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Impact Of Walker Air Force Base On The Community And Public Schools Of Roswell, New Mexico, 1942-1967., Arnold Wood Brown

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of Federal defense posture and activities of the military installation, Walker Air Force Base, upon the community of Roswell, New Mexico, including its public schools. The twenty-five year relationship between base and community was investigated using the chronological case study method

Calendar - Vol. 02, No. 08 - November 11-17, 1968, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

Calendar - Vol. 02, No. 07 - November 4-10, 1968, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

Calendar - Vol. 02, No. 06 - October 28, 1968-November 3, 1968, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Acculturation, Achievement, And Alienation Among Spanish American Sixth Grade Students, Ignacio Ruben Cordova

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem of this study was to determine what relationships existed between acculturation, achievement, teacher expectations and the alienation of Spanish American students.

The sample used in this study consisted of 480 Spanish American sixth grade students and their teachers. For purposes of analysis the sample was divided into urban middle class, urban lower class, and rural students. Four sets of data were collected for the student sample. This data included (1) acculturation measures (a composite and seven subtest measures); (2) alienation measures (a composite and four subtest measures); (3) a composite achievement measure; and (4) a socio-economic status index. …

Calendar - Vol. 02, No. 05 - October 21-27, 1968, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

University Council Meeting, October 16, 1968, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Calendar - Vol. 02, No. 04 - October 14-20, 1968, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

"Introduction Of New Faculty And Address By The President", Gregory Baker Wolfe

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

First address to the faculty by incoming PSC President Gregory B. Wolfe.

Organizational Change And The Change Agent: A Participant-Observer Study, Ernest Mark Hanson Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

When the federal government's War on Poverty began, it was based on the assumption that economically depressed urban and rural areas could be stimulated into economic activity through the massive use of federal funds. After sufficient time had passed for trends to develop, it was evident that the funds were going into urban areas at the expense of rural areas. This unequal usage of funds existed even though the same types of organizations which could use federal funds were present in both urban and rural areas. A Presidential Task Force selected Sandoval County, New Mexico, as one of three counties …

Bulletin - Vol. 04, No. 01 - September 11, 1968, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1965-1970, University Bulletin

No abstract provided.

A Comprehensive Study Of First Graders With Kindergarten Experience And With No Prior Formal School Experience., Reeta Cockrell Brummer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences in first grade students who had attended kindergarten and those who had had no prior formal school training.

The hypotheses in the study were that there is no significant difference in the areas of (1) achievement, (2) adjustment to school, (3) sociometric choices, (4) readiness for first grade, and (5) mental ability between first grade stu­dents selected for this study who have had kindergarten expe­rience and those who have had no prior formal school training.

Teachers were asked to rank their students in the fall and again …

An Analysis Of Employment Factors Relevant To Selected Spanish-American Office Employees In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dawn Marie Hendrix

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study was to (1) determine the entry job requirements for typists, stenographers, secretaries, and office clerks, and the interviewing procedures by selected business firms in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2) study the qualities and abilities of selected Spanish-American office employees who graduated from Albuquerque High School.

Personal interviews were conducted with personnel managers or other supervisors with fifteen business firms in Albuquerque, New Mexico, chosen and classified as small, medium, and large-sized firms by the number of office personnel employed.

Personal interviews were also conducted with thirty Spanish-American office employees chosen systematically by three from a list of one hundred …

Legal Liability Of School Principals For Their Torts In Washington State, David Jerome Harbeck

All Master's Theses

According to the laws of the State of Washington, school districts, administrators, and teachers are liable for all of their torts. Since principals are not immune from tort suits, the purposes of this study were (1) to suggest measures to minimize exposure of principals to tort suits, and (2) to suggest measures of protection against such suits.

An Investigation Of Public Relations Programs In The First-Class Public School Districts In The State Of Washington, Richard Grove Boon

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were (1) to identify the school district officers who devoted full- or part-time duty to the promotion of public relations; (2) to identify the types of communication that they employed; and (3) to compare such factors as the previous position held by the public relations officer to the present position held by the public relations officer, the area of emphasis public relations program receives to the competency public relations officer feels in emphasized area, and the size of district student enrollment to the desire for the establishment of full- or part-time public relations positions.

An Opinion Survey Of Elementary Teachers From Various Districts Throughout Washington State Concerning Decision Making Procedures In Their Respective Districts, James Glynn Gibson

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to identify teachers' attitudes concerning the decision-making procedures as well as their assessment of existing practices of school operations in their respective districts regarding (1) curriculum, (2) materials and equipment, and (3) personnel. Knowledge of these attitudes could be of considerable value to a school administrator when making decisions, evaluating his present program, and establishing school procedures concerning the aforementioned areas.

Electronic Data Processing In Washington’S Schools: A Status Study, Lester Ray Jones

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to learn what jobs the largest school districts in Washington were doing on EDP; (2) to learn what equipment was being used in doing those jobs; (3) to learn what EDP was costing the districts who were using it; and (4) to answer other questions which might be of interest to school districts considering the utilization of EDP.

A Survey Of Ten Community School Programs, Claude M. Gove

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study was to ascertain whether or not community school programs contained any or all of the recommended items set forth by authorities.

