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Historical inquiry and epiphany: a bridge for elementary education majors learning to design elementary art curriculum: Author: Boehler, Kimberly Raie; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Curriculum and Instruction; Abstract: Theory and practice for comprehensive art education (K-8) has continued to reflect and influence reform in general education since the 1960s. Yet in spite of development of exemplary programs, art in many classrooms is often limited to experimentation with materials, providing breaks in the day for students or teachers. Teacher educators need to consider what training will enable emerging elementary teachers to become competent developers of relevant and purposeful art curriculum (for learning built on knowledge and skills unique to the arts.) The purpose of this qualitative study was to guide...; Download File | View full details

The Effect of Assessment/Instruction Implementing a Rule of Four on The Mathematics Achievement of elementary education Majors: Author: Nilsen, Cheryl Elaine; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: education; Abstract: The mathematics content knowledge of elementary education majors is well documented as being weak in most instances. Mathematics content courses, aimed at helping pre-service elementary teachers become more competent and confident in their knowledge of the mathematics they will teach, often provide inadequate time for practice and demonstration of mathematics knowledge and skills. As a response to this issue, this study examined how implementation of assessments based on a "Rule of Four" might increase the mathematics content knowledge of pre-service elementary teachers. The "...; Download File | View full details

Preservice elementary Teachers' Mathematical Content Knowledge of Prerequisite Algebra Concepts: Author: Welder, Rachael Mae; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: Mathematics; Abstract: Research illustrating that student achievement is affected by teachers' knowledge advocates for K-8 teachers to be knowledgeable regarding prerequisite algebra concepts: (1) numbers (numerical operations), (2) ratios/proportions, (3) the order of operations, (4) equality, (5) patterning, (6) algebraic symbolism (including letter usage), (7) algebraic equations, (8) functions, and (9) graphing. The theoretical framework for the knowledge for teaching mathematics built for this study suggests that the mathematical content knowledge needed for teaching consists of specialized content knowledge in...; Download File | View full details

Effects of Emotional Intelligence on Principals' Leadership Performance: Author: Cook, Charles Roy; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: education; Abstract: A study of school principals in Montana was conducted to determine the effects of emotional intelligence on elementary principals' leadership performance. The problem addressed in this study was that the effect of emotional intelligence on leadership performance is not known. This study measured the emotional intelligence of elementary principals in Montana using the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal: There Is More Than IQ (Bradberry, & Greaves, 2003), which measures the following five categories of emotional intelligence: (1) self-awareness, (2) self-management, (3) social awareness, (4) ...; Download File | View full details

Science teaching time and practice, and factors influencing elementary teachers' decisions about both in rural, reservation schools: Author: Jones, Richard Marshall; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Curriculum and Instruction; Abstract: An achievement gap exists between White and Native American students in Montana. Extensive research has shown that improving the quality of instruction for minority students is an effective way to narrow this gap. Science education reform movements emphasize that for science to be effective it must first be taught and that when taught, should use a variety of approaches, including inquiry. In Montana it is also essential that programs designed to improve science instruction include strategies recommended by the research that are effective for Native American students including contextualizatio...; Download File | View full details

Diabetes education Guide for Primary Care Providers in Montana: Author: White, Connie Mae; Date: 2005-05-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: This project addresses a perceived need for a Diabetes education Guide for rural primary care providers in Montana. Little data specific to rural primary care provider diabetes teaching resources was available. This project was designed to provide rural primary care providers in Montana with a quick initial diabetes education resource. A Diabetes education Guide using a pamphlet format was developed and sent to 50 rural primary care providers in Montana. Providers were asked to evaluate the Diabetes education Guide by completing a six-question evaluation tool and by offering suggestions for im...; Download File | View full details

The Native education Equity Project: Educating for the Future: Author: Mulvaugh, Lucas Wyman; Date: 2004-08-15; Program: Native American Studies; Abstract: From the boarding school era to the current high drop-out rates, western-based education systems have a 50% failure rate in its service to the American Indian students of Montana. This thesis takes a critical look at the historical ramifications of Western based education on the Native Peoples of Montana, and the contemporary response from the state to improve Indian education. The purpose of this thesis is to research current pedagogies being used within public schools with high Indian student populations, to provide recommendations to improve those pedagogies, and to create professional deve...; Download File | View full details

An Examination of Pollution Awareness and Prevention in Montana Secondary Agricultural education Programs: Author: Meyer, Ben Anton; Date: 2007-08-15; Program: Agricultural education; Abstract: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the levels of pollutants found in Montana's secondary agricultural education programs as well as the status of pollution prevention education that was being taught. The study was guided by three questions; what were the levels of pollutants that exited in Montana secondary agricultural education programs, what was the level of pollution prevention education that was taught in Montana secondary agricultural education programs, and what were the existing barriers to implementing pollution prevention in Montana secondary agricultural education programs? ...; Download File | View full details

