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A Century Of Brotherhood: Student Development At St. John's University 1857-1955, Chris Welter

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

Underlying student development at St. John's over its first century (1857- 1955), the University's mission was to help its students become educated, principled, and virtuous men whose experiences at St. John's would be an integral part of their adult lives. Within that century, however, there was a shift in St. John's approach to student development. From 1857 to 1920, the University concentrated more on the students' external discipline. Students were to pattern their livelihood on a series of rules and regulations. They also were under constant supervision, while at class, at church, in study hall, on their dorm floor, or …

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Journal of Education Studies

No abstract provided.

1995-1996 Ursinus College Course Catalog, Office Of The Registrar

Ursinus College Catalogues, 1869-Present

A digitized copy of the 1995-1996 Ursinus College Catalog. It contains details of the curriculum, departmental requirements and courses of instruction as well as lists of students, faculty and administrators. Student life, terms of admission, expenses and financial aid are also included as well as descriptions of the buildings and equipment available to students.

Teacher-Parent Interactions And The Effect On Children's Learning In School, Pi-O Bella Chiou

Graduate Research Papers

Since the beginning of civilization, parents have been involved in educating their children. Parents taught their children how to get protection from the harsh weather and predators, and how to obtain their food through hunting, fishing, gathering wild food, and growing crops. Children learned from their parents. Parents historically have been responsible for the earliest education of their children.

The Influence Of Creativity, Family And Teachers On The Attainment Of Eminence, Mary Lynn Espenmiller

Graduate Research Papers

The influence of creativity, family and teachers on the attainment of eminence was examined in this review of literature. The early childhood and education of many eminent adults was investigated to find the effect of these three factors on their achievement. Recommendations from the findings include early identification and nurturing of creative talent with exposure to many adults early in a child's development.

Retelling Experiences To Strengthen Comprehension Abilities In A Chapter I Reading Program, Judy R. Gorder

Graduate Research Papers

Language arts programs in the elementary school are moving toward holistic strategies. Goodman (1986) explains "Language is easily learned when it is whole, real and relevant, when it makes sense and is functional, when it is encountered in the context of its uses, when the learner chooses it" (p. 26). Retelling of stories, or whole units of meaning, used as a teaching strategy, is in keeping with the holistic approach to teaching the language arts.

The Gifted Female: The Endangered Species, Sue Coleman Griswold

Graduate Research Papers

This paper presents the findings of a literature review that focused on gifted females and their inability to achieve in mathematics-based careers on a level equal to gifted males. The gifted female precedes the gifted male in intellectual development at an early age. However, she appears to fall behind as the years progress. The reasons why these women do not achieve levels of career attainment commensurate with their ear1y abilities, specifically internal barriers and societal factors are discussed. The writer concludes with implications for future education.

The Jewish Gifted Child: Family And Educational Considerations, Gail E. Kenkel

Graduate Research Papers

Through a review of the literature, this study examined two areas of Jewish life which affect the development of giftedness: family values and evidence of educational excellence. The Renzulli Triad, a model of gifted education, was then examined as to the extent to which it would match and meet the specific needs of Jewish children as identified in the literature. From this study it can be concluded that cultural groups with strong family values can influence the talent development of their children.

The Effects Of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure On Learning, Denise R. Kennedy

Graduate Research Papers

This study reviews the literature concerning the effects of prenatal exposure to cocaine on learning. The following questions were addressed: (I) What are the characteristics and problems of children prenatally exposed to cocaine? (2) How can schools prepare for and assess cocaine-exposed children? (3) What is a proper learning environment for cocaine-exposed children? (4) How can intervention and prevention be considered in prenatal cocaine-exposed children? There is an increase in cocaine usage and the number of infants born prenatally exposed to cocaine. The literature reviewed examines characteristics of prenatal cocaine-exposed babies and toddlers. These children are in classroom settings and …

Enhancing The Language Arts Program In Grade Six Through Picture Book Experiences, Carrie R. Mayer

Graduate Research Papers

Educators need to facilitate the reading and writing connection to expand their students' capacity to express themselves in written form. The connections made between the comprehension-composition processes enhance children's emerging literacy (Atwell, 1987; Calkins, 1983; Calkins, 1991; Graves, 1990; Hansen, 1987; Murray, 1986; Rosenblatt, 1978). Calkins believes that reading and writing are inseparable. Moss (1977) relates that opportunities to read quality literature can influence children's writing abilities.

