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A Matter Of Choice: Free Will In Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, And Samson Agonistes, Avis Corrinne Dyrud

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Milton’s use of the free will doctrine in his poetry reveals its importance in his theology. Free will is also an integral part of the meaning of the three biblical narratives—-Paradise Lost, Paradise Fegained, and Samson Agonisfea—which are dealt with here, alt! ough different aspects of free will are central to each. The primary purpose of this study is to provide evidence of Milton's theological stance regarding free will in the three poems as well as in the relevant prose writings, particularly in Christian Doctrine, Milton's work of systematic theology.

A secondary purvose of this study is to trace …

Impediments To Teaching Science In Elementary Schools In South-Central Minnesota With Comparisons To Findings Of The National Science Foundation, Edward R. Borchardt

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This study identified and ranked impediments to teaching elementary school science perceived by elementary teachers in south-central Minnesota, examined impediments for common roots, compared current impediments to findings of a 1977 National Science Foundation study, and investigated if the survey device used affected the results obtained in a study.

Public and private elementary school teachers in southcentral Minnesota were surveyed using one of two forms. Survey 1 was a list of impediments generated by 34 teachers and ranked by 104 teachers. Survey 2, administered to 218 teachers, was a revised questionnaire developed by consultation of teachers and other knowledgeable professionals …

An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Model For Outdoor Education, Larry L. Lang

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The primary purpose of this study was to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum model which would improve the conceptualization, of outdoor education by providing a theoretical framework for curriculum development, evaluation, and further research.

In order to create the proposed model, it was necessary to address several related issues. The first phase of the study involved an investigation of current perspectives on outdoor education. Key characteristics and guiding principles were determined to provide a clarification of the substantive structure of this field of study. An analysis and synthesis of the contributions of John Dewey,.L.. B. Sharp, Julian Smith, and other …

Freshman Football Players' Preceptions Of Factors Influencing Their Choice Of College, Ross Fortier

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The purpose of the. study wtt'js to exai^.ne the question of why graduating high school football players make the college selection they do. The study sought to determine what factors influence athletes' decisions at three types of colleges and whether these factors are different for students from different academic, athletic, or socioeconomic backgrounds. An instrument was developed by the writer and administered to freshman football players at six selected small colleges in the upper midvestern United States.

The results of this study were intended to be used by college officials and coaches to gain information about the recruitment process. …

John C. Freemont's Expeditions Into Utah: An Historical Analysis Of The Explorer's Contributions And Significance To The Region, Alexander L. Baugh

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John Charles Fremont conducted five expeditions to the West during a period of twelve years (1842-1854). On four occasions, during three of these expeditions (1843-1844, 1845, and 1854), the explorer entered the Utah region. His explorations in northern Utah in 1843 focused primarily on the scientific analysis and survey of the Great Salt Lake. In 1844, Fremont again entered the Utah area and made scientific observations and calculations about the region, including accurately defining the geographic region known as the Great Basin, the name given it by Fremont. In 1845, Fremont proceeded through Utah while enroute to California and spent …

A Comparison Of Hypnosis And Behavioral Treatments For Obesity With One Year Follow-Up, Judith A. Haynes

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This study was designed to examine the effects of hypnotherapy on both short-term and long-term weight loss when combined with a group behavioral weight loss program. At the beginning of the study, 38 obese female subjects (20% over normal body weight), ranging in age from 21 to 64, were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups, one utilizing behavior therapy only and the other utilizing behavior therapy plus hypnotherapy.

The groups mot weekly for 1-1/2 hours for 8 consecutive weeks, with follow-up sessions, at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Twenty-eight women completed the study. The first hour in …

The Relationship Between Leadership Styles And Conflict Management Techniques As Reported By Hospital Middle Management Personnel In Eight Of The Largest Hospitals In North Dakota, Todette Laprairie Holt

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The purpose of this study was to determine possible relationships between the self-reported leadership styles and conflict management techniques of a selected group of hospital middle management personnel. The major question studied was: Are there relationships between the self-reported leadership styles as measured by the Hersey and Blanchard LEAD-Self Instrument and the self-reported conflict management techniques as measured by the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument among supervisors in selected health care institutions in North Dakota as reported by sex, age, level of education, years in current supervisory position, total years in supervisory positions, number of subordinates supervised, and hours of management …

Sex Stereotyping Of Careers As Perceived By Selected High School Seniors, Larry G. Pagel

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Statement of the Problem: This study examined the extent of sex role stereotyping of occupations and the prestige assigned to those occupations by North Dakota high school seniors.

Procedures: A questionnaire containing demographic variables and a list of 35 occupations was developed with input from a panel of experts. Students then rated the appropriateness of occupations for females and males and the level of prestige assigned to male and female workers in the same occupation.

After a pilot study was completed, questionnaires were sent to 32 schools in North Dakota and completed by seniors enrolled in any course required for …

Dietary Restraint And The Salience Of Visual Food Cues, Jeanine Elaine Kotschwar

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A review of the literature reveals significant changes which have oc- cured in the role posited for dieting. Once considered a simple solution for weight loss, dieting has more recently been seen as playing a causal role in the development of eating disorders. Similarly, the characteristics and behaviors once thought to be attributable to obesity have more recently been said to be by-products of dieting-induced hunger. Several authors have pointed to the influence of cognitive factors in initiating and maintaining dieting and, conversely, in abandoning restraint in eating.

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of dietary …

School Climate And Teachers' Perceptions Of Principals' Uses Of Power Strategies, Ann Windsor Schroeder Porter

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The purpose of this study was to identify the power strategies used by elementary principals in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. It also examined the relationships between the power strategies used by those principals and the organizational climates of their schools. Schools' climates and principals' power strategies were measured based on teachers' perceptions.

