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Mathematics And Gender: A General History Of Recent Research And Common Perceptions., Mary E. Reeves Jan 1993

Mathematics And Gender: A General History Of Recent Research And Common Perceptions., Mary E. Reeves

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In the last two decades a tremendous volume of research data has been collected about differences between female and male students in mathematics. But although the amount of data collected has been large, there have been few conscious attempts to understand this data in social, economic, technological, and political terms. This history of academic research on gender differences connects the explosion of academic interest in the 1970s and 1980s with the launch of Sputnik in 1957 and the sense of technological crisis that pervades mathematics education and popular consciousness. The emergence of "Women's Lib" and interest in gender equity in …


An Evaluation Of The Principal's Academies Of Tennessee, David E. Wetzel Dec 1992

An Evaluation Of The Principal's Academies Of Tennessee, David E. Wetzel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem related to this study was to determine which components of the Tennessee Principal's Administrator Academy are effective and which ineffective in influencing the principal's performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Principal's Academy that influences the principal's day-to-day job performance at the local school site. The study also attempted to determine if factors such as age, size of school, per pupil expenditure, number of teachers on the respondent's staff, educational level, school setting, years in present position, years attending the academy had any effect on the administrator's perceptions of the academy. Tennessee …


Nova University Ed.D. Program In Child And Youth Studies 1992–1993 Student Handbook - Revised November 1992, Nova University Nov 1992

Nova University Ed.D. Program In Child And Youth Studies 1992–1993 Student Handbook - Revised November 1992, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.


The Alumni Network, August 1992 (Vol. Viii No. 3), Nova University Aug 1992

The Alumni Network, August 1992 (Vol. Viii No. 3), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Power Style, And Locus-Of-Control For Selected Academic Deans, Carla E. Warner Aug 1992

An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Power Style, And Locus-Of-Control For Selected Academic Deans, Carla E. Warner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The concept of locus of control, as an aspect of the human personality, has remained of interest to researchers since its identification by Julian Rotter in the 1960s. Beginning with the work of French and Raven in the 1950s, the concept of power and its interrelationship with leadership ability has also continued to be of interest to social scientists and educators. This study was completed in response to the lack of previous research on the relationship of locus of control to power style usage and preference. Four hundred and eighty academic deans from one hundred and nine Comprehensive II institutions …


Practitioners' News - Summer 1992, Volume 19, Number 4, Nova Southeastern University Jul 1992

Practitioners' News - Summer 1992, Volume 19, Number 4, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.


Occupational Stress Among Nurse Administrators In General Hospitals In Tennessee, Ruby T. Davis May 1992

Occupational Stress Among Nurse Administrators In General Hospitals In Tennessee, Ruby T. Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of occupational stress among nurse administrators and to identify the types of strategies used by nurse administrators to deal with or manage occupational stress. The study examined the relationship between selected demographic variables, occupational stress, and strategies. The research design included five research questions along with seven null hypotheses testing the relationship between occupational stress and demographic variables--age, gender, marital status, years of professional nursing experience, years as a nurse administrator, educational attainment, and hospital bed capacity. There were seven additional hypotheses testing the relationship between the same demographic variables …


The Maine Progressive - Vol. 6, No. 6 : March 1992, Maine Progressive Mar 1992

The Maine Progressive - Vol. 6, No. 6 : March 1992, Maine Progressive

The Maine Progressive

"If Maine is to be a more progressive society, people must make a commitment to work toward it. We hope that The Maine Progressive will broaden the base of support for progressive causes and bring together active people involved with many issues from all parts of Maine."
(from Vol.1, Issue 1)


The Alumni Network, February 1992 (Vol. Viii No. 1), Nova University Feb 1992

The Alumni Network, February 1992 (Vol. Viii No. 1), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Teaching Adolescents About War, Richard E. Kaplan Jan 1992

Teaching Adolescents About War, Richard E. Kaplan

Theses Digitization Project

8th grade.


The Effect Of Matching Learning Style And Instruction With Academic Achievement Of Students Receiving An Interactive Learning Experience In Chemistry, Vuren Sandra Van Jan 1992

The Effect Of Matching Learning Style And Instruction With Academic Achievement Of Students Receiving An Interactive Learning Experience In Chemistry, Vuren Sandra Van

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This experimental investigation was aimed at determining the effect of matching learning styles and instruction upon academic achievement of students receiving an interactive learning experience in chemistry. The purpose of the study was to isolate four basic learning styles, design style-specific instruction, and test their effects upon student academic achievement levels in an interactive learning environment. This was an experimental investigation utilizing a post-test only control group with randomization research design. This design was chosen because it enabled the researcher to isolate the dependent variable and test it for statistical effect. Subjects for this study included 197 students enrolled at …


President's Report, 1991-1992, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont. : 1965-1994). Office Of The President Jan 1992

President's Report, 1991-1992, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont. : 1965-1994). Office Of The President

University of Montana President’s Report, 1993-2016

The President’s Report of the University of Montana, produced by University Relations on behalf of the President’s Office.


