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The Media As Viewed By Fifteen Black Journalists In Mississippi/ By Alma Henley Stead, Alma Henley Stead Jan 1979

The Media As Viewed By Fifteen Black Journalists In Mississippi/ By Alma Henley Stead, Alma Henley Stead

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No abstract provided.


Developing Fluent Recognition Of Basic Pitch Notation By Programed Instruction, Lawrence Clifford Smith Dec 1978

Developing Fluent Recognition Of Basic Pitch Notation By Programed Instruction, Lawrence Clifford Smith

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Three Selected Mental Maturity Measures In Predicting Academic Achievement Of Students For Educational Decision Makers, Robert M. Davis Dec 1978

An Analysis Of Three Selected Mental Maturity Measures In Predicting Academic Achievement Of Students For Educational Decision Makers, Robert M. Davis

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The Problem. The problem was to determine by comparison which of the three selected mental maturity measures was the best predictor of achievement in mathematics and reading as measured by the Peabody Individual Achievement Test. (Abstract shortened.)


The Effects Of Four Proxemic Zones On The Performance Of Selected Sixth-, Seventh-, And Eighth-Grade Students, Joseph F. Miller Aug 1978

The Effects Of Four Proxemic Zones On The Performance Of Selected Sixth-, Seventh-, And Eighth-Grade Students, Joseph F. Miller

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Purpose. The problem of this study was to assess the effects of four proxemic zones (intimate, personal, social, and public) on the performance of randomly selected sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students from East Tennessee State University Laboratory School. Method. Literature was reviewed in order to define the concept of proxemics, to present evidence of the Importance of proxemics in human cultures, and to provide specific educational research findings dealing with the concept of proxemics. The 120 subjects of the study were randomly selected from the sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade population of the East Tennessee State University Laboratory School. The subjects …


Compressed Speech As An Aid In Improving The Reading Skills Of Junior High School Students, James R. Pierce Jun 1978

Compressed Speech As An Aid In Improving The Reading Skills Of Junior High School Students, James R. Pierce

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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which compressed speech recordings and regular rate speech recordings could be used to improve the reading speed, accuracy, and comprehension of junior high school students. (Abstract shortened.)


A Comparison Of Twenty Brain-Injured And Twenty Non-Brain-Injured Childrens' Performance On The Illinois Test Of Psycholinguistic Abilities, Brenda Kay Wildermuth May 1978

A Comparison Of Twenty Brain-Injured And Twenty Non-Brain-Injured Childrens' Performance On The Illinois Test Of Psycholinguistic Abilities, Brenda Kay Wildermuth

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No abstract provided.


Jean Thomas' American Folk Song Festival : British Balladry In Eastern Kentucky., Marshall A. Portnoy Jan 1978

Jean Thomas' American Folk Song Festival : British Balladry In Eastern Kentucky., Marshall A. Portnoy

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Serious musicological research initiated in the first decades of the twentieth century in America uncovered vast riches of British folk music that had been transplanted to these shores by early pioneers. In the mountains of Appalachia, traditional British ballads remained miraculously unspoiled, and distinguished researchers from Britain and America published many volumes of such songs. Jean Thomas, a legal stenographer born in eastern Kentucky in 1881, became fascinated with this phenomenon. She came to believe that an annual festival of mountain music would help ensure the survival of this art and, in 1930, she founded the American Folk Song Festival. …


Status And Reflections Of Augustana College Athletic Letterwinners, Mark O. Ekeland Jan 1978

Status And Reflections Of Augustana College Athletic Letterwinners, Mark O. Ekeland

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The purpose of this study was to determine the present status of intercollegiate varsity athletic letterwinners [sic] of Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Of equal importance to this study were the opinions and attitudes of these athletes toward their varsity athletic experience at Augustana College. All varsity letterwinners [sic] included in records obtained from the Alumni and Athletic office files, 1920 to 1977, were sent a questionnaire. The data were analyzed through calculation of the total number of responses to each questionnaire item, as well as percentages, and averages. The questionnaire was mailed to 958 letterwinners [sic]. Five-hundred and …


The Effect Of Anxiety On Shooting Proficiency Among College Women Basketball Players, Betty Kae Smith Jan 1978

The Effect Of Anxiety On Shooting Proficiency Among College Women Basketball Players, Betty Kae Smith

