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A Procedure To Discriminate Between Successful And Unsuccessful Pressure Groups Which Have An Interest In Education, Thomas John Gustafson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

A pilot study was designed to determine whether a procedure could be developed to predict if a pressure group will be effective in its attempt to influence educational policy. The eight variables tested were: 1) the critical situation, 2) the leadership of the group, 3) the prestige of the group in the community, 4) the control of the group over economic goods, 5) the channels of communication with local, state, and/or national officials, 6) shared attitudes of the group with the community, 7) the solidarity of the group, and 8) the strategy of the group to implement the change. A …

Sex-Role Identification And Achievement, Ronald Edwin Hull

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the research was to test empirically the assertion that children at the preadolescent stage of development would evidence greater social-psychological reward and a higher level of achievement in school under the direction of male teachers than female teachers. An additional concern was to determine with whom boys and girls identify. More specifically, the study was designed to focus on three areas of human interaction: (1) Students' identification with their teachers, (2) Students' identification with others in primary relationships and with other role models, and (3) Students' self-concept in terms of masculinity­femininity traits. Forty-seven male and forty-eight female …

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from January 1 through March 31, 1969.

Ua64/4 Yearly Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process in 1968.

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process between October 1 to December 31, 1968.

Impact Of Walker Air Force Base On The Community And Public Schools Of Roswell, New Mexico, 1942-1967., Arnold Wood Brown

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of Federal defense posture and activities of the military installation, Walker Air Force Base, upon the community of Roswell, New Mexico, including its public schools. The twenty-five year relationship between base and community was investigated using the chronological case study method

The Relationship Of Acculturation, Achievement, And Alienation Among Spanish American Sixth Grade Students, Ignacio Ruben Cordova

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem of this study was to determine what relationships existed between acculturation, achievement, teacher expectations and the alienation of Spanish American students.

The sample used in this study consisted of 480 Spanish American sixth grade students and their teachers. For purposes of analysis the sample was divided into urban middle class, urban lower class, and rural students. Four sets of data were collected for the student sample. This data included (1) acculturation measures (a composite and seven subtest measures); (2) alienation measures (a composite and four subtest measures); (3) a composite achievement measure; and (4) a socio-economic status index. …

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky University Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from July 1 through September 30, 1968.

Organizational Change And The Change Agent: A Participant-Observer Study, Ernest Mark Hanson Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

When the federal government's War on Poverty began, it was based on the assumption that economically depressed urban and rural areas could be stimulated into economic activity through the massive use of federal funds. After sufficient time had passed for trends to develop, it was evident that the funds were going into urban areas at the expense of rural areas. This unequal usage of funds existed even though the same types of organizations which could use federal funds were present in both urban and rural areas. A Presidential Task Force selected Sandoval County, New Mexico, as one of three counties …

A Comprehensive Study Of First Graders With Kindergarten Experience And With No Prior Formal School Experience., Reeta Cockrell Brummer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences in first grade students who had attended kindergarten and those who had had no prior formal school training.

The hypotheses in the study were that there is no significant difference in the areas of (1) achievement, (2) adjustment to school, (3) sociometric choices, (4) readiness for first grade, and (5) mental ability between first grade stu­dents selected for this study who have had kindergarten expe­rience and those who have had no prior formal school training.

Teachers were asked to rank their students in the fall and again …

An Analysis Of Employment Factors Relevant To Selected Spanish-American Office Employees In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dawn Marie Hendrix

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study was to (1) determine the entry job requirements for typists, stenographers, secretaries, and office clerks, and the interviewing procedures by selected business firms in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2) study the qualities and abilities of selected Spanish-American office employees who graduated from Albuquerque High School.

Personal interviews were conducted with personnel managers or other supervisors with fifteen business firms in Albuquerque, New Mexico, chosen and classified as small, medium, and large-sized firms by the number of office personnel employed.

Personal interviews were also conducted with thirty Spanish-American office employees chosen systematically by three from a list of one hundred …

A Study Of The Attitudes Of Public School Teachers In Chelan And Douglas Counties Regarding Teacher Evaluation For Merit Pay Purposes, Gerald Stewart Robertson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this research were: (1) to determine the attitude of public school teachers toward teacher evaluation for the purposes of merit pay; and (2) to determine the feasibility of a merit pay program based on these attitudes.

A Comparative Investigation Of The Reading Achievement Of Non-English Speaking Children, Kathleen M. Timmins

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The study was designed to determine the reading achievement of children for whom English is a second language. The children involved in the study were from two distinct groups of non-English speaking children, those from Spanish-speaking families and those from Navajo families. The children were tested at the end of second grade by standardized reading achievement tests designed to measure reading vocabulary and comprehension. The study was based on the question, "Is there any difference in the reading achievement at the end of second grade for non-English speaking children who have been taught to read through a reading program based …

A Report Of Supervised Recreational Reading Program., Mildred Sanders Hillyer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In order to ascertain the breadth of knowledge children have of children's literature and mythology, Legant designed a pre and posttest for these two areas. Forty-two students of two fifth grade classes at Sierra Vista Elementary School, Grants, New Mexico, were used for this study. The purpose of this study was to (1) report student knowledge of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology and children's literature as measured by Legant's tests; (2) to report student achievement measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Reading Comprehension, (reading); (3) to compare student gains indicated on the two forms of these tests to …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1968-1969, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Informal Reading Inventory In A Fifth Grade Classroom, Laura Lee Sharp

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Problem. This study was designed to evaluate the use of the informal reading inventory in a fifth grade classroom of 29 students in the Northeast Heights of Albuquerque. The emphasis of the study was placed on finding the instructional reading levels of the children. The informal reading inventory the Nelson Reading Test, and teacher grouping were used in an effort to determine the instructional reading levels of the children and then a comparison made of the three means of evaluation.

