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The Effects On Self Of A Twenty-Three Day Experiential Wilderness Program For Adults: Implications For Counseling, Robert S. Doud Dec 1977

The Effects On Self Of A Twenty-Three Day Experiential Wilderness Program For Adults: Implications For Counseling, Robert S. Doud

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No abstract provided.


A Behavioral Systems Analysis Of Job Performance In A Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent Dec 1977

A Behavioral Systems Analysis Of Job Performance In A Food Co-Operative, Harry M. Kent

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No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Emg Assisted Relaxation Training With Hyperkinetic Children: An Alternative To Medication, William J. Hampstead Dec 1977

The Effects Of Emg Assisted Relaxation Training With Hyperkinetic Children: An Alternative To Medication, William J. Hampstead

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Student Profiles And Factors Affecting Student Attrition And Persistence At The University Of Guam, Lorraine Constance Yamashita Dec 1977

Student Profiles And Factors Affecting Student Attrition And Persistence At The University Of Guam, Lorraine Constance Yamashita

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The purposes of this study were to delineate several dimensions of the attrition problem at the University of Guam, to identify factors which were potentially contributory to the attrition problem and to provide information which could be used as a basis for institutional direction and planning.

Two subproblems were addressed in the study. The first subproblem was to develop a student profile, both academic and demographic, of those who withdrew and those who persisted. The second subproblem was to obtain and evaluate student views on attrition.

Two hypotheses were posited. The first hypothesis was that students who left the University …


Task Group Structuring, A Technique: Comparison Of The Performances Of Groups Led By Trained Versus Nontrained Facilitators, Paul A. Lang Aug 1977

Task Group Structuring, A Technique: Comparison Of The Performances Of Groups Led By Trained Versus Nontrained Facilitators, Paul A. Lang

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Role And Task Orientation Of Michigan Principals, Mary Starkey Bowman Aug 1977

Role And Task Orientation Of Michigan Principals, Mary Starkey Bowman

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The Development And Empirical Validation Of A Concept Analysis Program To Teach The Concepts In B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior, Norman Mcleod Peterson Aug 1977

The Development And Empirical Validation Of A Concept Analysis Program To Teach The Concepts In B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior, Norman Mcleod Peterson

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A Study Of Selected Administrative Functions In Recreation Performed By Community Education Directors And Recreation Directors In The State Of Michigan, Patrick T. Long Aug 1977

A Study Of Selected Administrative Functions In Recreation Performed By Community Education Directors And Recreation Directors In The State Of Michigan, Patrick T. Long

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Administrators' Perceptions Of The “Current” And “Future” Goals For The Student Services Division At Western Michigan University, Robert B. Donaldson Ii Aug 1977

Administrators' Perceptions Of The “Current” And “Future” Goals For The Student Services Division At Western Michigan University, Robert B. Donaldson Ii

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the administrators' perceptions of "current" (is) and ''future" (should be) goals for the Student Services Division at Western Michigan University. The five groups of administrators surveyed included: Group I which consisted of the President, Vice Presidents, and Associate and Assistant Vice Presidents; Group n which consisted of the Academic Deans and Associate and Assistant Academic Deans: Group m which consisted of the Chairpersons and Heads of Departments; Group IV which consisted of all the Unit Directors in the Student Services Division; and Group V which consisted of a select group of Unit …


A Survey Of Children's Analogical Abilities For Ages 2-15, Denyse Claire Dubrucq Aug 1977

A Survey Of Children's Analogical Abilities For Ages 2-15, Denyse Claire Dubrucq

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ProbIems - The problems are three: What are children’s analogical abilities? How do they vary with age and sex? And, how do they relate one to another? These interrelated problems cannot be separately studied. Procedures - An instrument of seven activities was developed and presented in individual tape recorded interviews of twenty to thirty minute duration to 140 children. Ten children of each age from two through fifteen years were interviewed. To randomize the sample, only those children having birthdays during the month of the interview were interviewed. This procedure gave agespecificity for data analysis. The tapes were transcribed onto …


Cardiac Change To An Auditory Signal And Exploratory Behavior In Normal And Developmentally Delayed Infants, Sharon Bradley Johnson Aug 1977

Cardiac Change To An Auditory Signal And Exploratory Behavior In Normal And Developmentally Delayed Infants, Sharon Bradley Johnson

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Effects Of The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, Employing A Computer Generated Prose Interpretation, On Vocational Behavior Of Community College Freshmen, Tony Swerbinsky Aug 1977

Effects Of The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, Employing A Computer Generated Prose Interpretation, On Vocational Behavior Of Community College Freshmen, Tony Swerbinsky

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A Survey Of Inservice Training Practices In Police Departments Of A Selected Size Range, Arthur G. Stoner Apr 1977

A Survey Of Inservice Training Practices In Police Departments Of A Selected Size Range, Arthur G. Stoner

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Albert Bandura And Ellen G. White: A Comparative Study Of Their Concepts Of Behavior Modification Through Modeling, Miriam S. Tumangday Jan 1977

Albert Bandura And Ellen G. White: A Comparative Study Of Their Concepts Of Behavior Modification Through Modeling, Miriam S. Tumangday

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Problem. One of the major concerns in education today is the improvement of behavior. Over the years various strategies have been proposed to modify human conduct. A careful review of these theories shows many similarities and divergences. Albert Bandura and Ellen G. White, two proponents from different eras and with widely disparate cultural and intellectual heritage, have strongly recommended modeling or example as the major factor in shaping human behavior. The present study sought to determine what, if any, similarities or differences exist in their modeling concepts.

