Perceptions Of American Indian Students Of Their Experiences And Factors Related To Retention In Selected Institutions Of Higher Education, Donald R. Day

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of American Indian students regarding higher education and to examine factors that contribute to or create obstacles to their retention and graduation. The sample of American Indian students was selected from five Upper Midwest institutions of higher education and was stratified by age and by gender. A total of 100 students participated in the study, with 20 from each institution representing equal numbers of traditional age females (18–24 years of age), traditional age males, females older than average (25 years of age or older), and males older than average.

All …

Time-To-Degree And Credits-To-Degree Of Baccalaureate Degree Graduates, Cathie A. Weissman

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to a;sess two measures of accountability (i.e., time- to-degree (TTD) and credits-to-degree (CTD)). A total of 800 University of Wisconsin- Stout (UW-Stout) graduates, 200 from each graduating class from 1990 to 1993 were surveyed to determine the obstacles to four year degree completion and to determine why they completed excess credits beyond what was required to complete a degree program. Four hundred and twelve graduates returned the survey. Data were obtained from student transcripts and from the Bursar’s Office for only those graduates who returned the survey. The data were segmented in order to …

Attitudes Toward Higher Education And Acculturation Amongst Native American College Students, Darlene Marie Wilcox

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to investigate attitudes and acculturation levels at a tribal community college to see if they differ from those at a four year state institution. In this study, the NACSAS (Native American College Student Attitudes Scale), and the NPBI (Northern Plains Bicultural Inventory) were administered to Native American college students at both types of colleges.

Results show that there were significant differences between the schools on the subscale of the NPBI, in the “European American Cultural Identification” (EACI) category, and on the NACSAS, on the “Perceived Racism” category. There were more students classified in EACI subscale at …

The Effects Of Thought Suppression On Later Recall Of Valenced, Self-Referenced Adjectives, Danial S. Sturgill

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the effects of thought suppression on later recall of valenced material. According to Wegner's (1994) theory of ironic mental processes, effortful attempts at thought suppression result in an increased accessibility of the to-be-suppressed thought under conditions of high cognitive load. Participants (N = 180) received an induced-sadness manipulation before being asked to concentrate on associations between visual images (either a white bear or an brown rabbit) and 28 adjectives (14 positively-valenced, 14 negatively-valenced). After a five minute period of suppressing thoughts of one of the visual images, participants were asked to remember as many of the 28 …

Depression, Self-Care, And Coping In Persons With Diabetes, Paula Schuler-Tillmann

Theses and Dissertations

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disorder of the endocrine system that affects virtually every system of the human body. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are over 16 million persons with diabetes in the United States alone. Hyperglycemia, which is sustained over a long period of time, can lead to heart disease, nephropathy, neuropathy, and blindness. To avoid hyperglycemia and its associated ramifications, several self-care activities and life-style changes are necessary.

Depression is present in 8-32% of people who have diabetes. Poor glycemic control is often the result when depression and diabetes are concurrently present in …

Pregnancy-Related Hypertension In North Dakota: Incidence, Outcomes, And Nursing Care Practices, Karen S. Reed

Theses and Dissertations

Preeclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension complicate 6 to 7% of all pregnancies in the United States with the incidence varying among different regions, counties, and states. For improved perinatal outcomes in high-risk pregnancies there must be adequate care given in a timely and appropriate manner. Very little has been written on the incidence and trends in rural America and even less is known about incidence and trends in the rural Native American population. It is unknown how effective small rural hospitals are in the nursing care of the hypertensive pregnant women they encounter.

This project was an epidemiological retrospective cohort study …

The Lived Experience Of Graduate Nursing Students In Distance Education, Nancy L. Mosbaek

Theses and Dissertations

This study explored the lived experience of graduate nursing students enrolled in an interactive television course offered through distance education. Areas of focus were the technology of distance education, instructional strategies, the learning community, and communication. The qualitative research methods of interviewing, observation, and artifact/documentation review were employed. Students reported returning to school for both personal and professional reasons; self-satisfaction was most frequently mentioned. The need to work in a changing health care system was the major professional reason given. Due to multiple role responsibilities which made the participants time- and place-bound, distance education was reported to be the only …

The Integration Of Military Adolescents In A Civilian High School, Terri L. Eide

Theses and Dissertations

This study identifies those factors that affect the integration of military and civilian adolescents in a public high school. The convenience sample includes 85 students from military families and 129 students from civilian families. They range in age 13 to 18 years of age. Subjects completed a questionnaire about their sense of belonging to the school environment, individual attachment to the school and others, and peer group association. The analysis revealed that adolescents from military families experience a slightly lower level of integration within the public high school studied than students from civilian families. Additionally, race, as well as military …

Factors Affecting Participation In Senior Center Programs, Betty J. Jefferson

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study investigated whether the factors of relationships, recreation, relatedness, and reward would affect participation in senior centers. Demographic variables of age, sex, and socio-economic status and enabling variables of health, transportation, and income were also investigated. Data were collected from a sample of 57 older adults (aged 55 and over) from three Las Vegas Senior Centers using an instrument developed by the investigator. Findings revealed that relationships, recreation, and relatedness contributed to reasons for participation. Rewards did not seem to affect participation. In terms of demographics, more participants tended to be older, female, and educated. Enabling variables revealed participants …

Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done? : Voices Of Oppression From Southern Africa To The Fighting Sioux, Sarah Wieland

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Ecuadoran Congress Approves President Mahuad's Economic Package, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Mu Newsletter, April 30, 1999, Office Of Marshall University Communications

MU NewsLetter, 1987-1999

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, April 30, 1999, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 112, Issue 60

Ct General Life V. Comm Irs

1999 Decisions

Agency

The Courier, Volume 32, Issue 22, April 30, 1999, The Courier, College Of Dupage

The Courier

Stories:

Football Injures Budget

Election Results

Herrick’s Memory Lives

Intranet: The New Path To Learning

Belushi Bids Weiseman Farewell

Track Squad Is Well Represented At Nationals

People:

Sid Khanvilkar

Kevin O'Kelly

Dorothy Herrick

Rad Tech Team

Jim Belushi

Jack Weiseman

Patrick Newson

Dann Gire

Oliver Sacks

Barb Rudolph

Jason Doucet

Volume 36, Number 34: April 30, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 05, No. 09 (1999), Tammie Lynn Delena, Cindy Gilland, Bia Branch Of Forestry, National Cancer Institute, Amanda Delena, Elizabeth Kelley, Marjorie Chavez, Breanna Delena, Museum Of Northern Arizona, Eiteljorg Museum, Emelda Chimoni, Druann Hughte, Robin Lanyate, Georgean Hughte, Nathan Martinez, Zuni Fish And Wildlife Department

Shiwi Messenger, 1995 - 2003

Dedication Pays Off For Promoted Sergeant; Natural Helpers Meet With Tribal Council; New Project Launched to Study Minority Populations; Prescribed Fire; Violence In Schools, Are Your Kids Safe?; Gaining A Native American Perspective; St. Anthony Mission Diamond Jubilee 1923-1998; Who Is Responsible?- Littering; Safety Training Held For Supervisors; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Summer-Long Exhibit Celebrates Diverse Traditions of the Southwest; Eiteljorg Museum Launches $500,000 Initiative To Benefit Native American Artists; Young Native American Authors: Third Grade Class From A:shiwi Elementary;

A Study Of Teacher Burnout At Archway Programs, Scott D. Bates

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to research the rate of burnout amongst special education teachers. Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach 1981), the intern will give the survey to special education teachers over a period of time. This study will result in the intern having a better understanding of the factors that cause burnout and who is most susceptible to burnout.

The teaching staff of 64, representing a variety of classifications, will serve as the subjects of the research study. The researcher will determine the relationship between such educators and their degree of burnout, and the correlation between burnout …

The Murray State News, April 30, 1999, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

Kerux - Vol. 33, No. 13, Calvin Theological Seminary

Kerux

Table of Contents:

• Who Sinned, this Bird or its Parents? 1, 2
• A Word about Deacons 1-3
• Prayer Concerns 3
• A Question for the Future 4
• Announcements 4
• CTS Academic Calendar 4
• Publishing Info 4

Preadolescents With Attachment Disorders: An Explanatory Study In A Residential Treatment Center, Teresina J. Schellinger

Theses and Graduate Projects

An increasing number of children are failing to develop secure attachments to caregivers. Many are involved with the child welfare system and display an overwhelming number of problems--emotional, cognitive, developmental, physical, moral, behavioral, and social. This exploratory study using qualitative and quantitative methods addresses how one residential treatment center has worked with this population. Case records, selected through a purposive sampling, of 14 discharged preadolescents and information from key informants support findings of this research. Themes discovered assist this treatment center, and possibly others, in understanding the relationship between the behavioral and therapeutic needs of these children and the practice …

Gender Bias And Women In Leadership, Rose Mary Judge

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a stronger equity plan to career major areas whose students have experienced inequity in a vocational program that perpetuates gender bias and harassment of female students. This particular sample involves twenty-two students who are in non-traditional career major areas.

Interviews involved the Building Principal, the Affirmative Action Officer, a Guidance Counselor, and two Career Major teachers. Surveys were used to collect data from students in non-traditional career majors. Questionnaires were given to all academic teachers. Data analysis consisted of using the information from the interviews, surveys, …

Newscope - April 30, 1999

Newscope

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 46, No. 40 (April 30, 1999), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Inside Usf, April 30 - May 13, 1999, University Of South Florida. Office Of Public Affairs

Inside USF

The April 30 - May 13, 1999, issue of Inside USF.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 21 No. 20, April 30, 1999, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Expect a raise - BOR will say how much: The budget approved by the Legislature must be signed off by Gov. Jeb Bush, but it looks good for UCF; Married to the job: UCF couples are bringing new meaning to term 'working together'; 3,400 set to receive diplomas this spring.

Mustang Daily, April 30, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Daily Egyptian, April 30, 1999, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 1999

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: April 30, 1999, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of High Fat And High Carbohydrate Diets On Aerobic Performance, Julie Becker, Kelly Mattila

Masters Theses

The effect of a high carbohydrate (HCHO) or high fat (HF) diet on time to fatigue and mood state was examined in the present study. Six untrained males, (mean age 26.6 ± 0.74) were randomly assigned to a high fat (HF) or a HCHO diet for seven days. Subjects performed an endurance test at 55% of VO₂max following the diet. Time to fatigue and psychometric variables of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) were recorded. Subjects then consumed the alternate diet following one week of a normal diet and a second endurance test was performed. There was no …