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An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Nurturing Spousal Friendship And Marital Quality, Cherryl Anne Galley

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Limited research has addressed the value of friendship between husbands and wives to the health and well-being of their marital relationships. The present study evaluated the relationship between spousal friendship and marital quality. It made a gender analysis as well.

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The Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Caring Relationship Inventory, and a demographic questionnaire were mailed to 500 couples (1000 married individuals). One or both spouses were members of a Lutheran or a Seventh-day Adventist church in the Columbus, Ohio, area. The sample consisted of 176 married individuals who volunteered to participate anonymously in the research project. A total of …

The Soteriology Of Ellen G. White Compared With The Lutheran Formula Of Concord: A Study Of The Adventist Doctrine Of The Final Judgment Of The Saints And Their Justification Before God, Gunnar Pedersen

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The topic. The Adventist doctrine of judgment is part of a larger salvation-historical perspective that in Adventist theology is termed the Sanctuary Doctrine. This doctrine depicts the post-ascension soteriological work of Christ as reaching its consummation in the judgment and the parousia. Critics of the Adventist doctrine of judgment consider it perplexing and even incompatible with the basic principles undergirding the classical Protestant doctrine on forensic justification, understood as a present, complete reception and possession of salvation both existentially and forensically.

The purpose. This study aimed at investigating to what degree theclassical Protestant principles of grace alone, Christ alone, and …

Vision And The Ideal Teacher: Implications For Educational Practice, Rosalind Victoria Aaron

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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to describe how and why teachers with a vision of an ideal teacher have chosen teaching as their profession and to articulate how that vision has influenced their educational practice.

Procedure. This study was conducted in the classroom setting using qualitative methods. The qualitative techniques were informal and formal interviews, non-participant observations, and personal journal entries.

Conclusions. The findings of the study revealed that the three teachers do have visions, which they clearly articulated. Their visions resulted from their interaction with others, but specifically with some of their former teachers. As new ideas, …

Teacher Efficacy And The Use Of Specific Instructional Practices By Seventh- And Eighth-Grade Science Teachers In The United States, Larry Dale Burton

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Problem. Current reform efforts in science education are constructivist in nature and call for major changes in the way science has been taught in the schools. Teacher efficacy, a measure of perceived instructional empowerment, is one variable which has been linked to teacher change and general classroom innovation. However, the specific relationship between efficacy and innovative science instruction had not been examined.

Method. This descriptive study employed a correlational design utilizing cross-sectional survey methodology. Data were collected via a three-part survey instrument. The purpose ofthis design was to gather descriptive data on science education in seventh- and eighth-grade classes in …

Change In Seventh-Day Adventist Theology: A Study Of The Problem Of Doctrinal Development, Rolf J. Pöhler

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Problem. Like other churches, Seventh-day Adventists face the challenge of harmonizing the essential immutability of revelation in Christ and what seem to be significant doctrinal modifications. This study provides the first in-depth treatment of the intricate problem of doctrinal development from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.

Method. Chapter 1 defines the problem, chapter 2 offers a historical-genetic survey of proposed solutions, while chapter 3 presents a systematic-typological analysis of possible responses to doctrinal change in Christian theology.

Chapter 4 investigates the extent, nature, and direction of Seventh-day Adventist doctrinal developments in the light of the religious background of the church and …

A Descriptive Multiple Case Study Of Three Elementary Schools In Project Homecoming, The Inclusion Program Within The Dallas Independent School District, Sharron A. Caraker

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Topic. The focus of this study was the actions, policies, and procedures used in the successful implementation of an inclusion program in three elementary schools participating in Project Homecoming within the Dallas Independent School District. I was interested in how these actions, policies, and procedures affected the different groups within the schools--students, parents, certified staff, and non-certified staff as well. The data gathered in this study should be useful to other school districts in the process of developing an inclusion program in the elementary school.

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to identify the actions, policies, and procedures needed …

A Model For Marketing Agricultural Programs [In] Private Colleges And Universities, Thomas N. Chittick

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Problem. Enrollment in agriculture programs has been declining despite a shortage of qualified graduates to meet the current needs of the agriculture industry. Although the principles of marketing have been applied to higher education, little has been written about the marketing of agriculture programs in a liberal arts institution.

