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The Teacher Efficacy Construct And Its Relationship To Attributional Dimensions (Causal Attributions) And Attributional Style, Charlene Marie Hopp Conarty

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A Study Of The Induction Needs Of Novice Teachers As Perceived By Central Office Administrators And As Perceived By Students In Their Last Year Of Teacher Training As Compared To Novice Teachers' Induction Needs Identified From A Synthesis Of The Literature On New Teacher Induction, Mary Ellen Burke

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The Effects Of Encoding And Retrieval Strategies On Retention Of Words In Subjects With Multiple Sclerosis, Richard A. Heise

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The Development Of The Home And Hospital Program Of The Chicago Public Schools, 1899-1985, Vivian E. Rankin

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The Correlation Of Personality Factors With Spiritual Gifts Clusters, Soo Dong Choi

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Problem. Research had been undertaken to investigate the possible correlation between temperaments and spiritual gifts, and psychological types and spiritual gifts, but fewer correlations than anticipated were identified.

The purpose of this study was to explore hypothetical predictive models regarding the correlation between 16 personality factors and five spiritual gifts clusters.

Method. Two instruments were used to measure personality factors and spiritual gifts clusters: The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) and the New Spiritual Gifts Inventory (NSGI). 840 subjects were included in this study--students and their spouses of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Berrien Springs, Michigan, and undergraduate students …

Identification Of The At-Risk Mathematics Student Within The Community College Environment, Gerry Lee Cox

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Problem. This study sought to develop a tool to identify the nonsuccessful, at-risk community-college student for correct placement, monitoring, and retention. A comparison in academic achievement of at-risk, remediated students with nonremedial students in a first college-level mathematics class (Intermediate Algebra 101) was also studied.

Method. The ex post facto study sought to determine to what extent the successful and nonsuccessful at-risk mathematics students (n = 358) differ on ASSET test scores, criterion referenced pretest scores, mathematics attitude scores, attendance profile, race, gender, and demographic variables. Statistical analyses using descriptive procedures, ANOVA, MANOVA, Chi-square, and discriminant analysis were used with …

The Development Of An Instrument To Screen Children At Risk For Attention Deficit Disorder, Carlisle Applewhaite

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Problem. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to screen children who may be at risk for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This study utilized ten subtests/variables--letter sequencing, numerical operations, number sequencing, coding, listening concentration, color sequencing, object sequence, attention for sequencing, selective attention, and sentence repetition--to generate responses from two groups of students. The intent was to determine if the linear combination of variables or some subset of them could discriminate between the ADD and nonADD groups.

Method. The items in each subtest were carefully selected and subjected to critiques by eight psychologists, a psychometrician, and two …

The Antidiabetic Agent Pioglitazone Enhances Adipocyte Differentiation Of 3t3-F442a Cells: Regulation Of Glucose Transport Activity And Differentiation-Dependent Gene Expression, Tagrid Sandouk

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The Teacher Efficacy Construct And Its Relationship To Attributional Dimensions (Causal Attributions) And Attributional Style, Conarty Charlene Marie Hopp

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The Three Factor Accident Prediction Inventory, Christopher Allen Janicak

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Analysis Of The Dna Repair/Ribosomal Protein Ap3/Po Gene In Drosophila (Homologue To Human Po), David T. Grabowski

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District Elections, Redistricting And Recall: A Study Of The Fifth District Of The City Of San Diego, 1988-1991, Linell Blair Fromm Edd

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In 1988, voters in San Diego approved a switch from an at-large to a district-only election system. In 1989, Linda Bernhardt, a 30-year-old political neophyte, ran an anti-developer, grassroots campaign in San Diego's Fifth Council District. She unseated well-financed, two-term, pro-development incumbent Ed Struiksma. Within 17 months, Bernhardt was recalled from office. It was the first successful recall election in the City of San Diego in the twentieth century. This study documented significant events that bore on Bernhardt's recall to gain an understanding and appreciation of how events necessitated the recall. The researcher analyzed contributing factors, using an historical case-study …

Bicultural Women In Monocultural Organizations: Professional Hispanic Women's Experiences Of Diversity And Their Recommendations For Organizations, Carmen Mestas Bárcena Edd

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The composition of the work force in this country is changing from one in which the White male was dominant to one in which by the year 2000 women and ethnic minorities will be dominant. Work force diversity will impact organizations at all levels, including top management, which has been closed to women and minorities, and in particular, minority women. The diverse work force's expectation for advancement into top levels of management will present challenges to organizations. Some organizations have recognized that to remain competitive they need to manage a more diverse work force. The purpose of this study is …

