bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Connecting Math and Science to Home, School and Community Through Preservice Teacher Education
Authors: McCollough Cherie , Ramirez Olga , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The importance of parental involvement in enhancing the quality of their children’s educationalexperiences and academic success is well documented in the literature (Chrispeels & Rivero, 2001;Cordry & Wilson, 2004; Delgado-Gaitan, 2001; Dierking & Falk, 1994; Jones &Valdez, 1997;Quezada, Diaz, Sanchez, 2003; Valdes, 1996). Parent involvement results in higher reading scores,greater language growth and development, and increased motivation to achieve (Harvard FamilyResearch Project, 2007). Parental involvement includes a wide range of activities from promoting theimportance of education to participating in the decision-making and operations of schools. Formaximum results, there should be some alignment between parents’ attitudes and practices and theschool’s expectations of parents and support for family involvement.
Professional Redevelopment: Interruptions in Knowledge Management
Authors: Procter Joe , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Learning organizations are a strategic response to increased competition due to globalization (Amy,2007; Dodgson, 1993; Senge, 2006; Tsang, 1997). Organizations that are able to utilize the ideas andenergy of their employees are better prepared to operate in a global economy. An understanding ofcross-cultural knowledge management for learning organizations is highly relevant and adaptive to avariety of industries because learning is a continuous process for any organization. Educators areimportant leaders in the development of participants in the global economy. Studies of cross-culturalmanagement in learning organizations inform education and prescribe methods of knowledgemanagement for efficient knowledge management. The deficiency in knowledge managementconnected to the learning process that is often overlooked is remediation and follow-up training forprofessional development.
Challenges in Designing and Implementing a Meaningful Field Experience for Future School Leaders
Authors: Dishman Mike , Redish Traci , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

During the past decade, educational leadership programs have faced significant criticism for degreeprograms not adequately preparing students for the current demands of school administration,particularly for not providing meaningful field experiences. Leadership programs have been challengedto replicate experiences provided in "model" programs, contain discrete and multi-month formalizedinternships in which candidates are released from teaching responsibilities. Unfortunately, suchprograms are highly dependent upon both external grant funding and significant financial support fromuniversities and school districts.This paper examines the solution reached by one large suburban institution in Georgia when requiredto redesign its master’s degree program in educational leadership.
Socio-economic Background And The Relative Efficacy Of Self Drills On Factual Recall And Students’ Achievement In English Language In Senior Secondary Schools In Nigeria
Authors: Owoyele Jimoh , Olagunju O.P. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Factual recall is an aspect of memory which deals with the lower order cognitive functioning comprisingof knowledge and comprehension. It is the aspect of memory which serves as the foundation for thehigher order cognitive functioning which includes application, synthesis and evaluation of knowledge.Definitely, good factual recall ability is needed to enable man acquire knowledge and comprehensionwhich form the basis for ability to apply, evaluate and synthesize knowledge at the higher levels oflearning. Interestingly, factual recall skill is not present equally in all human beings. Some people havethe capacity to keep things for long in their memory, while some forget every bit of information within atwinkle of an eye (Green, 2005).
Absenteeism and Lateness Among Secondary School Students in Nigeria: Profiling Causes and Solution
Authors: Oghuvbu Enamiroro , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Absenteeism is major and continuous administrative problem among secondary school students in developing countries. Since the problem is to 70% student home based, there is need for the student/parent to help identify and proffer solutions to this quality disturbing problems that could lead to students’ dropout from school.
School Administrators’ Perceptions of School Violence
Authors: Garrett Stephanie , Brown Casey , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Across America, waves of violence within the school system have shocked and horrified Americansociety. A generation of young people whose main focus should have been on hanging out with friends,getting homework done, not being late to class, going to the mall, or who their date to the prom was tobe, instead, are engaged in a sometimes life and death struggle to survive the school day. The tragedyof Columbine High School, where two high school-aged gunmen took the lives of 13 students andteachers and wounded 23 others (Klein and Chancer 2000), while never to be forgotten, should noteclipse the smaller outbreaks of violence that happen in America’s schools on a daily basis.
R & D: Allocation: Reliability Vs. Customer Cost
Authors: Gretz Richard , Highfill Jannett , Scott Robert , null null
Published: February 2023

