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Person-Job Fit And Person-Organization Fit As Components Of Job Seeking, Carrie Anne Rodgers Jan 2000

Person-Job Fit And Person-Organization Fit As Components Of Job Seeking, Carrie Anne Rodgers

Theses Digitization Project

Job seekers have often made job choices based upon the degree to which they fit the tasks requirements of the job. This concept is referred to as person-job (P-J) fit. In addition, research has suggested that job seekers self-select organizations to work for based upon the perceived fit between themselves and the organization. This concept is referred to as person-organization (P-O) fit.

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An Investigation Of The Importance Of Spirituality And Afrocentricity Among African American Caregivers: Implications For The Mentally Ill, Myron Damon Lilley Jan 2000

An Investigation Of The Importance Of Spirituality And Afrocentricity Among African American Caregivers: Implications For The Mentally Ill, Myron Damon Lilley

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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The Promotion Of Physical Best: An Inclusive Tool For Interdisciplinary Physical Education, Jane Adelaide Gorman Jan 2000

The Promotion Of Physical Best: An Inclusive Tool For Interdisciplinary Physical Education, Jane Adelaide Gorman

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Ultrasonic Vocalizations Of Preweanling Rats The Interaction Of K-Opioid And A₂-Noradrenergic Systems, Arbi Nazarian Jan 2000

Ultrasonic Vocalizations Of Preweanling Rats The Interaction Of K-Opioid And A₂-Noradrenergic Systems, Arbi Nazarian

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Understanding The Importance Of Phonemic Awareness, Kathryn Lynn Evinger Jan 2000

Understanding The Importance Of Phonemic Awareness, Kathryn Lynn Evinger

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project will be to design a phonemic awareness handbook which will be discussed at a kindergarten staff in-service. The information in the handbook will explain the concept of phonemic awareness and its importance to successful reading acquistion. The handbook will also provide some phonemic awareness assessment inventories as well as some activities.

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Rehabilitation And The Meaning Of Color, Hazel Ganther Jan 2000

Rehabilitation And The Meaning Of Color, Hazel Ganther

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Strategies To Increase The Critical Reading Skills Of Secondary Students, Laurie Ann Guy Jan 2000

Strategies To Increase The Critical Reading Skills Of Secondary Students, Laurie Ann Guy

Theses Digitization Project

This paper will examine what research has revealed about reading and learning in the areas of word recognition, scaffolding to develop understanding, metacognition and application of new knowledge in real world situations. The study then will go on to link what is known about learning to strategies that have already been developed by secondary teachers to increase critical reading skills.

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The Impact Of Affirmative Action Programs On Perceptions Of Organizations, Christine Ann Barrett Jan 2000

The Impact Of Affirmative Action Programs On Perceptions Of Organizations, Christine Ann Barrett

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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African American Males' Attitudes Toward Marriage, Monique Townsend Jan 2000

African American Males' Attitudes Toward Marriage, Monique Townsend

Theses Digitization Project

This study presents the results from an exploratory study that measured 71 African American males' attitudes toward marriage, their ideal marriage partner, and their attitudes toward African American women.

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Cognitive Behavioral Intervention For Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders In Residential Treatment, Kathryn Joanne Morin Silva Jan 2000

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention For Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders In Residential Treatment, Kathryn Joanne Morin Silva

Theses Digitization Project

Increasing numbers of children being referred for mental health services are exhibiting problematic behaviors that can be subsumed under the category of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. This study with its foundations in a post-positivist approach was designed to explore treatment effectiveness of cognitive behavioral intervention applied to adolescents at Oak Grove Institute, a residential treatment facility. This study hypothesized that Wexler's PRISM Model, with its integration of affect, would be instrumental in modifying disruptive behavior as measured at Oak Grove Institute. Although the small sample size precluded statistically significant findings, there were interesting results with respect to two dependant variables. Findings …

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The Relationship Among Parenting Styles, Children's Empathy, And Certain Problematic Behaviors In Children And Young Adolescents, Holly Lynn Melvin Jan 2000

The Relationship Among Parenting Styles, Children's Empathy, And Certain Problematic Behaviors In Children And Young Adolescents, Holly Lynn Melvin

