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Use Of Videotape Modules To Improve Teaching Methods And Techniques Of Community College Art Teachers, George S Jr Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979

The purpose of this study was to develop effective means of teaching certain fundamental concepts in art to community college art teachers and to community college art students. The study was limited to community college art teachers and art students with emphasis on the problems of teaching a diverse art student population. A review of the literature provided information that community college art teachers are confronted with a diverse student body having varied learning styles and art experiences. The art teacher does need different instructional methods in order to effectively present the subject matter. The literature was also a source …

Mate Selection: Preferences Of Black Single College Females With Reference To Selected Variables, Michael Arthur Ard

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the criteria for Black single college females' choice of a preferred mate. This study compared responses of Black single college females who stated they preferred for mates men perceived as having scholastic aptitude greater than, less than, or the same as their own to selected variables relative to mate selection. The major research question was: Is there a relationship between preference criteria and selected variables employed by Black single college females in selecting a mate? This study examined the preferences of this female population in regard to their: (1) prospective partners …

Agreement Between The United States Of America And Germany Concerning Prisoners Of War, Sanitary Personnel, And Civilians (Berne, 11 November 1918), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

The Comparability Between The Recorded Group Interview And The Standard Personal Interview In Teacher Recruitment For Parochial Schools, Ervin Hadley Bigham

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the evaluations of recorded group interview.s and standard persona.l interviews of prospective elementary and secondary teachers. The results could provide a possible alternate method for the preliminary screening of candidates on parochial school campuses.

A Meta-Analysis: The Relationship Of Program Content And Operation Factors To Measured Effectiveness Of College Reading-Study Programs, Victoria Hunter Sanders

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The primary problem addressed in this study involved integration of the finding of the vast body of reading literature to determine if college and university reading-study programs generally prove beneficial to those participating in them. Included within this question were the following sub-problems: (1) For what student groups were college reading-study programs designed? Were programs designed to fulfill remedial/corrective, supportive, developmental or other as yet unspecified functions?; (2) What program content and program operation factors were identified within program reports?; and (3) What relationship, if any, exists between these program content and operation factors and reported program effects?

The Effectiveness Of Principals As It Is Related To Interpersonal Behavior And Bilingual/Crosscultural Education., Raymond Tom

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the following questions: Are the ratings of principal effectiveness related to (1) the interpersonal behavior orientations of principals, (2) principalship experience , and (3) the principals' reactions to Bilingual/Crosscultural (B/CC) education? Are the reactions of principals to B/CC education related to (1) the interpersonal behavior orientations of principals, and (2) the principals' years of experience in B/CC education?

The Principal And Principalship Of Seventh-Day Adventist Elementary Schools In The Southwestern United States, Donald Ross Sahly

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is concerned with defining the principalship of Seventh-day Adventist elementary schools in the south western United States. Specific attention was given to the areas of academic and professional training and experience; membership in professional organizations and professional growth activities; perceptions about the improvement of the SDA elementary principalship; suggestions for the improvement of graduate study programs in education administration in Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities.

The Relationship Between Perceived Locus Of Control And Achievement Among Filipino-American Students In The Elementary Grades., Estela Guevara Pinga

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation was to verify research information concerning perceived locus of control (PLC) on a population sample composed of 154 Filipino-American students in Stockton Unified School District. Perceived locus of control is a personality construct derived from Julian Rotter's social learning theory. Rotter posits that the probability of the occurrence of a particular behavior is determined, not only by the importance of the goal to the individual, but also by his expectancy that this goal will be achieved as a consequence of the behavior. PLC refers to an individual's perception of the causal relationship between his …

The Development Of A Consensus Model To Select, Establish And Implement Minimal Competencies In California Unified School Districts, Ralph Lee Blumenthal

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to provide a model for California unified school districts to establish minimal competencies and to provide added direction, guidance and support to those districts that had already adopted them. The model was based on a consensus of selected unified · school districts throughout California. It sought to establish a step-by-step process which any school district could follow. To accomplish this purpose, the following objectives were addressed:

