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Taking A Stand: A Naturalistic Study Of Stance Negotiation In Student Teaching., Jody Messinger Wolfe

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This research was an exploratory investigation of stance in teacher learning. The concept of stance is suggested by the work of Bruner and Schon and is rooted in a constructivist perspective on knowledge. When applied to teaching, stance can be defined as a teacher's position toward the world of teaching, discernible in the verbal and behavioral language of practice. A teacher's stance is negotiated through experiencing various elements of teaching, constructing cognitive representations of these experiences, and taking a stand toward them. The researcher employed a naturalistic design to study stance in the context of one secondary Social Studies student …

Citation Analysis And Emerging Technologies: Foundational Technical Developments In Optical Disk Technology., Thomas Tunnell Wrenn

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One reason a given technology emerges is that the technical means of the technology are improved--made more efficient, faster, more reliable. This causes changes in the "socio-technical interface" between the technical means and the organization in which it is applied, and it becomes practical to use the improved technical means in new applications and additional organizations. Technical developments that decisively affect the technical workability and the economic usefulness of a product or process, which permit rapid changes in a technology and its rate of emergence, are termed foundational technical developments (FTDs). We often want to be able to identify which …

A Study Of Human Performance In The Event Of An Unexpected Robot Motion., Yves Beauchamp

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This study evaluates factors that could affect human performance in the event of an unexpected robot motion. The study evaluated the following factors associated with a robot work station: illumination level, noise level, the luminance contrast between the robot and its background, the amount of attention required by a task being performed while monitoring the movement of the robot, the motion speed of the robot, and finally the field where unexpected motions were initiated. The dependent variable measured was the distance the robot moved before the subject detected and responded to the unexpected motion. In a main experiment, nine subjects …

The Relationship Between Selected Demographic Characteristics And Locus-Of-Control Of Nursing Deans., Patsy Hesen Haslam

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This study examines the relationship between selected characteristics (independent variable) and locus of control (dependent variable) of nursing academic administrators (deans). Locus of control (LOC) was defined as deans' scores on Levenson's I, P, and C Scales. Eighteen (18) hypotheses were proposed regarding the following dean characteristics and their LOC: age, academic achievement, level of basic nursing preparation, socio-political involvement, means of attaining current decanal position, and type of preparation for academic administrative role. The relationship between deans' locus of control and ten (10) additional variables was also determined. The sample consisted of 199 deans in state-approved undergraduate nursing schools …

Development Of Celeration-Based Instructional Software That Teaches Sequelic Intraverbal Behavior., John Winston Eshleman

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The present paper describes a program of research to develop, test and refine a prototype of computer-based instructional (CBI) software that teaches a sequelic intraverbal repertoire efficiently and effectively. Significant educational implications arise from any verbal behavior research that both sheds light on how an intraverbal repertoire can be changed, and which simultaneously leads to a teaching technology that rapidly brings about high fluency. The present research centers around an engineering effort to do just that, beginning with a computer-based analogue of precision teaching SAFMEDS, a method of teaching using flashcards in precisely timed and recorded sessions. Programmed in BASIC, …

Relationship Between Community College Presidents' Leadership Styles And Faculty Job Satisfaction., Jane Gallimore Mckee

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This study determined the leadership style of community college presidents in West Virginia and Virginia as perceived by faculty members, measured the job satisfaction of the faculty members, and examined the possibility of a correlation between the perceived leadership style of the presidents and the job satisfaction of the community college faculty members. From a population of 2,028 faculty members in the three free-standing community colleges of West Virginia and the 23 community colleges of Virginia, a random sample of 321 was chosen. Each participant received a packet which contained a demographic information sheet, the Hersey Blanchard Leader Effectiveness and …

The Relationship Between Faculty Nativity And Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity And Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Faculty., Patricia Ann Johnston

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This study investigated the relationship between faculty nativity and role conflict, role ambiguity and job satisfaction. Role conflict and role ambiguity were measured by Rizzo, House and Lutzman's instrument. Job satisfaction was measured in six areas using Smith, Kendall and Hulin's revised Job Descriptive Index. Inbred faculty were defined as those faculty holding a nursing degree from the employing institution and comprised 31% of the sample. Questionnaires were sent to faculty at 21 accredited schools of nursing in eight states in the southern United States. Demographically, the faculty were female (98%), young (73% under age 50), and in the lower …

Profile Of West Virginia National Four-H Awards Program Participants From 1967-1980., Jean Marie Woloshuk

