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High Speed Civil Transportation, Walker L. Ross Jan 2000

High Speed Civil Transportation, Walker L. Ross

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

This paper explores the research and development of high-speed transportation for commercial travel that is currently talang place at several research centers. The paper delves into wind'tunnel testing of the a~rframea nd development of new enpes that will power high-speed aircraft faster, quieter, and more economically than previous supersonic transports. Noise pollution and possible damage to the environment are significant hurdles to be overcome in the development of this aircraft. The paper will Qscuss the vision of high-speed travel and the challenges to achieve the dream of economic high-speed travel. Achieving these objectives make the possibility of high-speed air travel …

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The Effect Of Individual Difference Variables, Learning Environment, And Cognitive Task On Statistical Learning Performance., Ernest Frank Jan 2000

The Effect Of Individual Difference Variables, Learning Environment, And Cognitive Task On Statistical Learning Performance., Ernest Frank

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The problem of this research was to determine the effect of six independent individual difference variables (cognitive control, learning style, achievement motivation, locus of control, learning environment, and cognitive task) on the dependent variable of learning performance. Post facto research was conducted that resulted in significant findings for two of the twelve research hypotheses postulated. Specifically, the mean performance score of field independent students was found to be significantly higher than that of field dependent students and the mean performance score of the web-based learning environment condition was found to be significantly higher than that of the traditional learning environment …

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Knowledge Acquisition From Video, Video With Animated Graphics, And Laboratory Experience: Predictors For Adolescents With Mild Mental Impairments., John D. Foshay Jan 2000

Knowledge Acquisition From Video, Video With Animated Graphics, And Laboratory Experience: Predictors For Adolescents With Mild Mental Impairments., John D. Foshay

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The movement toward assistive technology (AT) and access to the general curriculum provided by the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has resulted in the need to study instructional methods that employ computer-based multimedia. Although the definition of AT includes interactive multimedia (Blackhurst, 1997), there has been little research on the use of multimedia to provide access to the general education curriculum. The existing literature has provided a theoretical base and investigated the ability of multimedia presentations to improve academic skills, but has failed to identify instructional practices that promote such access through AT. This dissertation …

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Attendance And Participation In The College Classroom: The Role Of The Instructor., Kelly A. Rocca Jan 2000

Attendance And Participation In The College Classroom: The Role Of The Instructor., Kelly A. Rocca

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined the attendance and participation behaviors of undergraduate students. Much of the existing literature had focused on student variables in determining attendance and participation in the classroom. Here, the focus was on instructor variables instead. Students completed questionnaires and reported their own perceptions on their attendance and participation in class as well as their perceptions of their instructor's nonverbal immediacy, homophily, interpersonal attraction, and verbal aggression. The results indicated that students who perceived their teachers as higher in immediacy, homophily, and interpersonal attraction were more likely to attend class and more likely to participate in class. Students who …

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"I'M Right There": Central Appalachian Women In Public School Leadership., Kathy L. Seelinger Jan 2000

"I'M Right There": Central Appalachian Women In Public School Leadership., Kathy L. Seelinger

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Despite a deluge of national attention to equity issues, public school administration is still the domain of men. Research attention to women in leadership has done little to close the gender gap in superintendents' and secondary school principals' offices, perhaps because of its focus on successful men rather than on the women who hold these positions. Qualitative interviews examine seven central Appalachian women school leaders in light of feminist standpoint theory, focusing on the way the women enter leadership, articulate a personal construction of the leadership role, and negotiate the borders between their own constructions and the prevailing ones. Profiles …

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The Relation Between Parenting Factors And Social Anxiety: A Retrospective Study., Karla Anhalt Jan 2000

The Relation Between Parenting Factors And Social Anxiety: A Retrospective Study., Karla Anhalt

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Various studies have found differences in the socialization experiences of adults with clinical levels of social anxiety, particularly direct and indirect parental influences. This study has expanded the research literature in two ways. First, the unique contribution of several parenting factors to social anxiety was evaluated. Second, participant reports of maternal and paternal child-rearing variables were examined. Four hundred and thirty four undergraduate students at West Virginia University participated in this study. Participants responded to a questionnaire packet that contained the following: (a) a demographic form; (b) the Parent Attitudes Toward Child-Rearing Years (PACR; Bruch, Heimberg, Berger, & Collins, 1989); …

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The Importance Of Being Biased, Anthony M. Dillof Jan 2000

The Importance Of Being Biased, Anthony M. Dillof

Michigan Law Review

The war against bias crimes is far from finished. In contrast, the battle over bias-crime laws is largely over. Bias-crime laws, as commonly formulated, increase the penalties for crimes motivated by bias. The Supreme Court has held that such laws do not violate the First Amendment. Virtually every state has enacted some sort of biascrime law. Even the federal government, which may consider itself without power to enact a general bias-crime law, has made bias a sentence-aggravating factor for the range of federal criminal offenses. Bias-crime laws thus are an established feature of the legal landscape. Against this background, Frederick …

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Looking At Marriage, Naomi Cahn Jan 2000

