Perceptions Of Administrators Research Articles

Head Start Administrator and Teacher Perceptions of Parental Influence on Preschool Children

Head Start Administrator and Teacher Perceptions of Parental Influence on Preschool Children

Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Nutrition Education During Mealtime in Head Start Preschools

Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Nutrition Education During Mealtime in Head Start Preschools

Management attitudes and technology adoption in long-term care facilities.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitudes of nursing home administrators and key managerial staff toward health information technology (health IT). This research is exploratory in nature, and applies qualitative case-study methodology to further understand health IT adoption by nursing homes through multiple in-depth semi-structured interviews of management, and direct observations of employee behavior at each participating facility. A modified Technology Acceptance Model is used to examine the attitudes and perceptions of administrators. This study finds that there are differences in the level of health IT adoption by nursing homes. While some administrators are aware of health IT and are implementing or updating their IT systems in a gradual but haphazard manner, others exhibited a lack of interest in implementing change. Overall, there is a lack of systematic planning and decision-making toward health IT adoption. Adoption is not evidence-based, instead driven primarily by real and perceived regulatory requirements combined with a lack of information about, or consideration of, the real costs and benefits of implementing health IT. Including six in-depth case studies, the sample for this study is small for generalizing the findings. Yet, it contributes to the literature on the slow process of health IT adoption by nursing homes. Moreover, the findings provide guidelines for future research. This study demonstrates that nursing home administrators must systematically plan the adoption of health IT, and such decision making should be evidenced-based and participatory so that employees can voice their opinions that could prevent future resistance. This study is original and advances knowledge on the reasons for the slow adoption of health IT in nursing homes. It finds that lack of adequate information regarding the utility and benefits of health IT in management adoption decisions can result in haphazard implementation or no adoption at all. This finding has significant value for policy makers' practitioners for improving accessibility of information regarding the use of health IT in nursing homes that could address the health IT adoption challenge in this industry.

Evidence-Based Parental Involvement Programs in the United States of America and Korea

Offering a family involvement program is a typical approach for helping students with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders and other behaviors of concern. The present paper examines evidence-based parental involvement programs in the United States and Korea. Several differences exist between programs in the two countries including evaluation, collaboration, the support of the government and related institutions, differences in perception of administrators, and the professional staff. The authors suggested several recommendations including considering the requirements of guidance for developing effective programs, designing ways to evaluate programs, encouraging collaboration, preparing qualified professional staff, and developing culturally appropriate programs for children and youth with special needs.

Distributive Justice in Higher Education: Perceptions of Administrators

For the study we report here we used the theoretical framework of organizational justice to examine academic administrator’s perceptions of resource distribution decisions. We asked deans, school directors, and department chairs in one midwestern state about their perceptions of the fairness and likelihood of use of various distribution principles in scenarios involving distributions of compensation to faculty and resources to schools/departments. Differences based on Carnegie classification and current position were examined. Overall, we found that participants perceived compensating faculty members and allocating resources to departments based on the quality of teaching and impact on students was most fair, but they believed factors such as research productivity and funding secured were more likely to be used. While there were no differences based on current position, there were differences based on Carnegie classification with the research universities indicating greater preference for and likelihood of using research principles and non-research institutions indicating greater likelihood of using equality.

Deep Impact: How a Job-Embedded Formative Assessment Professional Development Model Affected Teacher Practice

This study supports the work of Black and Wiliam (1998), who demonstrated that when teachers effectively utilize formative assessment strategies, student learning increases significantly. However, the researchers also found a “poverty of practice” among teachers, in that few fully understood how to implement classroom formative assessment. This qualitative case study examined a series of voluntary workshops offered at one middle school designed to address this poverty of practice. Data were gathered via semi-structured interviews. These research questions framed the study: (1) What role did a professional learning community structure play in shaping workshop participants’ perceived effectiveness of a voluntary formative assessment initiative? (2) How did this initiative affect workshop participants’ perceptions of their knowledge of formative assessment and differentiation strategies? (3) How did it affect workshop participants’ perceptions of their abilities to teach others about formative assessment and differentiated instruction? (4) How did it affect school-wide use of classroom-level strategies?Results indicated that teacher workshop participants experienced a growth in their capacity to use and teach others various formative assessment strategies, and even non-participating teachers reported greater use of formative assessment in their own instruction. Workshop participants and non-participating teachers perceived little growth in the area of differentiation of instruction, which contradicted some administrator perceptions.

