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A study of transition skills for special education teachers in secondary settings

Creator:: Cote, Dorence J.
Abstract:: The recent focus on transition from school to working life has created a growing concern in Oregon about teachers with elementary certification as their initial certification who earn a special education certificate and teach students with disabilities in secondary settings. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of transition skills for special education

The self-concept and perceived importance of athletic competition of winners and losers in special olympics

Creator:: Luttrell, William Lynn
Abstract:: Special Olympics International, an organization committed to providing sport opportunities for children and adults with mental retardation, has been a major advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the effects of participation in competitive athletics on individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Competition of Winners and Losers in Special Olympics AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Wm. Lynn Luttrell for

Perceived needs of special education as identified by school personnel in small rural school districts in six eastern Oregon counties

Creator:: Veal, Lawrence Lyman
Abstract:: The purpose of the study, which was conducted in 33 school districts in six Eastern Oregon counties, was threefold: 1. To assess the perceived needs of administrators, counselors and/or specialists and special teachers of the handicapped and disadvantaged, to determine special education needs in small rural school districts; 2. To...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: special educators) was about 24 percent less than the average for metropolitan area teachers. This report

The effects of implementing the consultation model on special education referrals in the Portland (Oregon) public schools from 1987-1990

Creator:: Yocom, Dorothy Jean
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to examine the impact of the consulting teacher model on referral and verification rates to special education. A population of schools which implemented the model (N = 17) was compared with a randomly selected comparison group of schools which did not (N =...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: special education referrals in the Portland (Oregon) public schools from 1987-1990 AN ABSTRACT OF THE

The influence of background, peers, and faculty on the development of autonomy in college freshmen

Creator:: Erekson, Charles Franklin
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to identify sources of influence on one major growth trend for college students: the development of autonomy. Specifically, the study focused on whether change in autonomy in college freshmen was related to the background of the students, their associations with peers, their contacts with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 371 Oregon State University freshmen residing in University housing during the 1972-73 academic year

Financing health care in later life

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L. and Stiehl, Ruth
Abstract:: Published August 1989. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: under special circumstances. Hospice. Hospice coverage is provided for 210 days. However, unlimited

A case study of effects of accelerated learning methodology on reading gains of ten middle school students in southwest Washington

Creator:: Questad, Beverly A.
Abstract:: Learning disabled students in special education programs have not been demonstrating equal achievement gains in reading when compared to their non-handicapped peers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Accelerated Learning methods in teaching reading to ten learning disabled middle school students in southwest Washington. Accelerated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Learning disabled students in special education programs have not been demonstrating equal achievement

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

Creator:: Sumrain, Ibrahim A.
Abstract:: To determine whether there were differences between foreign (Arab) and American student attitudes toward academic dishonesty in Oregon State University, a seventy-eight item questionnaire designed by Kirk, (1970) was adapted and administered to two hundred and eighty Arab and American graduate and undergraduate students. Three aspects of academic dishonesty were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: special emphasis on the school definition of unacceptable academic behaviors, regardless of the cultural

A study of preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming

Creator:: Staebler, Bonita Louise
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine the effects of level (elementary and secondary), program status (beginning, midway, and student teaching), and demongraphic variables (experience, success, college supervisor support, supervising teacher support, additional support services, and school type) on preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming. The population consisted of 91...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: on program status. Student teachers reported significantly more experience with special need

Attitudes of high school students toward three selected ethnic groups as affected by participation in an ethnic studies program

Creator:: Orzech, Miriam Weitz
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine whether taking a course of study about ethnic minorities and racial prejudice in the United States would produce a statistically significant change in the attitudes of white, middle-class high school students toward three ethnic minorities i. e., Blacks, Native Americans, and Chicanos....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students' racial attitudes in the direction of lessened prejudice. A special Thurstone type attitude

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A study of transition skills for special education teachers in secondary settings

The self-concept and perceived importance of athletic competition of winners and losers in special olympics

Perceived needs of special education as identified by school personnel in small rural school districts in six eastern Oregon counties

The effects of implementing the consultation model on special education referrals in the Portland (Oregon) public schools from 1987-1990

The influence of background, peers, and faculty on the development of autonomy in college freshmen

Financing health care in later life

A case study of effects of accelerated learning methodology on reading gains of ten middle school students in southwest Washington

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

A study of preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming

Attitudes of high school students toward three selected ethnic groups as affected by participation in an ethnic studies program

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