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Graduate Recital In Voice, Mary Ann Fountain

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

In Russell Hall Auditorium May 3, 1994 at 6 p.m. Mary Ann Fountain, soprano, presented a Graduate Recital in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music degree. She was assisted by pianist, Marleta Matheson. The recital featured works from the Classical era through the twentieth century, including "Porgi, amor" from Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart, Robert Schumann's Gedichte der Konigin Maria Stuart. Op. 135, three French songs of Ernest Chausson, "Donde lieta usci" from Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme. and four songs selected from Dominick Argento's song cycle Casa Guidi. This abstract includes a discussion of the poetry and musical …

Comparison Of The Effects Of Inhaled Asthma Medications On Vocal Quality Measures, Andrew J. Chenowith

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lungs and upper respiratory tree. As such, it has been shown to interfere with respiration resulting in lower vital capacities, prolonged inspirations, short expirations, coughing, wheezing and multitude of other symptoms. Speech and voice symptoms have been described including short phrases, reduced loudness, hoarseness, and low pitch. Medical treatments for asthma include a variety of anti inflammatory agents as well as bronchodiolators. By far, most anti inflammatory agents used today include inhaled corticosteroid medications. While oral corticosteroid management of asthma produced symptom relief, the adverse side effects ranging from mood changes, voice change, …

Humanistic Art Therapy Techniques, Richard J. Hemann

Graduate Research Papers

Because verbalization is our primary mode of communication we are more adept at manipulating and more facile in saying what we want to say and refraining from saying what we don't want to say than through other communicative modes. Art is a less customary communicative vehicle for most people and therefore less amenable to control. Unexpected things may burst forth in a 1 picture ••• sometimes totally contrary to the intentions of its creator. This is one of the most exciting potentialities in art therapy. Unexpected recognitions often form the leading edge of insight, learning, and growth. (Cook, 1991, p. …

Therapeutic Implications Of Parental Bereavement, Tracey R. Bishop

Graduate Research Papers

The loss of a loved one is a tragedy disproportionate from any other for many people. Most individuals experience the pain from losing someone very important to them during their lifetimes. Because of the large number of people it affects, the intensity of the loss experience, and the systematic variations with which its consequences are distributed across populations, bereavement has far-reaching implications (Stroebe, Stroebe, & Hansson, 1993). Due to this inevitable fact, many mental health care professionals have shown an increased interest in death and dying issues over the past 20 years (McClowry, Davies, May, Kulenkamp, & Martinson, 1987; Rando, …

A Preferred Vision For Administering Elementary Schools: A Reflective Essay, Mitchel S. Rorris

Graduate Research Papers

This essay is intended to articulate my beliefs, concerning student principal relations, discipline, school vision, philosophies of educational development, values of instructional leadership, and marketing and management as to what I perceive to be the successful operation of an educational administrative practice.

The Value Of Therapeutic Massage/Touch In Promoting Physical And Mental Health, Carmen Schreiber Huber

Graduate Research Papers

Humans have relied on their five senses--sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell--for purposes of communication within their environment. The most crucial of all the senses is that of touch. Touch is a basic human need and is the first form of communication humans experience (Jones, 1994). According to Colton (1983), touching is necessary throughout the lifespan. As humans mature, their reaching and touching needs change. Infants and 1 children progress from relying on their parents to being more independent and self-sufficient. The process of maturation is an important component to personal growth and development and manifests different touch needs. Buscaglia …

Conceptual Representation Of The Newtonian Model Of Motion In University Physics Students, GiannēS ChatzēGeōRgiou

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate how undergraduate students at the University of Northern Iowa who had taken prior coursework on non-calculus general physics with a unit on mechanics understand the Newtonian model of motion. In general, the study was concerned with reasoning strategies, the preconceptions that give rise to these strategies, and the schema that might be inferred from the preconceptions. In particular, the study focused on the three fundamental notions of the Newtonian model of motion: (a) that uniform straight line motion is equivalent to rest, (b) that motion is relative to an inertial frame of …

A Descriptive Study Of Delinquent Youth Treatment Programs In Iowa, Patrick J. Henry

