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1991

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Teacher Training And Certification: A Comparative Analysis Between State And National Licensure Procedures And The Impending Effects Of The Proposed National Certificate, Paulus R. West Dec 1991

Teacher Training And Certification: A Comparative Analysis Between State And National Licensure Procedures And The Impending Effects Of The Proposed National Certificate, Paulus R. West

Student Work

Today, public confidence in our educational system has eroded to a very low level. Many people do not believe that education in America serves its purpose. Some believe American education leaves vast room for improvement. Like any other service-orientated entity, schools are constantly battling dilemmas like budget-cutting, scandals of mismanagement, and tales of political cronyism. Success stories, especially in public education, seem to be the exception rather than the rule. This is evidenced as parents flock to place their children in institutions publicized as being above the norm. Endless news reports of declining test scores and higher illiteracy rates often …

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Readiness And Achievement Motivation: An Investigation Of The Validity Of The Readiness Scales In Hersey And Blanchard's Situational Leadership, Xiaoping Wang Dec 1991

Readiness And Achievement Motivation: An Investigation Of The Validity Of The Readiness Scales In Hersey And Blanchard's Situational Leadership, Xiaoping Wang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to investigate the construct validity of the two instruments measuring readiness in Situational Leadership: the Readiness Scales--Manager Rating Form and Staff Member Rating Form--developed by Hambleton, Blanchard, and Hersey (1977). The study examined the relationships between readiness and achievement motivation, and between readiness and faculty education and work experience. The study also explored the concurrent validity of the two instruments measuring McClelland's (1961) achievement motivation: The Achievement Orientation Scale and The NachNaff Scale. The respondents were 66 department chairs and 156 faculty from 12 comprehensive institutions in the South. Data on faculty readiness were …

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An Examination Of The Leadership Of Administrators In Higher Education As Represented In The American Academic Novel From 1950 To 1990, Laura T. Barnett Dec 1991

An Examination Of The Leadership Of Administrators In Higher Education As Represented In The American Academic Novel From 1950 To 1990, Laura T. Barnett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the academic leadership as portrayed in the American academic novel from 1950 to 1990. Leadership positions from higher education (president, vice-president, dean, and chairperson) were examined in this analysis of 40 academic fiction novels. The leader behavior of the selected characters was classified, using the following categories: autocratic (telling), democratic (selling), participative (participating), delegative (delegating), situational (varying) and "other" (unclassifiable due to lack of information or criteria variance). The finding was that the majority of academic leaders, in the novels studied, behaved using an autocratic (telling) leadership behavior. Also, the majority of …

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Desired And Achieved Elements In The Science Curriculum, Marilyn L. Hawk Dec 1991

Desired And Achieved Elements In The Science Curriculum, Marilyn L. Hawk

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was twofold: Purpose 1 was to determine to what degree the desirable characteristics of a quality science program based upon the national standards as developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) were actually being achieved as perceived by the public school secondary science teachers and supervisory personnel in Tennessee. Purpose 2 was to determine to what degree the quality components of a good science curriculum based upon the national standards as developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) were considered to be desirable components of a quality secondary science program by the public …

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Selected Aspects Of The Secretary's Role In The Public Schools As Perceived By Principals, Teachers, And School Secretaries, Patty H. Richards Dec 1991

Selected Aspects Of The Secretary's Role In The Public Schools As Perceived By Principals, Teachers, And School Secretaries, Patty H. Richards

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare principals', teachers' and secretaries' perceptions regarding selected aspects of the school secretary's role in administering the public schools. A questionnaire, developed by the researcher, was sent to 465 principals, teachers, and school secretaries in the First Tennessee Development District, in Spring, 1991. Three hundred ninety-one questionnaires were returned for a response rate of 84%. Six null hypotheses were tested for significance at the.05 level. The one-way analysis of variance and the Student-Newman-Keuls statistical procedures were used to test the responses of the three groups of participants for significant differences. All the null …

