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Community Resources Workshop, Kalamazoo Michigan, 1971: A Descriptive Study Of A Pilot Project, Mary Hurlbut Cordier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Some Aspects Of Navajo Orthography, Wayne Stanley Holm

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Navajo has been written, in various forms, for more than a century, but practical orthographies have been available for less than fifty years.

Navajo literacy programs have been conducted in the past by various interest groups, but the current effort differs from its predecessors in that it has the support of a growing number of young Navajo educators. Vowel length, tone, ar1id nasality are phonemic in Navajo. The current practical orthography makes use of doubled vowels to mark length, an acute accent to mark high tone, and a cedilla or "nasal hook" to mark nasality. The orthography makes it fairly …

The University Can't Train Teachers: A Symposium Of School Administrators Discuss School-Based Undergraduate Education For Teachers, Paul A. Olson, Larry Freeman, James Bowman, Jan Pieper

Department of English: Faculty Publications

CONTENTS

Introductory Letter

Discussion Summary

Acknowledgments

List of Participants

Educational Reform and Informational Needs

"Manpower: Supply and Demand for Teaching Personnel" -- Leo Shapiro

The Idea of Community and the Education of Teachers

"The Transmission of American Culture" -- George D. Spindler

"In the United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas, Tyler Division, Memorandum Opinion Regarding the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District"

The Use of Higher Education Personnel in School-Based Undergraduate Teacher-Training Programs

Appendix-"Research Sharing"

School-Based Teacher-Training Centers ."The Portland Urban Teacher Education Project:

New Context for Teacher Preparation" -- John L. Parker

Certification; …

A Writing Seminar For Speakers Of Black English, Patricia Ann Geuder

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the Problem

The problem was to incorporate the findings of sociolinguistic research in Black English into a writing seminar for lower socio-economic Black students entering an institution of higher learning. This seminar was to be linguistically and pedagogically sound, efficiently structured, and motivationally effective with the result that the written dialect of Standard English would be comprehended and produced during the first term of each student's entry into the institution. The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of the use of contrastive analysis methodology as a means of reducing both the kinds and numbers of …

Multicultural Curriculum Training With Pre-Student Teachers In Language Arts., Martha Weidman Hubble

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Despite serious attempts to increase the educational success of minority groups, culturally diverse learners continue to fail to acquire the educational skills that allow for comforts afforded the majority culture. With stress on developing native and English language skills, important cultural aspects of minority groups' heritages have not been the primary concern. This study relates to two problems in multicultural education1 (1) the inability of teachers to relate to and understand. the culturally diverse learner, and (2) the dearth of teaching materials based on the minority group members' cultural heritages.

Randomly selected from 29 secondary education pre-student teachers in language …

Criteria And Guidelines For The Establishment And Implementation Of Associate Degree Programs In Four-Year Institutions., James Kay Johnston

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The central purpose of this study was to determine criteria for the establishment of associate degree programs in four-year institutions and to gather information that would serve as guidelines to administrators in the implementation of such programs. Information was obtained through a review of the literature, a catalog or bulletin analysis, and a questionnaire sent to directors of associate degree programs in four-year institutions that were members of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.

A Study Of The Relationship Of Teacher Role Stress To Student Ratings Of Teacher And Other Selected Variables, Matthew Proctor Jr.

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relationships Between Student Opinions And Verbal Interaction Patterns, Charles F. Porter

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relation Between Classroom Verbal Interaction Patterns And Racial Composition, Teacher Race, And Grade Level, James William Boothe Jr.

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

No. 79 1972 April Review

International Journal for Business Education

This initiative documents the preservation and digital release of the organization’s historical print archives, representing decades of scholarship in international business education. By converting legacy issues into accessible online formats, the project enhances global access to foundational research, pedagogical innovations, and early thought leadership that shaped the field. The digitized collection provides educators, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive record of evolving theories, instructional practices, and international business trends. Making these archival materials publicly available supports continued inquiry, enables longitudinal analysis, and strengthens the discipline’s historical continuity. This effort reflects the organization’s commitment to advancing international business education by ensuring …

The American Freshman: National Norms For Fall 1972, David E. Drew, Office Of Research Staff

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

In 1966 the Office of Research of the American Council on Education initiated a series of annual reports as part of its Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). This report, seventh in the series, presents national normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen early in the 1972-73 academic year.

