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Sex And Curriculum Differences In Conceptions Of The Teacher Role: A Role Theoretical Analysis, Steven Michael Koning

Masters Theses

This study is concerned with factors which influence the way individuals conceptualize and define their social roles. Role theory suggests that role conceptions, which are individual orientations to a role, are affected by expectations associated with the role and personality characteristics that an individual brings to the role. These suggestions are tested by examining sex and curriculum differences in conceptions of the teacher role among education students at a midwestern university. Conceptions of teacher control and nurturance are assessed by two scales developed by the author. Results indicate that factors associated with a student's curriculum influence orientations toward teacher control …

Developing A Program For Preventive Substance Abuse Education At Marshall High School, Sara Sue Schaeffer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Logging Of My Involvement In A Career Education Project In The Coloma Community Schools And The State Of Michigan Summer Migrant Program, Diane M. Miller

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Supplemental Incomes Of Male Teachers In The Public Schools Of Van Buren County, Michigan, Norval S. Bovee

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Library And Media Competencies Needed By Teachers In Primary Schools, Lawrence H. Mcgrath

Dissertations

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A Comparison Of The Competitive Attitudes Of Seventh Through Twelfth Grade Boyx, Franklin A. Vale

Graduate Theses

No abstract was provided.

Comparative Analyses Of Teacher Verbal And Nonverbal Behavior In A Traditional And An Open-Space Setting, Betty L. Hankins

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to observe, analyze, and compare teacher verbal and non verbal behaviors as they were exhibited toward students in both traditional class rooms and open-space class rooms. Particular emphasis was placed on determining the degree, if any, to which teachers in open-space class rooms were more indirect and encouraging than direct and restricting in their behaviors than teachers in traditional class rooms. (Abstract shortened.)

Group Psychotherapy Effects On Internal-External Locus Of Control, Richard P. Reed

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The Internal-External locus of control construct (Rotter, 1966) has been investigated in a variety of areas. One area that has not received the attention it should is that of psychotherapeutic applications. Until now there has been no research testing the use of therapy with indi­viduals who fall at the extremes of the I-E continuum. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of short-­term group therapy on changing inmates' expectations of locus of control in a prison population.

The sample consisted of 40 male inmates at the Peni­tentiary of New Mexico. All were self-referred and had been placed …

A Study To Develop Alternative Statewide Higher Education Funding Formula Models For Possible Use In New Mexico, Thomas M. Rawson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The objectives of this study were: (1) to develop a procedure for categorizing statewide higher education funding formulas; (2) to use that procedure to categorize the statewide funding formulas utilized by fifteen selected states; (3) to simulate the implementation of at least one statewide funding formula from each category using 1972-73 New Mexico data; and (4) to develop several alternative model funding formulas for financing higher education in New Mexico.

The researcher solicited copies of higher education funding formulas (and related documentation) from fifteen selected states. An examination of the procedures used within the funding formulas of these selected states …

An Appraisal Of The Circular Functions Of The Community Colleges In Nine Selected States As Perceived By Their Presidents And The Criteria Of Writers In The Field, Jack May Reynolds

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the perceptions of selected community college presidents concerning the appropriate curricular functions of the community college as advanced by writers in the field, and whether the programs implemented were in agreement with their perceived curricular functions.

Teacher's Manual For "The Magnetic Sentence": A Classroom Aid For Teaching English As A Second Language, Jeffrey Smith

MA TESOL Collection

"The Magnetic Sentence" is a classroom aid for teaching English as a second language. It consists of (1) a set of word-cards on which are written words, phrases, or morphemes; (2) a board for displaying these word cards; and (3) a teacher's manual.

The set is designed to show visually many common grammatical transformations by presenting them on a display board. This is done by placing the word-cards on the display board and rearranging, deleting, and adding to them to show the process involved in a transformation.

