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Color Concepts for the Art Student (open access)

Color Concepts for the Art Student

The problem of this study is to determine the degree to which color concepts should be taught to the art student. There is a survey of the awareness of color through art history, the introduction of certain historical and recent information in the fields of physics, physiology, and psychology in relation to color and the art student, a review of the symbolic nature of color, an examination of the development of color notation or theories utilized by art students, and an attempt to integrate color more fully with the other art elements.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Adams, Donna Finch
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Associated with Quality of Academic Programs and Types of Jobs Secured by Graduates of Handcrafted Textile Design Programs of Universities and Polytechnics in Nigeria (open access)

Factors Associated with Quality of Academic Programs and Types of Jobs Secured by Graduates of Handcrafted Textile Design Programs of Universities and Polytechnics in Nigeria

The problem with which this study is concerned is that of determining the possible differential effects of the alternative training patterns of handcrafted textile design students in universities and polytechnics in Nigeria on the scores in courses for their final-year training as well as the type of first employment that students secure after graduation.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Adetoro, Sheriffdeen Abayomi
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Rhyming Verses on Young Children's Ability to Repeat Rhythmic Phrases (open access)

The Influence of Rhyming Verses on Young Children's Ability to Repeat Rhythmic Phrases

The purpose of this study was to determine if the teaching of rhyming verses containing rhythmic phrases facilitates young children's learning of the rhythmic phrases. The study utilized a pre-test/post-test/control group design. The students were randomly selected and assigned to either experimental group A, experimental group B, or a control group. Students in experimental group A were taught the rhyming verses and given practice repeating the rhythmic phrases contained in the rhyming verses. Students in experimental group B were only given practice repeating the rhythmic phrases. The control group was taught seasonal songs and activities. No rhythmic instruction was given to the control group.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Alexander, Mary Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work Motivation and Perceptions of Academic Organizational Climate: A Nigerian Study (open access)

Work Motivation and Perceptions of Academic Organizational Climate: A Nigerian Study

The problem with which this study is concerned is to determine the relationship between the motivations to work for Nigerian lecturers and their perceptions of their academic organizational climate. The related purposes of the study are to determine the motivations to work for Nigerian lecturers, their perceptions of the academic organizational climate in which they work, and the relationships that exist between motivations and type of organizational climate.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Aluko, Michael Afolabi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Resistance to Temptation in Five-Year-Old Children (open access)

Resistance to Temptation in Five-Year-Old Children

This study measured the resistance to temptation of five-year-old children as related to their sex, Sunday school attendance, and mothers' working status; analyzed the mothers' parenting attitudes as influenced by work, church attendance, and family structure; and examined relationships between children's resistance to temptation and mothers' parenting attitudes.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Artmann, Sylvia Simone Oster
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Nomothetic Examination of the Role of Religious Ideology in Relation to Academic Dishonesty (open access)

A Nomothetic Examination of the Role of Religious Ideology in Relation to Academic Dishonesty

The purposes were (1) to determine student attitudes concerning the cause, frequency, method, and punishment of academically dishonest behavior, (2) to determine current behavioral patterns concerning the origin, method, frequency, and student reactions to academically dishonest behavior, and (3) to determine the role of denominational affiliation, religious participation, satisfaction with religious involvement, and importance of religious development in relationship to the practice of academic dishonesty.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Borsellino, Charles C. (Charles Clifford)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Training Seminar in Human Relations and a Personality Trait Study of Internal Auditors (open access)

A Training Seminar in Human Relations and a Personality Trait Study of Internal Auditors

Little research has been done on the personality of internal auditors. However, there does exist a negative stereotype. They are seen as hostile and unsympathetic. The purpose of this research was to see if the negative stereotype was indeed true and to see if undesirable behavior could be changed through training.
Date: February 1983
Creator: Bull, Dennis L. (Dennis Lee)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Program Evaluation of a Residential Treatment Center with a Family Counseling Component (open access)

A Program Evaluation of a Residential Treatment Center with a Family Counseling Component

This study was an evaluation of the effectiveness of a residential treatment program for adolescents and young adults. The purpose of the investigation was to measure the impact of residential treatment with and without family counseling on the variables of work-school adjustment and return to treatment.
Date: December 1983
Creator: DeFoore, Bill, 1950-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Classroom Management Procedures Utilized by Teachers of Emotionally Disturbed Students (open access)

An Analysis of Classroom Management Procedures Utilized by Teachers of Emotionally Disturbed Students

