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Understanding And Attitudes Derived From The Use Of Animals In Schools, Peter J. Kelly

Education Collection

A general review of the variety of activities involving the direct use of animals which are undertaken in secondary schools. An assessment is made of their value (positive and negative) in terms of knowledge and attitudes (including ethics) which are, or might be, derived from them. Alternative methods also are reviewed with an assessment of their value in relation to live animal studies.

An Investigation Of The Attitudes Which Prospective Teachers Hold Toward Bilingual Education, Berta Gonzalez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prospective bilingual teachers' attitude toward bilingual education. The study sought to determine if there was an influence on prospective teachers' attitudes by: (a) number of courses they had taken in bilingual education, (b) type of college they attended, and (c) number of years of teacher aide experience. In addition, the investigation reviewed the major curriculum areas in the Bilingual Emphasis credential programs among California institutions and sought to determine the degree of influence relative to the prospective teachers' attitude. Procedures. The survey questionnaire method was used to obtain the relevant …

Competencies For A Minister Of Music In A Southern Baptist Church: Implications For Curriculum Development., Donald Roland Bearden

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate musical and music related competency statements which would describe the needed skills, behaviors, and knowledge for a minister of music in a Southern Baptist church. In the development of the areas and items to be covered by the competency statements, several types of field research were employed. Three Goal Analysis Conferences were conducted with panels of church musicians giving scrutiny to the basic goals of the church music ministry. A Job Analysis was accomplished adapting the procedures developed by the U. S. Department of Labor--interview and observation. A field study …

Adult-Child Motor Performance Differences: A Developmental Perspective Of Control Processing Deficits., Jere Dee Gallagher

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

What the adult does during the intertrial interval that the child does not to process information was under investigation in this series of studies. Representative ages chosen due to a difference in the utilization of control processes were 5-, 7-, 11-, and 19-year olds. The initial study tested the initial availability of information to the subject prior to processing. The major question was detecting developmental differences in kinesthetic sensory store. Results indicated that the superior performance of the adults is not due to the initial availability of the information. The second study investigated the detriment to performance by increasing the …

The History Of The National Basketball Tournaments For Black High Schools., Charles Herbert Thompson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The National Basketball Tournaments for Black High Schools represented one of the most significant eras in the history of athletics in the United States. The existence of these tournaments was predicated on the restrictive conditions dictated by legally enforced segregation which included amon.

A Study Of Reading Achievement In Terms Of Various Background Factors., Dorothy Ellis Carlson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to evaluate reading achievement in terms of treatment, (direct concept teaching) and non-treatment, controlling for socioeconomic group, preschool attendance and the level of maternal education. The study population was composed of 117 children in six kindergarten classes in six schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Two schools were chosen at each socioeconomic level to allow for a treatment school and a control school. One class was used at each school. Schools representing the low, middle and high levels were determined by the percentage of children receiving free lunch at the school. Schools classified as high …

Characteristics And Opinions Of Traditional And Non-Traditional College Students., Micheal Randolph Moffett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics and opinions of traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students. Students enrolled at Southeastern Louisiana University composed the sample for the study. Data analysis was intended to reveal the demographic characteristics of the students and the differences and similarities which may have existed in students' opinion with regard to educational objectives, motivation to enroll and certain personal concerns. Student opinions were solicited concerning academic advising services and personal counseling services available to them. Students' opinions were also obtained concerning services of administrative offices, admission and registration processes and sources of educational finances …

A Film Analysis Of Motor Pattern Development Of Educable Mentally Retarded Children., Leonard Max Hill

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to compare the standing long jump, place kick, overarm throw and striking patterns of educable mentally retarded children to the mature patterns of highly skilled individuals. It was also the purpose of this study to determine if these same motor patterns were inherent in educable mentally retarded subjects and to determine if these patterns would emerge naturally in a goal-centered teaching-learning environment. Eleven educable mentally retarded children between the ages of five and eight years were selected to participate in the study. The children participated in a one week (fifteen minutes per day) orientation …

Management Practices Of Members Of The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders' Association, 1979., John Mcgeary Perkins Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the educational needs of Louisiana Quarter Horse breeders (owners) based on an analysis of their current management practices, and to determine the association of these practices with age of breeder, education of breeder and primary reason for owning Quarter Horses. The data were obtained by phone and personal interviews of 100 of the 838 in-state members of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders' Association. The chi-square test was applied to determine statistically significant associations at the .20 level of probability. The specific objectives of the study were: (1) To develop a personal profile …

Student Achievement In Biology In Terms Of Cognitive Styles Of Students And Teachers., Pauline E. Jolly

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to determine whether biology students who were matched to their teachers in cognitive style achieved significantly higher mean scores on a cognitive test in biology than biology students who were mismatched to their teachers in cognitive style. The hypotheses tested.

