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Volume 19 Number 2, Eiu College Of Education

Eastern Education Journal

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Newsletter Vol.15 No.4 1987, National Center For The Study Of Collective Bargaining In Higher Education And The Professions

National Center Newsletters

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Newsletter Vol.15 No.3 1987, National Center For The Study Of Collective Bargaining In Higher Education And The Professions

National Center Newsletters

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Information Sources Used By High School Seniors, Charles G. Eberly

Charles G. Eberly

College choice is a critical decision facing many high school students. Although some research has examined where students go for help in making college choices, few studies have examined how race or gender differences of the students or differences in their standardized test scores affect their information sources. Entering college freshmen (N=3,708) indicated which ~f nine information sources (college students, friends, high school counselor, college publication, family, alumni, high school teacher, newspaper, tel~vision) they used in selecting a college.

Responses were analyzed separately for females and males, blacks and whites, in each of four American College Testing (ACT) score categories. …

Information Sources Used By High School Seniors, Charles G. Eberly

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

College choice is a critical decision facing many high school students. Although some research has examined where students go for help in making college choices, few studies have examined how race or gender differences of the students or differences in their standardized test scores affect their information sources. Entering college freshmen (N=3,708) indicated which ~f nine information sources (college students, friends, high school counselor, college publication, family, alumni, high school teacher, newspaper, tel~vision) they used in selecting a college.

Responses were analyzed separately for females and males, blacks and whites, in each of four American College Testing (ACT) score categories. …

Information Sources Used By High School Seniors, Charles Eberly

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

College choice is a critical decision facing many high school students. Although some research has examined where students go for help in making college choices, few studies have examined how race or gender differences of the students or differences in their standardized test scores affect their information sources. Entering college freshmen (N=3,708) indicated which ~f nine information sources (college students, friends, high school counselor, college publication, family, alumni, high school teacher, newspaper, tel~vision) they used in selecting a college. Responses were analyzed separately for females and males, blacks and whites, in each of four American College Testing (ACT) score categories. …

Eastern Alumnus Vol. 42 No. 2 (Spring/Summer 1987), Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association

Eastern Alumnus Volume 42 (1987)

EIU Alumni Association Undergoing Restructuring; Graduate Remembers Post-War Era at Eastern Illinois; Eastern Art Department Receives High Marks and Respect; Rund Receives JFK Peace Corps Award; Peat Marwick Donates $500 to Lumpkin College of Business; 2400 Students Participate in Spring Commencement Ceremonies; Warner Receives Honorary Degree at Spring Commencement; etc.

Volume 19 Number 1, Eiu College Of Education

Eastern Education Journal

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Effects Of Frequency Of Visits With Grandparents Upon Stereotyping Of The Elderly, Houston L. Holt

Masters Theses

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A Curriculum Review And Coordination And Articulation Study Of The Niantic-Harristown Unit School District #6, David O. Bills

Masters Theses

Reform of the public schools is a major issue in Illinois today. Numerous reports claim that public education is mediocre at best. These reports have fostered public concern that has led to a call for school accountability that has caused those involved in education to take a close look at their schools. In this atmosphere of school accountability, a careful and thorough examination of the school curriculum by the local administration can be useful.

Strong instructional leadership from the Superintendent of Schools in a local school district is an important characteristic of an effective school. In the face of state …

Student Perceptions Which Affect Initiation Of The Counseling Experience, Julia A. Shuppert

Masters Theses

In effort to determine student perceptions which inhibit initiation of counseling, 235 seniors from two randomly selected, mid-Illinois high schools were surveyed. The two schools were chosen according to geographic location and student enrollment. The 50 item survey consisted of 26 internal items (reasons within the student) and 24 external items (reasons lying with the counselor or counselor circumstances), which could further be divided into eleven categories: perceived lack of empathy; perceived lack of acceptance; perceived lack of confidentiality/trustworthiness; perceived counselor incongruency; perceived counselor authoritarianism; perceived counselor inadequacy; perceived problem in time or scheduling; perceived negative consequences; perceived apprehensions; lack …

School-Centered And Individual-Centered Benefits Derived From A Selected Secondary Level Intramural Program, Glenna Kathleen Lewis

Masters Theses

An analysis of student perceptions regarding the following research questions constituted the basis of this study: (1) To what extent does an intramural program attract the lost athlete? (2) What school-centered benefits were derived from an intramural program and to what extent? (3) What individual-centered benefits were derived from an intramural program and to what extent? The North High School (NHS) Intramural Program in Downers Grove, Illinois was selected as the basis for this study. Surveys with instructions for distribution only to intramural participants were completed by freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Data revealed the lost athlete was attracted to …