The paper considers a monopoly firm with two possible R & D projects, one improving the product's reliability and the second reducing the customers' costs associated with product failure. The firm must choose one project or the other, and has a fixed budget for R & D expenditures. A condition on parameters is derived which indicates which project should be chosen. Monte Carlo analysis suggests that for the firm's decision-making the most important parameter is a measure of the ambient level of technology. From society's point of view, the most important parameter in determining the effect of the R & D choice on society is the size of the market being served by the firm.
Leadership Transitions: The Key to Organizational Success
Authors: Venkatesh Bharti , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

There is a growing recognition in the business world that a good leadership strategy can significantlyimprove business results. At the same time, good leaders seem to be rare things these days.According to recent study, it has been found that recruiting and retaining qualified leaders has becomecrucial challenge facing businesses today and in the future.
Sports Metaphors as a Motivational Leadership Strategy
Authors: Woelfel Kay , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In schools, the theme of sports can be used throughout the building to motivate staff and students. Thestudents are players, staff members are coaches, and the administration are head coaches. All arenecessary members of the team, and all must work together to achieve team goals. This theme kicksoff the school year by having a training camp for staff (professional development) to launch thebeginning of the school year. Sports-themed snacks including peanuts, popcorn, and crackerjacks andgiveaways such as pompoms in school colors, pennants, and sports-themed school supplies generateinterest.
Lowering Teacher Attrition Rates through Collegiality
Authors: Abdallah Jameelah , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Since large numbers of teachers leave the teaching profession to go to work in other fields each year, itis vital to ask ourselves several pertinent questions as to why this is happening. Why are so manyqualified teachers leaving the teaching profession? What are the affects of high teacher attrition rateson the public school system? What must be done to lower teacher attrition rates and retain newteachers? Schools must find ways to reduce teacher attrition in order to maintain high quality educationfor students.
The Management of Creativity: Redux
Authors: Madsen Susan , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The immediate problem facing the authors was replacing someone with the background and stature ofJoseph Abboud with an individual or, as it eventually worked out, four individuals with differing creativebackgrounds and levels of success that would be of benefit to the students (in the spring 2006semester the course was offered to undergraduate business students) enrolled in the course.Replacing Abboud proved to be not as difficult as the authors originally imagined. Within a period ofthree weeks, four individuals with diverse backgrounds in film, music, sports entertainment, andentrepreneurship were identified and agreed to take part in the newly redesigned course. In hindsight,these individuals created a dynamic new learning environment for the students enrolled in this course,one they could not have benefited from previously.
A Systematic Approach for Training Candidates to Use the Teacher Work Sample
Authors: Walizer Beth , Germaine Taggart , Dreiling Keith , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this paper is to describe the benefits of scaffolding the work sample criteria through ateacher preparation program for elementary education candidates. This article illustrates the way thatFort Hays State University’s teacher education program has successfully implemented a work sampleprocess. A process of scaffolding the criteria was woven throughout the elementary teacher educationprogram to instruct candidates on how to develop, implement, and assess instructional units of study.As a way to describe the teacher work sample process, the authors have contextualized the model,provided components of a teacher work sample, and presented a program design for the Fort HaysState University process, which includes preliminary data of a longitudinal study.
The Potential Application of Servant Leadership
Authors: Mitau Rusiana , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This article discusses the concept of servant leadership as advanced by Robert Greenleaf and others. By exploring and elaborating what Robert Greenleaf and others have had to say about the servant leadership model, the article creates a connection and relationship between values, a focus on service and six sigma business strategies to create a lasting value for all. This article argues that the application of the servant leadership model in today’s organizational context may improve business results. Empirical research will need to be carried out to provide specific empirical data on implementation of the model to demonstrate that servant leadership is the model for today and the future.
The 2007 General Elections In Nigeria: The Implication
Authors: Lawal Tolu , Abe Oluwatoyin , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Democracy is said to be consolidated when all parties and individuals operate freely in a competitiveand transparent environment; where stakeholders are guided by the rule of law, fair play and respect forgroup and individual rights.In political systems that approximate the ideal of democracy, the vote and election are meaningful.Elections place some individuals in power and reject the claims of others. Elections most typically areretrospective judgments on the conduct of the person and party that has held power. Those who havegiven satisfaction are confirmed in the office, those who are held responsible for the poor performanceof the economy are dismissed from office.
Communicative Functions of Repair on Nigerian Students’ Participation in Computer Studies
Authors: Agbatogun Alaba , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Doctorate programs in educational leadership have been criticized in recent years for failing to preparetheir graduates to effectively serve as instructional leaders in the nation’s schools. Criticisms haveincluded ambiguity of purpose and research foci, weak admission and graduation requirements,irrelevant curriculum, and the lack of applied practice. The purpose of this study was to analyze specificcharacteristics of thirteen highly ranked applied doctorate programs in educational leadership.Findings revealed that touchstone doctorate programs display many of the features that have beencriticized, and that they are largely similar in structure and foci to lower ranked programs.
Implications And Challenges Of Nigerian Universities As Learning Organizations
Authors: Nakpodia E.D. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

