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Wholistic primary education : investigation and development of an integrated curriculum model

Creator:: Beyer, Elmira K.
Abstract:: A five year longitudinal study was begun in 1976 to find a solution to the problem of early primary children who fail in school and then adopt the failure syndrome. The study was conducted in four elementary schools in Oregon which had distinctly different socio-economic populations. The tests used for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in basic perceptual-motor skills. (Kephart, 1971, p. 15). Many of these children become the slow

Values and attitudes as measures of intergenerational differences

Creator:: Penn, John Roger
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the values and attitudes of a group of freshman female students and their parents and to determine if value and attitude differences existed between these two groups. Therefore, of equal importance in the study was the quantification of intergenerational differences. The subjects...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (p < .05). 14 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This review of literature is designed to

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Creator:: Proudfoot, Robert Charles
Abstract:: This study employed ethnographic methodology to investigate and record the post-camp, pre-assimilation period of Laotian refugees.The primary goal was to document the special problems and experiences of the Laotian population as they attempted to adjust to new roles and expectations within mainstream North American society.Oral histories and biographical statements focused...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Trained peer counselor effect on the personal growth of freshman students at a private, Liberal Arts college

Creator:: Willis, JoAnn
Abstract:: The primary problem of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of trained peer counselors on the personal growth of freshman students at a small liberal arts college. An effort was also made to determine if training residence hall student assistants in counseling skills affected freshman perceptions of those assistants.A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: meanings of other peoples' lives and relate to them more fully" (p. 221). Peer counseling is an attempt

Therapeutic non-directive play with low achievers in reading

Creator:: Hoyser, Elizabeth Emily
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic non- directive play treatment with third grade boys who were low achievers in reading and to determine how treatment was associated with changes in reading achievement: vocabulary and comprehension; reading attitude and academic self-concept; role expectations and self-adequacy....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The use of the ethnographic method in evaluating nontraditional continuing education programs

Creator:: Honey, William D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to test the effectiveness of the ethnographic method as a tool for evaluating nontraditional adult and continuing education programs. The program evaluated was the Oregon Heritage Festival, a four-week Summer Term activity designed to eclectically draw upon the arts, humanities, and science to illustrate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The use of tape-recordings to train counselors in the use of specific verbal communiation skills

Creator:: Standish, John Thomas
Abstract:: Purpose The study was designed to test the effectiveness of a counselor training experience which used pre-recorded client statements as the instructional medium. The principal objective of instruction was to teach counselor trainees to differentiate between the affective and cognitive content of client statements and to respond in ways which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: direction the interview takes. Porter reports (1943, p. 118): Directiveness is an aspect upon which all

The staff development needs of full-time instructional faculty as reported by professional staff members in Oregon community college

Creator:: Justice, Patricia Kallberg
Abstract:: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The study examined administrator and faculty perceptions toward staff development needs and ascertained the differences which exist between the reported staff development needs of full-time community college instructors within the state of Oregon. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: The three objectives identified for this study were: 1....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the E. P. D. A. Leadership Program and chairman of the author's doctoral committee for providing a

The role of the vocational teacher as perceived by three groups : non-degree, new-degree and experienced vocational teachers

Creator:: Phillips, William Ambrose
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study: The central purpose of this study was to compare the role perceptions of (A) non-degree vocational teachers recruited from business and industry, (B) experienced vocationally certified teachers who had been teaching more than five years, and (C) new-degree vocational education graduates from Oregon State University....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: qualifications necessary for a successful career in teaching.." (Public-Law 90-35) p. 87. Moss (1970) feels that

The role of the city manager in policy making : a study of differences in the conception of actual and perception of ideal policy making roles of the city manager by elected mayors and appointed managers in small California council-manager municipalities

Creator:: Feldman, Steven, 1954-
Abstract:: In recent years, the role of the City Manager in municipal policy making has been the focus of considerable attention and debate in both the academic and local government arenas. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in views of elected mayors and appointed managers with regard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Wholistic primary education : investigation and development of an integrated curriculum model

Values and attitudes as measures of intergenerational differences

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Trained peer counselor effect on the personal growth of freshman students at a private, Liberal Arts college

Therapeutic non-directive play with low achievers in reading

The use of the ethnographic method in evaluating nontraditional continuing education programs

The use of tape-recordings to train counselors in the use of specific verbal communiation skills

The staff development needs of full-time instructional faculty as reported by professional staff members in Oregon community college

The role of the vocational teacher as perceived by three groups : non-degree, new-degree and experienced vocational teachers

The role of the city manager in policy making : a study of differences in the conception of actual and perception of ideal policy making roles of the city manager by elected mayors and appointed managers in small California council-manager municipalities

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