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Geographic Place Location Knowledge: An Empirical Investigation Into The Performance Of University Undergraduate Students As A Result Of Cognitive Theory Based Instruction, Sharafat Khan

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The major purpose of the study was to determine the effects of cognitive based Atlas Exercises and cognate materials (films, data sheets, readings from a geography book, regional examinations and map tests, book reviews, transparencies, a map module, wall maps, and slides) on the geographic place location knowledge of undergraduate university and/or college students. The research sample (n = 371) consisted of students enrolled in introductory geography courses located in three institutions of higher education in Michigan. Three researcher designed survey instruments were utilized for data collection: Background Data Questionnaire, Map Location Test I, and Map Location Test II. These …

A Study Of The Work Values And Achievement Motivation Of Persons Eligible For Federal Job Training Programs In A Rural Service Delivery Area, John Desiderio

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The focus of this study was an analysis of the work values and achievement motivation of persons eligible to participate in federal job training programs in a rural region in west central Michigan. Also under review were the possible differentiating effects of select biodemographic and educational variables (sex, age, years of formal education completed, and level of scholastic achievement) on the work values and achievement motivation of persons within this population. Finally, the study contained an examination of the relationship between achievement motivation and work values.

The subjects under study were 167 individuals (85 males and 82 females) who qualified …

The Influences Of Schooling, Job Experience, Information About Job Openings, Mentoring, Geographic Mobility, And Discrimination On The Selection Of College And University Presidents, Raymond D. Davis

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The study was designed around an occupational-distribution model developed by Milner (1979) and adapted for the present study to include the factors: (a) years of schooling, (b) quality of education, (c) job experience, (d) information about openings and promotions, (e) geographical regions, and (f) deliberate discrimination. Twenty-five hypotheses, thought to be related to the adapted model, were developed and tested. A particular goal was to examine possible screening factors that may limit women and members of racial minority groups in securing higher education presidencies.

A survey questionnaire, mailed to the population of 1,227 persons, yielded 1,015 usable responses (for an …

The Impact Of Gender On The Perceived Importance Of Criteria For Selection And For Promotion Of Administrators In One Institution Of Higher Education, Karen R. Laroe

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The purpose of this study was to answer the following question: What is the relationship between the gender of administrators at Western Michigan University and the perceptions of factors and qualities significant to employee selection and promotion? Specific questions were: (1) Do male ratings of each variable--aptitudes, attitudes, capacity for work, knowledge, personality, political factors, preferences, skills, social factors, wants--differ from female ratings of each variable when the variable is considered in relationship to selection of higher education administrators? (2) Do male ratings of each variable--aptitudes, attitudes, capacity for work, knowledge, personality, political factors, preferences, skills, social factors, wants--differ from …

The Effects Of Participation In A Student Development Mentoring-Transcript Program On Freshmen University Students, Thomas John Cosgrove Edd

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The purposes of this study were: (a) to determine the effects of participation in a Student Development Mentoring-Transcript Program on freshmen University students, (b) to ascertain the perceived value of participation in such a program for University students, (c) to develop recommendations regarding the implementation of mentoring-transcript programs at colleges and universities, and (d) to determine areas for further research on this topic. Subjects for the study were randomly selected from the 1982 Freshman Class at the University of San Diego. Mentors were selected from among faculty, administrators and professional staff members at the University. The study employed an experimental …

Kindergarten Admission Procedures In Independent Schools With Suggested Guidelines, Barbara B. Judy Edd

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The purposes of this research were to (a) define the procedures used in evaluating children for admission to independent school kindergartens, (b) to investigate selected variables and ascertain their significance in the admissions process and, (c) to formulate guidelines for assessing applicants to independent school kindergartens. Subjects were 119 randomly selected independent school admissions officers and 11 professors in universities in the United States. Data were gathered from the subjects through a 25 item survey instrument designed by the researcher. The chi-square statistical analysis procedure was used to measure the significance of differences between groups on the research questions. The …

Miracosta College: The First Fifty Years, Sharalee Cressaty Jorgensen Edd

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The objectives of this study were to record the history of the college and to describe and interpret the leadership behavior of various people in the college in order to determine where the leadership, power, and authority resided at various times throughout the history; record and interpret the marker events that punctuated the birth, growth, and development of the college during its 50-year history; analyze the interrelationship of marker events and leadership behavior in the growth and development of the college; and, describe the distinguishing characteristics that make MiraCosta College MiraCosta College. An historical research design, focusing of local history, …

A Research-Based Model District Administrative Internship Program, Lancie V. Wright

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A Description Of The Practices Of High School Principals In Designing Staff Development Programs In Dupage County, Robert F. Jerrick

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A Comparative Analysis Of Faculty Perceptions Of Institutional Goals And Environments At Two Campuses Of A State University, Sarah A. Crawford

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An Investigation Of Factors Affecting Placement Decisions Of Multidisciplinary Teams, Mark M. Zebrowski

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Number Of Sessions And Psychotherapy Outcome: Impact On Community Mental Health Center Services, Joanne M. May

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An Analysis Of The Role Of The Elementary Principal In The Program Development Of Gifted Education In Selected Elementary Public Schools In Dupage County, Illinois, Cherie Laaperi

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Enhancement Of The Candidacidal Activity Of Cultured Peritoneal Exudate Cells By Sm-1213, A Synthetic Immunomodulator, Christine Joy Morrison

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The Insulin-Like Activity Of Human Serum, Melvin E. Klegerman

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Effects Of Maternal Ethanol Consumption On Cns Myelin And Axolemma Development In Rat Offspring, Jean Mary Gnaedinger

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A Comparative Morphometric And Biochemical Study Of The Superficial And Deep Pineal Gland Of The Golden Hamster, Teresa D. Niiro

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Selected Psychological Characteristics Of A Veterans Population Seeking Prosthetic Surgery For Sexual Dysfunction, Marilyn A. Mendoza

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Analysis Of Management And Professional Jobs For Systematic Career Planning And Development, Patrick Calby

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The Holistic Depth Psychology Of Ira Progoff, James P. Armstrong

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The Impact Of School Resources On Elementary Students' Achievement In Reading And Mathematics In A Selected Wisconsin School District, Susan. O'Brien

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Changes In The Process Needed For Marital Adjustment From 1938-Present, Terrence J. Neary

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The Self In The Poetry Of Anne Sexton, Katherine Frances Mcspadden

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Re-Creation, Ritual Process And The N-Town Cycle, Elizabeth J. El Itreby

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Marriage Encounter: Participant Characteristics Ii, Patricia Arlene Mackin

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Central Neural Organization Of The Respiratory Modulation Of Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Caroline Ann Connolly

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The Leader Behavior Of Principals In Securing, Utilizing, And Maintaining Community Participation In The Design And Implementation Of Alternative Educational Programs, Seymour Miller

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Ovid's Epyllia: Genres Within A Genre, Marilyn Pechillo

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A Psychological Investigation Of The Relationship Among Maternal Self-Concept, Maternal-Child Attitudes, And The Social-Emotional Functioning And Self-Concept Of Children, Nancy Dort Rossow

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Socioeconomic Change And Deviance: Homicide And Suicide, Conrad M. Kozak

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