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The Causes Of Adolescent Suicide, Elaine Ann Pfalzgraf

Graduate Research Papers

In one year in the U.S., 500,000 young people between the ages of 10 and 24 will attempt suicide and more than 5,000 will succeed, Jensen (1984). In his article "Adolescent Suicide: A Tragedy of Our Times" (1984), Jensen notes that suicide is the second leading cause of death in young people in this nation between the ages of 10 and 24. He writes that the rate of adolescent suicides began increasing in the mid-1950's and has tripled since 1960. In addition to these statistics, 85% of all adolescents in the U.S. think about suicide at some time and 50% …

The Criminal Side In The Curriculum: A Bibliography Of Crime Fiction For Use In Secondary World History And United States History Courses, Matthew A. Kollasch

Graduate Research Papers

History can be one of the most exciting courses that high school students study. Yet often it is rendered lifeless by the sole use of the textbook. It is assumed that if the students are allowed to read history related crime fiction in conjunction with their history courses they will find the subject to be more interesting because the human drama of history is better personified in fiction than in the textbook. In addition to the concern for the students' interest in history it is assumed that when given the opportunity teachers will work with media specialists on instructional development …

A Survey Of Maps, Globes, And Atlases In Elementary School Media Centers In Four Area Education Agencies In Iowa, Leon D. Carson

Graduate Research Papers

This research study was conducted to learn what media specialists in four Area Education Agencies in Iowa have on hand for geography materials; specifically, maps, globes, and atlases. Additionally, the study explored the adequacy of the geography resource (map, globe , or atlas) in support of the social studies curriculum, and the frequency of r e quests by faculty and student for maps , globes, and atlases. A questionnaire was sent to forty -one certified library media specialists in four Area Education Agencies (1, 6, 13, 16) in Iowa. Responding media specialists numbered thirty.

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Black And White Students' Test Scores: Factors Leading To Decreasing Discrepancies, Diana Anita Fortenberry

Graduate Research Papers

What exists when there are two lines approaching one another, but fail to join in order to form one line? -- a gap. There has been a mysterious proliferation of gaps in recent years. For instance, there's the generation gap. That's where a wide area of misunderstanding exists between the young and the old. Then there is the communication gap. That is not being able to effectively relate to another. But what of the testing gap? More specifically the chasm that exists between test scores of black and white students. Throughout the years it can be said that this gap …

Cannibalism As Satire In Twain And Tom Wolfe, Walter Phelps

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Tom Wolfe has several traits in common with Samuel Clemens - better known as Mark Twain. Both developed their writing skills in the ranks of journalism. Wolfe did his apprentice work on a large metropolitan daily, The New York Herald Tribune. Twain found newspaper work on the western frontier. Both developed great interest in their worlds and the inventions of their times. Twain was a steamboat captain who wrote about the wonders of his age, such as the mighty Mississippi. He was fascinated by invention and became enmeshed in projects. Wolfe has written expert commentaries on souped-up cars, the drug …

Iowa Academy Of Science Directory, 1985-86: Officers, Committees, And Membership Roster, Iowa Academy Of Science

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Contents:

Board of Directors ... 3
Program Directors ... 4
Section Chairs ... 5
Section Vice Chairs ... 8
Committees ... 11
Award Recipients ... 28
Past Presidents ... 30
Membership Roster ... 32

Hunter S. Thompson's Hallucinogenic Sub-Theme In Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Denton Ketels

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By the second page of Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 volume Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas we know that the author-as-character is thoroughly immersed in the drug culture. Readers learn they are about to witness events in which drugs will play an important part. Thompson takes great care to list those drugs. In his character's possession are blotter acid (lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD-25), mescaline, cocaine, ether, amyl nitrate, tequila, rum, beer, and "a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . ." For Thompson to carry off his drug motif and build on its accompanying analogies, …

An Analysis Of Attrition Of University Of Northern Iowa Undergraduate Students Enrolled Spring Semester 1984 Who Were Not Enrolled Fall Semester... And Who Were Enrolled Fall Semester 1984 And Were Not Enrolled Spring Semester 1985 And Had Not Received Bachelors Degrees, Paul C. Kelso

