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The Affects Of Traumatic Situations On Moral Development: The Children Of Atlanta, Terry James Flowers
The Affects Of Traumatic Situations On Moral Development: The Children Of Atlanta, Terry James Flowers
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In two years, twenty-eight black victims have been found murdered in Atlanta, Georgia. Police report that two black children remain missing. America watches the crisis in Atlanta with concern, fear and for many, rage. The intensity of concern did not develop unitl [sic] half way through the second year. Although thousands of dollars have been poured into solving these murders, the police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and special task forces have not at this writing been able to solve these crimes. Police have, however, arrested Wayne Williams for the murder of Nathaniel Kater, the twenty-eight victim. With all efforts and …
A Study Of How Academic Department Heads Perceive The Division Of Extension And Continuing Education In Regards To Future Departmental Development, John Sykes Hall
A Study Of How Academic Department Heads Perceive The Division Of Extension And Continuing Education In Regards To Future Departmental Development, John Sykes Hall
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The closing of the decade of the 70's has also brought with it the closing of an era in American History, the baby boom era. The post-war infants of the late 40's and early 50's have progressed steadily through the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools swelling each in turn to its capacity. The early 70's saw these young adults, in numbers the likes of which this country has never before seen, entering a highly competitive and highly specialized job market. Due to advances in technology and an ever increasing amount of knowledge these young adults are now demanding of society …
The Need For Interpersonal Communication And Organizational Communication In The Preparatory Course Work Of School Administrators, Deborah Smith Lehman
The Need For Interpersonal Communication And Organizational Communication In The Preparatory Course Work Of School Administrators, Deborah Smith Lehman
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Crucial problems of school finance, declining enrollments, governmental restrictions, and special interest groups are facing today's school administrators. These problems areas, which seem to focus on the cognitive domain, have been specifically highlighted in many of the administrative preparatory programs, As a result, much less attention has been given to the contribution made by the social sciences in regard to administrative effectiveness. This contribution comes most notably in the areas of both interpersonal and organizational communication. The possibilities of improving the administrative preparatory program by incorporating interpersonal and organizational communication content deserves consideration,
A Study Of The Effect Of Programmed Reading Vs. Basal Reading On Spelling Achievement, Kathleen Ann Callan
A Study Of The Effect Of Programmed Reading Vs. Basal Reading On Spelling Achievement, Kathleen Ann Callan
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The problem of spelling has concerned educators since the late nineteenth century. "How well children learn to spell is affected by what is done in reading, in written work, in handwriting, in speaking, in addition to what is done in periods devoted specifically to spelling. Recognizing the fact that spelling is an integral part of the many facets of language, considerable amounts of research have been compiled taking many different approaches. Leonard Cahen (1971) in his survey of the research of spelling difficulties cited more than 100 studies just in the area of attempting to predict spelling difficulty. Those did …
Effective Continuing Education Programs Using Television And Videocassettes, Matthew James Darbyshire
Effective Continuing Education Programs Using Television And Videocassettes, Matthew James Darbyshire
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Television has become a change agent. Its programing is designed to cause specific changes such as buying habits, and its intrusion into American life has contributed to changes in our life style. Technological change is widening televisions' potential program options and producers, through cable-television access channels and the videocassette.
A Comparative Study Of Parents', Students', And Teachers' Attitudes Towards High School Education In The Cal Community School District, John Paul Robbins
A Comparative Study Of Parents', Students', And Teachers' Attitudes Towards High School Education In The Cal Community School District, John Paul Robbins
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The purpose of this study was to seek, determine, and answer the following questions: 1. What are the current-prevailing attitudes and opinions of the parents, teachers, and students of CAL Community School toward their school? 2. How satisfied are the parents, teachers, and students with their school? Have their levels of satisfaction significantly changed since 1975 when they were last polled? 3. How do the attitudes of the parents, teachers, and students compare to the rest of the country as a whole in relation to selected relevant items on the 1980 Gallup Poll? 4. How do parents and students rate …
A Comprehensive Study Of The History Of Black Owned/Operated Radio Stations And Factors That Influence Their Beginning And/Or Survival, Anthony Stevens
A Comprehensive Study Of The History Of Black Owned/Operated Radio Stations And Factors That Influence Their Beginning And/Or Survival, Anthony Stevens
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This paper will provide a comprehensive view of Black owned and operated radio by examining the historical developments, along with some economical factors that have had an impact on Black radio. In addition, the writer will focus on the progress of Black radio, as well as the financial aspects involved in the survival and purchasing of the Black radio station. Finally, this writer will discuss the strategies used by Black radio in programming and management techniques.
