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Development Of An Institutional Research Model : Lake Michigan College, Jonas M. Dalton

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Problem. Institutional research is a form of organizational self - study designed to help colleges gather data, analyze , and present the results for the purpose of aiding the administration in achieving long -range goals, ascertaining the effectiveness of institutional programs, and identifying new programs and operational changes needed to achieve institutional goals and objectives. In view of the fact that Lake Michigan College does not have an Office o f Institutional Research , the purpose of this study was: (1 ) to develop a proposed Institutional Research Model for Lake Michigan College , and (2) to determine the informational …

Competitiveness, Cooperativeness, And Assigning Grades In The High School Classroom, Nelson Edward Evans

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Problem. Currently, educators and psychologists have been rejecting the generally favorable position competition has held as a motivator and value within education. This study focused on teacher and student orientations varying as cooperative or competitive and the effect that they can have on student grades. That the interaction among students and teachers varying by orientation may prove counter-productive in the classroom is a crucial concern for both educators and students. It was hypothesized that dissimilarly oriented teachers and students would result in lowered grades for students. Independent variables were chosen in accordance with this major hypothesis which was divided into …

A Study Of The Implications Of The Piagetian Theory Of Moral Development For Seventh-Day Adventist Schools : Based On A Comparison Of Selected Schools In Hong Kong, Michigan And Indiana, Edward Han Ho

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Problem. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is losing a great number of youth. The unfavorable attitudes on the part of many youth toward god's commandments are thought to have been partially responsible for this apostasy phenomenon.

Method. This study was designed to find out whether the Piagetian theory of moral judgment development can give some insight into this problem and its solution. Two Piagetian paired-stories sets were used to test children's moral judgment. Chi Square tests were employed to analyze data. The following hypotheses were tested:

1. There will be no differences between the various age levels in the way American …

The Literary Structure Of The Genesis Creation Story, Jacques Doukhan

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Exegetical research on Gen 1 has been characterized since the 18th century essentially by a diachronic concern. Thus the Documentary hypothesis and the so-called Tatbericht-Wortbericht theory have been the two main starting points of any relevant scholarly study of this text. Recently, under the influence of contemporary literary studies, attention has been drawn to the validity of the synchronic approach, and more and more scholars have thus become aware of the importance of the liteary structure of this text. The latter has been dissociated from the thematic distribution of motifs; this tension has been explained in terms of different sources, …

An Analysis Of The Planning Process In Secondary Education In Trinidad And Tobago: 1962-1976, Vernon E. Andrews

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Problem. During the period 1962-1976, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago directed very specific attention to the development of education in general and secondary education in particular. Three major documents related to educational planning were prepared. A survey of the literature revealed that a detailed analysis of educational planning in Trinidad and Tobago had not yet been undertaken. The purpose of the study was to analyze the planning process in secondary education in Trinidad and Tobago during the period 1962-1976.

Method. The design of the study conforms to the pattern of descriptive research. The nalysis was based on seven points …

The Social Dimension Of Mysticism: A Study Of The Meaning And Structure Of Religious Experience In The Philosophy Of William Ernest Hocking, Richard Woods

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Educative/Psychotherapeutic Rehabilitation Groups Following Myocardial Infarction: A Study Of Denial And Depression In The Post Infarct Patient, Lynn Dee Feldman Lindgren

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An Analysis Of The Decision Making Process In Illinois Public School Closings, David S. Robert

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The Interaction Of Thioxanthenones With Nucleic Acids, Laszlo Bodoni

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High Blood Pressure And Interpersonal "Disengagement": A Study Of Maladaptive Coping Styles And Ameliorative Treatments, Paul J. Minsky

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Hawthorne's Ontological Models: Daguerreotype And Diorama, John Dolis

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The History Of Loyola University Of Chicago's Rome Center Of Liberal Arts, 1962-1977, Gregory John Riccio

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The Presidential Years Of Sister Ann Ida Gannon, Bvm, Mundelein College, 1957-1975, Carole Zucco Chambers

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The Metabolism Of Linolenic Acid In Developing Rat Brain, Barney E. Dwyer

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The Anatomy Of Spinal Sympathetic Structures In The Cat, Kyungsoon Chung

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Sex Differences In Reactance And Learned Helplessness, Dale Susan Gody

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The Identification Of Three Types Of Gamblers And Related Personality Characteristics And Gambling Experiences, Edward L. Conrad

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An Analysis Of The Art Of Evaluating Public School Principals Between 1968 And 1978 In Selected Public School Districts In Lake County, Illinois, Albert James Palucci

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An Analysis Of The Internal Organizational Structure Of The Educational Branches Of Selected Bible Colleges, Jay Courtney Fernlund

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A Comparison Of Two Models Of Stimulus Set And Response Set In Selective Attention, James Keith Habinek

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A History Of The Reorganization And Extension Of Thai Public Elementary Education 1946-1975, Ladtongbai Bhuapirom

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Cytology And Physiology Of Arthrospore Formation In The Dermatophyte Trichophyton Mentagrophytes, Ruth Gail Emyanitoff

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Aluminum Metabolism In Health And Disease, Jay Eliot Gorsky

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An Analysis Of Specific Content Areas In Professional Negotiations Agreements In Selected School Districts In Northeastern Illinois, William Charles Hitzeman

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An Analysis Of The School Public Relations Programs In Kane County, Illinois, Jeffrey Michael Gruber

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Perceived Self-Presentation Of Institutionalized Adolescents As Evaluated By Significant Others, Larry Wayne Mccauley

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The Role Of Superintendent And Board In The Selection, Use, And Evaluation Of Professional Outside Management Negotiators In Contract Bargaining In Selected Illinois School Districts, Thomas M. Kovalik

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Implications Of The Transcendental Meditation Program For Counseling: The Possibility Of A Paradigm Shift, Peter Vincent Lourdes

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Review Of The Literature On The Treatment Of Sexual Dysfunction And A Study Of Couples Who Received Treatment At Loyola University Hospital, Catherine Green

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

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