an urgentconcern.
Student Rating of Instruction: A Survey of Satisfaction and Uses
Authors: Magel Rhonda , McIntyre Charles , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper describes a study conducted at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in an effort tomeasure the level of satisfaction and uses of the student evaluation process, from now on referred to asthe Student Rating of Instruction (SROI). This study consisted of the following five (5) phases:Phase I – Input from the StudentsPhase II – Input from AdministratorsPhase III – Input from FacultyPhase IV – Data Analysis and EvaluationPhase V – Recommendations and Conclusions
Leadership Effectiveness: A "New" Integrative Leadership Model
Authors: Selladurai Raj , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

What makes an executive effective? Are effective executives born with some unique abilities and skills? Or do they learn and practice some special strategies that make them superior? This paper explores whether effective executives are born or made, and analyzes some leadership studies done over the years. Also, it suggests an integrative model of effective leadership that organizations may use to develop and enhance better leaders and that individuals may use to improve their organizational leadership.
Psychological Correlates Of Job Satisfaction Among Selected Secondary School Counselors In Ogun State, Nigeria.
Authors: Oluwatimilehin J.T.B. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the study is to give school counselors in Ogun State SecondarySchools an opportunity to express their opinions about their work as counselors with a view toassessing their level of job satisfaction. It has been observed that the rate of counselors’ turnover ishigh. The need therefore arises to find out the problems encouraging the turnover in the bid to reduceor eradicate the phenomena especially now that there is need for more school counselors to handle theguidance roles in the school curriculum.
The Right Stuff: Inquiry Training, Teaching & Transfer for Content Mastery in the Sciences
Authors: Coe Alice , Thompson Ruthanne , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The standardized testing movement has inadvertently placed pressure on elementary and secondaryinstructors to teach to the test. Primarily this is manifested through memorization and testing skillstraining and less on developing content mastery and problem solving. Hands-on activities (alsoreferred to as inquiry learning) are lauded by the literature as an effective methodology in thedevelopment of content mastery (Akerson, V., Hanson, D., & Cullen, T.; NSF, 2010; Smith, T.,Desimone, L., Zeidner, T., Dunn, A., Bhatt, M. & Rumyantseva, N., 2007). Nevertheless, administratorsoften see the inquiry method as an ineffective use of classroom and training time diverting attentionaway from test preparation. The research abounds, however, regarding the positive influence hands-on/inquiry-based learning can have on testing results (Cuevas, P., Lee, O., Hart, J. & Deaktor, R., 2005;Marx, R., Blumenfeld, P. C., Krajcik, J., Fishman, B., Solomay, E., Geier, R. & Tal, R. T., 2004; Stohr-Hunt, P. M., 1996; Ruby, A., 2006; and Ashman, S., 2007).
Effective Private Bilingual School’s Principal Leadership Behaviors in Thailand: A Measurement Model
Authors: Tintavee Patee , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study focuses on administering of private bilingual schools, which may demand for schoolprincipals who have distinguished working manners and behaviors. The research examined what areeffective principal leadership behaviors of private bilingual school’s principal leadership.
Supervision of Universal Basic Education Centers in Anambra State, Nigeria: Concept, Challenges and Prospects
Authors: Genesis Edho , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Supervision of schools in the UBE programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria is an aspect ofquality control. It is bound with the efficiency of learning and improvement of the teaching/ learningservices. Quality control of Basic Education centers is closely associated with a vital component ofeducation (Monitoring & Evaluation). Today, ‘Quality Control’ is used more or less as a synonym forsupervision or inspection which is within the comprehension of the wider segment of the educatedpublics. Instructional supervision in Nigeria began as a process of external inspection. In the 18thcentury, supervision was characterized by inspection for control and was carried out by laymen(Onoyase, 1991). Supervisors were appointed who were clergies and had little or no background oneducational administration and management. The priest was made a supervisor of school on the basisof the priesthood belonging. Supervisors were inexperienced in the act of supervision. They had little orno formal training of the ethics, concept and practice of supervision. Until the control of schools bygovernment in 1967, school supervision was left in the hands of the missionaries.
An Exploratory Investigation Into The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence On The Emotional Labor and Burnout Relationship
Authors: Scroggins Wesley , Ray Suzanne , Rozell Elizabeth , null null
Published: February 2023

