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Title: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SELECTED FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
Creator: Greene, William E., Florida Atlantic University, Cook, Joseph B.
Abstract/Description: Community and junior colleges are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of adding international dimensions to the curriculum. As community-based institutions, the community colleges have begun to recognize the importance of education for international understanding. Community college presidents, national organizations, and government officials have cited international education as a priority for two-year institutions in the corning decade. The purpose of this study was to research...
Show moreCommunity and junior colleges are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of adding international dimensions to the curriculum. As community-based institutions, the community colleges have begun to recognize the importance of education for international understanding. Community college presidents, national organizations, and government officials have cited international education as a priority for two-year institutions in the corning decade. The purpose of this study was to research international education programs at the eight Florida community and junior colleges which held membership in the Florida Collegiate Consortium for International / Intercultural Education during 1979. The international education officers were queried regarding the status of international education within their institutions. Seven of the eight officers cited the commitment of the president of the college as a major factor contributing to their college's involvement in international education. International student programs and efforts to increase the international nature of the curriculum were cited as the most important areas of international education by seven of those interview-ed. Other persons within each institution who are also involved in international education programs were identified. None of the colleges researched have developed evaluation procedures for international education programs. Faculty-related problems were most often cited by those interviewed as internal problems impeding international programs. Finally, the international education officers were optimistic regarding the future of internatioral education in Florida community colleges. More than one-third (37.5 percent) of Broward Community College 1977-78 graduates did not receive credit in a single international course. Student enrollment in international courses was found to vary according to student major.
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Date Issued: 1980
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11747
Subject Headings: International education--Florida
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Title: A STUDY OF GRADUATES OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMSAT NINE COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
Creator: GILDAN, KATHLEEN Y., Florida Atlantic University, Buckner, Leroy M.
Abstract/Description: This study is a follow-up survey of graduates of the Distributive Education Middle Management. Programs in nine Florida community /junior colleges for the period 1966 - 1972. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in meeting the career objectives of the graduates. The Distributive Education Middle Management Program is designed to prepare persons for middle management and specialist positions in the area of marketing and distribution. The program of studies...
Show moreThis study is a follow-up survey of graduates of the Distributive Education Middle Management. Programs in nine Florida community /junior colleges for the period 1966 - 1972. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in meeting the career objectives of the graduates. The Distributive Education Middle Management Program is designed to prepare persons for middle management and specialist positions in the area of marketing and distribution. The program of studies integrates classroom instruction with on--the-job training activities and youth club activities to aid the students in achieving their career objectives. The graduates were asked to evaluate the contributions of each of the components of the program in meeting their career goals. Two hundred and seventy- five graduates responded to an extensive questionnaire containing 77 variables concerned with past and present educational and career activities. The graduates recommended the following improvements for the Middle Management Program: offer more marketing and management courses, provide more on- the-job supervision, increase involvement of the business community in the Program, and offer more extensive career guidance and job placement. In conclusion, the graduates found the Distributive Education Middle Management Program effective and efficient in meeting their career objectives.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11655
Subject Headings: Distributive education--Florida
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF JOB TRAINING STATIONS IN COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGES--FALL SEMESTER 1977.
Creator: KOZMA, JOHN JOSEPH., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: This study is a survey of 451 Distributive Education Middle-Management students in 15 Florida Community/Junior Colleges during the fall semester of 1977. The purpose of the study was to determine the nature and characteristics of job training stations of the students. Attention was . focused on how the on-the-job training activities were viewed by the students and their worth in achieving their career goals. In conclusion, the students surveyed found the occupational experience component of...
Show moreThis study is a survey of 451 Distributive Education Middle-Management students in 15 Florida Community/Junior Colleges during the fall semester of 1977. The purpose of the study was to determine the nature and characteristics of job training stations of the students. Attention was . focused on how the on-the-job training activities were viewed by the students and their worth in achieving their career goals. In conclusion, the students surveyed found the occupational experience component of their middle-management program effective in meeting their career objectives as evidenced by the; (1) 61.1% who responded with a high rating on the degree to which they felt their on-the-job training experience provided opportunities for development of their career objectives, (2) 76.3% who responded with a high rating on the degree to which they felt they were acquiring important job skills from their jobs that they could apply later on in their careers, and (3) 84.0% who would recommend it to others preparing for careers in marketing and distribution.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11712
Subject Headings: Distributive education--Florida
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Title: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MALE AND FEMALE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (DISCRIMINATION, SCHOOL BOARDS).
