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Declining Student Enrollment In Virginia 1972-1981 : An Examination Of Its Extent, State Board Of Education Policies, And Changes Effected By Selected School Divisions, Edward Hughes Pruden
Declining Student Enrollment In Virginia 1972-1981 : An Examination Of Its Extent, State Board Of Education Policies, And Changes Effected By Selected School Divisions, Edward Hughes Pruden
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The purposes of the study were to determine: to what extent student enrollment has declined in the state and in local school divisions in Virginia during the decade 1972-1981; what policies, if any, have been enacted by the State Board of Education relative to declining enrollment; and what effect a severely declining enrollment may have had in the areas of formal curriculum, professional personnel, and school organizational patterns and utilization of buildings.;It was found that during the decade studied: (1) statewide enrollment declined overall by less than six percent; (2) 62 percent of the divisions experienced a net loss in …
Pupil Productivity In Elementary School Mathematics As Related To Principal And Teacher Leadership Style, Beverly Roane Forster
Pupil Productivity In Elementary School Mathematics As Related To Principal And Teacher Leadership Style, Beverly Roane Forster
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The purpose of this study was to investigate: (1) the relationship between the leadership style of an elementary school principal, as second-level manager, and the mathematics achievement of the students, and (2) the relationship between the degree of leadership style congruence of the elementary principal, as second-level manager, and the teacher, as first-level manager, and the mathematics achievement of students. Fiedler's Contingency Theory of Leadership Effectiveness provided the conceptual framework for the study.;Measurements were recorded for a sample population of 28 principals, 245 teachers, and 5373 students of grades four, five, and six drawn from an urban district in southeastern …
Relationships Between Job Description, Role Behavior, And Effectiveness Of Elementary School Assistant Principals In Virginia Public Elementary Schools, Elsie W. Craig
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The Problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of written job descriptions for the position of elementary assistant principal and to measure the observed role behavior, preferred role behavior, and effectiveness of assistant principals as perceived by principals, assistant principals, and teachers. It was hypothesized that the three study groups differed significantly in their perceptions of observed role behavior, preferred role behavior, and effectiveness of assistant principals; that there was a significant relationship between the rated effectiveness and the congruence of observed and preferred role behavior; and that there was a significant relationship between the rated …
A Study Of The Relationship Of Regional School Accreditation Status To Achievement Test Scores In Public Elementary Schools In Virginia, Richard Daniel Glancy
A Study Of The Relationship Of Regional School Accreditation Status To Achievement Test Scores In Public Elementary Schools In Virginia, Richard Daniel Glancy
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between regional accreditation status and selected achievement test scores in public elementary schools in Virginia. In this study the author translated the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' (SACS) goal of school improvement into a measurable indicator of goal achievement, achievement test scores.;The process of SACS elementary accreditation involves a considerable investment of school resources. The process has three distinctive features which should enable school improvement: (1) comprehensive assessment through self-evaluation, (2) goal direction by long- and short-range plans, and (3) collaboration or participation by the school and community.;Forty-six regionally …
The Influence Of Nursing Faculty Role Models In Predominately Black Colleges On Students' Professional Practice Expectations, Dorothy Lewis Powell
The Influence Of Nursing Faculty Role Models In Predominately Black Colleges On Students' Professional Practice Expectations, Dorothy Lewis Powell
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This study examines the relationship between nursing faculty role models and students in Predominately Black Colleges (PBCs) and students' expectations for professional practice, including choices to work in health care underserved urban communities. The following questions guided this research: (1) Does the interaction between students and their role models influence students' expectations for professional practice; (2) Do role models' involvement with lower income patients in urban settings influence students' preferences to work or not to work in such settings; and (3) Do recent graduates accept employment in the settings they preferred as students?;A 35 item questionnaire derived, in part, from …
Language Disability And Measures Of Intelligence In Handicapped Children : A Comparison Of The Mccarthy Scales Of Children's Abilities And The Leiter International Performance Scale, Shirley-Ann German Vulpe
Language Disability And Measures Of Intelligence In Handicapped Children : A Comparison Of The Mccarthy Scales Of Children's Abilities And The Leiter International Performance Scale, Shirley-Ann German Vulpe
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This study investigated a method to compare the effect of verbal language disability on measures of intelligence of young handicapped children. The purpose was to discover whether differences exist in the measures of intelligence when the verbal language requirements of an intelligence test are systematically varied. Two standardized tests that vary in the verbal stimulus response requirements were administered to 102 children ages 2-10 years classified as special education students in Hampton, Virginia.;Children were grouped according to patterns of performance on these tests: (a) LIPS 8+ > MSCA, (b) LIPS (DBLTURN) MSCA, (c) MSCA 8+ > LIPS, where 8 = ('(+OR-))2 SEm …
