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Title: THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF GROUP INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES FOR THE TEACHING OF JUDAICA.
Creator: Corseri, Richard Alan, Florida Atlantic University, Council, Charles T.
Abstract/Description: This dissertation was prepared in order to explore the results of the use of group instructional modules in the teaching of Judaica upon the data recall of various groups of students. The students who provide the data were selected from a variety of educational institutions, including a university, a community college, and several non- Orthodox Hebrew schools. The group instructional modules reflect an audio-visual approach. They were prepared by this investigator and reflect his experiences...
Show moreThis dissertation was prepared in order to explore the results of the use of group instructional modules in the teaching of Judaica upon the data recall of various groups of students. The students who provide the data were selected from a variety of educational institutions, including a university, a community college, and several non- Orthodox Hebrew schools. The group instructional modules reflect an audio-visual approach. They were prepared by this investigator and reflect his experiences as a teacher of Judaica at various institutions. The desire to contribute to the existing media resources arose from what the investigator perceived as a need to expand the quantity and variety of audio-visual materials that are relevant to the subject matter. Because the methodology of the research and presentation and interpretation of the data resulting from it must be consistent with the literature of Jewish civilization as it relates to the use of visual media in education, an extensive review of the literature was required. For many scholars it has been considered axiomatic that the Jews created little in the field of visual, and especially representative, art. This was considered the result of an essentially negative attitude to the subject. However, a more careful survey of the literature suggests that a better description of the Jewish attitude to visual art, including representative art, is that of ambivalence. Further, the quantity and variety of such art during the millenia of Jewish history is far more extensive than is commonly acknowledged. From the Biblical beginnings to the present century it seems that the ability to clearly define the place of art in terms of Jewish civilization has proved elusive. To what extent this traditional ambiva lence has affected the definition of Jewish art, and to what degree it is likely to influence the development of contemporary visual materials relevant to Jewish subject matter, is considered in the dissertation. It is noted within the review of literature that the investigator desires to provide evidence that the recently developed software resources are within the bounds of good taste and theological restrictions as defined by the Halachah (Jewish Law). The themes of the group instructional modules include Biblical and Talmudic history, medieval legends, Jewish art and architecture, modern Israel, Zionism, and related topics. The results of the testing of the hypo theses suggest that the modules do indeed have a positive effect upon the data recall of students at all educational levels under consideration, and therefore provide a basis for an instructional program.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11702
Subject Headings: Jews--Education, Judaism--Study and teaching
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Title: THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A TEACHER EDUCATION CENTER EVALUATION INSTRUMENT.
Creator: HUTCHINSON, CYNTHIA JANKO., Florida Atlantic University, Rothberg, Robert A., Wiegman, Robert R.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was the development of a teacher education center evaluation instrument. Items for the instrument were drawn from the literature related to effective inservice education. This item pool was refined and validated using two sequential juries of experts consisting of Florida teacher education center directors, university contact persons, Florida Department of Education personnel and members of the State Council for Teacher Education Centers. The evaluation instrument...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was the development of a teacher education center evaluation instrument. Items for the instrument were drawn from the literature related to effective inservice education. This item pool was refined and validated using two sequential juries of experts consisting of Florida teacher education center directors, university contact persons, Florida Department of Education personnel and members of the State Council for Teacher Education Centers. The evaluation instrument was designed using a four point Likert type rating scale. The instrument was distributed to 500 school personnel in three Florida county school districts by the On-Site Review of Master Inservice Plan Visiting Teams. The three counties were selected to provide a cross section of teacher education center counties in Florida. There were 335 respondents, or a 67 percent return. The following conclusions were based upon the analysis of data: 1. The teacher education center evaluation instrument proved to be reliable, the alpha coefficients for the field testing being acceptable 2. The teacher education center evaluation instrument proved to have construct validity, the components being easily interpreted using the principal components evaluation 3. The teacher education center evaluation instrument proved to have content validity, having a positive judgmental rating by the respondents 4. The four major components of teacher education center evaluation--decision-making, relationship to the program of the school, commitment to teacher education, resources--proved to be easily interpreted in each county of the field testing. In summary, this study provided statistical data which indicated that the teacher education center evaluation instrument developed was reliable, as noted within the limitations of the study, and that it had content and construct validity. Possibilities for future research were outlined.
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Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11732
Subject Headings: Teacher centers, Teachers--In-service training
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Title: DETERMINING EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PERSONNEL INTEGRATION GUIDELINES.
