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A study of the relationship between teachers' attitudes toward collective action and selected demographic variables
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985)
Incidences of collective bargaining, strikes, and other union activities by public school teachers have multiplied rapidly across this country. By the 1979-1980 school year teacher strikes in this country reached a record ...
An examination of the enabling and restraining forces in community recreation needs assessment
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
The primary purpose of this study was to identify and validate the components of a community recreation needs assessment framework that will accurately facilitate the leisure need data of community recreation clientele. ...
A study to assess the status of staff development programs for the identification, assessment, and/or training of prospective principals in public school districts in the Commonwealth of Virginia
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
This study assessed the status of staff development programs for the identification, assessment, and/or training of prospective principals in the public school districts in Virginia. All superintendents were surveyed to ...
An evaluation of the seven-period day as implemented at Abingdon High School 1985-86
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the seven-period day schedule implemented at Abingdon High School and to judge the feasibility of implementing a comparable schedule in all Washington County ...
The experience of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond with ESEA Title I, April 1965--December 1976
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was envisioned as a way to improve society by helping to equalize educational opportunities for economically and educationally deprived school children. The law ...
The age factor in leadership
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
This study was conducted to investigate a set of relationships which comprise a theory of leadership effectiveness based upon time in position and age-related characteristics of leaders. The interrelationships among age; ...
A descriptive study of tasks performed by exemplary secondary principals which facilitate effective instructional practices
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
This study investigated the tasks performed by secondary principals. The study was to determine what effect principals have on the teaching practices of classroom teachers. The tasks chosen for this study were categorized ...
Institutionalization of clinical supervision in the public schools of North Carolina
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
During the 1982-83 school year, public school districts in North Carolina were given the option of using clinical supervision as part of a state-wide performance appraisal process. This option resulted in considerable ...
The West Virginia Pauley v. Bailey decision: an historical perspective
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
In 1979, the West Virginia Supreme Court remanded to the trial court the highly controversial <i>Pauley v. Bailey</u> decision. Subsequently, the trial court judge, Arthur Recht, following the specific instructions of the ...
A study of principal evaluation policy and procedure in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1987-88
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988)
The purpose of this study was to examine principal evaluation as conducted in the public school divisions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Specifically, the study (1) described principal evaluation policies and procedures ...