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Social Cue Interpretation And Behavioral Response Of Rejected-Aggressive, Rejected-Nonaggressive, And Average Status Children / By Carol Nannette Wood, Carol Nannette Wood Jan 1999

Social Cue Interpretation And Behavioral Response Of Rejected-Aggressive, Rejected-Nonaggressive, And Average Status Children / By Carol Nannette Wood, Carol Nannette Wood

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Dampening The Decline In Reaction Time And Movement Time Using A Carbohydrate Supplement During Exercise, Randall Dexter Barr Jan 1999

Dampening The Decline In Reaction Time And Movement Time Using A Carbohydrate Supplement During Exercise, Randall Dexter Barr

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Race, Receptivity, And Compromise : An Experimental Investigation, Jerome Burt Jan 1999

Race, Receptivity, And Compromise : An Experimental Investigation, Jerome Burt

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The Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction And Patient Compliance In A Case Management Program, Monroe C. Ginn Jan 1999

The Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction And Patient Compliance In A Case Management Program, Monroe C. Ginn

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Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis Jan 1999

Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis

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Learning Design I At Northeast Mississippi Community College Through Lecture And Example Or Lecture And Project : A Comparison Of The Two Methods And Their Effects On Test Scores, Terry Frank Anderson Jan 1999

Learning Design I At Northeast Mississippi Community College Through Lecture And Example Or Lecture And Project : A Comparison Of The Two Methods And Their Effects On Test Scores, Terry Frank Anderson

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Cultural Mistrust And Social Climate : A Psychometric Investigation, Shawn La Trece Clark Jan 1999

Cultural Mistrust And Social Climate : A Psychometric Investigation, Shawn La Trece Clark

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Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis Jan 1999

Developing An Assessment For Identifying The Artistically Gifted And Talented In The Ninth Through Twelfth Grades, Patricia Potwin Ellis

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Singing A New Song : The Gospel Choir At The University Of Mississippi, A Prophetic Paradigm Of Integration / By Peter Gordon Slade, Peter Gordon Slade Jan 1999

Singing A New Song : The Gospel Choir At The University Of Mississippi, A Prophetic Paradigm Of Integration / By Peter Gordon Slade, Peter Gordon Slade

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Using The Internet To Empower Language Learners, Brian A. O'Flynn Jan 1999

Using The Internet To Empower Language Learners, Brian A. O'Flynn

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Gender Role Stress And Response To Males' Sexual Coercion, Jennifer Erin Pumphrey Jan 1999

Gender Role Stress And Response To Males' Sexual Coercion, Jennifer Erin Pumphrey

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The Indispensable Outsider In Light In August And Ulysses, Dan S. Haley Jan 1999

The Indispensable Outsider In Light In August And Ulysses, Dan S. Haley

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Poems By Heart: Entering The World Of Poetry Through The Doorway Of Sound, Kristin Colleen Harty Jan 1999

Poems By Heart: Entering The World Of Poetry Through The Doorway Of Sound, Kristin Colleen Harty

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Antinociceptive And Reinforcing Properties Of Delta-9-Thc Hemisuccinate In Rats, Susan Leeann Broom Jan 1999

Antinociceptive And Reinforcing Properties Of Delta-9-Thc Hemisuccinate In Rats, Susan Leeann Broom

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Perceptions Of Interpersonal Acceptance And Accuracy Of Judgments Of Control : An Analysis Of The Depressive Realism Phenomenon In Children / By Michelle Erica Rothstein, Michelle Erica Rothstein Jan 1999

Perceptions Of Interpersonal Acceptance And Accuracy Of Judgments Of Control : An Analysis Of The Depressive Realism Phenomenon In Children / By Michelle Erica Rothstein, Michelle Erica Rothstein

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Determining The Level Of Patient Care Specialty Service Development And Entrepreneurial Characteristics Present In Independent Community Pharmacy, Joseph Keith Bonnarens Jan 1999

Determining The Level Of Patient Care Specialty Service Development And Entrepreneurial Characteristics Present In Independent Community Pharmacy, Joseph Keith Bonnarens

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Development Of A Comparative Visualization Capability For Computational Hydroscience, Ricardo Cadavid Jan 1999

Development Of A Comparative Visualization Capability For Computational Hydroscience, Ricardo Cadavid

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Ghosts Of The South : Representations Of Southern Womanhood In Literature, Sarah H. Kloud Jan 1999

Ghosts Of The South : Representations Of Southern Womanhood In Literature, Sarah H. Kloud

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Body Image Disturbance : The Differences In Perceptions Between Sorority And Non-Sorority Undergraduate Females, Kimberly Star Kraft Jan 1999

Body Image Disturbance : The Differences In Perceptions Between Sorority And Non-Sorority Undergraduate Females, Kimberly Star Kraft

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Prejudice And Facial Emotion : An Initial Investigation, Ann Elizabeth Kingsley Lange Jan 1999

Prejudice And Facial Emotion : An Initial Investigation, Ann Elizabeth Kingsley Lange

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Reliability And Validity Of The Date Rape Discrimination Task / By Lawrence Gordon Sloan, Jr, Lawrence Gordon Sloan Jan 1999

Reliability And Validity Of The Date Rape Discrimination Task / By Lawrence Gordon Sloan, Jr, Lawrence Gordon Sloan

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An Analysis Of Workplace Violence Incidents In Virginia Community Colleges And The Major Employers, Betsy E. Summerfield Dec 1998

An Analysis Of Workplace Violence Incidents In Virginia Community Colleges And The Major Employers, Betsy E. Summerfield

