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[Summary of the Advisory Board Meeting, December 7, 1987]
Summary of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science Advisory Board meeting of December 7, 1987. The salient points of the general discussion are summarized.
Date:
December 7, 1987
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Meeting of the Advisory Board]
Papers regarding TAMS, including an agenda for the meeting of the Advisory Board of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science on December 7, 1987; a list of the board members; and an executive summary regarding admission, curriculum, and student life.
Date:
December 7, 1987
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rogers Redding to Jack Davis, December 3, 1987]
Letter from Rogers Redding to Jack Davis, on December 3, 1987, summarizing their conversation about the need for more office space in Marquis Hall for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. A diagram is attached.
Date:
December 3, 1987
Creator:
Redding, Rogers W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Rogers Redding, December 1, 1987]
Letter from Rogers Redding to James Miller, James Muro, Walt Parker, and Thomas Preston, on December 1, 1987, reminding them of an upcoming TAMS Advisory Board luncheon. An agenda is attached.
Date:
December 1, 1987
Creator:
Redding, Rogers W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum from Rogers Redding, December 1, 1987]
Memorandum from Rogers Redding to James Miller, James Muro, Walt Parker, and Thomas Preston, on December 1, 1987, reminding them of the TAMS Advisory Board luncheon, and attaching an agenda.
Date:
December 1, 1987
Creator:
Redding, Rogers W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Retort, Volume 40, Number 9, December 1987
This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Needs for Music-Related Content in the Bible College Pastoral Curriculum as Perceived by a Selected Group of Pastors
The purpose of the study was to investigate the needs for music-related content in the Bible college pastoral curriculum as perceived by a selected group of pastors. The research problems were (1) to assess the extent of musical preparation of recent pastoral graduates from selected accredited Bible colleges in the United States, (2) to assess the music-related duties of those graduates in paid pastoral positions, (3) to assess the pastors' perceived needs for instructional preparation for the fulfillment of their musical duties, and (4) to determine the effect of selected factors on the perceived needs of those pastors.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Hui, Andrew
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Factors of Depression in the Elderly: Assessment and Implications for Diagnosis
The problem of assessment and diagnosis of depression in the elderly begins with the definition of depression being indefinite. In this study, the theory of learned helplessness was chosen because of its value in organizing research within a learning theory framework. The Beck Depression Inventory, measures of fluid and crystallized intellectual ability, locus of control, and attribution of success and failure were chosen as variables for an exploratory factor analysis. The purpose of selecting these variables was to assess the cognitive, motivational, and affective components of learned helplessness as they affected the responses of elderly subjects to depression items. Self report measures of income, education, and health, were included to assess the relationship of these variables to depression. A somatic factor was predicted to correlate with an affective factor of depression.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Kunsak, Nancy Elizabeth
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Attitudes of International Students Toward University Withdrawal
The purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences existed in attitudes of international students concerning college withdrawal. Data collection involved 200 freshmen international students from two universities in Texas. Two questionnaires were distributed to the students to determine attitudes toward college withdrawal. The instrument used to score the attitudes was the Purdue Master Attitude Scale. The analysis of variance was used for the statistical evaluation. The statistics indicated there was no significant differences between the students tested in the study and that the students had favorable attitudes toward college and unfavorable attitudes toward college withdrawal. Based on the findings of this study, universities should devise an extensive counseling and orientation program in order to provide students opportunities to complete their college education.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Ghoreyshi, Mohammad
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Responsibilities of Department Chairpersons in 5-A Public High Schools in Texas
This study identified and compared the perceptions of department chairpersons and their principals about what responsibilities should be assigned to chairpersons, what responsibilities are currently assigned to chairpersons, and the chairperson' perceived need for any additional training, administrative support, departmental support, or released time in order to fulfill responsibilities currently assigned. Principals and chairpersons from 132 of the 264 5-A public high schools in Texas were surveyed by means of a 61- item questionnaire. The questionnaire included responsibilities in ten areas: planning, evaluation, budgeting, personnel, curriculum and instruction, communications, scheduling, clerical activities, supervision, and advising. Chairpersons from English, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies were included in the study. Data collected in the study were keypunched and computer-processed, generating frequencies, percentages, means, and appropriate chi-square tests of independence, and probability factors for determining significance. The following conclusions were drawn from the study. 1. There is substantial agreement between Texas principals and chairpersons about responsibilities that should and should not be assigned to chairpersons in the areas of planning, budgeting, communications, and advising. 2. There is moderate to substantial disagreement . between Texas principals and chairpersons about responsibilities that should and should not be assigned in the areas …
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Lawrence, Dale R. (Dale Robert)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Economic Feasibility of Utilizing Computer-Assisted Instruction as a Primary Teaching Strategy in Schools of Vocational Nursing in Texas
