The Relationship of Authoritarianism as Revealed by the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale and Perceived Effectiveness of Teaching as Indicated by Teachers' Self-Rating Principals' Ratings and Supervisors' ratings (open access)

The Relationship of Authoritarianism as Revealed by the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale and Perceived Effectiveness of Teaching as Indicated by Teachers' Self-Rating Principals' Ratings and Supervisors' ratings

This research sought to find if a significant relationship existed between a factor of personality, authoritarianism, as measured on the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale, and perceived effectiveness of teaching as measured by ratings on the Purdue Rating Scale for Instruction.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Lewis, Franklin Garner
System: The UNT Digital Library
Basis for Evaluating University Extension Programs (open access)

Basis for Evaluating University Extension Programs

The primary problem of this study was to establish a plan for evaluating university extension programs through a review of the literature and standards for accreditation.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Powell, Charles Weldon
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Individualized Programs of Physical Education on Normal Children Who Have Reading Difficulties (open access)

The Effects of Individualized Programs of Physical Education on Normal Children Who Have Reading Difficulties

A problem which confronts education today, and which causes many children to be unsuccessful in academic achievement, is retarded reading.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Williams, Sebron Belton, 1925-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Effects of Two Methods of Teaching Physical Education on Physical Fitness and Attitude (open access)

A Comparison of the Effects of Two Methods of Teaching Physical Education on Physical Fitness and Attitude

The problem under consideration was a study of physical fitness and attitude utilizing two methods of teaching physical education in a metropolitan junior college.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Erickson, Charles R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Teaching Study Skills and Reading, Writing, and Listening Skills as a Specific Course of Study for Ninth Grade Students (open access)

The Effects of Teaching Study Skills and Reading, Writing, and Listening Skills as a Specific Course of Study for Ninth Grade Students

The problem of this study was to test the effects of teaching selected study skills and reading, writing, and listening skills as a specific course of study for ninth grade students. To study this problem, the performance of students enrolled in a study skills and reading, writing, and listening skills course was compared to that of a comparable group of ninth graders, electing the course but not permitted to take it, on the basis of performance as measured by mean gain on alternate forms of the Spitzer Study Skills Test and on the Sequential Test of Educational Progress--Reading-Writing-Listening.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Fillman, Tony Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Health Knowledges to Health Practices of College Freshmen at North Texas State University (open access)

The Relationship of Health Knowledges to Health Practices of College Freshmen at North Texas State University

The problem of this study was the relationship of health knowledges to health practices of college freshmen at North Texas State University.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Fisher, Millard Jay
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Overhead Projectuals and a Transparent Projection Box in Teaching Orthographic Projection (open access)

The Effectiveness of Overhead Projectuals and a Transparent Projection Box in Teaching Orthographic Projection

The problem was a study of the effectiveness of overhead projectuals and a transparent projection box in teaching orthographic projection.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Muns, Nedom C. (Nedom Conway), 1939-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Transition From the Sixth to the Seventh Grade Upon Student Status, Attitude, and Achievement (open access)

The Effects of Transition From the Sixth to the Seventh Grade Upon Student Status, Attitude, and Achievement

The problem of this study is the effect of movement from the sixth grade to the seventh grade upon student social status, attitude toward school, and achievement.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Myers, Eddie Earl
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Values Among Selected Secondary Teachers and Principals as Related to Success Criteria (open access)

A Study of Values Among Selected Secondary Teachers and Principals as Related to Success Criteria

This was a study of the personal values of selected secondary teachers and principals as related to (1) the principals' evaluations of teacher success, (2) years of teaching experience and (3) level of educational preparation.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Nichols, Charlie D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Figures of Speech, Divergent Thinking, and Activation Theory (open access)

Figures of Speech, Divergent Thinking, and Activation Theory

The problem was to investigate the relationships between the incidence of figures of speech in selected types of pupils' compositions and pupils' divergent thinking.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Porter, Charles Mack, 1936-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Student Achievement and Attitude Utilizing Two Methods of Teaching the American Government Course in a Metropolitan Junior College (open access)

A Study of Student Achievement and Attitude Utilizing Two Methods of Teaching the American Government Course in a Metropolitan Junior College

The problem under consideration was a study of student achievement and attitude by utilising two methods of teaching the American government course in a metropolitan junior college.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Trotter, Robert Sydney, 1940-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of the North Texas State University Campus Environment Through Perceptions of Institutional Characterisitcs Held by Selected Subgroups of the Student Body (open access)

Assessment of the North Texas State University Campus Environment Through Perceptions of Institutional Characterisitcs Held by Selected Subgroups of the Student Body

The purposes of this study were to describe the North Texas State University campus environment as perceived by the students, to compare perceptions of certain of the campus environmental characteristics with those of other colleges and universities throughout the nation, and to compare selected subgroups within the student body with respect to their perceptions of campus environmental characteristics.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Windham, Paula A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Selected Attitudes and Values of the Adolescent Society in 1957 and 1972 (open access)

A Comparison of Selected Attitudes and Values of the Adolescent Society in 1957 and 1972

