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Circle Of Friends And Its Impact On Social And Behavioral Change In Disabled And Non-Disabled Students, Shellee L. Reiff
Circle Of Friends And Its Impact On Social And Behavioral Change In Disabled And Non-Disabled Students, Shellee L. Reiff
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This study examines the effectiveness of the Circle of Friends (COF) program in improving social skills of elementary students using 3 case studies. Social skills groups utilized a cognitive-behavioral approach and problem solving sessions. Groups were heterogeneous in nature, including regular education and special education students. Students serving as targets for intervention were identified as having a disability, as well as exhibiting poor social skills according to their classroom teachers. Social skills for all target students were evaluated by results of the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) - parent, teacher, and student report forms, as well as teacher recorded behavioral …
A Level System As A Reliable Indicator Of Behavioral Progress For Students With Severe Behavioral Disorders, Jill Lynn Snodgrass
A Level System As A Reliable Indicator Of Behavioral Progress For Students With Severe Behavioral Disorders, Jill Lynn Snodgrass
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Students who exhibit behavioral problems represent a large segment of the school-age population. Common to the array of placements which serve this population away from the mainstream classroom is the level system for behavioral management. Level systems provide a hierarchy of behaviors as a guide for students to eventually build a repertoire of increasingly complex behaviors.
The Impact Of A Teacher Mentoring Program On The Professional Satisfaction Of Selected Veteran Teachers, Donna M. Sabag
The Impact Of A Teacher Mentoring Program On The Professional Satisfaction Of Selected Veteran Teachers, Donna M. Sabag
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The purpose of this naturalistic study was to show how a collaborative teacher-mentoring program influenced the professional goals of selected veteran teachers. The specific mentor program studied is a joint effort between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and designated local school districts aimed at the development of first year teachers by lifelong master teachers better known as CADRE Mentors. Using interviews, the investigator focused on four particulars: (1) CADRE Mentor applicants' willingness to cross organizational borders, (2) The influence of personal circumstances and past experiences, (3) Teacher empowerment in relation to teacher satisfaction, (4) Teacher satisfaction and its relation …
The Availability And Utilization Of Assistance By Childless Elderly And Elderly Parents: A Comparative Study, Melanie Hayes
The Availability And Utilization Of Assistance By Childless Elderly And Elderly Parents: A Comparative Study, Melanie Hayes
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Using data from the Survey of Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest-Old, Wave 1, 1993, the differences between elderly parents and childless elderly in the sources of assistance that are available to them and utilized by them are examined. Parental status is examined for its effect on sources of assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (LADLs), expected sources of future support with ADLs/LADLs, residence in a building or community which provides personal care services and with financial management. The effect is controlled for covariates of marital status, age, sex, and household income using …
The Effects On Third Grade Students' Learning When Discipline–Based Arts And Social Studies Curricula Are Integrated, Linda K. Kulm
The Effects On Third Grade Students' Learning When Discipline–Based Arts And Social Studies Curricula Are Integrated, Linda K. Kulm
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This study examines the effects on third grade urban students when taught the social studies curriculum integrated with discipline-based arts curriculum. Three students were randomly chosen to represent high, moderate, and low ability levels. This is a qualitative research project using a triangulation of data, namely observation, interview, and analysis of products. The findings suggest that the integration of a discipline-based arts curriculum with a social studies curriculum enhances student learning, interest, and production. This method also allows students and teachers to identify learning styles and specific intelligences.
