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Training Seminars For Regular Education Teachers: Preparing To Teach Students Who Are Deaf In The Hearing Classroom, K'Leis H. Young

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

"Increased numbers of children who bear the medical label 'deaf' or 'hard of hearing' are being integrated today into regular classes with their hearing peers in preschool, elementary and secondary schools of the United States" (Northcott, 1980, p. 1 ) . Luckner (1992) related that approximately 79% of deaf and hard of hearing students have been served in mainstream settings. Regular education teachers were being asked to educate students who are deaf and hard of hearing with those who have no hearing difficulty.

The Development And Writing Of A Children's Story To Promote An Awareness Of Deaf Culture And American Sign Language, Blaine J. Taylor

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

Many advocates of the deaf fear that a whole generation of deaf children will be lost emotionally. socially. and educationally. This fear stems from the fact that many children who are deaf are not having their linguistic. sociocultural. and communicative needs met at home or at school (King, 1993). Their needs are not met primarily for three reasons. First. the hearing culture is often inaccessible to them because they do not understand most of the spoken language around them. When children lack the communicative abilities to interact with the hearing culture. they can not be expected to be knowledgeable of …

Training Seminars For Regular Education Teachers: Preparing To Teach Students Who Are Deaf In The Hearing Classroom, K'Leis H. Young

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

"Increased numbers of children who bear the medical label 'deaf' or 'hard of hearing' are being integrated today into regular classes with their hearing peers in preschool, elementary and secondary schools of the United States" (Northcott, 1980, p. 1). Luckner (1992) related that approximately 79% of deaf and hard of hearing students have been served in mainstream settings. Regular education teachers were being asked to educate students who are deaf and hard of hearing with those who have no hearing difficulty.

Analysis Of Ties, Tie Systems, And Attachment Methods Of Fibrous Sandals Of Tsegi Phase (Pueblo Iii) Kayenta Branch, From Tsegi Canyon, Arizona, Diana Law Christensen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Forty-three Pueblo III sandals and sandal fragments from four sites in Tsegi Canyon, Arizona, were analyzed to develop tie terminology, identify possible correlation of tie system to sandal construction, and identify characteristics for future tie research. Each piece of sandal tie cordage was analyzed for tie system type, tie attachment method, and tie cordage structure.

Three overall tie systems were found: toe-heel tie systems (nine sandals), criss-cross tie system (one sandal), and side loop tie systems (fifteen sandals) Five additional sandals (narrow, two-warp plainweave construction) had possible toe-heel tie systems. Tie systems of six sandals were not distinguishable between toe-heel …

Comparison Of The Three Major Administrative Approaches To The Management Of Concurrent Enrollment Programs At Utah State University From 1987 To 1991, Haile Hirpa

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of the Utah State University concurrent enrollment program to the achievement (GPA), recruitment, and retention of program participants after joining Utah State University.

Three administrative approaches to the management of concurrent enrollment programs were identified for the purpose of this study: Level One, Level Two, and Level Three. Level One involved high school teachers who taught and graded the concurrent enrollment program courses. In Level Two, high school teachers taught the courses, but University professors prepared exams and graded the papers. In Level Three, teaching, exam preparation, and paper grading …

The Development And Writing Of A Children's Story To Promote An Awareness Of Deaf Culture And American Sign Language, Blaine J. Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Many advocates of the deaf fear that a whole generation of deaf children will be lost emotionally, socially, and educationally, this fear stems from the fact that many children who are deaf are not having their linguistic, sociocultural. and communicative needs met at home or at school (King, 1993). Their needs are not met primarily for three reasons. First. the hearing culture is often inaccessible to them because they do not understand most of the spoken language around them. When children lack the communicative abilities to interact with the hearing culture, they can not be expected to be knowledgeable of …

Single Mothers: The Impact Of Work On Home And The Impact Of Home On Work, Lenore I. Rasmussen Robbins

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between family/home satisfaction and job satisfaction of single working mothers with at least one child under the age of 18 living at home. The principal objectives were to identify the stressful situations in the lives of working single mothers and the factors that contributed to home satisfaction and work satisfaction. Data were gathered by survey questionnaire from single working mothers presently living in Iron County, Utah. Factor analysis was used to reduce data into home satisfaction and work satisfaction factors that were analyzed by multiple regression to determine the variance …

A Linguistic Approach To Gender Bias In Student Evaluations Of Teachers, Paula H. Larsen

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Few people would deny that discrimination occurs in American society today. In spite of extensive national and local legislation intended to safeguard the rights of every individual, discrimination still exists although, of necessity, it is more insidious, often to the point of invisibility to all but those directly affected by it. Many groups of people experience discrimination in their everyday lives--Blacks, Hispanics, Vietnamese, physically handicapped persons, and the elderly--to name just a few. Another segment of our society, women, also experience discrimination.

Evaluation Of Gifted Programs: Current Practices, Scott L. Hunsaker, C. M. Callahan

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. Review of solicited gifted program evaluation reports and the literature found a relative paucity of such reports as well as a lack of methodological sophistication, reporting, and utility concerns. Promising practices were seen in some evaluations conducted for program improvement, which employed multiple methodologies, sources, analysis techniques, and reporting formats. (DB)

This Is Not Like That Martin Luther King Guy, Martha Taylor Dever

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Preparation Of Early Intervention Personnel In A Rural State, S. Rule, Barbara J. Fiechtl, L. Huntington

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

There is a critical need to prepare early-intervention personnel resulting from the passage of the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986. This paper presents the results of a survey of service providers regarding the competencies they considered essential to serve young children with disabilities. It also describes the organization of a program to prepare personnel in a rural state where persons who need preparation may not have access to on-campus training.

Monitoring Student Progress In General Education Classrooms, J. Brey, Nancy K. Glomb

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

“Whaddaya Mean It’S In My Job Description?” Identifying And Teaching Skills To Paraeducators, Robert L. Morgan, G. W. Gassman, Charles L. Salzberg, J. Jardine

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Five Steps To Wardrobe Versatility, Louise Young

All Archived Publications

Clothes are an essential necessity for all of us. The first thing we do in the morning for school, work, and other activities is get dressed. Getting dressed may be a major frustration if the clothes in our closet don't take care of our lifestyle needs. Mornings can easily begin in turmoil when we can't find the right thing to wear. Our clothing decisions are dependent on our own lifestyle, personality, values, coloring, and body proportions. It is difficult for another person to determine what our individual clothing needs are. To achieve a versatile wardrobe that is suited to individual …

Utah State University’S Videodisk Paraeducator Curriculum Project, G. W. Gassman, Robert L. Morgan, Charles L. Salzberg, G. Gilberts

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Review Of Excellence And Equality: A Qualitatively Different Perspective On Gifted And Talented Education, Scott L. Hunsaker

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

No abstract available.