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A Study Of The Dropout Problem With Emphasis On Educational Programs And Services For Potential Dropouts In The Richmond Public Schools, Michael Lewis Waring Jan 1967

A Study Of The Dropout Problem With Emphasis On Educational Programs And Services For Potential Dropouts In The Richmond Public Schools, Michael Lewis Waring

Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are (l) to describe the dropout situation and provide statistics concerning this problem in the United States, Virginia, and Richmond and (2) to describe the programs and services for potential dropouts which tend to improve the holding power of Richmond's public schools.

This thesis provides background information necessary for a better understanding of the dropout situation.

There exists no one source from which teachers, administrators, and laymen can learn about the various programs and services offered by the Richmond Public Schools to deal with the dropout problem. This problem is becoming more acute with the …


The Joyce Menagerie : Animal Imagery In The First Three Novels, David A. Dewitt Jan 1967

The Joyce Menagerie : Animal Imagery In The First Three Novels, David A. Dewitt

Master's Theses

If James Joyce l:ad written novels with largely rural settings, like many written by Lawrence and Faulkner, it would not be particularly unusual to find many references to animals and birds. However, Joyce's novels take place in Dublin, which certainly is not the ideal habitat for large numbers of animals; and yet the number of references to animals and birds in his novels is astounding. The brief portion of Stephen Hero contains nearly fifty primary references, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man has ninety-four, and there are more than eight hundred in Ulysses. Not only is the …


The Effects Of Readership Selectivity On The Reading Of Controversial Material Dealing With The Reader's Personal Prejudices : A Test Of The Theory Of Cognitive Dissonance, John Marshall Tucker Jan 1967

The Effects Of Readership Selectivity On The Reading Of Controversial Material Dealing With The Reader's Personal Prejudices : A Test Of The Theory Of Cognitive Dissonance, John Marshall Tucker

Master's Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to test the theory of cognitive dissonance as it relates to a reader's selectivity in reading controversial material involving his personal prejudices or attitudes. Festinger states that forced or accidental exposure to new information which tends to increase dissonance will frequently result in misinterpretation and misperception of the new information by the individual thus exposed in an effort to avoid a dissonance increase. Therefore, cognitive dissonance theory would predict that a person's prejudiced attitude would negatively effect his reading comprehension on material which was disharmonious with his attitude. The dissonance situation examined here is …


Interaction Of Quaternary Ammonium Ions With The Ions Of Bromocresol Green, Daniel Yue-King Chan Jan 1967

Interaction Of Quaternary Ammonium Ions With The Ions Of Bromocresol Green, Daniel Yue-King Chan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Changes In Reactivity Of Blood Group Substances A And B On Cell Surfaces Of Neoplastic Tissue Of The Oral Epithelium, Richard C. Prendergast Jan 1967

Changes In Reactivity Of Blood Group Substances A And B On Cell Surfaces Of Neoplastic Tissue Of The Oral Epithelium, Richard C. Prendergast

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Pilot Study Of Treatment Centers For Heroin Drug Addiction In New York City, Phyllis Somerville Jan 1967

A Pilot Study Of Treatment Centers For Heroin Drug Addiction In New York City, Phyllis Somerville

Master's Theses

The Purpose of the Study

The purpose of the study is to survey methods used by some groups and institutions listed below who are attempting to cure heroin drug addiction. In this study an attempt has been made to discover which method technique or combination of methods and techniques are most effective for permanent cure. Also it will outline the past history of treatment used in New York City and give a brief proposal of its new treatment program as of April 1, 1967. The study will seek to evaluate the counseling techniques used as well as other supportive therapeutic …


Melchor Ocampo: A Mexican Liberal's View Of The Relationship Of Church And State In The Nineteenth Century, Dorothy E. Nash Jan 1967

Melchor Ocampo: A Mexican Liberal's View Of The Relationship Of Church And State In The Nineteenth Century, Dorothy E. Nash

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Descriptive Analysis Of The Effect Of Ethnic Identification On The Aspirations Of Self-Image Of Freshman And Senior Students In A Large Co-Institutional Roman Catholic High School In An Industrial City Of The Midwest, Christopher M. Fails Jan 1967

Descriptive Analysis Of The Effect Of Ethnic Identification On The Aspirations Of Self-Image Of Freshman And Senior Students In A Large Co-Institutional Roman Catholic High School In An Industrial City Of The Midwest, Christopher M. Fails

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


English Relations With, And Concepts Of, Russia, 1553-1640, George. Vandusen Jan 1967

English Relations With, And Concepts Of, Russia, 1553-1640, George. Vandusen

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Psychophysical Phenomenon On Sensory Stimuli To The Periodontal Ligament, Patrick Robert Nakfoor Jan 1967

An Evaluation Of The Psychophysical Phenomenon On Sensory Stimuli To The Periodontal Ligament, Patrick Robert Nakfoor

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Proliferative Capacity Of Osteoblasts During Fracture Repair And A Comparison Of Dna Synthesis In Normal And Hypophysectomized Rats: An Autoradiographic Study, Joseph Thomas Nichols Jan 1967

