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Navajo Verb Prefix Phonology, James M. Kari

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The structure of the verb prefix system in the Navajo verb is clarified by a thorough generative phonological analysis of the morphophonemic alternations in the prefix complex. The intricate modal prefix alternations are presented in detail. Initially, an important internal boundary in the verb, the disjunct boundary, is demonstrated. The disjunct boundary is central to the formulation of a number of common phonological rules such as ni-absorption and vowel deletion, and it provides the organizing principle for a full structural statement of the mode system. A discussion of several pervasive, non-mode dependent phonological rules precedes the analysis of the verb …

A Study Of The Factors Which Affect The Job Satisfactions And The Job Dissatisfactions Of School Superintendents, James Paul Miller

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The present study was an investigation of the sources of job attitudes of school superintendents. The study sample consisted of forty of the eighty-eight superintendents in the State of New Mexico. Demographic data indicated that the sample approximated the national group of school superintendents along several important dimensions, including age, experience, and formal preparation.

The study utilized as its conceptual base the Herzberg Dual-Factor Theory of job satisfaction. The methodology of the study closely approximated that used in the empirical research reported by Herzberg, Mausner, and Snyderman. The presen1t study supports Herzberg' s thesis that the factors associated with job …

Child Language: Topicalization And Nominal-Pronominal Reduplication As A Function Of Language Universals, Language Development, And Language Situation, Eleanor Greet Cotton

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Nominal-pronominal reduplication, a frequently mentioned but seldom studied linguistic phenomenon often associated with lower class and minority group speech, is in actuality not a rarity but quite common in language worldwide. This phenomenon, exemplified by structures such as "My brother, he plays football" and "He plays football, my brother," exists in child language as a function of language universals, language development, and language situation. One of the relevant language universals, that of the process of topicalization, requires analysis beyond the sentence level and is commonly referred to as a speaker's choosing a topic of discourse and then commenting upon this …

A Cross-Cultural Study Of Conformity In Americans And Chinese., Lily C. Huang

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The present investigation intended to study conformity of Chinese and Americans in several different situations through three independent experiments conducted in Taipei, Taiwan and in Albuquerque, New Mexico, based on the paradigm adapted from imitation studies. From historical and anthropological analyses of Chinese and American cultures, as ·well as from more recent experimental studies, there were reasons to expect Chinese to be more conforming and their behavior more dependent upon environmental influences. Experiment One studied the effects of a model's task specific competence and general status on adult Ss' conformity in a survey-taking field situation. The results showed that Chinese …

A Study Of Creativity And Attraction Toward School Of Third Grade Students In Four Elementary Schools Of Different Physical And Conceptual Design, Arthur Deans Barrett Jr.

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Since there is evidence that the development of creative thinking lies at the core of achieving the most fundamental educational objectives, needed research should be undertaken to determine more concisely its relationship with different learning environments. The purpose of this study was to determine what difference in student creative behavior, if any, existed after two years of exposure in each of four different learning environments. An additional purpose was to determine whether student expressed attraction toward school is significantly related to the objectively quantified measures of creativity. Four elementary schools with similar populations were selected for sampling. Their different physical …

Becoming A School Administrator:Socialization Processes During The Teaching Years., William Dumont Greenfield Jr.

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This study examined socialization processes which occurred during the teaching years of administrative candidates, Within the overarching conceptualization of candidacy as a process of role learning, the five lower-order concepts of anticipatory socialization, interpersonal orientation, perspective, situational adjustment, and organizational space were utilized to clarify phenomena occurring during the candidacy period of the administrative career.

Teacher-Child Language Interactions As Affected By Changes In The Behavior Of Selected Children Following The Training Of Their Mothers, Floyd Eugene Haberkorn

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The purposes of this study were: (1) to change the behavior of selected children by training their mothers to implement an interaction style known as the professional response through providing corrective feedback, pointing out salient attributes, supplying elaboration and extending knowledge and (2) to assess the effects of those behavior changes on teacher-child language interactions. The null hypothesis stated that following the training of experimental group mothers, their children's interactions with the teacher would not differ significantly from those of control group children whose mothers received no training. Ten "low interaction" pupils were identified through observations of teacher-child language interactions …

Relationships Between Progressivism, Traditionalism, Dogmatism, And Philosophical Consistency In Selected Urban Secondary And Elementary School Teachers., Lewis M. Brown

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This study was concerned with the delineation of relationships among teacher attitudes on progressive and traditional teaching ideologies, personal philosophical orientation, and degree of individual differences in openness or closedness of belief systems. More specifically, a relationship was sought between a particular teaching ideology, progressivism, and a particular personal philosophical orientation, existentialism, with the expectation that one may be indicative or perhaps predictive of the other.

