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An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Visual Perceptual Abilities And Reading Achievement, Dale L. Melada

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It has long been recognized that reading problems may be of multiple causation. Some research studies have shown that certain visual perceptual abilities are related to success in early school learning and in beginning reading, but present tests commonly used do not point out strengths, weaknesses, or individual differences in visual perception among "normal children." The high percentage of children with reading disabilities, and children, boys especially, whose reading is not commensurate with their abilities warrants the need for the study presented. The purpose of the study was two-fold. Its first intention was to evaluate two visual perceptual tests, the …

A Study Of The Effect Of A Public School Attendence Counselor Upon Attendence And Achievement For A Group Of Navajo Elementary School Students Grades 4-6, John Pinto

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the Problem

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effect of a public school attendance counselor on (1) school attendance and (2) school achievement for a group of Navajo elementary school children grades 4-6. Two null hypotheses were set up to be tested:

1. There are no significant differences in attendance between those schools with an attendance counselor and those schools without an attendance counselor.

2. There are no significant differences in school achievement between those schools with an attendance counselor and those schools without an attendance counselor.

Procedure

The sample consisted of a total …

The Development Of A System Of Techniques For Dissemination Of Information For Region Vii, Title Iii, E.S.E.A. Project, Virginia Francis Brajner

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Education by Virginia Francis Brajner in August of 1969.

Attitudes Of Principals Concerning Their Role As A Result Of Professional Negotiations In The State Of Washington, Karl Michael Fankhuaser

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine the attitudes of principals as to whether they saw their roles changing as a result of professional negotiations, (2) to show how the principals felt their roles would be changed, (3) to examine which type or group of principals felt most threatened by professional negotiations, and (4) what stratagem principals may follow in the future as a reaction to teacher militancy.

A Survey Of School-Community Communication Processes In Selected Washington High Schools, Thomas R. Newell

All Master's Theses

This survey was undertaken (1) to determine whether there are problems in communication and compatibility involving secondary school faculties, and (2) if problems exist: (a) to determine whether communication and compatibility is lacking between communities and secondary school faculties; (b) to identify, if possible, the various academic areas involved in the problem; (c) to determine whether the problem is more predominant at any one time of the year; (d) to determine what age groups, if any, are involved in communication and compatibility problems; and (e) to report desirable administrative procedures.

Education In The Marshall Islands Under United Nations Trusteeship Administered By The United States, Vernell C. Pinson

All Master's Theses

The lack of a handbook in the schools of the Marshalls District has resulted in valuable information and history being lost in each successive turnover of personnel in the Trust Territory. Every year brings a group of new recruits into the educational system. This particular handbook contains valuable information on the past history and specific terminology required of one who will teach in this area. Special emphasis was given to the educational system in the Marshall Islands.

The Changing Roles Of School Personnel As A Result Of The Professional Negotiations Act In The State Of Washington, Edward J. Hill Jr.

All Master's Theses

This study attempted to determine if participants in school policy making feel that there have been significant changes in their roles as a result of the professional negotiations law in the state of Washington.

A Feasibility Study Of District Reorganization For Dayton, Prescott, And Waitsburg, Glynn Dewayne Davis

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the need of school district reorganization for the school districts of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Prescott, Washington; (2) determine the current existing situations of the school districts regarding size and educational offerings; (3) appraise the educational benefits to be gained by reorganization; (4) examine the limitations of reorganization; and (5) propose a plan to implement reorganization.

An Attempt To Identify Selected Legal Responsibilities In Off-Campus Student Teaching, Joyce Wolverton Swan

All Master's Theses

Due largely to the increasing involvement of the public schools in the education of prospective teachers, there is general agreement by authorities in the field of education on the need for identifying the legal responsibilities of the public schools and teacher training institutions during the student teaching experience. There is a need for developing guidelines and regulations. There appears to be general consensus that professional organizations, teacher training institutions, and the public schools should cooperatively formulate these standards. However, because ultimate legal authority for the public schools rests with the state legislature, the state legislature or its delegated agent must …

A Study Of The Influencing Factors Causing Experienced Special Education Teachers To Change To Regular Programs, Jon R. Gobiet

All Master's Theses

This study was done to determine basic reasons why qualified special education personnel in three similar school districts in Washington State have changed to the regular programs.

