My aim is to show that the individual needs of the child can be better served with improved record and promotion policies. / "August 25, 1945." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Committee of Florida State College for Women in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts under Plan II." / Advisor: R. L. Eyman. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-53).

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Employment Plus Program in the Chesapeake(VA)Public Schools by determining the extent to which the program was effective in achieving its goals. Six questions were addressed: (1) What proportion of the students completed in each year between 1991 and 1997 all five parts of the GED test at a passing level? (2) To what extent did the program change the behavior of the students? (3) What pre-employment skills of the students were developed as a result of participation in the program? (4) What employment skills of the students were developed as a result of participation in the program? (5) What basic living skills of the students improved as a result of participation in the program? (6) To what extent did the program provide hope for the students to graduate in the Employment Plus Program? Except for the data on the first question-- the propor- tion of students passing the GED between 1991-97, forty randomly selected students (50 percent) from the 1993-94 school year were the focus of this study. This was the first year that the program was in all five high schools in the school division. Data were obtained through teacher, student, and employer interviews and through a review of written program materials. Data were analyzed thematically and findings were shared through tables and narrative summaries. The researcher reported the Employment Plus Program findings to be (in order of importance): 71.6 percent of the students passed the GED in the years 1991-97, only two students were dismissed for discipline infractions in 1993- 94, four of the Employment Plus students that started working in 1993-94 are still working in the same job today. In the years 1991 through 1996, progress has been made in the number of students obtaining their GED. One year, 1996-97, showed a regression of students obtaining their GED. The researcher concluded as a result of the findings that the Employment Plus Program is meeting the majority of the stated goals. The 1993-94 baseline data should be used for future comparisons. Variables which affect the Employment Plus Program that could be manipulated to increase the number of students in obtaining their GED would be to improve upon the student truancy and drop-out rates. Educators should use this information to continue to help the students obtain their GED in the future. / Ed. D.

This study examined student understanding and the ability to apply the six tenets of professionalism for pharmacy students before and after an educational intervention. The study population was third and fourth year pharmacy students at the North Dakota State University. Paired t-tests and z-tests were used to analyze the data. The results show that students were able to significantly improve their understanding of all of the six tents. Students were able to slightly improve their ability to apply all of the six tenets, with the exception of accountability, which showed a slight decrease. Differences between the third and fourth year classes was not significant. Gender differences were also not significant.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a problem-solving intervention strategy as applied to mildly suicidal adolescents. The population for this study consisted of male and female adolescents aged 14 to 19 who were referred by teachers, counselors, parents or self because of concerns about suicidal behavior. This project was a case study approach focusing on six mildly suicidal adolescents who volunteered from a pool of referrals received during the 1985-1986 school year. Prior to beginning intervention, each student's lethality was assessed by using the Lethality Index which allowed for the identification of those adolescents who were more seriously suicidal. These students were referred to appropriate agencies.;Pre and post assessment which included interview, the IPAT Depression Inventory, the Suicide Probability Scale, the Checklist for Solving Problems in Real Life and the Classroom Performance Profile was conducted by the school psychologist or social worker involved. Each subject received the same intervention strategy which was a problem-solving approach initiated with each student focusing on his/her own personal problems. Each subject was seen at least once a week for six weeks, however, some students were seen more frequently if necessary.;Overall results of this study were considered inconclusive, as there was no overwhelming or statistically significant proof that a problem-solving intervention approach is successful with mildly suicidal adolescents. It was felt, however, that results did indicate that adolescents referred for depression and suicidal concerns also experience weak problem-solving skills. Each subject indicated that they wanted help in learning how to solve their personal problems better.;Subjective reports from post intervention interviews revealed that students felt more confident in confronting future problems, however, results on the problem-solving inventory did not demonstrate growth in this area.;Generalization of results must be made with caution as there were several major limitations to this study. The problem-solving framework, however, does appear to have merit as a structured format for counselors to use when working with suicidal students and their problems.

