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A Feasibility Study Of District Reorganization For Dayton, Prescott, And Waitsburg, Glynn Dewayne Davis

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the need of school district reorganization for the school districts of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Prescott, Washington; (2) determine the current existing situations of the school districts regarding size and educational offerings; (3) appraise the educational benefits to be gained by reorganization; (4) examine the limitations of reorganization; and (5) propose a plan to implement reorganization.

An Attempt To Identify Selected Legal Responsibilities In Off-Campus Student Teaching, Joyce Wolverton Swan

All Master's Theses

Due largely to the increasing involvement of the public schools in the education of prospective teachers, there is general agreement by authorities in the field of education on the need for identifying the legal responsibilities of the public schools and teacher training institutions during the student teaching experience. There is a need for developing guidelines and regulations. There appears to be general consensus that professional organizations, teacher training institutions, and the public schools should cooperatively formulate these standards. However, because ultimate legal authority for the public schools rests with the state legislature, the state legislature or its delegated agent must …

Attitudes Of Principals Concerning Their Role As A Result Of Professional Negotiations In The State Of Washington, Karl Michael Fankhuaser

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine the attitudes of principals as to whether they saw their roles changing as a result of professional negotiations, (2) to show how the principals felt their roles would be changed, (3) to examine which type or group of principals felt most threatened by professional negotiations, and (4) what stratagem principals may follow in the future as a reaction to teacher militancy.

A Study Of Deterrents To Effective Teaching And Learning At Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School, Harry Arnold Raab

All Master's Theses

Through the use of a set of questionnaires it was the intention of the writer to identify some deterrents to effective teaching and learning that exist in Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School.

Education In The Marshall Islands Under United Nations Trusteeship Administered By The United States, Vernell C. Pinson

All Master's Theses

The lack of a handbook in the schools of the Marshalls District has resulted in valuable information and history being lost in each successive turnover of personnel in the Trust Territory. Every year brings a group of new recruits into the educational system. This particular handbook contains valuable information on the past history and specific terminology required of one who will teach in this area. Special emphasis was given to the educational system in the Marshall Islands.

The Relationship Of Work Experience To Industrial Arts Teaching, Gerald John Smith

All Master's Theses

This study will attempt to answer two major questions: (1) What type of work experience in industry Washington industrial arts teachers have had, and (2) whether work experience in industry is related to their teaching of industrial arts subjects.

Ua35/1 Special Notice To Faculty & Staff, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Special notice regarding commencement and close of semester.

An Analysis Of The Effect Of The Informal Political Process Upon Three Education Bills, New Mexico State Legislature, 1969, H. Fred Pomeroy

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study investigated the informal political process operative within one state legislature, the 1969 New Mexico State Legislature, in relation to three education bills. A conceptual framework by Lewis A. Froman, Jr. proposed the following questions within which the study was framed: (1) Who are the leaders in the political process? (2) What are the leader's resources (values, beliefs and attitudes)? (3) What is the intensity of the leader's attitudes? (4) What decision-making systems are used?

Ten major lobbyists cooperated the research by providing data pertinent to Froman's categorical questions. The data were collected from pre-legislative session interviews and interviews …

University Council Meeting, July 16, 1969, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 48, No. 33 [32], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Regents Name Facilities
• Generation to Open Summer Theater
• Programs Feature Lunar Knowledge at Hardin Planetarium
• Four Major Productions Planned for Next Year – Theatre & Dance
• Summer Enrollment Hits 4,160
• Western Alumnus to Appear Soon
• Service Sorority Elects Officers – Gamma Sigma Sigma
• Raymond Cravens Evaluating Foreign Study Programs
• A.J. Thurman Says Financial Aid to be Reduced
• WKU to Initiate Change for Fall Registration
• Biology Films to Supplement Laboratories
• Three Agriculture Faculty Members Honored for Contributions
• Textbook Exhibit Attracts Crowds
• Eight Students Studying in Mexico …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Community College television programs and student participation on university committees.