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Learning Styles: A Student Guide To Self-Assessment And Accommodation, Donna Lou Shea Jan 2000

Learning Styles: A Student Guide To Self-Assessment And Accommodation, Donna Lou Shea

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Women's Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing For Breast Cancer Susceptibility As A Function Of Breast Cancer Screening Practices, Perceived Risk Of Contracting Breast Cancer, Health Locus Of Control And Genetic Knowledge, Constance Faye Welebir Jan 2000

Women's Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing For Breast Cancer Susceptibility As A Function Of Breast Cancer Screening Practices, Perceived Risk Of Contracting Breast Cancer, Health Locus Of Control And Genetic Knowledge, Constance Faye Welebir

Theses Digitization Project

Genetic susceptibility testing for breast and ovarian cancer is an important new tool for assessing cancer risk, one that may facilitate early detection and reduction of cancer risk. Interest in testing among high risk women has been sizeable; however potetial demand for testing may be greatest among women for who testing is least appropriate.

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Cultural Identity And Use Of Language Among Mexican And Mexican American, Sandra Taurisano Copenhaguen, Blanca Torres Alonso Jan 2000

Cultural Identity And Use Of Language Among Mexican And Mexican American, Sandra Taurisano Copenhaguen, Blanca Torres Alonso

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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The Business Situational Humor Response Questionnaire: A Measurement Tool For The Workplace, Helen Kilinski-Dupuis Jan 2000

The Business Situational Humor Response Questionnaire: A Measurement Tool For The Workplace, Helen Kilinski-Dupuis

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Connecticut College Magazine, Winter 2000, Connecticut College Jan 2000

Connecticut College Magazine, Winter 2000, Connecticut College

Alumni News/Connecticut College Magazine

No abstract provided.

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The Ability Of The Children's Category Test To Discriminate From Non-Ld Students, Ages 9 To 14, Donald E. Worth Jan 2000

The Ability Of The Children's Category Test To Discriminate From Non-Ld Students, Ages 9 To 14, Donald E. Worth

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Children's Category Test (CCT) in identifying LD children between the ages 9 and 14. Fifty-seven children were involved in the study: 27 with a previous diagnosis of LD and 29 with no diagnosis. All subjects were tested with the WISC-III and found to have an IQ no less than 80 and no higher than 120. The CCT was administered to all 57 children and their error scores on each subtest and total scores were calculated. None of the means of any of the scores for the LD and control groups were found to …

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The Benton Visual Retention Test With Ld And Non-Ld Children, 9 Years To 16, Jessica Workman Jan 2000

The Benton Visual Retention Test With Ld And Non-Ld Children, 9 Years To 16, Jessica Workman

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) can discriminate between learning disabled students and non-learning disabled students. Subjects ranged from ages 9 through 16 in both groups. The control group consisted of 30 subjects with an IQ score of 80 to 120 as measured by the WISC-ID, no history of physical or emotional problems, and scores equivalent with IQ on the achievement test as measured by the WIAT. The LD group consisted of30 subjects which had a I. 75 discrepancy between scores on the WISC-ID and the WIAT. All subjects were given …

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Integrating Spirituality Into Mental Health Counseling, Mary Jane Madsen Jan 2000

Integrating Spirituality Into Mental Health Counseling, Mary Jane Madsen

Graduate Research Papers

This paper represents an attempt to bring together information from the existing literature that, when combined, could form a basic framework of thought and application for counselors who wish to integrate spirituality into mental health counseling. As mental health counseling students or more seasoned professionals consider this information, they may choose to take practical ideas into their work with clients, or at least become more involved in further reading and research on the topic. The paper concludes with a presentation of ethical issues that specifically relate to the integration of spirituality into the traditional mental health counseling paradigm.

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Managing Internal Administrative Change, Joseph A. Custer Jan 2000

Managing Internal Administrative Change, Joseph A. Custer

Faculty Publications

Mr. Custer considers the impact of already instituted internal administrative change on library staff and how best to deal with it. He approaches the topic by describing what his own library did when faced with significant internal administrative restructuring.

