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- Prevalence of antibiotic resistant commensal bacteria in endangered avian species.
- Creator
- Efstathion, Caroline Ann, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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This study examines prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Amazon parrots in three different groups, one wild and two captive. Commensal bacteria were isolated from 24 parrots and screened for antibiotic resistance. Culture-based and molecular methods were used and a total of 546 isolates from the genus Staphylococcus and Rothia were obtained. Antibiotic resistance was found in all parrot groups in 161 isolates with 48 having multi-drug resistance. The highest frequency of resistance...
Show moreThis study examines prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Amazon parrots in three different groups, one wild and two captive. Commensal bacteria were isolated from 24 parrots and screened for antibiotic resistance. Culture-based and molecular methods were used and a total of 546 isolates from the genus Staphylococcus and Rothia were obtained. Antibiotic resistance was found in all parrot groups in 161 isolates with 48 having multi-drug resistance. The highest frequency of resistance was found to Enrofloxacin and Amoxicillin/Clavulnate though all antibiotics tested were resisted by some bacterial isolates. Both captive groups exhibited more resistant individuals than the wild. This study concluded that antibiotic resistant commensal bacteria in Amazons are common; however, patterns found cannot be explained by antibiotic use. A high rate of multi-drug resistance was detected in more common mannitol non-fermenting Staphylococcus spp., and drug resistant detected in Rothia spp. may indicate a future role in disease.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3170956
- Subject Headings
- Parrots, Drug resistance in microoganisms, Wildlife conservation, Host-bacteria relationship, Microbial ecology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Prevalence of Sarcocystis sp. in stranded Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus).
- Creator
- Ewing, Ruth Y., Zaias, Julia, Stamper, M. A., Bossart, Gregory D., Dubey, J. P., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183735
- Subject Headings
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Sarcocystis, Protozoa
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- PREVALENCE, SOURCES, AND SYMPTOMS OF TEACHER STRESS AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN FLORIDA.
- Creator
- BUCKLEW, NANCY DEZZUTTI, Florida Atlantic University, Weppner, Daniel B.
- Abstract/Description
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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, sources, and symptoms of teacher stress among public school teachers in Florida. Procedure. Stress was defined as a response syndrome of negative affects resulting from aspects of the teacher's job and mediated by the perception that the demands constitute a threat to self-esteem and by coping mechanisms activated to reduce the perceived threat. The instrument used in collecting the data for this study was a mail...
Show morePurpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, sources, and symptoms of teacher stress among public school teachers in Florida. Procedure. Stress was defined as a response syndrome of negative affects resulting from aspects of the teacher's job and mediated by the perception that the demands constitute a threat to self-esteem and by coping mechanisms activated to reduce the perceived threat. The instrument used in collecting the data for this study was a mail questionnaire, with a scale ranging from zero to four, for assessing the intensity of each item. The questionnaire consisted of biographical and school environmental characteristics, fifty possible sources of teacher stress, a general stress question, and sixteen possible symptoms of teacher stress. As a pilot study, the questionnaire was administered to a group of public school teachers in Palm Beach County for the purpose of examining each item for clarity. Items found to be ambiguous were revised or deleted. The 325 sample population was randomly selected from the Florida Teaching Profession/National Education Association membership. The mail questionnaire had a 78 percent response for a total of 248 respondents. The data were transformed to computer cards and submitted for statistical analysis through the Florida Atlantic University Computer Center, Boca Raton, Florida. Means, rank-order, T-tests, analysis of variance, and factor analysis were applied to the data for the purpose of determining the level of significance in deciding to reject or accept the research hypotheses at the .05 level. Conclusions and Recommendations. It is concluded from the results of the analysis that teacher stress is prevalent in Florida. Forty-one percent of the respondents reported being a teacher was either very stressful or extremely stressful. Self-reported teacher stress appeared to be similarly distributed for the biographical and school environmental characteristics. Pupil misbehavior accounted for the largest percentage of sources of stress with high means. The priority source of stress as perceived by the teachers was inadequate teaching salaries. Teachers, regardless of biographical or environmental characteristics, appear to share common perceptions concerning the sources and symptoms of teacher stress. Recommendations for reducing and/or dealing with stress are presented with suggestions ranging from inservice programs, a teacher social support system to administrative consistency and teacher bargaining unit concerns.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11776
- Subject Headings
- Job stress
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Preventative Treatments of Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
- Creator
- Bansal, Nikita, Chandrasekhar, Chitra, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a long-term metabolic disease that is currently ranked as the seventh leading cause of mortality in the United States and ninth leading cause worldwide. Recognized as a global health problem, diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition that involves multiple organ systems and can often lead to irreversible damage. Long term complications include neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, and hepatopathy. Diabetes is associated with a wide spectrum...
