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An Exploratory Study Of Adolescents' Communicative A Ttitudes, Perceptions Of Behavior, And Life Change Events As Potential Factors In Development Of Essential Hypertension, Susan Heath Falvo

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In the past 50 years, social scientists and medical researchers have explored many aspects of human behavior and the psyche which appeared related to various physical disorders. This endeavor evolved into a discipline known as "psychosomatic medicine." Methodologies and perspectives within this discipline have varied widely over the years and many studies have yielded Inconclusive findings (Lipowski, 1977; Lazarus, 1980). However, a review of the psychosomatic literature reveals a t least one common dimension: the nature of one's face-to-face transactions is vitally linked to one's physical well-being.

One medical researcher who described the relationship between human Interaction and physiological processes …

A Study In The Definition Of The Situation: Adult-Child Sexual Relationships, Dixie R. Colvin

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Today sexual relationships between adults and children are being discussed and examined by both the general population and academia. The media features articles and programs on the topic. Personal experience books from the child's perspective are being published regularly. There is a growing amount of literature written by academics. Treatment programs are springing up around the country. And legislation prohibiting these relationships is being written or revised.

"Theophilus North", James W. Eisenhardt

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I was born an identical twin, and the twin only lived a few hours, but he would have been called Theophilus; so, this is my other self. The framework is the same as mine, but he's a very different fellow from me; so, it's how my life might have been had I been born that other fellow. It's first autobiography and then fiction, but I don't know of any other work where the author was imagining himself as his anti-self. I'm dutiful, I’m conscientious, I’m school masterish, but Theophilus is a helluva fella. A liar but a very good man--and …

A Survey Of The Recreation And Leisure Studies Graduates Of The University Of Nebraska At Omaha, Dawn Stockman

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Changes in work schedules, retirement age, and the economic situation have led to increased amounts of leisure time for individuals in our society. The demand for higher education in the recreation field has also increased to maintain pace with the growth in recreation... Since 1960, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has been striving to help discern and provide for the recreational needs of our society by developing a curriculum for students interested in entering the recreation field. Recreation courses were first introduced at the Municipal University of Omaha during the 1960-61 academic year when four courses were added …

Habitat Utilization Of Mammals In A Man-Made Forest In The Sandhills Region Of Nebraska., Richard W. Manning

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The Sandhills Region of Nebraska is located in the central and northern portion of Nebraska. Within this region is the Bessey Division of the Nebraska National Forest. The Bessey Division encompasses 36,560 ha of which approximately 8,900 ha are forested; all forested lands are man-planted. Forest types include monocultures of three species; ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), jack pine (Pinus banksiana), and Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana). This represents the largest man-made Forest in the National Forest System of the United States. The remaining 27,660 ha are of native grasses. Also a narrow strip of riparian habitat runs along the northern …

Memory For An Event In Two- And Five-Years Olds, Evelyn Harm Haeden

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The present study focused on the development of memory in young children. The subjects were eighty-three two- and five-year old children who participated in immediate recall memory tasks for toys, pictures in a story and nonstory context, and ingredients used in making graham cracker cookies. These children were tested in their own homes. Long term memory for toys and ingredients was also assessed at one week. Parents were asked to record children's spontaneous comments in a scripted diary for the week following the experimenter's visit. At the end of the week, a photograph of the experimenter and child, which had …

The Development Of A Personnel Policy Handbook For Certified And Classified Employees In The School District Of Ralston, Richard J. Bonham

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The legal authority to provide a system of public education rests with the state; thus, the state constitution and legislative statutes authorizing school districts are sources of that district's power. It is, however, left to the voters of the local school district to elect the citizens who will govern the schools and determine policy within the parameters established by constitutional and legislative provisions. As an agency of the state, one of the school board's most important jobs is to see that the state's education laws and the rules and regulations of the state are implemented in the school district.

