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The Relationship Between Body Fat And Physical Well-Being Of Children, Aged Six To Thirteen, As Determined By Physical Activity And Physical Fitness, Paul Sieczkowski Jul 1976

The Relationship Between Body Fat And Physical Well-Being Of Children, Aged Six To Thirteen, As Determined By Physical Activity And Physical Fitness, Paul Sieczkowski

Student Work

Body fat has several implications for an individual's physical well-being. Aside from its functional aspects as an energy reserve and as a thermal insulator, excess body fat has been related to an increased mortality rate (Dublin, 1930). Vitale (1973) and deVries (1974) emphasized that excess fat is associated with many degenerative diseases such as diabetes, gallstones, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Mayer (1953) noted that there might be seasonal changes in the body fat level due to changes in activity level. Johnson, Burke,, and Mayer (1956) traced the onset of obesity of most "late obesity" children to the winter …


The Effect Of Two Athletic Training Programs On Aerobic Capacity, Anaerobic Capacity, Reaction Time, And Percent Body Fat, Paul W. Petersen Jul 1976

The Effect Of Two Athletic Training Programs On Aerobic Capacity, Anaerobic Capacity, Reaction Time, And Percent Body Fat, Paul W. Petersen

Student Work

It is perhaps obvious that athletic teams, such as basketball and wrestling, use different conditioning pro­grams during the regular season of competition because of the nature of their sports. Although many coaches initiate particular programs and use them year after year, rarely do they have any definite measurements concerning the effects of the program on their athletes other than a win-loss record. To better understand the conditioning that takes place in various sports, in this study, several parameters of fitness were calculated-using the basketball and wrestling teams at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The measurements will indicate the change …


The Effects Of Values-Clarification Strategies On School Attitudes In Seventh Grade English, James C. Gaffney Jun 1976

The Effects Of Values-Clarification Strategies On School Attitudes In Seventh Grade English, James C. Gaffney

Student Work

Educational systems are constantly faced with the question "What should students be taught?" Traditionally, the answer has been skills and concepts in basic subject areas used most often in life. Consequently, curricula center around facts about these subject areas, skills used by people in these areas, and concepts on which the subjects are based. New ways of presenting facts, skills, and concepts are continually being explored in the hope that students will internalize and apply them when the need arises. Student and parent involvement in the learning process, individualized instruction, high interest learning media, and various groupings of students in …


An Athletic Program For The Junior High Schools In Papillion Lavista School District Twenty Seven, Dennis L. Smith May 1976

An Athletic Program For The Junior High Schools In Papillion Lavista School District Twenty Seven, Dennis L. Smith

Student Work

It is generally conceded that the primary function of the junior high school is to provide exploratory experiences which meet the basic criteria for contributing to the goals of general education established for this grade level.


Fall Enrollment 1976-1977, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness Jan 1976

Fall Enrollment 1976-1977, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Fall Enrollment

IPEDS Fall Enrollment annual report contains the following information: • Full- and part-time fall enrollments by level, by race/ethnicity and gender of student • Number of students engaged in distance education, by level and location • Age distributions by student level (odd-numbered years) • State of residence of first-time first-year students (even-numbered years) • Total number of students in the entering class • Fall-to-fall retention rates of full-time and part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (less than 4-year institutions), and first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students (4-year institutions)


Fall Enrollment Upper Division And Post-Baccalaureate 1976-1977, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness Jan 1976

Fall Enrollment Upper Division And Post-Baccalaureate 1976-1977, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Fall Enrollment

IPEDS Fall Enrollment annual report contains the following information: • Full- and part-time fall enrollments by level, by race/ethnicity and gender of student • Number of students engaged in distance education, by level and location • Age distributions by student level (odd-numbered years) • State of residence of first-time first-year students (even-numbered years) • Total number of students in the entering class • Fall-to-fall retention rates of full-time and part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (less than 4-year institutions), and first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students (4-year institutions)


Undergraduate Catalog (1976-1977), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Jan 1976

Undergraduate Catalog (1976-1977), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Undergraduate Catalogs

The University of Nebraska at Omaha became a part of the state university system on July 1, 1968, but its history as an educational institution covers more than a half-century.


Graduate Academic Catalog (1976-1977), University Of Nebraska At Omaha Jan 1976

Graduate Academic Catalog (1976-1977), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

Graduate Catalog, 1976-1977


Enrollment Report - Fall 1976, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness Jan 1976

Enrollment Report - Fall 1976, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Enrollment Reports

The Enrollment Report provides administrative and delivery-site information on enrollment headcount and student credit hours, as well as the demographic characteristics of enrolled students. The purpose of this profile is to provide the undergraduate and graduate enrollments and student credit hour information by college or equivalent academic unit, class, gender and ethnicity.