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Source 1997 Program, Central Washington University

Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)

Undergraduate research with faculty continues to grow and becomes an increasingly significant part of active learning at Central W asbington University. The symposium is intended to provide a unique opportunity for students to present their research and to generate a common ground for interdepartmental and inter-disciplinary communication. The papers presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium-97 represent only a fraction of the students actively participating in research at Central.

Differences In Creative Thinking Between American And Japanese College Students In Education, Noriko Saeki

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Fifty-one American and 54 Japanese college students in education were tested to investigate whether there were any cross-cultural differences in creative thinking. No gender differences were found in both cultures, but the American college students had higher scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) figural test than the Japanese college students. The difference was statistically significant and the effect size was large. Very low correlations were found between the TTCT and the American 111 College Testing (ACT) for the American college students and between the TTCT and the Center Test for the Japanese college students.

The Relationship Between Graduate Students' Education In Research Ethics And Their Attitudes Toward Research Misconduct, Perry Sailor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A mail survey of a nationwide sample of department heads in university departments of mechanical engineering, physiology, and psychology was conducted, in order to determine what these departments were doing to educate their Ph.D. students in research ethics. Department heads were also asked to supply names of the Ph.D. students in their departments. Based on the survey responses, departments within each discipline were then divided into those placing a relatively high versus low emphasis on teaching research ethics. Random samples of students in each emphasis category for each discipline were then surveyed and asked to rate the seriousness of 44 …

The Relationship Between Social Support And Professional Burnout Among Public Secondary School Teachers In Northeast Tennessee, Jackie C. Walker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Teaching is reported to be a stressful occupation and social support is thought to mediate stress. The purpose of the study was to identify relationships between the level of professional burnout and social support of high school teachers in Northeast Tennessee. In this correlational study, a sample of 228 secondary school teachers in Northeast Tennessee completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Teacher Support Network Inventory (TSNI). Respondents' satisfaction with support and amount of support were ascertained from the TSNI. Data presentation included a demographic description of the sample and a description of teachers' work support, personal support, and recreational …

Staffing Patterns In Campus Activities Departments, Tony R. Warner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze the organizational structures and staffing patterns in campus activities offices or operations within selected institutions. These institutions were selected from the membership of the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) during the 1994-95 academic year which are also public, Master's (Comprehensive) Universities and Colleges I and II institutions. Focus was placed on identifying the sizes and types of the campus activities departments at the institutions surveyed. A survey was developed and administered to a population of 355 institutions. The data from 269 (76%) responses were then carefully analyzed. Frequency analysis produced a …

Factors That Affect Parental Involvement In Gifted Education, Lynne Ann Mahony

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This study was completed to identify various factors that affect the level of involvement of parents who have children in gifted programs. Specifically this thesis attempts to identify the reasons parents do or do not attend parent meetings for the gifted, and the types of agendas at the meeting that these parents find to be the most beneficial.

The population studied consisted of parents of 117 gifted students, kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in a school district on the Western Slope in Colorado, who completed the Parental Involvement Strategies Survey. Data were complied by axial coding and analyzed for development …

Leadership For Learning: Narratologic Pedagogy And Knowledge Construction In Higher Education, Susan M. Mccabe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Leadership and learning are human activities occurring within an interpersonal, social context. This study was concerned with rendering the lived experiences of leaders and learners as intelligible, allowing for understanding of factors affecting knowledge construction and learning in higher education settings. The individual, personal experiences of teachers and learners were explored in order to identify factors that can be influenced by teacher leadership. Phenomenology was the philosophical and methodological structure of this study. Fifty-two nursing students enrolled in a senior level course at a regional state university participated in the study, as well as the two course co-teachers. All participants …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 05/11 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Centralized goal formation and systemic reform : reflections on liberty, localism and pluralism / Kenneth A. Strike.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 05/10 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Cultural differences and the construction of meaning : implications for the leadership and organizational context of schools / Robert A. Pena.

