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The Relationship Between Faculty Nativity And Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity And Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Faculty., Patricia Ann Johnston Jan 1988

The Relationship Between Faculty Nativity And Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity And Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Faculty., Patricia Ann Johnston

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This study investigated the relationship between faculty nativity and role conflict, role ambiguity and job satisfaction. Role conflict and role ambiguity were measured by Rizzo, House and Lutzman's instrument. Job satisfaction was measured in six areas using Smith, Kendall and Hulin's revised Job Descriptive Index. Inbred faculty were defined as those faculty holding a nursing degree from the employing institution and comprised 31% of the sample. Questionnaires were sent to faculty at 21 accredited schools of nursing in eight states in the southern United States. Demographically, the faculty were female (98%), young (73% under age 50), and in the lower …

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Effects Of Task And Environment-Related Variables On Individuals' Lifting Capabilities While Wearing Protective Clothing., Mohamed Zaki Ramadan Jan 1988

Effects Of Task And Environment-Related Variables On Individuals' Lifting Capabilities While Wearing Protective Clothing., Mohamed Zaki Ramadan

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This study was conducted to evaluate the lifting capabilities of individuals while wearing protective clothing in a hot environment and to investigate the behavior of the physiological stresses induced by the lifting process associated with those variables. In order to achieve the objectives of this research, two separate studies were conducted. The first part was an acclimatization and training program followed by a psychophysical experiment. Five male subjects, 28 to 31 years of age, participated in this study. They were heat acclimatized and trained for ten days prior to participation in the main experiment. The independent variables studied in the …

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Curricula Of Selected Korean Ethnic Schools In The United States: A Curriculum Assessment Study., Minza Kim Boo Jan 1988

Curricula Of Selected Korean Ethnic Schools In The United States: A Curriculum Assessment Study., Minza Kim Boo

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Demographic, historical, and educational data on Korean ethnic education programs in the United States posed some possible curricular problems concerning such questions as: "How well did Korean ethnic schools define the curricular purposes, organize the curricular content, select the curricular methodology, and practice the evaluation of curricular outcomes?" Thus, the primary purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of Korean ethnic schools in terms of whether the Korean ethnic school curricula used essential curricular principles and guidelines; and whether the Korean ethnic education programs were implemented to respond to multi-dimensional ethnic needs of Korean immigrants. The procedures …

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The Relationship Between Leadership Styles Of High School Principals And School Climate As Perceived By Teachers., Sandra Shrewsbury Bailey Jan 1988

The Relationship Between Leadership Styles Of High School Principals And School Climate As Perceived By Teachers., Sandra Shrewsbury Bailey

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This study was designed to examine the relationship between the leadership styles of principals and the climate of high schools in West Virginia as perceived by teachers. From a population of 4,966 high school teachers, a random sample of 384 participants was selected. Each participant was mailed a survey packet containing a cover letter and two questionnaires, the LEAD-Other and the CFK Ltd. School Climate Profile. The total return was 248 or 64.58 percent. The data were analyzed using the General Linear Model of the Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS). Analysis of the data resulted in these major findings: High school …

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The Beginning Teacher's Personality Needs And The Perceived School Climate In West Virginia., Charles Kent Runyan Jan 1988

The Beginning Teacher's Personality Needs And The Perceived School Climate In West Virginia., Charles Kent Runyan

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The study investigated by analyzing independently as well as interdependently the demographic characteristics of the beginning teacher in West Virginia, the school climate these teachers perceived as pervasive in the state, and the first year teacher's personality needs. For this purpose, eight major questions were fashioned with 38 major composite null hypotheses developed. Three instruments were used to collect data: a general demographic survey--to assess ten demographic characteristics, the School Climate Survey (SCS)--to measure the perceived school climate, and the Sterns Activities Index (SAI)--to measure the personality needs. From a state-wide population of 783 beginning teachers with zero years of …

