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Social Studies And The Inquiry Process, Agnes R. Rice

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Appropriateness Of Selected Inservice Education Practices As Perceived By Secondary School Educators., Dushan Angius

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if differences existed between the perceptions of secondary school teachers and the perceptions of principals regarding the appropriateness of selected inservice education practices in the amelioration of specific instructional difficulties. Ancillary purposes of the investiga·tion were to determine if perceptual differences existed among teachers when they were grouped by experience, sex, and teaching assignment.

The Impact Of S.B. 90 On Fiscal Equity, Equalization Of Educational Opportunity, And The Purposes Of Expenditures Among California Schools., Louis Paul Martini

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The court case of Serrano vs. Priest has brought school finance to the forefront in California politics. Senate Bill 90 was enacted as the legislature's initial response to the problems raised in that decision. The purpose of this study was to determine whether S.B. 90 had an influence on fiscal equity, equalization of educational opportunity, and purposes of expenditures among selected California school districts.

Sex-Role Stereotyping As A Function Of Counselors' Judgments, Susanna Nieman Grossman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine counselors' expectations as they pertain to sex-role stereotyping of both males and females. This study represents an attempt to partially replicate the research of Braverman et al. (1970).

The subjects were 120 high school and community college counselors randomly selected from California public schools and 60 counselors-in-training randomly selected from five California public and private universities.

Data were gathered with the Stereotype Questionnaire. It is composed of 38 bipolar items each describing a characteristic attribute of an individual. Each counselor and counselor-in-training completed one of three forms--adult, male, or female. Data were …

A Study Of The Effects Of A Creative Thinking Skills Program On Intermediate Grade Educationally Handicapped Children., Lawrence Wesley Sharpe

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the Problem: The problem of this study was to determine if the verbal and figural creative abilities of educationally handicapped children can be appreciably enhanced through an educational environment using brainstorming and programmed instruction techniques

Communication Within The Academic Community At The University Of The Pacific: A Descriptive Study 1973-1974, Richard Frank Sebok

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify communication concerns and develop recommendations for improving communication within the academic com- munity at the University of the Pacific.

The subjects were 165 randomly selected members of the academic commun- ity of the University of the Pacific. The sample represented the following academic categories: university president, academic vice-president, deans/ provosts, crpartment chairmen, and faculty.

Data were gathered with a survey instrument designed by the author to specifically elicit communication information for the study. The instrument contained 60 items with a response continum of strongly agree (SA), agree (A), disagree (DA), and strongly …

0203-1 Committees On: Criminal Justice, School Election Laws, Federal And State Lands, Personnel, Education, Health, Environment, Welfare, And Institutions, Land Use, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Teaching The Faith: Models And Methods, Stephen A. Schmidt

Concordia Theological Monthly

Now our task is far more limited. I want to focus on the Christian classroom and specifically on the act of teaching the faith. I will develop my remarks in two parts. The first consideration will deal with past and present models used within the church to define the teaching act designed to teach faith. Secondly, I will attempt to underline crucial concerns toward a useful teaching method not only for the 1970s but for the future as well.

The Future Of Christian Education In The Missouri Synod: A Matter Of Self-Understanding, Stephen A. Schmidt

Concordia Theological Monthly

Permit me to outline the remarks. I will trace briefly the historical benchmarks of our cultural and ecclesiastical past. Secondly, I will develop candid suggestions about the revitalization of that heritage for our present and future. Naturally in the second enterprise one ceases to be historian, risking rather the role of prophet, a dubious undertaking for any person doing history. But there is some comfort in the words of the British philosopher of history, W. H. Walsh, who writes: "Historians may not be prophets but they are often in a position to prophesy."

Taylor University Magazine (Summer 1973), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 1973 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Interview With Emma Wettlin, Donald Raichle, Emma L. Wettlin

Interviews

This interview was conducted by Prof. Donald Raichle in preparation for his book From a Normal Beginning: the Origins of Kean College of New Jersey, printed in 1980. It’s a transcript between Emma Wettlin and Raichle.

In this interview, Wettlin details her career and journey in teaching and education.

The Supreme Court, Compulsory Education, And The First Amendment's Religion Clauses, Philip B. Kurland

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Idea Of A Mormon University, Arthur Henry King

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Successful Boarding Home Parents Of Eskimo And Athabascan Indian Students, Judith Kleinfield

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.