Creator: CULVER-WELLS, GLORIA DIANE., Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to select from Office of Contract Compliance Program Affirmative Action those guidelines that were time and effort efficient toward achieving personnel integration. The research procedures included rank ordering the guidelines and identifying basic guidelines suitable for any organization's affirmative action plan, and determining consensus of behavior among respondents from diverse organizations regarding their guideline choices. Business respondents selected to...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to select from Office of Contract Compliance Program Affirmative Action those guidelines that were time and effort efficient toward achieving personnel integration. The research procedures included rank ordering the guidelines and identifying basic guidelines suitable for any organization's affirmative action plan, and determining consensus of behavior among respondents from diverse organizations regarding their guideline choices. Business respondents selected to participate were identified by members from the United States Commission on Civil Rights, The National Council of La Raza, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. University respondents were arbitrarily limited to administrators and affirmative action officers from state, four-year and upper level, higher education institutions in Colorado and Florida. The response to the survey yielded a rank order of priority listing of affirmative action guidelines, ten basic affirmative action guidelines considered worthwhile for all organizations to include in their affirmative action plans, and a comparison of the behaviors of business and university administrators instituting personnel integration in their organizations.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11819
Subject Headings: Affirmative action programs, Personnel management
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Title: Comparison of academic success variables of black male high school graduates with other racial and gender populations in the Broward County School District, Florida.
Creator: Gillespie, Melvin D., Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M.
Abstract/Description: Black males in the United States and Florida are falling behind other groups in almost every measurement of academic success. Inadequate preparation in high school often discourages them from seeking postsecondary education, and reduces their chances of obtaining gainful employment. This study compared the variables which can predict academic success (number of college preparation courses, high school GPA, class rank, and standardized test scores) of black males with that of other racial...
Show moreBlack males in the United States and Florida are falling behind other groups in almost every measurement of academic success. Inadequate preparation in high school often discourages them from seeking postsecondary education, and reduces their chances of obtaining gainful employment. This study compared the variables which can predict academic success (number of college preparation courses, high school GPA, class rank, and standardized test scores) of black males with that of other racial populations and gender. The sample was limited to seniors who graduated in 1994 from the Broward County public schools and attempted the Florida college entry-level placement test. The study used a causal comparative research design. The null hypothesis was tested using a MANOVA to simultaneously study the multiple dependent variables (factors used to predict college success) by race and gender. If there were differences, an ANOVA was used to test for statistical difference in each dependent variable individually. Results indicate that there are significant differences in the potential for success when race and gender were considered. The Wilks's Lambda for gender had a value of.85 (p <.001), and a value of.82 (p <.001) for race. Verbal and math mean scores on the SAT revealed that black female students earned the lowest scores, followed by black male students. The findings further showed that black males had the lowest grade point average and attempted fewer college preparatory courses when compared to other racial groups and gender. Black males had the second lowest class rank at the time of graduation (Hispanic males had the lowest class rank).
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12553
Subject Headings: African American high school students--Florida--Broward County--Case studies, Academic achievement--Florida--Broward County--Case studies
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Title: Comparing the Use of a Business Plan with a Community Intervention Model in a Volunteer Project of a Not-For-Profit Agency.
Creator: Hooks, Karen L., Zoeller, Robert F., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Health promotion and community intervention models are available for community projects. Project volunteers with business backgrounds may lack knowledge of these models, but be familiar with business plans. This study analyzed a community project using the Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH) model and a business plan and proposed a new model based on that analysis. The documented processes and activities of the United Way of Broward County. Florida, Women's Way 2006 Helmets for the...
Show moreHealth promotion and community intervention models are available for community projects. Project volunteers with business backgrounds may lack knowledge of these models, but be familiar with business plans. This study analyzed a community project using the Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH) model and a business plan and proposed a new model based on that analysis. The documented processes and activities of the United Way of Broward County. Florida, Women's Way 2006 Helmets for the Holidays committee were collected, subjectively evaluated, and used as the basis for a new model integrating components of PATCH and a business plan. The significant contribution of the resulting model is its incorporation of a community outreach component into a planning and management model that uses business-comfortable language.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000634
Subject Headings: Communication in public health, Health promotion--Planning, Health promotion--Evaluation, Nonprofit organizations--Management
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Title: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF EMPLOYEE ABSENCE CONTROL PROGRAMS IN FLORIDA'S SIXTY-SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Creator: FREDERICK, THOMAS WESLEY, Florida Atlantic University, Wells, Jack G.
Abstract/Description: This study described the present condition of absence control programs within the sixty-seven school districts of the State of Florida. It was initiated when it became evident that the literature of educational administration was sparse in reference to current studies involving the effects of absence control strategies on school board personnel. This lack of reference in the literature of educational administration was contrasted with the wealth of information within the field of business...
