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The Nature And Effect Of School Policy On Student Absenteeism, Aaron Lee Herman

Graduate Research Papers

In our country there appears to be a high rate of student absenteeism. In trying to combat the problem, school policy is used to control absenteeism.. Utilizing an attendance policy appears to be the response among today's school boards. Such policies vary from moderate to a restrictive and punitive style. The purpose of this paper is to review literature regarding the nature and the effect school attendance policies have on student absenteeism. Available research indicates there is clear evidence that a school attendance policy will help reduce student absenteeism. Furthermore, there is evidence that school attendance and achievement are related. …

The Development Of Social Skills In Upper Elementary Students, Mark M. Mcvey

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to determine if a structured approach to the development of social skills, given to students in a Self Contained with Integration (SCI) Classroom, will increase proficiency in these skills. In the study, students in a SCI room will receive instruction in six specific social skills. These skills involve appropriate behaviors in getting along with others. The students will be introduced to individual social skills, practice with the skills, and review each skill, Each skill will be assessed by the homeroom teacher as to gains made in developing appropriate social skills.

Editor's Forward, Dan Destephen

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

The Critical Imagination, Helen Sterk Van Halsema

Iowa Journal of Communication

Matthew Arnold's characteristic brand of cultured and responsible criticism currently is being lauded by critics such as Joseph Epstein, Denis Donoghue, Morris Dickstein, and Eugene Goodheart in places as diverse as Commentary, The Times Literary Supplement, and Critical Inquiry. Each critic sees in Arnold a lifeline which can be thrown into the sea of today's esoteric criticism. Each shares the desire for a sort or criticism which escapes today's stultifying 'Englishmen'--critics who have an axe to grind, whether it be a Marxist, feminist, structuralist, symbolic interactionist, Freudian, Jungian, or deconstructionist one. Suddenly, Arnold's critical rule of 'disinterested curiosity' seems fresh …

Communication Apprehension: A Critical Assessment Of Treatment Modes And Their Effectiveness, Susan Zickmund-Burns

Iowa Journal of Communication

Communication apprehension (CA) is defined by James Mccroskey as, "a broad based, personality-type characteristic that is characterized by withdrawal from, and avoidance of communication, as well as feelings of discomfort and tension while communicating." Phillips describes several scenes of students in basic speaking courses being moved to the point of nausea at the prospect of giving a speech. In one case a suicide is even linked to the student's speech assignment the next day. Persons with communication apprehension often express lower self-esteem, lack trust in others, and have extreme difficulty communicating personal problems. This fear of communicating often continues throughout …

A Method For Teaching Speech Communication As A Process, Douglas M. Trank

Iowa Journal of Communication

Human communication is a process. While this statement might seem to be an obvious, even self-evident, claim, few of our basic courses are structured to teach speech as a process. In fact, the basic speech course is typically described in terms of the type and number of student performances. The grade a student receives from the course is primarily determined by the quality of those performances; in other words, the "products" that the student produces during the semester. Our comments to the students about their communication typically center only on that final product--"great eye contact, not enough supporting material, poor …

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Iowa Journal Of Speech Communication, Volume 16, Number 2, Fall 1984 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

The Internship Experience, Kathy Mcmullen

Iowa Journal of Communication

Often times we hear of internships or co-op programs for students with companies and corporations. But do students really benefit from such programs, or would they be better back in the classroom under instructor supervision? As a college senior in Speech Communication, I spent my last semester interning with a corporation. I would like to address the above question with this paper. First, a description of my position will be given, and secondly, an evaluation of the pros and cons of my internship experience.

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Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Use Of Recommended Selection Aids, Procedures And Budget Priorities For Library Media, Johanna Anderson

Graduate Research Papers

This research study was conducted to learn what media selection tools and procedures a selected group of school library media specialists in Iowa used in selecting library media, and the amount of money these media specialists spent on different library materials during the 1983-84 school year. A questionnaire was sent to forty-six certificated library media specialists all of whom completed certification programs and/or masters degrees in the University of Northern Iowa Department of Library Science. Responses were received from forty persons.

Data showed 87.5 percent use SLJ, 82.5 percent use Booklist, and 85 percent use at least one …

The Status Of Student Development Programs Designed For Nontraditional Women Students In Higher Education, Laura S. Kirk-Clark

Graduate Research Papers

The mission of higher education is directed to every prospective and enrolled student. In college catalogs throughout the United States, statements of purpose or aims of institutions are recorded. Although these statements may differ in words, phrases, or structure, the content is similar. Upon completion of the college experience, the individual student will be better prepared, both intellectually and emotionally, to contribute to society (Whiteley and Sprandel, 1970).