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to identify the specific areas of focus in juvenile delinquent treatment programs in Iowa. Also, this study identified the characteristics of the directors of these programs and profiled the youth currently in treatment. The design of the study was a non-experimental descriptive study. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 69 program directors randomly selected from youth treatment programs in Iowa. Forty-one questionnaires were returned providing a 59% response rate. Twenty-seven (65.8%) of the responding directors were female and 97.5% were Caucasian. The mean age of all responding directors (n = 41) was 39.71. Thirty …

Responsibilities Of Worksite Health Promotion Directors, Anne Bernice Mcgown Patneaude

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to identify the areas of responsibility that were perceived by worksite health promotion directors as most important to the success of their organization's health promotion program. A survey instrument was designed and mailed to 111 health promotion directors in the state of Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin that were 1992 members of the Association of Fitness in Business (AFB). Subjects were asked to rate the importance that 27 responsibilities associated with four areas of competence receive within their organization. The results are based on the responses of 23 (20.72%) of these directors. Females represented 7 …

Mary Queen Of Scots: The Legend Continues, Shari A. Herlein

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The views expressed about the life of Mary Queen of Scots from the sixteenth century onwards by poets, dramatists, and historians have created a legend around her. These views will be compared and contrasted in this paper. The works selected for this paper reflect both ends of the spectrum: Mary as a political figure ("queen") or as a romantic figure ("woman"). The purposes of the first chapter are to introduce Mary Stuart and provide a historical context for specific episodes in her life. Mary's actions in England and Scotland led Edmund Spenser arranged Mary's crimes in allegorical form in order …

Voices Unspoken And Unheard, Daniel Joseph Holman

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Art critic Donald Kuspit proposes for the future an art which is symbolic spiritual art, a communicative extension of silent painting, it must dramatize (respiritualize, revitalize) the forms it uses to make them spiritually convincing. It does this by fusing their eternal character with a worldly content that is shown to have mystical import, inner meaning. This interaction and reconciliation generates spiritual atmosphere. (Kuspit 319)

His proposal describes the direction of my work in the series of prints, Voices Unspoken and Unheard, images of a society dehumanized through pain and isolation. The stimulus for making this work originates in what …

Manufacturing Curriculum Issues Of Two-Year Mechanical Engineering Technology Program In Taiwan, R.O.C., Chuan-Chun Wu

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate current practices and possible changes in the mechanical engineering technology manufacturing curriculum in Taiwan's two-year junior technical colleges. The study was based on survey responses from three populations: (a) graduates of mechanical engineering (manufacturing division) programs in two-year junior technical colleges, (b) their manufacturing supervisors, and (c) their company chief executive officers (CEOs). The survey was designed to develop responses for following:

1. Determine the degree of importance of courses in the current Taiwanese two-year curriculum in manufacturing, in the opinion of the three groups surveyed.

2. Determine what the future curriculum …

The Effect Of Inquiry Method Of Instruction On The Learning Outcomes Of Secondary School Science Students Of Various Countries In Terms Of Achievements, Process Skills And Attitudes Toward Science, Butana E. Sepenyane

Graduate Research Papers

Many students in today's schools are exposed to the traditional method of teaching. They are told by the teacher, supported with material, what they are expected to know {Schneider & Renner, 1980).

School Entrance Readiness And Its Effect On Student Performance, M. Susie Ford Brau

Graduate Research Papers

"All children in America will start school ready to learn" (Willis, 1992). While this goal sounds !audible, it has evoked mixed feelings from the leaders in the field of early childhood education. Since the 16th century, parents, educators and school districts have been plagued with the question of how to determine a child's readiness for entrance into formal schooling (Friesen, 1984). If a child is delayed from formal schooling, the result is loss of valuable learning time to which the child is entitled according to the state's school entrance age law. On the other hand, if a child is enrolled …

The Effects Of Computer Inservice And Training On The Adoption Of A Computerized Grading System, Kelli J. Diemer