A Descriptive Analysis Of Selected Textbooks In Public Speaking Revealing The Principles Of Effective Informative Speaking, Daniel Gary Bruneau

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Preparation Of Middle School Teachers, David T. Lyle

All Master's Theses

This paper pre sents a study undertaken to determine what recommendations

middle school principals would make regarding the training

of prospective. middle school teachers.. A questionnaire was used to

gather recommendations from the princ pals regarding the desired academic preparation and attitudes, and on possible changes in teacher

certification practices.

Report On Faculty And Student Evaluation Of Instructors In Direct Service Teaching At Portland State University Graduate School Of Social Work, Janet Mansfield, James Mcdevitt

Dissertations and Theses

The classroom as a messenger of learning and awareness is an honored institution. Education promotes the spirit of inquiry. Concurrently, inquiry spearheads research. As students who have spent many hours in a classroom, we have wondered, inquired, into the spirit of the classroom. Our research is devoted to gaining and establishing a series of perspectives as to what occurs in the classroom.

Our research is concerned with specific characteristics of the teacher-learner relationship and outcomes of that relationship. Specific characteristics of the student-teacher relationship such as effective communication, clarity of course objectives, or the quality of class lectures, have been …

Clozentropy Procedure As An Instrument For Measuring Oral English Competencies Of First Grade Children., Hazel Viola Craker

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Testing of oral English competencies in pre­literate children has had two basic problems: tests were either specific to a particular program of instruction or were inefficient in terms of breadth of coverage of the complex language skills required for adequate communication. Cloze Procedure showed promise of efficient sampling of language skills unrelated to any specific instructional program, but was limited by inadequate scoring precision. Clozentropy Procedure in 1968 provided a precise mathematical scoring technique for Cloze Procedure and a valid and reliable measure of the compatibility of the English of foreign university students with that of native university students in …

No. 78 1971 November Review

International Journal for Business Education

This initiative documents the preservation and digital release of the organization’s historical print archives, representing decades of scholarship in international business education. By converting legacy issues into accessible online formats, the project enhances global access to foundational research, pedagogical innovations, and early thought leadership that shaped the field. The digitized collection provides educators, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive record of evolving theories, instructional practices, and international business trends. Making these archival materials publicly available supports continued inquiry, enables longitudinal analysis, and strengthens the discipline’s historical continuity. This effort reflects the organization’s commitment to advancing international business education by ensuring …

Altruistic Therapy, Stephen H. Field

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This dissertation consists of a model of therapy, Altruistic Therapy, as developed by the author and a study to evaluate its efficacy. Altruistic Therapy, which focuses on getting versus giving, consists of helping people recognize their self-defeating patterns of getting and helps them learn to give to themselves and others so that they can come to appreciate themselves and improve their interpersonal relationships. Getting (as defined) is self-defeating because it reinforces feelings of deficiency, places one in a self-defeating bind and disrupts effective communications, cutting one off from others. Giving (as defined) is therapeutic because it focuses on an individual's …

A Comparison Of Emphasis Of Training And On-The-Job Effectiveness Of Media Personnel, Roy E. Williams

All Master's Theses

It has long been recognized in our society that formal training plays a strong role in the development of attitudes, and that attitudes are important determinants of behavior. Consequently, the behavior of one whose formal training has been oriented in a particular direction is often somewhat different from the behavior of one whose training has been oriented in a different direction. Does the training orientation of instructional materials personnel affect their on-the-job effectiveness? Will a person who is primarily oriented toward print materials be more or less effective in promoting the use of instructional materials than one whose orientation is …

A Study On Differentiated Staffing In The First Class Districts Of Washington State, Edward C. Tiegs

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine the literature on differentiated staffing; (2) to determine the status of differentiated staffing in the first class districts of Washington State; (3) to compare the authorities' description of differentiated staffing to an actual pilot program implemented in Washington; (4) to determine the attitude of the certificated staff towards differentiated staffing in each building included in the study; (5) to determine if teachers and administrators in the buildings included in the study felt the differentiated staffing utilization of teachers improved instruction significantly more than was the case under traditional staffing; (6) …

The Effects Of Multiple Educational Methodologies On Student Perception Of Teacher Performance, James E. Bultman

