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The Effects Of School Size And Gender On Adolescents’ Perception Of Stress, Dixie K. Nederhoff

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Due to financial difficulties many communities have consolidated their schools. Consolidation has resulted in larger schools than in the past and, possibly, a more stressful environment for adolescents. This study examined the perceived stress level of adolescents attending schools classified as IA, 2A, 3A, and 4A. The secondary purpose was to investigate gender differences in perceived stress. It was hypothesized that school size would have no effect on perceived stress as reported by adolescents. Also, based on previous literature, it was hypothesized that there would be gender differences in the perceived stress of adolescents.

The participants (N = 732) in …

Legislating Literacy: An Analysis Of State Statutes Affecting Reading Instruction In United States Public Schools., Louanne Clayton Jacobs

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Secondary Teacher Perceptions Relating To Alabama Reading Initiative Training And Implementation., Melvina Pritchett Phillips

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of The Alabama Reading Initiative On The Culture Of Three Inner -City Elementary Schools In The State Of Alabama., Martha Smith Barber

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Pendidikan Islam Kbsr : Asas Pembentukan Dan Pelaksanaannya, Mohd. Ali Hashim

Student Works (2000-2009)

The subject of Islamic Education in the new and the Integrated Primary School Curriculum (IPSC) was implemented together with the other subjects beginning in 1983 until now . The subject was formulated 10 fulfill the aspiration of the Muslim society of Malaysia in accordance with the recommendation of Cabinet Committee Report 1979. The main objective of this documentation of Islamic Education IPSC is to record it's process of formulation and implementation for future reference. The focus of the discussion is the Islamic Education Religion Syllabus 1977 and Islamic Education Religion Syllabus 1982 . The Islamic Education Syllabus 1977 was pilot …

Rausyanfikir : Analisis Terhadap Pemikiran Ali Syari'ati Tentang Peranan Intelektual Muslim, Saifullah Saifullah

Student Works (2000-2009)

Different definitions are given for the term 'intellectual'. Philosophers, artists, lecturers and other are often categorized as intellectual. They work using their brain more than their physical strength. They manifest high standard of reasoning power and are found common among university graduates, ministers and high ranking government officers. However Ali Syari'ati al-Mazinani (deceased 1977 A.O.) stated that an intellectual has social obligation towards the society. According to him, an intelectual must become a catalyst to the society and could guide them towards betterment. He defined this type of intellectual as Rausyanfikr. According to the concept which he founded, a person …

A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Steven A. Winters

Graduate Research Papers

This paper will examine how the role of the administration, teachers, community, and students, communication, staff development, and safety all affect the school's climate and culture. As Lyman (2000) found, the "culture of a school has important and far-reaching effects on the thinking and actions of students and teachers" (p. 145).

Paraprofessionals - An Invaluable And Indispensible Resource, D. E. Forbush, Robert L. Morgan

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Picture Books About Korea And Korean Americans, Jongsun Wee

Graduate Research Papers

Multicultural literature is beneficial to children to understand different cultures diversity in the global world. Koreans started to immigrate to the United States beginning in 1902. In spite of a lengthy Korean American immigration history, few children· s books portray Korea and Korean Americans. This study overviewed picture books about Korea and Korean Americans available in local libraries and universities and identified cultural values and themes in the Korean American picture books. This study also examined authenticity and stereotyping in the Korean American picture books. Few pictures books about Korea and Korean American have been published over the past 40 …

Retention In The New Millennium, Pat Davison

Graduate Research Papers

This study examined the effects of retention in regards to children's academic success. The features of retention, research and literature associated with retention, and the benefits and disadvantages were discussed. Guidelines were presented for teachers, along with the appropriate strategies to use in grade level retention. In addition, conclusions were drawn from literature and recommendations for the future facilitation of retention policies.