1. To specify minimum competencies in identified curriculum areas

2. To ascertain who will recommend to the Board of Education the minimum acceptable levels of student performances and …

Reaction To Social Pressure From Adults Versus Peers Among Mexican, Mexican-American, And Anglo-American Rural Children, Ana Maria C. Donini

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to investigate whether there was a significant difference in the adherence to conventional morality and the reaction to social pressure from adults versus peers among Mexican, Mexican-American, and Anglo-American children. The instrument used was the Moral Dilemmas Test (MDT) developed by Bronfenbrenner, Devereux, Suci, and Rodgers, which measures the reported readiness of children to engage in morally disapproved behavior and their reaction to social pressure exerted by adults and peers. The subjects were asked to respond to a series of conflict situations under three experimental conditions of confidentiality, scrutiny by parents, and scrutiny by …

Attitudes Of Elementary Principals And Kindergarten Teachers Toward Mandatory Kindergarten And Optional Pre-Kindergarten Programs In Iowa, Janice E. Woods

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis research provided background for the Iowa Association of Elementary Principals on the current status of early childhood education in the fifty states. It also determined the support for mandatory kindergarten and optional pre-kindergarten programs among elementary principals and kindergarten teachers in Iowa. This data was sought to provide information for the Iowa Association of Elementary School Principals for possible legislation requiring mandatory kindergarten and optional prekindergarten programs in Iowa.

One aspect of the study involved compilation of data reported by the department of public instruction in the fifty states. A second aspect concerned a survey of elementary principals …

0235 Committee On School Finance, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Three Selected Mental Maturity Measures In Predicting Academic Achievement Of Students For Educational Decision Makers, Robert M. Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Problem. The problem was to determine by comparison which of the three selected mental maturity measures was the best predictor of achievement in mathematics and reading as measured by the Peabody Individual Achievement Test. (Abstract shortened.)

Catalog, 1978-1979, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1978-1979 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

The Handicapped Child's Civil Right As It Relates To The "Least Restrictive Environment" And Appropriate Mainstreaming, Darvin L. Miller, Marilee A. Miller

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Does Family Size Affect Academic Achievement?, Phillip R. Kunz, Evan T. Peterson, Gail W. Peterson

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Literary Criticism And Composition Theory, Steven J. Mailloux

English Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Werner Becker Interview For The Survivors Of The Holocaust Oral History Project, Werner Becker, Stephen Kahn

Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)

On September 13, 1978 Stephen Kahn interviewed Werner Becker about his life in before, during, and after World War II. In the beginning of this interview Werner discusses his early childhood and his family in Mecklenburg province in Germany. As the interview progresses Werner recounts how he intended to attend college in France but declined to enroll because he foresaw Jewish students being excluded from attending and completing college. Towards the end of the interview he recounts his time working in Algeria, later working for the British Army, and his eventual arrival in Dayton.

Correspondence And Article By Mabel G. Holmes, Donald Raichle, Mabel G. Holmes

Interviews

This document includes correspondence between Mabel G. Holmes and Dr. Donald Raichle and an article written by Holmes about her early education and teaching career, including discrimination.

Mabel G. Holmes (1902-1993) graduated from the New Jersey State Normal School in 1921. She became the first African American teacher in Elizabeth. Later, she became a Principal and member of the Board of Education.

See also: Dr. Raichle's interview notes, created on December 9, 1976, after talking with Mabel G. Holme at her home in Elizabeth, NJ.

Strengthening The Family In Jacksonville, Study Committee On Youth And The Family

Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.

Goals of the Study: discover how families have changed and are changing. To find out what "strengthening the family" actually means. To examine major community forces (schools, work, mass media, child care, recreation, Florida laws and religion) and their impact, both positive and negative, on families. To develop ideas for strengthening families in Jacksonville. PALMM

Management By Objectives: The Process And Status Of Implementation In State Departments Of Education And Selected School Districts, James B. Osborne

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The problem of this study was: (1) to determine which of the fifty state departments of education in the United States were participating in a Management by Objectives (MBG) system of management; (2) to determine which of the public school districts identified by their respective state departments of education were utilizing an MBO system of management; (3) to determine how such a system was installed in each agency; and (4) to determine if the concepts and techniques of MBO, as practiced in selected educational agencies, favorably compared to the standards established for this study. Method. The descriptive-survey method of …

Relationship Between Personal Characteristics Of School Board Members And Importance Assigned To Educational Problems, Jerry F. Ward

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were statistically significant relationships between selected personal characteristics of school board members of the First Development District of Tennessee and the relative importance those board members assigned to selected problem areas in education. Interrelationships were tested among ten dependent variables and thirteen independent variables. Methods and Procedures. The data were collected through the use of a two-part instrument sent to eighty-eight board members of the First District. Part I collected data on personal characteristics of board members; Part II identified the relative importance board members assigned to the selected …

An Analysis Of The Educational Rationale Supporting School District Reorganization, Gene L. Burton

Student Work

Educators across the United States traditionally view the vast number of existing school districts as extremely inefficient and undesirable. Statistical data indicate that the total number of school districts in a state has no significant correlation with a state's total geographic area or population (6, 10). The absence of a significant correlation is most obvious when studying data relative to Nebraska's total geographic area, population, and number of existing public school districts.

The Effects Of Four Proxemic Zones On The Performance Of Selected Sixth-, Seventh-, And Eighth-Grade Students, Joseph F. Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The problem of this study was to assess the effects of four proxemic zones (intimate, personal, social, and public) on the performance of randomly selected sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students from East Tennessee State University Laboratory School. Method. Literature was reviewed in order to define the concept of proxemics, to present evidence of the Importance of proxemics in human cultures, and to provide specific educational research findings dealing with the concept of proxemics. The 120 subjects of the study were randomly selected from the sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade population of the East Tennessee State University Laboratory School. The subjects …

Procedures And Techniques To Identify And Teach The Ld Child In The Regular Classroom, Linda S. Bauwens

Theses

This handbook is to be used by teachers and parents as an introduction to understanding and helping learning disabled children . The handbook is divided into two sections . Part I is intended for the teacher who has an earnest desire to meet the individual needs of her l earning disabled students through the use of various media and teaching strategies. Part I will first of all familiarize the teacher and parent s with the terminology that is essential for communication involving the LD child , The l earning deficits are categorized under two channel abilities for ease in clarification …

Identification Of The Criteria To Be Used In Evaluation Of Athletic Programs In The Elkhorn Public Schools, Larry L. Dlugosh

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to develop criteria for the evaluation of an interscholastic Athletic Program in the Elkhorn, Nebraska Public School District. The following questions were considered as major elements: A. What are the values of athletics? B. What items should be included in the evaluation of an athletic program? C. Who should evaluate the athletic program? D. How often should the athloetic program be evaluated?

Word Processing In The Omaha Metropolitan Area And Implications For Business Education In The Area, Margaret Dixon Shearer

Student Work

The problem to be investigated is to what extent the concept of word processing has been adopted by businesses in the Omaha metropolitan area and implications for business education in the schools of the area. This problem can be divided into several sub-problems.

A Curriculum Proposal For The Teaching Of Art For The 7th Grade, Peggy Keim

Theses

Unavailable.

Compressed Speech As An Aid In Improving The Reading Skills Of Junior High School Students, James R. Pierce

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which compressed speech recordings and regular rate speech recordings could be used to improve the reading speed, accuracy, and comprehension of junior high school students. (Abstract shortened.)

Energy Guidelines For School Facilities, Nancy C. Hicks

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine energy conservation practices in selected school systems and to identify practical means of efficient utilization of energy resources as they relate to educational facilities. As a part of this study, guidelines to improve the utilization of energy resources in practical ways were developed. (Abstract shortened.)