The Use Of Guided Reading Strategies By Second-Grade Students In A Regular Classroom Setting, Jaime Mayer
The Use Of Guided Reading Strategies By Second-Grade Students In A Regular Classroom Setting, Jaime Mayer
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Guided reading, a context in which a teacher supports a reader's development of effective strategies for processing texts at increasingly challenging levels of difficulty, is a relatively new practice in the field of education. A review of current literature indicates that little research has been conducted which identifies the results of incorporating guided reading instruction into the curriculum. The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of guided reading strategies by second-grade students as they read in an independent setting as well as one-one-one with their teacher. Three second-grade students were chosen as case participants learned and used …
Sixth-Grade Students' Responses To Self-Selection Of Spelling Words With The Use Of Contracts, Susan R. Bergemann
Sixth-Grade Students' Responses To Self-Selection Of Spelling Words With The Use Of Contracts, Susan R. Bergemann
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This study investigated sixth-grade students' academic and personal responses to self-selection in the spelling curriculum. Student participants were from a public elementary school classroom located in a Midwest urban school district. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of a non-emergent design was used. The students were considered as one group using an A-B-A research format, and as eleven independent case participants. The researcher used a two-tailed t-test and constant-comparative method for analysis of the collected data. Weekly test scores, field notes, and interview questions were used to identify patterns in individual student and group reactions to changes in instructional …
Self-Perceptions As Writers Of Written Language Learning Disabled Students, Tiffany L. N. Conley
Self-Perceptions As Writers Of Written Language Learning Disabled Students, Tiffany L. N. Conley
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This qualitative descriptive study sought to describe the self-perceptions as writers of written language learning disabled students who are able to use the Alpha-Smart Pro personal computer for written language assignments. The participants were two sixth-grade students each with a verified learning disability in the area of written language. The participants were one male and one female. Data were collected over a six week period and included interviews, Q-Sort observations and written work samples. Data analysis occurred during and after the six weeks of data collection. The study discovered, a) the female participant used writing regularly in her life as …
An Investigation Of The Effect Of Using Music To Promote Vocabulary Acquisition In English As Second Language Students, Margaret A. Hein
An Investigation Of The Effect Of Using Music To Promote Vocabulary Acquisition In English As Second Language Students, Margaret A. Hein
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of musical and non musical presentations on vocabulary acquisition by English as second language (ESL) students. Subjects (N=16) were second-grade ESL students at Belle Ryan Elementary School of Omaha Public Schools. A pretest/posttest control group design was used. Subjects (N=8) in the control group received instruction in the language unit covering body parts vocabulary using a non-musical presentation conducted by the ESL classroom teacher. The treatment group (N=8) received instruction in the unit using a musical presentation that combined the musical elements of melody, rhythm and rhyme to teach the …
An Investigation Of The Effects Of Composition And Conducting Activities As Stated In The National Standards For Arts Education On The Acquisition Of Note Reading Skills In Elementary String Students., Brenda Sue Barber
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether musical activities involving composition and conducting as stated by the National Standards for Arts Education could have a positive effect on elementary string students' note reading skills. The researcher specifically sought to determine whether the variables of grade level, gender, or race had an effect on the results. The study was conducted with 88 elementary string students from six elementary schools in the Omaha Public School system. Three schools served as the control group, three schools served as the experimental group. Students from both the control and experimental groups were pretested …
Analysis Of Potential Base-Pairs Between 16s And 23s Ribosomel Rna In Escherichia Coli., Bruce Carden
Analysis Of Potential Base-Pairs Between 16s And 23s Ribosomel Rna In Escherichia Coli., Bruce Carden
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Each ribosome in E. coli is composed of two associated subunits, the 30s small subunit and the 50S large subunit, forming the translationally competent 70S ribosome. Ribosomal subunit association is a critical feature of all stages of translation. One proposal for subunit association involves rRNA-rRNA interactions between the 790 loop in 16S rRNA and the 2750 loop in 23S rRNA. Each of these sequences are highly conserved, and more intriguingly have the potential to form Watson-Crick base-pairs with each other. The objectives of the study were to detail the role of the 2750 loop in subunit association and test the …
Effects Of Process Vs. Outcome Accountability, Responsibility, And Indentifiability On Solution Quality, Megan Potter
Effects Of Process Vs. Outcome Accountability, Responsibility, And Indentifiability On Solution Quality, Megan Potter
