Columbus State University
An Investigation of the Effects of Teachers' Locus of Control and Attribution Training upon Risk-Taking and Locus of Control of Pre-School Children
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>he purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of teachers' locus of control upon the locus of control and risk-taking behavior of four- and five-year old preschool children. The scores on Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale were used to assess the teachers' locus of control. Scores on the Preschool and Primary Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale were employed to determine locus of control of the students. A risk-taking situation was devised to evaluate this behavior in the subjects, and attribution training activities were selected. Control and experimental groups were identified and the treatment administered accordingly. Pretest and posttest data were analyzed using a pretest-posttest control group design. One significant finding resulted on the locus of control pretest as a function of the interactions of age and sex.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Specialist in Education
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Teacher Education
- Year
- 1986
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Chamberly, Deborah
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Dr. Polly K. Adams
- Dr. Carolyn M. Cartledge
- Dr. Glen Walls
Subjects
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- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/610
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1605