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The Impact Of Feeding Methods On Exclusion From Child Care For Infants Under Six Months Of Age, Elizabeth G. Jones Edd, Mph, Rd

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The increasing numbers of women entering the work force have created a greater need for accessible, quality, and affordable child care. Concurrently there is rising concern about the transmission of infection in child care settings. There is evidence, but no consensus, that breastfeeding may offer protection from infection, especially during the first months of life. However, employed/student mothers report that efforts to maintain breastfeeding are not well supported at the work/school site. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the impact of infant feeding methods on the exclusion rate due to illness among infants less than six months of …

Human Sexuality Programs In Catholic Secondary Schools In The 80'S, Maria Teresa Klein Edd

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Human sexuality programs, or sex education programs, have been a controversial issue for many years. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of human sexuality programs within Catholic secondary schools. This study investigated the effect of comprehensive or non-comprehensive sexuality programs upon students' Positive Sexual Attitudes, awareness of Catholic Church Teachings, integration of Catholic Church Values, integration of current Social Values, and Biological Knowledge. Comprehensive human sexuality programs were defined as those containing three or more full semesters of classes related to sex and sexuality. Non-comprehensive human sexuality programs were defined as those containing less than two …

The Influence Of The Strategic Planning Process On A Nonprofit Board And A Public Commission, Mary Alicia Powers Edd

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Recently, scholars have shown greater interest in nonprofit organizations. More and more authors are documenting the need for nonprofit organizations to borrow from the management practices of the private sector. Strategic planning is one such practice. Most of the earlier research attempts to link strategic planning with nonprofit organizations have failed to provide the descriptive data necessary for a realistic account of an organization's planning efforts. The intent of this study was to document the strategic planning process conducted by a nonprofit Board of Directors and a public Commission and to describe the influence of the planning process on Board …

California Pioneers In Speech Pathology: 1915 Through 1951, Looking Back For The Future, Sandra L. Singleton Edd

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Speech pathologists are the only professionals educated and trained to treat human communication disorders. They work in a variety of settings such as schools, hospitals, and private practice. Despite the essential and integrated role speech pathology holds in society, it is continually threatened by internal concerns and external pressures. Regardless of the issues, those who cannot find resolve often call for leadership. When current situations do not yield solutions readily, an historical perspective may serve to provide answers or guidance. Historical documentation was available in detail regarding the foundation of speech pathology in Iowa and Wisconsin, in addition to published …

A Study Of The Differences Between Classrooms Using A Meaning-Centered Approach And A Code-Centered Approach In The First Year Implementation Of The California English-Language Arts Framework, Carolyn F. Salerno Edd

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The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine how a meaning-centered approach versus a code-centered approach affects student performance: (a) in the teaching of language arts; (b) in regular education classrooms containing low achieving, low socio-economic, multi-ethnic, and learning handicapped students; (c) in grades one, three and six; and (d) in the first year implementation of the California English-Language Arts Framework. This study focused on three interrelated dimensions of organizational change which are linked to student performance: curriculum materials, teacher behaviors, and organizational change processes. Eight research questions guided the examination of qualitative and quantitative data originating from teacher …

A Learning Center Assessment Tool For The Assessment Of Academic Services Of A Private Learning Center, James Gregory Zoll Edd

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Evaluation information for private learning centers in the United States is limited. Detailed evaluation data regarding instructional services provided; learning center relationships with students, parents, and schools; and administrative policies is almost non-existent. School administrators need a reliable, cost-effective means of assessing private learning centers that their students might attend for supplemental instruction. The purpose of this study was to develop an evaluation paradigm named the Learning Center Assessment Tool (LCAT) for the assessment of academic services of a private learning center to be used by local school districts personnel. A synthesis of the literature was used to develop components …

An Evaluation Instrument For The Selection Of An Integrated Learning System, Sally Ann Draper Zoll Edd

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The purchase and integration of integrated learning systems (ILSs) in schools is on the rise. Dissatisfied with stand-alone computers and software, educators are looking for a more sophisticated integration of computer technology throughout the entire curriculum, specifically, an ILS. Current research evaluating such systems is scarce. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument that decision makers in school districts could use to evaluate an ILS at the pre-purchase stage. The instrument was designed expressly for school district personnel who have completed a needs assessment and have determined that an ILS will meet their needs. The instrument was …

