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A Study Of Four Arts Enrichment Activities, Mary Etten-Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

The dissertation is a descriptive study of formative research in four arts enrichment activities developed for the elementary classroom. The appendix contains the essential parts of this description. The rationale for developing enrichment activities for the elementary classroom is related to the lack of background and confidence many elementary educators have for the arts in education. The traditional practice leads educators to exclude arts enrichment activities from their programs.

The formative research in this study is based on four enrichment units used by teacher raters who were trained through in-service sessions. They taught the enrichment activities to eighty elementary students. …

The Learning Package As An Instructional Tool For Non-Certified Pre-Kindergarten Teaching Personnel, Daniel James Gartrell

Theses and Dissertations

The population of non-certified pre-kindergarten teachers in northern Minnesota have encountered problems in obtaining formal, on- campus teaching instruction. "Self Concept Development and the Teacher- Child Relationship" was one of many learning packages developed at Bemidji State University to assist the population. The dissertation was a response to two topics of inquiry about the population and the learning package: (A) What are typical pre-package responses by the population toward young children in respect to self concept development? (B) How effective is the learning package as an instructional tool intended to facilitate the internalization of principles relating to self concept development? …

Immigration, 1840-1930: The Myth Of The Melting Pot, Alton C. Wolfer

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The Independent Public Accountant's Legal Liability To Third Parties When Attesting To Financial Statements, Gregory S. Furness

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The History Of The Kings Of Britain From The Fall Of Troy To The Death Of Gogmagog: An Edition With A Grammar Of The Language And A Glossary, James Th. Simmons

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This thesis consists of three main parts, a grammar of the language of The History of the Kings of Britain from the Fall of Troy to the Death of Gogmagog, and edition of The History, and a glossary to the vocabulary of the edition.

In the grammar the major points of accidence and syntax are taken up--verb classification and conjugation; declination of nouns and pronouns, and of adjectives; formation of adverbs; clause construction--and discussed synchronically and diachronically.

The edition is of fols. 8r col. 2-13v col. 1 of MS. Arundel XXII in the College of Arms, London, a prose version …

An Evaluation Of The "Mainstream" Connection: Supporting The Regular Teacher, Jerry James Wellik

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the effects of an inservice training program (the "Mainstream" Connection) for regular elementary and secondary teachers in the education of the mildly handicapped and to respond to conventional practices for meeting differences in our schools.

The "Mainstream" Connection Inservice Project focused upon increasing knowledge of needs and characteristics of the mildly handicapped, specifying methods of modifying materials and curriculum and accepting handicapped children.

Procedure: The research population for this study consisted of 438 regular elementary and secondary teachers in central Minnesota who participated in a project to provide training in the …

Don Diego De Silva: Spanish American Ambassador In England, 1564-1568, Jack K. Nielsen

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A resident ambassador in the late sixteenth century faced many challenges, among which were: gathering, evaluating, and relaying useful information; performing negotiations on behalf of his principal; and calming troubled waters at the foreign court. The way in which he .faced these challenges determined the extent of the ambassador's success.

Jon Jiego Guzman de Silva, Spanish ambassador in Zngland .from 1564-1568, faced these challenges and others because he was a staunch Catholic at a Protestant court. Although he was able to maintain his position at court for four years, he was not totally successful. He forwarded much useful and correct …

The Teaching Methods Of Joseph Smith, Lane D. Ward

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A Merging Of The Concept Of Egalitarianism And The Universal Guarantee Of Minimum Competence In American Public Schools: A Historical Summary (1700-1978), Robert H. Boyd

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The purpose of this study was to historically trace three American educational developments through five specific time periods from 1700 to 1978 and to determine how these developments were related to the origins of the concepts of egalitarianism and a universal guarantee of minimum competence in American public schools.

