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Professional Development-Key To Retention Of Rural Principals?, Dawn Martin, Jason M. Clemensen

Faculty Submissions

Building principals wear many hats, not the least of which is instructional leader. Leading curriculum, instruction and school improvement efforts can be overwhelming to leaders who must also tend to the management and operational demands of the job. Rural leaders are often expected to assume even greater responsibilities with considerably less support. Although expected to design and provide professional development for others, insufficient time and funding often prevent the leader from engaging in his/her own learning and growth.
This article describes the efforts of one university to provide relevant, low-or-no-cost
professional development opportunities as a service to building leaders and …

A Partnership Model For Preparing Educators For Successful Job Interviews., Dawn Martin

Faculty Submissions

No abstract provided.

Immunization Communication In ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’: Inoculation Theory, Health Messaging, And Children’S Entertainment Television, Josh Compton, Alicia Mason

Faculty Submissions

Entertainment education research has shown that television programs can communicate important health information to television viewers. Much of this research focuses on mass media effects (e.g., behavioral intention of viewers, post-viewing; attitudinal change, post-viewing). Less is known about the rhetorical strategies employed in such messaging. We review para-social and para-proxemics literature to describe the viewing context and then offer a detailed rhetorical analysis of immunization messaging on the children’s television program, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” arguing that, aptly, Fred Rogers’ rhetorical framing mirrored that of the inoculation theory of resistance to influence, presenting “weak” challenges to his young viewers to help …

Does Nonbinding Commitment Promote Children’S Cooperation In A Social Dilemma?, Laurent Prétôt, Katherine Mcauliffe

Faculty Submissions

Communication is a powerful tool for promoting cooperation in adults and is considered one of the most important solutions to social dilemmas. One feature that makes communication particularly useful in cooperative contexts is that it allows people to advertise their intentions to partners. Some work suggests that adults cooperate more after making nonbinding commitments to cooperate (i.e., commitments they do not need to uphold) than when they are not allowed to communicate their intentions to their partners. However, we know little about whether nonbinding commitments play a similar role in children. We addressed this gap by testing 6- to 9-year-old …

Sulitest®: A Mixed-Method, Pilot Study Of Assessment Impacts On Undergraduate Sustainability-Related Learning And Motivation, Alicia Mason

Faculty Submissions

A United Nations international collaboration between the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) resulted in the creation of Sulitest® (aka Sustainability Literacy Test) an open, online training and assessment tool freely available to higher education institutions globally. This study analyzes the effectiveness of the newly developed Sulitest® to not only measure sustainability literacy of higher education student populations, but also act as a catalyst for boosting affective learning outcomes by: (a) generating interest in sustainability-related issues, (b) improving sustainability-related understandings, and (c) enhancing students’ interests in the subject matter. In order to do …

Anxiety, Depression And Academic Performance, Megan Taylor, Kimberly Ruhl, Hyejoon Park

Posters

Anxiety and depression are common mental health issues among college students and can affect how a student will perform in school. Students with anxiety or depression have poorer academic performance when compared to students who do not. The method being used is a quantitative method of random sampling to ask college students if they have ever experienced anxiety and depression, and if it has affected their academic perfor­mance. The college students can vary in age, gender, race, and majors. The survey consists of ten multiple choice questions that will measure if the student has experienced anxiety or depression, how often, …

Too Many Cooks: Redesigning The English Program Website, Joshua Horton, Alex Battitori, Tyler Breedlove, Morgan Ebbs, Courtney Schlund, Chanda Williams, Celia Patterson

Paper Presentations

The purpose of this project was to produce new content for the English Program webpages for Dr. Patterson’s course, ENGL 875 Seminar: Writing for the Web. Throughout all stages of this project, we consulted Janice Redish’s book Letting Go of the Words. The first stage of the project was to identify the webpages’ target audiences; this was achieved through the creation of personas that reflected the demographics of users. Through these personas, we developed a series of tasks for a preliminary usability test. Subsequently, we conducted the preliminary test on the existing English Program webpages using test subjects that reflected …