A Conceptual Model To Assisteducational Leaders Manage Change, John Richard Cochren Jan 1992

A Conceptual Model To Assisteducational Leaders Manage Change, John Richard Cochren

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual model to assistEducational leaders manage change. Research for the study concentrated in the realm of theory development and model building rather than hypothesis testing. The goal of the study was to answer the following research questions: (1) Is there a need for assistance in managing change effectively? (2) Will major components that inhibit change be revealed by a review of the literature? (3) Are the most salient features of the components identified? (4) Can the major components be interrelated in a way that will assist in managing change effectively? The …


The Differences In Maternal Stress Levels Between Participants And Non-Participants In Formal Parenteducation Programs, Nancy Jean Tully Jan 1992

The Differences In Maternal Stress Levels Between Participants And Non-Participants In Formal Parenteducation Programs, Nancy Jean Tully

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the differences in stress levels of first time mothers of newborn children as measured by The Parenting Stress Index (PSI) (Abidin, 1986). Two groups of mothers were compared. One group of parents were subscribers to the monthly publication, Growing Child, and another group of mothers did not receive any specific instruction regarding child development. The data were gathered in a pretest-posttest format with an approximate interval of six months. Data were analyzed using t-tests and scatterplots. Results showed insignificant differences between pretest to posttest gain scores on the Child Domain, Parent Domain and Total Stress scales of …


Wandering Scholars, Graveyards And Pearly Gates, Steve Hunter Jan 1992

Wandering Scholars, Graveyards And Pearly Gates, Steve Hunter

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.


A Practical Project Resource Book, Roy Skinner Jan 1992

A Practical Project Resource Book, Roy Skinner

Research outputs pre 2011

This book has been written to help school students like yourself to produce better science projects. Project work of a practical kind would not have been very common when your mum and dad were at school, but over the last few years or so most schools have begun to encourage their students more and more to take up creative project work during the science courses. You will find this work interesting and enjoyable practical projects are fun!


Bifad Title Xii Coordinators' Perceptions Regarding Sustainable Agriculture., Lydia Vidjiawatie Ori Jan 1992

Bifad Title Xii Coordinators' Perceptions Regarding Sustainable Agriculture., Lydia Vidjiawatie Ori

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine perceptions of coordinators with the Board of International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) of sustainable agriculture, and practices and the ideas needed to promote it. The study also sought to verify Crosson's model of agricultural productivity and land potential. A three-part, field tested questionnaire was mailed to all 157 Title XII coordinators at Land Grant Universities throughout the United States. Of the 103 returned questionnaires a 58.6% usable response rate was obtained. An additional 21 responses obtained from nonrespondents reached by phone showed no significant differences from mail respondents. Descriptive statistics, Cramer's …


Predicting Success Of Minority Nursing Students On The "New" Nclex-Rn., Janet Simmons Rami Jan 1992

Predicting Success Of Minority Nursing Students On The "New" Nclex-Rn., Janet Simmons Rami

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify academic variables that could be used to forecast success for minority, baccalaureate (BSN) students enrolled in higher education in the south. A second purpose was to develop a methodological framework for predicting success on the post-1988 versions of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), that enhanced external validity, and generalizability. The best predictors of success for minority BSN nursing students were the Mosby assesstest, school comprehensive exit exams, GPA microbiology, the college cumulative GPA, nursing course cumulative GPA, and ACT composite. The sample included 216 Black graduates of three …


The Effect Of Instructional Videos And Simulation-Gaming Activities In The Environmental Science Curriculum On Knowledge And Attitudes., Lyle Mark Soniat Jan 1992

The Effect Of Instructional Videos And Simulation-Gaming Activities In The Environmental Science Curriculum On Knowledge And Attitudes., Lyle Mark Soniat

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

As a result of science reform efforts in the United States numerous shortcomings of the predominant curricula have been identified. The following study evaluates a modular, environmental science curriculum entitled Wild Louisiana, which attempts to address these shortcomings. Wild Louisiana is Science-Technology-Society (STS) oriented and infuses regionally based instructional videos and simulation-gaming activities into the secondary science curriculum. The videos and activities depict the confluence of regional biological, technical, and social phenomena to illustrate universal environmental concepts. The multimedia, modular approach is intended to address the varied learning styles of different students. Following random selection, teachers were randomly assigned to …


Reasoning Using Biological Content: Relationships Among Evidence, Theory, And Interpretation., Catherine Lee Cummins Jan 1992

Reasoning Using Biological Content: Relationships Among Evidence, Theory, And Interpretation., Catherine Lee Cummins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Theoretical sampling was used to select 30 high school biology and college zoology students who examined a simulation involving island biogeography. The literature base for the study was scientific reasoning, problem solving, and prescientific conceptions. The research questions were answered using qualitative and quantitative methods. The first research question was: What number and what type of variables would be used to evaluate biological data? The students used 19 categories of variables, and the most frequently used were size, distance, and food. The second research question was: Will students use the controlling variables strategy in this reasoning task? Only four students …