The developments examined were: the societal expectations for the schools; the make-up of the school population; and the emphasis placed on, and the methods used in, assessing student learning. The specific time periods and their titles were: "The Beginning: 1700-1889"; The Age of Standard: 1890-1915"; "The Age of Testing: 1916-1953"; "The …

Relationship Of Selected Personal, Academic, And Interest Factors To Predictability Of First Year Bookkeeping/Accounting Achievement In North Dakota Public Secondary Schools, Leah Rose Pietron

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Course Offerings: A Function Of Reimbursement Rates, Gerald Roth

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships among variables important in policy analysis for the state financing of second ary education. Basic to this task was analyzing the relationship among variables presently considered in school finance policy. To guide the analysis of the variable relationships the following study questions were generated: 1. Is there a relationship between per pupil expenditure and the number of courses offered in secondary schools? 2. Is there a relationship between foundation support and the number of courses offered in secondary schools? 3. Is there a relationship between foundation support and per pupil …

Historical Development Of The Teaching Of Writing, John P. Landwehr

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Baseball: The Origins And Development Of The Game To 1903, Jeffrey Lawrence Haven

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The purpose of this study was to narrate a history of baseball from its origins to the merger of the National and American Leagues in 1903. The author endeavored to produce a work that was interesting to sports enthusiasts and informative to researchers. He also attempted to relate the significance of the development of the institution of baseball to nineteenth-century American society.

Based on accepted historical research and writing procedures, a study was completed which exposed the true birth of the game, the expansion and development of the sport from amateur clubs to professional teams, the growth of professionalism under …

Mormon Montage: Mormons In The World: A Production Script, Kris Marele Morgan

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This project makes available material that will help help drama directors cast young people in an improvisational show. This thesis includes suggestions for try-outs, a play manuscript with specific stage directions understandable to an inexperienced director, preparation exercises to help actors develop necessary dramatic skills, an index to these exercises arranged by areas of skill development, notes to the director, an extensive bibliography, and additional references for further research. The exercises can also be used for development of actors in any production and may be applied to education programs.

The play "Mormon Montage" concerns Mormon contributions to such fields as …

The Elucidarium Of Honorius Augustodunensis: Translation And Selected Annotations, Clifford Teunis Gerritt Sorensen

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This thesis is a translation of and annotations on the Elucidarium of Honorius Augustodunensis. The Elucidarium i s an outline, in dialogue form, of Catholic doctrine. Written early in the 12th century, it was very popular during the Middle Ages and, with adaptations, remained in use until modern times. The translation makes the work available to those who do not read Latin and the annotations provide background, references and source material useful for understanding the text.

The Development And Evaluation Of A Children's Gospel Principles Course, Lynn R. Applegate

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This thesis is the description, defense and critique of a course developed to teach gospel principles to 7- through 9-year-old children. The development process through which the course went, its formative evaluations and summative evaluation are described. The summative evaluation employed the pretest-posttest control group design. Thirty children, ages 7 through 9, were in the evaluation. After the pretest, 15 of the children were taught the 19-lesson course by their parents during a 23-day period. A statistical comparison of the mean pretest-posttest gain scores for the experimental group could significantly more accurately identify examples and non examples of fatih, agency, …

Representative Mormon Short Stories 1890 To 1940: Evolution Of Sentimentalism Toward Realism, Alice Gardner

Theses and Dissertations

Previously, no one has analyzed the short stories of Mormon periodicals from their inception in the late nineteenth century until 1940. The body of this study attempts to do so and has two main aims.

First, it evaluates the literary development of largely sentimental stories written for Mormon youth. Sentimentality in fiction was an extreme form of romanticism which flourished in America throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. As other forms of realistic writing became more acceptable in the nation, Mormon writers gradually accommodated their literary styles to conform with national trends. They retained a significant amount …

A Home Teacher's Training Manual, Daniel M. Jones

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a training program for L.D.S. priesthood home teachers.

A twelve week workshop was written and field tested in the Fullerton California Stake. The evaluation pointed out the need for a structured and ongoing program with emphasis on the fostering of interpersonal communication and relationship skills among individual priesthood home teachers. The outcome of this project was the development of a functional product entitled "A Home Teacher's Training Manual."

A Multi-Valued Attitudinal Study Of Obscenity And Freedom Of Expression, Allen W. Palmer

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This study was designed to examine whether religiosity is a determining factor in public reaction to obscenity issues.

