What is an Academic Library?     

John Sherman 《College Teaching》2013,61(2)

Students' concepts of the library and its function should be brought closer to those of librarians in the view of the chairman of library services at Jersey City State College (B.A., UCLA; M.A., Columbia). He has had a notable dozen years in library work across the continent, was author of a twice printed satire “How to Appear Educated” in Library Review.  相似文献   

Being First Means Being Credible? Examining the Impact of Message Source on Organizational Reputation     

Patric R. Spence  Kenneth A. Lachlan  Leah M. Omilion-Hodges  Amanda K. Goddard 《Communication Research Reports》2013,30(1):124-130

Research in organizational communication and public relations suggest that in times of crises, messages generated by the organization are most likely to positively influence stakeholder perceptions, whereas those generated by the press may have negative ramifications. Although this advice seems logical, to date there is little research that investigates this claim empirically and directly. Two experiments were conducted to explore the separate and combined impact of print and televised messages concerning an organization in the midst of a crisis. The findings offer empirical evidence that statements from organizations experiencing crises may offset negative stakeholder responses. Theoretical and pragmatic implications are discussed regarding these findings.  相似文献   

Determinants of repeat viewing to prime‐time public television programming     

Steve M. Sherman 《广播与电子媒介杂志》2013,57(4):472-481

This study explores the relationship between several structural level variables and repeat viewing of prime‐time public television programming. A strong positive correlation was found between audience ratings and repeat viewing. Analyses of variance were performed on repeat viewing using program scheduling, presence/absence of continuing dramatic story line, and household cable status, and significant effects for repeat viewing occurred for all. A regression model utilizing these variables accounted for a moderate degree of variance in repeat viewing.  相似文献   

Contributions Of Teachers To Dental Health Knowledge And Behavior Of Students     

Leah Gold 《Journal of Experimental Education》2013,81(3):125-135

For the K-sample Siegel-Tukey and Klotz tests on variance, Penfield and Koffler published, in this journal, test-statistic formulas that yield excessively liberal tests. The degree of liberalness is demonstrated, and corrected formulas are presented and illustrated in this paper.  相似文献   

A parable     

Sherman Paxton Lawton  Willis Eugene Phillips  Henry Lee Ewbank  Lyman Spicer Judson 《Quarterly Journal of Speech》2013,99(2):214-215

CHARLES JAMES FOX: A MAN FOR THE PEOPLE. By Loren Reid. Columbia: University of Missouri Press; London: Longmans, Green and Co.; 1969; pp. xvi + 475. $7.50.  相似文献   

Positive Perspectives on the Profession: Reframing through Appreciative Inquiry     

Leah Holland Fiorentino 《Quest (Human Kinetics)》2013,65(4):209-228

Change theories and Organization Development strategies have long followed the problem-solving approach of looking at organizations, identifying the weaknesses and introducing interventions to “stop doing the wrong things.” In its simplest form, this approach has been successful in a variety of situations and has a popular following. Consultants or internal reviewers look for the problems, identify the cause of the problem, and introduce the intervention (new rule) to eliminate the opportunity for the repetition of the “problem.” Problem-solving is a popular perspective through which change is initiated in politics, academia, and in social media. Eliminate the “bad” and pay attention to what we have been doing wrong to improve. This article first reviews the problems posed in past Hanna lectures to some major themes: (a) the need to address societal concerns, (b) the need to reduce sub-disciplinary fragmentation, (c) the problems inherent on university campuses as a result of politics and the economy, (d) the need to re-examine the over-reliance on the scientific research paradigm at the cost of phenomenological understandings, and (e) the framing of problems to be solved by professionals in our field. The introduction of Appreciative Inquiry and is then provided as an alternative approach to examine current contextual setting with the primary emphasis away from “What problems are you having?” and toward “What is working around here?”. This alternative suggests that in all organizations there is some positive force that is moving the organization forward, and the identification of that force (what works) can lay the ground work for doing more of “what works.” Finally, three examples of Appreciative Inquiry opportunities in action from our discipline are offered for consideration.  相似文献   

Emerging Adult Siblings' Use of Verbally Aggressive Messages as Hurtful Messages     

Scott A. Myers  Leah E. Bryant 《Communication quarterly》2013,61(3):268-283

The purpose of this study was to identify the specific types of verbally aggressive messages emerging adult siblings use with each other and to determine whether these types of verbally aggressive messages differ in perceived hurtfulness, intensity, and intent. Participants were 115 individuals who identified a verbally aggressive message recently used by a sibling. Results indicated that siblings use seven types of verbally aggressive messages (i.e., name calling, insults, withdrawal, physical acts or threats, repudiating the relationship, negative affect, unfair comparison), and the seven types of verbally aggressive messages do not differ in their perceived hurtfulness, intensity, and intent.  相似文献   

Procrastination in distance education: a review of what we know and need to learn     

Thomas Wilkinson  Thomas Sherman 《Open Learning》2013,28(3):32-38

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Children's perspectives on building science models     

Ann Sherman  A. Leo MacDonald 《Education 3-13》2013,41(1):89-98

This study describes the experiences of 10- and 11-year-old students with building science models during a unit on weather. With the teacher, we prepared and gathered materials for the students to use in the building of dynamic physical models demonstrating the key features of the weather concepts they were learning. An important aspect of the approach used in the construction of the models was that students were given a significant amount of time to build and explore their models. Students were interviewed following the completion of the unit and their comments suggest that they began to understand the value of the building activities. The enthusiasm for the activities demonstrated by the students also helped increased the meaning the construction held for them. This enthusiasm combined with an increased confidence helped create an environment where students were excited about science and were better able to display their understanding of concepts.  相似文献   

“The eye in the sky doesn’t lie”: Video replay and self-evaluations as part of the basic communication course     

Luke LeFebvre  Leah E. LeFebvre 《Communication Teacher》2018,32(3):167-178

This study explores extent and frequency of conventional practices in the basic communication course: speeches, video replay, and self-evaluations from 45 basic course directors and instructors. Results indicated three to four speeches per curriculum, with two prominent speech types: informative (97.8%) and persuasive (91.1%). Approximately 76% of curriculums used video replay. Self-evaluation questions (N?=?254) used 52.8% open, 40.6% closed, 21.9% circular, and 21.9% strategic questions. Most frequently used questions focused on: delivery (12.1%), content (10.6%), or delivery and content (11.1%). Findings suggest pedagogical practices vary across the discipline, and the discussion offers practical applications for improving practices.  相似文献