The following transformations and constructions can be shown with the set: affirmative statements, …

Visual English: A Method Of Language Education For The Deaf, Adapted For The Esl Classroom, Dennis Sayers

MA TESOL Collection

This report details an adaptation for the ESL classroom of the Fitzergerald Key, a method of language education for the deaf which utilizes question words to organize vocabulary development and to visualize the regularities of word order in English. The modified Key is a visual means of silent communication shared between teacher and students which utilizes a board and three kinds of manipulatives: squares marked with question words to indicate the 8 slots of an English transitive sentence; cubes which give common modulators of meaning and frequent pro-forms; and vocabulary cards. The methodology used is "commanding verbalizations", i.e, commands with …

An Introspective Workshop On The Teaching/Learning Process, Prentiss Wharton Phillips

MA TESOL Collection

This is a course outline for a 16+hour teacher-training workshop. It is designed for about 16 participants. The purpose of the workshop is to engage teachers and prospective teachers in the processes of self evaluation, goal formation and the development/application of more effective ways to teach. This is done through a series of introspective/extra-spective exercises based on four central questions:

What kind of teacher are you now? What is teaching/learning? How do you want to be as a teacher? How can you reach your objectives?

These questions are systematically explored in four corresponding units. Some of the questions are worked …

Training Program For Teachers Of English As A Second Language Service English Program/American Peace Corps, Iran, 1974, Vernon Arthur Nelson

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

A Guide For Teaching English At Language Schools In Osaka & Kyoto, Japan - A Description And Analysis With Job Hunting Reports, Kimiko Kunii

MA TESOL Collection

This is a report about teaching conditions in the private language schools based on my own direct experience and on information collected from interviews and from a questionnaire sent to schools in Kyoto and Osaka, Japan. The teaching conditions in lower secondary schools are also written in contrast to those of the private language schools. The questionnaries collected from each school are attached in this report.

Lipson Boxes: Square Or Not, Edna Christina Graef

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

"The Humanistic Teacher: A Student Directed Exploration", A Syllabus In Human Relations And A Report On Its Use, Christina Tischler Gibbons

MA TESOL Collection

This paper consists of two parts: a syllabus for a course in Human Relations entitled "The Humanistic Teacher: A Student Directed Exploration", and introductory materials which describe the motivations for planning the course, its goals, its testing and evaluation in 1974-75, and recommendations for its further use. The course is specifically designed for use in the Master of Arts in Teaching program of the School for International Training. Its primary goal is to help students focus on the meaning of being a humanistic teacher. It is organized so that students can work by themselves or in study groups but without …

Training Teachers Of English-As-A-Second Language: Four In-Service Workshop Presentation Plans, Ruth L. Crouthamel

MA TESOL Collection

This paper consists of four in-service workshop presentation plans for teachers of English-as-a-Second Language. It is intended to help both teachers and teacher trainers in that field. The chapters include information and exercises on the Silent Way, values clarification, Lipson techniques, and other games and exercises.

English As A Second Language In Up With People: A Proposal And Plan For Implementation, Cynthia Gay Barnes

MA TESOL Collection

The purpose of this paper is to provide the Up With People organization with a clear and workable plan for implementing an English as a Second Language program as a part of their existing program.

The paper is presented in two parts. The first part includes a description of the Up With People program focusing on its need for an English as a Second Language program. The various benefits to UP With People are explained. Also in the first part of the paper are descriptions of two language learning programs, Spanish Language Training at Oaxtepec, Mexico, July, 1980, and The …

A Booklet Of Narratives For The Esl Classroom, Alice Raidl Blount

MA TESOL Collection

This project deals with a set of ten narratives and illustrations. The narratives become progressively more difficult. Each line of the narrative has steps giving questions, substitution drills, and ideas on how to teach particular grammatical points. At the end of each narrative there is a supplementary material to be used once all of the preceding material is mastered.

Restructuring A Staff Appraisal System, Larry Douglas Janes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Handbook Of Ideas And Activities For Teaching English As Second Language To Pre-Schoolers, Laurie Jean Emel

MA TESOL Collection

This is a collection of activities for teaching English to children of pre-school age. The activities are aimed at the total involvement of the child by encouraging not only verbal communication, but also self-expression through art, body movements, and dramatization. The directions for the use of the activities include adaptations to varying class sizes, levels of English proficiency, and cultural backgrounds.

A Proposed School Budget And Faculty Handbook For Salem Elementary Schools, District # 111, Galen Brant

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.