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Effectiveness Of Stress Management Intervention, Sandra F. Filer

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The relationship between stress management interventions and improved stress levels on employees was examined. Fifty subjects were involved in this study, 25 who received stress management training and 25 who did not receive training. All participants volunteered to complete the Occupational Stress Inventory. Results revealed no significant difference in the level of stress reported by the two groups of employees. i

A Hands-On Nutritional Curriculum For Children Ages Five To Eleven, Teryl L. Fricke

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This thesis will focus on the development of a nutrition curriculum to be used as a continuing education program at the community college level for children from the ages of five to eleven years.

Research indicates that American children are becoming physically unfit and overweight at an alarming rate . Because this condition seems to be the rule rather than the exception, it becomes important to the future health of our children that they be educated in proper selection of foods and eating habits.

Research also indicates that the health curriculums of local public school districts touch on the nutritional …

An Experiment In Acting: Miss In Her Teens, Todd Gillenardo

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The purpose of my thesis is to find ways of making Restoration characterization more natural, believable, and more realistic to a contemporary audience. In my attempt, I will study the works of David Garrick, and attempt to replicate an evening at the Drury Lane Theatre in the 18th century, by directing Miss in Her Teens, one of Garrick's comedies.

The first chapter of my thesis will explore David Garrick's natural style of acting which was revolutionizing theatre after the Restoration. He believed actors should be more natural and believable in their roles, portraying actual people in circumstances and not paper …

Modeling And Image Quality Of Photopolymer-Based Holographic Optical Elements, Guoheng Zhao

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Hologram formation in photopolymers is believed to be largely a result of monomer diffusion. By solving the diffusion equation in terms of grating harmonics, the numerical results can be expressed in a meaningful way and are straightforward to compare with experimental results. The diffusion model predicts some basic properties of gratings recorded in photopolymers, such as the variation of refractive index modulation with recording irradiance or grating frequency, as well as the linearity of the recording. For a sinusoidal exposure irradiance, nonsinusoidal grating profiles are normally recorded. The linearity of recording depends strongly on the recording parameters including exposure irradiance …

Health Of The Older African-American Population, Dana M. Hardy

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Health promotion and disease prevention has made a major impact in the United States in the past 20 years. However in terms of disease and risk behavior minority groups in this country are not uniformly disadvantaged. African - Americans had age - adjusted mortality rates well above the rates of white Americans, whereas Hispanic Americans have rates that are comparable to white Americans. Asians and Pacific Islanders and American Indians and Alaska Natives have mortality rates lower than white Americans.

The challenge for chronic disease prevention among minority groups is to get the attention of church and other community leaders …

Correlations Of Income Level And Employee Tradeoff Preference Between Wages And Fringe Benefits, Perry G. Hirtz

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This thesis seeks to determine if a relationship exits between income level and employee preferences for various benefits as measured against a form of wage trade- off value utilizing Maslow's theory of hierarchy of needs as a basis.

The ever increasing cost of providing benefits makes it important for organizations to formulate benefit packages that maximize their value to employees as part of the overall compensation package . Research which adds to the understanding of how benefits are valued by employees can aid in the formulation of successful and efficient compensation structures.

A limited amount of research has been conducted …

The Use Of Mmpi Lie Scale Scores In The Selection Of Law Enforcement Personnel, Van-Lear Philip Eckert

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The present study was designed t o determine if scores of seven or more on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Lie-scale (L) resulted in a law enforcement applicant not being hi red as a police officer . The subjects in this study were 66 applicants to police departments in the St . Louis, MO area . All of the subjects completed the MMPI as part of a preemployment psychological evaluation . The efficacy of utilizing the MMPI in law enforcement screening procedures is discussed. The legal responsibilities of police departments in relation to preemployment psychological assessment are also analyzed. …

Development Of Effective Computer Tutorial Documentation, Sheryl L. Fields

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This thesis will focus on the study of developing effective tutorial documentation.

