This experimental research study investigated how effectively a Master's level course on social and cultural issues in counselling influenced students' levels of ethnic awareness, sex role behaviours and behavioural intentions, and attitudes toward women. Professional psychological and counselling associations have strongly advocated that counsellor education programs incorporate courses focusing on social and cultural issues into their curricula. The study was based on the following general research question. It is hypothesized that a positive relationship exists between (on the one hand) counselling students' participation in a training course on social and cultural issues in counselling and (on the other hand) their levels of ethnic awareness, non-sexist attitudes toward women, and non-traditional sex role behaviours and behavioural intentions. The impact of the course was assessed through the use of the Wayne Ethnic Awareness Measure, the Robinson Behavioral Inventory, and the Therapists' Attitudes Toward Women Scale. These instruments were administered in a pre- and post-test format to 16 students who were enrolled in the experimental course and 15 students who were enrolled in a comparable level course on counselling theories and interventions. Six months after the post-test, brief follow-up interviews were conducted with seven volunteers from the experimental group. Statistical analyses of the data indicated that there were no significant differences in levels of cultural awareness, sex role behaviours or behavioural intentions, or attitudes toward women, between the experimental and the comparison groups at the time of the post-test. The results also revealed that, overall, participants had relatively low levels of cultural awareness and relatively high levels of feminist consciousness based on previously reported results for the instruments used. These findings imply that the experimental course should be modified to more effectively address its training objectives, particularly as they pertain to cross-cultural issues. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate

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The writer attempts to present a fictional account of the first years of marriage of a young couple in order to emphasize and demonstrate the importance of adult education in the lives of the people. The latter part is an analysis of the principles and issues involved in the episode. The purpose of this study is to present a brief picture of some problems which inevitably arise in all communities at one time or another. This study is further intended to show how adult education may be an instrument by which a community can be molded into a cooperative citizenry. / Typescript. / "August, 1954." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: Virgil E. Strickland, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-40).

"The purpose of this research was twofold: (1) to determine within the limits of the data available, the effect, if any, of a reading improvement course on the success of certain students in other areas of study and subsequent aviation training, and (2) to present technical data describing the trend of improvement in reading speed and comprehension at the conclusion of a formal training course in reading and related study skills. Although the first purpose was of primary concern, a thorough analysis of the apparent changes in raw reading speed and comprehension was possible with the statistics utilized in the study. It was not intended, or even possible, to set up a control group to validate any findings. A random sampling of classes was selected without regard for known grades of individual students or comparative standings of the three groups"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1956." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: H. W. Dean, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references.

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The purpose of this study was to determine what differences distinguish "quality jazz programs" from "other" programs and what might be learned from a comparison of the two groups that would be meaningful to jazz education. The study answered the questions: (1) is there a consensus among a group of jazz authorities regarding the ten "most effective" jazz programs in colleges and universities; and (2) are there characteristics of jazz programs considered outstanding by the profession that are not present in randomly selected college jazz programs? A panel of "experts" identified the top thirteen college jazz studies programs. A random group was selected from a list provided by the International Association of Jazz Educators. The "outstanding" population (n = 13) and the random population (n = 34) were sent identical survey instruments. The analysis of data identified significant differences between groups: (1) in the number of staff at every level (full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, and teaching assistants); (2) in the number of big bands, combos, and jazz choirs; and (3) in the number of undergraduate and graduate music majors in the institution. There was a significant difference between groups in the number of jazz combos and within the outstanding population between big bands and combos. Also, outstanding schools were more likely than the "other" schools to: (1) employ full-time jazz faculty; (2) have a vocal jazz program; (3) have an organized plan for recruiting and award jazz scholarships; (4) be located in larger urban areas with more opportunities for students to hear jazz; (5) offer a jazz studies degree; (6) offer a greater variety of jazz courses; (7) have a recording studio on campus; and (8) have a jazz requirement for music education students. Enrollments in jazz courses were increasing in both populations.