424 research outputs found
Curtis Finch Jr.'s Frank White gubernatorial campaign papers
No full textThese papers contain records of Frank White's campaigns for Governor of Arkansas in 1980 and 1982 as compiled by his campaign manager
Huntsville Times sleeve HT0005436
No full text[Alabama] A&M old building / Miscellaneous campus / Curtis Harris / Bentoya Curry / Kelvin Smith Jr. / Lanetta Price / Krystal Childress / Ty Washington / Michael Head / Monyka Outlaw / Toria Finch / Edwin Hill / [Notes included
ATOMIC EMISSION LINES AS WAVELENGTH STANDARDS FOR THE 1- TO 6-MICRON REGION: CURRENT SITUATION
No full text Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., Program of Atomic Spectroscopy, Argonne National Laboratory, p 22 (1961). Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., NOLC Report 464, NAVWEPS Reports 7190 and 7205. Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., Program of the Optical Society of America, Abstract TB 11, Washington, D. C., March 1961. E. Paul, Jr. and Curtis J. Humphreys, J. Opt. Soc. An 51, 1465A (1961), NAVWEPS Report 7205. Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., HAVWEPS Report 7214.Author Institution: U. S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Corona, CaliforniaThe subject is reviewed in the light of developments during the three-year period following a presentation under a similar title at this symposium in 1959. These developments include actions of international commissions, or work performed under the sponsorship of these bodies, and new interferometric wavelength determinations that have the effect both of increasing the number of available standards and the range of coverage. The noble atmospheric gases are regarded as the most useful source elements for the production of atomic line-emission standards in terms of number and wavelength distribution of lines, absolute accuracy of wavelength determinations, and adaptability of available sources to observing requirements. Fairly establishment of the values of the 2s and 3d levels (Paschen notation) of Ne I and Ar I by interferometric measurements in the lead sulfide region, taken in conjunction with precise knowledge of the other low levels of the s-, p- and d-series, obtained previously from photographic interferometric measurements, has permitted calculation of several hundred wavelengths as Ritz Combinations. These calculated wavelengths are of absolute accuracy comparable with the original interferometric determinations. They include nearly all lines of significant intensity in routine scans. Ritz Combinations of greater wavelength at least as far as are expected to be practical with appropriate detectors. Recent interferometric determination of the 4f combinations of Ar has made available several additional lines, of which about ten are intense. The strong lines of natural krypton in the 1- to 2-micron region have been by our interferometric technique, making more than 20 standards available. New observations are to be made using sources. The possibility of interferometric observation of the intense 2p-3d combinations in Xe I beyond has been demonstrated, but the problem of dispersion of phase change at reflection has delayed precise establishment of wavelengths. Other possible sources of standards, including Ge I,, will be discussed
1974-1975 Track Team 2
No full textThe 1974-1975 Gamecock Track Team at Jacksonville State University is shown in uniform outside the Pete Mathews Coliseum. Shown from left are, first row, Henry Lyles, Larry Sledge, Chris Cunningham, Preston Buchanon, Melvin B. Johnson, Curtis Hammonds, Labarron Finch, back row, Coach Elijah Slaughter, Mikel Wagner, Michael J. King, Larry Nee, Jr., Mark Gusmus, Calvin Sledge, David Hall, Larry Harper, Ben Baker.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_histimg_1970/4348/thumbnail.jp
1974-1975 Track Team 1
No full textThe 1974-1975 Gamecock Track Team at Jacksonville State University is shown in uniform outside the Pete Mathews Coliseum. Shown from left are, first row, Henry Lyles, Larry Sledge, Chris Cunningham, Preston Buchanon, Melvin B. Johnson, Curtis Hammonds, Labarron Finch, back row, Coach Elijah Slaughter, Mikel Wagner, Michael J. King, Larry Nee, Jr., Mark Gusmus, Calvin Sledge, David Hall, Larry Harper, Ben Baker.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_histimg_1970/4347/thumbnail.jp
1974-1975 Track Team 3
No full textThe 1974-1975 Gamecock Track Team at Jacksonville State University is shown in uniform outside the Pete Mathews Coliseum. Shown from left are, first row, Henry Lyles, Larry Sledge, Chris Cunningham, Preston Buchanon, Melvin B. Johnson, Curtis Hammonds, Labarron Finch, back row, Coach Elijah Slaughter, Mikel Wagner, Michael J. King, Larry Nee, Jr., Mark Gusmus, Calvin Sledge, David Hall, Larry Harper, Ben Baker.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_histimg_1970/4349/thumbnail.jp
Factors Related to Information Technology Implementation in the Malaysian Ministry of Education Polytechnics
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine factors related to information technology (IT) implementation in the curriculum. The focus was on Malaysian Ministry of Education Polytechnic (MoEP) faculty members' attitudes toward IT, as well as IT availability and IT use in teaching. The response rate from the 332 surveys sent to the MoEP was 75.9%.