How Computers Should Be Used In Early Childhood Programs, Deborah S. Mcquigg

Graduate Research Papers

This review was done to determine how computers should be used in early childhood programs. Chapter I focuses on the introduction to the review. Chapter II is a review of the literature. It describes the positive and negative effects of computer use in early childhood programs. Positive effects are increased motivation, positive attitude, and academic achievement. Computers provide collaborative experiences with peers, and help develop social interaction. Computers encourage creativity, exploration, and experimentation. Negative effects are that computers are abstract, and children are not, and young children lack the requisite skills. There is a lack of quality software. Children find …

Reflectivity Of Preservice Teachers' Perceptions And Practices In A Novice Instructional Environment, Jeanne Delk Montenier

Graduate Research Papers

This study examined reflective language that preservice teachers engaged in as they structured discourse about their tutorial experiences. Four subjects responded to pre- and postinterviews and a repeated conference questioning frame. Key reflective language from their responses resulted in three broad categories of reflection: Self-Discovery, Instructional Assessment, and Flexibility. Stages of reflective judgment were assigned to each subject at the beginning and at the end of the study, culminating in an overall stage of reflective judgment for each subject. Results reinforced the validity of Korthagen and Wubbels (1991) study on what reflective teachers say and do. The greatest growth was …

Student Questions: Can They Lead To More Active Involvement In The Learning Process?, Marjorie L. Miller

Graduate Research Papers

The need for children to be actively involved in learning has become more obvious and prevalent in the elementary school. The difficulty seen in my inner city school of 650 students in pre-school through sixth grade is that while there is, indeed, a lot of activity occurring in classrooms, the most needy students are not the ones who are actively involved. While most students are actively learning, some students purposely try to disengage themselves from learning (Vacca & Padak, 1990). At the same time teachers are trying to engage them in the learning process so that they will understand and …

Practices And Procedures In The Identification Of Gifted African-American Secondary Students, Mary A. Roach

Graduate Research Papers

The identification of gifted African-American students is a critical issue in the field of education for the gifted. It raises a number of questions regarding equity issues with respect to identification of culturally diverse populations as well as to the types of service to be provided to these students. 1 Researchers and writers have offered many reasons for the under representation of minority students in gifted programs. However, field practitioners want answers, and they want to know what to do. This writer is a field practitioner in a large urban high school with an interest in the low ratio of …

The Motivation Of The Successful African-American Adolescent Male, Lavonne M. Spires

Graduate Research Papers

This review of the literature looks at the motivating factors for the academic success and failure for the African American adolescent male. The questions which are addressed in this review are: 1. Are there multiple levels of self-esteem? 2. Is there a correlation between ·self-esteem and motivation for academic achievement? 3. What effect does the school and its environment have on academic success? 4. What impact does the African American family have on the success of young adolescent males? Suggestions based on the findings are that as middle schools restructure they will need to focus on the academic and social …

College Students' Nutrition Labeling Knowledge And Behavior, Jennifer Lee Rogers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Advantages And Limitations Of The Block 8 Schedule In Illinois High Schools, Philip L. Shelton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Student Disciplinary Procedures Of Twelve Rural Jefferson County Districts After Implementation Of Illinois Law Banning Corporal Punishment, Brenda J. Lusby

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate and assess the effectiveness of the student disciplinary procedures in the twelve elementary K-8 rural school districts in Jefferson County, Illinois, since the Illinois legislative body banned the use of corporal punishment by P.A. 88-346 which became effective January 1, 1994. Discipline has been a major concern in the effectiveness of schools for quite some time and appeared as the number one concern of the public pertaining to our public schools in the 1994 Gallup Poll. Since corporal punishment has been banned, personnel in many schools are concerned about how effective their …

Factors Associated With Underachievement In Eighth-Grade Children, Barbara A. Moore

Masters Theses

This study investigated characteristics of underachieving adolescents. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS; Hieronymous, et al., 1990) and grade point averages provided the basis for selection of 83 eighth grade students into achiever and underachiever groups. Results indicated that underachievement was significantly related to males, number of absences, and number of discipline referrals, but not to race and notice of special education records. Overall self-esteem, as measured by the Self-Esteem Index (SEI; Brown & Alexander, 1991), and the subscale measure of perceptions of weak academic competence were positively related to level of underachievement/overachievement. Composite measure of behavioral/emotional problems, as …

Gender Differences In Cognitive Ability Of Children With Hearing Impairment On The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children-3rd Edition, Damian D. Jones

Masters Theses

This research thesis investigates possible gender differences of deaf children on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (3rd ed.). The Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) in Jacksonville, Illinois collated the standard scores of the five standard WISC-III Performance scale subtests and the Performance IQ of 25 students attending ISD. To examine gender differences on the Performance scale subtests and the Performance IQ's, a series of oneway-analyses of variance was calculated. No significant differences were noted on any comparison. A hypothesis that gender differences would occur was not confirmed. The results are discussed with respect to the intellectual assessment of …

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Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of Full Inclusion Of Preschool Children With Disabilities Into Regular Early Childhood Settings, Karen J. Spahn

Graduate Research Papers

This paper reviews the literature on inclusion of preschool children who have been placed into regular early childhood settings. Included in the introduction is the history of inclusion. The purpose of this study is to examine the literature concerning the effectiveness of the full inclusion approach in which preschool children with disabilities are assigned to regular early childhood classrooms. The following questions are addressed in relation to the purpose: 1 . In early childhood settings, should full inclusion be implemented for all preschool children with educational disabilities? 2. Does any given category of early childhood special education student benefit from …

The Effect Of A Time Line Technique To Supplement The Teaching Of American History In Fifth Grade, Kay M. Treiber

