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A Descriptive Study Of The Educational And Work Experience Of Four Generations Of Women From The Same Family, Enrolled At The Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation, Lorrtta Delong

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Introducing North Dakota Writers To North Dakota Readers, Kathie Anderson

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My study of the literature of North Dakota began ten years ago, when the topic for the annual writers conference at the University of North Dakota was the literature of the Northern Plains. At that conference I listened to Lois Phillips Hudson, Thomas McGrath, Richard Lyons, and other regional writers. Since that conference, I have been reading the literature of North Dakota and learning about the writers, and I have introduced the literature of North Dakota to my students in Grand Forks and Bismarck. My students, like the rest of us, have had the initial reaction, "Literature--Here?"

This study consists …

Oral, Written, And Read Syntax Of Forty-Six Learning Disabled Children, Carole Thompson Aitchison

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Problem: This study was designed to meet the need for further investigation of the relationships among oral language, written language, and reading. The following questions were investigated: What syntactical structures characterize the oral and written language of forty-six learning disabled children? What is the relationship between the structures used in the oral and written language of the forty-six subjects? What is the relationship between structures used in oral and written language and errors in oral language? Is the analysis system described by Dever (1978) useful for the purpose of analyzing the syntax of oral language, written language, and reading errors …

The Role Of Women In Education: Antecedents, Current Status, And Change Strategies, Lois J. Fisher

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Statement of the problem. This historical-philosophical study examines the role of women in education. Currently women hold few positions of leadership or prestige in this profession. While women have long had an important role in education, that role has seldom been a high status position.

Purpose of the study. Understanding the role of women in education requires understanding the influences that have helped to shape that role. Those influences and antecedents are to be found in the subject-matter fields of history, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and education. The explanation and description of this background material provides a philosophical and theoretical base …

Hedda Gabler: A Design Interpretation, Katherine J. Jacobs

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This thesis is an exploration of my design approach to the University of North Dakota production of Hedda Gabler, presented on October 5-9, 1977. The first chapter contains a brief theatrical history of the era in which the play was written, a short biography of the playwright, an analysis of the play and a brief study of late Victorian costume.

The second chapter explores how the concepts of the director and scenic designer, coupled with the necessity of recreating a historical era, influenced my final designs.

The third chapter discusses the execution of the designs. It explores the problems I …

A Study Of The Attitudes Of Parents And Teachers At Standing Rock Community Elementary School Toward Multicultural Education, Karen Gayton Swisher

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The Problem: The purpose Oi this study was to determine the attitudes a: parents and teachers at the Standing Rock Community Elementary Scr.pol cn the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota , toward both the meaning of multicultural education and the desirability oi implement mg multicultural education into the instructional program .

Procedure: A I.ikert-type scale was constructed and administered to fifty randomly selected parents and to all eighteen classroom teachers at Standing Rock Community -Jernentary School. The scale provided the data used in the study. The data obtained were treated for significant differences using analysis of variance, t-tost, …

Blacks And Their Struggle To Achieve Upward Mobility In The Public Sector, Bernard H. Simelton

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Storm Over The Summit: A Political History Of Summit County To 1882, Rodney L. Peck

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The purpose of this study was to gain a more complete understanding of Mormon politics in territorial Utah by studying the growth and development of the political process in Summit County to 1882.

The study suggests that the county was governed by a relatively small but growing group of politically minded men, many of whom also ecclesiastical trust or who were among the pioneers of the area. The study also suggests that the Mormon teaching of unity in all things and fair representation among county offices from the county's major population centers were the governing principles of Mormon political action …

The Worldwide Evacuation Of Latter-Day Saint Missionaries At The Beginning Of World War Ii, David F. Boone Sr.

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In 1939, when Germany mobilized its military against neighboring Poland, LDS missionaries were notified to evacuate their missions. In August 1940, the full-time missionaries in the South African and Pacific missions were also evacuated because of the spread of hostilities in Europe. Later the missionaries were released from the missions in South America. By 1943 the only missionaries serving outside of North America were in Hawaii.

