While Academic Nurse Leaders (ANLs) are vital to the functioning and quality of nursing programs in academic settings, many enter their roles with limited or no prior academic leadership and management experience. The inadequate preparation and development of ANLs remains a critical concern. For this reason, ANLs positions can be challenging and…

Adult education has been available so that immigrants can assimilate into American culture by acquiring the English language skills and vocational skills that they can use for employment. However adult education programmers encounter problems regarding student retention. Evening adult programs have had several problems. The Latino adult students…

The research in this dissertation focuses on ways to improve the teaching and learning of science in a suburban junior high school on Long Island, New York. The study is my attempt to find ways to achieve parity in my classroom in terms of success in science. I was specifically looking for ways to encourage Black female students in my classroom…

This Facilitator's Guide is based on What Education Leaders Should Know about Virtual Education, an online course designed by the Center on Instruction and the New England Comprehensive Center. The Facilitator's Guide demonstrates step-by-step how to build the course on a learning management system (LMS) and provides instructions on all phases of…

The chairman and faculty from four departments in each of eight public 2-year colleges in New York State were surveyed to determine: (1) the status of the department in the organizational structure; (2) the relative influence of the chairman and his colleagues in the department; and (3) the relationship between degree of faculty influence and both…

This study attempted to determine activities involving the science supervisor during a typical, professional work week. Findings indicate the five activities most likely to occur are: consulting with teachers, teaching of pupils, curriculum activities, activities related to supplies/equipment, and evaluation of teachers. (BT)

This study of the impact and function of Title III as perceived by educational leaders was designed to gather information relative to involvement of large school districts, sources of help, and ratings of sources. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of 50 administrators in school districts throughout New York State. Of the 36 districts…

In this bulletin, the author shares his observations on the status of art education in America. The study for this report is based upon the writer's own contacts in the education and industrial world and upon returns of a questionnaire which was sent to leading art educators, directors, supervisors, and teachers throughout the country. The author…

The article is about the early phase of implementation of a New York state testing policy in two academic departments in an urban, comprehensive high school. It describes and analyzes a high school?s failure to construct a coherent internal accountability system when encountering an external high-stakes testing policy. Drawing on interviews with…

This case study deals with the process of educational policy formulation at the State level for public elementary and secondary schools in New York. The social, economic, and political context is described since it provides a backdrop from which to view the structure of State government and education. The enduring pattern of State educational…