Conflict Theory And Segregation Academies: Application And Refinement Of Dahrendorf's Theory., Jerry Douglas Himelstein

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study is an exploratory case study which applies and refines Ralf Dahrendorf's theoretical work in an effort to understand the social organization of segregation academies. One location is studied intensively through guided interviews with a variety of subjects who had some role in one of four local private schools or some relationship to them. School documents and other recorded data are also used to trace the development of these schools. Variables suggested by Dahrendorf and by Nevin and Bills are explored and further developed. Enrollment figures are used in a state-wide analysis of the effect of potential black enrollment …

Listening Ability And Manual Dexterity Of Stenography Students., Annette Vincent Nunez

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Listening ability and manual dexterity as possible factors for success in shorthand were the subjects of this study. Investigated also were the possible increases in listening ability and manual dexterity due to a course in shorthand. The experimental-control groups, pretest-posttest desig.

A Comparative Study Of Striking And Non-Striking Teachers In Selected School Districts In The United States., Sally Clausen Brumberger

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare selected variables related to striking and non-striking teachers in certain school districts that were involved in a strike situation during September or October of 1979. One thousand randomly selected public school teachers from districts that were engaged in a strike situation at the beginning of the school year composed the population. Three hundred seventy-one partially or completely filled out questionnaires were returned and utilized for analysis. Data analyses were intended to reveal selected demographic characteristics, general characteristics of the educational setting, educational experience, level of training and tenure status, influence on decision …

Development Of A Needs-Based Curriculum Plan In Environmental Education., James Edward Barr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A curriculum plan in environmental education for Louisiana was developed, based on needs established by analyzing the results of testing 1,412 tenth grade students from 53 public secondary schools in Louisiana for their knowledge and opinions about the environment. The instrument used in the survey consisted of 43 cognitive and 20 affective questions. The instrument was developed from objectives selected from other state plans by a panel of 35 scientists and educators from 12 departments at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Fifty-four public secondary schools were randomly selected. Fifty-three schools, 98 percent of the sample, returned the answer forms. …

A Curriculum For Training Extension Agents In The Field Of Animal Science., Ronald Alvin Harrell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to develop a curriculum for inservice training of Extension agents involved in animal science work. Selected aspects of curriculum and learning theory furnished the basis for a curriculum model applicable to the work area of animal science. The curriculum was derived from inputs obtained from Extension specialists in animal science, Extension agents doing livestock work and selected animal science disciplines. Curriculum disciplines included: (1) livestock management, (2) nutrition, (3) marketing, (4) breeding and physiology, and (5) meat technology. An analysis of agent cognitive ability established the agent's educational requirements. Thirty-two concepts in the animal …

Academic Achievement And Acceptance Of Home And School Responsibilities By Elementary School Students., Elizabeth Thomas Walsh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to answer the following questions as applied to (a) acceptance of responsibility at home, (b) acceptance of responsibility at school, and (c) academic achievement: (1) Is there a correlation between a child's acceptance of responsibility at home and acceptance of responsibility at school? (2) Is there a correlation between a child's acceptance of responsibility at home as perceived by his mother and his academic achievement? (3) Is there a correlation between a child's acceptance of responsibility at school as perceived by his teacher and his academic achievement? (4) Is there a correlation between a composite of …

The Effects Of Modes Of Presentation And Assertiveness On Achievement., Mary Joan Kelly

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the effects of modes of presentation (lecture, simulation game and inquiry) and levels of assertiveness (measured by the High School Self-Expression Scale) on achievement of cognitive and affective objectives in a senior high social studies course. Seniors (N = 310) attending five public high schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, were randomly scheduled, by computer, into three predesignated class sections of Free Enterprise in their respective schools. One teacher in each of the five schools was assigned to teach the three designated classes. Class sections were assigned a presentation mode (lecture, simulation game, or inquiry) and …

French-English Bilingual Education And Language Achievement Of Second Graders., Paula Marie Claverie Childress

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not second grade students in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana changed differentially in reading and language achievement from regular classroom students as a result of participation in the French-English Bilingual Program. A second purpose was to ascertain whether students in the bilingual program achieved significantly in developing French language ability. Data was coded for the 278 students in the study. The statistical findings (tested at the .05 level) are summarized as follows: (1) Bilingual students did not change differentially in reading achievement from regular classroom students. (2) Females in the bilingual program …

The Relationship Of Biorhythms To Academic Performance In Reading., Natalia Lavonne Brackin Peveto

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was an investigation to determine if a relationship existed between the twenty-three day physical, twenty-eight day emotional and the thirty-three day intellectual biorhythm cycles and academic achievement in reading. If a relationship existed between the learning potential of a student and the low, critical and high levels of the biorhythm cycles, instructional techniques could be designed to capitalize on the internal fluctuations of each learner. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant relationship between the academic performance of a student in reading and the high, low and critical positions of the twenty-three day physical, twenty-eight day …

A Study Of Leisure Activities Of Young People / Chen Ka Foo, Ka Foo Chen

Pre-2000 Student Works

This study attempts to investigate the leisure activities of young people and to see their range of leisure, whether there is any occupational and sex differences in the choice of leisure. A total of 40 respondents, comprising 20 clerks and 20 Sixth Form students, males and females ranging between the age of 18 to 24 years were interviewed. In addition, three officers of the Ipoh Municipal Council were interviewed to obtain information regarding leisure provision and planning in Ipoh town. The findings of this study generally showed that leisure activities of respondents are basically home-oriented. Analysis of the results shows …

