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An Alcohol And Other Drug Prevention Handbook For High School Coaches, Robert E. Banks

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Design Considerations In Broadband Beamsteering With Optical Space-Fed Arrays, Lawrence J. Barnes

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A Survey Of Recreational Reading Attitudes And Interests Among Sixth Grade Students In The Wapakoneta City Schools, Michelle A. Boyer

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The Key To Reading Success: Phonics, A Forgotten Methodology, An Early Intervention, Darlene E. Cartwright

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An Evaluation Study Using Three Different Communication Boards With A Primary Age Nonverbal Student, John Robert Williams

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An Exploratory Study Of Concept Mapping As A Methodology For Assessing The Correspondence Between An Interface And The Task Domain Of The User, Karen Starr Wilson

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Evaluating The Effects Of Foreign Travel On The Learning Of Foreign Languages, Lynn R. Wurzelbacher

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A Resource Guide For Teaching Students With Learning Problems With Emphasis On Self-Esteem At The Elementary Grade Levels, Melinda Stombaugh

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A Comparative Study Of The Educational Systems In The United States And Those Of The Middle East Emphasizing Mathematics And Science Curricula In Secondary Education, Ahmad Sawtari

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An Experimental Study Assessing Attitude Changes Toward Reading By Incorporating Reading Aloud By The Teacher, Patsy J. Mccabe

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A Handbook For The Teaching Of Language Arts Using Children's Literature, Patricia E. Mescher

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A Comparison Of Male And Female High School Students' Attitudes Toward Science, Mary Kathleen O'Donnell

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Heavy Metal Music Preferences, Parental Relationships, And Narcissistic Personality Characteristics Among College Males, Gary D. Page

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A Handbook For Constructing Self-Instructional Packages For Use At The Elementary Level, Kathleen J. Koren

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A Course Of Study In Food And Nutrition For Eighth Grade Students, Denise Ann Thomas

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The Application Of Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (Cars) To The Study Of Heterogeneous Deactivation Of Vibrationally-Excited Nitrogen, Kimberly Ann Rimkus

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A Handbook Of Activities For Implementing The State Of Ohio Model Competency-Based Language Arts Program At The First Grade Level, Valerie K. Robb

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Effect Of Prestressed Fibers Upon The Response Of Composite Materials, David H. Rose

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Prestressing materials in order to improve structural characteristics is a common engineering practice. Probably the most evident case is the use of prestressed concrete. This class of material is utilized in situations where the structure is loaded in tension. The prestress is obtained by using steel wires which are loaded in tension prior to the curing of the concrete. When the load is released, the brittle concrete is compressed, allowing for the superposition of externally applied tension. An analog to prestressed concrete has been developed by the author for use with advanced composite materials. However, the goals of this new …

An Analysis Of The Opinions Of Educators Who Use Computer-Assisted Instruction To Teach Adult Students English As A Second Language, Teresa J. Neyhouse

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Partial Discharge And Corona Theory And Measurement, Steven Paul Fuchs

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A Study Analyzing Issues Which May Account For Declining Achievement As Students Undergo Transition From Primary To Middle Grades, Deborah A. Ewing

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The Use Of Superpixel Filter Arrays To Encode Tpafs As Bpofs And To Study The Effects Of Pixelation, Jacqueline Marie Kruse

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A Comparative Study Of Parochial And Public School Parents' Attitudes On Sex Education At The Elementary Level, Catherine Mary Lawless

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The Design And Development Of An Environmental Management Curriculum For Secondary School Students, Timothy C. Hale

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Jesus As A Shamanic Figure: An Image In Contemporary Christology, John Daniel Dadosky

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Constitutional Law: Content-Based Regulations On Speech: A Comparison Of The Categorization And Balancing Approaches To Judicial Scrutiny, Elizabeth Buroker Coffin

University of Dayton Law Review

Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. New York State Crime Victims Board, 112 S. Ct. 501 (interim ed. 1991).

The Diffusion Of Innovations: A Review And Explication Of Central Concepts, Thomas D. Skill

Communication Faculty Publications

The study of the diffusion of innovations attempts to understand how new things or ideas, after a period of time, become widely adopted throughout a group or society.

Everett Rogers (1983), one of the pioneers in this area of research, sees the diffusion process as essential to understanding social change. Diffusion, as Rogers sees it, is essentially a communication activity. Accordingly, social change consists of the introduction of something new - invention, followed by the process of diffusing the invention - this is done through all forms of communication, and finally the process ends with some type of "consequence," or …

The Effect Of Computer-Generated Instructional Feedback And Videotape On The Speaking Performance Of College Students In Basic Speech Course, Bruce W. Russell

Basic Communication Course Annual

1992 Award Winning Paper in Basic Course Pedagogy

This study examines the effect of computer-generated feedback and videotapes speech performances on the speech skill improvement of college students. Subjects are evaluated on "total" speech performance and on: (1) organization; (2) development; (3) style; (4) vocal quality; and (5) gestural quality.

Results indicate: (1) computer-generated feedback appear to be as effective as handwritten feedback; (2) providing instructor feedback before self-analysis of videotaped performances; and (3) providing computer-generated feedback appears to improve subjects' delivery speech skill performance.

Teaching Ethics In Introductory Public Speaking: Review And Proposal, Jon A. Hess

Basic Communication Course Annual

Ethics are not heavily emphasized in either public speaking textbooks or classroom lectures. This de-emphasis of public speaking ethics is unfortunate. Educators should take responsibility for making sure that students are familiar with ethical issues and that they know that unethical public communication is not acceptable. Since public speaking textbooks do not provide much explicit guidance for ethical decision making, supplementary material is provided in this article. Four ethical principles are provided to help students understand the nature of communication ethics, a sample class lecture is outlined, and teaching ideas are included.

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