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The Prevalence Of Hopelessness In Hospitalized Alcoholics, J. Michael Mccarthy

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This study investigated the psychological construct of hopelessness as a factor in hospitalized alcoholics. There is a high suicide rate for alcoholics, and previous research has shown hopelessness to be a key factor in suicide. There have been no previous studies of hopelessness in alcoholics.

The purposes of this study were to establish norms and reliability of the Hopelessness Scale, an instrument designed to measure hopelessness, and to gain more information about hopelessness by testing several hypotheses concerning the relationship between hopelessness and certain variables. These variables included severity of alcoholism, depression, age, length of problem drinking, number of hospitalizations …

An Investigation Of The Relationships Between Various Institutional Variables And Compliance With Title Ix In Intercollegiate Athletics, Richard C. Cadigan

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A Behavioral Contracting Center For High School Students: Description, Research And Analysis, William K. Redmon

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Most psychologists and educators agree that instructional procedures are most effective when individualized. Unfortunately, most approaches to individualization require that large institutional and training changes occur. Thus, educational programs most commonly apply group methods which focus on a hypothetical "average" learner. An alternative program, called the Guided Study Project, is described. This program is designed to augment group procedures without extensive change in current methods. The Guided Study Project is a school-wide contracting center available to all students of all classes. The procedures involve the use of a daily behavioral contract and the project is managed by students who serve …

An Initial Application Of The Circumplex Model To Several Self-Esteem Scales, Julia Anne Thomas

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W.E.B. Du Bois' Ideas On Education: Implications For Nigerian Education, Martin Umachi Okoro

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Men's Sex-Role Attitudes As A Function Of Maturity, Trust, And Experience Of Women, Carl Robinson

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The Kaleidoscopic Vision: Multiple Perspectives In Four Plays By Thomas Middleton, Harry Robert Burke

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The Course Of Thought Disorder At Acute And Posthospitalization Phases: With An Emphasis On The Roles Of Energy Level And Affective Disturbance, David J. Berndt

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Pretherapy Expectations, Situational Factors, Perception Of The Initial Interview And Premature Termination Of Outpatient Psycho-Therapy: A Multivariate Study, Ann Marie Timothy

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Personal Helplessness Among Depressed Boys: Partial Resolution Of The Paradox Of Uncontrollability And Self-Blame, Fred M. Kerman

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The Effect Of Chronic Ethanol Administration On Organelles Involved In Rna/Protein Synthesis In Mature And Immature Hamster Neurons, Carole R. Dunmire-Graff

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An Analysis Of The Practice Of Educational Program Evaluation In Terms Of The Cipp Evaluation Model, Kay M. Smith

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Cognitive Processing Style And Relaxation Training: A Comparison Of Emg Biofeedback Versus Directed Imagery As A Relaxation Technique, David J. Wakely

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Readmission Rates In A Drug Abuse Therapeutic Community: Evidence Of Treatment Failure Or Gradual Success?, Paul Fedirka

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Clinical Implications Of Dispositional Self-Consciousness, John Smith Crandell

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An Analysis Of Student Suspension Factors In Relationship To School Board Policies And Other Selected Variables, Dorothy Petak

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A Developmental Model For The Supervision Of Psychotherapy: The Effect Of Level Of Experience On Trainees' Views Of Ideal Supervision, Sharon A. Moskowitz

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The Effect Of A Social Skills Training Program On The Level Of Self-Awareness In Early Adolescence, Dennis J. Simon

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An Analysis Of The Administrative Tasks Defined In The Posdcorb Model And Performed In The Operationalizing Of The Community Education Concept In Selected Elementary School Districts Of Cook County, Illinois, Arthur Edward Jones

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A Study Of Supervisory Procedures And Behaviors In Relation To Teacher Morale In Selected Cook County Schools, George Herbert Capper

