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Effect Of Prior Performance Experience Before Audiences On A Dominant And Nondominant Motor Response., Nancy Lucinda Hollifield

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Various Levels Of Fatigue On The Speed And Accuracy Of Visual Recognition., Robert Lewis Johnson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relationship Of Pupil Achievement To The Degree Of Teacher Implementation Of An Individualized Elementary Reading Program., Patience Weidt Keisler

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development And Evaluation Of A Children's Gospel Principles Course, Lynn R. Applegate

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is the description, defense and critique of a course developed to teach gospel principles to 7- through 9-year-old children. The development process through which the course went, its formative evaluations and summative evaluation are described. The summative evaluation employed the pretest-posttest control group design. Thirty children, ages 7 through 9, were in the evaluation. After the pretest, 15 of the children were taught the 19-lesson course by their parents during a 23-day period. A statistical comparison of the mean pretest-posttest gain scores for the experimental group could significantly more accurately identify examples and non examples of fatih, agency, …

Pre-Employment Test Scores As Predictors In A Remedial Reading Program., Sarah Taylor Rentz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Second Childhood In Brazil, Karl M. Lorenz

Education Faculty Publications

Karl Lorenz describes his experiences speaking Portuguese as a Visiting Professor of Education in Brazil.

Kentucky Law Survey: Education: Teachers’ Rights, Keith Graham Hanley, Robert G. Schwemm

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Tenure occupies an important place in the mind of any new teacher. During the past survey year, the Kentucky courts have demonstrated that this status is not only important to teachers generally; it is essential to continued job security. The aegis of tenure provides not only the substance of teachers’ rights but also the procedure used to protect those rights.

Discharged teachers have alleged violations of the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution in both its equal protection and due process aspects and violations of the Kentucky constitution. However, in each instance the courts have summarily dismissed these claims, preferring …

Lesley College Undergraduate Catalog (1979-1980), Lesley College

Lesley Course Catalogs

1979-1980 Course Catalog published by the Lesley College. Original volume available for browsing in the Lesley University Archives.

Educational Malpractice: When Can Johnny Sue?

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This comment explores three avenues to pursue educational malpractice suits. First, a negligence action for malpractice. Second, a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation. And finally, an action sounding in negligence for breach of statutory duty. Each avenue is explored in detail in terms of the likelihood of success. Importantly, the comment recognizes the inherent difficult of pursuing any education malpractice claim.

Selected Influences On Attrition Rates From Vocational Agriculture In Louisiana., Larry David Allen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Faculty Handbook, Jerry L. House

All Graduate Projects

This project presents a faculty handbook prepared for the staff at Tahoma Junior High School in Maple Valley, Washington, The handbook was designed with two main purposes in mind: 1) to establish two-way communication among staff members as well as staff and administration; and 2) to render the educational process more efficient. The handbook includes fifteen major sections dealing with such topics as duties, rights and responsibilities, school policy and procedures, evaluation, and scheduling. It also includes copies of the forms a teacher will be confronted with through the school year. It was found that a handbook is a credible …

A Policy Handbook For The Union Gap School District, Gary Fredrick Johnson

All Graduate Projects

This project presents a proposed policy handbook to the board of directors of the Union Gap School District which will replace the present outdated handbook. Prior to writing the new policies, a review was made of educational literature on policy development, the Union Gap School District's board minutes, and surrounding school districts policy handbooks. The policies from the surrounding school districts were categorized according to subject matter, and, utilizing these policies along with a close communication with the school board and the superintendent, new policies were developed that would meet the unique needs of the Union Gap School District.

Attitudes Of Elementary Principals And Kindergarten Teachers Toward Mandatory Kindergarten And Optional Pre-Kindergarten Programs In Iowa, Janice E. Woods

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis research provided background for the Iowa Association of Elementary Principals on the current status of early childhood education in the fifty states. It also determined the support for mandatory kindergarten and optional pre-kindergarten programs among elementary principals and kindergarten teachers in Iowa. This data was sought to provide information for the Iowa Association of Elementary School Principals for possible legislation requiring mandatory kindergarten and optional prekindergarten programs in Iowa.

