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A Study Of The Changes Caused By Modern Dance Movement On Flexibility And Balance Of College Freshman Football Players, Daniel J. Neppel

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the changes elicited by modern dance techniques on the flexibility and body balance of college f r e s h man football players.

Two groups were requested to participate in the study. An experimental group of fifteen subjects, which experienced a modern dance program twice weekly, and a control group of thirteen subjects, that did not participate in modern dance, were utilized in this study.

The two groups were given a pretest for flexibility with the Leighton Flexometer and a pretest for body balance with the Stork Stand Test for Balance. The …

A Visual Presentation Of Man Prostituting Himself, Philip Edward Mullen Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

This study involves the artistic presentation of the concept that: •’Man prostitutes himself and is trapped by his own prostitution." The chief problems of the thesis were the clarification of that concept and its subsequent interpretation in aesthetic form.

Formulation of the basic idea demanded an examination of prostitution in its broader aspects. The use of man's talents for base purposes was considered in the areas of public relations, business, corporation operation, art, education and religion. Then consideration was given to the assemblage as an aesthetic communicative device. This discussion involved the level of articulation available to the assemblage, and …

A Comparison Of Personality And Teacher Attitude Between Stout State University Undergraduate Fellows And Other Students Enrolled In Teacher Education, Jack B. Sampson

Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to ascertain whether differentiation could be made between Undergraduate Fellows and Eon-Fellows enrolled In teacher education at Stout State University, Menomonie, Wisconsin, on the basis of personality needs as measured by Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and teacher attitude as measured by the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory. Undergraduate Fellows are students recommended by faculty members to participate in seminars, in independent learning activities, and in leadership activities as means of encouraging such students to consider college teaching in the future.

Anomie, Social Participation And General Assistance Recipiency, Gary R. Smith

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This Thesis was an examination of those persons receiving that form of vrolfc.ro assistanco known as general assistance in terms of the concepts of anomie and social participation. Tho act of receiving general assistanco was presented as a behavioral response contrary to the normative expectations of tho American society. It was hypothesized that general assistanco recipients are more anomic and participate less in society than those low income person not seeking or receiving welfare assistance. It was further hypothesized that chronic general assistance recipients are more anomic and participate loss in society than those recipients relatively loss relient upon assistance. …

Pseudo-Family Systems Of The Institutionalized, Adolescent, Female Offender, Connie Sevalson

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A History Of The Student Newspaper And Its Early Predecessors At Brigham Young University From 1878 To 1965, Lawrence Hall Bray

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The purpose of the study was to write a history of the student newspaper at Brigham Young University, and its early predecessors, from 1878 to 1965. Primary emphasis was placed on the physical changes, finances, editorial policies, and content of each publication included in the study.

The study includes brief histories of a manuscript paper, the Academic Monthly, and four non-newspaper publications: the Academic Review, The Normal, The Business Journal, and the Journal of Pedagogy, all of which influenced and stimulated publication of the first short-lived student newspaper, The B.Y.A. Student, and the White …

A Study Of Moral Development In Mormon Culture, Steve Foster Gilliland

Theses and Dissertations

Previous studies have indicated that the moral development of the child may follow a "developmental" process. That is, the child progresses through an invariant series of stages, each characterized by certain modes of thought. As the child passes from one stage to another, he integrates the old stage into the new one. Kohlberg proposed a hierarchy of six stages through which the child would progress on his way to moral maturity. His hypothesis has been supported by empirical evidence.

Research findings have indicated that the Mormon culture appeared to be different in values and moral behavior than other United States …

Problems In Communication At The Great Northern Railway, Minot Division, James A. Greenlaw

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An Analysis Of The Effect Of Seminary Instruction Upon Certain Attitudes Of Students Who Enroll For Reasons Other Than Personal Desire, Kent R. Garner

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The purpose of this study was two fold: (1) to determine if there was a significant difference in attitude toward the church and certain of its teachings and practices between those who were pressured into taking seminary and those who enrolled because they wanted to and (2) to compare the change in attitude of the students who were pressured into seminary with the change in attitude of the students who were not pressured into seminary after completing their first year.

A Proposal For A Section Of An Lds Church History Textbook For High School Students Containing The History Of The Church From 1898 To 1951, Arthur R. Bassett

Theses and Dissertations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been organized for over one hundred and thirty-six years. The history of nearly a century of that time--1866 to the present--has not been adequately dealt with in any single book currently available for use on the high school level as an L. D. S. seminary text. The objective of this field project was to produce textual materials covering a fifty-three year portion of this period--the portion 1898-1951.

