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Differences In The Psychological Types Of Student Leaders And Non-Leaders At A Private Liberal Arts College, Paul G. Leavenworth
Differences In The Psychological Types Of Student Leaders And Non-Leaders At A Private Liberal Arts College, Paul G. Leavenworth
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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 …
An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Goal Interdependence On The Anxiety Levels And Attitudes Of Prospective Teachers Towards Visually Impaired Persons, Clarrissa D. Jackson Banks
An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Goal Interdependence On The Anxiety Levels And Attitudes Of Prospective Teachers Towards Visually Impaired Persons, Clarrissa D. Jackson Banks
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This study investigated the effects of cooperative game play and structured interview on the anxiety levels and attitudes of prospective teachers toward persons with visual impairments. The major strategy for attitude change was based on Deutsch's theory of cooperation in social interaction utilizing the framework of Johnson and Johnson's social judgment process in conjunction with Kurt Lewin's theory of "reduction of restraining forces.".;Forty-five undergraduate education majors were randomly assigned to a control group or two experimental treatment groups for the purpose of modifying their attitudes toward persons with visual impairments.;The experimental conditions involved two groups of 15 prospective teachers each. …
The Effects Of Written Paradoxical Directives On Problem Resolution And Level Of Intimacy In Selected Married Couples, Daniel Thomas Avery
The Effects Of Written Paradoxical Directives On Problem Resolution And Level Of Intimacy In Selected Married Couples, Daniel Thomas Avery
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of written paradoxical directives on problem resolution and level of intimacy in selected married couples.;The population selected was married couples participating in selected churches in the geographical region of Williamsburg, Virginia. Volunteer couples completed a survey questionaire stating one problem in their relationship they would like to see changed. The sample consisted of 32 married couples with 11 couples randomly assigned to paradoxical directive and attention-placebo treatment groups and 10 couples to a no-treatment control group.;Couples in the paradoxical group were sent a four-paragraph paradoxical letter encouraging them to continue …
Accounting Accountability :Â ;Bâ An Exploratory Model For The Evalution Of Virginia Community College Accounting Programsâ, Joseph Victor Colmie
Accounting Accountability :Â ;Bâ An Exploratory Model For The Evalution Of Virginia Community College Accounting Programsâ, Joseph Victor Colmie
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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 Investigation Of The Motivational-Study Skills-Self-Regulatory Skills Model For Improving Academic Competence In Community College Students, Okey Rex Evans
An Investigation Of The Motivational-Study Skills-Self-Regulatory Skills Model For Improving Academic Competence In Community College Students, Okey Rex Evans
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a multicomponent model for developing effective study skills in community college students. The motivational--study skills--self-regulatory skills model was presented through a proactive student development program. A review of the literature in study skills reveals a lack of consensus with regard to identifying common characteristics of successful treatment programs. Also, there is a serious lack of research involving community college students.;The subject population consisted of 390 students enrolled in a freshman orientation course during the Winter Quarter 1984 at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia. The sample consisted of …
Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of An Instructional Strategy To Teach Selected Problem-Solving Skills To Nursing Students, Rebecca Baum Rice
Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of An Instructional Strategy To Teach Selected Problem-Solving Skills To Nursing Students, Rebecca Baum Rice
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The purpose of this research was to determine if selected problem-solving skills of freshmen nursing students in an associate-degree nursing program could be enhanced by an instructional strategy that combined simulated patient encounters with two types of feedback obtained from experienced nurses. The skills were: (1) the detection, encoding, and retrieval of cues and (2) the generation of tentative problem formulations. Six videotaped simulations of nurse-patient encounters were shown to a group of experienced nurses, who were asked to write tentative problem formulations with relevant cues and summarizing assessments of the situations. Data of the nurses' information processing activities while …
A Study Of The Assessment Center As A Process For Identifying Prospective School Principals And Assistant Principals, Carolyn J. Van Newkirk
A Study Of The Assessment Center As A Process For Identifying Prospective School Principals And Assistant Principals, Carolyn J. Van Newkirk
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No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of The Influences Affecting The Standards For Certifying Public School Teachers In Virginia, Wayne Dixon Lett
An Analysis Of The Influences Affecting The Standards For Certifying Public School Teachers In Virginia, Wayne Dixon Lett
