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The Effects Of Performance Standards On Behavior Patterns And Motor Skill Achievement In Children (Goals, Time-On-Task)., Rosaland Veatrice Edwards Jan 1985

The Effects Of Performance Standards On Behavior Patterns And Motor Skill Achievement In Children (Goals, Time-On-Task)., Rosaland Veatrice Edwards

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The effect of individual performance standards on the relationship between selected process variables and achievement for students in elementary physical education classes was investigated. The subjects were 78 fourth grade and 80 fifth grade students from eight classes in two elementary schools. Two fourth and fifth grades received standards and two fourth and fifth grades did not. A one week experimental teaching unit was used. A Solomon 4-group design was used in an effort to determine if there was a pretest effect. The data were analyzed in a Treatment (standard-no standard) x Pre (pre-no pretest) x sex (male-female) x grade …

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The Defiant Legacy: Southern Clergy And A Rhetoric Of Redemption For The Reconstruction South., Hal W. Fulmer Jan 1985

The Defiant Legacy: Southern Clergy And A Rhetoric Of Redemption For The Reconstruction South., Hal W. Fulmer

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the rhetorical activities of the unreconstructed southern Protestant clergy during the Reconstruction period of 1865-1877. These years were marked by great social, psychological, and economic chaos with a variety of southern spokesmen attempting to re-establish a sense of order for the people of the region. The clergy were an active and dominating force in the region following the Great Awakenings. These clerics were strong supporters of slavery and secession in the antebellum South. Using a theoretical approach from organizational communication, this dissertation suggests that the various southern Reconstruction denominations may be understood as a single Southern Protestant …

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Development Of A Reliable And Valid Diagnostic Assessment Instrument For Migraine And Muscle-Contraction Headaches (Psychometrics, Classification)., Stanford Wayne Granberry Jan 1985

Development Of A Reliable And Valid Diagnostic Assessment Instrument For Migraine And Muscle-Contraction Headaches (Psychometrics, Classification)., Stanford Wayne Granberry

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The reliability and validity of a headache questionnaire, designed as a diagnostic instrument, were investigated. The questionnaire was administered to 117 headache sufferers in individual interviews. Following a 2 week interval the same questionnaire was readministered to 66 of these subjects. All subjects were independently diagnosed by a board certified neurologist and an advanced graduate student in clinical psychology using an Ad Hoc Committee's (1962) criteria. The categories of headache investigated were: muscle-contraction headache (N = 38), combined headache (N = 28), classic migraine (N = 19) and common migraine (N = 32). A factor analysis of the questionnaire data …

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College Cheaters In An Educational Intervention Program: Their Characteristics, Self-Perceptions, And Summative Evaluation Responses (Moral Reasoning, Judgment, Locus Of Control, Developmental Tasks, Values, Self-Actualization)., Nancy Irle Mathews Jan 1985

College Cheaters In An Educational Intervention Program: Their Characteristics, Self-Perceptions, And Summative Evaluation Responses (Moral Reasoning, Judgment, Locus Of Control, Developmental Tasks, Values, Self-Actualization)., Nancy Irle Mathews

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As an alternative to disciplinary suspension, Louisiana State University implemented an educational intervention program for students found guilty of charges of academic dishonesty as defined by the Code of Student Conduct. The purpose of this study was fourfold: (a) to describe the characteristics of 68 cheaters who participated in the intervention programs over four different semesters, (b) to describe the psychosocial and environmental factors that were perceived by identified students as influencing their decisions to cheat, (c) to determine the extent of change in selected psychological measurements of cheaters upon completion of the program, and (d) to describe cheaters' summative …

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The Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy Training On Critical Reading Ability., Jacqueline Means Parson Jan 1985

The Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy Training On Critical Reading Ability., Jacqueline Means Parson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The ability to read materially critically is recognized as a goal of educators. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of training metacognitive strategies on critical reading ability. Critical reading was defined as the ability to judge or evaluate written materials and to compare them against some norm or standard. Metacognitive strategies encourage a conscious awareness of and/or control over one's own mental processes. A review of literature indicated that past researchers had considered critical reading as a distinct skill area, but more recently, educators have begun to recognize it as a part of the overall comprehension …

