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School District Reorganization For Calaveras County, California., Henry Schiffman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem

Formal education can be carried on in many settings ranging from simple one-teacher school in a small district to a multi-school system offering an extensive number of services. Because not all districts are equally efficient, from time to time it is necessary to reevaluate the administrative structure of education in a particular area. For this reason, this study has been made of the four existing school districts which comprise all the territory in Calaveras County in an effort to answer the question, "What is the most advantageous type of school district organization for Calaveras County?" This problem has been …

Differences In Team And Standard Approaches To Counselor Education, Patricia Baker Mallars

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of counseling by comparing results of a counseling tema approach with those of a standard counseling approach. The criterion of effective counseling was client, counselor, and supervisor satisfaction with the counseling experience. The following background questions were raised. Would the perceptions as experiences in the two counseling practicum approaches be measured as significantly different? What in both approaches would be common perceptions among the student counselor, his client, and the student counselor supervisor of what constitutes a satisfying counseling interaction? What common perceptions of the counseling experience would be …

Development Through Community Effort Of An Early Training Program For Culturally Disadvantaged Children, Rita Williams Emery

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Each year children of seasonal worker who reside in the labor camps of the Patterson-Westley area enter kindergarten unable to learn. They are disadvantaged by comparison with children from the middle-class homes in the community. The organization and development of Del Puerto School for Pre-Kindergarten Children was a community effort to alleviate some of the cultural deprivation experienced by the children.

An Investigation Of College Success Of Odebolt-Arthur High School Graduates, Odebolt, Iowa, Donna Yvonne Hunter

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Throughout the nat1on there is a rapid increase in college and university enrollments. With this ever-increasing enrollment high school students find it necessary to make earlier decisions concerning their future. Such decisions usually bring forth the question, "Will I be able to succeed in college?" Such a question places much responsibility upon the high school counselor to provide students, as well as parents, with objective information concerning this transition from high school to college. Therefore, high school counselors are in need of more valid methods of making recommendations as to possible success in colleges and universities.

The Relationship Between The Ordinal Position In The Family And Reading Achievement Of Third Graders In Yakima, Washington, Merle Klavano

All Master's Theses

Since many children fall in the category of reading below grade level, there is a constant desire on the part of educators to determine the factors of causation. If any reasons for a child's inability to read satisfactorily can be analyzed, it is to the child's advantage to have this done as early as possible.

Catalog, 1964-1965, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1964-1965 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

A Comparison Of Isometric And Isotonic Exercises As Methods Of Building Strength, Arnold Scott

All Master's Theses

In view of today's emphasis on the need for physical strength, and the concern of the leaders of the Physical Education progression for greater physical fitness of our youth, the author felt more research should be conducted which might indicate ways of building strength. It was the purpose of this study to compare the results of selected isotonic exercises (weight lifting) with selected isometric exercises against a control group as means of building strength.

Annual Report Of The Newark State College For The School Year 1963-1964, Newark State College

Annual Reports

The Annual Report of the Newark State College was a yearly release that compiled the yearly reports from every department and any supplemental information that detailed the administration of the College. It includes information regarding any curriculum changes as well as enrollment statistics.

Individualizing Instruction Through The Use Of Classroom Groups, Ardeth Rae Barnfield

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to identify those problems classroom teachers meet when organizing groups within the classroom to provide for individual differences in rates of learning, instructional and/or personal needs, and interests; second, to develop some generalizations which are supported by the findings of educational research and experience, and which will give educators some guidance in the area of grouping for instruction.

An Experimental Study Of Fear: Test Of An Alleged Innate Sign Stimulus, Paul Dawson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the present study was to test the Tinbergen hypothesis that specifically shaped sign stimuli innately arouse fear behavior in certain species of birds.

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Weight Training On The Speed, Strength, And Endurance Of Junior High School Boys, Kenneth Duane Edwards

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to attempt to determine the effect, if any, that the introduction of weight training programs in the physical education classes would have on the speed, strength and endurance of the boys.

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Youth Study Center Of Yakima, Washington, From 1957 To 1964, Julius Edwin Glover

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this paper to record the history of the Youth Study Center, showing how and why it came about, and how it now fits into the total school picture in Yakima.

Identification Of Personality Traits Of Various Academic Interests, Jerry Maurice Gower

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine if students exhibit unique personality patterns specific to various areas of study in education.

The Application Of The Additivity Theorem To Subjective Probability, Branton K. Holmberg

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of applying the additivity theorem to subjective estimates of probability. Additivity, as used herein, refers to the process of adding the probability of the occurrence of an event and the probability of the non-occurrence of the same event and arriving at a total of one.

