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Pacific Review December 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review November 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review October 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review June 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review May 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Group Bibliocounseling On Selected Fourth-Grade Students Who Are Underachieving In Reading, Norman Anthony King

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE: The study was designed to test the effectiveness of group counseling utilizing books as an adjunct, bibliocounseling, on fourth-grade Caucasian boys who were underachieving in reading. Null hypotheses stated that group bibliocounseling would not have a statistically significant effect upon: ( 1) reading comprehension, (2) vocabulary, (3) reading attitude, and (4) reading self-concept.

Pacific Review April 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review March 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review February 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review January 1972, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

The Use Of The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children In Differentiating Among Three Types Of Mental Defectives, Edward Gerald Tava

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to identify those measured skills contained within the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) which would differentiate among the organic mental defective, the familial mental defective, and these children misidentified as mentally retarded because of language and cultural differences.

Teacher Influence Upon Economic And Civil Liberties Attitudes Of High School Students, Robert Lee Silvis

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of the study was to measure the influence of high school social studies teachers upon the economic and civil liberties attitudes of their twelfth grade students. Additionally, peer group influence, and influences, related to the sex role and to social class were measured.

The Impact Of Programed Tutoring On The Reading Achievement Of Lower Achieving Second Grade Children From Low-Income Areas, Keith Eugene Hartwig

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Substantial numbers of children from low-income areas do not learn to read sufficiently well to enjoy success in school. There is no published empirical evidence regarding the use of programed tutoring in reading at the second grade level. The impact of programed tutoring on the reading achievement of second grade children must be demonstrated and not inferred from research at the first grade level. This is true, not only in terms of criterion referenced instruments related to the tutoring materials, but in terms of normative referenced instruments designed to sample reading skills. Does programed tutoring increase reading achievement, affect children …

Educationally Handicapped Children: A Comparative Study Of Academic Achievement, Creativity And Locus Of Control With Students In Learning Disability Groups And Special Day Classes, Grades Three And Four, Rodney Tognetti

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to survey ·learning disability students and students in special day classes and to compare them on select characteristics to each other and to children attending regular day classes.

VARIABLES: The selected variables. for this study were creativity, locus of control, and academic achievement. Each of these variables was divided into sub-parts permitting a more inclusive consideration. Creativity was measured for the factors of fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Locus of control was separated into three parts, each measuring one of the following: student responsibility for academic failure, (I-); responsibility for academic success, (I+); …

The Effects Of Two Types Of Group Counseling Upon The Academic Achievement And Self-Concept Of Mexican-American Pupils In The Elementary School, Paul Frank Leo

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the effects of two different group counseling techniques on the academic achievement and self-concept of elementary school Mexican-American pupils. Also included in the study were the results of a pilot study conducted with Mexican-American pupils to compare the Semantic Differential Technique and the Self-Esteem Inventory in the measurement of self-concept.

The Social Climate Of The American Roman Catholic High School Seminary With Special Reference To The Generation Of Group Value Orientations, Martin Winfrid Davis

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was the investigation of how involvement in and commitment to a peer group will influence measurably the behavior and value orientation of adolescents within school social climates.

Development Of A Typological Description Of The Charter Class Of Callison College, Fall 1967, Beth Beard Mason

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Few students are offered the experience of membership in the charter class of a collegiate institution. Such an experience involves elements of both opportunity and risk. This research explored the problem: What were the psychosocial characteristics of students who chose to participate in an innovative experience, specifically, the charter year of an experimental college?

A Study Of The Congruence Of Opinions And Attitudes Of Mothers And Fathers Of Title I School Children Toward The School System, George Boatman Moore

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to investigate the degree to which Title I fathers had a say in deciding school program. The purposes of the study were to obtain and analyze data on the problem and to make recommendations which would aid educators in meeting the needs of disadvantaged students and their families in planning parent involvement activities.

Alcohol Education: An Exploratory Study Of Teacher Opinions And Drinking Practices, Paul Douglas Wyatt

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

As the teacher’s role in preventing problems related to alcohol abuse became more important, it is incumbent upon educators and alcohologists to explore the opinions and views which teachers bring with them into the class on alcohol education. Specifically, what views and opinions do high school teachers have toward alcohol education and how do these views relate to their drinking practices and their socio-demographic variables?

The Relationship Of Socio-Economic Status To Attitude Toward Music And Home Musical Interest In Intermediate-Grade Children., James Darrell Crawford

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem for this study was to investigate the relationship of Socioeconomic Status to Attitude Toward Music and Home Musical Interest in intermediate-grade children. By dividing Attitude Toward Music into Attitude Toward School Music and Attitude Toward Out-of-School Music, these specific problems were identified: (1) To investigate differences in Attitude Toward School Music of students from different socioeconomic levels at grades four, five and six.; (2) To investigate differences in Attitude Toward Out-of-School Music of students from different socioeconomic levels at grades four, five and six.; (3) To investigate differences in Home Musical Interest of students from different socioeconomic levels …

A Method Of Evaluating The Counseling And Advising Program Of A Small University, And A Comparative Analysis Of Students' Perceptions Of And Expressed Needs For Counseling And Advising, Howard Owen Hardcastle, Earl William Wright

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this research project to develop a method which could be used by college and university personnel to obtain students' perceptions of and convictions concerning advising programs on their campuses. Included in the procedure was a demonstration of how it can be determined where the greatest needs are and whether or not there are any significant differences in the perceptions of, or expressed needs for, counseling and advising by different categories of students within the school. For this demonstration, seven different categories of students to be tested were chosen from the student: population and hypotheses about …

Faculty Productivity As A Factor In The Financial Conditions Of Two Private Universities, Larry Artope Jackson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is designed to try to determine if faculty productivity as measured by the average number of student credit hours produced by each faculty member in selected units of two private universities of similar size is a significant variable in the financial conditions of the two institutions. The data are collected from the two institutions. The data are collected from the two institutions for the second semester of the 1970-71 academic year.

Player Dissidence As Related To Ressentient Attitudes Of College Baseball Coaches, John Stephen Gunther

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Two specific problems were selected by the researcher as the basis for this study: (1) What is the extent, if any, of ressentient among the selected college baseball coaches, and to what extent is this ressentient perceived by their players? (2) Does a relationship exist between ressentient attitudes of the selected coaches and the amount of dissidence they perceive in the attitudes of their players?

Before attacking these main problems, the researcher was faced with two sub-problems: (1) To obtain or devise instruments for identifying and measuring ressentient in selected college baseball coaches and their players’ perception of same. (2) …

A Proposed Policy For Professional Development Of Teachers In Larger Unified School Districts In California, Ernest Emanuel Lehr

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to develop a proposed policy for in-service education of teachers in larger unified school districts in California.

The specific purposes of this study were (1) to report the nature and scope of written, in-service education policies of California school districts, (2) to report the nature and scope of employee training policies of the State of California and of the United States government, (3) to summarize in-service education policy changes recommended in the literature, and (4) to develop a proposed policy for in-service education of teachers in larger unified school districts in California.