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The Effectiveness Of A Sustained Silent Reading Program In The Elementary Learning Center, Phyllis M. Gowans

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to determine whether nine, ten, eleven and twelve year old students in a selected school Learning Center environment will improve their reading skills after a required sustained silent reading program.

What's Happening To The Elementary School Library?, Joan Henderson

Graduate Research Papers

Far too many adults and children have not had especially pleasant experiences with libraries in the past. The traditional quietness was enough to scare anyone away. Ordinary people didn't exactly feel welcome inside the walls of these "storehouses of wisdom." Today's library has to develop a new image. It must leave the old passive role behind and blossom forth into active participation in the educational process.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Selected Historical Books For Use In High School United States History, Janet Kathryn Harms

Graduate Research Papers

High school teachers and students of United States history do not have adequate, useful annotated bibliographies in their specific subject area. The purpose of this study is to select and analyze books of United States history and to make an annotated bibliography for the use of the high school teachers of United States history. This selected list is also intended for use by high school students of United States history. This list is a general 11st and not taken from any specific library.

A Library Course Of Study - Investigation Outline, Mary Hantelman

Graduate Research Papers

I examined several course of study guides, textbooks, periodicals, and books on library curriculum as part of an investigation to determine what library skills were taught at each level. For each area I included the type or information found and then added my own conclusions for that section.

Following this, in outline form, is the library instructional program, 1 - 9, for the Oelwein Community Schools. The high school program is given in greater detail because I felt the outline form would not explain to the reader the rationale behind it. A.s a part. of the library program on the …

Extended Services Offered By The Media Center, Roberta Ann Rasmussen

Graduate Research Papers

There are several school media centers in the nation today that offer extended service to their students. Extended services are offered by the professional media personnel during hours beyond the regular school day. The extended services may be offered before and after school, evenings, Saturdays, during school vacation periods and also during summer vacation periods.

A Flexible Plan For Developing Library Research Techniques Needed By Students In Junior High Schools, Ruth P. Harbour

Graduate Research Papers

What instruction in the use of library research techniques is needed for junior high school students to succeed in classroom assignments involving investigative activities, and how can this instruction be planned to provide more opportunities for flexibility in group and individualized situations?

The Instruction Of Library Skills By Iowa Elementary Librarians In The Upper Elementary Grades, Lennis Kay Lange

Graduate Research Papers

What are Iowa elementary librarians doing to help their students learn in school? This paper is a partial attempt to find out. The primary purpose of this paper is to research the instruction of library skills taught by Iowa elementary librarians in their upper elementary library programs. Another objective is to research not only when library skills are taught but also how they are taught to students.

Federally Funded Educational Programs: Their Purpose And Implications For Media Specialists, Dorothy Jean Button

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this discussion is to indicate the importance to media specialists of federally funded educational programs in the United States. The intended purposes of the Congressional acts will be summarized, noting areas of particular interest to media personnel. Some consideration will be given to what has been or is being done under these directives.

Feasibility Study Of Central Processing Centers For Iowa Schools, Judith Dohse Casey

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to show comparative inforI11&tion of several central processing centers in Iowa and to compare the costs of these centers with other processing methods and to present related problems concerning each method.

A Comparison Of The Selection And Circulation Policies Of Regional Educational Media Centers In The State Of Iowa, Nancy Ashton Larue

Graduate Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to compare the selection and circulation policies of the sixteen Regional Educational Media Centers. Each of the Regional Educational Media Centers was given the opportunity to function as its advisory boards designates within the guidelines set forth by the State Department of Public Instruction and the federal limitations as to funding.

Planning, Implementing, And Using A Media Center, Dorathea Tatum Stewart

Graduate Research Papers

Nearly every teacher in our schools today feels the pressure of too little time and too much to do. Although school administrators cannot provide all the help that is wanted and, perhaps, needed at one time. the teacher can find help from one source in nearly every school-- the library or media center and the specialists in this field.

To understand this help offered by the librarian and audiovisual specialist and the services of the media c:enter, let us first look at the place of the media center in the modern schools and how it has developed.

A Comparative Study Of The Language Of Disadvantaged White Kindergarten Children And Middle-Class White Kindergarten Children, Nadine J. Harman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Much of the research directed towards the study of poverty indicates that low socio-economic or "disadvantaged" children are often found to lack adequate language skills. However. a review of the various studies reveals that many of these investigations have been limited to Negro children and to children living in large cities. There appears to be a lack of information in regard to disadvantaged white children from small towns. In addition, many investigators have failed to consider the role of sex factors in the development of language skills. The purpose of the present study was two-fold (1) to compare the language …

A Program Of Library Instruction For Junior High School, Jane Lewis Abbas

Graduate Research Papers

An integrated program of library instruction reflects the philosophy, objectives, and goals of the school's educational program. The library assumes a role of ever increasing importance in the educational process. An effective multi-media center provides a well-integrated program of instruction.

