Have you ever wondered why you make the same decisions over and over again? Have you ever wondered what motivated a friend or colleague to make certain decisions? This inventory and essay will help you examine your behaviors and why you may make the decisions you do. The inventory, essay, and PowerPoint presentation explains the intricacies of Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs.
This publication is an adult inventory instruments and PowerPoint multimedia presentation on CD-ROM.
Dr. David W. Champagne, author and educator, has developed an inventory that will help individuals and organizations reduce frustration levels, increase employee "buy in," increase self-awareness and understanding, and reinforce or assist students in internalizing Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs.
David W. Champagne, Ed.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Administrative and Policy Studies
School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
ROC EdTech Publishing, Inc.
dwchamp@compuserve.com
Dr. Champagne was originally educated as a chemist and physicist. He taught those areas in secondary and university environments. After additional education and preparation in the areas of curriculum, supervision, instruction, training and communications, he began doing human resource development (HRD) interventions in educational systems, social agencies, business and health care agencies. He usually assists in planning organizational structures and changes before assisting in the implementation, training, and evaluation of development efforts. In his 35 years of experience as a consultant and teacher he has worked in most of the United States, Canada, England, Jamaica, and Nigeria. His books and training materials are published and widely used. He is co-author of Ghosts in the Classroom with Dr. Michael Laus and of the I Prefer Inventories with Dr. R. Craig Hogan. Both of these are published by H.R.D.Q.
As a partner in ROC EdTech Publishing, Inc., he co-wrote the text for the CD-ROM book Developing a Private or Charter School: the A to Z planning of a successful school (1998). ISBN 0-9667696-0-0.
Phyllis M. Olmstead, EdD, is an International Speaker and Author on distance education and technology in education. Olmstead (phyllis@olmstead.com) is a partner at ROC EdTech Publishing, Inc. (http://www.rocedtech.com). She holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and a masters degree in Vocational Administration from the University of Central Florida, Orlando. Her bachelor of science in agriculture degree was granted from the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Videoconferencing is a speciality of Dr. Olmstead, and she has developed a program called "The Finesse of Videoconferencing," a method to improve the use of technology and appearance in the videoconferencing classroom and office. She designed a template called "Plan it Right!" to aid videoconference users during their conferences.