Show moreDiabetes mellitus type 2 is a long-term metabolic disease that is currently ranked as the seventh leading cause of mortality in the United States and ninth leading cause worldwide. Recognized as a global health problem, diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition that involves multiple organ systems and can often lead to irreversible damage. Long term complications include neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, and hepatopathy. Diabetes is associated with a wide spectrum of liver diseases; the most common is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which can lead to liver failure. Sedentary lifestyles in industrialized countries are often seen as the inadvertent cause of increasing obesity and diabetes despite the thoroughly researched treatment plans available. In this study, I will examine the role of lifestyle and dietary modifications (including plant-based diet) in controlling diabetes and diabetes related complications, specifically non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00135
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Preventing Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Meltdown.
- Creator
- Galoci, Michael, Amari, Michael, Su, Tsung-Chow
- Abstract/Description
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FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
- Date Issued
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005433
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Preventing Rehospitalization Post Open-Heart Surgery: A Program Evaluation.
- Creator
- Mundo, Maria, Hernandez, Maria de los Angeles Ortega, Pena, Leslie, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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Open-heart surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgeries in the United Sates. Despite advances in techniques, there is still a significant number of complications leading to readmission. As of 2021, the national pooled 30-day readmission rate was 12.9% (95% CI: 11.3-14.4%). Various studies report rates of 30-day readmission from 8% to 21%, thus making open-heart surgery a target to achieve value-oriented health care milestones by policymakers. A program evaluation was conducted...
Show moreOpen-heart surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgeries in the United Sates. Despite advances in techniques, there is still a significant number of complications leading to readmission. As of 2021, the national pooled 30-day readmission rate was 12.9% (95% CI: 11.3-14.4%). Various studies report rates of 30-day readmission from 8% to 21%, thus making open-heart surgery a target to achieve value-oriented health care milestones by policymakers. A program evaluation was conducted via chart review to compare the rate of readmission of a local cardiothoracic program to the national average. The program focuses on early follow-up post discharge and direct communication and access to the team (surgeon and advanced practice providers). A total of 98 patient charts were reviewed and the rate of readmission was calculated to be 6.1%. There was also a 3.1% rate of emergency room visit without readmission noted. Due to the significant different between these percentages, it is recommended that the team shares their processes to develop a clear protocol for other teams in the area to adopt into their practice.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/faudnp000045
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Preventing the next Abu Gharib: understanding institutional cruelty from the perspective of object relations theory.
- Creator
- Hofacker, Paul., College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Abstract/Description
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The cruelty of Military Police guards at Abu Ghraib prison contributed to American shame and questions regarding how such cruelty emerges. The accepted approach of "situational attribution theory" - based upon Zimbardo's (1973, 2007) social psychological perceptions and results of the Stanford Prison Experiment - proposed that personality or "disposition" has little role in the emergence of such cruelty. Termed "institutional cruelty," this manuscript presents the possibility that...
Show moreThe cruelty of Military Police guards at Abu Ghraib prison contributed to American shame and questions regarding how such cruelty emerges. The accepted approach of "situational attribution theory" - based upon Zimbardo's (1973, 2007) social psychological perceptions and results of the Stanford Prison Experiment - proposed that personality or "disposition" has little role in the emergence of such cruelty. Termed "institutional cruelty," this manuscript presents the possibility that understandings and preventive measures afforded by situational attribution theory can be extended via acknowledgement of a greater role played by disposition. Psychoanalytic and object relations approaches are presented to this end. The manuscript addresses the most puzzling characteristics of institutional cruelty: 1) rapidity of onset, taking days or, at most, weeks for initial expression, 2) emergence in ordinary, normal individuals, and 3) emergence in the "mock" situation of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Criminological, organizational culture, and social psychological theories are explored for their application to institutional cruelty.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2100581
- Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war, Abuse of, Prevention, Iraq War, 2003-, Prisoners and prisons, American, War on Terrorism, 2001-, Moral and ethical aspects, Object relations (Psychoanalysis), Good and evil, Psychological aspects
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Prey selectivity of the fishes Stephanolepis hispidus and Histrio histrio on the Sargassum shrimps Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis.
