Ronald D Sylvia
Biographic Data
| ID | 4397898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald D Sylvia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald D |
| FAMILY NAME | Sylvia |
| SIGNATURE | SYLVIA R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Jose State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Thresholds for tolerance
An analysis of the vote on two California initiatives is used to test the relative merits of competing social science theories: Conflict Theory and Contact Theory. The current study tests the two frameworks by examining factors related to voting behavior on California's Proposition 187 (1994), which was intended to bar illegal immigrants from access to such public services as education, health care, social services, and welfare; and Proposition 2…
The Cha ́vez phenomenon
This article focuses on the advent and governing style of, and issues facing colonel-turned politician Hugo Cha ́vez since he became president of Venezuela in 1998 with 58% of the vote. The article begins with a brief account of the nature of the country's political environment that emerged in 1958, following the demise of the Perez Jimenez dictatorship. Aided by phenomenal increases in oil prices, Venezuela's political elites reached a pact that…
Affirmative action in municipal government
The 167 members of the California City Managers Association were surveyed regarding the affirmative action policies of their cities. The research sought to determine factors that influence affirmative action efforts. Affirmative action outcomes and policies were measured against the following: minority political power as reflected in the diversity of the city council, frequency of interaction regarding affirmative action between council members a…
Changing Revenue Conditions And State Budgetary Decisions
Most conventional theories of budgetary decision making tend to assume a given state of revenue conditions. An exception may be found in the developmental theory of budgeting which suggests that fluctuations in revenue conditions can affect decision processes. In this paper, we test the impact of both windfall profits and revenue shortfall on budgetary decision making in the state of Oklahoma between 1979 and 1985. We found that fluctuating reven…
Non-Work Factors and Job Satisfaction Revisited
The responses of 1473 subjects were utilized to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and extra-work satisfaction to test Wilensky's three hypothesized relationships. The current study regressed job satisfaction against the social trust of respondents, their sense of social equity, institutional confidence, and their satisfaction with government's handling of nationalproblems. These social attitudinal indices were added to factors uti…
Linking Program Planning, Evaluation, and Management
What Makes Ms. Johnson Teach? A Study of Teacher Motivation
The need configurations underlying the motivations of public school teachers are examined here with regard to teacher perceptions of pay equity relative to other factors such as work autonomy, intrinsic work elements, and satisfaction of so-called higher-order needs. A Q sort forced distributions research instrument containing 37 attitudinal statements was administered to a group of 167 teachers of a medium-sized city in Oklahoma. The survey nett…
Merit Reform as an Instrument of Executive Power
Yes
Political Value Judgments of Children
This is a pioneering study of political socialization exploring young children's concepts of political justice and political ethics. The study builds upon Piaget's theory of moral development in children, extending his concepts into the sphere of political morality and choice. A series of hypotheses is offered, and tests are used to measure whether Piaget's theories are relevant to judgments about political matters. The findings from the intervie…
Thresholds for tolerance
An analysis of the vote on two California initiatives is used to test the relative merits of competing social science theories: Conflict Theory and Contact Theory. The current study tests the two frameworks by examining factors related to voting behavior on California's Proposition 187 (1994), which was intended to bar illegal immigrants from access to such public services as education, health care, social services, and welfare; and Proposition 2…
The Cha ́vez phenomenon
This article focuses on the advent and governing style of, and issues facing colonel-turned politician Hugo Cha ́vez since he became president of Venezuela in 1998 with 58% of the vote. The article begins with a brief account of the nature of the country's political environment that emerged in 1958, following the demise of the Perez Jimenez dictatorship. Aided by phenomenal increases in oil prices, Venezuela's political elites reached a pact that…
Non-Work Factors and Job Satisfaction Revisited
The responses of 1473 subjects were utilized to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and extra-work satisfaction to test Wilensky's three hypothesized relationships. The current study regressed job satisfaction against the social trust of respondents, their sense of social equity, institutional confidence, and their satisfaction with government's handling of nationalproblems. These social attitudinal indices were added to factors uti…
What Makes Ms. Johnson Teach? A Study of Teacher Motivation
The need configurations underlying the motivations of public school teachers are examined here with regard to teacher perceptions of pay equity relative to other factors such as work autonomy, intrinsic work elements, and satisfaction of so-called higher-order needs. A Q sort forced distributions research instrument containing 37 attitudinal statements was administered to a group of 167 teachers of a medium-sized city in Oklahoma. The survey nett…
Merit Reform as an Instrument of Executive Power
Yes
Political Value Judgments of Children
This is a pioneering study of political socialization exploring young children's concepts of political justice and political ethics. The study builds upon Piaget's theory of moral development in children, extending his concepts into the sphere of political morality and choice. A series of hypotheses is offered, and tests are used to measure whether Piaget's theories are relevant to judgments about political matters. The findings from the intervie…
Merit Reform as an Instrument of Executive Power
Yes
What Makes Ms. Johnson Teach? A Study of Teacher Motivation
The need configurations underlying the motivations of public school teachers are examined here with regard to teacher perceptions of pay equity relative to other factors such as work autonomy, intrinsic work elements, and satisfaction of so-called higher-order needs. A Q sort forced distributions research instrument containing 37 attitudinal statements was administered to a group of 167 teachers of a medium-sized city in Oklahoma. The survey nett…
Linking Program Planning, Evaluation, and Management
Non-Work Factors and Job Satisfaction Revisited
The responses of 1473 subjects were utilized to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and extra-work satisfaction to test Wilensky's three hypothesized relationships. The current study regressed job satisfaction against the social trust of respondents, their sense of social equity, institutional confidence, and their satisfaction with government's handling of nationalproblems. These social attitudinal indices were added to factors uti…
Changing Revenue Conditions And State Budgetary Decisions
Most conventional theories of budgetary decision making tend to assume a given state of revenue conditions. An exception may be found in the developmental theory of budgeting which suggests that fluctuations in revenue conditions can affect decision processes. In this paper, we test the impact of both windfall profits and revenue shortfall on budgetary decision making in the state of Oklahoma between 1979 and 1985. We found that fluctuating reven…
Affirmative action in municipal government
The 167 members of the California City Managers Association were surveyed regarding the affirmative action policies of their cities. The research sought to determine factors that influence affirmative action efforts. Affirmative action outcomes and policies were measured against the following: minority political power as reflected in the diversity of the city council, frequency of interaction regarding affirmative action between council members a…
The Cha ́vez phenomenon
This article focuses on the advent and governing style of, and issues facing colonel-turned politician Hugo Cha ́vez since he became president of Venezuela in 1998 with 58% of the vote. The article begins with a brief account of the nature of the country's political environment that emerged in 1958, following the demise of the Perez Jimenez dictatorship. Aided by phenomenal increases in oil prices, Venezuela's political elites reached a pact that…
Thresholds for tolerance
An analysis of the vote on two California initiatives is used to test the relative merits of competing social science theories: Conflict Theory and Contact Theory. The current study tests the two frameworks by examining factors related to voting behavior on California's Proposition 187 (1994), which was intended to bar illegal immigrants from access to such public services as education, health care, social services, and welfare; and Proposition 2…
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