University education as a learning organization started in Europe in the eleventh century, and one of thefirst universities in Africa was the one in Timbuktu. Fafunwa (1971) has indicated that the 1945 reportsof the Commission on Higher Education in the colonies have shown that since the world wars,Nigerians have always demonstrated an insuppressible desire for higher education because it wasseen as an important weapon against the colonial masters in the quest for emancipation and nationaldevelopment. As early as 1944 therefore, there were already about 10 Nigerians who were studying inSierra Leone at the Fourah Bay College of the University of Durham, about the same time educationalhistorians have reported that there were as many as 150 Nigerians studying for various first degrees inthe United Kingdom.
Leadership in the Bachelor of Education: A Dialogue between Student and Professor
Authors: Sacchetti Lauren , Barnett Jennifer , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

There are true leaders in education who have overcome the traditional ways of hierarchical thinking andhave developed transformational and collaborative orientations. They accomplished this in spite of thefact that our school system does not support these foci. As part of the educational system, the Bachelorof Education program contributes little to the development of this type of leadership in its students.
Table of Contents - Spring 2007
Authors: null Fort Hays State University College of Education , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic Leadership Journal Spring 2007 table of contents
Preparing Faculty and Staff for Change
Authors: Madsen Susan , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Pursuing excellence in higher education requires constant and continuous change. In fact, throughoutthe past few decades the need for the effective change in higher education has not only increased butbecome more complex. New challenges have surfaced in today’s educational, economic, and politicalenvironments making it more difficult to strive for and obtain this true excellence. In his book PursuingExcellence in Higher Education, Brent D. Ruben (2004) presents the eight fundamental challenges inhigher education today: 1) broadening public appreciation for the work of the academy; 2) betterunderstanding and addressing the needs of workplaces; 3) becoming more effective learningorganizations through clarifying goals and evaluating outcomes; 4) integrating organizationalassessment, planning, and improvement; 5) enhancing collaboration and community (campus culture);6) recognizing that everyone in the institution is a teacher and focusing on the student experience; 7)devoting more attention and resources to leadership; and more broadly framing our vision ofexcellence.
Position Paper: Scholarship Defined
Authors: null Fort Hays State University College of Education , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Scholarly activities at Fort Hays State University are defined as original, innovative intellectualcontributions in the form of research, practice, creative activity, or performance. FHSU recognizes andvalues the diversity of types of scholarship, including discovery, pedagogy, integration, engagement,and application (Boyer, 1997). Scholarly activities must be intended and reasonably expected to leadto the production of scholarly works. Scholarly works must be communicated with and validated bypeers beyond the FHSU campus community. The means of communication as well as the comparativevalue of types of scholarly activity and work are to be determined by each department. Thesedeterminations will reflect what is commonly accepted in the discipline.
The Ins and Outs of Corporate Bankruptcy: Choosing Between Internal Development and External Demands
Authors: Donoher William , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study examined the effects of resource development, resource dependence, and organizational legitimacy on the incidence of bankruptcy using a matched-pair sample of distressed organizations. Consistent with theoretical expectations, both related diversification and the level of discretionary assets at the firm’s disposal negatively related to bankruptcy. Legitimacy, measured by market valuation, mediated the latter relationship, but not the former, suggesting that proper use of internal competencies can offset pressure of lack of support from external constituents.
Disparities in Tuition: A Study of Tuitions Assessed by Hispanic Serving Community Colleges versus Non-Hispanic Serving Community Colleges in Texas
Authors: Waller Lee , Glover Louis , Simpson Lynn , null null
Published: February 2023