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Attitudes Of Freshmen In The Pre-Professional Preparation Program At Central Washington State College, Fredrick Newton Paul

All Master's Theses

This study investigated the effect of the Central Washington State College pre-planned quarter on prospective teacher's attitudes toward pupil-teacher relations. For this study, "attitudes toward pupil-teacher relations" was operationally defined as the score gained on the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory. A key concept introduced by the Pre-Professional Preparation Program at Central Washington State College (in addition to the group living concept) was the actual classroom experience afforded the participants. This was one of the main experiences provided in the pre-planned quarter. If prospective teachers were going to leave college with skills which would give them the best opportunity for teaching …

Ua3/3 National Association Of College & University Attorneys Speech, Kelly Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by President Kelly Thompson at NACUA meeting regarding college students of the 1970s. This file includes both Thompson's note cards and a notes.

The Program Development For An Air Force Educational Technology Generalist, Dennis L. Primoli

All Master's Theses

This study will design, delineate, and develop a guideline program for the training of an Air Force Educational Technology Generalist.

A Correlation Study Of The Washington Pre-College Test Scores To Determine Which Scores Are The Best Predictors Of Success In Flight Aviation At The Big Bend Community College, Richard H. Pearce

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine how a student's Washington Pre-College test results and his high school grade point average can best be used in deciding which people have the greatest chance to succeed in the Big Bend Community College flight aviation program. For the past four years of the aviation program it has been necessary to choose approximately seventy students for the program from as many as two hundred applicants. The counseling staff of the college in cooperation with the flight aviation department has used the high school grade point average as a primary tool in order …

The Past, Present, And Recommended Role Of Instructional Material Centers In The Bureau Of Indian Affairs, Patrick R. Ercolin

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine what provisions have been, and are currently being made to provide for the effective utilization of equipment and materials by the educational personnel in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and what differences exist between what is being done and what should be done if equipment and materials are to be used effectively.

No. 77 1971 April Review

International Journal for Business Education

This initiative documents the preservation and digital release of the organization’s historical print archives, representing decades of scholarship in international business education. By converting legacy issues into accessible online formats, the project enhances global access to foundational research, pedagogical innovations, and early thought leadership that shaped the field. The digitized collection provides educators, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive record of evolving theories, instructional practices, and international business trends. Making these archival materials publicly available supports continued inquiry, enables longitudinal analysis, and strengthens the discipline’s historical continuity. This effort reflects the organization’s commitment to advancing international business education by ensuring …

Canada: Developing A Unit Of Study For The Social Studies Curriculum Of The Junior High School, Patricia-Marie Green

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of The Definition Of Role Of School Library/Media Specialists As Defined By The Joint Committee Of Wsal-Wdavi-Wascd And By Practicing School Library Media Specialists Attending The 1971 Wdavi Spring Conference, Reginald Brian Sullivan

All Master's Theses

A study designed: (1) to determine whether the building level Role Definition produced by the ad hoc Joint Standards Committee was representative of the roles performed by the media personnel, and (2) to determine the role duties of district media personnel. The study showed the Role Definition to be representative and the district level proposal emphasizing administrative and coordinative responsibilities. It was recommended a future study be conducted to further the knowledge of the role/duties of district media personnel.

Sensitivity To Communication In School Administrators, Stephen G. Hess

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to compare the mean scores of a group of school administrators on a test of sensitivity to communication in terms of their sex, age, level of position, and length of time in position. The study employed 155 administrators at the central office and individual school levels in a large Southwest school district. Subjects were given The UNM Conversation Self-Report Inventory (Form 369A/Revised), which was designed to measure the extent of communication sensitivity in respondents. Sensitivity to communication is defined as visualizing the purpose of communication to be one of understanding the feelings of others …

No. 76 1970 November Review

International Journal for Business Education

This initiative documents the preservation and digital release of the organization’s historical print archives, representing decades of scholarship in international business education. By converting legacy issues into accessible online formats, the project enhances global access to foundational research, pedagogical innovations, and early thought leadership that shaped the field. The digitized collection provides educators, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive record of evolving theories, instructional practices, and international business trends. Making these archival materials publicly available supports continued inquiry, enables longitudinal analysis, and strengthens the discipline’s historical continuity. This effort reflects the organization’s commitment to advancing international business education by ensuring …