Each vocational nursing program in Texas was surveyed to determine the faculty and media costs per student classroom instructional hour. Data were obtained from 131 schools, or 99 per cent of the population. These schools taught a total of 4,718 students. The average faculty cost was $1.72 per hour. Faculty cost ranged from $0.17 to $7.75. The average media cost was $0.12 per student hour with a range from no media expenditure to $7.55. The reliability of these costs was not demonstrated. Each program director was asked to identify a principal textbook representing the content taught for each content area in their program. A total of 75 textbooks were identified by two or more programs. A cross tabulation analysis procedure yielded 1,582 combinations of 2 or more textbooks from 2 or more schools. Twenty-five per cent of the schools used the most frequently identified combination of two textbooks. Computer hardware and operating expenses were subtracted from the combined faculty and media cost per student classroom instructional hour. The amount remaining for software purchase was identified as $1.61 with a range of from $0.03 to $7.85 per hour for teaching the required 600 hours. The twenty textbook combinations with the greatest …
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Wilson, Bruce K. (Bruce Keith)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Teacher Temperament to Effectiveness in the Classroom
The purposes of this study were (I) to determine the relationship of teacher temperament to effectiveness in the classroom and (2) to determine the relationship of the teacher's temperament to the teacher's sex, to the grade level taught, to the area taught (special education or regular education), and to the subject taught. It was hypothesized that (I) there is no significant relationship between the teacher's temperament and his effectiveness in the classroom, (2) there is no significant relationship between the teacher's temperament and sex, (3) there is no significant relationship between the teacher's temperament and the grade level he teaches (elementary or secondary), (4) there is no significant relationship in the teacher's temperament and the area he teaches (special education or regular education), and (5) there is no significant relationship between the teacher's temperament and the subject he teaches.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
McMillan, Margaret S. (Margaret Shelfer)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Forecasting Future Events Affecting One Institution of Higher Education in the State of Texas: A Delphi Application
The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible events in the external environment between 1987 and 1997 that may affect the future of North Texas State University. Two groups of experts participated in the study, a group of individuals from outside North Texas State University and a group of experts from the university.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Bollinger, Julie R., 1952-
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dispute Resolution Studies in the Institutions of Higher Learning: an Initial Investigative Study of Professors' Attitudes
Conflict is present in all human relationships and societies. Throughout history, fighting has been more notable than peacemaking. Only recently have conflict resolution studies entered the mainstream of academia. Since peace is no longer an option, but a necessity, educators must become actively engaged in promoting the importance of peacemaking skills among their students. In 1986, the National Institute for Dispute Resolution funded a study of conflict resolution in higher education. Results disclosed a proliferation of courses but little about their quality. The present study evaluates the status of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the curricula of three major universities in North Texas and compares it with results from four other universities which were reported to have the heaviest concentration of ADR courses. A questionnaire was constructed to collect data in the following areas: place, significance of ADR in contemporary curricula, important factors determining attitudes toward ADR, and expectations/aspirations of faculty concerning teaching of ADR. Using a Likert scale, attitudes toward ADR were measured through regression analysis. Four of seven independent variables (age, sex, political orientation, and ADR training) were significant at jd = .05. Forty ADR-related courses were identified in seven universities. The concentration of ADR courses was management …
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Ghadrshenass, Delavar
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Opinions of News Media Members Toward Public Higher Education in Texas and Predictions of Those Opinions by College and University Public Relations Directors
The problem of this study was whether differences exist between opinions news media members have toward higher education and the prediction of those opinions by college and university public relations directors. The purposes were to determine if such differences exist and to assess certain demographic factors' roles in journalists' opinions.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Lace, William Worley, 1942-
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Prediction of Bankruptcy Using Financial Ratios, Information Measures, National Economic Data and Texas Economic Data
The main purpose of this study is to develop a bankruptcy prediction model for the small business firm. Data was collected from the Dallas Small Business Administration (SBA), making this study specific to its decision makers. Existing research has produced models which predominately use financial ratios and information measures either independently or combined, and a few research models have used economic trends. This study varies from past studies in that it includes regional economic variables from the states of Texas. A sample of three-year data for 138 firms included fifteen bankrupt firms. This proportion of bankrupt/nonbankrupt firms approximates the proportion of repayed/defaulted loans in the SBA. Stepwise regression, set at the .15 level of significance, reduced a total of fifty-three variables to nine. These nine variables were then used to test twelve predictive models. All twelve models tested improved the SBA repayment rate and only two of the twelve would have caused the SBA to deny loans to applicants who eventually repaid. The study determined the model that included financial ratios, information measures, and Texas economic variables as best. It was also demonstrated that some of the variables used in this model could be eliminated without decreasing the predictive power …