Show moreThis study described the present condition of absence control programs within the sixty-seven school districts of the State of Florida. It was initiated when it became evident that the literature of educational administration was sparse in reference to current studies involving the effects of absence control strategies on school board personnel. This lack of reference in the literature of educational administration was contrasted with the wealth of information within the field of business administration. The question arose as to the actual state of existing absence control programs within the educational domain. This study found that few absence control programs existed within the Florida school districts. Little program innovation was evident, and even the most basic components of an effective absence control program were lacking. The Florida school districts were not consistent in their tendencies to maintain written attendance policies or standard procedures for reviewing absences. They did not conduct annual absentee studies nor create a list of chronically absent employees. Employee assistance programs like absentee counseling and alcoholic rehabilitation were virtually non-existent. The sparcity of educational research in the review of the literature was consistent with the scarcity of absence control programs within the Florida educational system.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11815
Subject Headings: Sick leave, Absenteeism (Labor)
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Title: A study of transformational leadership and student achievement in inner-city elementary schools.
Creator: Bonaros, Demetrios James, Florida Atlantic University, Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to establish an empirical link between transformational leadership and student achievement measured by the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test. In addition, the relationship between transformational leadership and increased levels of teacher satisfaction, willingness to give extra effort, perceptions of principal effectiveness were examined. This study took place in 21 elementary inner-city schools of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. Two hundred...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to establish an empirical link between transformational leadership and student achievement measured by the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test. In addition, the relationship between transformational leadership and increased levels of teacher satisfaction, willingness to give extra effort, perceptions of principal effectiveness were examined. This study took place in 21 elementary inner-city schools of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. Two hundred ten personalized packets were delivered to the teachers of the selected schools. Two hundred and three answer sheets were returned to the researcher for a return rate of 97 percent. Data were collected from randomly selected teachers by voluntary completion of Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Form-5X (Short Form). The data were analyzed using Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. Transformational leadership was found to be linked to increased learning. In addition, transformational leadership was also related to increased teacher satisfaction, greater perception of principal effectiveness, and increased teacher willingness to give extra effort. Moreover, two ancillary questions were explored. These questions related to gender, and school size. The question on gender could not be analyzed in light of the overwhelming majority of female principals and lack of reliability of gender. School size was not related to transformational leadership. Based on the above findings, the following conclusions can be made with regard to transformational leadership and its impact on elementary education. First, transformational leadership does improve student achievement in inner-city elementary schools. Second, inner-city elementary teachers consider transformational principals superior to non-transformational principals. Third, elementary inner-city teachers demonstrate increased levels of satisfaction, willingness to give extra effort, and a high perception of principal effectiveness for transformational principals. The practical applications of the findings of this study and the implications drawn for further theoretical consideration and research are significant for future school improvement. This study adds to an important line of research. The information available today about transformational leadership and its impact on student achievement may help schools improve the lives of their students and the social and political future of our World.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12196
Subject Headings: School management and organization--Decision making
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Title: A ten year study of predictors of student success on the Advanced Placement Computer Science examination.
Creator: Cornnell, Walter A., Florida Atlantic University, Morris, John D., Weppner, Daniel B.
Abstract/Description: This study examined a model to predict success on the Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) examination. The sample included all students (N = 423) who participated in the APCS program in the Palm Beach County Public School System from 1985 to 1994. Predictor variables consisted of the number of courses taken in specific content areas at the secondary level, semester grades in the APCS course, grade point average, and gender. Multiple regression analysis indicated the significance of...
Show moreThis study examined a model to predict success on the Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) examination. The sample included all students (N = 423) who participated in the APCS program in the Palm Beach County Public School System from 1985 to 1994. Predictor variables consisted of the number of courses taken in specific content areas at the secondary level, semester grades in the APCS course, grade point average, and gender. Multiple regression analysis indicated the significance of these variables in predicting the score on the APCS examination (F (12,280) = 5.848, p $<$.001). Further discriminant analysis identified the most accurate subset of predictors. All students were divided into two groups based on their scores on the APCS examination (pass/fail). The variables that occurred most frequently in the best subsets included the number of semesters taken in advanced mathematics; overall high school grade point average; gender; the grades achieved in both first and second semester in Advanced Placement Computer Science; and the semesters in computers. A model based on these six predictors had the highest (p $<$.01) predictive accuracy of all models studied (67.6% hit rate). Additional study of other independent variables that contribute to success on the APCS examination is needed.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12427
Subject Headings: Advanced placement programs (Education), Prediction of scholastic success, Education--Data processing
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Title: The threat of school choice and changes in public school organizations.
Creator: Thompson, Jeanethe D., Florida Atlantic University, Pisapia, John
Abstract/Description: This study tested the assumption that faced with the threat of losing students via vouchers public school principals would make changes in their organizational practices to improve their schools and avoid this occurrence. Two variables were investigated: (a) the level of threat and (b) school organizational practices. Data were collected using a 55-item mail survey-questionnaire, structured to assess changes in school organizational practices perceived by teachers at the randomly selected...
