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Living Our Faith: Pastoral Letter Of The Catholic Bishops Of Malawi, The Catholic Bishops Of Malawi, James Chiona, Felix E. Mkhori, Mathias A. Chimole, Alessandro Assolari, Allan Chamgwera, Gervasio M. Chisendera, Gamba

Pastoral Letters from Malawi

In March 1992, The Catholic Bishops of Malawi published a pastoral letter titled "Living Our Faith." This Lenten letter discusses educational services, health services, and the AIDS epidemic. It also calls for the publics participation in civic life, examines issues within the justice system, and details the state of specific freedoms in the country such as expression, worship, and association.

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)

Annual Report For 1989 And 1990, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Annual Reports

The review presented in this Report is for the time period January 1989 - December 1990, and summarizes the ongoing research, public service, and educational benefits of the Institute's programs.

Contents:

Introduction.....p. 1
Highlights.....p. 3
Research.....p. 5
Office of State Archaeologist.....p. 11
Underwater Archaeology.....p. 15
Archaeological Society of South Carolina.....p. 25
Staff.....p. 27
Appendix A - Research Affiliates.....p. 28
Appendix B - Publications.....p. 28
Appendix C - Papers Presented.....p. 31
Appendix D - Public Education.....p. 34
Appendix E - Grants & Contracts.....p. 41
Appendix F - Courses Taught.....p. 42
Appendix G - Editorships.....p. 42
Appendix H - Theses and Dissertations.....p. …

Reading Rate And Reading Comprehension: A Comparison Of Identified And Non-Identified Readers, Debra L. Schwiesow

Student Work

Previous studies have supported the fact that reading rate is strongly correlated with reading comprehension for "normal readers". However, few have studied this relationship for students experiencing difficulties in reading. If informal measures of reading ability such as CBM (Curriculum-Based Measurement) are to be used in determining eligibility for special education services or monitoring progress in a curriculum then the relationship reading rate and reading comprehension should be determined. The cross-validation of applied measures such as standardized tests of reading (i.e. Gates-McGinnitie) and informal measures such as CBM with theoretical models of reading development (such as those proposed by LaBerge …

Attitudes Towards Cooperative Learning, Cynthia L. Hamm

Student Work

This study examines the changes of attitudes towards group learning after being exposed to cooperative learning on a regular basis. The population of this study consists of two third grade classrooms of twenty-four children in each room. An attitude survey, developed by the researcher, is used for this study. The survey is a pre-post-post test given in one school year. The first posttest results show an increase in positive attitudes towards cooperative learning. Analysis of the survey questions are available in the study. More research needs to be done in this area with a broader population.

Diagnostic Regional Analysis On The Shortfalls In Development And Utilization Of Human Resource In India: A Statistical Study On The Spatial Variations By Districts Of India., Prasanta Pathak Dr.

Doctoral Theses

The main objective of this study has been estimation of model formulations, empirical evaluations and statistical analyses for identifying the existing regional patterns and structures of human resource development in the formative phase of human life-span through education, and the utilisation, or other- wise non-utilisation, during the activity phase of life-span in existing productive and related activities of our labour-abundant developing economy of India. Despite some awareness to the problems of development and balanced-utilisations of human resources into activities and also despite the various follow- up planning efforts undertaken, or stated to be undertaken, as reported in different Five-Year Plan …

The Business Roundtable's Education Agenda For The Year 2000: Alaska Findings And Recommendations, Jean Buchanan

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.

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

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Taylor Magazine (Winter 1992), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Winter 1992 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

The Effective Elementary Principal: Perceptions Of The Essential Skills Of Educational Leadership, William J. Riggs

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of congruence among the perceptions of elementary classroom teachers, elementary school principals, public school superintendents, and school board presidents in Indiana regarding what competencies are essential to enable an elementary principal to be an effective educational leader. Further, this study sought to determine the level of agreement among the groups as to the competencies that were considered the most important. In addition to the review of the literature concerning contemporary leadership theory and effective schools research, the author reviewed the administrator assessment programs from seventeen states. This information was combined …

Thinking Things, Not Words: Irvin Rutter's Pragmatic Jurisprudence Of Teaching, Gordon A. Christenson

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Those of us in legal education and in the profession of law are in debt to the Law Review for publishing in this issue the last work of the late Professor Irvin Rutter, Law, Language, and Thinking Like a Lawyer.

On the occasion of Irvin Rutter's retirement in 1980, I briefly summarized these earlier contributions, locating them within the legal realist tradition, and we awaited the publication of his last work, then still in draft not quite satisfactory to Professor Rutter. In this essay, I situate his final work on teaching law in the pragmatist tradition with special emphasis on …

One School's Emergence Toward Participatory Decision Making, Terry W. Bloomquist

All Graduate Projects

A look at the development of participatory decision making, in one high school, was described in this study from a historical perspective. Kent-Meridian High School, in the Kent School District, was the studied school. Between the years 1979 and 1992 KentMeridian had three principals with very different and distinct styles. During this time span the emergence of a shared decision model, called "Empowerment", developed as a result of faculty expectation and pressure. Conclusions, implications, and recommendations are discussed.

