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A Need Assessment And Proposed Curriculum For Low Socio-Economic Elementary School Children., Mary Ann Jenkins Brewster

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study was concerned with the problems of curriculum in disadvantaged areas. The purposes were to evaluate present curricula and also to discover the relationship of teacher training and teacher attitude to the major problems in low socio-economic areas.

Three third grade classes of various percentages of ethnic and racial groups were used. All schools were located in deprived areas.

Class One had 64.3 per cent Black, 25 per cent Spanish surnamed, 3.5 per cent Indian, and 7.2 per cent Anglo students. Class Two's percentages were 80 per cent Spanish surnamed, 8 per cent Black, 8 per cent Anglo, and …

Problem Solving Abilities And Psychomotor Skills Of Navajo Indians, Spanish Americans And Anglos In Junior High School, Rajabather Jayagopal

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The Problem

The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem solving abilities of Navajo Indians, Spanish Americans and Anglos in two schools of Albuquerque, using WISC performance subtests as criterion measures and including the five psychomotor skills, perception, visual set, emotional set, physical set and fine motor acts as predictor variables at intra- and inter-ethnic levels.

Procedures

The study was divided into the following parts: (1) review of the pertinent literature, (2) design of the study outlining selection of subjects, selection and application of test instruments and compilation and treatment of data, (3) presentation, analysis and interpretation of …

La Fortalecita:A Study Of Low-Income (Urban) Mexican Americans And The Implications For Education., Richard Werner Arndt

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to examine the life-style coIIU:1on to La Fortalecita, a low-income Mexican-American community comprising approximately 300 inhabitants and located within an urban population center exceeding 300,000, and to discuss certain educational implica­tions arising from the findings.

An Investigation Of Occupational Values Held By A Group Of Rural Northern New Mexico Senior High School Students, Bill Leslie Johnson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The general objective of this research was to make certain predictions concerning occupational values from the cultural values of the three major ethnic groups represented in northern New Mexico—Anglo, Spanish-American, and Indian. A corollary to this main purpose was an investigation of the effect of maturation and sex upon occupational values. The research problem, then, centered upon analyzing differences in patterns of occupational values among various categories of individuals.

A Comparative Study Of Middle Schools And Junior High Schools In New York State., Edward L. Davis

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study was undertaken to determine to what extent the middle school, in actual practice, is doing a better job of meeting the needs of young adolescents than its predecessor, the junior high school.

Thirty-five middle schools and thirty-five junior high schools were paired in terms of school population, soci-economic conditions, and geographical location.

Letters and questionnaires were sent out to principals of schools included in this study. The study was explained to these administrators and the need was stressed for the return of all questionnaires for the completion of the study.

The summary of the findings indicated some differences …

The Influence Of Leadership In The Growth Of Positive Self-Concept, Orval David Hughes

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of the establishment of a para-military program in a large comprehensive high school. Specifically, the study compared two educational programs operating within the same school; one, the traditional program with objectives oriented to intellectual achievement, the other, a para-military program with objectives oriented to developing qualities of citizenship through experiences in leadership. The study attempted to discover how leadership experiences influenced the growth of positive self-concept. The experiment followed a non-randomized pre-test - post-test design with the experimental group composed of students of the para­military program (a Naval Junior ROTC), …

The Relationships Between The Illinois Test Of Psycholinguistic Abilities, Reading Performance, And Iq Of Third-Grade Children., Miyoshi Ikeda

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The clinical model of reading as a communication process provided a theoretical basis for this study. This exploratory research was carried out to investigate the relationships between the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, Revised Edition, reading perform2nce, and IQ of children in regular third-grade classrooms.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• WKU Student Join Nationwide Protest – Kent State Shootings
• Roberts, Mike. Wendell Ford ‘Raps’ with Students
• Washboard Band Set for Thursday – Kappa Delta
• Cheerleader Tryouts Set Today
• Home Economics Club Sets Bake Sale Today – Iva Scott Home Economics Club
• Many Western Students Voice Opposition to Demonstrations
• Motsinger, Mary Jo. Man Has Survived by Skin of Teeth
• Correspondence Studies Offers 37 ‘Home’ Courses
• Tutorial Group to Elect Officers
• Elections Slated for Dorm Officers
• Hanes, Clark. Western Leads All-Sports Race
• Tracksters Close Season at Murray …

The Use Of I/T/A In A Special Summer Remedial Reading Program, Dianne Mair Sego

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of the use of the Initial Teaching Alphabet as a remedial reading teaching technique. Six children who failed to learn a basic sight vocabulary from their respective basal text reading programs in the first or second year of school were chosen as participants.

Procedure: In May, 1967, he pupils were tested with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children to determine the intelligence quotients of each child. All of the boys received a score which placed them within the lower limits of the average rang of intelligence. …

Graduate Catalog, 1970-1971, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

Marshall University General Graduate Catalog for the 1970-1971 academic year.

A Status Report Comparing Ellensburg School Facilities With Facility Regulations Established By The Washington State Board Of Education, Clayton L. Anderson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this research was to determine the extent to which the present quantitative facilities of Ellensburg School District No. 401 meet program needs and what tangible facilities are needed now and will be needed in the future.

