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A Survey Of The Background And Training Of Personnel Working In Resident Outdoor Education Camps In Ten School Districts In Washington State, Caetone Lester Domingos

All Master's Theses

School districts throughout the State of Washington are providing an Outdoor Education Program for children. For over twenty years, teachers in Washington have educated children in Outdoor Education. In addition, training for teachers in Outdoor Education has been offered for most of this time. Teachers working in Outdoor Education hope that more curriculum changes can be made to help better prepare teachers for this type of Outdoor Education. The primary purpose of this study is to survey public school personnel working in resident Outdoor Education camps in ten school districts in Washington, and to ascertain the amount and type of …

An Investigation Of Holland's Theory Of Vocational Psychology, Dale Mitchell Johnson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the study was to investigate questions which were generated within three basic areas of Holland's theory of vocational psychology with respect to a sample of technical-vocational students. The three phases of the study were related to occupational classification, personality consistency, and personality patterns as they relate to technical-vocational training success. A sample of 393 students majoring in eleven different technical and vocational fields were administered the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). All students in the sample were enrolled in, and had completed a substantial portion of their training in technical, vocational, and beauty schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico. …

Toward Teacher Competence: Evaluation Of The Beginning Teacher, Blanche M. Harrison

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Living In The Classroom In Montreal, Quebec And The Problems Of Discipline, Frank Ploener

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

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 Study Of The Employment Of 1969 Central Washington State College Graduates In Education, Floy Joanne Lanegan

All Master's Theses

In an effort to offer an effective preparation program for prospective teachers, the institution rrrust first analyze its present status--"What are we now doing?" Such an assessment, a point of reference, is necessary before speculations about modifications can be put into action. The problem undertaken in this study was to ascertain the status of the 1969 teacher education graduates from Central Washington State College in regard to their major field of preparation and subsequent placerrent within, or outside that field of preparation.

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 …

Selected Experiences And Teaching Procedures, Using Clay As A Medium, For Developing Creativity In The Nine-To-Eleven Year-Old, Linda Claire Hohn

All Master's Theses

In the opinion of the investigator, the experiment reported reinforces the hypothesis that greater imagination and creative ability can be fostered in the nine-to-eleven year-old through giving primary consideration to the developmental needs of this age group when presenting a medium. Also that a systematically structured approach to the use of the medium facilitates the child's creative growth and makes progress an unavoidable issue.

A Bicultural Study Of Value Orientations, Leisure Attitudes And Activity Preferences, Royal G. Jackson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

A significant development of the twentieth-century has been the emergence in the United States and in other industrialized nations of a way of life increasingly oriented toward leisure rather than work. The body of knowledge gradually being formulated to cope with this new concern is still lacking in at least one important dimension. Insufficient attention has been given to the role of value orientations in the formation of attitudes toward leisure and leisure pursuits.

Teacher Preparation Needed For Those Planning To Teach The "Culturally Different" In Grades 5 Through 9 As Perceived By Teachers Presently Teaching The "Culturally Different.", Colleen Hennessey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study was designed to obtain and analyze the perceptions of teachers of children who are culturally different regarding the curriculum necessary to prepare students to teach children who are culturally different. The teachers were at the time of the study, teaching in grades 5 through 9 in schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, Houston, Texas, and Dallas, Texas, designated as schools for children who were culturally different. Information concerning programs of teacher preparation was secured through the use of a questionnaire. Three hundred twenty-four questionnaires were usable for analysis.

Tabulation of the data from the questionnaire indicated the following inter-related …

Perceived Behavioral Changes In First-Line Supervisors Who Participated In A Basic Management Program, Ralph C. Skrocki

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Conferencing On Teacher And Pupil Verbal Behavior In The Classroom, Dwayne B. Fickel

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the behavioral effects of conferencing with high school teachers following observations of their behavior in the classroom. The basis of observation, feedback, and conferencing was Flanders' System of Interaction Analysis. All observations were recorded, but feedback was given only to the experimental group.

The Use Of Reinforcement And Punishment By Differently-Oriented Counselors, Victor Alvarado

Masters Theses

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.

Group Counseling The Underachieving New College Student, Kenneth F. Burda

All Master's Theses

The present study will deal with underachievement on the college level. A critical examination of the progress and process of underachievers in a group setting will be attempted. The major difference will be this experiment will be geared to help underachievers before they become probationaries.

A Descriptive Survey Of Elementary Teachers' Attitudes Toward Faculty Meetings, Charles Clay

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Catalogue Of Graduate Studies, 1970-1972 (1970), Moorhead State College

Graduate Bulletins (Catalogs)

No abstract provided.

A Presentation Of Several Aspects Of Kentucky Two-Year Colleges With Emphasis On Faculty Preperation, Dwight I. Smith

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Higher Education by Dwight I. Smith on May 18, 1970.

An Investigation Of Occupational Values Held By A Group Of Rural Northern New Mexico Senior High School Students, Bill Leslie Johnson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The general objective of this research was to make certain predictions concerning occupational values from the cultural values of the three major ethnic groups represented in northern New Mexico—Anglo, Spanish-American, and Indian. A corollary to this main purpose was an investigation of the effect of maturation and sex upon occupational values. The research problem, then, centered upon analyzing differences in patterns of occupational values among various categories of individuals.

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.

The Development Of An Educational Program To Meet The Needs Of The Adult Government Employee At Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Dix W. Cloward

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Purpose

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to determine the educational needs of the personnel of the five directorates at Hill Air Force Base; and, (2) to design an educational program to meet those needs.

Procedure

This study consisted of three phases:

Phase One. This phase consisted of identifying the behavioral items that were used in developing the Q-Sort instrument. This was accomplished by a review of job requirement data, by an examination of Project Hy Production, and by personal interviews of the Air Base educational specialists.

Phase Two. This phase consisted of the development of a Q-Sort …

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 …

Perceptions Of Beginning And Experienced Teachers In Inner-City And Suburban Elementary Schools, Michael Frederick Tobin

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Research News, February 1970, Morehead State University. Bureau Of Research And Development.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Newsletter published by the Bureau of Research and Development at Morehead State University in February of 1970.

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from September 1 through November 30, 1969.

Basic Educational Experiences Program Utilizing Individualized Instruction In Auditory And Visual Perception Phase Ii, Peggy L. Stapleton

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop Phase II in the Basic Educational Experiences Program, Phase I (6) of which was already in use in Yakima's Elementary Schools. Phase I was a minimal program in motor-sensory development. Phase II was a program in sequential perceptual activities contributing to and supporting the perceptual needs of the individual child through personal involvement in its activities.

A Comparative Study Of The Open Court And Basal Reading Programs, Janice Kathryn Smith

All Master's Theses

The purpose was to compare the Open Court first grade reading program with a traditional Basal Method being taught at Lakeview Elementary School in the Lake Washington School District.

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from June 1 through August 31, 1969.

A Study Of Teacher Stagnation In Selected Counties Of Kentucky, Michael Woods Mccoy

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Education by Michael Woods McCoy in August of 1969.

An Experimental Investigation Of The Effect On Interest Of Reading Children’S Literature To Sixth Grade Students In Aberdeen, Washington, Donald R. Grieb

All Master's Theses

To determine the effect of a teacher's reading literature upon the interest in reading books among sixth grade students, one group (experimental) participated in a twenty-eight week program of scheduled daily time during which they listened to literature read by their teacher. A second group (control) were not exposed to literature in this manner but otherwise participated in a similar school program.