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Perceptions And Actions Related To Continuing Education: A Comparative Study Of Single-Purpose And Multi-Purpose Library School Graduates, Marilyn M. Norton

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect, if any, of professional preparation, single-purpose or multi-purpose graduate school librarianship programs, upon continuing education. A previously validated questionnaire was used to ascertain: a) the degree of involvement in continuing education activities, b) the degree of importance placed upon continuing education activities, c) the degree of disparity between involvement in and importance placed upon continuing education activities, and d) the form of continuing education pursued or viewed as most desirable. The survey instrument was administered to two randomly drawn samples: 1) University of Iowa, a multi-purpose program (N=50) and 2) …

A Study On Book Selection: Factors And Practices Influencing Selection, Sources For Purchasing, And Reviewing Media Used By Selected Iowa Public School Librarians, Dale F. Birch

Graduate Research Papers

While the library literature had some studies devoted to book selection in academic and public libraries, there were very few studies which had been devoted to book selection in public school libraries. Firstly, very little research seemed available on factors which influence selection. For example, was the publisher's reputation a more critical factor in selection than was the author's reputation? Was a favorable book review a more critical factor in selection than was a faculty recommendation? Was there one selection factor which seemed more important than any other one in influencing selection decisions?

The Personal Professional Collections Of French Teachers, Marsha E. Tate

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to compile a list of books for French teachers for their personal professional collections recommended by good French teachers. The survey instrument, which included an initial list of seventeen recommended books, was sent to French teachers in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois whose students scored first through fifth in the 1975 National French Contest. The researcher assumed that this population, could include some good French teachers.

A Survey Of Cataloging Practices Pertaining To Audio And Visual Materials In Iowa High Schools, Wanda Farrell

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to determine who in the Iowa high schools is responsible for the cataloging of audio and visual materials and the methods, sources, and treatment of cataloging audio and visual materials. Hypothesis

1. In Iowa high schools, the School Librarian (Media Specialist) is responsible for the professional aspects of the cataloging of audio and visual materials 100% of the t\me even though an Educational Media Specialist is employed by the high school.

2. Color banding and/or colored cards are used in 50% of the high schools.

3. For classification of audio and visual materials 75% …

Exposure Adjustments For Halftone Reproductions Using The Polaroid Mp-4 System, Elaine L. Rasmussen

Graduate Research Papers

Establishment of exposure procedures for producing medium contrast halftone reproductions of varying contrast original material, utilizing the Polaroid system MP-4 copy camera.

Censorship In Iowa Schools, Janet Tibbets

Graduate Research Papers

Research for this study covers the 1974-1975 school year and the 1975-1976 school year. A comparison of the data collected from the two years will show that as the media centers become a more important and integral part of the school curriculum, their visibility will cause material in the centers to become more subject to question. There will therefore be an increase in censorship in the schools in the 1975-1976 school year. Research will also show that persons in the community who make complaints against material have common characteristics, such as religious background, educational level and membership in special interest …

Grouping Of Commonality Courses, Dan Brobst

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to identify contributing variables, for and against, the practice of grouping of commonality courses on a postsecondary level. More specifically, the purpose of this study is:

1. to serve as a study to determine the interest in the grouping of commonality courses.

2. to obtain current opinions from literature concerned with the grouping of commonality courses.

3. to determine attitudes toward the practice of grouping through interview and questionnaires.

4. to determine attitudes toward the practice of grouping from review of related literature.

An Annotated Bibliography Of High Interest - Low Vocabulary Multimedia Materials For Junior High Students, Nancy Grimes

Graduate Research Papers

Two major areas of concern to the adolescent are behavior and emotions. They are interested in learning about genuine emotions and how people feel when they behave in certain ways. They also are concerned about the real world and seek to understand their own emotions, behaviors and life. Materials that provide for these particular interests will be appealing to the adolescent reader. Again, media specialists should be aware of any existing materials that deal with these concerns for possible purchase.

A Selected Bibliography Of Methods And Materials For Teaching Creative Writing, Linda R. Groen

Graduate Research Papers

Creative writing can be seen, then, as an integral part of the curriculum, and the need to investigate it is readily apparent. The nature of the material available on creative writing necessitated that the investigation be handled in a somewhat different manner from that of the usual research project. Although a great deal has been written about creative writing, the emphasis has been on techniques, rationalities, and ideas. Few research studies have been conducted on the need for or design of creative writing programs. For this reason, and from comments made by authors such as Ms. Mueller, the author has …

Proposed Media Center Services To Chiricahua Apache Elementary School Students, Kathleen Cole

