A Study of Administrative Leadership Styles of the Senior Administrators of Public Universities in Texas (open access)

A Study of Administrative Leadership Styles of the Senior Administrators of Public Universities in Texas

The study of leadership in education, business, industry, government, and other organizations has evolved over time. Early studies focused on leadership traits and behavior. Currently, researchers and theorists have concentrated on the interaction of leadership styles and situations. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the predominant leadership style of a group of senior administrators of public universities in Texas.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Nwafor, Samuel Okechukwu
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1991 (open access)

South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1991

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 1991
Creator: Freeman, Robert E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Job Satisfaction and Psychological Needs Satisfaction of Public School Library Media Specialists (open access)

Job Satisfaction and Psychological Needs Satisfaction of Public School Library Media Specialists

The purpose of this research was to study job satisfaction among public school library media specialists based on the psychological needs of social needs, security needs, esteem needs, autonomy needs, and self actualization needs, according to Maslow's Hierarchy. Subjects were requested to respond to a questionnaire of 30 items pertaining to job satisfaction. Each item required two responses: first, as to the level of importance the item held; and secondly, the satisfaction currently received from that particular item.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Timmons, Elizabeth Ann
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Last Years of Dallas Bible College (1983-1985) (open access)

The Last Years of Dallas Bible College (1983-1985)

Dallas Bible College existed under several names from 1940 to 1985. It was a member of the American Association of Bible Colleges. Although never prosperous, the institution did have an educational niche. This study explores the reasons behind the close of the school in 1985. It surveys the previous history but emphasizes the events from 1983 to 1985. The study investigates the change of mission, location, and name which occurred in the final year of existence. Also included is an extended study of disunity on the board of directors. Exploration is made of reasons why no strong leadership emerged to step in and save the school as it was on its downward path.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Martin, John A.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personality Profiles of Hospitality Students: A Comparison of These Traits to Those Preferred by the Hospitality Industry (open access)

Personality Profiles of Hospitality Students: A Comparison of These Traits to Those Preferred by the Hospitality Industry

One problem facing the hospitality industry today is turnover. Management turnover rates of 50 and 75 percent continue to plaque all segments of the industry. Personality type theory holds that people are happier in environments that are compatible with their personalities. This study examines 229 undergraduate students enrolled in hospitality education at the University of North Texas. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator was administered to these students to determine their predominant personality types, and to compare these types to those desired by hospitality industry professionals for success within the industry. Variables such as gender, work experience, and classification were also examined in comparison to student personality types.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Martin, Lynda (Lynda Jean)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women in National Legislatures: A Cross-National Study (open access)

Women in National Legislatures: A Cross-National Study

Women's access to elective political office, an indicator of political inequality, was studied by surveying the percentage of women holding elective political positions in national legislatures of 74 countries. This study used a cross-sectional research design with multiple regression analysis.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Oakes, Ann S. (Ann Sutton)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Resource Policies in Jordan: An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Governmental Expenditures on Development (open access)

Human Resource Policies in Jordan: An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Governmental Expenditures on Development

This study was an assessment of governmental expenditures for human resource programs on economic and social development in Jordan from 1948 to 1988. An assessment was made of the impact of governmental expenditures for education, health, and welfare on the growth of the economy as measured by gross national product (GNP) and the quality of life as measured by the physical quality of life index (PQLI). The major purpose of the investigation was to provide policy makers with an alternative way of assessing the influence of governmental expenditures on development.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Al-Louzi, Musa Salameh
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
User satisfaction in a government library: a case study of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia (open access)

User satisfaction in a government library: a case study of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia

The problem of this study was the lack of knowledge about user satisfaction with the library services which are provided at the library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the study were two-fold: (1) to measure, evaluate, and analyze user satisfaction with the library services provided at the MFA Library for the employees; and (2) to develop a model for evaluation of user satisfaction of library services in government libraries in Saudi Arabia.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Tameem, Jamal Abbas
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A comparison of the evolution of accounting institutions in Germany and the United States (open access)

