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Post-Release Financial Behavioral Intentions of Transitional Center Participants
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Mielitz, Kate; MacDonald, Maurice – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2021
There are numerous factors associated with successful reentry, but one that has not yet been addressed is financial behavior after release. This study used a primary data set collected in the fall of 2017. The theory of planned behavior was applied to investigate post-release financial behavioral intentions of men and women approaching return to…
Descriptors: Money Management, Risk, Transitional Programs, Correctional Institutions
In-School Planning Days: A Procedure to Improve the Quality of the Teaching-Learning Act.
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Silky, William D. – Clearing House, 1979
At Camillus Junior High School, teachers who need extra time for instructional planning may apply for an inschool released day. This article outlines this program's procedures and cites examples of teachers' use of the planning day and their comments on the system. The program's application and evaluation forms are appended. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Instructional Development, Instructional Improvement, Junior High Schools
Computers and Schools: Another Case of ". . . The More They Stay the Same"?
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Oakes, Jeannie; Schneider, Mark – Educational Leadership, 1984
Discusses the problems and possibilities in computerized education. Presents the culturally responsive perspective for change, which emphasizes teacher "ownership" of the innovation and creates a self-renewing environment in the schools. (MD)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computers, Courseware, Curriculum Development
What Are the Issues for Teacher Training?
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Fontana, Lynn A.; Ochoa, Anna – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Strategies for fostering educational use of technology include (1) creating an environment supporting exploration of information technologies, (2) providing teacher incentives, and (3) developing teacher learning opportunities. (MD)
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
Professional Development Activities as Viewed by School Library Media Specialists.
Edwards, Karlene K.; Schon, Isabel – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Reports results of study which investigated kinds of professional development activities engaged in by school library media specialists. Values and types of professional development activities, amount of input to district library media policy, release time provided, and other factors influencing professional development activities are noted.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Media Specialists
The Academic Librarian and Faculty Status in the 1980s: A Survey of the Literature.
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DeBoer, Kee; Culotta, Wendy – College and Research Libraries, 1987
A composite profile of the current academic librarian is created based on a survey of the library literature of the 1980s. Specific topics considered include faculty versus academic status, evaluation criteria, tenure, research support, released time, pressure for and productivity in publishing, and librarians' attitudes toward faculty status.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Faculty Status for Academic Librarians: A Review of the Literature.
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Werrell, Emily; Sullivan, Laura – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Provides a general survey of literature addressing the faculty status issue among academic librarians since 1974. Specific issues discussed include publication/scholarship, governance and collegiality, librarians as teachers, and collective bargaining. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Collective Bargaining, Governance