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Joseph Smith As An Administrator, Gary Dean Guthrie Jan 1969

Joseph Smith As An Administrator, Gary Dean Guthrie

Theses and Dissertations

From extensive research undertaken by Rensis Likert at the University of Michigan, a modified theory of administration has been developed which seeks to build upon all that worked best in previous approaches to administration.

Sufficient information from the writings of Joseph Smith, from diaries and journals of those who worked under his leadership have been used in this thesis and compared with the model of administration proposed by Likert. The results of this work were that Joseph Smith in his administration most often used a leadership approach described by Likert as Consultative and Participative.

This thesis also presents a model …


A Study Of The Method Of Teaching Called "Scripture Chase" As Employed By The Full-Time Teachers Of The Seminaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Vernon W. Mattson Jan 1969

A Study Of The Method Of Teaching Called "Scripture Chase" As Employed By The Full-Time Teachers Of The Seminaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Vernon W. Mattson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the LDS Seminary Scripture Chase in the following areas: (1) Principles of learning involved; (2) Percentage of full-time teachers using the Scripture Chase; (3) Teacher evaluation of the Scripture Chase in terms of (a) teacher training in the Scripture Chase, (b) student involvement and application, (c) areas of effectiveness and (d) evaluation and rating of the over-all program.
Questionnaires were sent to 498 full-time Seminary teachers in Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Canada with a return of 80.3 percent. The data revealed that 143, or 33 percent regularly use …


A Study Of Factors Which May Influence Attitudes Of Lds Teen-Agers Toward Family Home Evening, Don Leroy Miller Jan 1969

A Study Of Factors Which May Influence Attitudes Of Lds Teen-Agers Toward Family Home Evening, Don Leroy Miller

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to attitudes of teenagers toward the Family Home Evening Program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hypotheses involving the relationships of certain factors to attitudes toward home evening were tested.

A cluster sample of twenty-three ninth grade classes was selected and data were gathered through use of a questionnaire. Statistics used in analysis of data included the Pearsonian product moment correlation coefficient, and analysis of variance. Responses to open-end questions were content analyzed by three independent judges.

Findings suggest that perceived participation by teenagers in planning and …


Correlates Of Discontent : An Exploratory Survey, Joel R. Barden Jan 1969

Correlates Of Discontent : An Exploratory Survey, Joel R. Barden

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study To Establish Criteria For Creating Thematic Literature Units Appropriate To Lds Secondary Schools In The South Pacific, And The Creation Of Three Such Units, Ronald F. Malan Jan 1969

A Study To Establish Criteria For Creating Thematic Literature Units Appropriate To Lds Secondary Schools In The South Pacific, And The Creation Of Three Such Units, Ronald F. Malan

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to develop criteria for creating thematic literature units appropriate to the English language facility and to the culture of students in the LDS secondary schools in the South Pacific, and (b) to create three thematic literature units at the Form 5 (11th grade) level which would exemplify the recommended criteria.
An analysis of questionnaire responses revealed that a concept-centered approach to literature should take precedence, with geographical literature—especially Polynesian—also receiving emphasis. Less attention should be given to developing skill in literary analysis, and more focus placed upon systematically reinforcing other language arts …


A Test Of All-Or-None Learning Using A Modified Paired-Associate Paradigm, Thomas R. Linscheid Jan 1969

A Test Of All-Or-None Learning Using A Modified Paired-Associate Paradigm, Thomas R. Linscheid

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No abstract provided.


Design Of A Control Transducer For An Upper Extremity Prosthesis, Richard Hoare Jan 1969

Design Of A Control Transducer For An Upper Extremity Prosthesis, Richard Hoare

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No abstract provided.


Study Of Differences In Selected Personality And Academic Characteristicsof Low Achieving College Males., Mary Christine Scharf Jan 1969

Study Of Differences In Selected Personality And Academic Characteristicsof Low Achieving College Males., Mary Christine Scharf

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No abstract provided.


A Statistical Unit System For The Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital, Kenneth W. Aitchison Jan 1969

A Statistical Unit System For The Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital, Kenneth W. Aitchison

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No abstract provided.


Personality Types And Their Hypothesized Attributes: An Application Of Holland's Vocational Choice Theory, Ronald W. Kristjanson Jan 1969

Personality Types And Their Hypothesized Attributes: An Application Of Holland's Vocational Choice Theory, Ronald W. Kristjanson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of Holland's vocational choice theory for counseling with university students. More specifically, it attempted to determine whether or not Holland's theory provides a suitable framework for integrating the results of two commonly used counseling instruments: the SVIB and the EPPS .

A sample was drawn from those students tested by the University Counseling Center on both the SVIB and EPPS. This sample was, within reasonable limits, representative of the male student population dealt with by the Counseling Center. The sample contained 255 Ss.

For analysis of the data the student …


Dogmatism And Its Effect On Amount And Persistence Of Opinion Change Induced By Active Versus Passive Participation, Jerry B. Wolfe Jan 1969

Dogmatism And Its Effect On Amount And Persistence Of Opinion Change Induced By Active Versus Passive Participation, Jerry B. Wolfe

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation of Dogmatism to amount and persistence of opinion change induced by active versus passive participation.

Procedure: Initial measures of Dogmatism and opinions concerning two selected issues were obtained from University of North Dakota undergraduates. Females who scored within one standard deviation of the mean opinion score of at least one of the issues and who rated that issue as salient were retained for experimental treatment.

