Eastern Education Journal
College of Education and Professional Studies
Eastern Illinois University
Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 2008
Table of Contents
Dean's Note ...............................................................................................................2
Diane H. JackmanManuscript Guidelines ..............................................................................................2
Leadership Capability Model for Motivating Students ..........................................3
Daniel R. TomalWorking with Beginning Teachers: What Effective
Strategies Do Principals Use? ................................................................................8
Binbin Jiang and Dr. Tak C. ChanEvaluating the Concurrent Validity of Web-Based IQ
Tests and the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS) ........................20
Michael Firmin, Chi-en Hwang, Amanda Burger, Jessica Sammons,
and Ruth LowrieLessons from Successful Alternative Education:
A Guide for Secondary School Reform .................................................................29
Paul Bland, Edwin Church, Steven Neill, and Patrick Terry
William L. Perry, President
Blair M. Lord, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Editorial Board:
Diane H. Jackman, Dean
Kathlene Shank, Special Education
Brenda M. Wilson, Communications Disorders & Sciences
Gloria Leitschuh, Counseling & Student Development
Mahyar Izadi, Technology
Kiran Padmaraju, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education
Stephen Lucas, Secondary Education and Foundations
Joy Russell, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education
Editor: Diane H. Jackman Managing Editor: Peggy A. Brown Address all inquiries to:
Office of the Dean
Eastern Education Journal
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Eastern Illinois University
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