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Peer Influence: A Method To Help Manage Stress, Ronald Cameron Zurcher

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Purpose: The purpose of this project was to find a difference between middle managers’ and blue-collar workers’ episodic non-work related and work related stress events. The information that was found was to be developed into a “peer influence” program to help prevent the workers from experiencing chronic stress symptoms.

Method: From research it was determined that there is a significant difference between middle managers’ and blue-collar workers’ episodic non-work and work related stress events. The material that was reviewed showed a difference in five areas: threat of job loss, lack of authority, new social values (sociability), personal life (satisfaction), and …

Mmpi Characteristics Of Vietnam Combat Veterans Diagnosed As Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Requesting Outpatient Mental Health Counseling, Thomas M. Spahn

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Throughout the history of warfare, the most difficult casualty to identify has been the emotionally wounded. Although policy changes were made to reduce the effects of psychiatric casualties, a number of Vietnam combat veterans continue to experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The purpose of this research was to survey the emotional conflicts of Vietnam combat veterans who were diagnosed as experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Subjects (n = 28) were voluntary outpatient clients of a V.A. Mental Health clinic who were free of psychiatric, substance abuse, or organic problems. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was used, and analyses included the …

The Role Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff In National Security Policy Making: Professionalism And Self-Perceptions, 1942-1961, John Charles Binkley

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The Relationship Between Conflict-Communication Values And The Relationship Between Principals' Conflict Management Effectiveness And Involvement Of Teachers In Decision Making In Small High Schools In Michigan, Michael Kenneth Ryan

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Due to the ever-increasing complexity of the social, financial, technical, and political environment in which schools must function, teachers have become more and more involved in the decision-making process in many schools. As teachers participate more in decision making, conflicts may arise. As these conflicts are managed, conflict-communication values may be an integral part of such management.

The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between principals' effectiveness when dealing with conflicts and the principals' willingness to involve teaching staff in decision making. Investigations regarding the relationships between opposing communication values were also conducted.

The methodology used …

Italian Philosophers Of Education, 1945-1965, Charles Robert Wolf

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Revolution In Africa: The Case Of Zimbabwe (1965-1980), Annette Seegers

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An Analysis Of The Decisions By The American Arbitration Association Of Grievances Between Community College District No. 508, State Of Illinois And The Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600, Aft, Afl-Cio, Paul E. Rupprecht

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Remote Attitude Measurement Techniques, Frank John Elmer

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A method has been developed for solving practical problems which can be expressed in terms of physical geometry. These problems often involve combining directional information observed by remotely located sensors reported in their own respective local coordinate systems. To transform this information into a common coordinate system, the attitude of the sensors must be measured with respect to this common coordinate system.

Physical geometry is a generalization of mathematical -geometry where objects define the endpoints of figures composed of ensembles of lines. A probabilistic approach has been taken which is based on the fundamental assumption that the objects can be …

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Usn: A Decade Of Educational Criticism, 1955-64, William J. Haran

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Shared-Caregiving Fathers In Intact Families: An Exploration Of Personality Characteristics, Motivations, And Antecedents, Charles Wolfson

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Charter Reform In Chicago, 1890-1915: Community And Government In The Progressive Era, Maureen A. Flanagan

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The Educational Thought Of Confucius, Helena Wan

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Illich's "Learning Web Theory" And Its Implications For Development: For The Rural Regions Of Malaysia, Colette Frances Kung

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The Chicago Catholic Worker Movement 1936 To The Present, Francis J. Sicius

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Historical Analysis Of The Department Of Teacher Training In The Ministry Of Education In Thailand: 1954-1976, Aravan Chamnankit Tulayasook

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American Civil Religion: The History And Evolution Of A Sociological Concept, Gail Gehrig

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The Desmond Rebellions, 1569-1573 And 1579-1583, Claude Ronald Sasso

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Career Determinants Within A Denominational Organization: The Missouri Lutheran Minister, James Bernard Wirth

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The Indian Policy Of Porfirio Diaz In The State Of Yucatan, 1876-1910, Carol L. Carbine

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The Irish Army Mutiny Of 1924, Maryann Gialanella Valiulis

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Paul Reynaud And French National Defense, 1933-1939, Joseph David Connors

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The Treatment Of China In American Comparative Education, 1911-1970, Kuo Jow Lee

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An Analysis Of Impasse Resolution Strategies In Public Education Bargaining Disputes: A Study Of Seven Illinois School Systems Where Strikes Occurred In 1972, Larry Lee Halter

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The Use Of Paraprofessionals In Disadvantaged Area Public Schools Of Chicago, William Melrose Jones

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The Socio-Political Role Of Women In The Mexican Wars Of Independence, R. Janet Kentner

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The Campaign Of Essex In Ireland, 1599, Robert E. Morris

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The Effects Of A Student Determined Curriculum Versus A Traditionally Determined Curriculum On The Health Interests And Cognitive Development In Health Of College Students, James H. Price Jr.

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The Effectiveness Of Methods Courses As Evaluated By Beginning Elementary Classroom Teachers, Mary Anne Fowler

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The purpose of this study is to examine a sample population of beginning elementary classroom. teachers concerning their impressions of the effectiveness of their education courses, especially those in methods, in preparing them to become successful beginning teachers.

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Emergent Leadership And Several Potential Predictor Variables In An Academic Setting, Melvin James Tessin

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Dissonant Symphony: Multilevel Duality In The Fiction Of John Steinbeck, Raymond Griffith

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