Employer's Financial Aid To Employees For Education: Are Some Educational Barriers Removed?, Jerome L. Greenberg

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"The aim of adult education, as I see it, is to inspire grown-ups to be something more than they are now and to do their work better than they do it. Its beginning is wherever one finds oneself. It ends only when ambition ceases to function. At its best, it leads to constantly increasing richness of life, better appreciation of what life offers, great satisfaction in the use of mind and body, and better understanding of the rights and duties of one's fellowman." (James E. Russell, 1978) The purpose of this field project was to assess the problems faced by …

Faulkner's Satyrikon And Tragic Vision: "Absalom, Absalom!" And "The Sound And The Fury", Patrick H. Brennan

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Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom!, having escaped the pejorative category of “regional literature” by virtue of their technical excellence, occupy estimable positions in the main body of twentieth-century American literature. Part of the widespread interest they arouse is owing to the hold that the Old South has over the American public at large. As the precipitator of the American Civil War and as the repository of the aristocratic way of life that in its way mirrored the feudal societies of Europe, the Old South has given rise to a body of legend that is steeped in …

Reproduction And Morphology Of Two Annual Taxa Of Sporobolus (Poaceae)., Elvera W. Skokan

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Morphology and reproduction were studied in two annual taxa of Sporobolus (Poaceae) at eight locations in eastern Nebraska. Estimated percent cleistogamy was 93.2% in S. neglectus and 83.8% in S. vaginiflorus in specimens collected throughout the 1982 growing season. Anthers of cleistogamous florets were smaller in size and lower in number than anthers of chasmogamous florets. Pollen-ovule ratios were significantly lower in cleistogamous than in chasmogamous florets and cleistogamous florets showed precocious development. Agamospermous reproduction may also be present in the taxa. The lack of intermediate forms between the two taxa in the locations studied may be attributable to the …

Comparison Of Responses To Weight Training In Prepubescent And Adult Males, Margaret M. Sailors

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The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in muscular strength/endurance between prepubescent and adult males. Specifically, gains via free weights along with girths, weight, skeletal widths, skinfolds, and somatotype changes were compared between the two groups before and after an eight week weight training program. Both groups contained both control and training subjects in order to determine changes attributable to training. Differences between the mean gains in performance, after adjusting for inital differences, were analyzed to shed some light on effects of puberty.

An Investigation Of The Effect Of Intensive Clinical Instruction In Spelling Strategies On The Decoding Skills Of Reading Disabled Students, Deirdre Breathnach

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There appears to be a general agreement among educators that a close relationship exists between the skill of reading and the skill of spelling. Since both reading and spelling serve as major components of communication, parallels exist between factors necessary for success in spelling and reading (Chall, 1967; Wallace and Larsen, 1979). After observing methods employed by students in spelling unfamiliar words, Kottmeyer (1959) concluded that skills used in decoding words in reading are also used in attempts to spell correctly.

Problems Of The Multidisciplinary Team, Gladys H. Rumbaugh

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A review of literature on multidisciplinary teams indicates problems in the teams' functioning center around four questions: (a) Who collects what information for the decision-making process? (b) Is that information based on nonbiased, technically adequate data? (c) Is there active participation by all members in the decision-making process? and, (d) Is there consensus among the team members as to classification, placement, and program planning? In the present paper focus is directed upon question (b). This study assessed the degree of redundancy between the General Reading Comprehension Core of the Test of Reading Comprehension: A Method for Assessing the Understanding of …

The Utilization Of Industry Developed Management Training Programs To Enhance The In-Service Training Of School Administrators, Carl F. Jeanetta

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Management development programs in business, government, military, and educational organizations comprise a major industry in the United States today. These programs vary significantly among organizations in terms of commitment, program content, and format. However, the reasons for conducting management development programs are similar among all organizations: (1) to prepare managers to assu,e greater responsibilty in the organization; (2) to help managers cope with internal and external pressures associated with their job; (3) to explain existing organizational operating procedures, goals, etc., and changed thereto; (4) to supplement the formal education of managers by providing training not received in colleges in universities; …

