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A Library Approach To Teaching Literature, Leta M. Long

Graduate Research Papers

After spending a year in this non-program, this teacher-librarian felt that the introduction of a literature program would make the library period more meaningful and profitable to the students. This paper is the reporting of a study made to explore and effect a team-teaching program, involving the teacher-librarian and the classroom teachers, aimed at elevating the quality of the library period.

Professional Personnel Evaluation, Wanda M. Mcgowan

Graduate Research Papers

The problem this research paper will discuss is: What are the objectives and principles of evaluating professional school personnel? Evaluation is a primary concern to those personnel being evaluated. Many professional personnel when being evaluated do not know whether they have any rights in evaluation.

The Effect Of Alternate Schooling On The Self-Concept, James R. Stuart

Graduate Research Papers

In teaching, traditionally the nature of the learner has had little to do wi th what we decided to teach him (Weinstein, 1974). Existential psychology has taken a more individual view of behavior. the existential researcher cannot see the person from outside that person's world. He makes an effort to see the person's world as that person sees it. Existential psychology has attacked the idea of interpreting individual behavior in terms of abstract general laws Each person is dealt with as a unique person. (May,, 1958)

Public Library Service For The Preschool Child, Betty Bergman

Graduate Research Papers

Story telling is considered one of the oldest arts, but the preschool story hour for three to five year olds is relatively new in library work. Research indicates the first story hours for pre­schoolers began in the public library in the late 1930's and the early 1940's. Only very recently, is there evidence of public library service beyond the traditional print-oriented preschool story hour for the preschool child. For example, such federally funded experimental projects as the one developed and implemented by Erie Public Library, Erie, Pennsylvania in 1972 entitled "Media Library for Preschoolers" and the San Francisco Public Library's …

Occurrence Of A Ctenacanthoid Shark Spine From The Upper Devonian Of North Central Iowa, Markes E. Johnson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Although a diverse, invertebrate fauna is characteristic of the Upper Devonian, Lime Creek Formation, in north central Iowa, fossil fish remains are sparse. A detached and incomplete shark spine with ctenacanthoid features is reported and described. The specimen is the best example of the first occurrences of its kind from Devonian of Iowa. Despite some asymmetry in shape, the spine is interpreted as the cutwater of a dorsal fin. Overall length of the shark is estimated at l-l.5m.

Paperback Books In America, Molly S. Britton

Graduate Research Papers

One of the facts of life for a librarian today is the paperback book. As Walter H. Kaiser stated: . . . Paperback books are rapidly assuming a greater importance in public, school and academic libraries because of their uniqueness, quality and low cost. These inherent qualities are finally creating irresistable pressures on librarians to come to terms with this revolution in publishing •••• 1 He also discusses the "need for libraries to be in tune with new trends in publishing and to respond appropriately to the exciting 2 challenge which paperbacks have presented to the profession." So it seems …

University Catalog 1974-1976, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Table of Contents

University Calendar ... 4-7
University Map ... 8-9
The University and Its Program ... 10
General Information ... 13
Student Housing ... 13
Student Services ... 15
Student Financial Aid ... 17
Student Activities and Honors ... 21
University Facilities and Educational Services ... 24
University Policies ... 37
Admission Procedures ... 37
Transfer Students ... 40
Resident-Nonresident Student Classification ... 43
Requirements for Graduation ... 45
Teaching Certificates ... 47
Enrollment and Registration ... 48
Fees Schedule ... 50
General Academic Policies ... 51
Curricula ... 62
Undergraduate Curricula ... 63
Graduate Curricula ... 66
General …

Bring The Real World Into Your Classroom, Vincent Lunetta

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Do your students enjoy working with practical problems that are "real" in their world? Have you been searching for resource materials which will encourage students to deal with practical problems in their own community? Fortunately, such materials are currently under development by the USMES project (Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools). USMES is producing interdisciplinary materials designed to stimulate students to explore relevant issues in the social as well as the natural sciences.

Individualized Study In The Junior High School: To Packet Or Not To Packet, Jerry Stephens

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This article is a summation of a presentation given at the School Science and Mathematics National Convention held in Des Moines, Iowa, November 8-10, 1973. Frederick P. DeLuca of the Science Education Department at Iowa State University coordinated speakers Jerry Stephens, Mary Wieser, Tim Christian, and Walt Hall.

Publications

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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The World of Carnivorous Plants by James and Patricia Pietropaolo.

The Language of Science by Alan Mandell, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.

National Science Teachers Association

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

NSTA headquarters and staff recently moved out of the NEA Building into their own home at Connecticut Avenue and S Street NW. The Georgian-style building is conveniently located downtown where public transportation is available, and parking facilities are nearby. The spacious mansion has a large conference room suitable for committee meetings. Owning its own headquarters symbolizes NSTA's ability to build an identity as an independent organization and its hope to intensify the feeling of active membership on the part of science teachers.

