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An Investigation Of The Self-Reported Problems Of Mexican, Mexican-American And Anglo-American Adolescents, Marta Urteaga Pippin Jan 1980

An Investigation Of The Self-Reported Problems Of Mexican, Mexican-American And Anglo-American Adolescents, Marta Urteaga Pippin

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study utilized a cross-cultural comparative approach to investigate: (1) whether differences existed in problems reported by three groups of students of both sexes, Mexican, Mexican-American, and Anglo-American; and (2) the extent to which these differences were influenced by ethnicity, sex, or socioeconomic status, or the interaction among those variables. The STS Youth Inventory--Form G and a Personal Data Sheet were administered in the Spring of 1979 to 710 students from five high schools in Northern California. The sample which was statistically analyzed for the purposes of this investigation was comprised of 530 students. Of these 74 were Mexicans, 179 …


Creative Thinking In Male And Female Vietnamese, Filipino, And Anglo-American College Undergraduate Students, As Measured By The Torrance Tests Of Creativity, Peter Chu-Quang-Minh Jan 1980

Creative Thinking In Male And Female Vietnamese, Filipino, And Anglo-American College Undergraduate Students, As Measured By The Torrance Tests Of Creativity, Peter Chu-Quang-Minh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine (a) the degree of creative thinking of Vietnamese, Filipino, and Anglo-American college undergraduate students as measured by the Torrance tests of Thinking Creatively with Pictures (TCWP), form A, and Thinking Creatively with Words (TCWW), form A; (b) the degree of creative thinking between males and females in the three groups of students tested; and (c) the differences, if any, between the TCWP scores and the TCWW scores of the Vietnamese, Filipino, and Anglo-American college undergraduate students tested. Procedure. A sample of 15 males and 15 females in each ethnic group was …


The Adjustment Problems Of Latin American Students Attending Selected California Universities, Maria Victoria Ramirez Better Jan 1980

The Adjustment Problems Of Latin American Students Attending Selected California Universities, Maria Victoria Ramirez Better

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to identify the academic and non-academic problems of adjustment to the American culture and educational system as perceived by Latin American students attending selected California universities. A second purpose was to identify and compare the differences in problems perceived in undergraduate male and female Latin American students from their respective viewpoints. A third purpose was to identify the expected readjustment problems when the students return to their countries. The fourth purpose was to determine the nature and the helpfulness of the orientation program needed before the students came to the U.S., and after …


The Educational Impact Of American Church Missionaries On The Educational Programs Of Iran (1834-1925 C.E.), Mansoor Soleimani Jan 1980

The Educational Impact Of American Church Missionaries On The Educational Programs Of Iran (1834-1925 C.E.), Mansoor Soleimani

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The Problem. The present study is an historical study of the educational impact of American church missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries on the educational programs of Iran. Western church missionaries, particularly Americans, were among the earliest foreign influence to affect the Iranian educational programs. Traditionally, education has been important in Iran's recorded history of 3,000 years. In old and medieval Iran, customs and religious laws were the prevailing systems that influenced individual and group behavior. They also dictated educational policy. When mosques were built under the Muslim faith they became the chief centers of schooling. This type of …


The Effect Of The Language Of Instruction On The Reading Achievement Of Limited English Speakers In Secondary Schools, William Anselmo Melendez Jan 1980

The Effect Of The Language Of Instruction On The Reading Achievement Of Limited English Speakers In Secondary Schools, William Anselmo Melendez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that the language of instruction has on the reading ability of limited English speaking students at the secondary school. Procedure. Reading test scores from several secondary school districts in California were subjected to statistical analyses to ascertain the effect that the language of instruction had on the reading ability of secondary students with a linguistically distinct background, namely, a Spanish mother tongue. Two dependent variables were used, English and Spanish reading test scores. The independent variable, reading instructional treatment, conducted in English, Spanish, or bilingually. The data was analyzed …


A Comparison Of Two Secondary Literature Units. Literary Duo A: Twain And Knowles Vs. Literary Duo B: Twain And Hentoff (Volumes I And Ii), Ellen Skinner Kester Jan 1980

