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Teaching Critical Life Issues In Nursing: A Philosophical Analysis, Evelyn G. Hartigan

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An Evaluation Of Perspective-Taking Ability: Its Effects On Television-Mediated Prosocial Behaviors, Mary Doheny Feczko

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The Psychodiagnostic Test Battery: The Effects Of Sequence Of Administration On Rorschach Variables, Dale Anthony Bespalec

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The Presidential Years Of Sister Ann Ida Gannon, Bvm, Mundelein College, 1957-1975, Carole Zucco Chambers

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The Relationship Of Selected Perceptual, Cognitive, And Personality Variables To Moral Judgment, Simcha Goldman

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Evidence For Chromium-Insulin Interaction, Ronald Belusko

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Characterization Of Corynebacterium Vaginale Soluble And Cellular Antigens, Mary Frances Smaron

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Lipid And Ultrastructural Changes In Brain After Induction Of Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency During Development, Bruce D. Trapp

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A Descriptive Exploratory Analysis Of Some Issues In Criterion-Referenced Measurement With Possible Application To A Diagnostic-Prescriptive System For Developing Measurement Competency For Prospective Teachers, Allen Norton Shub

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Student Characteristics Predictive Of Performance In Self-Directed Study In An Introductory Psychology Course, Joseph Anthony Gutenson

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Factors Important To The Vocational Development Of Women Police Officers, Carol Ann Martin

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Problem

The contributions policewomen have made in the relatively short period of their existence have led many police departments to regard women as an indispensable part of the American police force. During the last nine years a large variety of opportunities have become available to women police officers. Women have been added as sworn police officers not only in the small departments but in large departments and federal agencies as well. For the female interested in becoming a policewoman, as far as the administrator concerned with staffing his department with qualified females, there is a paucity of information available on …

Selected Characteristics Of Children Referred For Psychiatric Evaluation, Rebecca Louise Pigott

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Problem

Behavior-problem children constitute a main concern in the field of education today. The ability to recognize when the needs of the individual student call for procedures beyond the scope of the school is a professional necessity. The purpose of this research was to investigate whether students with school-related problems referred for psychiatric evaluation can be distinguished by a set of selected characteristics.

Method

Using multiple-discriminant analysis, students who had been referred for psychiatric evaluation were compared with students not referred for psychiatric evaluation on such criteria as teacher-pupil rating, as measured by Burks' Behavior Rating Scales; self-concept as …

Self-Concept Patterns Of Inadequate And Adequate Adult Readers, Anna Homenchuk Klimes

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Problem

Many of the difficulties which people experience are to a large extent the consequences of faulty perception of themselves. Academic success or failure appears to be deeply rooted in the person’s self-concept. The purpose of the study was to analyze the components of self-concept of inadequate and adequate adult readers to determine what patterns of self-concept emerge in various groups. Inadequate and adequate readers were grouped according to sex, race, age, and type of educational institution.

Method

The Tennessee Self Concept Scale was selected for the study. Measuring positive self-concept, it is composed of five self-concept components—physical, moral-ethical, personal, …

A Descriptive Study Of The Personality, Attitudes, And Overseas Experience Of Seventh-Day Adventist College Students Who Served As Short-Term Volunteer Missionaries, Donna Habenicht

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Problem. During the last ten years there has been a surge of Interest among college students in short-term volunteer missionary service. It was the purpose of the present study to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of a group of 150 Seventh-day Adventist college students who served as short-term volunteer missionaries (student missionaries) during the 1975-76 school year. Method The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Form A), a series of semantic differential rating scales for selected religious, mission, cultural, and personal concepts, and a two-part questlonnaire were used to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of the student missionaries. …

The Relationship Of Leadership Characteristics Of Academic Deans In Seventh-Day Adventist Colleges And Universities To Their Performance Levels As Perceived By Educational Administrators And Faculties, H. Leverne Bissell

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Problem. The research literature in educational administration describes few studies directed toward identifying the relationship of specific characteristics of administrators to their performance levels. Yet such research would be useful in providing information relevant to the educational preparation and selection- of administrators and of value to practicing administrators. The purpose of this study was to Identify the relationship of the leadership characteristics of academic deans in Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities to their performance levels.

Method. Six research hypotheses were formulated for determining the relationship between the deans' performance levels and their leadership characteristics and for testing the differences between …

Is There A Significant Gain In Language Development For Children Attending Summer Head Start Programs Beyond The Ten Month Session?, Evelyn A. Green

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Developmental Logic, Harvey Jack Schiller

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The Relationship Between Maternal Reinforcement Behavior For High And Low Achieving Children, Constance Anita Fullilove

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The Concept Of Character Development In The Writings Of Ellen G. White, John M. Fowler

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Problem. Character development is a fundamental objective of the Seventh-day Adventist educational system. The purpose of this study was to define the concept of character development in the writings of Ellen G. White whose thought is foundational to the philosophy of the worldwide system of Seventh-day Adventist schools. The investigation focused on four subproblems: (1) the meaning and significance of character; (2) the nature of character development; (3) factors affecting character development; and (4) responsibility for character development.

Method. The problem was approached by (1) carefully perusing White's published writings and noting every statement related to the study; (2) inductively …

Observation Of Long And Short Term Effects Of Capsicum (Red Pepper) And Capsaicine On The Morphology And The Biochemistry Of The Albino Rat Stomach, Gabriel John Ekandem

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Accumulation Of Fructose-1,6-Diphosphate In Non-Growing Staphylococcus Aureus, Charles Frederick Huettner

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Education Of Ethnic Leadership: A Case Study Of The Ukranian Ethnic Group In The United States (1970-1974), Daria Markus

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A Comparative Study Of The Stances Of Selected Urban Principals, Superintendents, And Local School Council Leaders On Community Participation In Local School Affairs, Mary Mikros

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Emile Boutmy: The Political Education Of The Third Republic, Louis J. Voskuil

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From Friendly Visitor To Professional: The Development Of University-Based Social Work Education In Great Britain (1880 To 1930), Rosemarie Bridget Bogal

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Simulated Patient Situations In A Continuing Education Course For Practical Nurses, Faith Mahleah Jones

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An Examination Of Executive Development Programs In Private Illinois Colleges And Universities, Thomas E. Murray

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Shifts In Self-Concept And Locus Of Control In College Students As A Function Of Volunteering With Emotionally Disturbed Children, Patrick Joseph Mckian

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Alumni And Giving: A Study Of Student Personnel Services And Alumni Philanthropy, John William Mcnulty

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Effects Of Two Human Development Course Models At A Community College, Michael Joseph Patrick Maloney

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