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A Study On The Use Of State Government Press Releases In Kentucky Newspapers, Sean Patrick Kelly
A Study On The Use Of State Government Press Releases In Kentucky Newspapers, Sean Patrick Kelly
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Sean Patrick Kelly on December 6, 1985.
Women Administrators In Higher Education In Kentucky: Demographics, Career Paths, And Perceptions, Carol Jinbo
Women Administrators In Higher Education In Kentucky: Demographics, Career Paths, And Perceptions, Carol Jinbo
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
An applied project presented to the faculty of the School of Education at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Education Specialist in Adult and Higher Education by Carol Jinbo May 10, 1985.
Relationship Between Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity And Hormone Dependency In Rat Mammary Cancer, Lila S. Berry
Relationship Between Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity And Hormone Dependency In Rat Mammary Cancer, Lila S. Berry
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Biology by Lila S. Berry on May 2, 1985.
Pride Before Defeat, Alma Evelene Myers
Pride Before Defeat, Alma Evelene Myers
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Alma Evelene Myers in May of 1985.
Alpha English Correlation Data A Replication Study, Simin Shirzadi
Alpha English Correlation Data A Replication Study, Simin Shirzadi
Masters Theses
This study replicates an earlier (7/025,. May 1980) study in Kalamazoo (Michigan) Valley Community College investigating the factors which might influence student success or failure in Alpha English, ENG 098, a remedial English course. It also introduces the control variable of instructional method.
There were no significant changes in the relationship between the dependent variable (success/failure in ENG 098) and the independent variables (grade point average, credit hours attempted/earned, English Placement Exam score, age, sex, race and hours working) in the two studies. Subjects in the present study tended to be younger, were more likely to be male, and slightly …
A Comparison Of Attitudes Toward The Public Schools Between The Elementary And Secondary Teachers In Martin County, Kentucky And A Nationwide Sample Of Elementary And Secondary Teachers, Donald Ray Fannin
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
An applied project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Education Specialist at Morehead State University by Donald Ray Fannin in 1985.
A Policy Analysis Of The Federally Mandated Undergraduate Desegregation Criteria Measured By Retention Strategies For Minority Students At A Senior Public Traditionally White Institution In Virginia, Robert M. Simmonds
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this research was an analysis of the implementation of the federally mandated undergraduate desegregation criteria. This research looked at the development of policy at the federal level, and the subsequent response by the State of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University.;Virginia Commonwealth University was selected for this study for two reasons: (1) Virginia Commonwealth University is located in an urban setting which has the largest black population in the state, and (2) this institution has the largest target (identified by the state) of black enrollment than any other public senior institution in Virginia.;Retention strategies were used to measure …
An Investigation Into Current Evangelical College Secularization, William Arthur Wilson
An Investigation Into Current Evangelical College Secularization, William Arthur Wilson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This study investigated the claim that some of the academically best evangelical colleges are in the process of secularizing. An instrument was developed which differentiated between evangelical and more liberal positions on religious, social, and political issues. Faculty attitudes were measured as representative of a particular college's position.;In Phase I, the DISCRIMINANT Program of the SPSS produced a predictor equation based on those questionnaire items which best discriminated between a stratified, random sample of faculty at known evangelical colleges and a similar sample at known secularized, church-related institutions. Validity of the instrument was shown as 94.59% of the evangelical professors …
Faculty Burnout In The California State University System, Edward Earl Seagle Jr.
Faculty Burnout In The California State University System, Edward Earl Seagle Jr.
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Purpose. The purposes of this study were to determine: (a) to what extent does faculty burnout exist within the California State University (CSU) system; (b) the correlation between faculty burnout and various demographic factors; (c) the correlation of the measured variables of burnout as related to self-perceptions; and (d) the dimensions of burnout within the CSU system. Procedures. Full-time faculty from each of the 19 CSU campuses were surveyed. Two questionnaires were used to canvass respondents' feelings of burnout: (a) Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and (b) Faculty Feeling Survey. The number of responses analyzed was 370. Findings. Comparing the CSU …
The Academic Achievement Of Chinese-American Fluent English Proficient And Non-Minority Background Intermediate Grade Students (Bilingual, Asian-American), Edmund W. Lee
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
More than a decade has passed since the United States Supreme Court made its historic decision in Lau v. Nichols on January 21, 1974. Ruling in favor of the non-English-speaking Chinese plaintiffs, the Court upheld earlier guidelines established by the office for Civil Rights for school districts with more than five percent national origin-minority group children. In delivering the Court's opinion, Justice Douglas reiterated these words of J. Stanley Pottinger, former director of OCR:
Food For Thought: The Collegiate Way Of Living, David Holland Charlton
Food For Thought: The Collegiate Way Of Living, David Holland Charlton
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the collegiate way of living; how it began, how it developed and changed, and why institutions have adhered to it. Communal dining was emphasized in an attempt to determine why colleges have believed it to be important enough to require it of differing student populations, under widely varying circumstances, over a period of at least four hundred years.;The College of William and Mary in Virginia was selected as a case study for this project. One of America's earliest colleges, William and Mary was founded on the British (Oxbridge) model, and has required …
A Study Of The Relationship Between Leadership Responsibility And The Career Aspirations And Salience Of College Women, Deborah R. Stevenson
A Study Of The Relationship Between Leadership Responsibility And The Career Aspirations And Salience Of College Women, Deborah R. Stevenson
Masters Theses
Expanded career opportunities for women have emerged following the women's movement and equal opportunity legislation. Today, statistics show more women, single, married and female heads of the household, are in the work force than ever before. Yet, women are not entering those jobs in which greater earning and advancement potential exist and professional women have not advanced significantly.