Show moreThis study tested the assumption that faced with the threat of losing students via vouchers public school principals would make changes in their organizational practices to improve their schools and avoid this occurrence. Two variables were investigated: (a) the level of threat and (b) school organizational practices. Data were collected using a 55-item mail survey-questionnaire, structured to assess changes in school organizational practices perceived by teachers at the randomly selected schools. The School Organization Teacher Survey was field-tested twice to check reliability and validity. Cronbach alpha values were 0.88 and 0.93 for the pilots. The unit of analysis for this study was the school. Eight hundred (800) surveys were sent to 160 schools; 331 representing 112 schools were completed and returned for a response rate of 71.3%. Descriptive statistics, multiple regression, and analysis of variance techniques were utilized to determine whether and to what degree relationships existed between the independent variable of grade and threat and the dependent variable of change in the organizational practices by the principals. The results of this study are consistent with the literature on public school choice or market theory. First, a strong relationship was found between school choice and changes in school organizational practices. Faced with the voucher threat, Florida public school principals made changes in teaching conditions, enhancing opportunities for student learning, and encouraging parental involvement. Second, the level of threat felt dictated the level of response by principals. Principals at low performing schools felt a greater sense of urgency and responded more quickly and to a greater degree. Principals at high performing schools, on the other hand, did not feel this threat and did not make changes in their organizational practices. The results from this provide support for the use of choice as a mechanism for school reform, since, as the results indicate, principals made changes in their practices to improve the performance of their students when faced with the threat of losing students to other schools through vouchers or opportunity scholarships.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12107
Subject Headings: School choice--United States, School management and organization--United States, Educational equalization--United States, Charter schools--United States, Privatization in education--United States
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Title: The use of strategic leadership actions by deans in Malaysian and American public universities.
Creator: Yasin, Malmuz Z., Florida Atlantic University, Pisapia, John
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this descriptive non-experimental study was to determine if significant relationships exist between the leaders' use of strategic leadership actions and their success as perceived by their followers, and mediated by environmental contexts, and demographics. The participants in this study 3were 124 university professors and 22 Deans from Florida Atlantic University, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The participants were chosen via a random stratified...
Show moreThe purpose of this descriptive non-experimental study was to determine if significant relationships exist between the leaders' use of strategic leadership actions and their success as perceived by their followers, and mediated by environmental contexts, and demographics. The participants in this study 3were 124 university professors and 22 Deans from Florida Atlantic University, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The participants were chosen via a random stratified sampling. They were asked to response to 77 questions on the Strategic Leadership Questionnaire ((SLQ), which was developed based on Pisapia's theory of Strategic leadership. The data collected was analyzed through multiple regression and correlation techniques to ascertain the hypothesized relationships. The criterion variable involved in this study was leader success as interpreted by the professors. The predictor variables were the adaptive actions employed by the Deans as interpreted by the professors. Environmental context and demographic variables serve as control variables. The results of the study revealed that the SLQ was reliable, even though the construct validity of the SLQ was not supported. The instrument is strongly recommended for use in measuring Pisapia's theory of strategic leadership. The study also found that successful leaders use a wider array of leadership strategies than less successful leaders. There was also a significant difference between the array of action sets used by successful Dean's in Malaysian and American Universities and the array of action sets used by less successful Dean's in Malaysian and American Universities. Therefore, these findings are supportive of Pisapia's proposition that leaders often fail because they are trained in and rely upon a linearity of thinking mindset, which does not work in situations characterized by ambiguity and complexity that requires them to be flexible and change oriented.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12203
Subject Headings: Educational leadership--United States, Educational leadership--Malaysia, Education and globalization
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Title: The utilization of part-time personnel in certified positions in the public schools of Florida.
Creator: Gundlach, Kathryn McGhee., Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: This study was designed to determine the current status of school district utilization of part-time certificated personnel in the public schools of Florida for the 1992-1993 school year. The study also examines if there is a difference between urban and rural school districts use of these employees and whether a significant difference exists in where part-time personnel are placed in a school setting. This study was also designed to determine if a significant difference is present in the...
