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A Follow-Up Study Of Mason City High School Distributive Education Graduates From 1952 Through 1972, Paul B. Olson

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The purpose of this study was to determine the current status of the graduates of the Mason City High School Distributive Education program from the class years 1952 through 1972 and to survey their attitudes toward the Distributive Education program in which they participated. The graduates' attitudes and opinions were categorized according to employment of graduates, education of graduates, and evaluation of the Distributive Education program.

The study was conducted over a period of time with the graduate information collected during the Summer, 1974. The subject was developed through an introduction and background of Distributive Education. The related literature reported …

Innovative Industrial Arts Programs At The Junior High/Middle School And The Continuation Of Those Programs At The Senior High School Level In Iowa, James L. Thiesse

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The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of junior high/middle schools in the State of Iowa using selected. newly developed industrial arts curriculums and to determine if the senior high schools serviced by them were continuing to expand upon that base of knowledge.

Objectives of the Study.

1. To determine the percentage of Iowa junior high/ middle schools using one or more of the selected newly developed industrial arts curriculums.

2. To determine the percentage of senior high schools in Iowa which were using or building upon one of the selected industrial arts curriculums.

3. To inquire …

Iowa Teacher Perceptions Of K-6 Articulation In Large School Districts Employing K-6 Or K-12 Curriculum Directors, Dorothy Kessler Engstrom

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This study was concerned with finding out what perceptions K-6 classroom teachers would express about K-6 articulation within their districts. The study was also concerned with finding out what difference, if any, existed between the perceptions of teachers from districts with fulltime K-6 curriculum directors and the perceptions of teachers in districts with full-time K-12 curriculum directors.

It was expected that teachers in both groups of school districts would express the need for more K-6 articulation awareness and activities within their districts, but that teachers in districts employing a K-6 curriculum director would indicate that their districts were doing more …

The Effects Of A Performance-Based Training Program On Subsequent Teacher Effectiveness As Rated By School Principals, Joel Christian Ortéga

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Introduction. The Performance-Based Teacher Education movement is attracting an increasing number of followers. Although there are many concerns yet to be revised, the potential advantages render this one of the most promising educational movements of recent times. Since the movement is somewhat in its beginning stages, the major impact of this type of program is yet to be determined.

Problem. Many teacher education institutions, recognizing the problems that are in the traditional approaches to teacher education, have already begun to study and change their programs and courses toward a Performance-Based Teacher Education program. This being a relatively new approach to …