The Effects of Group Guidance Procedures on the Interpersonal Relationships of Inner-city Youth (open access)

The Effects of Group Guidance Procedures on the Interpersonal Relationships of Inner-city Youth

The problem of this investigation was to examine the effects of three selected group guidance procedures on the interpersonal relationships of twelve through fifteen-year old inner-city youth.
Date: December 1970
Creator: McKnight, Mamie L. (Mamie Lee)
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Education of the Children of Migrant Agricultural Workers in Arkansas Public Schools (open access)

An Analysis of the Education of the Children of Migrant Agricultural Workers in Arkansas Public Schools

The problem is the study of the education of children of migrant agricultural workers in forty-five school districts in Arkansas. The study presents data from a questionnaire, the Uniform Migrant Student Transfer Form, and the Science Research Associates Achievement Test.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Barnes, Jerome M. (Jerome Medwick), 1934-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using an Eigenvalue Distribution to Compare Covariance Structure Matrices (open access)

Using an Eigenvalue Distribution to Compare Covariance Structure Matrices

The problem of this study was to seek a goodness-of-fit index to compare covariance structure matrices based on the distribution of the mean of the logarithms of the eigenvalues.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Monsivais, Miguel
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Among Texas High School Band Directors (open access)

A Study of the Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Among Texas High School Band Directors

The problem with which this study was concerned was that of measuring and examining the level of job satisfaction among Texas high school band directors. The specific methodology included a quantitative comparison through confirmatory factor analysis of the factor structures of the sample of 109 Texas high school band directors and the norming population of 1460 industrial workers. There were two purposes for conducting the study. First, the relationships between an assortment of demographic variables and measured job satisfaction were examined. The second purpose was to measure the degree of fit of the Frederick Herzberg Dual-Factor Theory to the factor structure of the sample. Correlation, t ratio, and one-way analysis of variance were used to compare the demographic variables with measured job satisfaction. Confirmatory factor analysis through LISREL was used to examine and compare factor structures. Job satisfaction was measured with the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire which was developed and tested through the Work Adjustment Project, Industrial Relations Center at the University of Minnesota. The twenty-item short-form retained the general reliability and validity measures of the 100-item long form. The Demographic Data Sheet is a researcher-constructed document used to gather data for use in classifying respondents by educational background, school classification, …
Date: December 1986
Creator: Qualls, Barbara Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Value of Visual Media in the Achievement of Instructors' Objectives as Perceived by Instructors in Predominantly Black State-Supported Colleges and Universities in the State of Louisiana (open access)

The Value of Visual Media in the Achievement of Instructors' Objectives as Perceived by Instructors in Predominantly Black State-Supported Colleges and Universities in the State of Louisiana

The problem of this study was to determine the extent to which instructors perceived visual media as being valuable in achieving their classroom objectives in predominantly black, state-supported colleges and universities in the State of Louisiana. Questionnaires were mailed to 165 college and university instructors in colleges of education in predominantly black state-supported universities in Louisiana. Of the 165 questionnaires mailed, 139 were returned. All participants used in the study were teaching at least one course in education during the time the questionnaire was administered. The study is descriptive. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire, and analyzed by percentages, means, and standard deviations. One-way analysis of variance was used to test the differences in attitudes among the faculty members in the study. The level of significance was set at .05.
Date: December 1980
Creator: Pennywell, Phillip
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Determination of the Perceived Competencies Needed by Supervisors for the Supervision of Instruction Which Is Conducted by Part-Time Faculty in a Selected Community College District (open access)

A Determination of the Perceived Competencies Needed by Supervisors for the Supervision of Instruction Which Is Conducted by Part-Time Faculty in a Selected Community College District

The problem of this study was to determine the perceived competencies needed by supervisors in order to supervise instruction conducted by part-time instructors in a junior/community college setting. The study was conducted in three phases. The purpose of phase one of the study was to determine the areas of responsibility and tasks which are appropriately delegated to the supervisors of part-time instructors. To accomplish this purpose, areas of responsibility and tasks were drawn from job descriptions for the position of supervisor of part-time instructors in the Dallas County Community College District. The areas of responsibility and tasks were reworded by the investigator to serve as items in a questionnaire to which participants in the First National Conference on Part-time Instructors in the Community College were asked to respond. Means and standard deviations were determined for each group in relation to each competency statement for both importance and adequacy. All 134 competency statements listed in the questionnaire were rated by all groups as important. All but four of the competencies were rated by all groups as adequately performed by present supervisors. A list of seven competencies which were deemed very important (mean score of 4.50 or more) was presented.
Date: December 1977
Creator: Dixon, Nancy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship Between Piagetian Developmental Levels and the Persuasive Writing Ability of Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders (open access)