A comparison of the evolution of accounting institutions in Germany and the United States

The purpose of this dissertation is to compare the evolution of the German accounting profession with that in the United States from the late 1800's to the early 1930's. Included is an analysis of the interaction of the accounting profession with each nation's corporate/ banking institutions in influencing financial reporting and the demand for audits.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Harston, Mary Elizabeth
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Toward a Critique of the Message Construct in Communication (open access)

Toward a Critique of the Message Construct in Communication

The idea of an inherent structure of meaning in human communication is identified as the message construct. Traces of the construct in textbook models of the basic communication process and in popular magazine images of communication are examined. The argument is raised that objectifying the message has resulted in a paradigm which focuses disproportionately on explicit, representational, and instrumental aspects of communication. An alternative conception is proposed which would take into account implicit, constitutive, and generative aspects.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Wilson, John K. (John Kenneth)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Philosophical approaches to teacher evaluation (open access)

Philosophical approaches to teacher evaluation

The problem of this study is to educe and examine philosophical ideas embedded in major models of teacher evaluation. This study is qualitative, involving the presentation and analysis of ideas which affect educational practice.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Schwarz, Gretchen E. (Gretchen Ellen)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cerebral Laterality and Leadership Assessment (open access)

Cerebral Laterality and Leadership Assessment

The major purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between cerebral laterality dominance and leadership behavior and traits. An additional purpose was to determine whether a relationship exists between cerebral laterality dominance and gender, ethnicity, and educational position.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Horn, Barry L. (Barry Lee)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The principle of "sankofa" in elementary music instruction in southern Ghana: selected school personnel's views of and their role in its implementation (open access)

The principle of "sankofa" in elementary music instruction in southern Ghana: selected school personnel's views of and their role in its implementation

The study ascertained elementary school teachers' and supervisors' views about their role in the implementation of Sankofa (Go back and retrieve) in school music. Sankofa mandates the integration of distinctive Ghanian traditional values and practices with Western educational concepts in the school curriculum. In music, it calls for the fusion of multi-ethnic musics of Ghana with Western musical concepts in public school music instruction. Some concerns expressed by Ghanian music educators regarding teachers' negative attitudes toward Sankofa in public school music had prompted the study.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Attah, Joe K. (Joe Kofi)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Party-Military Relations in the PRC After Mao, 1976-1990 (open access)

Party-Military Relations in the PRC After Mao, 1976-1990

The importance of party-military relations in the People's Republic of China was succinctly stated by Mao in his dictum that "political power comes from the gun" and "the Party should command the gun." Party-military relations in the PRC have never fully conformed to Mao's warning. This study seeks to analyze the nature and types of party-military relations in the PRC during the post-Mao period and the factors affecting change in these relations.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Hung, Lu-hsun Theodore
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
User Satisfaction in a Government Library : A Case Study of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia (open access)

User Satisfaction in a Government Library : A Case Study of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia

The problem of this study was the lack of knowledge about user satisfaction with the library services which are provided at the library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Saudi Arabia. The purposes of the study were twofold: (1) to measure, evaluate, and analyze user satisfaction with the library services provided at the MFA Library for the employees; and (2) to develop a model for evaluation of user satisfaction of library services in government libraries in Saudi Arabia.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Tameem, Jamal Abbas
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Self-perceptions Certified Fine Arts Teachers Have Toward Their Roles as Artist and Instructional Staff Member in Selected Public High Schools of Oklahoma (open access)

An Investigation of the Self-perceptions Certified Fine Arts Teachers Have Toward Their Roles as Artist and Instructional Staff Member in Selected Public High Schools of Oklahoma

The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-perceptions certified public high school teachers in the fine arts have toward their roles as artist and instructional staff member.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Clinton, John E. (John Eric)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The concept of vision in American school reform: a study of visions of 21st century schooling (open access)

