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A Study Of Three Methods Of Presenting Short Stories., Richard L. Powers

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Sportsmanship Evaluation Of Athletes And Non-Athletes In Junior And Senior High Schools., Essie Dell H Smith

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Student Achievement In Traditional And Modern Methods Of Teaching Civics As Proposed By The Louisiana State Department Of Education., Morris Joseph Knapp

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Relative Humidity On Perceived Exertion., Luke E. Thomas

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Sex Roles, Career Aspirations, Child Care Expectations, And Birth Intentions Of Selected College Freshmen, Pamila Joan Fisher

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Decisions regarding careers, marriage, children and the care of children are sufficiently complex to warrant a genuine dilemma for some college students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the birth intentions of male and female college freshmen and the relationships of those intentions to sex roles, career aspirations and preferences for various child care options.

Relevant demographic and personal data were obtained from a questionnaire which also included the set of items from Dr. John Scanzoni's sex role scale. The questionnaire was administered to a total of 715 randomly selected college freshmen from three California institutions: a community …

Gaming/Simulation As A Learning Method In A High School Career Education Course., James Ronald Hirschinger

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PROBLEM: There is a need to explore new learning techniques which help high school students experience new levels of career maturity. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect on career maturity of including a gaming/simulation technique, the Life Career Game, developed by Sarane S. Boocock, in a high school career education course as compared with a more conventional didactic/audio-visual treatment.

A Study Of Curricular And Spatial Characteristics Of Selected Public And Private Secondary School Facilities Constructed From 1967 Through 1976 In Puerto Rico, Manuel Velazquez Jr.

Dissertations

Problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the spatial allocation for curricular purposes and the special features of each of the twenty-seven public and private secondary schools built in Puerto Rico during the years 1967-1976. The problem was: Were these schools being constructed in accordance with the desired curriculum; was the curriculum an outgrowth of the resulting physical structures, or were the curriculum and the planning of the structures unrelated? -- Method. The spaces within the building were grouped into three major categories: (a) classrooms and laboratories; (b) special facilities; and (c) operation and services facilities. In order …

The Development Of A Model For Preparation Of Educational Administrators With Implications For Iran, Sadegh Farzanegan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to develop a model for the preparation of Iranian educational administrators through a comprehensive review of the literature.

A Study Of The Communication Skills Of Socially Isolated Elementary School Pupils., Eugene Stover Gibbs

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PROBLEM: Because of the potential detrimental effect of social isolation to the academic achievement and social and personal. adjustment of elementary school pupils, there is a need for data describing communication skills of an isolate sample.

Effects Of Therapist Personality Characteristics On Client Locus-Of-Control As Measured By The Rotter Internal-External Locus-Of-Control Scale., Jeffrey Charles Widmann

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between two therapist personality characteristics and client locus of control expectancy (I-E) in a psychotherapy setting. The two therapist personality characteristics identified and studied were: a) therapist locus of control; and b) therapist self-disclosure level.

The Effects Of Personological Aptitudes And Method Of Instruction On Cognitive And Affective Learning Of Interpersonal Relationship Skills, James Joseph Lynn

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The present study is an aptitude treatment interaction study dealinq with the effects of three personological student aptitudes in conjunction with different instructional methods on the affective and cognitive learning of interpersonal relationship skills. A total of 210 subjects wire randomly selected from three Regional Occupational Programs (ROPs) located in three geographically distinct California high schools . Subjects were administered one of three experimental treatments varying in methods of instruction combined with a film, Relationships With Other People, or an unrelated control film treatment. Experimental groups were: 1) film treatment alone, 2) film treatment with associated print based material, …

The Effects Of Counseling Involvement On Elementary School Student Behavior., Rosanne Marie Perry

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of varying degrees of involvement in the therapeutic process. The sample of this field study was comprised of those clients involved in a county mental health linked program administered by a private agency. The target population was kindergarten, first and second grade students in selected county schools. Having been referred by their teachers, each child was then treated by a counselor who provided individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and/or consultation. If it seemed appropriate, in-class tutoring or compensatory classes were offered for the child. The two experimental groups were …

The Influence Of The Reliability Of The Dependent Variable On Statistical Power, Theresa M. Housden

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PROBLEM: In the planning phase of developing quality educational research there are several critical decision points. Some of these decisions are made to en sure that the research will have adequate statistical power, that is, the capability to detect meaningful differences, if they do exist. In an unpublished article, K. D. Hopkins from the Laboratory of Educational Research, University of Colorado and B. R. Hopkins from the University of the Pacific commented that all theoretical and empirical options for increasing statistical power had been investigated except for the reliability of the dependent variable. In this article, they derived a method …

The Relationship Between Selected Home Experiences Of Iranian Preschool Children And Their Level Of Achievement In Language Skills And Learning Of Basic Concepts., Parvin Boroumand

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A study was initiated to determine the relationship between selected home experiences of Iranian preschool children and their levels of achievement in language skills and in the learning of basic concepts.

An Exploratory Investigation Of The Integration And Reintegration Of Educationally Handicapped Pupils As Related To Selected Organizational Variables Existing Within Schools, Edward Lee Noble

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PROBLEM The major problem under investigation was to determine the significance of organizational factors in schools on the ease of accomplishing the Educationally Handicapped program goals of integration and reintegration as prescribed by the State of California.

PURPOSE The study's major purpose was to determine what effect, if any, do the organizational environments of schools have on program goals of integration and reintegration for the Educationally Handicapped? A secondary purpose o£ this study was to determine what effect, if any, do the selections of procedures used by teachers to return Educationally Handicapped pupils to the regular classroom have on the …

Attitudes Of Specific Groups In Selected California Communities Regarding Female Participation In High School Interscholastic Programs, Frederick Bramwell Osmond

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to discern the attitudes of specific groups in sample school communities dispersed throughout California relating to various considerations regarding female participation in interscholastic athletic programs at the high school level.