Corporate Sponsorship And University Campuses: Determining The Effectiveness Of University Sponsorship Efforts At Pittsburg State University, Michaela Joines, Troy Comeau

Paper Presentations

A multi-phase study was completed to determine the effectiveness of corporate sponsorship efforts at Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg State engages in corporate sponsorship to partner with local and national companies, seeking to benefit both the university and its partners. The study sought to find factors that improve the effectiveness of such sponsorship efforts as determined by stakeholders’ ability to recall sponsors, differences in attitudes toward national sponsors versus local, and how brand attachment to the university or sponsoring brands effects their perception of the sponsorship alliance. Phase 1 included interviews with stakeholder groups (students, faculty/staff, alumni, and community members) and …

Opportunities For Departmental Strategic Planning: Enhancing The Experience For Incoming Transfer Students In The Department Of Communication, Gabriela Gumucio, Katlin Dunsing, Bethanne Elliott, Rebecca Henderson, Kaylin Lake, Karlie Lower, Alicia Mason

Paper Presentations

The COMM 765: Strategic Planning & Communication Campaigns course conducted research on behalf of the Department of Communications to inform the future 2018-2023 planning and goals for the department. A quantitative survey was designed to examine key stakeholder groups including: faculty, staff, donors, current students and alumni. Each stakeholder group received a unique set of research questions. For example, donors were surveyed to determine their willingness, interest and knowledge of how to support department initiatives through the PSU Foundation; while current students were asked to share their thoughts on the effectiveness of current student organizations, and perceptions toward course developments …

Beyond Greening: The Challenges To Adopting Sustainability In Higher Education., Catherine Hooey, Alicia Mason, James Triplett

Faculty Submissions

It is common for colleges and universities to include sustainability in their mission statements and strategic plans. On many campuses, however, sustainability is associated with green practices only, rather than the comprehensive integration of social equity, economic, and environmental principles on which the concept was founded. Here, Hooey et al examine the obstacles to the comprehensive adoption of sustainability in institutions of higher education, in general, and to suggest a conceptual framework of a sustainability culture as one most appropriate for the more effective incorporation of comprehensive practices.

Teaching And Leadership Website Project, Praveen Kumar Guraja

Paper and Posters Presentations

This research project collected the data that report on Pittsburg State University department of Teaching and Leadership website and its visitors. Pittsburg State University is one of the small universities in the Midwest in the United States. The university has around 7200 students in various programs. Most of the students at the university are undergraduate students. Almost 80% of the population at the university are domestic students from Kansas and neighbor states. To get more students enrolled for every semester the university encourages all the departments at the university to have their own individual websites for each department with program …

Preview Reviews: Bringing The Movie Theater Experience Into The Classroom: A Viable Tool For Increasing Classroom Retention And Recall., Nakia Welch, Alicia Mason

Faculty Submissions

Preview Reviews can be used in any class, in any discipline, at any level of any size. They provide an opportunity for students to gauge their level of content knowledge in a non-graded, low-stakes activity that can be used to prime students for active learning. They are similar to the movie theater practice of integrating advertising and trivia as entertainment while audiences wait for the main event. Preview Reviews mimic

Curriculum Laboratory Libraries In Major Universities And State Colleges Across The United States, Ralph J. Zullo Jr.

Research Problems, 1947-1991

The Curriculum Laboratory at Kansas State College of Pittsburg is a well-equipped and well-staffed center. This study grew from a question that the researcher asked himself: How equipped is our facility compared to other state colleges and universities? In pondering this question, others came to mind: What do their facilities consist of as compared to those of Kansas State College of Pittsburg? What are the materials that make up their laboratory? Who funds a curriculum laboratory? Where are they located on campus? Inquiries revealed the fact that little has been written concerning this type of facility. Francis L. Drag, who …

A Survey Of Data Processing Instruction In State Colleges In The United States In 1969, Linda Montee Christy

Research Problems, 1947-1991

The purpose of this investigation is to study automated data processing instruction in a selected group of colleges in the United States. The specific areas to be covered include: 1. The present status of data processing on college campuses 2. The instructional staff for data processing 3. The curriculum and courses offered in data processing 4. The equipment available for data processing. With the coming of the "computer age," there is a need for people to be trained in the area of automated data processing. Some experts are predicting that 300,000 new jobs for computer programmers will be created by …

