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Supplementary Income Activities Among Minnesota Public School Teachers, Janet L. Pladson

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The Problem: This study was designed to develop profiles of Minnesota teachers who did and did not engage in supplementary income activities, profiles of teachers engaged in one, two, or three or more supplementary income activities, and to compare the differences. The study also investigated the perceived need to engage in supplementary income activities, the perceived reasons for being engaged in supplementary income activities, and the perceived impact of being engaged in supplementary income activities.

Procedure: A three percent (3%) sample of Minnesota teachers participated in a survey designed to collect information about the supplementary income activities of teachers. Resulting …

Attitudes Of Normal Hearing And Hearing-Impaired Parents Towards Mainstreaming Of Their Hearing-Impaired Children, Melody A. Vachal

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The present study was designed to determine the differences in attitudes of normal hearing and hearing-impaired parents toward mainstreaming of their hearing-impaired children. In addition to lattitudinal information, subjects were also questioned regarding their educational background, their child's education, and factors determining school placement.

Analysis of the responses revealed:

1. The majority (75 percent) of hearing parents agreed with mainstreaming, while the hearing-impaired parents tended to be neutral (60 percent) or disagreed with mainstreaming (40 percent)

2. Seventy-five percent of the hearing parents mainstreamed their child into public schools and 100 percent of the hearing-impaired parents did not mainstream their …

Human Resource Accounting: Putting A Price On People, Michael P. Maciver

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Since its' introduction in the early 1960s, the idea of Human Resources Accounting has, for the most part, been resisted, rejected, and left the perish in the pages of business periodicals. Exactly why such a well-intentioned program has been met with such disdain is uncertain.

This study proceeds with a discussion of the topic of Human Resources Accounting, outlining two main tasks which proponents of the idea have had to accomplish thus far: winning acceptance of the idea of the human resources as a capitalizable asset and deciding upon what basis the value of the human asset will be quantified. …

Guided Fantasy: A Tool For Therapy, Marcia L. Healy

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using instructed guided fantasy to decrease anxiety in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. It was intended that the child would use guided fantasy to develop an internal coping mechanism for reducing anxiety during a weekly gold shot injection, which was identified as anxiety-producing. An embedded, single-case design was selected for this case study. Qualities of guided fantasy were globally examined. Other aspects of the subject's performance, which were examined included musculoskeletal abilities and limitations, cognitive abilities, ability of the subject to relax via specific relaxation exercises, the subject's …

Art As Therapy For The Emotionally And Behaviorally Disturbed Child In School, Karen Kresl Zabel

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Identification Of Content And The Development Of Laboratory Experiments Designed To Promote Robotic Literacy For Industrial Education Programs, Steve Chih Hsuing

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The intent of this study is to ascertain the content robotic manufacturers considered most important to be taught in secondary school to promote robotic literacy and to design, construct and test ten laboratory experiments which reflect the content identified.

The Effects Of Keyguard Use And Pelvic Position On Speed And Accuracy Of Typing For A Physically Handicapped Child: A Case Study, Diane J. Berg

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A single case study was designed to explore the effects that two pelvic positions and the use of a keyguard have on a physically handicapped child's speed and accuracy in typing. The subject, an 8-year-old male with cerebral palsy, was positioned in four combinations of keyguard versus non-keyguard use and neutral versus posterior pelvic positions during eight typing sessions over a time period of one month. A two way analysis of variance by regression using a linear model was performed on speed and accuracy. The results indicated that the use of the keyguard increased accuracy (p < .01) and decreased speed (p < .01). Pelvic positioning did not appear to have a major effect on either speed or accuracy. Informal observations indicated that typing alone did not have a significant effect on spelling skills. Recommendations for further studies are addressed.

Audit Risk Realization, Craig H. Mell

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No abstract provided.

Learning Through Play In Severly And Multiply Handicapped Preschool Children, Denise D. Martell

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No abstract provided.

The Invention Of Oz, Janet Faye Daley Lysengen

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Since L. Frank Baum published his first Oz book in 1900, Oz has become an integral part of American society; yet, only recently have his books begun to receive critical attention. Critics seem most interested in dealing with them in terms of sociology, popular culture, and psychology, but a few have recognized Baum's contributions to the birth of science fiction, to the depiction of a female hero in Dorothy, and to Baum's imaginative and perceptive examination of what separates humans from machines. This thesis will analyze the literary dimension of the Oz series. The goal will be to perceive the …

A Comparative Study Of Kodak Ektaflex Pct And Agfa-Gevaert Agfachrome Speed Color Transparency Printmaking Systems, Kathy A. Smart

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The concerns of this study were: (1) to investigate and compare two one-solution processes to produce color prints directly from a test transparency; (2) to evaluate and compare print quality on the basis of color hue and reflection density.

