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A Field Study To Effect Changes In Academic Achievement Levels Of Underachieving Seventh-Grade Students, Raymond J. Gargiulo

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The purpose of this study was to improve the academic performance of underachieving seventh-grade students. Specific focus of the study was on improving reading achievement by using within-class instructional grouping to accommodate the range of achievement in the classroom and by matching various instructional materials to the learners' levels of reading (hereafter referred to as the open classroom concept). The study was also design to evaluated associated improvement in arithmetic and social studies skills, as well as the degree of school satisfaction demonstrated by students in the open classroom environment. Another factor measured by the study …

A Study Of Selected Central Washington Secondary Principals’ Effectiveness From Teachers’ Perceptions And Principals’ Estimates Of These Perceptions, Albert E. Carpenter Jr.

All Master's Theses

The problem to be investigated was the absence of data about the degree of agreement between the principal and his staff as to his effectiveness as an educational leader.

Teacher-Supervisor Conference Interactions A Study Of Perceptions And Their Relation To Selected Variables, Charles Henry Link

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Application Of Herzberg's Dual-Factor Theory To Faculty Members In A University, Lloyd George Swierenga

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Outdoor Education Field Study Guidebook For The Intermediate Grades, James Arthur Asmussen

All Master's Theses

The purpose in constructing and developing a student field study guidebook was to make the outdoor education program for the Tacoma School District, or possibly other school districts, a more complete and unified program, and a program that would encourage students to achieve the outdoor education objectives.

Ua45/6 Symbolism & Certainty, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Edward Boling's 1970 commencement address.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding commencement, faculty orientation, faculty / staff taking courses and payroll procedures.

Senate Meeting July 29, 1970, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• 625 Candidates to Receive Degrees
• Ogden Recipient Named – John Taulbee
• Berry, Jeanne. Theatre Department Lists Department Lists 5 Plays for 1970-71
• Associated Students to Host Conference on Discount Programs
• 5 Added to Dean of Student Affairs Office
• Undergraduate Teacher Education Admission System Begun
• School Community Workshop Planned
• Regents Authorize Bond Issue Worth $8,120,000
• Civil Engineering Scholarships Given
• Discount Cards to Be Given During Fall Registration
• Summer ‘Alumnus’ to Be Distributed
• Student Apathy Dead on Western’s Campus
• Complete Investigation of 1970 Census Should Be Made …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding personnel procedures, Owensboro Consortium, salaries, university lectures and Afro-American Studies.

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1970-1971, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Family Income, Voting Behavior, And Financial Referendums:Educational Finance And Politics In Albuquerque, 1968-1969., Richard V. Hatley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study (1) described and analyzed the relationship between family income and voting behavior in four 1968-1969 public school financial referendums in Albuquerque, New Mexico, (2) investigated ether variables which might be related to voter responses in such elections, and (3) developed a method for studying school election voting behavior.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting. Agenda items: construction of Raymond Cravens Graduate Center and Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts, bonds, personnel and salaries and resolution in honor of Gabie Robertson.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding academic calendar, Owensboro Consortium, lecture series and teaching loads.

Senate Meeting July 15, 1970, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• University of Tennessee President-Elect to Address Graduates – Edward Boling
• McGarey, Bob. Teacher Evaluation Shows Increase in Participation
• Baker, Ron. European Study Course Finds Premature Ending
• 1970 Kentuckian – Wasted Time, Money
• Presidents Fretting Over Finances, Academic Freedom and Loss of Public Confidence
• Professors Writings Added to Major Publication List
• ‘Land O’ My Own’ Presented at Cave City Outdoor Theater
• Kentucky Library Given Nature Prints
• Folk Program Scheduled July 23
• Linda Justice is Queen Candidate
• Summer Concerts Planned at Parks
• President Dero Downing Speaks at …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1970-1971, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Retraining Efforts And Labor Force Status: Differential Effects Of Selected Demographic Variables, John Terry Abrahamson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The Manpower Development and Training Act (M.D.T.A.) is the largest and one of the oldest of the federal manpower programs. This study is of the M.D.T.A. experience in one state during a one and one-half year period. The sample was limited to those who completed institutional type training programs. Data used were collected in the normal process of program operation and included characteristics of trainees, individual trainee termination information and the post-training report one year after completion of training. The problem was to create sets of relationships, of both theoretical and practical significance, between pre-training characteristics of trainees and post-training …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding World Academy foreign study programs, teaching loads and academic calendar.

