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An Investigation Of The "Cume Assessment," An Instrument Designed To Measure Third Grade Children's Understanding Of Selected Cross-Cultural/Multicultural Concepts, Doni Kwolek Kobus

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate an instrument, the Cross-cultural Understandings in Multicultural Education (CUME) Assessment, which was devised to measure third grade students' understandings of selected crosscultural/ multicultural concepts. These concepts were derived from a cultural anthropological perspective of human similarities and differences.

Procedures. The study examined the reliability and validity of the CUME Assessment, a multiple-choice, domain referenced test consisting of twenty-one items based on seven instructional objectives. Third grade students, whose teachers indicated on a Teacher Questionnaire having taught these objectives as a part of the formal curriculum, were assessed. Three instruments were administered …

Differences In Attitude Toward Marriage And Family Life Among Single Adult Offspring Of Intact-Happy, Intact-Unhappy And Divorced Families, Dorothy Lucille Anacleto

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: Children of divorced parents seem to have more divorces when they themselves marry. I f an "intergenerational transmission" effect exists, differences in attitude should exist even before marriage. What differences in attitude exist, if any, between the offspring of divorced parents and of intact-happy parents? Procedure: The Anacleto Marital Attitude Inve ntory (AMAI) was developed with 92 Likert- scaled items . Internal consist e ncy (.88), Reliability (.81), and Concurrent Validity (.65) for the total test as well as for 8 subscales we r e judged satisfac t o ry. Higher scores show more healthy attitudes. The AMAI was …

Willingness Of Private/Parochial Secondary Schools To Participate In A Voucher Plan, Ray Everett Crawford Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if private/parochial schools were interested in participating in a voucher plan where all students are given a cash voucher to spend at the school of their choice. If they were willing to participate, the study identified the controls the schools were willing to tolerate and still participate. If they were opposed to a voucher plan from the outset, the study identified the reasons for their reluctance to participate.

Factors Influencing Post - High School Graduation Plans Of Students Enrolled In Food Service-Related Courses At California Regional Occupation Centers/Programs (Career Selection, Occupational Choice, Vocational), Faye Candace Stucy Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of influence from various factors on a student's decision to enroll in a food service-related course and whether these factors were affected by post high school graduation plans.

Procedure: Sixty-nine percent of the Regional Occupational Centers/ Programs teachers and one section of students instructed by each teacher completed the survey instruments. The questionnaire items queried the respondents concerning demographic information as well as the degree of influence of various person- and job-related factors.

Findings and Conclusions: Results of this investigation revealed that the responding student population had a strong …

An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Large School Districts And The Press In California, Linda Kay Wark

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to clarify and analyze the relationship between large school districts and the press in California.

Procedures: Two similar surveys were developed for this study, one for superintendents and public information officers and one for editors and education reporters. The educators• survey had twenty-one items and the journalists• survey twenty-three items. A number of the items were on both surveys. The educators• survey was sent to the superintendent and public information officer of California school districts with over ten thousand average daily attendance (ADA); the journalists• survey was sent to the editor and …

Elementary School Principal Inservice: Practices And Perceptions Related To Pupil Academic Achievement Among Selected California School Districts (Staff Development), Richard Kingsley Sparks Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationships that exist between current practices employed by California school districts to provide inservice training for elementary principals and pupil academic achievement. Procedure. The extreme high and low school districts with respect to pupil academic achievement were identified using 1981 district scores and comparison score bands for the California Assessment Program, grade six test. The superintendents in all of the districts and all principals in a systematically selected sample of those districts were surveyed by mail to determine practices, policies and perceptions pertaining to inservice training for elementary principals. Content …

The Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment For Curriculum Entry Test: Predictive Validity In Relation To Academic School Achievement Of Early Grade Level Boys And Girls, Judy Basta-Brislain

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test (PLACE) in predicting academic school achievement in the early school grades; 1, 2, 3, and 4. Procedure. The primary relationship which was important to this study was the relationship between scores attained on the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test and subsequent academic achievement in the early school grades; 1, 2, 3, and 4. This relationship was investigated through a comparison of scores attained on the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test and subsequent academic …

Locus Of Control As A Predictor Of Academic Learning Time, David A. Markwell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examined the relationship between locus of control (for all, positive, and negative events) and rate of academically engaged learning time (for mathematics and language arts separately and together) and how this relationship is affected by the sex, ethnicity, socio-economic status and achievement of the student and the grade and instructional organization of the school. The subjects for this investigation consisted of 56 fourth grade students at two year-around schools in Watsonville, California. This sample included the following approximate proportions: males-60%; low socio-economic status (qualified for free or reduced lunches) SO%; and Hispanic-60%. Data gathering was accomplished by reviewing …

A Model Four Year Post-Secondary Core Curriculum For California Law Enforcement Personnel, John Hamilton Burge

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of California police practitioners and postsecondary law enforcement educators regarding current and future curriculum issues. Through this method, a new core curriculum model was developed. Additonally, the study investigated which philosophical orientation should be used in the fuure to teach law enforcement courses at the postsecondary level.

