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Relationships Between Selected Environmental Characteristics, Neighborhood Type, And School Achievement, Franklin Titus Iii

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine if neighborhood and school type help to predict 4th and 6th grade academic achievement above and beyond traditional socioeconomic status (SES) indices. A second purpose was to determine whether the findings of environmental effects research for smaller-size cities differ from studies which investigate larger urban centers. The study also sought to identify potential ways neighborhoods could be meaningfully classified in ways that might aid future research, and the possible presence of schools that succeed despite a profile that says they should not. Achievement test results of schools (N=61) from two Midwest …

Holding Power Index; Considerations Associated With Administrators Willingness/Unwillingness To Use The Cohort Method To Measure Student Dropout Rates Of Nebraska Public High Schools, Richard A. Dierkhising

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Public high schools do not consistently use one method to measure student dropout rates. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in the reasons given by principals and district office administrators from various size public high school/districts which describe willingness or unwillingness to adopt the cohort method as the standard measure of student dropout rates.

A Study Of Nebraska Superitendents' Opinions Toward School Restructuring, Allan J. Inzerello

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Public school superintendents from Nebraska were asked to indicate their priorities toward school restructuring in five areas identified by the researcher. The areas of inquiry included school goals, school curriculum, instruction or methodology, evaluation and school organization. Current literature in each of the areas of school reform was investigated in order to devise survey statements that all public school superintendents could rank order as to their highest priorities toward school restructuring. Of the 311 surveys mailed to superintendents, a total of 191 were returned. The responses represented 61.4% of Nebraska public school superintendents. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the …

The Relationship Between Gender, Ethnicity, Grade Level, Lunch Status And Self-Concept Scores Of Selected Elementary Students, Eatherine Jo Solomon

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The purpose for conducting this study was to examine the relationship between gender, ethnicity, grade level, lunch status, and self-concept. This study was designed to Investigate the self-concept of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in selected elementary schools within the Omaha (NE) Public School District. Self-concept of students was Indicated through the responses given to the 80 Items on the Plers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. Grade level, ethnicity, gender, and lunch status were collected from the same student respondents who provided answers to the Plers-Harris. The sample popluation Included 562 students in eight elementary schools with counselors. Analysis of variance …

The Relationship Between Inservice Intensity And Skill Transfer, Rachel Ann Klein Billmeyer

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The purpose of this study was- to test for differences among three levels of inservice intensity in the transfer of active par¬ticipation into the teacher's instructional repertoire. The three levels of inservice intensity were: Level 1 - Theory/presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback Level 2 - Theory/presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback, and peer coaching Level 3 - Theory/presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback, peer coaching, and trainer coaching

Evaluation Of School Superintendents In Nebraska: Practices And Perceptions, Edwin H. Johnson

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions and practices of the evaluation process of school superintendents in Nebraska as viewed by them. A review of the literature provided the major impetus for this study. The data were collected through administration of a questionnaire mailed to 18 Class A superintendents and 31 randomly selected superintendents each from Classes B, C, and D. Descriptive statistics were used to report quantitative data. A one-way ANOVA and chi-square were used to report Likert scale and mutually exclusive items, respectively.

Teacher Loyalty To The Principal In Selected Catholic Elementary Schools, Luvern A. Gubbels

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The purpose of this study was to examine teacher loyalty to the principal. The study was conducted in the Catholic elementary schools of the Archdiocese of Omaha, a 23-county area of northeast and central Nebraska that is under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of th Archbishop.

Student Feedback On Teacher Effectiveness For The Purpose Of Improving Instruction, Gary R. Noerrlinger

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Since elementary students have an opportunity to view their teachers in a variety of situations and circumstances throughout the school year, the students have the potential to provide teachers with valuable feedback. This source of information on teacher performance has received very little attention at the elementary school level. The major focus of the study was to examine student feedback on teacher effectiveness and those factors which might influence student feedback.

Kindergarten: Its Purpose As Perceived By Teachers, Supervisors, And Principals, Joyce M. Buckner

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The purpose of this study was to identify a selected number of functions, goals, and purposes for schools educating kindergarten children in the Omaha Public Schools. More specially , the objectives of this study were to: (1) determine what kindergarten teachers, first grade teachers, supervisors, and elementary principals considered to be the major purpose for schools educating kindergarteners, and (2) examine the extent of congruence between the above four groups concerning the purpose for schools educating kindergarten children.

A Study Of The Educational And Occupational Information Services Of The Member Schools Of The Accrediting Association Of Bible Colleges, Russel G. Jones

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The world scene has changed greatly in the last few years. Because of changes in the occupational field, the educational field and others, the need for guidance services has increased. Never before have there been so many occupational choices available and never before have they demanded so much education for entry into the occupation. the member schools of the Accrediting Association of the Bible Colleges have also felt these changes and have reacted not only in the courses of study offered but also in increased efforts in the field of guidance and counseling.

Christian Education In Protestant Primary Schools In Belgian Congo, Allan Wiebe

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The term "religious education", although traditionally referring to the teaching ministry of the Christian church, has now become so general as to include practically all religions that are propagated through instruction including Jewish, Mohammedan, Hindu and most other non-Christian religions, as well as Christian. Consequently, a trend has recently developed in the direction of the use of the more exclusive term "Christian education" although the two terms are used interchangeably in many Christian circles.

In this study the term "Christian education" is preferred and refers to the process by which individuals are confronted with and controlled by the Christian gospel. …

A Study Of The Relationship Between The Adjustment Of Student Nurses To The School If Nursing And Their Scores On The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, The Johnson Temperament Analysis, And The Problem Check List Form For School Of Nursing, Charlotte Rees Schultz

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Although all prospective student nurses applying to the Nebraska Methodist Hospital School of Nursing are required to take the Johnson Temperament Analysis, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and to check the Problem Check List Form for School of Nursing, no actual value of the scores had been established. It appeared as though deviations above and below the fiftieth percentile on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory might be predictive of adjustment problems in nursing students. On the Johnson Temperament Analysis it seemed as though a high score on the Nervous-Composed and Aggressive-Submissive traits was important in predicting the …