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A Comprehensive Evaluation Of Elementary Education In The Springfield School District, James R. Mcnutt

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No abstract provided.

An In Vitro Study Of The Effects Of 17Β Estradiol On A Possible Atherosclerotic-Causing Enzyme, Xanthine Oxidase, Peter E. Malo

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No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Job Activities Of Entry-Level Employees In Accounting/Bookkeeping/Recordkeeping Positions In Relation To The Michigan Vocational/Technical Program Performance Objectives For Bookkeepers With Implications For Secondary School Curriculum, Kathryn R. Tomaszewski

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Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study is to provide sufficient data for determining whether the accounting curriculum in the Grand Rapids Public Schools is providing the training needed by entry-level accounting/bookkeeping/recordkeeping employees for the job tasks defined in the Michigan Department of Education Recommended Minimum Vocational/Technical Program Performance Objectives for Bookkeepers, and to provide data for possible revision of the curriculum.

A Method Of Increasing In-Class Academic Productivity Through A Work Adjustment Procedure, Duane E. Kiley

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The Effectiveness Of Communication Training As Compared To Traditional Group Psychotherapy In An Inpatient Population, Patricia Ruth Murray

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A Practical Method For Achieving Perturration And Changing Attitudes, Rick Edwin Noonon

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An Evaluation Of The Concurrent And Predictive Validity Of The Athletic Apperception Test For The Sport Of Hockey, Joseph Michael Kalinowski

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A Comparison Of Total Communication And Traditional Speech Training Methods With Hearing Noncommunicating, Severely Mentally Retarded Individuals, Michael E. Wells

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Narcotics And Violence: An Examination Of The Addict And Non-Addict Offender's Involvement In Certain Types Of Crime, Terrence H. Murphy

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A Survey Of Nine Common Laboratory Compounds As Causative Agents Of Ciliostasis In Tracheal Explants From Mice, Josie Marshall Fletcher

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Anthropological Approaches To The Study Of Nepali Shamanism, Christopher J. Busick

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Walking And Assertiveness Training As Treatment For Women Scoring High On The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, Janet L. Johnson

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Self-Control In The Elimination Of Cigarette Smoking: Case Histories Using A Changing Criterion Design, Jeffrey Leo Miller

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Goal Achievement In Two English New Towns: An Analysis Of Occupational Class Mixing In Crawley And Hemel Hempstead New Towns, Phillip J. Zimmerman

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Introduction

The decision of the British Government to publicly finance New Town building was a landmark event. The decision was, however, a result of many years of prior experimentation. These experiments ranged from trial-and-error to plans well thought out, that contained within them many philosophical goals.

The first widely accepted formulation of a New Town was that of Ebenezer Howard. The theoretical plan contained several goals that were to be developed, used, and modified by later British planners. Although Howard borrowed many goals from other "planners," he was one of the first to incorporate many identifiable goals into a single …

The Modification Of Exercise Behavior Of Retarded Adults: Increasing Participation In Exercises Using Games As A Reinforcer, Linda Dawn Allen

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An Internship Experience At The Specialty Products Division Brown Company, Ronald L. Freemire

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Climatic Change Considered As The Major Factor In The Abandonment Of The Grand Canyon Region, Paulette Fern Rayel

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Introduction

Grand Canyon National Park comprises 1009 square miles of contrasting life zones and landscapes, with elevations ranging from 2500 feet at the Colorado River to more than 9000 feet of the North Rim. This area includes 117 miles of the Canyon, part of the Kaibab Plateua known as the North Rim and part of the Coconino Plateau or South Rim. Both formations are included in the Colorado Plateau (See Figures 1 and 2).

Archaeological evidence indicates that prehistoric agriculturalists - the Cohonina peoples and later the Anasazi - resided in the area from circa A. D. 700 until A. …

Behavioral Contracting With Community Based Inmates For Job-Seeking Behavior, Thomas Krupar

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The Use Of Aphasia Treatment Techniques In Restoring Language Behavior In The Senile Aged, Forrest H. Braack

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The Effect Of Prostaglandins And Aspirin On Insulin Release From Isolated Normal Rat Islets, Barbara Ann Hopps

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Awareness And Usage Of Community Mental Health Services By Chicanos: The Effect Of Assimilation And Social Stratification, Fernando Munoz

