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A Survey of Young Writers' Conferences in School Districts in the State of Texas
This study describes young writers' conferences in school districts in the state of Texas. The study proposed: (a) to describe the characteristics of young writers' conferences; (b) to determine how young writers' conferences were created and implemented; (c) to identify the purpose of writing conferences; (d) to identify the population served; (e) to describe the unique contribution of conferences; (e) to determine the perceived value of conferences to school district personnel. A 26 item survey was developed and distributed to 133 Texas school districts. One hundred percent of the districts responded to the survey or telephone interview Data was collected from the ten districts that provided young writers' conferences for young writers during the 1994-95 school year. Eighty percent of the school administrators surveyed rated their program as very beneficial for young writers. Twenty percent rated their program at the second highest rating, or beneficial. All of the districts reported that as a result of the workshop, writing has become more important in the districts. In addition, the majority of the districts reported that parents are more aware of the importance of writing and that teacher attitudes toward writing have improved as a result of participation in the workshop Districts …
Date:
May 1996
Creator:
Garrett, Sandra E. Renfro
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Historian, Volume 50, Number 5, May 1990
Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date:
May 1990
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Professional Contributions of Ruth I. Anderson to Business Education
This study explored the professional contributions of Ruth I. Anderson, retired professor of Business Administration, The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. The data for this study were gained through questionnaire responses, a telephone interview, and personal interviews with faculty, staff, students, and business people who have worked closely with Anderson and an interview with Anderson herself. During a literature review, many of the journal articles written by Anderson were read in order to obtain insight into the thoughts and ideas Anderson had toward business education. The dissertation, divided into six chapters, begins with an introduction to the study. Chapter 1 includes the statement of the problem, purposes of the study, research questions, significance of the study, rationale for the study, and design of the study. Chapter 2 contains a biographical sketch of Ruth Anderson and offers a chronology of her career in business education. Anderson's educational philosophy is the focus of Chapter 3. Chapter 4 addresses her major accomplishments and contributions to business education. Anderson's impact on business education is the topic of Chapter 5. A summary is provided in Chapter 6. This study recognized Ruth Anderson as a significant person in the field of business education. Anderson, who …
Date:
May 1990
Creator:
Matthews, Barbara G. (Barbara Gayle)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 8, 1991
Weekly student newspaper from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas that includes news, information, and commentaries of interest to the university community along with advertising.
Date:
May 8, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Educational Activities at the University of Jordan in Two Decades (1962-1982)
This study examined the educational activities at the University of Jordan, established in 1962, which is the oldest university in the country. The study traced the historical development of the university, which emphasizes highly-qualified graduates, and analyzed some of its educational practices. Research on this subject is limited. Jordanians have written little about their educational system, and there is little evidence of foreign scholars' interest in the subject. Some researchers argued that national pride was the main reason for establishing the university, since financial resources were not available to initiate and sustain serious research. The university started in the fall semester of 1962 with 167 students and one faculty, the Faculty of Arts. Two decades later, the university had ten faculties: Commerce and Administrative Sciences, Sciences, Medical Sciences (Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy), Agriculture, Education, Law, Engineering, Sharia, and Physical Education. The total number of staff continued to increase from 7 in 1962 to 627 by 1982. The size of the physical structure increased from one building to 40 buildings with approximately 18,000 square meters in 1982. As of 1982, more than 15,253 students had graduated from the university with bachelor's, master's, and diplomas-in-education degrees. In 1972, the University of Jordan …
Date:
May 1990
Creator:
Sammour, Hael Y.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of a Major State and a Small Local Newspaper Reporting on Public Education in the Years 1988 and 1993
This study was conducted to analyze the differences in the news coverage of public education by a state and local newspaper, to ascertain if trends exist in the coverage of topics, and if the coverage is negative, positive, or neutral. All issues of The Dallas Morning News and The Piano Star Courier from the years 1988 and 1993 were evaluated. All articles about public education (with the exception of athletics, obituaries, and advertisements) were evaluated using a content analysis form. The content analysis form provided information for classifying all articles. Information was tallied for the number of articles and column inches by newspaper and category. Findings indicated a number of differences between the two newspapers in 1988 and 1993. The Dallas Morning News increased the number of articles and column inches of space it committed to the coverage of public education from 1988 to 1993. During the same period The Piano Star Courier reduced both the number of articles and column inches of space which it used for the topic of education. The Piano Star Courier began publishing editions on only five of the seven days per week in February, 1993. The Dallas Morning News reduced its local coverage and …
Date:
May 1996
Creator:
