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A Comparison of the Effects of Four Selected Programs of Physical Education with Regard to Physical Fitness and Attitude Toward Physical Education

Description: The problem of this study was the determination of the relationship between four selected programs of physical education and (a) physical fitness, and (b) attitude toward physical education among low-physically-fit freshman and sophomore male college students.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Gravett, Bob Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Analysis of Men's Physical Education Programs in Texas State-Supported Colleges and Universities Offering the Bachelor's and Master's Degree

Description: The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the status of the physical education program of each state-supported college and university in Texas offering a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education for men and (2) to provide each individual institution with the necessary data for the purpose of self-evaluation.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Miller, Carl Richard
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of the Administrative and Curriculum Procedures Used for the Development of Men Physical Education Major in State Supported Colleges and Universities in Thirteen Selected States in the Southeast Portion of the United States of America

Description: This study was undertaken for the following purposes: 1. To determine whether or not the department attempts to find or evaluate the students' level of proficiency in physical activities, and, if so, what method is used. 2. To learn methods employed by the institutions of the study to determine the skills which should be required of men physical education majors. 3. To determine provisions made in the curriculum for the major student to acquire these skills.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Dungan, Hubert Gray
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Relationship of the Volleyball Pass, the Repeated Wall Volleys, and Volleyball Playing Ability of Eleventh Grade Girls

Description: This study sought to determine the relationship of the volleyball pass, the repeated wall volleys, and volleyball playing ability, as measured by a panel of four judges, using 120 eleventh grade girls enrolled in physical education classes at Odessa High School, Odessa, Texas, for the Fall semester of 1967.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Knight, Linda E.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: Skating]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about physical education teacher, Elizabeth Scott, taking McLean Junior High School students to the Will Rogers Coliseum for ice skating lessons.
Date: March 14, 1969
Duration: 1 minute 47 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Allison Rennie Sloan next to tree]

Description: Photograph of Allison Rennie Sloan, a Physical Education major at NTSU, standing in front of a tree. Another person, unidentified, is standing beside her and holding a jacket. Sloan is being photographed for the Yucca Who's Who, which identifies 35 students who are chosen for outstanding achievement in their major fields of study.
Date: 1969
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Allison Rennie Sloan standing by tree]

Description: Photograph of Allison Rennie Sloan, a Physical Education major at NTSU, standing beside a tree. Sloan is being photographed for the Yucca Who's Who, which identifies 35 students who are chosen for outstanding achievement in their major fields of study.
Date: 1969
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Allison Rennie Sloan and unidentified by tree]

Description: Photograph of Allison Rennie Sloan, a Physical Education major at NTSU, standing in front of a tree. Another person, unidentified, is standing beside her and holding a jacket. Sloan is being photographed for the Yucca Who's Who, which identifies 35 students who are chosen for outstanding achievement in their major fields of study.
Date: 1969
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Allison Rennie Sloan holding sign]

Description: Photograph of Allison Rennie Sloan, a Physical Education major at NTSU, standing in front of a tree and holding a sign that reads "Rennie". Sloan is being photographed for the Yucca Who's Who, which identifies 35 students who are chosen for outstanding achievement in their major fields of study.
Date: 1969
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Relationship of Actual Stature to Height of Human Figure Drawings

Description: One purpose of this study was to determine of the actual physical dimensions of an individual are related to the dimensions of his human figure drawings. The specific physical dimension used in this study is that of stature of height. Another purpose of this study was to determine if college males majoring in Physical Education might be superior to college males majoring in Industrial Arts in terms of their clarity of body image.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Burnett, Donald E.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Spring Commencement Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of a Commencement Ceremony, held in the spring, circa 1960s, at North Texas State University, (now UNT). The photographer stood in the bleachers behind the family and friends of the graduating students. The students are sitting in fold out chairs in the middle of the men's gymnasiums. There's a sign on the windows that reads "Men's Physical Education Major's Club Says GO MEAN GREEN."
Date: Spring 1969
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Role of Intercollegiate Athletics in Higher Education as Perceived by College and University Presidents throughout the United States

Description: The purposes of this study were to determine the perceptions of college and university presidents concerning the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education, to identify the various similarities and differences regarding the role of intercollegiate athletics as perceived by college and university presidents, and to provide useful data for college administrators, faculty, and staff to utilize when implementing new programs of operation or when evaluating existing practices.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Mason, Robert Todd, 1931-
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Role of College and University Athletic Trainers in Texas and Bordering States

Description: The problem of this study was to compare the existing role of college and university athletic trainers in Texas and bordering states with the role of college and university athletic trainers, (1) as recommended by national athletic training specialists and (2) as recommended by college and university athletic directors in Texas and bordering states.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Patton, Robert Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Relationships of Balance Tests to Olympic Balance Beam Performance

Description: This study sought to identify a balance test or combination of tests that would efficiently predict Olympic Balance Beam performance. Of interest, too, was the effect previous experience might have on the performance of standardized and modified balance tests. In order to determine if height affected balance performance and would therefore be an element to consider in teaching methods and progressions, the Bass Stick Test and Sideward Leap Test were raised to a height of three feet and eleven… more
Date: January 1969
Creator: Sanborn, Carla Rickert
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Effects of Competitive Basketball Experiences of Girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon Selected Personal and Social Behavior Patterns

Description: This study compared the effects of competitive basketball experiences, no basketball experiences, and choral experiences of girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon selected personality factors, behavior, and social status.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Green, Marjorie L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Analysis of Selected Groups of Education Majors in Terms of Certain Teaching-Related Personal and Social Characteristics

Description: The major purposes of this study are described as follows: (1) to determine if education majors, classified according to grade-level preference (elementary), subject-matter concentration (secondary), and sequential stage in the teacher education program, differ significantly in certain teaching-related personal and social characteristics; (2) to determine if estimates of certain teaching-related personal and social characteristics of education majors, classified according to grade-level prefere… more
Date: January 1969
Creator: Pannell, Bob Dale
Partner: UNT Libraries
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