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Evaluating Extension Based Leadership Development Programs in the Southern United States
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Lamm, Kevan W.; Carter, Hannah S.; Lamm, Alexa J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2016
The ability to evaluate and accurately articulate the outcomes associated with leadership development programs is critical to their continued financial and administrative support. With calls for outcome-based accountability, the need for rigorous evaluation is particularly relevant for those programs administered through the Cooperative Extension…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Agricultural Education, Extension Education, Program Effectiveness
Raising Bilingual Children: A Qualitative Study of Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intended Behaviors
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Lee, Michael; Shetgiri, Rashmi; Barina, Alexis; Tillitski, John; Flores, Glenn – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2015
We examined parental preferences in raising Spanish/English bilingual children. We identified factors influencing their decisions, and the strategies used to promote bilingualism. Focus groups were conducted with Spanish-primary-language parents of children 3 to 7 years old. These groups were audiotaped and transcribed. Three reviewers…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Qualitative Research, Parent Attitudes, Intention
African American Pastors' Beliefs and Actions Regarding Childhood Incest in the African American Community
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Wells, Tesia Denis – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative study sought to explore African American pastors' beliefs and actions regarding childhood incest in the African American community and their decisions to inform the proper authorities. This exploratory study was developed in order to draw both public and academic attention to the understudied phenomenon of childhood incest within…
Descriptors: African Americans, Clergy, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
Breast-Feeding Attitudes and Behavior among WIC Mothers in Texas
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Vaaler, Margaret L.; Stagg, Julie; Parks, Sharyn E.; Erickson, Tracy; Castrucci, Brian C. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: This study explored the influence of demographic characteristics on attitudes toward the benefits of breast-feeding, approval of public breast-feeding, and the use of infant formula. Additionally, the study examined whether attitudes were related to infant feeding practices among mothers enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition…
Descriptors: Mothers, Nutrition, Infants, Questionnaires
Stress and Coping in African American Grandparents Who Are Raising Their Grandchildren
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Ross, Mary Ellen Trail; Aday, Lu Ann – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
This study investigated the degree of stress in 50 African American grandparents ("M" = 63.12 years) who are raising their grandchildren and identified the importance of caregiver characteristics, the caregiving situation, and specific coping strategies that influence stress. Data were collected via interview at senior centers and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Coping, Anxiety, African Americans
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP IN TEXAS.
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STOKER, W.M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS AND POSITION OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP WAS PRESENTED. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 3,506 PRINCIPALS. BASED UPON 1,146 RESPONSES THE DATA WERE ANALYZED AND PRESENTED IN THESE CATEGORIES--(1) ORGANIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, (2) PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRINCIPAL, (3)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Schools