Creator: GARNETT, PATRICIA F., Florida Atlantic University, Gray, Mary B., Urich, Ted R., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: Although legislation regarding women's rights has been passed in recent years, it has had little effect on the number of women in educational administration. This dissertation was undertaken to compare the attitudes of male and female school board members toward women in administrative positions in the state of Florida. The test instrument was the Women as Managers Scale (WAMS) developed by Peters, Terborg, and Taynor in 1974 for the purpose of detecting biased attitudes toward women in...
Show moreAlthough legislation regarding women's rights has been passed in recent years, it has had little effect on the number of women in educational administration. This dissertation was undertaken to compare the attitudes of male and female school board members toward women in administrative positions in the state of Florida. The test instrument was the Women as Managers Scale (WAMS) developed by Peters, Terborg, and Taynor in 1974 for the purpose of detecting biased attitudes toward women in various organizations. This was a self-administered questionnaire sent to 100 percent of the school board members in the state of Florida for 1982-83 as listed in the Florida Education Directory. Seventy-three percent of the board members returned the questionnaire, with 65 percent returning full information. There were 160 males and 61 females included in the study. Responses came from 65 of the 67 counties. Information was obtained regarding age, sex, size of school district, and level of education in addition to the twenty questions of the questionnaire which covered four different attitude factors. Using the SPSS formula for analysis of variance, each dependent variable was used in an analysis with each independent variable to determine if any specific factor could be a possible cause of the attitudes reported. The null hypotheses stated that there would be no significant change in the attitudes of male and female school board members toward women in administration regardless of age or level of education. The results of the survey showed that there was a difference between male and female board members' attitudes; however, the results of the analysis of variance tests for interactions of age, sex, and educational level were not significant at the .05 Alpha level. Sex was the only significant variable, but since sex differences in attitudes among Florida school board members were not significantly dependent upon age or educational level, the null hypotheses could not be rejected. Males were consistently more negative than females in their perceptions of women as managers across the age and educational level intervals used in the study.
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Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11872
Subject Headings: Education--Florida--Administration, Women in education--Florida
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF ADULT DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION IN FLORIDA PUBLIC EDUCATION RESULTING IN A PROGRAM WHERE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAN BECOME A PRIMARY INSTITUTION OF DELIVERY.
Creator: MCELHENY, THOMAS JAMES., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to determine the status and scope of Adult Distributive Education offered in Florida by district school systems, community colleges and public universities and to suggest a development program under which a Florida community college could become a delivery system for Adult Distributive Education in its service area. Presently, there is no comprehensive listing of Adult Distributive Education offered in Florida public education. To be...
Show morePurpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to determine the status and scope of Adult Distributive Education offered in Florida by district school systems, community colleges and public universities and to suggest a development program under which a Florida community college could become a delivery system for Adult Distributive Education in its service area. Presently, there is no comprehensive listing of Adult Distributive Education offered in Florida public education. To be effective every organization must have an accurate and complete information base upon which decisions are made. In keeping with the spirit and intent of both The Florida State Plan for Vocational Education, fiscal years 1978-1982, and recent legislation requiring complete and meaningful information for educational decision making, this study will determine the current stat~s and scope of Adult Distributive Education offerings throughout Florida provided by district school systems, community colleges and universities, to classify these offerings into categories of logical order, and to establish a system under which a community college could become an educational delivery system for such programming.
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Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11733
Subject Headings: Adult education--Florida--Evaluation
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Title: A MODEL FOR PUPIL PROGRESSION AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATION BASED ON A STUDY OF THE PLANS IN FLORIDA'S SIXTY-SEVEN COUNTIES.
