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The Role of the Elementary School Counselor in Texas as Perceived by Elementary Principals and Elementary School Counselors

Description: The problem of this study was to answer the question, of whether or not there is congruence between Texas elementary school counselors' and elementary principals' perceptions of the role of Texas elementary school counselors. Research questions were formulated to carry out the purpose of this study. A review of related literature revealed that only two studies of the role of the elementary school counselor had been conducted in Texas. Both studies polled only elementary school counselors; there… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Sommerville, Reba M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Short-Term Enrollment Projections Based on Traditional Time Series Analysis

Description: The problem of this study was to make short-term projections of student semester credit hour enrollments, at each of two state universities of comparable size, based on traditional time series analysis. 1. The first purpose of the study was to identify the cyclical component of deseasonalized enrollment data. 2. The second purpose was to determine a cyclical economic indicator having a high correlation with the cyclical component of the enrollment data. The selected economic indicator was used … more
Date: December 1981
Creator: Brooks, Dorothy Lynn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of the Individual Traits of Effective Managers for Residential Facilities for the Mentally Retarded

Description: Studies of Individual traits perceived as necessary to achieve managerial effectiveness, while multitudinous in the world of commerce, have yet to be undertaken as they apply to managers in residential facilities serving mentally retarded individuals. The problem of this study was to identify a group of individual traits perceived as characteristic of effective managers in residential facilities for the mentally retarded. Projectively, the identified traits could constitute valid criterion for … more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Lane, James E. (James Edward)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Structured Border Lesson: The Effectiveness of Controlling the Entry and Exit Environment of the Private Music Lesson

Description: The study addressed the problem of recurring technical and musical errors exhibited by students in their private lessons. In an effort to remedy this problem, an attempt was made to structure the entry and exit environment of the private lesson in such a way as to increase the improvement in performing skills by scheduling thirty minutes of practice immediately before and immediately after the private lesson. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect on growth in performing skills (a… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Kafer, Harold A. (Harold Alan)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of Perceived Social Attitudes of Graduate Students and Graduate Faculty Toward Each Other in a Large College of Education

Description: The problem is concerned with social attitudes of graduate students toward graduate faculty and graduate faculty toward graduate students in the programs of a large college of education. The purposes are (a) to establish that the attitudes of acceptance of others, trust in people, philosophy of human nature, human values, and moral ethics exist among graduate students and among graduate faculty in a large college of education; (2) to determine the relative degree to which these social attitudes… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Eboh, Sebastian
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Classroom Management Procedures of Teachers of Behaviorally Disordered Children and Youth

Description: The study reported herein addressed the identification of the classroom management techniques utilized by teachers of behaviorally disordered children and youth and by teachers of adjudicated children and youth. Specifically the purpose was to examine (a) the self-reported classroom management techniques utilized by teachers of adjudicated or behaviorally disordered children and youth assigned to four types of educational and therapeutic settings, (b) the self-reported classroom management tech… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Zagar, Edanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Parents' Perceptions of Their Roles and Needs as Related to Their Children's Reading Development

Description: The problem of this study was that parental perceptions of the roles and needs related to their children's reading development had not been successfully investigated. The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine parental perceptions of their roles, influence, and skills most needed to assist them relating to their children's reading development; the information sources on which parental beliefs about their role are founded; factors foreseen by parents that might hinder their invol… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Thompson, Barbara Jean
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Bilingual Career Education Module

Description: This study was designed to determine if a bilingual career education module could be developed for predominately Spanish-speaking students. Data to justify the need for this type of career education module were gathered after a review of existing materials and literature in the areas of bilingual education, career education, and vocational education.
Date: May 1981
Creator: Weiss, Tanis Ellyn Cooper
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Perceptions of the Louisiana State-Assessment Program by Superintendents, Principals, and Teachers

Description: In 1976, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 709. This act mandated accountability in education. As a result of this law, Louisiana students in grades four, eight, and eleven are given tests each year in reading, mathematics, and writing. The primary motivation for conducting this study was the wide-spread discussion about the value of the state-assessment program. There was a need to determine what the perceptions toward the Louisiana State-Assessment Program were by superintendents, principa… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Cooley, Glen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effects of Specific Interventions with Supervisors on Paraprofessional Turnover in Selected Mental Health and Mental Retardation Facilities

Description: The problem of this study was the identification of ways and means of reducing paraprofessional turnover in mental health and mental retardation facilities. The high turnover rate of mental health and mental retardation paraprofessionals has major implications for the quality and cost of client services. Several researchers have suggested that adequately trained supervisors can influence the turnover rate among employees as well as their motivation and production. A six-month study of the Texas… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Baxter, Nick A.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Coding-System Model for the Physically Handicapped for Use with the System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI)

Description: The problem with which this study is concerned is to determine if the System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI), which is a computer-based career guidance system that is employed with non-handicapped individuals, can be adapted to serve the needs of physically handicapped individuals. One hundred forty eight career and guidance professionals responded to a survey instrument, which was designed by the investigator, indicating their perceptions of the limiting effects of twelve specif… more
Date: December 1981
Creator: Bell, Caroline Spears
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Analysis of a Selected Strategy for the Mitigation of Stereotypic Sex Role Attitudes Among Teacher Education Students

Description: The problem of this study was an analysis of the effects of a selected strategy for bringing about changes in stereotypic sex role attitudes of teacher trainees during their teacher education program. The major purposes of this investigation were to (1) develop a preservice treatment program, characterized by the persuasive communication approach, to modify students' stereotypic sex role attitudes, (2) determine the effectiveness of the strategy in modifying students' attitudes, and (3) examine… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Christensen, Eric W.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Attitudes and Actions of the First Six Presidents of the United States Concerning Higher Education