Impact Of The Preservice Field Experience In Foreign Language Teaching: A Study Of The Development Of Preservice Teachers' Perspectives In Foreign Language Teaching. (Volumes I And Ii)., Denise Egea-Kuehne Jan 1992

Impact Of The Preservice Field Experience In Foreign Language Teaching: A Study Of The Development Of Preservice Teachers' Perspectives In Foreign Language Teaching. (Volumes I And Ii)., Denise Egea-Kuehne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Within the broader issue of teacher education, the focus of this study is on one of the most neglected areas of inquiry in the field of foreign languages, the preservice field experience, and the development of student teachers' perspectives of foreign language teaching. The following questions were specifically addressed: (1) What perspectives of foreign language teaching do student teachers hold upon completion of their program of university courses? (2) Is there an alteration of student teachers' perspectives of foreign language teaching during their student teaching semester? (3) What factors appear to influence student teachers' perspectives of foreign language teaching during …


The Development, Validation, And Application Of A Two-Tier Diagnostic Instrument To Detect Misconceptions In The Areas Of Force, Heat, Light And Electricity., Bobby Jo Franklin Jan 1992

The Development, Validation, And Application Of A Two-Tier Diagnostic Instrument To Detect Misconceptions In The Areas Of Force, Heat, Light And Electricity., Bobby Jo Franklin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the concepts prevalent among students in specific physical science related classes and to identify what classroom teachers would do when confronted with this knowledge. A 40 item instrument, Misconception Identification in Science Questionnaire (MISQ), was developed to identify certain concepts in the areas of force, heat, light, and electricity and administered to 509 students. Interviews were conducted with a stratified sampling of 27 students to validate the instrument. Six teachers were observed and interviewed to determine teacher opinion relative to test usefulness, diagnostic testing in general and other instructional factors. Quantitative and …


From Their Perspective: Issues Of Schooling And Family Culture Of Four African-American First Generation College Students., Neari Francois Warner Jan 1992

From Their Perspective: Issues Of Schooling And Family Culture Of Four African-American First Generation College Students., Neari Francois Warner

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The diversity of students entering today's colleges and universities makes it increasingly important that educators, theorists and other scholars strive toward a fuller understanding of the life conditions of minority groups. This research is designed to provide insight into the processes, pressures and people that shape the lives of one particular minority group, the African American non-traditional, first generation college student. In this research, I examine the school and family experiences of four of these students in an attempt (1) to provide data that contribute to the refutation of the stereotypical images and myths that are so pervasively used to …


Cosmology And Curriculum: A Vision For An Ecozoic Age., Angela T. Lydon Jan 1992

Cosmology And Curriculum: A Vision For An Ecozoic Age., Angela T. Lydon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The text of this dissertation explores interconnections between cosmology and curriculum. I believe the demands of an Ecozoic Age will initiate a reconceptualizing of curriculum. Further, I believe the particular cosmological perspective I advance can help us with this reconceptualization. Chapter 1 utilizes the multi-faceted insights of scientific, historical, and speculative thought. The texts used in this chapter incorporate an engagement with past cultures (Ong, Eliade), with contemporary theoretical perspectives (Munitz, Haught, and Stafford), and with a scholarship that envisions alternative futures (Bohm). Chapter 2 uncovers how modernity's relationship to the earth is rooted in the scientific, political, and social …


The Future Of Dental Education, D L Allen Jan 1992

The Future Of Dental Education, D L Allen

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Plant Science Concepts Needed In Agriscience Programs Of The Future., Camile Patrick Gaspard Jan 1992

Identification Of Plant Science Concepts Needed In Agriscience Programs Of The Future., Camile Patrick Gaspard

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify the plant science concepts which should be taught in secondary agriculture programs of the future as perceived by innovators in the field of plant science. The Delphi technique was used to gain the perceptions of a nation-wide panel of plant science professionals. The panel was comprised of three groups of plant scientists: secondary plant science teachers, university plant scientists, and plant scientists working in industry. The secondary plant science teachers were selected from the national and regional winners of the agriscience teacher award. The university plant scientists and plant scientists working in …


Desired And Achieved Elements In The Science Curriculum, Marilyn L. Hawk Dec 1991

Desired And Achieved Elements In The Science Curriculum, Marilyn L. Hawk

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was twofold: Purpose 1 was to determine to what degree the desirable characteristics of a quality science program based upon the national standards as developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) were actually being achieved as perceived by the public school secondary science teachers and supervisory personnel in Tennessee. Purpose 2 was to determine to what degree the quality components of a good science curriculum based upon the national standards as developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) were considered to be desirable components of a quality secondary science program by the public …


The Alumni Network, November 1991 (Vol. Vii No. 4), Nova University Nov 1991

The Alumni Network, November 1991 (Vol. Vii No. 4), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Communicator - Vol.4 No. 1 - Fall, 1991, Nova University Oct 1991

The Communicator - Vol.4 No. 1 - Fall, 1991, Nova University

The Communicator

No abstract provided.


The Alumni Network, August 1991 (Vol. Vii No. 3), Nova University Aug 1991

The Alumni Network, August 1991 (Vol. Vii No. 3), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.