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A Descriptive Exploratory Analysis Of Some Issues In Criterion-Referenced Measurement With Possible Application To A Diagnostic-Prescriptive System For Developing Measurement Competency For Prospective Teachers, Allen Norton Shub

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Factors Associated With Intellectual Development: Birth Order And Family Size Effects For A Select Population, William Maurice Schaefer

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Student Characteristics Predictive Of Performance In Self-Directed Study In An Introductory Psychology Course, Joseph Anthony Gutenson

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A Descriptive Study Of The Personality, Attitudes, And Overseas Experience Of Seventh-Day Adventist College Students Who Served As Short-Term Volunteer Missionaries, Donna Habenicht

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Problem. During the last ten years there has been a surge of Interest among college students in short-term volunteer missionary service. It was the purpose of the present study to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of a group of 150 Seventh-day Adventist college students who served as short-term volunteer missionaries (student missionaries) during the 1975-76 school year. Method The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Form A), a series of semantic differential rating scales for selected religious, mission, cultural, and personal concepts, and a two-part questlonnaire were used to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of the student missionaries. …

Simulated Patient Situations In A Continuing Education Course For Practical Nurses, Faith Mahleah Jones

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Explanation Paradigms: Their Application Potential In The Field Of Tennis Instruction, Dennis Watanabe

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Is There A Significant Gain In Language Development For Children Attending Summer Head Start Programs Beyond The Ten Month Session?, Evelyn A. Green

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Developmental Logic, Harvey Jack Schiller

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Factors Important To The Vocational Development Of Women Police Officers, Carol Ann Martin

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The contributions policewomen have made in the relatively short period of their existence have led many police departments to regard women as an indispensable part of the American police force. During the last nine years a large variety of opportunities have become available to women police officers. Women have been added as sworn police officers not only in the small departments but in large departments and federal agencies as well. For the female interested in becoming a policewoman, as far as the administrator concerned with staffing his department with qualified females, there is a paucity of information available on …

Selected Characteristics Of Children Referred For Psychiatric Evaluation, Rebecca Louise Pigott

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Behavior-problem children constitute a main concern in the field of education today. The ability to recognize when the needs of the individual student call for procedures beyond the scope of the school is a professional necessity. The purpose of this research was to investigate whether students with school-related problems referred for psychiatric evaluation can be distinguished by a set of selected characteristics.

Method

Using multiple-discriminant analysis, students who had been referred for psychiatric evaluation were compared with students not referred for psychiatric evaluation on such criteria as teacher-pupil rating, as measured by Burks' Behavior Rating Scales; self-concept as …

A Study Of Curricular And Spatial Characteristics Of Selected Public And Private Secondary School Facilities Constructed From 1967 Through 1976 In Puerto Rico, Manuel Velazquez Jr.

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Problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the spatial allocation for curricular purposes and the special features of each of the twenty-seven public and private secondary schools built in Puerto Rico during the years 1967-1976. The problem was: Were these schools being constructed in accordance with the desired curriculum; was the curriculum an outgrowth of the resulting physical structures, or were the curriculum and the planning of the structures unrelated? -- Method. The spaces within the building were grouped into three major categories: (a) classrooms and laboratories; (b) special facilities; and (c) operation and services facilities. In order …

The Concept Of Character Development In The Writings Of Ellen G. White, John M. Fowler

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Problem. Character development is a fundamental objective of the Seventh-day Adventist educational system. The purpose of this study was to define the concept of character development in the writings of Ellen G. White whose thought is foundational to the philosophy of the worldwide system of Seventh-day Adventist schools. The investigation focused on four subproblems: (1) the meaning and significance of character; (2) the nature of character development; (3) factors affecting character development; and (4) responsibility for character development.

Method. The problem was approached by (1) carefully perusing White's published writings and noting every statement related to the study; (2) inductively …

An Exploratory Study Of Nursing Personnnel Needs In Seventh-Day Adventist Hospitals In The Continental United States With A View To Educational Assessment And Planning, Robert Thompson Andrews

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Problem. The purpose of this study was to collect, organize, and analyze data from Seventh-day Adventist hospitals, nurses, SDA church leadership, and general statistics to provide nursing-personnel resource information for Adventist hospital and nursing education planning.

Some of the objectives of this study were to obtain a descriptive profile of nurses working in Adventist hospitals, to discover personnel selection patterns, turnover rates by position, annual job openings, numbers and percentages of Adventist-educated nurses, and the supply and demand for nurses in different nursing and administrative positions.

