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Determining How Mississippi Farmers Use Radio To Obtain Agriculture News And Information, Johnny W. Morgan
Determining How Mississippi Farmers Use Radio To Obtain Agriculture News And Information, Johnny W. Morgan
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A Study Of Learning Activities Of Selected Caregivers Of Alzheimer's Patients In East Tennessee, Jeannette G. Mclaughlin
A Study Of Learning Activities Of Selected Caregivers Of Alzheimer's Patients In East Tennessee, Jeannette G. Mclaughlin
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The problem of this study was to identify and describe the individual learning activities of caregivers of people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and to develop an analytical description of the patterns of learning of these adults. An instrument was not available for use; therefore, a focused interview guide was developed. The interview guide was developed through consultation with several spouses or adult children caring for Alzheimer's patients, professionals in the health care field, and a review of the literature. The major analysis procedure for the study was the constant comparative method, an inductive method that has been used …
Identification And Discrimination Of Tennessee Teacher And Administration Perceptions Toward The Career Ladder Program, Yuen-Cheng Yang
Identification And Discrimination Of Tennessee Teacher And Administration Perceptions Toward The Career Ladder Program, Yuen-Cheng Yang
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The problem of this study was to identify and discriminate the perceptions of administrators, Career Ladder teachers, and non-ladder teachers in the Tennessee public schools toward the Tennessee Career Ladder Teacher Evaluation System. Demographic data and information were collected by a state-wide survey of Tennessee educators. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. The comparison data collected pertained to sex and age of the participants, highest degree completed by the participants, participants' Career Ladder status, professional membership, professional experience, and the type and classification of school in which the participants worked. The information concerning educators' perceptions regarding the …
Innovation In Student Affairs: The Influence Of Individual And Organizational Factors On Programmatic And Technological Change, Sally S. Thomas
Innovation In Student Affairs: The Influence Of Individual And Organizational Factors On Programmatic And Technological Change, Sally S. Thomas
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The purpose of this paper was to explore the influence individual and organizational factors exerted on technological innovations, programmatic innovations and combined technological and programmatic innovations. Student affairs divisions in Comprehensive I colleges and universities constituted the administrative unit examined. The two types of program innovations examined were substance abuse prevention/education programs and retention/academic support programs. The technological innovations examined were financial aid computerized award calculation and computerized career counseling. The individual factors examined were professionalism, gender and age of the chief student affairs officer. The organizational factors were vertical, horizontal and combined vertical and horizontal complexity, centralization and size. …
Campus Report : A Case Study, 1978-1989, Sharon Daniels Luvene
Campus Report : A Case Study, 1978-1989, Sharon Daniels Luvene
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Academic Women In The American Novel : 1970-1984 / By Ellen Hill Robinson, Ellen Hill Robinson
Academic Women In The American Novel : 1970-1984 / By Ellen Hill Robinson, Ellen Hill Robinson
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus : An Annotated Bibliography Of Criticism, 1968-1988, Stacey Jill Quinn
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus : An Annotated Bibliography Of Criticism, 1968-1988, Stacey Jill Quinn
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Vulgar Language, Prophetic Mission And Electric Bodies : Whitman's Aesthetic Vision, David Glenn Powell
Vulgar Language, Prophetic Mission And Electric Bodies : Whitman's Aesthetic Vision, David Glenn Powell
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Determinants Of Infant Feeding Practices : A Preliminary Ethnographic Study In Rural Nigeria, Saba Mebrahtu
Determinants Of Infant Feeding Practices : A Preliminary Ethnographic Study In Rural Nigeria, Saba Mebrahtu
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This thesis examines qualitative data on cropping systems (crop production, processing, and marketing), intra-household dynamics (gender labor allocation and decision making), and infant feeding behaviors (perceptions of infant nutrition and health, and infant feeding practices). This report is based on a three-month ethnographic assessment of 54 households and 18 key informants. It is the preliminary phase of a seven-month, semi-longitudinal, quantitative project investigating relationships between cropping patterns, household time allocation, and infant nutrition. This preliminary ethnography was undertaken by the author and two field assistants, from February to April 1987, in rural Oyo and Kwara, Nigeria. Infant mortality is high …
Impact Of Perceived Mandatory Continued Formal Education On Professional Attitudes Of Licensed Practical Nurse Associate Degree Upward Mobility Students, Kathy Hankel
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This study examines the effects of perceived mandatory continued education on professional attitudes of Licensed Practical Nurse Associate Degree Upward Mobility Students. The results indicate a statistically significant difference in the professional attitude of self-regulation. Those Licensed Practical Nurse Associate Degree Upward Mobility Students who perceived continued education as mandatory had a more positive attitude regarding self-regulation than those who chose to continue their education. Age and size of city were variables that also influenced professional attitudes.