Looking At Marriage, Naomi Cahn

Michigan Law Review

In a recent book (not the subject of this Review), highly successful and popular authors John Gottman and Nan Silver set out their seven effective principles for making a marriage last. The final suggestion is that spouses should "create shared meaning, an inner life together that is rich with symbols and family rituals and that honors the hopes of both partners." In a happy marriage, the couples not only provide support for each other, but also "build a sense of purpose into their lives together." Professor Gottman has developed these principles as a result of twenty years of research and …

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Determining Behavior: A Study Of The Interaction Between Situation And Dispositional Factors., Brady Allen Reynolds Jan 2000

Determining Behavior: A Study Of The Interaction Between Situation And Dispositional Factors., Brady Allen Reynolds

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The present studies examined the interactive relation between dispositional traits and contextual situations. They also tested a theoretical model that illustrates how dispositions and situations may interact to determine behavior. The first study was designed to identify personality traits “relevant” to specific situations. The second was designed to test the theoretical model. For the first study, participants read vignettes describing certain situations and a person described in the vignette as behaving in certain ways to the situations. Participants rated the personality of the person described in the vignette. For the second study, participants rated their own personalities, then read vignettes …

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Washington University Magazine, Fall 2000 Jan 2000

Washington University Magazine, Fall 2000

Washington University Magazine

No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of A Rural Parent Education Program On Parenting Stress, Perceived Social Support, Parental Locus Of Control, And Parental Efficacy., Janie Marie Cole Jan 2000

The Effects Of A Rural Parent Education Program On Parenting Stress, Perceived Social Support, Parental Locus Of Control, And Parental Efficacy., Janie Marie Cole

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This project was a pilot study examining the effects of a rural parent education program on parenting stress, perceived social support, parental locus of control, and parental efficacy. The sample consisted of a group of six mothers in West Virginia. The variables were tested using the Parenting Stress Index, Perceived Social Support from Friends Index and two subscales, Parental Efficacy and Belief in Fate and Chance, from the Parental Locus of Control Scale. Using Cronbach’s alpha, the Parental Efficacy Subscale and all but one subscale of the Parenting Stress Index were found to be reliable with this small sample. Analysis …

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The Identification Of Listening Styles Of Agricultural Curricula Majors Through The Administration Of The "Listening Styles Profile"., Jennifer L. Thomas Jan 2000

The Identification Of Listening Styles Of Agricultural Curricula Majors Through The Administration Of The "Listening Styles Profile"., Jennifer L. Thomas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study was designed to determine listening preferences of undergraduate agricultural curricula majors attending West Virginia University during the1998 spring semester according to the Listening Styles Profile. The Listening Styles Profile defines listening preferences in four main categories: People-Oriented, Action-Oriented, Content-Oriented, and TimeOriented. The objectives of this study were to define listening preferences of undergraduate agricultural curricula majors and determine if listening styles are influenced by demographics. The demographic variables included: home location, rank, gender, grade point average, and major. It was concluded that agricultural curricula majors are predominantly People-Oriented listeners. Listener preferences of agriculture majors are not influenced by …

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Cognitive -Affective, Behavioral, And Physiological Response In Injury Among Competitive Athletes., R Renee Newcomer Jan 2000

Cognitive -Affective, Behavioral, And Physiological Response In Injury Among Competitive Athletes., R Renee Newcomer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Injured athletes' psychological distress has been explored using a stress-response paradigm and through a variety of research methodologies. Despite growing interest in psychophysiological stress-response research (Gatchel, 1997), physiological features of psychological distress have not yet been explored among injured athletes (Flint, 1998). Psychological distress has been associated with delayed healing among other medical populations (Kiecolt-Glaser, Page, Marucha, MacCallum, & Glaser, 1998), and physiological features of distress have lead to increased reports of a variety of health-related problems (Baum, Gatchel, & Krantz, 1997). The present research consists of two studies designed to validate preliminary reports and advance current knowledge regarding the …

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The Law And Order Presidency., Willard Mark Oliver Jan 2000

The Law And Order Presidency., Willard Mark Oliver

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The theory of presidential influence over public opinion is used to predict the impact of presidential time and attention focused on crime on the public's concern for crime as the “most important problem facing the country.” The more attention presidents give to the issue of crime, the more concerned the public becomes with crime. The study addresses the assumptions of the hypothesis by first assessing the history of presidential involvement in crime control policy; second, by delineating reasons why presidents have become involved in such policies; and, finally, by articulating the means presidents have available in order to engage in …

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Outlook Magazine, Winter 2000 Jan 2000

Outlook Magazine, Winter 2000

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

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Outlook Magazine, Fall 2000 Jan 2000

Outlook Magazine, Fall 2000

Outlook Magazine

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Outlook Magazine, Summer 2000 Jan 2000

Outlook Magazine, Summer 2000

Outlook Magazine

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Children's Hospital Magazine Jan 2000

Children's Hospital Magazine

Children’s Hospital Magazine

No abstract provided.

