The Relationship between Selected Criteria and Actual Practices of Counselors and Visiting Teachers in a Metropolitan Area (open access)

The Relationship between Selected Criteria and Actual Practices of Counselors and Visiting Teachers in a Metropolitan Area

This study was initiated to determine the soundness of certain phases of the counseling and visiting teacher program in a selected school system of a metropolitan area. It was believed that investigation of those programs would prove to be of significant value to those individuals who were in charge of the guidance programs in those schools, and that ultimately the full benefits of these investigations would be received by the students.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Wotherspoon, Clark David, 1914-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Certain Conative Factors of Intellectually Gifted Children to Academic Success (open access)

The Relationship of Certain Conative Factors of Intellectually Gifted Children to Academic Success

The problem of this study was to ascertain the relationship of certain conative factors of intellectually gifted students to academic success» It involved & comparative analysis of the relationship of those conative factors of intellectually gifted students who were nominated for a program of advanced study in the seventh grade of Junior high school and of intellectually gifted students who were not nominated, this study further involved a comparative analysis of those conative factors as they related to students who were successful in an advanced study program in the seventh grade of junior high school and those students who were less successful.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Stanley, William H., 1921-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relative Effectiveness of Two Methodologies in High School Senior English in the Development of Composition Skills (open access)

The Relative Effectiveness of Two Methodologies in High School Senior English in the Development of Composition Skills

The problem with which this research is concerned is a comparison of two methodologies in the teaching of high school senior English with regard to their relative effectiveness in developing certain composition skills believed to be important in college academic success. The two methodologies compared in this study are (1) a traditional approach and (2) an experimental approach consistent with certain recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of English.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Hopkins, Kathryn Huggins, 1912-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Personal and Social Characteristics of Normal American Preadolescents as Revealed in Research Completed since 1950 (open access)

The Personal and Social Characteristics of Normal American Preadolescents as Revealed in Research Completed since 1950

The problem of this study was twofold: first, to determine what personal and social characteristics of normal American preadolescent children are revealed in research studies completed since 1950; and, second, to integrate this research into a pattern from which implications could be drawn for use by persons who work with preadolescents.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Howard, Arthur Eugene, 1928-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rigidity: a Function of Ethnic Attitudes (open access)

Rigidity: a Function of Ethnic Attitudes

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of segregation on the flexibility of individuals in the Negro and Anglo-American ethnic groups and to investigate the relationship between variations in flexibility and sociometric choices within the peer group.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Bullion, D. I.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship between Manifest Rigidity and Ethnocentric Attitude (open access)

A Study of the Relationship between Manifest Rigidity and Ethnocentric Attitude

This investigation was designed to add to and clarify, somewhat, the results of previous studies concerning the relationship between rigidity and ethnocentrism. A manifest rigidity scale, based on theory, was utilized to clarify existing confusion over what constitutes rigidity.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Krapfl, Jon E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of All American History Textbooks Adopted for the Public High Schools of Texas from 1919 to 1970 (open access)

A Survey of All American History Textbooks Adopted for the Public High Schools of Texas from 1919 to 1970

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is the contextual changes which have occurred in American history textbooks adopted for use in the public high schools of the state of Texas from 1919 to 1970. The purpose of the study is to trace the development of high school American history textbooks by analyzing the following five areas: verbal aids, graphic aids, subject content, three areas of historiography, and the prefaces.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Durham, Kenneth Reuben
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Male and Female Teachers' Approval and Disapproval Interactions with Children (open access)

A Comparison of Male and Female Teachers' Approval and Disapproval Interactions with Children

This study was designed to determine the relationships between three variables in fifth- and sixth-grade classroom verbal interactions. These variables include sex of teacher, sex of pupil, and approval/disapproval interactions between teacher and pupil.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Gage, Jimmy Allen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementation and Administration of Radical Education in Texas: Politics or Reform in Education from 1870-1873 (open access)

Implementation and Administration of Radical Education in Texas: Politics or Reform in Education from 1870-1873

This study examines the efforts of Radicals (Republicans) to establish a state-wide public school system in Texas between 1870 and 1873. Primary sources cover the chronological fringes of the period being examined. This study follows a chronological narrative with the four chapters examining first, educational trends in the southern states and Texas prior to Reconstruction, followed by examination of the Radical system in Texas, and, finally, its destruction by Conservative Texans. The final chapter focuses on immediate and long range results of Radical education. In examining the Radical educational program, an attempt has been made to dispel ideas popularly held by present-day Texans who believe that the Radical school program was simply another "carpetbagger" scheme for raiding the state treasury and building Radical patronage. This paper contends that the Radicals established as good a public school system as could be created at the time, and that it was administered in an honest and efficient manner. The system was destroyed by politicians and a grass roots revolt of taxpayers who had no faith in its methods, goals, or administrators.
Date: August 1976
Creator: McClellan, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Sunday School Attendance on Behavior in the Elementary Grades of North Texas Demonstration School (open access)