- Creator
- Hutchinson, Kimberly A., Florida Atlantic University, Brooks, W. Randy
- Abstract/Description
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Predator-prey relationships were studied between the shrimps Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis and the predatory fishes Stephanolepis hispidus and Histrio histrio, all found within pelagic Sargassum communities. Average survival times of shrimps were compared in species, size/density, and habitat selection studies. The results showed that S. hispidus had a preference for prey species while H. histrio did not. 30 mm shrimp survived longer than the 10 mm shrimp for both S. hispidus and...
Show morePredator-prey relationships were studied between the shrimps Latreutes fucorum and Leander tenuicornis and the predatory fishes Stephanolepis hispidus and Histrio histrio, all found within pelagic Sargassum communities. Average survival times of shrimps were compared in species, size/density, and habitat selection studies. The results showed that S. hispidus had a preference for prey species while H. histrio did not. 30 mm shrimp survived longer than the 10 mm shrimp for both S. hispidus and H. histrio. Density was a factor in the survival times of the 20 mm shrimps with S. hispidus only. L. tenuicornis survived longer in artificial Sargassum habitats with H. histrio. The larger shrimps survived longer in the artificial habitats than the smaller shrimps with S. hispidus. Both fish predators employ optimal foraging strategies with similarities and differences, the latter of which are likely related to behavioral differences in the these predator and prey.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2004
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13156
- Subject Headings
- Predation (Biology), Fishes--Ecology, Ocean bottom ecology, Marine animals
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Prez & Mrs. Catanese, 1992.
- Date Issued
- 1992
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/2867444
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University-- Office of the President--Dr. Anthony J. Catanese Photograph Collection, University Archives
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- PRGMDH algorithm for neural network development and its applications.
- Creator
- Tangadpelli, Chetan., Florida Atlantic University, Pandya, Abhijit S., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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The existing Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) algorithm has characteristics that are ideal for neural network design. This thesis introduces a new algorithm that applies some of the best characteristics of GMDH to neural network design and develops a Pruning based Regenerated Network by discarding the neurons in a layer which don't contribute for the creation of neurons in next layer. Unlike other conventional algorithms, which generate a network which is a black box, the new algorithm...
Show moreThe existing Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) algorithm has characteristics that are ideal for neural network design. This thesis introduces a new algorithm that applies some of the best characteristics of GMDH to neural network design and develops a Pruning based Regenerated Network by discarding the neurons in a layer which don't contribute for the creation of neurons in next layer. Unlike other conventional algorithms, which generate a network which is a black box, the new algorithm provides visualization of the network displaying all the neurons in the network. The algorithm is general enough that it will accept any number of inputs and any sized training set. To show the flexibility of the Pruning based Regenerated Network, this algorithm is used to analyze different combinations of drugs and determine which pathways in these networks interact and determine the combination of drugs that take advantage of these interactions to maximize a desired effect on genes.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13397
- Subject Headings
- Neural networks (Computer science), GMDH algorithms, Pattern recognition systems
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Price, Birch & Co. - Dealers in Slaves.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3172070
- Subject Headings
- American Civil War --United States --Pictorial Works.
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- Pricing behavior of exchange traded funds.
- Creator
- Richie, Nivine F., Florida Atlantic University, Madura, Jeff
- Abstract/Description
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This dissertation examines the pricing behavior of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in three essays. (1) The Overreaction of International ETFs, (2) Fragmentation of Night Markets, and (3) The Impact of the Creation of the QQQ on the Underlying Securities. The overreaction study examines the role of information in global overreaction. Univariate analysis reveals that overreaction associated with informed events is less pronounced than with uninformed events following extreme price decreases....