Comparison Of Responses To Weight Training In Prepubescent And Adult Males, Margaret M. Sailors

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The effect of overload training on adults has been considered for thousands of years. Centuries before Christ, Milo of Crotona carried a calf on his back daily until the animal was full-grown, resulting in one of the earliest accounts of the overload principle (Bergan & Scoles, 1979). Results of overload training on adults have been well documented (Tanner, 1952; Hellebrandt & Houtz, 1958; Berger,1962a; 1962b; Rasch & Pierson, 1963; Berger & Hardage, 1967; Stull & Clark, 1970; Leighton, Holmes, Benson, Wooten & Schmerer, 1967; Wilmore, 1975; Gettman, Ward & Hager, 1982). However, how overload affects children and adolescents is barely …

Vegetational Changes Under Isolated Juniperus Virginiana In An Eastern Nebraska Bluestem Prairie., Janet L. Gehring

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Changes in species composition of a Bluestem prairie were evaluated under isolated, 10-22 year old Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar) in eastern Nebraska. Percent canopy cover was measured in full-canopy, canopy-edge, and open-canopy plots which were located along transects oriented to the cardinal compass directions. A total of 53 species were recorded. Andropogon scoparius and A. gerardii dominated open-canopy and canopy-edge plots; Poa pratensis and A. scoparius dominated full-canopy plots. Canopy cover of most prairie species decreased under full canopy but Poa pratensis and Carex spp. increased. There was a positive correlation between tree size and both the decrease of …

Use Of Radio To Provide Models And Reinforcers In Behavior Therapy: Increasing Compliant Behavior In Retarded Children, Richard Warner

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Our age is an electronic one; electronic gadgetry has proliferated in the home, and modern media devices, especially radio and television with their continuous barrage of information and programming have been long taken for granted. Children learn much from radio and television, acquiring a variety of information from these electronic sources which is reflected in their dress, speech and musical preferences (Haney & Ullmer, 1975; Potter, 1978a Reeves & Miller, 1978). Indeed a great deal of controversy has become associated with determining what sorts of things children have been learning from media (e.g. Lefrancois, 1973). It is estimated young children …

Sexual Harassment Of Working Women, Christina L. Smith

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The subject of this thesis is sexual harassment of working women. Sexual harassment is defined for the purposes of this research as "any repeated an unwanted sexual comments, looks, suggestions or physical contact that one finds objectionable or offensive and causes one discomfort on the job or in the classroom." Sexual harassment has been discussed and debated in the popular media since the mid 1970s. It has also become a legal issue and a number of sexual harassment suits have been filed by sexually harassed women.

A Study Of The Millard Kindergarten Perceptual Skills Inventory, George G. Denkinger

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Educators and educational systems throughout the country are continually researching their present programs in an attempt to provide the best possible education for students. The Millard Public School District in Nebraska continues to evaluate and upgrade its educational programs for the purpose of striving for excellence.

Differences In Social Perceptions Between American And West African Students: Implication For Social Work Education, Adeze C. Uhiara

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The United States has become a world market for education especially for international students from the third world countries. In view of this, it has become necessary to examine the participation of these young internationals in American education which is primarily designed to meet the needs of the American people. This study used four hypotheses to test whether there is a significant difference in social values and perceptions between American students currently studying in an American university, West African students studying in American universities, and West Africans who had previously studied in American universities and have returned home. It was …

Pilot Implementation Of The Nebraska Reading Retrieval System At Norman Rockwell Elementary School, Bernard Vanis

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There is a variety of different reading systems in use in the elementary schools today. The most commonly found systems are often organized into a basal reading series which many schools use as their major source of reading instruction. However, no matter how complete a basal series is, it can't be the answer for all of the students all of the time. To incorporate this area of weakness or needed review, teachers often use supplemental materials from a variety of sources. Some of the problems with gathering supplemental material are that of time to search, money to acquire, space to …

Determining The Need For A Junior High School Teacher-Advisor Program, Philip E. Koch

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Educational programs are designed to meet the needs of students at every grade level. Young adolescents of twelve through fourteen are ordinarily in grades seven and eight. This age is generally a particularly expansive, explorative, and trying time for the early adolescent. Programs for early adolescents are developed with consideration given to the developmental transitions these students are experiencing.