One aspect of the study involved compilation of data reported by the department of public instruction in the fifty states. A second aspect concerned a survey of elementary principals …

A Multivariate Study Of Depression In Elderly Caucasian Women, Marion Kay Sigurdson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of the present study to identify correlates of depression in a sample of Caucasian women of age 65 and over. Depth of depression, which was expected to be present in varying degrees in non-clinically depressed elderly women, was selected as the dependent variable. Thirteen i

Parental Rights: Educational Alternatives And Curriculum Control

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Report To The Academic Council Of Nedlands College From The Ad Hoc Committee On Aboriginal Education, Aboriginal Education Committee

Research outputs pre 2011

The following expanded brief originating from the above recommendation was given to the committee:- "Many graduates returning to College on ex-students' day as well as students on practice reported that they had found difficulties in handling classes that contained Aboriginal and part Aboriginal students, and suggested that the College should do more to prepare students in this area. A conference on Aboriginal Education held at Mount Lawley College in 1977 made recommendations on the place of Aboriginal Education in initial teaching training.

The Academic Council of this College decided to form an ad hoc committee to advise the Courses Committee …

Teacher's Reactions To An Implemented Competency Based Education Program In Tigard Senior High School, Merle Dean Winder

All Master's Theses

Teachers' reactions to an implemented competency based education program were evaluated. Twenty-four high school teachers were asked to fill out a questionnaire concerning competency based education. It was concluded that teachers understand competency based education and its components. The majority of teachers performed tasks related to competency based education. Teachers did not change their course content nor evaluation methods to accommodate competency based education. Teachers have varied opinions on the virtues of competency based education and their major concern is record keeping processes. Implications of the competency based education innovation arc discussed.

The Comparability Between The Recorded Group Interview And The Standard Personal Interview In Teacher Recruitment For Parochial Schools, Ervin Hadley Bigham

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the evaluations of recorded group interview.s and standard persona.l interviews of prospective elementary and secondary teachers. The results could provide a possible alternate method for the preliminary screening of candidates on parochial school campuses.

A Meta-Analysis: The Relationship Of Program Content And Operation Factors To Measured Effectiveness Of College Reading-Study Programs, Victoria Hunter Sanders

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The primary problem addressed in this study involved integration of the finding of the vast body of reading literature to determine if college and university reading-study programs generally prove beneficial to those participating in them. Included within this question were the following sub-problems: (1) For what student groups were college reading-study programs designed? Were programs designed to fulfill remedial/corrective, supportive, developmental or other as yet unspecified functions?; (2) What program content and program operation factors were identified within program reports?; and (3) What relationship, if any, exists between these program content and operation factors and reported program effects?

Reaction To Social Pressure From Adults Versus Peers Among Mexican, Mexican-American, And Anglo-American Rural Children, Ana Maria C. Donini

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to investigate whether there was a significant difference in the adherence to conventional morality and the reaction to social pressure from adults versus peers among Mexican, Mexican-American, and Anglo-American children. The instrument used was the Moral Dilemmas Test (MDT) developed by Bronfenbrenner, Devereux, Suci, and Rodgers, which measures the reported readiness of children to engage in morally disapproved behavior and their reaction to social pressure exerted by adults and peers. The subjects were asked to respond to a series of conflict situations under three experimental conditions of confidentiality, scrutiny by parents, and scrutiny by …

The Role Of The Local Vocational Education Director In The State Of Nevada, Willa Davis Matthews

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate and define the role of the local director of vocational education in the State of Nevada, as perceived by three groups of Nevada educators. Investigation was made in terms of actual and ideal role functions and background characteristics an.