Show moreThis study was designed to determine the current status of school district utilization of part-time certificated personnel in the public schools of Florida for the 1992-1993 school year. The study also examines if there is a difference between urban and rural school districts use of these employees and whether a significant difference exists in where part-time personnel are placed in a school setting. This study was also designed to determine if a significant difference is present in the perceptions of part-time employees and their supervisors as they relate to job commitment and work related communications. A number of research questions were also studied including: the total number of part-time employees in the state and how many districts utilize part-time workers, general demographics of the part-time employee, the advantages of such an employment option to both the employer and employee, and benefits offered to these employees. This study consisted of three questionnaires developed by the researcher. The first questionnaire was directed to the superintendent of each school district in the State of Florida. The second questionnaire was sent to part-time employees and the third questionnaire was directed to the supervisors of the part-time workers. General descriptive statistics were utilized to answer the research questions. In order to determine the relationship between urban and rural school district usage of part-time workers and the district placement of such workers t-tests were performed. T-tests were performed to determine if significant differences occurred between the perceptions of the part-time workers and their supervisors as they pertained to job commitment and communication issues. The findings indicated there was no significant difference in the utilization of part-time workers between urban and rural school districts in the State of Florida. Indications were that there was a significant difference in the utilization of part-time employees when staffing regular education and special education classes. There was no significant difference in the perception of the part-time worker and their supervisor concerning communication issues, but there was a significant difference in their perceptions concerning job commitment.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12388
Subject Headings: Teachers, Part-time--Florida, Part-time employment--Florida, Public schools--Florida--Employees
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Title: A model to predict high school dropouts in a small, rural Florida school district.
Creator: Owens, Bill R., Florida Atlantic University, Gray, Mary B., Morris, John D.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to provide a predictive model for profiling potential high school dropouts during the middle school years using data available to teachers, counselors, and administrators. The subjects for the study were 377 students (175 dropouts and 202 persisters) in grades 9 through 12 that attended the Okeechobee County Schools between the 1992-93 and 1995-96 school years. The null hypothesis stated that a model consisting of a subset of the 23-predictor variables would not...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to provide a predictive model for profiling potential high school dropouts during the middle school years using data available to teachers, counselors, and administrators. The subjects for the study were 377 students (175 dropouts and 202 persisters) in grades 9 through 12 that attended the Okeechobee County Schools between the 1992-93 and 1995-96 school years. The null hypothesis stated that a model consisting of a subset of the 23-predictor variables would not discriminate between students who drop out of school and those who persist. Data were collected from archival sources within the school district and analyzed through discriminant analysis using an SPSS program. Cross validation was performed using a FORTRAN program developed by Morris and Meshbane (1995). Numerous models were identified that discriminated between dropouts and persisters; therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected. The model that had the highest hit rates contained the following variables: (a) age in the eighth grade, (b) suspensions in the eighth grade, (c) attendance in the seventh grade, (d) attendance in the eighth grade, (e) membership in a dropout prevention program, (f) free or reduced-price lunch status, (g) limited-English proficiency status, (h) retention status, and (i) athletic status. The variable that appeared most often in the models that had the highest hit rates for the dropout group was retention status. Other variables that appeared in models included the number of Ds and Fs in the seventh grade, the number of Ds and Fs in the eighth grade, and suspensions in the seventh grade. Variables that were not found to be as significant based on F-ratios included (a) gender, (b) membership in an exceptional education program, and (c) certain achievement test scores. A large amount of missing data relative to the achievement test scores may have contributed to the lack of significance. Hispanic students dropped out in disproportion to the representation in the sample. In addition, most of the dropouts in the sample were not in dropout prevention programs, and most of the dropouts that were in a dropout prevention program dropped out despite the intervention. A profile of the high school dropout based on this study includes: (1) being retained more often, (2) being overage, (3) receiving more Ds and Fs, having poorer attendance, and being suspended more often in the seventh and eighth grades, and (4) receiving a free or reduced-price lunch.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12535
Subject Headings: High school dropouts--Florida--Okeechobee County, Dropout behavior, Prediction of
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Title: The responsibilities of the assistant principal in the elementary schools of Dade County Public School System as perceived by teachers, principals, and other assistant principals.
Creator: Harllee, Elnora B., Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the actual job responsibilities of the assistant principal in the elementary school of Dade County Public School System as perceived by the teachers, principals, and assistant principals employed in the elementary schools of Dade County, Florida. After a review of literature, a questionnaire was developed by the author which was based on the writings by authorities in the field of elementary school administration and other areas of education. The...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the actual job responsibilities of the assistant principal in the elementary school of Dade County Public School System as perceived by the teachers, principals, and assistant principals employed in the elementary schools of Dade County, Florida. After a review of literature, a questionnaire was developed by the author which was based on the writings by authorities in the field of elementary school administration and other areas of education. The questionnaire encompassed the Florida Principal Competencies and the Dade County Performance Appraisal. Data were obtained from the sixty-item questionnaire with a Likert-type scale for the participants to indicate their perception as to the level of importance each item had to the responsibilities of the assistant principals. These perceptions, of the teachers and the principals, the teachers and the assistant principals; and the principals and the assistant principals were compared. The hypotheses tested were (1) no significant differences existed in perceptions of the assistant principal's responsibilities as perceived by teachers and principals, (2) no significant differences existed in perceptions of the assistant principal's responsibilities as perceived by teachers and assistant principals, and (3) no significant differences existed in perceptions of the assistant principals and principals. A Chi-Square analysis of responses was used to determine significant relationships in each of the comparisons. The questionnaire was mailed to all 180 elementary schools in Dade County. One hundred eighty-seven teachers, eighty-six principals, and 117 assistant principals responded to the questionnaire, making a total of 390 or 54 percent. Findings of the study suggest that there were significant differences in the perceptions of the responsibilities of the assistant principal presented in the research and that attention should be given to these issues by those who write the job description and structure the job responsibilities. Perceptions of the job by the person performing the job as well as those related to the job impact how the activities are carried out and how the job performance contributes to the total school program.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11924
Subject Headings: Elementary school principals--Florida--Miami-Dade County
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Title: A study of the relationship between work environment variables and the intent of child care workers in southeast Florida to leave their workplace.
