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Perceived Attitudes of Self-Concept of Educationally Disadvantaged Vocational Students, Vocational Students and Academic Students as Measured by the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (open access)

Perceived Attitudes of Self-Concept of Educationally Disadvantaged Vocational Students, Vocational Students and Academic Students as Measured by the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of determining perceived attitudes of self-concept of educationally disadvantaged students in special vocational environments, other vocational students, and academic students as measured by the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. The hypotheses formulated to carry out this study included: 1. There is no significant difference in the mean attitude self-concept score of vocational education students, academic students, and educationally disadvantaged students (CVAE) as measured by the Piers-Harris ChildrenIs SelfConcept Scale. 2. There is no significant difference in the mean attitude self-concept scores as measured by the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale between vocational education students, academic students, and CVAE students and number of years of placement in a vocational program, academic program and CVAE program. The Piers-Harris Children1s Self-Concept Scale was administered to 311 students from the CVAE, vocational, and academic programs in the Birdville Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas and Denton Independent School District, Denton, Texas.
Date: August 1982
Creator: James, Phil Randall
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Perceptions of Texas Elementary Principals and Special Education Administrators Toward Their Expected and Actual Role Responsibilities in Implementing Specific Provisions of Public Law 94-142 (open access)

The Perceptions of Texas Elementary Principals and Special Education Administrators Toward Their Expected and Actual Role Responsibilities in Implementing Specific Provisions of Public Law 94-142

The problem of this study was to determine if there are differences in the perceptions of elementary principals and special education administrators across selected variables toward their expected and actual, role responsibilities in implementing specific provisions of P.L. 94-142. Data were collected from elementary principals and special education administrators in Texas. As a measure of perceptions, the Special Education Responsibilities Questionnaire (SERQ) was completed by all elementary principals as it applied to their schools, and special education administrators as applied to their school districts. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test of independence, t-test for correlated samples, and one-way analysis of variance.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Idiong, Ime J. (Ime Jacob)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zero-Based Budgeting in American Institutions of Higher Education (open access)

Zero-Based Budgeting in American Institutions of Higher Education

This study describes the status of zero-based budgeting in institutions of higher education in the United States. Purposes were to determine (a) knowledgeability of the chief financial officers about concept and techniques of ZBB, (b) Institutions' use of ZBB and other widely-used budgeting techniques such as Incremental, Formula, Planning, Programming and Line-item budgeting system, and (c) the chief financial officer's perceptions of ZBB. A questionnaire constructed from literature was mailed to two hundred randomly-selected institutions of higher education in the forty-eight contiguous states and authorized to offer at least a one-year program of college level studies toward a degree. The 136 returned useable responses were tabulated according to institution type, size, and amount of budget.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Hatefi, Bahram
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Cold Application and Flexibility Techniques on Hip Extensors and Their Influence on Flexibility in College Males (open access)

The Effect of Cold Application and Flexibility Techniques on Hip Extensors and Their Influence on Flexibility in College Males

The purpose of this study was to measure flexibility at the hip joint under four techniques of stretching, passive stretch-concentric contraction-passive stretch (PCP), passive stretch-three seconds isometric contraction of hip extensorsconcentric contraction of hip flexors-passive stretch (3-PIeCP) and passive stretch-three seconds isometric contraction of hip flexors-concentric contraction of hip flexorspassive stretch (3-PIfCP) based on proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and passive static stretch (P). Further, this study was designed to ascertain the effect of cold application (ice) in joint range of motion of the hip extensors measured with the Leighton Flexometer.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Ebrahim, Khosrow
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Identification of Administrative Policies and Procedures in the Organization of the Doctoral Programs in Vocational Education in Selected Institutions in the United States (open access)

An Identification of Administrative Policies and Procedures in the Organization of the Doctoral Programs in Vocational Education in Selected Institutions in the United States

The purpose of this study was to investigate and report the similarities and differences in the administrative policies and procedures in graduate institutions accredited by the National Council for Teacher Education which offer doctoral degrees in vocational education. The investigation included similarities and differences in the areas of selection and admission, program planning, course requirements, preliminary examinations, dissertation requirements, and oral examinations. Data were collected through a questionnaire sent to the graduate officials at the selected 106 institutions. Usable data involved only thirty-four institutions which actually had a vocational doctoral program while seventy-nine institutions returned the questionnaire.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Teddlie, Jessie Wright
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Computer Assisted Instruction as a Supplement to Classroom Instruction in Reading Comprehension and Arithmetic (open access)