Method. Information about marketing educational programs was reviewed in the literature and knowledge of current marketing practices of liberal arts colleges with agriculture programs was assembled by conducting site visits at seven colleges selected for the study. This information was the basis for the development of a marketing model. The model …

A Cross-Cultural Study Of Moral Developmental Theory: The Influence Of Collectivism On Moral Reasoning Of Asian Students And Caucasian American Students, Chang-Ho Clyde Ji

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Problem Statement. Lawrence Kohlberg's stage model of moral development has attracted agreat deal of attention from educators and psychologists. Not surprisingly, his work has also inspired considerable criticism and revisionism. A number of authors have argued that Kohlberg's theory does not incorporate the collectivistic moral reasoning that emphasizes human relationships among individuals, families, the community, and society in general.

Methodology. Analyses of variance, t-test, correlational analyses, and regression analyses were performed to investigate the relationship between ethnicity, moral reasoning, and collectivism using the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and the Individualism-Collectivism (INDCOL) Scale. These scales were administered to 179 Asian students …

Dexamethasone And Insulin Regulation Of Tumor Necrosis Factor And Interleukin 6 Production During Septic Shock, Elisabeth Lilli Hahn

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What Parish Are You From?: A Chicago Irish Community And Race Relations, Eileen M. Mcmahon

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The Leadership-Culture Dimensional Screening Scale: Development Of A Screening Tool To Identify Transformational Versus Transactional Executive Style In Settlement Versus Frontier School Cultural Settings, Lorrie C. Reed

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Effect Of Electrolyte Concentration, Temperature And Clay Type On The Diffusional Properties Of Anions In Clay-Modified Electrodes, Jennifer A. Stein

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Remembering Family Breakdown: A Heideggerian Hermeneutical Analysis, Janet Nelson Wray

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A Study Of Students' Self-Concept In Relationship To Their Teachers' Self-Concept, Ethnicity And Gender In Selected Middle-Level Grades In A Large Metropolitan Public School System, Maria Luisa Conforti-Prato

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The Experience Of Foster Families Of Cocaine-Exposed Infants, Sharon Holt Jackson Barton

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Contribution Of Explanatory Style And Other Personal Attributes To Measures Of Retention And Success In Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Nancy Schreiber

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Law, Politics, And Morality: Dworkin's Jurisprudence In A Hegelian Perspective, Cristofre D. Kayser

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Lulac: The History Of A Grass Roots Organization And Its Influence On Educational Policies 1929-1983, Carolyn Hernandez

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The Evolution Of J. Sterling Morton High School During Its First Fifty-Seven Years, Linda K. Chase

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The Use Of Health Care Services By African Americans On The South Side Of Chicago, John Marshall Tar

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A Social Contract Of Foundation For The Professional Ethics Of Healthcare Administrators, Brian O'Toole

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(Self)Critical Thinking: Toward A New Pedagogy Of Compostition And Literature, Brian R. Beamer

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A Case Study Of Teacher Culture And Its Effects On The Early Implementation Stage Of A Planned Change At The Secondary Level, Timothy Urban Kaufman

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A Comparative Study Of Crisis-Intervention Recommendations Within And Across Professional Groups, Jeannine Derose-Ihrig

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Menopause: An Exploration Of Career Womens Experience, Elizabeth S. Carlson

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The Inner Experiences Of Novice Counselors And Their Relationship To The Counselors' Affective And Cognitive Style And The Client's Presenting Problem, Constance M. Martin

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The Affective Quality Of The Relationships Between Mothers Recovering From Cocaine/Polydrug Addiction And Their 12-Month-Old Infants, Jane Reed Vanbremen

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Designing A Collaborative Work Environment: A Case Study Of Transformational Change, James Baker Morris

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An Evaluation Of A School-Based Drug Prevention Program At The Elementary Level, Marie Anne Mackay

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The Lived Experiences Of Faculty Over Age Sixty-Five: A Heideggerian Hermeneutical Analysis, Julie Mcnellis

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