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Afghan Decision-Making In A Development Context, Daniel Stent
Afghan Decision-Making In A Development Context, Daniel Stent
Master's Theses
Numerous theories exist showing the relationship between stress and decision-making strategies. Conflict Theory, as expressed by Mann et al. (1997) explains that when facing a major decision, individuals will respond to the stress of that decision by using one of four decision-making strategies: vigilance, buckpassing, procrastination, and hypervigilance. In matching Conflict Theory with the cultural scales proposed by Hofstede (2001), the decision-making strategies of buckpassing and procrastination are preferred by individuals from collectivist cultures in contrast to people from individualistic cultures. The current study used Mann’s Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire in the context of Afghanistan. This research is pertinent given the …
Child Labor In Kansas., William H. Cape
Child Labor In Kansas., William H. Cape
Master's Theses
The problem of child labor in Kansas is being recognized more and more by the people and by the legislature . Child labor has never assumed formidable proportions in this state, however young people need protection regardless of the number employed. This particular age group has never been a great employment problem, perhaps the principal reason being t hat Kansas is primarily an agricultural state . The possibilities that t he stat e will become an industrial and manufacturing 'stat e are excellent and such a change would, no doubt, bring an increase in the number of children employed unless …
An Economic Survey Of Public Welfare Programs In Kansas, 1938-1941, Betty Kempton
An Economic Survey Of Public Welfare Programs In Kansas, 1938-1941, Betty Kempton
Master's Theses
The problem is divided into three main sections s (1) total amount of funds expended for public welfare in Kansas and number of recipients in each category; (2) source of the funds expended; (3) a general description of the activities of the various phases of the entire program. The main facts are set forth in the first two divisions and the sources of information for statements given there are the two large charts appearing at the end of each chapter. The description of the .activities is essential in understanding the data presented. This third section on description of activities includes …
A Study Of The Direct Welfare Relief Cases Of Graham County, Kansas, 1933-1939, Burtis Taylor
A Study Of The Direct Welfare Relief Cases Of Graham County, Kansas, 1933-1939, Burtis Taylor
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is a survey of direct welfare relief cases in Graham County Kansas including demographic information, case studies, histories, and other pertinent information.
Juvenile Delinquency Of Ellis County, Kansas, 1900-1937, Harry R. Pollock
Juvenile Delinquency Of Ellis County, Kansas, 1900-1937, Harry R. Pollock
Master's Theses
This study of juvenile delinquency contains 184 cases and covers a period of 57 years, from 1881 to 1938 . The case history of each delinquent was secured from the State Industrial School for Boys at Topeka, Kansas, The State Industrial School for Girls at Beloit, Kansas, and the State Industrial Reformatory at Hutchinson, Kansas. The institutional records also contained the parole reports. The boys were located, their present occupation determined, and their school and church records determined where possible. As there are no records in the probate court concerning the cases, the writer was compelled to compile the records …
Criminal Cases In Ellis County, Kansas, 1867-1937, Wallace F. Baker
Criminal Cases In Ellis County, Kansas, 1867-1937, Wallace F. Baker
Master's Theses
Many articles have been written on crime and its problems. There is only one true way by which crime maybe studied , and that is by analysis and investigation. In this thesis the purpose of the writer had been to investigate the kind and number of cases that have passed through the district court. Those cases receiving fines and jail sentences necessitated a search of the records to find if the sentences were served and the fines paid . The history of Ellis County was used to give the reader a background for consideration of the cases. Two kinds of …
The Criminal Cases Of Russell County, Kansas, Clyde Leon Dutt
The Criminal Cases Of Russell County, Kansas, Clyde Leon Dutt
Master's Theses
The gathering of criminal statistics has long been recognized as a need and a valuable aid to the federal, state and county officials and to students who desire information over a period of years of the history of a municipality or other governmental area. The primary aim of the writer of this thesis has been to investigate all the criminal case s of Russell County so far as offenses against the law have been prosecuted in the district court. The data presented covers the entire history of the country, finding the total number of cases for the sixty-five years, then …
A Study Of One Hundred Relief Welfare Cases In Kingman County, Kansas., Jasper C. Witter
A Study Of One Hundred Relief Welfare Cases In Kingman County, Kansas., Jasper C. Witter
Master's Theses
This thesis is an analysis of relief welfare cases in Kingman County, Kansas. The case studies cover the economic abilities of the families and attempts to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of available welfare programs.
A Sociological And Psychological Survey Of One Hundred Patients Of The Hays Crippled Children's Clinic, Helen Starbuck
A Sociological And Psychological Survey Of One Hundred Patients Of The Hays Crippled Children's Clinic, Helen Starbuck
Master's Theses
The major and minor problems of the thesis are as follows: Are the children treated at the Hays Clinic as a group mentally, temperamentally and socially normal enough to justify the state in attempting to make them physically well? What are the sociological and psychological effects of occupational therapy and school work upon patients in the clinic? In order to arrive at a solution of the foregoing problems, a study of 100 children entering the Hays Crippled Children's Clinic was made . Both laboratory and questionnaire methods were used.