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Ala-Kortesmaa, Sanna; Isotalus, Pekka – International Journal of Listening, 2015
This qualitative cross-cultural study sought to contribute to the understanding of listening competence, dialogic listening, and the use of human agency in promoting well-being at work. The participant groups ("N" = 103) consisted of "n" = 76 U.S.-American and "n" = 27 Finnish attorneys. Results suggest that in order…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Listening Skills, Well Being, Legal Problems
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Tie, Fatt Hee – Education and Urban Society, 2014
This study investigates the legal literacy of urban public school administrators in Malaysia. Data were collected from 109 school administrators. The instrument that was administered to the respondents comprised two parts: Part 1, the background information of the respondents; and Part 2, items on the law related to schools, such as teachers' duty…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Principals
Wheelbarger, Johnny J.; Clouse, R. Wilburn – 1981
Legal questions, raised by recent developments in computerized networks and relating to censorship, liability, responsibility and other topics, were explored by means of a questionnaire sent to a selected group of librarians, network personnel, and others. Designed to collect information about existing laws and current problems, the questionnaire…
Descriptors: Administrators, Censorship, Computer Oriented Programs, Legal Problems
AGB Reports, 1979
Since a competent Governing Board cannot be recruited from persons entirely free of potential conflict of interest, disclosure is imperative and a formal institutional statement is desireable. A statement is presented that was adopted by the AGB Board of Directors in October, 1978, and is commended to the attention of the membership for discussion…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Disclosure, Governing Boards, Guidelines
Swindell, Richard; Vassella, Ken – 1996
Face-to-face structured interviews were held with 1,810 older adults throughout Queensland (Australia) to determine their sources of information about housing, finance, legal matters, home maintenance, and social activities. At least 97% of respondents knew of at least one source of information about each topic; however, 42%-57% could name only…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Home Management
Scott, Robert A. – 1978
This study on collegiate middle managers examines: the effects of federal compliance requirements on collegiate administrators; the cause of growth, elaboration, and differentiation in middle-level collegiate administration; the functions, status, roles, and values of mid-level administrators; and the role of national occupational associations for…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role