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The Relationship Between Academic Self-Concept, Locus Of-Control, Social Interdependence, And Academic Achievement Among African-American College Students, Valerie G. Kuykendall-Rogers

Master's Theses

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Impacts Of Live Theater On Youth Audiences And Intention Development On Issues Concerning Substance Abuse, Len D. Mormino

Master's Theses

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Racial Identity And Interracial Dating Attitudes Of African-American College Students At A Predominately African-American University, Russell Chad Hancock

Master's Theses

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A Meta-Analysis Of Surveys Examining The Relationship Between Aids-Related Knowledge And Attitudes, Patrick W. Smillie

Master's Theses

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Health Needs Assessment Of Eighth Graders In Three Suburban Elementary Public School Districts, Gerri L. Carlton

Master's Theses

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A Study To Determine The Impact Of Interest-Based Bargaining In Public School Systems On Mandated Costs Charged To The State Of California, T. Roger Evans

Master's Theses

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The Public Response To Homelessness, Celine-Marie Pascale

Master's Theses

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Psychotherapy With Hiv-Infected Clients: Factors Influencing Notification Of Third Parties, Neal F. Kozlowski

Master's Theses

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A Qualitative Study Of Northwest Suburban Chicago School District Hiring Practices, Raymond J. Kuper

Master's Theses

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Contemporary Celtic Counseling: Envisioning Pastoral Counseling In Ireland Into The Twenty-First Century, Maura Twohig

Master's Theses

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Topography Of Anterior Lateral Line Nerve Branches In The Electrosensory And Mechanosensory Lateral Line Nuclei Of The Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus, Sanjay Singh

Master's Theses

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A Study Of Social Workers' Sensitivity To Intrafamilial Childhood Sexual Abuse, Dennis Radigan Gourley

Master's Theses

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An Analysis Of The Practice Of Selected Elementary Principals In Technology Utilization, Paul A. Roberts

Master's Theses

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Reducing Emotional Distress Using The Stress Inoculation Model For Hiv-Infected People In The Pre-Aids Stage, Nancy Downey Caddick

Master's Theses

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A Typology Of The Income-Generating Activities Of Nonprofit Organizations In Marin And Sonoma Counties, Carolyn Stayton

Master's Theses

This study examines the income-generating activities of nonprofit organizations. Since the early 1980s, income-generating activities have been increasing due in part to: government funding cut-backs; encouragement from government and big business; incursion into traditional nonprofit areas by for-profit business; and, more recently, economic recession. The increase in activities has apparently cut into for-profit terrain, and small businesses in particular have reacted negatively.

In the last decade the commercial income-generating activities of nonprofits have been cited by small business as a primary concern. Debates over the issue have been waged in Congress between small business advocates and nonprofit supporters. As few …

A Study Of The Investment Policies And Practices Of California Social Service And Advocacy Organizations, Alexis Whitney Olian

Master's Theses

This research examines the investment policies and practices of California social service and advocacy organizations by investigating the level of complexity of their investment activities and whether the mission of their organization is taken under consideration, as a social investment screen, when making investment decisions.

The nonprofit sector is an essential and influential part of our society as well as our economy. The management of this sector's growing assets is of key importance to its long-term financial stability. With the growing popularity of social investment and the increasing diversity of social investment strategies, it is also a valuable time to …

Assessment Of Middle School Students' Cognitive Performance On Piagetian Tasks Requiring Formal Abstract Thinking Processes, Marilyn L. Mcclaskey

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

An Analysis Of Intrinsic Motivation In A Summer Enrichment Program For Economically Disadvantaged Middle-School Students, Bonnie M. Mackie

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

Legal Analysis Of The Education Of The Handicapped Act: Unresolved Issues Of Hospital Placement And Medically Related Services: Implications For In-Service Education Of School Personnel, Jerry Macdonald

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

The Toxicity Of Cadmium To The Aquatic Amphibian, Xenopus Laevis, Sharon S. Millirons

Master's Theses

Cadmium toxicity is poorly understood but is a potentially serious environmental pollutant. This study was initiated to determine the effect of significant concentrations of cadmium on a readily available aquatic laboratory organism.

