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An Organizational Structure Of The University Of Tennessee Systems-Level Administration, William Oscar Oakes

Doctoral Dissertations

Can a university serve the needs of society and the individual without subserving one at the expense of the other? Can the mass receive its necessity while at the same time guaranteeing the individual his freedom? This was the subject and problem of the study, but it was confined to The University of Tennessee. Four broad areas were considered: (1) the educational program, (2) academic freedom, (3) governance, and (4) research and service. The purpose of the study was to examine the present system organization of The University of Tennessee and to suggest ways in which this system could be …

An Analysis Of Sex Differences In Teacher-Student Interaction As Manifest In Verbal And Nonverbal Behavior Cues, Wilma Baker Cosper

Doctoral Dissertations

Purpose

The purpose of this investigation was to analyze sex differences in teacher-student interaction as manifest in verbal and nonverbal behavior cues.

Procedure

Four female fifth and sixth-grade teachers and 105 gifted students (53 males and 52 females) were the subjects whose verbal and nonverbal behavior was recorded on 16 videotapes during 16 forty-minute class sessions. Following randomization, 8,648 behavior cues were coded on a matrix designed to accommodate a modified version of the French and Galloway IDER system of behavior analysis. Special reference was made to the sex differential as identified in the two categories of the system which …

Religious Practices In The Public Schools Of Tennessee In Light Of Their Historical And Legal Background, Charles Eugene Bryant

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to analyze the interpretation given by the United States Supreme Court to the principle of separation of church and state, through its decisions pertaining to various religious practices; (2) to determine the nature and extent of these practices in the public schools of Tennessee; and (3) to offer some basis for comparing current practices with the legal provisions.

The Court interpretations, as they apply to public education, may be summarized as follows. Public schools may not do the following: (1) aid a religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another; (2) …

Food Service Personnel Training And Employment Needs In East Tennessee Hospitals, Betty Ingle Foster

Masters Theses

Training and employment needs for food service personnel employed in 20 randomly selected hospitals in East Tennessee were studied. Hospital administrators and heads of dietary departments answered questionnaires and participated in personal interviews.

Shortage of adequately trained food service personnel existed. Thirty percent of the heads of dietary departments had earned baccalaureate degrees, 15 percent were members of the American Dietetic Association; whereas 10 percent had not graduated from high school. Eighty percent had participated in food service training programs prior to current employment with 65 percent participating in the last two years. Five percent of the remaining food service …

Health Attitudes And Practices In An Isolated Appalachian Valley, Fanchon Felice Funk

Doctoral Dissertations

The general objective for this research was to describe health orientations and to develop recommendations for the improvement of health services in Clear Fork Valley, which includes Claiborne and Campbell Counties in Tennessee and a portion of Bell County in Kentucky. This general objective was divided into three specific phases: (1) to ascertain health perceptions and practices; (2) to determine the relationships existing between these perceptions and practices; and (3) to determine and evaluate stated desires for improved health care.

The writer first surveyed related literature, defined hypotheses, and developed a questionnaire. From those persons registered at the Second Annual …