Creator: RYAN, KATHLEEN PATRICIA., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Responding to demands for high school graduation competency testing and an end to social promotion, the Florida Legislature acted in 1976 to require each school district to adopt a pupil progression plan and in 1977 to adopt a compensatory education plan. The passage of these two acts identified Florida as the state with the most comprehensive state mandated, competency based educational programs, focusing on the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Other states have taken some...
Show moreResponding to demands for high school graduation competency testing and an end to social promotion, the Florida Legislature acted in 1976 to require each school district to adopt a pupil progression plan and in 1977 to adopt a compensatory education plan. The passage of these two acts identified Florida as the state with the most comprehensive state mandated, competency based educational programs, focusing on the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Other states have taken some action toward requiring that each secondary school student master some level of basic skills competency before graduation. However, no state has gone as far as Florida with statewide minimum standards, testing, remediation funding, and cost effectiveness accountability. The consensus model plan for compensatory education uses the results of the state assessment tests to both identify the target population and as a pre-test for evaluation purposes with a locally developed criterion referenced test as the post-test. The grade levels served would be the eleventh plus at least one other grade, most often eighth. The teaching method would be a diagnostic and prescriptive approach.
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Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11722
Subject Headings: Compensatory education--Education--Florida
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Title: SPECIAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES OF BUILDING LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS IN A SCHOOL-BASED MANAGED PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Creator: EHREN, BARBARA J., Florida Atlantic University, Smith, Lawrence E.
Abstract/Description: This study was undertaken because of the increased role of the building level administrator in the administration of special education programs at the school level. The essential purposes of the study were to assess the special education competencies of regular elementary, middle, and high school principals or designees, in a school-based managed public school system in Florida, and to locate sources of knowledge/training contributing to the attainment of competencies. As a basis for the...
Show moreThis study was undertaken because of the increased role of the building level administrator in the administration of special education programs at the school level. The essential purposes of the study were to assess the special education competencies of regular elementary, middle, and high school principals or designees, in a school-based managed public school system in Florida, and to locate sources of knowledge/training contributing to the attainment of competencies. As a basis for the study, eight competencies previously delineated by Nevin in Vermont in 1977 were utilized. A portion of the present study sought to validate the eight competencies as essential for implementation of special education programs in Florida. A predominantly closed form type questionnaire was used to obtain the following data for each of the eight competencies: (1) determination of essential vs. non-essential, (2) level of possession of the competency (level 0 = no competency, level 1 = level of awareness, level 2 = level of understanding, level 3 = level of mastery or application), and (3) sources of knowledge/training in the past contributing to competencies possessed and desirable sources of knowledge/training for further training on competencies not yet mastered. Sources included university coursework, in-service by the district, special conferences, on the job experience, and reading professional literature. Major findings were that most respondents: (1) considered all eight competencies to be essential, (2) have not mastered all eight competencies but possessed each to a degree of understanding, and (3) obtained knowledge/training most often from on the job experience and wished to receive further training by in-service provided by the district. Competencies not mastered tended to be those requiring specific knowledge in special education involving due process, student records, federal and state mandates, programming policies, and staff functions/qualifications. Several implications relative to competency status, pre-service and in-service training, and future research with building level administrators are discussed.
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Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11778
Subject Headings: Special education--Florida--Administration
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Title: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LOCUS OF CONTROL BETWEEN REGULAR CLASS STUDENTS AND EMOTIONALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS WITHIN SELF-CONTAINED CLASSES IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.