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The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of 4-H educational activities on West Virginia participants in the National 4-H Awards Program from 1967-1980. Usefulness of skills/knowledge acquired by participants and impact of participation on occupational statuses and personal lives of awards winners were also studied. The descriptive method of research using the inquiry technique was utilized. Information was obtained from 286 alumni who were state winners in the National 4-H Awards Program. Statistical procedures used for analyzing data were number and percent distributions, chi-square, analysis of variance, and forward selection regression. It was found that participants' perceptions …

A History Of Comprehensive Musicianship In The Contemporary Music Project's Southern Region Institutes For Music In Contemporary Education., David Michael Bess

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This study examines through an historical perspective the implementation of Comprehensive Musicianship (CM) from 1966 through 1968 in the five colleges and universities that formed the Southern Region of the Contemporary Music Project's Institutes for Music in Contemporary Education (IMCE) program: East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, North Carolina; Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee; George Peabody College for Teachers (GPCT), Nashville, Tennessee; University of Georgia (UG), Athens; and University of Kentucky (UK), Lexington. To provide background information, the study also includes an overview of the Contemporary Music Project from 1959 through 1965, with special emphasis on events leading to the formation …

Curricula Of Selected Korean Ethnic Schools In The United States: A Curriculum Assessment Study., Minza Kim Boo

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Demographic, historical, and educational data on Korean ethnic education programs in the United States posed some possible curricular problems concerning such questions as: "How well did Korean ethnic schools define the curricular purposes, organize the curricular content, select the curricular methodology, and practice the evaluation of curricular outcomes?" Thus, the primary purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of Korean ethnic schools in terms of whether the Korean ethnic school curricula used essential curricular principles and guidelines; and whether the Korean ethnic education programs were implemented to respond to multi-dimensional ethnic needs of Korean immigrants. The procedures …

The Effects Of Willingness To Communicate On Student Learning., Miuchi Betty Chan

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This research investigated the effects of Willingness to Communicate on student learning. It was hypothesized that (i) students who were generally more willing to communicate would participate more in class than students who were generally unwilling to communicate and that (ii) Willingness to Communicate would be positively associated with both cognitive and affective learning. A total of 253 students enrolled in 12 different undergraduate courses participated in the study. Students were asked to complete the WTC scale in the beginning of the semester. Of the 253 students, 62 were identified as high willing-to-communicate subjects and 45 were identified as low …

The Relationship Between Leadership Styles Of High School Principals And School Climate As Perceived By Teachers., Sandra Shrewsbury Bailey

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This study was designed to examine the relationship between the leadership styles of principals and the climate of high schools in West Virginia as perceived by teachers. From a population of 4,966 high school teachers, a random sample of 384 participants was selected. Each participant was mailed a survey packet containing a cover letter and two questionnaires, the LEAD-Other and the CFK Ltd. School Climate Profile. The total return was 248 or 64.58 percent. The data were analyzed using the General Linear Model of the Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS). Analysis of the data resulted in these major findings: High school …

The Beginning Teacher's Personality Needs And The Perceived School Climate In West Virginia., Charles Kent Runyan

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The study investigated by analyzing independently as well as interdependently the demographic characteristics of the beginning teacher in West Virginia, the school climate these teachers perceived as pervasive in the state, and the first year teacher's personality needs. For this purpose, eight major questions were fashioned with 38 major composite null hypotheses developed. Three instruments were used to collect data: a general demographic survey--to assess ten demographic characteristics, the School Climate Survey (SCS)--to measure the perceived school climate, and the Sterns Activities Index (SAI)--to measure the personality needs. From a state-wide population of 783 beginning teachers with zero years of …

Creative Problem-Solving And Its Effect On Eighth-Grade Students., Frances Elizabeth Bush

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The primary objective of this study was to determine the impact of Creative Problem-solving (CPS) training on students' creative thinking and finished art products. Experimental and Control groups were matched by age (13-14) and grade (eighth). The creativity training program used in the study was a total of sixteen sessions of 55 minutes each. The vehicle for the study was CPS which was conducted by the writer who encouraged fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Control group received no special training during their traditional art class. Data were analyzed using t-test and correlations. All subjects constructed art products at the end …

Portrait Of Dr. Louise Mcneill Pease, West Virginia Educator., Willa Louise Cather

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The purpose of this study is to present an account of Dr. Louise McNeill Pease whose influence as a West Virginia teacher has been relatively unrecognized by her native state. A review of the available literature shows that Dr. Pease has been identified as a gifted writer through numerous honors, yet her impact as a teacher has been neglected. This study intends to close this gap. This investigation is a qualitative research project entailing the gathering of life history data coded and organized into chapters that develop a portrait of the subject. The literature review and the procedures of the …

Identification Of The Development In Teaching English As A Foreign Language In China And Suggestions For Curriculum Improvement., Jing Jiang