The Development And Preliminary Testing Of A Theoretical Spanish Language Instructional Model For Bilingual Education, George A. GonzáLez

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The Problem

The education of the Spanish-speaking Mexican-American child has been the concern of educators and governmental agencies due to his limited knowledge of the English language, low achievement in the subject areas, negative self-concept, and generally slower educational progress in the schools. Bilingual education has been implemented as one alternative in seeking to improve educational opportunities for this minority ethnic group. The preparation of bilingual classroom teachers to impart instruction through the Spanish language - a language in which the majority of these practicing or potential teachers have not received formal professional training - has posed several problems. A …

A Spanish Language Arts Program For Spanish-Speakers In Levels Three And Four, Helen D. Blanco-Lamont

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The purpose of this study has been to construct a Spanish language arts program for Spanish-speaking students in levels three and four, or ninth and tenth grades, depending on the students' previous language experiences.

A survey of the literature seemed conclusive in stating that many Spanish-speaking students in the United States become functional illiterate or drop-outs under our educational system. The research which has been done on this subject led to the conclusion that Spanish­speaking students are not being offered the necessary educational opportunities which are essential for them to take their place in the mainstream of society.

Many Spanish-speaking …

An In-Depth Survey Of The Attitudes And Desires Of Parents In A School Community To Determine The Nature Of A Bilingual-Bicultural Program., Rafael Abeyta Carrillo

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The major purposes for this study were four: To ascertain by interview the language currently spoken in home and community of a given public school, and to determine the extent of use of both Spanish and English.

To identify the attitudes and wishes of parents about the use of Spanish in the public school, and about the formal teaching of Spanish.

To secure information regarding parents’ wishes for the utilization of Spanish cultural materials in the school curriculum.

To secure opinions of parents, in a stable community and across diverse vocational levels and periods of local residence, about school program …

A Computer-Based Simulation Model For Public School Finance In New Mexico, Lawrence L. Huxel

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The two major purposes of this study were: (1) to adapt the National Educational Finance Project's computer based simulation model for public school finance to New Mexico, and (2) to demonstrate the potential usefulness of the adapted model in the study of New Mexico public school finance.

From Teacher To Principal: The Rites Of Passage, Jerome J. Miller

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This study dealt with the upward movement of aspirants from the role of teacher to the role of principal. The Hall's movement was viewed from the context of Van Gennep's "rites of passage" and sponsorship. Van Gennep conceptualized the movement from one role to another in three stages. These stages are: (1) separation, (2) transition, and (3) incorpora­tion. Sponsorship is a mechanism for organizational control and serves as a mechanism to facilitate or hinder movement within the organization.

The findings of the study suggest that sponsors with­in the school system resemble the elders of the tribe. By right of their …

Effects Of Dictation And Transcription Instruction On Transcription Errors In Beginning Shorthand, Jean A. Berch

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Lloyd (1972) suggested the importance of simulating realistic business conditions in the classroom to strengthen vocabulary in specific content areas to aid students in the dictation-transcription process. In addition, Turse (1961) also emphasized the fact that students must be able to apply "word sense" when transcribing if they are to retain the correct meaning of the sentence when substituting words of similar meaning for missing shorthand outlines.