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The Relationship Between The Formal Study Of A Second Language And The Geographic Knowledge Of High School Students, Cynthia L. Berve Nov 1991

The Relationship Between The Formal Study Of A Second Language And The Geographic Knowledge Of High School Students, Cynthia L. Berve

Student Work

The geographic skills and knowledge base of many Americans are not as strong as reported by several major geographic knowledge studies in the past few years. (Barrows, 1981; Boyer, 1983; The Gallup Organization, 1988.) Geographic knowledge is one component of the cultural emphasis of second language learning. therefore, one place to examine geographic knowledge is with second language students. The hypothesis tested is that there is a significant difference in geographic knowledge between high school students who study a second language and students who have not studied a second language.

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Personnel Staff Attitudes Toward The Employment Of Persons With Physical Disability, Mental Retardation, Or Mental Illness, Karol Ruth Oldenburg Aug 1991

Personnel Staff Attitudes Toward The Employment Of Persons With Physical Disability, Mental Retardation, Or Mental Illness, Karol Ruth Oldenburg

Student Work

This thesis describes a measurement of personnel staff attitudes and perceptions toward the employability of disabled job applicants. More specifically, direct comparisons among three types of disability categories were made using Osgood's Semantic Scaling Method. Sixty employment professionals of the Lincoln Human Resources Management Association rated a job applicant with physical disability, with mental retardation, and one with mental illness on the basis of 15 paired opposite adjectives. These adjectives described a variety of attributes which could be grouped into evaluative, potency, and activity dimensions of semantic space. Respondents completed a four-page questionnaire which rated physically disabled, mentally retarded, and …

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Modifying Curriculum And Instruction For Students At-Risk For School Failure: A Program Evaluation, Kathleen M. Bird Aug 1991

Modifying Curriculum And Instruction For Students At-Risk For School Failure: A Program Evaluation, Kathleen M. Bird

Student Work

The present study focused on the effects of a one year curriculum modification project on the frequency of assigned unsatisfactory grades and student behavioral adjustment. All sixth grade students attending Plattsmouth Middle School during the 1990-1991 school year participated in the study (121 total). A subset of these students were selected for further intervention on the basis of a number of factors which put them at-risk for poor academic performance (30 total). During the spring of the 1989-1990 school year, a curriculum modification project was developed in an attempt to reduce the incidence of unsatisfactory grades and improve student behavior. …

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A Study Of Teacher Practices And Attitudes Toward Parent Involvement In The Omaha Public School District Primary Grades, Donna L. Johnson Dobson Aug 1991

A Study Of Teacher Practices And Attitudes Toward Parent Involvement In The Omaha Public School District Primary Grades, Donna L. Johnson Dobson

Student Work

This is a descriptive examination of teacher attitudes and practices of parent involvement in a small urban district in a mostly rural state. Surveys were sent to 416 teachers of grades kindergarten, first, and second. Surveys were also sent to the teachers of alternative kindergarten classrooms and the pre-first classrooms. The survey was based upon one from the publication Hopkins Survey of Schools and Family Connections, Questionnaires for Teachers, Parents, and Students, p.81. The survey was self-reporting with anonymity guaranteed. Independent variables included grade level taught, a college level course or school district in-service session taken, and a bachelor’s degree …

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A Comparison Of Artistic Ability In The Academically Gifted And Artistically Talented Sixth Grade Student., Judith K. Schram Aug 1991

A Comparison Of Artistic Ability In The Academically Gifted And Artistically Talented Sixth Grade Student., Judith K. Schram

Student Work

This study investigated the hypothesis that there is a significant different in the artistic ability of academically gifted sixth grade students compared to that of artistically talented sixth grade students. Also to study a sub-hypothesis that after being introduced to an art program following guidelines for a gifted curriculum, the academically gifted would improve more in artistic ability than the artistically talented group. Thirty-six students took part in the study. Fifteen were identified as gifted by high California Achievement Test Scores and had taken part in the gifted program at their school. The other fifteen were nominated by the art …