Faculty Handbook, 1974, University Of Northern Iowa

University Faculty Documents

The 1974 revised handbook was prepared as an informal guide to services; facilities; and policies at the university; as well as university structure and administration. Faculty privileges and responsibilities are described in a major section. Other chapters deal with rules and regulations; social and professional organizations; cultural and recreational opportunities; and statements of responsibility and hearing procedures. Specific details are given on: attendance at faculty meetings; advising duties; leaves; travel; research funds; insurance and other benefit programs; salaries; faculty evaluations; rank and promotions; tenure; faculty grievances; retirement; outside employment; political activity; and use of university facilities. (LBH)

Wall-To-Wall Children: Setting Up And Administering The First Year Of An Elementary School Library, Dorothy Stone

Graduate Research Papers

Wall-to-Wall Children" is an account of the methods used and the problems encountered in establishing a new elementary library at Frances Grout Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa and a survey of its first year of operation with a compilation of plans for its future. The philosophies and gui1elines established are explored and tested in relation to the total elementary school experience.

Picture Books For Creative Thinking: A Bibliography. Educational Service Publication No. 36., Joan Diamond

Faculty Publications

The picture books briefly annotated in this bibliography are intended for use in the primary grades. It is suggested that they be used to augment the creative potential in children in the following ways: by serving as examples of creativity to children; by initiating discussion; and by fostering individual projects for children. The main bibliographic citations are according to an alphabetical list of authors. A title index and addresses of publishers from whom books may be obtained are also included. (LL)

Innovations In Industrial Arts Teacher: Education--Curriculum--Facilities--Methodology, Alvin E. Rudisill

Faculty Publications

The University of Northern Iowa Department of Industrial Technology is involved in a three-phase curriculum development project along with new facility design and construction and implementation of instructional innovations. The report reflects decisions made to date in the process; including the completed phase of developing concept-based cluster courses to serve all majors in the department; including education majors. Second and third phases will focus on advanced technical courses; the professional sequence; and the graduate program. Considered in the report are factors influencing industrial arts teacher education at all levels; such as components of the industrial arts education program; State certification …

Bibliography Of Occupational Information, Janice Wieckhorst

Faculty Publications

This bibliography (non-annotated) is divided into three major sections. The first covers books; periodicals and pamphlets describing individual careers; job hunting techniques and the world of work. The second section contains a selected listing of U. S. government publications on employment and careers. The final section includes a group of reference materials pertinent to employment. While this bibliography is specific to the library at the University of Northern Iowa; its citations cover recognized materials generally available through reference libraries and the U. S. Government. (CKJ)

The Games Debaters Play: Or A New Look At The Old Machine, Steven J. Rollins

Iowa Journal of Communication

In 1963, R. P. Allen and J. B. Polisky wrote a letter to the Quarterly Journal of Speech which appeared under the title "The Gorgeous Debating Machine." In the letter, they satirically underscored one of the most critical problems confronting interscholastic debate: That somewhere along the line in academic debate the quest for recognition and prestige has replaced the quest for knowledge. Gorgeous, a (not so) mythical debate coach, posits that 11 [trophies] are more than symbols [of successful tournament competition] ... they are the raison d'etre of the debating machine." One should not be misled by the statement, however. …

A Survey Of Individualized Reading In The Public High Schools Of Iowa, Barbara Luscomb Blow

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to obtain information about Individualized Reading in English programs of the public high schools of Iowa in order to make the information available to public school districts and teachers in the state.

Procedures

An attempt was made to contact every public high school through a questionnaire. A pilot study was first made of thirty-eight IR teachers selected to represent various size schools and a number of geographical areas of the state. The purpose of the pilot study was to obtain teachers' reactions to the instrument so that it could be revised before being …

Iowa High School Principals’ Perceptions Of The Innovative Role Of The Secondary School Counselor, Russell Newlin

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study had three purposes. The first was to describe the perceptions of Iowa high school principals with regard to some innovative counselor functions. The second was to compare the principals' perceptions of the innovative functions with Iowa secondary counselors' own role conceptions. The third purpose was to compare secondary counselors' perceptions of their principals' response with the principals' actual response.