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Moore, Ronald K. (Ronald Kenneth)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Academic Achievement of Boys and Girls from Full-Day and Half-Day Kindergartens
The purpose of this study was to determine whether any differences in academic achievement existed between full-day and half-day kindergarten students at the end of their kindergarten and first-grade school years. Two public schools considered comparable in size, philosophy, and socioeconomic levels of a large school district in Texas participated in the study. One of the schools provided a full-day kindergarten program; the other school provided a half-day kindergarten program. Kindergarten students from each of the two schools were match-paired according to birthday and sex. The total sample size was fifty students. All students were tested in December, 1985, with the Metropolitan Achievement Test. Preprimer Level, and in May, 1986, the end of the kindergarten year, with the Primer Level of the Metropolitan Achievement Test. The Metropolitan Achievement Test. Primary I Level, was additionally administered to the subjects in April, 1987, at the end of their first-grade school year. During each testing period, the subjects were administered the Reading, Language, and Math subtests of the Metropolitan Achievement Test. The following supplemental data also were gathered on the students: The Metropolitan Readiness Test II scores and the TEAMS test scores. The data obtained from the testing batteries were statistically analyzed using …
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Tabb, Juanita K. (Juanita Kay)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of a Telephone Warm Line on Latchkey Children
A prevention-oriented telephone line intended as an intervention program for latchkey children was studied to determine its impact on the self-esteem, anxiety level, and in-school and at-home behavior of these children.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Padilla, Mary Lou
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ability Grouping in College Beginning Media Writing Classes
The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that students of unequal writing ability are frequently placed in the same beginning media writing classes in college journalism. It is difficult for a teacher to be effective when the ability of the students ranges from those who cannot write clear complete sentences to others whose work already appears in newspapers and magazines. The purpose of this study is to determine whether students who are ability grouped into slow—average and advanced groups do the same, better, or worse than heterogeneously grouped students. In the spring semester of 1987, students in Journalism 1345, Media Writing laboratory, at the University of Texas at Arlington, were given a pretest to determine how well they wrote a simple news story and a simple feature story. On the basis of that test, which was graded by three raters, the students were placed in two separate ability groups in three classes. The fourth class contained students with heterogeneous abilities who were not placed in groups. At the end of the semester a posttest was given in news and feature writing. A two-way analysis of variance was used to analyze the posttest scores of sixty-seven students. There was …
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Haber, Marian Wynne
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Perceived Importance of the Characteristics and Functions of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner
The purpose of this study was two-fold: to identify role functions and characteristics perceived as important to Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) in Texas, and to identify differences in perceived importance of role functions and characteristics of ANPs according to gender, educational preparation, practice setting, and whether the practitioner entered practice before or after the current rules and regulations for ANP practice were adopted. Two questionnaires and a demographic data form were mailed to 300 ANPs in primary health care in Texas, with 152 responding. Data from the questionnaire, "Characteristics of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner," were analyzed using independent group t-tests. The findings indicated that the characteristics "person-oriented," "perceptive," and "skilled in problem-solving" were the most valued by the practitioners, while aggressive" was the least valued. Independent group t-tests were used to analyze data from the instrument, "Advanced Nurse Practitioner Functions." The results of this analysis were not significant. The Chi square test was used to further examine data from this questionnaire to determine if the responses differed from chance. With the exception of four items, all of the responses differed significantly from chance. The responses "extremely important or important" were selected significantly more frequently that any of the other options. …
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Barnes, Ellen Sue M.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Time Spent on Computer-Assisted Instruction on Attitudes of Sixth Grade Students Toward Computers
The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to examine the effects of time spent on CAI on student attitudes, (2) to examine the effects of time spent on CAI among ability groups, and (3) to determine whether initial attitudes would be maintained throughout a school year, and if not, determine variables associated with an attitude shift.
Date:
December 1987
Creator:
Campbell, Penny Renae
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph 2012.201.B0227.0067]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "OU's Harvey Grant lets a pass fly behind his back in Monday's victory over Sam Houston State."
Date:
December 7, 1987
Creator:
Sisney, Steve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1987
Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 10, 1987
Creator:
Ezzell, Ben & Ezzell, Nancy
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 53, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1987
Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 31, 1987
Creator:
Ezzell, Ben & Ezzell, Nancy
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History