An Administrator’S Guide To Modular Scheduling In The Secondary Schools, Larry E. Norwood

All Master's Theses

This study assumes interest and recognition by administrators of the profound need for organizational change. The study will attempt to utilize the experiences of schools experimenting with modular scheduling in order to establish guidelines for administrators who wish to promote innovative scheduling in their own districts. It is the purpose of this study to show that modular scheduling is possible and can offer added benefits for any school district.

A Study Of The Attitudes Of Public School Teachers In Chelan And Douglas Counties Regarding Teacher Evaluation For Merit Pay Purposes, Gerald Stewart Robertson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this research were: (1) to determine the attitude of public school teachers toward teacher evaluation for the purposes of merit pay; and (2) to determine the feasibility of a merit pay program based on these attitudes.

A Study Of Factors Relating To Grade-School Band Dropouts In The Aberdeen School District, Richard Daniel Lundstrom

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine the various causes of student dropouts in the beginning band program; (2) to examine the relation of statistics collected between five elementary schools; (3) to analyze, in particular, various student responses as well as aptitude factors as causes for dropouts; and (4) to compare the results with other selected related studies.

A Study Of The Graduates Of The Master Of Education Program At Central Washington State College, 1949-1964, Edward Henry Euken

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine the vocational status of the graduates of the Master of Education program of Central Washington State College; and (2) to obtain recommendations for improvement of the program.

A Comparative Investigation Of The Reading Achievement Of Non-English Speaking Children, Kathleen M. Timmins

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The study was designed to determine the reading achievement of children for whom English is a second language. The children involved in the study were from two distinct groups of non-English speaking children, those from Spanish-speaking families and those from Navajo families. The children were tested at the end of second grade by standardized reading achievement tests designed to measure reading vocabulary and comprehension. The study was based on the question, "Is there any difference in the reading achievement at the end of second grade for non-English speaking children who have been taught to read through a reading program based …

A Report Of Supervised Recreational Reading Program., Mildred Sanders Hillyer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In order to ascertain the breadth of knowledge children have of children's literature and mythology, Legant designed a pre and posttest for these two areas. Forty-two students of two fifth grade classes at Sierra Vista Elementary School, Grants, New Mexico, were used for this study. The purpose of this study was to (1) report student knowledge of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology and children's literature as measured by Legant's tests; (2) to report student achievement measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Reading Comprehension, (reading); (3) to compare student gains indicated on the two forms of these tests to …

University Council Meeting, July 17, 1968, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Informal Reading Inventory In A Fifth Grade Classroom, Laura Lee Sharp

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Problem. This study was designed to evaluate the use of the informal reading inventory in a fifth grade classroom of 29 students in the Northeast Heights of Albuquerque. The emphasis of the study was placed on finding the instructional reading levels of the children. The informal reading inventory the Nelson Reading Test, and teacher grouping were used in an effort to determine the instructional reading levels of the children and then a comparison made of the three means of evaluation.

Procedure. Each child in the class was given an informal reading inventory which determined oral and silent independent, instructional, and …

A Comparison Of The Results Of The Informal Reading Inventory With The Teacher Assigned Reading Level, The Cloze Procedure Level And The Rate Of Reading., Diane Bluestein Brown

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The informal reading inventory was explored in conjunction with: (1) the teacher assigned reading level, (2) the cloze procedure to evaluate comprehension, and (3) the rate of silent and oral reading. Sixty children in grades two through six were given the informal reading inventory to determine their independent, instructional, and frustration levels. The children were also given written cloze tests on the basis of their school assigned grade level to evaluate their independent, instructional, and frustration levels. During the oral and silent reading selections of the informal reading inventory, the children were timed, and their rate of reading was determined …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 35, No. 5, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• Bobby McGuire Appointed Alumni President
• Foreign Born Professors
• Entertains American Soldiers in Europe - Gemini 15
• Students from Other Countries
• Summer in Mexico
• Richards, Walter. New Hope for Prisoners - Kentucky State Prison
• Climax of Major Transaction - Construction Bonds
• Veep Meets Challenge - Dero Downing
• Western Breakfast Highlights Kentucky Education Association
• President Kelly Thompson Speaks to Atlanta Alumni
• Memorial Room Plaque Tribute to War Dead
• Homecoming 1968 to Feature Alumni Activities
• Distinguished Alumni Represent WKU
• Harold Helm Addresses Graduates
• Hilltoppers Excel in All Sports - Ohio Valley Conference
• Westerners on the Move …

A Survey Of The Existing Production Facilities In The School Districts In The State Of Washington, Edward Stewart Ellis

All Master's Theses

A survey conducted to determine: (1) what facilities exist now in Washington State's public schools for the production of instructional materials; (2) who staffs these facilities; and (3) how these facilities are utilized so it can be decided what is necessary for an adequate production program.

An Examination Of View Compatibility Between Graduate Study Planners And School Principals Concerning Preparation Requirements For Principal Credentials, Charles Robert Frisbie

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to ascertain the extent to which views and opinions of graduate study planners and implementers of courses leading to principal's credentials agree with views and opinions of public school principals and it assumes that such information might influence the planning of future courses of study for public school administrators.