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This study investigated the effect of accountability, responsibility, and identifiability on the quality of solutions generated to an ill-defined problem. Accountable participants provided written justification for their output, either the solution generation process (process accountability) or the solution generation outcome (outcome accountability). Participants perceived themselves as either sharing responsibility for solution generation with others (shared responsibility) or solely responsible for solution generation (sole responsibility). Lastly, participants were either identifiable, such that their responses could be traced to them personally, or anonymous. Solution quality was measured by resolving power, or the degree to which a solution resolves conflicting aspects of the …
A Comparison Of Selected Measures Of Academic Performance And Student Behavior At Bryan Senior High School Before And After Implementation Of Block Scheduling, Margaret M. Naylon
A Comparison Of Selected Measures Of Academic Performance And Student Behavior At Bryan Senior High School Before And After Implementation Of Block Scheduling, Margaret M. Naylon
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This study examines the effects of a restructuring effort: the implementation of block scheduling in an Urban Nebraska public high school. Scheduling is a valuable resource for school improvement. Scheduling is frequently overlooked, even though it is more often the structure of an organization than the inadequacies of the people who work within it that cause the problem (Bogdan, 1992). Despite research findings which indicate the traditional schedule may not be the most effective, most American schools are organized in the same pattern as they have been for the past seventy years (Carroll, 1990). Block scheduling is a relatively new …
An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Pva Nwba Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test And Evaluative Observations, Angel A. Jibben
An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Pva Nwba Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test And Evaluative Observations, Angel A. Jibben
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The purpose of the study is to investigate the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test. The purpose was to determine a comparable relationship between the PVA/NWBA Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test and the skill level judgment of the experts and novices ranking. The study examined the wheelchair basketball skills of 90 athletes who attended the PVA/NWBA National Basketball Camp in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1997. Of the 90 participants, 24 athletes (n=24) were observed by and ranked on a scale of high, average or low for their overall ability in the sport of wheelchair …
Dehner Boot Company Of Omaha, Nebraska: A Study In Manufacturing Geography, Larry J. Mastin
Dehner Boot Company Of Omaha, Nebraska: A Study In Manufacturing Geography, Larry J. Mastin
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This study addresses and follows the changing nature and character of the Dehner Boot Company of Omaha, Nebraska between 1883 and 1997. It examines the spatial (or geographic) patterns of change the company followed through its conception outside the gates of Fort Riley, Kansas, its influx of orders forcing it to seek a new facility in Wichita, Kansas, and the internal problems forcing the company to divide. This study used methodology proposed by Ann Markusen searching for qualitative data through interviews with the past and present president of the company to unravel the decision making process that forced the company …
The Relationship Between The Degree Of Collegiality And The Utilization Of Technology In The Secondary Social Science Classroom, Douglas S. Newton
The Relationship Between The Degree Of Collegiality And The Utilization Of Technology In The Secondary Social Science Classroom, Douglas S. Newton
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The purpose of this study is to answer the following research questions: 1. Is there a significant difference in technology utilization between secondary Social Studies teachers identified as having high collegiality and those secondary Social Studies teachers identified as having low collegiality? 2. What is the correlation of secondary Social Studies teachers’ degree of collegiality with their corresponding perceptions toward the classroom utilization of technology? 3. What is the correlation of secondary Social Studies teachers’ age with their corresponding perceptions toward the classroom utilization of technology? 4. What is the correlation of secondary Social Studies teachers’ educational achievement with their …
The Creation Of A Heroine: Sibling Relationships In The Novels Of Jane Austen, Sandra S. Hannibal
The Creation Of A Heroine: Sibling Relationships In The Novels Of Jane Austen, Sandra S. Hannibal
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These excerpts from conduct and courtesy books of late 18th and early 19th century England illustrate the strict codes of behavior, speech, and thought which consequently stifled authentic expression of emotion during the era of Jane Austen. Consequently, a social pantomime flourished among English Gentry whose mere adherence to subscribed conduct codes inhibited one's ability to discern the true character and principles of Gentry men and women. Whether used for guidance or “artifice,” breeding and education created among the English Gentry a society in which public conduct was often misleading as “moral” motivation was easily disguised between mask of learned, …
Delivering Us From Evil: An Introduction To Russell Kirk's Supernatural Fiction, Ray Andrew Newman
Delivering Us From Evil: An Introduction To Russell Kirk's Supernatural Fiction, Ray Andrew Newman
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Russel Kirk, one of the founding fathers of the post-war conservative movement in the United States, is widely known for his works of history, politics, and literary and social criticism. He also wrote ghostly tales and novels, and this party of his work has been neglected. With his supernatural tales, Kirk sought reawaken a sense of mystery, to remind his fellow wayfarers in this world of timeless truths, and to have some eerie fun. This thesis provides an introduction to Kirk's supernatural fiction.