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Poverty: A Descriptive Study Of Attitudes And Aspirations Among Selected Respondents In North Baton Rouge (Louisiana)., Tajpertab Rajkumar Jan 1985

Poverty: A Descriptive Study Of Attitudes And Aspirations Among Selected Respondents In North Baton Rouge (Louisiana)., Tajpertab Rajkumar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The main purpose of the study was to describe the attitudes and aspirations of low-income families in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Personal interviews were conducted to collect data from 100 heads of households. The sample was comprised of 98 women and 2 men who were living in low-income housing projects and areas surrounding housing projects. One-way analysis of variance was used to examine the relationships between mean attitude scores and selected variables. Frequencies and percentages were also utilized to show the distributions of responses. Analysis of the data indicated that marital status, level of education, and extent of employment were …

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Children's Affective Expression In Human Figure Drawings: Adult Recognition Of Children's Depiction Of Six Affective Expressions., Ralph Darrell Ramsden Jan 1985

Children's Affective Expression In Human Figure Drawings: Adult Recognition Of Children's Depiction Of Six Affective Expressions., Ralph Darrell Ramsden

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The understanding of children's abilities to express affect in drawings of the human figure has clinical and developmental significance, yet is an area that until recently has received relatively minimal research attention. The present study investigated the abilities of child psychologists, graduate psychology students, and non-mental health raters to correctly identify the attempts of 72 kindergarten, second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth-grade students to depict six common affective expressions in human figure drawings. The affective expressions were: happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise, and fear. Thirty-six adult raters (18 female; 18 male) reviewed 216 drawings, identified the perceived affective expression, and …

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Symptoms In Relationship To Life Events (Stress, Social Supports, Life Experiences Survey, I-E Locus-Of-Control, Mmpi)., Karen Rinardo Speier Jan 1985

Symptoms In Relationship To Life Events (Stress, Social Supports, Life Experiences Survey, I-E Locus-Of-Control, Mmpi)., Karen Rinardo Speier

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Although there is considerable evidence to support the contributions of life event stress to subsequent psychological and physical symptoms, the correlations reported between obtained stress scores and illness measurements have been low. This study was undertaken to improve prediction of physical and psychological complaints subsequent to life event stress by more comprehensive measurement of life event characteristics and by assessment of locus of control, social supports, and somatization as moderating variables in the life stress-illness process. An overview of psychosomatic medicine was given and the relevant life event research was reviewed. Fifty undergraduate students completed the experimental version of the …

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A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Political Preaching Of The Reverend Jerry Falwell: The Moral Majority Sermons, 1979 (Electric Church, Demagogue)., Vernon Oliver Ray Jan 1985

A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Political Preaching Of The Reverend Jerry Falwell: The Moral Majority Sermons, 1979 (Electric Church, Demagogue)., Vernon Oliver Ray

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Jerry Falwell has risen in recent years from near obscurity as a Baptist pastor in Lynchburg, Virginia, to national celebrity as the founder and President of Moral Majority, Inc., the front-line political action organization of the new Religious Right. This study discusses (1) Falwell's background and speaker preparation, (2) the historical setting surrounding the recent resurgence of Fundamentalism and its political involvement, (3) Falwell's audiences and occasions, (4) his use of evidence and lines of argument, (5) his style and delivery, and (6) his effectiveness. The study is based on a series of sermons delivered on five consecutive Sundays beginning …

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Lsu General Catalog 1985-1986, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1985

Lsu General Catalog 1985-1986, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

LSU General Catalog

The LSU General Catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate departments and programs with degree requirements and courses offered for each one. The General Catalog includes information on registration and financial aid as well as academic services offered to all students.

