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Title: Facilitating and learning behavior in a secondary school travel studies program.
Creator: Rinker, David Bruce, Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: This study examines the activities of 17 students and four teachers who participated in a 15 day study tour to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It describes how the school staff, who planned and conducted this tour, accomplished their supervising, teaching and facilitating tasks. The study seeks to determine how the students learned during this academic program and how travel to a foreign country affected their learning. The researcher accomplished the study as a participant observer,...
Show moreThis study examines the activities of 17 students and four teachers who participated in a 15 day study tour to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It describes how the school staff, who planned and conducted this tour, accomplished their supervising, teaching and facilitating tasks. The study seeks to determine how the students learned during this academic program and how travel to a foreign country affected their learning. The researcher accomplished the study as a participant observer, observing and interviewing students and staff while they were involved with the tour. Other data was collected by reviewing documents and analyzing responses to a questionnaire. Findings concerning the staff's participation are descriptive in nature. The researcher followed an analytic progression to describe actions of the school's board, administration and travel staff during the southern Africa program and describes what the staff's activities caused students to do. The investigation of student activities uses an interpretive approach to the analysis of collected data. It describes their activity and attributes intent to their behavior. Through the descriptions of the staff's activities and the analysis of the students' activities the researcher was able to answer the questions originally posed for the investigation; How do educators facilitate learning during foreign travel studies programs for a secondary school and how do students learn during these tours? The study found that the Lake Worth Christian School's staff developed and implemented the southern Africa program using procedures that were predetermined by school policy and procedures developed specifically for this particular trip and the students who were selected for it. The study found that the school staff utilized both classroom and experiential instruction methodology to prepare students for their encounters and to facilitate their learning in the field. With regard to students' learning activities the study found they accepted and understood the concept of experiential education. Students demonstrated an overwhelming enthusiasm for learning through direct involvement with their subject matter. The study confirmed a dominant social nature of the students' activities and suggested that the convivial atmosphere both attracted the students and enhanced their learning process. The study confirmed that, during the southern Africa program, learning behavior was affected by contrasts and similarities of student characteristics. Students demonstrated wide varieties of interest and significant differences in age and experience. The study also confirmed differences in student and staff approaches to subject matter they encountered within the various historical, cultural and natural sites. It found students approached information gathering differently in these disparate sites.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12541
Subject Headings: Foreign study--South Africa, Education, Secondary, Youth travel programs--South Africa, Experiential learning
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: AN IDENTIFICATION OF COMPETENCIES FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS OF THE LEARNING NEEDS OF ADULTS.
Creator: GARDNER, DANIEL LEE, Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: This study addressed the problem of identifying competencies needed by educational administrators in order to assess the learning needs of adults in a community. The study identified thirty-two competencies which may be appropriate for inclusion in professional development programs or literature for educational administrators. Educational administrators who were known to design and implement adult education programs based on assessed learning needs of adults in their communities were selected...
Show moreThis study addressed the problem of identifying competencies needed by educational administrators in order to assess the learning needs of adults in a community. The study identified thirty-two competencies which may be appropriate for inclusion in professional development programs or literature for educational administrators. Educational administrators who were known to design and implement adult education programs based on assessed learning needs of adults in their communities were selected to provide data for this study . Eighty-eight of Florida's educational administrators were invited to participate by completing two questionnaires mailed to them on two occasions. They were selected by thirty educators who were knowledgeable of these programs from a regional or state- wide perspective. Two conclusions were drawn from the results of this study. It was concluded that competencies needed by educational administrators to assess the learning needs of adults in a community were identified. This conclusion was drawn and evidenced by the list of competencies developed through the application of the proposed research method. Secondly, it was concluded there was consensus regarding the competencies among the group of educational administrators participating in this study.
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Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11734
Subject Headings: Adult education--Research, Adult education--Evaluation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF STAFF NURSES IN REFERENCE TO DEATH AND THE DYING PATIENT.