Treatment occurred eleven weeks later and consisted of either reading (Passive Induction) a persuasive communication concerning the relevant issue or improvising and writing (Active …


Selected Factors Related To Reported Physical And Mental Disabilities Of North Dakota Residents., Myron Morgan Thomason Jan 1969

Selected Factors Related To Reported Physical And Mental Disabilities Of North Dakota Residents., Myron Morgan Thomason

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Relation Between Selected Factors And Expressed Attitudes Of National Executive Secretaries Of Social Fraternities In The Contemporary University., Douglas Arthur Hallatt Jan 1969

A Study Of The Relation Between Selected Factors And Expressed Attitudes Of National Executive Secretaries Of Social Fraternities In The Contemporary University., Douglas Arthur Hallatt

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No abstract provided.


Relation Of Individualized Instruction To Social Acceptance, Total Adjustment, Social Adjustment, And Personal Adjustment., Dennis R. Kost Jan 1969

Relation Of Individualized Instruction To Social Acceptance, Total Adjustment, Social Adjustment, And Personal Adjustment., Dennis R. Kost

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No abstract provided.


Verbal And Related Nonverbal Interaction Of Teachers., Vincent Joyce Dodge Jan 1969

Verbal And Related Nonverbal Interaction Of Teachers., Vincent Joyce Dodge

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of North Dakota Public Secondary School Teachers Of English For Academic Year 1967-1968., Robert Ellsworth Johnson Jan 1969

A Study Of North Dakota Public Secondary School Teachers Of English For Academic Year 1967-1968., Robert Ellsworth Johnson

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No abstract provided.


Verbal Conditioning Rates And Awareness As A Function Of Reinforcement Value And Informational Aspects Of Verbal Reinforcers., Hilmer Jon Carlson Jan 1969

Verbal Conditioning Rates And Awareness As A Function Of Reinforcement Value And Informational Aspects Of Verbal Reinforcers., Hilmer Jon Carlson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Identification And Comparison Of Selected Characteristics And Factors Of Business Students In Four-Year State Colleges And Selected Area Vocational - Technical School In Minnesota., Emil Jacob Stadel Jan 1969

An Identification And Comparison Of Selected Characteristics And Factors Of Business Students In Four-Year State Colleges And Selected Area Vocational - Technical School In Minnesota., Emil Jacob Stadel

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No abstract provided.


The Educational Attitudes Of Elementary Teacher-Trainees In Selected Teacher Education Programs., Gale O. Teske Jan 1969

The Educational Attitudes Of Elementary Teacher-Trainees In Selected Teacher Education Programs., Gale O. Teske

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No abstract provided.


Operant Learning Rates As A Function Of Internal Control And Task Structure., Robert William Mathis Jan 1969

Operant Learning Rates As A Function Of Internal Control And Task Structure., Robert William Mathis

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No abstract provided.


Prediction Of Success For Doctoral Students In Education At The University Of North Dakota., Del D. Gab Jan 1969

Prediction Of Success For Doctoral Students In Education At The University Of North Dakota., Del D. Gab

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No abstract provided.


Verbally Conditioned Regression As A Function Of Different Reinforcement Of A Verbal Response Class., Merril Wade Hergert Jan 1969

Verbally Conditioned Regression As A Function Of Different Reinforcement Of A Verbal Response Class., Merril Wade Hergert

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Test Self-Estimates As Related To Needs, Vocational Interests, Ability, Achievement And Persistence Of University Freshman Males., Lyle Jacob Eide Jan 1969

Test Self-Estimates As Related To Needs, Vocational Interests, Ability, Achievement And Persistence Of University Freshman Males., Lyle Jacob Eide

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Biographic, Cognitive, Demographic And Personality Differences Between Adolescents From Families With Identifiable Alcohol Problems And From Families Without Identifiable Alcohol Problems., Mary Leo Kammeier Jan 1969

Biographic, Cognitive, Demographic And Personality Differences Between Adolescents From Families With Identifiable Alcohol Problems And From Families Without Identifiable Alcohol Problems., Mary Leo Kammeier

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of Sixth-Year Programs In Teacher Education With Application To Programs At The University Of North Dakota., Lowell Allan Mortrude Jan 1969

A Study Of Sixth-Year Programs In Teacher Education With Application To Programs At The University Of North Dakota., Lowell Allan Mortrude

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Relation Between Selected Academic Factors And Performanceon The I-E Scale., Charles L. Nielson Jan 1969

A Study Of The Relation Between Selected Academic Factors And Performanceon The I-E Scale., Charles L. Nielson

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No abstract provided.


State Programs For Student-Teaching., Lowell A. Vaughn Jan 1969

State Programs For Student-Teaching., Lowell A. Vaughn

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No abstract provided.


Selected Characteristics Of Senior High School Students Having Differential Counseling Referral Status., Ansel Luverne Woldt Jan 1969

Selected Characteristics Of Senior High School Students Having Differential Counseling Referral Status., Ansel Luverne Woldt

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No abstract provided.


The Establishment And Financing Of Junior Colleges In Rural Manitoba., Stanley Ernest Kolt Jan 1969

The Establishment And Financing Of Junior Colleges In Rural Manitoba., Stanley Ernest Kolt

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No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Rehabilitation Patients By Direct Estimation Procedures., Leland Harlan Lipp Jan 1969

Evaluation Of Rehabilitation Patients By Direct Estimation Procedures., Leland Harlan Lipp

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No abstract provided.