The Effects of Computer Assisted Instruction as a Supplement to Classroom Instruction in Reading Comprehension and Arithmetic

The present research was an investigation of the effects of computer assisted instruction as a supplement to classroom instruction in reading and arithmetic. The purposes of this study were to determine the effectiveness of microcomputer usage in supplemental reading comprehension and math instruction. Utilizing an elaboration of the pre-test, posttest control group design, 66 fifth graders completed the 4-month study. One-way analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Easterling, Barbara Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Perceptual Study of English Teachers and Language Arts Supervisors Concerning the Use of Vernacular Black English by Students and Teachers in the State of Texas (open access)

A Perceptual Study of English Teachers and Language Arts Supervisors Concerning the Use of Vernacular Black English by Students and Teachers in the State of Texas

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the perceptions of English teachers and language arts supervisors in the State of Texas with respect to the use of vernacular black English in relation to selected demographic variables, (2) to determine whether their perceptions differed significantly from one another, and (3) to determine whether those who do not work with vernacular black English (VBE) speakers differed significantly in their perceptions from those who work with black-dialect speakers. The factors of subjects' ethnicity, present position of respondents, district size of those surveyed, and degree held by respondents were analyzed in relation to differences in opinion, perceptions of criteria for teaching students who speak VBE, knowledge of VBE, and attitudes of respondents toward VBE. Responses from subjects to an instrument provided the data for testing.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Canuteson, Mary A. (Mary Alice)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Contingency Management Strategies on the Bender Gestalt Diagnostic Indicators of Emotionally Disturbed Children (open access)

The Effect of Contingency Management Strategies on the Bender Gestalt Diagnostic Indicators of Emotionally Disturbed Children

Ten experimental and 10 control subjects in elementary special education were exposed to a semester of contingency management procedures for up to 6 1/2 hours per day. The experimental group was taught by teachers who were exceptionally well trained and qualified behavior analysts, while the control group was instructed by teachers with varying degrees of expertise in behavioral techniques. Both groups were given the Bender Gestalt as a pretest and posttest to determine the effect of such treatment on the diagnostic indicators of "acting out" tendencies. Furthermore, the rate of actual "acting out" was measured for all subjects by counting the number of verbal corrections resulting in placement in time out and/ or warning of forthcoming time out during 20 class days of baseline and the last 20 days of treatment.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Ninness, Herbert Arthur (Chris)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Effects of a Unit on Human Growth, Development and Sexuality on Fifth-Ninth- and Twelfth Grade Urban Public School Students (open access)

A Comparison of the Effects of a Unit on Human Growth, Development and Sexuality on Fifth-Ninth- and Twelfth Grade Urban Public School Students

The purposes of this study were to determine whether there were significant differences in knowledge and attitudes among fifth-, ninth- and twelfth-grade students after having been taught a unit on Human Growth, Development and Sexuality and to determine whether there were significant differences between these students and students not receiving the unit. The study attempted to determine at which of the three levels the human sexuality unit was most effective in transmitting knowledge and changing attitude in the area of human sexuality. An attempt was made to determine if there were significant differences between males and females in the knowledge obtained or attitude changes.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Stephens, LuAnna
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Two Models of Supervision to Structural Family Therapy Outcome (open access)

The Relationship of Two Models of Supervision to Structural Family Therapy Outcome

This study evaluated the relationship between two supervision models (live or delayed) to structural family therapy outcome. Eighteen families participated in this study for a maximum of ten family therapy sessions. Two indices of change were measured before and after family treatment, resolution or non-resolution of the family's presenting problem, and changes in family structure as measured by the FIAT. The Family Interaction Apperception Technique was used as the pre- and post-treatment measure of family structure. Presenting problem resolution or non-resolution was determined by the family's report and demonstration within the counseling session that the presenting problem was no longer a family concern. Problem resolution was judged by the case supervisor and reported on the Session and Problem Checklist.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Ryan, Frank G. (Frank Gerard)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Perceptual Impact of Basic Communication Fidelity and Nationality Upon Selected Group Interaction Variables (open access)