Creator: CARLTON, ROBERT JAY, Florida Atlantic University, Rothberg, Robert A., Wiegman, Robert R.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to compare the locus of control orientation between regular class and selfcontained emotionally handicapped students within the elementary, middle and high school settings. Two samples of students were selected from the third through eleventh grades of the Seminole County school system using a randomized block design . One group consisted of sixty students enrolled within the self- contained program for the emotionally handicapped from elementary, middle and high...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to compare the locus of control orientation between regular class and selfcontained emotionally handicapped students within the elementary, middle and high school settings. Two samples of students were selected from the third through eleventh grades of the Seminole County school system using a randomized block design . One group consisted of sixty students enrolled within the self- contained program for the emotionally handicapped from elementary, middle and high school classes. A second group of sixty regular class students were selected from the same schools. The Nowicki- Strickland Locus of Control Scale was administered to small groups of subjects, out of the classroom, but within the school setting . The mean scores for each group were analyzed using a 2x3 analysis of variance with the effects tested at the .05 level of significance across all levels. The emotionally handicapped students were found to be significantly more external than the regular class students. In addition, both groups exhibited a shift in locus of control orientation, becoming significantly more internal as they progressed from elementary to high school. No significant interaction was found to exist between regular class and emotionally handicapped students in elementary, middle and high school. It was concluded that although the emotionally handicapped students maintained a more external orientation than the regular class students, as both groups approached adolescence and experienced an increased mastery of the environment, there was a shift towards a more internal locus of control. However, regardless of the school level involved, the emotionally handicapped students maintained a more external orientation. Since behavior modification procedures have been shown to foster an internal locus of control orientation, it was concluded that behavioral techniques would be effective in the education and treatment of self-contained emotionally handicapped students. It was further concluded that the locus of control construct could provide both teachers and administrators of programs for the emotionally handicapped with valuable information and insight into the dynamics of the disability. This knowledge combined with an understanding of behavior modification principles could prove to be a viable means of altering unacceptable behavioral patterns, improving academic performance levels and ultimately result in a more productive life style for their students.
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Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11726
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Title: AN EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR THE COMMUNITY INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND VALIDATION OF THE MODEL IN REGION 19, ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES, FLORIDA.
Creator: WILSON, PAUL EDWARD, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Community Instructional Services is a Florida program that is intended to provide educational, non-credit activities for adults. The activities must be directed at the legislatively selected problems of health, child rearing, environment, government, safety, human relations, consumer economics and homemaking. The educational entities that offer activities are required to establish the priority of these seven problems within their service region of involvement. This can be done by the use of a...
Show moreCommunity Instructional Services is a Florida program that is intended to provide educational, non-credit activities for adults. The activities must be directed at the legislatively selected problems of health, child rearing, environment, government, safety, human relations, consumer economics and homemaking. The educational entities that offer activities are required to establish the priority of these seven problems within their service region of involvement. This can be done by the use of a needs assessment procedure. This procedure includes the use of personal interviews, group and organizational meetings and questionnaire survey. The instrument developed in this dissertation permits the individual to rank order the seven specified problems and identify himself/herself within clearly established age groups. The results of this data are developed through the use of standard rank ordering methods and application of Kendall's W Coefficient of Concordance Formula. For demonstration purposes, a two-county region was analyzed using the proposed method. In addition to the collection of statistical data for the application of the Formula, specific problem areas within the seven major categories are identified and activities are proposed that may serve to deal with these individual areas of interest. The final rank order of the test region is clearly supported by the results of the Formula for Kendall's W, and is reinforced by the consideration of a suspected outlier rank order problem which results in a very significant Coefficient of Concordance. The methodology is outlined in a format that makes it useful for application to any educational entity involved in the Community Instructional Services Program, but it is not restricted to that Program. Any program that requires rank ordering for more than two problems and two participating agencies should be satisfactorily served by this model.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11822
Subject Headings: Educational surveys, Adult education--Florida
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Title: The international, national, state, and local influences on the establishment of exceptional student education in Dade County Public Schools.
Creator: West, Shirley Merlin., Florida Atlantic University, Weppner, Daniel B.
Abstract/Description: In Dade County Public Schools a program for exceptional students actually began in 1940 with four classes for the physically handicapped. Through legislation, policy issues, research, organizations, and parent groups, many people worked toward that goal long before 1940. Assistance for the handicapped in Europe can be traced back to the late 1700s; such support lent impetus for our culture to also assist the deviant. The first efforts toward providing an education for the handicapped were...