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The media during the past ten years has given considerable attention to the workplace violence in factories, service organizations, and the public school systems throughout the United States. This study compared patterns of workplace violence in the 23 member institutions of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) with the patterns of workplace violence in selected for-profit service and manufacturing employers in Virginia, to determine if workplace violence incidents occurring in the VCCS's member institutions reflect the workplace violence incidents experienced by business and industry within each member institution's service region. Chi-square analysis showed a significant difference in non-violent conflict training …


Moral Purposes Of Successful Teachers, Richard H. Aubrey Dec 1998

Moral Purposes Of Successful Teachers, Richard H. Aubrey

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The purpose of this study was to describe the moral purposes of successful teachers. Moral purpose was defined as the values and beliefs associated with serving society and serving individuals other than oneself Key informant interviews were conducted with the 18 finalists for Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Interviewees, were asked four basic questions: (1) Why did you choose teaching as a career? (2) How would you describe your moral purpose in teaching? (3) Has your moral purpose changed over time? (4) How would you describe the teacher's role in society? Data were analyzed qualitatively. Detailed profiles of each of …


A Validation Study Of Tennessee's Framework For The Evaluation Of Assistant Principals, Reba A. Bailey Dec 1998

A Validation Study Of Tennessee's Framework For The Evaluation Of Assistant Principals, Reba A. Bailey

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This study examined assistant principals' perceptions regarding their beliefs concerning actual involvement and ideal involvement with competencies identified by the Tennessee State Department of Education as evaluative measures for principals and assistant principals employed in public schools in the State of Tennessee during the 1996-1997 school year. Nine hundred fifty-four assistant principals made up the population for this study. Two hundred eighty-one assistant principals made up the sample. One hundred seventy-nine questionnaires were returned. Competencies from the State of Tennessee Model for Local Evaluation of Administrators /Supervisors were used to develop a survey instrument to determine assistant principals' actual involvement …


A Qualitative Study Of Four University Teaching And Learning Centers: Activities, Funding, And Evaluation Of Professional Development For Faculty, Melba L. Taylor Dec 1998

A Qualitative Study Of Four University Teaching And Learning Centers: Activities, Funding, And Evaluation Of Professional Development For Faculty, Melba L. Taylor

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the activities, funding, accountability, and evaluation of selected teaching and learning centers relative to the professional development of faculty in four-year public institutions of higher education. Using a qualitative research design, in-depth interviews were conducted with directors of four teaching and learning centers. In accordance with the concept of purposeful sampling, the centers chosen for study were located in Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The following research questions were investigated: (1) What is the primary mission or purpose of teaching and learning centers relative to faculty development? (2) What types of activities …


The Impact Of Cocurricular Experience On Leadership Development, Deborah H. White Dec 1998

The Impact Of Cocurricular Experience On Leadership Development, Deborah H. White

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This study investigated the impact of cocurricular activities on leadership development. College graduates recognized as community leaders were selected from three communities in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Through survey and interview techniques, the leaders were asked to reflect on high school and college experiences that led to their development as leaders. The study included a focus on differences in experiences of male and female leaders. Developmental influences such as family, mentors, global experience, and the cocurricular activities engaged in during high school and college were explored. Title IX had no impact on increased opportunities for women in this group of …


Perceptions Of The Appropriateness Of The 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Education Criteria For Assessing Virginia Community Colleges, Dixon B. Joyce Dec 1998

Perceptions Of The Appropriateness Of The 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Education Criteria For Assessing Virginia Community Colleges, Dixon B. Joyce

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The purposes of this study were: (a) To determine whether full-time teaching faculty and full-time administrators perceive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) 1998 Education Criteria for Performance Excellence (ECPE) to be appropriate for assessing Virginia community colleges, and (b) To determine if differences in perceptions exist regarding demographic variables among full-time teaching faculty and among full-time administrators in the use of these criteria to assess Virginia community colleges. Data were collected from a random sample of 129 full-time teaching faculty and 57 full-time administrators using the seven categories and 18 items of the 1998 ECPE. Demographic factors included …


Entry-Level Competencies Needed By Bsns In Acute Healthcare Agencies In Tennessee In The Next Ten Years, Marjorie S. King Dec 1998

Entry-Level Competencies Needed By Bsns In Acute Healthcare Agencies In Tennessee In The Next Ten Years, Marjorie S. King

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The research focused on the identification of entry-level competencies needed by Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates who will begin employment in acute healthcare agencies in the next 10 years in Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to gain increased awareness of the competencies needed by graduates of BSN programs in Tennessee in order to meet the demands of the acute healthcare agencies, in light of present and anticipated changes in the healthcare delivery system. The opinions of nurse educators, nurse administrators, recently graduated BSNs, and experienced BSN graduates were solicited to assess congruency of perceptions. In addition, …


A Study Of Faculty Development At Fourteen Community Colleges In The Tennessee Board Of Regents System, James C. Lefler Dec 1998

A Study Of Faculty Development At Fourteen Community Colleges In The Tennessee Board Of Regents System, James C. Lefler

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The purpose of this study was to determine the status of and need for faculty development in the 14 community colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents System. The study examined the status of faculty development, importance of scholarship, perceived needs, preferred faculty development topics, and methods of instruction. A review of demographic characteristics was conducted to develop a profile of TBR community college faculty and to assess the relationship between these demographic variables and the need for and selection of faculty development topics. Data collection was conducted using the Faculty Development Questionnaire . A selective random sample was drawn …


The Evolution Of Non-Collegiate Private Studio Voice Instruction In Select Samplings In The United States, Samuel Devaughn Shingles Aug 1998

The Evolution Of Non-Collegiate Private Studio Voice Instruction In Select Samplings In The United States, Samuel Devaughn Shingles

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