Show moreThis dissertation examines the pricing behavior of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in three essays. (1) The Overreaction of International ETFs, (2) Fragmentation of Night Markets, and (3) The Impact of the Creation of the QQQ on the Underlying Securities. The overreaction study examines the role of information in global overreaction. Univariate analysis reveals that overreaction associated with informed events is less pronounced than with uninformed events following extreme price decreases. Further, positive firm-specific announcements are met with investor overreaction while negative firm-specific announcements are not. Finally, significant reversals of winners during bull markets relative to bear markets support the hypothesis that bull markets contribute to investor overconfidence and overreaction. The fragmentation study examines the cost of market fragmentation across day and night trading sessions. Using a sample of intraday transaction data for three ETFs, I show that night markets do not impound information available in net order flow to the same degree as day markets. Bid-ask spreads are wider at night and these costs are due to higher order processing costs, market maker rents and higher inventory holding costs. Furthermore, market concentration costs at night are associated with significantly higher spreads. The QQQ creation study investigates whether the creation of tradable baskets of securities affects the pricing efficiency and risk of the underlying securities. The results show that extreme price movements in the post-QQQ period are met with less pronounced corrections than in the pre-QQQ period, and that this pricing pattern does not hold true for the control sample. A decomposition of spreads finds that quoted spreads widen and effective spreads tighten in the post-QQQ period. Furthermore, though more heavily weighted components of the QQQ experience tighter spreads, this benefit is less pronounced in the post-QQQ period implying relative benefits to the less heavily weighted components. Cross-sectional analysis reveals that liquidity is directly related to pricing efficiency, but this relationship lessens in the post-QQQ period. The results also show that systematic risk for the underlying securities declines while total risk rises, though the control sample experiences a similar rise in total risk.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2004
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12071
- Subject Headings
- Exchange Traded Funds, Securities, Foreign exchange market, Stocks--Prices
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Primary and secondary compression behavior of Florida organic soils.
- Creator
- Riedy, Kristopher W., Florida Atlantic University, Sobhan, Khaled, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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A comprehensive laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluate the primary and secondary compression behavior of undisturbed organic silts and peats obtained from 11 locations along SR 15/US 98 in Palm Beach County, Florida. A total of 43 consolidation tests were performed. The primary objectives were as follows: (i) to conduct a series of standard consolidation tests to determine the Compression Index, Cc, and the Coefficient of Consolidation, cnu; (ii) to determine the Secondary...
Show moreA comprehensive laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluate the primary and secondary compression behavior of undisturbed organic silts and peats obtained from 11 locations along SR 15/US 98 in Palm Beach County, Florida. A total of 43 consolidation tests were performed. The primary objectives were as follows: (i) to conduct a series of standard consolidation tests to determine the Compression Index, Cc, and the Coefficient of Consolidation, cnu; (ii) to determine the Secondary Compression Index, Calpha, at stress levels (sigmanu'/sigmap') ranging from 0.30 to 1.15; and (iii) to employ the well-known Time-Stress-Compressibility concept to establish a unique relationship between C alpha and Cc. It was found that for all practical purposes, the Calpha/C c ratio at any stress level is 0.03, which is consistent with the values reported in the literature for similar soils. A constant Calpha/Cc ratio provides an approximation of Calpha once C c is determined from a standard consolidation test, and without the need of ongoing laboratory testing to predict long-term settlement.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13386
- Subject Headings
- Soil consolidation--Measurement--Florida, Soil mechanics--Florida--Palm Beach County, Soils--Testing
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Primary production in three subtropical seagrass communities: a comparison of four autotrophic components.
- Creator
- Jensen, P. R., Gibson, R. A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1986
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007492
- Subject Headings
- Seagrasses, Primary productivity (Biology)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- PRIMATE CHORIONIC GONADATROPHIN PATTERNS DURING PREGNANCY: A COMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVE.
- Creator
- TAYLOR, MARY-MARGARET., Florida Atlantic University, Iscan, M. Yasar, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Chorionic gonadatrophin (CG) is an integral part of the complex endocrinology of pregnancy in primates. This glycoprotein hormone is utilized as a biochemical marker for pregnancy in many species of primates. Part I of this thesis is directed towards the construction of a general inductive model of chorionic gonadatrophin patterns which will indicate regularities of occurence and overall relationships. This model propoeses a general continuum of CG production which corresponds to phylogenetic...
