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The Applicability Of Value Clarifying Strategies At The Primary Level, Arloa Lebsack Ellertson

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Images, Learning, And Teaching., George Woodrow Gagnon Jr.

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Ectoparasites Of Small Mammals From Selected Sites In Grand Forks County, North Dakota, With Emphasis On Siphonapterans, Nile R. Fellows

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A Comparative Study Of The Educational Goals Of Teachers And Administrators, John H. Andrus

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The Job Corps : Its Effectiveness In Improving The Educational And Vocational Potential Of North Dakota's Disadvantaged Youth, Charles H. Knopf

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Use Of A Sewage Lagoon By Waterfowl And Shorebirds, George-Ann D. Maxson

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The Effects Of The Use Of The Video Tape Recorder In Coaching Batting Form, Richard C. Newark

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Warrentless Searches And The Occupational Safety And Health Administration, Richard K. Reinhardt

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Student Attrition And The Planned Educational Leave Program At The University Of North Dakota In 1977., Russell Reed Harth

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Implications Of Martin Buber's Philosophy For The Ghanaian Teacher As A Counselor., Afari Opare-Djan

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The History Of Political Subdivision Property Tax Levy Limitations In North Dakota, Dennis L. Frederickson

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Parental Control Of Children's Television: An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Control And Family Home Evening, Marion Wixom Mccardell

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This study was designed to examine the relationship between a secular behavior—television control—and a religious one—Family Home Evening. The findings show that there is a relationship, with those having favorable attitudes toward Family Home Evening and those who hold casual FHE's being most inclined to exercise positive control over their children's television viewing.

An Investigation Of Personality Characteristics Of Faculty, Practitioners, And Students Of Speech Pathology, Saundra R. Fickenscher

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The Anatomy Of Greatness : A Comparative Study Of The Lives Of Eight Nineteenth-Century Thinkers, Claude M. Burrows

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The Applicability Of Value Clarifying Strategies At The Fifth Grade, Dale B. Taylor

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The Reliability Of Judgment Of The Critical Ratio Format (C:R:F) For Screening Syntax In Preschool Children, Barbara Joy Lints

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A Reliability Study Of The Critical Ratio Format Procedure For Screening Language, Barbara Gray

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An Investigation Into The Criterion Validity Of The Critical Ratio Format For Screening Syntax, Allison Jean Baird

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Direct Determination Of Pentachlorophenol By Differential Pulse Polarography, Albert L. Wade

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Concern over environmental contamination leading to the introduction of pentachlorophenol into human and animal systems has resulted in the need for a rapid and direct method for determining trace concentrations of this highly toxic compound. A direct electrochemical procedure has been developed for determining trace conccentrations of this phenol dovm to 0.27 ppm. This method uses the electrochemical techniques of differential pulse polarography at the dropping mercury electrode, and differential pulse voltammetry at the carbon paste electrode to reduce pentachlorophenol for this determination. Cyclic voltammetry at the hanging mercury drop electrode has been used to characterize the reaction behavior of …

The Ascription Of Mental Illness: Inside Societal Reaction, Kevin H. Ferguson

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Mental illness is examined as a classification of deviance and as a social process. The labeling perspective provides preliminary concepts and problems for research. The goal of research is the examination of the process of ascribing the label "mental illness" to individuals and their behavior by significant others prior to their contact with official and organizational agents of treatment and control.

An exploratory interview research design thin the Fan district of Richmond, Virginia was executed. Fifty residents were interviewed. Preliminary data suggest that the primarily white, female, well-educated, professional sample was unwilling to stereotype the mentally ill, and revealed typifications …

The Effect Of The Interviewer's Status Upon The Linguistic Style And Impact Messages Cenerated By The "Obsessive Personality", Vincent B. Greenwood

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The present study addressed some of the peripheral statements emanating from Kiesler’s (Kiesler, Bernstein & Anchin, 1976) core communications theory by examining (1) a specific component of the communication style of the obsessive personality, (2) the distinctive emotional engagements the obsessive personality elicits when interacting with others, and (3) a situational determinant that is hypothesized to trigger relatively intense expression of the obsessive’s self-defeating communication style, as well as a higher level of state anxiety.