The Alumni Network, April 1997 (Vol. Xiii No. 1), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Practitioners' News - Spring 1997, Volume 24, Number 3, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Pages, Volume 5, No. 1, April 1997, Frank Oldfield

PAGES

Contents: PEP I Research and Workshop Activities -- PEP II Activities in New Zealand, China and Taiwan -- Workshop Reports -- Inside Pages -- National Activities around the World -- PAGES Calendar -- PAGES Scientific Highlight: Great Barrier Reef 'Climatic Optimum' at 5,800 Y BP

Broadly Speaking - April Fools' Day, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Training Methods Between Ncaa Division I Cross-Country Runners With 10,000 Meter Performance, Maximilian J. Kurz

Student Work

The scientific relationship between 10,000 meter performance and training methods of distance runners remains incompletely understood. Researchers such as Slovic (1977) and Pollock (1978) have attempted to study the relationship between training practices of distance runners with the use of surveys. However, these studies did not analyze the significance of various types of training regimens available. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the training methods of NCAA Division I runners and 10,000 meter performance. Fourteen Division I qualifying teams of the NCAA Division I national cross-country meet and 16 randomly chosen non-qualifying teams were recruited through the mail …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 05/08 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Response to Haskell : "academic freedom, tenure, and student evaluation of faculty" / Jeffrey E. Stake.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 05/06 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Academic freedom, tenure, and student evaluation of faculty : galloping polls in the 21st century / Robert E. Haskell.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 05/05 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Out of our minds : a review / Pat Clifford.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 05/03 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Testing writing on computers : an experiment comparing student performance on tests conducted via computer and via paper-and-pencil / Michael Russell [and] Walt Haney.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 05/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Markets and myths : autonomy in public and private schools / Sandra Rubin Glass.

Book Review: Curriculum And Aims, James Magrini

Philosophy Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Dynamic Productivity, Efficiency, And Technical Innovation In Education: A Mathematical Programming Approach Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Kalyan Chakraborty, Sandeep Mohapatra

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Despite the long-standing debate surrounding the performance of the U.S. public education system, there is an absence of comprehensive empirical evidence on this issue across different states. Initial dialogues on educational performance prescribed overall increases in expenditures for securing productivity gains. However, more recent themes emphasize the importance of productive efficiency as a key factor in securing performance increases.

This paper measures technical efficiency and total factor productivity in educational production units that utilize a multi output production technology. The technical efficiency scores are explicitly conditioned on socioeconomic and environmental influences. Particular attention is paid to the specification of varying …

Student Motivation: Instilling A Desire To Learn In Middle School Students, Richard James Erbstoesser

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Multiple Strategies For Vocabulary Development In English As A Foreign Language In Japan, Kunie Kaminaka

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Status Attainment Among Children Of Single Mothers: The Roles Of Parenting And Economics, Sarah Barfels

Honors Papers

My analysis adds to the literature on single motherhood by trying to refine a structural equations model to use to examine the causal importance and relationships between economics and parenting in single mother families and the effect on intergenerational attainment. This work also utilizes the relatively new longitudinal data from the second wave of the National Survey of Families and Households which includes more comprehensive (measuring participation in school activities and adding indexes to previously single indicator concepts) measures of parenting practices (Thomson, Hanson, and McLahanan 1994; Astone and McLanahan 1991). Further, the role of these and economic factors are …

The Development Of A Curriculum For Early Childhood Education, Leticia Espina Castor

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to design a one-year curriculum for 3 to 5 year old low-income and minority children in the Pasadena and Glendale area, with the goal of child-initiated learning. The content of the curriculum will consist of a modification of the High/Scope program, consisting of an active learning program and using a plan-do-review sequence. The proposed early childhood curriculum relies heavily on active, child-initiated learning experiences during which children plan, or express their intentions, carry out their intentions in play experiences and then reflect on their accomplishments.

A Study Of A Special Education School For Students With Mild Mental Retardation In Bandung, Indonesia, Susanti Soebianta

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to present information about education that is provided for children from Indonesia who have been placed into special education programs. It will provide background information that will help teachers in the United States understand students who come into this country and into American classrooms.

Incorporating Guided Reading Into A First Grade Classroom, Julie Sell

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Full-Time Courses, Entry 1997, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Kevin Street

Courses for Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street.

Utah Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Activities For Grades 1-12, Kitt Farrell-Poe

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

American Public Education And Change: Not An Oxymoron, Victoria J. Dodd

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.