Connecting Emotional Intelligence Training for Corporate Leadership to Employee Job Performance

There is currently a lot of research on topics such as emotional intelligence, employee job performance, and employee training programs. However, the connection between all is very limited. This project examined and identified a connection between leadership’s emotional intelligence and employee’s overall job performance. This project helped examine how emotional intelligence in leadership affected employee’s job performance. This led to a better understanding of what employee performance consisted of. Emotional intelligence revealed that EI had some impact on employee’s job performance but revealed a connection. Lastly this project helped examine how leadership was opposed to employee training programs and revealed how training programs were effective and impacted employee’s job performance

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Bosnian Independence Day is Marked by Celebrations in St. Louis Dr. Adna Karamehic-Oates speaks with Megan Lynch about the large Boasian community and how it is being celebrated in the area

Nicole Larson

Program MS, Early Intervention in Deaf Educatio

What Determines Investment into Fine Arts Programs in Public High Schools?

The problem addressed by this study is that the investment in fine arts programs in public high schools is not clearly understood or represented in current research and literature. Determining if the investment is related to funding resources, equity issues, or other issues revealed important information about how public high schools invest in their fine arts programs and could help future administrators or researchers more clearly understand how fine arts programs in public high schools are valued. This summary determined that funding equity is an area of concern in school programs that affects many organizations including arts education. The findings of the research suggest that a focus on funding equity and policies being enacted will be a start to making funds available for all school programs. Accountability begins with state education departments to our school boards. Collaboration with all stakeholders render solutions that can be maintained when it comes to funding and school fine arts programs

David Schekall

Progam MS, Early Intervention in Deaf Educatio

Individual Placement and Review Committee Process: Perceptions of Parents of Students Who Are Both Deaf and Autistic

A paucity of research exists surrounding the area of children with the dual diagnosis of autism and hearing loss (Wiley et al., 2018). While research exists regarding the perceptions of parents of children with other disabilities and challenges, it has only just begun to extend to parents of children who are deaf/autistic (Perry et al., 2019; Starr & Foy, 2012). The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological case study is to achieve an understanding of the perceptions and experiences of parents of deaf/autistic students from a school board in Ontario, Canada, and their involvement in the Individual Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) meeting. The problem to be addressed by this study is that parents’ perceptions about their participation in the IPRC process for their child who is deaf/autistic are not currently represented in the literature. Interviews were conducted with 3 parents of students who are deaf/autistic and have participated in an IPRC meeting. Data were also collected via surveys and a review of documentation. Understanding the perspectives of these parents revealed important information about barriers and facilitators to their participation. Although all parents participated in the meetings, their ability to collaborate with the IPRC team was hindered by factors such as language barriers, lack of knowledge and what appeared to the parents as pre-determined placement decisions. Based on the analysis of the data, an Organizational Improvement Plan was provided with suggestions for improving the IPRC process and developing and increasing the supports for the families, schools and, ultimately, the students