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A Comparative Analysis of Curricular Programs in Private, Public Choice, and Public Attendance-Zone Schools in San Antonio, Texas

The purpose of this study was to examine curricular programs in private, public choice, and public attendance-zone schools to determine whether differences exist among curricular programs in the three types of schools. The findings from the student survey data indicated that private school students reported their curriculum to be more challenging than public school students, but no other significant differences were noted. Findings from the teacher survey showed more positive results for privat… more

Date: December 1997

Creator: Miller, Alice Elizabeth Owen

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Public School Choice : An Impact Assessment

The goal of this thesis is to understand the consequences of educational choice in the public school system. The research takes place in San Antonio, Texas. The research encompasses meaningful comparisons between three sets of low income students and their families: 1) those who chose to remain in their attendance-zone school, 2) those who enrolled in the multilingual program, and 3) those who applied to the multilingual program but were not admitted because of space limitations.

Date: December 1995

Creator: Davis, Casi G. (Casi Gail)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Survey of the Intramural Athletic Program of Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Texas, to Determine the Status of this Program as Compared with Standards Set by Previous Studies

This thesis is the result of an examination of a recently added intramural sports program at Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, Texas. Value and benefits are explored while, also, describing the planning and implementation of the program.

Date: August 1939

Creator: Forehand, George W.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Assessment of the Relationship of the Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL) Program on the Self-Concept of At-Risk Students as Measured by the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale

The problem of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the self-concept of two groups of ninth-grade students when one group received the services of junior and senior students in a Peer Assistance and Leadership class. The results of the Piers-Harris Children's—Self—Concept Scale were used to determine the difference between the mean self-concept scores of the two groups and also to determine if there was a relationship between the criterion variable of the total self-concept … more

Date: August 1989

Creator: Karam, Patricia

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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A Comparative Analysis of the Values That Are Predominant in Private Schools, Public Choice Schools, and Public Attendance-Zone Schools in San Antonio, Texas

Public concern with respect to declining traditional values, character, and family structure in the midst of increased crime, violence, and drug use have brought American education into the political arena and under intense scrutiny. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not differences exist in the values fostered in private schools, public choice schools and public attendance-zone schools and whether or not there are differences in the values that are identified by students … more

Date: August 1996

Creator: Ausbrooks, Carrie Yvonne Barron

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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An Educational Design for Consciousness-Raising in Social Justice Education for the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word: Paulo Freire's Philosophy and Methodology Applied to the Congregational Ministry for/with the Economically Poor

The purpose of the investigation was two-fold: (1) to develop an educational design for consciousness-raising in social justice education using Paulo Freire's literacy method, and (2) to investigate its effect on the Incarnate Word sisters' attitude toward the economically poor, Workshop sessions examined social justice concepts of the economically poor as stated in the Acts of the Congregation's General Chapter and applied Freire's method of consciousness-raising outlined in his Pedagogy of th… more

Date: May 1987

Creator: Palmer, Margaret Rose

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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The Effect of Study Skills Training Intervention on United States Air Force Aeromedical Apprentices

The study examined the effects of a study skills training intervention course on U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Apprentices with five main purposes. The first was to examine the relationship between study skills training and the number of times students required academic interventions outside of normal class time. The second purpose was to examine the relationship between study skills training and end of course averages. The third was to determine the relationship between study skills training and … more

Date: August 1998

Creator: Griffith, John Clark

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Imagery, Psychotherapy, and Directed Relaxation: Physiological Correlates

Thirty outpatients being treated at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Department of Behavioral Health Psychology were randomly assigned to either a relaxation/imagery training class (R/I), a short-term psychotherapy group (P/G) or a no treatment control group. Subjects had psychological, physiological and immunological data taken before and after treatment. Results indicated that support for the hypothesis that relaxation/imagery training improves the psychological, physiological, and immunologi… more

Date: May 1992

Creator: Baldridge, Jeffrey T. (Jeffrey Turner)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Who Leaves and Why: an Examination of Latino Student Attrition from a Selective Public School Thematic Choice Program in San Antonio, Texas

This study was conducted to examine the problem of attrition from a public middle school foreign language enrichment program by students who were admitted on the basis of superior grades, test scores, and recommendations from their teachers, counselors, and parents. The study took place in inner-city San Antonio and involves Latino sixth and seventh graders from mostly low-income families. Literature pertaining to school choice options, education of Latino students, and student attrition was re… more

Date: December 1996

Creator: Thomas, Kathryn, 1948-

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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Fiesta

Book discussing with San Antonio's Fiesta de San Jacinto, held in April, and Honey Merrick's relationship with the celebration.