Structural Differentiation, Technology, And Employee Fringe Benefits : A Model Of Formal Organization, Paul Eric Krueger
Structural Differentiation, Technology, And Employee Fringe Benefits : A Model Of Formal Organization, Paul Eric Krueger
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This study investigated the extent to which the structural differentiation and the technology of private industry organizations were related to employee fringe benefits in South Dakota. This was accomplished through the development and testing of a theoretical framework and model which represented the modification and synthesis of Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy and Peter Blau's theory of structural differentiation. Using a mailed questionnaire, data were obtained on measures of structural differentiation, technology, and employee fringe benefits from a sample of the population of all private industry organizations in South Dakota which had 10 or more employees. The measurement of unionization …
The Effect Of Participating In A Fitness And Lifetime Skills Program On Attitude Toward Physical Activity, Paul C. Konrad
The Effect Of Participating In A Fitness And Lifetime Skills Program On Attitude Toward Physical Activity, Paul C. Konrad
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The purpose of this investigation was to determine if student attitude toward physical activity changed following exposure to one semester of fitness and lifetime skills instruction. The study specifically examined attitude difference and change by gender and class level for 343 college aged males and females. Subjects for the study were selected via a stratified random sample of courses offered within the Physical Education 100 Fitness and Lifetime Skills Program. Attitude measurements were obtained utilizing Kenyon's multi-dimensional Attitude Toward Physical Activity and Body Image Inventory administered in a test-retest procedure. A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed significant pretest differences …
An Empirical Test Of Two Conceptual Models Concerning American Students' Social Distance From International Students, Ahmad Heydari
An Empirical Test Of Two Conceptual Models Concerning American Students' Social Distance From International Students, Ahmad Heydari
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This research study has four goals: 1) to assess the presence, or the lack, of social distance between American and international students at South Dakota State University (S.D. S. U.); 2) to determine which factors most influence American· students' social distance from international students; 3) to determine if church attendence is related to American students' social distance from international students; 4) to assess the strength of social learning and conflict perspectives for understanding and explaining social distance. The data for this research were collected from American undergraduate students at S. D.S. U. Quantitative statistical procedures were used to analyze the …
Hard Water : Occurrence, Health Effects, And Consumer Drinking Practices In Brookings And Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Hock Chin Wong
Hard Water : Occurrence, Health Effects, And Consumer Drinking Practices In Brookings And Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Hock Chin Wong
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In light of the probable benefits of drinking hard water, it would be anticipated that wherever hard water is available, dwellings would be plumbed to provide this water to the drinking tap. However, casual surveys in certain South Dakota communities had revealed that the plumbing is arranged in some dwellings so that drinking water available at the tap has been subjected to on-site softening. As a result, the water consumer has not only been deprived of the benefits of drinking hard water, but also subjected to the health hazards of drinking high-sodium water from ionexchange softeners. The primary objective of …
The History Of The Department Of Journalism At The University Of Mississippi, 1947-1987, Janine Wilkes Dunlap
The History Of The Department Of Journalism At The University Of Mississippi, 1947-1987, Janine Wilkes Dunlap
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A Natural Language Interface For An Intelligent Document Information And Retrieval System / By G. Jan Wilms, G. Jan Wilms
A Natural Language Interface For An Intelligent Document Information And Retrieval System / By G. Jan Wilms, G. Jan Wilms
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The Relationship Between Selected Social And Environmental Factors And Cancer Mortality By Planning District In South Dakota, 1960-1980, Mansour Haghighatian
The Relationship Between Selected Social And Environmental Factors And Cancer Mortality By Planning District In South Dakota, 1960-1980, Mansour Haghighatian