Method. Population of this descriptive study included all nurses working in forty-seven hospitals in …

Self-Concept Patterns Of Inadequate And Adequate Adult Readers, Anna Homenchuk Klimes

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Problem

Many of the difficulties which people experience are to a large extent the consequences of faulty perception of themselves. Academic success or failure appears to be deeply rooted in the person’s self-concept. The purpose of the study was to analyze the components of self-concept of inadequate and adequate adult readers to determine what patterns of self-concept emerge in various groups. Inadequate and adequate readers were grouped according to sex, race, age, and type of educational institution.

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The Tennessee Self Concept Scale was selected for the study. Measuring positive self-concept, it is composed of five self-concept components—physical, moral-ethical, personal, …

Local School-System Use Of State-Level Educational Goals In Selected States, Philip B. Lambert

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Problem. A major component of state-level educational accountability systems is the specification of goals upon which other components of the systems are established. The use being made of these goals at the local-school-district level in states where they exist has not been formally investigated.

This study examines the extent of use being made of state- level educational goals in the development of local-district goals and programs in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, and Rhode Island.

Method. The writer developed a six-item survey instrument to examine specific uses of state-level goals by local districts. This was sent to 766 local …

The Relationship Of Leadership Characteristics Of Academic Deans In Seventh-Day Adventist Colleges And Universities To Their Performance Levels As Perceived By Educational Administrators And Faculties, H. Leverne Bissell

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Problem. The research literature in educational administration describes few studies directed toward identifying the relationship of specific characteristics of administrators to their performance levels. Yet such research would be useful in providing information relevant to the educational preparation and selection- of administrators and of value to practicing administrators. The purpose of this study was to Identify the relationship of the leadership characteristics of academic deans in Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities to their performance levels.

Method. Six research hypotheses were formulated for determining the relationship between the deans' performance levels and their leadership characteristics and for testing the differences between …

Strategies For Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Education In The South Pacific Islands, Alexander Shand Currie

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Problem: Theological education is an important concern of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific Islands. Current concerns include ascertaining the best type of theological education for the Adventist Church in this region; determining cultural influence on curriculum; designing a model for the coordination of theological education in Oceania; outlining alternative three-year diploma and four-year bachelor’s-degree curricula; and offering recommendations for the development of Adventist ministerial education in Oceania. The purpose of this study was to present strategies that may assist the Seventh-day Adventist Church to find possible solutions to these concerns.

Method: This study utilizes the historical, descriptive, …

Moral And Religious Problems And Attitudes As Expressed By Students In Seventh-Day Adventist Academies In The United States And Canada, Ingram Frank Du Preez

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Problem. Adolescence is characterized by many problems of adjustment. Seventh-day Adventist youth cannot be expected to be immune to these problems. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the moral and religious problems and attitudes as perceived by students in Adventist academies. An attempt was also made to evaluate, from the students' viewpoint, the effectiveness of the provisions made by the academies to help meet these problems. Method Nineteen hundred and twenty students were chosen by a stratified random method from all enrollees in Seventh-day Adventist academies In the United States and Canada. Students were asked to respond to …

An Analysis Of Systems Utilized In The Evaluation Of School Superintendents, Robert J. Roelle

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Japanese American Experiene Of Misei Parents And Their Sansei Children And Implications For Education, Seiichi Michael Yasutake

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Education Of Ethnic Leadership: A Case Study Of The Ukranian Ethnic Group In The United States (1970-1974), Daria Markus

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A Comparative Study Of The Stances Of Selected Urban Principals, Superintendents, And Local School Council Leaders On Community Participation In Local School Affairs, Mary Mikros

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Analysis Of Student And Teacher Variables Among Students Referred For Psychological Testing, David M. Rosen

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From Friendly Visitor To Professional: The Development Of University-Based Social Work Education In Great Britain (1880 To 1930), Rosemarie Bridget Bogal

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An Examination Of Executive Development Programs In Private Illinois Colleges And Universities, Thomas E. Murray

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Alumni And Giving: A Study Of Student Personnel Services And Alumni Philanthropy, John William Mcnulty

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Effects Of Two Human Development Course Models At A Community College, Michael Joseph Patrick Maloney

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The Effectiveness Of Career Awareness Workshops With Fifth Grade Girls, Jane M. Podall

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A Study Of Field Dependence-Independence, Selected Curricular Choices And Preferred Guidance Strategies Of Adult, Evening College Students, Richard Donald Decosmo

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An Exploratory Assessment Of The Effects Of Specified Cultural And Environmental Factors On The Performance Of Nigerian Students On Selected Verbal And Nonverbal Aptitude Tests Developed For Use In Western Countries, Victoria Belle Chigoziri Iwuji

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