Procedure. This investigation is a descriptive analytical study concerned with concepts …


Achievement Motivation In Women: A Developmental Perspective, Elizabeth Suzanne Miller Jan 1977

Achievement Motivation In Women: A Developmental Perspective, Elizabeth Suzanne Miller

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An Evaluation Of Perspective-Taking Ability: Its Effects On Television-Mediated Prosocial Behaviors, Mary Doheny Feczko Jan 1977

An Evaluation Of Perspective-Taking Ability: Its Effects On Television-Mediated Prosocial Behaviors, Mary Doheny Feczko

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Selected Perceptual, Cognitive, And Personality Variables To Moral Judgment, Simcha Goldman Jan 1977

The Relationship Of Selected Perceptual, Cognitive, And Personality Variables To Moral Judgment, Simcha Goldman

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No abstract provided.


A New Role For Linguistic Philosophy In Education With An Application To The Field Of Learning Disability, Robert Clinkert Jan 1977

A New Role For Linguistic Philosophy In Education With An Application To The Field Of Learning Disability, Robert Clinkert

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No abstract provided.


A Descriptive Exploratory Analysis Of Some Issues In Criterion-Referenced Measurement With Possible Application To A Diagnostic-Prescriptive System For Developing Measurement Competency For Prospective Teachers, Allen Norton Shub Jan 1977

A Descriptive Exploratory Analysis Of Some Issues In Criterion-Referenced Measurement With Possible Application To A Diagnostic-Prescriptive System For Developing Measurement Competency For Prospective Teachers, Allen Norton Shub

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Factors Associated With Intellectual Development: Birth Order And Family Size Effects For A Select Population, William Maurice Schaefer Jan 1977

Factors Associated With Intellectual Development: Birth Order And Family Size Effects For A Select Population, William Maurice Schaefer

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No abstract provided.


Student Characteristics Predictive Of Performance In Self-Directed Study In An Introductory Psychology Course, Joseph Anthony Gutenson Jan 1977

Student Characteristics Predictive Of Performance In Self-Directed Study In An Introductory Psychology Course, Joseph Anthony Gutenson

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A Descriptive Study Of The Personality, Attitudes, And Overseas Experience Of Seventh-Day Adventist College Students Who Served As Short-Term Volunteer Missionaries, Donna Habenicht Jan 1977

A Descriptive Study Of The Personality, Attitudes, And Overseas Experience Of Seventh-Day Adventist College Students Who Served As Short-Term Volunteer Missionaries, Donna Habenicht

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Problem. During the last ten years there has been a surge of Interest among college students in short-term volunteer missionary service. It was the purpose of the present study to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of a group of 150 Seventh-day Adventist college students who served as short-term volunteer missionaries (student missionaries) during the 1975-76 school year. Method The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Form A), a series of semantic differential rating scales for selected religious, mission, cultural, and personal concepts, and a two-part questlonnaire were used to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of the student missionaries. …


Simulated Patient Situations In A Continuing Education Course For Practical Nurses, Faith Mahleah Jones Jan 1977

Simulated Patient Situations In A Continuing Education Course For Practical Nurses, Faith Mahleah Jones

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A Measurement Study Of Assertive Behavior In Elementary School Boys, Richard Crawford Reardon Jan 1977

A Measurement Study Of Assertive Behavior In Elementary School Boys, Richard Crawford Reardon

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The Irish Army Mutiny Of 1924, Maryann Gialanella Valiulis Jan 1977

The Irish Army Mutiny Of 1924, Maryann Gialanella Valiulis

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Is There A Significant Gain In Language Development For Children Attending Summer Head Start Programs Beyond The Ten Month Session?, Evelyn A. Green Jan 1977

Is There A Significant Gain In Language Development For Children Attending Summer Head Start Programs Beyond The Ten Month Session?, Evelyn A. Green

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Word Identification Processes For Children And Adults: The Role Syllables And Phonemic Recoding, Christopher Gude Jan 1977

Word Identification Processes For Children And Adults: The Role Syllables And Phonemic Recoding, Christopher Gude

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Developmental Logic, Harvey Jack Schiller Jan 1977

Developmental Logic, Harvey Jack Schiller

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The Relationship Between Maternal Reinforcement Behavior For High And Low Achieving Children, Constance Anita Fullilove Jan 1977

The Relationship Between Maternal Reinforcement Behavior For High And Low Achieving Children, Constance Anita Fullilove

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No abstract provided.


Factors Important To The Vocational Development Of Women Police Officers, Carol Ann Martin Jan 1977

Factors Important To The Vocational Development Of Women Police Officers, Carol Ann Martin

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Problem

The contributions policewomen have made in the relatively short period of their existence have led many police departments to regard women as an indispensable part of the American police force. During the last nine years a large variety of opportunities have become available to women police officers. Women have been added as sworn police officers not only in the small departments but in large departments and federal agencies as well. For the female interested in becoming a policewoman, as far as the administrator concerned with staffing his department with qualified females, there is a paucity of information available on …