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Effect Of Inoculum Density On Reproduction Of Reniform Nematode Rotylenchulus Reniformis And On Root Development Of Sweet Potato Cultivars, Alice Karikurubu Sep 1984

Effect Of Inoculum Density On Reproduction Of Reniform Nematode Rotylenchulus Reniformis And On Root Development Of Sweet Potato Cultivars, Alice Karikurubu

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The effect of inoculum density on reproduction of the reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis, and on root development of sweet potato cultivars; W-152, Centennial, Porto Rico and Goldrush was studied under greenhouse conditions. The inoculum density had no significant effect on the root weight of the cultivars tested. The number of mature females on root systems was higher at the highest inoculum level and the number of eggs per female was significantly higher at lower densities. The number of eggs produced per root system at different inoculum densities was not significantly different on the cultivar Goldrush but was higher on the …

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A Comparison Of Chronic And Transient Loneliness On The Variables Of Anxiety, Depression And Self-Esteem., Jeanne Lee George Jan 1984

A Comparison Of Chronic And Transient Loneliness On The Variables Of Anxiety, Depression And Self-Esteem., Jeanne Lee George

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study sought to determine whether chronic and transient loneliness are meaningful distinctions in loneliness research and to provide data to guide future investigations. To do this, the study differentiated people who reported chronic loneliness from those who reported transient or no experience with loneliness and compared them on the characteristics of trait anxiety, self-esteem, and depression. The subjects were 281 student volunteers, ages 18 to 25, who were enrolled in undergraduate psychology classes at Louisiana State University. Subjects categorized themselves as chronically lonely, transiently lonely, or never lonely on the Personal History of Loneliness Questionnaire (PHOL). Current loneliness was …

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Menstrual Cycle Influences On Acute Alcohol Intoxication (Estradiol, Progesterone, Blood Alcohol Level)., Alan Russell King Jan 1984

Menstrual Cycle Influences On Acute Alcohol Intoxication (Estradiol, Progesterone, Blood Alcohol Level)., Alan Russell King

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recent studies suggest that the course of acute alcohol intoxication fluctuates as a function of the menstrual cycle. Attenuated behavioral effects of alcohol at descending, as opposed to corresponding ascending, phases of elimination and absorption further suggest that acute alcohol tolerance develops over the course of intoxication. The present study was designed to examine the course of acute alcohol intoxication at different points within the menstrual cycle and to analyze relationships among sex hormone levels and blood alcohol dependent measures. Acute alcohol absorption and elimination was investigated in 12 adult, normally cycling women administered a moderate dose (0.66 ml/kg) of …

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Job Satisfaction Of Vocational Agriculture Teachers In The Southeastern United States., Abdul Patah Bin Abdul Malek Jan 1984

Job Satisfaction Of Vocational Agriculture Teachers In The Southeastern United States., Abdul Patah Bin Abdul Malek

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Job satisfaction of vocational agriculture teachers in the Southeastern United States was examined. A total of 355 teachers from seven states--Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas, and North Carolina--responded to the survey. Job satisfaction was measured by the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) which had six scales--work on present job, present pay, opportunities for promotion, supervision on present job, people on the job, and job in general. Fourteen demographic variables selected to be used as independent variables were age, highest degree completed, current annual salary, years of teaching experience, number of months employed per year, average number of students per class, …

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A Multitrait-Multisource Examination Of The Relationship Between Moral Judgment And Religiousness Of Eighth Grade Students., Kathleen Trudeau Cranford Jan 1984

A Multitrait-Multisource Examination Of The Relationship Between Moral Judgment And Religiousness Of Eighth Grade Students., Kathleen Trudeau Cranford

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Since results have been equivocal about the relationship between religion and moral judgment, this study was undertaken to determine whether there was evidence for the relationship, using a multitrait-multisource technique. Criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development were reviewed in regard to the issue. Teacher, self, and peer ratings were obtained on scales of religiousness, moral judgment, and social skill, which was included as a discriminant variable. A pilot group of 67 eighth graders was assessed to determine the reliability of the rating scales. Thirty-four eighth graders in the sample completed the religiousness, moral judgment, and social skills rating scales …