A Comparative Study Of The Protagonists In 'S "Curse Of The Starving Class, Buried Child," And "True West"., Steven Craig Eskew
A Comparative Study Of The Protagonists In 'S "Curse Of The Starving Class, Buried Child," And "True West"., Steven Craig Eskew
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The thesis is a study of the similarities between the protagonists comprising what is commonly referred to as Sam Shepards family trilogy, which includes Curse of the Starving Class, Buried child, and True West. Shepard won the Pulitzer prize for Drama for Buried Child in 1979. His plays have been produced on Broadway until Buried Child was revised in 1996. This study provides a background on Shepards life, and reveals how some of his life experiences have influenced his work, but the study also emphasizes the playwrights use of imagination and invention in the creative process. The study also discusses …
Administrator And Teacher Perceptions Of The Inclusion Of Students With Learning Disabilities In Regular Education Classrooms In Nebraska, Linda S. Wanzenried
Administrator And Teacher Perceptions Of The Inclusion Of Students With Learning Disabilities In Regular Education Classrooms In Nebraska, Linda S. Wanzenried
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This study investigates the perceptions of principals, and regular and special education teachers working in public elementary schools in Nebraska relative to the inclusion of students with learning disabilities in regular education classrooms. An Inclusion Perceptions Survey, developed for this research, was mailed to 50 principals, 75 special educators, and 546 regular educators, a randomly selected sample representing approximately 5% of the Nebraska populations of these professional groups. The overall response rate was 47%, yielding 318 surveys for analysis. Results demonstrated statistically significant differences in the perceptions of principals and regular educators and of special educators and regular educators with …
Perceptions About The Environment From The Cayo District Of Belize, Jeanie Vincent
Perceptions About The Environment From The Cayo District Of Belize, Jeanie Vincent
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Land use from associated exponential human population growth is causing dynamic and destructive changes on the Earth's surface. Before land use management can be modified to conserve our remaining global resources, however, a better understanding is needed of how physical and social land use aspects interact. This social science research was conducted to answer the research question of 'what variations in perception exist among three categories of the social construct; Local Workers, Land Owners/Managers, and Tourists in the Cayo District of Belize. Also examined were pertinent background factors and individual characteristics involved in perception and relationship formation such as social …
Promoting Economic Development Of An Urban Area Using A Web-Based Gis, Clifford J. Todd
Promoting Economic Development Of An Urban Area Using A Web-Based Gis, Clifford J. Todd
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A GIS (geographic information system) is an excellent tool for spatial data analysis and associated database functions. However, a GIS has long been viewed as being practiced “behind closed doors” and only by those with extensive training. Currently, there are a number of ways to work with GIS data, but very few ways to present the data to large groups of people. Providing information from a GIS to people outside of a group or organization is difficult but essential. For example, urban or regional areas can promote economic development by making this information available to investors or prospective residents from …
The Selection Process And Characteristics Of Judges Appointed To The Us Courts Of Appeal: From Carter To Clinton, Mary K. Burk
The Selection Process And Characteristics Of Judges Appointed To The Us Courts Of Appeal: From Carter To Clinton, Mary K. Burk
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Judges who are appointment to serve on the US Courts of Appeal have the power to change government policy and influence our daily lives. Each President has the opportunity to make an impact on the United States with the types of judges that he chooses to appoint. This study examines the process of nominating and selecting judges, as well as the characteristics of those who have been appointment to serve on the bench. Using data from previous studies conducted by Sheldon Goldman, as well as data gathered from Senate Judiciary Clinton, during his first term in office, to those judges …
Damaging Evidence: The Effects Of Brief Versus Extensive Explanations And Need For Cognition On Juror Verdicts, Jodi K. Simon
Damaging Evidence: The Effects Of Brief Versus Extensive Explanations And Need For Cognition On Juror Verdicts, Jodi K. Simon
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Previous research has shown that if an attorney reveals evidence to his or her case before the opposing attorney reveals the evidence, it will result in more favorable verdicts for his or her client. This study tested the most effective way for attorneys to reveal damaging evidence about their clients in opening statements by varying the amount of explanation the plaintiff's attorney gave of the damaging evidence. In addition, this study tested whether the participants' Need for Cognition would affect which type of opening statement was more persuasive. The participants read one of four different versions of fictitious opening statements …
Does A Child's Entrance Age Effect 2nd And 4th Graders Cat Performance?, Christine Ann Janovec-Poehlman
Does A Child's Entrance Age Effect 2nd And 4th Graders Cat Performance?, Christine Ann Janovec-Poehlman
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Second and fourth graders NCE reading, math, and language arts scores from the CAT were analyzed using a multiple regressoin and 3-way ANOVA to determine the effects of a child's entrance age on achievement and whether the interaction effect was significant. The study also controlled for SES by using the children's lunch payment status.