Creator: Rinker, Leighan Roberts, Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to identity within the workplace sources of satisfaction and sources of dissatisfaction for child care workers in southeast Florida and to develop a predictive model of child care workers' intentions to leave their jobs based on selected work environment variables. The work environment variables selected as predictor variables were administration, communication, compensation, career advancement opportunity, goals and job tasks, children, co-workers, parents, and...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to identity within the workplace sources of satisfaction and sources of dissatisfaction for child care workers in southeast Florida and to develop a predictive model of child care workers' intentions to leave their jobs based on selected work environment variables. The work environment variables selected as predictor variables were administration, communication, compensation, career advancement opportunity, goals and job tasks, children, co-workers, parents, and facility and supplies. The population surveyed consisted of 227 child care workers from 45 licensed child care centers in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, Florida. Instruments used in this study were the Child Care Director Questionnaire and the Child Care Worker Questionnaire. Results of data analyses revealed a significant relationship between some of the predictor variables and child care workers' intentions to leave their jobs. The strongest correlations with intent to leave were compensation (r = -.461) and career advancement opportunity (r = -.426). The model with the greatest parsimony and ability to predict child care workers' intentions to leave their jobs included the predictor variables of compensation, career advancement opportunity, children, co-workers, facility, and communication. This model accounted for 25.6% of the variance in child care workers' intentions to leave their jobs. Compensation was identified as a source of job dissatisfaction for child care workers in southeast Florida. Administration, communication, parents, co-workers, children, career advancement opportunity, facility, and goals and job tasks were more sources of satisfaction than of dissatisfaction. More child care workers in this study (92.7%) were satisfied or very satisfied with working with children than with any other work environment variable.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12496
Subject Headings: Child care workers--Job satisfaction, Employee motivation, Job satisfaction
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Title: The study of the development of the relationship between neuroscience and education.
Creator: Fazio, Susan Kopp., Florida Atlantic University, Burrichter, Arthur W.
Abstract/Description: The basis for this study has been to explore the developing relationship between the neurosciences and education. The methodology for this investigation was to collect the neuroscientific research literature on brain function. This study found that mapping of brain functions was determined by internal means (split-brain surgery, autopsy findings, blood flow experiments, barbiturate injections, and brain damage) as well as external means (electroencephalographic tests, visual fields...
Show moreThe basis for this study has been to explore the developing relationship between the neurosciences and education. The methodology for this investigation was to collect the neuroscientific research literature on brain function. This study found that mapping of brain functions was determined by internal means (split-brain surgery, autopsy findings, blood flow experiments, barbiturate injections, and brain damage) as well as external means (electroencephalographic tests, visual fields observations, facial recognition, tactual perception, dichotic listening, and lateral eye movement). The hypotheses on the brain functions (brain growth periodization, triune brain theory, Piaget and hemispheric asymmetries, and sex differences of the brain) provided the theoretical foundation for interpreting the neuroscientific evidence. To further expand the knowledge base on how the brain actually works, research on neural networks, memory, emotion, and chemistry were also included as they contributed to the relationship between the neurosciences and education. The Your Style of Thinking and Learning Inventory (YSOLAT) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) were presented as well. The study then introduced the educational interpretations of that literature. Recommendations for further research studying the relationship was then included. Educational implications and applications conclude this study.
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Date Issued: 1989
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12244
Subject Headings: Brain--Localization of functions, Learning--Physiological aspects
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Title: A study of teacher change and its meaning.