The Alumnus, V67n4 [V68n4], January 1984, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Director's MedLee
-- Alumni News
-- Campus News
-- Teacher education under a microscope
-- Scholars show off
-- Jump ball in Division I
-- More research, less search
-- Alumni Profile: Ralph Long
-- Alumni Profile: Karen Madson Billings
-- Class Notes

1984-85 Women's Swimming Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Northern Iowa at a Glance --1
--About the University --1
--Susan Stodghill - Head Coach --2
--Lynnette Seifert - Diving Coach --2
--Academics --2
--1984-85 Panther Preview --3
--1984-85 Women's Swimming Schedule --4
--1983-84 Results (3 - 4) --4
--1984-85 Northern Iowa Alphabetical Roster --5
--Swimmer Profiles --5
--Janie Brown --5
--Amy Fraseur --5
--Ami Gray --6
--Lori McDowell --6
--Terry Mohling --6
--Karla Osterberger --6
--Karen Ray --6
--Sandy Spray --7
--Tracy Young --7
--Diver Profile --7
--Amy Padget --7
--Northern Iowa Records --8-9

Bereavement And Sexual Functioning, Janette Serra-Stanford

Graduate Research Papers

"With the death of a husband, you lose your present; with the death of a parent the past; but with the death of a child you lose your future" (Linzer, 1977, p. 11). There is no more devastating experience for parents than the death of their child. The impact of a child's death is profound because the parent-child relationship is generally regarded as the most reciprocally intense interpersonal relationship (Parker, 1979). A parent's grief is often inconsolable and never ending.

A Journey Into Christian Marriage Preparation, Paul Eldon Lippstock

Graduate Research Papers

In 1981 the pastor of the Christian Community of St. Patrick in Cedar Falls, Iowa, requested one of the associate pastors to meet with several married couples in the parish and put together a process for marriage preparation within the parish community. Working closely l with the parish staff of the Christian Community of St. Patrick, the associate pastor and four (later reduced to three because one couple moved away) married couples began to meet regularly over a period of fifteen months. Together they constructed a marriage preparation program which included six months of preparation before marriage and twelve months …

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Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

What Are The Perceived Career, Educational And Personal Needs Of Secondary Students By Grade Level?, Steven Charles Bicknase

Graduate Research Papers

As the world has become increasingly more complex in the 20th century, the demands and pressures placed on individual societal members has risen significantly. Schools, as the primary societal agents responsible for the educational development of our youth, have experienced increasing pressures relative to preparing students for adulthood. Once primarily concerned with academic learning, schools have become increasingly aware of student needs beyond the areas of classroom learning. The inception of school guidance and counseling programs is evidence of the commitment of schools to meeting the career, educational and personal needs of students, particularly at the junior and senior high …

The Effects Of Self-Concept On The Academic Achievement On Elementary School Children, Michael Woodall

Graduate Research Papers

From the beginning the human is striving for individuality. The development of the self is intrinsic, and in the early months of life a baby is self-centered and perceives the world through senses governed mainly by basic organic needs. All of us, however, at an early age develop a concept of ourselves as a person. Although this perception of one's self as a person may have certain stable factors, it is in continuous development. Teachers should be aware that within us all there is a power to do our own thing and make our own decisions. Students are constantly changing …

A Critical Evaluation Of Rogerian Counseling In Terms Of Its Usefulness In Christian Counseling, James O. Sims

Graduate Research Papers

Pastoral counseling, in its present condition, is dominated ''almost exclusively by therapeutic psychology, principally by Rogerian counseling" (Aden, 1984, p. 38). Depending on one's perspective, such a charge is either a sign of hope or an omen of doom. Gaylord B. Noyce, professor of pastoral theology at the Yale University divinity school sees it as the latter. He charges that an "exaggerated deference" to the client-centered theory and methodology of Carl Rogers is "undermining the ministry in hundreds of congregations today." "We have taken the immensely helpful, nondirective Rogerian pattern and made it gospel, not only for wide areas of …

Danger Signals Of Marital Dysfunction, Shelda Jean Hertzke Beener

Graduate Research Papers

As a fundamental social institution, the American Family has elicited research studies by sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, theologians, political scientists, and economists. Conflicting interpretations and conclusions about the family abound. Even so elementary an expectation as consensus on a definition of family has eluded us.

