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Technical Training Program Evaluation: Present Practices In United States' Business And Industry., Skip Twitchell Jan 1997

Technical Training Program Evaluation: Present Practices In United States' Business And Industry., Skip Twitchell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

There is a lack of information on training evaluation. For those studies addressing the amount of evaluation that occurs and in which samples can be identified, the samples are non-random. There have been very few reports on the methods used for evaluation or the reasons why there is so little evaluation. This study used a random sample selected from members of the ASTD professional practice area titled, Technical and Skills Trainers. It can be argued that this is an informed sample involved in a training area that produces objective outcomes and should produce a favorable picture of training evaluation. Questions …

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Linguistics And Poetry: Phonological Performance Analysis As Key To Interpretation In Donne's Lyrics., Sara Witsell Anderson Jan 1997

Linguistics And Poetry: Phonological Performance Analysis As Key To Interpretation In Donne's Lyrics., Sara Witsell Anderson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study blends linguistic science and literary criticism by using phonological theory and methodology to uncover interpretive clues in the form of structurally-based guidance to the manner of performance of certain lines of selected poems. Its underlying assumption is that with regard to interpretation, the oral dimension of metrical lyric poetry is at least as important as the written dimension, since such commonly accepted features as meter, rhyme, and alliteration depend on oral performance of the poetry involved, at least in the form of the reader's sounding it imaginarily to the mind's ear. It follows that intonationally precise renditions of …

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A Qualitative Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Cotton Advisory Committees Using Focus Group Interviews., John W. Barnett Jan 1997

A Qualitative Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Cotton Advisory Committees Using Focus Group Interviews., John W. Barnett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Extension cotton advisory committees as perceived by parish Extension agents and clientele. The study was conducted statewide, in Louisiana, with a selected sample Extension agents and clientele representing the two major cotton-producing areas of the state. The data was obtained through six focus group interviews. Standard methodology for qualitative data was used in the analysis. Four focus group interviews involved cotton advisory committee members, and two involved Extension agents. Nineteen Louisiana parishes were targeted in the study. Study conclusions included the following: (a) advisory committees strongly influence decision …

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Examination Of Behavior Problems In Hiv-Infected Toddlers: The Role Of Maternal Factors., Jennifer L. Hoover Jan 1997

Examination Of Behavior Problems In Hiv-Infected Toddlers: The Role Of Maternal Factors., Jennifer L. Hoover

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present study investigated the frequency and intensity of behavior problems exhibited by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected toddlers ages 16 to 40 months by comparing them to HIV-exposed toddlers, toddlers at risk for development delays, and healthy toddlers. The role of maternal factors, such as depression, insularity, and stress, in behavior ratings also was considered. Mothers completed a set of questionnaires and the toddlers' developmental status was assessed by a member of the research team. It was hypothesized that HIV-infected children would demonstrate a higher frequency and intensity of behavior problems than children in the three equivalent control groups. With …

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The Development Of Behavioral And Emotional Self-Regulation During The Preschool Period., Maria D. Kalpidou Jan 1997

The Development Of Behavioral And Emotional Self-Regulation During The Preschool Period., Maria D. Kalpidou

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study investigates age-related changes in behavioral and emotional self-regulation during the preschool period and the relationship between them. Behavioral self-regulation was measured by compliance without external monitors. Emotional self-regulation was measured by the expressed control of emotions and coping strategies. Eighty-eight preschoolers (45 5-year-olds; 43 3-year-olds) participated in a compliance-delay task. They were left alone for 10 min (self-regulated compliance) to sort cutlery in the presence of toys. The demand for emotional self-regulation was manipulated by hiding (low demand) or exposing (high demand) the toys. Children experienced both sessions. All procedures were video-taped. The expressed emotional comfort during the …

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The Terminology Of Composition Studies: A Historical Approach., Kimberly Lynn Harrison Jan 1997

The Terminology Of Composition Studies: A Historical Approach., Kimberly Lynn Harrison

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recently, composition scholars have shown interest in examining their own language. My study furthers this interest by providing a historical analysis of the terminology commonly used in composition studies. The historical focus allows an analysis of how our vocabulary has changed in relation to specific schools of thought in composition studies, thus encouraging an awareness of the influence of context--professional, institutional, cultural, and personal--on the scholarship in composition studies. Such influences, I argue, are often ignored to the detriment of our discipline. Chapter one further explains the scope and purpose of my study. Chapters two and three analyze in-depth two …