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Canadian Federal Policy Towards Indian Education Since Confederation: Policy Making And Its Philosophy, Ling Yang Aug 1991

Canadian Federal Policy Towards Indian Education Since Confederation: Policy Making And Its Philosophy, Ling Yang

Master's Theses

Canadian Indian education is a complex problem in Canada's history. For the native people, education is the only way to preserve their cultural tradition. For the government, it has been the main means to assimilate the natives into the mainstream of the society. Because the majority culture has dominated Canadian society for more than two centuries, the Canadian federal government's policy and its making are the keys to understanding Indian education. Based on research in official records in the National Archives of Canada and field-research in Canadian Indian Reserves, this thesis shows that the federal government did not accept "Indian …

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Foreign Language Studies In The Secondary Schools: Curricula Requirements, Teaching Approaches And Student Outcomes In The United States And Selected Countries Of The European Economic Community., Jan L. Lund Jul 1991

Foreign Language Studies In The Secondary Schools: Curricula Requirements, Teaching Approaches And Student Outcomes In The United States And Selected Countries Of The European Economic Community., Jan L. Lund

Student Work

The premise of this study is to ascertain whether there is a significant difference between foreign language education in the United States and in certain countries of the European Economic Community which would lead to significantly different outcomes of student achievements on the secondary level. The study was undertaken to compare aspects such as foreign language requirements, methods in foreign language teaching and various factors which contribute to student motivation in foreign language study. The countries researched for the study were Great Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Germany. Sources used included journal articles, position papers, conference proceedings, …

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A Comparative Analysis Of Educational Opportunity For Blacks And Whites In The United States And South Africa., Veronica Margaret Ulrich Jun 1991

A Comparative Analysis Of Educational Opportunity For Blacks And Whites In The United States And South Africa., Veronica Margaret Ulrich

Student Work

This study traces the historical similarities and differences of the educational systems of the United States and South Africa with regards to provision of equal educational opportunity for blacks and whites. The premise of the thesis is that South Africa and the United States have similar educational histories when comparing them on the variable of the denial of equal educational opportunities to black students up until the 19 50 1 s when the provision of educational opportunity in the two countries developed in totally opposite directions. Educational provision in both countries is analyzed during five different time periods: the colonial …

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Running With Running Shoes Versus Barefoot Running: A Videographical Analysis, Nikolaos Stergiou May 1991

Running With Running Shoes Versus Barefoot Running: A Videographical Analysis, Nikolaos Stergiou

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to kinematically describe the movements of the lower extremities in running with running shoes and running barefoot. Another purpose of this study was to identify and compare the anatomical and mechanical adaptations that occur. Seven college age females, members of the University of Nebraska at Omaha cross-country team, and one local competitive long-distance female runner 27 yrs old, were subjects of this study. All subjects were free of any physical disability that could have caused an impaired performance.

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A Comparative Study Of Parenting Skills: Special Education Vs. Regular Education, Judith Ann Fleming May 1991

A Comparative Study Of Parenting Skills: Special Education Vs. Regular Education, Judith Ann Fleming

Student Work

The parenting skills of teenage mothers were examined across three groups of mothers, low functioning teenage mothers in special education, teenage mothers in regular education, and teenage mothers from an agency specializing in intervention for maltreating parents. Relationships between Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAP) were examined to see if special education mothers benefitted from a parenting class in their curriculum. Significant differences were found in the PSI parent domain attachment, PSI parent domain relationship with spouse, and CAP rigidity scales. No significant differences were found in the total scores for all three groups. The …

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Elementary Teachers' Concerns About Teaching Science Using The Hands-On Method, Michael A. Foyt May 1991

Elementary Teachers' Concerns About Teaching Science Using The Hands-On Method, Michael A. Foyt