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Creative Problem-Solving And Its Effect On Eighth-Grade Students., Frances Elizabeth Bush Jan 1988

Creative Problem-Solving And Its Effect On Eighth-Grade Students., Frances Elizabeth Bush

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The primary objective of this study was to determine the impact of Creative Problem-solving (CPS) training on students' creative thinking and finished art products. Experimental and Control groups were matched by age (13-14) and grade (eighth). The creativity training program used in the study was a total of sixteen sessions of 55 minutes each. The vehicle for the study was CPS which was conducted by the writer who encouraged fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Control group received no special training during their traditional art class. Data were analyzed using t-test and correlations. All subjects constructed art products at the end …

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Development Of Fundamental Motor Skills In Down's Syndrome Preschool Children., Karen Ann Kurz-Mcpherson Jan 1988

Development Of Fundamental Motor Skills In Down's Syndrome Preschool Children., Karen Ann Kurz-Mcpherson

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The purpose of this study was to examine effects of a developmental motor program on the development of three fundamental motor skills of Down Syndrome preschool age children. The two participants for the study were both four years old. Each participant and a parent (mother) participated in a nine week community based preschool developmental motor program (KinderSkills) operated by the School of Physical Education at West Virginia University. Intervention was provided sequentially to the motor skills of catching, throwing and striking through involvement in developmentally appropriate motor activities and guided parent instruction. Each participant's process characteristic levels of the three …

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A Study Of The Women In W. S. Gilbert's "Patience", "Iolanthe", And "Princess Ida"; Or, The Folly Of Being Feminist., Cheryl Conover Hoffman Jan 1988

A Study Of The Women In W. S. Gilbert's "Patience", "Iolanthe", And "Princess Ida"; Or, The Folly Of Being Feminist., Cheryl Conover Hoffman

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In his three operas of the early 1880s--Patience, Iolanthe, and Princess Ida--W. S. Gilbert directs his wit at free-thinking women. Although the overt subjects of these operas (Aestheticism, the reform of the House of Lords, and women's education) have received much critical attention, the subplot--the conflict between men and women--has not. In all three, the tension in the plot is the result of the sexual struggle; and, in all three, Gilbert trivializes the feminist idea of woman's independence and advocates the Separate Spheres theory, which postulated that equality between the sexes was not possible because of the God-ordained biological difference …

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Demographic Characteristics And Personality Types Of Resident Assistants As Predictor Variables Of Job Satisfaction, Burnout, Or Supervisory Rating: A Descriptive Study., Linda Jean Gardner Jan 1987

Demographic Characteristics And Personality Types Of Resident Assistants As Predictor Variables Of Job Satisfaction, Burnout, Or Supervisory Rating: A Descriptive Study., Linda Jean Gardner

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A critical issue in higher education today is that of student retention. Although attention has been given to the general quality of residence hall living as a factor in student satisfaction, little effort has been given to the study of resident assistants, a key component in residence hall living. The purpose of this study was to examine this central population of service providers to incoming students at West Virginia University. This study collected and presented basic descriptive data on 77 resident assistants employed at West Virginia University including: (1) demographics; (2) psychological type (Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator); (3) level of burnout …

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Factors Related To Attrition From Doctor Of Education Programs In The College Of Human Resources And Education At West Virginia University (Nongraduates, Dropouts, Students)., Nancy Louise Valentine Jan 1986

Factors Related To Attrition From Doctor Of Education Programs In The College Of Human Resources And Education At West Virginia University (Nongraduates, Dropouts, Students)., Nancy Louise Valentine

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The purpose of this study was to investigate possible relationships among selected psychological, sociological, and economic characteristics of doctoral students and compare these characteristics to the completion or noncompletion of EdD degrees in the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University. In addition, academic departments within the college were compared on eight variables to see if differences within departments contributed to completion or noncompletion of the EdD. A questionnaire, specifically designed for this study, was mailed to 254 EdD recipients and 287 nongraduates. A response rate of 82.98% of the graduates and 63.40% of the nongraduates was …

