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The Effects On Self Of A Twenty-Three Day Experiential Wilderness Program For Adults: Implications For Counseling, Robert S. Doud
The Effects On Self Of A Twenty-Three Day Experiential Wilderness Program For Adults: Implications For Counseling, Robert S. Doud
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Student Profiles And Factors Affecting Student Attrition And Persistence At The University Of Guam, Lorraine Constance Yamashita
Student Profiles And Factors Affecting Student Attrition And Persistence At The University Of Guam, Lorraine Constance Yamashita
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The purposes of this study were to delineate several dimensions of the attrition problem at the University of Guam, to identify factors which were potentially contributory to the attrition problem and to provide information which could be used as a basis for institutional direction and planning.
Two subproblems were addressed in the study. The first subproblem was to develop a student profile, both academic and demographic, of those who withdrew and those who persisted. The second subproblem was to obtain and evaluate student views on attrition.
Two hypotheses were posited. The first hypothesis was that students who left the University …
The Clergy And Religious Faith As Factors In Recovery From Bereavement, Maryann Biggers
The Clergy And Religious Faith As Factors In Recovery From Bereavement, Maryann Biggers
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Effects Of The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, Employing A Computer Generated Prose Interpretation, On Vocational Behavior Of Community College Freshmen, Tony Swerbinsky
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The Effect Of Two Proxemic Variables Upon Counselor And Client Evaluations Of A Counseling Relationship, Daniel R. Klainer
The Effect Of Two Proxemic Variables Upon Counselor And Client Evaluations Of A Counseling Relationship, Daniel R. Klainer
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Selected Characteristics Of Children Referred For Psychiatric Evaluation, Rebecca Louise Pigott
Selected Characteristics Of Children Referred For Psychiatric Evaluation, Rebecca Louise Pigott
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Problem
Behavior-problem children constitute a main concern in the field of education today. The ability to recognize when the needs of the individual student call for procedures beyond the scope of the school is a professional necessity. The purpose of this research was to investigate whether students with school-related problems referred for psychiatric evaluation can be distinguished by a set of selected characteristics.
Method
Using multiple-discriminant analysis, students who had been referred for psychiatric evaluation were compared with students not referred for psychiatric evaluation on such criteria as teacher-pupil rating, as measured by Burks' Behavior Rating Scales; self-concept as …
Moral And Religious Problems And Attitudes As Expressed By Students In Seventh-Day Adventist Academies In The United States And Canada, Ingram Frank Du Preez
Moral And Religious Problems And Attitudes As Expressed By Students In Seventh-Day Adventist Academies In The United States And Canada, Ingram Frank Du Preez
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Problem. Adolescence is characterized by many problems of adjustment. Seventh-day Adventist youth cannot be expected to be immune to these problems. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the moral and religious problems and attitudes as perceived by students in Adventist academies. An attempt was also made to evaluate, from the students' viewpoint, the effectiveness of the provisions made by the academies to help meet these problems. Method Nineteen hundred and twenty students were chosen by a stratified random method from all enrollees in Seventh-day Adventist academies In the United States and Canada. Students were asked to respond to …