Counseling American Indian Students, Kathleen Curphy

Graduate Research Papers

American Indians today are in a limbo created by their changing culture. While the traditional ways are still being taught in the home, white middle class values are being taught in school. Another factor contributing to this situation is the distorted image of the Indian which is sometimes projected by white writers and the mass media. The image of the American Indian today is that of a stoic, long-suffering, proud, warlike, lazy, drunken individual on the government dole. Indians have maintained their proud heritage, but they deal daily with their distorted image.

1984 University Of Northern Iowa Men's Track And Field, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--1984 University of Northern Iowa Track and Field Roster
--Contents
--UNI Athletic Administration
--Credits
--Quick Facts
--University of Northern Iowa
--Panthers Aim for Fourth Conference Title --2
--UNI Panther Coaching Staff --3
--Weight Men --4
--Short Sprinters --4
--Long Sprinters --5
--Middle Distance Runners --6
--Distance Runners --7
--Jumpers --8
--Hurdlers --8
--Pole Vaulters --9
--1983 Panther Cross Country Results --10
--1983 UNI Panther Indoor Results --11
--1983 Outdoor Results --12
--Panther All-Americans --12
--University of Northern Iowa Top Indoor Performances --13
--University of Northern Iowa Top Outdoor Performances --14
--UNI Indoor Records --15
--UNI Outdoor Records --15
--UNI …

Merit Pay: Problems And Possibilities, Jim Ford

Graduate Research Papers

There has been a great deal of discussion recently concerning salary schedules for teachers based on merit pay. Effective teachers are more valuable to an educational program than ineffective teachers and deserve to be paid more for their services. But by what criteria and by whose standards should such merit be based? Can a merit pay plan be carried out objectively and fairly? If so, how? Who should evaluate a teacher for salary purposes? How many teachers in the school system should receive merit pay and how much should they be paid?

University Catalog 1984-1986, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

This catalog is published for students and other persons who want to know more about the University of Northern Iowa. Its purpose is to communicate as objectively and completely as possible what the university is and what it does. The catalog is presented in sections to give a general view of the university as well as the detailed information required for informed decision making.

Instructional Objectives Affects On Elementary Students' Career Awareness, Timothy L. Houts

Graduate Research Papers

It has been shown through current research findings that instructional objectives do help enhance learning. For example, reviews on incidental and intentional learning (Duchastel and Merrill, 1973) and l on mastery learning (Block, 1971) suggest that students are more likely to achieve clearly stated goals and instructional objectives than ambiguous or unknown ones. It would follow that career education concepts would be mastered at a better rate when career education instructional objectives are used. This study attempts to answer this question.

Storytelling: A Guide For The Novice Storyteller, Phyllis Gray

Graduate Research Papers

"Once upon a time, in a place long ago." Thus begins many of the stories that have delighted children and adults all over the world. These words are signals that let people know they are about to enter a world of enchantment. Having entered this strange and wonderful world, people are enthralled or horrified by the sights and sounds that they find there. No matter what the listeners' initial feelings, they are always willing to return to a place long ago with the help of a storyteller. In order to get a better understanding of storytelling events and to improve …

A Survey Of The Criteria For The Admission Of Minority Students To Iowa Colleges And Universities With Special Emphasis On The University Of Northern Iowa Freshman Class Entering In 1979, Phyllis Wyatt-Woodruff

Graduate Research Papers

Prior to 1954, when Brown vs the Board of Education irreversibly changed the hue of the nation's schools from "colored and white" to "integrated," there was no need for special admission criteria for minority students. Due to prejudice and high tuition costs, less than 1% of Black students attended white colleges. Those who did attend white colleges were admitted under traditional admissions criteria (Thomas, 1981).

A Primary View Of Science Education, Marjorie A. Switz

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The primary teacher has a fundamental task in science education. The responsibility today is greater than ever to perform the science education task carefully, with specific curriculum goals clearly and sequentially mapped out. Primary teachers work with very impressionable material - young students. They lay the foundation of formal learning. No structure is sound or lasting if it has a weak or unsound foundation. The same is true of the education of young students and their introduction to organized science processes and knowledge. The foundation must be laid with care and strength of purpose. Primary teachers have the fascinating task …

Parental Expectations Of The Secondary School Counselor, Kurt Everett Harthoorn

Graduate Research Papers

Many guidance programs are fighting for survival in the sense that we now know them. Budget cuts have forced reassignment of counselors to classroom teaching. Some counselors have had their time divided among neighboring school districts on a part-time basis. These moves may be expected to result in a loss of counseling effectiveness. It is unlikely a program can accomplish in half the time, all that it once accomplished on a full-time basis. Less time might result in less productivity, and before long, the necessity of the program could be questioned because of its apparent lack of production.