As I near the completion of my formal education, I would certainly be a fool if I did not arrive at a theoretical basis from which I can put into practice what my education has helped me learn. This principle applies to all areas of counseling which I . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of two different teaching methodologies on the sight vocabulary and reading comprehension of first grade children. The subjects in the experimental group learned sight vocabulary through the use o . . .

This paper attempts to demonstrate by reviewing the history of and the periodical literature on deaf-blindness in the United States, the need for a journal for professionals working with persons who are deaf-blind. The review was conducted by research . . .

The purpose of this paper is to provide a guide to be used by non- English-speaking parents of deaf children who are educated in schools that conduct classes in English, The lack of a set of guidelines for �now English-speaking parents of deaf childre . . .

Communication is the greatest problem of the deaf and significantly hearing-impaired. Deaf and hearing-impaired persons feel that many services and benefits that governmental agencies offer are not accessible to the deaf and hearing-impaired because o . . .

This paper discusses the past and present plight of persons who rightly or wrongly are diagnosed and labeled as being deaf with additional handicaps. It is indicated that a process evolves from this labeling. The labeling induces certain stigmatizatio . . .

Both students and teachers need to know of the occupations wherein a knowledge of foreign languages is advantageous. This project offers guidelines to both audiences as they seek to learn about specialized and non-specialized uses of foreign languages . . .

A need for improved communication between the director of secondary education and secondary reading teachers in Ventura county and inservice education which could be provided for them resulted in this study. A questionnaire was mailed to 57 reading te . . .

The objective of this thesis is to analyze the prevailing concepts regarding ritual, setting forth suggestions which may help form a more adequate understanding of ritual and its underlying symbolism. Under the impetus of Piaget, Bruner, and others, h . . .

The purpose of this project was to develop a set of bilingual materials to help the Mexican American child acquire competence in understanding and reading English and Spanish. The justification for the development of such materials lies in a rationale . . .

The following paper contains three major sections concerning the life and philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It is designed to offer the reader a brief but illustrative explanation of: (1) Rousseau's life, (2) Rousseau's social philosophy, and (3) R . . .

The assumption of every Jewish educational enterprise, by definition, is that in some way it is contributing to the Jewish maturation of its members; that, as a product of its efforts, Jewish loyalties will be fostered and the historical-civilizationa . . .

This project proposes a method to teach percent to general mathematics students by materials that do not rely upon memorization of formulas but show the relationship among ratio, proportion, and percent, Although the word percent has been a part of st . . .

It is the purpose of this project to (1) review the literature related to parent education and parent participation in the local elementary school; (2) establish a working criteria for training parents as aides; and (3) set-up an orientation program i . . .

In Japan, the attitudes of the government toward Japanese Sign Language separates in two directions. The Ministry of Health and Welfare regards Japanese Sign Language as a means of implementation and a function to the deaf, while the Ministry of Educa . . .

This paper deals with vocational rehabilitation services for the congenitally deaf-blind as opposed to the adventitiously deaf-blind. The reason for this is because the congenitally deaf-blind are more severely disabled and have not been adequately se . . .

"The force of science has always, in modern times, been a major factor shaping social and cultural patterns (Roberts, 1967, p. 247)." The current level of scientific technology enables considerable power over matter and multiplies the conveniences or . . .

The major problem of this study was to investigate the relation between two methods of teaching mathematics (a manipulative materials approach and a traditional approach) and attitudes of elementary school children toward mathematics. The relation bet . . .

INTRODUCTION. It is generally recognized that parents play a vital role in the educational, social, and emotional development of their children. Dr. E. R. Pinckney, author of Mirror of Your Mind, states that children seem to be learning more outside t . . .

This descriptive study was centered around t-unit analysis of the oral language of 18 first-grade children and representative samples of written language from selected state adopted reading textbooks. The syntactic patterns studied were the structural . . .

The purpose of this project was to show how a classroom teacher could make use of the school or community library in devising an instructional unit for use in an individualized reading program. Review of the literature was undertaken to determine what . . .

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reported in 1976 that 87 to 93% of all college students drink alcohol. "Alcohol Drinking" is widely accepted today as the most popular "pastime" on college campuses. According to Burguess . . .

This is a study involving 18 hearing impaired school administrators for the purpose of gathering information about their backgrounds and to determine what job - related environmental factors influence their roles as School Administrators. Specifically . . .