Student Work

As we move into the 90's, recent studies have made it very clear that the United States is falling behind both national standards and international norms in the effort to make its youth literate in science. When viewing studies that compare our students internationally, we rank near the bottom in science (Project 2061, 1989). Very few elementary teachers have an adequate science background (Stefanich & Kelsey, 1989). As a consequence, elementary science teachers teach science infrequently and often emphasize the memorization of answers rather than learning exploration skills. This type of instruction and over dependence on textbooks can actually impede …

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Scheduling In The Middle School: The Effects Of Transition From A Junior High School To Middle School On Scheduling, Larry Cusic May 1991

Scheduling In The Middle School: The Effects Of Transition From A Junior High School To Middle School On Scheduling, Larry Cusic

Student Work

Middle level education bridge's the gap between elementary school and high school. The term is used to describe all programs that deal with a combinations of grades 5-9 and youngsters from 10 to 14 years of age. The effectiveness of middle level education depends upon the degree to which the schools respond to the developmental needs and characteristics of students at that age. These are the "prime" years, the years during which one's value system, one's behavior, and one's self esteem are consolidated. When the adolescent leaves the middle level school, his or her personality and personal values are largely …

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The Effects Of Cultural Diversity Training On The Performance Of Educators., Sandra K. Slobotski May 1991

The Effects Of Cultural Diversity Training On The Performance Of Educators., Sandra K. Slobotski

Student Work

This paper will examine the positive effects of indepth course work on ethnic and cultural minoritites as experienced by educators. These positive effects benefit both the educator and the student population as a whole. Educators benefit from a heightened awareness of and appreciation for the contributions of ethnic and cultural minorities within society and thus create a greater sensitivity to the student in the classroom. This increased sensitivity and understanding will translate into positive effects for all students in the classroom. Racial and cultural minority students will benefit from a more positive learning environment, thus affecting self-concept and ultimately achievment. …

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Expectations: A Guide For Childbirth Education At Logan Regional Hospital, Janet Radford Bergeson May 1991

Expectations: A Guide For Childbirth Education At Logan Regional Hospital, Janet Radford Bergeson

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The purpose of this project is to develop a childbirth education handbook for expectant parents that specifically follows the ongoing childbirth classes taught at Logan Regional Hospital. At present, much of the information that is provided to expectant parents comes from companies that advertise their products through childbirth education brochures. It is desirable that the students be provided with a complete, objective handbook to supplement the instruction received in the classroom.

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Selected Principals' Perceptions Of The Importance Of The National Policy Board For Educational Administration's Initially Recommended Foundational Areas Of Learning For Principal Education, Anthony T. Hussey May 1991

Selected Principals' Perceptions Of The Importance Of The National Policy Board For Educational Administration's Initially Recommended Foundational Areas Of Learning For Principal Education, Anthony T. Hussey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study was undertaken to determine selected principals' perceptions of the importance of the NPBEA's initially recommended seven foundational areas of learning and associated topics to be included in doctoral programs for preservice preparation of principals. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine the amount of coverage of the foundational areas and associated topics in the preparation programs of the selected principals. National samples of U.S. public elementary and secondary school principals were surveyed over a 14 week period. Except for four topics, both groups of principals perceived the areas and topics to be important. Both groups perceived …

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The Relationship Between Leadership Behavior Of Academic Deans In Public Universities And Job Satisfaction Of Department Chairpersons, Zhi L. Xu May 1991

The Relationship Between Leadership Behavior Of Academic Deans In Public Universities And Job Satisfaction Of Department Chairpersons, Zhi L. Xu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceptions of academic deans and department chairpersons regarding the leadership behavior of deans; and, to determine the relationship between perceived leadership behavior of deans and job satisfaction of department chairpersons in the public institutions of higher education. The study involved a random sample of 50 academic deans and 285 department chairpersons at public universities in Tennessee. Testing of five null hypotheses was based upon responses of 42 academic deans (84%) and 173 department chairpersons (60%). The Leadership behavior of academic deans was measured by the Leadership Practices Inventory …