Services In The State Of Illinois For Students Identified As Behavior Disordered, Christi D. Hipple

Masters Theses

Problems exist which interfer with the ability to provide consistent and appropriate educational services to students identified as behavior disordered. These problems involve the inability to provide an educationally relevant label and definition on the federal level, the inability to define and describe the types of services or interventions beneficial to these students and the inability of some districts to comply with minimum federal regulations due to demographic variables. This study obtained special educators’ responses regarding service delivery characteristics and compared these responses by average daily attendance of all students in a district. Results indicated that services provided by districts …

Administrators Interview Model (Aim) Interview Instrument For Illinois Educators, Dianne Kay Warren Strufe

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field study was to develop an instrument which could be used by school administrators in the State of Illinois for certified staff selection. Research topics utilized include the interview process, qualities of effective teachers, and legal guidelines for interviewing. The instrument will focus on the five areas of teacher evaluation mandated by Illinois as components of effective teaching: classroom management, lesson planning and organization, teaching techniques, competence and attendance. The specific objective of the field study was the development of an instrument which is research-based, includes the competencies mandated by law upon which teachers will be …

Evaluation Of The Language Arts Curriculum In Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District #100, Keith Ashcraft

Masters Theses

Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District #100 in Cerro Gordo, Illinois has a student population of approximately 700 pupils. The schools are located within Cerro Gordo, a village of 1600 residents, but gain students from surrounding areas in the ninety-nine square mile district. Most of the parents are employed in farming or in Decatur which is twelve miles to the east.

During the 1985-86 school year teachers were surveyed as to what academic area needed evaluation. The teachers selected language arts as the subject for study. A committee of volunteers was formed and began meeting.

The researcher served as committee …

Contract Negotiations With Classified Personnel In Selected Illinois Public Schools, Frederick Dee Wiley

Masters Theses

This study examined the current status of collective bargaining between boards of education and classified educational employees in eighteen selected Illinois public schools. The collective bargaining agreements from the respondent school districts were examined and data were researched and collected concerning items currently impacting the negotiations process. The results of the study indentified information with regard to the following areas of the collective bargaining agreements: 1. Union affiliation of the employee bargaining units. 2. Classification of the employees covered by the collective bargaining agreements. 3. The duration of the contracts currently in force. 4. Fair share as an issue currently …

Educational Leadership: A Study Of Graduates Of Eastern Illinois University's Educational Administration Program, Elizabeth L. Smith

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceptions of graduates from Eastern Illinois University’s Educational Administration program as to how effective their preparation was in preparing them for the role as instructional/educational leader.

A survey was developed and distributed to 214 Educational Administration students who graduated between 1982 and 1986. The data collected was broken down into three different categories to study: Female and Male Graduates, Teacher and Administrative Graduates and Graduates before 1983 and after 1985. A response rate of 42% was obtained.

An independent t test was utilized to compare the mean scores for the Foundations …

An Evaluation Of The Altamont Community Unit #10 Gifted Program, Ann Louise Mcdaniel Chandler

Masters Theses

Purpose

The purpose of this field study was to research the entity of gifted education from an historical viewpoint, to review gifted education as it is today, and most importantly, to review evaluation procedures and studies connected with gifted education. A formal evaluation had never been done in the history of the Independent Study Program at Altamont Community Unit #10. The result of the evaluation procedure was to determine how to modify, revise, and re-evaluate the program in order to more effectively meet the needs of the gifted students in the school district.

Procedure

After the historical review of gifted …

Personal, Professional, And Educational Characteristics Of Illinois Women Superintendents In 1987, Joyce Simpson Kaufman

Masters Theses

This study reviewed the personal, professional, and educational characteristics of the Illinois women superintendents in 1987. A questionnaire was mailed to the twenty-two women superintendents. Eighteen of them replied.

