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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. …


An Assessment Of The Understanding Of Human Sexuality Concepts Among Undergraduates At South Dakota State University, Les C. Odegaard Jan 1978

An Assessment Of The Understanding Of Human Sexuality Concepts Among Undergraduates At South Dakota State University, Les C. Odegaard

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The purpose of the study was to determine the level of understanding in the area of human sexuality among undergraduates at south Dakota State University.


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 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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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.


The Reality Of Christian Hope : A Study Of The Positive Voice In The Fiction Of Flannery O'Connor / By Darrell Eugene Stafford, Darrell Eugene Stafford Jan 1978

The Reality Of Christian Hope : A Study Of The Positive Voice In The Fiction Of Flannery O'Connor / By Darrell Eugene Stafford, Darrell Eugene Stafford

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No abstract provided.


Discrimination Against Women In Mississippi Newsrooms : An Exploratory Study, Ouida C. Drinkwater Jan 1978

Discrimination Against Women In Mississippi Newsrooms : An Exploratory Study, Ouida C. Drinkwater

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No abstract provided.


An Application Of Cluster Analysis To The Detection Of Structurein Sociometric Data, Frederick Lemonte Jones Jan 1978

An Application Of Cluster Analysis To The Detection Of Structurein Sociometric Data, Frederick Lemonte Jones

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Attitudes Associated With Opinions Toward Space Exploration, Robert Dale Mcwilliams Jan 1978

Attitudes Associated With Opinions Toward Space Exploration, Robert Dale Mcwilliams

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No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of Physicians' Level Of Awareness Of Hospital Drug Charges Produced By Current Sources Of Information, Adam Rivers Blumer Jan 1978

An Evaluation Of Physicians' Level Of Awareness Of Hospital Drug Charges Produced By Current Sources Of Information, Adam Rivers Blumer

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A Dietary Analysis Of The Choctaw And Chickasaw Indians Of Northeast Mississippi, Camille Margarita Hallman Jan 1978

A Dietary Analysis Of The Choctaw And Chickasaw Indians Of Northeast Mississippi, Camille Margarita Hallman

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No abstract provided.


Henry Bellamann's Kings Row : A Re-Evaluation Of A Forgotten Best Seller, Leslie Jean Campbell Jan 1978

Henry Bellamann's Kings Row : A Re-Evaluation Of A Forgotten Best Seller, Leslie Jean Campbell

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No abstract provided.


A Description Of The Role Of The Public School Science Supervisor: 1895 To 1976, Judy Harmon Dec 1977

A Description Of The Role Of The Public School Science Supervisor: 1895 To 1976, Judy Harmon

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The Problem. The problem was to investigate the role of the public school science supervisor in the United States as perceived by recognized authorities, through the identification and description of beginnings, developments, trends, and projections found in scientific and educational literature. (Abstract shortened.)


A Comparison Of Attitudes Toward Community Colleges With Attitudes Toward Four-Year Colleges, Robert L. Gillespie Dec 1977

A Comparison Of Attitudes Toward Community Colleges With Attitudes Toward Four-Year Colleges, Robert L. Gillespie

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Purpose. The purpose of this research was to determine if the attitudes of high school seniors toward community colleges and four-year colleges were significantly different according to socio-economic measures, and to see how they compared with their teachers'attitudes. (Abstract shortened.)


The Status Of Science Supervision In Florida School Districts, Roy F. Ellis Jun 1977

The Status Of Science Supervision In Florida School Districts, Roy F. Ellis

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No abstract provided.


Extent And Type Of Retirement Preparation Made By Middle-Aged Women In South Dakota, Mary M. Wipf Jan 1977

Extent And Type Of Retirement Preparation Made By Middle-Aged Women In South Dakota, Mary M. Wipf

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One purpose of this study was to examine the extent and type of preparation for retirement made by middle-age people, specifically women from 0 through 64 years of age, in South Dakota. These preparations were examined in terms of the several adjustments demands with which retired people are faced in American society. A further purpose of the study was to compare the age, level of education, and marital status of the subjects to their responses to questions dealing with the various aspects of preparation for retirement.


A Study Of The Relationship Between The Ideological Tendencies Of United States Supreme Court Cases Affecting The Press, 1946-1974, Thomas A. Schwartz Jan 1977

A Study Of The Relationship Between The Ideological Tendencies Of United States Supreme Court Cases Affecting The Press, 1946-1974, Thomas A. Schwartz

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Analysis of United States Supreme Court decision-making in cases affecting the press is important to communication law because many significant aspects of the court’s political behavior cannot be studied by reading the opinions of the court. The great volume of cases and range of issues simply preclude meaningful analysis except when subjected to the quantitative techniques of data processing and measurement. The hypotheses are: 1. Basic attitudes of Supreme Court justices contribute to their voting behavior. 2. Basic attitudes of Supreme Court justices in civil liberties cases. 3. Basic attitudes of Supreme Court justices toward press issues contribute to their …


A Study Of Selected Factors Associated With Formal Normative Inmate Behavior At The Maryland State Correctional Institution, Virgil J. Brown Jan 1977

A Study Of Selected Factors Associated With Formal Normative Inmate Behavior At The Maryland State Correctional Institution, Virgil J. Brown

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This research was designed to answer the following question: “What factors are associated with inmate deviations from formal rules and regulations within a correctional institution?” The study had the following objectives: (1) the development of a theoretical model which would be capable of analyzing formal normative behavioral patterns of incarcerated individuals; (2) the development of instruments for measuring formal normative behavior and a set of related variables; (3) to establish the degree of association between selected variables and formal normative behavior of inmates; and (4) the development of an index for prediction of inmates propensity to conform to or deviate …


