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Reaction To Social Pressure From Adults Versus Peers Among Mexican, Mexican-American, And Anglo-American Rural Children, Ana Maria C. Donini
Reaction To Social Pressure From Adults Versus Peers Among Mexican, Mexican-American, And Anglo-American Rural Children, Ana Maria C. Donini
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this project was to investigate whether there was a significant difference in the adherence to conventional morality and the reaction to social pressure from adults versus peers among Mexican, Mexican-American, and Anglo-American children. The instrument used was the Moral Dilemmas Test (MDT) developed by Bronfenbrenner, Devereux, Suci, and Rodgers, which measures the reported readiness of children to engage in morally disapproved behavior and their reaction to social pressure exerted by adults and peers. The subjects were asked to respond to a series of conflict situations under three experimental conditions of confidentiality, scrutiny by parents, and scrutiny by …
Predicted Maximal Oxygen Uptake In Intercollegiate Swimmers, Suzanne Collier
Predicted Maximal Oxygen Uptake In Intercollegiate Swimmers, Suzanne Collier
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
It would facilitate the coaching process if coaches could compare the various levels of cardiovascular fitness that their swimmers have attained. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between maximum oxygen uptake and the 12, 9, 6 and 3 minute aerobic swim performance tests in intercollegiate male and female swimmers.
The Attitude Of Physical Education Teachers Towards The Implementation Of Co-Educational Physical Education As An Aspect Of Title Ix, Michele Helane Pavin
The Attitude Of Physical Education Teachers Towards The Implementation Of Co-Educational Physical Education As An Aspect Of Title Ix, Michele Helane Pavin
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes held by physical education teachers towards the implementation of Title IX with particular emphasis on coeducational physical education. In addition to the original issue, the following sub-problems were established: (1) To determine if a significant difference in attitudes towards the implementation of coeducational physical education existed between junior high (or middle school) and senior high school physical education teachers.; (2) To determine if a significant difference in attitudes towards the implementation of coeducational physical education existed between male and female physical education teachers.; (3) To determine if a significant …
The Effects Of Perceptual And Piagetian Training On The Reading Achievement Of First Grade Pupils, James Clark Lane
The Effects Of Perceptual And Piagetian Training On The Reading Achievement Of First Grade Pupils, James Clark Lane
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the effect of pairing cognitive training, developed from Piaget's theory, with perceptual training on reading achievement. Also investigated was the effect of cognitive and perceptual training by themselves, as well as that of a cont:col group on reading achievement. A second purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not perceptual errors would be reduced by pairing perceptual and cognitive training as opposed to perceptual, cognitive or control training alone.