Emotional intelligence has received increased attention in recent years. Much of this attention is due to research that supports a direct relationship between emotional intelligence and positive organizational behaviors. However, little research has investigated the moderating effects of emotional intelligence. This paper addresses this gap in the literature by investigating the moderating effect of emotional intelligence tilt the emotional labor and burnout relationship. Results support significant direct relationships of both emotional labor and emotional intelligence on burnout. The self-awareness dimension of emotional intelligence also moderated the emotional labor and burnout relationship. Implications f or research and practice are discussed.
The ABC's of The Best Practices In Leadership Development
Authors: Carroll Gretchen , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In the current business environment, leadership development is a critical strategic organizational imperative because viability is ultimately dependent upon leadership. Therefore, organizations are investing heavily in leadership development programs. These programs have been extensively researched, and the best practices have been identified by scholars across the globe. However, although the literature is ripe with best practice information the heavy research base is not necessarily useful to practitioners. The organization of the best practices into the ABC format and model, discussed in the paper, provides practitioners with an easy to use consolidated approach for planning, creating or reviewing and leadership development program. Each letter of the alphabet briefly explains a current best practice in leadership development that has been researched and reported frequently in scholarly literature.
Leadership and Recruitment: What Leaders Can Learn From Coach Robert Montgomery Knight: A Conceptual View
Authors: Anyamele Stephen , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

It has always puzzled me why organizations do not seem to take the same amount of time and energyto interview and recruit prospective employees as that shown by sports teams. In this essay, I will belooking at recruitment and leadership typically found in a business environment and that found in abasketball (sports) context; specifically Division I college basketball.
Propensity To Just Meet or Beat Quarterly Earnings Forecasts: An Examination of The Effects of Sox Sections 302 and 906
Authors: Mastrolia Stacy , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper examines whether the provisions of SOX Sections 302 and 906 are associated with improved quarterly financial reporting quality. SOX 302 and 906 require that senior managers certify the accuracy of their quarterly financial statements, and false certification now carries criminal penalties. Specifically, this paper examines whether companies are more or less likely to just meet or beat their quarterly earnings forecasts following the implementation of SOX 302 and 906. My results indicate that following Sox 302 and 906, companies are less likely to just meet or beat their quarterly earnings forecasts for quarters 2, 3, and 4, suggesting that SOX 302 and 906 are associated with improved financial reporting quality.
A True Underdog: The Contributions of Professor D. Barry Lumsden to Teacher Development in Higher Education
Authors: Lumadue Rick , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

People love stories about real-life underdogs who overcome insurmountable odds to achieve success.This article chronicles one such underdog in the truest sense of the word. As one of the privilegedstudents to have had the opportunity to study under Dr. Lumsden, this paper is written as a tribute to thecontributions of D. Barry Lumsden to the contemporary practice of Higher Education. Lumsden hasdeveloped numerous teachers in the field of higher education. The information for this paper wasobtained through personal interviews with Lumsden, correspondence with his former students andfirsthand experiences as his student. Lumsden and I maintain a great friendship and I continue to bementored by him both professionally and personally.
Towards Improving The Status Of Higher Education In Nigeria
Authors: Oni Adesoji , Abiodun Alade , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