Procedure. Each child in the class was given an informal reading inventory which determined oral and silent independent, instructional, and …

Board Of Trustees Minutes 1968-1969, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of The Results Of The Informal Reading Inventory With The Teacher Assigned Reading Level, The Cloze Procedure Level And The Rate Of Reading., Diane Bluestein Brown

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The informal reading inventory was explored in conjunction with: (1) the teacher assigned reading level, (2) the cloze procedure to evaluate comprehension, and (3) the rate of silent and oral reading. Sixty children in grades two through six were given the informal reading inventory to determine their independent, instructional, and frustration levels. The children were also given written cloze tests on the basis of their school assigned grade level to evaluate their independent, instructional, and frustration levels. During the oral and silent reading selections of the informal reading inventory, the children were timed, and their rate of reading was determined …

A Survey Of First Year Elementary Teacher Attitudes Regarding Supervision And Evaluation Practices Of Their Principals, Larry L. Thomas

All Master's Theses

It is the opinion of this writer that a teacher's attitude toward his building principal greatly affects his ability to perform in the classroom. If he is receiving the assistance he deserves and needs, his chances of success and continuance in the teaching field are greatly enhanced. This is especially true in the case of the beginning teacher who faces the innumerable problems inherent in teaching for the first time.

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from April 1 to June 30, 1968.

Pupil Growth As A Function Of Teacher Flexibility, Student Independence, And Student Conformance, Stanley James Hipwood

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Using a sample of 394 student subjects and six teachers, the author sought to prove the hypothesis that highly independent students would achieve a higher degree of pupil growth in mathematics mastery than would highly conforming students when both groups were under the teaching influence of high flexibility teachers. The California Psychological Inventory (CPI) by Harrison G. Gough was the test instrument selected to test student independence (Achievement via Independence Scale -- A_i), and teacher flexibility (Flexibility Scale -- F_x). Pupil growth in mathematics was determined by a pretest- posttest application of the Quantitative Thinking section …

The Role Of The Head Resident As Perceived By Head Residents Student Personnel Staff And Faculty At Central Washington State College, James P. Hollister

All Master's Theses

The major aim in undertaking the study was to examine the position of Head Resident by soliciting the views of student Personnel officials, Head Residents, and faculty persons, Further, it was the author's hope that a result of the study might be a clarification of the Head Resident position, based upon a composite viewpoint of the respondents of the study.

A Study Of The Government Of India (Depse) Experimental Projects Programme, Haribhai Gulabbhai Desai

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The Directorate of Extension Programmes for Secondary Education (DEPSE) gives financial assistance to schools for conducting experiments in education to try out and to evaluate new practices intended to bring about innovations in classroom instruction, administrative practices, and organizational set-up. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the objectives of the experimental projects programme. The aspects included in the study were: variety of projects in various areas, extent of experimentation in different regions of India, turnover of participating schools, types and sizes of schools involved, qualifications of teachers conducting projects, nature of budget approved by the DEPSE, the effect …

A Survey-Analysis Of Study-Skills Presented In The Teacher's Manuals Of 3 Primary Basal Readers., Lois J. Pride

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This survey identified study-skill tasks for the primary grades, and investigated three basal reading series to determine provisions made in the teacher’s guides for teaching the skills. An analysis was made to determine: 1.) At what grade level do the various teacher’s guides introduce the skills?; and 2.) With what frequency do the guides reinforce and expand the various skills? An instrument was developed with identified and described each study-skill task appropriate for the primary grades. The study-skills were divided into the broad areas of location of information; organization of information; and following directions leading to the location and organization …

An Experiment In Critical Thinking Instruction At Sixth Grade Level, Dorothy Louise Macnevin

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

To test the hypothesis that critical thinking skills and attitudes could be improved through instruction, 61 subjects were given a series of tests before and after instruction in open-mindedness, distinguishing fact from opinion, and drawing accurate conclusions from given information. No control group was used. Instruction involved the use of charts, a flannel board, stories, pencil and paper activities, and films. The "t" test revealed differences between all pre and post-test means to be significant at the one percent level of confidence. Of the variables considered, I.Q., Reading Ability, Parental Occupation, and Sex, the first two were most influential although …

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from January 1 through March 31, 1968.

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Hall To Hopkins, Wku College Of Education

WKU Administration Documents

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Hall to Hopkins.

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Miller To Mitchell, Wku College Of Education

WKU Administration Documents

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Miller to Mitchell.

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - F-G, Wku College Of Education

WKU Administration Documents

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Fogle to Gutteridge

Performance Criteria For The Elementary School Principal In Curriculum Development, Harry H. Haney Jr.

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) examine current literature in the fields of curriculum development and elementary school administration to determine the role of the elementary school principal in curriculum development, (2) interpret this role into performance criteria, and (3) draw attention to areas of curriculum development in Washington State in which the elementary school principals should exert more leadership.