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A Survey Of Occupants Residing In Family Housing Units At The University Of Northern Iowa, Fall Semester 1983, Jane B. Fero, Paul C. Kelso Jan 1984

A Survey Of Occupants Residing In Family Housing Units At The University Of Northern Iowa, Fall Semester 1983, Jane B. Fero, Paul C. Kelso

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Media And Communication Considerations To Influence The Buying Decisions Of Farmers, Joel C. Geske Jan 1984

Media And Communication Considerations To Influence The Buying Decisions Of Farmers, Joel C. Geske

Graduate Research Papers

The agricultural market is an extremely large and extremely important segment of our economy. Agriculture, and the support services provided to agriculture, account for a $1.2 trillion market. This figure is roughly equal to ALL the assets of the Fortune 500 companies combined (Wefald, 1982). Because of the size of this market, it is important, as marketers, to understand the farmer, his media habits and his buying habits. It is important to know what factors carry the most weight when the farmer's decision making process gets underway. It is essential to know how to reach the farmer in each of …

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Research Activities At The University Of Northern Iowa, July 1, 1983 To June 30, 1984, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of The Graduate College. Jan 1984

Research Activities At The University Of Northern Iowa, July 1, 1983 To June 30, 1984, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of The Graduate College.

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This is the first of a proposed annual report which summarizes the research activity of the faculty, students and research units at UNI. To be included, the research must have been conducted between July 1, 1983 and June 30, 1984. Data have been derived from a number of offices: grants and contracts, commencement programs submitted by the Registrar, publications in the President's Bulletin, Academic Deans, and the Graduate College. Most of data are presented in table form and are self explanatory.

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The Vegetation Of The Paleozoic Plateau, Northeastern Iowa, David C. Glenn-Lewin, Roger H. Laushman, Paul D. Whitson Jan 1984

The Vegetation Of The Paleozoic Plateau, Northeastern Iowa, David C. Glenn-Lewin, Roger H. Laushman, Paul D. Whitson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The present vegetation of the Paleozoic Plateau region of Iowa is a fragmented representation of the original complex of oak-hickory forest mixed with more mesophytic forest, open oak savanna and hill prairie. Because of the topographic variation and the relatively cool, moist environment of the region, the forests are the best developed of those in Iowa, and show the greatest variation, including two types of alluvial forests (Salix thickets and alluvial hardwood forest), and several kinds of upland forests (Tilia, Acer, Quercus borealis, Q, alba and Pinus forests). These types represent points along a more-or-less continuous topographic gradient. Many of …

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Natural Heritage Protection In The "Driftess Area", Dean M. Roosa Jan 1984

Natural Heritage Protection In The "Driftess Area", Dean M. Roosa

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The heavily dissected terrain of northeastern Iowa and adjacent parts of Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin, historically known as the "Driftless Area" has an array of unusual or unique biotic, cultural, and geological amenities. As these features become better known, a greater awareness is emerging, as is a heightened concern for saving the outstanding examples of each community, culture, historical site, and geological feature. Each of the states has a natural area program and has developed a list of natural communities including those of the Driftless Area. Each state's program relative to the Driftless Area is given, with emphasis on Iowa, …

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A Comparison Of The Effects Of Middle School Grade Organization On Student Attitudes, Mary Estep Jan 1984

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Middle School Grade Organization On Student Attitudes, Mary Estep

Graduate Research Papers

In 1919, the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools defined the junior high school as a school in which grades 7, 8, and 9 were housed in a separate building. The school had its own teaching staff and administrators. By 1920, approximately 400 junior high schools were in existence and the number was growing. By the mid-fifties there were approximately 6,500 junior high schools in the United States. After 40 years of existence, the deficiencies of the junior high school were notable relative to self-concept. In the late 1950s and early 1960s the middle school emerged as an …

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Reading Readiness: Definitions And Assessment Circa 1950 And 1980, Sharon Rae Erwin Jan 1984

Reading Readiness: Definitions And Assessment Circa 1950 And 1980, Sharon Rae Erwin

Graduate Research Papers

This review proposes to discover how educators defined reading readiness and what they recommended relative to the cognitive skills assessment of reading readiness in 1950 and 1980. 2 A second purpose is to discover if standardized assessment devices reflect the definitions and recommendations. There is an ever increasing need to know what cognitive skills a child should be equipped with before learning to read. Today's society has increased pressure for academic achievement of elementary children. This pressure has resulted in early introduction of formal reading instruction in first grade and much attention to the reading readiness program in kindergarten (Hoffman …

