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The Role Of Curricular And Instructional Innovation In The Past, Present, And Future Of Honors Programs In American Higher Education, Timm R. Rinehart

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The Causal Relationship Between Mathematics Achievement And Attitude In Grades 3 To 6: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis, D. William Quinn

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Foreign Student Perceptions Of Four Critical Components Related To Educational Experiences At Western Michigan University, Frances L. Lather

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The Validation Of An Instrument To Measure Hourly Worker Acceptance Of Counseling In Industry, Frank H. Jeremy

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A Descriptive Study Of The Development And Field Test Of A Needs Assessment Process And The Comparison Of The Administration Of The Research, Evaluation, Development, Experimentation Center And School Study Councils, Georgia Jackson Van Adestine

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Time Management For University Community Education Center Directors, David Laurence Perry

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A Study Of Alcohol Knowledge And Information Sources Among Rural High School Students, Timothy Patrick Keenan

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A Descriptive Study Of Community Education Models According To Selected Dimensions, Dale L. Cook

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The purposes of this study were to describe each of three models of community education along selected dimensions, and to describe how the models were similar and/or different from each other. The three models were defined according to the way community education organizations are financed. Model I represented those organizations in which the community education effort was totally financed through public schools. Model II represented those organizations in which the community education effort was jointly financed through public schools and other community resources. Model III represented those organizations in which the community education effort was financed through community resources other …

A Longitudinal Study Of The Effects Of Selected Personality And Interest Testing On Curricular Choice And Progress Level Of Students, Rosa Stone

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Persuasive Communications: A Study Of The Theory And Practice Of The Role Of The Elementary School Principal, Laurence Dickie

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Characteristic Differences And Similarities Of Part-Time Persisters And Part-Time Nonpersisters, Neva A. Bartel

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Development And Implementation Of An Entry Point Methodology For Community Education Needs Assessment, Craig Cameron

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A Study Of The Implementation And Attitudes Of Superintendents Towards The Michigan State Board Of Education Four-Fold Role Of A Community School, Gary L. Sullenger

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The Development Of A Child Abuse And Neglect Detection Instrument For Use By Michigan Elementary School Educators, Anthony K. Citrin

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Albion Woodbury Small And Education, James M. Ansbro

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Effects Of Bilingual Education On The Cognitive Characteristics Of The Spanish Speaking Children In Chicago Public Schools, Ramon Luis Merlos

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A Case Study Analysis Of The Problems Associated With Declining Enrollment In Selected School Districts Of Cook County, Il., Donald L. Lambert

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The Development And Validation Of A Vocational Interest Survey Instrument With Audio-Visual Format, Paul Gene Elliott

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Problem. Many present day vocational interest surveys rely exclu­sively on printed reading materials to assess youngsters' vocational interest . The use of printed reading materials alone may not best serve the youngsters who are unable to read or who learn best through a different kind of learning structure . There needs to be a variety of valid assessing techniques that explore the youngster's vocational interest. These techniques should not raise side issues of academic skills, but provide a pure measure of interest . The purpose of this research was to develop and test an instrument using photographs as choice stimulants …

A Study Of The Implications Of The Piagetian Theory Of Moral Development For Seventh-Day Adventist Schools : Based On A Comparison Of Selected Schools In Hong Kong, Michigan And Indiana, Edward Han Ho

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Problem. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is losing a great number of youth. The unfavorable attitudes on the part of many youth toward god's commandments are thought to have been partially responsible for this apostasy phenomenon.

Method. This study was designed to find out whether the Piagetian theory of moral judgment development can give some insight into this problem and its solution. Two Piagetian paired-stories sets were used to test children's moral judgment. Chi Square tests were employed to analyze data. The following hypotheses were tested:

1. There will be no differences between the various age levels in the way American …

Implications Of Selected Curricular Determinants For Seventh-Day Adventist Graduate Theological Education In The South American Division, Nancy J. Vyhmeister

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Problem. The South American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is studying the possibility of offering graduate theological education in its own territory. According to curricular theory, decisions regarding curricula should be based on studies of the society in which the school functions, studies of the nature and status of the discipline, and studies of the needs and aspirations of the learners. Information regarding South American society and theological education in the territory of the South American Division existed in scattered sources and needed to be gathered and organized. Most of the information concerning the learner--the Seventh-day Adventist minister …

Analysis Of The Attitude Of The Constituents Of Indonesia Union College Toward The Absence Of Government Academic Recognition Of The College, Amos Simorangkir

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Problem. The absence of government academic recognition of Indonesia Union College posed controversial issues among the constituents of the college. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the absence of government academic recognition of the college upon prospective students, parents, alumni, and the college related to various statements formulated into six hypotheses.

Method. A questionnaire in the Indonesian language was designed to assess the degree of the evaluation of the absence of academic recognition and nine other factors about the college with respect to nineteen questions on the part of faculty and board members, alumni, current …

Expressed Parental Attitudes Toward Child Rearing In Relation To Study Habits, Study Attitudes And Study Skills Achievement In Early Adolescence, Minerva Elizabeth Straman

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Problem. Parents' attitudes toward child rearing are considered to be a major factor affecting their children's study habits, study attitudes, and study skills achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between parental attitudes toward child rearing and the study skills, study habits, and study attitudes of early adolescents toward their schoolwork.

Method. The student population used in the study were the 103 seventh- and eighth-grade students who were enrolled in Andrews Junior Academy at Berrien Springs, Michigan during the 1977-78 school year. The parents included in the study were the parents of …

Community College Student Opinions Regarding Student Participation In Selected Academic Collective Bargaining Issues, Larry Joseph Larvick

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An Analysis Of Merit Compensation And The Relationship To Teacher Organizations Of Elementary School Teachers In Selected Illinois School Districts And The Implications For Administration And Supervision, Edward Stephen Mcnally

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The Effect Of A Psychology Of Personal Growth Course On Levels Of Self-Actualization And Psychological Androgyny In Mature Women Students, Mary Cheryl Mckinley

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A Comparison Of Stages Of Cognitive Development In Normal And Language Impaired First Grade Age Children, Thomas A. Atchison

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An Analysis Of The School Public Relations Programs In Kane County, Illinois, Jeffrey Michael Gruber

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Educative/Psychotherapeutic Rehabilitation Groups Following Myocardial Infarction: A Study Of Denial And Depression In The Post Infarct Patient, Lynn Dee Feldman Lindgren

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An Analysis Of The Decision Making Process In Illinois Public School Closings, David S. Robert

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An Assessment Of The Vocational Technical Education Needs Of The Lake Union Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Larry Dean Mahlum

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Purpose. In response to pressure from their constituents for more vocational education in their schools, the educational leaders of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists comprising the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, requested a survey be conducted to assess the extent of this need. The purpose of this study was to answer as objectively as possible the following questions: Is there a need for more vocational-technical education courses in the secondary schools of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists? If there is a need, what type of courses are desired?

Procedure. The curriculum desires of the …