Teacher Recruitment by Secondary Agricultural Educators: Author: Cotton, Ward Arthur; Date: 2005-08-15; Program: Agricultural education; Abstract: The lack of qualified applicants for agricultural education positions in secondary schools has been of great concern to those involved with the profession. Recruiting efforts aimed at increasing the number of qualified applicants for such positions have been numerous, but shortages continue, and are predicted to remain for the future. This thesis examined the influence of agricultural education teachers in the recruiting of future agricultural educators. Examination of the recruitment by current agricultural education teachers was undertaken through an electronic survey of seventy-four agricul...; Download File | View full details

Teachers' beliefs regarding effective teaching strategies for American Indian students in mathematics: Author: Mira, Raquel Vallines; Date: 2008-08-15; Program: Mathematics; Abstract: Extensive research has been conducted on teaching strategies that are effective for American Indians in mathematics. Despite the variety of cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic, and geographic factors influencing student learning within and among American Indian communities, common characteristics of learning styles and effective teaching practices have been identified. Though the wording in each definition varies, research based on a variety of theoretical frameworks and using a variety of methodologies and instruments suggests that among American Indian students, there is a tendency to learn ...; Download File | View full details

Using Multiple Regression Analysis to Associate education Levels and Financial Compensation with Livestock Producers' Tolerance for Grizzly Bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem: Author: Vollertsen, John Alvin; Date: 2005-12-15; Program: education; Abstract: The study area is the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem located in north central and northwest Montana. The problem addressed in the study is that wildlife managers need to know if tolerance for grizzly bears can be predicted based upon education levels (formal education and self-initiated education) and financial compensation to livestock producers living in or near the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. A survey questionnaire was mailed to a sample of 700 livestock producers with a response rate of 55.4%. Relationships were computed using multiple regression, bivariate analysis, t-te...; Download File | View full details

What one knows one loves best: a brief administrative history of science education in the national parks, 1916-1925: Author: Smith, Diane Marie; Date: 2004-05-15; Program: History; Abstract: This study focuses on the early administrative history of the National Park Service (NPS) science education and interpretation programs. In particular, it examines 1) how publicists, academics, and park rangers initiated science and natural history programming in the early years of the National Park Service; 2) how these three approaches eventually gave way to the more pragmatic NPS emphasis on hiring ranger naturalists with training in the sciences to implement park educational programs; and, briefly, 3) how the establishment of the NPS education division in 1925, as equal to the engineering ...; Download File | View full details

Moving beyond broadcast and traditional pedagogy: making a children's documentary for the new media landscape: Author: Walker, Hannah Smith; Date: 2008-12-15; Program: Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Abstract: This thesis is a synthesis between the use of new media in the children's documentary, Why don't we ride zebras?, the use of technology in both formal and informal education, and the convergence of user-malleable media ideal for education-based documentaries....; Download File | View full details

Nurses' knowledge of heart failure education guidelines in a Western Montana hospital: Author: Knopp, Anna Marie; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: Heart failure (HF) is an epidemic. Five million people were diagnosed with the disease in 2006 and 550,000 new cases are being reported each year. HF is associated with a decreased quality of life and high mortality rate. It also accounts for 12-15 million office visits and 6.5 million hospital stays each year. Although there is no known cure for HF, understanding the disease and guidelines put forth by the American Heart Association as well as the Heart Failure Society of America, has been shown to decrease mortality, increase quality of life, and decrease hospital admissions. Healthcare work...; Download File | View full details

Composition and Aleche: Native American education, Scholarship and the Pedagogy of John Dewey: Author: Jenkins, Nathan Joseph; Date: 2005-05-15; Program: English; Abstract: This thesis approaches the historical and contemporary education of Native Americans in order to analyze and combat the American academic system's failure to educate Native students. The chapters cover 1) boarding schools aims and student resistance, 2) problems still faced by Native American students, and 3) possible solutions to these problems. Chapters 1 and 2 give an overview of history and research done by educators and scholars. Chapter 3 is a combination of suggestions by educators of Native students and John Dewey. The first sections demonstrate problems and voids in academia, and the ...; Download File | View full details

How a One Semester Study Abroad Experience Affects an Undergraduate College Student's Identity Development: Author: O'Callaghan, Jamie Allison; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: education; Abstract: Obtaining a global perspective and world-mindedness is an important component to an undergraduate education in today's complex world. While the focus of a college education is to improve a student's breadth of knowledge, so to, is assisting students in their overall development as citizens of the world. Identity development is a key component to undergraduate education in this respect. In order to determine if study abroad is a useful tool in promoting higher levels of identity development in college students, a qualitative study was conducted with 8 undergraduates at Montana State University,...; Download File | View full details

Drug education for Rural Middle School Students in a Resilience Format: Author: Granger, Jamie Sue; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: Montana has the nation's youngest average age for first use of alcohol and marijuana. Montana also ranks among the top five states in the highest rates of alcohol use among youth. In one Montana county, 31% of eighth grade students report having had five or more drinks in a 30-day period, 14% were current cigarette smokers, and 12% smoked marijuana. The principal of a rural Montana middle school, in this same county, requested a drug education program for his sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. The goal of the program was resilience education. Resilience education allows for the develop...; Download File | View full details

