Dissertation Abstracts International
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 14,91 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN :
Handbook of Tests and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences
Author : Paula E. Lester
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1610484312
Book Description
The Handbook is intended for all researchers in education and the social sciences─undergraduate students to advanced doctoral students and research faculty. Part I provides an introduction to basic quantitative research methods, including analysis and interpretation of statistical tests associated with each method. Examples of qualitative designs and mixed methods research are also included. A chapter on measurement techniques in education and the social science is provided. Part II of the Handbook includes over a 130 instruments organized under 40 topics, extracted from the research literature. Each instrument is discussed in detail concerning its measurement characteristics used in its development. A section also includes Instruments Available through Commercial Organizations, which provide the latest sources for teacher and principal evaluation. New to This Edition -Enhanced chapters concerning Quantitative research methods with analysis and interpretation of research data appropriate to each statistical test. -Detailed chapter of measurement procedures used in instrumentation development, including the appropriate application of reliability and validity tests, item analysis, and factor analysis with analysis and interpretation of research data. -Introduction to Qualitative research design and appropriate methods, and the application of mixed methods in research design. -Expanded section of actual research instruments available for measurement purposes in education and social science research. -Enhanced section including Instruments Available through Commercial Organizations. This provides the latest sources for teacher and principal evaluation.
Culture and Leadership Across the World
Author : Jagdeep S. Chhokar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1197 pages
File Size : 47,50 MB
Release : 2007-04-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135703809
Book Description
Culture and Leadership Across the World: The GLOBE Book of In-Depth Studies of 25 Societies is the second major publication of GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness), a groundbreaking, large-scale project on international management research featuring contributions from nearly 18,000 middle managers from 1,000 organizat
Asian Women Leadership
Author : Chin-Chung Chao
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,84 MB
Release : 2019-08-12
Category : Leadership in women
ISBN : 9780367133092
Book Description
This book explores the basics and complexities of Asian women leadership across Asian and western countries, offering a comparative and global perspective. It is a useful, practical reference for aspiring women leaders and contributes to understanding of Asian women leaders.
Asian Women Leadership
Author : Chin-Chung Chao
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,73 MB
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0429655134
Book Description
This book is an interdisciplinary anthology grounded in scholarly research that offers a concise but in-depth examination and exposition of leadership that helps readers better grasp the basics of the various aspects of Asian leadership and examines the practices of Asian women leadership across sectors in Asian and western countries. While many leadership books effectively describe leadership styles and/or outline various approaches to leadership, this book focuses on Asian women leadership and illustrates performed styles, experiences, opportunities, challenges and management strategies across sectors ranging from higher education, business, nonprofit organizations, the media industry, politics and social movement to immigration, using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. It can serve as a handy reference for aspiring women leaders, academic researchers, general readers and students who want to study Asian women leadership, work in Asian societies and/or work with Asians.
Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership
Author : Yonjoo Cho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3319549960
Book Description
This book explores the unique socioeconomic challenges encountered by female leaders in China, India, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries where traditional cultural expectations and modernized values coexist. It provides insight into gender inequality and underutilization of female talent as well as ways to develop highly qualified women in organizations. Chapters from expert contributors analyze the similarities and differences between each Asian country, the organizational and institutional challenges for women in the workplace, and how they balance work-family relationships. It will appeal to researchers and students in human resource development, management, leadership, Asia studies, women’s studies, and political science, among others.
Government-supported Research International Affairs; Research Completed and in Progress July 1969-June 1970
Author : Allan E. Suchinsky
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 36,63 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Social sciences
ISBN :
Book Description
The document describes current research projects -- those initiated, in progress, and completed during fiscal year 1970 -- in the social and behavioral sciences dealing with international affairs, foreign areas, and United States foreign policy for the use, primarily, of research officers throughout the Government. The research descriptions are arranged by subject matter, with cross-references as appropriate at the end of each section. (Author).
Women on Boards in China and India
Author : Alice de Jonge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000583910
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth comparative exploration of gender diversity in corporate leadership roles in China and India. Set in the context of changing corporate governance norms, it utilises both quantitative and qualitative research methods to understand the key determinants of gender disparity. It identifies global-, national-, and enterprise-level factors shaping gender diversity in the corporate boardroom and measures their economic, political, and socio-cultural impacts on two of the world’s largest economies. The book draws upon narratives of women leaders to bridge the gap between theory and data, examining possible solutions to achieve gender parity in organisational hierarchies. Topical and detailed, this book will be an essential read for scholars, practitioners, and researchers of gender studies, corporate governance, business studies, human resource management, public policy, social anthropology, and Asian studies.
The SAGE Handbook of Research in International Education
Author : Mary Hayden
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 15,90 MB
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1473943515
Book Description
The landscape of international education has changed significantly in the last ten years and our understanding of concepts such as ‘international’, ′global′ and ‘multicultural’ are being re-evaluated. Fully updated and revised, and now including new contributions from research in South East Asia, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australasia, and North America, the new edition of this handbook analyses the origins, interpretations and contributions of international education and explores key contemporary developments, including: internationalism in the context of teaching and learning leadership, standards and quality in institutions and systems of education the promotion of internationalism in national systems This important collection of research is an essential resource for anyone involved in the practice and academic study of international education, including researchers and teachers in universities, governmental and private curriculum development agencies, examination authorities, administrators and teachers in schools.
Christianity in China
Author : Xiaoxin Wu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2015-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317474686
Book Description
Now revised and updated to incorporate numerous new materials, this is the major source for researching American Christian activity in China, especially that of missions and missionaries. It provides a thorough introduction and guide to primary and secondary sources on Christian enterprises and individuals in China that are preserved in hundreds of libraries, archives, historical societies, headquarters of religious orders, and other repositories in the United States. It includes data from the beginnings of Christianity in China in the early eighth century through 1952, when American missionary activity in China virtually ceased. For this new edition, the institutional base has shifted from the Princeton Theological Seminary (Protestant) to the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural Relations at the University of San Francisco (Jesuit), reflecting the ecumenical nature of this monumental undertaking.
