This thesis is a report on the study of the educational opportunities, problems, and handicaps which are peculiar to the environment of the Mexican child in Wichita Falls, Texas. The purpose of this study: It is a known a fact that the educational opportunities afforded the Mexican children in Wichita Falls, Texas are inferior to those afforded the white children or Negro children. The reason for this is the unsuccessful attempt to intersperse the Mexican child with the white children after they have completed the third grade. Naturally, because of racial, differences, aptitudes, and inherent characteristics, the Mexican children are at a distinct disadvantage in attempting to compete in an educational manner with their white brother. Much has been done toward curriculum revision and in the study of needed changes in the public school program for the white children, but very little has been done to find the needs or to meet the needs of the Mexican children, although he, too, is an American citizen in most cases and is subject to the same rights, privileges, and educational advantages as the white children.

This thesis details the history of Burkburnett, Texas through the early 1800s through the early 1950s.

This thesis resulted from analysis of the water in Lake Wichita so that sources of water content could be determined.

The water which supplies the city of Henrietta, Clay County, Texas, is obtained from the Little Wichita River. A concrete dam was built across the river at a point about a mile and a half north of town.

This study investigated the role of selected variables on organizational commitment in selected organizations in a North Texas metropolitan area. The selected (independent) variables were orientation attendance, unit size, educational level, gender, age, and length of service. Organizational commitment score was the dependent variable. The Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire were administered to 1,055 employees. The Organizational Commitment Questionnaire contained fifteen statements which measured employees' feelings about their organization. Multiple regression was used to determine the relationship between organizational commitment and the selected variables at the .001 level of significance. It was determined that gender and length of service showed the strongest significant relationship on organizational commitment. This model shows that the six independent variables account for only 3 percent of the variance in the relationship between organizational commitment and the selected variables. Therefore, approximately 97 percent of the unexplained variance is accountable for the organizational commitment of the employees at the selected organizations used in this study. Studies using the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire to show the relationship between organizational commitment and other antecedents of organizational commitment are recommended. A follow-up study should also be conducted using the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire to show the relationship between organizational commitment and race. A follow-up study should be conducted using this questionnaire and a work ethic questionnaire to determine the relationship between organizational commitment and work ethics. An orientation attendance questionnaire should be developed and used with the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire to show the relationship between organizational commitment and orientation attendance. Additional research is necessary in other organizations and cultural settings before this study can be generalized to a greater number of employees. Recommendation is made that future researchers administer questionnaires to subjects due to the low reading and comprehension skills of many respondents.

Although most research has focused on adults, studies indicate that children also experience detrimental psychological effects as the result of natural disasters. The purpose of the present study was to determine if the tornado which struck Wichita Falls,, Texas, on April 10, 1979, had any negative effects on the academic performance or social behavior of school children. Three groups of students were studied: (a) victims of the tornado who suffered a significant loss, (b) observers of the disaster who did not suffer a significant loss, and (c) newcomers who arrived after the disaster. Achievement test scores, grades, and attendance over a 4-year period were studied. The overall results do not indicate significant differences among the three groups.

Charon's Garden Wilderness Area within the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma is a landscape that is granted federal protection through the Wilderness Act of 1964. The discourse of wilderness management is influenced by governmental policies and practice which organize knowledge surrounding the natural landscape, like with the formation and semantics of the Wilderness Act. The Wilderness Act establishes characteristics that are designed to monitor and control the landscape and serve as a baseline and criterion for further wilderness preservation. These characteristics render the wilderness space as governable. Conservation management alternatives are identified which bypass the duality of nature from western society suggested by the discourse of environmental policy. These alternatives are understood under two notions of behaviors and perceptions. The project's goal is to uncover wilderness users' recreation behaviors and perceptions of wilderness as a designated space. Through understanding and assessing user's behaviors and perception of wilderness, alternative policies and practices that offer sustainable management practices and recreation opportunities can be developed.

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1958 M68

It is my opinion that few people of this vicinity know of the great struggle and courageous sacrifices made by the founders of Fairmount College, now the University of Wichita. Thus far some material has been collected, but very little has been done toward the compilation of this work. It has, therefore, been my purpose to write about the beginning of Fairmount College. I believe that the story of Fairmount should be preserved, and in this work, I have made a beginning by writing the history of the school to the year 1907. This period includes the plans for starting the school, erecting a building, and the administration of Dr. N. J . Morrison, the first college president. / Preface -- The Wichita ladies' college -- "Fairmount, the beautiful" -- Fairmount Institute -- The faculty and curriculum -- From institute to college -- Fairmount Library -- Dr. Morrison, First President -- Dr. Morrison's administration -- Activities at Fairmount -- Bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, Dept. of History, 1949

Collaboration has become a critical trend in the field of distance education. Many studies indicated that academic administrators believe in the positive impact of distance education, but they did not consider their roles in making distance learning programs effective. It is beneficial to investigate the administrators’ perceptions of establishing relationships with the other partners for enhancing the competitive advantages of their distance learning programs. This study examines the incentives that drive distance education administrators to consider collaboration. It also reveals how the administrator’s role influences the function and development of collaboration. In order to uncover administrators’ incentives for interorganizational coordination, this study implemented semi-structured interviews and document reviews for data collection through a case named INAC, which was an international academic joint venture by using videoconferencing technology. Eight interviewees comprised two higher-level administrators, 4 mid-level administrators, and 2 lower administrators. The open and axial coding techniques were used to process collected data. The findings indentified four administrative incentives: the opportunity of international exchanges, technology, organizational prestige, and commercialization. These incentives influenced the interorganizational coordination in terms of goals development, participant recruitment, resource leveraging, communication enhancing, and course design. In addition, the INAC project was compared with the literature based on Mattessich’s model (2003). It illustrated how the collaboration components, such as leadership, evaluation, communication, goals, budget, and technology, influenced the development of interorganizational coordination in the practical context. / Department of Educational Studies