Graduate Research Papers

While technology has been entering the educational setting for many years, there are teachers who continue to be fearful about adopting computers and other technology into their classes. Whenever new technology is introduced, teachers have legitimate concerns: How does this affect my daily routine? Will this replace me as a teacher? How will I learn about the new device? Is it right for the student? (Poirot, 1992b). These concerns can be answered if the technological implementation is successful. Creating a setting that is conducive to initial teacher acceptance of the technology and an eventual adoption of the tool at a …

The Development Of Conflict Resolution Skills In Kindergarten, Pamela Goschke

Graduate Research Papers

An issue facing schools and educators today is that of children being desensitized to violence because of their many contact hours with the media (Carlsson-Paige & levin, 1992). Media becomes a powerful tool in the socialization process, when children are constantly exposed to the idea that violence is an acceptable and effective method of solving problems. When children are exposed to violent models for conflict resolution, whether firsthand or through the media, this becomes part of their repertoire of developed responses to conflict. Building on these responses, more violence is fostered. Other positive social responses that should be part of …

Cluster Grouping Gifted And Talented Students In The Regular Classroom, Faith Y. Jurs

Graduate Research Papers

Educators are continually searching for ways to meet the unique needs of gifted and talented students. Many questions must be addressed when deciding what would be most effective m accomplishing this goal. Will gifted and talented students be served in the regular classroom or through a pullout program which requires them to leave their regular classroom for their gifted program? If they are removed from the regular classroom, what subjects will they miss? What curriculum will they complete in the program? Are students accelerated through the course work or is enrichment provided? Who will teach the gifted and talented students? …

Enrichment For All: A Successful Alternative For The Instruction Of Chapter I Students, Karmen R. Larson

Graduate Research Papers

The instructional approach traditionally used for the instruction of Chapter I students is that of remediation. This approach tends to enable and perpetuate low achievement in students by focusing on skills and mechanics at the students' present level of achievement. Acceleration instead of remediation can prevent students from staying behind or falling further behind grade level. This paper describes a program developed by the researcher based on acceleration as an alternative to traditional Chapter I instruction. The results of the implementation of this program with third grade Chapter I students are also presented in this paper.

Supporting The Comprehension-Composition Connection In An Elementary Classroom, Carol M. Lutkenhaus

Graduate Research Papers

This paper will focus on the comprehension-composition connection, specifically the similarities in the reading-writing processes. First, the reading-writing processes will be described, and then the comprehension-composition connection and its contribution to an integrated language arts program will be explained.

The Effects Of Booktalking Upon The Circulation Of Undercirculating Children’S Fiction, Janis Reisetter

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of booktalks in order to increase circulation of quality fiction books that had circulated one time or not at all from the Dunkerton, Iowa, Elementary School Library from August, 1993, to the end of February, 1994. The fifteen titles to be booktalked met specific controls and were required to be included in one of four recommended bibliographies of children's literature.

The hypothesis of this study predicted that 50% of the titles would circulate immediately upon being presented to the fifth grade students, and that the majority of the titles would …

Race And The Selection Of Picture Books, Susan Schmitt

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to investigate preference among kindergarten and second grade children's selection of picture books. The study was conducted with a bi-racial student population of kindergarten and second grade students. The students were given free choice selection of white character books and black character books. Results indicated a difference between kindergarten and second grade students. Kindergarten children significantly preferred books of like-race characters. In second grade, there was no significant difference in the preference of books. The combined data of kindergarten and second grade showed a significant difference in the preference of books.

A Cross-Cultural Anthology Of Mythological Flood Stories, Gayle R. Kelley

Graduate Research Papers

This project is a literary production of mythological flood stories to help children better understand cultural diversity. Candidate stories for this project were reviewed through the application of several sets of filtering criteria developed by the author and based on tests described in the literature, to determine which stories would be used. The accompanying document includes nine stories from six continents, as rewritten by the project author. With each mythological flood story is a short narrative describing the background of the story, its cultural roots, or anything else that would bring life and interest to the retelling. This anthology will …

Engaging Students In Mathematical Thought, Kara Ellen Schmadeke

Graduate Research Papers

Many early childhood educators believe that students learn by doing. This belief is Mathematical Thought 2 often translated into having students engage in activities. Play is viewed as fundamental to learning, and children engage in using manipulatives. Students actively construct knowledge through play and by interacting with others and manipulatives. This is based on Piagetian philosophy which emphasizes fixed and invariant developmental stages through which children progress. There is an emphasis on keeping from pushing students before they are ready.

