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Peer reviewedZander, Alvin – Human Relations, 1976
The removal of group members and the recruiting of new ones are central processes in the maintenance of a group. Bases for determining who will be expelled and who initiated are stated in the form of propositions. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Dismissal (Personnel), Disqualification, Group Dynamics, Group Membership
Peer reviewedTomayko, James E. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1976
The DeFrancis Chinese texts and texts from the People's Republic of China are compared, regarding instructional value, character use and cost. (CHK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Textbook Evaluation
US Senate, 2005
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Margaret Spellings to be Secretary of Education. Statements were presented by: Michael B. Enzi, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Edward M. Kennedy, a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts; Kay Bailey Hutchison, a…
Descriptors: Hearings, Federal Government, Presidents, Advisory Committees
Metz, David J. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2006
Prospective board members of the caliber sought by institutions of higher learning have many options, many worthwhile causes in which they can engage, and many places to do so, including other colleges and universities. The time they can devote to volunteer activity is carefully apportioned and usually directed to groups defined by common…
Descriptors: Trustees, Governing Boards, Personnel Needs, Personnel Selection
Fraas, John W.; Newman, Isadore – 2003
The purpose of this paper is to assist researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in identifying and addressing key questions related to the task of choosing among the analytic techniques designed to analyze a dichotomized dependent variable with a set of independent variables. The discussion is limited to (1) the analysis of data by the…
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Least Squares Statistics, Regression (Statistics), Research Methodology
Desmedt, Ella; Valcke, Martin – 2002
This paper proposes a way to organize the literature on cognitive and learning styles that avoids the shortcomings of existing taxonomies. Most existing reviews and organizations of literature in the field can be criticized on the basis of inconsistency, selectivity, lack of scientific criteria, failure to consider scientific impact, bias, and…
Descriptors: Bias, Citation Analysis, Classification, Cognitive Style
Palmer, Douglas J.; Stough, Laura M.; Burdenski, Thomas K., Jr.; Gonzales, Maricela – 2001
A review of the literature was conducted to investigate how researchers have identified expert teachers. Each of the 29 studies used selection criteria that fell into one or more of the following market categories: (1) years of experience; (2) social recognition; (3) professional or social group membership; and (4) other performance-based…
Descriptors: Classification, Criteria, Identification, Literature Reviews
van der Linden, Wim J.; Chang, Hua-Hua – 2001
The methods of alpha-stratified adaptive testing and constrained adaptive testing with shadow tests are combined in this study. The advantages are twofold. First, application of the shadow test allows the researcher to implement any type of constraint on item selection in alpha-stratified adaptive testing. Second, the result yields a simple set of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Banks, Selection
McDonald, Jo-Anne – 2000
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of completion instructions on item parameters and category use as students completed a self-report personality survey. Instructions allowed free-choice allotment of ratings (nonforced distribution) or requested the subject to assign a certain number of ratings to either the highest or lowest…
Descriptors: Employees, Item Response Theory, Personality Measures, Rating Scales
Smith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
When children are taught to read, the sources used are usually fictional narratives; writing follows in the same genre with children learning how to write personal narrative. Narrative has been such a part of the tradition in primary grades that even the information books that are available for the young are often written in a narrative structure.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Emergent Literacy, Primary Education
Turner, Caroline Sotello Viernes – 2002
This monograph suggests ways in which an institution can diversify its faculty and facilitate the work of the search committee before a candidate ever reaches the interview stage. It outlines a step-by-step process to improve the likelihood of a successful search, and it recommends items to consider after a hire is confirmed to ensure that the new…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Diversity (Faculty), Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education
Rychen, Dominique Simone; Salganik, Laura Hersh – 2003
This paper describes a project of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Project Definition and Selection of Competencies: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations (Project DeSeCo). DeSeCo was designed to complement past and current international comparative assessments by providing theoretical and conceptual foundations…
Descriptors: Definitions, International Education, International Studies, Minimum Competencies
Bridgeman, Brent; Burton, Nancy; Cline, Frederick – 2000
Using data from a sample of 10 colleges at which most students had taken both the SAT I: Reasoning Test and SAT II: Subject Tests researchers simulated the effects of making selection decisions using SAT II scores in place of SAT I scores. Students in each college were treated as forming the applicant pool for a more select college, and the top…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Selection
Behrens, Jerry – 2001
This paper discusses key issues in fast-tracking the acquisition of school sites in California. Discussion addresses: (1) assembling an experienced team; (2) whether the property owner is a willing or unwilling seller; (3) level of community support or opposition to the site; (4) timing and commencement of California Environmental Quality Act…
Descriptors: Land Acquisition, Real Estate, School Location, Site Analysis
Asher, Donald – 2000
This guide profiles innovative and unusual colleges that might interest the college applicant who is looking for the perfect "fit" and who thinks that "fit" might be met by something different. It also contains information to help the applicant contact other accredited 4-year institutions in the United States and Canada. The…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Colleges, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

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