The literature discussing issues related to women and work indicates that leadership responsibility may play a role in raising both the career aspirations and salience of women. If this is so then providing appropriate leadership experience emerges as a potential tool for …
Implications For Research On Line-Staff Structure In College And University Management : A Content Analysis Of The Literature, Carlton Sherry Potts
Implications For Research On Line-Staff Structure In College And University Management : A Content Analysis Of The Literature, Carlton Sherry Potts
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to analyze the existing literature to determine how the line-staff structure may influence academic managers and their institutions. The study focused on identifying behavior-linked line-staff distinguishing variables on which academic line and staff managers may differ. Emphasis was placed on using information in the literature to generate new research propositions.;Forty-four documents which compared line and staff managers on one or more position, personal, and psychological variables were reviewed using a structured content analysis procedure. Twenty-one behavior-linked line-staff distinguishing variables were identified. The strength of each variable as a candidate for future research in higher …
Image, Institution And Leadership : Philip Lindsley And The Modern University Presidency 1825-1850, David Mathis
Image, Institution And Leadership : Philip Lindsley And The Modern University Presidency 1825-1850, David Mathis
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Colleges and universities have historically found that their projected image, character, prestige, and reputation is highly significant to success, even though these illusive indicators of quality may be little more than emotional responses to what people believe, rather than reality. These over-simplifications are based on filtered messages and perceptions, and when they occur, a Gestalt view results that relates to the institution as a whole. One avenue often utilized by institutions of higher education to achieve this institutional image or character is through the president or major spokesman.;One important historic case of the spokesman's role in higher education is that …
The Development Of A Continuing Educational System For The College Of The Bahamas With Implications For Third World Countries, Arthur Leon Roach
The Development Of A Continuing Educational System For The College Of The Bahamas With Implications For Third World Countries, Arthur Leon Roach
Dissertations
Problem. The problem addressed in this study is what form adult education should take and how it should be organized and administered to provide maximum effect for The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, considering its geography. No systematic study has been undertaken with a view to develop such a continuing education system. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a continuing education system for the College of the Bahamas.
Method. The study utilized a developmental research approach to investigate the organization and administration of continuing education in institutions of higher education in the United States with a view to …
Perceptions Of The Role Of The Bible Class In Four Christian Liberal Arts Colleges: Considered In The Context Of Conflicting Rationales, Jaime Castrejon
Perceptions Of The Role Of The Bible Class In Four Christian Liberal Arts Colleges: Considered In The Context Of Conflicting Rationales, Jaime Castrejon
Dissertations
Problem. The four Seventh-day Adventist senior colleges in Inter-America aim at training Christian professionals who will serve the church either directly on its payroll or indirectly as devoted Christian professional laymen. The colleges are doubly challenged to maintain academic excellence while providing spiritual nourishment and commitment. The Bible class is central to this approach to education. Adventist leaders and educators, however, have not given serious study to the questions arising from this practice. No guidelines exist for determining an adequate amount of Bible classes. Each institution sets its own requirements which results in great disparity among them in this regard. …
Occupational Identity Assessment Among Middle And Late Adolescents, Julian Melgosa
Occupational Identity Assessment Among Middle And Late Adolescents, Julian Melgosa
Dissertations
Problem. Research on James Marcia's identity statuses has been directed toward the overall problem of identity, but not toward the specific area of occupational identity. The major purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to assess Marcia1s Identity Statuses (Achievement, Moratorium, Foreclosure, and Diffusion) for the occupational area. In addition, the relationships of selected variables to these statuses were investigated.
Method. Random class groups of students (N=417) from six selected high schools and colleges located in Michigan provided the data for this study. Items were created utilizing the criteria established by previous research and content validated …
A Descriptive Analysis Of Evangelical Seminaries In Canada Based On And Comparing The Views Of Their Presidents And Deans And Of The Canadian Leaders Of Evangelical Denominations, Edward Lawrence Oke
A Descriptive Analysis Of Evangelical Seminaries In Canada Based On And Comparing The Views Of Their Presidents And Deans And Of The Canadian Leaders Of Evangelical Denominations, Edward Lawrence Oke
Dissertations
Problem
Evangelical seminaries in Canada enroll more students than those of mainline denominations, yet they lack recognition and acceptance. This problem may be due to insufficient information, inaccurate understanding of evangelicals, or the fact that most of them were founded since 1970. No study has attempted to describe them or to analyse their distinctives and growth.
Method
One of the most recent studies of Canadian seminaries was by Robert T. Handy who compared Canadian and American members of ATS and reported his findings in the Spring 1982 issue of Theological Education which also included responses from five Canadian educators. The …