Assessing Children's Literacy Through Writing Portfolios, Jane A. Vande Berg

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation of portfolios as a means of assessing writing and their subsequent use in a fourth grade classroom in which the students are engaged in a process writing program. To establish a theoretical base upon which portfolios can be implemented as part 2 of the assessment of writing, the professional literature will be reviewed. Then, the writer will discuss how she implemented portfolios into an instructional program.

Commons Components Of Literature-Based Reading Programs, Lola M. Willrich

Graduate Research Papers

Literature-based reading instruction is replacing traditional basal programs in many classrooms. This instructional concept focuses on providing quality literature from the different genres to develop a print-rich environment in which children can find meaningful reading experiences. These literature experiences provide structures, or whole units, in which readers can create their own meaning. In such a print-rich environment, readers can be energized to extend the reading experience by engaging in related expressive action, a connection between the comprehension and composition processes, and by interacting with others concerning the ideas and feelings generated in the reading process. These experiences can lead to …

A Problem Solving Approach In Mathematics For Second Grade Children Based On Cognitive Guided Instruction, Marla K. Wehrle

Graduate Research Papers

"Virtually all young children like mathematics" (National Research Council, 1989, p.43). They come to school with knowledge assimilated naturally, based upon observations and experience. Unfortunately, instead of taking advantage of those experiences, teachers can close the door on that natural knowledge by teaching a prescribed curriculum based on accuracy, speed, and memory. Traditionally, elementary mathematics classrooms give little attention to thinking and reasoning. It is a common view under this approach, that facts and skills must first be mastered before students can reason about mathematics. The child's view of mathematics can change from enthusiasm to apprehension, from confidence to fear. …

Expo High School Students' Leisure Reading Habits, Vicki Cox Cose

Graduate Research Papers

One hundred twenty-eight students from Expo High School, an alternative school in Waterloo, Iowa, were interviewed to determine whether they enjoy reading, the type of material they prefer to read, and the most dominant factor limiting their recreational reading. An analysis of the data indicated that Expo students do enjoy reading during their leisure time, prefer reading fiction material, and report that time is the factor which most limits their leisure reading. Differences were found between male and female readers in the type of materials read and recommended for purchase by the school library media specialist.

The Current Staffing Status Of Library Media Center Personnel In Iowa Public Schools, Roberta Dennison

Graduate Research Papers

The issue of staffing school library media centers in Iowa public schools is the focus of this study. A survey instrument requesting data about the numbers of attendance centers at various grade levels, average enrollment, certificated staff and noncertificated support staff, adult volunteers and shared certificated personnel was sent to superintendents in all public school districts in the state of Iowa. Data from respondents were analyzed to determine how staffing in Iowa school library media centers compared to current staffing guidelines as outlined in Plan for Progress PK-12. a 1992 document published by the Iowa Department of Education, and the …

Personal Values In Advertisements Found In Magazines Read By Teenagers In Southeast Iowa, Joni S. Erland

Graduate Research Papers

This study analyzes the types of personal values represented in advertisements contained in magazines read by teenagers. A survey of Southeast Iowa high school media specialists was conducted to identify popular magazines read by students in grades nine through twelve. The five magazines named most frequently in the survey results, Seventeen , People . Teen . Hot Rod and Sports Illustrated, were used to collect data. The researcher analyzed the advertisements contained in January May and September issues to off-set cyclical fluctuations in advertising. Using a list of sixteen personal values, each advertisement was categorized according to its primary value …

Instructional Materials To Support An Integrated Social Studies Theme On Families For Primary Students In A Multi-Age Classroom, Deborah E. Allemang

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this project was to assemble a collection of instructional materials to be used in my primary multi-age classroom in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The organizing objectives were taken from the district's social studies theme for Families and the district's objectives for integrated language arts. The goal of the project was to coordinate a group of quality materials and suggest response activities to support using an integrated curriculum approach, specifically a literature-based social studies theme.