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Adjustment Factors Of Married College Students, Curtis E. Jones
Adjustment Factors Of Married College Students, Curtis E. Jones
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Various studies indicate that the married student Population in American universities and colleges ranges from 20-25 percent of total enrollments at various times. According to the Bureau of the Census, Current Population Report for 1981, 20.3 percent of all college students 14-34 years old were married.
The Role Of The Secondary School Counselor As Perceived By Counselors And Teachers, Wayne Kent Van Veldhuizen
The Role Of The Secondary School Counselor As Perceived By Counselors And Teachers, Wayne Kent Van Veldhuizen
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of secondary teachers regarding the role of the secondary school counselor. In addition, teacher-counselor perception comparisons of the counselor's role will be made to illustrate existing areas of conflict and of agreement. A review of the literature including both empirical and non-empirical studies from 1962 to 1985 will form the basis for this research. The following section will briefly indicate the importance of role perception concerns among practicing counselors and selected factors which influence role perceptions.
Formative Evaluation For Instructional Improvement, Norma J. Newhouse
Formative Evaluation For Instructional Improvement, Norma J. Newhouse
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As the cry of accountability gets louder and the number of available teachers gets smaller, the need for instructional improvement among practicing teachers becomes greater. Stiggins and Bridgeford (1985) suggested that effective teacher evaluation was one way to reach the goal of quality instruction. Even though evaluation could serve as a tool for instructional improvement, most evaluating today addresses summative goals. As Stiggins and Bridgeford (1985) stated, summative evaluations provided a base for administrative decisions on hiring and firing, promotions and tenure, assignments and salary. According to these authors, this was because summative evaluations were less time consuming than formative …
A Review Of Selected Neurochemical And Cognitive Hypotheses Of Depression, Kenneth Edward Klingman
A Review Of Selected Neurochemical And Cognitive Hypotheses Of Depression, Kenneth Edward Klingman
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According to the American Psychiatric Association (1980), the characteristic traits of depression are quite well established. Symptoms include dysphoric mood, insomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities, loss of energy and fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, diminished ability to think or concentrate, and thoughts of death or suicidal ideation/attempt. Depressed persons also have been characterized as self-deprecating and unrealistically pessimistic as well as suffering from distorted cognitive processes (Coyne & Gotlib, 1983). The only essential criterion for a diagnosis of major depression is that the syndrome be present for at least two weeks (Willner, 1985).
Effects Of Lifestyle Variables On Commuter Student Grade Point Average, Satisfaction, Attrition And Personal Growth, Steven Vincent Langerud
Effects Of Lifestyle Variables On Commuter Student Grade Point Average, Satisfaction, Attrition And Personal Growth, Steven Vincent Langerud
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Commuter students represent 80% of the undergraduate students in the United States (Stewart and Rue, 1983), and projections rise to 90% for the near future (Hardwick and Kazlo, 1977). While commuter students seek the same benefits from higher education as resident students, their lifestyles vary considerably. Programs developed for traditional, residential students fail to meet the needs of non-resident students, traditional or non-traditional. Stewart and Rue (1983) found commuter students easy to ignore, because they generally arrive on campus after student affairs personnel go home. Ignoring commuter student programming prevents 1 the involvement Astin (1984) considers vital for student development. …
The Development And Implementation Of High School English And Mathematics Subject Matter Requirements For Admission To The University Of Northern Iowa, Jean Schrader Lang
The Development And Implementation Of High School English And Mathematics Subject Matter Requirements For Admission To The University Of Northern Iowa, Jean Schrader Lang
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American colleges and universities are coming to grips with a problem regarding the admission of students direct from high school. Administrators, faculty members, parents and even students have voiced a concern that high school students are insufficiently encouraged to select college preparatory courses. Most colleges and universities have based admission decisions on high school grade point averages and college entrance examination scores. Therefore, many high school students have opted for less demanding courses, and for the relative ease of earning high grades, but subsequently enter postsecondary institutions with insufficient background in some critical subject matter areas (Estee, 1983).
An Overview Of Stressors Common To Stepchildren And Appropriate Counseling Interventions, Barbara Marilyn Wildung Kramer
An Overview Of Stressors Common To Stepchildren And Appropriate Counseling Interventions, Barbara Marilyn Wildung Kramer
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Despite the recent research on the effects of divorce on adults and children, much less attention has been given to the effects of parental remarriage and stepfamily issues (Prosen & Farmer, 1982). With an estimated one-half million adults becoming stepparents every year and one out of every six American children under the age of eighteen living in a stepfamily, stepfamilies could be more prevalent than nuclear families by 1990 (Prosen & Farmer, 1982; Visher & Visher, 1979).
