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The Alumni Network, February 1986 (Vol. Ii No. 1), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Prospectus: 1986-87, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Kevin Street

Courses for Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street

Humans And Other Animals: A Biological And Ethical Perspective, Ashley Montagu

Attitudes Towards Animals Collection

What I have been hoping to do in this talk is to provide the scientific basis for the biological kinship of humans with other animals in particular and the whole of nature in general, and to show that the ethical perspective to which such a demonstration leads is inherent in the very nature of nature, that cooperation, love, not conflict and aggression, as we have long been led to believe, is the dominant principle by which living creatures are designed to live with each other. It was not Darwin, but the muscular Darwinists, like Herbert Spencer, who wasn't a biologist …

The Involvement Of Parents Of Educable Mentally Retarded In Their Children's Educational Programs In Saudi Arabia, Ebrahim A. Fouzan Edd

Dissertations

The major purposes of this study were to identify the involvement level of parents in their EMR children's education in Saudi Arabia, and to investigate the effect of selected demographic variables on the parents' level of involvement. Subjects were (N=338) male parents of EMR boys and (N=252) female parents of EMR girls enrolled in EMR schools in Saudi Arabia. The study design was based on a questionnaire developed to identify the level of involvement of parents at school, with other parents, at home, and in the community, and to investigate the effect of selected demographic variables on parental involvement. The …

A Study Of Experiences Provided In The Home Environment Associated With Accelerated Reading Abilities As Reported By Parents Of Intellectually Superior Preschoolers., Jeanne Marie Laporte Burns

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to look beyond the general effect that intelligence and environment have upon the development of reading and investigate (a) differences in how accelerated readers and nonreaders perform on written language tasks and (b) differences in written language experiences provided in the home environment, as reported by parents, associated with the development of accelerated reading abilities. Due to the broadness of the term written language, only four aspects of written language were examined (i.e., awareness of concepts about print, awareness of print in the environment, awareness of letter/sound correspondences in words--invented spelling, and awareness during …

Factors Affecting Summary Writing And Their Impact On Reading Comprehension Assessment., Martha Holcomb Head

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined several factors that may be involved in the writing of summaries and the impact of these factors on the use of summaries for reading comprehension assessment. Fifty-three seventh-grade subjects of average to above-average reading ability participated in the study. Data collection took place in four sessions over a one-week duration. Levels of prior knowledge and interest in a topic, as well as general writing ability, were assessed before subjects read the target passage. Subjects read a novel passage consisting of a five-page section of a chapter in their regularly-assigned American history text. After reading, subjects wrote, in …

Parent Perceptions Of Process Orientation In Early Childhood Education, Lois Ann Winter Keil

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Parental Aggression On Children's Cognitive Development, Susan Elizabeth Craig

Doctoral Dissertations

The study investigated the relationship between parental aggression and children's cognitive development. Parental aggression was studied in terms of both verbal aggression and use of physical force. Indexes developed from form N of the Conflict Tactics Scales (Straus, 1979) were used to measure both variables at three levels: low, middle and high. The dependent variables were measures of the child's (A) cognitive style, (B) cognitive functioning and (C) self-esteem.

Previous research indicates a relationship between abuse and cognitive development: Ackly (1977), Elmer (1967), Martin (1979). A methodological limitation of these studies is that they used samples of children previously identified …

The Role Of Error Analysis, Diagnostic Grading Procedures, And Student Reflection In First Semester Calculus Learning (Epistemology, Metacognition, Inquiry), Karen Jean Geuther

Doctoral Dissertations

The present study is an integrative study designed to explore the nature of student difficulties within the context of a first semester college calculus course. The techniques of error analysis were used to identify and categorize the student difficulties. Insights gained from this categorization served as the basis for the design and development of calculus grader preparation materials implemented with a subgroup of undergraduate calculus graders. These grader preparation materials emphasized grader diagnosis of student difficulties and student reflection on errors and process. Current preparation procedures served as the control on the basis of which comparisons and evaluations were made. …

An Investigation Of Career Development By Community College And University Women : Importance Of Contributors To Advancement Into Higher Education Administration, Lynda A. Kuyper

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Surveys of women in higher education administrative positions that identified factors which may contribute to career development have been conducted. However, the literature revealed little information regarding the importance placed on those factors by women in higher education administrative positions. The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of selected contributors to career development of women in higher education administration. Data were gathered by a mailed questionnaire to a sample of women administrators employed in Florida state supported community colleges and universities. The 343 useable returned questionnaires represented a 65.5% response rate and 51.3% of the total population. …

Final Report Of The Assistant Teacher Programme: Assessment Working Party, Western Australian College Of Advanced Education

Research outputs pre 2011

In October 1985 the Board of Studies: School of Education established the ATP Assessment: Working Party with the brief of reviewing the assessment and grading procedures for the Assistant TeacherProgramme in the Diploma of Teaching.

