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Goals of Behavior, Social Interest and Parent Attitudes in an Alternative School

Description: This study investigated whether students in an Alternative School differed significantly from students who remain on a regular high school campus on measures of goals of misbehavior which included the factors of attention, power, revenge, inadequacy, and on measures of social interest. This study also investigated whether the attitudes of parents of Alternative School students differed significantly from the attitudes of parents of regular campus students on the factors of confidence, causation… more
Date: August 1987
Creator: Downing, Rebecca
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Perceptions and Assessments of Power in Legislative Politics for Texas Public Community College Administrative Leadership

Description: The problem with which this study was concerned is the political influence of community/junior college chief executive officers (CEOs) and campus presidents on the state legislature, both directly and indirectly, in the funding of community colleges in Texas. Perceptions of effectiveness were recorded by survey from campus presidents and CEOs as well as from legislators and key legislators. In addition, interviews were conducted with several key legislators and the chief administrators of the… more
Date: August 1987
Creator: Stanglin, Gerald Minor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Role Expectations of the Athletic Director as Perceived by Athletic Directors, Superintendents and Principals in the State of Texas

Description: This study examines the extent of agreement or disagreement among and between Texas superintendents, principals and athletic directors toward fifty specifically defined role expectations for the full-time athletic administrator. By defining the athletic director's role expectations, the superintendents, principals and athletic directors may function more effectively in discharging their duties and implementing quality interscholastic athletic programs. Parents and educational leaders are very i… more
Date: August 1987
Creator: Thompson, Jay C. (Jay Charles), 1946-
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The Effects of Visits by Authors of Children's Books in Selected Elementary Schools

Description: Guest author visits are popular events in schools across the United States. Little has been written, however, on a single author doing a single presentation in a school. This study addressed that situation. The study utilized two authors visiting four schools in a large North Central Texas school district.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Staas, Gretchen L. (Gretchen Lee)
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The Attitudes of International Students Toward University Withdrawal

Description: The purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences existed in attitudes of international students concerning college withdrawal. Data collection involved 200 freshmen international students from two universities in Texas. Two questionnaires were distributed to the students to determine attitudes toward college withdrawal. The instrument used to score the attitudes was the Purdue Master Attitude Scale. The analysis of variance was used for the statistical evaluation. The stati… more
Date: December 1987
Creator: Ghoreyshi, Mohammad
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A Study of the Responsibilities of Department Chairpersons in 5-A Public High Schools in Texas

Description: This study identified and compared the perceptions of department chairpersons and their principals about what responsibilities should be assigned to chairpersons, what responsibilities are currently assigned to chairpersons, and the chairperson' perceived need for any additional training, administrative support, departmental support, or released time in order to fulfill responsibilities currently assigned. Principals and chairpersons from 132 of the 264 5-A public high schools in Texas were sur… more
Date: December 1987
Creator: Lawrence, Dale R. (Dale Robert)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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The Economic Feasibility of Utilizing Computer-Assisted Instruction as a Primary Teaching Strategy in Schools of Vocational Nursing in Texas

Description: Each vocational nursing program in Texas was surveyed to determine the faculty and media costs per student classroom instructional hour. Data were obtained from 131 schools, or 99 per cent of the population. These schools taught a total of 4,718 students. The average faculty cost was $1.72 per hour. Faculty cost ranged from $0.17 to $7.75. The average media cost was $0.12 per student hour with a range from no media expenditure to $7.55. The reliability of these costs was not demonstrated. Each … more
Date: December 1987
Creator: Wilson, Bruce K. (Bruce Keith)
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The Relationship of Teacher Temperament to Effectiveness in the Classroom

Description: The purposes of this study were (I) to determine the relationship of teacher temperament to effectiveness in the classroom and (2) to determine the relationship of the teacher's temperament to the teacher's sex, to the grade level taught, to the area taught (special education or regular education), and to the subject taught. It was hypothesized that (I) there is no significant relationship between the teacher's temperament and his effectiveness in the classroom, (2) there is no significant rela… more
Date: December 1987
Creator: McMillan, Margaret S. (Margaret Shelfer)
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Holistic Evaluation of Peer Writings by Able and Less Able Readers in Eighth and Tenth Grades

Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the use of general impression scoring by teachers and students, and to compare the criteria used in evaluating student writings. Subjects for the study were 40 eighth grade and tenth grade students of varying reading ability in regular English classes in a suburban school district. Teachers and students evaluated two sets of writings in the narrative, classificatory and descriptive modes, generated by ninth grade students in regular English classes in th… more
Date: August 1987
Creator: Peters, Elaine
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A Comparative Study of Children's Intensity of Task-Involvement in a Selected Nursery School

