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Elemental Times For Estimating Clinical Instructor Demand In A Coordinated Dietetic Program, Erskine Ray Smith

Doctoral Dissertations

During the initial phase of clinical training, dietetic students require close supervision. Low faculty/student ratios have been used to achieve adequate supervision. Academic administrators have expressed concern about increased faculty demands associated with coordinated programs as such programs do not conform to the traditional formula used to fund academic units. The purpose of this research was to develop a methodology for estimating time demands of clinical instructors using different instructional strategies and to study the effects of the strategy mixes on total clinical instructor time in relation to class size and competency level students could achieve. Clinical instructor elemental times …

Model For Implementing An International Educational Cooperative Program In Hotel Administration Between Egypt And The U.S.A., Mostafa El Zaghl

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to design a model for an International Educational Cooperative Program in Hotel Administration between Egypt and the U. S. A. Such a program is needed to assist the hospitality industry in Egypt in facing its shortage of qualified personnel and to elevate the existing standard of service which now endanger the projected tourism revenue and the national economy as well.

The research procedure included the following steps: (A) A model was developed for implementing the proposed international program and sent with a questionnaire for evaluation to 60 two-year and four-year hospitality education programs in …

Preferences For The Ideal Classroom Environment: A Comparison Between Gifted And Nongifted Students, John R. Adams

Doctoral Dissertations

Two major questions were addressed in this study: 1) What is the ideal classroom environment most preferred by students in a gifted and talented program?, and 2) Do preferences for the ideal classroom environment differ between students enrolled in a gifted and talented program and a comparison group of nongifted students?

The subjects were 147 eighth grade students selected from three middle schools in a large suburban school system. Seventy-three subjects were actively enrolled in a gifted and talented program, with the remaining 74 students randomly selected from the general population for comparison purposes. Schools were chosen because they were …

A Comparative Analysis Of Existing Management Systems Utilized In Budget Control And Resource Allocation In Higher Education, Betty Ann Hardison Cox

Doctoral Dissertations

Due to effects of current inflation, university administrators have been forced to cope with increased costs and decreased earnings. Those responsible for budget control and resource allocation have tried to administer their finances with respect to fiscal dilemmas and yet preserve the quality of higher education . In order to accomplish this objective, various types of management systems adapted to practical financial planning and budgetary techniques have been utilized by universities. This study was conducted to determine the types of management approaches employed by institutions of higher education.

Specifically, the purposes of this study were: (1) to identify existing management …

Food-Related Behavior Of Young Childless Couples, Diane S. Traver

Doctoral Dissertations

Socio-cultural, cognitive-affective, and situational variables affecting the food-related behavior of young, childless, Southern couples were explored. Couples were married less than 18 months. Each spouse was less than 34 years of age; neither had been previously married.

Seventy couples were interviewed; 55 couples completed diaries on the cost, types, and amounts of food purchased. Husbands and wives each completed questionnaires on food-related values, attitudes, and beliefs; food preparation and buying knowledge; food-related decision-making and tasks; and meal practices.

Wives' food preparation knowledge scores were higher than husbands' scores; both were related negatively to expenditure for convenience foods. Food-related decisions and …

The Effect Of Dietary Sulfur On: I. Glutathione S-Transferase Activity In Rat Lung And Liver; And Ii. The Hepatic Metabolism And Urinary Excretion Of Acetaminophen In Adult Male Rats, Diane Helen Morris

Doctoral Dissertations

In Part I, the effect of dietary sulfur on glutathione S-transferase (GDH S-T) activity was evaluated in male Sprague-Dawley rats. The animals were fed diets containing inorganic sulfate (SO₄⁼) at the levels of 0.0072%, 0.027%, or 0.427%. At each level of SO₄⁼, there was either no organic sulfur supplementation or supplementation with cysteine or methionine.

There was no effect of dietary SO₄⁼ GSH S-T activity in lung and liver supernatants when the group means were analyzed by the method of planned comparisons. There were significant interaction effects between treatments.

Supplementation of diets …

Projecting The Hospitality Needs Of International Visitors To The Knoxville Area During The 1982 World's Fair, Youssri Allam

Doctoral Dissertations

The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee (May 1st to October 31st), thereafter designated as Fair, is projected to host more than half a million international visitors. International visitors will come from every part of the world. They have different cultures, habits, attitudes and needs. The hospitality industry in Knoxville might face guests who do not speak English, have no American dollars, and have never eaten American food. The research was aimed to project the hospitality needs of the international visitors to the Fair who would be staying in hotels and motels in Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Alcoa, Pigeon Forge, Maryville, and …