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The Relationship Between Clinical Experience And Both The Identification Of Accurate Clinical Nursing Judgments And The Development Of Professional Identity, Rita Short Monahan Jan 1986

The Relationship Between Clinical Experience And Both The Identification Of Accurate Clinical Nursing Judgments And The Development Of Professional Identity, Rita Short Monahan

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This study was designed to investigate the relationship between the clinical experience of baccalaureate nursing students and (1) the identification of accurate clinical nursing judgments, and (2) the development of professional identity. Sixteen students registered for a required clinical course completed data collection instruments. The eight students in the control group completed the clinical course as prescribed in the curriculum; the eight students in the experimental group received no assigned clinical experience during the block of time in which the intervention occurred. Subjects were asked to complete the following data collection instruments: (1) Student Learning and Development in the Clinical …

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The Effects Of Matching And Mismatching The Diagnosed Learning Styles Of Intermediate Level Students With Their Structural Preferences In The Learning Environment., Barbara Francine Rahal Jan 1986

The Effects Of Matching And Mismatching The Diagnosed Learning Styles Of Intermediate Level Students With Their Structural Preferences In The Learning Environment., Barbara Francine Rahal

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationships between the learner's diagnosed preference for structure and the academic achievement of intermediate level students in a unit on energy resources when the instructional environments is congruent with and dissonant with the learner's diagnosed structural preferences. The study also examined the standard scores of an affective learning style diagnostic instrument and a cognitive style diagnostic instrument for possible relationships. Eighty intermediate level subjects of a private elementary school in Weirton, West Virginia were administered the Group Embedded Figures Test (Oltman, Raskin & Witkin, 1971) and the Learning Style Inventory (Dunn, …

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John Dewey's Concept Of The Child., Charlotte Nelson Landvoigt Jan 1986

John Dewey's Concept Of The Child., Charlotte Nelson Landvoigt

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From an investigation of the entire published works of John Dewey, as well as much of his personal correspondence, this dissertation described and analyzed Dewey's concept of the child. It was discovered that Dewey's concept evolved through interactions with his family and, to a lesser extent, his social milieu. Despite some inconsistencies in his writings about the child, arising primarily from his attempts to persuade his audience to make societal changes benefiting the child, Dewey developed a cohesive, comprehensive concept--a concept which emphasized a view of the child as an active, growing being. Ten aspects of the child were examined …

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The Effect Of A Pre-Writing Learning Strategy On The Growth Of Syntactic Maturity In Written Expression Of College Freshmen With Learning Disabilities., Barbara R. Byrer Jan 1986

The Effect Of A Pre-Writing Learning Strategy On The Growth Of Syntactic Maturity In Written Expression Of College Freshmen With Learning Disabilities., Barbara R. Byrer

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The purpose of this study was to devise and implement a pre-writing learning strategy to measure through syntactic analysis the growth in written products for twelve college freshmen with learning disabilities. Strategy training consisted of modeling, verbal rehearsal and prompting, without concurrent steps of positive and corrective feedback. Utilizing an A-B Follow-up design syntactic measurements of T-units and clauses were computed during baseline, treatment, and follow-up phases of the study. Results of means during each phase determined that 58% increased T-unit length and 50% increased clause length in their writings. The remaining subjects either remained the same or regressed in …

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The Assimilation Of Italian Immigrants And Their Children Through A Variety Of Educational Experiences In A Rural Area (Pennsylvania)., Sunda Cornetti Jan 1986

The Assimilation Of Italian Immigrants And Their Children Through A Variety Of Educational Experiences In A Rural Area (Pennsylvania)., Sunda Cornetti

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This study examined the assimilation of twentieth century Italian immigrants and their children through a variety of educational experiences in a rural area. The objectives were to describe how they acquired their language, to determine factors which affected their assimilation, and to compare and contrast, through a review of the literature, urban experiences with the rural experiences of subjects in this study. Little has been written about Italian immigrant experiences in rural areas. Therefore, to supplement the published and unpublished studies on the Italians in the cities, the techniques of oral history were utilized in order to study Italian immigrants …