Perceptions And Expectations As Measures Of Satisfaction With The Freshman Advising Program At The College Of William And Mary, Amy Louise Jarmon
Perceptions And Expectations As Measures Of Satisfaction With The Freshman Advising Program At The College Of William And Mary, Amy Louise Jarmon
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The purposes of this study were (1) to gather information on advisor and advisee perceptions, (2) to gather information on advisor and advisee expectations, and (3) to analyze the satisfaction level of the participants. This research was conducted at the College of William and Mary during the 1980-1981 academic year. Questionnaires were used to survey both freshman students and their advisors.;The results indicated that in general advisees had lower perceptions of the Freshman Advising Program, had higher expectations for advising, and were less satisfied with the advising system than the advisors. These results were significant for the analysis of perceptions …
The Effects Of Cognitive Behavior Modification On Type A Behavior In Academically Superior Secondary School Students, Robert John Grant
The Effects Of Cognitive Behavior Modification On Type A Behavior In Academically Superior Secondary School Students, Robert John Grant
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The Type A behavior pattern, which has been linked to a high incidence of heart attack among adult males, has been the subject of much research by both medical and psychological professionals. There have been very few attempts to modify this damaging behavior pattern in individuals who have not shown any symptoms of heart disease. This research is concerned with the student population most likely to contain a high production of Type A's, the academically superior.;Thirty honor roll students from each of three junior high schools were identified as Type A using the student form of the Jenkins Activity Survey. …
An Analysis Of The Development Of Selected Areas Of The Legal Status Of Virginia Division Superintendents 1869-1970, Richard Jay. Nelson
An Analysis Of The Development Of Selected Areas Of The Legal Status Of Virginia Division Superintendents 1869-1970, Richard Jay. Nelson
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of legal authority of Virginia division superintendents based upon State Constitutions and statutes between the years of 1869 and 1970. Four specific areas chosen to be investigated because of their importance were, respectively, certified personnel, finance, buildings, and policy formulation and execution.;Because of recent increases in public school expectations and seemingly parallel increases in the importance and complexity of the office of division superintendent, it was speculated that there would be a corresponding increase in the superintendent's legal authority. The hypotheses stated that between 1869 and 1970 there would be …
Factors Related To Special Educators Concepts Of Exceptional Students, Regular Students, And Themselves, Patricia Hubbell Harris
Factors Related To Special Educators Concepts Of Exceptional Students, Regular Students, And Themselves, Patricia Hubbell Harris
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The affective meanings, defined by a semantic differential, that special educators of the mentally retarded, learning disabled and emotionally disturbed in Virginia public schools assign to their concepts of certain exceptional students, regular students, special educators, and themselves personally were explored. In addition, relationships between these affective meanings and the age, race, sex, endorsements, and experience of teachers were examined.;Mailed survey data were returned by 152 special educators from a 10% stratified random sample of Virginia public school systems. Data were analyzed using a multivariate analysis and a series of multiple regressions, and the following conclusions were drawn: (1) Virginia …
A Study Of Selected Factors Related To Moral Development In Children Ages Seven To Ten, Gail Brooke. Newton
A Study Of Selected Factors Related To Moral Development In Children Ages Seven To Ten, Gail Brooke. Newton
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The purpose of this research was to study younger children ages seven to ten in order to determine if younger children could exceed stage two in moral development as tested by Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview. Intelligence quotient, socioeconomic status, and achievement were studied to determine if there was a correlation between these variables and the stage of moral development in younger children, ages seven to ten.;One hundred and twenty students in the Goochland County, Virginia school system participated in this study. They were administered Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview from which their moral stage was assessed. School records and scores on …
The Relationship Between The Commonwealth Of Virginia Graduation Competency Test (Gct) And The Content Of The Individualized Education Programs (Ieps) Of Learning Disabled And Emotionally Disturbed High School Students, Joseph Patrick Nealon
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In response to the decline in student achievement test scores during the past decade and the perceived erosion of confidence in the quality of public education, a number of states have initiated legislative or administrative action to develop and implement a variety of statewide minimum competency testing (MCT) programs. as of January 1, 1980, thirty-six states, including the Commonwealth of Virginia, had mandated some form of MCT programs for elementary and secondary school students.;In Virginia and in at least five other states a major purpose of MCT programs is to ensure, through a uniform statewide test, that students who are …
The Role Of Boards Of Visitors In Virginia Higher Education : Views Of Visitors, Presidents, And External Role Definers, James Gordon Rennie Jr.
The Role Of Boards Of Visitors In Virginia Higher Education : Views Of Visitors, Presidents, And External Role Definers, James Gordon Rennie Jr.