The Development Of Word Identification-Recognition Strategies With The Language Experience Approach, Dawn Throlson
The Development Of Word Identification-Recognition Strategies With The Language Experience Approach, Dawn Throlson
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The essential nature of reading is the process of obtaining meaning. In order to process meaning, the reader must be able to perform the task of word identification-recognition efficiently. In the reading process, one has available various sources of information: grapho-phonic, semantic, and syntactic cues. Research on miscue analysis indicates that proficient readers are better able to use the three cue systems than less proficient readers. Hence, reading instruction should help students to be aware of and utilize the three cues. To enable beginning readers to use grapho-phonic, semantic, and syntactic cues, they must be provided with opportunities to read …
Helping Primary-Grade Children Cope With The Divorce Of Their Parents Through Literature, Lorraine Mirrielees
Helping Primary-Grade Children Cope With The Divorce Of Their Parents Through Literature, Lorraine Mirrielees
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Adult problems over which children have no direct control are often extremely painful and threatening to them. The disruption of family life by divorce is one of the most prevalent of these social ills. In 1950, two hundred thousand children under eighteen were affected by divorce. By 1970, at least three million school children had divorced 1 parents. The 1980 census figures show a seventy-nine percent increase since the 1970 census. In order to maintain emotional health during the involved and disturbing process of divorce and to adjust to the reality of changes in their lives, children need to be …
Developing Self-Directed Learners In Secondary Reading Lab, Jane L. Olsen
Developing Self-Directed Learners In Secondary Reading Lab, Jane L. Olsen
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One of the major objectives of formal education should be developing skills which will assist individuals in self-directed learning activities once they graduate from high school. Educators tend to assume self-directed study skills are mastered when in reality the skills have not been a major concern for development in the classrooms. Generally at the secondary level teachers set the priority for mastery of course content rather than for development of study skills which would lead to independence in learning that content. The instructors prescribe activities, materials, and content according to their assessments of students' needs for the experiences to come …
A Survey Of The Frequency Of Film Utilization Techniques Employed By Teachers In East Central Iowa, Jo Ellen Johnson
A Survey Of The Frequency Of Film Utilization Techniques Employed By Teachers In East Central Iowa, Jo Ellen Johnson
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The purpose of this survey was to determine the extent to which teachers apply effective fi]m utilization techniques in schools. Five general questions and sixteen more specific ones were developed based on effective usage techniques identified in the literature review. Questionnaires were sent to five hundred kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers selected at random from public and private schools in East central Iowa. Responses were received from 67% of the sample. The initial analysis suggested that up to 90% of the teachers reported applying familiar techniques such as introducing and discussing films, but the percentages of teachers who indicated positive …
Overtly-Reinforced Cloze Procedure Versus Conventional Instruction In The Teaching Of Selected Science Facts In The Fourth Grade, Mary Janis Johnson
Overtly-Reinforced Cloze Procedure Versus Conventional Instruction In The Teaching Of Selected Science Facts In The Fourth Grade, Mary Janis Johnson
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"They just can't read the material" is an expression which can be heard in almost any teacher's lounge. Often it is a science, social studies, or mathematics teacher who is complaining about the inability of students to comprehend what is read in textbooks. Media coverage suggests that children are experiencing difficulty with all the basic skills (Howe, 1979).
Copyright, Protector Of Photographers, Nancy J. Anders
Copyright, Protector Of Photographers, Nancy J. Anders
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Introduction to the Problem Information obtained from the 1981 Occupational Handbook cites the number of photographers in the employment force of the United States to be over 93,000. Those numbers, increasing at a phenomenal rate necessitates the ability of photographers to become aware and up-to-date to the responsibilities and rights they as professionals must maintain.
Using Children's Literature To Stimulate Children's Writing, Lois Jane Auliff
Using Children's Literature To Stimulate Children's Writing, Lois Jane Auliff
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Writing helps children use language in new ways. The process of writing brings order to unorganized thinking. It brings o a conscious level vague realizations. Because writing can make ideas more concrete, it helps learning take place. As Cook relates, "It is only by putting pencil to paper, by sorting out what we have written, that we come to grips with what we know and believe."
Children, Television, And School Achievement, Gerald Bluhm
Children, Television, And School Achievement, Gerald Bluhm
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Nearly thirty years have elapsed since television came of age in the United States. A generation of Americans have grown to adulthood who do not recall a time without television in their homes. This first television generation now has families.
A Review Of Literature On The Relationship Between Legibility Standards For Printed And Projected Type, Lawrence Cardamon
A Review Of Literature On The Relationship Between Legibility Standards For Printed And Projected Type, Lawrence Cardamon
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Print legibility is of concern to all seeing, reading individuals. For over 100 years educators, printers, psychologists and ophthalmologists, among others, have investigated a wide number of interrelated factors in print legibility. This research reached its zenith in the 1920's through 1940's, particularly in the voluminous work of M.A. Tinker and D. G. Paterson. There is a large and growing body of knowledge available on what affects the quality of our perceptions of printed typography.