The Use And Implementation Of Microcomputers In Secondary Administration, Kevin Crawford
The Use And Implementation Of Microcomputers In Secondary Administration, Kevin Crawford
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The growth of computers since 1975 has been remarkable. Throughout. the country, computer stores are opening their doors to a public that is realizing the many uses of computers in homes, businesses, and schools. Computer technology has been available for many years, but it has only been since the availabilty of relatively inexpensive microcomputers that elementary and secondary schools could afford the educational advancement. National and state commissions on education recommended that computers become a part of the school curriculum. Boards of education have purchased computers to place in schools. Private industry has joined the computer movement in schools by …
Infertility: A Developmental Crisis Related To Parenting, Barbara Jean Braband
Infertility: A Developmental Crisis Related To Parenting, Barbara Jean Braband
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The crisis of infertility strikes one in six couples of childbearing age. "Infertility, the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular sexual relations, or the inability to carry pregnancy to a live birth" (Menning, 1982, p. 155), will be experienced by 15-20% of the population of childbearing ages 22-40 years (Bernstein & Mattox, 1982; Goodman & Rothman, 1984). Infertility was diagnosed as either primary or secondary. According to Bernstein and Mattox (1982) primary infertility occurred if a pregnancy had never been achieved. If a woman had been pregnant at least once, even if that pregnancy resulted in an …
Understanding Why Children And Adolescents Attempt Suicide, Michael Thomas Brinkman
Understanding Why Children And Adolescents Attempt Suicide, Michael Thomas Brinkman
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Until recently, childhood suicidal behavior has been a relatively neglected area of systematic research and clinical concern (Wells & Stuart, 1980). There were several contributing issues. First, completed suicide among children was considered to be rare. Second, it was believed that, due to a lack of physical prowess, youngsters could not affect a fatal self-injury. Third, because children under ten may not realize that death is final, it was thought that, by definition, youngsters could not be considered suicidal. Consequently, vital statistics do not catalog self-killing as a cause of death in children under ten.
An Overview Of Research On Counseling Techniques Or Treatments Used With Learning Disabled Students Who Have Self-Esteem Difficulties, Susan Carlene Werner Bruce
An Overview Of Research On Counseling Techniques Or Treatments Used With Learning Disabled Students Who Have Self-Esteem Difficulties, Susan Carlene Werner Bruce
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The importance of self-esteem in anyone's life, especially in a child's life, can hardly be overemphasized. Weinhold and Hilferty (1983) found that self-esteem, which had been verified in previous studies, is the mainspring that launches every child for success or failure as a human being. Because this sense of self-worth or lack thereof is manifested so early in life, and can have an effect on academic success, it is essential that school counselors learn how to nurture a child's sense of worth.
The Effect Of Theory And Clinical Instruction On Freshmen And Senior Nursing Students' Attitudes And Anxieties Toward Death And Dying, Mary K. Brown
The Effect Of Theory And Clinical Instruction On Freshmen And Senior Nursing Students' Attitudes And Anxieties Toward Death And Dying, Mary K. Brown
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Growing old and dying are aspects of life most people do not care to think about. We tend to deny, avoid and when possible hide death as a means of escaping from it. Nursing educators are drawn into this situation because they must prepare nurses to cope with the many losses that will occur prior to a patient's final physical death. They must also help individuals to deal with the death of loved ones.
Early Childhood Education: Factors That Determine The Parental Selection Of A Preschool Program, Linda K. Buehler
Early Childhood Education: Factors That Determine The Parental Selection Of A Preschool Program, Linda K. Buehler
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Throughout the ages of mankind, parents have been motivated to provide the best for their children. It has been demonstrated by recent research that parents do have a critical influence on their children's education and development (Grotberg, 1979).
The Test-Anxious Student, Joan Carol Cagley
The Test-Anxious Student, Joan Carol Cagley
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Ginny is a 25 year old nursing student who returned to school to become a Registered Nurse following several years of practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse. In class she rarely or never asked a question. When called on she blushed and kept her eyes lowered. After failing several examinations, Ginny came to see the writer for help. She expressed surprise that she wasn't doing very well as she studied many hours for each exam. She reported that she worried a great deal about continuing to fail examinations and was really disgusted with herself. Ginny related an astonishing array of …
Case Study For Student Advisement Centers, Donald Ray Elmore
Case Study For Student Advisement Centers, Donald Ray Elmore
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The growing complexity of institutions of higher education, the threat of declining enrollments, and the greater diversity of student populations entering colleges and universities have sparked a renewed interest in academic advising. Advising programs are no longer viewed as a set of scheduling procedures, but are now becoming involved in the development of the students' total potential (Abel, 1980).
