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Practical Flexibility Tests For Use In The Health And Fitness Setting, Rosie M. Garza

Student Dissertations & Theses

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The Incorporation Of Sleep And Dream Research Into The Choreography Of For A Brief Moment . . . , Melinda C. Chesney

Masters Theses

The purpose of this thesis was to design a movement concept based upon specific aspects of sleep and dream theory. First, a review of literature explored various brain wave patterns occurring during sleep and the dream process. Next, dream documentations were used to examine the more common images and symbolisms of dreams. These brain wave patterns and dream images were then utilized in the development of movement sequences and concepts for the choreographic work For a brief moment . . .. The culmination of this choreographic thesis was the presentation of For a brief moment . . . at the …

An Approach To Teaching For Critical Thinking In A Community College Health Science Curriculum, Donis Tatro Lewis

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

During a recent seminar on critical thinking at the University of Massachusetts/Boston, I described a workshop I had developed for faculty in a community college dental hygiene program. Later that same evening one of the seminar participants asked me, " ... couldn't one assume that by the time a student reaches the college level -- specifically a dental hygiene program -- there would not be a need to teach critical thinking?" Having worked with dental hygiene students for five years, I knew that this assumption could not be made.

A Cinematographical Analysis Of The Execution Of Three Types Of Pitches Using The Windmill Style Softball Delivery, Bonni L. Kinne

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to identify the specific kinematic and kinetic variables associated with a successful fast ball, drop ball, and rise ball using the windmill style softball delivery. The subjects chosen for the investigation were female pitchers who participated in the Women's National Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament held in Buffalo, New York from August 17, 1984 to August 24, 1984.

After analyzing the data obtained from these subjects, the investigator concluded that: (a) there is a great deal of variability between the fast ball pitching mechanics of elite windmill style softball pitchers; (b) the success of a drop …

A Comparison Of Strength Improvement On Free Weights And The Universal Centurion, David J. Davies

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was designed to investigate the comparative effectiveness of free weights and the Universal Centurion in improving muscular strength. The subjects were twenty-two male students enrolled at Loma Linda University in La Sierra, California. Subjects were divided into two experimental groups, one training with free weights and the other with the Universal Centurion. The bench press exercise was utilized as both the exercise medium for the eight-week training period and also as the testing medium for the pre- and post-tests.

Pre- and post-test differences between the two groups were compared by an analysis of covariance. Results of the analysis …

High School Coaches' Handbook: Hoquiam School District #28, Theodore Alvin Pearson

All Graduate Projects

Hoquiam High School has had no centralized source for information on athletic procedures and policies. Because of differences in schedules, much time has been wasted by the Athletic Director in distributing information, and by coaches in seeking answers to specific questions. A coaching manual has been compiled to provide a single source of accurate information for the coaches. Information included is taken from state law, W.I.A.A. regulations, Black Hills League by-laws, and school policy.

The Effects Of Sugar On The Body: A Teaching Unit For The Secondary Level, Janet Griffith

Theses Digitization Project

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A Computer Program On Nutrition And Cardiovascular Disease For The Junior And Senior High Level, Patricia M. Brinkman

Theses Digitization Project

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A Study Of Eastern Illinois University Physical Education Majors Graduates From 1978, Greg H. Rigoni

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to determine how many of the 1978 Eastern Illinois University Physical Education majors with teaching certification are presently employed by a school district, not employed by a school district but involved in education, and those not involved in education.

Two questionnaires were developed, one for the alumni presently employed by a school district and one for those who are not employed by a school district.

One hundred and eleven Physical Education majors who graduated from Eastern Illinois University in the year of 1978 were surveyed by mail. Sixty-nine (62.1 percent) of the one hundred …

The Effects Of Training In Safe Manual Handling On The Patient Lifting Techniques Of Nursing Personnel, Bruce Paul Klein

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of training on the patient handling methods of nursing personnel. The study sought (1) to determine the effect of three class variables (Group, Session and Task) on behavioral performance, (2) to assess the influence of twelve organismic variables on behavioral performance, and (3) to determine the relationship between written exam scores and trainee behavioral performance.

Test and control groups were comprised of twelve and twenty-eight subjects, respectively. Behavioral performance in four specified tasks was determined via direct observation of individual subjects by trained observers using specific, dichotomously-measured behavioral criteria. Performance …