Show moreIn Dade County Public Schools a program for exceptional students actually began in 1940 with four classes for the physically handicapped. Through legislation, policy issues, research, organizations, and parent groups, many people worked toward that goal long before 1940. Assistance for the handicapped in Europe can be traced back to the late 1700s; such support lent impetus for our culture to also assist the deviant. The first efforts toward providing an education for the handicapped were directed toward students with visible conditions, primarily the physically impaired, the deaf, and the blind. Then the movement to help the mentally retarded was initiated. Special education progressed through: segregation in institutions; limited integration with special classes housed in regular school facilities; and integration, or mainstreaming, in classes with regular students. Legislation at the federal and state levels assisted the ESE movement, as had policy changes at the local level. The mandate of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, signed into law in 1975, brought about dramatic changes in ESE. The purpose of this historial analysis was to depict the influences that resulted in the establishment of special education in Dade County Public Schools and the improvement of ESE programs in what is now the fourth largest school district in the United States.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11919
Subject Headings: Special education--Florida--Miami-Dade County
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Title: A MODEL OF GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR NEW CONSTITUENCIES IN SELECTED URBAN FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
Creator: STEWART, E. JEAN, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the study was to develop a model of guidance services that would take into account the diversified needs of the new constituencies. The term "new constituencies" referred to three of the groups newest to higher education and urban community colleges. Namely, academically under-prepared, low income, and/or racial and ethnic minorities were the kinds of students considered. The major questions of the research problem to determine if guidance programs were adequately serving new...
Show moreThe purpose of the study was to develop a model of guidance services that would take into account the diversified needs of the new constituencies. The term "new constituencies" referred to three of the groups newest to higher education and urban community colleges. Namely, academically under-prepared, low income, and/or racial and ethnic minorities were the kinds of students considered. The major questions of the research problem to determine if guidance programs were adequately serving new constituencies were: (1) Are community colleges providing varied guidance services? (2) To what extent are new constituencies utilizing guidance services? (3) How do new constituencies evaluate guidance services? and (4) What are the essential components of guidance services for new constituencies? The crucial needs of the three constituency groups as identified from the research, coupled with a comprehensive review of the literature, formed the basis for the development of an administrative design for guidance services. The model was found to be especially applicable for use in urban community colleges comparable to those surveyed in the study.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11670
Subject Headings: Counseling in adult education--Florida
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Title: AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION IN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
Creator: MUSCATELL, TONI GAIL PANTALEO., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: This study addressed itself to an historical analysis of the development of instructional television in higher education in the State of Florida. In summarizing the major points of this historical study, these results stand out clearly: (1) ITV has almost exclusively been used as an audiovisual tool, instead of being recognized and used as a medium of instruction with unique properties. (2) The use of lTV as an exact duplicate of the classroom, while feasible in times of high enrollment...
Show moreThis study addressed itself to an historical analysis of the development of instructional television in higher education in the State of Florida. In summarizing the major points of this historical study, these results stand out clearly: (1) ITV has almost exclusively been used as an audiovisual tool, instead of being recognized and used as a medium of instruction with unique properties. (2) The use of lTV as an exact duplicate of the classroom, while feasible in times of high enrollment pressures and teacher shortages, contributes to a continued static misinterpretation of the medium. (3) All sources mention the need for a philosophical inquiry into the nature and use of the medium, but most have confined themselves to analyses concerned with the technological resources of the medium as it is presently used. A philosophy for instructional television has been suggested, and centers around the concept of process. Television as no other medium is amenable to illuminating processes and suggesting connections without forcing anyone to make a particular connection - or conversely without forcing the learner into immediate opposition to a particular connection. Suggestions for the expanded and innovative uses of instructional television have been included. (4) lTV has been most successful in subject areas requiring demonstrations of techniques or laboratory demonstrations. There was no evidence that film could not do the same job, and less expensively. (5) Faculty acceptance, while generally favorable toward lTV, diminished as lTV became a reality. (6) Considerably more work in the area of learning results of lTV needs to be undertaken despite extensive research comparing the traditional classroom with essentially the same televised presentation. Finally, specific recommendations have been offered with respect to the uses of lTV in Florida public higher education.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11628
Subject Headings: Television in higher education--Florida
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES AT SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SANFORD, FLORIDA.
Creator: CULP, MARGUERITE MCGANN., Florida Atlantic University, Kite, Robert H.
