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An Exploratory Study Of The American Middle-Class Moral And Ethical Values Found In The John Newbery Medal Books., Heath Ward Lowry
An Exploratory Study Of The American Middle-Class Moral And Ethical Values Found In The John Newbery Medal Books., Heath Ward Lowry
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
It was the purpose of this study to collect data concerning the presence of that content in the Newbery Medal Award winning books which may influence children’s learning of American middle-class moral and ethical values.
The investigator used the process of content analysis to gather data for answering the following questions: (1) Are American middle-class moral and ethical values present in this chosen list of books?; (2) If such value content is present, to what degree of frequency and intensity has it been found?; (3) What variations, if any, can be measured in the presence, frequency, and intensity of these …
The Identification And Analysis Of Certain Value Orientations Of Two Generations Of East Indians In California, Lawrence Allen Wenzel
The Identification And Analysis Of Certain Value Orientations Of Two Generations Of East Indians In California, Lawrence Allen Wenzel
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to identify and compare certain beliefs, called value orientations, that are held by two generations of East Indians residing in the Sutter County area of California. The comparisons involved testing the null hypothesis to the effect that there are no significant differences between the value orientations of the two generations of East Indians.
East Indian students and their parents were questioned about their views regarding the desirable attitude toward action, their views regarding time, their attitude toward nature, and the desirable relationship of man to his fellow man. The instrument employed in gathering the …
Perceptions Of Family Life Attitudes Among Male College Students And Their Fathers, Helmar Duncan Sprague
Perceptions Of Family Life Attitudes Among Male College Students And Their Fathers, Helmar Duncan Sprague
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The purposes of this study are: (1) to help fill an important void in the literature, the lack of substantive empirical investigation of relationships between generations of fathers and their sons; (2) to investigate the assumption that similar attitudes exist between fathers and their sons; and (3) to attempt to supply the necessary data regarding father’s and sons’ attitudes toward family life which may aid those who deal in a helping relationship with these fathers and sons.
Selected Factors Which Influence Church-Related Education In Developing Countries, Stuart Paul Berkeley
Selected Factors Which Influence Church-Related Education In Developing Countries, Stuart Paul Berkeley
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The general problem of this study was to investigate and analyze selected social, political, and economic factors in Ethiopia that affect the continuation and development of education by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The specific purpose of this research was to develop from this analysis of Ethiopia those alternatives and recommendations which would aid Seventh-Day Adventist leaders in the development of plans for educational work in that country.
The basic question was: Can the Seventh-Day Adventists system of education plan for the social, political, and economic changes taking place in Ethiopia?