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A Study Of Cognitive And Attitudinal Interactions In Seventh-Grade Mathematics., Guy W. Johnson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Content Analysis Of Creative Thinking In Elementary School Science Textbooks For Grades One, Three, And Five., Anthony Thomas Rinaldi

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the content of textbooks for levels one, three, and five of six elementary science series to determine the extent to which the development of creative thinking skills was emphasized.

Decision-Making: A Model For Optimization Of Input-Output Relationships In Urban Compensatory Education Programs., William G. Webster Sr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to develop a model for (1) statistical analysis of arrays of input in urban Compensatory Education programs, and (2) prediction of optimum arrays of such input as an adjunct to decision-making in future program formulation. The ultimate purposes of the research engaged in were: (1) improvement of administrative and curricular strategies in urban education by elimination of effort-duplication and expenditure-duplication; and (2) development of a statistical device with applicability to both decision-oriented and conclusion-oriented research for ongoing program improvement.

Preferences For Serrano-Priest Finance Proposals Expressed By California Superintendents., Thomas Arthur Wilberding

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The financial implications of Serrano vs. Priest have caused a great amount of concern in California among the superintendents of the school districts at all levels of organization. The purpose of this study was to determine how superintendents throughout the state felt about the finance plans suggested in the Jefferson decision in terms of each plan's impact on their school district.

Objective Evaluation Of English Composition., Marjorie Mcgowan St. Amant

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Court Cases Concerning Dismissal Of Certificated Personnel In The State Of Washington, Allen T. Hughes

All Graduate Projects

This paper presents briefs of court case materials found in the legal files of the Washington Education Association, Washington Report Second Edition, Washington Appellate Reports, and Washington Digest concerned with the dismissal of certificated personnel in the.State of Washington. This paper can be used by educators involved with dismissal procedures as stated by RCW 28A.58.450. The briefs are designed so the reader can quickly determine:

1. Facts leading to the problem;

2. The problem;

3. The decision of the court; and

4. The rationale for the decision.

School Morale And Self-Esteem Involving Adolescents With Learning Disabilities, Ted E. Barrett

Master's Theses

A student's cognitive achievement may be facilitated or repressed by various elements that constitute his affective character; his feelings, attitudes, and expectations form a substantial relationship with achievement. Rather than limiting themselves to evaluating those cognitive areas that relate with various measures of achievement, the administrators and staff members at the New Community School (NCS) have specified a desire to investigate and measure both the attitudes toward school and the self held by their attending students. Within the domain of educational evaluation, greater significance is being accorded to the students' values, interests, and attitudes(Lockwood 1973). In keeping with such considerations, …

Development Of A Macro-Level Planning Model Of Housing Needs., William J. Long

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of A Mathematical Education Model On Self-Esteem Of Male Prison Inmates., George Alexander Roundtree

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Women In Higher Education In The State Universities Of Louisiana., Sallye Starks Benoit

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Status Study Of The Public High School Principalship In Mississippi., David Earl Lee

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Attitudes And Perceptions Of Men And Women In The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service About Their Administrative Mobility In The Organization., Bobbie Batchelor Mcfatter

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Two Approaches In Teaching Low-Achieving Mathematics Students., Marion Louise Rummel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Perception Of The Role And Status Position Of The School Business Official In Louisiana., Gwynn Lance Shamlin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Financing Trends Of Public Higher Education In The Southern Region And The Proposals Of The 1972 National Commission For The Financing Of Postsecondary Education., Malak H. Abou-Hargah

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Status Study Of The Elementary School Principalship In Louisiana., James Herman Smith

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Bscs: Human Sciences Program And Existing Scienceprograms According To Achievement, Attitude, And Process Skills In Selected Sixth-Grade Classrooms In Baton Rouge, Louisiana., Donna Conner Ashmead

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Problem-Solving In Eighth-Grade Mathematics., Lawrence Houston Davis

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Undergraduate Curriculum And The Subsequent Professional Involvement Of Selected Instrumental Music Education Graduates Of Louisiana State University., James Forrest Choate Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Science Education Conference : Focus, Primary School Science : 22nd June 1976, Mount Lawley Teachers College

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Lesley College Undergraduate Catalog (1976-1977), Lesley College

Lesley Course Catalogs

1976-1977 Course Catalog published by the Lesley College. Original volume available for browsing in the Lesley University Archives.