This study was conducted to: (a) compare the print quality of the two selected one solution color transparency to color print systems on the basis of data collected from the X-Rite Reflection Densitometer and the McBeth Series 1500 Spectrophotomer; (b) to compare the two systems on the basis of equipment requirements and simplicity of processing; (c) to evaluate and compare the …

A Cluster Analytic Study In Intercultural Communication Of Rokeach's Intrumental Values Among Lds Returned Missionaries, Lisa Bradford

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Although much has been done in the study of values several important questions relative to the study of values remain. This thesis discusses the questions of what happens to the value systems of those who leave their culture for extended periods of time, do the perceptions of value systems become more accurate after exposure, and how does religiosity affect value systems.

The study was based on the idea that each of the cultures being tested (Latin and United States) had a distinct, general value system which differentiated it from the other and yet unified the individuals within it. In this …

The Effects Of Status Configuration And Counseling Style On Korean Perspectives Of Counseling, John Bernard Foley

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This study was designed to study the effects of status configuration and style of counseling on Korean perspectives of counseling. Status configuration and counseling style, each with two levels, were the two independent variables manipulated in this study. Two written scripts, determined by judges to represent directive and reflective counseling styles, and two counselor-client status configurations (congruent versus incongruent) served as the stimuli. Congruent status existed where the therapist was older than the client, incongruency existed when the client was the elder.Subjects (n = 60) were randomly assigned to four treatment groups. Groups were categorized by status configuration and counseling …

Loopscripting: Theory And Practice Of Repetition In The Literary Text (Creative Writing, Playwriting)., Conrad Eugene Davidson

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This dissertation, entitled Loopscripting: Theory and Practice of Repetition in the Literary Text, consists of three parts: theoretical chapters examining concepts of repetition and recursion; two one-act plays and an autobiographical narrative, three texts which attempt to demonstrate a methodology of loopscriting; and commentary on the creative writing efforts. This creative writing project is a attempt to develop a relationship between literary art and the fields of mathematics, psychology, philosophy, and music.Creative writers constantly seek ways to structure, order, and relate their ideas after initial creative impulses. In this dissertation, I attempt to chart a creative process in the development …

Mental Health Values: A National Survey Of Psychotherapists' Views Regarding "Good Mental Health"., Mark Leslie Haugen

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This study is concerned with the subset of values pertaining to what constitutes "good mental health" (MH values). Theoretical and empirical attempts to define mental health are first reviewed. Next, the theoretical and research literature pertaining to the role of values in psychotherapy is discussed. A study is described in which national samples of psychotherapists were surveyed about their MH values.The Mental Health Values Questionnaire (MHVQ), a factor-analytically-derived measure of MH values (Tyler et al. 1983) was mailed to 200 systematically selected psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers. Several demographic/professional items were also included. Relationships between these variables and MHVQ …

The Expectations For The Management Of The Extracurricular Activities Programs As Perceived By Administrators Of Activities, School Board Presidents, And Supervisors Of Activities., Terrance A. Hjelmstad

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The purpose of this study was to attempt to clarify the role expectations held for the administrator of activities of schools in North Dakota as perceived by school board presidents, supervisors of activities, and the administrators themselves.A questionnaire developed by the researcher asked respondents to complete twenty-five questions. The multiple choice questions dealt with practical problem situations the administrator of activities may face.The questionnaire was sent to school board presidents, administrators of activities, and supervisors of activities in all twenty Class A schools and forty selected Class B schools. The supervisors included those involved with music, speech, debate, drama, and …

Becoming A Teacher: A Naturalistic Study Of Four Student Teaching Experiences., Sue Ann Olenoski

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This study is a description of four student teaching experiences. The meanings the student teachers ascribe to their daily experience are portrayed in the work. Everyday interactions and personal recollections are detailed. The voices of the student teachers and cooperating teachers are heard.The methods used in this study were participant observation, interviewing, reflection, and field diary writing. Data were collected over a period of one school year. The researcher observed and interacted with the student teachers at least twice weekly throughout each student teacher's eight week experience. The data are presented in the form of individual portraits of each student …

Children's Perceptions Of Social Studies: A Descriptive Study Of The Social Studies Experiences Of Selected Fifth And Sixth-Grade Students., Stephen Ellis Hornstein

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Although there is much research on classroom practices in social studies there is little if any research which describes day-to-day life in social studies classrooms and none at all which describes it from students' perspectives. The intent of this study is to describe social studies instruction from students' perspectives, to document students' attitudes about social studies instruction and to formulate hypotheses about the causes of student attitudes based on children's descriptions and reported attitudes.Thirty-six fifth and sixth grade students were interviewed for the study. The interview consisted of eleven open ended questions designed to elicit descriptions of social studies instruction …

The In Vivo And In Vitro Effects Of Pn200-110, A Novel Calcium Channel Blocking Agent (Hypertension)., Steven B. Magill

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PN200-110 is an analogue of the 1,4-dihydropyridine class of calcium antagonists, which have previously been shown to be efficacious in lowering blood pressure in essential hypertension. In our study, PN200-110 was found to be effective in lowering systolic blood pressures both acutely, in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats, and chronically in the hypertensive group. Heart rates were increased above pretreatment values following PN200-110 therapy, but these changes were statistically insignificant.The in vitro binding of (+)- methyl-('3)H PN200-110 to synaptosomal P(,2) membranes was found to be saturable, specific, reversible, temperature-dependent, and of high affinity to a single set of dihydropyridine receptor …