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The Vanquished Christ Of Modern Passion Drama., Lynda Margaret Scott Donaldson Jan 1984

The Vanquished Christ Of Modern Passion Drama., Lynda Margaret Scott Donaldson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study of "The Vanquished Christ in Modern Passion Drama" selects from the anthropocentric passion imagery in over fifty modern plays written in English between 1864 and 1980. By focusing on the modern passion dramas which appeared during the 1920s and in the postmodern period coinciding with the conflict in Vietnam of 1957 through 1973, the main thrust of this research reveals the modern poetic vision of the Christ figure of passion persona who, like mankind at war, is threatened with extinction. The modern, radical poetic vision differs from the traditional view of the passion demonstrated in pageants such as …

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A Rhetorical Study Of Winthrop Rockefeller's Political Speeches, 1964-1971 (Arkansas)., Merrill Anway Jones Jan 1984

A Rhetorical Study Of Winthrop Rockefeller's Political Speeches, 1964-1971 (Arkansas)., Merrill Anway Jones

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to analyze rhetorically the political speeches of Winthrop Rockefeller, 1964-1971. Criteria for the study were determined by the theories of Lloyd Bitzer, Ernest Bormann and Kenneth Burke, which as a whole, interrelated to give full understanding of Rockefeller's phenomenal political rise in Arkansas. Examined were the political conditions in Arkansas prior to Rockefeller's emergence as the Republican Party leader in 1964. Application of Bitzer's situational theory revealed that the controlling exigence, the lack of a two-party system, was the direct cause of other exigences such as poor racial conditions, poor educational standards, poor economic …

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Herman Frasch (German Immigrant Chemist, Standard Oil, Petroleum; Ohio, Louisiana)., William Ralph Sutton Jan 1984

Herman Frasch (German Immigrant Chemist, Standard Oil, Petroleum; Ohio, Louisiana)., William Ralph Sutton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Herman Frasch (1851-1914) invented the hot-water process for mining sulphur that permitted the exploitation of the rich deposits beneath the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico. The Frasch process enabled the United States to become self-sufficient in the production of this important industrial mineral and the major supplier to the world. Frasch's new idea was to inject steam into the underground deposit to melt the sulphur and then pump the liquid to the surface. He patented the process in 1891 and first demonstrated its technical success at Sulphur, Louisiana in 1894. Initially plagued with problems due to the high …

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Effectiveness Of Extension Crd Advisory Committees As Perceived By Lay Members And Extension Professionals In Louisiana (Community Resource Development)., Malikhan Singh Chauhan Jan 1984

Effectiveness Of Extension Crd Advisory Committees As Perceived By Lay Members And Extension Professionals In Louisiana (Community Resource Development)., Malikhan Singh Chauhan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The major focus of the study was on the perception of lay members and Extension agents regarding the effectiveness of Extension CRD advisory committees. Indicators of perceived effectiveness chosen for the study were the purposes - functions rationale of Pesson and the educational needs and problems in community development work. Empirical data were collected through mail questionnaires from 83 advisory committee members in 14 parishes and 52 Extension agents designated to CRD work. The major findings of the study revealed that a majority of committee members felt that membership of committees was improvement for achieving community improvement, gaining knowledge, self-satisfaction, …

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Young Adult Novels Into Television Films: A Content Analytic Study., Charlotte Dawn D'Armond Jan 1984

Young Adult Novels Into Television Films: A Content Analytic Study., Charlotte Dawn D'Armond

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the material retained, altered, omitted or created specially for prime time television films based on young adult novels. The purpose of the study was to determine the amount of original material retained by a specific television format, the telefilm. The telefilms studied were Go Ask Alice (1973) credited to Beatrice Sparks, adapted by Ellen M. Violett; Summer of My German Soldier (1978) by Bette Greene, adapted by Jane-Howard Hammerstein; and Are You in the House Alone? (1978) by Richard Peck, adapted by Judith Parker. Videotapes, transcripts, and the novels were studied by dividing the latter two into …

