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An Inquiry Into The Value Of Teaching Texas History And The Status Of Available Materials, Patricia Ann Browder Sep 1980

An Inquiry Into The Value Of Teaching Texas History And The Status Of Available Materials, Patricia Ann Browder

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This study was a statewide survey that attempted to determine the value of Texas history programs and the status of the materials available. Information was gathered in a survey of selected schools with an Average Daily Attendance of at least 10,000 students during the 1979-1980 school year. The data was summarized and analyzed in eight tables. The conclusions of this study Indicate; (1) the movement to eliminate the required teaching of Texas history is in great disfavor with the teachers of Texas history; (2) the state required minimum of 24 hours of history is considered adequate; (3) most school districts …


An Empirical Investigation Of The Affect Of Academic Achievement On Self-Concept, Jacqueline Therriault Salerno May 1980

An Empirical Investigation Of The Affect Of Academic Achievement On Self-Concept, Jacqueline Therriault Salerno

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A Demographic Study Of Emotionally Disturbed Hispanic Students Enrolled In The Public Schools Of Texas, Luis Manuel Mancha May 1980

A Demographic Study Of Emotionally Disturbed Hispanic Students Enrolled In The Public Schools Of Texas, Luis Manuel Mancha

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A demographic study was made of the public schools in Texas and it was found that the majority of the emotionally disturbed students are White, non-Hispanic. At the same time, the results of the study indicated that the majority of the public schools in Texas are serving less than two percent of the total student enrollment with programs for the emotionally disturbed. Further examination indicated that overall, the public schools in Texas are failing to serve 12% of the student population with special education services. Further results indicated that not only are the emotionally disturbed students primarily White, non-Hispanic, but …