Gindt, Gerard J. (Gerard Joseph)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Presidency of William M. Pearce, Jr.: A History of Texas Wesleyan College From 1968 to 1978
For almost two hundred years, liberal arts colleges dominated the American system of higher education. The Wesleyan movement into education was a missionary movement to provide an education to those denied this privilege by the class prejudices of the eighteenth century. Founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Texas Wesleyan University (originally known as Polytechnic College) began in 1891 with 11 faculty members and 173 students. It has survived despite the hardships of The Depression, economic adversities, and a severe financial crisis in the 1980s. Today with 73 faculty and 1,550 students, Texas Wesleyan remains committed to its original mission that the goal of education is the development of each student to his or her greatest potential. William M. Pearce, born in the woman's dormitory of Seth Ward College in Plainview, Texas, resigned his position as executive vice-president of Texas Technological University to become the thirteenth president of Texas Wesleyan College in June 1968. Upon assuming office, Pearce realized the need to concentrate his efforts on those things in need of repair and improvement. There was no faculty organization, no tenure, no formal budget process, and Texas Wesleyan was lacking many other standards usually found in institutions of higher education. …
Date:
May 1990
Creator:
Taylor, Melodye Smith
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1992-1993
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1992
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1996-1997
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1996
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1990-1991
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1990
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1995-1996
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1995
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1994-1995
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1994
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1991-1992
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1991
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1993-1994
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1993
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1997-1999
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1997
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1999-2001
Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date:
May 1999
Creator:
McMurry University
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Relationship between Family Socioeconomic Status and the Academic Acheivement of Students in Jordan State Universities
The problem of this study concerned the relationship between the academic achievement of students in Jordan state universities and the socioeconomic status (SES) of their families. A survey composed of questions regarding demographics, SES background, cultural factors, and accumulated grade point average (GPA) was administered by four Jordanian professors in four state universities in Jordan. Of the 620 surveys made, there were 609 usable surveys analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Science SPSS/PC+. Data were sorted so that families' SES variables, namely fathers' and mothers' income, occupation, and education, and students' GPA were identified on a 9-point ordinal scale. Pearson's chi-square was used to determine whether relationships existed between parents' SES and with students' GPA. Spearman's correlation was also used to determine the direction and strength of the relationships. The same data were then compressed from 9 to a 3-point ordinal scale and were used to determine the relationship between studendts' GPA and their parents1 SES. For this purpose a one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used. Five additional related questions concerned relationship between degree of religious commitment of parents, number of siblings, parents' kinship, parents1 educational aspiration, and reason for parents' educational aspiration, and students' GPA were identified …
Date:
May 1994
Creator:
Qudah, Ibrahim Salman
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Larry McMurtry and the West: An Ambivalent Relationship
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This is the first major single-authored book in almost twenty years to examine the life and work of Texas' foremost novelist and to develop coherent patterns of theme, structure, symbol, imagery, and influence in Larry McMurtry's work. The study focuses on the novelist's relationship to the Southwest, theorizing that his writing exhibits a deep ambivalence toward his home territory. The course of his career demonstrates shifting attitudes that have led him toward, away from, and then back again to his home place and the "cowboy god" that dominates its mythology. The book utilizes original materials from five library special collections, as well as interviews with McMurtry, his family and his friends such as Ken Kesey.
Date:
May 1995
Creator:
Busby, Mark
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State energy data report 1992: Consumption estimates
This is a report of energy consumption by state for the years 1960 to 1992. The report contains summaries of energy consumption for the US and by state, consumption by source, comparisons to other energy use reports, consumption by energy use sector, and describes the estimation methodologies used in the preparation of the report. Some years are not listed specifically although they are included in the summary of data.
Date:
May 1, 1994
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Case Study of Interpersonal Influences in a Band Music Setting: Bohumil Makovsky (1878-1950) and His Association with Selected Individuals Involved in Instrumental Music in the State of Oklahoma
The purpose of this study was to investigate the interpersonal influences which Bohumil Makovsky, Director of Bands and Chairman of the Music Department at Oklahoma A&M College from 1915 to 1943, had on his students and peers, as confirmed through the perceptions of selected individuals, and to determine what personal characteristics and means he drew upon to induce changes in his students and peers.