Masters Theses

This is a study of the utilization of community mental health services by the Chicano population in a Western Michigan community. As members of the second largest ethnic minority group in the United States, the Chicanos are faced with many of the same social ills that plague other minorities. Discrimination, benign neglect, oppression, exclusion by institutions, poverty, high crime rate, alcoholism, physical and emotional disorder, and social disorganization are part of the everyday world of the Chicano. The inherent cultural vehicles, which Chicano culture uses in order to deal with the stresses associated with these social pathologies, will be explored. …

Differential Reinforcement Of Incompatible Behavior To Eliminate The Undesirable Behaviors Of Two Severely Retarded Adolescents, Glenn Flaska

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A Study Employing A Technique For Matching The Cognitive Styles Of Graduate Students Specializing In School Librarianship With The Cognitive Style Of The “Ideal” Media Specialist, Resulting In A Suggested Career Counseling Model, Susan J. Mclntire

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The Zoning Board Of Appeals And Citizen Participation, Paul T. Prior

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Chapter I

Introduction

Consistently increasing urbanization has been a salient characteristic of American society in the 20th Century. As more and more people have moved into cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas, state and local governments have found it necessary to regulate the use of land through zoning legislation and zoning ordinances. New York City first enacted a comprehensive zoning ordinance in 1916.¹ Since 1926, when the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of zoning ordinances in the landmark decision of Euclid v Amber Realty Co,² virtually every urban area in the nation has been subjected to zoning.

An Exploratory Analysis Of Participation In The Laetrile Movement, Yvonne M. Vissing

Masters Theses

Chapter I

The Problem and Its Background

The Purpose

The purpose of this thesis is to examine factors leading individuals to participate in the laetrile movement. Laetrile, a substance obtained from a variety of foods including apricot kernels, has been termed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be both ineffective in the treatment of cancer, and even dangerous when taken in large amounts. Even so, over 50,000 people in the United States are estimated to use this substance for the control and prevention of cancer. They do so without the support of the orthodox medical profession, and may …

The Effects Of Body Size, Hair And Brown Adipose Tissue Upon Fever In The Rabbit, Reginald L. Dean

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The Role Of Need Assessment In The Community Mental Health System, William K. Redmon

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Introduction

The general purpose of the present paper is to analyze community mental health services in Michigan with respect to the responsiveness of the system to the target community. In order to accomplish this goal, several variables must be considered.

First, historical precedents of the current mental health system will be examined to determine the responsibilities of the system to the citizenry. Both legislative mandates and informal recommendations will be reviewed. Second, the methodologies available for community need assessment and citizen-system communication will be summarized in terms of their utility for increasing citizen control of service planning. Third, an actual …

Updating The Title I Needs Assessment And Project Proposal For The 1978-79 School Year, Mary Emma Thompson

Masters Theses

The field experience consisted of updating the needs assessment and the Title I Project Proposal for the 1978-79 school year for Pittsfield Community Unit District #10.

One measure of the level of achievement for the students was the use of the 1977 results of the annual testing program. Test scores from the Metropolitan Readiness Test for grade one, the S.R.A. Achievement Test for grades two through eight, and the California Achievement Test for grades nine through twelve were used. For grades one through eight students were classified as at or above grade level, .5 grade below grade level, 1.0 grade …

Amperometric Determination Of Chemical Oxygen Demand, Catherine Eckert Hutchins

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A method is described for measuring the low level --5 to 50 ppm-- chemical oxygen demand (COD) of water samples by amperometric titration. The method involves digestion of the sample with potassium dichromate in a 50% sulfuric acid solution using one-fifth the reagents and sample required for the standard COD method. This is followed by an amperometric titration using a standard ferrous ammonium sulfate solution and employing a rotating platinum electrode in a three-electrode potentiostatic system. The titration is carried out at a potential of +0.80 volts versus a saturated calomel electrode, thus eliminating the need for O₂ purging …

Occupational Evaluation In A Small School Setting, Dale L. Miller

Masters Theses

During the 1976-77 school term a study to evaluate the Cissna Park, Unit Six high school occupational education program was undertaken with the cooperation of the administration, guidance counselor, citizens advisory council, and occupational teachers.

PURPOSE: The study was entered into in order to determine future goals and directions for the programs involved. The period of time in which the study was conducted showed declining enrollments in the school district as well as serious financial problems. New information was needed to provide a basis for decisions the board of education would be dealing with concerning programs and staff.

PROCESS: Areas …