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The increasing needs of international contacts for modernization program have created favorable conditions for the study of English as a foreign language (EFL) in the People's Republic of China over the last ten years. Thanks to the support by the government, millions of people are involved in learning the language for quick acquisition. However, because of little improvement from traditionally instructional methods in EFL the teaching efficiency for acquisition remains relatively low. On the other hand, during last few decades, foreign language teaching, as a very specialized area of education, has experienced tremendous changes in theory and practice in most …

Sir Thomas Boleyn: The Courtier Diplomat, 1477-1539., William Hughes Dean

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This work chronicles the life and assesses the character of Sir Thomas Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond, the Keeper of the Privy Seal. It is asserted, for the most part, that the father of the unfortunate Anne Boleyn rose in the esteem and honor of King Henry VIII steadily and on his own merits, making his greatest mark as a diplomat. It is conceded that he probably would not have risen as far as he did without some help from the involvement of both of his daughters with the King. Educationally superior to the vast majority of …

The Effects Of Creative Drama Methods On Mathematics Achievement, Attitudes And Creativity., Joy Faini Saab

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Creative Drama methods on sixth-grade Mathematics instruction. Experimental and control differences and gender differences were analyzed using student scores of Mathematics achievement, attitudes toward Mathematics, and creativity. Teachers were trained in the methods of Creative Drama applied to Mathematics at the onset of the experiment. Once the pretests for the three dependent variables were given, the experimental groups received eight weeks of Creative Drama/Mathematics activities during their regular Mathematics classes. The control groups received textbook-oriented Mathematics instruction without any of the Creative Drama methods integrated into their classes. All …

Consequences Of Implementing The New York State Seventh Grade Technology Education Curriculum As Reported By Pilot Teachers., Stanley A. Komacek

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This study examined the contribution of action steps (steps taken to prepare for and implement a new curriculum) to resulting outcomes (outcomes that resulted from implementation efforts) for pilot teachers of the seventh grade technology education curriculum in New York state. A survey instrument was used to gather teacher-reported data on twenty-three variables. The four dependent variables (resulting outcomes) included: (a) degree of change in program support from school and community, (b) degree of change in teacher job satisfaction, (c) degree of success of implementation of technology education, and (d) amount of student achievement of technology education. Five independent variables …

The Cost Efficiency And Communication Effects Associated With Brand Name Exposure Within Motion Pictures, Eva Marie Steortz

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Brand name products have been making appearances on the silver screen since the beginning of the cinema. Jack Daniels bourbon made its film debut when Joan Crawford served it in the 1945 movie, Mildred Pierce. However, only recently has such a great effort been exerted by those involved in this "advertising" technique. Many credit this growing trend to E.T., Steven Spielberg's lovable little alien creature, who followed a trail of Reese's Pieces to a documented 65 percent increase in sales for the Hershey company in 1982.

Interestingly, there is no research available concerning the communication effects associated with a brand …

Demographic Characteristics And Personality Types Of Resident Assistants As Predictor Variables Of Job Satisfaction, Burnout, Or Supervisory Rating: A Descriptive Study., Linda Jean Gardner

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A critical issue in higher education today is that of student retention. Although attention has been given to the general quality of residence hall living as a factor in student satisfaction, little effort has been given to the study of resident assistants, a key component in residence hall living. The purpose of this study was to examine this central population of service providers to incoming students at West Virginia University. This study collected and presented basic descriptive data on 77 resident assistants employed at West Virginia University including: (1) demographics; (2) psychological type (Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator); (3) level of burnout …

The Relationship Between Clinical Experience And Both The Identification Of Accurate Clinical Nursing Judgments And The Development Of Professional Identity, Rita Short Monahan

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This study was designed to investigate the relationship between the clinical experience of baccalaureate nursing students and (1) the identification of accurate clinical nursing judgments, and (2) the development of professional identity. Sixteen students registered for a required clinical course completed data collection instruments. The eight students in the control group completed the clinical course as prescribed in the curriculum; the eight students in the experimental group received no assigned clinical experience during the block of time in which the intervention occurred. Subjects were asked to complete the following data collection instruments: (1) Student Learning and Development in the Clinical …

An Econometric Investigation Of Interfactor And Interfuel Substitution Possibilities In The Korean Industrial And Residential Sectors: A Translog Function Approach., Bong Chin Kim