Hierarchical Learning As A Function Of Concise Informational Feedback With Regard To Ability, Age, And Sex Of Identical Twins., Ingrid A. Rimland

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Originated by current demands for accountability in schools and resultant appeals for a return to the use of scholastic feedback, this study investigated the effects of feedback in light of certain characteristics of learning, and in light of student characteristics such as ability, age, and sex. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of specific informational feedback on hierarchical learning in a controlled laboratory setting, using the experimental controls inherent in identical twins. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children/Revised (WISC-R) was used “unconventionally” as a series of discrete hierarchical learning tasks subject to concise experimental manipulation. Possible …

The Relationship Between Perceived Locus Of Control And Achievement Among Filipino-American Students In The Elementary Grades., Estela Guevara Pinga

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation was to verify research information concerning perceived locus of control (PLC) on a population sample composed of 154 Filipino-American students in Stockton Unified School District. Perceived locus of control is a personality construct derived from Julian Rotter's social learning theory. Rotter posits that the probability of the occurrence of a particular behavior is determined, not only by the importance of the goal to the individual, but also by his expectancy that this goal will be achieved as a consequence of the behavior. PLC refers to an individual's perception of the causal relationship between his …

The Development Of A Consensus Model To Select, Establish And Implement Minimal Competencies In California Unified School Districts, Ralph Lee Blumenthal

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to provide a model for California unified school districts to establish minimal competencies and to provide added direction, guidance and support to those districts that had already adopted them. The model was based on a consensus of selected unified · school districts throughout California. It sought to establish a step-by-step process which any school district could follow. To accomplish this purpose, the following objectives were addressed:

1. To specify minimum competencies in identified curriculum areas

2. To ascertain who will recommend to the Board of Education the minimum acceptable levels of student performances and …

The Effectiveness Of Principals As It Is Related To Interpersonal Behavior And Bilingual/Crosscultural Education., Raymond Tom

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the following questions: Are the ratings of principal effectiveness related to (1) the interpersonal behavior orientations of principals, (2) principalship experience , and (3) the principals' reactions to Bilingual/Crosscultural (B/CC) education? Are the reactions of principals to B/CC education related to (1) the interpersonal behavior orientations of principals, and (2) the principals' years of experience in B/CC education?

The Principal And Principalship Of Seventh-Day Adventist Elementary Schools In The Southwestern United States, Donald Ross Sahly

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is concerned with defining the principalship of Seventh-day Adventist elementary schools in the south western United States. Specific attention was given to the areas of academic and professional training and experience; membership in professional organizations and professional growth activities; perceptions about the improvement of the SDA elementary principalship; suggestions for the improvement of graduate study programs in education administration in Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities.

Bringing Christian Schools Within The Scope Of The Unemployment Compensation Laws: Statutory And Free Exercise Issues, R. Leonard Davis Iii

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Balga Special School: First Report: Pupil Progress In Selected Programs, Mount Lawley College

Research outputs pre 2011

In February, 1978, Mount Lawley College agreed to undertake an evaluation of the Balga Special School for the Education Department of Western Australia. Preliminary discussions were held with the Superintendent of the Research Branch and the Principal of Balga Special School. The purpose was to determine the parameters of the evaluation.

It was agreed that the College was to be responsible for the conceptual framework of the program. It was also agreed that this framework was to be approved by the Superintendent of the Research Branch and the Principal of the Balga Special School.

A second consideration was the length …

Teaching Children Of Different Cultural Backgrounds : A Survey Of 1976-1977 Graduates From Nedlands College Of Advanced Education, M Kaplan

Research outputs pre 2011

The composition of the student population in secondary schools in Western Australia has changed considerably in recent years. The overall increase in the number of students being retained in school at all levels of secondary education has resulted in a growing number of children of Aboriginal/part Aboriginal and/or migrant parents in the secondary streams. These children who previously tended to finish their schooling in the primary school are now entering secondary schools to complete their education.

Report On Survey Of Diploma Of Teaching Graduates In Science From The N.C.A.E. Who Are In Their First Year Of Teaching (1978), Research Committee, Nedlands College Of Advanced Education

Research outputs pre 2011

This survey of graduates with the Diploma of Teaching (Science) was conducted with the intention of providing Science Department Staff of the N.C.A.E. with information which would allow changes to be made that would more accurately meet the needs of their students.

Preliminary discussions with the College science staff have already initiated several changes as suggested by the interviewees. Some recommended changes have already taken place during the graduates' first year of teaching (such as a change in the timing of the Assistant Teaching Programme)...