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The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between state anxiety measures and shooting proficiency among women basketball players during game conditions and throughout a co11egiate basketball season. A secondary purpose was to determine the relationship between trait anxiety and state anxiety in addition to selected measures of shooting proficiency. Twelve members of the 1977-78 South Dakota State University Wome1's Basketball Team were assessed through the use of the following measures: (1) State Anxiety Inventory; (2) Sport Competition Anxiety Test; (3) pre-game heart rate; (4) game fie]d goal percentages; (5) game free throw percentages; (6) season field …


Communication Between U.S. Army Senior And Junior Officers As A Factor In Separation, Jeffrey H. Wetjen Jan 1978

Communication Between U.S. Army Senior And Junior Officers As A Factor In Separation, Jeffrey H. Wetjen

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The purpose of this study is to determine the communication relationship between U.S. Army Senior Officers and those Junior Officers who separated from the service voluntarily from 1966 through 1970, as revealed in selected U.S. Army studies.


A Study Of Female Participation In The Labor Force In South Dakota From 1950-1970, Mary K. Wagner Jan 1978

A Study Of Female Participation In The Labor Force In South Dakota From 1950-1970, Mary K. Wagner

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A study of women's labor force participation in South Dakota from 1950 to 1970 was conducted to determine: (1) the changes that occurred in labor force participation by women in South Dakota fror.1 1950 to 1970; (2) the extent to which variations in demographic, socioeconomic and structural variables helped explain observed variations in labor force participation by women; and (3) the extent to which Transition Theory was applicable in explaining changes in labor force participation among women in South Dakota. The county was designated the unit of analysis, and selected demographic, socioeconomic and structural data from the United States Bureau …


A Study Of The Attitudes Of University Faculty Academic Advisers Toward The Reserve Officers Training Corps On The Campus Of South Dakota State University, Terry Michael Monrad Jan 1978

A Study Of The Attitudes Of University Faculty Academic Advisers Toward The Reserve Officers Training Corps On The Campus Of South Dakota State University, Terry Michael Monrad

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Purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of university faculty academic advisers at South Dakota State University toward the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).


Nutritional Adequacy Of The Diets Of Pregnant Cheyenne River Sioux, Kathy M. Dirks Jan 1978

Nutritional Adequacy Of The Diets Of Pregnant Cheyenne River Sioux, Kathy M. Dirks

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A nutrition survey was conducted in which the diets of 79 pregnant Sioux Indian women living on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota were evaluated. A 24-hour recall was used and background information was collected by the researcher at Public Health Service prenatal clinics. The dietary intakes were evaluated according to Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA). Diets were considered to be good if they provided all nutrients (protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and ascorbic acid) and energy at or above recommended levels, and poor if they provided one or more nutrients below two-thirds the RDA. In accordance …


Dietary Intake And Influence Of Nutrition Education For Selected Elderly In The Congregate Meals Program, Grace E. Anderson Jan 1978

Dietary Intake And Influence Of Nutrition Education For Selected Elderly In The Congregate Meals Program, Grace E. Anderson

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Nationally, the elderly know fewer facts about nutrition as compared to younger people (41). Senior citizens have relatively poor diets and many are at nutritional risk. The Congregate Meals Program (CMP) provides one low-cost meal a day, five days a week for participants over 60 years of age and their spouses. The meal is to provide one-third of the RDA for the elderly. Based on these generalities, the questions investigated in three eastern South Dakota nutrition sites, with this research are: 1) What is the contribution of the CMP in the total dietary pattern of participants as recorded on a …


Midwestern Mosaic: A Study Of The Homogeneity Of Ethnic Populations In Omaha, Nebraska, 1880, Kathleen Louise Fimple Jan 1978

Midwestern Mosaic: A Study Of The Homogeneity Of Ethnic Populations In Omaha, Nebraska, 1880, Kathleen Louise Fimple

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The aim of this study is to delimit neighborhoods in an urban setting using the ethnic homogeneity of the population as the major criteria. The study will seek to compile data at a very large scale--i.e., city blocks or streets--and present cartographically an accurate delimitation of community and neighborhood. In addition, some analysis of the ethnic homogeneity of such areas will be carried out in order to assess the selective inclination of certain national groups to concentrate spatially. The specific study area is Omaha, Nebraska, in the year, 1880.