The three specific problems addressed by the study were:

1. What are the personal, professional, and educational characteristics of Illinois women superintendents in 1987?

2. What are the special problems encountered by women superintendents?

3. What advice do the present women superintendents in Illinois offer to women aspiring to become superintendents?

The responses were based on the perceptions of the eighteen women superintendents who replied. The questionnaire results were reported in …

A Study Of Perceptions Of Superintendents Of Illinois Public School Districts That Had Teacher Strikes During The 1984-85 School Year, James E. Mcnellis

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of public school superintendents before, during, and after the teacher strikes in the state of Illinois during the 1984-85 school year regarding: teacher organizations, negotiations personnel and influences, progression of events related to the strike (before, during, and after the strike), issues that contributed to the strike, time spent working on strike-related activities, terms and conditions of contract settlement, and cost of the strike. The 1984-85 school year was selected for this study because this was the first year teachers could legally conduct strikes in the state of Illinois after …

The Effect Of Early Childhood Special Education Teaching Theories On Their Classroom Environments, Cheryl L. Mortimer

Masters Theses

With passage of P.L. 99-457 educators in the United States are going to need to take a very close look at early childhood special education. There will be many new programs beginning in areas where teachers and administrators may be poorly informed. Early childhood special education is effective,but an examination of what part of these programs make it effective needs to be addressed. This study examined how a teachers theoretical orientation toward teaching can affect their preschool special education classroom environment. The environment was evaluated by a section on a survey in which points were accumulated for different environmental factors …

The Effects Of Educational Environments Upon The Academic Achievement Of Students Identified As Exceptional, Janet Y. Koch

Masters Theses

The effect of classroom setting upon the academic achievement of students identified as exceptional is an issue worthy of exploration. A plethora of research data tends to show that segregated settings are more effective for individuals who are moderately to severely handicapped in intellectual or physical functioning, whereas integrated settings are more favorable toward those who are mildly handicapped (e.g., learning disabled or behavior disordered, for instance). Numerous variables in the different delivery systems make it rather difficult for the research to pinpoint which type of setting contributes best to a child's learning.

Research in the past has put considerable …

Study Skills Model For Odin Elementary School, Tom L. Smith

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field study was to develop a study skills model which may be implemented at Odin Elementary School in Odin, Illinois. The researcher is presently employed as principal at Odin Elementary School and has been in the position for twelve years. During the past year the researcher and the teachers have become acutely aware that students in grades six, seven, and eight at Odin Elementary School are lacking in the study skills needed for academic growth. For this reason, this study was deemed timely and relevant.

Although this field study was designed for Odin Elementary School, the …

The Development Of Eastern Illinois University's Beginning Teacher Induction Program, Beverly J. Ochs

Masters Theses

Throughout the nation programs are being developed that provide support for teachers in their initial years in the profession. Program philosophies emphasize the importance of beginning teachers experiencing a smooth transition from the preservice experiences or student teaching to becoming an employed classroom teacher.

Eastern Illiois University’s Beginning Teacher Induction Program is designed to provide free assistance and support to any Eastern graduate employed as a first or second year teacher in the State of Illinois.

Beginning teachers may receive individual assistance and support from university faculty. Professional consultation and services are provided to the teacher and his/her supervisor in …

An Evaluation Of The Primary Prevention Of Substance Abuse Program Of Mattoon Community Unit School District Number Two, Kathryn Hanneken

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Primary Prevention of Substance Abuse Program grades kindergarten through six in Mattoon Community Unit School District Number Two, Mattoon, Illinois. In order to accomplish this purpose the study utilized the Purpose--Input--Process--Outcome—Decision Model for program evaluation. The study was divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 presents the background and statement of the problem of substance use and abuse by America’s youth. Chapter 2 is a review of current literature and related research. For organizational purposes, the literature and research are divided into two sections: the problem of substance abuse …

The Understanding Of The Roles And Responsibilities Of The Administrators And Board Of Education Members In Schools In The Diocese Of Peoria, Dennis J. Smith

Masters Theses

Purpose

There are specific tasks which are assigned to the board of education and the administrator in policies adopted by the Commission on Education for the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. The purpose of this study was to discover how informed or uninformed administrators and board members in the Diocese of Peoria are in understanding their authority and responsibilities. Lack of understanding of the assigned roles may represent a need for in-service or training on role and responsibility clarification.

Procedure

Administrators and board/commission members completed a survey which identified baseline characteristics, revealed a perception of the working relationship between administrators and …

A Discipline Model For Small Rural Schools, Darrell Stevens

Masters Theses

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Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, Interests, And Behaviors Of High School Wrestlers, Michelle A. Callan

Masters Theses

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Programs Offered In Illinois To Adolescents Labeled Ld And Perceived Roles Of Their Teachers, Anita C. Deters

Masters Theses

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An Investigative Study Of Twelve Dropouts In Villa Grove High School, Ann L. Krejci

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.