In the past, computer documentation was written almost exclusively by engineers and programmers (or other highly trained personnel). Because of this, it was referential rather than tutorial, and it tended to assume the audience had a high level of technical knowledge and expertise. People using computers today come from a wide variety of backgrounds, many of them not technical. These users need tutorial manuals that are written in every day language and that emphasize what the user does, not what the machine or the program does.

The instructions …

To Meet The Changing Demographics Of The American Work Force, New Management Strategies That Are Sensitive To The Needs Of A Distinctive Multi-Cultural Population Will Be Needed, Jaranne A. Dargan-Brown

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After more than 30 years of affirmative action programs and a more recent emergence of politically correct thinking, the work force of many of America's corporations and agencies have voluntarily (and some involuntarily) become more culturally diverse . Recently statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor indicate that more than half the American work force is made of people of color and women.

Changes in the racial makeup of companies are forcing managers to realize that when people of different races and genders are added to the corporate mix, their experiences, backgrounds and differences must be considered and integrated into …

Career Ladders For Radiologic Technologists, Linde Flanders

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This thesis will focus on the study of career ladders for radiologic technologists and the impact ladders may have upon an employee's advancement and achievement in the workplace. The intent of the project is to develop and implement a career ladder program for radiologic technologists who function solely in the outpatient setting.

Advancement programs are becoming increasingly important to job satisfaction in today's marketplace and management wishes provide a viable working environment in which the technologist will feel challenged and recognized for excellence in clinical practice.

A handbook was created which details the various levels of technologist classifications and areas …

Hazelwood School District V. Kuhlmeier: The Battle For First Amendment Freedom, Robert J. Dirksen

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The Spectrum, the student newspaper of Hazelwood East High School, St. Louis, Missouri, was censored on May 13, 1983, by Principal Robert Reynolds. Reynolds deemed two articles unsuitable for the younger students, especially fourteen year old freshmen: one an article describing the experiences of three teenage pregnant students at Hazelwood East, which did not in Reynolds' view sufficiently disguise the identity of the three students; and a second article, which identified by name (later deleted pre-publication) students who had made derogatory remarks concerning their parents' divorce and alcohol problems. The staff of the Spectrum was not apprised of the deletion …

A Directorial Approach: Tom Stoppard's Enter A Free Man, Jeffrey David

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Concepts Of Career Planning, Stephanie G. Venable

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This thesis study consists of general information and historical perspectives on vocational guidance. Vocational guidance is researched and the problems of managing one's own career. This study introduces major writers and summarizes their contributions of work in vocational guidance. Specifically the research of what organizations and schools are doing to help individuals manage their careers. The most important research to this focus is job hunting and in-depth discussion on various topics related to this focus.

Cultural Diversity, Desiree D. Whitlock

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This thesis will focus on a historical view of cultural diversity. It will include a comprehensive overview of cultural diversity, discrimination, racism and reverse discrimination. This will include well known authors and spokespersons on the subject matter and the effects in the workplace.

People in the workforce have noted numerous concerns regarding racism, discrimination and the need for cultural diversity.

A review was conducted of a cultural diversity plan in a local healthcare organization. The subjects used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the plan were healthcare managers. The subjects read a cultural diversity plan and were interviewed by …

An Investigation Into The Development Of A Volunteer Training Program, Brian P. Watkins

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This thesis is an investigation into the development of a volunteer training program for use in human service, not- for-profit agencies .

The impact of volunteers on society is significant. Over 120 million people will volunteer in the United States at the turn of the century. The effectiveness of these volunteers will depend on their proper utilization on the part of these human service agencies.

The research has shown there are no generally accepted training guidelines for volunteers. Training research is abundant in the for-profit sector; however, information on training volunteers is scarce.

The purpose of this thesis is to …

Nursing Home Management Of The Certified Nurse's Aide: Voluntary Job Turnover, Job Satisfaction, And An Overview Of Industry Challenges With Proven Solutions, Kevin G. Sullivan

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This thesis will focus on the issues surrounding the voluntary turnover rate of the certified nurse's aide population. Research has attributed the high turnover rate to numerous factors such as inadequate monetary compensation, lack of job satisfaction, difficulty in being promoted, inattention of management to the relevant issues, and the failure of management to use proven solutions utilized by other non- health care businesses in attracting and retaining qualified and desirable employees.

