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Title
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PERCEIVED ROLE OF STATE BUSINESS EDUCATION DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANTS AT THE COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL IN FLORIDA.
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Creator
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LUSK, T. JANE S., Florida Atlantic University
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Abstract/Description
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The purpose was to determine what services instructors and administrators who work with business education programs at Florida community junior colleges expect or desire from state business education personnel. The study sought to determine how the role of state personnel was perceived by business education instructors and department heads, division directors who supervised them, and occupational deans; whether position held, education, years of teaching/supervisory experience, or age had a...
Show moreThe purpose was to determine what services instructors and administrators who work with business education programs at Florida community junior colleges expect or desire from state business education personnel. The study sought to determine how the role of state personnel was perceived by business education instructors and department heads, division directors who supervised them, and occupational deans; whether position held, education, years of teaching/supervisory experience, or age had a relationship to perceptions expressed; and whether perceptions would result in profiles for the four groups that would be helpful to state staff. A six-point Likert-type forced choice questionnaire was developed from review of the literature. It contained 10 major task areas and 38 specific tasks directors and consultants agree they should perform. Respondents supplied additional tasks deemed important. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was applied to analyze the data. Conclusions. Background variables resulted in one age, four position, two education, three teaching experience, and four supervisory experience task ratings with significant differences related to perceptions of supervisory task importance. Six tasks were rated unimportant by over 50% of the respondents and five additional tasks as unimportant by three of the four groups. Combined important and extremely important ratings at or above the 50% level of importance resulted in profiles of services considered important by each group. Eleven additional services were listed and rated by respondents. Recommendations. State staff should evaluate services rendered to determine if college personnel consider them important and to learn if adequate services are being provided, should make an effort to provide services that at least 50% of the college personnel consider important, and should disseminate to colleges, universities, and professional groups a listing of services being provided. State staff should encourage college staffs to seek assistance when needed. Those conducting in-service training for colleges should review tasks considered important/unimportant when planning workshops. Teacher education institutions should include in instructional programs information about state services available. Further studies in other states would be helpful to state staffs if multistate profiles could be compiled and refined.
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Date Issued
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1983
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11830
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Subject Headings
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Higher education and state--Florida--Evaluation, Higher education and state--Florida--Information services
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Format
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Document (PDF)
