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Autobiographical Memory Assessment Of Object Relations, Eileen F. Bernat

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A Study To Determine Whether Differences Exist In Cognitive Levels Of Instruction Between Nursing Faculty Engaged In Clinical Practice And Those Not Engaged In Clinical Practice, Alma Joel Labunski

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Relationship Of Aids Related Knowledge To Aids Related Behaviors And Cognitions, Ramon Verdaguer

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An Investigation Into The Differential Effects Of Therapist Interventions On Homework Compliance: The Effects Of Attribution And Verification, Terrance E. Mcgovern

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A Rejection Of Order: The Development Of The Newspaper Comic Strip In America, 1830-1920, Elsa A. Nystrom

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Library Usage As A Staff Development Component Of A Mathematics Curriculum Improvement Project, Denise G. Dwyer

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An Exploratory Investigation Of The Use Of Humor As A Coping Strategy For Dealing With Stress Among Paramedics, Lisa Rosenberg

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Organizational Change In Action: A Qualitative Case Study Of Usair's Acquisition Of Pacific Southwest Airlines, Joan A. Miszak Edd

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Five dominant theories of organizational change have emerged from the literature. Each of these models expressly expand on a singular and specific paradigm of how change can be viewed within organizations. The models of change are the micro-personal-therapeutic, meso-rational-managerial, meso-systems-organic, macro-cultural-symbolic and macro-political-economic. While the contemporary literature on organizational change has done much to further our understanding about the future of organizational change, very few works provide us with case study examples of organizational change in action. Missing is an understanding of what facilitators of change actually do in the process of change. The present study sought to provide a …

An Assessment Of The Relationship Between Decision-Makers' Opinions About Comprehensive Sex Education And Factors That Influence Those Opinions, M. Terri Voit-Devine

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The purpose of the study was to investigate decision-makers' opinions about what was to be contained in comprehensive sex education programs, the degree to which decision makers believed course information was likely to be part of their own curriculum, and how much support they believed the community would give to various parts of the curriculum.

The instrument used in the study was created by combining parts of surveys by Wayne (1981) and Marini and Jones (1983). The study compared the opinions of decision makers about guidelines to be used when implementing sex education, reasons for offering sex education, reasons for …

Applied Thermoplastic Screw Plastication Theory: Industry Acceptance And Implications For Plastics Processing Education, Paul V. Engelmann

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Rapid expansion of the thermoplastics processing industry has increased the need for plastics education and training. Screw plastication is the major method of melting plastics in order to mold or extrude them into useful products. Thus, information about the role of plastication is needed to provide guidance for plastics education and training.

This study sought confirmation of suspected differences existing in the amount of knowledge personnel have about thermoplastic screw plastication, dependent upon: (a) the type of plastics process used, and (b) their job classifications. Furthermore, the study collected data in three additional areas: (1) the extent to which persons …

Effectiveness Of Employee Participation Groups In A Manufacturing Company, John F. Blamy

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This case study investigated the short term effectiveness of Quality of Work Life participation groups in a Midwest manufacturing division of a major worldwide automotive corporation. Six traditional procedural measures were used to evaluate performance. These measures of performance were: employee attendance, written grievances, scrap produced, quality audits, customer complaints, and productivity.

Six hypotheses were formulated for this study: (1) Employees in departments with employee participation groups will improve their attendance more than employees in departments that do not have employee participation groups. (2) Employees in departments with employee participation groups will decrease the number of formal grievances more than …

The Effectiveness Of Feedback Procedures On Machine Set-Up Time In A Manufacturing Setting, Connie J. Wittkopp

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment package designed to improve and maintain set-up time in the extrusion department of a rubber manufacturing company. Subjects were exposed to various behavioral techniques including training and a feedback system in the form of both written and verbal supervisory comments with an emphasis placed on improving performance through use of videotaping. An attempt was made to maintain treatment gains by teaching supervisors how to give information concerning set-up performance to their employees. Results indicate that average weekly set-up times for each machine were significantly below baseline …

The Effects Of Using Print Media In Teaching Critical Thinking Skills To Adult Students, Gloria Jean Mccormick

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of an educational program in which print media were employed to teach critical thinking skills to adult education students. The major problem of this research was whether or not adult students, who lack a high school diploma, show greater improvement in critical thinking if they participate in a critical thinking skills program using print media, than if they do not. Adult education students in three suburban school districts of Macomb County, Michigan were the subjects of this study.