Patient's perception of the helpfulness of education materials for breast cancer: Author: Heck, Kimberly Keough; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: Breast cancer is the most widely diagnosed cancer among women and the second leading cause of death after lung cancer. "Many women with cancer describe the moment they found out about their diagnosis as truly devastating" (National Breast Cancer Organization [NBCO], 2000, p.1). There are numerous ways in which women cope during this upsetting time. Two ways to help women cope is to encourage them to understand their new diagnosis through education and exploring all available treatment options. There is a shortage of documentation on breast cancer education and few studies have exam...; Download File | View full details

An Assesment of Historic and Contemporary Models of Native Representation from Ethno-Entertainment Films to Experiential education Films: Author: Chaikin, Eric Justin; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Abstract: Ethno-entertainment is a term that makes apparent the merger of entertainment and science in the depiction of the Native presence in film. This approach to filmmaking is assessed and is determined to be defunct. Experiential-education filmmaking is offered as an alternative approach. It is suggested that Native science can inform this approach in a way that allows a contextual understanding of Native language and culture. My video thesis work, K'anecho'xdekdiigh- I'm Not Going to Teach You, is suggested as an example of how the prominence of Native science may promote survivance rather than pe...; Download File | View full details

Spatial Cognition among Montana Eleventh and Twelfth Grade Agricultural education Students: Author: Price, Danielle Nicole; Date: 2004-05-15; Program: Agricultural education; Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine high school student's spatial cognition abilities to identify features and attributes in agriculture production images, projected in two-dimension (2D) or three-dimension (3D). The effects of selected demographics on spatial cognition were examined. The population consisted of 101 high school students from selected secondary agricultural education programs during the Fall Semester of 2003. Criteria for participation were that the class size be 10-15 students enrolled in 11th or 12th grade. The agricultural classes were randomly assigned as either par...; Download File | View full details

Advocating for advance directives: guidelines for health care professionals: Author: Murphy, Rebecca Cowell; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: An advance directive, such as a Living Will or Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, allows a person to give their instructions about future medical care if he or she is unable to participate in decisions due to serious illness or incapacity. Despite the fact the Patient Self Determination Act requires health care facilities to provide patients with information about advance directives on admission, and the public and health care professionals support the use of advance directives, few people actually complete these documents. This project was developed in support of a local community hos...; Download File | View full details

Faculty Job Satisfaction: Retaining Faculty in the New Millennium: Author: Drysdale, Dulce Scott; Date: 2005-05-15; Program: education; Abstract: It is not known to those in higher education at Montana State University-Bozeman (MSU-Bozeman) why tenured faculty chooses to remain in the field of higher education at MSU-Bozeman. Twenty tenured faculty members from five different disciplines in the liberal arts, humanities, social sciences, fine arts, and education programs at this land grant, Doctoral II University were asked to participate in the study. Professors were selected purposefully from liberal arts, humanities, social sciences, fine arts, and education faculty who were tenured and had at least ten years experience and were avail...; Download File | View full details

An Examination of Agricultural education Pre-Service Student Teachers' Explanatory Style, Beliefs and Expectations about Teaching, and Strengths Finder Profiles: Author: Cooper, Katie Logan; Date: 2004-05-15; Program: Agricultural education; Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine levels of optimism and pessimism along with the beliefs and expectations of teaching in agricultural education pre-service teachers, and to compare these findings to that of the Gallup Organization's Strengths Finder profiles. The states included in this study were Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The data for this study was collected using web based survey instruments. The population consisted of 61 pre-service agricultural education students. These students were enrolled in an agricultural education teaching methods class during ...; Download File | View full details

Nursing Faculty Attitudes, Knowledge and Practice of Therapeutic Touch: Author: Hughes, Lynn Janine; Date: 2005-08-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: Therapeutic touch is increasingly recognized as a nursing intervention that complements traditional medical care. Few studies specifically address nursing faculty perspectives on therapeutic touch and whether faculty include therapeutic touch theory or skills content in courses they teach. The purpose of this study was to describe nursing faculty attitudes, knowledge and practice of therapeutic touch. In addition, barriers to practicing or teaching therapeutic touch were identified. A survey (n=23) of nursing faculty teaching undergraduate students was conducted in a university-based nursing p...; Download File | View full details

Cultural perceptions of American Indian women in Southcentral Montana regarding pre-diabetic education: Author: Hartford, Lori Ann; Date: 2008-08-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: Treatment of prediabetes includes education which provides the prediabetic person with information to help them make lifestyle modification choices regarding their nutrition, exercise and weight control; in order that they control their illness and delay or prevent the development of diabetes. American Indians have a high incidence of both prediabetes and diabetes as a group compared to other ethnic groups in the U.S. There is a lack of data in the literature about what American Indians from the Crow Tribe in Montana consider to be cultural information that they feel should be included in educ...; Download File | View full details

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