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Alcoholism Treatment Services And Rehabilitation Facilities Available To The Chemically Dependent Client, Susan Leann Lang
Alcoholism Treatment Services And Rehabilitation Facilities Available To The Chemically Dependent Client, Susan Leann Lang
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Alcoholism is recognized as one of the most devastating social and health problems facing contemporary society today (Krirnrnel, 1971). Alcoholism is also a major force which intensifies many of the other problems which face each individual and has become a target of much concentrated concern. Yet, alcoholism treatment has been the focus of few professional organizations and remains under the direction of law enforcement officials.
A Journey Into Christian Marriage Preparation, Paul Eldon Lippstock
A Journey Into Christian Marriage Preparation, Paul Eldon Lippstock
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In 1981 the pastor of the Christian Community of St. Patrick in Cedar Falls, Iowa, requested one of the associate pastors to meet with several married couples in the parish and put together a process for marriage preparation within the parish community. Working closely l with the parish staff of the Christian Community of St. Patrick, the associate pastor and four (later reduced to three because one couple moved away) married couples began to meet regularly over a period of fifteen months. Together they constructed a marriage preparation program which included six months of preparation before marriage and twelve months …
An Investigation Of The Impact Of The Controlled Budget On Small Iowa School Districts, Joyce N. Losure
An Investigation Of The Impact Of The Controlled Budget On Small Iowa School Districts, Joyce N. Losure
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The controlled budget growth of school districts in Iowa has been determined by the State School Finance Formula since 1971. The basic idea was to promote "equal educational opportunity." But this descriptive research paper confirmed that, since the controlled budget is tied to the number of pupils enrolled, the actual percentage growth of the controlled budget in the majority of small, decreasing enrollment schools has not equaled the state's allowable percentage of controlled budget growth. This paper determined, through an open-ended survey of the superintendents of schools in Iowa with 325 or fewer students, the fiscal adjustments made for survival …
What Are The Perceived Career, Educational And Personal Needs Of Secondary Students By Grade Level?, Steven Charles Bicknase
What Are The Perceived Career, Educational And Personal Needs Of Secondary Students By Grade Level?, Steven Charles Bicknase
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As the world has become increasingly more complex in the 20th century, the demands and pressures placed on individual societal members has risen significantly. Schools, as the primary societal agents responsible for the educational development of our youth, have experienced increasing pressures relative to preparing students for adulthood. Once primarily concerned with academic learning, schools have become increasingly aware of student needs beyond the areas of classroom learning. The inception of school guidance and counseling programs is evidence of the commitment of schools to meeting the career, educational and personal needs of students, particularly at the junior and senior high …
Women In Educational Administration: Barriers/Strategies, Gail Ladria Dozier
Women In Educational Administration: Barriers/Strategies, Gail Ladria Dozier
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Women historically have played a significant role in American education, but their role almost exclusively has been in teaching positions. Women have been excluded from authority positions within the educational system as throughout the society. Although women comprise over two-thirds of the teacher population, men dominate the positions of school administration.
Merit Pay: Problems And Possibilities, Jim Ford
Merit Pay: Problems And Possibilities, Jim Ford
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There has been a great deal of discussion recently concerning salary schedules for teachers based on merit pay. Effective teachers are more valuable to an educational program than ineffective teachers and deserve to be paid more for their services. But by what criteria and by whose standards should such merit be based? Can a merit pay plan be carried out objectively and fairly? If so, how? Who should evaluate a teacher for salary purposes? How many teachers in the school system should receive merit pay and how much should they be paid?
Campus Recreation Survey: Student Satisfaction And Needs At The University Of Northern Iowa, Michael Edward Gannon
Campus Recreation Survey: Student Satisfaction And Needs At The University Of Northern Iowa, Michael Edward Gannon
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The purpose of this study was to determine student satisfaction with the campus recreation program and to determine student recreational needs at UNI.
