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The Onlooker: December 2, 1977, Mike Jacobs, Suezette Bieri

North Dakota Politics - Publications

December 2, 1977 issue of "The Onlooker," a news magazine focused on North Dakota and the issues that impacted the state.

Volume 3, Number 21

4 pages

Personality Characteristics And Effeciveness Of Paraprofessional Addiction Counselors, James H. Thrower

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine how personality traits measured by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) are related to the effectiveness of paraprofessional addiction counselors. Thirtyone counselors from three in-patient treatment centers in North Dakota and Minnesota participated in the study. Four measures of effectiveness were used: ratings by peers, rankings by peers, ratings by supervisors, and rankings by supervisors.

A method of pattern analysis, hierarchical classification by generalized distances was used to analyze the data. The results indicate that the most effective paraprofessional addiction counselors score higher on the EPPS scale of Dominance and lower on …

Effectiveness Of Child-Management Training, Candace Joan Varvil

Theses and Dissertations

The object of this study was to compare two different child management approaches (one general and one more specific) and to determine their effectiveness relative to each other. Subjects for this study were 22 parents who responded to a letter sent out by the group leader through four elementary schools in the Grand Forks Public School System. One week prior to the beginning of the sessions the leader visited each of the families to explain the research program and to have the parents fill out the pretest measures. All parents filled out basic demographic data, the Hereford Parent Attitude Survey, …

Modality Specific Predicate Usage And Imagery Vividness, Joann C. Russell

Theses and Dissertations

Bancller and Grinder (1975, 1976) propose a model oE communication and change which is based on the assumption that the language used by an individual directly reflects the sensory nature of his conscious experience. A preference for some mode(s) over others for representation of experience is purportedly evidenced by relatively more frequent occurrence in the person's speech of predicates specific to the favored mode(s). Further, imagery is said to be more vivid in preferred representational systems.

The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between modality specific predicate usage and vividness of sensory imagery. Subjects were 42 undergraduate students …

An Investigation Between Field Dependence, Sex Role Identification And Attitudes, Male Versus Female Dominated Career Choice, And Dependency Behavior, Patricia A. Torness

Theses and Dissertations

One rather consistent finding from field dependence studies is that males are more field independent, more articulated in their approach to certain perceptual tasks, than females. It appears that cultural factors and the encouragement of independent behavior are related to the development of field dependence or field independence. If society plays a role in the development of individual differences in field dependence, a change in society such as the present movement toward greater equality in sex roles could possibly influence sex differences in field dependence. The present study was designed as a correlational study to assess sex role identity, attitudes, …

A Comparison Of Attitude Change In Senior Citizen And College Age Subjects, Carl R. Westphal

Theses and Dissertations

The present study was designed to examine the validity of generally held assumptions of decreased attitudinal flexibility in the aged. A preliminary study preceded the formal study and identified a target attitude, sources of varying credibility, and evaluated self-esteem as a possible confounding variable. Subsequently 40 college age and 40 senior citizen subjects' attitude toward the Equal Rights Amendment were measured by a paper and pencil survey. Two weeks later an anti- E.R.A. attitude change message, attributed to sources of varying age and credibility, was presented and its impact measured by a posttest survey. Follow-up measures were taken three weeks …

Effects Of Length Of Residence On Resident Adjustment In Nursing Homes, Jeanine Elaine Kotschwar Entingh

Theses and Dissertations

Institutionalization is a process which affects 20% of Americans over 65 years. The research in the area has shown that, at least in some cases, this process may have deleterious effects on the elderly. Some suggest that relocation alone can be harmful, and may result in increased mortality or decreased adjustment. Others state that these effects may be moderated or reversed under the proper conditions. Still others propose that a person-situation match is the important factor in adjustment to an institution.

This study is a cross-sectional comparison of people who have lived in a nursing home for under one year. …

The Use Of Paradoxical Anxiety Instructions In An Interview Setting: An Analogue Study, Peter C. Peterson

Theses and Dissertations

The paradoxical techniques of encouraging and scheduling symptoms have "been used by therapists from a variety of theoretical orientations including communication systems, psychoanalysis, behavior modification, and existentialism. The various techniques have in common the scheduling of problematic behavior tmder specific conditions to promote behavior change. The study examined the effects of paradoxical instructions on state anxiety in an interview ajia- logue setting, The experiment was undertaken to assess the immediate impact of paradoxical instructions in a controlled situation. Existing studies are primarily of the case report variety and are hopelessly confounded with uncontrolled factors such as adjunctive chemotherapy, psychotherapy, and …

Your Secretary - A Hidden Asset, Curtis D. Pearson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