Description: Higher education has always occupied an important place in this nation's concerns. This study was undertaken in an attempt to determine how the Founding Fathers, especially the nation's first six presidents, regarded the subject of higher education. The study was limited to these six men because they were charged with inaugurating the new government and because these six men were all participants in the drafting and ratifying of the Constitution. Findings for this study came from the personal a… more
Date: December 1981
Creator: Rushing, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Marie)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Career Patterns of the Graduates of the Baccalaureate-Level Medical Technology Program of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas Texas

Description: This study is concerned with the differences in career patterns and characteristics between the medical technology program graduates who remain in practice and those who leave the profession. The subjects of the study are the 155 graduates of the program for the period from 1970 through 1978. This study has three purposes. The first is to determine the retention rate of the graduates. The second is to assess the factors related to attrition of these professionals. The third is to describe a pro… more
Date: December 1981
Creator: Castleberry, Barbara M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study Comparing the Effects of Organized and Nonorganized Play on the Self-Concepts of Five, Six and Seven Year-Old Children

Description: This study investigated the self-concepts of five, six, and seven year old children after participation in organized and nonorganized play programs. The subjects were sixty boys and girls participating in Little League Tee-Ball programs and sixty boys and girls participating in the City Playground Program in the Fort Worth, Texas, area during the 1979 spring and summer season. The instrument used to measure self-concept was the Purdue Self-Concept Scale, Results indicated that the type of organ… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Perry, Kaye
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Student Attitudes Toward Reading Following Computer-Assisted Reading Instruction

Description: The problem investigated in this study was whether students who received computer-assisted reading instruction would display positive attitudes toward reading six or more months after the instruction was completed. A Likert attitude scale was administered to thirteen pre-adolescent and adolescent subjects to assess their attitudes toward reading six or more months after they had received computer-assisted instruction (CAI). In addition, a questionnaire was administered to the subjects' parents … more
Date: December 1981
Creator: McGinnis, J. Roddy (John Roddy)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Opinion Study of Language and Characteristics for a Model of Student Follow-Up Procedures in Texas Public Community Junior Colleges

Description: The problem with which this investigation is concerned is the design of a model for student follow-up procedures. This model is based on an analysis of the opinions of community junior college experts on the language and characteristics of a student follow-up system. This study has a twofold purpose. The first is to determine a consensus from the responses of experts on public community junior colleges regarding the important definitions, terminology, and characteristics of a student follow-up … more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Zielinski, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Christian Religious Conservatism and Help-Seeking Behavior

Description: This study was designed to investigated the role of religious ideology in one's willingness or reluctance to seek professional psychotherapeutic assistance. The subjects consister of 220 members randomly selected from six different denominations: Baptist, Church of Christ, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and Unitarian. The major findings of the study were as follows: 1. HC Ss displayed significantly less personal recognition of need for psychotherapeutic help, less interpersonal openn… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Duncan, Harold D. (Harold Downey)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effects of Preinstructional Strategies on Receiver State Anxiety Fluctuation and Aural Message Comprehension

Description: The use of preinstructional strategies frequently results in improved comprehension as evidenced by test scores. Although empirical support for this phenomenon is inconsistent, the potential utility of preinstructional strategies warrants further consideration. The rationale of this study suggests that intervening situational factors, or individual learner characteristics, account for the inconsistencies. The knowledge of factors that influence the effectiveness of preinstructional strategies w… more
Date: August 1981
Creator: Froelich, Deidre Lumpkins
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Description of Progress in Expressive Language and Literacy of Four Young Children Learning English as a Second Language

Description: Four young children who were learning English as a second language were observed during their participation in an English Language Development class in a school in the North Texas area. Demographic data and checklists were used to describe progress in expressive language and the key vocabulary approach to beginning literacy as adapted by Trietsch and Monk. Data from the interviews with the classroom teachers of the subjects and anecdotal records were used to describe the interaction of the subj… more
Date: December 1981
Creator: Tucker, Barbara Jane
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Concerns of Black Community College Women

Description: The problem of this study was to assess the concerns and locus of control of black women enrolled in an urban community college district and to answer the following question. What is the relationship between each of those concerns and locus of control and each of the following demographic data: current hourly enrollment, number of college credits earned, age, marital status, number of dependent children, age of youngest child, estimated total annual income, and time of day of classes (whether t… more
Date: March 1981
Creator: Thompson, Donald Elwood
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effects of Two Different Types of Background Music on Bowling Scores and Attitudes

Description: The problem with which this investigation was concerned was that of determining the value of the use of musical accompaniment while bowling. This study analyzed the effects of two different types of background music, played at the same decibel level, on the bowling scores and attitudes of college students enrolled in bowling classes at a state university.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Beasley, Tom S. (Tom Sherman)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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School Board Presidents' Perceptions Regarding Competency-Based Testing in Texas

Description: The purposes of this study were to determine whether school board presidents' perceptions regarding competency-based testing in Texas were related to the (1) size of the school district represented by those surveyed, and (2) length of service of the board presidents. The dissertation includes an introductory chapter, a review of related literature, the procedures for collection and treatment of data, the presentation of data, and the summary, conclusions, and recommendations.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Douglas, Sue A.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Relationship of Principals' Behavior to the Openness of Organizational Climates in Selected Attendance Centers in Texas, as Measured by the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire

Description: The purposes of this study were to assess the organizational climate of selected elementary and secondary attendance centers in Texas and to determine if there is a relationship between certain variables and the openness of the climate in these attendance centers. The variables considered in this study were: 1. the length of a principal's incumbency; 2. the age of a principal; 3. the size of the professional staff; 4. the departments of instruction in secondary attendance centers; 5. the grade … more
Date: December 1981
Creator: Williams, Ray E. (Ray Ellis)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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