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1985 University Of Northern Iowa Men's Track And Field, University Of Northern Iowa

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Contents:

--1985 UNI Track and Field Roster --Inside front cover
--Contents --1
--Credits --1
--UNI Quick Facts --1
--UNI Athletic Staff --1
--"Exceeding the Limits" --1
--1985 UNI Track and Field Outlook --2
--UNI Panthers Coaching Staff --3
--Head Coach Chris Bucknam --3
--Assistant Coach Bill Lawson --3
--King Named UNI Assistant AD --3
--Short Sprinters --4
--Hurdlers --4
--Middle Distance --5
--Long Sprinters --6
--Jumpers --6
--Distance Runners --7
--Javelin --8
--Shot put/Discus --8
--Panther All-Americans --8
--Pole Vaulters --9
--1984 UNI Indoor Track Results --10
--1984 UNI Outdoor Track Results --11
--1984 UNI Cross Country Results --12
--UNI-Dome …

A Study Of Moral Reasoning In Young Adult Literature, Millie Jensen

Graduate Research Papers

A moral dimension is often intrinsic to YA literature because it is concerned with the problems of youth. This study examines the moral reasoning of teenage protagonists by applying the theory of Lawrence Kohlberg to the analysis of a sample of twelve books drawn from YASD's "Best of the Best Books--1970-1982" list. The sample was structured to provide comparison between type of book (realistic fiction and fantasy/ science fiction), sex of author, and sex and age of protagonist. Analysis was made by assigning a numerical score corresponding to Kohlberg's six developmental stages to six incidents from each book and statistically …

An Annotated Bibliography Of Art Literature For Grades Four Through Eight, Shelly A. Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

The visual arts, a discipline, with a history and knowledge base is a required component of the elementary and middle school curriculum. In order to learn the language of visual symbols resources are needed. The assumption that books which deal with various topics spanning the spectrum of art will provide a link between visual and verbal information and provide, in part, necessary assistance to students in their study of art is the premise on which this research paper is based.

As a result of research into available art related books at three school libraries, one public library and one university …

The Sources, Symptoms And Alleviators Of Childhood Stress, Debra Colleen Pagitt

Graduate Research Papers

With the fast pace of our technological society, statistics demonstrate that more and more children are victims of childhood stress (Miller, 1982). For example, child suicide has become the "eighth leading cause of death in children ages 8-14 and has become the second leading cause of death for those in the 15-24 year old age group" (Arent, 1984, p. 223). The increases in child and teen drug/alcohol addiction along with the increased number of children identified, labeled and placed in school programs for the emotionally disturbed, attest to the fact that many children are choosing dramatic ways to exhibit stress …

The Effects Of Family And Self Concept On Women's Career Development, Gail Johnson Huberg

Graduate Research Papers

With an ever-increasing number of women in the labor force (Oppenheimer, 1970; statistical Abstract of the U.S., 1984), it has become more important to understand women's career development. Despite large numbers of women in the labor force, women continue to be concentrated in a relatively few occupations such as teaching, secretarial, and nursing (Statistical Abstract of the U.S., 1984), and thus are often limited in income and freedom of choice and expression in the work place.

A Review Of Selected Aspects Of The Secondary School Student Activities Program, Tom Kotz

Graduate Research Papers

Since the 1970 1 s many school districts have experienced increased financial problems and declining student achievement levels. These problems have provided critics with new opportunities to voice their position and suggest changes in educational programs. As a result, every program in the educational system is being scrutinized. Critics typically agree on the importance of the core curriculum in meeting educational goals, but question the need for non-core programs. Some researchers conclude that such programs as physical education, driver education, and student activities are actually a hindrance to education (Pines, 1982; Sizer, 1984).