Creator: Wills, Eileen W., Florida Atlantic University, Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers change from being disseminators of information in teacher-centered classrooms and become constructive classroom change agents using a more facilitative teaching style in a learner-centered classroom. The study identified the forces that lead to change and examined what this change means for teachers. It included teachers who have made positive improvements by changing or broadening their instructional practices. This qualitative study...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers change from being disseminators of information in teacher-centered classrooms and become constructive classroom change agents using a more facilitative teaching style in a learner-centered classroom. The study identified the forces that lead to change and examined what this change means for teachers. It included teachers who have made positive improvements by changing or broadening their instructional practices. This qualitative study examines one important reform program in a district of over 217,000 students. Twenty teachers were interviewed and observed who had participated in a two-year training program, TEAMS (Teachers Exploring and Mastering Strategies), that was based on the Models of Teaching Program developed by Bruce Joyce, Marsha Weil, and Beverly Showers. In numerous schools, six valued teachers were selected by their principal to train with the principal in workshops, meet in study groups, and work with a university coach for the purpose of infusing new facilitative strategies into their teaching repertoires. Teachers in this study showed a positive response to long-term intermittent training with study groups conducted monthly. This approach provided an environment for the development of learning communities, which was enhanced by the requirement that teachers observe each other as they practice the new strategies. Teachers responded positively to working with a coach who gave teachers strong support for using the newly learned strategies. Having the coach observe the teaching of new strategies, as well as being in each other's classrooms, compelled teachers to implement the strategies which helped them overcome the discomfort factor. Results of this study confirmed that teachers implement strategies that have the greatest impact on student achievement. Teachers' attitudes and beliefs about teaching changed and became more positive as they saw students become more engaged in learning. Although teachers did move to become more facilitative and depend less on teacher-directed instruction and rote memory for students, these strategies were not abandoned. Teachers in this study reported feeling more professional and had a heightened sense of efficacy as teachers, and they were more inclined to seek additional training that would increase their facilitative skills.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12571
Subject Headings: Teachers--In-service training, Teachers--Attitudes
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Title: A study of teacher response to a program of whole-school change.
Creator: Solomon, Gail Fern, Florida Atlantic University, Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia
Abstract/Description: This single site qualitative case study of a large high school was conducted during the course of one school year. The study focused on how secondary level teachers of the four core content areas, language arts, science, social studies and mathematics, responded to a program of whole school change. In addition to teachers, the administration and support staff were interviewed. The primary sources of data were the results of one hour interviews, document analysis and researcher non-participant...
Show moreThis single site qualitative case study of a large high school was conducted during the course of one school year. The study focused on how secondary level teachers of the four core content areas, language arts, science, social studies and mathematics, responded to a program of whole school change. In addition to teachers, the administration and support staff were interviewed. The primary sources of data were the results of one hour interviews, document analysis and researcher non-participant observations. The purpose of this study was to identify and understand teachers' various responses to a program of whole school change. The major concepts underlying the study were the meaning of change, the need for schools to change, the change process, the role of people involved in the change process and the proliferation of various programs of whole school change. The research findings highlighted the importance of: recognizing only one whole school change initiative as the primary focus, being knowledgeable of the whole school change initiative, constantly working on personalizing the school's vision, facing external and internal change forces, handling challenges and dealing with the rate of change. The conclusions of the study are that from attempted implementation of multiple school change initiatives perhaps only one change initiative will rise to prominence, teacher involvement and buy-in are important components of successful whole school change, educators face both internal and external factors while implementing whole school change and the principal plays a crucial role in successful whole school change.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12084
Subject Headings: Educational change, Educational leadership, Teachers--Attitudes, School management and organization
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Title: A study of the relationship between teacher absenteeism, teacher attributes, school schedule and student achievement.
Creator: Bayard, Shirley R, Florida Atlantic University, Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this non-experimental archival study was to determine if student mathematics in middle and high schools could be predicted by teacher absenteeism. Additional relationships, such as teacher absenteeism, selected attributes and student achievement; teacher absenteeism, school schedule and student achievement were investigated. This archival study was conducted in Broward County Public Schools, Florida, for the 2001--2002 school year and included 722 mathematics classes with their...
Show moreThe purpose of this non-experimental archival study was to determine if student mathematics in middle and high schools could be predicted by teacher absenteeism. Additional relationships, such as teacher absenteeism, selected attributes and student achievement; teacher absenteeism, school schedule and student achievement were investigated. This archival study was conducted in Broward County Public Schools, Florida, for the 2001--2002 school year and included 722 mathematics classes with their teachers in eighth and tenth grades. The study addressed 3 research questions. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to test each hypothesis. All statistical tests were performed at the .05 level of statistical significance. The following conclusions were reached regarding teacher absenteeism and student achievement: (1) Teacher absenteeism, beyond 2 days, has a small negative effect on achievement test scores, p = .007. (2) Mathematics background in elementary and middle school has a large positive effect on achievement test scores, p < .001. (3) Teacher attributes, except gender, are not linked to achievement test scores. The interaction between male teachers and teacher absenteeism has a small negative effect for more than 2 days absent, p = .02. (4) School schedule is not linked to achievement test scores. Further research is needed on the effect of absenteeism on student achievement, the effect of absenteeism on other student outcomes, and the effect of teacher gender on student achievement.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12078
Subject Headings: Absenteeism (Labor), Academic achievement, Schedules, School
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Title: The status of the substitute teacher delivery system in the sixty-seven Florida Public School Districts and the perceptions of administrators, teachers, and substitute teachers toward the substitute teacher delivery system in the Polk County, Florida, Public School District.