A Survey Of Kindergarten Teachers' Implementation Of Multiculturaleducation In The Classroom, Guda G. Gayle-Evans

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of inclusion of multiculturalEducation materials and activities in kindergarten classrooms in the State of Indiana. The researcher developed a two-part questionnaire which was mailed to 500 of 2,000 kindergarten teachers in the State of Indiana. The teachers were selected by systematic sampling. There were seventy-eight items on Part 1 of the questionnaire which asked for information about the teacher, the students and the structure of the classroom. Part II of the questionnaire asked teachers to respond to forty-three items relating to the physical environment of the classroom, beliefs related to …

Whole Language - Reading And Parents: A Parent In-Service, Jennifer Warren

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Teaching Adolescents About War, Richard E. Kaplan

Theses Digitization Project

8th grade.

Parent Handbook For Emerging Literacy, Darlene Lucia Johnson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Learning Technologies In The Classroom: A Study Of Results, John Pisapia

MERC Publications

The Research reported in this paper focuses primarily on the shot term question, "Do learning technologies effect student learning?" It utilizes a meta analytic technique to review comparative studies of differing technologies under different conditions.

A study had to meet the following criteria to be included in this analysis: It 1) took place in a classroom; 2) had a control and treatment group structure; 3) was free of major methodological flaws, and 4) provided either an effect size or the data to calculate one. The 184 studies selected for this review represent a diverse array of district and vendor evaluations, …

Do Ag Economists Have Any Comparative Advantage In Economics Education?, E. Bruce Godfrey

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

No abstract provided.

Supporting Emergent Writing In The Kindergarten Classroom, Marianne M. Hussey

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Teacher And Student Variables Affecting Second Language Learning, Linda Lysynchuk

Digitized Theses

This research investigated factors believed to be involved in second language learning of Grade 6 students. Twelve Grade 6 French teachers and their students were studied. Students completed questionnaires assessing their language attitudes, motivation, self-perceptions of using French, and their use of French outside the classroom. These questionnaires were completed in the fall and then again in the spring. Students were also given a measure of language aptitude and a French listening achievement test in the fall, and measures of listening, speaking, reading, and writing achievement in the spring. In addition, questionnaires were administered to the teachers assessing their attitude …

Counselor-Trainee Attitudes Toward Aids Victims, Dale Marie Lutes

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this study (a) counselor-trainee attitudes toward AIDS victims in comparison with their attitudes toward rapists, (b) the variance of counselor-trainee attitudes according to source of transmission of the AIDS virus, and (c) the variance of counselor-trainee attitudes according to gender were investigated. Attitudes and reactions were assessed using a 30-adjective Semantic Differential Scale. Demographic data on ethnicity, age, gender, and counseling experience were also collected. One hundred and thirty-seven female and 58 male master's level students enrolled in counseling programs in five different universities read one of five written vignettes involving real life situations of either an AIDS client …

Research Directions: Literature And Discussion In The Reading Program, Taffy Raphael, Susan Mcmahon, Virginia Goatley, Jessica Bentley, Fenice Boyd, Laura Pardo, Deborah Woodman

Literacy Teaching & Learning Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

0369 Analysis Of 1992 Ballot Proposals, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

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 …

A Qualitative Evaluation Of The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Issues Programming Process Using Focus Group Interviews., Fred Eugene Baker

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Evaluating programs is a necessary and vital function in the management of all organizations. In 1988, the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (LCES) began an intensive statewide process entitled "Issues Programming". This is a qualitative evaluation of that process. The study focused on the perceptions of extension agents and community leaders who participated in the process. Four focus group interviews were conducted, two each for agents and leaders. Geographic site selection provided for participant inclusion from all LCES administrative areas. The groups were asked a series of open ended questions designed to draw from them in-depth perceptions about the process in …

The Relationships Among Non-Teaching Work Experience, Teacher Preparedness And Student Employability Skills In Louisiana Cooperative Office Education Programs., Kay Lynn Humphrey

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The objectives of this study were to: describe Cooperative Office Education (COE) coordinator's perceptions of their professional preparedness, determine COE coordinator's attitudes toward the value of occupational work experience, determine senior COE students' knowledge of employability skills, determine if relationships exists between the variables of COE students' knowledge, COE coordinator's number of hours and type of occupational work experience, the coordinator's perceived preparedness, the COE coordinator's attitude toward occupational work experience, and student and coordinator demographic variables, and determine which variables explain a significant proportion of the variability in the student's knowledge of employability skills. Two questionnaires were administered to …

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 …

Changing Patterns Of Centralization And Decentralization In American School Governance., Charles Walter Triche Iii

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation traces the evolution of American school governance and educational administration from the mid-seventeenth century through 1991. It examines the arguments which surround the centralization or decentralization debate and traces the rationale for the adoption of either a centralist or decentralist manner of school governance. In tracing the evolution of the rationale used by educational administrators for the adoption of either a centralist or decentralist form of governance, this dissertation establishes an order to the debate, traces shifts in philosophy, determines the dominance of either centralist or decentralist philosophy during each historical period studied, and identifies reasons why that …

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 …

Predicting Kindergarten Success: Use Of The Lens Model Methodology To Determine Factors Which Predict Success In The Kindergarten Classroom., Karen Lynne Serrett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recent developments, including and especially the passage of legislation such as P.L. 99-457, have led to a call for more sophisticated technology to accurately assess at-risk preschool children. In addition, there is an urgent need for well trained professionals to perform these assignments. The purpose of the present study was to utilize the Lens Model methodology to examine variables professionals believe are important predictors of successful kindergarten functioning. In addition, the study also explored which variables would actually predict successful kindergarten functioning. Four major findings emerged from the study. First, results indicated that, for the professionals, Social Skills and Cognitive …