Graduate Research Papers

This paper is intended to serve as a preliminary study for the formation of an elementary school media center designed to serve Chiricahua Apache children. At present time the Chiricahua do not have a home reservation. A lawsuit has been filed to regain their reservation in the southeas.t corner of Arizona which was terminated by executive order in 1877, The Chiricahua people are scattered, with some making their homes on the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico, the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona, and at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.. The majority of the group lives in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. …

Learning Stations: One Method Of Individualization, Douglas Harrenstein

Graduate Research Papers

This research paper will attempt to answer the question: Learning stations: How do they work? Because of the current emphasis on individualization, learning stations offer one way of approaching individualization. The concept of learning stations hinges on the premise that the teacher can make better learning opportunities for more individual types.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Books For Use In Young Adult Death Education Programs, Mary Frances Loretta Berger

Graduate Research Papers

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Media Thefts Vs. An Electronic Security System: A Cost Comparison, Bonnie Jensen

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research is to compare the costs of media losses in selected Iowa high schools with the cost of an electronic security system; to survey whether media specialists feel than an electronic security system might improve services and rapport by allowing freer accessibility to media without fear of heavy theft.

A Slide-Tape Orientation To The Nevada High School Instructional Materials Center, Russell B. Carlson

Graduate Research Papers

This slide-tape presentation will show the incoming sophomore high school students the location of major areas and indexes of the Nevada High School Instructional Materials Center. Since there is an extensive library skills unit taught in both the upper elementary and junior high schools, the students are familiar with the use of the indexes in the I.M.C. The slide-tape series will be used in the sophomore communications classes as an introduction to the I.M.C. and will be followed by an assignment using materials located in the I.M.C. In addition to the slide-tape series, each student will be furnished with a …

A Study Of The Classification Systems For Curriculum Laboratories, Maxine M. Wegner

Graduate Research Papers

The State of Iowa, through a bill reorganizing the intermediate county education systems into fifteen intermediate area education agencies providing special education, media, and auxiliary services, has mandated that the media division shall provide a professional library and curriculum laboratory for the area that it serves.

The area media center is not a new concept in Iowa as there are presently sixteen such centers in the state

that provide a variety of services to the schools in their area with a few centers providing curriculum laboratories for the teachers in their area. These sixteen centers 4 became a part of …

Cognitive Profiles Of Blind Children: A Survey Of Intra-Child Differences, Linda L. Royster

Graduate Research Papers

"Since 1900, when the first public school class was organized in Chicago, special classes for blind children have been established in most larger and intermediate-sized communities as well. At the onset, all of the instruction for the blind was conducted in special classes. Gradually, however, blind children in these classes were reassigned for part of the day to regular classes." Today, this trend has turned into a movement to fully integrate blind children into the regular classroom. Within regular classrooms, teachers recognize the existence of individual differences; therefore, instructional methods and assignments are tailored to meet the divergent needs in …

Integrating Ecology Into The Industrial Arts Curriculum, Howard L. Craven

Graduate Research Papers

The problem was to determine how a junior high industrial arts instructor can teach about conservation and pollution without major changes in the present curriculum or without major cost.

Utilization Of Educational Television In Iowa's Elementary Schools, Jane Barker

Graduate Research Papers

In today;'s fast-paced world where messages conveyed through many forms of media, television as a form of entertainment has enjoyed much popularity. It has grown in recent years as a method of instruction in the school. The success of "Sesame Street" has powerfully demonstrated the potential of instruction through entertainment.

Television can be used effectively for learning, especially if used regularly. Kelly (1964) has shown that when television is used regularly as a source of instruction in the form of lectures and demonstrations, students do as well and sometimes significantly better on tests than when it is not used regularly. …

A Library Approach To Teaching Literature, Leta M. Long

Graduate Research Papers

After spending a year in this non-program, this teacher-librarian felt that the introduction of a literature program would make the library period more meaningful and profitable to the students. This paper is the reporting of a study made to explore and effect a team-teaching program, involving the teacher-librarian and the classroom teachers, aimed at elevating the quality of the library period.

Professional Personnel Evaluation, Wanda M. Mcgowan

Graduate Research Papers

The problem this research paper will discuss is: What are the objectives and principles of evaluating professional school personnel? Evaluation is a primary concern to those personnel being evaluated. Many professional personnel when being evaluated do not know whether they have any rights in evaluation.