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The purpose of this study was to determine if those who influenced Virginia certification regulations incorporated research on teacher performance or pupil achievement to establish or to support their positions. The years 1958 to 1982 were studied with the analysis concentrating on the regulations approved in 1981 and 1982.;Twenty-five individuals who had or may have had influence or were involved in the certification process were interviewed. The interviewees were members of at least one of nine groups. Three of these groups were considered decision-making groups, and six were considered nondecision-making groups.;An influences process model, a communication model, and content analysis …
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
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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 …
The Development Of The Image Of A Selective Collegiate Public Institution And The Effects Of That Image Upon Admissions : The Case Of The College Of William And Mary In Virginia, 1946-1980, Karen Cottrell. Schoenenberger
The Development Of The Image Of A Selective Collegiate Public Institution And The Effects Of That Image Upon Admissions : The Case Of The College Of William And Mary In Virginia, 1946-1980, Karen Cottrell. Schoenenberger
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The purpose of this case study was to trace the development of the image of the College of William and Mary in order to test the hypothesis: The image of a selective liberal arts college is not exclusive to the private sector. In tracing the development of the image, the concept of saga, defined by Clark (1968) as an historically based understanding of organizational development was viewed as the theoretical basis for the study. Four factors were found to have a positive impact upon the development of the selective image of the College. (1) The restoration and growth of Colonial …
The Use And Effect Of Puppetry And Bibliotherapy In Group Counseling With Children Of Divorced Parents, Kenneth Paul Bunting
The Use And Effect Of Puppetry And Bibliotherapy In Group Counseling With Children Of Divorced Parents, Kenneth Paul Bunting
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For many years, the technique of puppetry has been successfully utilized within child counseling programs (Jenkins and Beckh, 1942) (Grant, 1950) (Koenig, 1951) (Dinkmeyer and Caldwell, 1970). Only recently the use of puppets was popularized by the introduction of the DUSO program (Dinkmeyer 1970, 1973). In fact, puppetry was cited as a potentially invaluable intervention strategy to facilitate affective educational programs to help stimulate young children to explore their feelings. However, little experimental evidence was gleaned from the literature to support the efficacy of the puppetry techniques (Strage, 1979) (Zingle, 1972) (Buffalo Public School System Project, 1975). Only testimonial and …
Postwar Martial Arts Program In Japanese Higher Education : Case Of Nippon College Of Physical Education, Hiroyuki Hamada
Postwar Martial Arts Program In Japanese Higher Education : Case Of Nippon College Of Physical Education, Hiroyuki Hamada
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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 …
Resource Management And Control Decision Making : Toward A Grounded Theory, Fred Hobart Wise
Resource Management And Control Decision Making : Toward A Grounded Theory, Fred Hobart Wise
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This study was directed toward the discovery of a grounded theory that identifies the variables that influence and interact to influence resource management decision making in an institution of higher education. The constant comparative methods an inductive approach to generating theory, was used to study resource management decision making. The study consisted of an indepth case study of a medium sized public university. The study was a naturalistic inquiry of the resource management decision-making process.;The design of the study included three phases of research. Each phase employed different data gathering techniques, and each had its own purpose for obtaining various …
Making Routine Curriculum Changes At The College Of William And Mary In Virginia: Are Faculty Influenced By Trends In Students' Pursuits?, Anne M. Pratt
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In a study published in 1978, Manns and March found that university curricula do change in response to financial adversity. Based on a model proposed by Cohen and March, Manns and March said that it was necessary for departments to stimulate demand for enrollment in order to secure resources. They proposed that competition for resources would encourage competition among departments. Departments most in need of maintaining demand would change most; those least in need of maintaining demand would change least.;Manns and March also noted that academia has traditions about change that could have influenced the process. Thus, there may have …
"So Good A Work": The Brafferton School, 1691-1777, Karen A. Stuart
"So Good A Work": The Brafferton School, 1691-1777, Karen A. Stuart
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No abstract provided.
Ut Prosim, The Balance Of Liberal And Useful Education In The American Land-Grant University: A Case Study Of Virginia Tech, Deborah M. Dicroce
Ut Prosim, The Balance Of Liberal And Useful Education In The American Land-Grant University: A Case Study Of Virginia Tech, Deborah M. Dicroce
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Land-grant universities provide an important structure for an accommodation of liberal and useful education. However, even within this structure, the relationship between useful and liberal is subject to changing balance. This study examines the relation by tracing the evolution of the agricultural and mechanical arts at a significant land-grant case--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. From the perspectives of curriculum, instruction, and faculty, the study tests the hypothesis that Cheit's "model" for the evolution of "new profession" schools as peripheral satellites first turned full citizens second identifies Virginia Tech's evolving relationship of liberal and useful, particularly in agriculture and engineering. …