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Creator:: Harris, Janice J.
Abstract:: The relationship between self-concept and teacher competency was examined among 29 female college students enrolled in a beginning-level practicum of a preschool-teacher training program. The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) and the Preschool Teacher Competency Rating Scale (PTCRS) were used to assess the subjects' self-concepts and teacher competencies at the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: programs which foster positive self-concepts among teachers. They presently continue to remain essentially

Creator:: Lee, Florence G. L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an experimental approach to English language acquisition among preschool children attending low-cost community kindergartens in Singapore. Group and sex differences in the performance of four language tasks, as well as the effect of the interaction between group and sex...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: O'Neill, and Dr. Lloyd Crisp--for their encouragement and expertise. I wish to thank Mr. Eugene Yap

Creator:: Kilburg, Gary M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate Peer Collaborative Mentoring (PCM) as a professional development model for international graduate teaching assistants at an American university. Data were gathered from interviews and observations of three American peer mentors (Intracultural Peer Mentors/IAPMs), five Chinese Graduate Teaching Assistants (Intercultural Peer Mentors/IEPMs), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: developments in learning theory, and adopt active learning strategies and techniques to foster problem solving

Creator:: Dexter, Ronald L.
Abstract:: The study attempted to accomplish the following: 1. Identify the causes of absenteeism in an inner-city high school. 2. Investigate and compare the reasons for absenteeism of: (a) boys vs. girls, (b) students with divorced parents vs. students with parents who are not divorced, and (c) bused students vs. resident...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: children living with a single parent and students living with a rela- tive or in a foster home. 31

Creator:: McIntosh, Mathew Allen
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of three Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmate groups - Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans - towards the Activities Programs as a rehabilitative tool. Two other purposes were to (1) determine significant differences among group attitudes, and (2) determine the degree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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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