Gender Considerations In Courses Selected By Secondary Students, Margaret Jean Moser Flathmann
Gender Considerations In Courses Selected By Secondary Students, Margaret Jean Moser Flathmann
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Course selection by secondary students has been studied from many different perspectives over the past decade. Intellectual ability, social class, and cultural distinctions have been discussed as causes of segregation in course selection. A less studied causal factor of segregation in course selection has been. gender differentiation. Recently, a well publicized concern has surfaced regarding the lack of women entering the fields of mathematics and science, particularly at advanced levels. Investigations have disclosed that even at the high school level, females have not chosen mathematics and . . science courses. Some researchers argued that it was mathematical reasoning ability that …
The Male Abuser: Guidelines For Counselors Of Small Groups, Beverly Jane Fleshner
The Male Abuser: Guidelines For Counselors Of Small Groups, Beverly Jane Fleshner
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The literature has demonstrated acknowledgement of and facilitative services for the female victims of abuse. Today, most metropolitan areas have, at the least, telephone hotlines and, at the most, safe shelters for women and their children, individual and group counseling, _and services which help them_ with legal, medical, and employment questions. By not focusing as much attention on the male abuser similar services for these men have been slighted. By ignoring men, only half of the violence problem has been addressed. To break the pattern of abuse, treatment and services for men who batter are essential (Feazell, Mayers- & Deschner, …
Paradox As A Family Ingredient, Katherine L. Fluke
Paradox As A Family Ingredient, Katherine L. Fluke
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Several problems are evident when examining the use of paradox in family therapy. Experts in the field vary on the definition of paradox; how to label and categorize paradox; when to use or not use paradox; and the very nature of paradox as a therapy ingredient. Many experts express the opinion that paradox is part of the essence of life and relationships, particularly the therapist/client relationship. In this paper it will be assumed the reader has a knowledge of family· therapy and a frame of reference or theory base from which they operate. How paradox can be defined; the nature …
Using Senior Citizen Volunteers In Public Schools, Kari R. Gunderson
Using Senior Citizen Volunteers In Public Schools, Kari R. Gunderson
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A generation ago, the term school volunteer meant "parent" volunteer, and the roles of these volunteers were limited. Most elementary schools welcomed parents as chaperons for field trips, room mothers, and to assist with endless housekeeping and clerical tasks that freed the teacher to teach. They welcomed them at school to shelve and process books, collect money for photographs, and weigh and measure children. School volunteers were virtually non-existent in junior and senior high schools (NSVP, 1978). School volunteers today come from many sources and provide a wide range of services for many schools, even at the secondary level (Purcell, …
Counseling The Elderly With Drug Abuse Problems, Helen Juanita Hadley
Counseling The Elderly With Drug Abuse Problems, Helen Juanita Hadley
Graduate Research Papers
The elderly population is especially subject to adverse drug reactions and interactions since drugs are such an integral part of their life-style (Allen, 1980). As people age, an increasing number sustain chronic conditions and become dependent on drugs in the performance of their daily activities. Whether these drugs are physician-prescribed or self-prescribed OTC (over-the-counter) drugs, there are problems of noncompliance, misuse, and abuse (Krupka & Vener, 1979).
Induction Programs For Beginning Teachers, James Bennett Hamilton
Induction Programs For Beginning Teachers, James Bennett Hamilton
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The first year of teaching has been described as a sink or swim experience. The beginning of a teaching career for some may be filled with excitement, challenge, and success. For others, the first year of teaching may seem to be a confusing, frustrating time, filled with feelings of defeat and failure (Ryan, 1970; Ryan et al., 1980; Gaede, 1979; Grant and Zeichner, 1981).
In Search Of America's Missing Children, Karen Saunders Hanson
In Search Of America's Missing Children, Karen Saunders Hanson
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It has been called a "National Tragedy". It can happen in the park, at the beach, near the church, at the supermarket, at the playground, on the street in front of the house. One moment the child is there: the next moment gone. Short of death itself what could be more shocking to a family than having to report a child missing? Yet it happens to tens of thousands of parents each year. Because children can not look out for themselves, it is our responsibility to look out for them.