The Relationship Between Piagetian Developmental Levels and the Persuasive Writing Ability of Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders

Research questions addressed whether (1) the instruction was effective, (2) performance on persuasive tasks differed by grade level following instruction, (3) performance on persuasive tasks differed by Piagetian developmental level following instruction, and (4) whether performance differed between monolingual and bilingual subjects. Students wrote four persuasive compositions for assessment, two before instruction was administered and two after instruction. Knudson's holistic scoring rubric was used to evaluate essays for overall quality. Other measures of writing were evaluated including the number of words students used in their writing, the number of reasons included in the essay, the number of reasons per hundred words, and whether the paper had a conclusion or not. Further, the number of elaborations used in the paper was determined, as well as the number of elaborations per hundred words, and the ratio of the number of words used in elaborations compared with the total number of words in the composition.
Date: December 1997
Creator: Poulsen, Belinda Gae
System: The UNT Digital Library
Argumentation Used in the Sex Education Issue in the Dallas Independent School District (open access)

Argumentation Used in the Sex Education Issue in the Dallas Independent School District

The primary purpose of the study was to identify and describe the arguments used in the sex education controversy in the Dallas Independent School District. The issue was examined as a debate and as a social movement promoted and resisted by community rhetoricians. Arguments were elicited from interviews with rhetoricians on both sides of the issue.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Ingalls, Arthur Bradford
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Self-actualizing Dimensions of Top and Middle Management Personnel (open access)

An Analysis of Self-actualizing Dimensions of Top and Middle Management Personnel

The purpose of the study was to examine categories of self-actualization and specific biographical and developmental factors from the data on 225 individuals selected from top and middle management by psychologists with Rohrer, Hibler and Replogle, international firm of management consultants. The investigation was designed to determine if differences existed for the two groups.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Ladenberger, Margaret Echols
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Dry Heat in a Sauna Bath upon Performance of Certain Physical and Mental Tasks (open access)

The Effects of Dry Heat in a Sauna Bath upon Performance of Certain Physical and Mental Tasks

The purposes of the investigation were to determine and analyze the effects of dry heat upon the physical and mental performance tasks and to deduce implications for the improvement of educational practices.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Dowell, Dickie Thurman
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Student Teaching upon Attitudinal Characteristics Considered Basic for Effective Counselors (open access)

The Effects of Student Teaching upon Attitudinal Characteristics Considered Basic for Effective Counselors

The problem of this study was to determine the effects of student teaching upon student-centeredness and openmindedness.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Grigsby, David Arlie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of the Relationship of Selected Abilities to Performance on a Gross Motor Task at Various Stages of Task Practice (open access)

Analysis of the Relationship of Selected Abilities to Performance on a Gross Motor Task at Various Stages of Task Practice

The problem with which this investigation was concerned was that of determining the relationship of selected abilities to motor skill performance. Specifically this study analysed the performance trend on a gross motor task to determine the degree of relationship between the abilities: agility, balance, depth perception, flexibility, reaction time and speed of arm movement, and strength and performance scores on a wall volley task at successive stages of task practice.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Raducha, John Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Student, Parent, and Teacher Perception of College Environments (open access)

Student, Parent, and Teacher Perception of College Environments

The problem of this investigation was to compare the perceptions of college environments held by college-bound high school seniors, their teachers, and their parents, from a specified geographical area with the perceptions of students actually experiencing the environments represented by these campuses.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Bonner, Ross Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of the Note-test System of Teaching Basic College Chemistry on Student Achievement, Attitude, and Critical Thinking Ability (open access)

The Effect of the Note-test System of Teaching Basic College Chemistry on Student Achievement, Attitude, and Critical Thinking Ability

The problem of this study was to determine the relative effectiveness of the note-test system and the traditional lecture system of teaching basic college chemistry.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Collier, Donald Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The History of Speech and Drama Education in the Dallas Public Schools (1884-1970) (open access)