Creator: Helmick, Robert William, Florida Atlantic University, Hunt, John J.
Abstract/Description: The primary purpose of this study was to find the status of the substitute teacher delivery system in the sixty-seven school districts in the State of Florida. The use of substitute teachers by Florida school districts has increased each year in alignment with the national trends found in the professional literature. Since July 1990, Florida law requires no academic preparation or teacher training before beginning work as a substitute teacher. The 67 Florida School Districts now issue...
Show moreThe primary purpose of this study was to find the status of the substitute teacher delivery system in the sixty-seven school districts in the State of Florida. The use of substitute teachers by Florida school districts has increased each year in alignment with the national trends found in the professional literature. Since July 1990, Florida law requires no academic preparation or teacher training before beginning work as a substitute teacher. The 67 Florida School Districts now issue substitute teacher certificates with the only Florida law requirement being fingerprints prior to employment. Substitute teacher delivery system identifies the preparation, selection, training, support, and evaluation of substitute teachers in a school district. Issues related to substitute teachers were substitute teacher pay, substitute teacher credentials, and substitute teacher training. The corollary purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of selected administrators, teachers, and substitute teachers concerning the Polk County Schools substitute teacher delivery system, one of Florida's sixty-seven school districts. A review of the literature provides a national summary of teacher pay, substitute teacher role, substitute teacher status, and administrative procedures used to recruit, select, place, orient, and train substitute teachers. The analysis of data from the 1993-94 state survey provides the teachers per substitute teacher ratio, students per substitute teacher ratio, and state average of these values. In addition, the percentage of the total budgets used for substitute teacher pay is calculated. Daily pay rates and academic requirements for short-term and long-term substitute teachers were collected and state average values calculated. Seven research questions concerning the substitute teacher delivery system are answered. The district perception instrument was conducted in Polk County School District at 20 schools using a stratified random sample and analyzed with the chi-square analysis technique. Seven null hypotheses were rejected using the significance level of chi-square value indicating significant differences in perception in the survey participants; school-based administrators, teachers, and substitute teachers. The combination of the state survey results and district perception instrument can be used to assist a district in developing an action plan for improving a district's substitute teacher delivery system.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12400
Subject Headings: Substitute teachers--Florida--Evaluation, Substitute teachers--Rating of--Florida, Substitute teachers--Training of--Florida
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Title: A study of four public higher education institutions in Florida: The relationships between faculty and administrator goal congruence, faculty productivity and job satisfaction.
Creator: Provost, Maria W., Florida Atlantic University, Acker-Hocevar, Michele A.
Abstract/Description: This study focuses on goal congruence between faculty and administrators, and how that congruence, negative or positive, is related to faculty productivity and faculty job satisfaction. Specifically, this study (a) examines and assesses goal congruence among faculty and administrators, (b) examines and assesses relationships between goal congruence and faculty productivity, and (c) determines how goal congruence was related to faculty job satisfaction. Finally, this study examines and...
Show moreThis study focuses on goal congruence between faculty and administrators, and how that congruence, negative or positive, is related to faculty productivity and faculty job satisfaction. Specifically, this study (a) examines and assesses goal congruence among faculty and administrators, (b) examines and assesses relationships between goal congruence and faculty productivity, and (c) determines how goal congruence was related to faculty job satisfaction. Finally, this study examines and assesses relationships between faculty productivity and faculty job satisfaction. The population for this study was the faculty, and college and departmental administrators in four of the ten public universities in Florida (USF, FAU, UCF, and FIU). College deans, associate deans, chairpersons, program directors, and tenured or tenure track faculty members were identified in eight disciplines (business administration, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, English, mathematics, physics and teacher education) from each of the universities that were selected. The researcher designed the instrument used for this study. The instrument was pilot-tested in departments and colleges not examined in the dissertation study. Research findings and conclusions were that there is goal congruence between personal importance and perceived university importance of institutional mission goals for both faculty and administrators. This research found goal congruence between faculty and administrators for five, highly important "quality" goals. Faculty reported relationships for four institutional mission goals, while administrators reported congruence in common with those of faculty, and an additional four university mission goals. There were significant differences between faculty and administrators' personal importance for only one goal, while differences between faculty and administrator perceived importance were significant for four institutional mission goals. There is a relationship between faculty productivity and faculty job satisfaction for three mission goals. Congruence between faculty's and administrators' personal importance and perceived university importance of institutional mission goals is related to faculty job satisfaction and faculty productivity.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12127
Subject Headings: Universities and colleges--Florida--Administration, Teachers--Job satisfaction, Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--Florida, Organizational behavior
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