Abstract/Description: The problem addressed by this study was the lack of data to document the need for--or effectiveness of--the student personnel program at Seminole Community College. A literature review supported the need for continued evaluation of student personnel services at the local level. Four questions were generated as a result of this literature review: (1)Which student personnel services were considered essential by new students, by students who had completed at least one semester at the college,...
Show moreThe problem addressed by this study was the lack of data to document the need for--or effectiveness of--the student personnel program at Seminole Community College. A literature review supported the need for continued evaluation of student personnel services at the local level. Four questions were generated as a result of this literature review: (1)Which student personnel services were considered essential by new students, by students who had completed at least one semester at the college, and by faculty members? (2)Which services were new students actually intending to use? (3)How did faculty members and students who had used specific student personnel services rate them? (4)Did significant differences exist in the services needed by new students in relation to the variables of age, sex, enrollment status, and area of college enrollment? A study was designed to answer these questions. Survey instruments were constructed and distributed to a random sample of new students, currently enrolled students, and faculty members in the adult high school, college credit, and vocational-technical portions of the college. The instruments were returned by 87.9 percent of new students, 93.5 percent of currently enrolled students, and 88.1 percent of the faculty. Examination of the data, calculated in percentages, from new students, currently enrolled students, and faculty revealed that: (1)services defined as necessary were those related to admissions, testing and placement, academic and career counseling, and orientation; (2)new students intended to use services related to registration, academic and career counseling, orientation, and study techniques; (3)over 10 percent of new students who defined a service as essential indicated they would never use the service; (4)over 30 percent of the faculty and 60 percent of currently enrolled students were unable to evaluate student personnel services except for those services related to admissions, orientation, academic advisement, and registration; (5)faculty tended to rate as inadequate services connected to the placement of students in courses, academic advisement, and recruitment; and (6)the majority of students, both new and currently enrolled, indicated a lack of interest in personal or social counseling.
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Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11779
Subject Headings: Counseling in adult education--Florida--Evaluation
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Title: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PARENT SATISFACTION WITH THE PERCEIVED QUALITY OF COURSES AND INSTRUCTION IN EIGHT FLORIDA COUNTIES.
Creator: FLOYD, MARILYN CHRISTIAN., Florida Atlantic University, Gatlin, Douglas S.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to establish the level of parent satisfaction with the perceived quality of courses and instruction in the public schools; to test the relationships between the level of parent satisfaction and a series of demographic characteristics of the parent and characteristics of the school and to identify those aspects of courses and instruction liked and disliked by parents. Analysis showed parents to be generally satisfied with the perceived. quality of courses and...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to establish the level of parent satisfaction with the perceived quality of courses and instruction in the public schools; to test the relationships between the level of parent satisfaction and a series of demographic characteristics of the parent and characteristics of the school and to identify those aspects of courses and instruction liked and disliked by parents. Analysis showed parents to be generally satisfied with the perceived. quality of courses and instruction. Eighty-two per cent of the parents indicated they were satisfied. Level of satisfaction was found to be related to race and sex with racial minorities and women showing higher levels of satisfaction. Education and socioeconomic status had a significant inverse relationship with level of satisfaction. Parents who grew up in the South were more satisfied than parents from other parts of the United States. Age and length of residence in Florida were not significantly related to satisfaction. The racial composition of the student body, racial status prior to integration, and grade level were tested for relationships to parent satisfaction and only grade level was found significant. Satisfaction was highest in grades 1 through 5, decreased in grades 6 through 9 and increased slightly in grades 10 through 12. Teachers were identified most often as the aspect of courses and instruction liked or disliked by parents. Members of minorities and lower socioeconomic categories were more concerned with basic skills and level of achievement, while white parents and members of higher socioeconomic categories were more interested in progressive curricula and effective teachers. It was concluded that parents were generally satisfied with the perceived quality of courses and instruction and that certain demographic characteristics of the parent are related to level of satisfaction and aspects of courses and instruction liked and disliked by parents.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11635
Subject Headings: Public schools--Florida, Education--Florida
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Title: IMAGES OF PUERTO RICAN PARENTS AND ANGLO-AMERICAN TEACHERS TOWARD FIVE BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: BRYANT, RONALD MAXIE, Florida Atlantic University, Urich, Ted R., Cowgill, Robert
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the descriptive study conducted in Orange County, Florida, was to determine what image Puerto Rican parents held toward five bilingual elementary schools and to compare those images with the images held by Anglo-American elementary teachers in the same schools. An eighty-item questionnaire, the School Image Description Questionnaire, developed by Don Croft at New Mexico State University, was used as the survey instrument. The instrument was mailed to a random sample of the two...
