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Indigenous Peoples And Self Determination: Challenging State Sovereignty, Catherine J. Iorns

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Masthead, Volume 24 Issue 2 (1992)

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Volume 24 Issue 2 (1992), Cwru Journal Of International Law

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

The Development Of The Foreign Investment Environment In The Russian Federation, Mark David Davis, Robert J. Sokota

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Investment In The New German Federal States, Fritz K. Koehler

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Masthead, Volume 24 Issue 3 (1992)

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Volume 24 Issue 3 (1992), Cwru Journal Of International Law

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Cumulative Subject Index To Volumes 1-23, Index

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

cumulative subject index

Ad Hoc Chambers Of The International Court And The Question Of Intervention, Andrew F. Moore

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Equity Joint Ventures In The People's Republic Of China: Problems That Continue After More Than A Decade Under The Open Door Policy, Margaret L.H. Png

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Baby Steps Toward International Fair Labor Standards: Evaluating The Child Labor Deterrence Act, Michael A. Tonya

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Trait Competitiveness In N.C.A.A. Division I And Division Iii Female Basketball Players, Kristin Renee Huffman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to examine trait competitiveness in female basketball players of Division I and Division III universities. It was hypothesized that Division I female basketball players and Division III female basketball players would not differ in trait competitiveness.

The research design for this study was quasi-experimental. The level of N.C.A.A. competition, Division I or Division III, served as the independent variable. Trait competitiveness, as measured by the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) (Gill & Deeter, 1988), served as the dependent variable.

The subjects (N = 190) for this study were members of women's basketball teams in the …

Vocal Recital, Nicole Jahara Bachman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This abstract is based on my October 24, 1992 recital given at the Hearst Center for the Arts. The accompanist 1. was Svetlana Gabruk, a University of Northern Iowa Master of Music candidate and student of Dr. Joyce Gault. The recital opened with a set of five short songs from Claudio Monteverdi's Scherzi Musicali printed in 1632 by Bartholomeo Magni. Monteverdi composed at a time when solo songs were very popular, but he himself wrote very few. Even though his solo songs are not characteristic examples of his style, they do display Monteverdi's use of contrasting textures, dramatic expression and …

Teacher Classroom Strategies For Working With Attention Deficit Students, Susan Lee Schulz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to gather data to describe (a) teacher ability to recognize the characteristics used to identify students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), (b) teacher familiarity with intervention strategies effective for ADD students, and (c) teacher perceptions of their own knowledge and capability to work with ADD students. The subjects were 277 teachers from Keystone Area Education Agency that completed a 42 item self-report questionnaire. Results of the questionnaire were analyzed using frequency distributions by composite population, by school (four districts participated), setting (regular education or special education), and by sex (males and females). Data was …

Effects Of Electronic Mail On Staff Communication Satisfaction And Computer Anxiety, Donald D. Luck

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Research indicates teacher isolation and computer anxiety are significant problems effecting teachers. This study examined the influence of electronic mail on these two problems. The research hypotheses questioned whether electronic mail installation positively effected a staff's level of communication satisfaction and/or lowered their level of computer anxiety.

Three sites were used in the study. Site One had electronic mail at the time of both measurements, Site Two implemented electronic mail immediately following the first measurement, and Site Three never used electronic mail. Ten months separated the measurements.

The study used the Computer Satisfaction Questionnaire to measure eight components of communication …

A Wear Analysis Study Of Selected Alternative Foundry Tooling Materials Using Impact Abrasion Testing, L. Fred Vondra

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to simulate the wear characteristics of foundry tooling using an impact abrasion test apparatus. The wear characteristic was exhibited by non-metallic materials and was measured as a function of percentage weight loss and was benchmarked against Class 30 gray iron. The research question focused on whether or not a non-metallic material exists that exhibits comparable or superior wear characteristics to Class 30 gray iron for possible consideration as tooling materials for foundry applications. The information obtained adds to knowledge and is useful to foundry professionals in making tooling decisions.