The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire was used to measure the schools' climate profiles, openness scores, and mean scores of the eight dimensions of school climate. The Perception of Principal Power Tactics Survey was used to measure teachers' perceptions of principals' uses of power strategies.

Three hundred one …

A Comparison Of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Profiles In Native American And White Alcoholics, Barbara Nelle Vesely

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Although the literature on alcoholism is extensive, virtually all of the existing psychological theories of alcoholism are based on research primarily conducted on White males. The question of generalizability of these research findings to females and to other ethnic groups, such as Native Americans, is one of paramount importance. The present study was designed to investigate differences between the sexes and between the White and Native American groups, by analysis of the MMPI profiles of each group.

In addition to investigation of the group differences, this study addressed another major deficiency of the literature. Many psychological assessments, for example the …

Neural And Cognitive Control Of Sexual Arousal, Trudi Anne Sprunck Till

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This study investigated patterns of cortical activity and erectile responding which paralleled inhibition and •facilitation of sexual arousal in a nonclinical sample. To determine if the cerebral hemispheres contributed differential1y during regulation of arousal, the study: (a) tested for lateral asymmetries in EEG (electroencephalogram) alpha power during each condition, and (b) examined subjects' strategies for unique cognitive contributions of the hemispheres.

Thirty, right-handed, college-aged males, listened to a set sequence of tapes (neutral, erotic, neutral, erotic), counterbalanced for content and arousal regulation. Subjects simply listened to neutral tapes. To erotic tapes subjects inhibited, and alternatively facilitated arousal .

Response measures …

Perceptions Of Professional Developmnet Needs Of Selected Principals Serving American Indian, Other Minority, And Non-Minority Students, Mary Sue Hall

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Principals need appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and skills to be leaders in school improvement:. Continuing education for principals seems essential due to the changing nature of knowledge as weld as the obligation of being a professional. Principals should be treated as colleagues who are capable of describing their own professional development needs.

The purposes of the study were to compare the perceived professional development needs of principals employed in schools with a concentration of American Indian students to (1) those principals In schools with a concentration of students representing other minorities and to (2) those principals in schools with few …

A Survey Of Attitudes About Science Fairs In White Shield School, Donald R. Yellowbird

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The Design And Testing Of A Simulated Rocking-Chair Platform For Wheelchair Dependent People, Donald J. Winge

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The Design And Testing Of A Simulated Rocking-Chair Platform For Wheelchair Dependent People, Donald James Winge

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Daily Hassles And Uplifts In Employed And Nonemployed Women, Patricia Larsen Aamodt

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The purpose of this study was to assess daily hassles and uplifts in women employed full time, part time, and not employed. From three pools of 100 names in each employment category, 90 subjects were randomly selected. Questionnaires related to daily hassles and uplifts and perceived stress and health were mailed to subjects and 83% of the questionnaires were returned. The resultant sample of 74 subjects was comprised of 24 full-time, 25 part-time, and 25 nonemployed women.

The means for hassles frequency, 21.52 (SD = 13.20), and intensity, 1.44 ( SD = 0.32), indicated that subjects' hassles were low and …

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 …

Accounting For Business Combinations, Johnathan Holter

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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. …

A Descriptive Study Of Fringe Benefits Currently Being Received By North Dakota Secondary Principals, Rocklyn G. Cofer

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The Right, The New Right, And The New Religious Right; Educational Positions, Postures, And Preachments, Katherine Marie Dahl

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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 …

The Effects Of Athletic Participation And Self-Concept On Juvenile Misbehavior, Timothy G. Driscoll

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Travis Hirshi's Social Control Theory proposes that delinquents fail to form or maintain a bond to society consisting of attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. This study investigates the relationships that exist between athletic participation, self-concept, and juvenile delinquency. Four hundred twenty-eight completed questionnaires were obtained from students in grades seven through nine from Central Junior High School in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Social Control Theory {attachment element) was examined as a viable predictor of differences in the relationship between elements of the bond, athletic participation, self-concept, and juvenile delinquency.

This study focuses on juvenile delinquency as it relates to the …

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

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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 …

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.

Serotonergic Mediation In The Activity Of Anticonvulsant Compounds (Neurotransmitter, Diazepam, Phenytoin)., Larry Marvin Leadbetter

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The role of the central nervous system neurotransmitter serotonin was evaluated on the anticonvulsant activity of various compounds. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) is known to have an inhibitory role in central nervous system activity. A facilitation of the anticonvulsant activity of benzodiazepines has previously been attributed to increased serotonin activity.Male white mice of the ICR strain were administered varying doses of phenytoin, 5-ethyl, 5-methylhydantoin (EMH) and JAW-669, then challenged with maximal electroshock. The occurrence of seizures was used to evaluate the degree of protection provided by a given dose of anticonvulsant.The role of serotonin on the anticonvulsant activity of these compounds was …

Judicial Prosecution Of Prisoners For Lds Plural Marriage: Prison Sentences, 1884-1895, Rosa Mae Mcclellan Evans

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The practice of polygamy among the Mormons during the nineteenth century was vigorously prosecuted by the federal government in response to the demands of those whose political and economic goals could best be served through exploitation of the national attitude toward polygamy. Hundreds of men served prison terms for practicing what they believed was their religious obligation. This study of the sentences from the prison admission records has focused on the comparative severity of the judges, examines age as an influencing factor in sentencing, and compares the sentences of the polygamists with those for crimes against person and property.

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The Effects Of Alcohol Intoxication On Working Memory In Females, Jennifer J. Stempel

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