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A Systematic Approach To Education In The Andrews Independent School District, Pat K. Watkins

Graduate Theses

During the past decade, people in most areas of public and private life have turned to questioning the conditions under which they live and the quality of life itself. After years of rapid expansion, deficiencies, obsolete facilities, and practices, inadequacies in the educational product, and lack of long-term goals that are generally agreed upon by consumer and producer became apparent. Many people think that somebody is responsible for the shortcomings and should be held accountable. Determining responsibility for learning results is complicated by the many variables, controllable and uncontrollable, that affect the outcomes of the learner's experiences. Who is responsible …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

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 …

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.

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 …

A Study Of Curricular And Spatial Characteristics Of Selected Public And Private Secondary School Facilities Constructed From 1967 Through 1976 In Puerto Rico, Manuel Velazquez Jr.

Dissertations

Problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the spatial allocation for curricular purposes and the special features of each of the twenty-seven public and private secondary schools built in Puerto Rico during the years 1967-1976. The problem was: Were these schools being constructed in accordance with the desired curriculum; was the curriculum an outgrowth of the resulting physical structures, or were the curriculum and the planning of the structures unrelated? -- Method. The spaces within the building were grouped into three major categories: (a) classrooms and laboratories; (b) special facilities; and (c) operation and services facilities. In order …