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Intra-Role Conflict Experience In Four Health Occupations: A Comparative Study Of Female-Intensive Vs. Male-Intensive Allied Health Occupations, Elizabeth L. Brutvan

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An Analysis Of The Performance Appraisal Plan For Principals Of The Chicago Public Schools, Charles Vietzen

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The Effects Of Accreditation By The North Central Association On The Organization, Administration And Programs Of Selected Accredited Michigan Public Community Colleges, Margaret A. Crishal

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Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact the self-study and accreditation process had on the administration and management of selected accredited Michigan public community colleges. The study investigated the following questions: 1. Does accreditation bring about educational improvements? 2. Does accreditation protect the various publics which educational institutions serve? 3. Is accreditation a catalyst for educational change? 4. Does accreditation provide the spark which results in educational services of superior quality? Five categories of possible improvements and/or change which might result from an accreditation process were investigated: goals and objectives of the institution; curriculum, instruction and/or …

Selected Personality Constructs As Correlates Of Personnel Appointment, Appraisal, And Mobility In Seventh-Day Adventist Schools, Merle A. Greenway

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Problem. Despite tentative postulations and explorations of the person/job interaction, the specific relationships between personality and occupational behavior are not clearly understood. In particular, the relationships between human temperament and various aspects of personnel administration in an educational setting are generally unknown. The purpose of this study was to profile the temperament traits of professional educators in the Seventh-day Adventist school system, grouped on the basis of occupationally relevant selection variables; and to investigate the role of personality as it relates to personnel appointment, appraisal, and mobility.

Method. A demographic questionnaire and the Temperament Inventory were administered to 486 teachers, …

The Relationship Among Selected Variables Influencing Decision Making In The Roles Of Public Community College Academic Deans, Sylvan Alphonso Lashley

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Problem. Much descriptive research has been undertaken on the academic dean's role which has been determined by the perceptions of significant others.

Since the dean has had several categories of prescribed roles, scholars have tended to emphasize these roles and approach administrator-preparation from a prescriptive basis. This approach, though useful, ignores a crucial dimension--the variables, forces, or stimuli that impinge upon and influence the dean in his/her decision-making areas.

An underlying issue that has been largely ignored is the relationship of environmental forces or stimuli and decision making areas--it has been unclear what relationship exists between decision making and the …

Effects Of Rational-Emotive Group Therapy Upon Anxiety And Self-Esteem Of Learning Disabled Children, Donna J. Meyer

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Previous research has indicated the effectiveness of rational-emotive education techniques in reducing anxiety and building self-esteem with regular classroom children. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of rational-emotive group therapy on anxiety and self-esteem of learning-disabled children. One hundred ten learning-disabled children (ages 8-13) were assigned to one of three experimental conditions: rational-emotive therapy (N=32), recreational-educational programming (N=31), or no-contact (N=47). Within the two experimental treatments that actually met, groups of seven to nine members, similar in chronological age, were formed. The rational-emotive groups received therapy based on rational-emotive theory. The recreational-educational programming groups engaged in …

A Study Of Self-Concept Of Hearing-Impaired Students As Compared To The Self-Concept Of Normal-Hearing Students, Wayne K. Wright

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Problem

One of the important problems for the handicapped child is whether he can develop an adequate self-concept. This is a significant problem for the hearing-impaired child in a regular school setting. If the development of self-concept is contingent upon the ability to express needs, wants, and desires, what is the self-concept of a child who cannot describe his feelings? The present study attempts to measure the self-concepts of the hearing-impaired students and to compare them to the self-concepts of the hearing students.

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The Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale was used to evaluate the self-concepts of 926 students of the …

The Effects Of Knowledge Of Child Development And Social-Emotional Maturity On Attitudes Toward Parenting, John J. Larsen

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Shared-Caregiving Fathers In Intact Families: An Exploration Of Personality Characteristics, Motivations, And Antecedents, Charles Wolfson

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An Analysis Of Pacemaker Activity In The Canine Right Atrium, George John Rozanski

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