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Restructuring A Staff Appraisal System, Larry Douglas Janes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Pana Learning Center, Bruce Wieneke

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Survey Of The Organizational Patterns Of Library Media Centers Of Public Senior High Schools In Two Selected Regions Of The State Of Illinois, Carrie Chen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Prediction Of School Achievement In The Primary Grades, Bonnie Kay Hanley

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Study Which Measures Principals And Teachers In Their Attitudes Toward, And Their Perceptions Of The Leadership Dimensions Of Initiating Structure And Consideration, Joseph Renick Chmeleck

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Problems In Obtaining And Maintaining Released Time For Seminary In The Central Idaho Seminary District, Arthur A. Bailey

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the problems encountered by Latter-day Saints in establishing released time privileges for the Central Idaho Seminary District. A careful examination of minutes of state and local school boards, of L.D.S. Church Boards of Education, and of local seminary histories plus personal interviews determined which problems had been resolved.
The major problems were 1) whether released time was constitutional; 2) whether high school credit should be given for religious instruction; 3) getting good ethical men to serve on school boards; 4) creating good working relationships between public school and the seminary; and 5) overcoming the feeling that the …

An Examination Of The Strategies Of Instruction Employed By Prophets And Teachers In The Book Of Mormon And Their Potential Application To Current Lds Instructional Settings, Bruce A. Van Orden

Theses and Dissertations

The problems with which this study will deal are based upon three premises:
1. There is a tremendous need in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for qualified, spiritually-motivating teachers.
2. The Book of Mormon has a record of many outstanding teachers and examples of teaching.
3. Teachers in the Church today can improve their effectiveness by learning from the teachers and the instructional process as found in the Book of Mormon.

A Handbook Of Ideas And Activities For Teaching English As Second Language To Pre-Schoolers, Laurie Jean Emel

MA TESOL Collection

This is a collection of activities for teaching English to children of pre-school age. The activities are aimed at the total involvement of the child by encouraging not only verbal communication, but also self-expression through art, body movements, and dramatization. The directions for the use of the activities include adaptations to varying class sizes, levels of English proficiency, and cultural backgrounds.

Developing Counselor Awareness Of Problems Related To International Student Personnel, Gary F. Rold

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Danville Public Schools Cable Television Project, Robert L. Hoskinson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Establishing A General Vocational Advisory Committee For Cumberland Unit District #77, Robert G. Rogers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development Of An Administrative Handbook For The Charleston Community Unit Schools, David Frank Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Proposed School Budget And Faculty Handbook For Salem Elementary Schools, District # 111, Galen Brant

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Preparing A High School Handbook, Larry Roger Bradford

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Counselor-Disciplinarian Role At The Oak Park And River Forest High School, Bruce D. Knicley

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Lincoln School: Evaluation Of Learning Resources And Five-Year Plan For Improvement, Gilbert Dale Hanneken

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Establishment Of A District Media Center In Ottawa School District 141, William L. Connelly

Masters Theses

The study consisted primarily of an evaluation on the media program in the Ottawa Elementary School District 141 and recommendations for improving this program. A key element in improving the program is the establishment of a district media center.

The study begins with a review of the literature concerning the role of the media in schools, the value of coordinating media programs, and the role played by district media centers.

The paper explains the categories used in evaluating the schools and examines each in relationship to the established criteria set forth in Standards for Educational Media (Library and Audiovisual) Programs …

A Communication Channel: Its Existence And Its Use, Michael Lee Klipp

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Checklist For E.M.H. Prescription Learning, Imogene Jo Anne Tilford

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

"Project Dial": An Early Childhood Screening Program, Lewis S. Sarff

Masters Theses

This field study addressed the problem of "actively seeking" out and identifying children (ages 3 to 5 years) likely to develop late learning problems upon school enrollment. The procedures developed and reported in this paper deal with initial public relations, facilities, personnel, an evaluation instrument Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), hearing and vision testing, and reporting of results to parents and school personnel.

The paper also includes means and standard deviations for DIAL subtest scores by one year age groups and by sex, as well as simple and multiple r's for each of the DIAL variables individually …

A Review Of The Procedure Used For Changing The Reading Series In Grades Kindergarten Through Fifth In Community Unit District #300, Sullivan, Illinois, James A. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Building Program Study, Dawsie Frederick Edwards

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Basis For Articulation In Community Unit No. 2 Schools, Crawford County, Illinois, Carl E. House

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Reasons For College Choice: A Study Of Responses Given By Eastern Illinois University Fall Freshmen, 1974, And Their Parents, Janet F. Holley

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Alternative To Suspension For Smoking Violations In Palatine High School District 211, Donald B. Maddox

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

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 …

Managing Human Services, Betsy W. Romain

Dissertations and Theses

Professional schools have realized for some time that there is an uncomfortable gap between the requirements of their academic curriculum and the realities of a professional job. The skills required, performance level and final product, are noticeably different in the academic world than in the work world. This void between what is required in school and what is required on the job, has become of increasing concern as larger numbers of academically qualified students compete for a decreasingly smaller number of jobs. Additionally, institutes of higher education, caught in current day fiscal realities, are under pressure from both students and …