A Long Way From Home Effects Of Public High Schools On Village Children Away From Home, Judith Kleinfield

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Class Size On Learning In Preschool Children, Sheila Fay Mclawhorn Miller

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Teacher As Liberator: An Analysis Of The Philosophy Of Education Of Friedrich Nietzsche (1973), Ann Margaret Sharp

Collected Papers of Ann Margaret Sharp

This dissertation will be an exegesis of the educational thought of Friedrich Nietzsche with the central focus on his conception of the teacher as liberator. This will involve an analysis of his conception of freedom, an analysis which involves a grasp of his philosophy as a whole. Nietzsche never wrote a systematic educational philosophy. Yet, in a certain sense, education is his primary concern. "I teach you the overman. Man is something that shall be overcome.... The overman is the meaning of the earth." In Nietzsche's view, the conscious production of the overman, a person who is characterized by a …

The Effect Of Systematic Phonics Instructions On The Reading Ability Of An Intellectually Disabled Fifteen Year Old, Sherlive E. Edens

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a case study of the effect of systematic phonics instruction and systematic reinforcement on the reading ability of one intellectually disabled fifteen year old boy. This study way designed to see whether the subject could attain reasonable literacy in a two year period from non-reading status. Evaluation was made along the lines of grade level improvement; the results indicated that systematic phonics instruction with systematic reinforcement resulted in substantial reading improvement.

Recommendations included suggestions for additional research.

Graduate Curriculum Development For Preparing Extension Personnel In Thailand., Pote Boonruang

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of General Cardiovascular Training On Localized Muscle Strength And Endurance., Roger Harold Gedney

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Two Observational Methods As Teaching Techniques To Improve Students' Opinions Toward The Use Of Observation., Thomas Wayne Kelly

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Faculty Attitudes Toward The Cooperative Extension Service At Louisiana State University., Margono Slamet

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Learner Opinions In Establishing Education Objectives In A Corrections Curriculum., Jack B. Parker

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of A Contingency Management Program On Reading Rate And Spread Of Effect With Primary Mildly Intellectually Disabled Children, Leo Carl Beck

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a study dealing with increasing reading rate, with primary, language delayed youngsters. The program was designed to see if rate could be increased with contingent (CRF) as opposed to differential (DRO) reinforcement with no drop in selected variables (comprehension, vocabulary, articulation and auditory discrimination). Reinforcement consisted of tokens paired with social praise. Rate did increase for the duration of the study and the selected variables remained essentially constant.

Recommendations include replication of the study with precise administration of schedules.

A Comparative Analysis Of Head Start Graduates Their Disadvantaged Peers, And Children Above-Poverty Guidelines, Rodger William Debritz

All Master's Theses

This study investigated the impact of a Head Start program upon its participants and compared the performance of these children to their disadvantaged peers and children above poverty-level guidelines. The results of the study indicated there were no significant differences in the school readiness skills attained by the Head Start and disadvantaged peers groups. Both groups evidenced significantly weaker school readiness skills than did their more advantaged counterparts.

Recommendations include more activities for developing readiness skills and suggestions for additional research.

Information Need, Form, Source, And Use As Perceived By Elementary Educators., Ronald M. Torgeson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

J. Bracken Lee And Utah Public Education, Elwin Lee Reynolds

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the two gubernatorial terms of J. Bracken Lee, Governor of Utah 1948-1956, and the effect he had on education during these years. Lee has been accused by his detractors of being opposed to education. He has been defended by his supporters as being a friend whose only desire was to have education operated on a sound fiscal basis. During his two terms as governor he was almost constantly involved in some dispute with the education people in the state and was frequently on the defensive against anti-education charges.

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Individual Learning Units In A Junior High School Basic Mathematics Program., Nicholas Anthony Laplaca

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The study was designed to: (1) determine the expenditures for an individual basic mathematics program in the junior high schools using individual Learning Units, (2) determine the expenditures for a traditional, textbook-oriented approach to basic mathematics instruction, and (3) compare the achievement gains of the two programs. Null hypotheses related to cost-effectiveness stated that the operational cost per unit gain, and the sum of the developmental and operational cost per unit gain of the ILU program would be greater than the cost per unit gain of the traditional approach. Null hypotheses related to effectiveness stated that the ILU treatment would …

The Effect Of Paraprofessional Assistance On The Academic Achievement Of Migrant Children, Lelia Mccain Veaco

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of paraprofessional assistance on the academic progress of lower achieving intermediate grade migrant children.

A Comparison Between Certain Piagetian Logical Thinking Tasks And The Subtraction Ability Of First-Grade, Second-Grade, And Third-Grade Children., Marvin Lee Sohns

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This investigation was conducted to explore the comparison between first, second, and third grade children’s ability to subtract and their ability to think logically as measured by conversation of numerical quantities, seriation, and quantitative class inclusion tasks.