Factors Affecting South Dakota Guidance Counselors' Perceptions Of The Career Opportunities Of Native American Students, Janet A. Gullickson Jan 1978

Factors Affecting South Dakota Guidance Counselors' Perceptions Of The Career Opportunities Of Native American Students, Janet A. Gullickson

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The objectives of this study are as follows: 1. The identification of guidance counselors' perceptions of occupational opportunities existent for their Native American clients. 2. The determination of the extent to which the factors of race, sex and school location are associated with guidance counselors' perceptions of Native American students' occupational opportunities. 3. The development of a model to describe and predict differences in guidance counselors' perceptions of Native American students’ occupational opportunities. The objectives of this study coincide in part with the objectives of a larger research project ongoing in the Rural Sociology Department at South Dakota State University. …


Effectiveness Of A Curriculum To Change Attitudes Of Adolescents Toward The Aged, Dorothy Jean Zuiderhof Jan 1978

Effectiveness Of A Curriculum To Change Attitudes Of Adolescents Toward The Aged, Dorothy Jean Zuiderhof

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The primary purpose of the present study was to develop a two-week curriculum entitled Design for Dignity. The curriculum was to stimulate the student to think about aging and to improve his attitudes toward aging and the aged. More specifically, the instructional unit attempted to (1) provide accurate information about the aging process and sensitize the students to the needs of those who are presently elderly, and (2) help the students realize that they are patterning their own old age. The area of the older person was a suitable area in which to develop a curriculum as few available resources …


Deterioration Of Eggshell Quality And Calcium Metabolism In Laying Hens, Chang Won Kang Jan 1978

Deterioration Of Eggshell Quality And Calcium Metabolism In Laying Hens, Chang Won Kang

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The present study was undertaken to: (1) develop a reliable method of measuring eggshell quality, (2) determine whether diet alterations that cause a somewhat reduced rate of egg production could influence shell quality, and (3) determine whether certain biochemical parameters involved in calcium metabolism are related to shell quality.


Demand Characteristics In The Covert Reinforcement Procedure / By Donald Allen Sherrod, Donald Allen Sherrod Jan 1978

Demand Characteristics In The Covert Reinforcement Procedure / By Donald Allen Sherrod, Donald Allen Sherrod

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No abstract provided.


The Development Of Aesthetic Awareness Through Music Education / Kim Mckenzie Red, Kim Mckenzie Red Jan 1978

The Development Of Aesthetic Awareness Through Music Education / Kim Mckenzie Red, Kim Mckenzie Red

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No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Shared Governance On Burnout And Job Satisfactionamong Hospital Nurses / By Robert B. Sterne, Robert B. Sterne Jan 1978

The Effects Of Shared Governance On Burnout And Job Satisfactionamong Hospital Nurses / By Robert B. Sterne, Robert B. Sterne

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No abstract provided.


Synthesis And Pharmacological Evaluation Of 1-Substituted-4(Propananilido) Perhydroazepines As Potential Analgesics, Zona Gail Finney Jan 1978

Synthesis And Pharmacological Evaluation Of 1-Substituted-4(Propananilido) Perhydroazepines As Potential Analgesics, Zona Gail Finney

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No abstract provided.


The Image Of Old People In Prescription Drug Ads, Margaret Day Allen Jan 1978

The Image Of Old People In Prescription Drug Ads, Margaret Day Allen

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No abstract provided.


The Social Context Of Popular Musicianship, Jon F. Nutting Jan 1978

The Social Context Of Popular Musicianship, Jon F. Nutting

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No abstract provided.


Faulkner's Joe Christmas As Existential Hero, Wook Dong Kim Jan 1978

Faulkner's Joe Christmas As Existential Hero, Wook Dong Kim

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No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Women's Attitudes On The Portrayal Of Women In Television Commercials, Margaret Euretha Anderson Jan 1978

A Survey Of Women's Attitudes On The Portrayal Of Women In Television Commercials, Margaret Euretha Anderson

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No abstract provided.


Setting In The Fiction Of Shirley Jackson, Garva Jean Byrd Jan 1978

Setting In The Fiction Of Shirley Jackson, Garva Jean Byrd

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No abstract provided.


The Development And Demonstration Of A Model And Methodology Toquantify The Cost Of Controlling Restricted Pharmaceuticals In Ahospital, Zack Thomas Grapes Jan 1978

The Development And Demonstration Of A Model And Methodology Toquantify The Cost Of Controlling Restricted Pharmaceuticals In Ahospital, Zack Thomas Grapes

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No abstract provided.


Racial Themes In The Works Of Thomas Pynchon, Edgar Reeves Jones Jan 1978

Racial Themes In The Works Of Thomas Pynchon, Edgar Reeves Jones

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No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Relaxation Instructions On Drinking Behaviors In The Presence Of Stress Stimuli / By Daniel Paul Strickler, Daniel Paul Strickler Jan 1978

The Influence Of Relaxation Instructions On Drinking Behaviors In The Presence Of Stress Stimuli / By Daniel Paul Strickler, Daniel Paul Strickler

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No abstract provided.