Creator: DURKIS, JOAN MICHELE., Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to develop a set of considerations that administrators could use in placing nurses who dealt with dying patients. An attempt was made to determine whether nurses who reflected certain personal backgrounds would have an attitude about death and the dying patient that would subsequently predispose them to giving inadequate nursing care to these patients. To determine which items needed to be considered by nursing administrators in the placement of staff nurses, a...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to develop a set of considerations that administrators could use in placing nurses who dealt with dying patients. An attempt was made to determine whether nurses who reflected certain personal backgrounds would have an attitude about death and the dying patient that would subsequently predispose them to giving inadequate nursing care to these patients. To determine which items needed to be considered by nursing administrators in the placement of staff nurses, a questionnaire was completed by 248 senior medical-surgical nursing students at five college campuses in three counties in the State of Florida. It was shown that there was a significant relationship between the student nurses' attitudes toward death and dying (increased fear), their anticipated response patterns to death-related situations in the hospital work setting (inadequate care) and the thirteen background variables. More specifically, those student nurses with an increased fear of death and dying were more inclined to give inadequate care to the dying patient. Those student nurses with specific background characteristics were also more apt to give inadequate nursing care to their patients in such situations that dealt with suicide, abortion, euthansia or death in general.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11800
Subject Headings: Terminal care, Nursing students--Attitudes
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Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM FOR A PRIMARY READING PROGRAM.
Creator: DAMEN, BEVERLY JANE, Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: Purpose. The purpose of this study was to develop a model administration system for a primary reading program. The development of this model was based on identified practices common to successful primary school reading programs. Procedure. The school community included four elementary principals, twenty-six primary teachers, six elementary reading consultants, and two directors of reading. The instrument used in collecting the data for this study was a questionnaire composed of thirty-six...
Show morePurpose. The purpose of this study was to develop a model administration system for a primary reading program. The development of this model was based on identified practices common to successful primary school reading programs. Procedure. The school community included four elementary principals, twenty-six primary teachers, six elementary reading consultants, and two directors of reading. The instrument used in collecting the data for this study was a questionnaire composed of thirty-six items measuring distinct and basic concepts of organizational structure of design, namely, decision making/leadership, evaluation, communication, conflict, problem solving, motivation, and control. Also, information was gathered on the size and composition of an instructional reading group, hours of reading instruction per week, source(s) of reading instruction, parent involvement, and experience of primary reading teachers. In addition to the questionnaire, observations and interviews were made in order to gather more in-depth research and confirm that data received by the questionnaire to be reasonably accurate. The study was conducted in four Connecticut towns, cities, and/or individual schools where a reading program was said to be effective according to Right to Read, Educational Programs That Work, Connecticut Association of Reading Research, and/or the International Reading Association. The data were collected, collated, and converted into percentages for and against a process or program idea in order to develop the organizational model. Frequencies of responses dictated whether or not the process or program idea was included in the model. More than a 50 percent response was accepted as significant. The organizational design of effective reading programs was made and the organizational model was built on the significant responses, a review of the related literature, observations, and interviews.
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Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11781
Subject Headings: Reading (Primary)--Administration
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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: 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 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 speaker's influence on school legislation and finance in the Florida Legislature.
Creator: Turk, Robert Allan., Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: This dissertation was designed to determine the source and legacy of power which makes the speaker of the House of Representatives a very powerful figure in the Florida Legislatures, as well as determine whether a significant relationship exists between the speaker's power and the amount of educational benefits and school funding received by his constituency. The Florida speaker possesses more power and influence over school legislation and finance than any other member of the House. His/her...
Show moreThis dissertation was designed to determine the source and legacy of power which makes the speaker of the House of Representatives a very powerful figure in the Florida Legislatures, as well as determine whether a significant relationship exists between the speaker's power and the amount of educational benefits and school funding received by his constituency. The Florida speaker possesses more power and influence over school legislation and finance than any other member of the House. His/her priorities have a significant effect on whether the school districts, community colleges, and state universities, receive adequate funding for quality education. The power of the Florida speaker comes from long historical development in England and America via the House rules and precedents established by previous speakers. Although limited by tradition to one term, the Florida speaker ranks among the most powerful speakers in the nation. This study concludes that the speaker of the Florida House has sufficient power to lead his party/faction in the House, guide the flow of legislation, and significantly influence funding for his home district.
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Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12266
Subject Headings: Legislators--Florida, Education--Florida--Finance, Educational law and legislation--Florida
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Title: The relationship between native language and performance on the General Education Development Test among first-time test takers in Dade County.