All of the more than eight hundred missionaries were transported at Church expense to America, where they were either reassigned to missions within the United States or released to return to their homes. All …

Concepts In American Local History: Community In Winder, Idaho, Lorine S. Goodwin

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Recently the need for a more clearly defined structural basis for American local history has become acute. Concepts used in national history often fall short of the needs of local history. As a result, both professionals and amateurs are producing a rash of community histories without the benefit of adequate guidelines.

This thesis draws together a number of concepts useful in the development of American local history as a viable academic field of study. It tests these concepts in presenting the history of community in Winder, a small, rural population set in southeastern Idaho.

Population Movement And Growth In Utah County, Utah 1940 To 1980, Brian W. Maxfield

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Utah County, Utah, and more particularly the Utah Valley area, has undergone an enormous change during the last forty years. Rapid growth and urbanization brings with it the problems of urban sprawl. Controlling this sprawl is determined often times by an effective growth policy. Mapping and analyzing growth patterns and trends is a useful method in determining the effectiveness of the "growth towards the cities" policy of Utah County. Research was conducted by using maps, air photos, and field work in locating the growth history of the county.
Growth has been influenced by several factors among which are the physical, …

Health Problems Of Selected Lds Missionaries Throughout The World, Susan Jensen

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The purpose of this study on Mormon missionaries was to determine the effect of health on missionary activity time, age, sex, months in field, laboring city population, monthly mission cost, living conditions, diet, pre-existing conditions, adequacy of medical care, nativity, effectiveness, emotional health, interpersonal relationships, and motivation and enthusiasm. In addition the research attempted to ascertain the effect of the selected independent factors on ill missionary lost time.

As an outcome of the statistical analysis performed on this study's sample the following results were obtained. Respiratory disorders, gastrointestinal difficulties and orthopedic injuries were the most common health problems. Well missionaries …

Mental Health Status Of Vietnamese Refugees In Utah County, Utah, David A. Acree

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This study attempted to measure mental health status of Vietnamese refugees in Utah County, Utah. The test instrument used was the Cornell Medical Index (CMI). Two subproblems were considered: First, to see if refugee complaints on the CMI were predominantly physiological or psychological. Second, to see if there was a relationship between CMI scores and a related list of demographic variables.

Results showed the mean CMI score for the sample under study was well above the suggested score indicative of possible psychological dysfunction. For 80% of participants, psychological complaints were predominant over physical complaints. The only variables showing a relationship …

Chinese Christianity Since 1949: Implications For The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Bruce J. M. Dean

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In the last thirty years, Chinese Christianity has experienced severe persecution. Communism actively sought its subjugation. Despite this, Chinese Christians maintained their faith. When their church organizations became puppets of the state, Christians went underground and continued to worship in house churches. The recently li eralized political climate in China has allowed Christians to more openly practice their faith. The official Protestant and Catholic churches have been rehabilitated. House churches have come out of the closet. Capitalizing on an acute spiritual malaise in China, Christians are experiencing a major and sustained revival. There are ample opportunities for The Church of …

Mormon Land Ownership As A Factor In Evaluating The Extent Of Mormon Settlements And Influence In Missouri 1831-1841, Wayne J. Lewis

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The purpose of this thesis has been to demonstrate as clearly as possible the full extent of Mormon Land in Missouri during the years 1831-1841. An identification has been made of the names of several thousand of these early Mormons and will further show the scope of Mormonism during this period. This study will add detail to what previous writers have stated about this trying period for Mormonism.

As accurately as possible, the author has identified where the Mormon settlements were, through graphs and charts. It has been demonstrated that the Mormon population extended beyond the traditional areas they have …

"The Church And Colonel Saunders": Mormon Standard Plan Architecture, Martha Sonntag Bradley

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In the years 1920-80 the Mormon Church developed, expanded and refined an architectural program based on the concept of the standard plan. Standard plan buildings were selected, individualized and built for local ward units under the direction of the Church Building Department which created uniform standards of quality and appearance across the worldwide Church and created a tangible link between foreign members and the central Church.