Faculty members as a whole appeared to have readiness for adoption of changes related to IT use in teaching despite the lack of IT use in general. The use of selected IT items was skewed greatly in the direction of non-use. Faculty attitudes toward the use of IT in their teaching were very positive.
The overall professional development experiences in IT that respondents had were greatly skewed toward non-participation. Results for items associated with supports services showed that they were available for faculty use. Sixty-nine percent of the respondents reported to face barriers to the use IT in their teaching.
The extent of IT use in general for male respondents and female respondents showed a significant difference among gender. ANOVA revealed no difference between MoEP membership and IT use in general. Analysis of department membership and IT use in general revealed no difference between the two. Highest level of education had a low significant correlation with extent of IT use in general. A low negative correlation was shown between highest level of education and other demographic variables. Age had a moderate positive correlation with years served for the MoEP and a high correlation with years served for the MoE. Years served for the MoEP also has a moderate correlation with years served for the MoE. There were no significant correlations among variables except for online discussion and teaching load. Highest level of education showed a low correlation with email, WWW, and scanner.
Multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine what variables were the best predictors of IT use. Results revealed an R2 of 0.04. Highest level of education contributed significantly to the variance. Adoption proneness proved to be a predictor for IT use in teaching, while other selected demographic variables were not significant predictors.Ph. D
CURRENT STATUS OF NOBLE-GAS ATOMIC EMISSION LINES AS WAVE-LENGTH STANDARDS.
No full text K. Narahari Rao, Curtis J. Humphreys, and D. H. Rank, Wavelength Standards In The Infrared (Academic Press, Inc., 1966).Author Institution: Naval Ordnance LaboratoryThe use of noble-gas atomic emission lines for spectrometer calibration and wavelength inter-comparisons has been discussed at a number of previous symposia. The recent book by Rao, Humphreys and contains most of the material available at the time of its publication. The actual spectral range covered by lines in this category is from a little below the lower limit of the visible spectrum near ngstroms to wavelengths about tenfold greater near 4 microns in the infrared. Utilization of high orders of the more intense lines brings them within the range of usefulness for the molecular spectroscopist. The most important recent development has been associated with the availability of isotopes of the noble gases of even mass number. Spectra of such isotopes are entirely free of hyperfine structure and, of course, of isotopic structure if single species are used in sources. The isotopes subject to most intensive investigation so far are Kr, whose spectrum includes the international primary standard both for metrology and spectroscopy, {\AA}, , and . Recently determined wavelengths from the first two of these will be displayed or referenced
Attitudes of selected vocational teachers toward vocational education and college preparation
No full textThe purposes of this study were: (1) to assess the attitude of the vocational teachers of the Area Vocational-Technical Centers in the State of Virginia towards vocational education and college preparation: and (2) to determine to what extent combinations of personal characteristics were predictive of the vocational education and college preparation preference of the vocational teachers.
Eight research questions were derived for the purpose of Clarifying the direction of the study. The variables were: (1) the area of subject matter taught; (2) the age; (3) the number of years of work experience outside of teaching; (4) the number of years of teaching experience; and (5) sex (male-female).