The methodology used in this study was a non-randomized control group, prettest-posttest …

Reactor Design For Hazardous Waste Treatment Using A White Rot Fungus, Daewon Pak

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Various nutrient media and reactor configurations have been explored in order to grow the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, induce its active enzyme, develop kinetic data for the degradation of 2-chlorophenol, and use chemical engineering analysis to design an efficient reactor.

Preliminary experiments indicated that the biodegradation rate was improved by two to three orders of magnitude when the fungus was immobilized. As a result, emphasis shifted to two types of reactor design: a packed-bed reactor employing a silica-based porous support, and a fluidized-bed reactor employing alginate beads. Both were very effective in degrading 2 chlorophenol at inlet concentrations up …

Neurokinin Regulation Of Midbrain Raphe Neurons: A Behavioral And Anatomical Study, Joseph Paris

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The Chinese Minority In Thailand: Social And Educational Perspective, Supha Phinaitrup

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A Computer-Assisted, Base-Line Description Of The Frequency Of Occurrence Of Process Science Skills In An Exemplary, Elementary Science Program: Shaumberg Elementary District 54, Shelley Ann Lipowich

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Misconceptions In The Earth And Space Sciences: A Cross-Age Study, Kenneth J. Schoon

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Attributional Style, Depression, And Their Relationship To Gender And Gender Role Orientation, Karen M. Latza

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A Study Of The Effects Of An Industrially Used Training Program For Quality On An Educational Setting, Lucille A. Phillip

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An Analysis Of The Educational Impact Of The 1987 Iowa Department Of Education School Standards Upon Schools As Viewed By Public School Superintendents Of Northeast Iowa, Thomas J. Wickham

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The Relationship Between Academic Achievement And Perceived Organizational Effectiveness And The Michigan Elementary Exemplary Public School Recognition Program, David L. Ratajik

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The study is about the selection process used to determine exemplary Michigan public elementary schools. Do those public elementary schools selected for recognition by the Michigan Department of Education represent the highest levels of educational quality within the state?

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The study was causal-comparative in design. The sample consisted of the 79 public elementary schools which applied in 1985 for recognition as a Michigan Department of Education exemplary school. Additionally, the 80 highest academic-achieving Michigan public elementary schools were identified. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine the relationships between eight sociological elements, while analysis of variance compared the …

The Parabrachial Nucleus In The Rat: An Immunhistochemical Study Of Its Forebrain Neural Input, Margaret M. Moga

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A Qualitative Analysis Of Successful Management Behaviors Of Black Female Administrators In Higher Education, Patricia A. Harvard Edd

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Little has been written about the topic of Black women administrators in higher education academia and therefore little is actually known. This study examines the strategies and behaviors used by Black women to successfully acquire and maintain their positions. None of the studies reviewed specifically addressed this subject, although a few related studies have been found to be helpful. The ultimate goal of this investigation is to provide a better understanding of the issues which confront Black women who aspire to or have already obtained administrative roles in higher education. It does not seek to verify any given theory or …

Skeletal Muscle Sugar Transport Alterations In Bacteremia, Margaret V. Westfall

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An Analysis Of Strategies Utilized By High School Department Heads In Initiating Or Implementing Change, John R. Wilkerson

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A Study For Educational Administrators Concerning The Relationships Between Selected Dimensions Of Christian Education And Student Spirituality In Seventh-Day Adventist Day Academies In The United States Of America, Bruce R. Youlden

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Central to Christian education are the twin goals of leading students into a personal relationship with Christ and nurturing student spirituality. Yet, while the importance of these goals were generally recognized by Christian educators, the dimensions of Christian education which have greatest impact on adolescent spirituality were not identified. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to research (1) possible differences in the levels of student spirituality between Seventh-day Adventist day academies in the United States, (2) possible differences in the levels of spiritual nurture in selected dimensions of Christian education (3) possible relationships between the selected dimensions of …

Attributional Style, Depression, And Their Relationship To Gender And Gender Role Orientation, Karen M. Latza

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An Analysis Of Public Relations Programs In Selected Chicago Public Elementary Schools In The Context Of Systems Theory, Steven Lawrence Horowitz

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An Analysis Of Staff Development Activities For Elementary School Principals In Suburban Cook County, Illinois, Roger D. Prosise

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