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Summary Of An Internship In The Portage Public Schools, Franzetta M. Callaway

Masters Theses

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A Report Of An Internship In, And An Analysis Of, The Benton Harbor Area School District, Jeanne O'Brien Yingst

Masters Theses

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A Report Of An Internship Experience With The Grand Rapids Public Schools Grand Rapids, Michigan, William D. Upton

Masters Theses

This report describes an internship completed at the Business Affairs Office, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the summer of 1977.

An internship in the Business Affairs Office was chosen to enrich the intern's conceptual, human, and technical skills pertaining to school business and finance management. The intern actively participated in the daily activities and responsibilities of each of the nine departments which compose the Business Affairs Office. He had the opportunities to confer and interview the department heads and to observe the daily functions of each department. In addition, the intern assisted in the organization and instruction …

A Central Administration Internship In The Hastings Area School System, Jane M. Skidmore

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Role Of The Principal In A Selected Middle School, Susan B. Weybright

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Policy Development In A Small School District, John H. Wagar

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Godwin Heights Public School District Major Internship, Walter E. Skavnak

Masters Theses

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A Rationale And Program For School-Community Relations For The Jenison Public Schools, David E. Bly

Masters Theses

The development and writing of a program of school-community relations for the Jenison Public Schools led to a review and search of Board of Education policies, administrative memoranda, books and pamphlets, writing of authorities in the field, and attendance at a one-week seminar in Denver, Colorado sponsored by NSPRA. After a review of these materials, participation in the seminar, and consultation from professional educators and authorities in the school public relations field, a program of school-community relations for the Jenison Public Schools was developed.

Comstock High School Comstock Public Schools Major Internship, David F. Smith

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Resource Allocation And Management Program At Eastern Illinois University, Diane T. Harris

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

A Plan For The Development Of An Ideal Learning Resource Center At Crowder College, Barbara Lou Farrar

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the personnel, hardware, software, and space requirements for an ideal learning resource center at Crowder College and to prepare a written plan for reaching this goal. The achievement of this plan would be spread over a five year period.

The existing learning resource program at Crowder College is shown to include well-established library services and very limited media services. A full description of the existing learning resources program is given and its relationship to the rest of the college is shown.

Several methods were used to determine what an ideal learning resources …

The Observation And Evaluation Of Elementary Teachers In Illinois, Paul C. Burton

Masters Theses

Basic research into the observation and evaluation of elementary teachers in Illinois was conducted during the 1976-77 school year. The research was divided into two major sections. Section I consisted of the development and administration of a 42-question survey instrument designed to probe observations, evaluations, and elementary teachers' opinions concerning such. The sample universe was restricted to full-time elementary classroom teachers taking graduate courses. Section II consisted of obtaining and analyzing evaluation instruments from various size and type school districts in Illinois. Significant findings of the research include:

1. The majority of elementary principals are male, have in-classroom elementary teaching …

An Analysis Of Student And Teacher Opinions Regarding The Shortened School Day, Renshaw Benjamin Garshelis

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field experience was to examine and compare student and teacher opinions concerning the shortened school day in the Charleston Community Unit School District No. 1.

On January 5, 1977, the Charleston School Board of Education voted to enforce a five-hour school day schedule effective January 24, 1977. In this study the writer wanted to poll student and teacher opinions in regard to the shortened school day. Comparisons were then made in relation to their opinions.

Data was collected from four groups of students and three groups of teachers. The four groups of students were: (1) fifth …

A Log Of Activities With References To The Role Of A Residence Hall Counselor At Eastern Illinois University For The Fall Semester 1974, Doris Dunkirk Enochs

Masters Theses

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study was two-fold. One purpose was to maintain a log of activities during a one month time period in order to give proper perspective to the variety of tasks performed by a residence hall counselor. The second purpose was to attempt to answer the question if the writer was actually contributing to the educational process.

NEED FOR THE STUDY

The structure of any organization should have constant study and evaluation. If some appropriate action is to result from this study, some specific knowledge of the role of a residence hall counselor must …

An Analysis Of The Intern Program, Kolawole Lafinhan

Masters Theses

Through exposure to local school districts and their programs, professionals such as teachers, leaders, and educators can be trained to become effective administrative leaders.