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Using Academic Achievement Scores As A Predictor Of Success In Secondary Vocational Education Programs., Michael Malone Murphy Jan 1985

Using Academic Achievement Scores As A Predictor Of Success In Secondary Vocational Education Programs., Michael Malone Murphy

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The study analyzed the relationship between 1981 West Virginia secondary vocational students' scores on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills at the ninth grade level and their subsequent successful job placement. Data were collected and analyzed by means of electronic data processing from data tapes on vocational graduate placement and scores on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills obtained from the West Virginia Department of Education. Sufficient observations were obtained for all vocational fields except technical education. The results for technical education students were noted as statistically unreliable for the study. TTESTS and F' tests were applied to determine the …

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Relaxation Training With Children: A Test Of The Specific Effects Hypothesis., Floyd Daniel Armstrong Jan 1985

Relaxation Training With Children: A Test Of The Specific Effects Hypothesis., Floyd Daniel Armstrong

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Schwartz and his colleagues (Davidson & Schwartz, 1976; Schwartz, Davidson, & Goleman, 1978) have argued that there are specific types of relaxation responses that occur in response to different types of relaxation training. Various techniques believed to produce cognitive or somatic forms of relaxation have been identified, but the empirical evidence in support of the specific effects hypothesis is mixed with adults and absent with children. This study was designed to test whether techniques labeled somatic (progressive muscle relaxation) and cognitive (visual imagery training) would produce different patterns of reductions in physiological, self-report, and performance measures of somatic and cognitive …

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Reality Therapy Applied To The Elementary Music Classroom (Discipline, Time-Out)., John David Faber Jan 1985

Reality Therapy Applied To The Elementary Music Classroom (Discipline, Time-Out)., John David Faber

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The purpose of this research was to compare the effects of reality therapy in the elementary music classroom to the effects of two other disciplinary systems: removal from the class activity, and the assignment of extra work. Specifically, the effects of the three systems on student perceptions of classroom behavior and student attitude were compared. The amount of perceived disorderly behavior typical of each class was measured by the "My Class Inventory." Student attitude toward music class was measured by a semantic differential adapted by the researcher: the "Music Class Attitude Scale." Forty-eight general music classes were randomly assigned one …

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Multi-Dimensional Assessment Of The Effects Of Dialysis On The Marital Relationship., Stephen Serafino Simone Jan 1985

Multi-Dimensional Assessment Of The Effects Of Dialysis On The Marital Relationship., Stephen Serafino Simone

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This study examined the marital profiles of couples with one member on dialysis. These profiles were then compared to the marital profiles of nondialysis, nondistressed couples to determine if there were differences in ratings of marital satisfaction and in the behavioral correlates associated with marital distress. Four marital inventories were administered to 15 dialysis and to 15 nondialysis, nondistressed couples. These instruments included the Spouse Observation Checklist, Marital Satisfaction Inventory, Areas of Change Questionnaire, and the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale. The results of 2 x 2 Analyses of Variance showed that dialysis couples could be differentiated from nondialysis, nondistressed couples …

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The Educative Value Of Literary Art: A Conceptual Framework For Secondary Literature Education (Reader-Response)., Sharon Sharp Smith Jan 1985

The Educative Value Of Literary Art: A Conceptual Framework For Secondary Literature Education (Reader-Response)., Sharon Sharp Smith

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The purpose of this study is to construct a conceptual framework for secondary literature education based on the individual reader's experience with a literary work. The defining characteristics of literature education theory are stipulated as follows: (a) Literature education theory is not scientific; (b) Literature education theory, like any educational theory, should be an open system; (c) Literature education theory provides justification for literature as a secondary school subject by specifying the educative value of literature; (d) Literature education theory should contain a concept of growth; (e) Literature education theory should provide general aims or goals for literature instruction; and, …