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The Conversion Of A Recreational Camp Into A Residential Environment And Educational Learning Center, Ellen Wells Ernst Jan 1984

The Conversion Of A Recreational Camp Into A Residential Environment And Educational Learning Center, Ellen Wells Ernst

Graduate Research Papers

Educational systems in our country have continually faced the challenge of providing educational opportunities for all our children. As well as maintaining a national goal of high educational standards, we have also encouraged an individualistic approach to meeting needs of students. Our educational systems must deal with an extremely wide range of personalities, beliefs, backgrounds, expectations, incomes and abilities. Teachers have a wealth of information available to help them determine students' individual needs and ways of meeting these needs. Students' needs can vary from cognitive-knowledge and moral-motivational needs to personal-emotional and physical needs. Curricula and programs generally attempt to insure …

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The Perceptions Of Teachers Concerning Three Major Causes Of Burnout, Linda Lee Jan 1984

The Perceptions Of Teachers Concerning Three Major Causes Of Burnout, Linda Lee

Graduate Research Papers

Considerable attention has recently been given to the record number of teachers who are choosing to leave the profession. In 1979, National Education Association President Willard H. McGuire stated that "a major new malady has afflicted the teaching profession and threatens to reach epidemic proportions if it isn't checked soon" (p. 5). He was referring to teacher burnout, which has stricken thousands of dedicated teachers and precipitated their desire to leave the teaching profession. One such teacher is former Iowa State Education Association President Ken Pfile, who in February, 1983, handed in his resignation after 16 years of teaching. Mr. …

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The Language Experience Approach And Its Possible Implications For The Reading Disabled, Pamela Mueller Leahy Jan 1984

The Language Experience Approach And Its Possible Implications For The Reading Disabled, Pamela Mueller Leahy

Graduate Research Papers

The Language Experience Approach (LEA) has been around a long time as a supplemental enrichment or reinforcement activity to be utilized occasionally in the traditional phonics or skills approach to teaching reading. with the advent or resurgence, depending on one's philosophy, or the whole language approach supported by Goodman (1972), Stauffer (1968), and van Allen (1967) a new look has been taken at the language experience approach and the contributions it can make in the teaching of reading. The purpose or this paper is to present LEA not only as a supplement but also as a possible viable program option …

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Reading In The Content Areas: A Review Of In-Service Approaches And A Personal Experience, Marnell Keas Lyle Jan 1984

Reading In The Content Areas: A Review Of In-Service Approaches And A Personal Experience, Marnell Keas Lyle

Graduate Research Papers

Prior to the 193O's, the function of secondary school reading instruction was to expand upon the basic reading knowledge a student had acquired by concentrating on the literary works. However, by 1937, thinking began to change regarding secondary school participation in the reading skills process and, in particular, the content area teacher's participation in the teaching of reading.

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Exercises For Promoting Creativity For Photographers, Charles Lee Tucker Jan 1984

Exercises For Promoting Creativity For Photographers, Charles Lee Tucker

Graduate Research Papers

Every year billions of dollars are spent on photographs for the purpose of advertising, portraits, illustrations in magazines and on billboards. The editors are forever searching for the "creative" photo, the one that has a very unique quality about it. It is a very elusive quality, one that is difficult to define, and one that is still more difficult to teach to aspiring photographers.

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Four Major Components Of A Behavioral Objective And The Advantage Of Using Behavioral Objectives, Jon Beringer Jan 1984

Four Major Components Of A Behavioral Objective And The Advantage Of Using Behavioral Objectives, Jon Beringer

Graduate Research Papers

Certainly everyone who has ever attended a lecture, seminar, or class has undoubtedly asked themself, what purpose was served by that presentation. Unfortunately, there may also be those times when lecturers have to ask themselves the same question. When this situation occurs the result is a waste of money, resources, time, and human energy. This waste, and many other problems, could be eliminated with the use of well-written behavioral objectives. But there seems to be a resistance to using behavioral objectives by many of those who are involved in message design and instruction. Many reasons exist which tell why message …

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A Study Of Support Groups Among Iowa School Counselors, Robert Laurence Huber Jan 1984

A Study Of Support Groups Among Iowa School Counselors, Robert Laurence Huber

Graduate Research Papers

Among the helping professions a common concept is the support group. "The social-professional support system (group) affords members ••• opportunities for analyzing problems they encounter and discussing how they feel about these problems. It provides a structure for support and rewards" (Moracco and McFadden, 1980, p. 63). From a review of the literature it is apparent that many support groups both inside and outside the helping professions have been created and utilized. For instance, outside the school counselor's domain, groups such as the Compassionate Friends, Families Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Smokenders, and Widowed Persons have all served as support groups for …

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Art Or Propaganda? The Films Of Leni Riefenstahl During The Nazi Regime, Nancy A. Snow Jan 1984

Art Or Propaganda? The Films Of Leni Riefenstahl During The Nazi Regime, Nancy A. Snow

Graduate Research Papers

1945 found most of Germany in ruins from Allied air and ground attacks. Many Germans fled in advance of the occupying Allies; one woman in particular took refuge in the Austrian village of Kitzbuhel. Shortly after the war in Europe had ended, there was a knock at the door of her mountain home. It was an American sergeant of the 42nd Rainbow Division.