The History of Speech and Drama Education in the Dallas Public Schools (1884-1970)

The problem of this study was the writing of a comprehensive history of speech and drama education in the Dallas Public Schools from 188^-1970. This necessitated the recording of the facts, events, and circumstances which have determined the condition and progress of speech and drama education in the Dallas Public Schools during this period of time.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Rumbley, Rose-Mary, 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Program to Improve Choral Conducting Students' Ability to Detect Rhythmic Errors in Choral Rehearsal (open access)

A Program to Improve Choral Conducting Students' Ability to Detect Rhythmic Errors in Choral Rehearsal

The purposes of this study were (1) to develop and evaluate a self-instructional program designed to assist choral conducting students in improving their ability to detect rhythmic errors during rehearsal, (2) to analyze the data acquired from a pre-test, a mid-test, and a post-test given in connection with the evaluation of the program, and (3) to determine the relationship of initial error detection ability, and gains in error detection ability, and each of several variables representing prior conditions which might be expected to affect an individuals error detection ability.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Shaw, Thomas, 1930-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Group Counseling Experience for Elementary Education Majors: Effects on Selected Personality Characteristics and Interrelationships Between Selected Counselor and Client Variables (open access)

Group Counseling Experience for Elementary Education Majors: Effects on Selected Personality Characteristics and Interrelationships Between Selected Counselor and Client Variables

The problem with which this study was concerned was twofold; the effect of group counseling experiences on elementary education majors, and the relationship between certain counselor and client variables.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Stephenson, Gerald Harris
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Selected Abilities to Gross Motor Performance of Educable Mentally Retarded Students (open access)

The Relationship of Selected Abilities to Gross Motor Performance of Educable Mentally Retarded Students

The problem of this study.was the relationship of selected abilities to gross motor performance of educable mentally retarded students at different chronological age levels.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Stewart, Joe G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Historical Study of Selected Title III Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, PACE Projects in Texas (open access)

A Historical Study of Selected Title III Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, PACE Projects in Texas

The problem of this study is to analyze some of the effects of selected ESEA, Title III, PACE projects on the educational processes in Texas.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Young, Crandall Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Perceptions of the Criteria of a Planning Programming Budget System in Public Schools as Held by Three Groups of Educators (open access)

An Analysis of Perceptions of the Criteria of a Planning Programming Budget System in Public Schools as Held by Three Groups of Educators

The problem of this study was the development of a set of significant public school PPBS criteria based on the analysis of perceptions held by three groups of educators.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Lea, Randall John
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Generalization of the Effects of Group Systematic Desensitization of Test Anxiety on Co-Existent Anxiety in College Students (open access)

A Study of the Generalization of the Effects of Group Systematic Desensitization of Test Anxiety on Co-Existent Anxiety in College Students

The problem of this study was to measure the generalization of the effects of group systematic desensitization of test anxiety on certain coexistent anxieties in college students.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Leffingwell, R. Jon
System: The UNT Digital Library
A National Survey to Analyze the Prevailing Approaches to Elementary School Guidance (open access)

A National Survey to Analyze the Prevailing Approaches to Elementary School Guidance

The problem of this study was to analyze the prevailing approaches to elementary school guidance in the United States.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Mayo, Jack Dale
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of a Theory of Sports Competitiveness (open access)

The Development of a Theory of Sports Competitiveness

The purpose of this study was to construct a theory of sports competitiveness which would (1) contribute to a greater understanding of competitiveness as an aspect of human behavior affecting sports performance, and (2) serve as a source of hypotheses for experimental research and as a framework for interpretation of the results of experimental studies of competitiveness.
Date: December 1971
Creator: McNeal, Larry Winford, 1940-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Group Counseling Experiences in a Didactic Classroom Setting on Selected Personality Variables and Counseling Effectiveness (open access)

The Effect of Group Counseling Experiences in a Didactic Classroom Setting on Selected Personality Variables and Counseling Effectiveness

The specific purposes of this study were to measure the changes in self-insight, dogmatic attitudes, Dominance and Change variables on the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, and discrimination variables on the Carkhuff Discrimination Scale subsequent to personal group counseling experiences and their relationships to other measures believed to be indicative of counselor effectiveness.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Mitchell, Russell A., 1941-
System: The UNT Digital Library