A sample population of 452 residents of the community of Idaho Falls, Idaho was selected using a technique based on a list of random numbers in October, 1979. Path analysis, Chi-square analysis and Spearman's correlation were used to measure the results.

The study found there is a significant relationship between religiosity and behavior intention toward obscenity issues. The affective component of the attitude organization functions somewhat as a mediating variable. There were also findings that members of the Church of Jesus Christ …

An Examination Of Intellectual Functioning, School Achievement, And Personality Characteristics Of Male Juvenile Delinquents, Robert A. Rymer

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Research in the area of juvenile delinquency has reported personality and background differences between delinquents who have committed certain types of offenses (Randolph, l96l; Mizushima and DeVos, 1967). The major purpose of this study was to examine the academic characteristics of certain classifications of delinquent offenders. Specifically, the incidences of three school-related problems and absence of any of these problems were compared for certain classifications of offenders. The comparisons that were made were group versus individual offenses, person versus property offenses, and actual aggressors versus threatened aggressors. A second aspect of the study involved a comparative investigation of the personality …

To Clothe A Fool : A Study Of The Apparel Appropriate For The European Court Fool 1300 - 1700, Virginia Lee Futcher

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In order to design a costume for a period show, a costumer must unify the personality of the character in the appropriate historical style with the director's concept for the production. My study endeavors to aid the costumer in search of the historical clothes of the Medieval and Renaissance court Fool. Lack of time to do extensive research often imposes limitations on a designer's creativity. Through extensive research. into Medieval and Renaissance art, with the aid of Robert Armin's jest book, and descriptions of the household accounts of the period, I have compiled a document that will save a harried …

A Question Of Influence: William Cowper Brann And Henry Louis Mencken, Dale Owen Bishop

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A major critic of H. L. Mencken and a co-worker of his on the Baltimore Sun have both theorized that Mencken was influenced by a little-remembered Texas iconoclast who was assassinated in 1898, William Cowper Brann. Investigation revealed that Brann and Mencken agreed on many topics such as Prohibition, politics and religion among others. Mencken's early style compares well with Brann's, and they shared many techniques and preferences for particular words standard in the debunker's vocabulary. Research revealed that Mencken even published an article in 1900, at the age of twenty, in the magazine that had formerly been published by …

Parental Induction, Coercion, And Support And Adolescent Church Attendance, Stephen B. Morris

Theses and Dissertations

The study was an effort to determine the relationship between certain parental behaviors and church attendance of children of high school age. Eight parental factors, each consisting of certain behaviors, were used: support, coercion, positive induction, and negative induction for each parent.

Data were gathered with a self-report instrument which was mailed to a random sample of high school students in Sanpete County, Utah.

There were moderate correlations at high levels of significance between four of the parental factors and children's church attendance. Factor analysis demonstrated structural equivalence between six of the eight factors in this study and previous ones. …

The Child's Sex And Birth Ordinal Position: Its Effects Upon Fathers' Interaction With Their Natural Five-Year-Old Children In A Selected Provo Utah Mormon Sample, D. Wayne Brown Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

Thirty-nine fathers were observed to determine if they interact differently with their child as a result of the child's sex or birth ordinal position.

Results indicated that fathers expected more of their sons, had a higher readiness of explanation for them, and criticized them more often. Fathers gave more praise, physical contact and supportive behavior to their daughters. Birth ordinal effects paralleled and interacted wiith the child's sex.

Stepwise regression yielded a mean value of 44.16 in explaining the overall variance in dependent variables. It emphasized the number of hours the father spent with his child and family, the father's …

Speech Writing For A Public Official, A Governor : Problems And Assessment, James O. Kusler

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An English Translation Of Adalbert Stifter's Short Story "Bergmilch.", Patricia J. Kluckner

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No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Influences And The Events Which Led To The Recognition Of Israel In 1948 By The United States, Mia Gray King Ingstad

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Reading Preferences Of Superior High School Writers, Janice E. Jelliff

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Structural Complexity Of Oral And Written Language Of Fourth Grade Children, Laurene B. Heintz

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No abstract provided.

The History Of The Typewriter In The United States From 1933 Through 1977, Ed E. Quiring

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No abstract provided.