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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), …

Dictation Procedures And Related Practices In Offices In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Hazel Powell

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem.

The purpose of this study was to determine and to analyze the procedures and related practices that characterize office dictation as it is given in representative offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Procedure.

Interviews held with forty dictators of office dicta­tion and the forty persons who transcribed their dictation yielded cur­rent data concerning dictation procedures. Organizations represented were distributors of goods and services, educational institutions, gov­ernment, manufacturing businesses, military establishments; and- service organizations. One-half of the dictators were asked to dictate three or four items each to be tape-recorded as a supplement to the interviews.

Findings and conclusions.

Findings …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding faculty affairs committee.

Calendar - Vol. 03, No. 28 - May 11-17, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

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. …

Ua3/4/1 Meeting Minutes, Wku United Campus Ministry

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting minutes regarding purpose of United Campus Ministry and election of members.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Sutherland, David. Regents Okay Plans for Married Housing
• Dr. J.P. Cornette to Deliver Spring Commencement
• Two Comic Operas Billed to Begin Thursday Night
• Dr. Hubert Marshall to Speak on Campus Tuesday
• Star Performers to Bow Out – Kathy Walters, Bill Nelson
• Kappa Delta Seeks Okay for House
• Western Coed to Represent State in Miss USA Contest – Joanna Smith
• International Club to Elect Officers
• Wendell Ford to Speak Here Tomorrow
• Late Start Better Than None at All – Married Student Housing
• Lack of Money Forces …

Senate Meeting, May 5, 1970, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding lecture series, faculty affairs committee, freshman assembly and committee appointments.

Calendar - Vol. 03, No. 27 - May 4-10, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting. Agenda items: executive committee report, salaries, new regents, new programs: Dental Hygiene, Home Economics MA, Library Science MA, Child Development & family Living, personnel, construction of Environmental Sciences & Technology Building, married student housing, heating plant, tuition and fees, purchase of 1580 Normal Drive, purchase of 126 Old Morgantown Road, creation of an FM radio station, Lenk Company donation to study water pollution, Jones-Jaggers laboratory school and College Heights Foundation.

Quarter Century Retrospect (Article For Alumni Program), Milo A. Rediger

Milo Rediger Writings & Addresses

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Involvement Key to Associated Students Success – John Lyne
• Dero Downing to Receive Honorary Doctorate
• Deadline Sunday for Cheerleaders
• Hightower, Paul. Associated Students Okays United Black Students
• Tuition Hike Announced
• Summer Enrollment Cards Available
• Installation Set Today for Two Board Members – Regents
• Choral Concert Billed Thursday
• Agriculture Department to Host Field Days This Weekend
• Three Cadets Win ROTC Scholarships – Pete Gritton, Ken LaPlant, Steve Simpson
• Skin of Our Teeth in Rehearsal
• Music Festival Set for Weekend
• Community Concert Plans Drive for Membership
• Miss …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Todd, Tom. Voting Continues Until 4 P.M. for Cheerleaders, Amendments
• Commencement to Climax Stretch Run Activities
• Restraining Order Foes Get Court Hearing Today
• Talisman Pickup to Begin Friday
• Foreign Student Adviser Leaving; Richard Troutman Named – Robert Wurster
• Walls, Gary. Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Plan Chapters Here
• Phi Mu, Pi Kappa Alpha Win Washboard Jamboree
• A Glance Backward and a Look Forward
• Koch, Dana. Deplores Destruction - Kent State Shootings
• Lowe, Jimmy. Commuter Complains
• Roberts, Mike. Academic Council Must Weigh Both Sides of …

Graduate Catalog, 1970-1971, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

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

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.

The Secondary School Principal's Role In Professional Negotiations As Perceived By Representatives Of Utah's Educational Enterprise, Paul H. Lefevor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which congruent role expectations on 50 selected variables were held for the secondary school principal about his role in professional administration and in collective negotiations by representatives of Utah's educational enterprise. The selected variables describe certain possible functions performed by the principal and were subgrouped into nine topic headings that were tested by use of the null hypothesis method. The nine topic variables were: (A) Instruction and Curriculum Development, (B) Personnel Staffing and Placement , (C) Pupil Arrangement and Control, (D) Public Relations, (E) School Building Management and Finance, …

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, …

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.

Bulletin - Vol. 05, No. 18 - May 1, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1965-1970, University Bulletin

No abstract provided.

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

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Sixth Grade Students' Reactions To Selected Situations Involving Certain Elements Of Civil Rights, Robert Neldon Hanson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine :

1. What actions sixth grade children think should be taken in situations that contain certain elements of civil rights.

2. The reasons given by the sixth grade children for choosing these actions.

A measuring instrument was constructed from 14 court cases containing certain elements of civil rights. These court cases were then rewritten so that sixth grade students could comprehend the vocabulary and situations described. Statements for students responses were developed from the case itself, newspapers, and magazine articles.

Two sixth grade classes and one fifth grade class served as a …

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 …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Morris, Richard. Mayor R.D. Graham Says Western Boost Crime Rate
• Miller, Joyce. Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Chi Emerge Victorious
• Application Forms for Cheerleaders Now Available
• Potter, Jerry. Associated Students President Predicts New Breed Leaders
• Audience ‘Entertains’ Entertainers – Blood Sweat & Tears
• State Journalism Group Selects Bruce Tucker President
• Real Crime Problems Whitewashed by Mayor R.D. Graham
• Married Students Still Need Housing
• Vertner, Russell. Seeks Constituents’ Reaction - Tokenism
• Cross, Winifred. Says Sunbathing Hypocritical
• Volz, Rick. Keep Heralds Coming
• Hightower, Paul. Construction Projects Change Campus …

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.

Agenda, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Agenda for meeting, no minutes have been located.

Bulletin - Vol. 05, No. 17 - April 27, 1970, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1965-1970, University Bulletin

No abstract provided.

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

1968-1971, University Calendar

No abstract provided.