Parental Expectations Of The Secondary School Counselor, Kurt Everett Harthoorn
Parental Expectations Of The Secondary School Counselor, Kurt Everett Harthoorn
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Many guidance programs are fighting for survival in the sense that we now know them. Budget cuts have forced reassignment of counselors to classroom teaching. Some counselors have had their time divided among neighboring school districts on a part-time basis. These moves may be expected to result in a loss of counseling effectiveness. It is unlikely a program can accomplish in half the time, all that it once accomplished on a full-time basis. Less time might result in less productivity, and before long, the necessity of the program could be questioned because of its apparent lack of production.
Child Sexual Abuse Intervention, Jill Christine Hay
Child Sexual Abuse Intervention, Jill Christine Hay
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School counselors are involved to a meaningful degree in the lives and development of children. Consequently, counselors need to be knowledgeable of the problem areas 1 that affect or obstruct the child's learning and development. One such problem area has received wide media coverage, but until recently little was known about the effects of sexual abuse on children and how to help those children.
The Nature And Effect Of School Policy On Student Absenteeism, Aaron Lee Herman
The Nature And Effect Of School Policy On Student Absenteeism, Aaron Lee Herman
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In our country there appears to be a high rate of student absenteeism. In trying to combat the problem, school policy is used to control absenteeism.. Utilizing an attendance policy appears to be the response among today's school boards. Such policies vary from moderate to a restrictive and punitive style. The purpose of this paper is to review literature regarding the nature and the effect school attendance policies have on student absenteeism. Available research indicates there is clear evidence that a school attendance policy will help reduce student absenteeism. Furthermore, there is evidence that school attendance and achievement are related. …
Alcoholism: The Relapse Dynamic, Jim R. Hoeft
Alcoholism: The Relapse Dynamic, Jim R. Hoeft
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At the time of the discovery and colonization of America, alcohol was firmly entrenched in the society of the Old World. The drunkard was common, particularly in the urban areas. He was treated poorly and often imprisoned for his alcoholic abuses. For the most part, however, he was ignored. (Ewing and Rouse, 1978) Beer and wine was simply transported across the Atlantic to the colonies as a way of life with no special significance. Drunkenness was not tolerated, but even the Puritans drank. (Royce, 1981) The drunkard was a social misfit and a source of pity. (Ewing and Rouse)
Instructional Objectives Affects On Elementary Students' Career Awareness, Timothy L. Houts
Instructional Objectives Affects On Elementary Students' Career Awareness, Timothy L. Houts
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It has been shown through current research findings that instructional objectives do help enhance learning. For example, reviews on incidental and intentional learning (Duchastel and Merrill, 1973) and l on mastery learning (Block, 1971) suggest that students are more likely to achieve clearly stated goals and instructional objectives than ambiguous or unknown ones. It would follow that career education concepts would be mastered at a better rate when career education instructional objectives are used. This study attempts to answer this question.
A Study Of Support Groups Among Iowa School Counselors, Robert Laurence Huber
A Study Of Support Groups Among Iowa School Counselors, Robert Laurence Huber
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Among the helping professions a common concept is the support group. "The social-professional support system (group) affords members ••• opportunities for analyzing problems they encounter and discussing how they feel about these problems. It provides a structure for support and rewards" (Moracco and McFadden, 1980, p. 63). From a review of the literature it is apparent that many support groups both inside and outside the helping professions have been created and utilized. For instance, outside the school counselor's domain, groups such as the Compassionate Friends, Families Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Smokenders, and Widowed Persons have all served as support groups for …
Private School Teacher Perceptions Of Elementary School Childrens' Needs: A Clarion Call For Elementary School Counselors, Karen I. Kerr
Private School Teacher Perceptions Of Elementary School Childrens' Needs: A Clarion Call For Elementary School Counselors, Karen I. Kerr
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Recent research has confirmed that divorce contributes to a major crisis in the lives of most children, with stress engendered by that crisis often entering into the academic learning of school-age children. Between 1960 and 1975, the number of one-person households doubled. Jenkins (1976) reported 9,000,000 children under the age of eighteen live in single-parented families. The United States Bureau of Census reported, "more than 18% of the nation's school age children live with a lone parent" (1982, p. 536) and projected that 48% of all children born in 1980 will live a considerable part of their life with a …
The Status Of Student Development Programs Designed For Nontraditional Women Students In Higher Education, Laura S. Kirk-Clark
The Status Of Student Development Programs Designed For Nontraditional Women Students In Higher Education, Laura S. Kirk-Clark
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The mission of higher education is directed to every prospective and enrolled student. In college catalogs throughout the United States, statements of purpose or aims of institutions are recorded. Although these statements may differ in words, phrases, or structure, the content is similar. Upon completion of the college experience, the individual student will be better prepared, both intellectually and emotionally, to contribute to society (Whiteley and Sprandel, 1970).