Project Remand : Estimating Probability Of Failure To Appear, Glen Arthur Just Jan 1977

Project Remand : Estimating Probability Of Failure To Appear, Glen Arthur Just

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The study investigated the following problem: What is the best estimator of failure to appear (FTA) for felons in Ramset County, Minnesota, who are released into the community during their pretrial period? An estimator of FTA and nonFTA probabilities was derived with the aid of stepwise discriminant analysis. The method demonstrates the expost facto ability to correctly place 98 percent of the nonFTA’s and 30 percent of the FTA’s in the 1975 sample. The overall total group placement, due to the large percentage of nonFTA’s in the sample, was approximately 90 percent. Even though it is recognized that multiple regression …


An Analysis Of The Public Television Audience In The Oxford, Mississippi, Area, 1977, Susan Helen Langdon Jan 1977

An Analysis Of The Public Television Audience In The Oxford, Mississippi, Area, 1977, Susan Helen Langdon

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No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Enrollment In Physical Education Courses And Leisure Time Physical Activity Patterns Among Selected South Dakota State University Graduates, Le Anne Elhoff Dobratz Jan 1977

A Comparison Of Enrollment In Physical Education Courses And Leisure Time Physical Activity Patterns Among Selected South Dakota State University Graduates, Le Anne Elhoff Dobratz

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A survey was conducted to determine whether enrollment in the required Fitness and Lifetime Activity courses at South Dakota State University had influenced members of the graduating classes of this institution in their selection of leisure time physical activities. Two hundred eight questionnaires were mailed to selected 1970 graduates of South Dakota State University and 206 to members of the 1972 class. Sixty-one percent of the questionnaires were received from the class of 1970, while a sixty-six percent rate of return was realized for the class of 1972. More than one-third of the respondents from both graduating classes (38% from …


A Study Of Factors Associated With Community Satisfaction Among Residents Of A South Dakota Community, Javan E. Dargan Jan 1977

A Study Of Factors Associated With Community Satisfaction Among Residents Of A South Dakota Community, Javan E. Dargan

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This exploratory case study examined the extent of community satisfaction in a South Dakota town, herein called Dakota Town. The purposes of this study were (1) to examine the attitudes of residents toward their community, (2) to examine the attitudes of residents toward their community’s subsystems, (3) to examine the factors associated with the residents’ overall satisfaction with their community, (4) to examine the factors associated with the residents’ satisfaction with the subsystems of their community, and (5) to examine the extent to which variations in the attitudes toward community subsystems explain variations in community satisfaction. Social systems theory and …


Attitude Changes In College Women Resulting From A Four Year Program In Child Development And Family Relations, Judy Youngbauer Branum Jan 1977

Attitude Changes In College Women Resulting From A Four Year Program In Child Development And Family Relations, Judy Youngbauer Branum

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The purpose of the study was to determine the attitude changes in females resulting from the four year Child Development and Family Relations (CDFR) program at South Dakota State University. If this program of study has an effect upon students’ attitudes, then there should be measurable differences between the attitudes of students beginning the CDFR program and the attitudes of those finishing the CDFR program. In order to demonstrate that a change in attitudes was due to this particular program, it was necessary that beginning and graduating students in other programs of study be tested and used as comparative groups.


Marriage Role Expectations Of High School Seniors, Pearl Klaudt Ivers Jan 1977

Marriage Role Expectations Of High School Seniors, Pearl Klaudt Ivers

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Many changes are taking place in the Home Economics high school curriculum. New federal Title IX regulations, more boys enrolling in home economics classes, and an emphasis on family living courses challenge teachers to implement changes to meet the needs of today’s student. A concern and interest of this researcher is the future of marriage and the family. It is anticipated that through this study, new insights can be gained into what factors in the family orientation actually influence the roles young people believe they are to assume after marriage.


D. H. Lawrence In The United States : From The Ashes Of Legend, James Elwood Mcmath Jan 1977

D. H. Lawrence In The United States : From The Ashes Of Legend, James Elwood Mcmath

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No abstract provided.


Validation Of The Spence-Helmreich Attitudes Toward Women Scale: An Extension, Emma Louise Kinabrew Jan 1977

Validation Of The Spence-Helmreich Attitudes Toward Women Scale: An Extension, Emma Louise Kinabrew

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No abstract provided.


Control Of Radio Stations In Chile, 1970-1973, Fernando Rene Crisosto-Garces Jan 1977

Control Of Radio Stations In Chile, 1970-1973, Fernando Rene Crisosto-Garces

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No abstract provided.


A Case Study Of Selected Youth At Runaway House Between December15, 1976 And March 15, 1977, James Phillip Maxwell Jan 1977

A Case Study Of Selected Youth At Runaway House Between December15, 1976 And March 15, 1977, James Phillip Maxwell

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No abstract provided.


An Investigation Into The Development Of The Band In The United States And Its Emergence Into Public Education, Glenn Michelle Martin Jan 1977

An Investigation Into The Development Of The Band In The United States And Its Emergence Into Public Education, Glenn Michelle Martin

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No abstract provided.


Differences In Emotional Expressiveness Of Love, Hate, Happinessand Sadness Of Males And Females / By John Wallace Trepp, Jr, John Wallace Trepp Jan 1977

Differences In Emotional Expressiveness Of Love, Hate, Happinessand Sadness Of Males And Females / By John Wallace Trepp, Jr, John Wallace Trepp

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No abstract provided.