With the shift of higher education funding from federal and state to the local level, community colleges’choices to off set this funding deficit become few and difficult. One regrettable choice that is frequentlymade is to increase tuition. This choice has largest finical impact on students of lower income withmany of these students coming from minority backgrounds.
Leading in the Mathematics Classroom
Authors: Warwick Jon , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Within the United Kingdom (UK) higher education sector there has been a considerable amount ofdebate in recent years about the level of quantitative and literacy skills exhibited by students on entry touniversity courses. Indeed the UK government commissioned two major reports on the development ofskills at school level in the post-14 age range focussing specifically on the development of quantitativeskills (Roberts 2002; Smith 2004) since there has been a sustained year-on-year fall in the numbers ofstudents opting to study mathematics, science, and engineering subjects at degree level. Coupled withthis reluctance of students to specialise in quantitative subjects is the associated problem that thosestudents who study subjects for which mathematics is an enabling and supporting discipline (computingand information technology for example) are also exhibiting poor levels of ability in what are regardedas very basic mathematical skills. The ramifications of this in, for example, subjects related tohealthcare and nursing can be huge since the consequences of mathematical error can be very serious(Glaister 2007). A third factor to add in to this mix is the very diverse nature of the student body nowbeing admitted to universities. As the government has encouraged the expansion of the highereducation sector, so institutions have ‘broadened’ their admissions policies so that students with adiverse collection of qualifications perhaps obtained over a number of years are gaining entry tocourses that would probably have been denied to them ten years ago. Institutions have also looked tooverseas students as another means of income generation and, of course, these students present yetmore varied qualifications on entry.
Examination of The Relationship Between Individual Leadership Style, Teamwork and Learning Preferences -- A Case From A University In China
Authors: Ho Raymond , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study explores the effects of Chinese transformational leaders' preference in teamwork, and creative learning activities and leadership style. Three types of leadership styles, transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire, were measured using Bass and Avolio's (2004) Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Student participants were questioned on their preferences of teamwork based on their leadership styles and type of teaching styles that they preferred. Data analyses indicated that while behaviors associated with transformational leadership motivated followers, the results did not significantly relate to a leader's propensity to support teamwork. In addition, creative learning activities were not preferred by participants who experienced laissez-faire leader behavior. The conclusion suggests that the Chinese university has yet to develop transformational leadership education and creative learning might not be the immediate answer for education improvement in China.
Leadership through Collaborative Strategic Planning: One School’s Journey
Authors: Lewis Sally , Imler Sylvia , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Educational administrators, school board members, and policy makers have been mandated toaccount for the learning and performance of the highly diverse students that comprise today’sclassrooms. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002 and the Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Improvement Act (IDEIA 2004) have presented a set of challenges for educating all childrenusing data-driven decisions in a standards-based curriculum with culturally responsive practices. Thesemandates from federal and state legislation demand a change in administrative culture. Thesechallenges require school personnel to develop plans to adjust their practices to meet the academicand behavioral needs of all students. Additionally, federal and state laws require local educationalagencies (LEAs) to meet rigorous standards and provide evidence of progress through academicyearly progress (AYP) reports.
Activating the Desire to Learn by Bob Sullo
Authors: Gonzales Liana , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

A book review of Activating the Desire to Learn by Bob Sullo.
The Nominating Committee As An Antecedent of Effective Corporate Governance
Authors: Stanley Brooke , Frankforter Steven , Becton Bret , null null
Published: February 2023

In this paper, we examine a possible antecedent to board effectiveness – the presence of a nominating committee. We argue that director cooptation by CEOs, and therefore ineffectual governance, may result from allowing CEOs to appoint sympathetic directors. Thus, because outside independent board members are more likely to be effective in their roles as monitors of the CEO, and because such members are more likely to have been selected by nominating committees, measures of board effectiveness should be positively associated with the presence of a nominating committee. Our results are largely consistent with our hypotheses, and are thus instructive in the design of optimal governance mechanisms. We find that firm profitability, frequency of compensation committee meetings, compensation committee size, and CEO experience of compensation committee members are all higher among firms with nominating committees.
Curricular Infusion in the Secondary Foreign Language Classroom: Does One Size Fit All?
Authors: Jochum C. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Across the nation, public schools are focusing on increasing student achievement on standardizedtests at the state and national levels in order to comply with federal legislation under the No Child LeftBehind Act that requires all students to score at or above proficiency levels in math and reading by theyear 2014 (United States Department of Education). In response to this emphasis on accountabilityand increasing student performance-primarily in the "core" subjects such as English, math and science manypublic schools have adopted professional development plans designed to infuse their curriculumwith general, effective teaching methods that are to be implemented by all teachers, in all subject areas(i.e. curricular infusion). The impetus behind this reform is rooted in educational research; however, theresearch supporting these models of curricular infusion is often based on the core subjects and largelyignores the non-core or elective subjects such as foreign language. As a result, secondary foreignlanguage instructors who are required to adapt general educational research to their areas of expertisemay be left wondering about the effectiveness of applying such instructional techniques that are notdirectly related to foreign language pedagogy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to adapt ageneral model of instructional improvement methods to foreign language instruction and assess itsperceived importance among secondary foreign language instructors in a Midwestern state.
Helping Students Understand Health Statistics
Authors: Armijo Adam , Park Jisook , null W. , null null
Published: February 2023