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the structure and process of selected social influences during adolescence in one large high school. It was hypothesized that adolescents would be more oriented to peers and activities outside school and less oriented to academics, athletics, and other school-related activities. The study sought to answer questions about the social climate of the adolescent in a large high school and to analyze the implications of these findings for administrators and others who are interested in the optimum adjustment of teenagers.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Artmann, Edwin August
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Faculty Participation and Organization in Texas Junior Colleges (open access)

A Study of Faculty Participation and Organization in Texas Junior Colleges

This study was undertaken with four purposes in mind: (1) to describe the extent to which faculty members are now involved in decision-making in Texas junior colleges as reported by four reference groups: (a) board chairmen, (b) junior college presidents, (c) faculty association presidents, and (d) other faculty members; (2) to describe the opinions of these groups relative to the extent to which faculty members should be involved in decision-making; (3) to describe the opinions of the four reference groups in regard to some characteristics of existing faculty organizations; and (4) to make recommendations for junior college faculty organization and participation in decision-making in Texas junior colleges.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Kirkpatrick, James Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development and Validation of an Inventory of Academic Requirements for Criminal Justice Education (open access)

The Development and Validation of an Inventory of Academic Requirements for Criminal Justice Education

The purpose of this study was to develop a concept of higher education which would be responsive to the needs of criminal justice. The study sought first to identify from both the popular and professional literature the principal roles of the three main component areas of criminal justice (police, courts, and corrections). Second, the study sought to identify those fundamental areas of knowledge which would support the common criminal justice roles; and, finally, the study sought to formulate the essential items of knowledge thus developed into an inventory of academic requirements for criminal justice education and to validate that inventory by subjecting it to the scrutiny of a panel of experts for their evaluation.
Date: May 1972
Creator: McDowell, Charles P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching the Manipulative Skills of Office Machines (open access)

A Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching the Manipulative Skills of Office Machines

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of comparing a learning systems approach to a lecture-demonstration-rotation approach of teaching the manipulative skills of office machines.
Date: May 1972
Creator: McKenzie, Jimmy C., 1939-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adolescents' Perception of Parental Behavior toward Them and its Relationship with Sex, Delinquency, and Security (open access)

Adolescents' Perception of Parental Behavior toward Them and its Relationship with Sex, Delinquency, and Security

This study investigated adolescents' perception of parental behavior toward them and its relationship with sex, delinquency, and security. The subjects chosen for the study were sixty boys and sixty girls from eleventh grade English classes, and sixty boys and sixty girls from two institutions for juvenile delinquents. All subjects were white, they ranged in age from fifteen through eighteen years, and they had two living parents.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Mojallali, Shah, 1938-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Performance of Advisory Boards Serving Selected Schools of Business Administration (open access)

An Evaluation of the Performance of Advisory Boards Serving Selected Schools of Business Administration

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of advisory boards serving schools of business. This evaluation is based upon perceptions held by business school deans, department heads, and advisory board members concerning the most significant objectives established for advisory boards and the extent to which they have been attained.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Noe, Robert Marshall
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Three Procedures for Increasing Assertiveness in Low Assertive College Students (open access)

The Effectiveness of Three Procedures for Increasing Assertiveness in Low Assertive College Students

The problem of this study is to determine the relative effectiveness of the three counseling procedures of modeling, assertive training, and modeling plus assertive training for increasing assertive behavior in low assertive junior college students.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Perkins, Danny Gale
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Status of the Teaching of Negro History in the Public High Schools of Texas (open access)

The Status of the Teaching of Negro History in the Public High Schools of Texas

The problem of this study was to ascertain the status of the teaching of Negro history in American history classes in the public high schools of Texas.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Polk, Travis R., 1935-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Lecture Discussion and Group Centered Counseling on Parents of Moderately Mentally Retarded Children (open access)

The Effects of Lecture Discussion and Group Centered Counseling on Parents of Moderately Mentally Retarded Children

The problem of this study was to determine if involvement in lecture-discussion classes of group centered counseling would significantly alter anxiety level, aspects of self-concept, or knowledge of mental retardation in parents of moderately mentally retarded children.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Siegel, Edward Morton
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Perceived Relationships Between Higher Education Institutions and Daily Newspapers and Television Stations in Texas (open access)

A Survey of Perceived Relationships Between Higher Education Institutions and Daily Newspapers and Television Stations in Texas

The problem of this study was to determine perceived relationships between higher education institutions in Texas and daily newspapers and television stations in the state. It also was to determine roles, responsibilities, and priorities of college information office representatives.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Newbury, Joyce Donell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Course Content of Life, Earth, and Physical Science Programs in Selected Texas Junior High Schools (open access)

The Course Content of Life, Earth, and Physical Science Programs in Selected Texas Junior High Schools

The purpose of the study was to determine the agreement between reported levels of emphasis of course content topics suitable for the junior high school and the optimum level of emphasis as it was recommended by Texas science supervisors and national science education specialists.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Moore, Joe M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers (open access)

A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers

The purpose of this study was to determine, whether there was a significant difference in the leisure reading habits of two groups of women who were college graduates; one group of elementary classroom teachers, grades one through six, and another group of women who were not teachers.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Watson, Thurman O.
System: The UNT Digital Library