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Ratiocination, Romanticism And Realism In The Detective Story: A Study Of Poe, Doyle And Hammet, Timothy Jay Roberts

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Timothy Jay Roberts on December 3, 1984.

Light From The City, Joseph John Twomey

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Joseph John Twomey in December of 1984.

The Development Of A Series Of Piagetian Learning Cycles And Their Comparative Effectiveness Versus A Traditional Approach In The Enhancement Of Formal Thought In High School Freshman Physical Science Students, Randall Sale

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

An applied project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Education Specialist at Morehead State University by Randall Sale on November 27, 1984.

"To Help The Helpless", Barbara Gail Wilson

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements.for the Degree of Master of Arts Degree in Communication by Barbara Gail Wilson on October 12, 1984.

A Survey Of Burnout Among Dental Hygiene Educators, Sandra Boggs Ricks

Dental Hygiene Theses & Dissertations

A survey was conducted on 159 full-time dental hygiene educators in order to collect data on job satisfaction, morale, and perceived institutional/program effectiveness. Educators were chosen for the study by cluster sampling from two- and four-year accredited dental hygiene programs in the United States. The programs were selected at random from stratified groups according to type of institutional setting. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire which contained four major sections: demographic data, job satisfaction, institutional/program effectiveness, and feelings related to their position. Findings were analyzed utilizing contingency tables and Chi-Square analysis. No attempt was made to establish a cause …

Sexual Differentiation Of The Rat Hypothalamus: An Evaluation Of Sexual Behavior And Hypothalamic Morphology Following Neonatal Manipulation, Michael C. Stamper

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Sciences and Mathematics at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Michael C. Stamper on August 24, 1984.

A Follow-Up Study Of Program Graduates In Industrial Education And Technology, Henry Heston Lacy

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Applied Sciences and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Vocational Education by Henry Heston Lacy on August 7, 1984.

"The Hostage Broadcast", Thomas A. Carter

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Communications by Thomas A. Carter in August 7, 1984.

A Study Of Four Bible Colleges Which Are Candidates For Accreditation With The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools, Francis M. Nash

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Educational Specialist by Francis M. Nash on August 31,1984.

A Study Of Four Evangelical Bible Colleges Which Have Attained Accreditation With The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools, Donald R. Damron

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Educational Specialist by Donald R. Damron in August of 1984.

The Interaction Between Characteristic Locus Of Control And Control Of Events On The Perceived Stress Of Events, Jeffrey B. Harrison

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Jeffrey B. Harrison on July 7,1984.

Factors Influencing College Choice Of Minority Students And Their Implications For Recruitment, Linda Blount Mccluney

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

This study was designed to determine factors of college choice and to evaluate their implications for the development of recruiting guidelines for minority students. The intent was to survey two hundred freshmen of two urban universities to determine which factors were influential in their college choice process and to design recruiting guidelines. The use of these guidelines may provide the impetus to direct more blacks to predominantly white urban universities and more whites to predominantly black universities.

The criterion group approach allowed for the two groups (black students attending a predominantly white university versus black students attending a predominantly black …

A Literary Biography Of James Still: A Beginning, Rhonda George England

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Rhonda George England on May 21, 1984.

A Study Of The Child Abuse And Child Neglect In The Eighties, Christopher N. Amaechi

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A directed project submitted to Dr. George Troutt from the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for EDUC 610 and for the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Adult and Higher Education by Christopher N. Amaechi in May of 1984.

Mystic Characters In James Dickey's "Deliverance", Abdulhafeth A. Khrisat

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Abdulhafeth A. Khrisat in May of 1984.

"Appalachian Treasure", Autumn Grubb-Swetnam

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Communications by Autumn Grubb-Swetnam on April 13, 1984.

A Comparative Study Of Attitudes Toward Continuing Education As Held By Nurses And Medical Technologists In Kentucky, John Patton Seabolt

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

An applied project presented to the faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Specialist in Education by John Patcon Seabolt on April 12, 1984.

A Case Study Of Methodist Evangelical Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky And A Blueprint Of A Successful Hospital Volunteer Program, Amy Elizabeth Lively

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Humanities School at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Communications by Amy Elizabeth Lively on April 1, 1984

Geographic Place Location Knowledge: An Empirical Investigation Into The Performance Of University Undergraduate Students As A Result Of Cognitive Theory Based Instruction, Sharafat Khan

Dissertations

The major purpose of the study was to determine the effects of cognitive based Atlas Exercises and cognate materials (films, data sheets, readings from a geography book, regional examinations and map tests, book reviews, transparencies, a map module, wall maps, and slides) on the geographic place location knowledge of undergraduate university and/or college students. The research sample (n = 371) consisted of students enrolled in introductory geography courses located in three institutions of higher education in Michigan. Three researcher designed survey instruments were utilized for data collection: Background Data Questionnaire, Map Location Test I, and Map Location Test II. These …

The Influences Of Schooling, Job Experience, Information About Job Openings, Mentoring, Geographic Mobility, And Discrimination On The Selection Of College And University Presidents, Raymond D. Davis

Dissertations

The study was designed around an occupational-distribution model developed by Milner (1979) and adapted for the present study to include the factors: (a) years of schooling, (b) quality of education, (c) job experience, (d) information about openings and promotions, (e) geographical regions, and (f) deliberate discrimination. Twenty-five hypotheses, thought to be related to the adapted model, were developed and tested. A particular goal was to examine possible screening factors that may limit women and members of racial minority groups in securing higher education presidencies.