November 3, 1977, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the November 3, 1977, meeting of the University Senate. 36 pages

November 1977, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

November 1977 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 12 pages

Volume 60, Number 3

October 1977, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

October 1977 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 12 pages

Volume 60, Number 2

Human Resource Accounting: A Current Assessment, Luise Correa

Theses and Dissertations

In the late 60s and early 70s, the human resource accounting concepts were considered to be in a period of development and transition. Many believed that further research was necessary before the concepts were to be considered of significant value to management. A lot of people felt that the concept of recognizing the value of humans in organizations was a sound one. However, we find ourselves in the late 70s and I sense that not too much has been progressed toward furthering our knowledge of the HRA concepts. Prior AFIT work in the subject focused primarily on the methodology of …

September 1977, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

September 1977 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 16 pages

Volume 60, Number 1

Techniques For Preparing 35-Mm Title Slides To Enrich Mediated Instruction In Industrial Arts Education, Keith A. Stenehjem

Theses and Dissertations

The nature and scope of this study was a library-descriptive research project designed to investigate and experiment with selected photographic techniques that can be used by a classroom instructor in preparing 35-mm title slides in industrial arts education.

The specific objectives formulated for this study were: (1) to conduct a literature search, (2) to review and analyze techniques used in preparing title slides for educational media, (3) to identify and select five techniques to be used as the basis of this study by a predetermined criteria, (4) to experiment with the selected techniques used in producing title slides, and (5) …

The Relationship Between Degree Of Sobriety In Male Alcoholics And Coping Styles Used By Their Wives, Jack B. Schaffer

Theses and Dissertations

The present study was designed primarily to study the relationship between modes of coping used by wives of alcoholics and the outcome of their husbands' drinking behavior. Previous research had provided some understanding of the wife's personality, but little controlled research had studied the relationship between the wife's behavior and her husband's drinking. Orford and his associates (Orford and Guthrie, 1968, Orford, et aj_., 1975) provided the initial stimulus for this study by demonstrating that relatively consistent modes of coping could be identified.

However, the Orford, et a]_. study found a minimal relationship between modes of coping and the eventual …

The Relationship Between Changes In Articulatory Performance And Changes In Oral Sterognostic Ability In Children, Arlene A. Smolak

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between changes in oral stereognostic ability and changes in articulation proficiency in elementary-school children. The subjects for this investigation were seventeen normal-speaking children, with a mean age of seven years four months, and seventeen articulatory- defective children, with a mean age of seven years three months.

All of the subjects were administered the Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale: Revised (AAPS) (Fudala, 1970) and a test of oral stereognosis twice in the 1977 school-year--both prior and subsequent to a period of articulation treatment with the speech-defective group. The interval between the measures …

Moral Judgments And Peer Group Cooperation: Are They Related?, Roberta A. Schwab-Stephens

Theses and Dissertations

The present study identified specific observable and measurable behaviors in Deer group interactions that contributed to cooperation among the group members. A determination as to whether groups of children who scored high on a moral judgment measure interacted more cooperatively than groups of children who scored low on the same measure was desired. It was expected that groups of children scoring high on a test of moral judgment would exhibit more behaviors contributing to group cooperation than groups scoring low.

There were two parts to the study: initially, six specific behaviors found in peer group interactions that seemed to contribute …

Attitudes Of Preschool Caregivers Toward Their Work, David Michael Anthony Wright

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and compare attitudes of a sample of male and female, professional and preprofessional caregivers toward their work in preschools. To accomplish this purpose the following research questions were answered:

1. Do male and female caregiver subjects differ in their a. reasons for becoming caregivers? b. reasons for satisfaction with the job of caregiving? c. reasons for dissatisfaction with the job of caregiving? d. overall intrinsic satisfaction with the job of caregiving? e. overall extrinsic satisfaction with the job of caregiving? f. reasons for staying on the job?

2. Do male and …

A Study Of Hermann Hesse's Philosophy Of Education: An Analysis Of His Novel Steppenwolf And Its Relationship To Jung's Individuation Process, Richard Lloyd Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

With the rise of an existential-epistemological philosophy of modern education, the writings of the poet-author Hermann Hesse have gained in significance as a philosophical concept. Although Hesse never claimed to be either an existentialist or educator, the theme of his "inward journey to self" recurs in most of his ^-orks and generates a philosophy which parallels many of the epistemological concepts of the existentialists. The essence of Hesse’s inward journey, i.e., the discovery and the articulation of the manifold aspects of the self and its relation with all other existence in the universe, found structural articulation in Jung's process of …