A Study Of Centralized Libraries In Public Elementary Schools In New Mexico, Thelma Jean Kelley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the present library programs in the elementary public school libraries of New Mexico and to make recommendations for improvement based upon the national standards established by the American Association of School Libraries (1960). In November, 1965, 470 questionnaires with a cover letter were mailed to the 470 school principals in elementary schools of New Mexico. The percentage of return was 34.2. Of those responding, only 83 schools reported centralized libraries. These 83 returns were considered the usable questionnaires for the study. Schools were classified by size according …

University Council Meeting, July 02, 1969, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua62 Bowling Green College Of Commerce, Wku Gordon Ford College Of Business

WKU Administration Documents

Brief history of the WKU Gordon Ford College of Business from its creation in 1964 as the Bowling Green College of Commerce through 1969. Includes background history of WKU's departments of business, government, economics, sociology, accounting, business administration and office administration.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 37, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• The President Steps Down: Kelly Thompson's Resignation Statement
• The Thompson Era - Unparalleled Progress for Western
• Alumni Presidents from the Past Four Years Comment on President's Resignation
• Western is Not Losing Dr. Kelly Thompson
• Resolution Relative to President Thompson's Resignation
• Allan Trout, Janice Holt Giles Give Collections to Western
• Chelf, Carl. Tools of the Trade: Faculty Produces Record Number of Publications During 1968-69
• Student Activists - Western Style 1969
• Brenner, Kenneth. Teacher Corps Adds Dimension to Teacher Preparation
• Burkeen, Emmett. Project Talent Encourages Area's Needy Young People
• Estes, Kenneth. Project MUST to Reduce …

A Survey And Appraisal Of The Nongraded Approach To Education In The Elementary School, James Roszel Darden

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

A Survey Of The Principals’ Duties In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Alex Wasisco Jr.

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the duties of the principals in the elementary, junior high and senior high schools in the State of Washington and (2) determine what areas principals would spend more time in if they could free themselves from other duties.

An Investigation Of Audio-Visual In-Service Education In The Secondary Schools Of Oregon, Jerry L. Nutt

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to survey the secondary schools of Oregon to determine the status of audio-visual in-service education programs. It is the intent of the researcher to select from current literature general principles directly related to audio-visual in-service education. After identifying the principles through a careful study of the literature, a questionnaire will be constructed to determine how well the principles are being met by Oregon secondary schools.

A Study Of The In-Service Education Programs Available To Elementary Principals In Spokane, Stevens And Whitman Counties, William Harold Bourne Jr.

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the availability of in-service education programs to elementary principals in a selected geographical area, to determine who planned the programs, what types of programs were available and what areas of study were included in these programs.

A Survey Of The Educational Media Program Of The Yakima Public Schools, Bruce J. Eyer

All Master's Theses

The major hypothesis of this study was that the overall instructional materials program of the Yakima Public Schools had many weaknesses that could be identified by comparing the program with accepted evaluative criteria. Upon identification of these weaknesses, suggestions for improvement will be made.

Current Practices In The Use And Handling Of Confidential Information In Student Cumulative Folders, Phyllis Webster Jamison

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

A Comparison Of The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire And Assumed Similarity Of Opposites Scales As Measurement Of Elementary School Organizational Climate, Robert Matthew Devine

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

The Elementary Principalship In The City Schools Of Virginia Beach, Lois H. Barbour

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

A Survey Of Secondary School Principals In Virginia, Daniel Peter Elliott

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

A Replication Of Gouldner's Latent Role Identifications Of Cosmopolitan And Local In A Public High School, Ronald S. Godwin

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of joint meeting of the WKU Board of Regents executive committee and students regarding the presidential search.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding faculty stipends, summer school, college reports and student participation on university committees.

Effects Of The Administrative Internship Program On Selected Post Interns From C.W.S.C. And An Analysis Of Their Training Program, Robert Burdick

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to (1) determine how selected post-interns from Central Washington State College rate the usefulness of their internship experience; (2) determine if size of school has any significant bearing on quantity and quality of administrative experiences; and, (3) determine what successes these post-interns have had in securing administrative positions.

Letter From Student Advisory Committee To Executive Committee, Paul Gerard, William Straffer, Laurence Zielke

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from the Student Advisory Committee to the WKU Board of Regents executive committee outlining qualifications for the next president of WKU.

An Assessment Of The Problems Of Recruiting And Retaining Substitute Teachers For The Elementary Schools Of The Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, Michigan, William Henry Sumner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.