Messages For Girls: Looking At The Representation Of Women's Short Fiction In American Literature High School Anthologies, Aurelia Ramage Tippett

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

The purpose of this qualitative study was to answer the question "What messages about the image of womanhood are available to adolescent females in female-authored short fiction that appears in a variety of American literature textbooks used since 1965, a few years preceding racial integration and widespread coverage of the women's movement in rural Georgia, through 2000?"

Five American literature anthologies that were used in the Laurens County Georgia School System for instruction in the required American literature course since 1965 were collected. Short fiction written by women was identified and then the researcher identified those women writers whose short …

The Level Of Involvement Of Georgia's Principals In Providing Inclusive Special Education Services, Marie Penkunas Klofenstine

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

Increased responsibility of principals for all programs, including special education, comes at a time when administrative training provides minimal information on special education programs (Malloy 1996). Even though the trend in Georgia toward more inclusive practices has resulted in a call for major changes in teacher education programs, there have been little changes requiring principals to be competent, knowledgeable, or to take coursework related to special education administration. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of involvement of Georgia's school principals in special education service delivery in their schools. The dependent variables were three specific categories related …

Pengajian Sarjana Pengurusan Dan Sumbangan Terhadap Pengurusan Pasukan Dalam Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, Roslan Othman, Nordin Hussain, Zakaria Abu

Student Works (2000-2009)

Angkatan Tentera Malaysia sentiasa berusaha untuk meningkatkan kualiti pengurusan organasasi dengan menganjurkan pelbagai kursus don latihan kemahiran untuk pegawai don anggota. Salah satu kursus pengurusan yang dikendalikan oleh ATM adalah Kursus Sar jana Pengurusan Pemerintah Pasukan (KSPPP). Kursus ini dikendalikan oleh Cawangan Pengurusan, Institut Pengurusan Tentera Dorat di Port Dickson. Kursus Sarjana Pengurusan bermula pada sesi tahun 1996/97 dengan ker jasama Universiti Malaya. Seramai 116 pegawai kanan berpangkat Mejar don Leftenan Kolonel dari ketiga-tiga perkhidmatan telah ber jaya mengikuti program ini. Kajian selidik ini bertujuan untuk menilai keberkesanan Kursus Sarjana Pengurusan terhadap peningkatan kerjaya pegawai-pegawai graduan kursus dan peningkatan kualiti …

Kiasan Melayu Dalam Pengucapan Awam : Satu Kajian Teks Ucapan, Norazlina Mohd. Kiram

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research presents an analysis on the use of Malay idioms in public speeches. The analysis is based on the speech on the National Budget 1998. Research has found that the budget speech contained direct criticisms that negatively affect the target group. This phenomenon should not have happened if only the speaker was more careful in his diction. The analysis aims at identifying the Malay forms of idiomatic expression used in speech texts. The categorization of forms is based on the study done by Safian Hussein ( 1988). To relate it to public speaking, this study will refer to the …

A Study On Effectiveness Of Training And Maintenance Of Competency Towards Trade Efficiency And Quality In The Army, Abdullah Osman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Training is part of organization function which aim of ensuring the contribution of individual is maximized through the development of appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude. Training in Malaysia Army started since in his existence in 1933. The focus of training is to prepare the soldiers with relevant knowledge and skills to fight and win the war. The individual training in unit is a preparation for the collective training and it is a process to develop the military professional skills. Whereas, individual training in the training institution is to prepare them to acquire knowledge and skills to perform their job function …

A Case Study Of A Child Presenting Academic And On Task Difficulties, Eric Stephen Weichers

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The current study examines a 4th grade, African-American male referred for special education eligibility evaluation. Specific academic difficulties cited on the referred included reading, writing, spelling, and math. A behavioral concern included the student's off task behavior and how it might contribute to his academic difficulties. A special education evaluation was conducted that included the procedures of reviewing the student's records, interviewing those of consequence to the evaluation, classroom observations of the student's behavior, and testing of skills. The testing procedures included nationally normed standardized tests, curriculum based assessment, permanent product review, informal reading inventory scores, and an intelligence test. …