Laboratory test ordering and results management systems: a qualitative study of safety risks identified by administrators in general practice

ObjectiveTo explore experiences and perceptions of frontline administrators involved in the systems-based management of laboratory test ordering and results handling in general medical practice.DesignQualitative using focus group interviews.SettingWest of Scotland...

Is There a Role for Community Health Workers in Tobacco Cessation Programs? Perceptions of Administrators and Health Care Professionals

Studies have shown that with appropriate training, Community Health Workers (CHWs) can be actively involved in health promotion and disease prevention (including tobacco cessation). This study examined the perceptions of administrators and health care professionals regarding the actual and potential role(s) of CHWs in a tobacco cessation program (TCP) within a universal health care system. This study was part of a larger exploratory, cross-sectional comprehensive assessment of the implementation of the TCP through the primary care public health system in 7 towns in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Questionnaires were administered to 84 administrators at different levels (regional, municipal, and health units) and 80 health care professionals who were directly involved in the TCP. For this study, we assessed the perceptions of administrators and health care professionals on the actual and potential role(s) of CHWs in the TCP. The overall response rate was 56.2%. Although 48.4% of respondents indicated that CHWs already participated in the TCP, there was a wide range in the participants' responses regarding their involvement (33.3% among regional administrators and 65% among health care professionals). Identification/referral of patients and promotion of the TCP in the community were the most frequent CHWs' activities reported. Overall, respondents were very receptive about trained CHWs having multiple roles in the TCP, except for delivery of a brief intervention. With appropriate training, health care administrators and health care professionals are very receptive regarding the involvement of CHWs in a TCP delivered through a public health system.

Identities, intentionality and institutional fit: perceptions of senior women administrators at liberal arts colleges in the Upper Midwestern USA

This qualitative study engaged women senior administrators at liberal arts colleges in the Upper Midwestern USA to better understand how their intersecting identities mediate their enacted leadership. Data were collected from eight participants via a questionnaire, document review, one-on-one interviews and observations. Positionality theory informed the study design and inquiry. Data analysis using the constant comparative method revealed that women leaders' positionality is intentionally monitored and constantly negotiated in the liberal arts college context. Participants described that they had to be more intentional about revealing or displaying traits associated with those identities that did not fit their institutional environment. This study was an important step in broadening understandings of the complex ways in which leaders' multiple identities interact to shape women's leadership.

Examining the Perceptions of Families, Teachers, and Administrators of Preschool Programs Meeting the Needs of Young Children with Disabilities

Statefunded preschool programs in the United States (US) increased substantially in the recent years, often times without evaluating how effective the programs are at meeting the needs of all children, including children with special needs. This study sought to investigate how families, teachers, and principals perceived how state funded preschoolprograms in an urban school district in the US met the needs of young children with special needsand their families. Participants included 301 parents of children with special needs,45 teachers, and 30 principals. Overall, all stakeholders identified the programs’ structure, personnel, and home to school connections as strengths, and believed that the preschool programs were an appropriate place for young children with special needs. Parents and teachers indicated satisfaction with the frequency of communication; however, both parents and principals still wanted to see an increase in communication between home and school. Areas needing improvement included critical elements needed in preschool programs related to human resources, increased funding, and appropriate adult-child ratios.

AVID Teacher Leadership: Administrator and Teacher Perceptions of Leadership Attributes

This study examined the perceptions of teachers and administrators with regard to AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) teacher leaders. The purpose was to compare whether teachers and administrators agree on the types of attributes needed for teacher leaders involved in implementing AVID as a school reform effort. Results revealed that there is agreement among teachers and among administrators regarding the importance of a teacher's personal attributes and attributes related to classroom environment. When compared to teachers, administrators generally feel that certain leadership attributes are more important, such as open communication with the principal, creative problem solving, collegiality on campus, organizational skills, and respect for other teachers.

Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of School Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa

Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of School Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa

Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of School Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa

We used narrative interviews to explore how teachers and school administrators in low-income schools in Cape Town, South Africa, perceive their school gardens. The interviewees emphasized that, although the school gardens require substantial resource inputs—including funding, labor, and training—they offer great benefits for students, such as an opportunity to expand environmental awareness and concern, develop skills related to growing food, and realize the interconnectedness between the environment and economic and food systems. In this way, school gardens promote the convergence of environmental education, environmental justice, and everyday living. Ultimately, the data constellated around one primary theme: the garden speaks to the importance of greater self-sufficiency for students and staff alike.

Perception of Humanization of Birth in a Highly Specialized Hospital: Let's Think Differently

Our goal for this article was to identify the perceptions of health care professionals, administrators, and women concerning the humanization of childbirth care in a tertiary hospital. A single-case study design and a qualitative approach were used. We collected data through semistructured interviews, participant observation, field notes, and a questionnaire. The humanization of birth in a tertiary hospital is identifiable by several key characteristics such as personalization, recognition of women's rights, human caring, women's advocacy and companionship, and a balance between medical care and comfort, safety, and humanity.

Early intervention in Cerebral Palsy Associations in Portugal: Perceptions of parents, professionals and administrators

Early intervention in Cerebral Palsy Associations in Portugal: Perceptions of parents, professionals and administrators

Direitos humanos e violência nas escolas: desafios do trabalho em rede

A garantia de direitos constitui-se na principal via para a superação das violências nas escolas. Tal proposição supõe trabalho em rede e requer esforços conjuntos. Embora a escola se constitua em espaço estratégico na efetivação da rede, as ações protagonizadas a partir da e na escola são ainda frágeis. Essa constatação motiva o estudo aqui relatado, que investiga as percepções de gestores escolares, professores, pais e conselheiros tutelares sobre a rede de proteção na garantia de direitos de crianças e adolescentes. A apresentação e a discussão dos dados empíricos são analisadas abordando as tensões entre violências e garantia de direitos nas escolas e arede de proteção na garantia de direitos. Os resultados do diagnóstico, apresentado nesse estudo, permitem esboçar ações estratégicas, no fortalecimento dos sujeitos para as múltiplas configurações que o trabalho de proteção e garantia de direitos demanda a partir da escola. Palavras-chavePolíticas Educacionais; Violências nas escolas; Garantia de direitos; Rede de proteção de direitos

Contextualizing teacher identity of non-native-English speakers in U.S. secondary ESL classrooms: A Bakhtinian perspective

Research on teacher identity has become increasingly vital to understanding language teachers and their professional practice. While teacher identity has been highlighted as situated, multiple and dynamic, the image of non-native teachers of English seems rigid and polarized. A gap has not been filled in is to examine the diversity of non-native teachers of English rather than solidifying them into a single group. This qualitative study aims to contextualize teacher identity of non-native speakers of English as both an individual and a social matter at an under-explored U.S. secondary ESL setting. Drawing on Bakhtin's dialogism, the study illustrates how non-native teachers of English make sense of themselves is formed through past histories and present environments. Their understanding of self is also interwoven with the perceptions of administrators and their relationships with students. Pedagogical implications are discussed.

"건강한 학교생태계 설계 요인에 대한 학생, 교사, 관리자의 인식조사"

"건강한 학교생태계 설계 요인에 대한 학생, 교사, 관리자의 인식조사"

Support and Barriers for Latino Male Students' Educational Pursuits: Perceptions of Counselors and Administrators

Counselors and secondary/postsecondary administrators (N= 14) were interviewed to explore their perceptions of barriers and resources related to Latino male students' postsecondary goals and pursuit of higher education. Issues examined included the lack of awareness of educational obstacles for Latino male students by educators, role of Latino male students' families in the students' educational experiences, impact of peers and mentoring on Latino male students, and the role of program outreach and partnerships focused on young Latino men.

Assessing the Relationship Between Objective and Subjective Measures of Fiscal Condition Using Government‐Wide Statements

AbstractGovernment Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34 has been in effect for a decade yet there is limited research examining government‐wide financial reporting data. This study builds on our ability to delve into the fiscal condition of Wisconsin counties during the Great Recession. The principal aims of the research are: (1) expand on works utilizing GASB 34 reporting requirements; (2) report on county administrators perceptions of fiscal condition; and (3) examine the relationship between subjective and objective measures of fiscal condition. We find little evidence that objective fiscal condition indices are related to subjective administrative assessments of fiscal condition.