1970-1971 Lsu Medical Center Catalog/Bulletin: School Of Medicine, Office Of The Registrar

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Educational And Family Conditions That Affect Post-High School Plans Of Intermountain Navajo Seniors, George Patrick Lee

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Graduation from high school has become the accepted educational goal for most Americans and stands as the minimum requirement not only for higher education but also competitive positions in the employment market. The general public, the government, business, industry and education have great interest in the plans and decisions of high school graduates.

American History And Teaching Critical Thinking, James M. Miller

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effect of teaching critical thinking as part of a continuous progress packet in American history was studied at Cedar High School during the 1969-70 school year. An experimental group using the critical thinking packet was compared with a control group that used a continuous progress packet that taught only American history.

The dependent variables for the study were the STEP (Sequential Test of Educational Progress), Social Studies portion, and the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal. No statistically significant differences were found between the groups in either American history or critical thinking.

Differences in critical thinking ability, though not significant statistically, …

The Effects Of Type Of Reinforcer On Several Lower-Class Cultural Groups., Irene D. Hassett

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Seventy-two is (half males, half females) from each of four lower-class cultural groups, i.e., Anglo, Black, Spanish-American, and Navaho, were randomly assig ed to four reward conditions: money, candy, personal-praise, and performance-directed-praise. Each S was given a 10-minute marble dropping task, in which the third minute was designated as the baseline. D ring minutes four through ten, two response measures were derived for each S: rate of response, and a reinforcer effectiveness score. Data on both of these measures were subjected to an analysis of variance. One female graduate student in psychology tested all of the Ss. The following hypothesis …

Ua35/1 Academic Newsletter, Vol. Iv, No. 8, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

The publication of the Academic Newsletter by the staff of the Vice-President of Academic Affairs is an attempt to familiarize the faculty with campus-wide developments. It is the purpose of the newsletter to provide information of a professional and personal nature about the faculty and in addition a variety of general academic information and announcements.

Calendar - Vol. 03, No. 26 - April 27, 1970-May 3, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

Calendar - Vol. 03, No. 25 - April 20-26, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

Technological In-Migration And Curricular Change: Educational Politics In Albuquerque, 1945-1965, William M. Hales Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of problem. While the migration of the rural poor to the urban ghetto is an important and much-discussed demographic movement which has challenged the adaptiveness of the American public school, a less-noticed migration, spawned by the rapidly expanding technology, has been occurring. Defense industries, particularly those related to space exploration and atomic energy have developed new sites for expansion. This expansion has brought with it a steady flow of scientists and technicians into the new localities, placing great stress on local institutions, including the schools. This study investigated the impact of a large in-migration of scientists and technicians on …

A Study Of Patron Opinions Toward A Public School System, Robert James Davis

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Reading Background And Current Program Practices In Reading Used By Elementary Principals In Washington's Second Class School Districts, Kenneth William Anderson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine the degree to which the training and backgrounds possessed by elementary principals affect their actions as leaders of reading instruction with their buildings.

Calendar - Vol. 03, No. 21 - March 16-22, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Campus Newspaper Reporting Campus, Athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky News. This issue contains articles:

• Parker, Lyda. Symposiums to Seek Views of Students
• Western Coed Foils Attack – Judy Couch
• Solar Eclipse to Be Observed Tomorrow Behind Planetarium
• Deadline Extended for Associated Students Offices
• Morris, Richard. County Superintendent Announces Resignation – Dwain Erlich
• NBC’s Chet Huntley to Lecture Tuesday
• Todd, Tom. Use of Nude Models Still Uncertain
• Western TV Production to Be Aired This Month
• Campus Authors to Read Poetry – Leiper English Club
• Bingham, Sharon. Western Coed Enjoys Nomadic Life – Andrea Amaral
• Robinson Deadline Set Next Friday
• Pershing …

Calendar - Vol. 03, No. 19 - March 2-8, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

General Undergraduate Catalog, 1970-1971, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

Marshall University Bulletin and General Undergraduate Catalog for the 1970-1971 academic year.

General Academic Catalog (1970-1971), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

The general catalog for the academic years 1970-1971.

Calendar - Vol. 03, No. 18 - February 23, 1970-March 1, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

A Factor Analysis Of The Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test Across Four Ethnic Groups, William Robert Merz

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

A study was conducted to examine the factor structure of the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test (DAP) item responses across four ethnic groups. The Man Scale of the test was used: 1338 Anglo, Black, Mexican American, and Yucca Indian first grade boys and girls were included. The children were 6, 7, and 8 years old. Californian Achievement Test (CAT) performance was included in the investigation.

Age and sex variables were correlated with Goodenough-Harris item responses and CAT subscores. Correlation matrices were reduced by principal components analysis with orthogonal rotation to simple structure.

Similar factor structures were obtained across the four ethnic groups. …

Bulletin - Vol. 05, No. 13 - February 9, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1965-1970, University Bulletin

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Relationships Between Organizational Climates Of Schools And Teacher Leadership Dimensions, Willie Sanchez

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The importance of this study rests upon its contributions to the study of the effects of system characteristics upon teacher effectiveness. Organizational climates of schools have a pervasive influence over the behaviors of teachers, and, in turn, upon pupils. The organizational climates of schools have been studied and their ideal profiles have been plotted. The effects of teachers' behaviors upon pupils have also had extensive consideration. However, the effects of the characteristics of the whole school upon intermediate and primary participants have not been studied. In particular, no studies have been done on the effects of the climate of the …