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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 …

Vasopressin Analogues And Their Effects Upon Arousal, Attention And Memory., Deborah Iilene Couk

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The effects of two vasopressin analogues, arginine vasopressin (AVP) and desmopressin acetate (DDAVP), upon various aspects of arousal, attention and memory were examined in this study. Sixty-two male college students were treated intranasally with either AVP (24 IU), DDAVP (24 IU), or saline. Arousal, attention and memory measures included: the Thayer Activation-Deactivation Adjective Check List (AD-ACL), the Eysenck Personality Inventory Introversion-Extraversion scale, diastolic and systolic blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate, digit span, a Sternberg Item Recognition Task, immediate free-recall, delayed free-recall, and recognition. Treatment with vasopressin affected AD-ACL scores, pulse rate, rate of respiration, and motor-responsivity, all of which …

Entrepreneurs Described Using Measures Of Personality: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Survey Of Interpersonal Values, And Survey Of Personal Values., Edyth J. Tedefalk

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Problem. The study focused on a major problem in entrepreneurial research--how to describe actual entrepreneurs. It was designed to develop descriptive profiles of entrepreneurs and small business persons and to statistically test selected hypotheses about this population.Procedures. A total of 227 randomly selected managers or owner/managers were included in the study, drawn from Chambers of Commerce membership lists in North Dakota and Minnesota cities. Subjects came from firms that had 5 to 50 full-time employees. Four instruments were administered to the subjects: the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Survey of Interpersonal Values, the Survey of Personal Values, and a Demographic Survey …

A Comparison Of Computer-Assisted Instruction And Teacher-Directed Instruction In Teaching Microcomputer Keyboarding To Sixth-Graders., Barbara A. Hauger

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The purpose of the study was to compare the keyboarding performance of sixth graders resulting from two different teaching methods--computer-assisted instruction and teacher-directed instruction.The subjects were 132 sixth graders at Franklin Middle School in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Each class met 50 minutes daily for six weeks in a microcomputer lab. The four control classes were taught as a group from a textbook, with everyone proceeding at the same rate. The four experimental classes received their instruction from computer software and progressed at their own pace.The background data collected on each student included previous keyboarding instruction, ownership of a microcomputer, …

What Can I Say But : Adrienne Rich's The Stranger And Linguistic Analysis, Kristin Ruth Sorenson

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Arginine Vasopressin Reactivates Memory After Hypothermia Induced Amnesia Only When Animals Are Pretrained To The Apparatus, Timothy P. Tinius

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An Exploration Of Friendships Between Physically Handicapped And Able-Bodied Adults, Brett Eric Schur

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The Effects Of Time Of Day And Verbal Ability On Recall Of Word Lists, Mary Beth Scanlon

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Effects Of Relaxation With Guided Imagery On Anxiety Among College Nursing Students, Darlene M. Weyenberg

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

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Perceptions Of The Need For Communication In Nursing Homes, Kathryn Scheving

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The Effects Of Hydrocortisone On A Visual Search Task, Daniel L. Scharf

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A Qualitative Analysis Of The Community Jail Inhabitant : Impact Of Jail Life On Reintegration Into Society, Bradley D. Wessman

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A Comparison Of The Frequency Ranks Of Words Chosen By Persons Who Stutter With The Word Choosing Behavior Of Nonstutterers, Norma J. Williams

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The Sibling Experience: A Comparative Study Of Relationship And Birth Order Factors In Predicting Personality Characteristics, Elizabeth Bergmann-Harms

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The two purposes of this research were: (1) to develop an instrument, the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ) to measure retrospectively childhood feelings towards siblings and (2) to assess the power of the SRQ in statistical prediction of personality characteristics, as measured by the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). The predictive power of the SRQ was compared by multivariate analyses to that of birth order variables. The principal personality features investigated were need for achievement, need for affiliation, conformity, sociability, and sex-role orientation.

In Study 1 a pool of items regarding childhood sibling relationships was submitted to a sample of 255 undergraduate …

"Remnants": An Analysis Of A Staged Reading, Julie Ann Stroop

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The purpose of this creative thesis is to provide a permanent record and evaluation of the staged reading of "Remnants" held in conjunction with the Charlotte Danstrom Conference at the University of North Dakota in March, 1984. "Remnants" by Judith Gilhousen is an original two-act play about four women attempting to seek fulfillment in their lives through making dolls.

The theme of the conference was "Creativity: Living and Learning." The director focused on the theme of creativity as expressed in the play "Remnants." The director also consulted with the playwright and incorporated suggestions and ideas from the playwright into the …

Pacifist From The Prairie: Lynn J. Frazier Of North Dakota, Nels Erickson

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Self-Injurious Behaviors In Severely Retarded Children, Naomi O. Younggren

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An Analysis Of The Reasons That American Indian Students Leave High School Short Of Graduation, Linda Crows Breast

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A Comparison Of Lecture-Demonstration And Augmented Computer-Assisted Instruction Methods For College Students' Laboratory Learning Experience, Keith A. Stenehjem

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The purpose of this study was to provide direction to educators regarding computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the laboratory setting. The specific purposes encouraging the initiation of this study were the following: (1) to enable educators to better understand the application of CAI in the photography laboratory and (2) to provide research data regarding the effectiveness for implementing augmented CAI in the photography laboratory.The subjects of the study were 94 students enrolled in selected courses which incorporated black and white photography laboratory instruction at the University of North Dakota during the fall semester of 1984. During the study, the control group …

A Description Of Secondary School Principals In Minnesota And Their Job Satisfaction, Nicholas J. Miller

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The purpose of this study was to describe the secondary principals of Minnesota and co measure their job satisfaction and the relationship of this satisfaction to selected background variables.