Data were collected on data processing sheets through a mail survey. The subjects were teachers of 17 Area Vocational-Technical Centers. The 17 centers were randomly selected from a total of 27. A total of 201 or 72.92 percent of the 277 vocational teachers responded to the survey. The survey instruments were fed into a computer and the scores from the respondents were recorded on data processing cards, The SAS (Statistical Analysis System) was utilized in programming the cards. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data pertinent to the research questions.
On the basis of the information presented in this study, the following conclusions resulted relative to the vocational teacher's attitude toward vocational education and college preparation:
1. Attitude is not influenced by the combination of the area of subject matter taught and the age of the teachers.
2. Attitude is not influenced by the combination of the area of subject matter taught and the number of years of work experience of the teachers.
3. Attitude is influenced by the combination of the area of subject matter taught and the number of years of teaching experience of the teachers.
4. Attitude is not influenced by the combination of the age and the number of years of work experience of the teachers.
5. Attitude is not influenced by the combination of the age and the number of years of teaching experience of the teachers.
6. Attitude is not influenced by the combinations of the number of years of work experience outside of teaching and the number of years of teaching experience of the teachers.
7. Attitude is not influenced by the sex (male-female) of the teachers.
When analyzed, all data was tested at the alpha level of 0.05.
The lack of difference in the combinations of the personal characteristics variables tend to indicate that the personal characteristics of the teachers might not serve as a valid indicator of teacher vocational education and college preparation preference.
The overall criterion mean scores of 195.787 was a deviation of 14,213 from the arithmetic mean of 210. This implied that the vocational education/college preparation preference of the vocational teachers, as a group, had a tendency to lean toward college preparation as opposed to vocational education.
The results of the Study suggested that ape, when viewed in terms of the criterion measures, and the area of subject matter taught and the number of years of teaching experience, in combination, were valid indicators in predicting the preference of vocational teachers of the Area Vocational-Technical Centers in Virginia. However, preference of these vocational teachers did not differ significantly in terms of the remaining variables of this study. The data appeared to suggest that vocational teachers of these centers were biased against vocational education in favor of college preparation.Ph. D
Administrators, Faculty, and Staff/Support Staff Perceptions of MBNQA Educational Criteria Implementation at the University of Wisconsin Stout
No full textThis study focused on the University of Wisconsin Stout's (UW Stout) implementation of the Malcolm Baldridge Award (MBNQA) Criteria for Educational Performance Excellence. The study had two objectives: (1) to determine administrator, faculty, and staff/support staff perceptions and compare those perceptions; and, (2) to identify the positive and negative views each of the three groups held regarding the implementation process. The study design was a mixed method approach which used both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Administrators, faculty, and staff/support staff at UW Stout were randomly selected to participate in the study. The instrument used to gather information contained 26 quantitative, two qualitative, and three demographic questions.
Qualitative data were analyzed using analysis of variance with an alpha level established at .05. Results revealed significant differences in participants' perceptions for four of the seven MBNQA categories. Tukey Post-Hoc tests were performed for each of the significant categories. Post-Hoc tests for all four categories indicated that administrative participants had significantly more positive perceptions of MBNQA education criteria implementation than faculty or staff/support staff.
A content analysis of the qualitative data revealed five positive themes: (1) Recognition as a Center of Excellence, (2) Pride in Affiliation, (3) Positive Exposure/Marketing Opportunities, (4) Conduit for Continuous Improvement, and (5) Increased Communication. Analysis also revealed nine common negative themes: (1) Perceived Opportunity Costs, (2) Education/Training Needs. (3) A Lack of Continuous Improvement, (4) Increased Workload, (5) Disconnect Between the Award and the University Mission, (6) Campus Climate, (7) Increased Quality Expectations, (8) Decisions Being Made Without Following the Baldridge Model, and (9) Insufficient Employee Recognition.
Study findings may provide insight regarding employees' differing views of quality implementation at the university level. Results of this investigation may be useful to quality consultants who assist others in the establishment of institutional quality initiatives as well as higher education administrators who are considering MBNQA criteria implementation at their own institutions.Ph. D
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