A Comparison Of Two Secondary Literature Units. Literary Duo A: Twain And Knowles Vs. Literary Duo B: Twain And Hentoff (Volumes I And Ii), Ellen Skinner Kester

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. This seven-week high school English literature study purported to compare the effects of two combinations of novels and their collateral curricular treatments. DUO A combined Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Knowles' A Separate Peace. DUO B combined the same Twain novel with Hentoff's I'm Really Dragged But Nothing Gets Me Down. A key question in the inquiry was which of the two modern works would increase the appeal and accessibility of the 19th century classic. Specifically, the study posed nine null hypotheses focusing on these areas: (1) knowledge of literary terms and figurative language; (2) literary analysis …


Comparison Of The Abridged Version Of The System Of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment And The Hahnemann Elementary School Behavior Scale With Special Education Students, Mary Allasina Yaryan Jan 1980

Comparison Of The Abridged Version Of The System Of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment And The Hahnemann Elementary School Behavior Scale With Special Education Students, Mary Allasina Yaryan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) information which included the Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children (ABIC) and the Estimated Learning Potential (ELP) was redundant of information on the teacher-scored Hahnemann Elementary School Behavior Scale (HESB) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) subtest scores for male and female Black, White, and Chicano Learning Handicapped (LH) and Resource Specialist Program (RSP) fourth grade-age students. LH students in the Sacramento City Unified School District system were considered more academically handicapped than RSP students. If these various tests were found to be …


The Effects Of Leadership Training On Inter-Personal And Intra-Personal Development, James Mitchell Perry Jan 1980

The Effects Of Leadership Training On Inter-Personal And Intra-Personal Development, James Mitchell Perry

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to assess the impact of leadership training on inter-personal and intra-personal development of middle management in the banking and financial sector. The population under study was chosen from the bank and savings and loan industry in greater California. Sixty-six middle management personnel constituted the sample under study, with 51 branch managers of one financial holding company making up the experimental group and 15 branch managers of another association making up the control group. Both groups were asked to participate in the study and there was no random assignment. The instruments used to assess the effects of …


Relative Efficacy Of The Leiter International Performance Scale And The Wechsler Preschool And Primary Scale Of Intelligence In Determining Giftedness In Black Children And White Children, Marcia Rubin Rapee Jan 1980

Relative Efficacy Of The Leiter International Performance Scale And The Wechsler Preschool And Primary Scale Of Intelligence In Determining Giftedness In Black Children And White Children, Marcia Rubin Rapee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989

Purpose. This dissertation was designed to study the relative efficacy of the 1948 standardization of the Leiter International Performance Scale, the 1975 standardization of the Leiter International Performance Scale, and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence for placing children in the gifted range of intellectual functioning. In addition, this dissertation addressed the relationship of a preschool screening instrument, the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning with the 1948 standardization of the Leiter International Performance Scale, the 1975 standardization of the Leiter International Performance Scale, and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. Results. The results indicated …


Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 14, Salve Regina College Dec 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 14, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 13, Salve Regina College Dec 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 13, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 12, Salve Regina College Dec 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 12, Salve Regina College

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0243 Committee On School Finance, Colorado Legislative Council Dec 1979

0243 Committee On School Finance, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

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0242 Committees On: Legislative Procedures, Finance, Education, Fire And Police Pensions, Agriculture — Water, Colorado Legislative Council Dec 1979

0242 Committees On: Legislative Procedures, Finance, Education, Fire And Police Pensions, Agriculture — Water, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.


A Study To Determine Causes Of Decline In The National School Lunch Program In Alaska, Arthur E. Hippler, William Alves, Patricia Derouche Dec 1979

A Study To Determine Causes Of Decline In The National School Lunch Program In Alaska, Arthur E. Hippler, William Alves, Patricia Derouche

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of A Planned Parent Education Program Upon The Young Child's Cognitive And Affective Development And The Prime Caregiver's Assessment Of Child Behavior, Jean T. Scogin Dec 1979

The Effect Of A Planned Parent Education Program Upon The Young Child's Cognitive And Affective Development And The Prime Caregiver's Assessment Of Child Behavior, Jean T. Scogin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem was to determine the extent a selected parent education program influenced the oognitive and affective development of educationally deprived Appalachian pre-school children and to determine to what extent the program influenced the prime caregivers' assessment of the child's behavior. Subjects included 40 Appalachian prime caregivers and their children who participated in four intact home-based classes. They were randomly assigned to treatment by the teacher, in order to equate the home visitor case load. In the Experimental Group, prime caregivers were provided with resources developed from the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program. Control Group prime caregivers participated …


