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A Study Of Effective And Ineffective Supervisory Behavior In Special Education, Elizabeth A. Hebert

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Maternal Ethanol Consumption: Glycoproteins And Gangliosides Of The Central Nervous System In The Rat Offspring, Antonio Blavatsky Caesar Noronha

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Compensation Management Related To Non-Certificated Employees In Selected Illinois Public School Districts, Susan L. S. Bisinger

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Course Integrated And Related Bibliographic Instruction: A Study Of Effects On College Students' Academic Indicators, Larry A. Miller

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Christina Stead's Fiction And The Changing Sense Of Decorum, Kate Macomber Stern

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The Speech Of Ambush: A Study Of The Symbolism Of The Consonant Sound In The Prose Art Of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Asta K. Velicìœka

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A Study Of The Actual And Ideal Role Responsibilities Of The Special Education Principal, Lawrence C. Pekoe

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An Attempt To Provide Higher Educational Opportunity To Hispanics: The Evolution Of Proyecto Pa'lante At Northeastern Illinois University--1971-1976, Maximino Torres

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An Analysis Of The Role Of Secondary School Supervisors In Bangkok, Thailand, Suganda Tapaneeyangkul

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Synaptic Transmission In The Inferior Mesenteric Ganglion Of The Rabbit: An Electrophysiological And Immunohistochemical Study, Mark Alan Simmons

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The Changing American Catholic University, Donald R. Lamagdeleine

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From Realism To Rapprochement: The Autobiographical Interpretation Of Collingwood's Philosophy, Glenn C. Shipley

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An Investigation Of The Effects Of Personality Similarities And Dissimilarities On The Development Of The Quality Of The Patient-Therapist Therapeutic Relationship Viewed Within The Context Of Social Exchange Theory, Robert C. Rinaldi

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The Relationship Between The Level Of Recognition Of Substantive Due Process Rights In Student Suspensions And Administrative Practices, School Board Policies And Other Selected Variables In Illinois Public High Schools, Lawrence F. Rossow

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An Investigation Of The Effectiveness Of Amplification As A Viable Method For Improvement Of Language And Academic Achievement In A Noisy Environment, Renee Z. Lewin

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An Assessment Of The Perceived Inservice Needs Of K-12 Teachers Of The Lake Union Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Hazel R. Wright

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While an active and costly inservice program exists for teachers of the Lake Union Conference, there appears to be no data on the perceived inservice needs of these teachers. Consequently, there is a need to identify their perceived inservice educational needs for purpose of enhancement and strengthening the existing program. The present study attempts to identify the perceived inservice needs of the K-12 teachers of the Lake Union Conference currently employed within its educational system.

Method

Data was gathered by using the "Lake Union Conference Inservice Assessment" which was a modified version of Ingersoll's Teacher Needs Assessment Survey modified …

Planning A Needs-Assessment-Based Approach To Continuing Education Programs For Seventh-Day Adventist Clergy In The Eastern Africa Division, Baraka G. Muganda

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Problem. This study attempts to determine the extent to which the needs-assessment-based approach to educational planning can be validated and used in planning continuing-education programs for the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) ministers serving in the Eastern Africa Division (EAD).

Method. The sample of the population for this study was drawn from the SDA clergy and a selected group of laity in the EAD. The data were gathered through a two-part questionnaire. The first part sought the demographic profiles of respondents. The second part was designed to enable the respondents to rank each one of the thirty items for preparation and importance. …

An Investigation Into The Cellular And Humoral Organization Of The Thymic Microenvironment, Howard R. Higley

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A Meta-Analytic Review Of Therapeutic Intervention Methods For The Treatment Of Child Abusing Parents, Denise Cafaro Noell

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The Long-Term Impact Of School Closings Due To Declining Enrollment On Elementary School Districts In Illinois, Ann Elledge Shortt

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Cross-Validation Of A Sentence Completion Test For Protestant Seminarians, David J. Mckay

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The Imaginary Audience And Its Relationship To Cognitive Development, Grade Level, And Gender, Rosario C. Pesce