Questionnaires were mailed to 402 principals of schools with grades 7-12, 2, or '0 '2. Usable responses were received from 366 (91 percent; n± , r tincipals. The f irst part of the questionnaire was the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) which measured the respondents’ perceptions of their job satisfaction and yielded an intrinsic, extrinsic, and overall satisfaction score. The second part of the questionnaire collected responses to selected background variables.

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A Conceptual Analysis And Exploratory Investigation Of Christian Development, David Carlisle Dowd

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Based upon an exegesis of relevant Christian scripture, a theory of Christian development was produced. This theory posits eight stages of development moving broadly from faith, through self-discipline, to Christian love. Descriptive characterizations are provided for each of the stages, along with a psychodynamic structure to explain the process of movement from one stage to the next. This theory was compared and contrasted with the theories of Erikson, Kohl- berg, Gleason, and Fowler. Strong parallels were noted between the proposed theory of Christian development and Erikson' s theory of psycho-social development. Relevant empirical studies were briefly surveyed and support for …

The Effect Of Special Education On The Internalization Of Locus Of Control In Learning Disabled Children, Rae L. Offutt

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An external locus of control has been determined to be detrimental to personal development in the dominant American culture. This study examines what effect participation in learning disability programs over extended time periods has on the internalization of locus of control.

Design of the Study: The subjects of this study were 165 students, 83 learning disabled and 82 normal, from five school districts located in two states in the Upper Midwest. The students were distributed in sixth, ninth, and twelfth grades. The learning disabled students needed to have experienced a minimum number of years (two years for sixth graders, four …

An Investigation Of The Effects Of A Day Activity Center On The Expressive Language Skills Of Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Adult Females, Gerald W. Werven

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Effectiveness Of Special Educational Intervention: A Case Study, Susan Fristad

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An Investigation Into The Factors That Influence The Desired Outcomes Of Upward Bound Projects Comprised Primarily Of Native American Youth, Bette Mcgugin Haskins

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The purpose of this study was to assess whether a relationship existed between certain resource characteristics and designated outcomes within Upward Bound programs whose student enrollments were predominately American Indian. Positive outcomes included achievement test gains in both comprehension and reading, high school retention, the number of high school graduates, and enrollment in post-secondary education. Ten Upward Bound projects from an eight-state area were involved in the study.

Data were collected from directors and staff using a questionnaire, the Bogardus Social Distance Scale, and Hersey and Blanchard's LEAD Self and LEAD Other.

Factor analysis, stepwise multiple linear regression, and Pearson …

Following A Leg Of Mutton, The Pastoral In Rolvaag's Giants In The Earth, Priscilla Homola

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Much critical attention has quite rightly been focused in recent years on the epic and heroic qualities of Roelvaag's Giants in the Earth. However, Giants in the Earth is not all epic--partly because Roelvaag perceives the settling of the Plains by Scandinavian immigrants with mixed feelings: on the one hand, wishing to rekindle in them a sense of their serious destiny in the New World; on the other, longing for a return to the lost values of his own Norwegian youth. Hence, far from glorifying epic struggle or extolling heroic virtues, Roelvaag rather emphasizes pastoral virtues somewhat at variance with …

Conceptual Level, Hypothesis Formation Training And Clinical Judgment, Robert William Larsen

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Conceptual level, hypothesis formation training, college grade point average, counselor preparation level, and age were studied to assess their relationship to clinical judgment. The sample consisted of female volunteer social work students, who were divided into training (26 subjects) and control (14 subjects) groups. The training group received hypothesis formation training, and the control group simply observed a counseling session. The subjects responded to the Paragraph Completion Method (Hunt, Butler, Noy & Rosser, 1978) and the Modified Clinical Assessment Questionnaire.

The responses were analyzed in terms of hypotheses that were designed to address: 1. The extent to which the study …

Attitudes Toward Rape And Recovery From Sexual Assault, Lynn White Eggers

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In order to understand more fully the process of recovery from sexual assault, this study investigated the variables considered to be influential in that process, including the age of the victim, her marital status, the time elapsed since the assault, who the perpetrator was, and where the assault took place. In addition, the victim's beliefs about sexual assault were also assessed, using the Feminist Attitude Toward Rape Scale, as were her perceptions of society's beliefs. Recovery was evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory, the Modified Fear Survey, and the Derogatis Symptom Check List.

The subjects were 30 women, ages 18 …