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A Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Suicide In Adolescent Literature, Roxanne Fox

Graduate Research Papers

The major purposes of this research were to analyze the portrayal of adolescent suicidal characters in books which adolescents are currently reading and to attempt to determine if this portrayal was realistic in the entire group of books. A panel of experts was used to obtain a sample of ten books. The portrayal of ten characters from the ten books were analyzed using an inventory of nine elements which were derived from a review of the literature currently discussing characteristics of adolescent suicide. The results of this analysis suggested that, for the most part, a realistic and generally balanced portrayal …

An Annotated Bibliography Of Biographies For Career Education - Grades 4-6, Susan P. Polashek

Graduate Research Papers

An annotated bibliography of biographies was compiled for the career education program in grades 4-6. An attempt was made to locate four biographies for each of the fifteen job clusters designated by the U.S. Office of Education that would be representative of the spectrum of the world of work. A search was made of the Cedar Falls Public Library, Wauzeka Public Schools IMC, and interlibrary loan for biographies. Representative biographies were found for the job clusters of Agribusiness and Natural Resources, Environment, Communication and Media, Fine Arts and Humanities, Health, Public Services, and Recreation and Hospitality. A limited number of …

Alcoholism: The Relapse Dynamic, Jim R. Hoeft

Graduate Research Papers

At the time of the discovery and colonization of America, alcohol was firmly entrenched in the society of the Old World. The drunkard was common, particularly in the urban areas. He was treated poorly and often imprisoned for his alcoholic abuses. For the most part, however, he was ignored. (Ewing and Rouse, 1978) Beer and wine was simply transported across the Atlantic to the colonies as a way of life with no special significance. Drunkenness was not tolerated, but even the Puritans drank. (Royce, 1981) The drunkard was a social misfit and a source of pity. (Ewing and Rouse)

Iowa Journal Of Speech Communication, Volume 16, Number 2, Fall 1984 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Bereavement And Sexual Functioning, Janette Serra-Stanford

Graduate Research Papers

"With the death of a husband, you lose your present; with the death of a parent the past; but with the death of a child you lose your future" (Linzer, 1977, p. 11). There is no more devastating experience for parents than the death of their child. The impact of a child's death is profound because the parent-child relationship is generally regarded as the most reciprocally intense interpersonal relationship (Parker, 1979). A parent's grief is often inconsolable and never ending.

Program Abstracts, 96th Session, Iowa Academy Of Science, April 27-28, 1984, The University Of Iowa

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Self-Concept On The Academic Achievement On Elementary School Children, Michael Woodall

Graduate Research Papers

From the beginning the human is striving for individuality. The development of the self is intrinsic, and in the early months of life a baby is self-centered and perceives the world through senses governed mainly by basic organic needs. All of us, however, at an early age develop a concept of ourselves as a person. Although this perception of one's self as a person may have certain stable factors, it is in continuous development. Teachers should be aware that within us all there is a power to do our own thing and make our own decisions. Students are constantly changing …

Danger Signals Of Marital Dysfunction, Shelda Jean Hertzke Beener

Graduate Research Papers

As a fundamental social institution, the American Family has elicited research studies by sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, theologians, political scientists, and economists. Conflicting interpretations and conclusions about the family abound. Even so elementary an expectation as consensus on a definition of family has eluded us.

1984 University Of Northern Iowa Men's Track And Field, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--1984 University of Northern Iowa Track and Field Roster
--Contents
--UNI Athletic Administration
--Credits
--Quick Facts
--University of Northern Iowa
--Panthers Aim for Fourth Conference Title --2
--UNI Panther Coaching Staff --3
--Weight Men --4
--Short Sprinters --4
--Long Sprinters --5
--Middle Distance Runners --6
--Distance Runners --7
--Jumpers --8
--Hurdlers --8
--Pole Vaulters --9
--1983 Panther Cross Country Results --10
--1983 UNI Panther Indoor Results --11
--1983 Outdoor Results --12
--Panther All-Americans --12
--University of Northern Iowa Top Indoor Performances --13
--University of Northern Iowa Top Outdoor Performances --14
--UNI Indoor Records --15
--UNI Outdoor Records --15
--UNI …

University Catalog 1984-1986, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

This catalog is published for students and other persons who want to know more about the University of Northern Iowa. Its purpose is to communicate as objectively and completely as possible what the university is and what it does. The catalog is presented in sections to give a general view of the university as well as the detailed information required for informed decision making.

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

History of Education Book Gallery

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Adolescent Suicide: An Investigation Of Causes And Prevention Measures, Pamela J. Wehrkamp

Graduate Research Papers

Suicide is not a recent phenomenon among adolescents. Young people have taken their own lives for as long as history has been recorded. It is not coincidence, or by accident, that literature, too, is full of reports of adolescent suicides (Konopka, 198J). Ophelia drowns herself after she is rejected by Hamlet. Romeo kills himself when he believes his beloved to be dead, who in turn kills herself when realizing Romeo had committed suicide.

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 …

The Angler’S Angle: An Ethnography Of The Bass Fishermen, Ellen Ray Millhollin Irish

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The Angler's Angle is an ethnographic (cultural description) of the bass fishermen . The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: (1) to present a better understanding of the ethnographic process and its usefulness as a too l within the social sciences, and (2) to illustrate this usefulness by the study of a cultural scene that often goes unnoticed in our Western society. An examination in Chapter 1 on the background of cultural studies (undertaken for the most part to de scribe non-Western societies), sets the tone for the use of ethnography today. Research on sub-cultures within our own society is …

A Self-Concept Improvement Plan For Institutionalized, Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents, David Curtis Canaday

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This project involved a self-concept improvement program for institutionalized, emotionally disturbed adolescents. Subjects were eighteen adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15 who were in a state residential institution for nonpsychotic, emotionally disturbed, acting out adolescents. The subjects were divided into two groups by the institution staff. Both groups completed the Pier-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale and listed positive self-statements as pretest and posttest measures. The experimental group participated in a self-concept improvement program for 12 40 minute sessions twice a week for six weeks. The program consisted of lectures, discussions, and activities designed to facilitate self-understanding, a positive self …

Fall Commencement [Program], December 10, 1983, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, October 10, 1983, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1983, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

The Alumnus, V67n3 [V68n3], October 1983, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Director's MedLee
-- Alumni News
-- Campus News
-- "Mudra Era" begins with a win
-- Inner Weather a magazine of the arts
-- Ed.D. program under way
-- Carillon readied for the 21st century
-- Adventures of a "non-trad" retread
-- Class Notes

A Profile Of Students Enrolled At The University Of Northern Iowa, Fall Semester 1983, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- Preface
--- Profile Summary
--- Section I: Total Student Enrollment for Fall Semester 1983
--- Section II: New Students Entering UNI Fall Semester 1983
--- Section III: Miscellaneous
--- Section IV: Research Pertaining to UNI Students

Summer Commencement [Program], July 29, 1983, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

The Alumnus, V67n2 [V68n2], July 1983, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Director's MedLee
-- Alumni News
-- Campus News
-- Regents select Constantine Curris
-- The thought that counts
-- Theatre UNI shines in Festival
-- Price Lab explores Iowa history
-- Alumni Profile: Natalie Clayton Meyer
-- Alumni Profile: Jack and Cathy Ferguson Nelson
-- Class Notes

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1983, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, May 9, 1983, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.