An Analysis Of Administrator And Student Leader Views Of Student Discontent And Solutions On One University Campus., Harold Peter Menninger

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation was to analyze problems of and solutions to student discontent as viewed by university administrators and student leaders. In addition, the responsibilities, future, and roles of these two groups were investigated, along with questions about the involvement of faculty and students in protest issues and their value positions. Talcott Parsons' theoretical framework, which includes the concept of functional imperatives, was used to achieve deeper interpretation of the results. Several hypotheses derived from Parsons' theory were set forth and tested.

Data were collected on the respondents' personal backgrounds, on reactions to stud��nt discontent and its solutions, …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 38, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Governor Names Two New Regents – Coy Ball, Joe Travis
• The E.A. Diddle Legacy
• Armstrong, Don. New Academic Programs
• Armstrong, Don. University Offers Art Education Extraordinaire
• In Memoriam Alumni on the Move in Kentucky Education
• President Dero Downing Receives Honorary Doctorate
• New Assistant to President is Named – Paul Cook
• Severs, Anna. Because Others Care - Scholarships
• Cravens, Raymond. Founder’s Day Program 11/1969
• Harrison, Lowell. A Matter of Scholarship
• Jenkins, William. Where We Are President Dero Downing Speaks at Atlanta Club Meeting
• Clean Sweep for Big Red Alumni Washington …

Study Of Attitudes Of College Students Toward Physical Education At Western Kentucky University, Amelia Zafra

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was undertaken to determine the attitude of the college students toward required physical education program at Western Kentucky University. More specifically, the study was conducted:

1. to find the total students' attitudes toward required physical education,
2. to find if the attitudes of the out-of-state students are different from the in-state students,
3. to find if there is a significant difference between the attitudes of men and women,
4. to compare the attitudes of students with a good physical education background with those students of a poor physical education background,
5. to find if the attitudes of freshman students is different from the …

Senate Meeting July 1, 1970, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Role Of The Virginia Elementary School Assistant Principal, Joseph Carlton Jones

Master's Theses

This study will attempt to determine the characteristics and qualifications of the assistant principals of elementary schools of Virginia. Further it will be a goal of this study to determine the characteristics of the position which the assistant principals fill. The report will also seek to determine the responsibility and authority which the respondents exercise in various duty areas.

An Analysis Of The Washington Junior High School Principal's Time Distribution, John Keras

All Master's Theses

In this study an analysis was made of the time distribution of the junior high school principal in the state of Washington. Included in this analysis was a compilation of the non-administrative responsibilities performed by the principal, responsibilities which indirectly caused an ineffective distribution of his time. In order to make such an investigation it was necessary to answer the following questions about Washington junior high school principals: 1. What training and experience did the principal have when selected as a principal? What was his major academic preparation? 2. What is the organization of the principal’s school in terms of …

A Study Of Perceptions Of The Effect Of Student Dress And Grooming On Behavior And Achievement In Selected Michigan Public Secondary Schools, Ozzie D. Parks

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

A Follow-Up Survey Of The Graduates Of The Cooperative Program Of The Norfolk City Schools And The Leigh Memorial Hospital School Of Licensed Practical Nursing, Joseph Patrick Clarke

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of The Facilities In The Norfolk City Senior High Schools For The Gifted Student, Ernest Henderson Knox

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Policies And Procedures Employed By Personnel Administrators In The Recruitment Process Of Public School Teachers In Virginia, Gabriele Sylvia Blankenship

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.