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Peace Corps' School-To-School Program, Peace Corps (U.S.)

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A document describing and extolling the Peace Corps' School to School program. The program is described by the then current Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver in 1964 as: "a new program in which the Peace Corps will make it possible for a United States school to sponsor the building of a school overseas. The school in this country will raise the money to be used by the host country community to purchase construction materials". -- [p.6]

1967 Peace Corps Reader, Peace Corps (U.S.)

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This 1967 document is a collection of short articles about the Peace Corps, its volunteers, and its impact globally and at home. They were collected and reprinted by the Peace Corps. Sources vary from other, previous Peace Corps publications, nationally syndicated magazines and newspapers, and some university presses.

A majority of the articles come from former directors or members of the Peace Corps detailing personal experiences or opinions. Other articles are the positive or negative opinions of non-affiliated individuals or groups to the Peace Corps' founding, operations, or effects on communities and volunteers. The articles reflect opinions and language used …

A Comparative Study Of The Self Concept Of Mentally Retarded Children In Special Classes With The Self Concept Of Mentally Retarded Children In Regular Classes, Kathryn F. Imus

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of the present study was to determine if the self concepts of mentally retarded children in special education classes were different from the self concepts of mentally retarded children in regular classes.

An Examination Of Setting In Six Selected Short Novels Of Katherine Anne Porter, Laurel N. Piippo

All Master's Theses

This study will examine various aspects of Katherine Anne Porter's use of setting in six selected short novels.

Curriculum Patterns In Four-Year Secretarial Science Programs In Selected Colleges And Universities Of The United States, Donald Lee Campbell Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Teaching - Learning Process In Thirteen Selected North Dakota High Schools., Thomas Ellsworth Jensen

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Typescript Errors And A Determination Of Developmental Patterns Of Errors Of First Year Typists On Electric Typewriters., John Charles Garry

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Experimentally Induced Variations In Body Weight Upon Power., Carl Ray Kight

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Performance In Selected Gross Motor Skills Before And After Fatiguing Exercise., Larry Lionel Kendrick

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Development And Use Of Subject Matter Materials For Vocational Educationin Agriculture., Lloyd Palmer Jacks

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Business Curriculum Patterns In Selected Public Junior Colleges In The United States., Susanne Alexandra Tjornhom

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No abstract provided.

The Identification Of Variables Related To The Educational Plans Of Northdakota High School Senior Boys., Thomas Parnell Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Model Of Research Functions In Selected California Unified School Districts, Eugene Frederick Maxwell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the probleg. The problem is to design a model of research functions in California unified school districts having an average daily attendance of approxi- mately 10,000 to 100,000 students.

Purcones. The purposes of the study are listed in teras of the following questions:

A. What is the significance of research in a school

district? B. What should be the research functions of an effective unified school district research

program? C. What should be the scope or extent of the funo- tione?

D. What is the general status of research in

California school districts?

A Study In The Use Of An Inductive-Deductive Audio-Lingual Approach To Teaching Standard English Usage, Douglas Delano Patterson

All Master's Theses

If an aspect of the English teacher's job is to teach the non-standard speaker a different language (in part, at least), perhaps teachers should examine the process through which the child first learns his language. It would seem logical that this same process be followed as nearly as possible in training the non-standard speaker to speak standard English.

A Historical Study Of The Religious Education Program Of The Episcopal Church In Utah, Paul La Mar Martin

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The purpose of this writing is to bring to light and to trace the historical development of the religious education program of the Episcopal Church in Utah from its first organized attempts to the present time.
The writer has gone to as many original or near original sources as possible. Considerable dependence was placed upon a careful survey of historical books and articles published by the Episcopal Church. These sources were supplemented by personal interviews with Mrs. Elizabeth T. Corr, headmistress of Rowland Hall, and Right Rev. Richard S. Watson, Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary District of Utah, who were …

Predicting Reading Readiness From Human Figure Drawings, Charles W. Williams

All Master's Theses

This study was undertaken specifically to aid the Arlington Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington. The expressed need of this school was to find a best predictor of the readiness of kindergarten age children to begin formal reading programs. It was hoped that an adequate yet easily administered and scored instrument could be found to place students in appropriate first grade ungraded reading groups.