The Effects Of Collaboration, Organizational Climate, And Job Stress On Job Satisfaction And Anticipated Turnover In Nursing, Jaynelle F. Stichler Dnsc

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of collaborative behavior, organizational climate, and job stress on job satisfaction and anticipated turnover in nursing. The path analytic model of anticipated turnover was temporally ordered with all exogenous variables proposed to directly affect job satisfaction and anticipated turnover and indirectly affect anticipated turnover through job satisfaction. Subjects (N = 188) were female Registered Nurses from six hospitals in Southern California. The majority of the respondents were clinical nurses who worked full time on the day shift, although a significant percentage of the sample also worked part-time or perdiem and …

A History Of The Development Of Nursing Education In The Community Of The Sisters Of The Third Order Of Saint Francis, Peoria, Illinois, Mary Ludgera Pieperbeck

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Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick And Catholic Education (1924-1960), Ronald Edmund Rutkowski

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Clark H. Pinnock's Shift In His Doctrine Of Biblical Authority And Reliability, An Analysis And Critique, Ray C. Roennfeldt

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This study investigates Clark H. Pinnock's shift in his doctrine of biblical authority and reliability.

A brief introduction, delineating the objectives, method, and delimitations of the study, is followed by an historical survey of developments inregard to biblical authority and reliability from the sixteenth century onwards. There were few doubts regarding scriptural authority and veracity until the rise of English Deism, biblical criticism, and religious liberalism. The resulting demolition of the traditional view of Scripture was protested by Fundamentalism, then by evangelicalism. Contemporary evangelicals, however, reveal little uniformity in regard to the doctrine of Scripture. Pinnock's own role in the …

Identification Of The Participants And Selection Methods Utilized In The Employment Of Elementary Principals, Cean Kimball Cartwright

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The Generalizability Of Teachers' Judgements Of Developing Story Structure In Children 4- To 6- Years Of Age Within Three Pedagogical Beliefs Of Retelling, Josephine C. Logan-Woods

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A Cost Analysis Of Special Education Delivery Models: Resource, Instructional, Special Day School, Freda Stevenson

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An Uncompromising Commitment To Mission: Mundelein College And The Advancement Of Women's Higher Education 1930-1950, Pauline Margaret Abraham Tarvardian

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Heidegger And The Question Of The Political, Miguel De Beistegui

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The Role Of The Dean In Improving Teaching In The Colleges, Madonna Marie Murphy

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The Evolution Of Equality In Educational Thought: An Historical Biography Of The Ethnological Ideology That Supported A System Of Dual Education In America From 1865 To 1954, Cheryl Renee Gholar

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The Development Of Speech Pathology In America, 1890-1940, Ann O'Connell

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An Investigation Of The Role Of Individual Differences In Cognitive Growth Explored Within The Context Of A Reciprocal Teaching Instructional Environment, Miriam Alfassi

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A Dual Perspective Approach To Time In Descartes, Kathleen Kerrott Madden

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Leadership Ideology And Institutional Development In The Public Junior College, 1900-1940, John H. Frye

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Ethical Internalism And Externalism, Sharon E. Sytsma

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Teacher Observation In Selected Secondary Schools Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago, Catherine A. Karl

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The Irish-American Experience In The Novels Of William Kennedy: Ethnicity And Narrative Method, James B. Denigan

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The Development Of Secondary School Mathematics Education In The United States, 1950-1965: Origins Of Policies In Historical Perspective, Mary Margaret Grady Nee

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A Study Of The Effects Of Implementing Instructional Verbal Analysis On Self-Assessment By Student Teachers, Jeanette. Mines

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An Analysis Of Current Practices In Staff Development In Selected County School Districts In Florida With And Emphasis Upon School-Based Inservice, Bonnie Burns

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Tasks For The Implementation And Administration Of State Funded Bilingual Education Programs In Selected Elementary Chicago Public Schools, Olga Villalba

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The Economy Of Time: Heidegger And Derrida On Aristotle, Time And Metaphysics, John Protevi

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