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Adolescent Pregnancy And Poverty: Implications For Social Policy, Clara L. Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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Adolescent pregnancy, per se, has been devoted little consideration by clinical observers and empirical researchers. For the most part, such pregnancies have received attention only insofar as they have occurred without the moral and legal sanctions of matrimony. This concern with illegitimacy has had the effect of blinding theorists and researchers to a whole segment of the adolescent pregnant population--the married teenager. Further, the adverse effects of adolescent pregnancy have been shrouded by moral precepts.

From existing evidence there appears to be no doubt that the married teenage girl is an integral part of the …

A Theory Of Decision-Making, A. K. Basu

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In a separate article, it has been stated:

The kinds of theories which social scientists have been able to construct have largely been dependent on the level or the degree of inference which the researchers have been able to draw from observations or experimental designs (which may or may not reflect the empirical world), and the assumptions upon which these inferences rest (Basu and Kenyon, 1972.425).

Notably, in the past three decades the eventual "success" of a theory has been tested on this basis. A major underlying premise in the ideographic science has been that cause and effect represent the …

Western Official News, September 27, 1973, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Sabbatical Leave Policy Undergoes Changes, Budget $3 Million For Capital Outlay, Fall Enrollment Stands at 20,922

Western Official News, September 6, 1973, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 1973-74 Budget Set at $43,769,000, Western Michigan University Judicial Procedures Approved, Court of Four-Right of Appeal-Emergency Cases-Rules of Evidence, WMU Judicial Procedures, Residency Changes

Population Education Through The Curriculum, Pat U. Boquiren

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Political Verbal Behavior, Paul Richard Shukovsky

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Contrast Modulated Schedule-Induced Polydipsia, Thomas L. Fisher

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Calhoun Area Vocational Center: An Internship And Project, Gerald D. Lutz

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Some Implications Of Occupational Socialization: The Case Of The State Police, Paul G. Aldo

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Replicability Of Behavioral Definitions: Implicit Vs Explicit Definitions, Robert W. Dobes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Concept Acquisition As A Function Of Two Verbal Training Sequences: Nonvocal-Vocal And Vocal-Nonvocal, Kim Thomas Pisor

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Two Internships: Professional Training And Personal Discovery, Susan C. Bolon

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Achievement By The Use Of Behavioral Objectives In An Audio -Tutorial Biological Science Class, Theodore R. Shields

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of A Student Determined Curriculum Versus A Traditionally Determined Curriculum On The Health Interests And Cognitive Development In Health Of College Students, James H. Price Jr.

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Family Structure, Child Mental Patients And Length Of Hospitalization, Martha Bullock Lamberts

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Deafness As An Identity In Relation To Future Educational And Occupational Plans Among Deaf High School Students, Robert Greg Emerton

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Two Types Of Vocational Training, Harry Edwin Clay

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Faculty Attitudes Toward The Role Of Intercollegiate Athletics In Selected Institutions Of Higher Education, William D. Neal

Dissertations

This study investigated the attitudes of faculty members toward the role of intercollegiate athletics in selected institutions of higher education. The perceptions of the faculty members were collected by means of a questionnaire comprised of three sections: Section 1 requested demographic data; Section 2 requested responses to forty-eight items relating to intercollegiate athletics, and Section 3 requested additional comments, A five-point Likert scale containing five response categories including strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, and strongly disagree was utilized in Section 2.

The forty-eight items included in the questionnaire were formulated primarily through the literature review, and from discussions with leading …

The Effect Of Integrated Grouping And Of Studying Minority Culture In Reducing Cultural Cleavage In Elementary Classrooms, Daniel L. Paul

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Assessment Of Remedial Activities In An Instructor-Paced Course, Edward James Barton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Single Session Design To Assess Schedule Interactions, Thomas J. Edwards

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Racial Integration And Educational Policy In Kenya, Suhashni Datta

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Behavior Therapy Terminology, Alexandre Pacheo E Silva Nucci

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Acquisition Of Learning-Set Behavior In Pigeons, E. Jill Moir

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Training Sequence Designed To Teach Vocal Imitation To A Retarded Child Exhibiting A Stereotyped Vocal Response Pattern, Patricia Ann Martin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Temporal Separation On Performance Of A Discrimination Task, Stanley Dale Winter

Masters Theses

Test trials, consisting of the selection of two color cubes from a set of three different color cubes, were presented with: (1) a 15-second time delay between trials, (2) a single-color selection task between trials, (3) an unrelated motor task between trials and (4) no interspersion between trials. All Ss performed the task with more accuracy when test trials were separated by the unrelated motor task. The lowest level of accuracy occurred when test trials were presented sequentially with no interspersion. Performance appeared to be facilitated by the temporal separation of test trials.

A Comparison Between Self-Paced And Instructor-Paced Instructional Systems, Laura Lee Winter

Masters Theses

Two college level systems of instruction derived from basic behavioral principals were compared. Community college students enrolled in two sections of an introductory psychology course served as subjects. Students in one section experienced a self-paced system of instruction. Students in the second section went through the course under an instructor-paced system of instruction. Students in the self-paced section received higher course grades and performed better on unit quizzes. However, the final examination performance for the two groups was about the same. Suggestions for further research are given.

The Combined And Differential Effects Of Two Types Of Preparatory Quizzes On College Student Behaviors, Randy Lee Williams

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Conflicting Perspectives And Policies: An Analysis Of The Failure Of The United Nations Capital Development Fund, Marjon Vashti Kamara

Masters Theses

The United Nations Capital Development Fund was established by the U. N. General Assembly under Resolution 2168 (XXI) of 13 December 1966. Its expressed purpose was to assist developing countries in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants and loans, particularly long-term loans made free of interest or at low interest rates.

More than its actual or potential role, the Fund has a symbolic meaning for the developing nations. To them, it represents the best hope of overcoming their problem of capital shortage. It symbolizes also the expected role of the …

Latent Conflict In The Classroom, Joel H. Henderson

Masters Theses

The Problem

The Study of Conflict

The purpose of this study is to examine social conflict. More specifically, latent conflict in the classroom will be the focus of this study. Three classes of variables will be discussed: 1. teacher characteristics, 2. student characteristics, and 3. contextual variables. These variables will be examined as to their ability to explain variation in latent conflict in the classroom.

The following discussion will focus on conflict in education as a "social problem." Previous literature will be examined as to the theoretical and empirical importance of the concept of conflict in social research and a …