This study's purpose (May, 1980) was to determine nursing career preferences of twelfth-grade students in health occupation courses in Texas. Super's theory of career development provided the theoretical framework. Data collected via researcher-developed Nursing Career Survey (NCS) administered to students and a teacher questionnaire concerning course content were analyzed and reported by frequencies and percentages. The population (n=379): females, ethnic groups (Whites, Blacks, and Mexican-Americans), all levels of social classes (I/II, III, and IV/V), and preferrers of VN, ADN, Diploma, and BSN nursing programs.

The problem of this study was to investigate the Adlerian concept of social interest in a peer counseling training program. The purpose of the investigation was to determine whether or not social interest of high school juniors and seniors could be impacted by a peer counseling training program.

The purpose of the current research was to explore the narrative career experiences of Grade 12 learners as well as the constructs of the Life-Career Rainbow. Knowledge of how these constructs relate to one another added to the career literature as it relates to Grade 12 learners’ experiences of career guidance/development and served as a guide for the career guidance/counselling process. The main findings indicated that the past experiences of learners relating to subject choices highlighted that there is dissatisfaction with certain subjects not being included in the schools’ subject choices for Grades 10 to 12. At this phase, learners were found to be uncertain about their future plans. The learners’ present experiences in career crystallising indicated that they are in the process of exploring and crystallising their career choices. In terms of future employment options, learners indicated interests that fitted within most career types while other learners were undecided about their future aspirations. The career types included sports, entertainment, financial, the military and medicine/nursing. The findings demonstrate consistency with previous national research on adolescents’ occupational aspirations. Influences which were found to be prominent were personality, interests and abilities, parents, friends, teachers, schooling experiences, financial support, availability of jobs, work experience, and opportunities to work overseas. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

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As efforts to provide seamless transitions from high school to college grow, so do the numbers of high school students who concurrently enroll in college courses across the country. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of various aspects of the concurrent enrollment program at Collin County Community College District in Texas. Six research questions were designed to address student success and continuing enrollment patterns after high school graduation, as well as evaluate differences in the various models of dual credit classes offered by the college. Literature related to concurrent enrollment and dual credit programs, senior year of high school, and part-time faculty effectiveness was reviewed. Student issues addressed include: grade performance of concurrent enrollment students compared to the general college population; the percentage of concurrent enrollment students who continue at the college after high school graduation; and a comparison of continuing concurrent enrollment students with a matched sample (based on high school class rank), on the student success factors of fall-to-spring retention rates, fall-to-fall retention rates, grade point averages, and completion rates. Findings were generally positive related to the impact of concurrent enrollment on students and their subsequent success at the college. Various models of offering concurrent enrollment courses were also evaluated as measured by student performance in subsequent courses. Analysis of variance was used to determine differences based on the location at which the courses were taught (high school, college campus, or a college center); differences based on the mix of students in the class (all from one high school; all high school representing several schools; or a mix of high school and college students); and differences based on the employment status of the instructor (full-time college instructor; part-time college instructor; or high school teacher). Differences were examined for the entire sample, and for the academic disciplines of economics, English, and government.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:57:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vivaldo de Souza Bartolomeu.pdf: 1726401 bytes, checksum: aca4194ead87c19ca09df39e6a761c4b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-06 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / The goal of this research is to examine the learning and difficulties of high school seniors students with the real numbers. For this, was made a diagnostic test with 54 students, with 18 from 1st year, 18 from 2nd year and 18 from 3rd year of high school seniors; everyone from State Public School System. This research has a qualitative approach, referenced by LUCKESI (2005) and his analyses show a blank between student learning and Mathematics knowledge, then is proposed a change on the methods to teach real numbers, according with DIAS (2002). The results revealed that most of the students are not familiar with this topic, although the Real number was taught at High School. It is necessary to review this teaching process with Real Numbers / A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo verificar os conhecimentos e dificuldades dos estudantes do ensino médio relacionados ao conjunto dos números reais. Para isso, foi realizado uma avaliação diagnóstica com 54 alunos, sendo 18 do 1ºano, 18 do 2º ano e 18 do 3º ano do Ensino Médio; oriundos da Rede Pública Estadual - na resolução de questões envolvendo conceitos relativos a números reais. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, embasado por LUCKESI (2005) e suas considerações teóricas a respeito da avaliação e seus desdobramentos. As análises das respostas revelam uma lacuna na aprendizagem discente frente a este conteúdo matemático, propõe-se então uma revisão do processo de ensino de números reais, afinal para DIAS (2002), saber o conceito de números reais é fundamental ao ensino de matemática. Os resultados obtidos revelam que a maioria dos sujeitos participantes não tem esses conceitos claramente definidos, embora componham oficialmente a formação de qualquer estudante do Ensino Fundamental. Sendo necessária uma revisão do processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos números reais

published_or_final_version / Education / Doctoral / Doctor of Education

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published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Linguistics / Master / Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Education / Master / Master of Education