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A Comparison of Selected Educational Cost Factors with Twelve Related Indices (open access)

A Comparison of Selected Educational Cost Factors with Twelve Related Indices

This study involved a determination of the relationships between certain educational indices in each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia and various factors pertaining to the cost of education.
Date: January 1970
Creator: Meeker, Thomas Bailey
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Weight Loading and Repetitions, Frequency of Exercise, and Knowledge of Theoretical Principles of Weight Training on Changes in Muscular Strength (open access)

The Effects of Weight Loading and Repetitions, Frequency of Exercise, and Knowledge of Theoretical Principles of Weight Training on Changes in Muscular Strength

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of weight loadings and repetitions, frequency of exercise, and knowledge of theoretical principles of weight training on changes in muscular strength. Another purpose was to analyze these effects and determine implications for coaches, physical educators, physical therapists, and others interested in determining the optimum combination of the three variables for increasing muscular strength.
Date: January 1970
Creator: Henderson, Joe Mack
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Criteria for Orientation in Public Junior Colleges as Perceived by Three Groups (open access)

An Analysis of Criteria for Orientation in Public Junior Colleges as Perceived by Three Groups

The problem of this study was to analyze the perceptions held by the following three groups concerning orientation criteria for public junior colleges: (1) a random sample of authorities in the field of orientation, (2) a random sample of public junior college presidents, and (3) a random sample of orientation directors of public junior colleges.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Kerbel, Larry Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Selected Characteristics of Persons Twenty-Five and Older Seeking Teacher Certification (open access)

An Analysis of Selected Characteristics of Persons Twenty-Five and Older Seeking Teacher Certification

The purposes of this study were (1) to describe the persons twenty-five and older entering the teacher education program and seeking certification, and (2) to compare the persons twenty-five and older with a "typical" group of persons under twenty-five with respect to (a) ability, as measured by the Cooperative School and College Ability Test, (b) factors for entering teaching, as measured by "Factors Influencing the Decision to Become a Teacher," (c) attitudes held toward teaching, as measured by the Kerlinger Education Attitude Scale, (d) professional aspirations, and (e) role expectations, as measured by the Teacher Practices. Questionnaire.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Brooks, Robert Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of an Integrated Didactic and Experiential Approach with the Traditional Approach in the Preparation of Counselors (open access)

A Comparison of an Integrated Didactic and Experiential Approach with the Traditional Approach in the Preparation of Counselors

The problem was to compare the effectiveness of an integrated didactic and experiential approach in the training of graduate counseling practicum students with that of the traditional approach in counseling practicum training.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Buckner, Joyce Pannell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Current Status of High School Mathematics Programs in North Central Texas as Related to Selected Factors (open access)

The Current Status of High School Mathematics Programs in North Central Texas as Related to Selected Factors

The problem of this study was to investigate and compare the current status of mathematics programs in large, medium, and small high schools in North Central Texas in relation to selected factors.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Miller, Edward J. (Edward Jeremiah)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of an Education Service Center Curriculum Study on Teacher Participant Attitudes (open access)

The Effects of an Education Service Center Curriculum Study on Teacher Participant Attitudes

The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to test the assumption that a curriculum study produces change in a school faculty in conservatism-radicalism, in anxiety, in leadership behavior, and in attitude toward the curriculum study; (2) to investigate the relationships between effects of a curriculum study on conservatism-radicalism, anxiety, leadership behavior, attitude toward the curriculum study and age, sex, and years of teaching experience of the teachers; and (3) to create a model from which replications can be made by Texas Education Service Centers.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Ivey, Ellis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of a Short-Term Program to Improve the Self-Concept of Selected Negro Children (open access)

The Influence of a Short-Term Program to Improve the Self-Concept of Selected Negro Children

The problem of this study was to determine the influence of a short-term program to improve the self-concepts of elected Negro elementary school children. Particular emphasis was placed upon the development of positive self-concepts and self-expression.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Manning, Jean Bell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Interacting Effects of Anxiety Levels, Task Complexity, and Warm-Up Conditions on Learning a Serial Type Motor Task (open access)

The Interacting Effects of Anxiety Levels, Task Complexity, and Warm-Up Conditions on Learning a Serial Type Motor Task

The major purpose of this study was to determine the effects of manifest anxiety, task complexity, and warm-up conditions on learning a two-phase serial type motor task. Another purpose was to consider the implications of these effects for physical educators, coaches, and others interested in improving educational practices and securing optimum performance levels.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Craig, Bruce Porter
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Certain Factors Related to Self-Concept, Sexual Knowledge, and Attitude toward Sex Education of a Group of Elementary Teachers (open access)

An Investigation of Certain Factors Related to Self-Concept, Sexual Knowledge, and Attitude toward Sex Education of a Group of Elementary Teachers

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between self-concept, expressed sexual knowledge, and attitude toward sex education of a group of experienced elementary teachers. A second dimension of the problem was to investigate the relationship of the three variables above with certain other factors that could possibly influence the effectiveness of the elementary teacher of sex education. These factors were age of the teacher, sex of the teacher ,grade level of teaching, educational level of the teacher, teaching experience, marital status of the teacher, number of siblings of the teacher, and church preference or affiliation of the teacher.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Hobbs, George W. (George William), 1932-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Sturctured Aural, Sturctured Visual, and Unstructured Group Counseling Techniques with Elementary School Children (open access)

An Investigation of Sturctured Aural, Sturctured Visual, and Unstructured Group Counseling Techniques with Elementary School Children

The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to ascertain and compare the effect on self-concept, sociometric status including an index of emotional expansiveness, teacher-rated behavior and grades of three group counseling techniques (a structured aural stimulus approach, a structured visual stimulus approach, and an unstructured approach) upon sixth-grade subjects; (2) to compare the subjects involved in these three types of group counseling sessions with subjects in an control group; (3) to compare the differences in effects of the three techniques separately upon girls and upon boys; and (4) to analyze the implications of these findings for elementary school counselors and teachers.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Crow, Mary Lynn Cox
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Certain Mental Factors, Reading Factors, Aptitudes, and Situational Factors to Achievement in Selected Air Force Technical Courses (open access)

The Relationship of Certain Mental Factors, Reading Factors, Aptitudes, and Situational Factors to Achievement in Selected Air Force Technical Courses

The problem of this study was to determine the relationships between a number of mental factors, reading factors, aptitudes, situational factors, and training achievement in four Air Force civil engineering technical courses, and to determine which combination of factors was most reliable for forecasting training achievement in each of the courses.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Maxon, Lloyd Melvin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Certain Socio-Cultural and Community Factors among Sixth Grade Students to Creativity in Art (open access)

The Relationship of Certain Socio-Cultural and Community Factors among Sixth Grade Students to Creativity in Art

An attempt will be made in this study to determine the relationship between sixth grade students' creativity in art (as measured by selected instruments) and certain socio-cultural and community factors.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Keenan, June F., 1929-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships Between Personality Adjustments and Perceived Behavior of Teenage Boys at Boys Ranch, Texas (open access)

The Relationships Between Personality Adjustments and Perceived Behavior of Teenage Boys at Boys Ranch, Texas

The problem of this study was an investigation into the relationships between personality adjustment and perceived behavior in school and dormitory life of the residents of Boys Ranch, Texas.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Pippin, Louis Danny
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Leisure Activities of Taos Pueblo Indian Children (open access)

A Study of Leisure Activities of Taos Pueblo Indian Children

The purposes of this study were to analyze and describe leisure activities, in order to provide useful data for school administrators, teachers, and writers of textbooks for Indian children. Particular consideration will be given in this field research to the following questions: 1. What are Taos Indian children's preferences for leisure activities? 2. Do children of the same Pueblo but of different sex have similar leisure activities?
Date: June 1970
Creator: McCarty, Jacqueline Quinn, 1928-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Men's Physical Education Programs in Texas Baptist Colleges and a Comparison of Physical Education Programs in Texas Baptist Colleges with Selected Texas State Colleges and Universities (open access)