A program of integrated library instruction becomes a reality when the administrators, faculty, and librarian plan together to develop library skills relevant to the students. The skills relate to interests, needs, and abilities of the individuals. The library is most promising for improving and enriching classroom instruction.

The Development Of An Instructional Materials Center In Reinbeck Community High School, Sally Brown Arends

Graduate Research Papers

This paper proposes changes to the instructional materials center of the Reinbeck Community High School to bring it in line with the 1969 Standards for School Media Programs.

The Centralized Elementary Library: A Review Of Selected Research Of The Sixties, Allaire Hazen

Graduate Research Papers

In 1961 Douglas wrote that the primary school library was "firmly established as a necessary part of a good modern school, but in truth it does not seem to have been accepted by educators or by the taxpaying citizenry for centralized elementary library facilities and services are not commonly available to elementary students. This study intends to summarize some of the writings and research in this area and to provide a comparative analysis between selected research and current opinion by use of an opinionnaire administered to 24 librarians, 35 classroom teachers, and 11 administrators. The respondents were enrolled in summer …

Observation, Investigation, And Evaluation Of Current Practices And Recommendations For An Imc Center For Grades K-6, Phyllis Grobe

Graduate Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to observe services being offered to children and teachers through an elementary/media program; {2) to investigate organizational practices being used in elementary resource centers; (3) to subjectively evaluate present practices; and (4) to recommend a plan for functional library service in grades K-6. Fourteen elementary library programs were visited for this study. Along -with the observations, time was spent in visitation with the person in charge of each center. To gain uniformity in the type of information on gathered from which to formulate an evaluation of elementary library service, a sampling questionnaire …

Book Selection Policies In Small Iowa High Schools, Phyllis R. Cook

Graduate Research Papers

The central problem of this study was to attempt to determine what factors influence book selection in small Iowa high schools. The procedure followed used a systematic sampling technique and a questionnaire was mailed to librarians in schools of not more than three hundred students enrolled in the high school. Schools were selected from the Iowa Educational Directory, l 1969-1970, listing of school districts, officials, and student populations. It was hoped that at the conclusion of this study, the findings would show the sources school librarians found most valuable in filling orders: and to try and establish a pattern adopted …

The Effects Of Training On The Acquisition And Retention Of Listening Skills, Bethlyn Christine Broad

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

A survey of the definitions of listening demonstrated the confusion that exists regarding the nature of listening. From these definitions a composite definition of listening was formulated. The common factors in these definitions defined listening as an act involving perception of communication and one or more through processes. Despite the lack of a precise definition, an increasing number of courses are offered which purport to teach effective listening. These courses are based on the empirical studies which revealed that listening can be taught. However, this study discovered an equally large number of studies which showed that listening cannot be taught. …

A Study Of Gesture In Elocution And Oral Interpretation During The Years 1870 To 1930 In The United States, Faith Alene Engelkes

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this thesis was to make an historical study examining a selected list of textbooks dealing with the subject of gesture in elocution, expression, or oral interpretation between the years 1870 and 1930 in the United States. A preliminary chapter reviewed the backgrounds of elocution in the United States before 1870. The succeeding chapters reviewed the textbooks chosen for study for each twenty-year period to gain an insight into each author's philosophy of teaching gesture in delivery. Each textbook contained definitions of the various terms involved, which definitions also served to disclose the author's attitude toward the teaching …

The Rise And Decline Of A Small Midwestern Town, Mitchell, Iowa, Jack D. Frisbie

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

After the frontier had reached the Midwest, settlement proceeded at a rapid pace. When the Black Hawk Purchase opened Iowa to settlers in 1832, farmers and merchants soon replaced the trappers, miners, and fur traders of an earlier era. By the outbreak of the Civil War the state was one-third settled. By 1890 all of the counties in the state had been settled and developed. Such rapid occupation of these lands encouraged dreams of great cities and the creation of country villages in numbers which were excessive for the survival of many. Numerous communities developed only to become ghost towns …

A Developmental Study: Effects Of Delayed Auditory Feedback On Articulation, Cheryl Kay Greiner

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

It was suggested that further investigation of the effect of delayed auditory feedback on articulation at various age levels might lead to a better understanding of the development of the self-monitoring system of ongoing speech. The present study was concerned with the effect at various age levels of delayed auditory feedback on the number of articulation changes (errors) and on the number of each major articulation error type. Ten subjects in each age group of 5-5½, 7½-8½, and 18-23 years repeated five seven-syllable sentences, first under a condition of synchronous auditory feedback then with a delayed feedback of .23 second. …

