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A Historical Review Of The Origins, Developments And Trends In Compulsory Education In The United States, 1642-1984, David E. Ramsey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to write a comprehensive historical analysis of compulsory education in the United States from its inception in the colonies through 1984. The study attempts to analyze the elements of the origin, developments, and trends. The majority of the primary sources of this historical study were literary and were taken from numerous sources including United States Supreme Court decisions, congressional legislation, opinions of the Attorney Generals of the United States and various states. Some of the major conclusions derived from this study were as follows: (1) There had been numerous laws passed to put the …

A Study Comparing The Self-Concept Scores Between Anglo And Chicano Children In The Canutillo, Texas School District, Glen M. Kraig

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to determine if differences exist in the self-concept scores between Anglo children and Chicano children. A secondary problem was to determine the level of correlation between self concept scores and academic averages. The Martinek-Zaichkowsky Self Concept Scale for Children was used to determine self concept scores and grade point averages reported by the students' classroom teachers were used for the academic averages. The findings of the study warranted the following conclusions: (1) Anglo, first grade children have a significantly higher total self concept than do Chicano, first grade children. (2) Chicano, third grade children …

Distinctive Instructional Strategies For High Risk Students At Westside Alternative School: A Case Study, David Allen Fitzekam

Student Work

There have been alternatives in American secondary schools for years. In many communities parents have had a choice among several types of programs in addition to the local comprehensive high school. For example there have been the choices of: church related high schools, private college preparatory schools, public vocational schools, and various evening school programs.

Relationships Among Selected Reading, Linguistic, And Piagetian Tasks, Gertrude A. Terrell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationships among Piagetian levels of cognitive development, linguistic skills, and reading achievement in elementary pupils. The subjects were 212 pupils in grades K-3 at a school in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The subjects were administered conservation tests of number, quantity of matter, and length and linguistic tests of syllabication, synthesis of phonemes into words, and analysis of words into phonemes by the researcher. Scores on pre-reading skills from the reading subtests of the Metropolitan Readiness Tests and scores on meaning vocabulary, reading comprehension, and word study skills from the Stanford Achievement Test …

Professional Negotiations And Perceived Need Deficiencies Of Secondary Teachers In Tennessee (Workers, Industrial, Organizations, Maslow, Herzberg), Jimmy D. Ratliff

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences existed in the perceived need deficiencies of secondary teachers who engaged in professional negotiations as compared to those who did not. In addition, attempts were made to determine if significant differences existed in the perceived need deficiencies of male and female secondary teachers, urban and rural secondary teachers, various age groups of secondary teachers, and various experience groups of secondary teachers. Further analysis of the data was conducted to determine if significant differences existed in the perceived need deficiencies of secondary teachers as compared to industrial, governmental and retail …

Alaska's Small Rural High Schools: Are They Working? (Research Summary), Judith Kleinfield, G. Williamson Mcdiarmid, David Hagstrom

ISER Reports

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Alaska's Small Rural High Schools: Are They Working?, Judith Kleinfield, G. Williamson Mcdiarmid, David Hagstrom

ISER Reports

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A Description Of The Individualized Achievement Center Program Of The Omaha Public School District, Loma F. Howard

Student Work

The landmark law, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, that established mainstreaming as an integral part of our educational system was PL 94-142 passed by the United States Congress in 1975. Rule 51: Regulations for School Age Special Education Programs which established the regulations for school age special education programs in Nebraska was adopted by the Nebraska Department of Education in 1981.

Public Relations Perceptions Of School Superintendents And School Board Presidents, Raymond Dean Chase

Student Work

A school's public relations program should involve all the employees of a school system. The superintendent, however, should be the leader in the group. The superintendent, as the chief executive of a school, should have school-community relations as one of the top priorities on his/her daily agenda.

Newsbulletin Vol. 16, No. 5, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Vol. 16, No. 4, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Vol. 16, No. 3, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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The Alumni Newsletter, October 1985 (Vol. I No. 1), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Findings About What Intervention Strategies Are Used Most Frequently By Bd Teachers In The Council Bluffs (Iowa) Schools, John E. Banks

Student Work

Neurologists claim that maladaptive behavior is the product of a physiological disorder. A moralist believes that an emotionally disturbed youngster lacks a strong value system--especially when it comes to controlling his/her baser instincts. Psychoanalysts theorize about rudimentary conflicts' destroying the delicate balance among id, ego, and super ego, and the need for sublimation.

Catalog, 1985-1986, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1985-1986 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Newsbulletin Vol. 16, No. 2, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Vol. 16, No. 1, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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A Curriculum For Severely And Profoundly Retarded, Thomas A. Lowndes

Student Work

Educating the severely and profoundly retarded student is the most challenging and controversial area in the field of Special Education today. Noonan, Brown, Mulligan, and Rattig (1982) state that the implications of the Levin v. New Jersey Department of Institutions (1980) ruling against educability (of severely retarded individuals) are frightening.

