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Item A follow-up of commercial graduates of the Hunstville high school(1939-08-01) Rittenhouse, Pearl Pond; Smith, S. ENo Abstract.Item A follow-up study of business graduates of the Delhi High School(1941-08-01) Brown, Virginia; Stewart, Charles ONo Abstract.Item A study in student leadership(1941-05-01) Harrison, Annie Randolph; Carrington, Evelyn M; Etheridge, T.H.; Evans, George P.; Lister, Mamie C.No AbstractItem A study of physical education as it relates to certain underpriviliged boys(1941-08-01) Cortemeglia, Thomas; S. E. SmithNo AbstractItem A study of the parent education program in Houston over a period of ten years, 1929-1939(1939-08-01) Van Osdel, Lida HoltThe purpose of this study is: 1. To learn the plans of organizat1on, the objectives; and the results of the Parent Education Program in Houston as carried on by Miss Marion E. Dunshee over the period from 1929 to 1939. 2. To compare the work in Houston with the program and the standards set up as part of the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection. 3. To compare the materials taught and some of the results with the requirements tor parenthood as set up in the Children's Charter. 4. To analyze and evaluate some of the results of the work done in Parent Education through information obtained from check sheets sent to members or the classes conducted in Houston. 5. To form conclusions from information obtained through these check sheets of the value of these courses to those who took them. 6. To try to determine, through the check sheets, the amount and extent to which the lives of the families concerned have been affected by the work offered in Parent Education in Houston.Item A study of the personality adjustment of college freshmen women(1945-08-01) Griffin, Reba Satterwhite; Montgomery, T. S; Behrens, Minnie S; Melton, RNo AbstractItem An analysis of the children entering the De Pelchin Faith Home in 1933 and in 1938(1939-08) Holsomback, Mary Frank Edmond; Carrington, Evelyn M.No abstract.Item An evaluation of one hundred junior high and elementary school football programs of the class AA schools of Texas(1956) Michalka, William J.,1927-; Williams, JackPurpose: It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine the practices and policies being carried on in the junior high and elementary school football programs in the AA school districts in Texas; and (2) to evaluate these programs as they are now being conducted in those schools. Method: The method used to obtain data was to send an information blank to one junior high or elementary school in each of 173 AA school districts in the State of Texas. Findings: From the evaluation presented in this study the following conclusions appear to be in order: 1. The programs of the schools need to be replanned according to the individual differences of the youth who participate in the program. 2. It would appear that there is a lack of concern for the health of the participants as there are not enough schools that require parental permission and physical examinations before allowing the boy to participate in the program. 3. It would appear that the schools are requiring the athletes to participate in too many games each season. The rules for these games have not been modified for this younger age group by many of the schools with the exception that some of the schools have shortened the time of the quarter. 4. There is an apparent need for more coaches to prepare themselves for this program and to remain in the field of junior high football. 5. The school systems need to re-evaluate their policies concerning the date of the game and the time at which it starts. 6. It is apparent that in almost all schools junior high and elementary football is a school program, being financed by the school and administered by school officials. 7. It would appear that the program is being conducted with adequate equipment and facilities. 8. There is an apparent need for the program to be re-evaluated in the light of educational psychology which states that students should be allowed to take as full a part in school activities as can safely be delegated to them.Item An investigation employing one-group time series design to critically evaluate student reaction to a modification from lecture-discussion to sociological teaching techniques in two ninth grade world history classes at Conroe High School, Conroe, Texas(1970) Gipson, Elmer Gene,1933-; Davis, Dewey DoylePurpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a sociological approach to teaching world history had value in building student interests and increasing their achievement. Moreover, student rating of their teacher was also evaluated while the sociological approach was being employed. Methods: The writer used a One-Group Time Series Design which called for the administering of three kinds of tests four times over a period of nine months. These tests were given at the beginning and end of each semester. The subject comprehension, interest inventory, and pupil rating scale were given to the pupils twice the first semester while being exposed to traditional teaching techniques, and the same the second semester while sociological techniques were employed. Findings: From the evidence presented in this study the following suggestions appear to be in order: 1. there is no significant difference in student interest and achievement when exposed to techniques other than traditional ones. 2. Students desire a teacher who speaks clearly and distinctively. 3. Pupils prefer a friendly and understanding instructor. 4. Students admire a teacher who makes vivid explanations. 5. World history can be more popular than mathematics and science. 6. Students tend to be harder to discipline when they are bored. 7. Methods of teaching interest students more than who instructor is or how he looks.Item An investigation of the play activities of third- and sixth-grade children of the Weatherford Independent School System(1957) Williams, Adrienne Smith,1924-; Floyd, Hazel; K. L. Russell; Martha Hune TurnerNo AbstractItem Commercialization of Universities' Intellectual Property: Evaluating Productivity Based on Structure, Research Funding, and Entrepreneurial Aspirations(2015-12) Prets, Richard A.; Slate, John R.; Fuller, Matthew B.; Montelongo, RichardPurpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to provide timely information to technology transfer professionals that may lead to more productive policies and practices in the commercialization of universities’ intellectual property. This investigation provided insights regarding the sources and the productivity of academic research funding. The characteristics and activities of highly performing Technology Transfer Offices were highlighted in this study. The final objective was to determine the effectiveness of industry-university commercial partnerships. Method This study was conducted with non-experimental. causal-comparative, and correlational research designs (Creswell. 2009). Data from the Association of University Technology Managers’ 2011, 2012. and recently released 2013 Licensing Activity Survey Questionnaires were obtained and analyzed through use of inferential statistical procedures. Respondents were technology transfer professionals and/or their designees. Findings Study one was conducted to identify differences between public and private universities in sourcing research funding and in achieving commercialization success. In this investigation, private universities were more adept at procuring federal research funding than public universities. In addition, private research universities had generated a greater amount of licensing income for each dollar of research expenditure. The second study was an investigation of the extent to which the licensing income of U.S. universities could be predicted by five questionnaire items (i.e., Number of Licensing Managers. Number of Licensing Agreements Executed. Number of U.S. Patents Issued. Total Research Expenditures, and Number of Start-Up Companies Initiated) chosen from the surveys. An All Possible Subsets regression analysis revealed that the Number of U.S. Patents Issued was the only statistically significant predictor of licensing income generated from universities' intellectual property for all three survey years analyzed in this investigation. In study three, universities that had accepted equity in start-up companies had statistically significantly higher licensing revenue, in all three years analyzed in this investigation, than universities that did not accept equity positions in start-up ventures. In addition, the number of universities that accepted equity positions in start-up companies increased in each of the three years analyzed in this investigation. However, cashed-in equity fell, as a percentage of total licensing revenue, for the universities that had accepted equity in start-up ventures.Item Syllabus and annotated bibliography for the course in occupations(1940-08-01) Hall, Lois Rollo; Montgomery, T. S; Smith, Stephen E; Etheridge, T HNo Abstract