Date: 1951

Creator: Brassell, Georgie

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

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What Went Wrong? How Arrogant Ignorance and Cultural Misconceptions Turned Deadly at the San Antonio Courthouse, March 19, 1840

Although the Council House Fight is well written about in the annals of early Texas history, this all-encompassing study will reveal a whole new picture. Unlike previous works that maintained one point of view, multiple perspectives were analyzed and explored to allow a more comprehensive view of the Council House Fight to emerge. Primary focus on social and cultural misunderstandings, as well as the mounting hostility between the Penateka Comanche and Texians across the frontier, will demonst… more

Date: May 2008

Creator: Copeland, Cristen Paige

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

The Bell Ringer

This is the story of Victor Rodriguez, star track athlete and San Antonio educator. From his earliest days in South Texas in the 1940s he broke many barriers. As a football player and track star he set records and won trophies at Edna High School, at Victoria College, and at North Texas State College. At each stage of his education, he often found himself the only Mexican American in his group. He developed his sports prowess from nine years of early morning running to the church in Edna, to ri… more

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Date: November 2021

Creator: Rodriguez, Victor

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Herman Totten, 1998]

Photograph of Herman Totten at the Texas Library Association Conference in San Antonio in 1998.

Date: 1998

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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Hospice Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward the Near-Death Experience

Study surveying 60 hospice nurses regarding their knowledge and attitudes toward the near-death experience (NDE), using Thornburg's Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire.

Date: Summer 1991

Creator: Barnett, Linda

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries

Boy's Coat

Boy's coat of black and white herringbone tweed. Double breasted with notched lapel and 6 buttons; opening is reversible to be opened on left or right. Patch pockets at sides. Half belt across back. Lined from the waist up with dark gray flannel, and from the waist down with plaid flannel. Manufacturer's label: "Ess Kay"

Date: 1939

Creator: Esskay Manufacturing Co.

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening Slippers

Heeled evening slippers or pumps of peach satin. Designed with pointed toe, the plain uppers have a simple seam/stitch along squared edge of vamp which runs horizontally to meet the sole near heel. This seam gives a "two-tone" effect to the satin as the light hits it. The 2 1/4" high modified French heel is covered with the same satin. Designer's label inside right shoe: "Paul's / Aristocrats / Hand Made / Turn-Sole" Stamped inside right shoe: "Narrow Heel Model / Hand / Made / Turns / Sta-… more

Date: 1930

Creator: Paul's Shoes

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Photograph of Alamo Plaza in San Antonio]

Photograph of a horse auction in Alamo plaza, San Antonio, Texas. Men and horses are standing in groups at various points around the area; some men are sitting at tables, as others congregate in a covered structure in the background. Handwritten on back: "Alamo Plaza Photographer. Horses for sale in San Antonio." This photo is damaged and the top portion of the image is missing.

Date: [1880..]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: San Antonio storms]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: March 28, 1994, 10:00 p.m.

Duration: 50 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: Cadena]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6pm.

Date: December 17, 1988, 6:00 p.m.

Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: Lucas FOLO]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story by Mike Schneider about Henry Lee Lucas being called from Waco to San Antonio, Texas to appear before a federal grand jury and Attorney General Jim Maddox's arguments before Circuit Justice Byron White of the Supreme Court to have the San Antonio judge's decision reversed. The story includes footage of Lucas being escorted by a deputy federal marshall and McClennan County Sheriff Jack Harwell and an interview… more

Date: April 24, 1985

Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections