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The Role Of The Central Office Instructional Leader In Selected Public Elementary School Districts, William J. Loftus

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An Analytical Survey Of Principal Evaluation In Large Secondary Public School Districts In Cook County, Illinois, Ann E. Ludwig

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Developmental Progress In Premature Infants As A Function Of Oscillating Waterbed And Auditory Stimulation, Kayreen Ann Burns

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An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Religiosity, Amount Of Exposure To Seventh-Day Adventist Parochial Education And Other Selected Variables Among Seventh-Day Adventist Secondary Students In Sao Paulo, Brazil, Eliseu Nevil Menegusso

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Problem. This study investigated whether the express purpose of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) education, (the transmission of the SDA religious heritage) is being fulfilled. It was based on the relationship between five dimensions of religiosity (the criterion variables), the amount of exposure to SDA education, and other selected variables such as age, sex, scholastic achievement, home religious practices, religious affiliation and marital status of the subjects' parents (the predictors). Eleven hypotheses were tested. The first five were concerned with the relationship between the combination of the dimension and the combination of the predictors; the sixth with the relationship between the combination …

Teaching The Bible To Black Africans : (Toward A Methodological Approach To Bible Teaching Applied To The Beti Tribes Of South-Cameroon), Joseph Nkou

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Problem. This study is concerned with methods of teaching the Bible in Black Africa and particularly among the Beti tribes of South Cameroon. The Gospel message has been brought to the Beti people through the ministry of Western instructors. Some have claimed their teaching to be irrelevant to the Africans. It appeared necessary, then, to find out in what way that teaching was irrelevant to Beti people and to suggest positive methods which could be applied in order to facilitate the Beti grasp of the Christian message and, consequently, to predispose them to a full and inner acceptance o f …

A Study Of The Educational Administrator's Responsibility For Facility Planning As Seen By The Public-School Superintendents And Private-School Principals In Southwestern Michigan, Gado Appollo Ongwela

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Problem

Planning of educational facilities is recognized as the responsibility of the educational administrator (Anderson & Van Dyke, 1972; McClurkin, 1964). Much has been written about planning of educational facilities and about the role of the architect and the facility planning specialist, but the details of the educational administrator's responsibility for facility planning has not been clearly defined (Boyer, 1973).

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To determine the essential elements of the administrator's responsibility in planning educational facilities, an extensive review of literature was undertaken. Sixty-three educational administrators in southwestern Michigan--thirty from private schools and thirty-three from public-school systems--were involved through a structured interview …

Development Of A Rationale And Methodology For The College-Level Religion Course "Life And Teachings Of Jesus", Loron T. Wade

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In this developmental study, basic principles of curriculum development were utilized to prepare a rationale and teaching guide for a college-level religion course "Life and Teachings of Jesus."

In formulating the rationale for the course, current theories of learning and moral development were reviewed together with ideas drawn from Scripture and other sources. The rationale that was developed called for establishing clear objectives while recognizing that some of the most important goals of religious instruction may not be objectively or immediately verifiable. It calls for giving the student an active role in the instructional process, for stimulating his/her faculties for …

Financing Universal Compulsory Free Elementary Education In India, Simon Gurushantappa David

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Problem: There is a definite desire and demand from the people of India for elementary educational opportunities for all children. Since not all children between six and fourteen years of age are able to attend school, it is essential to know why. This study examined some of the factors which tended to influence the financial ability of the government to provide a sufficient number of schools so that all children may attend.

Data Collection, Methods, and Procedures: Data has been collected from a review of selected resource material which answer the following questions: What is India presently spending on elementary …

Selected Characteristics Of Home Schools And Parents Who Operate Them, Gunnar A. Gustavsen

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Problem: The home school movement in America presents a rapidly-emerging alternative to conventional educational systems. The purpose of this study was to identify selected characteristics of home schools and the parents who operate them.

Method: The population used in this descriptive research was drawn from the files of the Hewitt Research Foundation, Berrien Springs, Michigan. Potential respondents were parents indicating recent experience or interest in home school operations. The study was designed to develop a profile of home schools and home school operators by identifying central tendencies in the respondent data. A mailed questionnaire asked the parents questions in five …

An Analysis Of The Educational Ideas Of August C. Stellhorn: 1921-1963, William C. Reitschel

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Teacher Inservice Education To Ease The Mainstreaming Process And Enhance Student Development, Therese Elizabeth Finn

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An Analysis Of Procedures And Practices: Utilized To Determine Elementary School Principals' Salaries In Selected School Districts Of Dupage County, Illinois, Darrell A. Holsteen

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A Comparison Of The Leadership Styles Of Principals And Factors Of Organizational Climates Of Selected Open Space Suburban Elementary Schools, Theodore E. Hagensee

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The Effect Of Extrinsic Contingencies On A Person's Intrinsic And Continuing Motivation To Help Others And On The Frequency Of Such Behavior, Gerald Kicanas

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An Investigation Of The Relationship Among Birth Order, Intelligence, Sex, Biorhythm And Academic Achievement, Nancy Iles Lavizzo

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The Effects Of An Interpersonal Skills Training Course On Interviewing Skills, Empathy, And Assertion In Fourth-Year Optometry Students, Sharon Louise Greenburg

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Werrett Wallace Charters, Sr. (1875-1952): His Life, Career And Influence Upon Pharmaceutical Education, John Charters Russell

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American Influence In Shaping Philippine Secondary Education: An Historical Perspective, 1898-1978, Maria Guillen Acierto

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Parent Education As A Means Of Fostering Moral Development In Beginning Primary Age Children, Eileen Pembroke

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The Educational Thought Of Confucius, Helena Wan

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Ethnicity And Level Of Occupational Aspiration Among High School Seniors, Jeannine Michele Hucklenbroich-Riotto

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An Analysis Of The Reactions Of Elementary Teachers And Principals To The Role Of Disciplinarian As Conducted Within A Selected Chicago Public School District, Floyd Malone Banks

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Fund Raising In Private Higher Education: An Analysis Of The Role Of The Development Officer As Administrator At Selected Institutions, Louis Samuel Coloia

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A History Of The American Historical Association's Commission On The Social Studies, 1926-1934, Eben O. Palmquist

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The Problems Of Nigerian Education And National Unity, Osilama Thomas Obozuwa

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A Repertory Grid Investigation Of The Development Of Self Definition And Identity Status In Adolescence, David Platt

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The Relationship Of Authoritarianism And Dogmatism To Cognitive Style Among American And Third World Foreign Students, Bernadette Ego Opara-Nadi

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A Comparison Of The Attitudes Of Educators And Their Parents As Measured By Four Constructs Associated With Child Abuse, Judith M. Stone

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An Examination Of Faculty Attitudes Toward Adult College Students, Joan M. Steinbrecher

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Differential Characteristics Of Users And Non-Users Of A Community College Counseling Center, Michael Eugene Schnur

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