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Transformation Related Defects In Vacuolar Acidification And Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptor Function: Effects On Lysosomal Targeting, Valerie Pracht

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Mass Culture And Class Distinctions In The Novels Of Nathanael West, Stephen P. Johnson

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Carter G. Woodson: Scientific Historian Of African-American History And Education, Alvin L. Williams

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African-American Males Perception Of Unsolicited Help: An Attributional Analysis Of Cooperative Vs. Individualistic Learning, Reginald Wade Williams

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A Comparative Study Of Tutoring As An Alternate Adult Teaching Methodology Within A Business Environment, Roger M. Dore

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Love And Addiction: The Phenomenological Ontologies Of Kierkegaard And Sartre: An Existential Theory Of Addiction, Ross Channing Reed

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The Education Of Dental Assistants And Dental Hygienists At Loyola University, Chicago And Northwestern University, 1970-1990: A History, Marie Anne Macaluso

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Prevalence Of Verbal And Nonverbal Learning Disability Subtypes And Concomitant Behavior Problems In Ld Children With And Without Physical Disability, Kate E. Zilla

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Personal Meaning In The Elderly: A Heideggerian Hermeneutical Phenomenological Study, Diane Heliker

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Pathways Of Intracellular Protein Turnover In Cultured Human Fibroblasts, Sarah Olenick

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A Descriptive Study Of The Perceived Presence Of The Effective School Correlates In The Mandated Restructuring Of Selected Urban Elementary Schools, Sharon V. Kramer

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Synthesis Of Malathion, Malaoxon, And Isomalathion Enantiomers And Examination Of Their Interactions With Acetylcholinesterase, Clifford E. Berkman

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Ethics In Psychotherapy: The Practice Of Nonsexual Dual Roles, Kerry G. Aikman

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An Examination Of Perceived Family Of Origin Health And Substance Use Among Adolescents In A Suburban High School District, Concetta Petramala

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A History Of The Rush University, College Of Nursing And The Development Of The Unification Model 1972-1988, Barbara Anne Fisli

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An Identification Of Factors Influencing Pre-Professional Socialization Of Aspirants To The Nursing Profession, Marcia C. Maurer

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Filipino Adolescents Exposed To Prostitution: An Investigation Of Their Lives And The Concept Of Commodification, Freida B. Galligar

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An Investigation Of Spousal Support For Re-Entry Women In Higher Education, Margo Deegan

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A Case Study Of Organizational Change, Karla Kaye Jensen

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Robert S. Abbott's Response To Education For African-Americans Via The Chicago Defender, 1909-1940, Charlesetta Maria Ellis

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Perceptions Of Shared Decision-Making By Team Members Who Have Participated In The Process In A School District, Aletta M. Hicks

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Mong Resettlement In The Chicago Area (1978-1987): Educational Implications, Paoze Thao

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Participation In New Religious And Healing Movements In The Philippines, Araceli S. Suzara

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Intact Families With A Multiple Sclerotic Parent: Social And Emotional Adjustment Of Parents And School-Age Children, Jean A. Mccutchan

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Problem Statement. Research on children with a multiple sclerotic parent has been minimal and until recently focused only on negative aspects. This study investigated how families successfully cope with multiple sclerosis (MS) and how their school-age children are affected, positively or negatively.

Methodology. This research used the case study approach with intact Caucasian families, 10 where the mother was the patient and 3 families where the father was the patient. The 20 children were ages 5 through 19. Following a clinical interview, the family members responded to the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales-II, the Family Hardiness Index and the …

Reactions To Childhood Sibling Death: A Qualitative Investigation, Mary A. Paulson

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Problem

In looking at the importance of sibling relationships, we see that the death of a sibling can cause considerable disruption to the surviving child's development. A review of the childhood sibling loss literature indicated that no study was found that investigated the effects of sibling loss on depression and psychosocial development and studied reactions to sibling loss and its effects on cognition, emotions, behaviors, interpersonal relations, and spirituality.

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Thirty subjects participated in this research and composed three developmental groups. Erik Erikson's psychosocial developmental stages were utilized in this investigation. The subjects were grouped according to their age at …

A Case Study Of Selected Preservice Teachers Regarding The Origins Of Their Perspectives On The Commonplaces Of Education And The Impact Of Foundations Studies On Those Perspectives, Charles D. Scarbrough

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Problem. Many educational foundations scholars claim that teacher education programs focus on the how of instruction (student teaching and methods courses) instead of the why of education (foundations studies), and that preservice teachers’ pre-college perspectives about education are not questionned or challenged. Their programs’ foundations studies have made little or no impact on preservice teachers.

Method. An interview-based case study methodology was employed and Schwab’s (1978) concept of the four "commonplaces" of education (teacher, student, curriculum, and context) was used to categorize questions about the meaning and purpose of education. Nine interviewees were selected from among students in two teacher …

Factors Influencing Consumer Choices In Graduate Nursing Education At Andrews University, Catherine Keith Turner

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Problem. Universities and colleges are increasingly interested in marketing strategies in order to improve enrollment. Nursing programs have likewise become more conscious of the need to be more market-oriented. Knowing the factors that influence consumer choices in higher education can enhance marketing strategies. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the factors related to marketing nursing graduate education that affect consumer choices in a particular program. Of special interest was the nursing student population in the Andrews University Graduate Nursing Program.

Method. From the literature and from focus groups of a sample of the student population, data …

Exposure To Electronic Entertainment Media And Student Outcomes In Two Demographically Diverse Elementary Schools, Ronald W. Busby

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Problem. Standardized test-score results have declined sharply and learning difficulties have risen significantly during the decades that electronic entertainment media (EEM) have become a national phenomenon. Exposure to electronic entertainment media has generated much speculation, discussion, and study. Research, however, is lacking on how sensory overload impinges upon the brain and mind of developing children with respect to learning and adapting socially. Thus, research is needed that addresses sensory overload phenomena and academic performance and social behavior.

Methodology. The population consisted of 349 third- and fourth-grade children in a demographically diverse public school district located in southwestern Michigan.

The Time …

The Effect Of Pull-Out Programs On The Academic Achievement Of Sixth Grade Students In South Bend, Indiana, Pherbia Mathis Engdahl

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Problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of pull-out programs in band and orchestra on the academic achievement of sixth-grade students in South Bend, Indiana.

Method. Two groups of 299 students each, an experimental pull-out group and a control non-pull-out group, were matched by third-grade total battery NCE scores, and were analyzed by pull-out and non-pull-out status, by race, and by gender.

A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses. When there was a significant interaction effect, a test of simple effects was performed. Pairwise Comparison was tested using the Student-Neuman-Keuls Multiple …

The Role Of The Academy Principal In The Austral Union Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Educational System As Perceived By Principals And Teachers, Eduardo Gonzalez

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Problem. Considering the rapid expansion of educational institutions in the Austral Union of Seventh-day Adventists and the lack of a job description for principals, there is a need for more research in the area of the principal's role.

Method. This was a descriptive survey research. A 71-item questionnaire created by Robert Kalangi in 1975 and modified by the researcher was used in this study. The population was all of the principals and teachers of the12 day- and boarding-academies in the Austral Union. The data were analyzed using percentages, means, and standard deviations. Comparisons were made using t tests and $\chi\sp2$ …