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Smith, Shirley G.; Firmin, Michael W. – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
This is a phenomenological study of 25 school nurses employed in a large, urban school district in the midwestern section of the United States. In addition to school nursing, the participants also had professional work experience in other nursing specialties. Thematic analysis of the data focused on the challenges faced by the school nurses, their…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Job Satisfaction, School Nurses, Work Experience
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Green, Rebecca; Reffel, Jim – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
The current tenuous status of public education funding requires that school nurses be proactive in advocacy efforts on behalf of their school nursing programs. Advocating for nursing practice within an educational setting presents unique challenges. Lack of state or national consensus for support of school nurse services creates an opportunity for…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Advocacy, Public Schools, Administrators
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Punyanunt-Carter, Narissra M.; Wrench, Jason S. – Education, 2008
The current study looked at the relation between advisee perceptions of advisor's verbal aggression, credibility, and conflict styles. Participants were 153 graduate students who reported their perceptions concerning their advisor. First, the study found that advisee perceptions of their advisor's credibility (competence, caring/goodwill, &…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Conflict, Credibility
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Div. of Reading Effectiveness. – 1986
This handbook is designed to acquaint instructional aides in Indiana's elementary schools with the various aspects of their job. Included are helpful hints and a variety of resource materials considered likely to be useful. Contents focus on the following: (1) qualifications; (2) instructional, clerical, and auxiliary duties; (3) working…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Educational Resources, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews
McKenna, Barbara, Comp. – 1983
A guide for conducting alumni surveys is presented, including 22 sample questionnaires. The first section on planning an effective survey strategy includes the following five articles: "Let's Take a Survey" (Cletis Pride); "Surveying Your Alumni: Or an Unexamined College Is Not Worth Loving" (Jocelyn Bartkevicius); "Make Your Survey Scientific"…
Descriptors: Alumni, Attitude Measures, Biographical Inventories, College Graduates
Lindenmann, Walter K. – 1983
Basic and practical information on how to do opinion surveys and how to apply the information gathered for use in student recruitment, public relations, and other advancement programs is presented. In addition, 12 sample questionnaires are included that have helped colleges and universities measure the opinions of alumni, students, faculty/staff,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Data Collection, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement