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Discourse Management: Key To Policy Development, Joseph R. Steiner Sep 1976

Discourse Management: Key To Policy Development, Joseph R. Steiner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Skills in discourse management are necessary in order for democratic policy development groups to be productive. These skills, like other skills, are developed by practicing their utilization. A general cognitive frnework, however, can assist one in this development. This paper develops and then describes the use of such a general framework.


Issues In Evaluative Research: Implications For Social Work, John S. Wodarski, Walter Hudson, David R. Buckholdt Sep 1976

Issues In Evaluative Research: Implications For Social Work, John S. Wodarski, Walter Hudson, David R. Buckholdt

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Various issues in evaluative research are reviewed according to their relevance for the evaluation of social work practice. Specific items discussed are: plausible studies, what should be changed and why, the change agent, criteria for positive assessment, traditional research designs, time-series designs, organizational aspects of research, researchers vs clinicians, researcher's distance from populations served, incentives for research, and the dissemination of information and application of relevant knowledge. Where relevant, aspects of certain evaluative studies are discussed to illustrate the items reviewed.


Political And Social Attitudes Among The Unemployed: A Marxist Analysis, Richard Henry Ropers Aug 1976

Political And Social Attitudes Among The Unemployed: A Marxist Analysis, Richard Henry Ropers

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Mapping Interpersonal Communication Behaviors On The Leary Circumplex, Yvonne L. Spaulding Aug 1976

Mapping Interpersonal Communication Behaviors On The Leary Circumplex, Yvonne L. Spaulding

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Report Of An Internship In The Reading Center And Clinic Western Michigan University, Lucetta A. Johnson Aug 1976

A Report Of An Internship In The Reading Center And Clinic Western Michigan University, Lucetta A. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Interactive Effects Of Problem Difficulty And Reinforcement Of Social Behavior On Academic Performance In The Classroom, Wendy Lee Leys Aug 1976

The Interactive Effects Of Problem Difficulty And Reinforcement Of Social Behavior On Academic Performance In The Classroom, Wendy Lee Leys

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Background Profiles, Career Expectations And Career Aspirations Of Men And Women Public School Administrators, Joyce W. Way Aug 1976

A Comparison Of Background Profiles, Career Expectations And Career Aspirations Of Men And Women Public School Administrators, Joyce W. Way

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Student Preferences For The Hutchings' "Low Stress" Versus The Conventional Addition Algorithm Under Conditions Of Differentially Increasing Response Effort With And Without Reinforcement, Carolyn Louise Gillespie Aug 1976

Student Preferences For The Hutchings' "Low Stress" Versus The Conventional Addition Algorithm Under Conditions Of Differentially Increasing Response Effort With And Without Reinforcement, Carolyn Louise Gillespie

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Cortical And Subcortical Interhemispheric Interrelation In The Visual System, George C. Wagner Aug 1976

Cortical And Subcortical Interhemispheric Interrelation In The Visual System, George C. Wagner

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of The Hutchings' “Low-Stress" And Current Addition Algorithms For Speed And Accuracy In Two School Settings With Regular And Special Education Children, Laurence E. Rudolph Aug 1976

A Comparison Of The Hutchings' “Low-Stress" And Current Addition Algorithms For Speed And Accuracy In Two School Settings With Regular And Special Education Children, Laurence E. Rudolph

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Reduction Of Self-Injurious Behaviors In Retardates Using A Spray Mist, Michael F. Dorsey Aug 1976

Reduction Of Self-Injurious Behaviors In Retardates Using A Spray Mist, Michael F. Dorsey

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Maternal Deprivation And Social Isolation On Later Social Dominance In The Albino Rat, Richard P. Banning Aug 1976

The Effects Of Maternal Deprivation And Social Isolation On Later Social Dominance In The Albino Rat, Richard P. Banning

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Historical Review Of The Treatment Of Juvenile Delinquents, Lorenz Hansen Aug 1976

A Historical Review Of The Treatment Of Juvenile Delinquents, Lorenz Hansen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Internship Experience At The Family Divorce Counseling Service, Barbara L. Metcalfe Aug 1976

An Internship Experience At The Family Divorce Counseling Service, Barbara L. Metcalfe

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Response Preferences To Affirmative Action Statements In Job Advertisements, Milo Anthony Masura Aug 1976

Response Preferences To Affirmative Action Statements In Job Advertisements, Milo Anthony Masura

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Make-A-Picture Story Test Background Cards As Diagnostic Indicators In Comparison With Elevated Mmpi Scales, Melissa Eddy Tatum Aug 1976

The Use Of Make-A-Picture Story Test Background Cards As Diagnostic Indicators In Comparison With Elevated Mmpi Scales, Melissa Eddy Tatum

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Study Of The Physical Fitness Of Nigerian Elementary School Children Of Different Socioeconomic Status, Adeline Omokhogie Oseni Aug 1976

A Comparative Study Of The Physical Fitness Of Nigerian Elementary School Children Of Different Socioeconomic Status, Adeline Omokhogie Oseni

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Interactive Effects Of Assignment Difficulty And Reinforcement Of Conduct Behavior On Classroom Spelling Performance, Robert Victor Weis Aug 1976

The Interactive Effects Of Assignment Difficulty And Reinforcement Of Conduct Behavior On Classroom Spelling Performance, Robert Victor Weis

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Descriptive Information On Accuracy Of Interpersonal Perception, Sung Soo Park Aug 1976

Effect Of Descriptive Information On Accuracy Of Interpersonal Perception, Sung Soo Park

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Student Evaluations Of Science Instructors In Small Liberal-Arts Colleges, J. Philip Mclaren Aug 1976

A Study Of Student Evaluations Of Science Instructors In Small Liberal-Arts Colleges, J. Philip Mclaren

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Videotapes: An Aid In Teaching Behavior Identification And Techniques For Behavior Management, Florence M. Taber Aug 1976

Videotapes: An Aid In Teaching Behavior Identification And Techniques For Behavior Management, Florence M. Taber

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Life Stress And Drinking Behavior Of Veterans Following In Patient Treatment, Marilyn J. Becker Aug 1976

Life Stress And Drinking Behavior Of Veterans Following In Patient Treatment, Marilyn J. Becker

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Forward Vs. Backward Chaining, Using Hutching's "Low Stress" Algorithm In Simple And Complex Addition Problems With Third Graders, Linda Sue Clark Aug 1976

A Study Of Forward Vs. Backward Chaining, Using Hutching's "Low Stress" Algorithm In Simple And Complex Addition Problems With Third Graders, Linda Sue Clark

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Shaping Appropriate Social Skills Of Multiply Handicapped Children In A Group Learning Situation By Contingent Teacher Attention And Maintaining Them With Low Rates Of Reinforcement, Mark L. Sundberg Aug 1976

Shaping Appropriate Social Skills Of Multiply Handicapped Children In A Group Learning Situation By Contingent Teacher Attention And Maintaining Them With Low Rates Of Reinforcement, Mark L. Sundberg

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Community Mental Health Programs In Southwestern Michigan On Social Indicators: A Demonstration And Evaluation Of The Time Series Method, John T. Gallagher Aug 1976

The Impact Of Community Mental Health Programs In Southwestern Michigan On Social Indicators: A Demonstration And Evaluation Of The Time Series Method, John T. Gallagher

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Laboratory And Non-Laboratory Course Designs As A Setting For Increasing Agreement With Course Materials, J. Michael Gautney Aug 1976

A Comparison Of Laboratory And Non-Laboratory Course Designs As A Setting For Increasing Agreement With Course Materials, J. Michael Gautney

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


East Grand Rapids Public School District Major Internship, Robert G. Maceachran Aug 1976

East Grand Rapids Public School District Major Internship, Robert G. Maceachran

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Stimulus Properties Of Population Density, Robert Alan Schauerhamer Aug 1976

Stimulus Properties Of Population Density, Robert Alan Schauerhamer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Simulator Training On The Acquisition And Generalization Of Pedestrian Skills In Retarded Persons, Terry J. Page Aug 1976

Effects Of Simulator Training On The Acquisition And Generalization Of Pedestrian Skills In Retarded Persons, Terry J. Page

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Behavioral Treatment Of Alcoholism: An Avaluative Review, Kenneth Francis Foti Aug 1976

Behavioral Treatment Of Alcoholism: An Avaluative Review, Kenneth Francis Foti

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.