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From Rendezvous To Picket Fence: Tracing The Changing Frontier And Novelistic Development In A. B. Guthrie, Jr.'S Western Pentology, Raymond Charles Schmudde

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A Concise History Of Education In Illinois With Special Reference To Coles County And Charleston Community Unit School District #1, William James Hill Jr.

Masters Theses

This study is a concise history of education in Illinois with special reference to Coles county, and in particular, Charleston Community Unit School District #1.

First to be studied is the history of education in Illinois from 1783 - 1860. The Northwest Ordinance, passed by Congress in 1787, provided for one section of land in each township to be reserved for education.

The intellectual climate of Illinois during this pioneer period, the first teachers, and the early schools, are discussed in some detail. Next, the study shows the development of subscription or private schools and their influence on later public …

Curriculum Development In Selected Sciences In The Secondary School, Norma Grace Hockett Bauer

Masters Theses

This field study was to help a student write relevant secondary science curricula that (l) may actually be used by the author; (2) used in training other teachers; (3) used as examples in other subjects; and (4) encourage research and innovations to meet changing educational processes. Each of the five selected secondary science curricula shows different development of specialization and adaptation. Aerospace is developed as a minicourse. Basic biology has fifteen units based on specific scientific concepts, with laboratory experiments, along with individualized research. Field biology uses community resources, experiments, local, state, and federal parks or memorials, reference books instead …

An Evaluation Of Productivity And Efficiency In Work Scheduling In A Public Works Department, Kraig L. Gordon

Masters Theses

“Managers throughout the world frequently associate the meanings of productivity and efficiency with the capabilities and performance of employees. This approach is limited since productivity entails far more than the output of the labor force. The factors affecting productivity need evaluating to determine the significance they plan in the overall process.

Industry has attempted to improve its productivity posture by utilizing a multitude of concepts. Some of these concepts are time and motion studies and process planning. However, in the public sector, literature shows that little has been attempted to improve the productivity in public organizations.

The greatest portion of …

Designing Curriculum With Community Resources: Using A New England Town—Charlton, Ma—As A Model, Kevinetta Clare O'Brien

Masters Theses

This paper is a model to be used as a vehicle for elementary school students to become more informed about their community. A basic understanding of the local community will help elementary students (kindergarten through sixth grade) continue to expand their social science concepts in the modern, rapidly-changing world. The students readily observe the present growth and development of the community and they wonder about its bearings on the future.

This study is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of most elementary teachers pursuing such a topic. The instructor, after familiarizing himself with the background material presented …

The Relationship Between Governmental Structures And Ethnic Conflict In Black Africa, Aggrey Joel Otieno

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A Follow-Up Study Of The Master's Degree Graduates In The Department Of Business Education And Administrative Services At Western Michigan University, Jane Gustafson Morrison

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The Oakland Drive Neighborhood City Of Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Study Of Neighborhood Planning, Karl Francis Freed

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The Revision And Implementation Of An Assessment Form, Cleophus Sturdivant

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A Report Of Pupil Transportation Operations For Carlyle Community Unit School District #1: Contracting And District Owned Operations Compared, Donald O. Bretsch

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Litchfield Senior High School Guide For Computer Scheduling, Farrell Flatt

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The Field Experience: An Internship At Charleston High School, George William Fleming

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A Survey Of University Undergraduate Speech/Communication Education In Southern Brazil, Natalie Gidcumb

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A Development Plan For Friends Creek Township, Michael J. Edwards

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Zooplankton Community Dynamics And Water Quality Of Polecat Creek, Coles County, Illinois, Spring, 1975, Carl Edward Baird

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Surrealism And Abstract Expressionism, Michael R. Robins

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An Internship As Superintendent Of Schools In Community Unit District No. C-1, Casey, Illinois, James R. Koss

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A Faculty Handbook For Findlay Community Unit District #2, William C. Walters

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Belize (British Honduras): Odd Man Out, A Geo-Political Dispute, Gustave D. Damann

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A Proposed Learning Resources Center For Illiterate Adults Of Lagos, Nigeria, Ahmed O. Shodeinde

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Continentality Variability In The United States, 1934-1973, John L. Kerr

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The Measurement Of Affect In Unit 3 Of The High School Geography Project, Barbara E. Gerken

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The Evolution Of The Gull Lake Community, 1900-1975, Mary E. Penzkofer

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Introduction and Conceptual Framework

The Purpose

Kalamazoo County, like much of southern Michigan in which it is located, is the locale for a unique type of rural settlement - the lakeshore dormitory community. These communities, located at inland lakes which were popular summer resorts in the early years of this century, have experienced stages of development unlike those of any other type of rural community. These stages and the historical events connected with them, have undoubtedly left visible impressions on the character of the present communities.

A Report Of An Intern Experience In The Role Of The Principal In The Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo, Michigan, Paulina B. Ikeda

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An Experimental Model For Predicting The Commodity Futures Market., C. E. Roy Francis

Masters Theses

"Trading of· commodity futures contracts is one of the purest forms of speculation available today. Inherent is the risk of substantial losses. In an effort to reduce these risks, this research was undertaken.

As a result, a computer program was developed to forecast the prices of commodity future contracts on a daily basis. The program employs the Monte Carlo Technique of simulation and provides expected values for the next trading day.

During the development and testing of the prediction model. various trading techniques were also tested. A trading technique utilizing the difference between the forecasted price and the actual price …

Geochemical And Biogeochemical Studies In The Hansonburg Mining District, New Mexico, Alan Nathan Silverman

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"The Hansonburg mining district is in Socorro county in south central New Mexico. A Paleozoic section of thick Pennsylvanian limestone units, thin shale and arkose layers and thick Permian units of sandstone, siltstone and gypsiferous beds interlayered with thin limestone units unconformably overlie a Precambrian basement of granite. The sedimentary rocks are folded with north trends and plunges. Northerly, some easterly and northwesterly trending faults cut the folds. Galena, fluorite, and barite mineralization occurs along some of the northerly faults and as bedded replacements and fissure fillings in the Pennsylvanian Council Spring limestone.

Geological mapping and geochemical soil surveys of …

A Study Of The Danville Public Schools Cable Television Project, Robert L. Hoskinson

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Administrative Internship In An Open Space Junior High School, Jeanette Antoinette Sweet

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Power Parity In Dyadic Disputes: Towards An Analysis Of International Organization Success, Jerry D. Florence

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Natural Areas For Community Colleges: Their Role In Environmental Education, John Henry Gerdes

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