Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 39-03, Section: A, page: 1269. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1978.

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in perceptions and expectations of paraprofessionals and supervising professionals on how tasks and responsibilities are actually and ideally performed by paraprofessionals in working with low income rural residents in Florida. Role theory provided the basis from which the conceptual framework was developed. The population included professional staff and paraprofessionals employed by the Florida Cooperative Extension Service to implement special programs in food and nutrition for low income residents. / The duties and responsibilities (roles) used were those identified in the literature as the duties and responsibilities of paraprofessionals in working with low income rural residents in Florida. Data were collected using a questionnaire which was divided into five major sections providing descriptive information, general information, and data relevant to role expectations and perceptions of performance. / The objectives of the study were operationalized through six research questions. To answer the six questions, number and percentage distribution and the t-test were used to determine differences in perceptions and expectations of supervising agents and paraprofessionals on how proactive, reactive and administrative tasks are actually, and should ideally be performed by paraprofessionals. Data were collected on a total of 38 tasks. / The findings indicated that there were differences between perceptions and expectations of supervising professionals and paraprofessionals on two proactive, two reactive and four administrative actual tasks; and on two proactive, two reactive and seven administrative ideal tasks. Overall, there was more agreement than disagreement about actual and ideal task performance. It was therefore concluded that there was considerable consensus between the two groups on actual and ideal performance of proactive, reactive and administrative tasks. However, in those cases where differences were found, the researcher concluded that there was conflict between the two groups on how paraprofessionals should perform the tasks. The one area in which the largest number of role conflicts were found was ideal administrative tasks. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-03, Section: A, page: 0405. / Major Professor: Irwin R. Jahns. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.

This study was concerned with policy research for coordinating state higher education and telecommunication efforts. It focused on graduate and continuing education and on distance learning. (Distance learning is an extension of the classroom which utilizes interactive television.).;This study's research was to identify and analyze possible coordinating state policies that would best facilitate distance learning in Virginia. This is linked to how Virginia higher education can interact with business and industry to encourage academic and industrial cooperation in distance learning.;It was hypothesized that there is consensus among influential people in Virginia as to the best coordinating policy for Virginia's graduate and continuing education and distance learning. The results of the study indicated the research hypothesis was not fully supported. However, one of the seven policy options, the telecommunications cooperative, revealed near consensus (87%) among participants and was considered to be the best option to facilitate distance learning in Virginia. The results of the data fit with the study's theoretical model, Plude's Telecommunications Cooperatives Model.;The responses of influential Virginia leaders in higher education, government, business and industry seem to support these conclusions: (1) The participants confirmed that there was a real and urgent need for distance learning in Virginia's graduate and continuing education. (2) Participant opinions concerning the best way to fund and to coordinate a workable system did not result in overall agreement. However, they agreed in three areas: higher education must include business and industry, a state-level cooperative be formed to coordinate and facilitate a workable system, and funds for distance learning come from those who are involved--the customers and providers and these funds would include both state and private monies. (3) Participants gave strong support to the need for developing a coherent state policy in Virginia. (4) of the seven policy options considered, the participants considered a state telecommunications cooperative policy to be the best option.;In the future, policy research will need to focus on interstate and international education and in issues relating to education as a life-long pursuit.

What are the differences between the continuing education programs for museum workers in the United States and Great Britain, and what do these distinctions reveal about the ways in which the role of the museum worker is perceived in these respective countries?;This study will: (1) analyze the literature surrounding these questions, literature ranging in topics from the sociology of professions to descriptions of mid-career training options, (2) compare and contrast the museums, museum studies programs, and continued learning schemes for museologists, and, finally, (3) examine the differences and similarities between two representative programs, one for each country: the Seminar for Historical Administration and the Diploma Scheme of the Museums Association in Great Britain. From these comparisons both general and specific, the investigation will conclude with an interpretation of the differences in so far as they shed light on the varying perceptions of the museum worker in the United States and Great Britain.;In the United States, museum workers are exposed to a seemingly unlimited array of mid-career training options, a veritable smorgasbord of professional learning opportunities of varying quality and usually offered by agencies quite independent of the academy. "Contest" mobility prevails. The programs are responsive to an ever-changing market. While, in Great Britain, only a few options are available, most notable is the diploma scheme with its university affiliations. When compared to the American system, a semblance of "sponsored" mobility prevails, and one is struck by the limited, single-level and insulated nature of the programs available. This dissertation identifies these distinctions and expands on their significances as they pertain to current perceptions of the museum workers in each country.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 39-06, Section: A, page: 3300. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1978.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-06, Section: A, page: 3049. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 35-09, Section: A, page: 5761. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1974.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 35-12, Section: A, page: 7597. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1974.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 39-03, Section: A, page: 1255. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1978.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 39-03, Section: A, page: 1258. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1977.