Mathematical and statistical information is often presented to patients after receiving health care. Previous research would suggest that people often have difficulty understanding statistical information, especially when it is presented in a single event probability format. According to previous research, the difficulty arises from numerical literacy, presentation format and an interaction of both. The goal of the current study is to determine the accuracy of students’ estimates of having an STD, after receiving a positive test result in a simulated clinical setting. Three different formats were manipulated to help students understand the statistical information frequencies, single event probability, and an icon array. Contrary to previous research, a three step hierarchical logistic regression determined that none of the formats were aiding in the accuracy of students’ estimates of having chlamydia. In fact, very few students estimated the correct likelihood they had an STD after receiving a positive test result. Possible limitations and future research are discussed.
Influence Of Job Esteem And Job Status On Organizational Commitment Of Employees Of Selected Banks In Nigeria.
Authors: Balogun Shyngle , Oladipo Samuel , Odekunle Segun , null null
Published: February 2023

With the rate of globalization and industrialization witnessed all over the world, there seems to havebeen an observable increase in the number of different organizations that are springing up to meetdifferent needs. Some of these organizations are in the financial sector, telecommunications, oil andgas and a host of others. One of the many factors that have enhanced the functionality of theseorganizations has been the individual(s) who work in such organizations (i.e. the employees). Even inorganizations where there are more operating machines than human beings, the fact remains thathuman beings are needed to operate the machines and direct the affairs of such organizations.Because of the importance of the employees in organizations, their effectiveness may go a long way indetermining how well organizations achieve their set goals and objectives. Therefore, it will be pertinentfor organizations to pay attention to the well being and satisfaction of their employees in order toincrease their (employees’) organizational commitment. It follows therefore, that an effectiveorganization will ensure that its employees are highly committed to their jobs by providing an enablingenvironment that will enhance employees’ organizational commitment (Adeyinka, Ayeni & Popoola,2007).
Stress Levels of School Administrators and Teachers in November and January
Authors: Moody Robert , Barrett James , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Teaching today’s young people is not only arduous work, but can be dangerously stressful. Anxiety dueto school reform efforts, minimal administrative support, poor working circumstances, lack ofinvolvement in school decision making, the encumbrance of paperwork, and lack of resources have allbeen identified as factors that can cause stress among educators (Hammond & Onikama, 1997). TheNo Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its subsequential mandated standardized assessments, familyresponsibilities, continuing education, low salaries, and poor working conditions can also createstress.
Table of Contents - Fall 2007
Authors: null Fort Hays State University College of Education , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Academic Leadership Journal Fall 2007 table of contents
Interviewing for the Professorship
Authors: Hines Mack , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Each year, colleges and universities advertise numerous faculty positions. However, some of these institutions experience difficulties filling these vacancies. Contrary to popular belief, these difficulties do not solely stem from the inability to find qualified applicants. They may also be attributed to the candidate’s lack of understanding of how to prepare for, participate in, and conclude the interview. As professors who coordinate numerous faculty interviews, the authors will discuss how preparation, participation, and confirmation can help candidates successfully interview for faculty positions.
Engineering Leadership
Authors: Salmani Davood , Bagheri Omid , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Around the 1960 and on to today, the environment of today’s is on customer satisfaction. Achieving thisnew paradigm, Engineering is to be more flexible and adaptable to the demands and expectations ofstakeholders.
An Integrative Analysis of Benjamin Bloom's Cognitive Domain and Bruce Tuckman's Developmental Model
Authors: Bell Reginald , Guyot Wally , Martin Philip , Meier Robert
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the study was two-fold: (1) Do small group settings benefit students? (2) How can professors enhance the group environment through task related instructions? A 33-item Group Learning on Development Survey (GOLDS) was used to integrate Bruce Tuckman’s developmental model with Benjamin Bloom’s cognitive domain. Norming and Performing variables (Factor 1) contributed 31 percent to the total scale variance; furthermore, knowledge, comprehension, and application task variables loaded on the Factor 2, for 9 percent of the total scale variance. Significant p
Human Resource Management In The Great Plains With A Micropolitan Twist: Ten Research Propositions
Authors: Palmet David , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper explores the possible uses that the recent creation of Micropolitan Statistical Areas by the US Census Bureau could have for advancing research in the area of Human Management. An example is provided using a sample of five Great Plain states (i.e., North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma). Additionally, ten human resource management research propositions are suggested illustrating possible application of the micropolitan concept.
Qualitative Study of Current and Prospective Student Perceptions of a University Website
Authors: Henderson Sheila , Coloma Jennifer , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Building a sustainable system that goes beyond myopic interests and short-term policies is an arduous task for any school leader. In the U.S., our education system has been criticized for being too shallow in curriculum and unsustainable in the long run. In fact, a 2007 report by UNICEF concerning children’s well-being in 22 countries ranked the U.K. and the U.S. at the bottom of the industrialized nations in the survey. Hargreaves (2007) laments that these two countries, in their single-minded pursuit of economic competitiveness and development at all costs, are destroying the planet, while "eating their young."
Power Motives and Core Self Evaluation as Correlates of Managerial Morality
Authors: Masuda Aline , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