Show moreChorionic gonadatrophin (CG) is an integral part of the complex endocrinology of pregnancy in primates. This glycoprotein hormone is utilized as a biochemical marker for pregnancy in many species of primates. Part I of this thesis is directed towards the construction of a general inductive model of chorionic gonadatrophin patterns which will indicate regularities of occurence and overall relationships. This model propoeses a general continuum of CG production which corresponds to phylogenetic expectations as illustrated by antigenic similarities and similarities in CC patterns across primate species and families. Also discussed is an apparent divergence of CG role and function in two cercopithecine genera. This discussion of comparative aspects of CG is an attempt to add insight into an important aspect of the primate reproductive process. Part II utilizes this comparative information to construct a guide which provides a practical application for the use of CG in breeding programs.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14095
- Subject Headings
- Chorionic gonadotropins
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Primavera.
- Creator
- Feliciano, Nazare, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Brooks, Clarence, Department of Theatre and Dance
- Abstract/Description
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The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
- Date Issued
- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwd12prim
- Subject Headings
- Dance performance
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- The prime spectrum of a ring: A survey.
- Creator
- Fernandez, James Stephen, Florida Atlantic University, Klingler, Lee
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis has as its motivation the exploration, on an informal level, of a correspondence between Algebra and Topology. Specifically, it considers the prime spectrum of a ring, that is, the set of prime ideals, endowed with the Zariski topology. Questions posed by M. Atiyah and I. MacDonald in their book, "Introduction to Commutative Algebra", serve as a guideline through most of this work. The final section, however, follows R. Heitmann's paper, "Generating Non-Noetherian Modules...
Show moreThis thesis has as its motivation the exploration, on an informal level, of a correspondence between Algebra and Topology. Specifically, it considers the prime spectrum of a ring, that is, the set of prime ideals, endowed with the Zariski topology. Questions posed by M. Atiyah and I. MacDonald in their book, "Introduction to Commutative Algebra", serve as a guideline through most of this work. The final section, however, follows R. Heitmann's paper, "Generating Non-Noetherian Modules Efficiently". This section examines the patch topology on the prime spectrum of a ring where the patch topology has as a closed subbasis the Zariski closed and Zariski quasi-compact open sets. It is proven that the prime spectrum of a ring with the patch topology is a compact Hausdorff space, and several relationships between the patch and Zariski topologies are established. The final section concludes with a technical theorem having a number of interesting corollaries, among which are a stable range theorem and a theorem of Kronecker, both generalized to the non-Noetherian setting.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14763
- Subject Headings
- Rings (Algebra)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE PRIMITIVE AS MENTOR IN TWO NOVELS BY KEN KESEY (OREGON).
- Creator
- MOORE, WILLIAM OSCAR, JR., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The primitive-as-mentor character in American fiction has been adapted by Ken Kesey in his two novels, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. In Cuckoo's Nest the primitive is Randle P. McMurphy. His spontaneity, physical independence, and intuitive responses to life qualify him as a primitive. He teaches Chief Bromden, the Indian narrator, that a full awakening of the senses can lead to a deeper humanity and that fear of the Combine is worse than the Combine itself....
Show moreThe primitive-as-mentor character in American fiction has been adapted by Ken Kesey in his two novels, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. In Cuckoo's Nest the primitive is Randle P. McMurphy. His spontaneity, physical independence, and intuitive responses to life qualify him as a primitive. He teaches Chief Bromden, the Indian narrator, that a full awakening of the senses can lead to a deeper humanity and that fear of the Combine is worse than the Combine itself. McMurphy transfers his life to the Chief and sets him psychologically free. In Notion Hank Stamper is the primitive. His physical approach to life and his self-determined existence brand him as a primitive. He rescues his half brother Lee from an overly intellectual life in the suicidal East and a near deadly quest for revenge in the wilds of Oregon.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14270
- Subject Headings
- Kesey, Ken--Characters--Teachers., Kesey, Ken.--One flew over the cuckoo's nest., Kesey, Ken.--Sometimes a great notion.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPALSHIP OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ACADEMIES IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
- Creator
- MAYDEN, HARRY., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine and analyze the status of the principal and principalship of Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States with respect to academic and professional training, professional educational experience, professional growth activities, church activities, community activities, personal characteristics, professional status, duties and use of time; (2) to consider requirements which would lead toward general and specific improvement of the status...