The 34 test materials were …

Reader-Text Match: The Interactive Effect Of Reader Ability And Text Difficulty On Comprehension Monitoring, Kathryn Maelou Baxter

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of text difficulty on the comprehension monitoring of above- and below-average readers. The most of the good reader/poor reader comprehension monitoring research, students have been given identical passages. Consequently, the poor readers must read text that is relatively more difficult for them than it is for the better readers.

In this study, 36 fourth graders, 18 above-average readers and 18 below-average readers, were given text on three levels of difficulty, as determined by the Fry readability formula: (a) a second-grade passage for all students, used to reflect the standard practice …

Job Characteristics Of Construction Craftsmen And Their Relationships To Affective Work Outcomes, Musibau Adeola Shofoluwe

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research was undertaken to investigate the extent to which employee-perceived job characteristics were related to internal work motivation and general satisfaction. Research shows that the structure of work has a significant influence on the motivation and general satisfaction of workers.

A job characteristic model developed by Hackman and Oldham (1980) was used as a basis for conducting this study. The study population consisted of construction craft workers who were registered members of the bricklayers, carpenters, and electrical unions located in a mid-western state. Job diagnostic survey questionnaires were mailed to 650 craftsmen. A total of 236 (36.3%) instruments were …

Concert Recording 1992-04-01, David Sullivan, Daren Wingard, Aaron Thomas, Michael Stine, William Ciabattari

Concert Recordings & Programs

My spirit be joyful / J.S. Bach -- Three pieces / Anthony Holborne -- Tableaux / Robert Mueller -- Four movements for five brass / Collier Jones -- Divertimento for brass quintet / Karl Husa

Concert Recording 1992-04-07, Paul Summerlin, Mark Smidt, Alan Clack

Concert Recordings & Programs

Four hymns for tenor, viola and piano / R. Vaughan Williams -- Elegie ; L'Invitation au voyage / Henri Duparc -- Manon. Le Reve de Des Grieux / Jules Massenet -- Der Neugierige / Franz Schubert -- Ich grolle Nicht / Robert Schumann -- In der Fruhe / Hugo Wolf -- Traum durch die Dammerung / Richard Strauss;Tosca. E Lucevan le stelle / Giacomo Puccini -- L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra / Francesco Paolo Tosti -- Sure on this shining night / Samuel Barber

Stream Microcosm Toxicity Tests: Colonizing Test Organisms And Predicting The Effects Of Fenvalerate On Riffle Insect Communities, Dan H. Breneman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Small streams and rivers draining agricultural watersheds are frequently exposed to hazardous chemicals. Unfortunately, chemical registration procedures currently do not include standardized protocols capable of predicting chemical impacts in lotic ecosystems. Three experiments were conducted utilizing artificial streams and rock-filled artificial substrates in an attempt to further standardize stream microcosm test procedures.

In the first experiment stream microcosms were used to predict the effects of a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide on riffle insect communities. Aquatic macroinvertebrates colonized on artificial substrates were placed in artificial streams and dosed in triplicate at 0.0, 0.01, 0.1, 1.0, and 10.0 ug/L fenvalerate (cyano (3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl-4- …

The Use Of The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised On A Population Of Diagnosed Bulimic College Women, Diane Ruth Haupt

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study examined the WAIS-R profiles of five diagnosed bulimic college women. All of the women are between the ages 18-22. The subjects are undergraduate students at a state university, and attend a university support group for individuals with eating disorders. The intent of this study was to investigate if a small population of bulimic college women could lend themselves to a specific profile for bulimic women. The subjects were given the WAIS-Rand profiles were analyzed by the researcher as well as a supervising School Psychologist and an Intern School Psychologist. The findings of this study concluded that the subjects …

