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A Systematic Analysis and Critical Comparison of the Educational Provision for Students in Nigeria with the Available Educational Opportunity for Handicapped Students (open access)

A Systematic Analysis and Critical Comparison of the Educational Provision for Students in Nigeria with the Available Educational Opportunity for Handicapped Students

The problem of the study was the inadequate education of handicapped students in Nigeria. The primary purpose of the study was to develop a construct based on the United States models and research on special education, and to compare educational provisions for Nigerian students with the available educational opportunity for handicapped students. In order to achieve the stated objectives of the study, two methodological approaches were utilized: (1) Likert scale for opinion questionnaires, and (2) personal interviews. Both of these instruments included demographic information about the participants. The questionnaire was categorized into three areas (differences between educational opportunities for non-handicapped and handicapped students, formal learning opportunities for handicapped Nigerian students, and factors for being attentive or not being attentive to special education). The interview instrument focused on special education constraints, responsibility for special education provision, and improvement in education for the handicapped. Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were reached. 1. Handicapped Nigerian students do not have equal educational opportunities, as compared to non-handicapped students. Therefore, equal instructional opportunities should be provided for handicapped and non-handicapped students. 2. The federal and state governments of Nigeria should be financially responsible for special education. Therefore, the administration of …
Date: August 1986
Creator: Ogunrinu, Thomas B. (Thomas Bode)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Citizenship Curriculum Training on Ninth-Grade Discipline-Problem Students (open access)

Effects of Citizenship Curriculum Training on Ninth-Grade Discipline-Problem Students

This study was conducted to measure the effects of classroom instruction entitled Citizenship curriculum Training on high school discipline. Data for this study were collected and analyzed for fifty-eight ninth-grade students who had been referred to the principal's office three or more times the semester prior to the experimental treatment. An experimental group of twenty-nine students received citizenship curriculum instruction. The control group of twenty-nine students received only the school's traditional curriculum during second period class. Two teachers presented the citizenship curriculum training which included instructional units on beliefs, attitudes, emotions, anger, decision-making, communications, confrontation, positive attention, stress, peer pressure, authority figures, getting along in school, and the society game. Data were collected relative to grade-point average, absences, discipline referrals, and attitude toward high school as measured by the Remitters High School Attitude Scale. T-tests for correlated samples and analysis of covariance examined the effects of the Citizenship Curriculum Training on the four variables measured. The .05 level of significance was used to test the four hypotheses. The results of the study indicate that Citizenship Curriculum Training does not improve the students' gradepoint averages, absentee rate, lower the number of discipline referrals, and does not improve students' attitude as measured …
Date: August 1986
Creator: Pedraza, Antonio M. (Antonio Morales)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Cultural Interaction Between Thai Students and North Texas State University (open access)

A Study of the Cultural Interaction Between Thai Students and North Texas State University

Because international students are an increasingly significant aspect in American colleges and universities and on the North Texas State University campus in particular, this study was undertaken to explore the intercultural clash which Thai students at North Texas State University experience. Twenty-two Thai students were interviewed in depth using the oral history method. Ten faculty and administrators who work with international students were interviewed concerning their observations of Thai students. The information gleaned from these thirty-two interviews and from an examination of the basic socio-cultural differences between Thailand and the United States resulted in the isolation of the following basic difficulties. 1. Thais do not have command of written and oral English. 2. Americans do not have an appreciation of foreigners and lack tolerance in everyday exchanges with them. 3. Thais avoid becoming involved in American society. 4. Thais are not efficiently prepared for the American classroom. 5. American instructors do not appear prepared to handle the problems of Thai students. The study also developed a number of suggested solutions: 1. Raise the consciousness of Americans concerning Thai students; 2. Provide more effective ways of improving oral and listening skills in the English proficiency of Thai students beginning with American-directed …
Date: December 1986
Creator: Bohlcke, Diane
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships Among a Reading Guidance Program and the Reading Attitudes, Reading Achievement, and Reading Behavior of Fifth Grade Children in a North Louisiana School (open access)

The Relationships Among a Reading Guidance Program and the Reading Attitudes, Reading Achievement, and Reading Behavior of Fifth Grade Children in a North Louisiana School

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the introduction of a regular librarian-centered reading guidance program as an integral part of the entire school program would improve the reading attitudes and habits of elementary school students and increase the reading achievement scores on a standardized test of elementary school students. In addition, the reading attitudes of students were compared with reading achievement scores to assess any relationship between the two.
Date: August 1986
Creator: Mosley, Mattie Jacks
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pan-Am Times, Volume 21, Number 1, February 1986 (open access)

Pan-Am Times, Volume 21, Number 1, February 1986

Newsletter of the Texas chapter of the Pan American Student Forum (PASF) describing news and events of the organization and information about Latin America.
Date: February 1986
Creator: Pan American Student Forum of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 72, No. 152, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1986 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 72, No. 152, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1986

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1986
Creator: Gossard, Melinda
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1986 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1986

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 12, 1986
Creator: Parker, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1986 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1986

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1986
Creator: Parker, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 6, 1986 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 6, 1986

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 1986
Creator: Parker, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 8, 1986 (open access)

The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 8, 1986

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of Texas at El Paso that includes campus news and information along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1986
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 58, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 58, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1986

Daily student newspaper from the North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.
Date: January 24, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 57, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 57, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1986

Daily student newspaper from the North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.
Date: January 23, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 56, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 22, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 56, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 22, 1986

Daily student newspaper from the North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.
Date: January 22, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 1986
Creator: Vahlenkamp, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 11, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 11, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 11, 1986
Creator: Vahlenkamp, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.
Date: January 31, 1986
Creator: Martin, Donald D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1986
Creator: Vahlenkamp, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 4, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 4, 1986
Creator: Vahlenkamp, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 70, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 18, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 70, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 18, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.
Date: February 18, 1986
Creator: Martin, Donald D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 22, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 22, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1986
Creator: Vahlenkamp, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1986
Creator: Vahlenkamp, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 69, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 69, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.
Date: February 14, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 63, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 4, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 63, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 4, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.
Date: February 4, 1986
Creator: Martin, Donald D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 92, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1986 (open access)

The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 92, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1986

Daily student newspaper from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1986
Creator: Martin, Donald D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History