With annual turnover rates of the certified nurse's aide population estimated in the 100% to 300% range, the magnitude of the problem cannot be disputed. However, with the …

The Effects Television Has On Young Children And Solutions For Parents, Alissa Dawn Shively

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Children's television bas been the focus and cause of many arguments over the past fifty years. Parents and researchers continue to debate the quality and quantity of programming that children view. Those who support the argument that television is harmful and causes harmful effects are vastly in the majority. Generally, they subscribe to the notion that television has little to offer children in the way of education and entertainment. Those who oppose this view argue that there are many merits to children's television. Although this stance is not as popular, they attest that television does have benefits to children. They …

Court Decisions Defining The Americans With Disabilities Act For Businesses, Peggy R. Shaw

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This thesis documents how the impact of court decisions will define the terms of The Americans With Disabilities Act.

Research on The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) shows the lack of clearly defined terms in the regulations. Terms like essential functions, reasonable accommodation, and undue hardship may have different meanings for each individual business.

The Americans With Disabilities Act is not a group rights piece of legislation. Individuals having a like disability may have dissimilar needs of accommodation. All muscular dystrophy patients, for example, do not have like symptoms or progression of the disease. At different stages each individual will …

Cost Efficiency Of Managed Care, Tammie M. Scott-Thorpe

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This paper studies the role of health maintenance organizations in the health care market. Managed Care represents the growing wave of health care in the future by eliminating unnecessary and costly procedures. Vanishing are the repetitive tests that once victimized the consumer. By regulating fixed costs, the industry is forcing a change in testing and research.

Since Managed Care regulates costs, they appear particularly prominent in the elderly population. Financial efficiency helps provide the proper organized system of long term care brought by the aged. Also, complex paper work and bills should be eliminated or at least decreased to a …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Coping Effectiveness In Stepmothers And The Length Of Their Marriage, Bonnie M. Rudden

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The relationship between coping effectiveness of step-parenting and length of marriage was examined for 30 stepmothers. Participants included stepmothers in St. Louis and St. Louis County who volunteered to complete the Coping Response Inventory and a cover/survey letter that contained demographic questions. Where it was predicted that there would be no relationship between coping effectiveness and length of marriage, it was found that length of time remarried does affect coping effectiveness in stepmothers in that the type of coping style used changes with length of time remarried.

True Beauty: A Self-Development Program For Urban Teenage Girls, Michelle Hamilton Mcpherson

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This project will explore how to overcome barriers that seem to limit young girls from wanting to become young ladies. It will offer suggestions on how to assist young girls with identifying and interpreting internal barrie1·s, e.g. low self esteem, peer pressure, failure to recognize their opportunities, or abilities to discern wrong from right. It will also offer suggestions on how to help young girls realize that beauty comes from within. It will discuss why it is important to provide a loving and safe environment where young girls are given opportunities to express themselves in an atmosphere that lends them …

Facets Of Job Satisfaction Among Social Service Workers, Mary Ann Meegan

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Workers in the field of social services report being overworked and underpaid. Studies have shown evidence that this is an accurate perception. Yet those same studies, as well as others, indicate that social service workers are generally satisfied with their jobs. This presents a question as to what the source or sources of this satisfaction are. An instrument designed to explore facets of job satisfaction specifically in the social services professions was administered to 40 Children's Services Workers of the Division of Family Services in St. Charles Co., Mo. The results indicate that, while less than satisfied with salary, promotional …

The Development Of The Information Superhighway And Its Impact Internally And Externally To The Business Community, Kay A. Hammond

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This thesis will focus on the development of the information superhighway and its impact on the nation.

Ten or twelve years ago, a minor revolution occurred when personal computers became common. Visionaries talked about computers as information appliances. Users could use the home or the office computer to connect to the national news services, get stock reports, do library searches, even read professional journals or literary classics, but, at the time, these were far-reaching ideas.