A Study Of Deterrents To Effective Teaching And Learning At Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School, Harry Arnold Raab

All Master's Theses

Through the use of a set of questionnaires it was the intention of the writer to identify some deterrents to effective teaching and learning that exist in Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School.

Performance Criteria For The Elementary School Principal In Developing Curriculum To Be Used In A “Cooperative” Team Teaching Approach To Instruction, Allan Lee Holmquist

All Master's Theses

This study proposes to see what percent of the principals surveyed, by means of a questionnaire, agree or disagree that they fulfilled the stated roles for developing curriculum for use in a "cooperative" team teaching approach to instruction in their schools. This study also proposes to test the following null hypothesis: There is no significant difference between the responses made on each role by principals in an urban or suburban school setting.

The Relationship Of Work Experience To Industrial Arts Teaching, Gerald John Smith

All Master's Theses

This study will attempt to answer two major questions: (1) What type of work experience in industry Washington industrial arts teachers have had, and (2) whether work experience in industry is related to their teaching of industrial arts subjects.

An Analysis Of The Effect Of The Informal Political Process Upon Three Education Bills, New Mexico State Legislature, 1969, H. Fred Pomeroy

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study investigated the informal political process operative within one state legislature, the 1969 New Mexico State Legislature, in relation to three education bills. A conceptual framework by Lewis A. Froman, Jr. proposed the following questions within which the study was framed: (1) Who are the leaders in the political process? (2) What are the leader's resources (values, beliefs and attitudes)? (3) What is the intensity of the leader's attitudes? (4) What decision-making systems are used?

Ten major lobbyists cooperated the research by providing data pertinent to Froman's categorical questions. The data were collected from pre-legislative session interviews and interviews …

A Study Of Centralized Libraries In Public Elementary Schools In New Mexico, Thelma Jean Kelley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the present library programs in the elementary public school libraries of New Mexico and to make recommendations for improvement based upon the national standards established by the American Association of School Libraries (1960). In November, 1965, 470 questionnaires with a cover letter were mailed to the 470 school principals in elementary schools of New Mexico. The percentage of return was 34.2. Of those responding, only 83 schools reported centralized libraries. These 83 returns were considered the usable questionnaires for the study. Schools were classified by size according …

An Appraisal Of The Performance Of Selected Secondary School Principals As Perceived By Teachers And As Perceived By Themselves, Vernon J. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of The Principals’ Duties In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Alex Wasisco Jr.

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the duties of the principals in the elementary, junior high and senior high schools in the State of Washington and (2) determine what areas principals would spend more time in if they could free themselves from other duties.

A Survey Of The Attitudes Of Prospective And Experienced Secondary School Teachers Toward The Junior High School, Jeanne Burress Hubert

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The prospects for the future of the junior high or middle school movement are only as bright as the outlook for securing sufficient qualified and willing teachers. The need is clear. The junior highs and middle schools of our nation need more and better teachers—teachers by choice and by education prepared to work with pre-and young adolescents. The recruitment and preparation of such teachers is seriously hindered by 60 years of neglect, suppression and degradation forced upon the junior high and its teachers. The actual discriminatory practices of salary differences, qualification or ability differences, which forced the junior high to …

A Survey Of The Educational Media Program Of The Yakima Public Schools, Bruce J. Eyer

All Master's Theses

The major hypothesis of this study was that the overall instructional materials program of the Yakima Public Schools had many weaknesses that could be identified by comparing the program with accepted evaluative criteria. Upon identification of these weaknesses, suggestions for improvement will be made.

A Study Of The In-Service Education Programs Available To Elementary Principals In Spokane, Stevens And Whitman Counties, William Harold Bourne Jr.

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the availability of in-service education programs to elementary principals in a selected geographical area, to determine who planned the programs, what types of programs were available and what areas of study were included in these programs.

An Investigation Of Audio-Visual In-Service Education In The Secondary Schools Of Oregon, Jerry L. Nutt

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to survey the secondary schools of Oregon to determine the status of audio-visual in-service education programs. It is the intent of the researcher to select from current literature general principles directly related to audio-visual in-service education. After identifying the principles through a careful study of the literature, a questionnaire will be constructed to determine how well the principles are being met by Oregon secondary schools.