This dissertation examined the relationship between the three year academic success of transfer students and the variables of race, gender, age, number of transfer credit hours, and place of residence. The study was conducted at Midwestern State University, a public, regional four-year institution and followed the incoming transfer classes of the fall 2005 (N = 292), 2006 (N = 323), and 2007 (N = 286) semesters. The subjects included in this study were all new transfer students who met the university.s requirement to live on campus. The dependent variable, three year academic success, was defined as whether or not the student was still persisting or had graduated within three years from the date of initial enrollment. The independent variables were housing status during the first semester after transfer, age at time of transfer, gender, race, and the number of credit hours at the time of transfer. The first research question aimed to determine if housing status impacted the three year academic success in the population. Chi-square analysis found that there were no significant distributions of the students who lived on-campus and the students who lived off-campus during their first semester after transfer. The second research question aimed to determine if the variables of age at the time of transfer, credit hours at the time of transfer, gender, race, and campus housing status impacted three year success. Logistic Regression showed that only gender (.003) was significant at ? = .05. The Exp(B) value for gender (1.514), showed that females were 1.514 times more likely to be successful than males when all other variables were controlled. The effect size of .019 indicated that the model only accounted for 1.9% of the variance, indicating that the model may not be a great predictor of student academic success. The results of this study, conducted at a regional, public, four-year institution, show that transfer students who lived in campus housing during their first semester after transfer did not achieve three year academic success at a significantly different rate than those students who lived off-campus. However, the study did find that females were 1.514 more time likely to be successful than their male counterparts.

A mini dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Needs at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2014 / The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of senior teachers in mentoring student teachers. The first aim was to investigate the perceptions of the mentors when mentoring student teachers. The second aim was to establish whether certain mentors’ characteristics influence their perceptions when mentoring student teachers. The third and final aim was to determine whether there is any association among ranks assigned by senior teachers to ten mentoring activities. A questionnaire was designed and administered to achieve these aims. It was validated by means of factor analysis (FA), and administered as a pilot to a sample of fifty mentors. Fifty-eight percent per cent (58%) of the educators were found to have positive perceptions towards mentoring student teachers. This leads to the conclusion that senior teachers like to mentor student teachers. The difference between those who hold positive (58%) and negative (42%) perceptions is statistically significant. Results also illustrated that the variables of gender, qualification and phase of specialisation have no influence on senior teachers' perceptions towards mentoring student teachers. Years of teaching experience of senior teachers were, however, found to have significant influence on their perceptions of mentoring. Teachers with more than 13 years of teaching experience were found to be more positive towards mentoring compared to those with fewer years of experience. The last aim was found to be significant after Kendall’s Wa Coefficient of Concordance was applied to establish the association. The agreement of the mentors with reference to the ranks assigned to mentoring practices suggests that there was a strong agreement among mentors regarding the relative importance of the ten mentoring practices. Finally, the findings were discussed in relation to relevant literature reviewed, and interpreted within the framework of mentoring in teacher education. Suggestions were made with regard to the need to train senior teachers in mentoring student teachers. More important is that teachers with more years of teaching experience can be used in evaluating student teachers because of their attitude and experience in the teaching profession. This could lessen the load on lecturers when it comes to travelling long distance to evaluate student teachers.

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided academic and social support to Black students; however, with an increase in White students attending HBCUs, HBCU leaders have been challenged to acquire a better understanding of the White student population to increase their retention and graduation rates. This phenomenological project study addressed how White undergraduate students' participation in curricular and extracurricular activities influenced their academic success. The conceptual framework included elements from Astin's involvement theory and Helms's White racial identity development model. Eight White undergraduate students at a mid-size public HBCU were interviewed over 2 weeks. Exploratory analysis of one-one interviews and documents indicated minimal problems with peer-to-peer interaction or participation in extracurricular activities, but a slight disconnect between White students and faculty. Findings were used to develop a mentor program to improve relations between White students and faculty, which may increase White students' retention and graduation rates at the HBCU.

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