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The Grass Isn't Always Greener: A Comparison Of Programs For The Gifted And Talented, Maryann Beattie Jan 1984

The Grass Isn't Always Greener: A Comparison Of Programs For The Gifted And Talented, Maryann Beattie

Graduate Research Papers

It seems to be a generally accepted premise that in education an extra effort is needed when teaching exceptional children. In the case of Public Law 94-142, it is federal law that equality of educational opportunity shall be provided in education. As a rule, students on one end of the spectrum 1 (students with learning disabilities, mental retardation, or emotional disturbance)have well defined services, well qualified personnel and these personnel practice well-delineated procedures. If we govern our behavior within the context of the principles of Fairness and Balance, then it would be good to provide an equality of services for …

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High-Definition Television As A Future Television System, Steven Daniel Muntz Jan 1984

High-Definition Television As A Future Television System, Steven Daniel Muntz

Graduate Research Papers

High-Definition Televison [sic](HDTV) is a television system that provides greater resolution and a wider aspect ratio than our current television system. HDTV presently is considered to be any system that proposes to scan over 1,000 lines. For instance, in the United States a 1,050 line system has been proposed, compared to the current 525 line system used today in the United States.

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For The Prevention Of Hearing Loss: A Guide For Iowa Industrial Arts Teachers, Bruce L. Plakke, Jerome Brown Jan 1984

For The Prevention Of Hearing Loss: A Guide For Iowa Industrial Arts Teachers, Bruce L. Plakke, Jerome Brown

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This guide is designed to assist industrial arts teachers in expanding their knowledge of hearing conservation and to enable them to answer some routine questions that their students may have concerning hearing protection and hearing loss. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: industrial arts; hearing protection; and the law; requirements for ear-protecting devices as set forth in the Iowa Code; legal limits for noise exposure; the structure and functioning of the ear; commonly asked questions about the ear; procedures for measuring hearing; noise and hearing loss; audio demonstration of simulated hearing loss; symptoms of …

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A Review Of The Problems Of, And A Prognosis For, The Disadvantaged Student, Mary Ellen Warbasse Jan 1984

A Review Of The Problems Of, And A Prognosis For, The Disadvantaged Student, Mary Ellen Warbasse

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is, first, to identify the specific problems and characteristics of the disadvantaged student and, second, to suggest ways in which the school counselor can assist the disadvantaged student toward deriving the optimum benefit from public education.

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Problems Of Special Education Multidisciplinary Teams: Implications For Counselor Intervention, Marilyn Lindholm Kinne Jan 1984

Problems Of Special Education Multidisciplinary Teams: Implications For Counselor Intervention, Marilyn Lindholm Kinne

Graduate Research Papers

In 1975 Congress passed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, Public Law (P.L.) 94-142. This law went into effect in September 1977. The intent of the law was to serve handicapped children whose needs were not fully met or were completely denied (Weintrab, 1976). The law had four major purposes (Ballard, 1978): .Guarantee the availability of special education programming to handicapped children and youth who require it . • Assure fairness and appropriateness in decision making about providing special education to handicapped children and youth • • Establish clear management and auditing requirements and procedures regarding special …

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Alcoholism Treatment Services And Rehabilitation Facilities Available To The Chemically Dependent Client, Susan Leann Lang Jan 1984

Alcoholism Treatment Services And Rehabilitation Facilities Available To The Chemically Dependent Client, Susan Leann Lang

Graduate Research Papers

Alcoholism is recognized as one of the most devastating social and health problems facing contemporary society today (Krirnrnel, 1971). Alcoholism is also a major force which intensifies many of the other problems which face each individual and has become a target of much concentrated concern. Yet, alcoholism treatment has been the focus of few professional organizations and remains under the direction of law enforcement officials.