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Perceptions Of Nursing Education Administrators And Nursing Service Administrators Regarding Associate Degree And Baccalaureate Nurses In Hospitals (Technical, Professional), Judith Pinson Sortet Jan 1985

Perceptions Of Nursing Education Administrators And Nursing Service Administrators Regarding Associate Degree And Baccalaureate Nurses In Hospitals (Technical, Professional), Judith Pinson Sortet

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The problem investigated was the degree of incongruence between the perceptions of nursing education administrators and nursing service administrators in regard to the educational preparation and employment practices for technical and professional nurses which has contributed to discontent in the profession. The population studied was nursing education administrators in AD and BSN programs and nursing service administrators in general acute care hospitals in West Virginia. The research method was a descriptive survey using a mailed questionnaire developed by a researcher. Eighteen (100%) of the nursing education administrators and sixty (89.6%) of the nursing service administrators responded. Seven perceptions were examined …

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Expected Use Of Management Principles For Safety Function Management., Anthony Thomas Veltri Jan 1985

Expected Use Of Management Principles For Safety Function Management., Anthony Thomas Veltri

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This study determined the extensiveness that management principles should be used during management of the Safety Function. This study makes available to enterprise managers research based data which can be useful in managing operations that counteract Risk, Danger, and Loss to enterprise resources. The investigator constructed and grouped 40 management principles according to management practices, (i.e., planning, organizing, leading, controlling, evaluating) based upon a review of professional literature pertaining to management. Eight Management Textbook Author jurors assisted in the refinement of these statements. The result was majority consensus acceptance of 42 management principles. The refined list of management principles was …

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A Comparison Of An Active And A Passive Relaxation Procedure For The Management Of General Anxiety (Relaxation, Stress Management, Sensory Awareness)., Jeffrey Alan Knight Jan 1984

A Comparison Of An Active And A Passive Relaxation Procedure For The Management Of General Anxiety (Relaxation, Stress Management, Sensory Awareness)., Jeffrey Alan Knight

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Relaxation training procedures have been used increasingly over the last 20 years as a treatment intervention for generalized anxiety. Treatment of anxiety is often approached from the broader perspective of stress management training using relaxation procedures as components of the treatment protocol. Historically, active relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation, have been employed in stress management programs, although passive relaxation techniques, those not requiring muscle tension release, have also proven effective in reducing symptoms of tension and anxiety. The present study was designed to compare the efficacy of a clinically proven, but empirically untested, passive relaxation procedure called Sensory …

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A Functional Assessment Of Heterosocial Initiation Behaviors In Adults (Social Competence, Effectiveness, External Validity)., Thomas Michael Dilorenzo Jan 1984

A Functional Assessment Of Heterosocial Initiation Behaviors In Adults (Social Competence, Effectiveness, External Validity)., Thomas Michael Dilorenzo

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The purpose of the present investigation was to incorporate the extant literature in the area of social competence in an attempt to assess the relationship between empirically defined classes of behavior or strategies and ratings of effectiveness, liking, and skill with adults. Female subjects were asked to listen to and rate audiotapes of dyadic interactions of males and females. The dyads' verbal behavior had been manipulated experimentally such that each "actor" exhibited one of two strategies in each audiotaped interaction. The male actor exhibited either an "other enhancement" or a "positive self presentation" intiation strategy. The female actor either encouraged …

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Institutional Governance Through Committees (Effectiveness, Collegiality, Yeshiva; Pennsylvania)., Ronald G. Dreucci Jan 1984

Institutional Governance Through Committees (Effectiveness, Collegiality, Yeshiva; Pennsylvania)., Ronald G. Dreucci