A Multi-Sensory Curriculum For Young Children : [A Paper] ..., Mary Barbara Stark

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Since many educators and philosophers, including Montessori and Piaget, advocate training of the sense as a prerequisite to formal learning, and since two ERIC searches failed to turn up such research it was decided to test out it the use of a multi-sensory curriculum does influence the achievement level of young children.

Alvin Laroy Duckett Papers - Accession 36, Alvin Laroy Duckett

Manuscript Collection

The Alvin LaRoy Duckett Papers consist of correspondence, lecture notes, reading lists, tests and newspaper clippings relating to Dr. Duckett’s position as a professor of history at Winthrop College (1950-1967). Also included is a thesis (1956) and a rough draft, final draft, and book reviews pertaining to his book John Forsyth: Political Tactician (1962). Although the papers range from 1941 to about 1966, the greater part of the collection concerns the years of his employment at Winthrop.

(1976) The Teacher As Liberator: A Nietzschean View, Ann Margaret Sharp

Collected Papers of Ann Margaret Sharp

It is Nietzsche's view that it is the main task of the educator to reach out for the student and to become his agent of liberation, aware that the end result will inevitably be the creation of men who will come into conflict with the prevailing norms of society and who will begin the process of the creation of new values for mankind. In order for this value-creator to become a reality, educators must will his existence consciously and then set about systematically to form him.

The History Of The Emery Stake Academy, Paul Robert Tabone

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to provide a study of the early Church educational program in Southeastern Utah, especially the Emery County area. This study is to trace the growth and development of one aspect of this program from 1889 to 1922, and to lend special emphasis to the founding and location of the Emery Stake Academy, the buildings and their development, the growth of the curriculum, the enrollment, the activities, and the influence of the Academy upon the area.

College Of Technology, Bolton Street Prospectus 1976-77, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses for the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.

The Public Relations Practices Of Directors Of Institutes Of Religion Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In California, 1974-75, Ronald Charl Louw

Theses and Dissertations

Seventy-five directors of the Institutes of Religion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California, responded to a questionnaire regarding their public relations' practices. Institute directors with formal training in public relations utilized more practices, an average of 30.4, than directors without formal training who used an average of 26.9 practices. Institute directors in different locations (divisions) did not differ in the average number of practices used. Seventeen percent of the directors had structured public relations' programs. Directors emphasized more frequently public relations practices relating to priesthood leaders (72 percent) and students (67 percent) than practices relating …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Racial Mix And Academic Progress, Interracial Friendships, And Pupil And Parent Attitudes In The Elementary School, Julius Walter Gunnarsen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

THE PROBLEM: This study addressed the problem of what relationship exists between the racial mix of the elementary school, independent of social class mix, and the academic progress, interracial friendships, and attitudes toward school of educationally disadvantaged pupils. Also investigated was the problem of what relationship exists between the racial mix of the school, with social class mix controlled, and the parents' attitudes toward school.

THE PROCEDURE: One hundred seventy-six fourth and sixth grade pupils, classified as educationally disadvantaged under the terms of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, were randomly selected from three schools in …

The Educational Sojourn Of The Returned Iranian Alumni From University Of California, 1963-64--1973-74, Hutan Yassai Ardakani

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PROBLEM: The flow of returning Iranian graduates from American educational institutions has focused attention upon the educational experiences of the graduates and the extent to which they are able to utilize their training for employment in Iran.

PURPOSE: The major purposes of this study were to analyze (.1) the degree of satisfaction of the sojourn period in terms of the academic, economic, arid social experiences of a group of Iranian alumni who have returned to Iran, and (2) the relevancy and applicability of their American education.

METHODOLOGY: The sample for this study was a group of Iranian graduates from the …

Evaluation Of Elementary Principals In New York State, Anthony Francis Ruocco

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE; The purpose of this study was to review the literature related to evaluation of elementary school principals, to identify current practices, and to develop a model which would include evaluation areas of responsibility, the nature of elementary principal responsibilities and competencies, the procedure for evaluating elementary school principal functions, and how such evaluations should be utilized.