The teacher of the emotionally disturbed student must provide an educational setting for pupils unable, or unwilling, to appropriately interact within the regular educational setting. The teacher, ultimately, decides classroom scheduling, academic experiences, social interactions and order of the room. In short, teaching style and the teaching personality shape the learning environment. Style of teaching is evidenced by the management techniques utilized within the classroom. The purpose of this study is to determine if differences exist in the classroom management techniques employed by educators of emotionally disturbed children and youth assigned to (a) resource rooms in the public school setting, (b) self-contained classrooms in the public school setting, and (c) residential treatment centers as determined by the Classroom Management Profile (Bullock & Zagar, 1980).
Date: May 1983
Creator: Donahue, Catherine A. (Catherine Ann)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Burnout Levels Among Community College Administrators (open access)

A Study of Burnout Levels Among Community College Administrators

This study examined the extent of job-related burnout among Dallas County Community College Administrators. The levels of burnout among the participants were assessed with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). This questionnaire seeks to measure the frequency and intensity of the three components of burnout—emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of a sense of personal accomplishment.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Ellis, Steve Erwin
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Examination of Higher Education in the Process of Economic Development and Social Change in Nigeria (open access)

An Examination of Higher Education in the Process of Economic Development and Social Change in Nigeria

The problem of this study was to describe higher education in relation to economic development and social change in Nigeria. The purposes of this study were (1) to identify the needs for economic development and social change in Nigeria; (2) to relate higher education goals to the identified needs; (3) to determine the perceptions of the participating groups of students, faculty members, academic administrators, and government officials about what priority of importance is being placed and should be placed on higher education goals to achieve the national needs; (4) to formulate recommendations for the future development of higher education in relation to economic development and social change in Nigeria.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Enin-Okut, Akanuboh A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preretirement Planning Programs For Teachers In Texas Public Schools (open access)

Preretirement Planning Programs For Teachers In Texas Public Schools

This study investigated the prevalence and characteristics of teacher retirement preparation programs in Texas public schools and determined how school personnel directors perceived selected aspects of such programs. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data about personnel directors' opinions of several aspects of retirement preparation programs, and about existing school district programs.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Griffith, Arvilla Rogers
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Validation of Interactive Computer Simulation Programs for Predicting On-Task Competencies for Inertial Navigation System Equipment (open access)

The Validation of Interactive Computer Simulation Programs for Predicting On-Task Competencies for Inertial Navigation System Equipment

This study investigated the predictive value of time on-task and error scores on tests administered through Control Data Corporation PLATO interactive computer graphics simulation as predictors of errors and time on-task for inertial navigation system equipment operation. In addition, the correlation between simulated pass/fail error and time on-task scores, and subsequent pass/fail criteria using actual equipment was investigated.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Hageman, Dwight C. (Dwight Conrad)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Perceived Sex-Appropriateness of a Task on Performance of Selected Sports Skills (open access)

The Effects of Perceived Sex-Appropriateness of a Task on Performance of Selected Sports Skills

Recent literature reveals that sex differences in performance actually might be reflections of sex differences in perceptions about the sex-appropriateness and the masculinity and femininity of certain activities. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the effects of perceived sex-appropriateness of a task upon performance of selected sport skills.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Harris, Victoria L. (Victoria Lou)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship between Parental Identification and Managerial Roles as Perceived by Community College Administrators (open access)

A Study of the Relationship between Parental Identification and Managerial Roles as Perceived by Community College Administrators

Action theory provides a theoretical framework for examining administrative behavior in a higher educational system. The specific problem with which this study is concerned is the relationship between parental identification, a selected aspect of early acculturation, and the managerial roles of community college administrators. The purposes of this investigation are twofold. The first is to determine the relationships between perceived parental identification and Theory X and Theory Y action frames of reference of administrators in a selected community college district. The second purpose is to determine Theory X and Theory Y action frames of reference based on (a) age, (b) sex, (c) method of succession, (d) type of administrative position, and (e) length of time in present position.
Date: August 1983
Creator: Hirsch, Margot E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Influencing a Graduate Student to Pursue an Advanced Degree in Adult and Continuing Education (open access)

Factors Influencing a Graduate Student to Pursue an Advanced Degree in Adult and Continuing Education

This study investigated factors reported by graduate students which influenced them to pursue a graduate degree in Adult and Continuing Education. A survey instrument was developed by three primary methods: (1) review of literature, (2) recommendations of former graduate students, and (3) recommendations of a panel of experts. The instrument was divided into three broad areas: (1) demographic information, (2) two open-ended questions, and (3) influential factors as reported in other studies.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Ingram, Nellie Williams
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Description of the Types, Availability and Teachers' Knowledge of Children's Literature in Six Selected Child Care Centers (open access)

A Description of the Types, Availability and Teachers' Knowledge of Children's Literature in Six Selected Child Care Centers

