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An American Reaction To Apartheid, Melvin D. Sorg Jr. May 1987

An American Reaction To Apartheid, Melvin D. Sorg Jr.

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Just what is the American reaction to apartheid, and how does one make generalizations about those perceptions and the values they imply? In approaching these questions the method chosen was to look at the visible reactions of those opinion leaders in the administration, press, and Congress that the American public took their cues from in forming attitudes in this area of foreign relations. Written articles and public statements reported by the press and in professional magazines and journals were examined, first to see if the reaction of these opinion leaders to the issue of apartheid and related concerns could be …


Pacifist From The Prairie: Lynn J. Frazier Of North Dakota, Nels Erickson Dec 1985

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

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No abstract provided.


A Qualitative Study Of Beliefs, Values, And Practice In Literacy Education: Portraits Of Three High School Teaching & Learning Teachers, Karla Smart Jan 1985

A Qualitative Study Of Beliefs, Values, And Practice In Literacy Education: Portraits Of Three High School Teaching & Learning Teachers, Karla Smart

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This study is a description of teachers and teaching. The lived-in experience, including memory, beliefs and values, and teaching practice, of three high school teachers of Teaching & Learning is its concern. Literacy is the study's entry point, the concept that drew me to seek conversation and classroom observation with Teaching & Learning teachers. Observation, in-depth interview, conversation, and my own journal writing as researcher are its processes of information gathering.The meanings individual Teaching & Learning teachers ascribe to literacy in their own lives and in their teaching practices are described in this study. Teachers' personal recollections clustered around the …


National Certification As A Performance Measure: Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1977-1982, Barbara Hall Dunn Jan 1984

National Certification As A Performance Measure: Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 1977-1982, Barbara Hall Dunn

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This research involved an analysis of data for 3,387 candidates who took the National Qualifying Examination for pediatric nurse practitioners/associates between 1977 and 1982. Those data were available from the National Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates, which administers the examination, and its testing agency, the National Board of Medical Examiners. Included in the data were sociodemographic characteristics of examinees, characteristics of their nurse practitioner educational programs, and their composite examination scores.

The purpose of the research was to determine the ability of these sociodemographic and educational program variables to predict examination performance. Sociodemographic variables included: examinee age; highest …


Community Ties And Self-Reported Delinquency : A Test Of Social Control Theory, Stephen B. Constantine Jan 1984

Community Ties And Self-Reported Delinquency : A Test Of Social Control Theory, Stephen B. Constantine

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No abstract provided.


Client Views On Confidentiality, Stephan Podrygula May 1983

Client Views On Confidentiality, Stephan Podrygula

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This study is part of the growing interest in ethical issues in clinical practice. Confidentiality is of particular concern, being regarded by many mental health professionals as a prerequisite for successful treatment. However, conflicts of interest inevitably arise and confidentiality must be weighed against other values. How to deal with these dilemmas has been a matter of considerable debate among professionals; interestingly, the views of clients on these issues have rarely been investigated.

The purpse of the study was to explore the attitudes and expectations of human service/mental health center clients regarding confidentiality. A 36 item scale, consisting primarily of …


Efforts Of The Occupational Safety And Health Act Of 1970 And Effect On Business, Steven Edward Thompson Dec 1982

Efforts Of The Occupational Safety And Health Act Of 1970 And Effect On Business, Steven Edward Thompson

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The Development And Operation Of The Circuit-Riding City Manager Concept, Robert M. King Apr 1980

The Development And Operation Of The Circuit-Riding City Manager Concept, Robert M. King

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Selected Speeches Of A. C. Townley, 1915-1921, Alice C. Poehls Dec 1978

An Analysis Of Selected Speeches Of A. C. Townley, 1915-1921, Alice C. Poehls

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the rhetoric of Arthur C. Towriley who, in 1915, founded the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota. The study included the history of the organization and activities of the Nonpartisan League from 1915 to 1921, a biography of Townley, a discussion of the Aristotelian canon invention, and an analysts of the logical, emotional, and ethical proof utilized by Townlc-y in selected 1917 speeches.

Townley had a great deal of natural oratorical skill and benefited also from seme education, imitation of other speakers, and experience. His agrarian background greatly influenced his public speaking and …


The Role Of The North Dakota Electrical Board In State Government, Jack E. Eakman Aug 1977

The Role Of The North Dakota Electrical Board In State Government, Jack E. Eakman

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No abstract provided.


Unionization Of The Military, Ltc. Lavern E. Hammers Jul 1977

Unionization Of The Military, Ltc. Lavern E. Hammers

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No abstract provided.


Effects Of The Employee Retirement Income Security Act Of 1974 On Pensions, Donald F. Berger Dec 1976

Effects Of The Employee Retirement Income Security Act Of 1974 On Pensions, Donald F. Berger

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No abstract provided.