Church history material relative to this period was gathered and organized in a biographical framework centering in the lives and administration of the four …

Job Duties And Qualifications For Computer Programmers In Selected Organizations Of The Richmond, Virginia, Area And Implications For An Electronic Data Processing Curriculum At The Richmond Professional Institute, Edwin E. Blanks

Theses and Dissertations

The tremendous impact of electronic data processing on the lives of the American people is being felt in every segment of our economy. Regardless of the area of activity, be it business, education, government, industry, or the service areas, electronic data processing is performing an increasingly· important function. The volume of paper work, the magnitude of government reports, and the demands of management for information, have created mammoth challenges for electronic data processing. These challenges are complex. However, electronic data processing equipment and personnel are making favorable gains on the problems posed by these challenges.

A Visual Interpretation Of Events And Personalities From The Book Of Mormon, Larry Berg Prestwich

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to create two paintings and ten drawings pertaining to events and personalities from the Book of Mormon. The art works were done with the special intent of expressing the artist's personal and animated feelings about several men whose writings comprise the book, and certain events pertaining to their particular circumstances.

A Collection And Analysis Of Folk Songs From Wales, Sanpete County, Utah, Leslie E. Rees

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to collect and record folk songs known to some of the older inhabitants of Wales, Utah. An analysis was made of thirty of the forty-six songs for the purpose of attaining a knowledge of their characteristics such as form, rhythm, melody, tempo, tonality, melodic interval range, phrase and period length, theme repetition, texture, and ornamentation. Observations were also made with reference to the textual influence on the overall musical effect.

Consistency Of Early Recollections With Regard To Anxiety And Introversion-Extroversion, Ronald A. Brandon

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An Annotated Bibliography On Team Teaching In Business Education, David J. Theusch

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The purpose of this paper is to compile an annotated bibliography of team teaching in business education.. The paper is designed and organized to study current literature for the purpose of classifying team teaching.

A thorough search was made for articles,- periodicals, and books related to the subject in the library of the University of North Dakota, Dr. John L. Rowe’s personal liorary, and in the writers personal library. The Business Education Index, The Education Index, and the card catalogue were the sources of the references.

All titles of articles that may have had some connection with the subject were …

A Study Of The Subculture Of Students In Eight Selected Western Canadian High Schools., David Friesen

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A Comparative Study Of Selected Academic And Non-Academic Measures Of College Males With High Intensity And Low Intensity Profiles On The Strong Vocational Interest Blank., John Charles Deutscher

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The Personal Characteristics Related To College Performance And Adjustment Of Work-Study And Non-Work-Study Freshmen Males., Lloyd Eugene Bradfield

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Guidelines For The Development Of Vocational Education Programs With Specific Application To Grand Forks, North Dakota., Harold Curtis Gulbrandson

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A Study Of Academic And Biographical Variables For Predicting Achievement In Technical Programs At The North Dakota State School Of Science., Roger Clare Anderson

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The Suitability Of Using Non-Intellective Characteristics In The Selection Of Honors Students At The University Of North Dakota., Andrew Craig Millar

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A Study Of Perceptions Of Duties Of Elementary School Principals., Herbert Raymond Johnson Jr.

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Visual Stimulus Versus Combined Audio-Visual Stimuli For Out-Of-Class Practice In First-Semester College Gregg Shorthand., Robert Nelton Hanson

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An Experimental Evaluation Of Short-Term Group Counseling With Nonconforming Adolescents., Albert B. Kuntz

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The Role Of The Elementary School Principal As Perceived By The Faculty And Principal Through Selected Role Behaviors., Lowell Francis Latimer

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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory As A Predictor In Vocational Rehabilitation., David Grimsrud Sandness

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Social Class And Attitudes Toward Health And Illness, Richard L. Ludtke

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A Comparison Of A Parochial School And A Public School Physical Education Program And Their Effects On The Agility, Balance, And Coordination Of Fifth Grade Girls, Gail Nokken Leary

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A Comparison Of The Effects Of A Voluntary Physical Fitness Program On Motor Fitness, George Kalliokoski

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An Analysis Of Influence In The North Dakota House Of Representatives, Barbara L. Kadlec

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