A Comparison Of Academic Achievement, Attendance And Discipline Of Children From Single Parent Households And Those From Dual Parent Households At Lavista Junior High School., Dennis Fisher

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The number of single parent families is on the rise. In 1980 the u. s. Census Bureau reported that 19% of the nations' school children are now living in a single parent household (S.P.H.) This is an increase from "11% in 1970". The Census Bureau has projected that "48% of all children born in 1980 will live a 'considerable' time with only one parent before they reach the age of 18." Today as many as 12 million children reside in a single parent household (S.P.H.)

Follow-Up Study Of Vocational Students At Plattsmouth High School, Steve Jn. Bernth

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The Plattsmouth Community Schools currently operates a comprehensive high school. A school in which all youths and adults in the district have an opportunity to develop salable skills which are best suited to their individual goals and abilities. The Plattsmouth School district currently operates Vocational Programs in the areas of Business and Office Education. In addition, the district operates a program designed specifically to serve the needs of the disadvantaged and handicapped youth of the community. These programs serve both junior and senior high students. Even though we receive no funding for this program in the junior high school, we …

Rashomon., Alison Laurio

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This document is offered in partial fulfillment of require­ ments for a Master of Arts Degree in Dramatic Arts. It is a record of the production of Rashanon, which was presented in the Studio Theatre of the University of Nebraska at Qnaha on January 27, 28, 29, 30 and February 4, 5, and 6 of 1983. Rashornon, the play (1959), is based on two short stories which were written around 1915 by a Japanese student, Ryunos'uke Akutagawa. The film, Rashomon (1950), also based on Akutagawa's work, was written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. This document will include development of the …

Evaluation Of The Avoha Title I Preschool, Dennis L. Johnson

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Funding for programs in local schools is being cut by all levels of government. Local schools are being told they have to get by on less money and to get more out of each dollar spent. School districts can become only so efficient, therefore, the question as to which programs will have to be eliminated must be answered. Apparently this situation will continue for some time, and studies must be done to determine which programs help the most children, along with the degree to which they are helping those children. In other words, which programs are really helping students develop …

Factors Facilitating Or Impeding The Initial Placement Of Women Graduates In Educational Administration., Eleanor Renee Anderson-Jackson

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American women have a gift of time which no other group of women in the history of the world have had, The average life-span is approaching 80 years compared to 47 years at the turn of the century (Osborn, 1977). Industrial research and technology have eliminated much of the drudgery in the home. Now, anxiety of preparing for additional years and hours without the 'benefit of structure, while attempting to satisfy one's own needs and the needs of many others, produces a "challenging uncom­ fortableness" among women today. This phenomenon is often interpreted as abnormal behavior, eliciting such comments as, …

Using A Performance-Based Assessment To Measure The Rate At Which Severely Retarded Subjects Learn To Communicate With Signs And Pictures, Daniel C. Hobbs

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Severely/profoundly mentally retarded children and adults comprise approximately one tenth of one percent of the general population (Goldstein, 1978). This population of individuals functions at a "general developmental level of half or less than the level which would be expected on the basis of chronological age" (Justen, 1976).

Identifying Important Phonological Features In The Expressive Use Of Signs By A Non-Oral Mentally Retarded-Emotionally Disturbed Child., Mary Wunder Lopez

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This study investigated the phonology of a sign system when it was used to train expressive vocabulary development in a mentally retarded-emotionally disturbed child. The study specifically dealt with the salience of movement and number of hands involved in the construction of a sign. For the subject in the study, two-handed signs involving movement were the most readily learned. Further comparison among the categories observed indicated that the parameter of movement appeared to be an important factor in expressive learning of while the number of hands involved was less important. Recent studies show that ease of acquisition may be influenced …