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50 Years of ERIC
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An Analysis of the Community Safety Scale: A Brief Report.
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Shoffner, Marie F.; Vacc, Nicholas A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2002
During recent years, there has been increased interest in the relationship between neighborhood environments and social deviancy. This article reports on the development of an index of neighborhoods, which is built upon community features of social and physical incivilities (Wandersman & Nation, 1998). Factor structure and internal consistency of…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Evaluation Methods
Psychometric Analysis of the Inviting School Safety Survey.
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Shoffner, Marie F.; Vacc, Nicholas A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1999
Provides psychometric data on the Inviting School Safety Survey (ISSS) while examining the instrument's factor structure and internal consistency. Results indicate that the ISSS can provide a potential framework for measuring the influence of interventions on students' feelings of safety and freedom from delinquent and violent acts in the school…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Evaluation Methods, High School Students, High Schools
Research as an Element of Professional Change.
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Vacc, Nicholas A.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1984
Presents a reprint of "Research as an Instrument for Professional Change" from "Shaping Counselor Education Programs in the Next Five Years: An Experimental Prototype for the Counselor of Tomorrow." Other perspectives on the role of research for professional change are offered in five response articles. (JAC)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Counselors
Members' Views and Practices Concerning the Association for Assessment in Counseling.
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Vacc, Nicholas A.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1995
Reports the results of a survey of the Association for Assessment in Counseling (AAC) members concerning the organization's activities, its journal, its newsletter, strategic planning goals, and convention activities. Results indicate that there is widespread agreement with AAC mission and identity statements, and support for all nine planning…
Descriptors: Counselors, Evaluation, Higher Education, Opinions