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Stress In Human Services: The Helpers Need Help, Rick H. Hofmaster

Graduate Research Papers

Counselors, social workers and other human service personnel are trained to help individuals and groups cope with and make productive use of crisis situations. The challenge for many helping professionals today may be to apply their training to themselves as they face personal crisis both on and off the job.

Needs Assessment Of Seventh And Eighth Grade Students At Malcolm Price Laboratory School, William Rasmussen

Graduate Research Papers

This study was undertaken to identify the needs of transient adolescents. The population studied was the seventh and eighth grade students of the Malcolm Price Laboratory School (MPLS). The needs identified in the study will be used by the Guidance Department of MPLS to make program decisions for the next school year.

Selected Topics On Individualized Instruction, Wilmer Purvis Peeler

Graduate Research Papers

The formal development of individualized instructional programs in America began as a reaction against the age-graded lock-step system in which all students were constrained to study the same materials, in the same way, for the same length of time. Arguments for breaking down uniformity of instruction gained support with the appearance of instruments for measuring human abilities. It became clear that students differ not only in intelligence but in creativity. It also became clear that great differences between competence and performance are possible, and that inequalities in intellect, physical ability and social behavior, great in childhood, increase as students move …

Helping And Understanding The White-Collar, Middle Aged Male In The Industrial Setting, Trina E. Eitland

Graduate Research Papers

In today's industry, motivation is a primary factor in performance (Glueck, 1977). Motivation. not only comes into play with the extrinsic factors of the working conditions but also deals with the intrinsic factors of the individual in question. What happens when this person reaches his mid-forties? Industry is now realizing the humanistic side of working and has noticed an attitudinal change in their employees at this time of life. Production reports show the physical changes (i.e., production quotas go down) but what causes these changes? How does it affect industry and how can industry help their employees at middle age?

Observations On The Tube-Dwelling Diatom Navicula Tripunctata Var. Schizonemoides (V.H.) Patr. Using Light And Electron Microscopy, David F. Millie, James L. Wee

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The valve morphology of specimens from four different collections, each identified as Navicla tripunctata var. schizonemoides (V.H.) Patr., was examined by light and electron microscopy. Light microscopy revealed little variation between populations. Variability in the valve shape and striae arrangement within a population, however, was observed. Observations by electron microscopy revealed structures common to other lineolate Navicula and pennate diatoms. The continued use of electron microscopy as a supplement to light microscopy for proper interpretation of a diatom's valve morphology is stressed. Notes on the ecology of this taxon are made where appropriate.

The Analysis Of Library Books To Use With Gifted Readers Grades Four Through Six, Judith A. Mills

Graduate Research Papers

The major purpose of this research was to determine if a list of prototype questions, structured to elicit cognitive responses at the upper levels of the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, would be sufficiently productive when applied to the episodes in twelve books that they may elicit higher level thinking from gifted readers at the fourth through sixth grade levels.

Eighty questions were developed through the use of a mini-course entitled, "Higher Cognitive Questioning" secured from Cooperative Network Inservice Resources (CNIR), and two Gifted and Talented Workshops presented to the Marshalltown Schools by Educational Consulting Associates (ECA). Questions were further categorized …

A Study Of Elementary Inservice Programs In The State Of Iowa, Craig Robert Campbell

Graduate Research Papers

The key question now confronting public education in America is how to provide more and better education in the coming decades for the school children of our country. The elementary school plays a vital role in the process of educating students. Elementary teachers, supervisors, and administrators must assume major responsibilities if the elementary school is to meet successfully today's critical challenges. Preparation for teaching elementary students is a process that is never completed. The elementary school exists for the purpose of providing instruction, therefore educators must strive continuously to upgrade instruction to stay relevant. To facilitate this idea within the …

Self-Pacing, Individualized Instruction: An Overview, James L. Kelly, Richard Strub

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

During the last fifty years, education has been in a flux due to continuous technological changes and greater interaction on the societal scene. As a result, developmental education practices have been the subject of controversy. Schools have been called upon to maintain their conservative, traditional role, yet, they are expected to continue with innovative ideas which will provide a quality education for all students regardless of their academic or socio-economic level. The stability of education at the local, state and national level is dependent on the maintenance of long-established customs; whereas, the progress of an industrial society demands constant experimentation …

Student Construction Of A Working Solar Collector, Edward Jones, David Roberts

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Student constructed projects may serve as the basis for studies of the advantages and limitations of solar energy. An eighth grade science class at Miami University's McGuffey Laboratory School completed a study of solar energy with the construction of a window unit solar collector. The collector was installed in a south window of the science room in time for use and testing during the winter of 1980. The class activity developed after numerous individual projects allowed students to test variables that would be important in the design, construction and use of such a unit. Students performed a variety of individual …

Hayburgers

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Imagine driving into a parking lot of your favorite drive-in and ordering a hayburger.