More than ever before, educators are seeking innovative ways to improve students’ achievement,promote quality teaching, reduce cost and motivate students. Educational leaders, from heads todirectors, are all working harder than ever to become more effective at managing change andinnovation in the "Digital Age". Today, the large collection of media-rich teaching and everything fromeducational broadcasting is a good recipe for quality education.
Giving Our Gifted Students a Voice
Authors: Monaco Theresa , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Gifted students continue to struggle in class because they are restricted to learning the standardcurriculum (Clark, 2002). Gifted learners cannot be confined to a proficient level of education andtherefore the need to advocate on their behalf continues. Not only can the need be recognized by thosein the classroom, but also by those outside of the classroom with an interest in gifted and talentededucation.(Douglas, 2004) (Kaplan, Summer 2004) Each year the students that are enrolled in giftedand talented programs are asked to do an advocacy for gifted and talented education. They take ondifferent approaches with the majority of them building on a personal teaching experience (Grant,2002). While writing from three different approaches, three teacher-students captured the totality of theneeds of gifted students as you will see in the following examples.
Influence Of Supply Chain Management Initiatives On The Basic Drivers Of The European Manufacturers Profitability
Authors: Mahmoodi Farzad , Hofer Peter , Losbichler Heimo , null null
Published: February 2023

Obtaining substantial financial benefits from supply chain management initiatives is of central importance to senior management. In this study we empirically investigate the impact of the basic drivers of profitability that are influenced by supply chain initiatives (i.e., revenues, costs, fixed assets and working capital) on the profitability of more than 20,000 large and mid-size European manufacturers. The existence of correlations among the basic drivers of profitability indicates that supply chain initiatives can have multiple (sometimes unintended) consequences, and points to the importance of managing and controlling all basic drivers simultaneously. In particular, our analysis reveals that despite the growing importance of supply chain management, the surveyed companies were not able to improve their operating profit margin and cash-to-cash cycle time simultaneously, resulting in their inability to increase profitability as fast as their revenues. This suggests that top-line initiatives cannot improve profitability, without effective supply chain initiatives to manage costs and assets.
Real Risks In A Virtualized World: How Virtualization Is Changing The Way We Manage, Assess, and Mitigate Risk
Authors: Boyer Brian , Jiang Keyu , Meier Robert , Zeng Hongbiao
Published: February 2023

A dramatic shift has stated to take place in the last decade that is having a pronounced impact on how organizations view information security. Large datacenters and small sensor rooms alike are being impacted by the development and growth of virtualization and the many benefits it provides. This essay will examine how hardware virtualization has changed the landscape of datacenter risk management and how organizations must adapt their security posture to those changes. As mainstream hypenisors like VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer, and Microsoft Hyper-V become more affordable and easier to implement, their use in providing low-cost, high-utilization solutions is steadily becoming an industry standard, even for smaller shops. Organizations must understand how to assess, manage, and mitigate new types of risk unique to virtualization. By examining the technology behind virtualization, the risks associated with it, and the methods organizations can mitigate and minimize those risks, we will see that virtualization, when implemented properly, can provide a secure, highly beneficial technology on which datacenters can be built.
Perceptions of Differences in Components of Faculty Development: Implications for Higher Education
Authors: Cox Thomas , Mayorga Mary , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