Although functional and financial considerations directed virtually all design decisions and formed the operative basis of the program other elements also determined the nature of the Mormon approach to building. Growth, in the membership, …

Lds Church Educational Objectives And Motivational Influences For Seminary Attendance: A Comparative Analysis, Linda Brockbank

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This study addressed itself to identifying dominant motivational influences prompting seminary attendance of ninth and eleventh grade students living along the Wasatch Front in the state of Utah and to determine if these motivational influences were related to stated objectives of the LDS seminary program. The sample consisted of twelve randomly selected cluster groups of seminary classes from the Ogden, Salt Lake City, and Provo-Orem areas. Factors relative to stated objectives and to entertainment were incorporated in the survey questionnaire, Survey of Attendance Rationale, used for data collection. Data were collected in February 1981 and submitted to factor analysis, …

Attitudes And Attained Esl Proficiency Among First Generation Swedish Mormon Immigrants, Cecilia Nihlen

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In this thesis project, the relationship between attitudes toward target and native culture groups and attained ESL proficiency among immigrants was evaluated. The subjects were thirty adult native Swedes, all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had spent an average of 29 years in the United States. Fourteen were members of a Swedish-speaking branch, while sixteen were members of English-speaking wards. Significant differences were found in immigrants' attitudes toward the culture groups. High English proficiency related positively with a more positive attitude toward the target culture group. Those demonstrating high proficiency viewed the general native …

A Study Of Divorced Mormon Women In Salt Lake County: The Extent To Which They Use The Agencies And Institutions Available To Help Meet Personal, Financial, And Employment Needs, Melinda G. Stapley

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The purpose of this study was to (a) describe the characteristics of divorced Mormon women residing in Salt Lake County, (b) determine the extent to which these women were aware of and used government, private, and Mormon church agencies after divorce in helping them solve their problems, and (c) determine the extent these women felt each agency was effective.

Responses from the questionnaire indicated that more than half of these women could be categorized as displaced homemakers. Results showed significant decreases in income before and after divorce. The women in this study had higher than national average occupational levels and …

Measuring The Reading Level Of Lds Materials: A Supplement To The Dale Word List, Linda Stahle

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The purpose of this study was to supplement the Dale word list with a list of terms that are familiar to most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and thus increase the precision of the Dale-Chall readability formula when it is applied to LDS materials. The Dale word list consists of 3,000 words that are familiar to 80 percent of fourth graders. The procedure involved identifying non-Dale words that occur frequently in LDS church publications and testing them on LDS fourth graders in a three-alternative multiple-choice format.

Of the 850 words tested, 249 were identified correctly …

The Relationship Between Type A Coronary-Prone Behavior Pattern, Achievement, And Life Satisfaction, Larraine A. Felland

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This study examined the relationship between Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern, academic achievement and life satisfaction. The subjects were 87 undergraduates selected for their extreme scores on the Jenkins Activity Survey, Form T. There were 41 Type As and 46 Type Bs. Along with the Jenkins Activity Survey, Form T the participants were administered a life satisfaction survey similar to Soper's (1979) and their official academic gradepoint average was obtained from the Academic Records office. A point-biserial correlation indicated that there was a significant (p

The various relationships and their possible explanations and indications were discussed in depth. Significance of …

An Analysis Of The Effect Of Immediate Corrective Feedback Administered As A Study Aid To Undergraduate Medical Technology Students, Constance Anne Bak

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Twenty-six undergraduate medical technology students at Virginia Commonwealth University were provided with a Hemestasis Study Guide to use during this unit and in preparing for an exam in this area. The study guide contained fifty objective-related questions in multiple-choice format. Answers were printed in latent image and included positive reinforcement for correct selections and remediation for incorrect ones. Thus the student received immediate feedback concerning his response to each question.