The literature indicated that the major determinant of the counselor's role and function in the school, other than the counselor himself, was the principal. It was suggested that there was high agreement by principals and counselors on the actual …

Knowledge And Attitudes Pertaining To Sex Education Courses : A Survey Of A Selected Group Of High School Students, Rebecca Sue Barrionuevo

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate high school students' knowledge and attitudes pertaining to sex education courses. Specifically, the following questions were posed relative to the student's sex and his/her sex education background (in school):

1. How accurately will senior high school students match a given list of eleven sex topics with their respective standard definitions as stated in The Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior? 2. Given a list of sex topics and a second list of possible sources of information, what "first" sources of sex information will most frequently be identified by senior high school students? 3. To …

Relationship Of Perception And Production Of /R/ In Three-Year-Old Children, Gloria Schuck Bronsema

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Much of the literature suggests a relationship, still obscure, between the production and perception of speech sounds. Investigators of speech perception have, for the most part, studied children of school age. This study, however, was concerned with the production and perception at one stage of development, i.e., at the threeyear-old level. Specifically, this investigator compared the perception of /r/ and /w/ words. Two groups of three-yearold children, sixteen who said /r/ correctly (called the r/r group}, and sixteen who substituted /w/ for /r/ (called the w/r group} were subjects in this study. The eight boys and eight girls in each …

Jerzy Kosinski’S The Devil Tree: A Work Of Art?, Tom G. Colonnese

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Jerzy Kosinski Is fourth novel, The Devil Tree, is widely regarded as both a technical and imaginative failure. Rather than being an artistic failure, The Devil Tree is in fact a fully mature and variant expression of Kosinski's art. Some of Kosinski's earlier fame was due to a humanistic misreading of his work. But The Devil Tree made it painfully clear that Kosinski 's own ethic-- particularly when concerned with self-realization - was of another order. Interpreted in the full light of his career it can be seen that Kosinski 's The Devil Tree is the logical outcome of both …

Editor's Foreword, Edward J. Thorne

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Television And The Army-Mccarthy Hearing: A Mcluhanistic Approach, James Edward Sayer

Iowa Journal of Communication

For nearly two months during the spring of 1954, the American people witnessed a true television spectacular--the United States Army versus a United States Senator, the Army-McCarthy Hearings. It provided the first lengthy exposure of the Wisconsin Senator to the public via television, and it is not unusual, in reading either about these Hearings or about the career of Senator McCarthy, to find a contemporary history to suggest something similar to Malone and Rauch's "McCarthy's exposure of himself on television led to his downfall." Often, the reader is left to himself to decide why it was that these Hearings resulted …

Iowa Journal Of Communication, Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 1974 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

The Development And Testing Of Audio-Visual-Tutorial Materials As One Method To Assist In The Teaching Of Basic Accounting Principles And Concepts At Marshalltown Community College, Lyle R. Niemeyer

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purposes of this study were: (1) to develop Audio-Visual-Tutorial (AVT) materials to supplement the teaching of Accounting I at the community college level and (2) to compare the results obtained in an experimental group using two units of AVT materials with a control group attending regular lecture sessions.

The AVT slide and tape presentation was developed during the spring and summer of 1971. These materials were tried out with students enrolled in Accounting I at Marshalltown Community College during the fall semester of 1971 and by students enrolled in Accounting I at the University of Northern Iowa the summer …

Cyclic Patterns Of Central Florida Sooty Molds, D. R. Reynolds, B. R. Pohlad

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Monographic work (Reynolds, 1970; Reynolds, 197la; Reynolds, 197lb) suggests that sooty molds exhibit distinct cyclic patterns of growth and reproduction. Furthermore, a tally of collection data recorded in other monographic work (Batista and Ciferri, 1962; Batista and Ciferri, 1963a) suggests that the sexual fruit bodies of ascomycetous neotropical sooty molds are prevalent during the drier season of the year. Asexual sooty molds may also occur seasonally (Batista and Ciferri, 1963b). A study was begun approximately two years ago to determine the reproductive unit frequency of select sooty molds at various times of the year.

A Monarch Butterfly Roosting Tree In Iowa, Mary Swander

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, yearly roost by the thousands in certain trees during their southward autumn migration. A study of a roosting tree in Manning, Iowa, suggests that monarchs originally chose the tree for the characteristics of its maple leaves and its physical location and proximity to nectar-producing flowers. It is thought that later generations of monarchs were drawn to the tree by a combination of a residual sex attractant odor and favorable wind conditions.

Western Iowa Proboscidians, Duane C. Anderson, Patricia M. Williams

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The present paper is a survey of Pleistocene mammoth and mastodon remains from western Iowa. Included are locality data and references to the literature for over 350 specimens from 32 of 41 counties surveyed. Mammoths are found to be more numerous than mastodons, reversing the pattern observed in the woodland areas adjoining the present-day Prairie Peninsula. The first radiocarbon date for the mastodon in Iowa (13,520± 135 B.P.) is reported from Harrison County. None of the localities surveyed have provided any evidence of early man.

Piaget And Science Teaching, Frederick P. De Luca

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Piaget's life is as interesting as his theory of intellectual development He was born in France in 1896, published his first article at the age of 11, completed his Ph.D. degree in biology at the age of 21, and subsequently devoted his efforts to study, research and teaching in the psychology of intellectual development. Initially he was interested in exploring the idea that intellectual development resulted from adaptation of the individual to his environment, a concept involving a combination of biology and psychology. As his research progressed, however, he found it necessary to incorporate ideas from the disciplines of formal …