With the Internet, networking has come to age. The information resources that visionaries talked about in the early 80's are not just research topics that …

Business And Education: A Partnership Worth Investment, Keith W. Harkins

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This thesis will focus on the potential benefits of a collaboration between business and education in an effort to prepare today's youth for entry into the workforce.

The number of large companies that are becoming involved with education is steadily increasing. Many business leaders have come to realize that business has the ability to provide human and material resources that would enable schools to significantly improve the education students receive.

Student internships may provide a method for both business and education to benefit from such partnerships.

The purpose of the present study is to investigate research regarding partnerships between business …

A Study To Evaluate Individual Attributes And Correlate These Qualities With Investment Means To Compose An Appropriate Portfolio Mix, Paul J. House Iii

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This applied learning plan will focus on the area of developing individual's financial profile and correlating these attributes with investment means to compose an appropriate portfolio mix.

Research has indicated a growing trend for individuals to "do-it-themselves" and use discount brokers to save money. The use of discount brokerage's supports the notion that there is no financial advice, and the investor must do the research to make the proper decisions.

The problem for individuals "doing-it-themselves" is that they sacrifice the interpretation of the objectives and goals. The individual utilizing a discount broker may alleviate the ethical concern and may even …

Health Promotion And Wellness For The University Faculty, Staff, And Students, Amy C. Stifel

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In this paper, the author attempt to suggest that a health promotion program in higher education can be successful by using a needs and interest survey of the participants.

In order to suggest that this research question is plausible, the author initially provides background information on health promotion and higher education. Included are definitions of terms related to health promotion and wellness and the status of Healthy People 2000.

A review of the literature is included to establish current health promotion programs. Attention is given to related areas of rising costs. This is followed by a theoretical orientation of effective …

Do Minority Elderly Have Equal Access To Physical And Mental Quality Health Care, Shantayce Juanice Tobias

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This paper discusses inequality among the elderly in health care services and programs. The minority elderly should have equal access to quality health care and services. The literature identifies several factors relative to health care and service utilization for the elderly. Tables and graphs are provided to show the disparities that exist between minority groups and non-minority groups. Findings of a survey are provided to illustrate the need for better access to health care services and program information for all the elderly.

Designing, Implementing, And Measuring Return On Quality Within The Corporate Sector: A Primer, Richard A.N. Stones

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This thesis will focus on the concept of Return on Quality, which allows managers to measure their company's return on investment on quality-improvement programs. Although over 90 percent of American companies have some form of quality-improvement initiatives in place, studies have shown that as much as 66 percent of the programs implemented have failed to produce satisfactory results.

This finding does not mean that all quality programs should be scrapped. Rather, it underscores the importance of assessing the program's ability to contribute to the company's bottom line. Top financial executives should actively participate in measuring the performance of such programs …

An Interventional Approach To Managing Psychological Stress In The American Workplace, Shirley A. White

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This thesis will focus primarily on occupational stress management. The information contained therein advocates that the responsibility to relieve stress both in the workplace and in the home fall in either of two categories; one is the corporate or managerial responsibility to ameliorate occupational stress, while the other is the individual responsibility to self-manage stress. One's reaction to stress has a defining influence on whether a stressful event is either good ( eustress) or bad (distress).

The purpose of this study is to explore a task-oriented • multidisciplinary approach (a combination of perspectives) to occupational stress management which will serve …

The Development Of A Learning Resource Center In Response To The Changes In Health Care, Valerie J. White

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This thesis will focus on the evolution of the health care system in the United States and how changes from multiple sources have impacted upon it. The manner in which some health care institutions have responded to those changes will also be explored.

The current health care system under which we operate has undergone some tremendous changes that have affected its development. In general, those changes include: scientific breakthroughs, implementation of governmentally-imposed policies, changes in the economy and transformations in personal lifestyles. The manner in which health care providers are reimbursed for their services has also undergone some dramatic changes …