An Analysis of Men's Physical Education Programs in Texas Baptist Colleges and a Comparison of Physical Education Programs in Texas Baptist Colleges with Selected Texas State Colleges and Universities

The problem was (1) an analysis of the physical education program for men in Texas Baptist colleges offering a baccalaureate degree with a major in the area of physical education, and (2) a comparison of physical education programs in Texas Baptist colleges with selected Texas state colleges and universities.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Smith, Claudius Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Academic Performance of Two Groups of Entering College Freshmen (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Academic Performance of Two Groups of Entering College Freshmen

The problem with which this study was concerned was that of determining how the academic performance of entering college freshmen at Jarvis Christian College who participated in a summer preparatory and enrichment program would compare with the academic performance of entering college freshmen who did not participate in the program at the end of the school year.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Holmes, Lorene Barnes
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Four Selected Programs of Physical Education upon Physical Fitness and General Motor Ability (open access)

A Comparison of Four Selected Programs of Physical Education upon Physical Fitness and General Motor Ability

The problem of this study was the comparison of the effectiveness of four selected programs of physical education in the development of physical fitness and general motor ability.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Hoffmann, Keith F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Perceptions Held by Three Significant Groups Concerning Management Training Programs in Two-Year Colleges in the United States (open access)

A Comparison of Perceptions Held by Three Significant Groups Concerning Management Training Programs in Two-Year Colleges in the United States

The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions held by three significant groups concerning management training programs in two-year colleges in the United States on the present and desired future importance of these curriculum objectives: semi-professional, technical, supplemental, retraining and transfer. The perceptions were determined by analyses of responses to questionnaires sent to representative members of each of three groups.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Huckabee, Junuetta
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Three Different Presentations of Reading Material Presented to Fifth-Grade Children (open access)

A Comparison of Three Different Presentations of Reading Material Presented to Fifth-Grade Children

The purposes of this study were (1) to ascertain the effect of three approaches of presenting reading material to fifth-grade children, (2) to analyze the results of each approach in relationship to reading ability, mental ability, and sex, and (3) to ascertain the implications of these approaches for elementary teachers and principals.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Hill, John Paul, 1940-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of a Cardiovascular Fitness Test for College Women Based on an Index of Work Equivalency (open access)

Development of a Cardiovascular Fitness Test for College Women Based on an Index of Work Equivalency

The problem with which this study was concerned was that of developing a valid and reliable physical fitness test for college women which could be readily administered to large groups in a short period of time.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Rhodes, Jack Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Group Counseling on Visual Imagery and Selected Personality Factors for Junior and Senior Level High School Students (open access)

The Effect of Group Counseling on Visual Imagery and Selected Personality Factors for Junior and Senior Level High School Students

The problem of this study was to measure the effect of group counseling on visual imagery and selected personality factors of junior and senior level secondary school students. The purpose of this study was to determine if perception of visual images changed after group counseling. Also investigated was whether a concomital relationship existed among the perception of visual images and the self-concept, ascendance, and sociability.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Marth, Donald Rudell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Teaching Beginning College Mathematics by Television (open access)

The Effect of Teaching Beginning College Mathematics by Television

The purposes of this study were (1) to compare the achievement levels of students enrolled in a beginning college mathematics course when taught by (a) closed-circuit television followed by student-assisted study periods, (b) closed circuit television followed by access to videotape replay with no supervised study periods, (c) closed-circuit television followed by unsupervised study and discussion, and (d) regular lecture-recitation methods conducted by the television instructor, and (2) to ascertain the students' attitudes toward their instructor, course, and method of instruction.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Backens, Vern W. (Vern William)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Training in Interaction Analysis on Teachers' Interpersonal Behavior (open access)

The Effects of Training in Interaction Analysis on Teachers' Interpersonal Behavior

The specific purposes investigated were to ascertain the effect of training in interaction analysis upon the levels of 1. accurate empathy in teachers, 2. nonpossissive warmth in teachers, 3. genuineness in teachers, and 4. an analysis of the relationship between interaction analysis and the interpersonal behavior of the classroom teacher in view of its implications in teacher education.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Buckner, John Wordy
System: The UNT Digital Library