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EFFECT OF NOVA UNIVERSITY'S LEVEL I AND IIA TRAINING ON CHANGING AND UNIFYING THE OPINIONS OF CHILD WELFARE WORKERS AROUND A CENTRAL FOSTER CARE PHILOSOPHY
Title
THE EFFECT OF NOVA UNIVERSITY'S LEVEL I AND IIA TRAINING ON CHANGING AND UNIFYING THE OPINIONS OF CHILD WELFARE WORKERS AROUND A CENTRAL FOSTER CARE PHILOSOPHY.
Creator
SIMON, RONALD DAVID, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
The development of the Nova Child Welfare Opinion Scale (NCWOS) has allowed an empirical and definitive measurement of child welfare worker values. The administration of the instrument to 396 foster care workers and supervisors has clearly illustrated that agency staff lack consensus on both the goals of foster care and the appropriate operationalization of that system. To help correct this situation Nova University developed Level I and IIA training which were administered under contract...
Show moreThe development of the Nova Child Welfare Opinion Scale (NCWOS) has allowed an empirical and definitive measurement of child welfare worker values. The administration of the instrument to 396 foster care workers and supervisors has clearly illustrated that agency staff lack consensus on both the goals of foster care and the appropriate operationalization of that system. To help correct this situation Nova University developed Level I and IIA training which were administered under contract with the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services to all child welfare workers in the state. This study has shown that Level I and IIA training were extremely effective in producing opinion change among social workers toward acceptance of key components in the Nova foster care philosophy. Post opinion comparison of foster care workers and supervisors in treatment and control groups show that Level I and IIA training produced significant opinion change in five of six Nova child welfare opinion scales. Significant positive opinion shifts were measured among agency workers concerning: the role of foster parents; the effect and importance of providing training to foster parents; biological parent characteristics and capabilities; the desirability of providing visitations; and the effect of foster care placement on the emotional health, self-concept and behavior of foster children. Level I and IIA training were extremely effective in unifying the opinions of foster care workers and supervisors toward a comprehensive foster care philosophy. Analysis of pre-post treatment group scores indicate that on eight questions where pretest consensus (of ninety percent or more) was present, Nova training reinforced continued acceptance of these concepts, resulting in positive, though minimal opinion shifts. On five additional questions, statewide consensus was reached on the posttest where none had previously existed. The remaining twelve questions on the Scale all showed positive opinion shifts toward support of the Nova foster care philosophy, nine of which were statistically significant. The author cautions that some extent of the positive opinion change measured could be attributable to conscious and unconscious desires of respondents to please the trainers, and not necessarily reflect opinion change that will continue beyond the evaluation process. Future research in this area is strongly suggested and warranted.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11812
Subject Headings
Foster home care--Florida, Foster parents, Social work education--Florida
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Effects of academic advisor attire on community college student satisfaction with academic advising
Title
Effects of academic advisor attire on community college student satisfaction with academic advising.
Creator
Beck, Rebecca Celeste, Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M.
Abstract/Description
The major purpose of this study was to determine if the attire of academic advisors would significantly affect students' satisfaction with their academic advisors. Academic advisors wore three types of attire: professional, casual, and a special uniform. The major concern was to determine if the student's first impression, as influenced by attire, of the academic advisor was significant in terms of satisfaction with the advising process. Data collected from 363 community college students were...
Show moreThe major purpose of this study was to determine if the attire of academic advisors would significantly affect students' satisfaction with their academic advisors. Academic advisors wore three types of attire: professional, casual, and a special uniform. The major concern was to determine if the student's first impression, as influenced by attire, of the academic advisor was significant in terms of satisfaction with the advising process. Data collected from 363 community college students were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Based upon the statistical analyses, the researcher failed to reject all the null hypotheses. The attire of the academic advisors did not significantly affect the students' rating of satisfaction as measured by the sum of scores on the Student Evaluation of Counselor/Academic Advisor Form. There were no significant interactions between attire and age, attire and gender, and attire and race/ethnic origin. The major conclusion that can be drawn from this study is that student satisfaction with academic advisors is not significantly affected by the academic advisor's attire. Neither age, gender nor race/ethnic origin of the community college student had any impact or interaction with attire on satisfaction with the academic advisor. The literature review made a compelling statement that academic advisors do make a difference in retention of students. Future research could determine how the attire (casual, professional or uniform) of the academic advisor impacts the productivity of the institution, student satisfaction and how the dress of the academic advisor impacts the academic advisors' view of their competence, comfort and rapport with the student. Use of a semantic differential survey instrument could be employed. Perception of academic advisor's attire may be more complex than previously thought. The information obtained from this study may be more useful as stimuli to encourage further investigation.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12499
Subject Headings
Palm Beach Community College
Format
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