North American Social Values In Costa Rican Corporate Advertising, Nuria Estrada

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The objective of this study was to explore the possibility of using global advertising in the United States and Costa Rica. The researcher used content analysis to study words and images related to social values presented in 375 North American and 125 Costa Rican corporate advertisements during the decade 1980-1990. The social values found in these samples were classified according to the categories of the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS). Specifically, the researcher used what Rokeach called terminal values which are more socially oriented than personal values. A Chi-square statistical test was used to determine if differences between North American and …

Using Portfolios To Assess Academic Progress And Academic Self-Concept, Cynthia A. Burger

Graduate Research Papers

One of the most positive trends occurring in large-scale assessment is the use of portfolio assessment. The purpose of this study was to determine if providing language arts students with the opportunity to be assessed by the portfolio method provides students with a greater understanding of their academic progress and to determine if a higher level of student self-efficacy exists when using the portfolio method instead of the traditional report card method of assessment. The control group, consisting of twenty-two sixth graders, received no opportunity to use the portfolio method of assessment in a language arts class. Instead they received …

Learning Disabilities: Educational Considerations, Juana F. Domínguez

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on learning disabilities so a more appropriate approach to the education of children with learning disabilities can be utilized in Ecuador. The term learning disabilities may be applied to any learner who fails to benefit from the curriculum in which he/she has been placed. Moreover, this paper presents many of the important facts for understanding children with leaning disabilities and dealing with these children in school. However, the information found in this paper represents just a portion of the knowledge base about learning disabilities.

Effect Of Expository Writing In Mathematics With Middle School Sixth Grade Students, Rebecca J. Dickinson

Graduate Research Papers

The effects of expository writing (a writing to learn approach) on achievement in a math unit on fractions was investigated. Two groups of intact sixth grade mathematics classes (N = 44) were chosen and the treatment of expository writing was randomly assigned to one group. The control group received direct instruction for the unit on addition and subtraction of fractions while the treatment group practiced expository writing (a how-to descriptive writing) plus direct instruction. The study lasted four weeks. The same summative post test of the fraction unit was given to both groups when the unit was complete. The null …

A Comparison Of Cognitive Abilities Test Scores Of Second Graders From Four Different Preschool Backgrounds, Judy A. Conner

Graduate Research Papers

This study focused around a research question involving middle and upper socioeconomic status children: Do public school second graders who previously attended Montessori preschools demonstrate higher cognitive abilities (as measured by the Cognitive Abilities Test) than second graders who attended traditional preschools or did not attend preschool? Although there was a wide variability of scores within each group, t-tests analyses revealed significant differences favoring preschool attenders when compared to those who did not attend preschool, and for Montessori preschoolers when compared to the other groups.

Fostering Spelling Ability, Beth Dykstra-Van Meeteren

Graduate Research Papers

Many teachers of primary-age children are seeking to implement the whole language concept into instructional programs by focusing on children's involvement in the language processes (comprehension and composition). Smith and Goodman (1971) explain that the whole language concept is based on the nature of language and how children learn language. As children engage in the language processes, language abilities emerge. Children generate their own hypotheses about the regularity underlying language, test them, and revise these hypotheses based on the feedback they receive.

The Importance Of Teaching Problem Solving, Edward Dvorak

Graduate Research Papers

Each day mathematics teachers and their students go through the daily routine of solving basic textbook mathematical problems. The teacher discusses the basic concept that is being studied and then assigns a number of problems. The assignment is generally limited to performing algorithmic computations in a rote manner. Problem solving is limited or nonexistant.

Split- And Multiple-Images In Filmic Presentations: Concise Information Or Multiple Confusion?, Barbara J. Erickson

Graduate Research Papers

Because there is more than one panel with moving pictures being viewed simultaneously, many questions can be posed about the audience's ability to process and interpret the multiple images, the construction of intended messages, and the appropriateness and ramifications of the use of this type of technique in moving visual mediums. The question central to this study will deal with analyzing the split/multiple moving image technique: How does the use and arrangement of multiple images or panels influence the viewer's interpretation of the message? Further, through a review of previous studies, an attempt also will be made to learn the …