The purpose of this study was to determine if various types of instructional techniques given prior to dictation and transcription aid students in reducing their number of transcription errors. Subjects were assigned to …

The Resocialization Of Beginning Teachers., Roy D. Caton

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The purpose of the study was to attempt to understand the process of beginning teacher resocialization. Resocialization was defined as beginning teacher adoption of experienced teacher values over time. It was anticipated that the beginning teachers would find their entering values unsupported in the school environment and that beginning teacher resocialization would occur. The major thrust of the study was to search out relevant variables related to this process. Thus potential generalizations from the literature were identified. From the generalizations identified, three key constructs were tentatively formed. These constructs were: (1) beginning and experienced teacher value differences, (2) experi­ence, and …

Problems Of Assessing Bilingualism In Children Entering School., John Wesley Hollomon

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Recently, much emphasis has been placed on bilingual education, but little has been placed on the problems inherent in the assessment of the bilingual communicative competence of children at the time they enter school. It was often assumed that, because a Spanish surnamed child came from a home in which either or both parents spoke to him in Spanish, he entered school speaking both Spanish and English, perhaps, more Spanish than English. Since the causes and effects of bilingual schooling are to be found outside the school, it was important to take these into consideration. The extent to which the …

An Evaluation Model For Computer-Based Educational Management Information Systems, Robert E. Hall

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This study began with the problem: How does one effectively evaluate a computer-based educational management information system (C. -B. E. M. I. S.)? The primary objectives of the study were (1) to develop an evaluation model that would effectively evaluate a C. -B. E. M. I. S., and (2) to test the model by evaluating New Mexico's Vocational-Technical Information System (V. -T. I. S.). The evaluation model developed in this study was couched in an "open system" frame of reference and incorporated three important notions about evaluation: (1) that evaluation is an ongoing process; (2) that evaluation facilitates problem-solving; and …

A Survey Of Opinions Of Selected Principals Concerning Preparation, Characteristics, And Competencies Desirable For Principals For Junior High And Middle Schools, John Lee Bobroff

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The great majority of the principals who work in junior high and middle schools have not experienced a professional preparation intended specifically for principals of these grades. It would seem reasonable that the principals for the junior high and middle schools should be prepared in programs specifically designed for principals of these grades, programs that are distinct and different from either the traditional elemen­tary school or senior high school type of preparation. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of junior high and middle school principals concerning what they felt to be important in the preparation of …

Evaluation Of The Science Education Program For Perspective Secondary Science Teachers At The University Of New Mexico., Dixie James Jones

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This investigation was a case study for the purpose of comparing the science education program for prospective secondary teachers at The University of New Mexico with selected guidelines established by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and published by the AAAS in a 1971 pamphlet entitled Guidelines and Standards for the Education of Secondary School Teachers of Science and Mathematics. The guidelines dealt with student competencies in 1) understanding of science, 2) the processes of science, 3) the history of science, 4) the metric …

A Study Of The Relationship Of The Ninth-Grade Civics Course To The Political Knowledge And Attitudes Of Anglo-American And Spanish-American Students, Helen Wright Esterly

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The study examined significant differences between political knowledge, political interest, citizen role, and civic tolerance scores of civics and non-civics ninth-grade students in relation to two ethnic groups (Anglo-American and Spanish-American) and four categorical groups (sex, socio-economic status, achievement level, and language spoken in the home). The purpose of the study was to see if a relationship existed between the ninth-grade civics course and student political knowledge and attitude scores, and to see if a differential relationship existed between the civics course and the political knowledge and attitude scores of the subpopulation of Spanish-American students.

Procedure. Pre-test and post-test questionnaires …

A Readability Evaluation Of Selected Intermediate Grade Social Studies Topics From Eight Encyclopedias, Mary Hardwick Dohrman

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Statement of Problem

The purpose of the study was (1) to investigate the readability of seventy-five intermediate grade social studies topic-articles from eight sets of encyclopedias (1971 editions) with two readability techniques, and (2) to determine the suitability of individual encyclopedia articles for intermediate grade use from the resultant predicted readability scores.

Procedures

Twenty-five topics from each of the intermediate grades four, five, and six, were randomly selected from indexes of five intermediate social studies textbook series. A total of 600 topic-articles were evaluated from the eight "Best Quality" encyclopedias recommended by the American Library Association. A total of 1,200 …

The Spanish Syntax Of The Pre-School Spanish American: The Case Of New Mexican Five-Year Old Children, MaríA Estela Brisk

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Recent studies of the acquisition of syntax have revealed that it is not fully developed by the time a child enters first grade. In preparing and implementing bilingual programs for Spanish speaking children, then, it is of interest to know at what level of development the Spanish syntax of these children is. This study tries to determine the level of development of a rural and an urban group of five year old Spanish-American children from New Mexico. A surface syntactic analysis as well as a review of interference, dialectal, and developmental features of the speech of these children constitutes the …