It is rewarding to begin this discussion by first of all reflecting on the concept of education. The termeducation is quite elusive and very difficult to pin down to a single definition. This is because numerousauthorities in different fields define and describe education as it appeals to them and their background.In any case, education is what help us to acquire suitable appreciation of our cultural heritage and tolive a fully more satisfying life. This includes the acquisition of desirable knowledge, skills, habits,values for productive living in the society. It equips the members of any human group with thecapabilities of personal survival in and contributing to other group survival in the wider world. (Alade,2006). The foregoing explains that the end and purposes of education include the cognitivedevelopment, the development of deeper intellectual skills, the acquisition of mechanical skills andcharacter training concerned with the appreciations, feelings and values of those educated.
The Language Policy and Practice of Tanzania and Singapore: What Lessons for Nigeria, Africa.
Authors: Fasanami Olufunson , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Language makes a people. If a language is lost, the identity of the race is lost. Language is a universalconcept and there is no society in the world where language is not used for communication. Manylinguists have defined language as a means of communicating, ideas, thoughts, emotions andinformation, among others. The human race is imbued with the gift of verbal language, apparently,intelligible language for communication. There are other types of communication like the signs,symbols, gesticulations, braille for the blind and other non verbal communication media.
Dodgeball, Disco, and Dreams: Reflections on Faculty Workload and Assessment at SCU’s
Authors: Kulmala Daniel , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Fellow faculty members, I have something urgent to say, something that will, no doubt, shock nearlyevery one of you who reads this article. But, again, I believe that it needs to be said, and we should nolonger be polite about what we all know to be the truth. No doubt, due to the brutal nature of mymessage, some of you will want to turn your attention to another article. My friends in academia, we areall squirrels chasing too many nuts.
Expectations, Challenges, and Frustrations: Faculty and Administrator Perceptions of Quality and Assessment
Authors: Koslowski Fred , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was not to evaluate the means or methods by which outcomes assessment and quality are being enacted in higher education, or take sides in the raging state and federal policy debate on institutional accountability and efficiency, but rather to describe the reactions, feelings, and perceptions of one particular institutions internal stakeholders to the increasingly shrill rhetoric on such topics. The present research sought to provide a voice for current faculty and administrators who will be responsible for implementing these renewed calls for assessing educational quality: specifically, their perceptions of the value, challenges, opportunities, and frustrations involved. Finding that voice meant finding an institution who was struggling to fully embrace the principles of quality and outcomes assessment.
An Investigation of New Faculty Orientation and Support Among Mid-Sized Colleges and Universities
Authors: Lindbeck Robin , Darnell David , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Colleges and universities are encountering an interesting conundrum in today’s fast-paced and agingculture. Faculty demographics are changing radically as the professorate ages and "the first 77 millionbaby boomers turn 60 next January." (Friedman and Moen 2005). The impact of this demographic shiftwas described by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (2000), when theyprojected that by 2010, more than 30,000 full-time and part-time faculty will be replaced. In addition, theauthors of the study projected the need for an additional 15,000 new hires to teach the roughly halfmillion new students who will be entering higher education.
Analysis Of The Educational Facilities In Southern Universities In Nigeria
Authors: Oyeniyi O.L. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The educational system in Nigeria has witnessed tremendous expansion within the last two decades inthe midst of limited resources and dilapidated educational facilities. The education sector has notenjoyed a fair share of the total recurrent and capital expenditure of the federal Government, despitethe 26% recommended by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO).The high priority accorded education according to Longe (1985), has partly been due to theview of education as an investment.
The Role of the 21st Century Women in the Development of a Child’s Creative Prowess: Challenges of Child Art
Authors: OlaOluwakiitan Adebayo , Ikuenomore M.G. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Developing the child’s creative prowess has become an indispensable venture in the course of anation’s educational advancement programme. The Government may embark on laudable projects forthe teaching/learning activities without achieving positive results if basic fundamental principles areneglected. The basic foundation of any country’s educational system start from Early Childhoodeducation. This stage according to NPE 2004, that is why the government deem it fit to embark onearly education for every child. While Policy Makers in Nigeria have seen education as the ‘magicwand’ to solving the diversified problems of mankind, it is obvious that Art and creativity if utilized andproperly harnessed at the appropriate developmental stages in life has more underlying strength.According to Piaget Cognitive developmental stages highlighted in Santrock (2007), the child creativityand mental development start from age 0 to late childhood which is from Sensori-Motor stage toconcrete operational stage. Art is inseparable from ‘all’ and ‘any human endeavours because it affectsboth the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains which are basic experiential levels, if qualitativeeducation would be accomplished.
Leadership to Run the World: A Mandate for Higher Education
Authors: Eastwood Gregory , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

"Leadership is an essentially moral act," said A. Bartlett Giamatti, former president of Yale University,who later became Commissioner of Baseball. But consider these few news items, selected from amultitude of candidates: Eliot Spitzer, former governor of New York, resigned after his involvement witha prostitute was made public. Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois, was removed from office byunanimous vote of the Illinois State Senate after conviction on federal corruption charges. BernardMadoff, former Wall Street executive and NASDAQ chair, currently is incarcerated in federal prisonafter conviction for investment fraud. Rev. Jeffrey Sarkies, a popular pastor at West Seattle’s HolyRosary Church, resigned after the Seattle Archdiocese determined that he had violated theirprofessional ethics policy in the area of sexual misconduct and harassment. Mike Garrison, formerpresident of West Virginia University, resigned after he was accused of compromising the university’sacademic integrity in what was described as an improper granting of an executive MBA to the daughterof the governor of that state. Jim Harrick, former head basketball coach at the University of Georgia,resigned after he was accused of National Collegiate Athletic Association violations; Harrick had beenfired six years previously as head basketball coach from UCLA for ethics lapses. Dr. Scott Reuben, ananesthesiologist at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA and prolific researcher, admitted thathe fabricated much of the data for his research. And so on.
A Comparative Study of Qualitative and Quantitative Courses Across Three Educational Delivery Modalities
Authors: Polak Rhonda , Francis Jeanette , Cameron Mark , Morris Johnny
Published: February 2023