The Influence of Sunday School Attendance on Behavior in the Elementary Grades of North Texas Demonstration School

The problem of this study is to determine the influence that Sunday school attendance has on behavior of children now enrolled in the elementary grades of North Texas State College Demonstration School of Denton, Texas.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Neely, Lucile Balthrop
System: The UNT Digital Library
Out-of-School Character-Building Organizations for High-School Boys and Girls (open access)

Out-of-School Character-Building Organizations for High-School Boys and Girls

The purpose of this study of the out-of-school character-building organizations for high-school youth is fourfold: (1) to discover the problems peculiar to adolescents growing up in the disturbed social environment of this country at the present time; (2) to determine the part reputable youth-serving organizations have in quipping young persons for meeting these problem; (3) to investigate a specific situation in an effort to determine the extent to which high-school students take advantage of the services offered by these organizations; and (4) to suggest ways of reaching more of the young people by gaining from them a knowledge of the kind of program they desire.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Butler, Nora
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between Dominative-Integrative Classroom Behavior and Selected Measures of Socio-Civic Attitudes of Students Preparing to Teach the Social Studies (open access)

The Relationship between Dominative-Integrative Classroom Behavior and Selected Measures of Socio-Civic Attitudes of Students Preparing to Teach the Social Studies

The purpose of this study was to make as analysis of the relationship between dominative-integrative classroom behavior and the mean scores on selected measures of socio-civic attitudes of students at North Texas State College preparing to teach the social studies during the year 1960-61.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Nicholson, Virgil Marion
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Course in Freshman English Composition Based on Theories of Creativity (open access)

A Course in Freshman English Composition Based on Theories of Creativity

Today's colleges and universities are faced with the challenges of reforming their curriculums in an effort to hold a generation of students who are now demanding more than just a degree. Today prominent writers in the field of higher education point to the necessity of assessing and reconstructing college courses so that new direction will be provided. Each student entering college for the first time usually must enroll in an English composition course. Such a course offers great potential to encourage the creative capacity of the incoming student and foster an attitude of personal inquiry. The diversity of subjects and intentions which can be introduced in the beginning composition course offers a healthy reservoir of opportunity for exploring personal meaning. Introducing some of the goals and concepts of creativity may thus inspire the design of a new course given to meeting the challenges of higher education.The problem of this study was to develop a course in freshman English composition based on the theories of creativity and directed towards the development of the student's creative and critical capacity.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Garrett, Patrick Posey
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Analysis of Social Alienation in Upper Elementary Student's Receiving Reading Instruction in Five Types of Environmental Settings (open access)

A Comparative Analysis of Social Alienation in Upper Elementary Student's Receiving Reading Instruction in Five Types of Environmental Settings

The problem of this study was to compare the social alienation of upper elementary students receiving reading instruction in five types of environmental settings.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Robinson, Frances Olvis
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas (open access)

A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas

"The purpose of this study was to formulate a recommended program to aid in the social integration of Latin-American and Anglo-American children in the secondary schools of Texas. In preparation for the development of this suggested plan, some of the more serious problems involved in the education of Latin-American children in schools designed primarily for the instruction of Anglo-American pupils were studied in available literature, and a set of psychological, sociological, and democratic criteria was formulated to serve as sound principles upon which to base the suggest program."--Leaf 1.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Davenport, Ane J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advantages in the Social Studies to be Derived from the Texas Centennial by Children of Junior High School Level (open access)

Advantages in the Social Studies to be Derived from the Texas Centennial by Children of Junior High School Level

The predominant theme utilized by the Texas Centennial is the historical background Texas, which encompasses a hundred years of independence and four centuries of progress. This study aims to select and classify those buildings in the Texas Centennial Exposition containing exhibits possessing educational significance for junior high school social studies students.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Martin, Anna Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching Life Career Planning to Junior High School Students (open access)

A Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching Life Career Planning to Junior High School Students

The problem of this study was a comparison of two methods of teaching life career planning to junior high school students. In this study, the experimental group was taught by means of the Life Career game, and the control group was taught by a teacher-directed technique using more traditional methods and materials.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Joyce, John F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Descriptive Analysis of the Process of Client-centered Play Therapy (open access)

A Descriptive Analysis of the Process of Client-centered Play Therapy

The problem of this study was a descriptive analysis of the process of client-centered play therapy. The purposes of this study were (l) to investigate and describe the patterns of play activities, nonverbal expressions, and verbal comments during the process of client-centered play therapy; (2) to determine whether phases of emotional and/or social development do exist during the process of client-centered play therapy; and, (3) to describe any identified phases of emotional and/or social development that exist during the process of client-centered play therapy.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Hendricks, Shirley Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Teacher as a Character in American Drama (open access)

The Teacher as a Character in American Drama

The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the teacher as represented through characters in successful American commercial drama.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Crow, Porter Jackson, 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library