An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Auditory Processing Skills And Reading Achievement At The Kindergarten And First Grade Levels., Susan Baime Neuman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE: This study was designed to measure the effects of an auditory training program. The primary goal was to investigate whether auditory skills can be taught. A secondary goal was to determine if these auditory processing skills, as defined in the training pro- gram, facilitated growth in overall reading achievement.

PROCEDURE: Students from seventeen kindergarten and first grade classrooms in the Branford Public School System were chosen to participate in this study. Schools were randomly Assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in the Auditory Processing Training Program, an Instructional system using audio taped lessons and …

Interview Notes With Mabel G. Holmes, Donald Raichle, Mabel G. Holmes

Interviews

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.

This document includes Dr. Raichle's interview notes, after talking with Mabel G. Holme at her home in Elizabeth, NJ.

See also: correspondence between Holmes and Raichle, September 9, 1978, that includes an article Holmes wrote about her early schooling and teaching career, including discrimination.

The Development Of A Comprehensive Long Range Plan To Determine The Financial Facility And Program Needs For The Iowa School For The Deaf Council Bluffs, Iowa, Norman Keith Devine

Student Work

Everyone concerned, including parents of deaf children, educators of the deaf, board members, legislators, and eventually the deaf person himself wants the same thing. That is the best possible education for each deaf child. In order to provide programs that will insure this end, there is a need for a well thought out long-range plan of action. Traditionally, long-range planning by schools has been concerned with certain quantitative aspects of operation: enrollment projections, facility needs, current income, current expenditures, and variations of these quantities. The emphasis in this study was that resource planning dominated attention.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• GSC Status Dependent On State Regents Decision
• Appeal Due Soon On Board Ruling
• Projected Revenue Falls Short
• Vandalism Unavoidable
• Southern's By-taws Recently Amended
• Short See Courses Better Year
• Endowment Funds Le Conte Program
• New K-Mart Opens Doors To Crowd Of Shoppers
• GAE Works To Improve State Education
• CCC And SAC Pledge Support
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• Counseling Center Aids GSC Students
• Writings On Walls
• Musically Inclined
• Leon Lovers, Listen
• Vacancies Abroad
• In Shades Of Gray
• Alcohol—Letting A Voice Be Heard
• Commentary Backfires In Attack On Greeks
• The Editorial 'We
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• Sports
• Eagle Bulletin

Catalog, 1976-1977, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1976-1977 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Some Thoughts On The Gospel And The Behavioral Sciences, Neal A. Maxwell

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Perceptual Motor Match: Impact Of Two Motor Training Programs, Jo B. Cleek

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to compare the impact of two motor training programs upon a selected perceptual motor task, verbal intelligence and motivation of kindergarten children. (Abstract shortened.)

The Relationship Between Selected Factors Of Leadership Behavior And Selected Factors Of Teacher And Principal Self-Concepts, Wade B. Mccamey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine if relationships existed between (1) the observed leader behavior of the school principal as seen by representative teachers and the self concepts of those same teachers, (2) principal self concept and teacher self concept, (3) principal self concept and principal leader behavior, and (4) the way teachers with high self esteem perceived the leadership behavior of the principal and the way teachers with low self esteem perceived the leadership behavior of the same principal. (Abstract shortened.)

Perceptual Motor Match: Impact Of Two Motor Training Programs, Jo B. Cleek

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to compare the impact of two motor training programs upon a selected perceptual motor task, verbal intelligence and motivation of kindergarten children. (Abstract shortened.)

The Change In Status Of The Special Music Teacher In The Elementary Schools Of California - 1966 To 1971., Algin Columbus Hurst

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the status of the Elementary Special Music Teacher (ESMT) had changed during the 5 year period, 1966 to 1971 , and to identify possible pressures that had effects upon that change.

The Effectiveness Of The Tarmac Reading Program, Dan G. Wilder

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the Problem. It was the problem of this study to determine if educationally-deprived students participating in the TARMAC Diagnostic-Prescriptive Reading Program would show significant differences in reading abilities compared with educationally-deprived students who were not participants in that program. Limitations of the Study. The following limitations were imposed upon the study: 1. Initial grade levels in reading in control and experimental groups were measured by California Achievement Test scores as criteria for defining educationally deprived. 2. The 1975-76 school year was used as the experimental period. 3. The results were limited to one school and forty student participants. …

A Study Of Needs Assessment Methods Used For Program Development In Adult Education, Richard L. Gilmore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Problem. The problem of this study was to evaluate methods employed in identifying needs for program development in adult education among selected public community colleges in the United States. (Abstract shortened.)

An Athletic Program For The Junior High Schools In Papillion Lavista School District Twenty Seven, Dennis L. Smith

Student Work

It is the purpose of this study to develop a proposal for a sound athletic program for the junior high schools of District 27. By definition, such a program would include intramural and interscholastic athletic programs.

The Effectiveness Of Training For Empathy In Pre-Service Teacher Education, John Bruce Jessen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The specific objective of this research was to determine the effectiveness of training on understanding empathy in the teacher training process.

Subjects were Utah State University students enrolled in Elementary Education during winter quarter 1976. The experimental group was composed of 34 subjects and the control group of 27 subjects.

Both groups were administered a pretest. The experimental group then received the treatment which consisted of a training program designed to help them to be able to (1) define, (2) recognize instances of, and (3) to emit empathic behavior. At the conclusion of the training program both the experimental and …