Characteristics, Attitudes, And Practices Of Teachers In Planning And Implementing Instructional Strategies, Jerry M. Russell Dec 1979

Characteristics, Attitudes, And Practices Of Teachers In Planning And Implementing Instructional Strategies, Jerry M. Russell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of The Performance Of Five Randomly Selected Groups Of 1978-1979 Eighth Grade Students On Five Different Stanford Achievement Test Batteries Standardized In 1929, 1940, 1952, 1964, And 1973, Vaughn D. Chambers Dec 1979

A Comparison Of The Performance Of Five Randomly Selected Groups Of 1978-1979 Eighth Grade Students On Five Different Stanford Achievement Test Batteries Standardized In 1929, 1940, 1952, 1964, And 1973, Vaughn D. Chambers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the test performance of five randomly selected groups of 1978 students on five different versions of the Stanford Achievement Test. Three types of comparisons were made. First, the test scores of the five groups of 1978 students in grade 8.1 were compared with each other on the 1929, 1940, 1952, 1964, and 1973 Stanford Achievement Tests. Second, the test scores of each 1978 test group were compared with the test scores of the 8.1 normlng group for each test. Last, the test scores of 1978 students were compared with the test scores …


A Comparison Of The Performance Of Five Randomly Selected Groups Of 1978-1979 Eighth Grade Students On Five Different Stanford Achievement Test Batteries Standardized In 1929, 1940, 1952, 1964, And 1973, Vaughn D. Chambers Dec 1979

A Comparison Of The Performance Of Five Randomly Selected Groups Of 1978-1979 Eighth Grade Students On Five Different Stanford Achievement Test Batteries Standardized In 1929, 1940, 1952, 1964, And 1973, Vaughn D. Chambers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the test performance of five randomly selected groups of 1978 students on five different versions of the Stanford Achievement Test. Three types of comparisons were made. First, the test scores of the five groups of 1978 students in grade 8.1 were compared with each other on the 1929, 1940, 1952, 1964, and 1973 Stanford Achievement Tests. Second, the test scores of each 1978 test group were compared with the test scores of the 8.1 normlng group for each test. Last, the test scores of 1978 students were compared with the test scores …


An Analysis Of The Educational Experiences And Views Of Jesse Stuart, Jack R. Garland Dec 1979

An Analysis Of The Educational Experiences And Views Of Jesse Stuart, Jack R. Garland

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze the educational experiences and views of Jesse Stuart through selected writings, speeches, and the educational positions that he held. Stuart, over a time span of fifty years, held over nine different educational positions. They were: teacher at Cane Creek Elementary School, Greenup County, Kentucky, 1924; teacher at Warnock High School, Greenup County, Kentucky, 1929-1930; principal of Greenup City High School, Greenup, Kentucky, 1930-1931; Superintendent of the Greenup County School System, 1932-1933; principal of McKell High School in Greenup County, Kentucky, 1933-1937; teacher of Remedial English at Soutli Shore High School in Portsmouth, …


Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 11, Salve Regina College Nov 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 11, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 10, Salve Regina College Nov 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 10, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 9, Salve Regina College Nov 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 9, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 8, Salve Regina College Nov 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 8, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 6, Salve Regina College Oct 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 6, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 5, Salve Regina College Oct 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 5, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 4, Salve Regina College Oct 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 4, Salve Regina College

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Catalog, 1979-1980, Anderson University - South Carolina Oct 1979

Catalog, 1979-1980, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1979-1980 academic catalog and introduction to the college.


The Effects Of Super Speech Therapy On The Verbal Communication Abilities Of Mentally Retarded Adults, Jane D. Hjelm Oct 1979

The Effects Of Super Speech Therapy On The Verbal Communication Abilities Of Mentally Retarded Adults, Jane D. Hjelm

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 2, Salve Regina College Sep 1979

Newsbulletin Vol. 8, No. 2, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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