College Students' Attitudes And Knowledge Concerning The Use Of Alcoholic Beverages As Implications For Educational Awareness Programs, Sylvia Louise Grandgeorge

Graduate Research Papers

Drinking by college students in the United States has received increased attention from society over the past decade. Student use of alcoholic beverages is certainly not a recent happening in the colleges and universities of America, but a renewed interest in the use of alcohol among college students has been evident.

A Descriptive Survey Of Evaluation Methods Of High School Principals, Barry Robert Reese

Graduate Research Papers

The concept of formal evaluation of high school administrators has been afforded increased attention in recent years. With demands for accountability from the public sector and increasing pressures from within the profession, varying methods and practices have been sought to encapsulate this area. Even so, at the present time there is less than a clear picture of what, if anything, the public schools are doing in a systematic fashion in evaluating the performance of the secondary administrators, namely high school principals.

Iowa Prairie - An Endangered Ecosystem, Daryl D. Smith

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Prior to Euro-American settlement 85% of Iowa was occupied by prairie. Today less than 0.02% of pre-settlement prairie remains; a few small remnants are scattered across the original 30 million acres. Settlement of Iowa was rapid; most of the prairie was converted to cropland by the end of the 19th century. Since prairie preservation activities were initiated in the 1930's, a number of prairie remnants have been preserved by public and private agencies. Iowa needs to be surveyed and inventoried so that the significant remaining prairie remnants can be located and preserved. Recent prairie preservation efforts have been supplemented with …

A Study Of How Academic Department Heads Perceive The Division Of Extension And Continuing Education In Regards To Future Departmental Development, John Sykes Hall

Graduate Research Papers

The closing of the decade of the 70's has also brought with it the closing of an era in American History, the baby boom era. The post-war infants of the late 40's and early 50's have progressed steadily through the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools swelling each in turn to its capacity. The early 70's saw these young adults, in numbers the likes of which this country has never before seen, entering a highly competitive and highly specialized job market. Due to advances in technology and an ever increasing amount of knowledge these young adults are now demanding of society …

The Role Of The Elementary School Counselor In Child Abuse, Thomas George Petaros

Graduate Research Papers

Child abuse has existed for as long as man has inhabited the earth. In spite of its long history, child abuse has only recently been recognized as a problem in need of investigation and study. In earlier ages, children were considered property of their parents. As with their property, parents were allowed to treat their children in any manner they desired. The children were left with few, if any, rights. In addition, the sole responsibility for child rearing was placed in the hands of the parents. Agencies were not available to take care of children if parents could not or …

The Relationship Of Leisure Reading And Television Viewing Time To Reading And General Achievement Among Fourth Grade Students, Diane Goodrich

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship that exists between the amount of time spent reading in the home and achievement scores; and, the relationship that exists between the amount of time spent viewing television and achievement scores among fourth grade pupils in an Iowa community. More precisely, the questions that were asked are: Is there a significant relationship between the amount of time spent on reading in the home and the reading and comprehensive scores as measured by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) among fourth grade boys and girls? Likewise, is there a significant …

A Review Of Literature On The Relationship Between Legibility Standards For Printed And Projected Type, Lawrence Cardamon

Graduate Research Papers

Print legibility is of concern to all seeing, reading individuals. For over 100 years educators, printers, psychologists and ophthalmologists, among others, have investigated a wide number of interrelated factors in print legibility. This research reached its zenith in the 1920's through 1940's, particularly in the voluminous work of M.A. Tinker and D. G. Paterson. There is a large and growing body of knowledge available on what affects the quality of our perceptions of printed typography.

Effective Continuing Education Programs Using Television And Videocassettes, Matthew James Darbyshire

Graduate Research Papers

Television has become a change agent. Its programing is designed to cause specific changes such as buying habits, and its intrusion into American life has contributed to changes in our life style. Technological change is widening televisions' potential program options and producers, through cable-television access channels and the videocassette.

Overtly-Reinforced Cloze Procedure Versus Conventional Instruction In The Teaching Of Selected Science Facts In The Fourth Grade, Mary Janis Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

"They just can't read the material" is an expression which can be heard in almost any teacher's lounge. Often it is a science, social studies, or mathematics teacher who is complaining about the inability of students to comprehend what is read in textbooks. Media coverage suggests that children are experiencing difficulty with all the basic skills (Howe, 1979).

Threshing Day At Hilltop Farm, Evelyn June Wishman

Graduate Research Papers

The proposal and manuscript for Threshing Days at Hilltop Farm were the result of the creative process. The manuscript was written for children ages 9-11 to enlighten their concept of Iowa farm life in the early 1940's. It was based upon the childhood experiences of the author and her sister and derived from interviews with farm people of the 1940's. The setting was the then average size farm of 160 acres. The theme centered on the activities of a typical threshing day before the impact of mechanization made drastic changes in rural life. The net result of the author's creative …

Chaplin, Nancy Reynolds

Graduate Research Papers

This paper examines Charles Chaplin, an individual who influenced comedic style through the medium of silent film. By his unique characterization and performance skills he was not only able to popularize himself as a comic but he was further able to heighten the audience's acceptance of what was then a new medium--film. Chaplin was to become an acknowledged 'king' of film comedy and no imitation could compete with his comedic style. The focus of this study is on the influences which combined to produce Chaplin's unique comedic talents. Chaplin was European-born (in London, 1819). His parents were both performers of …