The composition of the working party included School of Education staff from all campuses representing early childhood, primary and secondary levels, curriculum and instruction areas and the Department of Education. The major employing authorities: the Education Department of Western Australia, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools were represented on the working party together with nominees from the Primary Principals Association, Secondary …

Perceptions Of California Continuation High School Principals Of Effective Non-Classroom Actions In Combating Student Truancy, George Stephen Mathiesen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to gather and apply statistical treatments to measure the perceptions of California continuation high school principals relative to the effectiveness of various non-classroom actions in combating student truancy. This study was designed to develop a prioritized listing of non-classroom actions in combating student truancy and to determine if significant differences existed in perceptions of California continuation high school principals based upon respondents' school size as determined by the number of certificated staff members, sex, years of employment in education, years of experience in California continuation education, and years of employment as a California continuation …

Linear Measurement: A Prevocational Skills Curriculum Based On The Brigance Inventory Of Essential Skills, Linda Jane Kittle

All Graduate Projects

Student progress toward an educational goal can be enhanced by the use of a curriculum containing both assessment and instruction. This project is such a curriculum based on the linear measurement items of the Brigance Inventory of Essential Skills. The careful sequencing and prevocational nature of this curriculum, along with its record-keeping forms, make it especially useful for special education. It is also available as a data disk for use with Apple microcomputers.

The Feldman Method Of Art Criticism: Is It Adequate For The Socially Concerned Art Educator?, Tom Anderson

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

The structure and inherent values of the Feldman (1981) method of art criticism are debated in some art education circles. On one hand it is argued that the Feldman method, because of its emphasis on formal analysis, lends itself more readily to analytical formalist criticism, and is thus not an adequate instrument for socially concerned art educators. The other side of the debate has it that the method is appropriate for socially contextual interpretation when applied by socially concerned art educators. My thesis is that Feldman's method is well suited for socially contextual criticism of aesthetic forms. I intend to …

Public School Drug Searches: Toward Redefining Fourth Amendment "Reasonableness" To Include Individualized Suspicion, Jill I. Braverman

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Incidents of illegal drug use' and violent crime plague public school authorities across the nation. As narcotics and weapons appear on school campuses, school officials seek to conduct searches of students' lockers, property, and persons for contraband or prohibited weapons. Public school authorities justify their actions by stating that since the state requires children to attend school, the state retains a compelling interest, if not an affirmative duty, in ensuring that the school environment remain free of illegal substances which might present safety hazards to teachers or fellow students. The fourth amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted to …

University Of Texas At Tyler Catalog, 1986-1988, University Of Texas At Tyler

Catalogs

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Analysis Of Factors Influencing The Agricultural Research Delivery System In Liberia., Walter Tamu Wiles

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Purpose. This study was carried out to assess the types of channels through which research information is disseminated to the farmer through the agricultural research delivery system in Liberia, and factors which influence the delivery of such information. Population. The population for this study consisted of 324 respondants which included 15 researchers, 127 field extension workers and 182 farmers. Data were gathered specifically from researchers working at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) and field extension workers and farmers in Bong, Lofa and Nimba counties respectively. Objectives. Two specific objectives of the study were: (1) to present profiles of the …

Machiavellian Interpersonal Orientation In The Principalship: Role Clarity, Work Satisfaction And Principal Characteristics., Judy Ann Hickman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the Machiavellian interpersonal orientation in the principalship in relation to perceptions of role clarity, satisfaction with multiple dimensions of the work context, and individual characteristics. The key focus was on how interpersonal orientation influences the way principals' "size up" their work situation. The Getzels and Guba social systems model (1957) and the Christie and Geis interaction model (1970) served as the theoretical basis for the study. An ex post factor research design was utilized in this study of 235 public school principals. Each principal responded to a research packet of measures. Factor analyses were computed for each …

The Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions Of Principals' Job Performance, Teacher Job Satisfaction, Principal Influence And School Outcomes., John Aaron Jackson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the relationship between principals' instructional leadership behavior and school effectiveness. In the conceptual model tested, certain school context variables, teachers' job satisfaction and teachers' willingness to accept principals' influence in the instructional realm, were viewed as mediating the relationship between principals' behavior and school outcomes. From this perspective, principals' instructional leadership behavior was seen as being indirectly related to school outcomes by its impact on these mediating variables. For the purposes of this study, teachers' job satisfaction, teachers, willingness to accept principals' professional advice and teachers' perceptions of principals' effectiveness as instructional leaders served as independent variables. …