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The objective of this dissertation is two fold: (1) to investigate the long-run sensitivities of energy demand to price changes, and the degree of interfactor and interfuel substitution possibilities in the Korean industrial and residential sectors; and (2) to examine in what way and to what extent the energy aspects conflict with overall development objectives in Korea. Unlike other energy demand studies, the industrial sector is further disaggregated into nine manufacturing and three non-manufacturing subsectors. For the model specification, a translog cost share function is adopted. The interfactor substitution model includes capital, labour and energy inputs. Under the weak separability …

The Effects Of Matching And Mismatching The Diagnosed Learning Styles Of Intermediate Level Students With Their Structural Preferences In The Learning Environment., Barbara Francine Rahal

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationships between the learner's diagnosed preference for structure and the academic achievement of intermediate level students in a unit on energy resources when the instructional environments is congruent with and dissonant with the learner's diagnosed structural preferences. The study also examined the standard scores of an affective learning style diagnostic instrument and a cognitive style diagnostic instrument for possible relationships. Eighty intermediate level subjects of a private elementary school in Weirton, West Virginia were administered the Group Embedded Figures Test (Oltman, Raskin & Witkin, 1971) and the Learning Style Inventory (Dunn, …

John Dewey's Concept Of The Child., Charlotte Nelson Landvoigt

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From an investigation of the entire published works of John Dewey, as well as much of his personal correspondence, this dissertation described and analyzed Dewey's concept of the child. It was discovered that Dewey's concept evolved through interactions with his family and, to a lesser extent, his social milieu. Despite some inconsistencies in his writings about the child, arising primarily from his attempts to persuade his audience to make societal changes benefiting the child, Dewey developed a cohesive, comprehensive concept--a concept which emphasized a view of the child as an active, growing being. Ten aspects of the child were examined …

The Effect Of A Pre-Writing Learning Strategy On The Growth Of Syntactic Maturity In Written Expression Of College Freshmen With Learning Disabilities., Barbara R. Byrer

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The purpose of this study was to devise and implement a pre-writing learning strategy to measure through syntactic analysis the growth in written products for twelve college freshmen with learning disabilities. Strategy training consisted of modeling, verbal rehearsal and prompting, without concurrent steps of positive and corrective feedback. Utilizing an A-B Follow-up design syntactic measurements of T-units and clauses were computed during baseline, treatment, and follow-up phases of the study. Results of means during each phase determined that 58% increased T-unit length and 50% increased clause length in their writings. The remaining subjects either remained the same or regressed in …

Comparison Of Acquisition And Generalization Levels Of Manual Signing With Moderately Retarded Persons (Language, Parent Training)., Cynthia Sue Allen

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Educators working with mentally retarded and other severely communication-delayed students have begun incorporating sign language into their curriculum to promote language development. In most instances, these methods do not facilitate generalization to the natural environment where the language is actually used. This study investigated whether acquisition of sign language with moderately mentally retarded individuals is attained faster when taught in home settings by the parent or at school by the teacher in a clinical environment. Six students, ages six to twenty, attending a public special education program in central West Virginia served as subjects. All were diagnosed as moderately mentally …

West Virginia Boards Of Education: Policy Makers Or Policy Legitimizers? (Procedure)., Lois Ann Serafin

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This study examined the policy-making procedure of local boards of education in West Virginia in 1983-84 to determine to what extent the board or superintendent dominated in governance and the influence structure as the board made decisions in various areas of policy making. The study also focused on the board members' perception of control and constraints on local board policy making at the present time in West Virginia. The research in the study consisted of individual interviews with the five board of education members and the county school superintendent serving in one selected school system in each of the eight …

The 1954 Geneva Conference: Eisenhower's Indochina Policy., Francis Noland Dawson

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The Indochina phase of the Geneva Conference of 1954 played a critical role in the ending of the First Indochina War and prepared the way for the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam conflict. Little is understood of the conference because of a paucity of information available. Recently, this deficiency has been corrected somewhat as various departments and agencies have begun to declassify documents. An analysis of these new materials reveals that the United States did not have a well-defined policy in mid-1954 and that Eisenhower responded in an ad hoc fashion to conditions on the battlefield in …

Multi-Dimensional Assessment Of The Effects Of Dialysis On The Marital Relationship., Stephen Serafino Simone

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This study examined the marital profiles of couples with one member on dialysis. These profiles were then compared to the marital profiles of nondialysis, nondistressed couples to determine if there were differences in ratings of marital satisfaction and in the behavioral correlates associated with marital distress. Four marital inventories were administered to 15 dialysis and to 15 nondialysis, nondistressed couples. These instruments included the Spouse Observation Checklist, Marital Satisfaction Inventory, Areas of Change Questionnaire, and the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale. The results of 2 x 2 Analyses of Variance showed that dialysis couples could be differentiated from nondialysis, nondistressed couples …