This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of the Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS)/Life Skills program at the University of North Texas, as perceived by the student athletes who participate or participated in this program. The study attempts to measure the extent to which the student athletes feel that the program had value; if they received helpful information to support them through their college career to career transition; if the student athletes felt that the program provided them with skills to encourage better self-esteem; and if they believed that the CHAMPS/Life Skills program provided them with leadership and character education. The study, conducted in the Fall of 2003, had 163 respondents. An instrument was developed to determine student athletes' perceptions of the effectiveness of the CHAMPS/Life Skills program at UNT. The instrument consisted of 30 questions using a Likert-type scale. A Mann-Whitney U, a non-parametric t-Test, was utilized to analyze the data. This type of t-Test was used because it is specifically designed to compare the means of the same variable with two different groups and account for non-homogeneous groups. The lack of homogeneity was very likely influenced by the unequal group sizes. Generally, all aspects of the CHAMPS/Life Skills program at UNT were found to be positive by each subgroup. Student athletes found value in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program at UNT. In three of the four components studied, males had a statistically stronger feeling than females. Minority status had no statistically significant impact on the results in any of the four components studied. For the variable measuring the number of years in the program, a significant difference existed in three of the four components studied. The study shows that if a student athlete was involved in the program for more than two years, the CHAMPS/Life Skills program at UNT was more valuable for them than those enrolled for a shorter period of time.

This study sought to determine the current status of the nuclear armament/disarmament issue as a topic for the moral decision-making model in secondary social studies curriculums and to establish guidelines for its inclusion in future lessons. A review of the relevant literature provided the basis for a questionnaire mailed to four hundred, randomly selected social studies department chairpersons. Their attitudes regarding the legitimacy of the topic and methods employed in instructional lessons were addressed. Survey results were categorized according to respondents' incorporation of the topic into their curriculum and whether they taught in public or private institutions. A majority of the respondents indicated they taught lessons regarding nuclear disarmament and employed at least a portion of the commonly accepted steps of the decision-making model. The related literature and questionnaire results suggested certain recommendations for the development of effective units of instruction in this area.

Millions of United States citizens are functionally illiterate. Included are persons who cannot read or write or perform simple arithmetic at all. The reasons for failure of voluntary literacy are reviewed, and consideration given to mandatory literacy as a solution to the problem. The effect of functional illiteracy on the military is examined, as well as the relationship of illiteracy to poverty and crime. A survey of educators reveals an awareness among them of this illiteracy problem, and also reveals that some of these educators favor mandatory literacy. The issue of civil rights in relation to mandatory literacy is discussed, along with the dangers and drawbacks of functional illiteracy. Suggestions are made for initiating a campaign to eradicate functional illiteracy from American society.

This curriculum was developed to assist elementary school teachers in the intermediate grades in the use of storytelling activities in the classroom. It is divided into four sections. The first two sections are addressed to the needs of the elementary students; they include activities that enhance the learning of reading, and activities that will enable the student to become a storyteller. The last two sections are directed to the elementary school teacher; they include various methods and ways for the teacher to become a successful storyteller. These activities and resources will enable the classroom teacher to incorporate storytelling into the learning environment of the classroom.

The purpose of this project was to design a curriculum utilizing newspapers as a primary learning resource to establish newspaper reading habits among junior high students. Research suggested a strong correlation between consistent reading of the daily newspaper and political knowledge, voting, and other acts reflecting good citizenship. Use of the newspaper in the classroom helped to establish newspaper reading habits among adolescents. This resulted in students being more aware of the adult world they would enter and more confident. They understood how their society functioned. With increased mastery of newspapers, came increased self-esteem, since newspapers were seen as an adult medium of communication. To capitalize on these findings, this project incorporated the newspaper into the classroom, to be used daily. The adopted textbook is not utilized as extensively as in previous courses. Instruction on newspapers, using the major local daily and two prominent publications (New York Times, Wall Street Journal), has been included. Methodology to be utilized will take into consideration the various learning styles of the students; development of critical thinking skills is emphasized to strengthen the development of citizenship.