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Teachers Perception Of Principals Leadership Capacities In Nigeria
Authors: Arikewuyo M. , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Without any doubt, leadership plays a dominant role in the outcome of any organized effort aimed at a particular goal or a set of goals. It is the genius of leadership that mobilises human and material resources and creates the necessary climate for productivity. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that leadership accounts for most of the outcomes observable in Organisations. In the view of Jiboyewa (1988), leadership involves much more than the behaviours exhibited by leaders in any other organisation.
Rethinking Education from First Principles
Authors: Osborne Carolyn , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The resulting project was "What Difference Does Instruction Make?" I asked students to collect data ontheir students, record the nature of instruction given, and then collect data following the instruction. Theywere to analyze the differences between the pre- and post-instruction data. The project was madeflexible to accommodate the variety of field placements they could experience, so they could do theirproject on a single student, on a small group, or on the whole class. The instruction in the project couldbe on any topic and did not have to be taught by the student him or herself; the instruction could takeplace across minutes, hours, days, or weeks. The data collected could be systematic quantitative orqualitative (or, ideally, both).
Teachers Identify and Support At-Risk Gifted Students
Authors: Monaco Theresa , Eichenold Danna , Kasper Victoria , Gonzales Claudi
Published: February 2023

Six experienced teachers in the regular classroom, who happen to have one, or more students that wasidentified by the school as having gifted characteristics or students that teachers felt should have beenidentified as a gifted student, develop their way of helping students overcome personal challenges. It isour hope that a research documented approach will catch the eye of other teachers and motivate themto do the same. Each teacher documented research as it relates to his/her student(s). In the absence ofa school identification process, other researched identification processes served as benchmark forteacher support. Following are case study reports as developed by each teacher…
Department Chairs’ Perception of Faculty Participation in Accreditation Activities: A Follow-up Survey
Authors: Peterson Cathryn , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to explore physical therapy department chairs’ perceptions of the extent to which their faculty members participated in the activities leading to accreditation, and whether or not this participation was associated with accreditation outcome. This study was conducted and completed in 2004 as a follow-up to a previous study that explored the relationships among accreditation outcome and management style employed by the chair person, faculty participation in accreditation activities, faculty commitment to implementing the plans delineated in the accreditation documentation, and faculty support of the accreditation process.
Conflict in Business Organization: Ingredient for Organizational Development
Authors: Adebisi Samson , Olaniyi-Adegun Felicia , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

