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Factors That Prospective Teachers At Utah State University Considered Important In Their Decision To Enter Teacher Preparation, Kenneth Ray Powell

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

A critical shortage of teachers became an acute threat to society following World War II according to Jantzen (1959). Because of the shortage of teachers, many institutions of higher learning and a number of interested groups have discussed and made studies on means of recruiting prospective teachers, as brought out by Riccio(1961). The studies that have been made on prospective teachers expounded mainly on the age students decided to become teachers and influences from parents, relative-teachers, teachers, guidance counselors, and teaching experience.

The Development Of An Educational Program To Meet The Needs Of The Adult Government Employee At Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Dix W. Cloward

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Purpose

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to determine the educational needs of the personnel of the five directorates at Hill Air Force Base; and, (2) to design an educational program to meet those needs.

Procedure

This study consisted of three phases:

Phase One. This phase consisted of identifying the behavioral items that were used in developing the Q-Sort instrument. This was accomplished by a review of job requirement data, by an examination of Project Hy Production, and by personal interviews of the Air Base educational specialists.

Phase Two. This phase consisted of the development of a Q-Sort …