A survey questionnaire, mailed to the population of 1,227 persons, yielded 1,015 usable responses (for an …

Admissions Criteria As Predictors Of Students' Successful Completion Of A Dental Hygiene Program, M. Linda Brown

Dental Hygiene Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the criteria used to select dental hygiene students and to determine the ability of these criteria to predict students' successful completion of a dental hygiene program. One hundred sixteen graduates of the certificate level dental hygiene program at Old Dominion University between 1971- 1981, inclusive, comprised the sample. The majority of the subjects were Caucasian females, ages 20 to 24. The admissions criteria examined were (1) Dental Hygiene Aptitude Test scores, (2) Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, (3) preadmission quality point average, (4) college chemistry quality point average, and (S) percentile rank in …

Research To Develop A Consensus Self-Evaluation Model Of National Norms Of Excellence For Alternating Cooperative Education Programs At Four-Year Colleges And Universities, Constance F. Brothers

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The research described in this dissertation was conducted in response to an expressed need for the development of national norms of excellence for cooperative education programs in the United States in 1980. In academic year 1981-1982 a Delphi technique was used with 12 cooperative education experts, who identified 155 cooperative education program norms of excellence specifically for four-year alternating cooperative education programs.

In academic year 1982-1983, the 155 norms identified were transposed into a 90-item self-evaluation questionnaire which was field tested and sampled at 14 colleges and universities with alternating cooperative education programs in the United States. Of 900 college …

Perception Of The Ames Distorted Room As A Function Of Active Vs. Passive Training, Antoinette B. Dyer

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Education Morehead at State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Psychology by Antoinette B. Dyer in March of 1984.

A Follow-Up Study Of Graduate Students Admitted To The Central Washington University Special Education Administrator Program, Richard P. Lynch

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine characteristics of those candidates who had been admitted into the Central Washington University Special Education Administrator Program in order to draw conclusions concerning identifying profiles; ascertain the extent to which the respondents perceived the required courses of instruction as relevant to subsequent educational functions; and finally to determine specific reason(s) for non completion of program leading to Washington State Program Administrator Certification.

Differences In The Psychological Types Of Student Leaders And Non-Leaders At A Private Liberal Arts College, Paul G. Leavenworth

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to describe the psychological types of student leaders and non-leaders at a private liberal arts college. The aim of this study was to determine whether there were statistically significant differences in the frequency of types for leaders and non-leaders, for leaders and subgroup leaders, and for male leaders and female leaders. The theoretical rationale for this investigation is based upon the psychological type theories of Carl Jung (1933, 1971) and Isabel Briggs Myers (1962, 1980).;The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was given to freshmen at Franklin and Marshall College during freshmen orientation from 1976 through …

Accounting Accountability :Â ;Bâ An Exploratory Model For The Evalution Of Virginia Community College Accounting Programsâ, Joseph Victor Colmie

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this research was the development of an explicit methodology for determining whether or not an individual Virginia community college accounting program is congruent with community needs, as reflected by the perceptions of program graduates and local employers. Thomas Nelson Community College and its service area were chosen as the site for testing the instruments and the evaluation processes developed.;Based upon the data collected in the test area, it was concluded that: (1) The Model, as revised based upon a metaevaluation, might serve as a process for the collection and evaluation of appropriate data. However, the limitations associated …

An Assessment Of The Impact Of Changes In The Student-Faculty Ratio Used In The Budget Formula For Virginia's Colleges And Universities On Instructional Costs Per Student, Institutional Complexity, And Financial Stability, L. Mark Tyree

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a change in the student-faculty ratio used in Virginia's budgetary formula for its public institutions had any impact on (1) the level of instructional costs per student unit as well as any predictors that explained its variance, (2) the level of institutional complexity, and (3) the level of financial stability. It was designed to determine if two educational sectors differed in their responses to revenue distress conditions.;HEGIS financial and salary data were compiled for all public institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. They were analyzed together as well as by two …

Postwar Martial Arts Program In Japanese Higher Education : Case Of Nippon College Of Physical Education, Hiroyuki Hamada

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the following hypothesis: The purpose, content, and method of martial arts training defined by prewar legacies tend to persist within a limited scope and context despite major postwar reforms to the contrary. This study proposed to provide data from Nippon College of Physical Education as the central focus since this institution historically held national distinction in the development of physical education in Japan.;It was indicative from the historical data available that N.C.P.E. had undergone considerable institutional changes since it began in 1891. to clarify the historical evolution and environmental forces, the analytical …

A Comparative Study Of Filipino And American Student Essays: Common Errors And Sentence Length, Paz Navarro Canilao

Masters Theses

Error analysis and modified contrastive analysis were used to examine what type of writing difficulties were common to a selected group of De La Salle University (Philippines) and Eastern Illinois University freshman students, and what the average length and range in variation of length of the essays were in each group. The essays analyzed in the study were descriptive, and written within a span of fifteen minutes.

The results of the analysis showed that De La Salle and Eastern Illinois students have the following major difficulties: syntax, spelling, agreement, the use of comma, and the use of the s marker. …

Potential Goals Of The National University Of Rwanda As Perceived By Senate Members, Faculty, And Students, With Implications For The Adventist University Of Central Africa, Phénias Bahimba

Dissertations

Problem. The Republic of Rwanda granted the request of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to establish and operate a private university. Rwanda agreed to provide land and recognize degrees and diplomas. The church agreed to have its programs approved by the Ministry of Higher Education. This study was to identify and determine the potential goals of higher education in Rwanda that could serve as guidelines for the Adventist University of Central Africa.

Method. The population included all twenty-eight academic senate members, 110 faculty members, and 285 randomly selected students enrolled at the National University of Rwanda (1981-82 school year).

The data-gathering …