Records And Evaluation Of Children's Learning, Ian Kerr (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Nova University Center For Undergraduate Studies 1986-87 Catalog, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

General Information, Academic Planning, Western Australian College Of Advanced Education

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Adjustment Of South African Education Program Students And South African Higher Education Program Students In America, Ronald T. September

All Master's Theses

The self-perceived adjustment of black South African undergraduate and graduate students in two educational exchange programs in America was investigated by means of a questionnaire administered through the mail during Fall 1985. Sixty-one female and male students at various American institutions participated in the study. The results showed that students perceived themselves to have achieved a high level of personal, social and academic adjustment, and that the undergraduate females, graduate females, undergraduate males and graduate males do not differ significantly in their perceived adjustment. Recommendations for further adjustment strategies are put forward.

A Comparative Study Of The Attitude And Knowledge Of Suicide Between High School Students And High School Teachers, Karen Lee Clark Edd

Dissertations

The researcher in this study sought to examine the comparison of the attitude and knowledge of suicide of high school students with the attitude and knowledge of suicide of high school teachers. The investigation will yield results which will be utilized for the purpose of developing a greater understanding of the attitude of both populations. The results will be analyzed with the prospects of utilizing this information for the preparation and formulation of effective suicide prevention and intervention programs at high school campuses. This study, which extended from November, 1985 through March, 1986, was conducted in four high schools in …

Interdisciplinary Research Methodology For Secondary Level Social Studies: A Teaching Unit Concerning The Holy Shroud Of Turin, Melinda K. Blade Edd

Dissertations

In the past decade, numerous educational leaders have been critical of the quality of achievement of the educational system of the United States. Declining scores on standardized tests and the Scholastic Aptitude Test, illiteracy and the inequality of educational opportunities for America's youth were a few of the concerns documented by educational leaders. In an effort to correct some of the existing problems, reform measures have been delineated by various commissions and educational authorities. The use of interdisciplinary curriculum, particularly in Social Studies, was among the suggestions for improving the quality of education. The purpose of this study was to …

The Use Of Computer-Assisted Instruction In A Biblical Studies Course: A Case Study, Joseph P. Gallen Edd

Dissertations

One purpose of this case study was to determine the effect of the introduction of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) materials upon students' learning ability in a college Biblical studies course. Another purpose was to gather information from students with regard to their attitudes toward CAI and its effectiveness in learning the course material. A third purpose of the study was the design of CAI materials using a general application software package. The data base and word processing functions of a general application software package were adapted for CAI in the Biblical studies course. The CAI components employed in the Biblical studies …

A Century Of Negro Education In Louisville, Kentucky., George D. Wilson

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Supervisory Behaviors And Perceived Supervisor Expertness, Attractiveness, Or Trustworthiness: A Replication, Alan Dean Evans

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This descriptive research investigated the relationship between the presence or absence of certain supervisory behaviors with supervisee perception of supervisor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness. This research also investigated the relationship between supervisee perception of supervisory behavior. This research was a replication of Heppner and Handley (1982). Participants in this study were students and their supervisors for beginning practicum classes at the cooperating midwestern universities. The forty supervisory dyads met for a minimum of one hour of supervision per week for the duration of the semester. Two instruments, the Supervisor Rating Form (SRF; Heppner & Handley, 1982), which assessed perceptions of …

What Factors Have Been Identified By Teachers As Reasons For The Variations Between Academic Achievement Or Teacher Assigned Grades, And Standardized Test Scores For Sixth Grade Students?, Barbara Chunn Jenkins

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to determine what factors sixth grade teachers from selected sixth grade centers identified as the reasons for the variations between academic achievement, or teacher assigned grades, and standardized test scores for sixth grade students. Thirty-two teachers participated in a questionnaire survey that was specifically designed, through the use of research, for this study. The questionnaire was divided into four main categories. The categories were: Home Related Problems, Socio-economic Status, Child Related Problems, and Teacher Related Problems. The teachers ranked the factors in degrees from five to one. The ranked numbers were totaled -and averaged. The teachers' …

Mentor Teachers In Selected Districts In Northern California: Profile, Selection, And Responsibilities, Sarah Elizabeth Taylor

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of California SB 813 mentor teachers in selected districts in northern California, to investigate selection procedures and responsibilities, to assess perceptions of mentor teachers regarding their helpfulness in improving instructional quality, and their satisfaction with the role. An analysis of the helpfulness of the mentor teacher role in improving instructional quality as perceived by teachers assisted by the mentor teachers and their principals was included in this study. Procedures. Ninety-three mentor teachers from twelve school districts and county offices of education in northern California, one hundred fifty-three assisted teachers, …