Educating The American Indian/Alaska Native, Randy Kent Hawk
Educating The American Indian/Alaska Native, Randy Kent Hawk
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American Indian/Alaska Native education has been a concern addressed primarily by American Indian/Alaska Native educators, parents, and interested citizens. Their concern has not yet made a major impact on the American educational system. It has surfaced largely in areas that are directly associated with American Indian/Alaska Native schools and communities. With nearly 70 percent of the American Indian/Alaska Native youth being currently educated in public schools, it is imperative that these concerns be recognized and addressed by the Non-Indian world as well (National Education Association, [NEA], 1983).
Business/Education Partnerships, Rosalie L. Head
Business/Education Partnerships, Rosalie L. Head
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The involvement of business in education is not new. For the first half of this century that interest was pervasive. Almost all school board members were business and professional men. Public school management was modeled on business management. Business leaders and educators agreed that one important objective of education was the preparation of youth for a productive work life. Curricula, testing, placement, and counseling programs were developed to meet that objective (Timpane, 1984).
Attracting, Rewarding, And Keeping Quality Teachers, David Michael Heeney
Attracting, Rewarding, And Keeping Quality Teachers, David Michael Heeney
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The quality of American education was severely questioned in A Nation at Risk, released by the National Commission on Excellence in Education in 1983. Approximately 30 national reports concerned with educational reform have been published in recent years and nearly all have had one thing in common: the belief that excellence must be rediscovered and returned to our American schools. Cross (1984) pointed out that the 50 states had commissioned almost 300 task forces and had sent them out in search of excellence.
Why The Christian Day School Phenomenon, Alan J. Jensen
Why The Christian Day School Phenomenon, Alan J. Jensen
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In the last twenty years the Christian day school's enrollment has soared. There are many estimates as to the number of such schools and the number of pupils in attendance. Some schools are so independent they refuse to report enrollment and other related data to any church school organization much less to a state or federal education agency. The United States now has approximately five to six thousand Christian day schools with enrollment estimated over one million pupils (Reese, 1985).
Cognitive Therapy As A Treatment Technique Of Depression, Kathleen Moon Jordan
Cognitive Therapy As A Treatment Technique Of Depression, Kathleen Moon Jordan
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A substantial body of research has indicated that the cognitive theory of depression, as well as the use of cognitive therapy in the treatment there of, has experienced widespread acceptance in the psychotherapeutic community. 1 Etiological theories of depression have been diverse, ranging from speculations concerning biochemical deficiencies and hereditary-constitutional deficits and speculation concerning internal psychological factors or subtle disruptions in patterns which travel between the organisms and the environment. Despite this diversity, the observed clinical syndrome has generally been described in strikingly consistent terms. Traditionally considered to be a disorder of affect, most descriptions also specify changes in cognitive, …
The Changing Face Of Health Care: Implications For Counseling, Peter J. Kalmar
The Changing Face Of Health Care: Implications For Counseling, Peter J. Kalmar
Graduate Research Papers
The intent of this paper is to examine the effectiveness and the costs of the health care system in America today. Recent analyses by health care writers will be reviewed to provide an overview. The orientation and role of health care will be compared and contrasted with the role and orientation of counseling.
A Formative Assessment Of The Developmental Education Program At Hawkeye Institute Of Technology: 1980 To Present, Christie Marie Method Kangas
A Formative Assessment Of The Developmental Education Program At Hawkeye Institute Of Technology: 1980 To Present, Christie Marie Method Kangas
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Open door admissions policies are no longer a new occurrence in American higher education. The advent of these policies brought a new clientele to colleges and universities. Federal programs and legislation combined to increase access for previously underrepresented populations such as minorities, women, lower socioeconomic groups, and the handicapped, including the learning disabled. By the 1970s, older adults were returning to campuses in increasing numbers (Maxwell, 1980).
A Historical Analysis Of The Characteristics Of The Effective School Administrator, Ali Salih Khamis
A Historical Analysis Of The Characteristics Of The Effective School Administrator, Ali Salih Khamis
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Technology is constantly changing society as well as having a great influence on schools and education. Therefore the development of school leaders is needed to assist education in these changes. It is not easy to determine the procedures for selecting effective school administrators. In recent years there has been tremendous emphasis on improving those procedures including the adoption of psychological tests and "team ratings". The problem is how to choose those persons who possess the essential characteristics to be potential effective school administrators. There is no clear cut way for individuals interviewing candidates to select those best qualified to lead …