The Proliferative Capacity Of Osteoblasts During Fracture Repair And A Comparison Of Dna Synthesis In Normal And Hypophysectomized Rats: An Autoradiographic Study, Joseph Thomas Nichols

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Dental Assessment Of The Dentoskeletal Prognathism In The North American Negro, Clarence J. Red Jan 1967

A Dental Assessment Of The Dentoskeletal Prognathism In The North American Negro, Clarence J. Red

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Apposition Of Alveolar Bone Seen In Tooth Extrusion Using A Vital Staining Technique In Monkeys, John S. Theodorou Jan 1967

A Study Of The Apposition Of Alveolar Bone Seen In Tooth Extrusion Using A Vital Staining Technique In Monkeys, John S. Theodorou

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Histologic Study Of A Re-Entry Wound With Periosteal Preservation, Peter Dittmar Roberson Jan 1967

Histologic Study Of A Re-Entry Wound With Periosteal Preservation, Peter Dittmar Roberson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Cardiac Failure As A Terminal Event In Hemorrhagic Shock, Joseph H. Traxler Jan 1967

Cardiac Failure As A Terminal Event In Hemorrhagic Shock, Joseph H. Traxler

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Effect Of Magnesium Pemoline On The Avoidance Conditioning Of Several Strains And Genera Of Mice, Denis S. Avery Jan 1967

A Study Of The Effect Of Magnesium Pemoline On The Avoidance Conditioning Of Several Strains And Genera Of Mice, Denis S. Avery

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Descriptive Study Of The Interests And Personality Characteristics Of Diocesan Priests With Counseling Training Compared With Diocesan Priests Without Counseling Training, Julio Velilla Jan 1967

A Descriptive Study Of The Interests And Personality Characteristics Of Diocesan Priests With Counseling Training Compared With Diocesan Priests Without Counseling Training, Julio Velilla

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Concept Attainment Strategy Alteration As A Function Of Dogmatism, James M. Torcivia Jan 1967

Concept Attainment Strategy Alteration As A Function Of Dogmatism, James M. Torcivia

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Relationship Between Communality Of Thought On The Loyola Language Study And Empathic Ability On Kerr's Empathy Test, Mary Lucinia Szpak Jan 1967

A Study Of The Relationship Between Communality Of Thought On The Loyola Language Study And Empathic Ability On Kerr's Empathy Test, Mary Lucinia Szpak

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Perceptual Thresholds In Schizophrenic Patients: A Method For Determining Thresholds And Differences Between A Patient Group And A Normal Group, Melvin D. Frank Jan 1967

Perceptual Thresholds In Schizophrenic Patients: A Method For Determining Thresholds And Differences Between A Patient Group And A Normal Group, Melvin D. Frank

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Demosthenes And The Theoric, Robert A. Wild Jan 1967

Demosthenes And The Theoric, Robert A. Wild

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Deposition Of Alveolar Bone In The Orthodontic Tipping Of Teeth In Monkeys, James V. Martuccio Jan 1967

An Investigation Of The Deposition Of Alveolar Bone In The Orthodontic Tipping Of Teeth In Monkeys, James V. Martuccio

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Adrenocorticosteroids On Magnesium Metabolism In The Albino Rat, John Harry Fournier Jan 1967

The Effect Of Adrenocorticosteroids On Magnesium Metabolism In The Albino Rat, John Harry Fournier

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Seminar In Organizational Relations, William Edward Bright Jan 1967

Seminar In Organizational Relations, William Edward Bright

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Aspects Of Maria Montessori's Educational Philosophy Applied To Contemporary Urban Kindergarten And Prekindergarten Programs, Mary Ellen Clark Jan 1967

Aspects Of Maria Montessori's Educational Philosophy Applied To Contemporary Urban Kindergarten And Prekindergarten Programs, Mary Ellen Clark

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of School Desegregation On Need Achievement Of Catholic High School Girls, Constance S. Clune Jan 1967

The Effects Of School Desegregation On Need Achievement Of Catholic High School Girls, Constance S. Clune

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Bilateral Lesions Of The Cingulum On The Retention Of Five Sensory Modalities In The Albino Rat, John E. Conneely Jan 1967

The Effect Of Bilateral Lesions Of The Cingulum On The Retention Of Five Sensory Modalities In The Albino Rat, John E. Conneely

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Cross Validation And Supplementary Research On The Loyola Sentence Completion Test For Seminarians, Lawrence Heinrich Jan 1967

Cross Validation And Supplementary Research On The Loyola Sentence Completion Test For Seminarians, Lawrence Heinrich

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Selection Strategies In Concept Attainment As A Function Of Concept Rule And Memory, Everett S. Jacobson Jan 1967

Selection Strategies In Concept Attainment As A Function Of Concept Rule And Memory, Everett S. Jacobson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Technological Change On Industrial Work In The Telephone Equipment Industry, Frank Edward Kimmel Jan 1967

The Impact Of Technological Change On Industrial Work In The Telephone Equipment Industry, Frank Edward Kimmel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.