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This paper investigated the association between selected social and environmental factors and age and sex-specific cancer mortality by planning district in South Dakota for 1960 to 1980. Social factors included median family income, percent of families in poverty, education, and urbanization. Environmental factors included herbicide use, pesticide use, and fertilizer use. Selected demographic variables, such as age, sex, and race were uses as control variables. Modernization theory was chosen as ·the conceptual framework. It was asserted that as the United States industrialized, standard of living also rose, and a shift from communicable diseases to degenerative illnesses as major causes of …
Images Of Kuwaiti Women : A Content Analysis Of Representative Selections From The Literature With Accompanying Annotated Bibliography, Texas Sabine Swanjord
Images Of Kuwaiti Women : A Content Analysis Of Representative Selections From The Literature With Accompanying Annotated Bibliography, Texas Sabine Swanjord
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This is a descriptive study of the literature about Kuwaiti women published in either English or Arabic in the 20th century. Images of Kuwaiti women are examined in order to assess the literature from which these images are drawn. The study first reviews the literature about Muslim women in the Middle East and then the specific literature about Kuwaiti women. The sociology of knowledge is discussed in terms of its theoretical imperatives after which research areas which serve as background to the study are reviewed. The study goes on to organize the literature about Kuwaiti women. A sample is drawn …
An Examination Of Demographic Characteristics Of Elementary School Principals And Student Achievement Scores, Winston A. Riddle
An Examination Of Demographic Characteristics Of Elementary School Principals And Student Achievement Scores, Winston A. Riddle
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The purpose of this study was to consider the specific demographic characteristics of elementary school principals in conjunction with the academic achievement of students in an attempt to identify characteristics that might assist in the identification of effective principals. The characteristics tested were the principal's age, sex, race, tenure in the current position, total experience as a principal, level of previous teaching experience, and level of education. During and following the review of the literature, a list of characteristics was compiled and refined and a survey instrument constructed. The survey was sent to 255 randomly selected elementary school principals in …
Talcott Parsons' Economic Sub-Systems Model And County-To-County Net Migration Patterns In South Dakota 1975-1980, Richard E. Barnes
Talcott Parsons' Economic Sub-Systems Model And County-To-County Net Migration Patterns In South Dakota 1975-1980, Richard E. Barnes
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This paper explores Talcott Parsons' theoretical use of social systems models with applications for understanding the ability of a social system to exploit external economic resources, both capital and labor, while examining the pattern maintenance functions of the system that maintain the population base. As social systems address common problems, four basic categories of activity are delineated by Parsons. Concentrating on the vertical cells of Adaptation and Latency, the economic sub-system is examined for its affects upon the migration process. Four distinct economic types are identified with four different patterns of migration based upon the theoretical perspectives of Parsons. This …
The Effects Of Nonmetropolitan Net Migration Rate On Selected Demographic And Employment Characteristics In The Agricultural Western Plains Division Of The West North Central Region, 1970-1980, Abidemi Olumide Oyinlade
The Effects Of Nonmetropolitan Net Migration Rate On Selected Demographic And Employment Characteristics In The Agricultural Western Plains Division Of The West North Central Region, 1970-1980, Abidemi Olumide Oyinlade
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This study investigated relationships between nonmetropolitan net migration rates and selected demographic and employment characteristics in the Agricultural Western Plains Division of the West North Central Region, 1970-1980. This division comprises of the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. A case study of South Dakota was also conducted to identify the association between nonmetropolitan age-specific net migration rates and changes in selected employment characteristics, 1970-1980. The specific demographic variable was the ratio of males to females in the nonmetropolitan counties, while the employment variables included civilian labor force status, civilian labor force employed, and employment in each …
