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- Title
- A COMPARISON OF TEACHERS' ATTITUDES AND STUDENTS' SELF-ESTEEM.
- Creator
- CAREY, FORBES BRUCE, Florida Atlantic University, McCleary, Edward J.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the leadership style of a teacher (based on the teacher's attitudes of students as measured by the Supervisory Attitudes Scale), and the amount of self-esteem of the students (based on the school environment as measured by the Semantic Differential Scale). The study attempted to answer the question, "Does the leadership style of a teacher affect the measure of self-esteem in the students?" The sample for this study consisted of...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the leadership style of a teacher (based on the teacher's attitudes of students as measured by the Supervisory Attitudes Scale), and the amount of self-esteem of the students (based on the school environment as measured by the Semantic Differential Scale). The study attempted to answer the question, "Does the leadership style of a teacher affect the measure of self-esteem in the students?" The sample for this study consisted of two hundred grade six teachers and their six thousand students located in six districts of the Toronto Board of Education, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Teachers' attitude Scale was administered to the two hundred grade six teachers to determine by district the fifteen per cent most authoritarian and the fifteen per cent most non-authoritarian teachers . It was concluded that teachers' leadership attitudes did have a significant effect on students' self-esteem, and that students of teachers with Theory X attitudes had a significantly lower measure of self-esteem than students of teachers with Theory Y attitudes.
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- 1976
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11669
- Subject Headings
- Teacher-student relationships
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- PERCEPTIONS OF FLORIDA EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL INTEGRATION ON THE ACADEMIC GAINS AND SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF NEGRO CHILDREN.
- Creator
- BERVALDI, PAUL EDWIN, Florida Atlantic University, McCleary, Edward J.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to determine how Florida educators and school board members perceive the effect of school integration on the academic gains and social acceptance of Negro children. Procedure: The design for this study provided for two independent variables and ten dependent variables for each scale of a composite questionnaire: a ten item academic gains scale (AGS) and a ten item social acceptance scale (SAS). One independent variable was district grouping (DG); this variable...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine how Florida educators and school board members perceive the effect of school integration on the academic gains and social acceptance of Negro children. Procedure: The design for this study provided for two independent variables and ten dependent variables for each scale of a composite questionnaire: a ten item academic gains scale (AGS) and a ten item social acceptance scale (SAS). One independent variable was district grouping (DG); this variable was based on a weighted index that classified Florida's school districts into five groups with similar demographic features. The other independent variable was job classification (JC); this variable consisted of elementary and secondary teachers, elementary and secondary principals, superintendents, and school board members. The dependent variables, in each case, were the ten item scores for that scale. A multivariate test of significance (p < .05), employing the Wilks' lambda criterion, was used for testing the hypotheses for each set of scales. In addition, univariate F tests were used to determine if individual items within a scale exceeded chance expectation at the .05 level. Conclusions: 1. Based on the statewide survey-- a. On the academic gains scale (AGS): (1) Perceptions cf the academic gains of Negro students do not differ significantly as a result of interaction between JC's and DG's . (2) Perceptions of the academic gains of Negro students do not differ significantly as a result of JC. (3) Perceptions of the academic gains of Negro students do differ significantly as a result of DG. b. On the social acceptance scale (SAS) : (1) Perceptions of the social acceptance of Negro students do not differ significantly as a result of interaction between JC and DG. (2) Perceptions of the social acceptance of Negro students do not differ significantly as a result of JC. (3) Perceptions of the social acceptance of Negro students do not differ significantly as a result of DG. 2. Based on the correlation study-- There are significant correlations for each JC with measures of social acceptance and academic gains.
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- 1978
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11706
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELECTED UPPER-DIVISION UNIVERSITY AND PRIOR EXPERIENCE VARIATES TO POST-BACCALAUREATE EMPLOYABILITY.
- Creator
- HOUT-COOPER, NEIL, JR., Florida Atlantic University, McCleary, Edward J.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to perform a graduate survey of technology students utilizing a design model so as to produce an employability index (E.I.) that would indicate relationships existing between the graduates' prior experiences and current employability. It was intended to explore relationships between variates that exist in the graduates' educational experiences and the ultimate achievements of the graduate in terms of employment status and job responsibility. This research...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to perform a graduate survey of technology students utilizing a design model so as to produce an employability index (E.I.) that would indicate relationships existing between the graduates' prior experiences and current employability. It was intended to explore relationships between variates that exist in the graduates' educational experiences and the ultimate achievements of the graduate in terms of employment status and job responsibility. This research indicates the particular traits and factors that produce the greatest correlation with employment success. It also indicates apparent deficiencies that may exist in the graduates' overall educational experiences. It was felt that there was a need for a study design that would employ a statistical methodology in comparing individual employability data to performance data derived from official records. In this manner the more salient elements of the graduate's academic and prior experience profiles were compared to post-baccalaureate performance.
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- 1978
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11717
- Subject Headings
- Technical education, Engineering--Study and teaching, Industrial technicians
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- VANDALISM IN SELECTED FLORIDA SCHOOLS.
- Creator
- BOWER, RUTH, Florida Atlantic University, McCleary, Edward J.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant relationship between the rate (cost and incidence) of vandalism and nine characteristics of the average public school. The characteristics selected were: 1. Stability of instructional staff 2. Racial balance in the school 3. Number of students transported to the school 4. Academic achievement of students in the school 5. Income of students' parents 6. Job status of students' parents 7. Geographic location of the school 8....
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant relationship between the rate (cost and incidence) of vandalism and nine characteristics of the average public school. The characteristics selected were: 1. Stability of instructional staff 2. Racial balance in the school 3. Number of students transported to the school 4. Academic achievement of students in the school 5. Income of students' parents 6. Job status of students' parents 7. Geographic location of the school 8. Community school or not a community school 9. Student withdrawal from school. These factors were stated in a null hypothsis form. All variables were tested separately against cost of vandalism and incidence of vandalism. In all analyses involving a correlation coefficient as a test of the hypothesis, the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient was used since either one or both variables were ordinal in nature. In all analyses involving the t test (where two groups were tested), a program for the t test based on estimates of the separate group variances and an adjusted degrees of freedom was used since the within group variances tended to be heterogeneous. Ten school districts in the State of Florida were purposively selected for the study giving a total of 375 schools. The districts were selected to provide a diversity in geographic location, population size, average family income, percent urban, median education, and number of white collar workers. The geometric growth of the cost of vandalism is shown in this study and some of the measures being used to combat vandalism. An examination of the results shows that the factors wherein the school system might have some control include the following: teacher replacement, school academic scores, withdrawal of students, and community schools. In these instances no significant relationship to the rate of vandalism was apparent. The variables that did show a statistically significant relationship are: high percent of minority students, inner-city schools, a low percent of transported students, and schools where 30 percent or more of the parents had an income of less than $3,000. These factors are social conditions over which the schools have no direct control.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1976
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11697
- Format
- Document (PDF)