Show moreThe purposes of this study were: (1) to determine and analyze the status of the principal and principalship of Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States with respect to academic and professional training, professional educational experience, professional growth activities, church activities, community activities, personal characteristics, professional status, duties and use of time; (2) to consider requirements which would lead toward general and specific improvement of the status of the principals and principalship; and (3) to offer recommendations for the improvement of the status of the principal and principalship. The major source from which data for the study were obtained was the replies to a fifteen page comprehensive questionnaire received from sixty-six principals of Seventh-day Adventist academies in the continental United States. Findings. Selected findings of the study were: (1) Sixty-four principals (96.9 percent) received their undergraduate training in Seventh-day Adventist colleges or universities. Sixty-four principals (96.6 percent) had earned masters degrees with sixty-one percent choosing educational administration or education as a graduate major. Eight principals reported degrees earned beyond the master's level. Of these eight degrees one was a specialist degree and the remaining seven were doctoral degrees. Seventy percent of the principals had a valid Seventh-day Adventist Administrative Certificate. Twenty-two of the twenty-eight graduate courses in education were recognized by the principals as helpful to them in their work. (2) The typical background of experience of the principals consisted of 10.4 years of educational experience in such areas as junior academy principal, dean of boys, assistant principal, and bible teacher prior to appointment as a principal. The median number of years' experience in the principalship was 4.5. (3) The typical principal was a member of two professional organizations but active participation was slight. Participation in church activities was heavy, but participation in other community activities was light. (4) Seventh-day Adventist educational institutes and professional courses were two professional growth activities in which the principal participated most frequently. (5) The typical principal was 43.8 years of age. The average size of the principal's family was 2.5 children. The median number of years of church membership was 32.0 years. (6) The principal was the chief executive of the governing board and served as secretary to the board. Conclusions. Some of the major conclusions of the study were: (1) The many administrative duties of the position demanded such a large portion of the time of the principal that it was difficult to serve as an effective instructional leader. (2) The over-all work load of the principal was too heavy. The median principal devoted 56.6 hours per week to professional duties. (3) Too much power resides in a few members of the academy board. The principal's security in his position seems to rely too heavily on the chairman of the board. Recommendations. Three major recommendations were: (1) The principal should be chosen from those qualifying for a Seventh-day Adventist Administrative Certificate. (2) The in-service professional growth of the academy principal should be the responsibility of the Union Educational Department. (3) The Union Educational Department should make every effort to acquaint local academy boards with desirable procedures in school administration, duties and responsibilities of the board as a whole, and also duties and responsibilities of the academy principal.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1980
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11761
- Subject Headings
- Seventh-Day Adventists--Education--United States, School principals--United States
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Principal Leader Actions and Their Influence on School Culture and School Performance.
- Creator
- Featherstone, Ginger L., Pisapia, John, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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This quantitative, non-experimental study was conducted to determine whether there is a link between the principal’s behavioral agility, the organization’s culture, and school performance as defined by the state’s Value Added Measure (VAM). Additionally, this study examined if there was a moderator influence of contextual factors to behavioral agility and school culture and school culture and school performance. Data collection was obtained through the use of two validated scales, the...
Show moreThis quantitative, non-experimental study was conducted to determine whether there is a link between the principal’s behavioral agility, the organization’s culture, and school performance as defined by the state’s Value Added Measure (VAM). Additionally, this study examined if there was a moderator influence of contextual factors to behavioral agility and school culture and school culture and school performance. Data collection was obtained through the use of two validated scales, the Strategic Leadership Questionnaire (SLQ) and the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI). Multiple regression was conducted to determine the extent each independent variable predicts school performance. Hayes’s (2012) PROCESS macro for SPSS was completed to determine if school culture mediated the relationship between behavioral agility and school performance and school culture and school performance. Significant correlations were found between and within the two instruments measured unidimensionally and multidimensionally. The OCAI findings included significant, high effect correlations with the four culture types, although market was not correlated with clan or adhocracy. All subscales of the SLQ had positive significant correlations within the instrument. School size was significantly negatively correlated with clan and adhocracy culture types. School performance was found to be significantly correlated with hierarchy culture type and school level. The contribution this study makes is both theoretical and practical. Theoretically, this study offers insights into school level and its moderation of culture and school performances as well as the influence culture types have on school performance. Practically, the study could identify a new culture type valuable to principals for improving school performance.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004885, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004885
- Subject Headings
- School principals., Educational leadership., Education--Research--Methodology., School management and organization., School improvement programs., Action research in education.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
