School districts across the nation are engaged in an ongoing attempt to bring about
change. Educational researchers strive to initiate change in the classroom with students as
well as the teachers of these students.
The evaluation of a change effort is a key element in any implementation model; as
the...
The purposes of this study were to construct a Likert scale to
measure the attitudes of individuals toward their personal health, then
to establish the reliability and validity of the scale.
A 22 item scale was developed from computer part whole analysis
of 100 random items written and edited by...
Problem
While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional
aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was
concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers,
especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence."
Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
The purpose of this research was to determine if there were
initial differences in selected dimensions of self-actualization, as
measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), between the
freshmen who selected co-educational residence halls and those who
selected single-sex residence halls; and to determine if the type
of residence hall...
This study was concerned with determining if: (1) the
effectiveness of residence hall student government varies according to
the perceptions of its role held by residence hall student staff and
government officers, and the hall type and population; (2) the
perception of hall student government held by student staff varies...
Racial integration of the Louisiana public school system had a devastating
effect on its number of Black teachers. The state has yet to recover from this
reduction, as fewer Black college students pursue education degrees. This study
reports on whether or not the lack of Black educators has influenced high...
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable, instrument for
determining the mathematics subject matter knowledge of Thai preservice elementary
teachers at eight (8) teachers' colleges in eight (8) provinces in northern Thailand.
The focus of the content of interest was the operation of division of...
The purpose of this study was to seek evidence which might
lead to the development of more effective ways of dealing with the
problem of failure to attend school.
Concept of self has long been considered worthy of consideration
in evaluating behavior. It is known that significant experiences
in life...