The primary purpose of this paper is the acquisition of a broad base of knowledge and varied practical experience pertinent to becoming an effective administrative leader in the future. This paper describes the internship program. The activities included in this internship such as conferences, meetings, and visits to schools and the Illinois Office of Education in Springfield are detailed chronologically. A number of suggestions are made for effective future administrative intern programs.

Included also in this …

Part I - Merrill Area Public Schools, Part Ii - Schools Of Great Britain, Lucille A. Mcjunkin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Recommendations For The Implementation Of Title Ix At Charleston High School, Dolly Mcfarland

Masters Theses

On June 23, 1972, the Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments. Under Title IX "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance . . . ." This law affects virtually every institution of education in the country.

Elementary schools should be in compliance with Title IX this year, 1977. Secondary schools have until July 21, 1978, to fully comply.

Many administrators and teachers are reluctant to implement Title IX …

Constructing And Implementing An Evaluation Program For Certified Personnel In The Stonington School District, David E. Kuetemeyer

Masters Theses

As the title indicates, this field study deals with the process of constructing and implementing a teacher evaluation program in the Stonington School District. The process is broken down chronologically and covers a three year period. The paper attempts to describe the Stonington School District and point out the need for formal evaluation of teachers everywhere, but more specifically in Stonington.

The construction of the instrument by the Stonington teachers is outlined in a step-by-step process. In a series of Inservice Workshops, the district teachers discuss the validity and purpose of evaluation, plus what they felt were evidences of good …

Case History Of The Capital Assistance Program For A High School In Georgetown, Illinois, Robert Arthur Delmotte

Masters Theses

INTRODUCTION

This paper deals with the evolution of a construction project which was undertaken by application through the Elementary and Secondary School Capital Assistance Program enacted in 1973. The study began in November of 1973 with work on the initial application and continues to the construction phase of the project which was reached in September of 1977. It is the conditions that caused a four-year time schedule between application and construction that are focused upon.

This study attempts to chronologically show the life of the Georgetown project and the events that have made it a learning situation. It is also …

An Analysis Of The Optimum Learning In Regular Classrooms Project In Charleston, Illinois, Patricia Tucker Chaney

Masters Theses

The Optimum Learning in Regular Classrooms Project is an adoptive-adaptive ESEA Title IV-C project with two purposes: (1) to provide more effective educational service to children with special needs through training the mainstream teacher to diagnose these special needs as well as implement solutions for such children on an ongoing basis, and (2) to provide more efficient support services to the mainstream teacher in his/her efforts to meet the special needs of exceptional children, whether handicapped or gifted.

Four main aspects of the project are examined:

Classroom organization. All classrooms were organized at least in part into learning centers. This …

Jacobs High School Instructional Materials Center Policy And Procedure Handbook, Kenneth Gene Felgenhour

Masters Theses

The Purpose of the study was to design a handbook containing objectives, policies, procedures and rules for the instructional media program at H. D. Jacobs High School. A media staff has the imperative charge to set up its facility and make sure that it runs smoothly. This challenge was met at this high school to a certain extent, but the smoothness or professional element was lacking. The efficiency of operation is the premise of concern with which the policy-and-procedure handbook deals.

The ideas for this handbook have been compiled from years of visiting libraries and media centers. While visiting libraries …

Novice In Wonderland, Thomas A. Ratay

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Formation Of The Wayne City High School Into A Community Unit District, Donald R. Haile

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

A Plan For The Design Of An Ideal Instructional Media Center In The Teachers Colleges Of The Republic Of China, Yung-Ger Shang

Masters Theses

Since the end of World War II, Audiovisual education had developed rapidly. Today, instructional media and technology are requirements for teacher education.

The purpose of this study is to design an ideal instructional media center that meets the trend of instructional media development. In order to determine the type of instructional media center, a few factors need to be realized. One factor includes the nature and function of normal education of The Republic of China. The situation of the future developments of normal education. The situation of the economic future developments that influence the budget of the instructional media program. …