The Perceptual Impact of Basic Communication Fidelity and Nationality Upon Selected Group Interaction Variables

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of basic communication fidelity (BCF) upon the perceptions of national observers toward national and international communicators across a variety of group interaction variables. Research is presented which indicates that (1) international students are typically perceived less favorably than national students across a variety of interpersonal variables; (2) as BCF increases, more favorable ratings are attributed to communicators across interpersonal variables; and (3) increased BCF may be able to mitigate the less favorable impressions national observers attribute to international communicators.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Lowry, David N. (David Neil)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of a Wellness Instrument to Predict the Use of Accident and Health Insurance (open access)

The Development of a Wellness Instrument to Predict the Use of Accident and Health Insurance

The problem with which this study was concerned is that of developing an instrument for predicting the use of accident and health insurance. The purposes of the study were to translate selected theoretical descriptions of wellness into discrete components of behavior, to develop a valid and reliable self-report instrument, and to determine the correlation between wellness behaviors and a person's use of accident and health insurance. Content validity was established by a panel of judges, each of whom was selected on the basis of professional concern for the areas of interest in health contained in the instrument. The original instrument of fifty-five items was increased by three items resulting in a fifty-eight item instrument, which was then approved by each of five judges.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Hess, Dixie Lee Cooley
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effects of a Systematic Program of Instruction in Helicopter Technology on Student Preferences for Kinds of Learning Experiences (open access)

A Study of the Effects of a Systematic Program of Instruction in Helicopter Technology on Student Preferences for Kinds of Learning Experiences

The problem of this study was to compare two methods of instruction in helicopter pilot ground training in terms of cost of training and support services and customer satisfaction upon completion of training. The purpose of the study was the evaluation of a specialized program of instruction taught on videotape by comparison with conventional instruction. The significance of the study was related to savings in costs of instruction per trainee. Research questions for the study sought significant differences between mean scores achieved by students receiving the two treatments. Data providing information on specific characteristics of the learners were gathered as a preliminary step to establish similarity of the students in the two groups compared. A table of random numbers was used to select subjects from the population of student pilots entering training for the Bell model 206B helicopter during the months of March, April and May 1981. Upon completion of the course, all students were asked to complete an evaluation opinionaire relating to satisfaction with selected aspects of the instructional program.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Hotes, Robert W. (Robert William)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Perceptions of Teachers Toward Factors of Motivation to Work Who are Grouped According to the Way in Which They Perceived the Organizational Climate in Their School (open access)

The Perceptions of Teachers Toward Factors of Motivation to Work Who are Grouped According to the Way in Which They Perceived the Organizational Climate in Their School

The problems of this study, using secondary teachers in selected schools in Region X, Texas, was to determine (a) How teachers perceived the climate in their school using the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ); (b) how teachers perceived factors of motivation to work using the Educational Work Components Study questionnaire (EWCS); (c) whether or not teachers who perceived the climate similarly had different perceptions concerning factors of motivation to work. A sample of 600 secondary teachers in Service Center Region X, Texas, was selected to participate, of which 422 completed and returned the two questionnaires (Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire and Educational Work Components Study).
Date: August 1982
Creator: Shapiro, Michael L. (Michael Lawrence)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Identification of Selected Student Factors, Prior to Admission into the Nursing Sequence, in Successful Completion fo a Baccalaureate Nursing Education (open access)

The Identification of Selected Student Factors, Prior to Admission into the Nursing Sequence, in Successful Completion fo a Baccalaureate Nursing Education

The problem with which this study is concerned is the identification of selected factors, prior to a student's admission into the nursing sequence, that may be related to the student's success in completing a baccalaureate nursing education. The purposes of the study were (1) to determine if there is a relationship between the reading ability of baccalaureate nursing students and their grades in their initial nursing course, (2) to determine if there are statistically significant differences in reading abilities among traditional groups and identified nontraditional nursing student subgroups (men, older students, blacks Hispanics, and others) of the population, and (3) to determine if prior educational experience (junior college, senior college, or a previous baccalaureate degree) is related to students' grades in the initial clinical course.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Thompson, Patricia Eichelberger
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of an Individualized Biology Program (open access)

