| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
|---|
| The application of an optimal decision-making model within a higher education subsystem |
1977 |
365 |
Resource planning has become a fundamental activity of administrators at all levels in higher education. The decision-making process which surrounds the creation and justification of budgets can clearly benefit from the application of systems analysi... |
| A study to evaluate the manpower development training programs in Richmond County, North Carolina, 1967 through 1973 |
1975 |
353 |
This study has as its purpose the evaluation of Manpower Development Training programs at the local level. The study is built around four points to determine whether or not: (1) there were significant increases in the graduates' incomes after trainin... |
| A design for professional laboratory experiences in teacher education |
1972 |
1964 |
It was the purpose of this study to devise a model or design for professional laboratory experiences for teacher education. The writer took the philosophical position that conventional one-to-one placement of a student teacher with one cooperating pu... |
| The relationship between average student achievement and nonpromotion rate : a path analysis model for North Carolina elementary schools |
1983 |
250 |
This research examines the relationship among initial elementary school achievement, nonpromotion, and subsequent academic achievement. School-wide achievement means and retention rates were examined for first-, second-, and third-grade classes acros... |
| Rousseau on the education of women |
1979 |
628 |
This study investigated the theories of Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the education of women. The works of Rousseau were consulted in the original French and translated by the writer for the study. Many publications concerning the educational themes of Ro... |
| A comparison between recommendations and practices in interscholastic athletics for junior high schools in North Carolina |
1967 |
297 |
The study was undertaken to ascertain the extent to which practices relating to interscholastic athletic programs in the selected schools correlated with recommendations by authorities in the field. An extensive collection of recommendations by autho... |
| The relationship between consistent/inconsistent identification data of gifted children and their self-concept |
1979 |
540 |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-concept of two groups of gifted fourth, fifth, and sixth grade public school students. The relationship between the child's self-concept and the child's perception of the teacher rating was also s... |
| Teacher influence on the reading attitudes and reading behavior of seventh grade language arts students |
1983 |
313 |
Reading instruction has fallen short of meeting one of its primary goals--fostering positive attitudes toward reading. While credence has historically been given to the role of positive attitudes in student learning, relatively little research has be... |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Williams and the United States Military Academy |
1974 |
690 |
This study investigated the possibility that a connection existed between the educational ideas of Benjamin Franklin and the curriculum and goals of the United States Military Academy. The connecting link was Jonathan Williams, Franklin's grandnephew... |
| An analysis of distributive education students' attitudes toward their classroom instruction, their work experience, and careers in distribution |
1964 |
181 |
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of distributive education students toward their classroom instruction, their work experiences, and careers in distribution. A modified version of a summated rating scale, providing for both obj... |
| The social characteristics and career patterns of women administrators in North Carolina colleges and universities |
1979 |
218 |
It was the purpose of this study, conducted at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the Spring and Summer of 1979, to identify the major variables believed to be instrumental in influencing the positions, academic ranks and salaries ... |
| A modern appraisal of the Montessori method |
1965 |
373 |
John Dewey once said, "The world, as far as the external environment is concerned, has forgotten the child."1 Although the child has been called the most valuable resource which man has, he does not achieve a major status in our society until the pos... |