County Seats Of Northeast Iowa: A Multivariate Classification, William E. Blake

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of the study was to classify, or group, the fifteen county seats of northeast Iowa according to selected demographic, social, and economic phenomena. To achieve such groupings various methods and techniques of multivariate analysis were utilized. The desire to group the county seats based upon their likenesses or homogeneous traits was paramount. A brief historical overview of Iowa, and a discussion of the reasons for county seat selection, were used to set the background for a multivariate classification of northeast Iowa county seats. Selected accounts of northeast Iowa county establishment and organization were cited as an introductory aid …

An Apology For The Petrine Doctrine, Arthur Frederick Ide

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Roman Catholic Christianity confesses the belief that man is "like the angels--slightly less than God," when he realizes and fulfills his supernatural vocation through the process of intellectual contemplation, guided by theological thought which is guarded and revealed by the Pope who speaks as and for Christ, having been granted this power by Christ. There are some who cannot accept this view, especially if it incorporates papal infallibility, which they see as a fable, built upon the testimony of Papias of Hierapolis which was elaborated upon by Clement of Alexandria . The office of the papacy is looked upon as …

Concept Meanings Of Senior Women Students Who Completed Student Teaching At The State College Of Iowa, Jean Wilma Downs

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to explore the concept meanings of senior women students of the State College of Iowa who had completed the student teaching requirement of the Professional Sequence for the Bachelor of Arts Degree--Teaching Program. An attempt was made to ascertain the similarities and differences in the meanings of the concepts held by the students, and to assess the extent to which they had identified with the role of teaching. The subjects consisted of three groups of senior women students, with no teaching experience other than a nine weeks' period of full-time student teaching completed during …

Air Warfare And The Crisis Of Conscience: 1936-1950, Gale E. Christianson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

is a study probing some of the ethical problems involved in the use of weapons of aerial warfare against cities and civilian noncombatants. The method used has been an examination and analysis of the moral reactions of prominent atomic scientists and Christian theologians. Chapter 1 is concerned with the history of air warfare from 1914 to 1940, tracing the uses of the airplane from the time it was first introduced into combat to the time of the United States entry into World War II. Particular attention is given to the Spanish Civil War and to the Italian campaign against Ethiopia. …

A History Of The Iowa Central Railway: An Abstract Of A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Master Of Arts, Donovan L. Hofsommer

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

During the winter of 1836-7, John Plumbe called a meeting in Dubuque to "discuss the railroad question."¹ The meeting "was held in a frame building ... on the west side of main street" and those in attendance heard the immodest Mr. Plumbe . advocate "the feasibility of the construction of a railroad from Milwaukee to Dubuque, as a link by which the lakes would be connected with the Mississippi."² At least one man in attendance voiced the opinion that Plumbe was a visionary and others felt that his thinking "might have been a little premature. 113 Undaunted, Plumbe …

A Criticism Of The United States Supreme Court: 1935-65, William Ward Ferris

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The record of the Supreme Court of the United States shows that, almost from the beginning of its existence, the Court has come under criticism for its decisions. It shall be the purpose of this work to examine criticism of the Court and its decisions in the period from 1935 to 1965. This study of the Court includes criticism selected with the object in mind of presenting nearly all of the various points of view critical of Court decisions in the years from 1935 to 1965. As will be readily apparent, Part I includes the criticism offered by the more …

A Study Of Auditory Discrimination In Lower Elementary Children, Gloria Joan Bahr

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Verbal communication, i.e., speech, is the only unequivocal "human" trait. It is a process of several dimensions which has been the object of many investigations. Auditory discrimination seems to be an essential element in the process of verbal communication and has received much attention, both in the area of normal speech and in speech pathology. Van Riper has suggested that auditory discrimination is both a goal and a technique in speech retraining. He believes that a child with a sound substitution may be unaware that any substitution has occurred. Because the auditory sensations of the correct and incorrect sound may …

An Investigation Of Social Science Materials That May Be Used As Background Reading In A Literature Program, Allan F. Gates

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Today, as perhaps at no time previously, the English department of the American high school has come in for scrutiny and alteration. The most recent convention of Iowa English teachers (April, 1965) found new programs in literature to be "exciting," new approaches to writing "exciting," new developments in advanced classes "exciting". Innovation and renovation are a part of the scene. As many English teachers are beginning to learn, changes in curriculum and in text materials and in approach to the subject are coming so rapidly that no one has had time to assess the changes or to draw any concrete …

A Follow-Up Study Of Graduates Of The Division Of Practical Nurse Education, Davenport Area Technical School, To Determine Their Reaction To The Preparatory Program, Robert C. Dickey

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The field of practical nursing has grown considerably in the past ten years. To meet the challenge of growth, schools of practical nursing must be constantly aware of the changing needs of the many institutions their graduates may serve. In order to insure that graduates maintain their effectiveness as an established member of the nursing team, the schools must engage in continuous research to keep their curriculums meaningful and updated.