Rural Education Action Project, Murray Lake

Research outputs pre 2011

As a follow up to earlier samples of work sent out as part of the Rural Education Action Project, this booklet, through the courtesy of a metropolitan primary school principal and his staff, is forwarded in the hope that it may prove of value to schools in the assessment of levels of work attained by children. Additionally, while it is recognized that each teaching situation is different, the tests and the various analysis and recording techniques may be of some interest to teachers: In some cases, reproduction is not as clear as desired. This is a result of an attempt …

Nova University Center For The Advancement Of Education Course Descriptions For Courses In Gem Modules - August 21, 1980, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

Home Interaction Program: Hip, Georgia Sackman

All Graduate Projects

A Home Interaction Program (HIP) was designed and implemented for Title I parents and students. The components of the program included monthly newsletters, libraries, and workshops. It was found that parents of Title I students participated in HIP activities as long as they could be done in the home. The conclusion was reached that if schools want Title I parents to become involved in their child's education learning experiences, programs must be developed to reach into the home.

Transformational Geometry Unit, Elizabeth Ann O'Neill

All Graduate Projects

The study included the development and writing of a unit on transformational geometry which involved a holistic approach including the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. This unit was taught to the eighth grade class in the Oakville School District in Oakville, Washington. The results showed support that the teaching of this unit was effective.

The Language Of 5 1/2-Year-Old Children From Homes Where Macedonian, Vietnamese And An Aboriginal Tribal Language Are Used As The Language Of The Home, A. L. Mcgregor

Research outputs pre 2011

Throughout the world migration patterns and changing attitudes towards education and other cultures have led over the past three or four decades to a remarkable growth in the learning of second or foreign languages. Within this area the learning of English by speakers of other languages takes up the largest numbers and is to be found in every part of the globe.

Nevertheless to date comparatively little is known of processes and patterns in second language development. Evidence on phonological and semantic development is exceedingly skimpy. Hernandez (in Ervin-Tripp 1970), Malmberg (1945), Wode (1976) and Ervin-Tripp (1974) have examined the …

Migrant Experience Workshop : Resource Folder, Sandy Hopkins, Rob Mykytiuk

Research outputs pre 2011

The Migration Experience Workshop was conducted in response to Recommendation i4 of the Galbally Report, namely that

"Professionals, including those studying and those currently in practices in areas with large migrant clienteles, should receive assistance in obtaining or upgrading language skills and understanding cultural differences".

The workshop focussed on the latter part of the Recommendation largely through an experiential approach based on simulated experiences, media presentations, and direct input from immigrant clientele as well as those professionally involved with them. The over whelming response from course participants made it abundantly clear that the process of migration and settlement experience is …

Teaching Practice, Supervision, Advice And Assessment : A Report Of An Investigation Undertaken Under The Auspices Of The Research Committee Of Nedlands College, M. Kaplan

Research outputs pre 2011

An opinion questionnaire (see Appendix One for details) was distributed to staff of the Departments of Education Studies and English Studies to identify expectations of staff in relation to teaching practice and to measure the extent to which staff views on the subject coincide. Use was made of the Delphi technique to enable respondents to modify and expand on the original questionnaire and to revise their initial responses in the light of additional information. It was felt that the Delphi technique would permit more detailed and reflective views to be obtained from staff and that this additional information would justify …

The Delphi Technique : An Application Of The Delphi Technique As A Method Of Obtaining Staff Opinions On Issues Relating To Teaching Practice At Nedlands College Of Advanced Education, M. Kaplan

Research outputs pre 2011

As one approach to gathering information required in compiling a report on Teaching Practice, Supervision Advice and Assessment (Published as Research Committee Report Number 12), use was made of the Delphi Technique. (Kaplan, 1980).

Space precluded providing details of this technique in Report Number 12 but since the technique is not often used, it was decided to provide information on its application in the study in this separate report.

A Study Of Vocational Education Completers And Leavers, At Dixie College, To Determine The Effect, On Job Seeking And Keeping Skills, Of Participation In Cooperative Vocational Education Courses, John Garth Hacking

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study established the extent to which there is a correlation between the job seeking and keeping skills of Cooperative Vocational Education students and students in similar programs who elect not to participate in CVOE. Data gathered by the use of a questionnaire was compared to determine the effects of CVOE on grade point average, length of time to initial employment, initial salaries received, job advancement, and student reaction to having taken a CVOE program; The study was limited to a group fo Dixie College vocational students enrolled at the institution between Fall Quarter, 1971, and Spring Quarter, 1977.

Financing Universal Compulsory Free Elementary Education In India, Simon Gurushantappa David

Dissertations

Problem: There is a definite desire and demand from the people of India for elementary educational opportunities for all children. Since not all children between six and fourteen years of age are able to attend school, it is essential to know why. This study examined some of the factors which tended to influence the financial ability of the government to provide a sufficient number of schools so that all children may attend.

Data Collection, Methods, and Procedures: Data has been collected from a review of selected resource material which answer the following questions: What is India presently spending on elementary …