Description: The problem of this study was a comparison of young children's intensity of task—involvement in child—selected activities. A group of 23 children, four to six years of age, was selected as the subjects from a university affiliated child development laboratory school. These children were observed during child-selected activities for five consecutive weeks. The instrument utilized to collect the data was the Intensity Of Involvement Scale, composed of seven categories of intensity from "Unoccupie… more
Date: August 1987
Creator: Roan, Bi-Sho
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Dispute Resolution Studies in the Institutions of Higher Learning: an Initial Investigative Study of Professors' Attitudes

Description: Conflict is present in all human relationships and societies. Throughout history, fighting has been more notable than peacemaking. Only recently have conflict resolution studies entered the mainstream of academia. Since peace is no longer an option, but a necessity, educators must become actively engaged in promoting the importance of peacemaking skills among their students. In 1986, the National Institute for Dispute Resolution funded a study of conflict resolution in higher education. Results… more
Date: December 1987
Creator: Ghadrshenass, Delavar
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Opinions of News Media Members Toward Public Higher Education in Texas and Predictions of Those Opinions by College and University Public Relations Directors

Description: The problem of this study was whether differences exist between opinions news media members have toward higher education and the prediction of those opinions by college and university public relations directors. The purposes were to determine if such differences exist and to assess certain demographic factors' roles in journalists' opinions.
Date: December 1987
Creator: Lace, William Worley, 1942-
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Strategic Planning in Higher Education: A Study of Application in Texas Senior Colleges and Universities

Description: The problem with which the four-phase descriptive study was concerned is the extent of application of strategic planning by senior colleges and universities in Texas. The purpose was to analyze and describe the status of the planning based on the perceptions of the respondents and a specific set of characteristics validated by twenty experts.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Harris, Shirlene W. (Shirlene Wynell)
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Texas Energy Banks: Problems and Prospects

Description: The forces that shaped banking practices in the late 1970s and which fostered attempts by the banks to rapidly expand their markets are examined. Why, and to what extent, the Texas energy banks committed themselves to the oil industry in those years, as well as the effects of the oil industry's four-and-one-half year decline on the banks' financial strength is detailed. How banks structured loans to various energy borrowers and why these borrowers lost their ability to service their debts is … more
Date: August 1987
Creator: Seley, Joan Bonness
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Perceived Importance of the Characteristics and Functions of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Description: The purpose of this study was two-fold: to identify role functions and characteristics perceived as important to Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) in Texas, and to identify differences in perceived importance of role functions and characteristics of ANPs according to gender, educational preparation, practice setting, and whether the practitioner entered practice before or after the current rules and regulations for ANP practice were adopted. Two questionnaires and a demographic data form were… more
Date: December 1987
Creator: Barnes, Ellen Sue M.
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Effects of Time Spent on Computer-Assisted Instruction on Attitudes of Sixth Grade Students Toward Computers

Description: The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to examine the effects of time spent on CAI on student attitudes, (2) to examine the effects of time spent on CAI among ability groups, and (3) to determine whether initial attitudes would be maintained throughout a school year, and if not, determine variables associated with an attitude shift.
Date: December 1987
Creator: Campbell, Penny Renae
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[For Immediate Release]

Description: An announcement about Bill Nelson, his background, and campaign goals. The document includes quotes and details about Bill Nelson's plan to seek place 9 at-large position on city council.
Date: February 18, 1987
Creator: Friends of Bill Nelson
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[Statement of Contributions and Expenditures]

Description: A document that includes the statement of contributions and expenditures for Bill Nelson's political campaign. This is the type, 7th day before the election. This documents also includes information about the involved candidate/office-holder sworn statement contributions and expenditures, political action committees, candidate/office-holder contributions, and candidate/office-holder expenditures and payments, and candidate/office-holder contributions and expenditures total.
Date: April 4, 1987
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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[Statement of contributions and Expenditures]

Description: A document that includes the statement of contributions and expenditures for Bill Nelson's political campaign. This is the type, 30th day before the election. This documents also includes information about the involved candidate/office-holder sworn statement contributions and expenditures, political action committees, candidate/office-holder contributions, and candidate/office-holder expenditures and payments, and candidate/office-holder contributions and expenditures total.
Date: April 4, 1987
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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[Statement of Contributions and Expenditures]

Description: A document that includes the statement of contributions and expenditures for Bill Nelson's political campaign. This is the type, 30th day before the election. This documents also includes information about the involved candidate/office-holder sworn statement contributions and expenditures, political action committees, candidate/office-holder contributions, and candidate/office-holder expenditures and payments, and candidate/office-holder contributions and expenditures total.
Date: April 4, 1987
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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[Clipping: Divided They Stand]

Description: The clipping is about Bill Nelson's campaign for City Council and Annette Strauss' campaign for mayor. The results and political environment is commented on. On the other side of the clipping, a photograph of Bill Nelson (left) and William Waybourn (right) stand posing for the camera.
Date: May 17, 1987
Creator: Creamer, Anita
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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