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Homosexual Men And Their Parents: A Study Of Self-Disclosure, Personality Traits And Attitudes Toward Homosexuality., John Claude Grabert Jan 1984

Homosexual Men And Their Parents: A Study Of Self-Disclosure, Personality Traits And Attitudes Toward Homosexuality., John Claude Grabert

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the research is to investigate an aspect of homosexual experience referred to as "coming out", specifically disclosure of sexual-orientation by homosexual males to their parents. Self-disclosure of sexual orientation is examined in relationship to amount of general self-disclosure subjects engaged in with their parents (as measured by the Jourard Self-disclosure Questionnaire, JSDQ), and subjects' attitudes toward homosexuality (as measured by the Index of Homophobia). The relationship between the amount of general self-disclosure and personality traits (as measured by the Sixteen Personality Questionnaire, 16PF) is also examined. Finally, the homosexual sample is compared to the 16PF normative population …

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The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Teacher Performance Of Vocational Agriculture Teachers In Louisiana., Thomas Lewis Grady Jan 1984

The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Teacher Performance Of Vocational Agriculture Teachers In Louisiana., Thomas Lewis Grady

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and teacher performance of vocational agriculture teachers in Louisiana. It was also the intent of the study to identify factors that most influence job satisfaction of these teachers. Four instruments were used to collect the data for this study. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used to measure job satisfaction, a supervisory assessment form and student achievement were used to assess teacher performance, and a demographic form was employed to collect data regarding teachers and principals. Gain scores, used as the measure of student achievement in the …

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The Status Of Keyboard Harmony In Nasm-Approved Colleges In The Southeastern United States (Class Piano, Functional Skills)., Dona Sanders Lusted Jan 1984

The Status Of Keyboard Harmony In Nasm-Approved Colleges In The Southeastern United States (Class Piano, Functional Skills)., Dona Sanders Lusted

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of keyboard harmony in NASM-Approved colleges and universities in the eleven states in the Southern Division of MENC. Most music educators recognize the importance of keyboard harmony in the college music curriculum. However, much controversy appears to exist as to the position keyboard harmony should occupy at the college level. Music educators disagree as to whether keyboard harmony should be taught in the theory class, piano class, and/or as a separate course. Questionnaires were mailed to the 124 schools which met the above delimitations, of which 70 percent were usable …

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The Effects Of Widescreen Television On Local And National Newscaster Credibility: An Experimental Study., Donald Ray Mott Jan 1984

The Effects Of Widescreen Television On Local And National Newscaster Credibility: An Experimental Study., Donald Ray Mott

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any perceived differences in credibility between the widescreen television treatment, standard screen treatment and national and local newscasters. The data revealed no significant differences as a result of the widescreen television treatment. In addition, no significant main effects were observed between the newscaster treatments, "local" and "national," suggesting that as a group, viewers do not appear to have any predispositional attitudes dependent upon specific criteria toward the credibility of either type of newscaster. The design of the experiment was a classic 2 x 2 factorial design. The stimulus was …

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Selected Physiological, Psychological, And Anthropometric Characteristics Of The Kuwaiti World Cup Soccer Team (Athletes, Vo2 Max, Per Cent Fat)., Jasem Mohammad Ramadan Jan 1984

Selected Physiological, Psychological, And Anthropometric Characteristics Of The Kuwaiti World Cup Soccer Team (Athletes, Vo2 Max, Per Cent Fat)., Jasem Mohammad Ramadan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the investigation was to examine the maximal oxygen consumption ((')VO2 max), maximal anaerobic power (AP max), body composition (BC), somatotype (ST), the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the State-Trait Anxiety (STAI) characteristics of the Kuwaiti World Cup Soccer Team. (')VO2 max was determined using a progressive cycle ergometer protocol with data obtained by standard semi-open circuit spirometry. AP max was calculated by using the highest value of three vertical jumps applied to the Lewis formula: (SQRT.(4.9) x weight x SQRT.(D)). BC was estimated by skinfolds and ST was by the Heath-Carter method. Translated versions of POMS …