The Effect Of Alternate Schooling On The Self-Concept, James R. Stuart

Graduate Research Papers

In teaching, traditionally the nature of the learner has had little to do wi th what we decided to teach him (Weinstein, 1974). Existential psychology has taken a more individual view of behavior. the existential researcher cannot see the person from outside that person's world. He makes an effort to see the person's world as that person sees it. Existential psychology has attacked the idea of interpreting individual behavior in terms of abstract general laws Each person is dealt with as a unique person. (May,, 1958)

The Utilization Of Paperbacks In High School Libraries, Betty Cornelius

Graduate Research Papers

The major purpose of this paper was to illustrate how and why librarians utilized paperback books in their media centers, discover the reasons why librarians failed to utilize paperback books, and encourage media personnel to make a more extensive use of paperback books.

A Study Of The Attitudes Of Iowa Junior High Media Specialists Concerning Sex And Sexuality Materials In The Media Center, Elizabeth Campbell

Graduate Research Papers

This research was undertaken as a study of attitudes toward sex and sexuality materials and their availability and use in junior high media centers. Several basic assumptions were accepted before the study began. The first assumption: the Media Center best serves the school by maintaining a wide selection of media at different levels of ability and interest, and a large portion of these materials are selected to support the school's curricular objectives. The second assumption: if the Media Center is truly serving the school, the Media Specialist must be providing up to date and vital information concerning adolescent sexuality. A …

Wall-To-Wall Children: Setting Up And Administering The First Year Of An Elementary School Library, Dorothy Stone

Graduate Research Papers

Wall-to-Wall Children" is an account of the methods used and the problems encountered in establishing a new elementary library at Frances Grout Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa and a survey of its first year of operation with a compilation of plans for its future. The philosophies and gui1elines established are explored and tested in relation to the total elementary school experience.

The Status Of Elementary Libraries In Iowa’S Middle-Sized Schools, Mary Esther Homan

Graduate Research Papers

It is the intent of this study to find the current status of centralized libraries in the state of Iowa as it affects the majority (fifty-four per cent) of Iowa's school children. The purpose of the study is three-fold: (1) to determine the degree of centralization achieved by media programs at the elementary level, (2) to
/="/">determine the degree of unification of print and non-print materials in the elementary media program, and (3) to determine the types of personnel presently serving the centers.

A Survey Of Professional Libraries In The Secondary Schools Of Iowa, Joie Taylor

Graduate Research Papers

Professional libraries have been slow to develop in Iowa. The purpose of this study is 1) to survey the current status of professional libraries in secondary schools in Iowa, 2) to identify obstacles to setting up professional libraries, 3) to identify motivating devices and techniques used to encourage teacher use of the library, 4) to make objective comparison of reported professional libraries in relation to the size of student enrollments.

What One More Professional Could Do For The West Junior High Library, Terry Dutcher

Graduate Research Papers

The West Junior High School faculty consists of 1200 students and fifty-five certified teachers. This figure includes one principal, one vice-principal, three counselors, and one librarian.

As one can see, one librarian, or media specialist, is not enough professional manpower to fully implement the dynamic library program that is needed in West Junior High. To quote from Standards of School Media Programs: •It is recommended that the media center have one media specialist for every 250 students or major fraction thereof.

The Electric Company: A Survey Of Its Use In Iowa, Sharon K. Rose

Graduate Research Papers

In Iowa, The Electric Company is broadcast over the IEBN (Iowa Educational Broadcast Network). Approximately 65 percent of the population of Iowa is capable of receiving a clear signal from one of the IEBN stations. According to a national survey by Drs. R. J. Liebert and R. E. Herriott, in the fall of 1972 23 percent of all elementary schools in the United States were using The Electric Company in some way. When the statistics are limited to areas of the country where The Electric Company is actually being broadcast the percentage of schools that are using it in some …

The Use Of Hardboard And Particleboard For Composition Panels In Furniture Construction, Jerry Dean De Penning

Graduate Research Papers

This study is concerned with the investigation of lamination using particleboard and hardboard as substrates for overlays. The purpose of the research includes the following:

1. To acquire information about the history and construction processes of particleboard, hardboard, and plastic laminates.

2. To investigate the procedural application of plastic laminates and vinyl overlays to particleboard and hardboard substrates.

3. To relate to the industrial arts students the industrial use of overlays laminated to a substrate.

4. To develop an instructional unit to be used in the industrial arts program.

5. To construct a school shop project in the area of …

An Experimental Project For Individualizing Instruction On The Ibm Composer, James P. Cox

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was the design, development, and evaluation of a coordinated software-hardware system designed to provide instruction in the basic skills and knowledge required to successfully operate the IBM Selectric Composer. More specifically, the purpose was to develop a software packet designed around the LearningActivity Package concept, and to place these materials in a study carrel with all the necessary equipment including the IBM Composer. The study carrel (hardware), the Learning Activity Packages (software), and the IBM Composer (three dimensional activities) were coordinated into a total instructional system. An instructional system of this nature was desired because …