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The purpose of this study was to identify, analyze, and interpret relationships among the views of the role of the Board of Visitors of the senior public colleges and universities held by leading decision makers in higher education in Virginia--visitors, presidents, legislators, members and staff professionals of the statewide coordinating agency, and other State executives and staff professionals whose work directly affected higher education.;This study was exploratory, ex post facto, survey research using a mail questionnaire to determine the relative incidence and distribution of the views of the visitor's role. Relationships were also investigated between these views and certain other …
Faculty's Relationship To The Identity Problem Of The Community College : A Study Of Faculty Support For Specific Institutional Directions For The Virginia Community College System, Barbara Kate Townsend
Faculty's Relationship To The Identity Problem Of The Community College : A Study Of Faculty Support For Specific Institutional Directions For The Virginia Community College System, Barbara Kate Townsend
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The purpose of this study was to determine Virginia Community College System (VCCS) faculty preferences for four possible institutional directions for the VCCS and to explore possible relationships between specific faculty characteristics and preferences for the individual directions. Information derived from the study was to be used to clarify whether or not community college faculty support the broad institutional directions by community college leaders in their efforts to instill a strong identity for this institution.;The population for this study was all full-time teaching faculty in the VCCS for the academic year 1982-83. 323 faculty were systematically selected after first being …
The Development Of An Exceptional Brethern Ministers Scale For The California Psychological Inventory, James Ralph Hutchison
The Development Of An Exceptional Brethern Ministers Scale For The California Psychological Inventory, James Ralph Hutchison
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The purpose of this study was to develop an Exceptional Brethren Ministers Scale for the California Psychological Inventory. This scale was designed to differentiate between effective and ineffective parish pastors in the Church of the Brethren.;The procedure involved the identification of two groups of parish clergy in the Church of the Brethren. These groups were formulated using a Pastoral Effectivenes Rating Form, (PERF). A list containing 160 items was circulated among a group of experts in ministry in the Church of the Brethren for their appraisal. The experts rated each item according to its efficacy in discriminating between effective and …
The Effect Of Critical Thinking Skills Instruction On Achievement And Attitudes Of Elementary Students Differing In Learning Style Preferences, Joan S. Byrne
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of teacher-paced versus self-paced instruction of critical thinking skills on the achievement of higher level thinking process and student attitudes in elementary students with a high, moderate, or low preference for teacher-structured learning.;Fifth grade students (n = 135) were randomly assigned to three groups in two elementary schools, two treatment and one control, using a random block design based on a high, moderate, or low preference of students for teacher-structured learning. Trained teachers, randomly assigned, instructed students in the treatment groups in the development of critical thinking skills. A seven-week …
The Short Term Effects Of A Developmentally Based Substance Abuse Program With Incarcerated Youth, Everett Gerard Mclaren Jr.
The Short Term Effects Of A Developmentally Based Substance Abuse Program With Incarcerated Youth, Everett Gerard Mclaren Jr.
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The purpose of this study was to provide a group experience to a high risk population which addressed the problems of chemical use. The study attempted to evaluate the impact of a developmentally focused prevention program on the range of developmental skills in a population of high risk youth.;The subjects for this study were drawn from a population of young adolescent boys who had been committed to the State Department of Corrections and placed at Barrett Learning Center. Subjects were randomly selected from those youth who entered the institutional population between November 1, 1981 and February 1, 1982.;Twenty-four subjects were …
A Meta-Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Educational Treatment Programs For Emotionally Disturbed Students, Claire Millhiser Rosenbaum
A Meta-Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Educational Treatment Programs For Emotionally Disturbed Students, Claire Millhiser Rosenbaum
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The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the effects of educational treatment programs for emotionally disturbed students. In addition, the study explored whether programmatic or demographic variables interacted with the treatment programs to affect the outcome measures.;Two hundred twenty studies were integrated using the meta-analysis technique. The analysis involved more than 2,300 research subjects and yielded 235 measures of effect size, which were calculated on outcome areas of general achievement, mathematics achievement, reading achievement, and social skills. Variables investigated were age, diagnosis, SES, IQ, length of program, program setting, and program facilitator.;It was hypothesized that (1) there …
A Study Of An Intervention Designed To Increase Awareness Of The Effects Of Sex Role Socialization On The Attitudes, Cognitions, And Behaviors Of Black High School Girls, Mary Elizabeth Hubbard Lewis
A Study Of An Intervention Designed To Increase Awareness Of The Effects Of Sex Role Socialization On The Attitudes, Cognitions, And Behaviors Of Black High School Girls, Mary Elizabeth Hubbard Lewis
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The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of sixteen structured group sessions on black high school girls' attitudes toward the rights and sex roles of women, cognitions about the "ideal" woman, and expressed interests in careers in science and engineering.;The literature indicates that individuals select and enter career fields based partly upon their perceptions that certain career areas are more appropriate for one sex than for another. The resulting phenomenon is known as "occupational sex-typing" or segregation of the sexes by occupation.;The research design for this study was a pretest-posttest control group design. The samples consisted of …