Show moreThe purpose of the descriptive study conducted in Orange County, Florida, was to determine what image Puerto Rican parents held toward five bilingual elementary schools and to compare those images with the images held by Anglo-American elementary teachers in the same schools. An eighty-item questionnaire, the School Image Description Questionnaire, developed by Don Croft at New Mexico State University, was used as the survey instrument. The instrument was mailed to a random sample of the two groups and eighty-seven questionnaires, sixty percent, were completed and returned. It was hypothesized that no significant differences existed between Puerto Rican parents and Anglo-American teachers at the .05 level on career preparation; socialization, or citizenship school goal variables. It was also hypothesized that no significant differences existed at the .05 level between Puerto Rican parents and Anglo-American teachers on the attributes of achievement motivation, school spirit, student friendliness, attend trade school, operative philosophy, cooperative philosophy, teacher friendliness, and openness. Findings indicated significant statistical differences existed in the images held by the two groups in regard to the school goal of socialization and the school attribute of cooperative philosophy. Significant differences did not exist between the groups on other goals or attributes. The major conclusions were as follows: (1) considerable incongruence existed between school goals as perceived by the Puerto Rican parents and the Anglo-American teachers; (2) Puerto Rican parents felt no anxiety or hostility toward the schools; (3) teacher friendliness as perceived by the Anglo-American teachers decreased as Hispanic student enrollment increased; (4) the teachers held a more direct, operative view of classroom management, while the parents held an image of the teacher as an advisor. The major recommendations included: (1) staff development on cross-cultural differences and nonverbal behavior; (2) increased parental involvement; (3) analysis of reasons for low ratings on openness and teacher friendliness; (4) additional research on achievement motivation, possible sex role differences, perceptions of Anglo-American parents toward school goals, and the perceptions of Puerto Rican parents who withdraw their children from bilingual programs.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11821
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Title: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENROLLMENT OF DISADVANTAGED (ESPECIALLY BLACK) IN JUNIOR COLLEGE MARKETING AND RELATED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
Creator: SENNING, WILLIAM C., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Sample populations, the disadvantaged (especially black) and business firms were surveyed to learn the perceptions held by each toward the employment of disadvantaged junior college graduates. Findings were analyzed and tested by x^2 to isolate perceptual differences. Results showed entry level wages expected compared to those paid; relation of education to promotion; persons of influence in career choices; and changes in employment attitudes toward business careers in the past five years by...
Show moreSample populations, the disadvantaged (especially black) and business firms were surveyed to learn the perceptions held by each toward the employment of disadvantaged junior college graduates. Findings were analyzed and tested by x^2 to isolate perceptual differences. Results showed entry level wages expected compared to those paid; relation of education to promotion; persons of influence in career choices; and changes in employment attitudes toward business careers in the past five years by blacks and businessmen. There were different perceptions held by each group. Suggestions were made to help the teacher to act as a coordinator to reduce the gap between the disadvantaged (especially black) and employment in marketing and allied business careers.
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Date Issued: 1972
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11739, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT11739
Subject Headings: African American businesspeople, African Americans--Education--Florida, Minorities--Education--Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Maine sailing.
Creator: Seidl, Jana
Date Issued: 2004-06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11567
Subject Headings: Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, Education--Florida, Students
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Morgan Stanley.
Creator: Seidl, Jana
Date Issued: 2006-07
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11535
Subject Headings: Internship programs, Education--Florida, Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: My outward bound experience.
Creator: Stetson, Natalie C.
Date Issued: 2004-08
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11562
Subject Headings: Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, Students, Education--Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An outward bound experience.
Creator: Grant, Jensen
Date Issued: 2005-07
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11546
Subject Headings: Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, Education--Florida, Students
Format: Document (PDF)

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