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A Position Paper Of Environmental Education For Nelson County, Geneva B. Hunt
A Position Paper Of Environmental Education For Nelson County, Geneva B. Hunt
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The results of a survey, concerning environmental education taken of the educators of the Nelson County School System, indicated a need for environmental education workshops and classes.
The status of environmental education in the nation and in Kentucky were studied and compared. A research was done of the status of environmental education in Nelson County, and implications were drawn for implementing environmental education in the Nelson County School System.
A tentative program for implementing environmental education in the Nelson Country schools was given, and a bibliography of resources and materials to be used in said program was included.
The Metcalfe County Supervisory In Action, Sue Tempest Hume
The Metcalfe County Supervisory In Action, Sue Tempest Hume
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
It is the plan of this study to present an accurate picture of the work done by Miss Eva Barton in her effort, through supervision, to establish for the rural schools of the county increasingly effective teaching. The writer hopes that from this study other counties may through comparing their program gain suggestions that will aid in their development.
A Status Study Of The Counseling Services Programs In Selected Church-Related Small Colleges, Vivian Bowles
A Status Study Of The Counseling Services Programs In Selected Church-Related Small Colleges, Vivian Bowles
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Thirty-one selected church-related colleges with an average enrollment of fewer than 2000 students were surveyed regarding the status of their counseling service programs. The areas covered in the survey included the following: (1) a description of the counseling situation in each college; (2) the academic and professional background of the counselor; (3) the extent of the counselor's teaching responsibilities; (4) the adequacy of the counseling and clerical staff; (5) the role of the clergy-counselor; (6) the support accorded the counseling services; (7) the scope of counseling services rendered; (8) recommendations of the counselors regarding counseling services; and (9) the counselor's …
Counselor Opinion As A Predictor Of Academic Success For Entering College Freshmen, Billy Dicken
Counselor Opinion As A Predictor Of Academic Success For Entering College Freshmen, Billy Dicken
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine if high school counselors' predictive opinions of freshman college academic success were reliable indicators of actual college academic success achieved by freshman students.
Eleven null hypotheses were tested which involved high school counselors' opinions of college freshman grade point average and actual college grade point average achieved by freshmen in regard to the following variables: (1) sex of the counselor, (2) high school location, (3) sex of the student, (4) high school size, and (5) high school accreditation. All except one of the null hypotheses were rejected at the .05 level of …
An Appraisal Of The American College Test As A Proficiency Examination At Western Kentucky University, Cheryl Chambless
An Appraisal Of The American College Test As A Proficiency Examination At Western Kentucky University, Cheryl Chambless
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Since the initiation of the proficiency testing program at Western Kentucky University, there had not been a comprehensive report of the performance of students who received academic credit on the basis of the American College Test as a proficiency examination. American College Test standard scores, American College Test composite scores, specific course grades, and overall grade point averages of selected students were examined to determine the effects of awarding academic credit on the basis of the American College Test standard score in English on a student's subsequent academic performance and to examine the feasibility of extending the use of the …