An Evaluation of an Individualized Biology Program

The problem of this study was to compare the achievement and attitude of students in an individualized biology program, modeled after parts of the Proposed Texas Science Framework, with the achievement and attitude of students in conventional biology classes. The subjects used for the study were tenth grade, first year biology students in three high schools in a large North Central Texas city. Each of the three high schools was selected to represent a particular category of high schools. The categories were based upon the mean achievement scores for the students within a school. The categories of schools were above average, medium low, and very low. In each of the schools the classes and teachers in the experimental group and the control group were matched as closely as possible.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Hoskins, Winston
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Delphi Investigation Concerning Two-Year College Administrators' Perceptions of the Future Enrollment of Older Adult Students and the Provision of Education for This Population at Two-Year Colleges (open access)

A Delphi Investigation Concerning Two-Year College Administrators' Perceptions of the Future Enrollment of Older Adult Students and the Provision of Education for This Population at Two-Year Colleges

The problem of this study was the description of two year college instructional and vocational-technical administrators' expectations concerning the enrollment of adults over thirty years of age in two-year colleges and the colleges' need to respond to this population. Ninety of 125 Texas administrators eligible to participate and the Delphi process developed a consensus of opinion. The Delphi process consists of a series of three rounds of solicitation of opinion from panelists through responses to questionnaires and controlled feedback to the panelists of information relevant to the issue in the form of a group statistical response.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Jones, Wendell W. (Wendell Wraye)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metaphoric Competence of Learning Disabled and Normally Achieving Children (open access)

Metaphoric Competence of Learning Disabled and Normally Achieving Children

Metaphorlc competence of learning disabled and normally achieving fifth and seventh grade male children was Investigated. Four measures were made of metaphorlc abilities. The first task was a multiple choice written test to determine the rate of metaphorlc preference. Part two consisted of children developing metaphors. Part three and four required explanations of the meaning of preferred metaphors and produced metaphors.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Stimson, Wanda Fields
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Factor-Analytic Study of Adaptive Behavior and Intellectual Functioning in Learning Disabled Children (open access)

A Factor-Analytic Study of Adaptive Behavior and Intellectual Functioning in Learning Disabled Children

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between measures of intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior among learning disabled children. The purposes of this study were to analyze the factorial structure of intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior among learning disabled (LD) children and to determine whether or not these constructs were significantly interrelated for this population. Data for the study were obtained by the use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R) and Zeitlin's Coping Inventory (CI). To facilitate the investigation, four research guestions were posed. The population for the study consisted of 160 LD students from Cooke County, Texas. Scaled scores from the WISC-R and CI were analyzed on 48 girls and 112 boys, ranging in age from 6-3 to 16-2 years. Statistical treatment included separate factor analyses of WISC-R and CI scaled scores, the analysis by canonical correlation of data combined from both tests to investigate the possibility of significant interrelatedness, an analysis of combined test data for principal factors, and an exposition of central tendency measures from both tests.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Yeargan, Dollye R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marketing Strategies Employed in Public Community Colleges, Public and Private Colleges and Universities in Texas for Nontraditional Students (open access)

Marketing Strategies Employed in Public Community Colleges, Public and Private Colleges and Universities in Texas for Nontraditional Students

The problem of this study concerned the marketing strategies utilized by public community colleges, public and private colleges and universities for the nontraditional student in Texas. Subjects of this study consisted of 101, or 78.9 percent of the original population of 128 regionally accredited colleges and universities in Texas as listed in the Educational Directory, Colleges & Universities, 1980-81. Out of original subpopulations of 56 public community colleges, 48, or 85.7 percent; 26, or 76.5 percent of the 34 public colleges and universities; and, 27, or 71.1 percent, of the 38 private colleges and universities surveyed participated in the study. Contact persons for the study were primarily public relations officers.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Losher, John J. (John Jay)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Perceptions of Thai Students in Thailand of the Study of English as a Foreign Language (open access)

The Perceptions of Thai Students in Thailand of the Study of English as a Foreign Language

The subject of the study was the perceptions of Thai students, in four different teacher education colleges in Thailand, of the study of English as a foreign language. The study had four purposes: To determine the attitudes of the students toward, and their recommendations for, instruction in the study of English? To determine students' perceptions about the importance of learning English; To determine the relationship between the above attitudes and the students' achievement; To analyze the data and conclusions reached and to make appropriate recommendations based on them.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Kruatrachue, Jutatip
System: The UNT Digital Library