The Effect Of Using Study Guides To Facilitate The Comprehension Of Short Stories, Roberta Ladd Bodensteiner
The Effect Of Using Study Guides To Facilitate The Comprehension Of Short Stories, Roberta Ladd Bodensteiner
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In the secondary level, when most students are beyond the "learning to read" stage and are immersed in "reading to learn," the need for suitable materials and strategies for reading becomes quite important. One recognized and practiced method of guiding students through their reading is the use of a study guide. The purpose of this study was to determine whether tenth grade English students in an experimental group would have significantly higher quiz scores after having used study guides during a study of short stories. The following question was examined: Does the use of a study guide facilitate student comprehension …
Cai: The Way To Computer Literacy Through Story Problem Solving On The Microcomputer, Michael Clyde Merchant
Cai: The Way To Computer Literacy Through Story Problem Solving On The Microcomputer, Michael Clyde Merchant
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This paper is a review of available studies and literature publi5hed over the past ten years. Its purpose is to suggest the need to use the microcomputer CAI in story problem solving in the elementary school. The literature was reviewed on 1: the cost effectiveness of ii CAI and microcomputers, 2: the need for an instructional format which makes individualization a feasible teaching technique for most teachers in solving story problems, 3: the need for computer literacy as a goal of our educational system, and 4: the effectiveness of CAI in elementary reading, mathematics drill-and-practice, and story problem solving. A …
Multi-Image: Summary And Critical Review Of The Research, Timothy M. Ritchhart
Multi-Image: Summary And Critical Review Of The Research, Timothy M. Ritchhart
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Multi-Image is a relatively new form of communication, carrying information to the receivers in both the audio and pictorial channels. Whether viewed as a new medium, art form, technology, or presentation technique, multi-image has established itself as a very effective communications device. Through developments in program designs and equipment sophistication, multi-image has become one of the favorite methods used by business and industry for promoting themselves and their products. Because of its successful use and technological advances, multi-image is now no longer looked down upon as avant-garde, but as a professional approach to communication.
The Nature Of Oral Reading And Its Role In The Classroom, Paulette Schuessler
The Nature Of Oral Reading And Its Role In The Classroom, Paulette Schuessler
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The main purpose of this research paper is to explore the nature of the oral reading process and its role in developing children who can read with fluency and understanding. Specifically, the questions that will be dealt with in the first section include: What is involved in the process of oral reading? What relationship exists between oral and silent reading? What is the relationship between oral reading and comprehension? The next section is mainly concerned with the basic considerations that teachers should have in mind regarding the proper uses, as well as misuses of oral reading activities. It will focus …
Hemispheric Research And Its Implications For Education, Christine Carolyn Thoren
Hemispheric Research And Its Implications For Education, Christine Carolyn Thoren
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The purpose of this paper is to describe hemispheric research and its implications for education. The paper has been divided into six sections: 1) Neuroanatomical Research on the Hemispheres of the Brain, 2) Research on the Duality of the Hemispheres and Learning, J) Left Hemispheric Research Related to Learning, 4) Right Hemispheric Research Related to Learning, 5) Hemispheric Research and Piagetian Development, and 6) Learning Style and Hemispheric Research.
The Preparation Of Graphic Illustrations For Printed Reproduction, Susan Thomas
The Preparation Of Graphic Illustrations For Printed Reproduction, Susan Thomas
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This investigation is confined to the reproduction of illustrative matter. A working knowledge of the printing processes and of the unique capabilities and limitations of each is essential to managing the production of printed materials. Each printing process is explained and the proper manner of preparing art work is specified. The four most commonly used printing processes for the reproduction of magazines, newspapers, brochures and other printed materials will be examined. The focus is on the mechanics of letterpress, gravure, offset and silkscreen printing and the way in which originals must be prepared to be utilized by these printing processes. …
Implications Of Intervention Studies In The Training Of Piagetian Conservation Tasks, Karen S. Jensen
Implications Of Intervention Studies In The Training Of Piagetian Conservation Tasks, Karen S. Jensen
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Jean Piaget, in his studies of the cognitive development of children, did not address the applications of his theory to reading instruction. Recent research strongly indicates that Piaget's theory applies to education, and especially reading instruction. Reoccuring questions arise from the research: Must children pass through particular stages in which specific skills and operations are acquired before reading is possible and, Is it possible that beginning reading instruction, which now starts earlier in most schools (Robinson, Strickland, & Cullinan, 1977), may be premature for children who have not attained prerequisite cognitive skill levels? The literature review will answer these and …
The Effect Of Teachers' Expectations, Attitudes, And Managerial Abilities On Student Achievement, Catherine Tremblay Allison
The Effect Of Teachers' Expectations, Attitudes, And Managerial Abilities On Student Achievement, Catherine Tremblay Allison
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Success in school is presumably thought to be a function of both internal and external stimuli that impinge upon the student (Breen, 1979). In recent years, more attention has been given to the internal stimuli. These affective and attitudinal factors are beginning to play an increasingly important role in the educational process.