A Survey Of The Courses Offered In Data Processing In The Secondary Schools In Kansas In 1968-69 And A Proposed Course Outline For A One-Semester Course In Introduction To Data Processing, Patricia L. Smith

Research Problems, 1947-1991

The purpose of this study is: (1) To determine the high schools in Kansas that teach data processing on the secondary level, what courses are taught, and what machines are used. (2) To present a proposed one-semester course outline in Introduction to Data Processing. The study will present the following information about the data processing courses. 1) length of course, 2) classification of student that may first take the course, 3) prerequisites for the course. 4) number of sections and students per section, and 5) equipment used in the course.

Mechanical Aptitude Tests As A Guide To Enrollment For Industrial Arts In The Sarasota Junior High School, Melvin Cline

Research Problems, 1947-1991

This study was undertaken to use the mechanical aptitude test in determining if the proper students are making the best use of the available shop facilities at Sarasota Junior High School, Sarasota, Florida.

Books, magazines, bulletins, questionnaires, mechanical aptitude and other test results were used in compiling this information.

An attempt has been made to point out deficiencies and inconsistencies in the present arrangement and to make recommendations for their correction. The following recommendations were proposed:

(1) Aptitude testing should be continued;

(2) all those counseling students on enrollment should be held to become better informed as to the importance …

Motivation Of An Indian Child In A School Situation, Wilda Jacques

Research Problems, 1947-1991

Excerpt: "The successive attempts to educate the American Indian have not produced the result desired by the educators and the American public. Perhaps it is the "successive attempts" that are at fault or there may be any number of reasons. The responsibility for the education of the Indian has been accepted by the United States Government. [...] The resulting degrees of success and failure are understandable when the purpose of the education was civilization and assimilation and the adoption by the Indians of the white ways of living. [...] The problem is to find ways to motivate the Sioux Indian …

A Survey Of The Reading Interests Of The Freshman (1958-59) Of Fredonia, Kansas, Junior High School And An Annotated List Of Books Recommended For The School Library, Erma Hollingsworth

Research Problems, 1947-1991

The problem involved in this study was to determine the reading interests of the 1958-59 Freshman Class of the Fredonia, Kansas, Junior High School. This was done by means of a questionnaire distributed to the pupils themselves. From the results of the questionnaire and documentary research, the writer has compiled an annotated bibliography of recommended book listings, according to expressed interests, for the school library.

Methods Of Stimulating Reading Interest In The Junior High School, Ada Emerson Wade

Research Problems, 1947-1991

There is good reason for strong interest in the reading that children do or don't do. In today's world reading is an essential skill. Efficient reading is important for success in school, on the job, and in personal life. Citizenship is dependent on knowledge and understanding of the world in which we live. That knowledge is in turn dependent upon reading and upon weighing, understanding, judging, and remembering what we read. The problem is to find and present methods for stimulating interest in reading in junior high school.

A Study Of Methods To Be Used In Developing A Selective List Of Kindergarten Books For Antioch School, Merriam, Kansas, Anita Moore

Research Problems, 1947-1991

This problem was an attempt at collecting through the opinion of forty-five kindergarten teachers in Northeast Johnson County, Kansas, a selective list of kindergarten books suitable for use in the Antioch School, Merriam, Kansas. There was a great need for a preferred list of books to help teachers select materials which would meet the interests, needs, and experiences of the child and at the same time create a desire to read.

A Case Study Of A Gifted First Grade Girl Who Is Maladjusted, Hazel S. Meeker

Research Problems, 1947-1991

This problem is an attempt to find the reasons for an individual's behavior and to suggest ways which may assist her to adjust to her school environment.