A Follow-Up Study Of Secondary Education Graduates Of 1962 And 1966, Eve C. Iacoletti

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

A 24-item questionnaire was sent to 123 graduates of the University of New Mexico’s Department of Secondary Education from the classes of 1962 and 1966 exclusive of graduates of specified departments such as industrial education and business education. The majority of the questionnaire items were for descriptive data collecting; five items sought evaluations of one kind or another while a final item sought open-end responses. The return rate was 86 per cent with 105 of the graduates responding. Data handling was accomplished by means of computer tabulation and multiple sorts on a mechanical sorting machine. The open-end question was hand-tabulated …

Financial Impact Of School District Reorganization In The State Of Missouri, Glendon Laverne Farmer

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze the financial data of selected reorganized high school districts in the State of Missouri for the two years immediately following reorganization and the two years immediately preceding reorganization to determine what changes occurred in financial patterns of the districts after reorganization had occurred.

The following subproblems were examined:

1. Assessed valuations were analyzed for the two years preceding and the two years following reorganization.

2. Tax rates were analyzed for the two years preceding and the two years following reorganization.

3. Bonded Indebtedness of each district was analyzed to determine what changes …

A Comparative Validity Study Of Readability Formulas, Joanne Erwin Edelman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the comparative validity of seven readability formulas and revisions of three of these formulas. The formulas employed were the following: the Lorge, the Yoakam, the Flesch reading ease, the Dale-Chall, the Farr-Jenkins-Paterson, the Tribe, the Fry readability graph, and the Powers-Sumner-Kearl revisions of the Flesch reading ease, the Dale-Chall, and the Farr-Jenk1ns­Paterson formulas. The hypotheses tested in the study were that there were no significant differences (1) among readability scores predicted by the original formulas; (2) between each revised formula and its original version; (3) among the readability formulas and revisions of …

An Assessment Of The Problems Of Recruiting And Retaining Substitute Teachers For The Elementary Schools Of The Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, Michigan, William Henry Sumner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of The Administrative Internship Program On Selected Post Interns From C.W.S.C. And An Analysis Of Their Training Program, Robert Burdick

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine how selected post-interns from Central Washington State College rate the usefulness of their internship experience; (2) determine if size of school has any significant bearing on quantity and quality of administrative experiences; and, (3) determine what successes these post-interns have had in securing administrative positions.

Factors Influencing The Role Of Supervisors Of English, George Taylor Prigmore

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study focused on two problems. The first had to do with determination of the collective functions of English super­visors. The second dealt with these functions in terms of the effect of organizational factors. A 60-item questionnaire was mailed to a list of 702 identified English supervisors. All states of the union were represented in the list. The questionnaire attempted to secure information regarding sex, age, experience, preparation, certification, jurisdictions and descriptions of supervisors and their positions. They were also asked to indicate approximate amounts of time spent in the pursuit of certain functions, which were selected from a pre-determined …

A Comparative Study Of The Graded And Ungraded Elementary Schools., Sondra L. Cohn

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences in the scholastic achievements of children trained in an ungraded elementary school and those trained in a graded elementary school.

Children attending the only ungraded school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1966 were tested after attending that school for three consecutive years, and again after five years. A neighboring graded elementary school was used for comparison in the experimental grouping. Another pair of neighboring graded schools was utilized as a control group. The total sample tested was 140 students.

The hypotheses of the study were that significant …

An Experimental Study Of The Impact Of Typewriting On Language Arts Skills Among Students In Elementary School, Jeanne Popejoy Smith

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of the study to compare test data collected from students before and after touch typewriting was taught to a group of 36 first grade students and 50 third grade students, and to determine whether the test data contained statistically pertinent evidence which would indicate that for elementary school students, learning to touch typewrite could effect their learning in the language arts skills. Four groups, one experimental and one control group from each grade, were given an intelligence test at the beginning of the study, and a reading test and a specially constructed test on spelling, punctuation, …

Leadership Behavior Of Department Chairmen In Selected State Institutions Of Higher Education, Glenn Burnett Schroeder

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The Getzels and Cuba social systems model was used to develop hypotheses for obtaining knowledge concerning: (1) the "real'' leadership behavior of chairmen as described by themselves and faculty, (2) the "ideal" leadership behavior of chairmen as described by deans, themselves, and faculty, and (3) responsibility, authority, and delegation behaviors reported by deans and chairmen. Normative data about the selection. administrative role, tenure, leadership training, and experience of incumbent chairmen were also gathered.