The concept of vision in American school reform: a study of visions of 21st century schooling

The primary objective of this study was to describe and analyze visions of 21st century education articulated by prominent individuals involved with current school reform and restructuring efforts. A second objective was to describe and analyze those images of the most likely educational scenario in the 21st century and the perceived barriers that would prevent realization of those idealized visions.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Holmes, Kathleen Mary
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Descriptive Survey of Libraries Supporting Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs Accredited by the National League for Nursing and Nursing Doctoral Programs (open access)

A Descriptive Survey of Libraries Supporting Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs Accredited by the National League for Nursing and Nursing Doctoral Programs

The purpose of this study is to provide base line data which does not currently exist for libraries supporting nursing education in baccalaureate, masters and doctoral nursing programs. The survey covers physical environment, clientele, resources, budget, and personnel in these libraries. A survey instrument was developed by the researcher and sent to 537 nursing programs in senior colleges and universities listed in Baccalaureate Education in Nursing 1989-90, and Graduate Education in Nursing 1989-90. Two hundred and fifty two or 47 percent of the institutions responded.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Guenther, Johanna T. (Johanna Trammell)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Description of the American College Fraternity System at Selective, Private Colleges and Universities in the Northeast as Depicted by the Primary Administrative Contact, 1990-1991 (open access)

A Description of the American College Fraternity System at Selective, Private Colleges and Universities in the Northeast as Depicted by the Primary Administrative Contact, 1990-1991

The purpose of the study was to gather sufficient data from a campus questionnaire and subsequent follow-up interview with the primary college administrators within the target population to accurately describe conditions of the fraternity systems on those campuses. The population for this study consisted of selective, small, private colleges and universities in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic region of the country. The target population of twenty-six colleges and universities was identified from the respondents to the campus questionnaire and included schools from the states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.
Date: December 1991
Creator: Chase, Ted Hunter
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders' Participation in School Choir and Their Perceived Levels of Self-Concept and Social Support (open access)

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders' Participation in School Choir and Their Perceived Levels of Self-Concept and Social Support

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between seventh, tenth, and twelfth graders' participation in school choir and their perceived levels of self-concept and social support. The problems of the study were to determine (1) if there were significant differences in perceived self-concept and social support levels of choir members and non-music students, and (2) if there were significant changes in self-concept and social support of choir members from grades seven to ten to twelve. A secondary concern was school activity involvement, to guard against attributing significant differences of self-concept and social support to choir participation alone.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Murdock, Mervin Charles
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative Labor Policy in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1961-1987 (open access)

Comparative Labor Policy in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1961-1987

It is increasingly recognized that manpower planning and policies are a major component of a country's development efforts. The purpose of this study is to examine the labor market in Jordan and to identify the main determinants of employment (labor force) during the period from 1961 to 1987 in order to advise policy makers as to the best course of action to achieve full employment. This period was divided into two periods: 1961 to 1972 and 1973 to 1987 for comparative purposes. The socio-economic and political framework of the labor market, as well as the labor policies during the period were examined in an effort to determine the determinants affecting the labor market in the two periods. The findings of this study reveal that Jordan's labor market and policies over the last three decades have been influenced by changes and events not only in Jordan, but by changes and events in the entire region. The study also indicates that factors influencing the labor market differ under different conditions. The impact of the independent variables tested in this study differ between the two periods, 1961 to 1972 and 1973 to 1987. Policy which may serve the country's best interest during the …
Date: May 1991
Creator: Dwairi, Musa A. (Musa Ayesh)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1991 (open access)

Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1991

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 1991
Creator: Samuels, Jeanne F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1991 (open access)

Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1991

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 21, 1991
Creator: Samuels, Jeanne F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 51, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 30, 1991 (open access)

The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 51, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 30, 1991

Weekly newspaper from Bridge City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 30, 1991
Creator: Taft, Thelma
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History