Today, postsecondary programs for hearing impaired students in the United States are growing at a rapid pace and more and more educational opportunities are becoming available. Most postsecondary programs incorporate a preparatory program which concen . . .

In order to determine the predictors of academic success in foreign students, a study, based upon the premise that there are characteristics which differ between academically successful and unsuccessful students, was conducted at Los Angeles Pierce Co . . .

The writer became interested in the subject of differentiated staffing upon hearing a lecture in 1970 given by Bruce C. Newlin, then the new Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum for the Lancaster School District, Lancaster, California.(Dr. Newlin is . . .

Recently, numerous books have been written and much research has been conducted in the area of student attitudes. Much of the material appears to indicate that, often times, students can be faced with alienating and dehumanizing experiences in the pub . . .

The history of the education of the Hispanic hearing impaired is dismal. There has been little emphasis focused on the multifaceted needs of the population until recently. Still, there are few programs designed to specifically meet the specialized nee . . .

A study of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form Q, Level 4, was undertaken to analyze the following relationships: the relationship between the reading selections and the correct answers; and the relationship between the distractor statements . . .

The Comprehensive Services and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978, P.L. 95-602 recommends changes and additions in language in order to more appropriately serve the developmentally disabled. Significantly, new language speaks directly to ma . . .

The problem of choosing and enjoying meaningful work is one of the most difficult tasks facing young adults today. Studies were presented that show the increasing amount of job dissatisfaction, despite movements to "humanize" the workplace. The questi . . .

This paper discusses the possible differences in personality characteristics between hearing-impaired students from residential and day programs. If there are differences, certain implications exist for educational and rehabilitative services. The Six . . .

The purpose of this study is to attempt to determine the relationship of current and future leadership qualities among deaf students. The study focused in on the examination of the extra- curricular activities of a sampling of high school deaf student . . .

Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, has as its basic purpose to assure that all handicapped children have available to them a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related servi . . .

This study was an investigation of attrition rates for hearing-impaired students attending California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Attrition rates for subsets of these students (males and females, first-time freshmen and transfer juniors) were . . .

The writer will attempt first of all to define supervision and to differentiate the roles that lend themselves to this awesome yet often quite specific definition. The duties of a supervisor are seldom limited to one definition because of the various . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine how many residential schools for the deaf are currently screening their students for the Usher Syndrome and how many of these schools offer support services to the identified Usher Syndrome student and his fa . . .

The evaluation of Oakwood Continuation Junior High School during the school year 1975-1976 consists of delineating some, but not all, of the objectives considered to be of prime importance to the staff of this school and other staff employees of the s . . .

The purpose of this project was to survey what has been done to desegregate school districts in California. This included an examination of guidelines, and a review of plans and procedures for implementing desegregation. The survey focused on four Cal . . .

In the spring of 1972, Rincon Hall was serving approximately only one-half of its capacity for students. This is no earth shattering statement, considering that this is a problem which many dormitories across the country have encountered. The empty be . . .

The purpose of this project is to present a model for the development of a comprehensive state plan for coordinated services for the hearing impaired in the state of New Hampshire in order to provide all hearing impaired persons in the state with the . . .

Because innovative methods and materials alone, were inadequate to produce high quality experiences in education, the quality of communication between teacher and pupil was identified as a crucial and pertinent area for study. That humanistic, constru . . .

The theories of self-concept development proposed by social learning, psychoanalytic, cognitive-developmental. and ethnolinguistic writers are used as a foundation to examine self-concept development among black children. This thesis includes a survey . . .

The purpose of this study was to research and analyze the available literature, published since 1950, concerning three viewpoints of reading comprehension and three cognitive developmental theories. The findings of the research were organized and pres . . .

In the following paper this writer will attempt to develop a rationale for teaching a comprehensive Deaf Studies Program. Our purpose will be to outline the historical implications that may have resulted because of failing to properly prepare deaf stu . . .

Recent events in the movement toward the upgrading or revision of high school graduation requirements in public schools in the United States have raised a number of questions concerning the status of high school graduation requirements in state reside . . .

Many parents have had no contact with deafness until they discover that their own baby does not hear. Grief and shock are natural reactions, often compounded by misconceptions they and their circle of acquaintances hold regarding dearness. More facili . . .