Twenty-four teachers completed questionnaires and demographic data forms to describe the types of books they chose most often, where they got them, how they selected them, and how important they felt it was to expose children to good literature. A criteria sheet was used to describe the types and currency of books in each center. The teachers used a variety of sources to select and obtain books. Most teachers knew how literature aids some aspect of development. Every type of book was represented in all collections, but poetry and wordless picture books were least represented.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Kretchun, Christine Haas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teachers' Content Decisions: A Case Study (open access)

Teachers' Content Decisions: A Case Study

The selection of course content has political and sociological implications as well as educational significance. Since local curriculum development is increasingly prevalent, description of teachers' content decisions is an important concern. This study examined the content decision making of four Family Living teachers in a natural school setting.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Mason, Barbara L. (Barbara Langston)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Actual and Suggested Philosophical Considerations and Practices of Residential Life Discipline (open access)

A Comparison of the Actual and Suggested Philosophical Considerations and Practices of Residential Life Discipline

The purposes of this study were to determine the current philosophical considerations and practices of Residential Life disciplinarians in the United States and to compare these to the philosophical considerations and practices suggested for current use by experts in the field.
Date: December 1983
Creator: McGuire, Elisabeth Brooks
System: The UNT Digital Library
Errors in Looping and Assignment by Novice Assembly Language Programmers (open access)

Errors in Looping and Assignment by Novice Assembly Language Programmers

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is an analysis of errors in looping and assignment made by novice assembly language computer programmers. This analysis is made after subjects write three computer programs. The verbal definition of the problem for each program specifies, without naming, either a for, while, or repeat looping structure. The purposes of the study are the following; to determine whether using the appropriate looping structure is related to writing a correct program; to determine the incidence of assignment errors in incorrect programs; to determine the degree of relationship between mathematical aptitude, and the type of assignment errors made; to determine the degree of relationship between use of the appropriate looping structure and mathematical, verbal, and scholastic aptitude; to determine the degree of relationship between gender and use of the appropriate looping structure, and to determine the degree of relationship between gender and the number of assignment errors.
Date: December 1983
Creator: Melkus, Lovie Ann Jeffrey
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Texas Public School Superintendents on Occupational Sources of Stress (open access)

An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Texas Public School Superintendents on Occupational Sources of Stress

The purpose of this study was to determine the stress factors which create the most difficulty for the superintendent; to determine which, if any, groups are most responsible for generating these stress factors? to determine if variables in the personal life of the individual superintendent are related to the amount of stress felt by him; and to suggest ways in which the amount of stress may be reduced. The population of this study was the school superintendents in Texas. The instrument used in this study was a two-part questionnaire consisting of thirty-five items designed to elicit perceptions of superintendents toward those situations that were most bothersome on their job.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Myers, Thomas C. (Thomas Clay)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of the Ratio of Utilized Predictors to Original Predictors on the Shrinkage of Multiple Correlation Coefficients (open access)

The Effects of the Ratio of Utilized Predictors to Original Predictors on the Shrinkage of Multiple Correlation Coefficients

This study dealt with shrinkage in multiple correlation coefficients computed for sample data when these coefficients are compared to the multiple correlation coefficients for populations and the effect of the ratio of utilized predictors to original predictors on the shrinkage in R square. The study sought to provide the rationale for selection of the shrinkage formula when the correlations between the predictors and the criterion are known and determine which of the three shrinkage formulas (Browne, Darlington, or Wherry) will yield the R square from sample data that is closest to the R square for the population data.
Date: August 1983
Creator: Petcharat, Prataung Parn
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of a Short-Term Training Program on Learned Helplessness Among Staff and Residents of Nursing Homes (open access)

The Impact of a Short-Term Training Program on Learned Helplessness Among Staff and Residents of Nursing Homes

The impact of a short-term training program upon learned helplessness among nursing home staff and residents was studied. Learned helplessness among staff was defined in terms of depression, self-monitoring, short-term memory, absenteeism, and turnover. Among residents, urinary incontinence was the selected measure of helplessness.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Pinder, Margaret M. (Margaret Marie)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Merit Pay for Classroom Teachers (open access)

Merit Pay for Classroom Teachers

The purposes of this study were to identify factors commonly used in teacher merit pay plans, to compare perceptions of administrators and teachers concerning these factors, and to determine the elements that should be used in a teacher merit pay plan. A review of the literature was conducted to identify factors commonly used in teacher merit pay plans. A questionnaire was utilized to gather data pertaining to the perceptions of administrators and teachers concerning these factors.
Date: May 1983
Creator: Pruitt, Sid C.
System: The UNT Digital Library