This study investigated differences in student satisfaction between qualitative and quantitative courses across three modalities: online, on ground and blended. With 21,000 respondents results indicate there are significant differences in student satisfaction between qualitative and quantitative courses. Satisfaction was higher for qualitative courses across all three modalities; it was highest for the online modify for both qualitative and quantitative courses.
Impact Of The Media On The Senior Secondary School Students Performance In Speech Work In English Language
Authors: Oyinloye G.O. , Adeleye I.O. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Most Nigerian students learn English Language as a second Language (L2).They have acquired theirmother tongues (L1) and are very proficient in them before entering the school. In most cases, manysecondary school students do not have the opportunity to use English language at home. For suchstudents, English Language learning and use is restricted to the classroom. Therefore, these studentsuse their mother tongue more in the school environment, at home and for interpersonal relationships.These practices are negatively affecting the production of some sounds in English Language, which isthe language of education, government, commerce and international communication.
Student Perceptions of Effective Visual Aid Usage
Authors: Bell Reginald , Quazi Rahim , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study investigates whether significant differences exist across college undergraduates’ grade levels, majors, gender, age levels, and income levels regarding their perceptions of visual aid usage in effective perceptions. These differences were measured by subjecting 226 college undergraduates at a medium sized state university to a Visual Aid Usage Presentation Survey (VAUPS). Principal component factor analysis was performed on collected data, which revealed significant differences in students' perceptions across declared majors and college grade levels on factors. These results suggest that business professors should present visual information according to differing perceptions of effectiveness across majors and grade levels.
Women Entrepreneurship In Science And Technology: Impetus For Female Participation In National Development In Nigeria
Authors: Kalesanwo O.O. , Bilesanmi-Awoderu J.B. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The role of women in national development cannot be over-emphasized. Also, the place of science andtechnology is central to national advancement. No doubt, a country’s level of Scientific andTechnological advancement dictates the life style and future of her citizenry. This assertion madeWambusu (2005) to opine that science-led development is one of the major strategies in the waragainst what seems to be the African region’s endless hunger, poverty and ill-health. In addition,increased focus on formal and informal education, new technology, empowerment of women, gender,and sustainable development will undoubtedly bring the developing world closer to the developed worldand reduce the huge economic gap (Naugah 2003).
The Principals We Hire for Today’s Schools: Voices of Superintendents
Authors: Yusof N. , Mixon Jason , Irons Jane , Kirk Edythe
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to identify superintendents’ perceptions of the characteristics of andabilities needed by successful principals in today’s schools. In addition, identification ofsuperintendents’ concerns relative to the principals they hire was solicited.
Bringing The Real World Into The Entrepreneurial Classroom
Authors: Niles Nancy , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

From 1997-2003, this author managed a Small Business Development Center, providing free technical assistance to new and existing small businesses. She counseled hundreds of business clients during her tenure regarding successful business management. Based on her experience, she developed a 10-step business start-up program that brings the real world into the entrepreneurial classroom. This teaching concept presents the student with an understanding of the major principles and practices necessary to start a business venture. The instructor will focus on both theoretical and practical concepts. Students will have the opportunity to perform research and analyze data in order to open up their own business. They will complete financial forms that a small business owner must complete to obtain commercial lending. They will follow the steps an actual small business start-up owner follows to lay the foundation to opening their doors. This teaching tool has been used in both independent studies and traditional classroom teaching with positive student feedback.
The Effectiveness of Face-to-Face vs. Web Camera
Authors: Danner-Kuhn Cyndi , Jacobs Sue , Walizer Beth , null null
Published: February 2023

A major challenge of university faculty and adjunct members in teacher education is the logistics of scheduling and observing remote field experience evaluations of candidates. According to National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS.T) (2003), observations require an investment of time, scheduling logistics, and trained professionals to observe and analyze evaluation data. The authors of NETS.T (2003) state, "Put another way, observation opportunities are precious and should be designed to make every moment count" (p. 112). Technology, particularly in the form of videoconferencing, is being used to develop and improve the level of communication when observing and evaluating candidates. This mode of delivery is helping to bridge the three themes of transforming identity, collegial relationships, and cultural responsiveness.
A Survey On The Level Of Skills Needed And The Skills Possessed By The Youths Of The Niger Delta Region Of Nigeria For Self Reliance
Authors: Arubayi D.O. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

For any nation to be economically viable, the quality of skills possessed by its members will determinethe success of the nation’s economy. The Niger Delta Region covers about 70,000 square kilometersand is noted for its peculiar and difficult terrain. The whole area is transversed and crisscrossed by alarge number of rivulets streams, canals, and creeks. The people of the Niger Delta have continued tolive with a lot of environmental problems from health hazards due to lack of safe water and availableland. Despite the rich resources, the Niger Delta Region is characterized by the most crushing povertylevel in the world. Woolen, (2003) stated that 70% of the youths in this region are on poverty line andthat about two million youths are unemployed, while about 40% of the youths are illiterates.
Ricardo Semler: Creating Organizational Change
Authors: York Christopher , Maresco Peter , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

A review of "Creating Organizational Change" by Ricardo Semler.