Developmental Guidance: Teacher Role And Competencies, Bonita Marie Dahlhauser

Graduate Research Papers

Over the past 25 years, elementary school guidance has come into being and struggled to develop its own character. While its secondary school counterpart was born from the need for vocational guidance and grew to provide both educational guidance and career development (Aubrey, 1982), elementary school guidance has come to be characterized increasingly by a developmental approach (Muro & Miller, 1983). In 1977, Struck surveyed publications of state departments of education throughout the United States and found that philosophies of elementary school guidance in most of these states described their programs as developmental in nature, focused on meeting individual needs, …

Case Study: Comparison And Information Of Science Education At The Three State Universities In Iowa, Rita Hrecz

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was threefolds:

1) To fulfill a course requirement;

2) To acquaint myself with the reason for the comme·nts I've heard about Science Education at the University of Northern Iowa being unique,

J) To exchange information between the three State Universities from my belief that we often do not communicate enough and are therefore missing opportunities to support and assist one another.

The Effects Of Teacher Behaviors On Students' Reading Strategies, Karla Rekers Ostby

Graduate Research Papers

The reading achievement of school-age children has been a major issue in education for many years. Numerous articles have been written about declining reading achievement scores and the result has been a great deal of research focused on identifying effective instructional programs. Many basal reading programs have been written in an attempt to develop the "perfect" reading instruction program. However, as Bond and Dykstra (1967) concluded, the most important variable in reading instruction is not the reading program but the teacher.

An Analysis Of The Iowa Tests Of Educational Development Performance Of Participants And Non-Participants In A Ninth Grade Contemporary Science Course, Ronald D. Millsap

Graduate Research Papers

The need to document the results of instruction in a school system has been recorded as early as 1912 (Thorndike, 1912). Today, there is little argument about the necessity of evaluating pupil progress. Recent national attention has focused on public education and student performance on standardized achievement tests. Reports such as "Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Education Reform" (1983) agree that public schools need to be more accountable for student achievement and that standardized tests may be one of the best tools for assessing and/or evaluating the performance of students and schools.

The Essentials Of Leadership For Successful Principals, Larry D. Abel

Graduate Research Papers

The high school principal wears many faces in the community in which she/he lives and works (Cavanaugh and Yoder, 1984). Most patrons of the school district know who the principal is and hold high expectations for him/her. At the same time, when the residents of a school district are asked to define the principal's job in their school district, it is often hard for them to come up with a clear-cut statement. This is due to a lack of understanding of the principal 's responsibilities in the school system, and to the complexity of the principal 's role in education …

A Study Of Controlling Variables Using A Microcomputer Program Compared To The Piagetian Bending Rods Task, Rita Arlene Hrecz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study compared two formats of controlling variables. Subjects' performance of controlling variables in the Piagetian Bending Rods Task was compared to their performance of controlling variables in the microcomputer interactive program called Measuring Gravitational Forces. The correlation result (0.78 on the Spearman rho and the Pearson Product Moment correlations) and results of the nonparametric Wilcoxon t test and the parametric correlated t indicated no statistically significant difference of subjects' performance of controlling variables in either task. No statistically significant gender difference of subjects' performance of either the Bending Rods Task or the Measuring Gravitational Forces computer program was found. …

A Study Of Residence Hall Students' Knowledge Of, And Attitudes Toward, Safety And Security Policies And Procedures At The University Of Northern Iowa, Michael Jon Woeste

Graduate Research Papers

Increasingly in recent years, serious crime has emerged as a phenomenon on American college campuses (Time, 1973). Factors such as the increased crime rate in the United States, the increased heterogeneity of the college student population, and the greater openness of the college campus have resulted in more and varied crimes on college campuses, e.g., sexual assault, theft, and vandalism (Middleton, 1981). Rape on college campuses, once unheard of, is now commonplace (Thomas, 1978, Mehreu, 1983, Dowd, 1983). American colleges and universities had had little experience with crime, and were ill prepared to deal with it.