Learning About Language, William A. Smalley

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Principals’ Supervisory Methods And Emphases In Tennessee School Systems, Bobby J. Bowers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to determine if there were differences in principals' supervisory emphases and practices in school systems where the superintendent is appointed and in school systems where the superintendent is elected by popular vote. A total of three hundred principals was surveyed using a Supervisory Practices Inventory developed by Albert and Judith Canfield. The principals responded to questions about supervisory emphasis and practices. The supervisory emphases areas were people, tasks or results, paralleling those developed by Peter Drucker and George Odiorne. The other area of response was in supervisory practices. Three methods were measured by the …

Identifying Characteristics To Use As Descriptors Of Educators’ Potential For Acquiring Computer Literacy, Leota W. Coffey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain characteristics of public school administrators are present which can be used as descriptors for other educators' potential for acquiring computer literacy from a specific staff development model. Procedure. Participants in the study were 44 public school administrators from the Northwest Education Region of North Carolina. The study was quasi-experimental, using a pretest, treatment, and posttest design. The treatment of the subjects consisted of six three-hour sessions of computer literacy training. It was administered over a 12-week period of time. A model for staff development of computer literacy was designed …

The Use Of Mnemonic Strategies In Reading Comprehension, Karen F. Montgomery

Student Work

Research has generally shown that mnemonic techniques can improve the recall of poor readers. This experiment investigated the effect of verbal rehearsal and visual imagery strategies on the reading comprehension of 47 fourth-grade poor and average readers. The students were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: unaided, verbal rehearsal, visual imagery, and combined visual imagery plus verbal rehearsal. Subjects were taught a strategy (depending on the group assignment) and given a chance to practice. Following this, all subjects read a 1,000-word story. They were then given a 20-question test. As predicted, poor readers in the unaided condition recalled less …

The Identification Of Social Skills Deficits In Intermediate Learning Disabled Students, Patricia Schweer

Student Work

Although learning disabilities (LD), are usually defined in terms of deficits in cognitive and linguistic processes, evidence has accumulated that LD children also display maladaptive behaviors which impair their academic performance and lead to their identification as requiring special education services (McKinney & Feagans, 1983).

Absenteeism Trends In The North Franklin School District From 1974 To 1985, Gail A. Thompson

All Master's Theses

This study is concerned with the question: Is there a trend toward an annual increase in certificated absenteeism in the North Franklin School District, Connell, Washington, and does any such change parallel trends as identified in the literature?

The Relationship Between Class Size And Student Achievement, Kathleen Farrell Wallerstedt

Student Work

Few issues in education have continued to receive as much attention as the topic of class size and its effect on student achievement. Frequent studies on this issue have produced an immense body of related literature.

Retrieval Of Divergent Lexical Definitions Of Homographs In Young, Mature And Elderly Adults., Barbara J. Gross

Student Work

The ability to communicate one's needs, desires and knowledge is a basic requirement for succeeding in society. It is an ability that is taken for granted by most individuals for whom mastery seemed automatic. The stages of language acquisition and development in young children have been extensively researched and documented. A wide range of semantic abilities of college freshman also have been investigated. Beyond the traditional college age, eighteen to twenty-two years, little normative data concerning functional language ability is available. Information pertinent to the evolution of language functioning across the adult lifespan would be useful in planning appropriate goals …

School District Reorganization: Review And Recommendations For Douglas County, Nebraska, Marvin Johnson

Student Work

School district reorganization is an ongoing process intended to enable school districts to best satisfy educational needs. Urban, suburban and rural schools encounter certain similar problems while attaining a district's optimum organization; not all are educational in nature. Peshkin (1982) suggests the school is a highly important focal point of community and personal identity. Considering such potentially significant emotions, it is not difficult to visualize community resistance to a school closing.

Professor Richardson Et Al.: A New England Education, George V. Higgins

New England Journal of Public Policy

George V. Higgins contributes to the series on the New England state of mind, identifying "a New England code of acceptable behavior" whose hallmarks are discretion "and a sense of decency, still powerful enough to prompt even those flouting it, and getting caught, to feel a sense of guilt."

Henri Temianka Correspondence; (Keefe), Jean Keefe

Henri Temianka Correspondence

This collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.

A Plan To Reduce Library Book Losses, Darlene S. Craig

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The author researched and adapted ways to promote responsibility for library books. The program's aims were to reduce and retrieve lost library books that were reported on the inventory check and to make students, parents, and teachers aware of the problems and the importance of being responsible library users.

Introduction to the project was done in three stages. Presentations were made to staff (team) leaders who presented the plan to team members. Intercom announcements were made to the student body. Project intentions were explained to parents via the school newsletters. By the end of the project fewer books were missing …