Date:
May 1992
Creator:
Dugger, Richard Charles
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Linkages between the Texas Supreme Court and Public Opinion
This investigation sought to identify linkages between the Texas Supreme Court and public opinion through 1) a matching of written decisions with scientifically conducted public opinion polls; 2) direct mention of public opinion and its synonyms in Texas justices' decisions; 3) comparison of these mentions over time; and 4) comparison of 10 personal attributes of justices with matched decisions. The study moved the unit of analysis from the U.S. Supreme Court to the state court level by using classification schemes and attribute models previously applied to the U.S. Supreme Court. It determined that linkages exist between the Texas Supreme Court's written decisions and public opinion from 1978 to July 1994.
Date:
May 1995
Creator:
Ragland, Ruth Ann Vaughan
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Behold the Fields: Texas Baptists and the Problem of Slavery
The relationship between Texas Baptists and slavery is studied with an emphasis on the official statements made about the institution in denominational sources combined with a statistical analysis of the extent of slaveholding among Baptists. A data list of over 5,000 names was pared to 1100 names of Baptists in Texas prior to 1865 and then cross-referenced on slaveownership through the use of federal censuses and county tax rolls. Although Texas Baptists participated economically in the slave system, they always maintained that blacks were children of God worthy of religious instruction and salvation. The result of these disparate views was a paradox between treating slaves as chattels while welcoming them into mixed congregations and allowing them some measure of activity within those bodies. Attitudes expressed by white Baptists during the antebellum period were continued into the post-war years as well. Meanwhile, African-American Baptists gradually withdrew from white dominated congregations, forming their own local, regional, and state organizations. In the end, whites had no choice but to accept the new-found status of the Freedmen, cooperating with black institutions on occasion. Major sources for this study include church, associational, and state Baptist minutes; county and denominational histories; and government documents. The four …
Date:
May 1993
Creator:
Elam, Richard L. (Richard Lee)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agenda-Setting by Minority Political Groups: A Case Study of American Indian Tribes
This study tested theoretical propositions concerning agenda-setting by minority political groups in the United States to see if they had the scope to be applicable to American Indian tribes or if there were alternative explanations for how this group places its agenda items on the formal agenda and resolves them. Indian tribes were chosen as the case study because they are of significantly different legal and political status than other minority groups upon which much of the previous research has been done. The study showed that many of the theoretical propositions regarding agenda-setting by minority groups were explanatory for agenda-setting by Indian tribes. The analyses seemed to demonstrate that Indian tribes use a closed policy subsystem to place tribal agenda items on the formal agenda. The analyses demonstrated that most tribal agenda items resolved by Congress involve no major policy changes but rather incremental changes in existing policies. The analyses also demonstrated that most federal court decisions involving Indian tribes have no broad impact or significance to all Indian tribes. The analyses showed that both Congress and the federal courts significantly influence the tribal agenda but the relationship between the courts and Congress in agenda-setting in this area of policy …
Date:
May 1990
Creator:
McCoy, Leila M. (Leila Melanie)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships Between Leadership Styles and Personality Types of Texas Elementary Administrators
The purposes of this study were to explore the leadership styles and personality types of Texas elementary administrators. The Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description-Self (LEAD-Self) assessed the leadership style and adaptability of the administrators. The four identified styles were Telling/Directing, Selling/Coaching, Participating/Supporting, and Delegating. The MBTI measured 16 combinations of 4 personality types which included Extrovert or Introvert, Sensing or Intuition, Thinking or Feeling, and Judging or Perceiving. The sample was 200 Texas elementary administrators: 100 with early childhood certification and 100 without early childhood certification. A chi-square test of independence was utilized. Findings included: (a) A majority of Texas elementary administrators in both groups had a Selling/Coaching or Participating/Supporting leadership style; (b) Leadership adaptability scores of both groups were equivalent; (c) Most Texas elementary administrators had Introvert/Sensing/Thinking/Judging and Extrovert/Sensing/Thinking/Judging personality types; (d) Administrators with early childhood certification had a higher percentage of Intuitive personality types, while administrators without early childhood certification had a predominance of Sensing types; (e) A large percentage of administrators which had Participating/Supporting leadership styles had Feeling personality types; (f) No significant relationship between leadership styles and personality types was found in either group; and (g) No significant relationship between leadership adaptability and personality types was …
Date:
May 1996
Creator:
Penny, Andra Jones
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library