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North Dakota Supreme Court Review Jan 2000

North Dakota Supreme Court Review

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Encouraging Abandonment: The Trend Towards Allowing Parents To Drop Off Unwanted Newborns, Michael S. Raum, Jeffrey L. Skaare Jan 2000

Encouraging Abandonment: The Trend Towards Allowing Parents To Drop Off Unwanted Newborns, Michael S. Raum, Jeffrey L. Skaare

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Prior Appropriation: Rule, Principle, Or Rhetoric, Dan A. Tarlock Jan 2000

Prior Appropriation: Rule, Principle, Or Rhetoric, Dan A. Tarlock

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Civil Rights - Federal Remedies: Public Schools May Be Liable For Student-On-Student Sexual Harassment, Sara K. Sorenson Jan 2000

Civil Rights - Federal Remedies: Public Schools May Be Liable For Student-On-Student Sexual Harassment, Sara K. Sorenson

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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An Empirical Investigation Of Antecedents And Consequences Of Loyalty For Local Casino Customers, Junjian Sui Jan 2000

An Empirical Investigation Of Antecedents And Consequences Of Loyalty For Local Casino Customers, Junjian Sui

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the antecedents and consequences of loyalty relationship in the gaming industry. Building upon a conceptual framework of loyalty, this study proposed and tested a reduced model to investigate the relationship between the loyal behavior and its three antecedents: confidence, emotion, and switching cost. This study also looked at the variation of customer' spending across service lines relative to customer loyalty. Data were collected from 250 local casino customers who are members of a frequent player program in Las Vegas, Nevada. Multiple regression analysis and t test were employed to analyze …

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The Challenges Of Opera Direction, Dean Frederick Lundquist Jan 2000

The Challenges Of Opera Direction, Dean Frederick Lundquist

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Challenges of Opera Direction is an investigation of the art of the opera stage director. In addition to a brief history of opera, the investigation includes opinions of leading international directors. Furthermore it details directing techniques and examples gleaned from the direction of Mozart's The Impresario (Der Shauspieldirektor) and Donizetti's The Elixir of Love (L'elisir d'amore) both at UNLV and an assistant directing internship with Seattle Opera's production of Delibes's Lakme. Also included are chapters on the art of collaborating with conductors, designers and performers.

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The Problem Areas In Diabetes Scale: A Follow-Up Study, Roslyn M Collins Jan 2000

The Problem Areas In Diabetes Scale: A Follow-Up Study, Roslyn M Collins

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Currently many support and educational services are available for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Yet there are still numerous people with less than desirable long-term outcomes in terms of overall health status. The Problem Areas in Diabetes scale is a newly developed instrument designed to measure emotional distress associated with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Results of its use have been previously published for three different population groups. The primary focus of this study was to describe the relationship between the scores on the Problem Areas in Diabetes scale and HbA1C laboratory test results for persons with type 2 …

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The Dynamics Of Faith-Based Organizations And Their Effects On Educational Standardization, Patricia Gail Haase Jan 2000

The Dynamics Of Faith-Based Organizations And Their Effects On Educational Standardization, Patricia Gail Haase

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Remnants of Christian tradition exist in American culture although we live in a pluralistic society. Faith-based schools seek to restore elements of the Christian tradition, believing those values essential for their children. Some in the greater community look to such schools for elements and practices to translate and apply into the greater systems; Private faith-based education is considered overall successful, but there are problems that warrant discussion. Most of the dynamics are typical of all organizations, but perhaps not expected because of the moral representation. Others dynamics are unique or exaggerated in faith-based organizations; Non-profit organizations, including faith-based, exist to …

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The Lantern Yearbook, 2000 Jan 2000

The Lantern Yearbook, 2000

Lambuth Lantern Yearbook

"The Lantern" yearbook of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, for 2000.

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Front Matter, Mary K. Bendixen-Noe, Kim Metcalf Jan 2000

Front Matter, Mary K. Bendixen-Noe, Kim Metcalf

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Front Matter

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Be An American Reconstructioneer Of Culture, John Sikula Jan 2000

Be An American Reconstructioneer Of Culture, John Sikula

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

In this presentation the author argues that improvement in schooling and teacher education in the United States will be successful to the extent that educators establish via research and practice and make known to the public and to budget controlling authorities the clear relationships which exist between investment in education and productive citizenship. Until educators become more proactive, demanding, political, and willing to serve as American Reconstructioneers of Culture (ARCs), our educational institutions will continue to drift with a tide of mediocrity as resources flow to other more viable and vocal areas.

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Traditional Vs. "Resampling" Approaches To Statistical Inferences Regarding Correlation Coefficients, Thomas R. Knapp, Gerald L. Noblitt, Sunanta Viragoontavan Jan 2000

Traditional Vs. "Resampling" Approaches To Statistical Inferences Regarding Correlation Coefficients, Thomas R. Knapp, Gerald L. Noblitt, Sunanta Viragoontavan

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

With the ever-increasing use of computers in data analysis, there has been a movement to abandon traditional parametric approaches, with all of their restrictive assumptions, in favor of computer-intensive nonparametric inferential statistical procedures such as the jackknife and the bootstrap that are based upon resampling of the sample data. In this article these techniques are compared and contrasted with the parametric approach, with special emphasis on inferences regarding correlation coefficients.

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