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Minority And Majority Student Group Perceptions Of Preferred Change Within A University Setting, John G. Bradberry Aug 1991

Minority And Majority Student Group Perceptions Of Preferred Change Within A University Setting, John G. Bradberry

Master's Theses

The present study tested the usefulness of a non -traditional method of gathering and structuring qualitative data regarding minority and majority group perceptions of a shared organizational environment. The goal of the method was to minimize the investigator's direct control over the information gathering process, thereby accurately capturing the subjective realities of the groups without relying on a single, externally imposed standard. An item-sorting methodology and subsequent hierarchical cluster analytic procedures identified two major issues differentiating participant groups: (1) the generation and categorization of ethnic-content items, and (2) levels of emotionality in the generation and rating of items. The present …


Canadian Federal Policy Towards Indian Education Since Confederation: Policy Making And Its Philosophy, Ling Yang Aug 1991

Canadian Federal Policy Towards Indian Education Since Confederation: Policy Making And Its Philosophy, Ling Yang

Master's Theses

Canadian Indian education is a complex problem in Canada's history. For the native people, education is the only way to preserve their cultural tradition. For the government, it has been the main means to assimilate the natives into the mainstream of the society. Because the majority culture has dominated Canadian society for more than two centuries, the Canadian federal government's policy and its making are the keys to understanding Indian education. Based on research in official records in the National Archives of Canada and field-research in Canadian Indian Reserves, this thesis shows that the federal government did not accept "Indian …


James Branch Cabell's Jurgen : Fulfillment And Paradox, Elizabeth Witham Loving May 1991

James Branch Cabell's Jurgen : Fulfillment And Paradox, Elizabeth Witham Loving

Master's Theses

James Branch Cabell's controversial, Jurgen, is the novel that propelled him into fame. Suppressed as pornography only months after its publication, Jurgen drew attention from many areas. While Cabell's peers protested the suppression and praised the novel as a masterpiece, other readers were only interested in the forbidden "racy" language. Unfortunately, it was for the second reason that Jurgen became the most widely read of Cabell's works. The general public was not interested in his talent as a writer, but it was interested in a scandalous book. The novel's suppression received so much publicity, that everyone wanted to read …


Antebellum Southampton County, Virginia, 1840-1860, Richard Tyler Kanak May 1991

Antebellum Southampton County, Virginia, 1840-1860, Richard Tyler Kanak

Master's Theses

This thesis is a descriptive account of life in antebellum Southampton. Established by the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1749, Southampton County gained notoriety as the site of Nat Turner's slave rebellion. Fears of another armed slave revolt prompted the Virginia General Assembly to enact a series of stringent slave codes, which remained in effect until the Civil War. Primary sources consulted in the preparation of this thesis include corporate records, church manuscripts, court order books, reports of county and state officers, tax journals, and personal papers of the county's contemporary citizens.


Investigating The Viability Of Yeast Expressing Histone From Extrachromosomal Dna : Progress In Construction Of A Plasmid Bearing One Copy Of Each Yeast Histone Gene, Ralph Donaldson Hellams Jr. May 1991

Investigating The Viability Of Yeast Expressing Histone From Extrachromosomal Dna : Progress In Construction Of A Plasmid Bearing One Copy Of Each Yeast Histone Gene, Ralph Donaldson Hellams Jr.

Master's Theses

Much of the current information on histones has been based on in vitro studies. The original goal of this research was to construct a mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing all chromosomal copies of the yeast histone genes made nonfunctional. This project would demonstrate whether such a strain could be rescued by a plasmid carrying the wild-type copies of the four core histone genes. Furthermore, this yeast strain construct would allow future investigations to take advantage of histone mutant analysis in vivo. The critical step in beginning this work was the construction of a plasmid which contained the genes …


The Effects Of Self-Esteem, Performance Feedback, And Behavioral Verifiability On Self-Serving Biases, Diana C. Slatopolsky May 1991

The Effects Of Self-Esteem, Performance Feedback, And Behavioral Verifiability On Self-Serving Biases, Diana C. Slatopolsky

Master's Theses

The present study examined the psychological processes underlying the self-serving bjas, the tendency to portray one's own qualities as more favorable then those of others. Subjects were asked to predict future success on a behavioral task for themselves and for the average student at their university after receiving performance feedback on the same task. It was proposed that self-enhancing predictions would be moderated by subject's self-esteem (high or low), the verifiability of task performance (high or low), and performance feedback (success or failure). The results revealed that subjects with high self-esteem displayed a self-serving bias regardless of performance verifiability or …


"This Enterprise Non Shall Partake With Me." : Milton's Conquering Of His Precursors Through Orphean Allusions, Kathryn Nyreen Cooke Apr 1991

"This Enterprise Non Shall Partake With Me." : Milton's Conquering Of His Precursors Through Orphean Allusions, Kathryn Nyreen Cooke

Master's Theses

Within his poetry and prose, John Milton shows a respect for the authors of antquity while simultaneously seeking his own voice, a style that makes him different from and better than his predecessors. Milton's works contain expressions of these Renaissance characteristics: the appreciation of the Classics, the search for a more personal relationship with God, and the attempt to achieve some individuality; however, even in the smallest of literary figures such as the Orphean allusions, the need to combine a respect for the past with the ambition for a uniquely personal voice as a poet exists. The isolation of the …


Defining Codependency : A Factor Analytic Approach, Kimberly A. Elliott Mar 1991

Defining Codependency : A Factor Analytic Approach, Kimberly A. Elliott

Master's Theses

This study examined the construct validity of the Friel Inventory, via relationship with the ACL. A factor analysis of the ACL scores collected from 89 introductory psychology students was conducted. These factors were then correlated with the items of the Friel Inventory, which was from the same subjects. The purpose was to determine if codependence, as measured by the Friel Inventory, was a unique construct or a combination of well researched personality traits, as measured by the ACL. The findings supported the former as the correlations among the Friel Inventory items and the ACL factors yielded no relationships above that …