Dance In Kindergarten: Action Research Studying The Effects Of Teaching Ethnicity Through Dance., Tamara Lutz
Dance In Kindergarten: Action Research Studying The Effects Of Teaching Ethnicity Through Dance., Tamara Lutz
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The purpose of this study was to examine kindergarten students' perceptions of two cultures through dance. Over a six month period two cultural forms of dance, African and Native American, were introduced and studied in a kindergarten classroom.
The Effectiveness Of The Kids On The Block Program In Increasing Children's Knowledge Of And Attitudes Toward Individuals With Disabilities., Jean M. Schumacher
The Effectiveness Of The Kids On The Block Program In Increasing Children's Knowledge Of And Attitudes Toward Individuals With Disabilities., Jean M. Schumacher
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of a disabilities awareness program, the Kids on the Block, in increasing students' knowledge of and attitudes toward individuals with disabilities. Kids on the Block is a program used around the world to educate children about disabilities, and to teach them to appreciate and accept differences in others. The Kids on the Block troop is composed of nearly life-size puppets, with and without disabilities, who look and act like real children. Seven hundred fifty-one second and fifth grade students drawn from three school districts in a large midwestem city participated in the study. Three hundred …
Diametrically Opposed Forces: Religion And The American Public Education System., Robert Nguyen
Diametrically Opposed Forces: Religion And The American Public Education System., Robert Nguyen
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the American judicial system in answering four specific issues concerning religion and the American. public schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade. These four issues include (1) prayer in public schools, (2) the teaching of the theory ot evolution versus creation, (3) religious ceremony at public school graduation, and (4) public school facilities for religious use. Specifically, with respect to these four issues, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that (I) it is unconstitutional to have prayer in public schools, (2) it is unconstitutional to teach the theory of creation in public schools; …
Factors Related To College Matriculation Decisions Among Same Residents African American Youth., Frankie Jeanelle Charles
Factors Related To College Matriculation Decisions Among Same Residents African American Youth., Frankie Jeanelle Charles
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This qualitative analysis investigates eight sets of African American youth (16 students). Student sets were from same households and attended the same high school. Subjects were administered a 21-item paper and pencil survey to determine 1) if they have a familial value for education, and 2) what influences promote or negate that value, in tum encouraging or impeding college attendance. Value is determined by the proportion of student sets with identical responses to survey item three and those with contrasting responses to that same item. Influences are determined by the frequency of responses to a particular survey item. Comparisons are …
Student Assistance Teams: An Examination Of Accommodations Developed For Academic And Behavior Problems., Carla J. Schaefer
Student Assistance Teams: An Examination Of Accommodations Developed For Academic And Behavior Problems., Carla J. Schaefer
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Accommodations utilized by SAT teams have been explored in order to determine the success of the problem-solving, pre-referral intervention process as an alternative to special education referrals and placement. The results of the current study reflect insignificant results in the decline of special education referrals. In addition, chi square results looking at the use of specific accommodations as well as interventions that match the reason for referral was not significant. A decline in behavior referrals, slightly lower or consistent academic referrals, and consistent combination academic/behavior referrals was also not supported. Pre-referral intervention teams did not produce well-designed interventions. Previous research, …