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Elementary School Effects: An Explication Of Theory And Methods, John William Fox

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The Relationship Between Personality Traits And Treatment Outcome In A Therapeutic Environment, William G. Birch Ii

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A Study Of Instructor Grading Philosophies And Practices In Undergraduate Courses At Western Michigan University, Eun Kyung Oh

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Self-Concept And Achievement: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study In Germany And The United States, Donald F. Depew

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A Study Of The Relationship Of Cognitive Similarity To Communication Accuracy, Shirley C. Woodworth

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The Relation Of Personal Values And Value Disclosure To A Faculty Member's Influence On Students, Donald T. Van Hoeven

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An Investigation Of Selected Characteristics Of Elementary Principals And Their Relationship To Teacher Education, Stanley R. Bushouse

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A Comparison Of Two Science Teaching Methods For Educable Mentally Handicapped Children, Walter E. Bacon

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A Study Of Black Student Alienation At Small Private Liberal Arts Colleges, David Claerbaut

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A Study Of The Relationships Between Self-Actualization And Job Satisfaction In Teaching, Paul Pusateri

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An Analysis And Comparison Of The Actual And The Expected Role Of Secondary School Assistant Principals, Jerry Neumann

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Contextual Memory Effects In Problem Solving, John Robert Buri

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Education And Modernization In Montenegro, 1831-1918, Helen A. Pavichevich

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Fear-Of-Success In Male And Female College Students: Sex-Role Identification And Self-Esteem As Factors, Anne Stericker

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Pattern-Maintenance And Integration Within A Normative Organization: The Roman Catholic Priesthood In The United States, Zondra G. Lindblade

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Study Of Achievement Motive, Nurturance Motive And Satisfaction In Mothers Of Preschool Children, Ann Connell Adams

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Synthetic Item Analysis: An Application Of Synthetic Validity To Item Analysis, Jerome David Lehnus

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The Effect Of Male-Female Stimulus Variables On The Reliability Of The Motivation Index Of The Thematic Apperception Test, Roger S. Arnold

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The Relationship Of Wet Weight And Lactate Concentration To Age In The Crystalline Lens Of Peromyscus Maniculatus Bairdii, Robert Kinders

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The Social Correlates Of Authority Conflict Among American Diocesan Clergy, Emil S.J. Dc̓Ruz

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Characteristics Of An Aftercare Population In A Therapeutic Social Club, Lorrie Peterson

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A Psychological Profile Analysis Of Selected Employees Of The Indiana Department Of Correction, Stanley Kent Showalter

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Problem. The personality of employees is a vital key to understanding and improving the present correctional system. It was the purpose of the present study to assess, describe, and analyze a selected group of state correctional employees.

Method. The Bipolar Psychological Inventory and several demographic questions were used in assessing the personality of correctional employees and inmates. Cattell's Coefficient of Pattern Similarity (r_p) was employed to measure and analyze several characteristics of correctional employee sub-groups. Three hundred sixty-three employees and four hundred forty-eight inmates were studied.

Results. Among the most important results obtained were indications of significant relationships …

Influence Of Pre-Induction Instructions, Induction Format, Sex, And Locus Of Control Expectancies Upon Hypnotizability, Robert O'Connor

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The Leadership Behavior Of Jamaican High School Principals : Perceptions And Expectations Of Teachers And Principals, Nehemiah Mead

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Problem. This is a study of the leadership behavior of high school principals in Jamaica from the perspective of teachers and the principals themselves. The Ministry of Education in Jamaica concurred with the researcher that valuable insights could be gained from this study which could benefit the development of education in Jamaica. The purpose of this study is to identify the perceptions and expectations relative to Initiating Structure by which principals establish lines of communication and methods of procedure and Consideration by which they establish trust and friendship with their faculties. The transactional model of leadership describes these two dimensions …

The Correlation Of Value Profiles And Vocational Choice, Yew Chong Wong

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Both vocational choice and value system development are processes that continue to dominate one's life-style. How do decisions in one area relate to those in the other? This study examined the value patterns held by individuals in different occupational environments, and investigated the relationship between these value patterns and vocational choices.

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Rokeach's Value Survey was administered to 180 participants from 49 counties in southern Michigan. Their individual value rankings or profiles were classified according to the occupational environments as defined by Holland's theory of vocational choice. Six aon-parametric statistical techniques— the Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA, the Kendall Coefficient of …

A Structural-Functional Approach To Attitudes : Development And Application Of A Theoretical Framework, Alberto Mario Dos Santos

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Purpose. The purpose of the study was to present a theoretical framework for the concept of attitude and to examine the attitudes of selected subjects within this frame of reference. It was hoped that the results would clarify the concept of "attitude” and that they would provide solutions for problems in education.

Method. A theoretical framework which consisted of sixteen propositions dealing with organization, structure, function, and change of attitudes was presented as the frame of reference. The 180 subjects who responded to the questionnaire that was prepared for this study were selected f±om the student body of Andrews University, …

A Comparison Of Values Of Board Chairmen And Educational Administrators In Seventh-Day Adventist Residential Academies, Colleges, And Universities In The United States Of America And Canada, David Birkenstock

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Problem. An important concern of administrators is assessing the role of values in education. A high degree of values congruency between board chairmen and educational administrators seems essential for educational institutions to function effectively. The purpose of the study was to assess the degree of values congruency between Seventh- day Adventist board chairmen and educational administrators.

Method. The Allport, Vernon, and Lindzey Study of Values scale, which furnished relative scores for six value classifications— aesthetic, economic, political, religious, social, and theoretical— was selected for the study. A personal data sheet was developed for the subjects of the study.

Ten hypotheses …

Dimensions Of The Ideal Family As Perceived By Adolescents, Lily Hok-Neo Wong

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The purpose of this study was to Identify the types of family concept held by different groups of adolescents in thirteen selected high schools in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Could the adoles­cents' concepts of the ideal family be described in terms of a number of factors? If there were basic factors, how would they compare with those previously identified by van der Veen in his study of disturbed adolescents? Were there differences in the ideal family concept when the adolescents were compared according to grade in school, church mem­bership, sex, race, residential location, and number of parents? With the …

"Honor In Oblivion": The Motif Of Heroic Isolation In The Works Of John Ford, Rudolph Stoeckel

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A Comparison Of Two Approaches To In-Service Education Based On Teacher Attitude Towards And Utilization Of Techniques Of Individualized Instruction, William Rieck

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