Localized Enamel Hypoplastic Spots On The Labial Surfaces Of The Primary Cuspids, Shu-Fei Wang Jan 1991

Localized Enamel Hypoplastic Spots On The Labial Surfaces Of The Primary Cuspids, Shu-Fei Wang

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Ethnic Identity And School Achievement Among Mexican American Adolescents, Bautista Yolanda De Domanico Jan 1991

The Relationship Of Ethnic Identity And School Achievement Among Mexican American Adolescents, Bautista Yolanda De Domanico

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Revelation In The Thought Of Paul Tillich And Wolfhart Pannenberg, Theodore Kepes Jan 1991

An Analysis Of Revelation In The Thought Of Paul Tillich And Wolfhart Pannenberg, Theodore Kepes

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Outcome Evaluation Of A Critical Care Orientation Program For Nurses, Mary Frances Wisniewski Jan 1991

Outcome Evaluation Of A Critical Care Orientation Program For Nurses, Mary Frances Wisniewski

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Quantitation Of Type I Collagen Mrna In Intact Human Fibroblasts, Edward Touma Jan 1991

Quantitation Of Type I Collagen Mrna In Intact Human Fibroblasts, Edward Touma

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Family Systems And Young Children With Behavior Problems, Trina L. Turner Jan 1991

Family Systems And Young Children With Behavior Problems, Trina L. Turner

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Temperamental And Representational Personality Dimensions To Each Other And To Subjective Life Satisfaction, Stephen M. Gedo Jan 1991

The Relationship Of Temperamental And Representational Personality Dimensions To Each Other And To Subjective Life Satisfaction, Stephen M. Gedo

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Affective Predication In Memory For Sentences: Anticipating Meaningfulness Before Meaning Is Fully Known By Alec Ulasevich., Alec Ulasevich Jan 1991

Affective Predication In Memory For Sentences: Anticipating Meaningfulness Before Meaning Is Fully Known By Alec Ulasevich., Alec Ulasevich

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Babysitter In Loco Parentis: The Beginning Of Dual-Attachment, Leslie B.G. Von Strauss Simonyi Jan 1991

The Babysitter In Loco Parentis: The Beginning Of Dual-Attachment, Leslie B.G. Von Strauss Simonyi

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Theory Of Just War And Its Application To The American War In Vietnam, Andrew J. Boyd Jan 1991

A Theory Of Just War And Its Application To The American War In Vietnam, Andrew J. Boyd

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Trainers And Users Guide To Corporate Management Inventory Inquiry, Christopher Dixon Jan 1991

Trainers And Users Guide To Corporate Management Inventory Inquiry, Christopher Dixon

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Staff Nurse Perceptions Of Performance Feedback In A Clinical Ladder Performance Appraisal System, Eileen T. French Jan 1991

Staff Nurse Perceptions Of Performance Feedback In A Clinical Ladder Performance Appraisal System, Eileen T. French

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Pastoral Counseling And Shame: Contrasting Western And Chinese Perspectives, Grace Li-Hua Chen-Mcclone Jan 1991

Pastoral Counseling And Shame: Contrasting Western And Chinese Perspectives, Grace Li-Hua Chen-Mcclone

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Factors Influencing The Sexual Satisfaction Of Spinal Cord Injured Male Veterans, Gail C. Bien Jan 1991

Factors Influencing The Sexual Satisfaction Of Spinal Cord Injured Male Veterans, Gail C. Bien

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Long Range Organization Of Alphoid Sequence On Human Chromosome 21, Malini Chawla Jan 1991

Long Range Organization Of Alphoid Sequence On Human Chromosome 21, Malini Chawla

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Self-Esteem In Black Alcoholic Women: A Review Of The Literature, Kathleen Ann Best Jan 1991

Self-Esteem In Black Alcoholic Women: A Review Of The Literature, Kathleen Ann Best

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Occurrence Of Rheumatoid Factor And Hla-Dr4 Within Periodontal Patients And Controls, Steven L. Howard Jan 1991

Occurrence Of Rheumatoid Factor And Hla-Dr4 Within Periodontal Patients And Controls, Steven L. Howard

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of The Condyle And Disk Positions Within The Temporomandibular Joint, Fangbin. Sun Jan 1991

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of The Condyle And Disk Positions Within The Temporomandibular Joint, Fangbin. Sun

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Depth On The Permeability And Ultrastructure Of Human Coronal Dentin In Primary Molars As Compared To Premolars In Vitro, Vasiliki. Koutsi Jan 1991

The Effect Of Depth On The Permeability And Ultrastructure Of Human Coronal Dentin In Primary Molars As Compared To Premolars In Vitro, Vasiliki. Koutsi

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Accuracy Of An Electronic Apex Locator: A Clinical Evaluation In Maxillary Molar Teeth, Jeffrey H. Hembrough Jan 1991

Accuracy Of An Electronic Apex Locator: A Clinical Evaluation In Maxillary Molar Teeth, Jeffrey H. Hembrough

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Breast Self Examination: Factors Influencing Compliance And The Health Belief Model, Jean Marie Russell Jan 1991

Breast Self Examination: Factors Influencing Compliance And The Health Belief Model, Jean Marie Russell

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Demineralized-Freezed-Dried Bone Allograft And Collagen Membrane In Periodontal Wound Healing, Daniele Giordani Jan 1991

Demineralized-Freezed-Dried Bone Allograft And Collagen Membrane In Periodontal Wound Healing, Daniele Giordani

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.