Graduate Research Papers

The effects of nine months of a daily enrichment procedure for teaching American history to fifth grade students were investigated. This enrichment procedure was designed to enhance the historical thinking ability of the experimental group. Historical thinking is defined as using critical thinking skills to make connections between specific events and the time line of history (Booth, 1980). Learners in the treatment group received a daily holistic time line approach to American history followed by the sequential units. The time line approach established the whole picture of history using ten major events which the students use daily to deduce the …

Beyond The Broken Cord: Strategies For Teaching Children Affected By Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Joy Ann Hodgin Tokheim

Graduate Research Papers

Michael Dorris, an author and educator, writes poignantly in his book, The Broken Cord, about his adopted son's struggle with life as a victim of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Dorris is one of thousands of parents who have experienced the emotional pain, the fears, and the frustrations of raising a child affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. At the time Dorris wrote The Broken Cord, it was generally accepted by medical, psychological, and educational experts that efforts to change the behaviors or build independent living skills in children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome were an exercise in futility.

Language And Communication Enhancement For Two-Way Education : Report, Ian G. Malcolm

Research outputs pre 2011

Indigenous Australians command many languages including autochthonous (Indigenous) and contact languages (creoles and Aboriginal English). This project is concerned with the majority who speak English, especially those who speak English as a first language, in an Aboriginal English variety. The project was developed by Edith Cowan University in cooperation with the Education Department of Western Australia as a response to an increasing demand from teachers of Indigenous students for help in providing for their needs as speakers of Aboriginal English. It was funded from the DEBT National Priority (Reserve) Fund to enable the University to develop course modules in Aboriginal …

Family Assessment- Complete Work, Jane Close Conoley, Linda L. Murphy, Elaine Buterick Werth

Family Assessment

Assessing families suggests both interesting measurement issues

and significant clinical applications. This volume is a collection of

important papers to explore the topic in some depth.

Some of these papers were first given at the Buros-Nebraska

Symposium on Testing and Measurement. Others have been written

especially for this volume. All are outstanding examples of scholarship

in this very thorny area of psychological measurement beyond the

individual. We commissioned papers that examined the history of

measurement with families and to cover family issues that are of

particular interest to both clinicians and researchers. Overall, the authors have tackled very big issues. …

9. Assessment Issues In Families Of Individuals With Disabilities, Marjorie Ann Padula

Family Assessment

Mortality in mothers and infants has been reduced as medical science has advanced. The ability to extend the lives of individuals born with disabilities, or who become injured later in life, has steadily increased with advances in science. As a result, the existing population of individuals with special needs has grown, thereby increasing the numbers of families affected by a disability. In the past, individuals with severe disabilities may have been institutionalized. Now, although institutions still exist, greater numbers of individuals with disabilities are likely to be cared for in the home. What effect does this have on families and …

Family Assessment- Author Index

Family Assessment

Author Index (12 pages)

A-Z

A

Abbott, D.: 263
Abery, B.: 242
Abidin, R: 81, 265
Abramovitch, R: 134, 135, 136, 137, 139,142,143,144,145,146
Abril, s.: 118
Achenbach, T. M.: 12,47, 118, 223, 265
Acock, A. c.: 206
Adams, G. R: 205
Adams, S. J.: 226
Al-Khayyal, M.: 74
Alexander, J. F.: 75
Allisson, P. D.: 185
Alwin, D. F.: 182,191,194
Amato, P. R: 205- 231, 206, 207, 210, 213,215,216, 219, 221, 222, 224, 227,230 Ammerman, R : 263
Amoloza, T. 0 .: 170, 171,172,176, 179, 187, 188
Anastasi, A.: 265
Anderson, B. J.: 85
Anderson, c.: 117
Anderson, P. P.: …

Title And Contents- Family Assessment, Jane Close Conoley, Linda L. Murphy, Elaine Buterick Werth

Family Assessment

Family Assessment

Content

Preface

SECTION ONE: Family Assessment: History, Theory, and Applications

Measurement Beyond the Individual
Charles F. Halverson

Families as the Focus of Assessment: Theoretical and Practical Issues
Cindy I. Carlson

SECTION TWO: Investigation of Critical Elements of Family Dynamics

Assessing Family Health and Distress: An Intergenerational-Systemic Perspective
James H. Bray

Multicultural Family Assessment
Jane Close Conoley and Lorrie E. Bryant

Sibling Relationships
Michelle C. Schicke

Assessing Marital Quality in Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
David R. Johnson

SECTION THREE: Assessment of Special Challenges Faced by Families

Issues in Measuring the Effects of Divorce on Children
Paul R. Amato …

Preface- Family Assessment, Jane Close Conoley

Family Assessment

Assessing families suggests both interesting measurement issues and significant clinical applications. This volume is a collection of important papers to explore the topic in some depth.

Some of these papers were first given at the Buros-Nebraska Symposium on Testing and Measurement. Others have been written especially for this volume. All are outstanding examples of scholarship in this very thorny area of psychological measurement beyond the individual. We commissioned papers that examined the history of measurement with families and to cover family issues that are of particular interest to both clinicians and researchers.

The book is divided in three sections. Drs. …