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Two Types Of Supervisory Feedback And Student Clinicians' Generalization Of A Targeted Clinical Behavior, Sonya Kay Nielson

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Hospice Volunteers' Willingness To Care For Individuals With Aids, Patricia A. Evans

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Intergenerational Services : A Development Proposal For Rural Communities, Lynnell Simonson-Paschke

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Adult Sibling Loss: Family Dynamics And Individual Adult Sibling Loss: Family Dynamics And Individual Characteristics, Stephen D. Stahlman

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The current study investigated family, individual and sibling relationship variables of adult sibling loss, using a cross-sectional survey design. A purposive sampling procedure was used to recruit adult subjects that had experienced the death of an adult sibling within the last five years. Ninety-four subjects responded to the initial request with 84 subjects returning questionnaires for an 89% response rate. Family variables of communication, cohesion, and adaptability and individual variables of individuation, self esteem as well as level of grief were operationalized using standardized instruments through a mailed questionnaire.

It was predicted that significant relationships would be found between family …

Grand Forks Housing Study, John Leland Sauter

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Teaching Sighted Children About Visual Impairment, Susan M. Edman Hulteng

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Years Of Struggle : The University Of North Dakota, 1929-1954, Sandra D. Kirk-Rodgers

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Influences Of Age, Gender, And Marital Satisfaction In Spouses' Adjustment To Terminal Illness, Nancy L. Black

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Parental Stressors In A Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Loretta Jean Heuer

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Perceptions Of School Administrators Of The Nurses' Roles In A School Health Program, Vida A. Gorsegner

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Nursing roles in school health programs differ within various school settings. These roles range from traditional nursing activities to nurse practitioner and mental health nurse roles. Literature specific to the roles of nurses in a school health program is limited; however, studies indicate that the school nurse role is multidimensional. Role theory was the framework used for this study. The purpose of this study was to determine school administrators' perceptions of the role of the nurse in a school health program.

The sample profile included 48 school administrators from a two county area in an upper midwest area. The two …

Lady, If You Go Into Politics: North Dakota's Women Legislators, 1923-1989, Ann M. Rathke

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Little is known about the seventy-two women who served in the North Dakota legislature between 1923, when women first took seats, and 1989, the state's Centennial year. Their collective story has been absent from major scholarly works about the history of North Dakota, a state which prizes its unique and colorful political heritage. The purpose of this study is to remedy this lack of information.

A variety of published and unpublished sources were consulted, including the records of proposed bills and resolutions. A survey was developed and used to obtain additional biographical and other information about current and former women …

A Training Manual For Direct Care Staff Of Licensed Community Residential Programs Serving Persons With Developmental Disabilities In Minnesota, Kathleen Anne Griffin Pearson

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Student Clinicians' Preference For Written Vs. Verbal Supervisory Feedback, Diane E. Sumner

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A Descriptive Study Of Hassles And Uplifts In Prenursing Students, Helene Kahlstorf

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The Relationships Between Degree Of Isolation And Types Of Abuse Among Women Survivors, Nancy Vadas

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Teaching Computer Science As A Service Course, Roger Priebe

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Working Smart : The Minnesota Community College Faculty Association's 1979 Strike, Richard W. Whaley

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A Comparison Of College Students In Social Service And Non-Social Service Courses On Codependency, Family Cohesion And Family Adaptability, Tammy Schultz

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The Study Of Adult Learners With Learning Difficulties, Judith I. Green

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Professionalism And Job Satisfaction Of Registered Nurses In The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Elisabeth B. Hutton

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The purpose of this study was to investigate current views of professionalism and job satisfaction of registered nurses practicing a variety of health care settings in the State of Virginia. Five research questions were investigated in this analytical-descriptive study. A two percent stratified random sample of 427 registered nurses, female and actively employed, represented all nurses from five regions in the state of Virginia. The demographic findings indicated that the majority of nurses were diploma graduates, staff nurses, employed in hospital settings, and working full-time.

A descriptive analysis of Stone and Knopke Health Care Professional Attitude Inventory items modified by …

Stress And Social Support Of Parents With An Adult Mentally Retarded Child, Nancy Patricia Kropf

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Parent-child caregiving is the most basic caregiving situation. However, parents who continue to provide care to an adult mentally retarded child have been an unexamined group of caregivers. This study compared stress levels and social support constellations among these caregivers and two other groups of parents.

The study tested two major hypotheses. Parents who were caregivers for an adult child with mental retardation were predicted to report higher stress levels and smaller social support constellations than the other groups. Two comparison groups were included in the study. One group was parents of an mentally retarded child who did not live …

Relationships Across Training Programs, Professional Titles, And Perceptions Of Therapy Performance, Debra E. Anderson Bach

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This study was designed to examine the perceptions of students training to be counselors, clinical psychologists, and social workers, regarding the professional titles of counseling psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and social worker. A videotaped counseling session of a therapist and a client, a client description, and a therapist description served as the stimuli. The professional title of the therapist varied in the therapist description and served as the independent variable. One hundred three subjects were grouped according to their training program and then randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups differentiated by the professional titles of counseling psychologist, …

An Examination Of Relationships Between Selected Cognitive Attributes Of The Counselor-In-Training And Case Conceptualization., Karmel Pengilly

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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships that may exist among certain cognitive attributes of the counselor-in-training and the formation of his or her clinical conceptualization of a client. Specifically, the study examined the relationships that exist among the counselor's learning style, cognitive mode, conceptual level, theoretical orientation, and particular aspects of the counselor's case conceptualization.Fifty-nine Masters level graduate students in counseling participated in the study. Subjects viewed a videotaped simulation of a client presentation after which they provided their clinical impressions and conceptualization. Conceptualization was assessed by two methods, a descriptive essay written by the subject …

Beliefs Of Accounting Faculty/Business Deans At Small Schools Regarding Selected Aacsb Undergraduate Business Administration Accreditation Standards, Leonard J. Sliwoski

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Problem. The study identified and compared beliefs of accounting faculty, accounting chairpersons, and deans of business at small colleges and universities concerning the perceived appropriateness of the 1985-86 AACSB personnel and curriculum accreditation standards for undergraduate business administration programs in relation to undergraduate accounting education.

Procedures. A total of 1,008 accounting faculty, accounting chairpersons, and deans of business were sent a survey depicting components of the above-mentioned accreditation standards. They were asked to express their beliefs concerning the appropriateness of these components in relation to undergraduate accounting education. There was a response rate of 57 percent with 575 questionnaires returned. …

A Study On The Career Aspirations Of Female Business Students, Brenda K. Ross

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A Description Of Spouse Abuse In A Native American Population, Jerriellen Feldner

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Entrance And Exit Criteria For Speech And Language Special Education Programs In The Public Schools: Status And Recommendations, Cynthia Mooibroek Hankey

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The purposes of the present study were these: (1) to identify and compare the entrance and exit criteria developed for speech and language special education programs currently utilized within the fifty states; and (2) on the basis of a review of literature and current practice, to formulate and present several recommendations and considerations regarding the development of entrance and exit criteria for speech and language special education programs. The data consisted of the criteria developed at the state level by the fifty states. The criteria for thirty-three of the states were obtained from officials within state departments of education responsible …

Perceptions Of Organizational Structure And Autonomy Of Registered Nurses In Rural Hospitals, Deborah Delores Howland

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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 …

Differences Inventoried In Academic Achievement For Kindergarten Students Attending School Full Days, Alternate Days, Or Half Days, Every Days, Bonita M. Gurno

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