Procedures: The sample population of police practitioners, included 380 officers from 15 California police agencies. Also, 23 educators from California State Universities, who offer a law enforcement major leading to a bachelor's degree, were sampled. A modified mail survey, with a researcher …

Performance Evaluation Of Administrators By Faculty In Selected Baccalaureate Programs In Nursing, Karen T. Nishio

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose of the study was-to evaluate performance effectiveness of administrators by faculty in selected National League for Nursing accredited programs. The research questions focused on congruity in perceptions of Performance Effectiveness in relation to Performance of selected administrative activities, Importance of the activities, Administrative Styles used by the administrator to achieve departmental goals, and maintaining Institutional Milieu.

The modified DECA (Departmental Evaluation of Chairperson Activities) was used for data collection. Data analyses were based on 478 DECA-Faculty Reactions to Chairperson Activities and 60 DECA-Chairperson Information Forms.

ANOVA results indicated three of the seven faculty variables and two of the nine …

Attitudes Of Retailers And College Educators Concerning Fashion Retail Internships (Merchandising, Cooperative Education, Employer Attitudes), Gwendolyn Cathers Sheldon

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to: 1) provide information which will facilitate the development of meaningful and realistic internships for fashion merchandising students, 2) determine the degree of agreement between retailers and educators concerning internships, and 3) determine if different types of retailers have different attitudes toward internship experiences. Procedures: California four year college and university educators and retailers were surveyed. The questionnaire items concerned school characteristics influencing retailer participation in internship programs, intern selection criteria, coursework important for students to complete prior to internships, and activities that interns should experience during a retail internship. The responses analyzed …

Factors Affecting Attendance Of Junior High School And Middle School Students, Albert F. Martinez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The study examines the effect that implementation of California State Law establishing School Attendance Review Boards has had on Junior High and Middle School Students in the Central Valley of California. The legislation deals with students who have problems of truancy and student misconduct. The study focused on the effect that referral to the School Attendance Review Board had on pupil attendance in the counties of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Fresno, Kings, and Kern in the San Joaquin Vallev of California.

A questionnaire was administered to principals of 36 junior high and middle schools in three geographical sections of the San …

The Effects Of Voluntary Aerobic Exercise And Exercise Incentives On Aerobic Capacity And Blood Lipid Levels In College Age Men And Women, Tamara Jean Shanholtzer

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Most authorities on exercise agree that regular vigorous endurance type activity results in aerobic fitness (7, 10, 17, 36, 37). Rhythmic repetitive and dynamic activities using large muscle groups would include such aerobic exercise as Jogging, walking, swimming, cycling, tennis, basketball, racquetball, and soccer (1, 7, 10, 17). In addition, cardiovascular fitness has been suggested to be postively linked with a reduction in the incidence of coronary heart disease (1, 11, 36, 38, 53). Sometimes, problems that lead to adult illnesses are the result of lifestyles that deploy early in childhood (11). Health education procedures have been used to provide …

Chinese Parents' Support For The Bilingual Educational Program, Edmond Lee

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine support for the bilingual education program. Specifically, this study focused on parents whose children are in bilingual education classes in the elementary grades and sought to explore the relationship between support and several independent variables. They were: (a) socioeconomic status of the parents, (b) parental involvement with the program, and (c) parent influence in the program.

Procedure: Questionnaires were sent to 256 Chinese parents who had children in an elementary bilingual education program in Oakland. A total of 191 or 76.4 percent returned the survey. The respondents were asked to respond …

The Effect Of The Anderson Knee Stabler On Various Components Of Knee Function, Alfred J. Tedeschi

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The use of knee braces in the past has been to protect and prevent further injury to a previously damaged knee. An Example of one such knee brace is the Lennox-Hill Derotation knee brace. This brace is used to assist the athlete who has a rotatory knee instability from a previous injury. (Klafs and Arnheim, 1977.)

The problem of this study is to determine the possible effects of the Anderson Knee Stabler on mean isometric torque output in the knee extensor, mean isokinetic torque output at several speeds in the knee extensors and performance on the SEMO Agility Test in …