There is a popular assumption that conflict is so destructive that the goal of good management shouldbe to minimize friction. According to Robert and Judy (2002), the Conflict-Positive Organization takesthe opposite position and presents the argument that conflict, when well managed, adds substantialvalue to the organization. Effects of conflict could be destructive or constructive; it depends on theexpertise that manages it in an organization, Lawrence and Jeffrey (1987). Some conflict managementexperts transform conflict from destructive to a constructive form, making use of opposing ideas tomake decisions, negotiate their differences, and deal with anger to strengthen their relationships andget things done. Dean Tjosvold, from Simon Fraser University: "Conflict is the medium by whichproblems are recognized and solved." It is needed to improve the innovation and productivity of thecompany and the competence and well-being of its employees. Conflict is a natural disagreementresulting from individuals or groups that differ in attitudes, beliefs, values, or needs. Conflict iseverywhere, and we seem to have difficulty coping with it. In fact, in most cases we flee it. Once weunderstand that conflict is normal and should not be avoided, resolution itself becomes more normaland part of the skills we need in society and in the communities of interest we call organizations. Thesociety we live in is comprised of different backgrounds, perspectives, and approaches to life. It istherefore not surprising that conflict is established as part and parcel of our everyday life. This isbecause people have competing interests and competing perspectives in relation to the same issues;as a result, tensions exist between individuals and groups. The idea of ever achieving a society with noconflict is clearly a pipedream. However, this is not necessarily a problem, as conflict can also becreative and constructive. Every conflict holds the opportunity for creating improved processes anddeveloping innovative procedures. However, conflict has a positive side brimming with opportunitiesonly if it is perfectly and efficiently dealt it. Conflict has the ability to foster creativity, higher thinking,better listening skills, and change. These in turn provide management with the tools for significantimprovement. It is inevitable that we will run into conflict. Many important changes in the society and inthe organizations in which people work have occurred as a result of conflict. Successful organizationsgenerally deal with conflict in a positive, proactive manner. The important question, then, is not somuch: "How do we create a world without conflict?", but, rather: "How do we manage conflict asconstructively and positively as we possibly can?"
The Evolution and Management of Higher Education in Nigeria: A Review of Private Initiatives
Authors: Odabara Olabanji , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Nigeria possesses the largest university system in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although South Africa’s tertiaryenrollments are higher, Nigeria boasts more institutions. Nigeria has over 75 universities as at 2005(Adedipe, 2005), about 41 polytechnics and 62 colleges of education as at 1998 (UNESCO, 2000a). Inless than 50 years of tertiary education in Nigeria, the enrolment which was 210 in 1948 increased to392,683 in 1996 (UNESCO, 2000a:87). As at 2005 Nigeria had 23 private universities. As the FederalUniversities grew in number and students enrolment, State Universities started emerging in 1979 withthe Rivers State University of Science and Technology taking the lead. In the same vein, theemergence of private providers of university education in Nigeria became a reality when the first threePrivate Universities were licensed to operate in 1999 after an earlier failed attempt. Currently, Nigeriahas one hundred and one (101) universities comprising twenty-seven (27) federal universities, thirty-three(33) state universities and forty-one (41) private universities. The staff strength of Nigerianuniversities is 99, 464 comprising of 27, 394 academic staff and 72, 070 non-teaching staff. Thecurrent total students enrolment in Nigerian universities stands at 1, 096,312 (Okojie, 2009).
A Technologically Based Approach to Providing Quality Feedback to Students: A Paradigm Shift for the 21st Century
Authors: Fish Wade , Lumadue Rick , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This article will begin with a focus on the importance of providing quality feedback. Faculty providingconstructive and detailed feedback serves as an important component for effective student learningand is beneficial towards student achievement (Debuse, Lawley, & Shibl, 2007; Higgins, Hartley, &Skelton, 2002). According to Wolsey (2008), the desired outcome of feedback is to providecommunication between instructor and student, which promotes learning. Quality feedback is definedas providing students with clear assessment criteria that is not only timely, but encourages furtherlearning (Brown & Glover, 2006).
Administrators’ perspectives of diversity: An examination of the University of Florida
Authors: Johnson Brigitta , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The issue of successful diversity management is of particular concern now because of changing demographics. This research documents how administrators at the University of Florida have struggled with the challenge of diversity in recent years and makes suggestions for how administrators at other institutions can learn from this example.
A Diverse Clinical-Based Practice in Teacher Education
Authors: Gottschalk Shelby , Hake Megan , null Lori , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the study was to determine if offering a virtual clinical-based practice would affect teacher candidates’ level of confidence in teaching diverse students. During 2012-2014, data were collected using a pre- and post-Likert scale questionnaire. A paired two sample t-test was utilized to determine if there was a significant difference in mean scores from the pre- to the postquestionnaire. Increases were found in all questionnaire items with five of the items showing a significant increase at the α=.01 level. The results suggest that a virtual clinical-based practice may provide an authentic experience for teacher candidates, may lead teacher candidates to be become more aware and take a positive approach to students’ differences, and that the teacher candidates’ comfort level with unfamiliar situations posed by students from diverse backgrounds may increase. A future implication is that colleges of education may want to consider adding a virtual clinical-based practice to existing diversity education classes. However, more research needs to be conducted to determine if virtual clinical-based practices are equal to or better than on-site clinical-based practices in an attempt to increase teacher candidates’ levels of confidence in teaching diverse students.
Introduction to Codebusters
Authors: Archer Richard , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Spelling is an ignored wound in American education.It is so ignored that university teacher-preparation programs do not even include a single course onhow to teach spelling.Lacking professional guidance, teachers concoct a variety of approaches. Some present a list ofwords and tell their students to memorize them for Friday’s test. Others have their students finger-paintthe words. Others dwell on complex rules, such as: "In monosyllabic words ending in a terminalconsonant, double the terminal consonant before adding –ed or -ing."Spelling is so ignored that California’s entire content standards for eighth grade spelling instruction isfour words long: Use correct spelling conventions. That’s it. One sentence. Four words.No wonder students cannot spell.
An Examination of Forces Impacting Enrollment Levels In U.S. Colleges and Universities
Authors: Webster Allen , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Over time the numbers of students who enter colleges and universities with the intent to further their academic careers has continued to rise sharply. This has placed a significant burden on our nation’s institutions of higher education. To meet this growing demand, academicians must understand what influences bear on enrollment levels and how these factors might provide insight to aid in the management process. This paper examines the trends in enrollment levels in our nation’s institutions and the forces that shape those enrollment levels. Data are collected for a sample of colleges and universities across the nation and a model is designed to identify those characteristics that might explain enrollment levels. This is accomplished by identifying those characteristics, both personal and institutional, that are associated with enrollment levels. In this manner, a demand function for education will be presented with enrollments serving as the response variable. Given the cross-sectional nature of the data Park’s rest is conducted to detect the presence of heteroscedasticity. Weighted Least Squares is then applied to the data to identify the proper functional form.