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which committees effectively determined institutional governance conditions. More specifically, answers to the following questions were sought: (1) to what extent did those committees specified in the collective bargaining agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (COMMONWEALTH) and the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) effectively determine institutional governance in the Pennsylvania State Colleges and University System; (2) what were the conditions that tended to militate for or against effective governance involvement via committees specified in the collective bargaining agreement; (3) in what ways were the committees at …

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A Reassessment Of Julian Hawthorne Through Consideration Of His Short Fiction, John William Teel Jan 1984

A Reassessment Of Julian Hawthorne Through Consideration Of His Short Fiction, John William Teel

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Julian Hawthorne, the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, was once a popular writer whose fictional works include twenty-four novels and over eighty short stories. Though he was highly regarded by many critics in his time, he is little known today, even among scholars specializing in American literature. The few studies of Hawthorne written in this century generally concur with an opinion commonly expressed by Hawthorne's contemporaries: that he wrote too rapidly to produce carefully crafted novels though he was more successful with his short stories and novellas. Most of his stories have never been collected or anthologized, however, so there has …

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World And Being In Wordsworth's "Prelude" (Phenomenology)., James Preston Hissom Jan 1984

World And Being In Wordsworth's "Prelude" (Phenomenology)., James Preston Hissom

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This study approaches the problem of the relation of man and nature in William Wordsworth's The Prelude from the phenomenological perspective developed in Martin Heidegger's early work, Being and Time. More specifically, I attempt to work out a detailed comparison between Wordsworth's description of nature as an environing and supporting presence and Heidegger's notion of "world" as an irreducible component of human existence. In contrast to most philosophically oriented critics of The Prelude, who locate Wordsworth's ideas within the metaphysical context of English empiricism or continental transcendentalism and idealism, I argue that the structure of experience presented in ThePrelude actually …

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The Widow In Restoration Comedy., Beverly Cardwell Debord Jan 1983

The Widow In Restoration Comedy., Beverly Cardwell Debord

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The widow appears frequently on the Restoration comic stage, and yet, almost without exception, she provokes laughter only at her own expense. In the thirty-eight comedies examined in this study, widows suffer various types of abuse, from witty derision to physical assault. However, in virtually every instance--whether in her treatment by fellow characters or in her depiction by the playwright--the widow's exploitation involves her financial situation. Moreover, this common factor is a key to understanding why widowhood, essentially tragic, became comic during the Restoration. Traditionally an unwelcome reminder of death and the power of sexuality, even before the Restoration widows …

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An Analysis Of Learning Styles Of Registered Nurse Students, Basic Nursing Students, And Nurse Educators In A Baccalaureate Nursing Program., Margaret Ann Marcinek Jan 1983

An Analysis Of Learning Styles Of Registered Nurse Students, Basic Nursing Students, And Nurse Educators In A Baccalaureate Nursing Program., Margaret Ann Marcinek

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There were two purposes of this study. The primary purpose was to determine if a significant difference in learning styles exists among registered nurse students, basic nursing students, and nurse educators in a baccalaureate nursing program. The secondary purpose was to determine the effects of the following variables on learning style: basic educational preparation in nursing, practice setting, and years of practice in nursing. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory and a demographic data questionnaire were administered to all registered nurse students at the beginning of their first course upon entering West Virginia University. The same tools were administered in a classroom …

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Change Of Attitude Toward Mathematics Of Prospective Elementary Teachers In A Mathematics Methods Course., James Richard Myers Jan 1983

Change Of Attitude Toward Mathematics Of Prospective Elementary Teachers In A Mathematics Methods Course., James Richard Myers

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of attitude toward mathematics of prospective elementary teachers in an undergraduate elementary mathematics methods course. Two groups of prospective elementary teachers enrolled at The Pennsylvania State University participated in the study. The experimental group consisted of 136 students enrolled in the elementary mathematics methods course. The control group consisted of 47 students enrolled in the elementary science methods course. During the first and last class meetings of each course, attitude scales were administered to determine the extent of attitude change. The Suydam-Trueblood Attitude toward Mathematics Scale was completed by both …

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