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Prodigal Daughters And Pilgrims In Petticoats: Grace Greenwood And The Tradition Of American Women's Travel Writing., Paula Kathryn Garrett Jan 1997

Prodigal Daughters And Pilgrims In Petticoats: Grace Greenwood And The Tradition Of American Women's Travel Writing., Paula Kathryn Garrett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recovering a forgotten woman writer from the nineteenth century, Prodigal Daughters and Pilgrims in Petticoats: Grace Greenwood and the Tradition of American Women's Travel Writing focuses on the public letters of Grace Greenwood (Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott). In the 1870s, Greenwood successfully communicated feminist ideas as the first woman employed by the New York Times and one of the first women to enter Congressional press galleries. In her letters, often on the front-page of the paper, Greenwood addresses the major woman's rights issues of the time: equal pay, coverture laws, male violence, gender restrictions, educational opportunities, and woman's suffrage. This …

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The Composition Of Politics: Creativity In The Political Thought Of Simone Weil And Albert Camus., John Randolph Leblanc Jan 1997

The Composition Of Politics: Creativity In The Political Thought Of Simone Weil And Albert Camus., John Randolph Leblanc

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This essay traces the critical development of the idea of creativity through the intellectual relationship of Simone Weil and Albert Camus. Members of the French Resistance during the Second World War, Camus and Weil never met. Camus became enamored of her work after her death and is largely responsible for its publication. Camus recognized in Weil a markedly distinct, but kindred, spirit. Despite the apparent conflict between her Christian mysticism and his existential orientation, they both sought the preservation of the specifically human in a world which, in valuing a mechanistic form of reason, tended to objectify the human. Their …

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Feedback Linearizing Control Strategies For Chemical Engineering Applications., Michael James Kurtz Jan 1997

Feedback Linearizing Control Strategies For Chemical Engineering Applications., Michael James Kurtz

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Two widely studied control techniques which compensate for process nonlinearities are feedback linearization (FBL) and nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC). Feedback linearization has a low computational requirement but provides no means to explicitly handle constraints which are important in the chemical process industry. Nonlinear model predictive control provides explicit constraint compensation but only at the expense of high computational requirements. Both techniques suffer from the need for full-state feedback and may have high sensitivities to disturbances. The main work of this dissertation is to eliminate some of the disadvantages associated with FBL techniques. The computation time associated with solving a …

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Toward Prescriptive Alternatives To Secondary School Suspensions: Risk Analysis Using An Epidemiologic Approach., Cynthia P. Morgan-D'Atrio Jan 1997

Toward Prescriptive Alternatives To Secondary School Suspensions: Risk Analysis Using An Epidemiologic Approach., Cynthia P. Morgan-D'Atrio

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Data were collected from a large urban high school in order to investigate the characteristics of students who get suspended. Descriptive, epidemiologic analyses, and multivariate statistical analyses were used to investigate which, if any of several screening variables were most likely to predict secondary school suspensions for 9th grade students. Because multivariate statistics may be tedious for many to interpret, epidemiologic analyses were used in order to more easily disseminate study findings to readers and those within the school setting. For males, statistics were calculated for three groups of students: (1) males having more than one 9th grade suspension, (2) …

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A Study To Determine The Differences In Undergraduate Technology Education Teacher Preparation Curricula In Virginia, Cecil Stanley Burgett Jan 1997

A Study To Determine The Differences In Undergraduate Technology Education Teacher Preparation Curricula In Virginia, Cecil Stanley Burgett

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

These goals were analyzed to detect the specific variances among the four technology education certification programs in Virginia: 1. How are the Virginia technology education teacher preparation programs accredited? 2. What is the pedagogical curriculum in undergraduate technology education teacher preparation at each university? 3. What is the technical content of the four Virginia undergraduate technology education teacher preparation programs? 4. What are the field experiences of the four Virginia undergraduate technology education teacher preparation programs? 5. What are the general education requirements of each program?