Specifically, the study examined the effects of a high or low status interviewer upon one expressive measure of speech and upon relationship consequences for groups …

Changes In Serum Osmolality And The Clinical Manifestations Of The Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome, Donna L. Young

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The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between the change in serum osmolality in the chronic renal failure patient on hemodialysis and the number of clinical symptoms of the dialysis disequilibrium syndrome experienced during hemodialysis. The study was conducted at the Renal Dialysis Unit of an urban medical center located in a southeastern city. Data were collected from May 25, 1978 to June 30, 1978. Data were obtained during 28 hemodialysis procedures performed on 11 subjects. Serum osmolality measurements were collected prior to initiation of the dialysis procedure, at half-hour intervals during dialysis, and prior …

Effectiveness Of Child-Management Training, Candace Joan Varvil

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The object of this study was to compare two different child management approaches (one general and one more specific) and to determine their effectiveness relative to each other. Subjects for this study were 22 parents who responded to a letter sent out by the group leader through four elementary schools in the Grand Forks Public School System. One week prior to the beginning of the sessions the leader visited each of the families to explain the research program and to have the parents fill out the pretest measures. All parents filled out basic demographic data, the Hereford Parent Attitude Survey, …

The Buell Military Commission: A Microcosm Of The Union Command Problem, Mark Peine

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This paper is a study of Union military philosophy during the American Civil War. Its specific purpose is to identify and establish clearly what is classified here as the Union command problem. Simply stated, the command problem was due to the fact that there were two schools of generalship, both inadequate; this meant that top leadership was usually mediocre since, for different reasons, Union commanders had an incomplete idea of war.

The procedure used to study this command problem is, first, to examine its origins in eighteenth century European military theory and then to study its appearance on the battlefield …

Personality Characteristics And Effeciveness Of Paraprofessional Addiction Counselors, James H. Thrower

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The purpose of this study was to examine how personality traits measured by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) are related to the effectiveness of paraprofessional addiction counselors. Thirtyone counselors from three in-patient treatment centers in North Dakota and Minnesota participated in the study. Four measures of effectiveness were used: ratings by peers, rankings by peers, ratings by supervisors, and rankings by supervisors.

A method of pattern analysis, hierarchical classification by generalized distances was used to analyze the data. The results indicate that the most effective paraprofessional addiction counselors score higher on the EPPS scale of Dominance and lower on …

An Investigation Between Field Dependence, Sex Role Identification And Attitudes, Male Versus Female Dominated Career Choice, And Dependency Behavior, Patricia A. Torness

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One rather consistent finding from field dependence studies is that males are more field independent, more articulated in their approach to certain perceptual tasks, than females. It appears that cultural factors and the encouragement of independent behavior are related to the development of field dependence or field independence. If society plays a role in the development of individual differences in field dependence, a change in society such as the present movement toward greater equality in sex roles could possibly influence sex differences in field dependence. The present study was designed as a correlational study to assess sex role identity, attitudes, …

A Comparison Of Attitude Change In Senior Citizen And College Age Subjects, Carl R. Westphal

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The present study was designed to examine the validity of generally held assumptions of decreased attitudinal flexibility in the aged. A preliminary study preceded the formal study and identified a target attitude, sources of varying credibility, and evaluated self-esteem as a possible confounding variable. Subsequently 40 college age and 40 senior citizen subjects' attitude toward the Equal Rights Amendment were measured by a paper and pencil survey. Two weeks later an anti- E.R.A. attitude change message, attributed to sources of varying age and credibility, was presented and its impact measured by a posttest survey. Follow-up measures were taken three weeks …

Distribution Of Fishes In The James River In North Dakota And South Dakota Prior To Garrison And Oahe Diversion Projects, Dean S. Elsen

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Forty-one species of fish representing 12 families were collected in ®et» 1975, frost the James l i w r basin in Bortli Bakhta smd Sooth Dakota* additional. 18 species and two additional families were reported fey ot’tr estimators* Only three species were present in the headwater region * ®r species appeared downstream in progressive additions to the header assemblage, Some species differed from the general addition pata and showed a localized habitat preference. $11 ration, nutrient i f ^ # > / - 4 ^ .. ;',rvy-vi . ;v 3* low-head dams, and. loss of streamflow are believed to have changed …

Algal Response To A Thermal Effluent : Study Of A Power Station On The Provo River, Utah, Usa, Lorin E. Squires

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The effect of a thermal effluent on the attached algae of the Provo River, Utah, USA, was studied from 1975 to 1977. Data for macroscopic and microscopic algae were collected and analyzed. Diatoms, Cladophora glomerata, and Hydrurus foetidus dominated the flora. The thermal effluent significantly affected the algal flora in a section of river 100 to 135 meters long immediately below the discharge point. Cladophora growth was increased and Hydrurus was absent in this area. In addition, diatom production was often higher and diversity lower than in the rest of the river. Community structure was unique from all other adjacent …

Effects Of Length Of Residence On Resident Adjustment In Nursing Homes, Jeanine Elaine Kotschwar Entingh

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Institutionalization is a process which affects 20% of Americans over 65 years. The research in the area has shown that, at least in some cases, this process may have deleterious effects on the elderly. Some suggest that relocation alone can be harmful, and may result in increased mortality or decreased adjustment. Others state that these effects may be moderated or reversed under the proper conditions. Still others propose that a person-situation match is the important factor in adjustment to an institution.

This study is a cross-sectional comparison of people who have lived in a nursing home for under one year. …