This curriculum project reviews the methods, materials, and supplemental reading activities that have been shown in the literature to be effective in developing or promoting positive attitudes toward reading and how these can be used as an integral part of the daily reading program. The major findings and some various methods and materials used to measure attitudes toward reading are also discussed. This curriculum project is specifically designed for fourth grade teachers to use in correlation with the Ginn 720 Series, Level 10. The project includes directions for developing a curriculum of activities to promote or develop positive attitudes toward reading in correlation with Ginn, Level 10. The criteria for selection of the activities and stories are included. This project includes a list of the reviewed activities categorized under one of the following headings: oral activities, written activities, arts and crafts, and dramatics. Finally, the stories in Ginn, Level 10 and the suggested activities to promote or develop positive attitudes toward reading are listed for teachers to use as an integral part of their reading program.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:32:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiana de Souza Costa.pdf: 673589 bytes, checksum: 2480786d4d012299df730a53df64279c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-16 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This thesis has the objective to study the University for All Program (PROUNI) a College Degree public politics in order to assure the access of young people to the University. Here we analyze the program under de point of view from the beneficiary students of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), having as a reference also the scholarship students of eight different institutions of College Degree in the capital of São Paulo State, since when we talk about public politics the beneficiary is the effective agent and have the best conditions to identify the limitations and range of the program which he/she has been benefited, in the condition the beneficiary. Since the decade of 1990, the development of the College Degree Education and the public politics of access were marked by a series of changes in the College Degree education in Brazil, being the main characteristics the privatization process in strategic sectors in the country, detaching the educational sector. In 2002, with the election of president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, it was begun an intense debate in Brazil about the necessity of reforms in the College Degree Education. The PROUNI appears from this context to attend the demands of access to university in our country. We have adopted a qualitative approach, in order to identify the objective and subjective questions of students and to explore the different opinions about the program. For this, we use the technique of Focal Group and questionnaire. From the look of the beneficiary students of the PROUNI of PUC-SP, we have identified that they recognize the PROUNI as an excellent opportunity to access the university confirming the initial hypothesis of this research. For them even with all criticism presented, the program has served as an entry to the academic universe, till that moment so far from them. Nowadays, education is an expensive theme in Brazil, the implementation of politics that allow the young people to dream with a better future, is a challenge and stimulation to us in the struggle for more access and a better quality of the education in Brazil / Esta dissertação tem por objetivo estudar o Programa Universidade para Todos (PROUNI) uma política pública de Ensino Superior com o intuito de assegurar o acesso de jovens à universidade. Analisamos o programa do ponto de vista dos alunos beneficiários na Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), tendo como referência também estudantes bolsistas de 8 instituições de Ensino Superior na capital de São Paulo, pois numa política pública, o beneficiário é o agente efetivo que possui melhores condições de identificar as limitações e abrangência do programa que usufrui, enquanto um sujeito de direito. O desenvolvimento do Ensino Superior e das políticas públicas de acesso a partir da década de 90 até os dias atuais foi o nosso referencial. A década de 90 foi marcada por uma série de mudanças no Ensino Superior no Brasil, sendo a marca principal o processo de privatizações nos setores estratégicos do país, com destaque para o setor educacional. Em 2002, com a eleição do presidente Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, um intenso debate se inicia no Brasil acerca da necessidade de reformas na Educação Superior. O PROUNI surge a partir deste contexto atual de atender as demandas de acesso à universidade em nosso país. Adotamos a abordagem qualitativa, no intuito de identificar questões objetivas e subjetivas dos alunos, e explorar as diversas opiniões sobre o programa. Para isso, utilizamos a técnica do Grupo Focal e do questionário. A partir do olhar dos alunos beneficiários do PROUNI na PUCSP, identificamos que estes reconhecem o PROUNI como uma excelente oportunidade de acesso à universidade confirmando a hipótese inicial desta pesquisa. Para eles mesmo com todas as críticas apresentadas, o programa serviu como uma porta de entrada no universo acadêmico, até então distante para eles. A educação é um tema caro atualmente no Brasil, e a implementação de políticas que permitam aos jovens sonharem com um futuro melhor, nos desafia e nos motiva para continuarmos lutando por mais acesso e por uma uma educação de qualidade no país

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Oregon State University, 2004. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-174). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 128-138).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2009. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Oct. 22, 2009). Thesis advisor: Mary Jo Reiff. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.