A Comparative Study Of Selected Louisiana Schools With Implications For Consolidation., Richard Fair Crawford

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Static And Dynamic Strength Training And Position Of Exercise On The Acquisition Of Strength, Speed Of Movement, Reaction Time, And Endurance., James Dale Bates

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Determination Of The Nature Of The Freshman Orientation Course In Colleges And Universities Of Louisiana And Formulation Of A Recommended Program For The Course., Vernie Anthony Pitre

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Citrus Bioflavonoid As An Aid In Prevention And Treatment Of Athletic Injuries., Martin J. Broussard

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A History Of Compulsory School Attendance And Visiting Teacher Services In Louisiana., Wallace L. Jones Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Muscle Action Potential As Related To Effort., George Franklin Kramer

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Different Exercise Programs On The Development Of Cardiovascular Fitness, Strength And Muscular Endurance., Daniel P. Mcnair

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Course Of Study For The Lds Indian Seminary Program Of Northern America For Junior High School Students, Eldred Bruce Preece

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of writing this teacher's manual was to provide a course of study for the junior high school Indian Seminary students living mainly in Northern climes of North America. In more recent years, a greater emphasis by the Church has been placed on preaching the Gospel to Northern Indian tribes, as evidenced by the organization of the Northern Indian Mission in 1964. With the conversion of hundreds of Lamanites, came also the need to provide religious education and character development for the children of these new converts and for the children of older Church members. Many non-LDS students, with …

Participants' Views Of Three Anti-Poverty Programs, Margaret Bucher

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Faculty Meetings In Selected Elementary Schools In Iowa And Their Implications For The Philippine Schools, Romeo Villar Carleta

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

It was the purpose of this study (1) to investigate current practices in conducting teachers' meetings in some selected elementary schools in Iowa and the United States and (2) to formulate some guidelines that can help Filipino elementary school administrators and supervisors improve their practices in conducting teachers' meetings.

The questionnaire was the major research tool used to investigate current practices in conducting faculty meetings in selected elementary schools in Iowa. In the construction of this device, the first step undertaken by the researcher was to make an intensive review of the available literature on the subject. The purpose in …

Minutes From The Faculty Retreat On The Goals And Objectives Of Lindenwood College, Lindenwood College

University Documents

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An Extension Of The Reinforcement Contiguity Issue – The Effect Of Retention In The Goal Box After Reinforcement, Marilyn L. Grey

All Master's Theses

This study investigated one prediction of Guthrie's theory of learning (1936, 1952)--that retention in the goal box after reinforcement increases the likelihood of incompatible responses to the goal stimuli and, thus, decreases learning. Three measures of learning were used: number of trials to criterion, total number of correct trials in the first twenty trials, and number of subjects who met criterion of five successive correct responses within forty trials.

A Study Of The Relationship Between Extracurricular Activities And The Success Of College Women, Sherrill Ann Ortman

All Master's Theses

The four purposes of this study are: 1. To determine the correlations between: a. extracurricular participation hours and predicted GPA, b. extracurricular participation hours and actual GPA, and c. predicted GPA and actual GPA, for those CWSC women majors in physical education who met the criteria for inclusion in this study; 2. To determine the magnitude of the effect of predicted GPA upon the correlational relationship between extracurricular participation hours and actual GPA; 3. To determine the correlations between: a. extracurricular participation hours and predicted GPA, and b. extracurricular participation hours and actual GPA, both for successful and for non-successful …

A Survey Of Central Washington’S Speech Correction Program As Related To The Public School Elementary Classroom Teacher’S Role In Speech Correction, Gail Twilligear Wheeler

All Master's Theses

This study has two important dimensions. Part I consists of a survey of the 1962-1963 curriculum offerings in speech and hearing therapy available to the student majoring in elementary education at eleven of the accredited institutions of higher learning in the State of Washington. Part II of the study deals with the organization of the local speech correction programs, the qualifications of the speech correctionists, and types of contact made by the correctionists with parents and classroom teachers during the 1962-1963 school year. This portion of the study is specifically concerned with elementary grades one through six and was arbitrarily …