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“A Tangled Web”: The Walter Martin Miasma, Louis Midgley Jan 2000

“A Tangled Web”: The Walter Martin Miasma, Louis Midgley

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Mormonism (1957); The Maze of Mormonism (1962); and The Kingdom of the Cults (1997), by Walter Martin

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Bridgewater College Catalog, Session 2000-01, Bridgewater College Jan 2000

Bridgewater College Catalog, Session 2000-01, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

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Alcohol, Tobacco, And Pharmaceutical Industry Funding: Considerations For Organizations Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Communities, Laurie A. Drabble Jan 2000

Alcohol, Tobacco, And Pharmaceutical Industry Funding: Considerations For Organizations Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Communities, Laurie A. Drabble

Faculty Publications

Emerging research suggests that alcohol, tobacco and drug-related problems may be higher in lesbian and gay communities than in the population as a whole. At the same time, alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceutical industries have increased marketing strategies that are targeted specifically to lesbian and gay communities. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and HTV/AIDS organizations, often marginalized and under-funded, have frequently faced significant challenges in funding programs and special events. These organizations are often the very same groups needed to promote and support effective substance abuse countermeasures in LGBT communities. Agency leaders, community members, and substance abuse prevention advocates all …

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Instructional Design Agents – An Integration Of Artificial Intelligence And Educational Technology, Erika Rogers, Carol Scheftic, Emilio Passi, Sharon Lanaghan Jan 2000

Instructional Design Agents – An Integration Of Artificial Intelligence And Educational Technology, Erika Rogers, Carol Scheftic, Emilio Passi, Sharon Lanaghan

Computer Science and Software Engineering

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a project whose goal is to design and develop a productivity tool which helps academic instructors in their course preparation. This tool will be composed of a number of “instructional design agents”, which combine techniques in human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence and educational theory. The first of these agents is based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, and a brief overview of this work in progress is presented.

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South Dakota State University 2000 Jackrabbit Soccer Media Guide, South Dakota State University Jan 2000

South Dakota State University 2000 Jackrabbit Soccer Media Guide, South Dakota State University

Jackrabbit Soccer Media Guides (2000-2014)

2000 Soccer Schedule
2000 South Dakota State Soccer Roster
Jackrabbits Open Inaugural Season|
Coaches
Meet the Jackrabbits
About South Dakota State University
1999 North Central Conference Season Review
Behind the Scenes

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Combat Veterans Diagnosed With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Argument For Family-Centered Therapy, Cherie Bogel, Marion Wilson Jan 2000

Combat Veterans Diagnosed With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Argument For Family-Centered Therapy, Cherie Bogel, Marion Wilson

Theses Digitization Project

The psychological effects of combat experience on war veterans has been widely documented, ever since what is now called posttraumatics stress disorder (PTSD) was discovered in soldiers and given names like shell shock, battle fatigue and war neurosis.

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Evaluation Of The Operation New Hope Alternative School And Lifestyle Improvement Program For At-Risk Juveniles, Matthew Ashley Robby Jan 2000

Evaluation Of The Operation New Hope Alternative School And Lifestyle Improvement Program For At-Risk Juveniles, Matthew Ashley Robby

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Research-Based Phonics Instruction For Beginning Readers, Laura Lyn Diamond Jan 2000

Research-Based Phonics Instruction For Beginning Readers, Laura Lyn Diamond

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Comprehending Through Metacognition: A Teacher Resource Guide For Grades Four Through High School, Peggy Sue Becker Jan 2000

Comprehending Through Metacognition: A Teacher Resource Guide For Grades Four Through High School, Peggy Sue Becker

Theses Digitization Project

The project section is divided into two parts. Part one contains lesson plans that focus on the process of comprehending and part two contains lesson plans that focus on the product of comprehension. Both parts provide the reader with valuable strategies that address the needs of struggline readers in reading comprehension.

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Can Recidivism Be Predicted Among Rapists And Pedophiles During Their First Year Of Parole In The State Of California?, Michael Daniel Bogdanoff, Harvey Darnell Hamm Jan 2000

Can Recidivism Be Predicted Among Rapists And Pedophiles During Their First Year Of Parole In The State Of California?, Michael Daniel Bogdanoff, Harvey Darnell Hamm

Theses Digitization Project

A multi-regression analysis was performed utilizing the variables, age, ethnicity, criminal background, and facets of treatment, but differentiated between the rapist and pedophile, examining the variance of recidivism.

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