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Fish, Brittany A.; Jumper, Rachel L. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2021
This paper presents the results of a nationwide survey of educators for grades 6-12 who specialize in family and consumer sciences education (N=380). The paper examines teacher reports about their self-efficacy in online learning during the switch to off-campus instruction. Data revealed that district communication to teachers indicating that they…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Family and Consumer Sciences
Hay, Tina – CURRENTS, 2013
Soon after news of the child molestation scandal involving Jerry Sandusky, a former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach, broke in November 2011, the development and alumni relations staff gathered for a town hall-style meeting. "The Penn Stater" has tackled controversial topics before: student riots, a faculty member…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Team Sports, Sexual Abuse, Athletic Coaches
Reform Support Network, 2012
This guide describes emerging social media practices among State education agencies and other governmental organizations and suggests key steps and considerations for those interested in using social media to advance education reform.
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Educational Change
Lum, Lydia – CURRENTS, 2012
At the end of 2010, for the first time ever, smartphones outsold PCs. Mobile device adoption rates continue to rise rapidly around the world. A recent forecast by Cisco found that global mobile data traffic more than doubled last year, and by the end of 2012, the number of mobile devices in use will outnumber the world's population. In the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Community Colleges, Institutional Advancement
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Stunden, Annie – EDUCAUSE Review, 2006
The author of this article describes the central IT structure of her institution, the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Based on her experiences, she observes that building and maintaining a community of support that spans the central IT organization and the distributed IT support providers presents real challenges. As such, she believes that…
Descriptors: Universities, Information Technology, Information Systems, Organizational Communication
Ellis, Loretta – Education Journal of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 1974
The activities of the Great Lakes Inter-tribal Council Education Committee, organized in 1970, are discussed. (NQ)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, American Indians, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Paul, Douglas – 1978
This preliminary case study of inter-organizational dissemination arrangements presents a conceptual framework for conducting large-scale investigations of state dissemination activities and its application in the organization and analysis of information dealing with such arrangements in Wisconsin and Utah. When the findings of the Wisconsin case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Diffusion, Information Dissemination, Information Services
Springston, Jeffery K.; Keyton, Joann – 1989
A study determined what constitutes an illegal pre-employment question, reviewed current laws and literature on the subject, and determined the prevalence of illegal questions asked by organizations. Except in the case of specific statutory law, there is no precise way to define what constitutes an illegal question; however, state and federal…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Employment Interviews, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Jonsen, Richard W.; Johnstone, Sally M. – Change, 1991
As campuses and multicampus systems develop integrated systems for information networking in and among institutions, states must be concerned with their coordination and explore large-scale integration, stimulating cooperation among institutions and systems and use of telecommunications. Arizona, Indiana, Oregon, Colorado, and Wisconsin are…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Futures (of Society), Governance
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1978
In August of 1978 an ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Title I education conference was held to obtain an evaluation of the migrant education programs operated in Wisconsin during the summer of 1978. Five forms were used to collect information from the 47 conference participants with specific forms directed toward instructional staff,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Educational Objectives, Migrant Children
Schrader, Marvin A. – 1986
A study was conducted to determine the organizational structure and tasks of the research, planning, and development (RPD) units within each of the 16 districts of the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) System. For purposes of comparison, data were also collected from non-Wisconsin community colleges and technical…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Planning, Multicampus Districts, National Surveys
Rogers, Everett M. – 1978
The nature of the Cooperative Extension Service in agriculture was examined to identify aspects that could be applied to the design of an educational extension service. To learn about the organization, programs, and priorities of Cooperative Extension, employees of the state extension services in California, Colorado, New Mexico, New York, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Personnel, Community Development, Comparative Analysis
Frederick, Catherine; Huss-Lederman, Susan; Johnson, Jewelie – 1998
The Southeastern Wisconsin Workplace Communication Project is a workplace English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) resource and outreach program involving a partnership of businesses and adult educators in a rural area that has experienced an increase in new speakers of English in the manufacturing workforce. The guide provides workplace educators and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods