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A Survey Of Cross Country Programs And Training Methods In Canadian Colleges And Universities, David W. Guss

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine current practices and training methods in cross country programs in selected Canadian colleges and universities. Questionnaires were sent out to forty-six colleges and universities, and 38, or 82.6 percent, were returned. Twelve, or 31.5 percent, of the schools indicated that they had no cross country program.

The questionnaire was used to provide general information, reveal policies and practices, determine how athletes were trained and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the cross country programs in these selected Canadian colleges and universities.

An analysis of the results of the survey indicated that:

1. …

A Literature Survey (1960-1970) To Identify The Slow Learner's Capabilities In Business Education, Loretta Sedlmayer

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to identify the slow learner’s capabilities in business education. The study began with a perusal of the Business Education Index and the Education Index for literature relative to slow learners in general and particularly to slow learners in business education. Materials used were those written between i960 and 1970.

The findings ware classified into three main parts: (1) a general description of the slow learner—his I.Q. range and characteristics pertinent to his educational and occupational potential and needs; (2) the role that business education plays in preparing him for satisfactory office employment; and (3) the acceptance …

Cotton Famine Relief Legislation: A Study In Mid-Victorian Attitudes, John A. Steidl

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to explain the cotton famine and resulting relief legislation as an example of attitudes characteristic of the mid-Victorian period. It is at times easier to understand a period of history by investigating a specific, readily defined event through the primary and secondary source material available and to interpret that period in terms of the forces involved in shaping the event. This reasoning is only valid, however, if the event is truly representative of the thought and behavior of the period. In my estimation the cotton famine was indeed representative, and it will be my …

The Influence Of Manifest Anxiety On Speed And Accuracy In First Semester High School Typewriting, Marvin Ehley

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: This study was conducted to determine the influence of manifest anxiety on speed and accuracy in first semester high school typewriting utilizing selected paired seating arrangements.

Procedures: Two experiments were employed in this study. Classes "X," "A," and "B" were in one experiment, while classes "Y," "C," and "D" were in the other. Classes "X" and "Y" were control classes and classes "A," "B," "C," and "D" were experimental classes.

The classrooms were arranged so that any two student typewriting learning stations adjoined each other. The students selected their typewriting station the first day they attended class. The …

A Comparison Of Two Types Of Turns Used In The Breaststroke And Butterfly, Larry W. Swanson

Theses and Dissertations

This study compared the speed of the touch-turn to the grab-turn using the competitive butterfly and breaststrokes. The subjects were twenty five male high school swimmers, all of whom had at least three years of competitive experience. All subjects received instruction on each turn during 16 weeks of a competitive season and practiced each turn dozens of times. Each subject was tested on the speed of each turn. The tests were given on two consecutive days to establish reliability. The Pearson Product Moment correlation was used to determine the relationship of the initial test to the retest. An analysis of …

A Field Experience For Social Work Students In Relation To The Aged., Charlene Heidinger

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

November 27-28, 1970, Vs. Michigan, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's Hockey

Program for the November 27-28, 1970, weekend series against the Michigan Wolverines.

November 20-21, 1970, Vs. Minnesota Duluth, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's Hockey

Program for the November 20-21, 1970, weekend series against the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.

November 13-14, 1970, Vs. Michigan State, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's Hockey

Program for the November 13-14, 1970, weekend series against the Michigan State Spartans.

November 1970, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

November 1970 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 52, Number 3

October 1970, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

October 1970 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 53, Number 2

September 26, 1970, Versus Mankato State, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Football

Program for the September 26, 1970, football game versus the Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University Mankato) Mavericks.

September 1970, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

September 1970 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 53, Number 1

August 6, 1970, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

August 6, 1970, edition of "The Dakota Student."

The Effects Of Positive And Negative Job Assignments On The Academic And Job Performances Of Working Students, Charles Patrick Doherty

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The History Of The North Dakota College Athletic Conference From Its Formation To The Present Day, Curtiss Almlie

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to gather information pertaining to the history of the North Dakota. College Athletic Conference from its formation to the present day. This study was structured to gain information in reference to the early founders and schools in membership, various sports of the conference and constitution and bylaws of the conference.

The historical research technique was employed in this study. Information was obtained through correspondence with prominent, persons who were associated with the North Dakota College Athletic Conference. Information was also acquired through scanning past issues of the Fargo Forum, Grand Forks Herald and Mino~ Daily News. …

A Comparative Study Of Social Behavior Of Children: Kindergarten Through Grade Three As Identified By Teacher Rankings, The California Test Of Personality And The Hewett Teacher Rating Scale, Vernon F. Harmeson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the soundness of teacher rankings and ratings. This investigation was made by comparing teacher rankings, the Hewett Teacher Rating Scale and the California Test of Personality.

To this end the major purposes of this study were:

1. 1. to determine the relationship that exists between teacher ranking of children in three areas of social behavior: "socially adjusted" behavior, "antisocial" behavior, and "withdrawn" behavior and scores of the child on the related subsections of the California Test of Personality.
2. to determine the relationship that exists between the teacher ranking of children on the above …

A Comparative Study Of Secondary Student Teacher Attitudinal Change And Satisfaction With Student Teaching, Howard Glynn Freeberg

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate comparatively attitudinal change and satisfaction with student teaching of secondary student teachers in two different supervisory formats. A control group was supervised conventionally by periodic individual visitations of the college supervisor; the experimental project group participated in several half day seminars in lieu of regular classroom visitations. A subsidiary purpose was to assess the value of the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory and college grade point averages as predictors of attitudinal change and satisfaction with student teaching.

The cample consisted of 47 subjects randomly selected from a population of 144 Winter Quarter 1969-70 …

A Survey Of Adapted Physical Education Programs At The Secondary School Level Of Public Instruction In The Province Of Ontario, John B. Cameron

Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to determine how many secondary schools of public instruction in the Province of Ontario were providing adapted physical education classes for their handicapped students. Questionnaires were sent out to 244 secondary schools and 174, or 70.0 percent, were returned. There were 20 questionnaires that were unusable because no information was provided by the respondent.

Areas surveyed were characteristics, facilities, qualifications of teachers, and the use of the medical profession in establishing adapted physical education programs.

The results indicated that:

1. Ontario Secondary Schools of public instruction are not meeting the psychological, sociological and …

An Analysis Of Parental Attitude In Regard To Physical Education And Athletics In The Harvey High School, Gordon R. Baumgartner

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate parental attitude in regard to several areas in physical education and athletics in the Harvey High School.

The questionnaire-opinionnaire technique was used for obtaining the data. Copies of the opinionnaire were mailed to l£0 parents, and a return of 111 questionnaires, or 74 percent, was received.

A brief summary of the findings show:

1. Parents believed an adequate job of teaching physical education is being done today.

2. Parents believed their children are receiving a better training in physical education now than when the respondents attended school.

3. Physical education was rated …

Opinions And Attitudes Of Girls Toward Interschool Basketball In Selected High School Of Metropolitan Winnipeg, Joel H. Davidson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the opinions and attitudes of high school girls from selected Canadian schools toward interscholastic basketball. A questionnaire was devised to sample their opinions on basketball practices, the quality of coaching, attitudes regarding cleanliness and menstruation, and personal views and feelings about the game of basketball.

Eleven high schools were selected from the five major athletic conferences in Greater Winnipeg. Fifty girls were chosen from five schools in which girls' basketball teams were coached by men, and fifty girls were selected from six different schools where women coached the girls' basketball teams.

The …

A Comparative Study: Existing Vocational Trade And Industrial Teacher Certification Requirements And Practices Recommended By Authorities In The Field, Erwin Geigle

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis was a comparative study of vocational trade and industrial teacher certification requirements as they exist in the various states and practices recommended by authorities in the field.

The author composed a questionnaire including relevant aspects of vocational trade and industrial teacher certification requirements. The questionnaires sent to state directors of vocational trade and industrial education asked factual information of teacher certification in their respective states and also asked their opinions concerning vocational trade and industrial teacher certification requirements. The questionnaires sent to industrial teacher education department chairmen asked only their opinions concerning vocational T & I teacher certification …

The Conception Of Nationalism In Elementary School Children Of North Dakota, Robert A. Wheeler

Theses and Dissertations

The major purpose of this study was to determine when children can internalize concepts concerning home, state, and nation.

Educators and psychologists have not in the past worked in harmony as new curricula and methodologies have been developed. It was the intent of this research to provide statistical data and verbal comparisons on selected research questions to determine the effect of children's chronological age on the ability to generalize social studies concepts.

The following research questions were investigated:

1. Do North Dakota elementary students differ from Swiss Children investigated by Piaget in their concept of nation?

2. Do North Dakota …

The Personality Traits Of High School, College And Professional Football Coaches As Measured By The Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey, Wesley E. Andrud

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to describe the personality characteristics of coaches as measured by the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey. Of a population of approximately eighty coaches in attendance at the 1970 University of North Dakota Football Clinic, nineteen coaches volunteered to participate in the study.

Each individual's ten raw scores were grouped and added in order that the mean for each variable could be computed and recorded on the standard profile chart designed by Guilford and Zimmerman. The raw scores could then be interpolated into a. percentile score when recorded on the personality profile chart.

It was found that …

An Analysis Of The Individual Reading Conference In The Fourth, Fifth, And Sixth Grades, Harold E. Stolt

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of in-service training in individual reading conferences and interaction analysis on the individual reading conferences conducted by elementary school teachers in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades.

Procedure: The research population consisted of fourteen public school teachers. The subjects were divided into a control group and an experimental group and matched according to grade level taught, sex, and years of teaching experience. The experimental group was treated to an in-service program which included training in interaction analysis and the individual reading conference.

Pre and post audio tape recordings were …

July 31, 1970, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 30, 1970, edition of "The Dakota Student."

July 17, 1970, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 17, 1970, edition of "The Dakota Student."

July 10, 1970, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 10, 1970, edition of "The Dakota Student."

Selected Major Issues In The Philosophy, Design, And Operation Of A Simulated Model Office, L. Wayne Beers

Theses and Dissertations

In many cases, past business graduates from secondary schools were unable to secure job-entry office positions due to their lack of business experience. Concern over this problem caused many business educators to seek improved methods of training for practical office work experience.

Today, much attention is being focused on the Simulated Model Office Method for work experience. However, simulated model office programs have been hampered by a lack of organizational principles concerning the philosophy, design, and operation of simulated model offices.

The problem in this study was threefold: (1) to determine the philosophy, design, and operation of model office simulation, …

Program Budgeting And Its Application To Higher Education, Jay D. Myster

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.