A Study Of The Relative Contribution Of Selected Sociocultural And Personality Variables To The Explanation Of Prejudice And Discrimination In South Dakota, Dan Peterson
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Very little research has been conducted in South Dakota on the subject of prejudice and discrimination. This research not only attempts to address this lack of research, but it also attempts to assess the functions that prejudicial attitudes may serve as well as to provide further insight into the explanatory power of divergent theoretical perspectives (psychological and sociological). In order to fill this gap in regional research, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of college freshman attending one of the state colleges in South Dakota. Results of the survey indicated that those sampled were neither unprejudiced nor highly prejudiced, …
Population Trends In South Dakota Counties, 1880-1980 : A Geographical Analysis, Abdur Rahim
Population Trends In South Dakota Counties, 1880-1980 : A Geographical Analysis, Abdur Rahim
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South Dakota is one of the most sparsely populated states in the nation. According to 1980 census data, the population density of this predominantly agricultural state is 9.1 persons per square mile, compared to a national density average of 64.0 persons per square mile. The human occupation of South Dakota is characterized by population trends and patterns which exhibit a variety of spatial forms and considerable dynaminism over time. After opening of the settlement frontier in the mid nineteenth century, South Dakota began attracting many immigrants and settlers. The population of the state reached its zenith in 1930, declined during …
Dr. Alfred Hume : His Leadership As Vice Chancellor, Acting Chancellor, And Chancellor Of The University Of Mississippi (1905-1945) / By Frances Egger Watson, Frances Egger Watson
Dr. Alfred Hume : His Leadership As Vice Chancellor, Acting Chancellor, And Chancellor Of The University Of Mississippi (1905-1945) / By Frances Egger Watson, Frances Egger Watson
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A Comparative Study Of Traditional Nursing Schedules Vs. Extended Nursing Schedules On Patient Satisfaction, Cheryl J. Erler
A Comparative Study Of Traditional Nursing Schedules Vs. Extended Nursing Schedules On Patient Satisfaction, Cheryl J. Erler
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This study compared patient satisfaction with nursing care given by nurses working traditional eight-hour shifts versus the satisfaction of patients being cared for by nurses working twelve-hour shifts.
The conceptual framework was derived from Systems Theory incorporating the interrelated subsystems within the organization that contribute to patient satisfaction as identified by Johnson, Kast, and Rosenzweig (1973).
The Patient Satisfaction Instrument designed by Risser(1975) and adapted by Hinshaw and Atwood (1979) for in-patient use was utilized for data collection. One medical-surgical unit in a Veterans Administration Hospital constituted the experimental group where patients were surveyed before and after the staffing change. …
Architectural And Artifactual Implications For Household Organization In A Satellite Community In The Tehuacan Valley, Mexico / By Modeena M. H. Stultz, Modeena Stultz
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The Social Setting Of The Early Christian Community At Philippi, John Grayson Armistead
The Social Setting Of The Early Christian Community At Philippi, John Grayson Armistead
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Attitudes Toward And Involvement In Pharmaceutical Purchasing : A Comparison Of Hospital Chief Executive Officers And Hospital Pharmacy Directors / By Patricia Peeples Tucker, Patricia Peeples Tucker
Attitudes Toward And Involvement In Pharmaceutical Purchasing : A Comparison Of Hospital Chief Executive Officers And Hospital Pharmacy Directors / By Patricia Peeples Tucker, Patricia Peeples Tucker
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A People Haunted By Themselves : Southern Gothic In American Film, John Taylor Kitchings
A People Haunted By Themselves : Southern Gothic In American Film, John Taylor Kitchings
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Development Of An Assessment Measure For Determining Legal Competency In Informed Birth Control And Pregnancy Decisions, Patricia I. Carter
Development Of An Assessment Measure For Determining Legal Competency In Informed Birth Control And Pregnancy Decisions, Patricia I. Carter
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