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Usage Of Archaeological Data In North American Seventh-Day Adventist Literature, 1937-1980, Lloyd A. Willis

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The purpose of this dissertation was to determine how archaeological data have been used in Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) literature of North America since the first SDA attained advanced qualifications in the discipline (1937). The early twentieth-century SDA literature showed a strong tendency to apply archaeological information apologetically especially in defense of Scriptural reliability and sometimes seeming to imply that Scripture is reliable because archaeology has declared it so. The thesis was that increased expertise as heralded by the formal training of such SDA scholars as L. H. Wood, E. R. Thiele, S. H. Horn, and their successors, would introduce a …

A Second Chance For Christian Education: Strategies For A New Approach To Christian Education In Nigeria In View Of The Current Search For Educational Relevance, Silvanus Ndukuba Chioma

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Problem. Despite the tremendous educational achievements in Nigeria since the launching of the National Policy on Education in 1977, many Nigerians have continued to call for the restoration of mission-operated private schools. This study set out to establish the role of religion in present-day education in Nigeria and to explore ways in which the aims of Christian education could be achieved in addition to the formal school setting.

Summary and Conclusions. Utilizing the historical documentary research method, the study reviewed Nigeria's educational history from 1845 to 1980 in the light of the country's cultural, religious (Muslim and Christian), and political …

A Study Of The Influence Of A Mobile Home Community On Suburban High School Students: Anthropological And Educational Implications, Beverly Evko

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A Buberian Critique Of Four Curriculum Theorists, Paul R. Feinberg

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Consultant Training In Counselor Education: North Central Region, John Jurowicz

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The Importance Of The Item Difficulty Model In Adjusting The Observed Scores In Relationship To The Cut-Score For Mastery Tests, William Ernest Nordbrock

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Yinger's Substructure Of Religion: A Chinese Replication, Peter Chao

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An Analysis Of Program Plans For Staff Development In The Unit School Districts Of Dupage County, Illinois, Richard B. Olson

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An Analysis Of Assistant Principals' Role In The Administrative Process As Identified By Tasks In Five Selected Areas, Patricia K. Doherty

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The Role Of Hypoglycemia In The Development Of Cardiovascular Failure Following Escherichia Coli Endotoxin Administration In The Dog, Philip M. Kober

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An Analysis Of Consultation In The Field Of Guidance And Counseling 1964-1979, Arnold C. Bacigalupo

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An Evaluation Of The Depressive Attributional Style In A Clinically Depressed And Nondepressed Sample, Donna Munic

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An Analysis Of The Decision-Making Process Among Selected Suburban Chicago High School Principals And Selected Middle Management Executives, Margaret Boyian Lundquist

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An Investigation Of Influential Curriculum Books In Selected Introductory Teacher Education Textbooks: 1975-1980, Judy. Stein

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An Analysis Of The Behaviors Of Elementary Principals Toward Informal Communication Systems, Phyllis O. Tate

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Marriage Encounter: Description Of Participants And Comparison To The Caring Relationship Inventory Norm Groups, Lawrence M. Urbaniak

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The Relationship Between A Principal's Leadership Style And The Activities Engaged In During The Implementation Of A New District Program, Joseph J. Matula

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The Relationship Between Women's Self-Esteem And Their Affiliation Need, M. Judith Ann Schaeffer

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An Analysis Of Orientation For New Board Of Education Members In Selected School Districts Of Dupage County, Illinois, Drew J. Starsiak

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The Effects Of Repeated Reading Practice On Reading Strategies Of First Grade Readers, John Rowan

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Agesilaos Ii And The Politics Of Sparta, 404-377 B.C., James G.. Devoto

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An Investigation Of The Administrator's Role In The Reading Programs Of The Secondary (9-12) Public Schools In Dupage County, Illinois, Robert Keith Wilhite

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Bk Virus Transformation Of Bhk-21 Cells, Martha A. Lampert

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An Investigation Of A Slosson Intelligence Test Classification Schema As An Aid In Diagnostic-Educational Hypothesis Formulation, Andrea Rolsky

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The Impact Of Federal Programs On The Assigned Responsibilities Of Selected Elementary School Principals, Mcnair Grant

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Leadership Behavior Of Community Mental Health Centers' Program Supervisors In Michigan As Perceived By Program Supervisors, Immediate Superordinates, And Immediate Subordinates, Mamie Pang Campbell

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The study examined the leadership behavior of community mental health centers' program supervisors in Michigan as perceived by program supervisors and their immediate superordinates and immediate subordinates. Consideration and initiating structure were the leadership behaviors examined in the study. Consideration and initiating structure were the leadership behaviors examined in the study. Consideration was defined as: "behavior indicative of friendship, mutual trust, respect, and warmth in the relationship between the leader and the members of the staff." Initiating structure was defined as: "the leader's behavior in delineating the relationship between himself and members of the work-group and in endeavoring to establish …

Self Care As An Innovation In Health Care Delivery: The Health Systems Agency As Medium And Barrier, Yvonne Marie Vissing

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This is an inquiry into the attitudes of Health Systems Agency Boards of Directors toward the use of self care as part of the health and delivery system. Self care is viewed as a current social movement in health care. Contributions and limitations of both classical social movement theory and resource mobilization theory were examined for their utility in understanding and making predictions about the self care movement. Self care attitudes of the boards of directors from all eight Michigan Health Systems Agencies (HSAs) were analyzed through the Self Care Attitude Index (SCAI). Data were gathered via self-administered, mail questionnaires. …

The Public Financing Of Higher Education In Nigeria, Gabriel O. Taylor

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This was a historical study of the status of public financing of higher education in Nigeria. Primary data sources included published documents such as the Nigerian Constitution, Budget Estimates of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Reports of the National Universities Commissions, Federal Government Statistical Reports, Reports of the Central Bank of Nigeria, United Nations' Statistical Yearbook, the Commonwealth Year Book, reports of some other government agencies, and educational and financial journals. Three key individuals who have had wide experiences in matters related to higher education finances were interviewed.

The collected data were categorized according to the research questions to which …

An Analysis Of Perceptions Of Michigan Superintendents, Principals, And Teachers In Regard To Present Versus Preferred Teacher Evaluation Systems, Joann A. Noonan

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The objectives of this study were to examine the present process of performance appraisal used in Michigan as well as to determine if the participants in that process see any need for change. If change was desired this study sought to determine what direction that change should take. A review of the literature established a background which implied a general pervasive dissatisfaction with the present process and a need for change as well as several directions that change might take. The review of the literature also established a possible link between personnel development within the school setting and that of …

Comparative Ratings Of Printed Nutrition Materials Developed By Industry And Government Producers, Cheryl L. Holmes

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The question as to the appropriateness of using materials developed by industry in the nation's classrooms has been raised by educators for many years. Some educators have urged that the use of these sponsored materials be banned totally as teaching tools in the schools; others have indicated that these sponsored materials provide an excellent alternative to textbooks, and are often more current than textbooks when the content is controversial or the subject is one for which new information is often available.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of selected supplemental, printed nutrition education materials developed by …