The lethal concentration (LC50) for 50 percent of I week old Xenopus laevis tadpoles was determined to be 0.1 ppm CdCI 2. For 5 week old animals, the average LC50 was determined to be 0.98 ppm. Thus, cadmium poses greater toxic threats to the early developmental stages. Moreover, these concentrations of cadmium exceed those commonly found in the nation's water supply. Histological examination suggested that the main site …

Jesse B. Semple And The Black Press : The Voice Of Black People, Mary A. Massey

Master's Theses

Black newspapers play a vital role in keeping people up-to-date with what's happening in the Black community. This study will show how Black newspapers play a vital role in reporting news and comments from an Afro-American perspective. It will provide a historical overview of Black news as well as a close examination of Langston Hughes' columns and his character of Jesse B. Semple within the context of the Black press, particularly the Chicago Defender.

The results of this study will reveal the joys and concerns that Afro-Americans shared with each other through the Black newspapers and show how the character …

The Representation Of Tabooed Love In Lillian Smith's Fiction, Jane Elizabeth Payne

Master's Theses

My study explores Lillian Smith's autobiographical relationship to her fiction, particularly two novels, Strange Fruit, and One Hour. The focus of this work is Smith's challenge to the category of sexual orientation and her related use of fiction as a source of social commentary and self-reflection. Smith's uses veiled and encoded language and other kinds of tabooed love to study her own lesbian love. She also assumes a male persona to understand and express her erotic attraction to women. I approach Smith's life and literature in chronological order with an emphasis upon characterization, symbolism, narrative technique, and metaphors of nature. …

Lame Duck Theory Called Into Question, Lawrence Leonard Schack

Master's Theses

The foundations of lame duck theory, the expression connoting the study of executive/legislative relations in association with tenure constraints, are composed of broad generalizations which are generally unchallenged by political scientists. Evidence in support of this assertion is scattered throughout relevant literature, most of which centers upon the national executive, the two-term limitation imposed by the Twenty Second Amendment, and the subsequent lack of influence our country's presidents wield as their "political capital dwindles" proportionate with the temporal progress of their second term. Interestingly, while a great deal of time and energy has been devoted to the discussion of the …

Women And Menopause : A Better Outlook For The 1990s, Maureen G. Forrester

Master's Theses

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A Study Of Classroom Experiences Of Children With Disabilities When They Are Included In Grade Level Classrooms, Elizabeth A. Johnston

Master's Theses

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Decolonizing The African Psyche: A Pastoral Counselor's Reflection, Dabula Anthony Mpako

Master's Theses

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Gatekeeping Access To Emergency Departments: A Survey Of Hmo Policies, Regina Conway Phillips

Master's Theses

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The Tidewater Confronts The Storm : Antisubmarine Warfare Off The Capes Of Virginia During The First Six Months Of 1942, Brett Leo Holland

Master's Theses

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Germany launched a devastating submarine campaign against the merchant marine traffic along the eastern seaboard of America. The antisubmarine defenses mounted by the United States were insufficient in the first months of 1942. This thesis examines how the United States Navy, in cooperation with the Army and the Coast Guard, began antisubmarine operations to protect the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding area from the menace of Germany's U-boats during the first year of America's participation in World War II.

This thesis complements the other histories of antisubmarine warfare during World War II, …

The African-American Community Of Richmond, Virginia : 1950-1956, Michael Eric Taylor

Master's Theses

This thesis offers a topical narrative of the history of the African American camrunity of Richmond, Virginia, during the early 1950s.A number of areas are explored including demographics, econcmic issues, housing, the black business camrunity, the church, social life, education, politics and the battle against segregation.Despite the hardships inposed by segregation, blacks in Richmond forrned a vigorous camrunity and during the period 1950 to 1956 won sane victories and suffered setbacks in their quest for a better life.

Newspaper accounts fran both black and white newspapers in Richmond were the major source for this paper.Government reports, city directories, church documents, …

A History Of The Corporate Wife, 1900-1990, Julie Marie Still

Master's Theses

There is no published literature concerning the history of the role of the corporate wife. In fact, what literature there is on the subject ignores the development of the role. The reasons for this may lie in the way knowledge is dealt with in the three disciplines which might be expected to be concerned with the subject: business, history and sociology.

Since women, especially those who do not work outside the home , are often neglected in histories and other research, and since the "work" of the corporate wife is primarily to enhance someone else and not draw attention to …