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Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs, And Opinions Of Single, Custodial Parents, Lois J. Staff Jan 1984

Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs, And Opinions Of Single, Custodial Parents, Lois J. Staff

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to examine the beliefs, attitudes, and opinions of single, custodial parents toward sexual behavior and whether these beliefs, attitudes, and opinions are affected by their roles as single parents. Data for this study were collected by use of the questionnaire survey method. The sample consisted of 103 single, custodial parents receiving services for at least one minor child from a non-profit social service agency. An item analysis was performed on the data collected from the nine-item questionnaire, Sexual Attitudes of Single Parents, relating demographic information and specific attitudes regarding sexual activity. Because of the …

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The Role Of Empathetic Communication In Nursing Education, Colleen Marie Jarosh Jan 1984

The Role Of Empathetic Communication In Nursing Education, Colleen Marie Jarosh

Graduate Research Papers

Machines, tubes, wires, alarms, closed circuit TV, and intercoms are gradually filling in the spaces around patients' hospital beds. These are spaces that ten years ago were filled by nurses hand-monitoring the progress of patients one at a time. While high technology now allows a nurse to monitor the progress of several patients simultaneously, interpersonal communication through the intercom has varied effectiveness.

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A Study Of Video Services In Iowa Public Libraries, Robert Philip Moore Jan 1984

A Study Of Video Services In Iowa Public Libraries, Robert Philip Moore

Graduate Research Papers

One of the ongoing concerns of public libraries today has been the selection of materials and services that best meets the diverse needs and interests of their communities. Library boards have established selection policies and committees, and interlibrary loan networks to fulfill the needs of their customers. Nevertheless, the problems of audiovisual selection and services have been amplified due to incompatible formats. Careless selection has resulted in obsolete equipment and idle software.

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The Concurrent Validity Of The Concepts About Print Tests With The Metropolitan Readiness Test In Kindergarteners, Sarah Louise Anderson Jan 1984

The Concurrent Validity Of The Concepts About Print Tests With The Metropolitan Readiness Test In Kindergarteners, Sarah Louise Anderson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The specific purposes of this study were (1) to determine the concurrent validity of the Concepts about Print Tests, Sand, and Stones, with the Metropolitan Readiness Test, and (2) to determine the concurrent validity of the Sand and Stones. The following problematic questions were addressed: (1) What relationship exists between the readiness aspects assessed by the Metropolitan Readiness Test and the Concepts about Print Test, Sand? (2) What relationship exists between the readiness aspects assessed by the Metropolitan Readiness Test and the Concepts about Print Test, Stones? (3) What relationship exists between the Concepts about Print Test, Sand, and the …

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Performance In Family Narratives: An Ethnographic Study Of Oral Interpretation Components, Cathryn Anne Elmer-Baldner Jan 1984

Performance In Family Narratives: An Ethnographic Study Of Oral Interpretation Components, Cathryn Anne Elmer-Baldner

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Current folklore researchers have described the telling of family narratives as performance. The purpose of this study was to identify performance behaviors used by a selected narrator of family stories. Using oral interpretation of prose as a performance model, this researcher proposed that behaviors recognized as performance in oral interpretation were also utilized by the family storyteller. This study was designed to collect and analyze video-taped telling of family stories to determine whether the behaviors demonstrated by the family narrator in telling the story were comparable to behaviors associated with oral interpretation performance. This study assumed that (1) oral interpretation …

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Editor's Forward, Dan Destephen Jan 1984

Editor's Forward, Dan Destephen

Iowa Journal of Communication

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Call For Papers Jan 1984

Call For Papers

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

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Reducing Compulsory Listening, Walter F. Stromer Jan 1984

Reducing Compulsory Listening, Walter F. Stromer

Iowa Journal of Communication

Students who are learning to speak may benefit from having an audience who will listen to them, but how much does it benefit the student audience to listen to 100 or more student speeches? In an average basic speech course with 20 students, each making 6 speeches, each student will usually be compelled to listen to 114 speeches by other students. In terms of learning, is that number optimum or merely traditional? Is there a point at which listening to other students speak becomes redundant and self-defeating?

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The Nature Of Science, David Roskos-Ewoldsen Jan 1984

The Nature Of Science, David Roskos-Ewoldsen

Iowa Journal of Communication

During the 1920's, the logical positivists attempted to establish a formal system for the advancement of science through the Vienna circle. Basically, the logical positivists argued that the ultimate purpose of science should be the advancement towards final truth. This could be done through scientific investigations that removed theory from observation. Theory served the role of explaining why observations occurred. But the advancement of science came through the removal of theory from these scientific observations. By removing theory from observations, it was assumed that science would be able to advance towards the ultimate goal of truth because these observations, being …

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