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Indian Education: Bilingual Education--A Legal Right For Native Americans, Melissa Annis

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.

Teaching Friendship Making Skills To Emotionally Disturbed Children, Alison Stewart Agras

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Numerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of teaching children appropriate social skill behavior. The present study investigated a coaching procedure to teach emotionally disturbed children appropriate social skills within the context: of fourteen arts and crafts sessions. Using a multiple baseline across groups design, two groups of four children received training. As a result of training, cooperation behavior showed a moderate change, while eye contact increased substantially for both groups. The behaviors of on task and communication changed only slightly. In addition, these changes generalized to different settings and were· maintained over time. However, praising, receiving praise, as well as …

The Role And Primary Responsibilities Of The Program Specialist In The California Special Education Local Plan Areas: A Consensus Model, Cheryl Ann Mcelhany

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and importance of the program specialist's position in the California Special Education Local Plan Areas and to ascertain the primary responsibilities of the program specialist's position.

Procedures. Ninety-seven California Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) were surveyed. Due to the variations in geographic size, average daily attendance, and actual years (0-5) of the SELPAs, subgroups of the study focused on the variables of size and longevity. Individuals selected to provide the data from each SELPA were its director and one program specialist designated by the director. Eighty-one SELPAs completed …

The Resource Specialist Role In California: An Analysis Of Perceptions, Eleanor Marie Landon

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem. The Resource specialist is responsible for California's primary program to mainstream handicapped students. The Resource Specialist role is not comprehensively defined in state law or regulation and divergent expectations for Resource Specialists appear to impact upon successful program implementation. Purpose. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive, prioritized description of the major tasks of the Resource Specialist role, as perceived by three groups of educators involved with pilot Resource Specialist Programs in Master Plan Region schools. These groups were: (1) site administrators responsible for regular and Resource Specialist Programs, (2) classroom teachers with Resource Specialist Program …

Classroom Music Continuum For The Vallecito Union School District, Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade, Deborah Glow Martin

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is generally recognized and accepted that music is a vital part of a child's education. The Music Educators National Conference stated in "The Child's Bill of Rights in Music":

Every child has the right to full and free opportunity to explore and develop his capacities in the field of music in such ways as may bring him happiness and a sense of well-being.

It is impossible to deal with all aspects of elementary music education in a single presentation; consequently, this thesis is directed toward a specific need in a particular school district, namely the Vallecito Union School District. …

A Comparative Study Of The Effectiveness Of Bilingual Instruction Of Teachers With Competency Certification In Bilingual, Rafael Torres Ramirez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether students in bilingually designated classes who received B/CC instruction by a teacher with a B/CC Specialist Credential have high gains in reading and math when compared with students who received instruction by a teacher with a B/CC Certificate of Competence or a B/CC Waiver Certificate. This study measured bilingual instruction based on a statistical comparison between student achievement and the kind of bilingual certificate.

PROCEDURES: The data were collected from two school districts: Alum Rock Unified School District in San Jose, California, and Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, California. …

Upside-Down Cat (1981) Elizabeth Parsons, Maughn Gregory

Chapter Books

Lily Black, nicknamed the “Upside-Down Cat” from her habit of lying on her back over a hot-air register to keep warm, lives with Joe and his parents in New York City and summers with them in Maine. When she disappears at the end of one summer, Joe and his family have no choice but to return to New York without her. A kind lobsterman finds Lily, takes care of her all winter, and becomes fond of her. The next summer, when Joe finds Lily on the man’s boat, they have to decide whom Lily really belongs to—if anyone.

Raging Robots And Unruly Uncles (1981) By Margaret Mahy, Gareth B. Matthews

Chapter Books

When, as a practical joke, the seven wicked sons of Wicked Jasper send a goody-goody robot named Lilly Rose Blossom to their virtuous cousin Prudence, daughter of their virtuous uncle Julian, she sends them a fiendishly insolent robot called the Nadger. Each household finds its robot so annoying that the cousins all run away from home and form a successful community together, eventually joined by a wiser Jasper and a chastened Julian. Though zany and wildly farcical, this story is also serious and thought-provoking – about the problem of minds and machines, the possibilities of free will, the nature of …

The Danish Dip, Edna H. Hong

The Bridge

My first reaction to our son's Danish school teacher was one of dismay, for I was still under the dismal domination of the American veneration of youthiness. Somehow the keen, kind blue eyes and the lean, lithe body of the grey-haired gentleman who rose at his elevated desk to greet me when I entered the school room, accompanied by my wretched, reluctant, rebellious, ready-to-bolt nine year old, did not tranquilize the depressing discovery that the teacher Theodore was to have his first year in a foreign school was an old man - at least sixty!

Henri Temianka Correspondence; (Catlin), Henri Temianka

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.

