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Leadership Characteristics of Dietetic Professionals in Ohio
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Weaver, Diane N.
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Year and Degree
2008, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Nutrition Science (Health and Human Services).
Abstract
The field of dietetics, which has existed in the United States for under a century, faces the challenge of developing and using strong leadership in facing nutrition objectives (Erickson-Weerts, 1999; Calabro, Bright, and Bahl 2001). While the literature generally calls for further exploration of dietetic leadership issues, a notable lack of research compares leadership attributes of registered dietitians (RDs) of various specialties. To assess characteristics and factors of dietetic professionals and their leadership behaviors, a survey was mailed to 1000 Ohio dietitians. The survey's first three sections investigated demographics, dietetic specialty, and dietetic leadership, and the final component was the Leadership Practices Inventory, used with permission of the authors, Kouzes and Posner. With a response rate of 44.4%, the findings showed that many of the investigated factors including dietetic specialty significantly correlated with leadership practices of RDs.
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Annette Graham, Dr. (Advisor)
Pages
76 p.
Subject Headings
Nutrition
Keywords
registered dietitian
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American Dietetic Association
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ADA
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Leadership Practice Inventory
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nutrition
;
dietetics
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Weaver, D. N. (2008).
Leadership Characteristics of Dietetic Professionals in Ohio
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205775965
APA Style (7th edition)
Weaver, Diane.
Leadership Characteristics of Dietetic Professionals in Ohio.
2008. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205775965.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Weaver, Diane. "Leadership Characteristics of Dietetic Professionals in Ohio." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205775965
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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