The Study Of The Influence Of The Family, Peer Group, And The Community On Adolescent Smoking, Gordon David Martinen

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to discover the influence exerted by the family, the peer group, and the community, on adolescent smoking. The study will attempt to prove that (1) the environment with the greatest discontinuity, as reflected in the variation of standards and attitudes toward adult and adolescent smoking, will be the most conducive to adolescent smoking; (2) that the frequency of adolescent smoking is directly related to the feeling and attitude his peer group holds toward adolescent smoking.

An Assessment Of The Current Status Of High School Psychology Teaching In The State Of Washington, G. James Mullen Jr.

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the current status of high school psychology teaching in the State of Washington. Specifically, the paper attempted to gain information regarding course content, frequency, and objectives.

The Development Of The Song Literature Of Hugo Wolf, Edward J. Sand

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to gain a perspective of the history of Hugo wolf, the composers that influenced his work, and to identify and explain the pertinent elements of his Lieder that helped to make him reign as a master in this field.

An Investigation Of Group Procedures As A Method Of Involving The Parents In The Resolution Of Children's Educational Problems, Glen Deane Brotherton

Graduate Student Research Papers

A trend in education for the past sixty years has been the gradual development of a variety of procedures involving parents in the education of children. Research that indicates the interdependence of the home and the school in educating children has been the major influence in the development of these programs. Today there is general agreement among educators that the home and school must work cooperatively to resolve children's educational problems. Many successful procedures are now being used which involve parents, but more effective ways of working with them are being sought. In this paper group procedures are being considered …

Existential Thought: Its Contributions To Psychotherapy, John Joseph Mitchell Ii

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to present a basic introduction to the general concepts of existential philosophy and to illustrate how these concepts are integrated into psychology and psychotherapy.

Basic Cursive Writing: Development Of A Self-Instructional Program, Bobbie Nell Parson

All Master's Theses

The great majority of self-instructional programs which have been reported are concerned with the learning of cognitive material and/or perceptual skills. This study is concerned with the development and evaluation of a program teaching motor skills relevant to the learning of cursive writing. The accompanying perceptual skills are essentially of the visual and kinesthetic type.

A Survey Of Reading Methods Suitable For Use With Remedial Pupils, Louie W. Cava

All Master's Theses

This study will research and present a description of methods which may be used with those students who are having difficulty reading via the basal reader and phonetic approaches.

The Effect Of Verbal And Nonverbal Reinforcing Stimuli On The Conditioning Of Word Choices, Barbara Jean Dafoe

All Master's Theses

The present study was undertaken to determine if a specific nonverbal reinforcing stimulus was more effective than a specific verbal reinforcing stimulus in bringing about a change in behavior in a verbal conditioning experiment.

Relationship Of Physical Fitness To Success In Junior High Among Sunnyside Junior High Boys, Jerry St. George

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to show what relationship, if any, exists between the characteristics of physical fitness and success, as measured by grade achievement, attendance, and social prestige, among Sunnyside Junior high boys.

A Study Of The Accelerated Program In The Chesterfield County School System, Charles Willard Krause

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Inside Baseball, Dell Bethel

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to offer some remedial methods for correcting individual weaknesses or faulty techniques, using specific suggestions of experts in the game of baseball.

The Case Method - A Technique For Teaching Religion To Lds Youth, Cal Juel Andreasen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to compile information explaining what the case method is, giving instructions concerning the use of the case method for students and instructor, and discussing how cases may be obtained and written; (2) to analyze the case method of instruction to show the advantages and disadvantages of its use in teaching religion; and (3) to develop sample cases that could be used in teaching religion in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This study examined available research material from three major sources: (1) the use of the case method in the …

Some Creative Processes Involved In An Original Children’S Play, Tarry L. Lindquist

All Master's Theses

The purpose was to provide the writer with an opportunity to write, produce and evaluate the creative processes involved in an original children's play. It provided insights into writing, directing, producing an original script, and to children's plays in general.

Exploring Some Approaches To Expressive Drawing, Donald Leroy Simmons

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to further the pedagogic and artistic knowledge and skills of this candidate in the area of expressive drawing, (2) to formulate new approaches or modify existing approaches to drawing so as to lessen inhibiting attitudes and rigid procedures during the act of drawing and encourage spontaneous and expressive drawing on the candidate's part, (3) to indicate implications this study might have for other artists, art teachers, or students, and (4) to contribute to an area in which little information is available.

An Analysis Of Parent-Teacher Association Membership And Attendance, Michael Slater Cline

All Master's Theses

In order that the P. T. A. associations work out methods and techniques for improvement for the future, they must first ascertain the 2 existing conditions. In this respect, it was the purpose of the present investigation to discover certain factors associated with membership in elementary school P. T. A. units and utilize these to devise suggestions for the improvement of the Parent-Teacher units.

Off To A Good Start: An Educational Film Depicting The Orientation Of Teachers, John Bert Liboky

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to produce a film that would inform a beginning teacher of areas that he might become familiar with before the start of the school year. The writer believes that a film could do this in a more relaxed and less time consuming manner than practices now being used.