The purpose of this study was to develop an explanation for the volatile behavior of the Local Composite Index, Virginia's measure of public school division fiscal capacity. This study documented and analyzed the behavior of the mathematical and structural components of the current formula over...

In this study, two implementable leadership productswere analogous to innovations, when framed in the contextof Rogers' diffusion-of-innovation theory. Thus, theproducts' respective dissemination patterns were comparedand contrasted--quantitatively through purchase numbers,and qualitatively...

Graduate student persistence rarely has been studied, yet it is a very important issue for many higher education constituentsâincluding senior administrators, academic deans, faculty members, students, and families. In light of an alarming statistic that approximately 50% of all graduate...

The general purpose of this national study was to document career services director use of the CAS professional standards by institutional size, career services experience level, director experience level, director degree level, CAS standards awareness, CAS standards possession, and barriers to...