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Attitude Change as a Function of Parent Group Participation (open access)

Attitude Change as a Function of Parent Group Participation

The purpose of this study is to provide a measurement of selected parental attitudes and an evaluation of the effectiveness of Parent Groups as instruments for promoting attitude changes in a positive direction.
Date: May 1970
Creator: Standifer, John T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of A Summer Group Counseling Institute on Selected Attitudes and Personality Characteristics of Junior College Counselors (open access)

The Effect of A Summer Group Counseling Institute on Selected Attitudes and Personality Characteristics of Junior College Counselors

The problem of this study was to measure attitudinal and personality changes that took place in junior college counselors as a result of a short-term group counseling institute.
Date: May 1970
Creator: Verett, Gary D. (Gary Dwayne)
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Application of Readability Techniques to Prediction of Difficulty Level of Shorthand Dictation Materials (open access)

An Application of Readability Techniques to Prediction of Difficulty Level of Shorthand Dictation Materials

It was the purpose of this study to determine whether one or a combination of adult readability formulas, when applied to shorthand dictation material, could predict difficulty, as well as to develop a shorthand formula for this specific purpose. In addition, the questions of comparative reliability and practicability were tested with respect to the two kinds of formulas as applied to the shorthand material.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Henshall, Joy L. (Joy Lanier)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Correlational Analysis of Client Change In Sheltered Workshops with Selected Characteristics of the Client, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Workshop Supervisor (open access)

A Correlational Analysis of Client Change In Sheltered Workshops with Selected Characteristics of the Client, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Workshop Supervisor

This investigation was designed to assess the amount of attitudinal change experienced by the client and certain selected characteristics of the client, his vocational rehabilitation counselor, immediate workshop supervisor and his sheltered workshop.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Schieffer, Larry Francis, 1940-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Self Concept and Various Conceptual and Physical Practice Methods Upon the Performance of a Selected Basketball Motor Skill (open access)

The Effect of Self Concept and Various Conceptual and Physical Practice Methods Upon the Performance of a Selected Basketball Motor Skill

The problem investigated was the effect of various methods of conceptual, physical, and conceptual-physical practice procedures upon performance of the basketball motor skill of foul shooting. The sub-problem under investigation was the effect of self-concept upon the performance of foul shooting.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Lewis, Raymond Lee
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
The Effects of Motivational Group Techniques Upon Selected Personality and Behavioral Variables (open access)

The Effects of Motivational Group Techniques Upon Selected Personality and Behavioral Variables

The problem of this study was to investigate the effects of motivational group techniques upon selected personality and behavioral variables. Particular emphasis was placed upon changes in personality and behavior with respect to freshmen college students.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Ballard, Stanley Newton, 1933-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Spitz Student Response System in Teaching a Course in Logical and Mathematical Concepts (open access)

An Evaluation of the Spitz Student Response System in Teaching a Course in Logical and Mathematical Concepts

The problem with which this investigation was concerned was that of determining the effect of teaching freshman mathematics with the Spitz Student Response System upon a student's anxiety level, attitude and achievement.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Brown, John David
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Predictive Validities, as Measured by Multiple Correlation, of Certain Mathematics Grades and a Test Battery Using Academic Achievement as Criteria (open access)

The Predictive Validities, as Measured by Multiple Correlation, of Certain Mathematics Grades and a Test Battery Using Academic Achievement as Criteria

The problem of this study was to determine the predictive validities, as measured by multiple correlation, of certain mathematics course grades and the American College Test (ACT) battery when various achievement criteria were used. This study had a two-fold purpose: (1) to determine measures which could be used effectively to predict academic achievement in college mathematics, and (2) to determine whether the multiple correlation between selected predictors and each criterion were significant.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Farmer, Loyal
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship Between Personally Perceived Autonomy and the Professional Activity of Secondary School Teachers (open access)

The Relationship Between Personally Perceived Autonomy and the Professional Activity of Secondary School Teachers

The problem with which this investigation was concerned was that of determining the relationship between personally perceived autonomy and the extent of professional activity of secondary teachers. The two methods of determining this relationship were questionnaire completion and personal interview. It was assumed that the two methods complemented one another in the determination of findings.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Ervay, Stuart B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Public Law 815 and its Operation in Texas (open access)

A Study of Public Law 815 and its Operation in Texas

The problem of this study is to review the background, the development, the present status, and the significance of Public Law 815 with special reference to its operation in Texas.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Taylor, Orace C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Title II, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and an Evaluation of Its Impact in Texas (open access)

A Study of Title II, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and an Evaluation of Its Impact in Texas

The problem of this study was to determine the purpose of ESEA Title II, 1965, and evaluate the impact of the operation of this legislation on selected public schools of Texas.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Buell, Frank G. (Frank Garvin)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Effect of Industrial Arts Experience on the Attitude Changes of University Freshmen (open access)

A Study to Determine the Effect of Industrial Arts Experience on the Attitude Changes of University Freshmen

The problem of this study was to determine the effect of industrial arts experiences on changing the attitudes of North Texas State University freshmen toward industrial arts generally and toward specific curriculum areas in industrial arts.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Ball, John E.
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
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 Impact of the Regional Education Service Centers on the Public School Superintendency in Texas (open access)

The Impact of the Regional Education Service Centers on the Public School Superintendency in Texas

The problem of this study was to determine the impact of the Regional Education Service Centers on the public school superintendency in Texas and the desired future development of the centers.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Watson, Forrest E., 1935-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the Principal in Open Plan Elementary Schools in Texas as Perceived by the Principals of theses Schools (open access)

The Role of the Principal in Open Plan Elementary Schools in Texas as Perceived by the Principals of theses Schools

The problem of this study was to analyze the role of the principal in open plan elementary schools in Texas. The analysis was limited to the principals' perception of their role in these schools.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Wakeland, Justin
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
A Study of Industrial Education Graduates and Non-Graduates of Texas Southern University with Implications for Curriculum Revision (open access)

A Study of Industrial Education Graduates and Non-Graduates of Texas Southern University with Implications for Curriculum Revision

The problem was a study of the School of Technology graduates and non-graduates of Texas Southern University with implications for curriculum revision.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Robinson, Clarence L. (Clarence Leslie), 1937-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Educational Achievement to the Role-Concept of Women (open access)

The Relationship of Educational Achievement to the Role-Concept of Women

The problem of this investigation was an analysis of selected variables that affected woman's role-concept. Specifically this research was concerned with how a woman's role-concept was influenced by education. This research concluded that the level of education influenced role-concept. Respondents with more than a high school education were very contemporary. Other variable such as marital status, age, parental views, ethnic group, and major seemed to have little effect on role-concept. All groups surveyed were more contemporary than traditional. Further research to determine if all women are becoming contemporary would be meaningful.
Date: May 1979
Creator: Mooneyham, Charlotte S.
System: The UNT Digital Library