Learning Strategies As An Aid To Graphical Comprehension, Peggy Pruisner

Graduate Research Papers

The highest human abilities- perceptual, intellectual, and linguistic- interact and support each other during the act of reading. The processing and assimilating of written information is the single goal of reading. The complex mental process that is used when a reader encounters a variety of materials that satisfy many needs and purposes cannot be easily dissected into a hierarchy of skills, but is represented by a large number of interrelated skills that gradually develop. The total process of reading is impaired if any major function or part prevents adequate performance, thereby preventing literacy. It is vital to note that the …

Testing A Direct Mail Offer In Magazine Subscription Promotion, Mary L. Peet

Graduate Research Papers

Direct marketing is an $82 million per year business. Its history dates back over a century with roots in direct mail. Direct marketing today involves not only mail, but a variety of media, including newspapers and magazines, radio, television and telephone. The cornerstone of direct marketing is its measurability and accountability, as well as a reliance on lists and a database (Baier, 1983). In other words, direct marketing allows marketers to improve their skills by measuring what they do against previous tests. The availability of lists and data about lists provides populations from which samples can be drawn to conduct …

The Effects Of Prenatal Versus Postnatal Maternal Environment On Saline Intake By Crossbred Rats, Mary Elizabeth Deyo

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Previous research has demonstrated strain differences in sodium intake as well as strain-dependent effects of early experience on the sodium intake of rats. The present study investigated the roles of prenatal and postnatal maternal environment in determining the sodium intake patterns of hybrid offspring resulting from the reciprocal crossing of two inbred rat strains known to differ in sodium consumption: TS3 (high intake) and I (low intake). Offspring of identical genetic makeup were first subjected to differing prenatal maternal environments (TS3 or I). At birth the crossbred pups were either cross-fostered to a host dam of the opposite strain or …

Perception Of English/Spanish Vot By Monolingual English Speakers: A Dichotic Study, Cynthia Flesher Barrios

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Dichotic listening tasks have been used extensively to establish the left cerebral hemisphere as dominant for linguistic processing. Dichotic stress has also been used to investigate lateralization patterns for individuals who speak more than one language and if those patterns differ from those found in monolingual speakers. Most investigations of this nature, with both monolingual and bilingual subjects, have found a right ear advantage (REA) for linguistic processing. Voice onset time (VOT) is the acoustic parameter primarily responsible for the categorical discrimination of stop consonants in a number of different languages, including English and Spansih [sic]. It has been found …

Stability Of Wisc-R Intelligence Scores: Implications For 3-Year Reevaluations Of Learning Disabled Students, Susan Pagel Oakman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study examined the stability of the WISC-R Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ scores as well as subtest scores for a sample of learning disabled students over a 3-year interval. Additionally, this study also explored the relationship of stability of WISC-R IQ scores with severity of learning disability, as defined by type of educational placement (resource room, self-contained class with integration, or self-contained class with no integration). The subjects for this study were 150 learning disabled students, 111 males and 39 females, selected from two Area Education Agencies located in Iowa. Of these 150 students, 97 were placed in …

Parent Perceptions Of Familiarity And Satisfaction With Placement Staffings, Teri Lynn Mayer

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study examined whether parents who had participated in a pre-staffing conference indicate greater knowledge about placement staffings when compared to parents who did not have specific, pre-staffing information. Also examined was the participants' subsequent level of satisfaction with their participation during the placement staffing, and general outcome of the staffing. The subjects were 24 parents who attended either their first or second placement staffing in the 1984-85 school year. Participants were divided into two groups. Eighteen parents who had attended a placement staffing in the fall of 1984 constituted the control group. Six parents who at the time of …

Effects Of Deprivation And Smoking On Smokers’ Performance And Mood During The Operation Of A Complex Computer Simulation, Gregory Howarth Cutler

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Past research has shown that smoking attenuates stress and reduces emotional behavior in smokers. Smoking also generally leads to the facilitation of performance on a variety of tasks. Deprivation of smoking has consistently produced performance and mood decrements. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of three hours of deprivation and smoking on performance and mood in smokers while operating a complex computer simulation. The following hypotheses were constructed: (a) Nondeprived smokers who smoke nicotine cigarettes will show superior subjective and objective performance, will rate the stimulation as less difficult and stressful, and will possess higher self-efficacy …