An Analysis Of Student Collaboration And Task Completion Through Project Based Learning In A Web-Supported Undergraduate Course, William Randall Thomas

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Over the past decade calls for reform in higher education have emphasized that education should become less instructor centered with students taking a more active role in their learning. Moreover, there is increasing pressure on university professors to implement student centered teaching strategies that negate time and place restrictions of the classroom by integrating technologies that support the active engagement of students through Internet based applications. The goal of this study was to gain insights into the interactions that occur in online communications in a project-based learning activity. Twenty-one undergraduate students participated in the study while completing a component of …

The Development Of Personal, Analogous And Universal Thinking Through In-Role Drama : A Case Study, Sarah Riddoch

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the development of the problem-solving skills of eleven year olds in a Western Australian Primary school when the teacher and the children were in-role within the drama. The teacher, as teacher in-role, and the students role-played a variety of situations in which effective problem-solving skills were used. As the study progressed the nature of the children's use of symbol and metaphor became an important issue. In the first session the teacher in-role as the Mayor of a small town informed the children in-role as the town council that an alien spacecraft …

Intime Video Field Production And Editing, Jennifer Mohlis Peterson

Graduate Research Papers

The Integrating New Technologies into the Methods of Education (InTime) project is a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The main function of this grant is to produce and deliver videos, via the Internet, of teachers using technology with their students. The target audience is pre-service and practicing teachers.

In order to capture on tape real teachers in real classrooms with real students, many things need to be considered. Determining what activities and teachers must be included in the project, which elements of the model are to be illustrated, and how to facilitate access to the videos and lesson …

Developing Literacy Through Storybook Reading Events, Linda Eitmann

Graduate Research Papers

This study examined the effects of storybook reading on children's emergent literacy. Benefits and challenges were discussed which were associated with facilitating literacy through teacher-read storybook events. Also guidelines were presented for teachers to use storybooks as an emergent developmental and instructional method. Conclusions were drawn from the literature and recommendations were made for the future facilitation of storybook reading events.

School Climate : A Review Of Literature, Sarah Galloway

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature and research on school climate to determine how school climate affects achievement, social, emotional and behavioral development, school safety, and school attendance and completion. Reviewing these outcomes for students leads the author to address principles for school climate measurement and improvement, as presented in the school climate literature. The measurement and improvement programs are reviewed in the context of school psychologists contributing to climate interventions.

Theatre As A Change Agent: An Analysis Of High School Theatre Education And Its Benefits In Communication And Problem Solving, Cory Losenicky

Graduate Research Papers

Theatre education in the high school has an interesting past. Theatre has a long presence in schools as entertainment, but its benefits to educational outcomes has been largely overlooked. In the United States around the turn of the last century, this schema began to be questioned. In 1936, Columbia University published a book discussing the use of theatre in the United States and its possible uses in education: "The Production of Later 19th Century American Drama" by Garrett Leverton. This book was the first to discuss the beginning of the changing role of theatre in education. Columbia University was not …

Al-Tasybih Dalam Bahasa Arab : Kajian Pemikiran Abdul Qahir Al-Jurjani Dalam Asrar Al-Balaghah, Muhammad Saiful Anuar Yusoff

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study is entitled "Simile in the Arabic Language (Al-Tasybih Dalam Bahasa Arab)-A Study of Abdul Qahir al-Jurjani's Thoughts in Asrar al-Balaghah". This study is aimed at portraying the beauties of the Arabic rhetorical values through the perception of the greatest founder of Arabic rhetorical knowledge, Abdul Qahir al­Jurjani in 'Asrar al-Balaghah". This study will also reveal the secrets behind the beauty and the miracle of the Holy Quran through the perspective of Arabic rhetoric. This is a five chapters dissertation, the first of which, is the introduction to the topic of the study that discuss in general the language …