Some Ethical Problems In Research On Human Subjects., F. Jaime Arellano-Galdames

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Manipulation of human subjects in social scientific research entails some ethical conflicts that scientists must consider along with the technical problems in designing their studies, Such conflicts in a way become aggravated when the investigations --usually experiments-- are conducted in educational settings, In this connection, the present study concerns itself with four main topics: (1) relationships between research and ethics: (2) problems with manipulation of human subjects, (3) need for and problems with the principle of informed con­sent, and (4) issues surrounding the use of experimental deception.

A Survey Of The Recommendations Of Selected Teachers For The Preparation Of Teachers For Junior High And Middle Schools., Jeanne Buress Hubert

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The purpose of the study was to survey teachers currently employed in junior high or middle schools to determine their recommendations regarding the undergraduate and graduate education of teachers who wish to teach in the middle grades, and to develop a model program derived from their recommendations, as well as the recommendations of principals and authorities in the field.

The Relationship Between Psycholinguistic Abilities And Reading And Arithmetic Achievement Of Second Grade Children., Frances Bybee

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The problem was to explore an avenue whereby reading and arithmetic disabilities of children with average or above average intelligence might be met within the context of the public school setting.

A Study Of Relationships Between Teacher Classroom Behavior And Concurrent Student Interest In Classroom Activities, Earl Mcgrath Douglas

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Although it is widely conceded among educators that the problem of student interest and involvement in ongoing classroom activities is a crucial one, it has received little attention from researchers. This study was initiated to investigate the extent of student interest displayed in ongoing classroom activities, and to determine whether student interest may be related to certain kinds of behavior exhibited by their teachers. Five elementary classrooms were observed for one full school day. The behavior of the teacher and that of nine students, selected at random, was recorded in each classroom. The students observed were divided into groups of …

The Meanings And The Distribution Of The Perfect In Present-Day American English Writing, Betty Lou Dubois

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A search of the relevant literature and of textbooks of English for speakers of other languages fails to turn up a theory of the English perfect which is both comprehensive and fully explanatory. The author hypothesizes that the meaning common to all forms of the perfect of American English, which includes those forms traditionally called the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense, and the perfect of the infinitive, the gerund, and the present participle is priority to a point of reference. The perfect situates the action or state conveyed by the lexical verb in a period of time which …

Non-Professional And Professional Variables, Political Orientation, And Faculty Support For The Critic Function As Primary For The University., Basharat Ali

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The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to describe and analyze the relationship between non-professional and professional variables and political liberalism; (2) to describe and analyze the relationship between non-professional and professional variables and faculty support for the critic function; and (3) to describe and analyze the relationship between political liberalism und faculty support for the critic function.

A questionnaire was developed to test the variables of the study. This questionnaire was mailed to twenty-five percent, or one hundred ninety faculty members, randomly selected from the University of New Mexico Bulletin for 1971-72. About twelve percent, or eighty-eight faculty …

An Investigation Of The Self-Concept And Values Of Selected Spanish-American Male College Students Enrolled In The University Of New Mexico, Nils Sigfred Carlson Jr.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate dimensions of self-concept and values of Spanish-American male college students. The population consisted of male students with Spanish-American surnames enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, and in the Bachelor of University Studies Program, at the University of New Mexico. The instruments used to conduct the investigation were the Tennessee Self Concept Scale, the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values, and a questionnaire prepared by the researcher. It was imperative to use volunteers in this study because or the use of the Tennessee Self Concept Scale and the Allport­Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values. Professional …

Some Aspects Of Navajo Orthography, Wayne Stanley Holm

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Navajo has been written, in various forms, for more than a century, but practical orthographies have been available for less than fifty years.

Navajo literacy programs have been conducted in the past by various interest groups, but the current effort differs from its predecessors in that it has the support of a growing number of young Navajo educators. Vowel length, tone, ar1id nasality are phonemic in Navajo. The current practical orthography makes use of doubled vowels to mark length, an acute accent to mark high tone, and a cedilla or "nasal hook" to mark nasality. The orthography makes it fairly …