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A Study Of The Texture Measurement Definition Problem (Image Analysis)., Ramon Emilio Vasquez-Espinosa Jan 1984

A Study Of The Texture Measurement Definition Problem (Image Analysis)., Ramon Emilio Vasquez-Espinosa

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The problem of texture measurement definition is studied. A theory is presented in order to overcome the problem. This theory includes a conceptual framework for the general measurement definition problem. This framework is based on the concepts of a perceptual transform, a perceptual space, a measurement transform and a similarity transform. Using this conceptual framework and a particular choice for the similarity transform, a set of requirements are defined. These requirements can be used to create a formal method for defining measurements off the GLC matrices. The formal procedure is based on preserving perceptual relationships among textures. To apply this …

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Love And Rebellion: Louisiana Women Novelists, 1865-1919 (Wetmore)., Susan Millar Williams Jan 1984

Love And Rebellion: Louisiana Women Novelists, 1865-1919 (Wetmore)., Susan Millar Williams

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation is a study of minor Louisiana women novelists from the end of the Civil War to the passage of women's suffrage. A large number of Louisiana women were spurred to write novels by the war and Reconstruction, motivated by both financial considerations and the need to explain their lives. They use conventional forms, like the plantation romance, but the stories they tell suggest that women were ambivalent about Southern traditions and the old order. In breaking down the social codes which both protected and repressed Louisiana women, the Civil War and the Reconstruction led Louisiana women novelists to …

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An Analysis Of Teachers Perceptions Of Current Geographic Education Programs In Libyan General Secondary Schools., El-Sghayer Abdulgader Bahammi Jan 1984

An Analysis Of Teachers Perceptions Of Current Geographic Education Programs In Libyan General Secondary Schools., El-Sghayer Abdulgader Bahammi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was conducted to: (1) determine secondary teachers' perceptions of the current status of geographic education programs in the Libyan general secondary schools; (2) illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the programs by comparing the results of this research instrument with developed criteria that represent a well-designed secondary geographic program; (3) suggest general guidelines for future improvement. The study is limited to the Libyan day-time general secondary schools which are directed by the Libyan Secretariat of Education. It was conducted in summer 1983. Criteria for evaluating geographic education programs at the Libyan general secondary schools were developed after a …

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The Sunday Night Productions Without Decor At The Royal Court Theatre, 1957-1975 (England, Playwriting, Drama)., Gordon Maxwell Bolar Jan 1984

The Sunday Night Productions Without Decor At The Royal Court Theatre, 1957-1975 (England, Playwriting, Drama)., Gordon Maxwell Bolar

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The Sunday night productions without decor were a series of ninety-nine fully rehearsed plays each presented with minimal scenery or costumes for one or two nights at the Royal Court Theatre, in London, from 1957-1975. This program, along with the main bill productions of the English Stage Company, staged the works of new playwrights who gave voice to the concerns and problems of the young and the working class, two groups previously ignored in the English theatre. After the success of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1956), the ESC, under the leadership of George Devine, was unable to accommodate …

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A Comparison Of Two Developmental Models Of Concept Learning., Roberta Naomi Chinn Jan 1984

A Comparison Of Two Developmental Models Of Concept Learning., Roberta Naomi Chinn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recent research has identified changes in the strategies used and the shape of learning curves of children learning concepts as a function of developmental level. Two recent models have been proposed to explain these changes. One model views these changes as an improvement of hypothesis-testing strategies. The other model views these changes as a switchover from reliance on one type of learning process to a second type of learning process. The present study compared the two models with respect to the strategies used and the shape of the learning curves of four grade levels of subjects. One hundred twenty-nine children …

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