An examination grade continuum was plotted for this class utilizing all exam grades in the Hematology course. A similar continuum was plotted for each of the three previous classes. (These …

Clinton Larson's "The Witness": The Quest For A Mormon Mythic Consciousness, Dennis R. Perry

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"The Witness" can be viewed as Clinton F. Larson's poetic manifesto that points the direction for much of his subsequent work. Although his poetic "mormonism" has been questioned by several of his critics, this thesis shows that Larson definitely expresses his Mormon faith in "The Witness" as a metaphorical quest for mythic consciousness. While searching in the poem for sacred space and time, Larson seeks to become closer to the divine and powerful center of being, creating at once a metaphor for his quest to understand and assimilate Christ's atonement and a poetic voice from which he can speak for …

Vachel Lindsay: The Dispersed And Prepared Audience., Kenneth Peder Peeders

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Vachel Lindsay travelled thousands of miles, subjected himself to a grueling schedule of public appearances and stressed the oral presentation of his poetry over and above simple publication alone. In so doing, he set himself apart from others in the New Poetry movement which began during the second decade of this century. This study documents Lindsay's uniqueness.It does so by exploring, in chapter one, his search for an audience, first, through publication in magazines and through the publication of a volume of his verse, and, second, through oral presentation. It establishes Lindsay's early interest in the voice-to-ear approach and presents …

Length Of Time For College Graduates To Obtain Employment And Selected Job Related Variables., Jole Ann Williams

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a significant relationship between the length of time it takes Trinity University graduates to become employed and the identified job related variables and combinations of variables. The job related sets of variables are: (1)background variables, (2)variables related to academic major and grade point average, (3)variables related to employment seeking behaviors influencing job attainment, (4)variables related to ethnic background and socio-economic status, and (5)variables related to geographic and organization size preference.The group surveyed in this study was the Trinity University graduates who had received bachelor's degrees in December 1978, May …

The Perceptions Of Selected Members Of The Legal Community As To North Dakota Public School Superintendents' Understanding Of Important Issues In Public School Law., William Arthur Tipton

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The purpose of this study was to (1)clarify which school law issues, as perceived by selected members of the legal community of North Dakota, are most important to North Dakota public school superintendents and (2)to determine the perceptions of selected members of the North Dakota legal community with respect to the level of superintendents' understandings of school law issues.In gathering the data, two methodologies were used: (1)a questionnaire constructed by the author and distributed through the mail and (2)a structured telephone interview conducted with sixteen school law experts. The first section of the questionnaire elicited information concerned with selected characteristics; …

Classroom Climates As Measured By The Tuckman Teacher Feedback Form: A Comparison Between Academic And Vocational Teachers In A Manitoba High School., William Welsh

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This research was conducted for the purpose of comparing the classroom climates of Academic and Vocational teachers as measured by the Tuckman Teacher Feedback Form. It was hypothesized that the different employment and academic backgrounds of the Academic teachers and the Vocational teachers might have an effect on the climate within their classrooms. In addition to examining the climates in Academic and vocational classrooms, the researcher attempted to determine if any differences in the climates were related to whether the teachers had more or less than five years of teaching experience. In the review of the literature the teaching-learning process, …

Sex Equity Efforts Related To Title Ix In Selected High Schools In North Dakota., Sharon Rae Ervin Johnson

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Four selected high schools in North Dakota were studied to determine what changes had occurred or were likely to occur related to Title IX and to examine the problems encountered in meeting the guidelines of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Two major sources of data were used--written information and on site personal interviews with school personnel. Four questions were answered. (1) What changes have occurred as a result of efforts to provide equal educational opportunities for males and females? (2) What problems have been encountered in making these changes? (3) What future changes are anticipated? (4) What types …

The Phenomenon Of Man: The Concept Of Evolution And The Epistemological Philosophy Of Teilhard De Chardin And Its Implications For Theory Of Biology Teacher Education., James Richard Cash

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The research problem is to identify and examine the epistemological premises in Teilhard de Chardin's concept of evolution proposed in The Phenomenon of Man.The purpose is to identify and analyze Teilhard's theory of evolution in the context of the growth and development of the self-determined individual. The Teilhardian concepts utilized as the framework of this study are certainty of knowledge, momentum, perception, and the intellective process.Teilhard holds that the intellective process is mind's force of evolution. The evolving mind is self-determined and exercises its freedom via the scientific method. This predicates a balance of the cognitive, affective, and conative domains. …

Sunflower In North Dakota : A Spatial Diffusion Analysis, Randal Lee Narloch

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No abstract provided.