Leadership Relationships And The Superintendency, Theresa M. Peterson Edd

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Leadership in the 1990s is perceived as the primary solution to the political, social, economic and educational problems encountered today by our western society. The solutions that have worked in the industrialized society of the past are being re-evaluated and questioned by our technocratic society of today. The concept of leadership is undergoing a change. The old industrial view of leadership is making way for the emerging postindustrial view--a view that regards leadership as an inter-relational process among people who intend real, substantive changes berthed from a mutuality of purpose. This research focused on the leadership relationships forged in the …

Predicting Weaning In Patients Requiring Long Term Mechanical Ventilation, Linda M. Curgian

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Perceived Leadership Style, Style Flexibility, And Style Effectiveness Of Government Hospital Administrators In Thailand, Pongsin Chuwattanakul

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Problem. Many health care organizations have a great need for leaders who can handle the complex mix of health care facilities, legal and patient demands. Currently, hospital administrators of government-operated hospitals in Thailand are selected from physicians. These physicians are not directly trained to be professional hospital administrators. It was the purpose of this study to study and reveal their leadership styles.

Method. A descriptive design was used to study the leadership styles, style flexibility, and style effectiveness of hospital administrators in self-reports and as perceived by supervisors. The LBA II-Self (Leader Behavior Analysis II: Self Perceptions of Leadership Style) …

Staff Satisfaction And Leadership Behavior Of Theory X- And Theory Y-Oriented Principals In The Greater Chicago Public School System, Lynn Schiffer Gillman

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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine any difference in the perceived staff satisfaction in both inner city and suburban elementary and secondary schools administrated by male or female Theory X- or Theory Y-oriented principals. Further, it was intended to determine if there was any reliability to the notion that the staff would rather be administered by male Theory X- than female Theory Y-oriented principals, working on the assumption that staff would prefer working in a school that was administered by Theory Y-oriented principals rather than by Theory-X oriented principals.

Differences were found between gender and administrator's style. …

An Investigation Of The Chronology Of Daniel 9:24-27, Brempong Owusu-Antwi

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This study attempted to investigate the chronological issues of Dan 9:24-27. Its main objective was to provide an interpretation based on textual, linguistic, literary, grammatical-syntactical, structural, and contextual study of the major terms and expressions in Dan 9:24-27.

Chapter 1 surveys the chronological interpretations of Dan 9:24-27. Four major schools of interpretation emerged (Historicist-Messianic Interpretation, Historical-Critical Interpretation, Futurist-Dispensational Interpretation, Historical-Critical Interpretation, Futurist-Dispensational Interpretation, and Symbolic-Amillennialist Interpretation) under the main categories of continuous and noncontinuous interpretations. Major chronological issues emerged from these interpretations and set the stage for this study.

Chapter 2 examines major Hebrew expressions and terms that affect chronology …

The Empirical Development Of A Curriculum In Sports Acrobatics And Spiritual Witnessing, Robert U. Kalua

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Problem. The purpose of this project was to develop empirically a curriculum to assist Seventh-day Adventist sports acrobatic coaches, physical education instructors, physical education majors and minors to integrate spiritual witnessing concepts into their acrobatics programs.

Method. The developmental process of Baker and Schutz (1971) was used to produce and validate the instructional product. First, the content of a curriculum to train Seventh-day Adventist coaches was identified through an examination of acro-gymnastic and witnessing literature.

The materials were divided into instructional units, arranged in a logical sequence, and introduced with behavioral objectives. It was established that the product would be …

The Leadership Styles Of Selected Wisconsin Elementary School Principals, Paul Jeffrey Mack

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History Of The Chicago Parental School, 1902-1975, Cynthia Kay Barron

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Options-Promoting Interactive Behaviors And Symbolic Play: Longitudinal Investigation, Stephanie Rychlak Stilson

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A Comparative Study Of The Perceived Needs And Learning Styles Of Generic Nursing Students And Registered Nurse Students In Selected Baccalaureate Programs, Pamela A. Bachmeyer

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Separation-Individuation, Family Functioning, And Adjustment In First Year College Students: A Longitudinal Study, Glenn M. Mcclanahan

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Predictors Of Compliance With Diet And Exercise Six Months After Heart Transplantation, Kathleen L. Grady

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Roman Criminal Law And Legal Narrative In The Neronian Books Of The Annals Of Tacitus, John Warren Thomas

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Channels Of Imperishable Fire: The Christian Mystical Allegories Of Dioscorus Of Aphrodito, Clement A. Kuehn

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The Evolving Role Of Research In Mexican Graduate Programs In The Field Of Education: A Case Study Of Six Selected Programs (1980-1992), MariìA Munìƒoz De La Luz Romay

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Education Of The Lost, The Left, And The Homeless: Chicago Public Education Of Truants, Incorrigibles, And Delinquents From 1899-1990, Jacqueline J. Buford

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The One's Knowledge In Plotinus By Atsushi Sumi., Atsushi Sumi

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