Creator: Walker, Lesonie May, Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: This study was conducted among 406 first-time test takers who took the English version of the General Education Development (GED) Test in Dade County, Florida between June and December, 1993. Multiple regression and chi square analyses were used to determine the relationship between native language and performance on the General Education Development (GED) Test and the relationship between certain demographic characteristics and success in passing the GED. The findings of the study indicated,...
Show moreThis study was conducted among 406 first-time test takers who took the English version of the General Education Development (GED) Test in Dade County, Florida between June and December, 1993. Multiple regression and chi square analyses were used to determine the relationship between native language and performance on the General Education Development (GED) Test and the relationship between certain demographic characteristics and success in passing the GED. The findings of the study indicated, among other things, that (a) a higher percentage of native English speakers than non-native English speakers passed the GED Test, (b) non-native English speakers were outperformed by native English speakers on all the GED subtests except Mathematics, (c) native French speakers (mainly Haitians) were outperformed by the other non-native English speakers on all the subtests, (d) the mean scores of native French speakers were well below the mean scores required to pass the test, and (e) participants who took the GED preparation course were outperformed by those who did not take the GED preparation course. Native language was determined to be significantly related (p <.05) to performance on the GED. The model most helpful in predicting success on the GED comprised native language, number of years participants had learned to read, write, and speak English and had studied in an English speaking country. None of the individual variables showed a high correlation with performance on the GED Test, suggesting that other factors, not included in the data set, might have also contributed to performance on the test. The recommendations include: (a) pretesting examinees to determine their level of literacy in their native language as well as in English to establish the level of instruction necessary, (b) recruiting and training language minority teachers who are more familiar with the culture and educational systems of the countries in which Dade's rapidly increasing adult non-native English speaking groups were born, (c) strengthening the GED classes so that they can adequately remediate non-native English speakers who are in need of basic skills, and (d) conducting research to determine if certain items on the GED Test are biased against non-native English speakers. The findings in this study add to the growing body of research studies indicating that minorities, including linguistic minorities, do not perform well on standardized tests.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12403
Subject Headings: Minorities--Education--United States, Multicultural education--Florida--Miami-Dade County, GED tests, Academic achievement--Florida--Miami-Dade County
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Title: The effect of a supplemental multiple modalities learning program on the academic success of student-athletes at Florida Atlantic University.
Creator: Ayaz, Sandra Marie, Florida Atlantic University, MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine if student athletes at an urban university who participated in a supplemental multiple modalities sensitive instructional program experienced greater academic success at the end of their first semester than a control group of student athletes who received traditional instruction in Introduction to Academic Skills (SLS 1501). The subjects were drawn from the 1997 Summer Orientation and Academic review (S.O.A.R.) enrollment at Florida Atlantic...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if student athletes at an urban university who participated in a supplemental multiple modalities sensitive instructional program experienced greater academic success at the end of their first semester than a control group of student athletes who received traditional instruction in Introduction to Academic Skills (SLS 1501). The subjects were drawn from the 1997 Summer Orientation and Academic review (S.O.A.R.) enrollment at Florida Atlantic University. The researcher randomly assigned 23 at-risk student athletes to the control group and 27 at-risk student athletes to the treatment group. The treatment group received academic skills instruction supplemented with multiple modalities sensitive instructional techniques congruent with the methodologies and philosophies of accelerated learning. All subjects completed a demographic survey on the first day of class. On the second day of class, the treatment group completed the Learning Style Inventory (LSI)/Productivity Environmental Preferences Survey (PEPS), a comprehensive assessment of an individual's learning style. The results of these surveys, in conjunction with the students' daily program evaluations, were used to determine the best, most conducive plan for classroom activities and teaching techniques. A 2 x 2 factorial ANOVA was performed to determine the existence of a main effect for instructional method on retention, GPA, and fall enrollment. ANCOVA was performed to determine the effect of the variables above the extraneous covariates. Neither procedure resulted in any statistical significance. The discriminant analysis of 50 unweighted cases revealed that the model is overall 86% accurate for both the original grouped cases and the cross-validated cases. The model is 90.7% accurate for predicting group membership for retention and 51.7% accurate for predicting group membership for no retention. This is an initial study which provides adult educators with data and reproducible methodology in order to further explore and improve teaching techniques for student athletes.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12558, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12558
Subject Headings: Academic achievement, College athletes--Education, Florida Atlantic University--College athletes
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