Catalog of Texas Tech University: 2019-2020, Undergraduate and Graduate (open access)

Catalog of Texas Tech University: 2019-2020, Undergraduate and Graduate

Catalog of undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Texas Tech University for the year 2019-2020, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Texas Tech University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Four Evening Service Settings of Joel Martinson: An American's Contribution to Anglican Evensong Repertoire (open access)

Four Evening Service Settings of Joel Martinson: An American's Contribution to Anglican Evensong Repertoire

The Evening Service settings of great British composers like Charles Stanford, A. Herbert Brewer, Charles Wood and Herbert Howells are well known and performed often throughout the world. However, little is known about the body of settings created by American composers. There are currently approximately 75 American composers dating from 1890 to the present, with Evening Service settings in print. Joel Martinson, based in Dallas, Texas, is an American composer, church musician, concert organist, and presenter. Although Martinson has composed four Evening Service settings (Evening Service for the St. Mark's School 1996, Evening Service for the Incarnation 2000, Evening Service for Church of the Nativity 2002, and Evening Service for the Transfiguration 2015), these works are not widely known outside of Dallas and small Anglican circles, nor is the value of his contributions to Anglican Evensong repertoire recognized. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that Martinson's four settings make a valuable American contribution to Anglican repertoire through his neo-classical style and creative counterpoint. The four settings are modern and challenging but remain approachable for both choir and audience.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Gordon, Gary (Gary Adrian)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Predict the Impact of Socioeconomic Variables on Instructional Spending Efficiency and Student Achievement at the Elementary Level (open access)

Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Predict the Impact of Socioeconomic Variables on Instructional Spending Efficiency and Student Achievement at the Elementary Level

Public school finance and school accountability are highly contentious subjects. This correlational study illustrates campus level instructional spending efficiency by examining various input and output variables. The study utilizes data envelopment analysis of selected variables to compare elementary campuses and create instructional spending efficiency measures within purposively selected metropolitan educational service regions in Texas. The study analyzes elementary school instructional spending and student classification as economically disadvantaged compared to student achievement in English language arts. The study finds a direct relationship between instructional spending efficiency and student achievement. The relationship between the socioeconomic variable of economically disadvantaged status is inverse. This finding suggests that in depth examinations of highly inefficient, but relatively high academic performing cases, may uncover effective instructional or operational practices tailored to the needs of the sub-populations.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Ham, Richard Dale
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 2019 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 2019

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 2019
Creator: Blevins, Betsy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 17, 2019 (open access)

Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 17, 2019

Weekly newspaper from Sanger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 17, 2019
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2019 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2019

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 2019
Creator: Blevins, Betsy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 2019 (open access)

The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Weekly newspaper from Center, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History