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Teacher's Attitudes Of Block Scheduling And Lesson Preparation Quality/Time In Two Virginia Beach City Public High Schools, Christin G. Browning Jan 1997

Teacher's Attitudes Of Block Scheduling And Lesson Preparation Quality/Time In Two Virginia Beach City Public High Schools, Christin G. Browning

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of the study was to compare teacher's lesson preparation time and utilization of alternative teaching methods during block scheduling as compared to the traditional seven-bell schedule at Kempsville and Princess Anne High Schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia

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A Descriptive Study Of The Trends And Issues In Vocational And Technical Education In The Virginia Community College System, Angelia M. Comstock Jan 1997

A Descriptive Study Of The Trends And Issues In Vocational And Technical Education In The Virginia Community College System, Angelia M. Comstock

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

With the purpose of determining the current issues and tends in vocational and technical education at Virginia's community colleges, this study was developed with three research questions (goals) in mind. They are: 1. To research the historical foundations of curriculum offerings in Virginia's community colleges; 2. To research national issues and trends affecting vocational and technical education in community colleges; 3. To compare the issues and trends in Virginia's community colleges as perceived by division chairs and selected deans with national issues and trends as identified from a review of the literature.

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A Study On The Feasibility Of Implementing Advanced Placement Courses In The Field Of Technology Education, Donald S. Luebbecke, Mark A. Mcgrath Jan 1997

A Study On The Feasibility Of Implementing Advanced Placement Courses In The Field Of Technology Education, Donald S. Luebbecke, Mark A. Mcgrath

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study was developed with three goals in mind: 1. To determine the opinions of state supervisors/directors of Technology Education concerning the establishment of an AP program for Technology Education; 2. To request recommendations or nominations for AP credit content areas applicable to Technology Education from state supervisors/directors; 3. To determine the procedures to be followed by the Technology Education profession and The College Board to establish and implement a Technology Education AP program.

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A Study Comparing Fundamental Skills Development Of Technology Education Students At Larkspur Middle School In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Steven W. O'Green Jan 1997

A Study Comparing Fundamental Skills Development Of Technology Education Students At Larkspur Middle School In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Steven W. O'Green

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following goals were established to direct the conduct of this fundamental skills study: 1. Determine students' level of fundamental skills; 2. Determine the effect Technology Education has on the development of fundamental skills for middle-school students.

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A Follow-Up Study Of Technology Education Graduates Of Old Dominion University 1986-1996, Mark D. Siciliano Jan 1997

A Follow-Up Study Of Technology Education Graduates Of Old Dominion University 1986-1996, Mark D. Siciliano

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

Through the follow-up study, data was collected toward fulfilling the following objectives: 1) to determine if graduates of Old Dominion University's Technology Education Undergraduate Program were adequately prepared to assume teaching positions; 2) to determine whether the goals established in the college's conceptual framework were being attained; 3) to determine if these graduates are teaching traditional vocational programs or technology education; 4) to determine what improvements can be made to the undergraduate curriculum at Old Dominion University based upon graduate's feedback.

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A Secondary Student Instructional Support Team (Assist): Teachers Face The Challenge Of Student Diversity, Robert A. Gable, M. Lee Manning, Jo M. Hendrickson, Joseph P. Rogan Jan 1997

A Secondary Student Instructional Support Team (Assist): Teachers Face The Challenge Of Student Diversity, Robert A. Gable, M. Lee Manning, Jo M. Hendrickson, Joseph P. Rogan

Communication Disorders & Special Education Faculty Publications

The writers discuss the challenges related to instructing a diverse secondary-level student population. Many elementary and middle school teachers are benefiting from working collaboratively toward common instructional goals. Through collaboration, general and special education teachers can better address the content area needs of the individual students, foster a greater sense of shared responsibility for educating a heterogeneous population of students, increase communication across professional disciplines, enlarge the knowledge base and teaching repertoire of participants, and establish rewarding and long-lasting professional relationships. The concept of A Secondary Student Instructional Support Team (ASSIST) provides a realistic means for implementing the “class within …

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A Descriptive Case Study Of An Alternative Education Program For Credit-Deficient Youth: The Graduate Academy, Virginia M. Wallace Jan 1997