Origin And Stratigraphy Of Holocene Sediments, Souris And Des Lacs Glacial-Lake Spillways, North-Central North Dakota, William M. Boettger

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In the past few years, a new interpretation of the formation of the Souris and Des Lacs glacial-lake spillways has been proposed. Now, based on geomorphological evidence, it is concluded that the Souris and Des Lacs Valleys were formed by massive glacial-lake outburst floods at the end of the late Wisconsinan deglaciation. Five phases of drainage have been recognized with the first forming the Des Lacs Valley and the other four associated with drainage in the Souris Valley from different proglacial lakes in Canada. The last of these floods down the Souris Valley was the most erosive.

This study is …

Deflation Basin Stratigraphy: Southwestern North Dakota, Robert E. Seidel

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The goal of this study was the determination of a similar depositional sequence for sediments from a number of shallow basins in southwestern North Dakota and the comparison of this sequence with other work either in the area or in similar geographic environments.

Samples were obtained by augering, coring, and trenching selected basins. They were analyzed by means of: core description; detailed texture analyses on selected cores by sieve, pipette, and SediGraph techniques; and mineralogy by x-ray diffraction. Computer analyses were used to characterize grain-size distributions and to correlate texture and mineralogy by cross-association.

The results of the study verified …

An Analysis Of Metaphor In Hume's Dialogues, Gary Norris Albrightson

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No abstract provided.

Nursing Care Behaviors That Predict Patient Satisfaction, Marilyn M. Miller Bader

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Depositional History And Diagenesis Of The Upper Mission Canyon And Lower Charles Formations (Mississippian), Billings County, North Dakota, Randall A. Stephens

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The upper Mission Canyon and lower Charles Formations of the Madison Group (Mississippian) in central Billings County, North Dakota respectively consist of interbedded limestones and dolostones, and anhydrite. Study of these rocks was limited to Big Stick and T.R. Fields, located on the Billings Anticline, central Williston Basin.

Detailed examinations of cores from a 166 ft (51 m) section within the upper Mission Canyon and lower Charles Formations resulted in the identification of seven lithotypes: echinoderm wackestone-packstone, dolomudstone, dolomitic echinoderm wackestone, grainstone, skeletalpeloidal carbonate, laminated carbonate, and anhydrite. The stratigraphic distribution of lithotypes is consistent throughout the study area.

Deposition …

Syntactic Language Performance Of Bilingual English/Punjabi-Speaking Children In Comparison To Monolingual English-Speaking Children In The Manitoba School Systems, Minny Dilpreet Deol

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No abstract provided.

The Conceptual Levels Of The American Voter In The 1980 Presidential Election, Debora B. Conner

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A Screening Test For Anomia In Children, Danni Odom-Winn

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It is essential for success in American society that people speak, read, and write well. Educators are mandated with the early diagnosis and correct of problems that detract from these essential competencies. Inadequacies in the formative years, if not correct, become virtually irreversible in later years.

It is generally held that object-naming begins between 12-24 months of age (Bloom and Lahey, 1978). This is the corner stone of communication. A deficiency at this stage of development will severely limit a child's communicative skills throughout his or her entire life.

The Girl Scouts In Utah: An Administrative History, 1921-1985, Jennifer L. Lund

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Girl Scouting began in Utah in 1921 out of a desire of several wealthy women to help build the character of young girls in Ogden. Exhibiting many elements of the "social gospel" aspect of progressivism, they adopted the Girl Scout program which emphasized preparation for practical living, appreciation of nature, and development of character.
Since the first troops were organized in Ogden, Girl Scouting slowly spread throughout the rest of the state, resulting in several Councils and Lone Troops. After responding to a call for consolidation from the National Girl Scout Council the Utah Scouts made a dramatic change in …

The Public Speaking Of John Taylor: Champion Of Liberty, Larry D. Anderson

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The speaking of John Taylor influenced the lives of Latter-day Saints for five decades. He delivered between two and three thousand addresses. In those addresses he promulgated a diversity of principles concerning the kingdom of God. This study focused on Taylor's ideas regarding liberty. Those ideas were often found in Taylor's speaking between 1857 and 1867. It was a time of threatened liberties for the people he lead. His speeches during those years played a significant part in swaying politcal and military efforts, as well as bolstering Mormon determination.

This study found that Taylor's ideas of liberty are based largely …

The Use Of Oral Communications Courses In High School To Increase Skills In Language Arts, Sylvia C. Johnson

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The purpose of this study was to see if there is any difference between the reading and English test scores (TASK= Stanford Test of Academic Skills) between those high schoo1 students who take oral communications courses and those who do not take such courses.

This study used a sample of 40 students enrolled in oral communications courses from three randomly selected high schools. The comparison sample included 40 randomly selected students enrolled in Phase II English courses at the same schools.

The Stanford Test of Academic Skills served as both a pretest and a posttest for scores for all of …