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Clumpner, Roy, Ed. – 1985
This curricular guide was designed to be used as a foundation for local school districts in their physical education programs. It is divided into three sections: elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8), and senior high school (9-12), currently the most popular divisions being employed in school districts throughout the state of Washington. Within…
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education, Life Satisfaction, Physical Education
Counselman, Ken – Child Care Information Exchange, 1987
Gives suggestions for early childhood program directors who seek to develop people-centered environments where the needs of staff as well as children will be recognized and met. (NH)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Child Caregivers, Day Care
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Cox, Dennis – Journal of Documentation, 1987
Outlines the history of the application of photographic and allied printing methods in libraries during the past 50 years. The benefits of reprints and micropublications to libraries and users are discussed, and the possible impact of computer output microfilm is examined. (19 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Library Materials
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Murfin, Marjorie E.; Bunge, Charles A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Describes a study that compared the quality of reference services provided by reference librarians and paraprofessionals, using patron satisfaction as the measure of success. Factors associated with satisfactory service are identified, and suggestions for the effective use of paraprofessional staff are presented. (4 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
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Journal of Educational Techniques and Technologies, 1987
Answers questions and presents user survey results regarding the applicability and effectiveness of the Tandberg IS-10 learning laboratory system for foreign language instruction. (CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Utilization, Instructional Effectiveness
Beltran, Ann Bristow – Database, 1987
Briefly evaluates the use of the InfoTrac system by students at the Indiana University library for computer-assisted searching. The evaluation covers the reliability of the equipment and software; improvements in the system; user needs and satisfaction; and emerging competitive systems. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Equipment Evaluation, Higher Education
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Hoy, Wayne K.; And Others – Journal of Educational Administration, 1983
Using surveys of the professional staffs of 41 secondary schools, this study examines the relationship between two aspects of bureaucratic structure (centralization and formalization) and two sorts of alienation (from work and expressive relations). It then compares the results with similar studies of social studies of social welfare agencies. (JW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, Centralization, Comparative Analysis
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Benson, John – Journal of Educational Administration, 1983
Considering the individual teacher (rather than an entire school) as the experimental unit, this study examines teachers' perceptions of a school's bureaucratization in relation to their job satisfaction. (JW)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction
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Pine, Gerald J.; Boy, Angelo V. – Clearing House, 1979
Following a brief discussion of the "occupational diseases" of teaching are some questions which teachers can ask themselves to help define for themselves how they might use the teaching process to enrich themselves as people. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development, Job Enrichment
Hassencahl, Fran – Improving College and University Teaching, 1979
A system for grading student work based on contracts is examined. Types of contracts, methods for controlling quality as well as quantity of work, advantages of the contract grading system, and the results of research into the use of grade contracts--including student reaction to the system--are some of the topics discussed. (JMP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Criteria, Grades (Scholastic)
Senese, Diane – Information Outlook, 1997
The author argues that, in a team-based business culture where good service is a minimum and professionalism is a given, information experts need to move beyond the service era and distinguish themselves by creating an "information experience." Describes how corporate information experts can adapt to what John Naisbitt has called the…
Descriptors: Business, Change Strategies, Futures (of Society), Information Scientists
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Jaffe, William F.; Huba, Mary E. – National Academic Advising Association Journal, 1990
An Iowa State University survey of 404 senior engineering students investigated student use of advisors, services and information sought, and patterns of use and satisfaction related to student gender, grade point average, and age. Higher-performing students expressed more satisfaction, and younger students used advisors more for some services.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Case Studies, Counselors, Engineering Education
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Benz, Michael R.; McAllister, Michael – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This study examined the occupational and leisure preferences of 232 mildly to moderately mentally retarded Oregon adults (75 percent were 35-54 years old and 25 percent were 55 or older). Findings indicated strong preferences for greater variety, frequency, and choice in these activities. Implications for designing retirement options for this…
Descriptors: Adults, Leisure Time, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
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Haugen, Catherine; Dallam, Jerald – College and University, 1992
A survey of 26,516 alumni representing 120 colleges and universities assessed former students' satisfaction with their bachelor's degrees in 3 areas (personal growth, continuing education, job preparation) and by 4 subgroups (by gender, institution type/size, years since graduation, major). Results are reported, and ways to incorporate findings…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Administration, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship
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Garcia, Mildred – Journal for Higher Education Management, 1991
The Montclair State College (New Jersey) Executive Leadership Program affords interested faculty an opportunity to explore administration while maintaining faculty ties, encourages the administration to provide upper-level mentored administrative experience to faculty, and offers administrators a faculty perspective on policy issues. Participant…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Career Development
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