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The Relationship Between The Attitudes Of Directors And Instructors And Student Ratings In Remedial And Developmental Studies In Tennessee's Community Colleges, Carolyn H. Brown May 1991

The Relationship Between The Attitudes Of Directors And Instructors And Student Ratings In Remedial And Developmental Studies In Tennessee's Community Colleges, Carolyn H. Brown

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between the attitudes of remedial and developmental directors and instructors and student ratings. A population of 230 full-time directors and instructors and 3,269 remedial students were surveyed in the Fall of 1990. The return rate was 95% for the directors and instructors with the student rate dependent upon instructors administering the instruments. Two instruments were developed--one to measure the attitudes of directors and instructors and one for student ratings of instructors. Seven null hypotheses were formulated; 5 were retained and 2 rejected, at the.05 level of significance. Factor …

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An Analysis Of The Impact Of Magnet School Student Selection On Student Achievement And Student Attitudes Toward School, Suzanne Mrzlak Melliger Apr 1991

An Analysis Of The Impact Of Magnet School Student Selection On Student Achievement And Student Attitudes Toward School, Suzanne Mrzlak Melliger

Student Work

Magnet schools appear to be one alternative to the question of how society can desegregate the public school systems. The need to desegregate became apparent in 1954 when the Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education 347 US 483, 74 S.Ct. 686, 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954) landmark case that separate is not equal and public school systems must be desegregated. The magnet school is a means to achieve desegregation through voluntary choice. School systems officials charged with the task of creating alternatives, could create an attractive magnet school that was more appealing than sending children on …

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Is There A Correlation Between Grade Point Average And Credit Hours Completed Of Defaulters And Non-Defaulters?, Dennis M. Martin Feb 1991

Is There A Correlation Between Grade Point Average And Credit Hours Completed Of Defaulters And Non-Defaulters?, Dennis M. Martin

Student Work

The gross percentage of Guaranteed Student Loan defaults, in 1986, was more than 20 per cant at 2,190 of the institutions participating in the Guaranteed Student Loan program. These 2,190 institutions represent more than 30 per cent of institutions participating in the program. These 2,190 institutions enrolled some 30 per cent of Guaranteed Student Loan borrowers, and these borrowers accounted for some 57 per cent of the total amount of money in default [Wilms, 1987]. Research studies have tried to offer characteristics of students who have a higher default rate on their Guaranteed Student Loans.

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A Parental Learning Activities Handbook, Denise Lynn Lemasters Myers Jan 1991

A Parental Learning Activities Handbook, Denise Lynn Lemasters Myers

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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An Experimental Study Of Suburban And Inner City Students' Attitudes Toward School, Elizabeth Anne Jones Lewis Jan 1991

An Experimental Study Of Suburban And Inner City Students' Attitudes Toward School, Elizabeth Anne Jones Lewis

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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A Holistic Educational Program For Parents Of Kindergarden Children, Judith Ann Yost Evans Jan 1991

A Holistic Educational Program For Parents Of Kindergarden Children, Judith Ann Yost Evans

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Research And Attitude Survey Dealing With The Multi-Graded Classroom, Kristina Marie Albers Poeppelman Jan 1991

Research And Attitude Survey Dealing With The Multi-Graded Classroom, Kristina Marie Albers Poeppelman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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A Handbook Of Read-Aloud Books And Related Higher Level Thinking Activities For Parents Of Primary Aged Students, Kay Lynn Bethel Miller Jan 1991

A Handbook Of Read-Aloud Books And Related Higher Level Thinking Activities For Parents Of Primary Aged Students, Kay Lynn Bethel Miller

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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A Handbook Of Techniques For Creating A Child-Centered Primary Education Classroom, Lisa Marie Taylor Jan 1991

A Handbook Of Techniques For Creating A Child-Centered Primary Education Classroom, Lisa Marie Taylor

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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