Revenue Sharing: A Local Perspective, Wallace T. Mcintosh May 1976

Revenue Sharing: A Local Perspective, Wallace T. Mcintosh

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No abstract provided.


A Revised County Budget Report From For North Dakota Counties, Micheal E. Zainhofsky May 1976

A Revised County Budget Report From For North Dakota Counties, Micheal E. Zainhofsky

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No abstract provided.


A Cost/Benefit Analysis Of The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Certification Program, Jay D. Carter Jan 1976

A Cost/Benefit Analysis Of The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Certification Program, Jay D. Carter

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No abstract provided.


A Performance Evaluation Of 1970-72 Secretarial And Clerical Graduates Of The Canby Area Vocational Institute, Canby, Minnesota, Robert B. Hessling Aug 1973

A Performance Evaluation Of 1970-72 Secretarial And Clerical Graduates Of The Canby Area Vocational Institute, Canby, Minnesota, Robert B. Hessling

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No abstract provided.


The Use Of The Licensing Power By The City Of Grand Forks, Jeffery J. Setterlund Jan 1972

The Use Of The Licensing Power By The City Of Grand Forks, Jeffery J. Setterlund

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No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Municipal In-Service Training In North Dakota's Four Largest Cities, Robert W. Holte Jan 1968

A Survey Of Municipal In-Service Training In North Dakota's Four Largest Cities, Robert W. Holte

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No abstract provided.


Morality Legislation In North Dakota, 1920-1954, Jerome M. Petry Jun 1967

Morality Legislation In North Dakota, 1920-1954, Jerome M. Petry

Theses and Dissertations

From 1920 to 1954 morality legislation was a mutual concern for many of the state's voters and legislators. Liquor control and prohibition were the most conspicuous moral issues to face the legislature and the electorate, but other measures to regulate Sunday movies and baseball, smoking, and dancing were introduced. It is the purpose of this study to define these measures and to try to determine selected social and cultural traits of the defenders and opponents of morality legislation.

Since North Dakota's electorate had a direct voice in the legislative process through the use of the initiative and referendum, it was …


The Ryukyu Islands : An American Experience In Military Government, James Angus Graham Jan 1964

The Ryukyu Islands : An American Experience In Military Government, James Angus Graham

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No abstract provided.


Joseph Smith, Sr., First Patriarch To The Church, Earnest Morgan Skinner Jan 1958

Joseph Smith, Sr., First Patriarch To The Church, Earnest Morgan Skinner

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a biography of Joseph Smith Sr., first patriarch to the Church and father of the illustrious Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. The overall purpose of this treatise is of a four-fold nature. First, it proposes to reveal the kind of personality and character he possessed. Second, it intends to present a near complete and accurate account of his deeds and experiences. Third, it hopes to relate him to the historical period in which he lived. And fourth, by fulfilling the three purposes named, it will attempt to evaluate the assertions that have been frequently made that the Prophet …


A Study Of Driver Education In South Dakota High Schools, Ruben O. Gjerde Aug 1955

A Study Of Driver Education In South Dakota High Schools, Ruben O. Gjerde

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No abstract provided.


Driver Education In The Minnesota Schools And Its Effect On The Teacher And Student, Melvin C. Lawson Aug 1954

Driver Education In The Minnesota Schools And Its Effect On The Teacher And Student, Melvin C. Lawson

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No abstract provided.


The Status And Function Of Driver Education In Minnesota High Schools, Vernon O. Strand Jun 1954

The Status And Function Of Driver Education In Minnesota High Schools, Vernon O. Strand

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No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Monterey County, California, Elementary Schools, Max T. Allen Aug 1952

A Survey Of Monterey County, California, Elementary Schools, Max T. Allen

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No abstract provided.


Some Aspects Of Religious Education And The Public Schools, Henriettn Anderson Aug 1952

Some Aspects Of Religious Education And The Public Schools, Henriettn Anderson

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No abstract provided.


School Building Rules, Regulations, And Laws In The Forty-Eight States, Madeleine Levecesque Delzer Jul 1950

School Building Rules, Regulations, And Laws In The Forty-Eight States, Madeleine Levecesque Delzer

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No abstract provided.


Constitutional And Political Problems Of The Irish Free State Until 1932, Ingeborg Fjalstad Aug 1939

Constitutional And Political Problems Of The Irish Free State Until 1932, Ingeborg Fjalstad

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No abstract provided.


Medical Service Available In The State With Special Reference To The Indigent Population Group, L Vernon Aaserude Jan 1939

Medical Service Available In The State With Special Reference To The Indigent Population Group, L Vernon Aaserude

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No abstract provided.


The Growing Opposition To The Reconstruction Policies During Grant's Administration, A. Eidon Joachim Aug 1938

The Growing Opposition To The Reconstruction Policies During Grant's Administration, A. Eidon Joachim

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No abstract provided.