Bullying In Schools : Understanding And Interventions, Donkar Wangmo

Graduate Research Papers

Bullying in schools is a worldwide problem that can have negative consequences for the general school climate and for the right of the students to learn in a safe environment without fear (Banks, 1997). Bullying can also have negative lifelong consequences, both for students who bully and for their victims. Although much of the formal research on bullying has taken place in the Scandinavian countries, Great Britain, and Japan, the problems associated with bullying have been noted and discussed wherever formal schooling environments exist (Banks, 1997). Olweus (1993) reported that one child out of every seven is either a bully …

A Preferred Vision For Administering High Schools, Corey Tafoya

Graduate Research Papers

Few people believe I grew up in Wyoming. It must seem far away, foreign and different from the Midwestern way of life. The rugged individualism that pervades Wyoming's culture is evident in the character of most Wyoming natives. We are raised to be independent and confident. Wyoming is a place where actions are valued above talking. People show their beliefs through their actions. When a neighbor needs help, help until the work is done, there is no need to form a "neighborhood association." Common social catch phrases and trendy social activities have a very short shelf life in Wyoming. What …

School Readiness: Characteristics, Viewpoints, And Guidelines For Developing An Effective Kindergarten Program, Vicki A. Zweibohmer

Graduate Research Papers

This study examined the recent literature on the subject of school readiness. Positive viewpoints, as well as negative viewpoints, associated with school readiness were discussed. Guidelines were presented for developing an effective kindergarten program with regard to school readiness. Also, conclusions were drawn from the current literature and recommendations were made for future kindergarten programs

Best Practices In Social Skills Training With Preschool Children, Kathleen M. Twohig

Graduate Research Papers

This review of literature focuses on several aspects of social skills training with preschool children. The importance of positive social skills is discussed. Numerous definitions are offered, and a clarification is made between social skills and social competence. The review highlights how social skills deficits may be classified and common dimensions of social skills. Issues and methods in assessment are explained. Finally, effective interventions that have received empirical research support are described as well as issues in generalization. Further research should address the following questions: What specific social skills are appropriate for certain ages? How do boys and girls differ …

Home-School Collaboration : An Effective Intervention For Facilitating Homework Completion?, John D. Warrington

Graduate Research Papers

This paper contains a review of literature on the utilization of home school collaboration as an intervention tool to improve the existing low homework completion rates of many students in our school systems. Due to the fact that homework is one of the most longstanding educational traditions, provides a natural link between the home and the school, and has been implicated as a tool for increasing overall rates of academic achievement, it is important to investigate past and present instruments and modes of assistance that involve both the home and school contexts in a shared partnership. There are a large …

Indivisible, With An Education For All : Differentiation Strategies Used In A Multi-Categorical Classroom, Stephanie Elizabeth Francis

Graduate Research Papers

This article focuses on a pilot study that examines the effectiveness of differentiation strategies when used in a multi-categorical classroom. The writer, a gifted and talented facilitator in a rural Iowa school district, team taught with two other teachers in a classroom where identified learning-disabled and gifted students were clustered together. The purpose of this clustering was to determine the impact of alternative strategies upon special needs students when implemented in a common learning environment. The writer concludes that with careful planning, differentiation can be a positive instructional strategy in a multi-categorical classroom. She also offers recommendations for educators and …

School-Based Bully Prevention And Violence, Catherine T. Mclallen

Graduate Research Papers

This paper reviews the literature available on several bully prevention/violence awareness programs. Also discussed is the significance of prevention programs and the roles they can play in today's school systems. It includes a definition of bullying behavior and describes the several types of bullying prevalent in schools today that most programs attempt to address. Additionally, it includes a brief history of bully prevention programs, with a look at the zero tolerance movement, an initiative that has not been overly successful in the past with regards to aggression in schools.

The paper also explores the effects of bullying on the victim …