An Evalution Of The Organization And Administration Of The Labette County Filmstrip Library, Lester W. Carson

Research Problems, 1947-1991

This problem is an evaluation of the organization and administration of the Labette County Filmstrip Library to ascertain how effectively the participating schools in the cooperative enterprise are being served in relation to what constitutes an effectively administered library. The hypothesis to be tested is that the Labette County Filmstrip Library is efficiently administering to the instructional filmstrip needs of the participating schools. The hypothesis will be tested by: (1) determining what constitutes effective organization and administration of a filmstrip library from existing reference material; (2) comparing the records of service to participating schools in number of filmstrips used; and …

The Educational Achievement Of Indian Children In The Powhattan, Kansas, Grade School, Carroll G. Sprague

Research Problems, 1947-1991

Excerpt: "Do the Indian students of the Powhattan, Kansas grade school achieve as well in arithmetic, spelling, language, and reading as their white classmates? Achievement is measured by the Iowa and Stanford achievement tests. The grades tested were from three to eight inclusive during the school years 1955-1956 and 1956-1957. [...] Some of the patrons of the Powhattan Grade School District feel that it is necessary to bring in white pupils from other districts to our already overcrowded school. The argument used is that they are needed to keep up the quality of classwork. They feel that if the white …

Case Study Of Factors Influencing Creativity Of An Artistically Talented Child, Mildred F. Carpenter

Research Problems, 1947-1991

This study is undertaken with the intent of determining what factors influence creativity of an artistically talented child, according to authoritative published sources, and from information obtained from a case study of a particular child who is unusually creative in art.

Some Relationships Between Iq And Arithmetic Achievement For Selected Junior High School Students, Carl A. More

Research Problems, 1947-1991

The ever-increasing complexity of today's highly dynamic society demands that the educator of our nation's children be always in search of knowledge that will enable him to comprehensively understand the actions, attitudes, and abilities of his students. With this view in mind, the author is attempting to set down the results of his research.

Organization Of An Elementary School Library, Helen Mccabe

Research Problems, 1947-1991

This problem in general takes into account the library program of the rural schools in Crawford County, Kansas, grades one through eight inclusive. This does not include textbooks, supplementary readers, encyclopedias, dictionaries, or rental books purchased by the school district. The purpose of this investigation is to obtain information as to whether or not the children of the rural schools of Crawford County, Kansas, receive proper library supervision during their formative years. The writer has read extensively and examined carefully the books, magazines, bulletins, and periodicals on libraries written especially for the elementary school, as to the history of children's …

Developmental Behavior Of Primary Grade School Children, Freida L. Brown

Research Problems, 1947-1991

This investigation was designed to secure information concerning the relationship of physical development to the social and emotional behavior of children in the primary classroom. It was written to utilize research already done by experts in this field.

What Educational Values Do Comics Have?, Sister M. Evangelist Burke

Research Problems, 1947-1991

Teachers, parents, and all those who care about children are more concerned today than ever about the effect of comic books on our youth. Comics are big business. In 1951, more than 900,000,000 comic books with more than 400 different titles were sold. Over 90 per cent of the regular readers of these books and comic strips were boys and girls between 8 and 13 years of age. Many of these boys and girls read 5 and 6 comics weekly. Children are going to read comics; therefore, it is up to educators and parents to improve the medium. The teacher …

An Attempt To Determine The Effects Of Lateral Dominance On Reading Ability, Bernice J. Bloomberg

Research Problems, 1947-1991

Statement of the Problem:

The problem is to survey the available recent research and discussion to determine the effects of lateral dominance on how well our children read. This is a problem of conflicting concepts, a controversial issue which both sides have presented for over twenty-five years, the possible relationship between cerebral dominance and laterality of function.

Purpose of the Study:

The purpose of this study is for the writer to attempt to review all material, pertinent to the importance of laterality in improving children's reading ability, to be found in current literature, preferably of the last five years. Interest …

A Suggested Unit Of Personality Development With Emphasis On Good Grooming, Rose Mary Reagan

Research Problems, 1947-1991

All competent authorities agree that personality plays a large part in determining the degree of success that may be achieved in all walks of life. The search for happiness is our most common quest. Everyone needs some "happy isles" if he is to weather the storms of life. If everyone could develop desirable personality traits, learn to get along with other people, make and keep friends, adjust well to life's situations--then we should be able to attain real happiness. Some people attain deep and lasting happiness; others attain scarcely any. One's happiness depends upon the person himself.