A Descriptive Case Study Of An Alternative Education Program For Credit-Deficient Youth: The Graduate Academy, Virginia M. Wallace

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to analyze and evaluate the development and implementation of an experimental, school-within-a-school alternative environment, the Graduate Academy, after the first year of implementation. The study addressed those factors which set the Graduate Academy apart from the traditional school setting including the intake process, recruitment of teachers, selection of curriculum, staff development, incentives, ecological factors, parent involvement, and school-business partnerships. The subjects of the study were high school students who shared credit deficiency as their common risk factor. The methodology used was the descriptive narrative case study chosen because of the complexity of the alternative …

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Collected Papers, Vol. 2, Florentin Smarandache Jan 1997

Collected Papers, Vol. 2, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

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Address By Justice Robert Nicholson, Judge Of The Federal Court Of Australia, On The Occasion Of His Installation As Chancellor On Tuesday, 18 February 1997, Robert Nicholson Jan 1997

Address By Justice Robert Nicholson, Judge Of The Federal Court Of Australia, On The Occasion Of His Installation As Chancellor On Tuesday, 18 February 1997, Robert Nicholson

Research outputs pre 2011

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Undertow | [Poems], Ann Mcglinn Jan 1997

Undertow | [Poems], Ann Mcglinn

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Woman Suffrage And The Re-Writing Of The Desert West | Edna Brush Perkins's "The White Heart Of Mojave" And Mary Hunter Austin's "Lost Borders" And "Land Of Little Rain", Cori L. Brewster Jan 1997

Woman Suffrage And The Re-Writing Of The Desert West | Edna Brush Perkins's "The White Heart Of Mojave" And Mary Hunter Austin's "Lost Borders" And "Land Of Little Rain", Cori L. Brewster

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Lively Becky Sharp Performs As The Queens Of Vanity Fair| A Study In The Mythical & Historical Allusions And Intertexts Employed By William Makepeace Thackeray In "Vanity Fair", Kenneth Galen York Jan 1997

Lively Becky Sharp Performs As The Queens Of Vanity Fair| A Study In The Mythical & Historical Allusions And Intertexts Employed By William Makepeace Thackeray In "Vanity Fair", Kenneth Galen York

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Confusion At The National Labor Relations Board: The Misapplication Of Board Precedent To Resolve The Yale University Grade-Strike, Stephen L. Ukeiley Jan 1997

Confusion At The National Labor Relations Board: The Misapplication Of Board Precedent To Resolve The Yale University Grade-Strike, Stephen L. Ukeiley

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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End Matter Jan 1997

End Matter

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Arbitration Of Statutory Claims In A Union Setting: History, Controversy And A Simpler Solution, Janet Mceneaney Jan 1997

Arbitration Of Statutory Claims In A Union Setting: History, Controversy And A Simpler Solution, Janet Mceneaney

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Mark Andrew Larson V. Karin Sofia Ohlander : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 1997

Mark Andrew Larson V. Karin Sofia Ohlander : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

ADDENDUM TO APPELLANT'S BRIEF Priority No. u 4 Appeal No. 970375-CA

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John Armijo And Andrea Armijo V. William Figueroa, Karen Figueroa, And John Does One Through Ten : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 1997

John Armijo And Andrea Armijo V. William Figueroa, Karen Figueroa, And John Does One Through Ten : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

BRIEF OF APPELLEES BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE FINAL ORDER AND JUDGMENT FOR EVICTION ENTERED JUNE 3, 1997 IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, THE HONORABLE JUDGE PHILLIP K. PALMER, PRESIDING.

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The State Of Utah V. Jeff D. Martin : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 1997

The State Of Utah V. Jeff D. Martin : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

APPEAL FROM CONVICTIONS FOR ONE COUNT OF AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING, THREE COUNTS OF FORCIBLE SODOMY, AND ONE COUNT OF RAPE, ALL FIRST DEGREE FELONIES, IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, THE HONORABLE PAT B. BRIAN, PRESIDING

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State Of Utah V. Frank J. Reyna : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 1997

State Of Utah V. Frank J. Reyna : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

Appeal from a Conviction of One Count of Rape, a First Degree Felony after a Jury Trial in the Second District Court of Davis County, the Honorable Jon Memott Presiding

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