Self-Concept In Children Of Alcoholics, David J. Baraga

Theses and Dissertations

The progressive deterioration of an alcohol abuser is well documented. As the alcoholic continues to sink into a deeper dependency on alcohol, he experiences devastating physical and emotional repercussions. Not the least of the repercussions is the gradual breakdown of his family system. As the alcoholic moves toward the bottle, his family moves away from him, with the result that alcoholism ranks as one of the leading causes of broken homes. Alcoholism is double-edged; it affects not only the primary victim but it exerts a heavy toll on the spouse and children as well. Only recently has stress in research …

The Development And Standardization Of A Reflective Eye Movement Questionnaire, Barbara Ann Arneson

Theses and Dissertations

Researchers have reported that when people are asked a question requiring reflection, they frequently look briefly to one side or the other before answering. The direction of this reflective eye movement has been shown to be a reliable individual characteristic and has been related to various physiological, intellectual, and personality characteristics. Recent reflective eye movement research has focused more specifically on the relationship between gaze shift directionality and cerebral hemispheric functioning. Results of these studies suggest that direction of eye movements is related to the cognitive content of the reflective questions. However, inconsistencies seem to exist between what the various …

Correlates Of Perceived And Experienced Life Stress, Jerry Allan Boriskin

Theses and Dissertations

Previous researchers employing objective measures of life stress such as the Social Readjustment Rating Scale have demonstrated an association between life change and illness onset. More recently, because of their apparently superior predictive validity, individualized ratings of stressfullness of life events have been employed. The psychological contributors to perception of life events, as well as psychological correlates to the level of experienced stress, are basically unexplored.

The present study investigated the association of perceived stress and experienced stress with the psychological constructs measured by: the Repression-Sensitization Scale, the Adult Nowicki-Strickland Scale, the Hidden Figures Test, and the Mood Adjective Checklist. …

The Relationship Of Social And Maturational Variables To Development Of Field-Dependence In Preschoolers: A Longitudinal Study, Elizabeth S. Baraga

Theses and Dissertations

This study was an initial attempt to relate theoretically and empirically three heretofore independent developmental concepts— differentiation, attachment and competence. Borrowing from Mahler's thesis of separation-individuation, differentiation is thought to be a process which begins when the child separates himself from mother. It is hypothesized that differentiation begins at about six months within the context of a mother-child symbiotic relationship.

Once the infant has formed initial body boundaries he is then capable of forming a specific bond to his primary caretaker. This mother-child bonding has been labelled attachment by other theorists and is hypothesized to occur at about 9 months. …

Millon's Active-Passive And Independent-Dependent Personality Dimensions As Predictors Of Behavior In A Competitive Task, Kenneth M. Carlson

Theses and Dissertations

Millon (1969) has attempted to create a single theory of personality from which the major varieties of psychopathology can be derived logically. This personality classification scheme has two dimensions. The first dimension has to do with sources of reinforcement. In Millon's personality system, sources of interpersonal feedback sought by the individual form an INDEPENDENT-DEPENDENT dimension. The second dimension concerns styles of instrumental behavior, or the manner in which an individual seeks to obtain reinforcements (an ACTIVE- PASSIVE dimension). These two dimensions (four sources of reinforcement and two styles of instrumental behavior) combine to describe eight personality patterns forming the basis …

An Assessment Of The Social Science Program At A Selected North Dakota Public School, Lynn M. Davidson

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify methods and develop instruments which were used to evaluate the social studies program at a selected public school in North Dakota. Research was conducted to:

1. Determine levels of achievement of selected social studies objectives by students at different grade levels.

2. Report these results in both a norm-referenced and a criterion-referenced setting.

3. Compare the results to other measures of pupil success.

4. Examine relationships between the results and selected personal and educational factors.

Procedures: Three instruments were prepared by selecting and altering exercises utilized by the National Assessment of …

Discrimination Learning Sets In Children, Sandra Harrell Fenner

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between the formation of discrimination learning set and children's ability to use logical thinking as indicated by verbalization of the rule of the problem. Twenty-seven seven-year-olds and 27 nine-year-olds, all females, within the average IQ range, were presented four-trial object discrimination problems as a game. Each child was presented 20 problems per day for one to three days until she reached the criterion of two successive problems in which no error was made on trials 2, 3, and 4 of both problems. After every ten problems the experimenter asked the subject questions to determine whether …

Attitudes Of Freshmen Legislators In The 1977 North Dakota Legislative Session, Lois J. Klostreich

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Executive Compensation In The United States, James Clements

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Plains Indians And Formal Education Systems, Janet G. Ahler

Journal of Teaching and Learning

No abstract provided.