The Nature Of Oral Reading And Its Role In The Classroom, Paulette Schuessler

Graduate Research Papers

The main purpose of this research paper is to explore the nature of the oral reading process and its role in developing children who can read with fluency and understanding. Specifically, the questions that will be dealt with in the first section include: What is involved in the process of oral reading? What relationship exists between oral and silent reading? What is the relationship between oral reading and comprehension? The next section is mainly concerned with the basic considerations that teachers should have in mind regarding the proper uses, as well as misuses of oral reading activities. It will focus …

Hemispheric Research And Its Implications For Education, Christine Carolyn Thoren

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to describe hemispheric research and its implications for education. The paper has been divided into six sections: 1) Neuroanatomical Research on the Hemispheres of the Brain, 2) Research on the Duality of the Hemispheres and Learning, J) Left Hemispheric Research Related to Learning, 4) Right Hemispheric Research Related to Learning, 5) Hemispheric Research and Piagetian Development, and 6) Learning Style and Hemispheric Research.

The Preparation Of Graphic Illustrations For Printed Reproduction, Susan Thomas

Graduate Research Papers

This investigation is confined to the reproduction of illustrative matter. A working knowledge of the printing processes and of the unique capabilities and limitations of each is essential to managing the production of printed materials. Each printing process is explained and the proper manner of preparing art work is specified. The four most commonly used printing processes for the reproduction of magazines, newspapers, brochures and other printed materials will be examined. The focus is on the mechanics of letterpress, gravure, offset and silkscreen printing and the way in which originals must be prepared to be utilized by these printing processes. …

The Effect Of Teachers' Expectations, Attitudes, And Managerial Abilities On Student Achievement, Catherine Tremblay Allison

Graduate Research Papers

Success in school is presumably thought to be a function of both internal and external stimuli that impinge upon the student (Breen, 1979). In recent years, more attention has been given to the internal stimuli. These affective and attitudinal factors are beginning to play an increasingly important role in the educational process.

Developing Self-Directed Learners In Secondary Reading Lab, Jane L. Olsen

Graduate Research Papers

One of the major objectives of formal education should be developing skills which will assist individuals in self-directed learning activities once they graduate from high school. Educators tend to assume self-directed study skills are mastered when in reality the skills have not been a major concern for development in the classrooms. Generally at the secondary level teachers set the priority for mastery of course content rather than for development of study skills which would lead to independence in learning that content. The instructors prescribe activities, materials, and content according to their assessments of students' needs for the experiences to come …

A Comprehensive Study Of The History Of Black Owned/Operated Radio Stations And Factors That Influence Their Beginning And/Or Survival, Anthony Stevens

Graduate Research Papers

This paper will provide a comprehensive view of Black owned and operated radio by examining the historical developments, along with some economical factors that have had an impact on Black radio. In addition, the writer will focus on the progress of Black radio, as well as the financial aspects involved in the survival and purchasing of the Black radio station. Finally, this writer will discuss the strategies used by Black radio in programming and management techniques.

The Development Of Word Identification-Recognition Strategies With The Language Experience Approach, Dawn Throlson

Graduate Research Papers

The essential nature of reading is the process of obtaining meaning. In order to process meaning, the reader must be able to perform the task of word identification-recognition efficiently. In the reading process, one has available various sources of information: grapho-phonic, semantic, and syntactic cues. Research on miscue analysis indicates that proficient readers are better able to use the three cue systems than less proficient readers. Hence, reading instruction should help students to be aware of and utilize the three cues. To enable beginning readers to use grapho-phonic, semantic, and syntactic cues, they must be provided with opportunities to read …

An Annotated Bibliography On Divorce In Children's Books, Lilith J. Dorr

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate books about divorce which can be used with elementary children. Results of this investigation were compiled in an annotated bibliography of fiction books to be used by students, teachers, guidance counselors, and media specialists in elementary schools. A comprehensive chart of readability, child of divorce, and divorce related problems was compiled and some interesting comparisons and conclusions were made. The number of books located was not as many as expected. The majority of books were located in Fry readability level three. The many feelings and emotions experienced by children of divorce, as …

The Relationship Between Management Training And Other Predictor Variables And Managerial Performance Among Selected Industrial First-Line Supervisors, Joseph Thomas Martelli

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between industrial first-line supervisors' participation in management training programs and subsequent job related performance as assessed by the subjects' overall management by objectives (MBO) performance appraisal rating .

Also, the relationship between managerial performance and predictor variables (age, years of supervisory experience, formal education level, self development, prior management training, and professional society involvement) was assessed.

Twenty-three first-line supervisors from a medium sized manufacturing organization participated in the study. A questionnaire was designed which extracted measures on the predictor variables from the subjects. Corporate management supplied the measure …