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An Analysis Of Local Ongoing Inservice Programs And Practices Of Pennsylvania School Board Members, Antonia Rose Neubauer

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The Development And Evaluation Of A Seminar For Teachers On The Awareness And Management Of Allergic Conditions Of Their Students In The Classroom, Elwin C. Munson

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Problem. Many children with allergic problems go without treatment because their problems go unrecognized by both their parents and teachers. The purpose of this project was to bring about change on the part of teachers enabling them better to address allergic problems in their students. Literature was reviewed with respect to allergies and with respect to the use of inservice seminars for teachers. The posttest means for all three areas of measurement of the seminar group and control group were adjusted for pretest scores by analysis of covariance which indicated a significant difference in favor of the seminar group in …

A Statistical Model For Seventh-Day Adventist White English-Speaking Church Growth In The United States, Des Cummings

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Problem. Until 1983 there was no statistical model for projecting church growth among white English-speaking Seventh-day Adventist churches in the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify a forecasting model based on the variables that were gathered from pastor and local church reports. Thegeneral hypothesis was that a significant predictive relationship existed between some combination of report variable/factors and the rate of church growth or decline. This hypothesis was subdivided into four specific hypotheses.

Method. One hundred forty-five churches were randomly selected from the white English-speaking churches in the United States. The financial, membership, pastor, and Sabbath …

Classroom Teachers' Perceptions Of Seventh-Day Adventist Academy Principal's Effectiveness In The Lake Union Conference, Ritch Enos Kacelenga

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Problem

In the Seventh-day Adventist educational system, a need exists for research concerning the interpersonal relationships between school principals and teachers, particularly regarding the way in which teachers perceive the principal's role. A school principal is in the unique position of being able, independently, to affect the functioning of an entire school staff. The teachers' perceptions of the principal affect their interpersonal relationships and, consequently, the school climate. There is a need to know about this aspect in order to work cut effective ore-service and in-service training for school principals.

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All teachers in the ten academies of the Lake …

A Study Of Teacher Motivation In Five Selected Seventh-Day Adventist Colleges In The United States, Allen F. Stembridge

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Problem. The purpose of this study was to determine what positive and negative motivating factors affect teachers at Seventh-day Adventist colleges, to determine if these factors are different for public university teachers as identified in a similar study by Morgan, and to determine what factors influenced teachers to accept an appointment at an Adventist college.

Method. Respondents were asked to describe positive or negative incidents that related to their jobs as teachers and to answer twenty forced-choice-structured questions to indicate their level of satisfaction of dissatisfaction. The critical incidents were coded within a set of categories adapted for …

A Study Of The Perceived Influence Of Collective Bargaining On The Functional Role Of The Michigan High School Principal, David R. Clark

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Problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived impact of collective bargaining on the functional role of the public high-school principal in Michigan. The study focused on the perceptions of practicing educators in Michigan. Perceptions were sought from superintendents, principals, and teachers in K-12 public school-districts.

Data Collection, Methods, and Procedures. Data were collected by means of a mailed questionnaire from a sample of the 529 K-12 public-school districts in Michigan. Power analysis helped determine that 106 school districts were needed to have a significant study. Replies were received from 100 of the 106 districts for a …

The Self Perceptions Of School Principals Compared To Their Actual Performance On Certain Affective Traits, Michael L. Holtgren

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Problem. The role of the school principal is paramount in the operation of a school system, and affective behavior is an essential part of that role. It was the purpose of the study to determine if a discrepancy exists between the self-perceptions of principals as affective educators and their actual performance.

Method. Thirty-two school principals, their superintendents, and a sampling of their teachers were studied. The self-perceptions of the principals were identified concerning eight affective traits and eight school-climate factors. The superintendent and teachers evaluated their principal's performance on these traits and factors.

The Charles F. Kettering Foundation "School Climate …

The Identification Of The Operating Personality Construct Of Learning Disability Teachers, Patricia A. Atherton

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