Newsbulletin Vol. 10, No. 14, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Vol. 10, No. 13, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Salve Regina - The Newport College Awarded $1,000 Grant To Pilot Test Child Abuse And Neglect Curriculum, Salve Regina University

Press Release Archive

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Newsbulletin Vol. 10, No. 12, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

0264 Committees On: Exceptional Children And Community Colleges, The Judicial Caseload And Juvenile Sentencing, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

0265 Committee On Property Tax Laws And Mobile Home Taxation, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Guidelines For Planning Facilities For The Adult Learner, Constance S. Hale

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to survey selected existing facilities and to develop guidelines for planning facilities for the adult learner. The following subproblems were identified in order to adequately treat the problem: (1) To describe selected facilities for the adult learner; (2) To identify those elements considered essential, highly desirable, and significant in planning a facility for the adult learner. Four research questions were considered to be relevant to this study: (1) What were the most prevalent needs of the adult learner? (2) What facilities for the adult learner are in existence now? (3) What recommendations are given …

Teams, Games, Tournament–A Classroom Management System: A Study Of Its Impact On Socialization And Academic Performance In A Multicultural Environment, Ronald J. Diimig

Student Work

The national goal of American public education is universal education. Therefore "no individual or group, for any reason whatsoever, is to be barred from equal access to standard opportunities." Since 1934 and Brown vs. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court has declared that this national goal can only be and must pursued in desegregated schools.

The Effectiveness Of Individualized Instruction In A Learning Center, To Eliminate Ninth Grade Reading Deficiencies, Mitchel P. Dorsey

Student Work

The United States counts as one of its major achievements, that of being the first country in the world to attempt to give education beyond the three R's to all its youth, regardless of intellectual endowment or socioeconomic status. Investigation of this premise reveals a gap between practice and pretensions. This is evidenced by the fact that in recent years, colleges, universities, businesses, vocational institutions, and industry have been highly critical of the large number of high school graduates with deficiencies in basic learning skills. These deficiencies impede academic, job related and/or job performance. Such an indictment of the secondary …

Guidelines For Planning Facilities For The Adult Learner, Constance S. Hale

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to survey selected existing facilities and to develop guidelines for planning facilities for the adult learner. The following subproblems were identified in order to adequately treat the problem: (1) To describe selected facilities for the adult learner; (2) To identify those elements considered essential, highly desirable, and significant in planning a facility for the adult learner. Four research questions were considered to be relevant to this study: (1) What were the most prevalent needs of the adult learner? (2) What facilities for the adult learner are in existence now? (3) What recommendations are given …

Curriculum Inferences For Secondary School Teachers In Population Education Within The School System Of Thailand, Manit Subhakul

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During the 1970's educational leaders in Thailand worked towards a plan to adopt population education at all levels in the educational system. At the time of this study, population education had been integrated into almost every level within the school system. Providing courses in population education at all school levels had increased the need for population teachers and instructional materials. The purposes of this study were: (1) to draw inferences about the suitability of contemporary population education teacher programs in Thailand for providing qualified teachers for secondary schools; (2) to provide basic information helpful in establishing programs in keeping with …

Newsbulletin Vol. 10, No. 11, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Special Bulletin, November 18, 1981, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Vol. 10, No. 10, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Vol. 10, No. 9, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Utilization Of The American Book Company Social Studies Text As A Reinforcement Tool For Teaching Fourth Grade Reading Comprehension, Context Clue And Study Skills, Mary Joann Stuckrath

All Graduate Projects

A series of 50 lessons were developed to transfer the reading skills of comprehension, context clues and study skills to their use in gaining information from the social studies textbook. The lessons were developed to be used in conjunction with the fourth grade social studies textbook, Environments, American Book Company. The lessons include objectives for each skill, the strategy to be developed and extra enrichment materials required for the implementation of the skill. The purpose of the strategies focused on the student's ability to transfer the reading skills to the social studies textbook and to improve their ability to read …

Experiencing Literature Through The Use Of The Caldecott Books, Janet Marie Jansen

All Graduate Projects

A handbook was developed to assist teachers and librarians in the presentation of the Caldecott books to elementary children. This handbook provides suggested enrichment materials and activities which can be used with children. Through these related activities children should become more aware of the importance of the Caldecott books as special picture books in the field of literature.

Encouraging Academic Interests Outside School, Randall David Hauff

All Graduate Projects

The intention of this project is to develop a middle school extracurricular program which encourages academic excellence. Providing an enrichment program was the stated goal of a community- staff meeting on district priorities. A questionnaire sent to area schools and a thorough review of available literature revealed no existing program to use as a role model . The Corps of Discovery program attempts to meet the need for encouraging and rewarding academic excellence.

Orientation Handbooks For Incoming Junior High Students And Their Parents For Winlock School District Number 232, Patricia J. Imler

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project is to develop for Winlock School District, a handbook for student and parent orientation into seventh grade. The project will include: 1) A review of recent trends and literature in the area of student and parent orientation; 2) a plan for implementation of the handbook; 3) handbooks for students and parents; and 4) an evaluation of the success of the handbooks.

Newsbulletin Vol. 10, No. 8, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.