The Development Of Social Skills In Upper Elementary Students, Mark M. Mcvey
The Development Of Social Skills In Upper Elementary Students, Mark M. Mcvey
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This study is designed to determine if a structured approach to the development of social skills, given to students in a Self Contained with Integration (SCI) Classroom, will increase proficiency in these skills. In the study, students in a SCI room will receive instruction in six specific social skills. These skills involve appropriate behaviors in getting along with others. The students will be introduced to individual social skills, practice with the skills, and review each skill, Each skill will be assessed by the homeroom teacher as to gains made in developing appropriate social skills.
Resolving Resistance In Family Therapy: Techniques Of Intervention For Family Therapists, Lauren M. Oujiri
Resolving Resistance In Family Therapy: Techniques Of Intervention For Family Therapists, Lauren M. Oujiri
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Resistance by clients involved in psychotherapeutic treatment is a common occurrence and poses problems throughout the therapy process. Resistance displayed by families in therapy is a more complicated problem because of the nature of the family system, the many forms resistance may take, the diverse causes and effects of resistance in family therapy and the lack of agreement between professionals about how to resolve resistance. The specific problem this paper addresses is "What techniques can therapists employ to work through displays of resistance by families in therapy?" The purpose of the present research is to outline the development of the …
Student Service Needs Of The Nontraditional Woman Student In The Academic Setting, Jolene Phyllis Peck
Student Service Needs Of The Nontraditional Woman Student In The Academic Setting, Jolene Phyllis Peck
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The past decade has seen a dramatic change in the demographic profile of college students, in part the result of an influx of students, particularly older women, entering higher education for the first time or re-entering after an interruption in their education. According to the Carnegie Council (1980), within the three-year period of 1975 to 1978 alone, the number of women between the ages of 24 and 34 enrolled in institutions of higher education increased by 187%, with women now accounting for more than two-thirds of all adult students (U.S. Department of Labor, 1979). With this increasing enrollment of older …
Danger Signals Of Marital Dysfunction, Shelda Jean Hertzke Beener
Danger Signals Of Marital Dysfunction, Shelda Jean Hertzke Beener
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As a fundamental social institution, the American Family has elicited research studies by sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, historians, theologians, political scientists, and economists. Conflicting interpretations and conclusions about the family abound. Even so elementary an expectation as consensus on a definition of family has eluded us.
The Effects Of Self-Concept On The Academic Achievement On Elementary School Children, Michael Woodall
The Effects Of Self-Concept On The Academic Achievement On Elementary School Children, Michael Woodall
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From the beginning the human is striving for individuality. The development of the self is intrinsic, and in the early months of life a baby is self-centered and perceives the world through senses governed mainly by basic organic needs. All of us, however, at an early age develop a concept of ourselves as a person. Although this perception of one's self as a person may have certain stable factors, it is in continuous development. Teachers should be aware that within us all there is a power to do our own thing and make our own decisions. Students are constantly changing …
A Survey Of The Criteria For The Admission Of Minority Students To Iowa Colleges And Universities With Special Emphasis On The University Of Northern Iowa Freshman Class Entering In 1979, Phyllis Wyatt-Woodruff
A Survey Of The Criteria For The Admission Of Minority Students To Iowa Colleges And Universities With Special Emphasis On The University Of Northern Iowa Freshman Class Entering In 1979, Phyllis Wyatt-Woodruff
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Prior to 1954, when Brown vs the Board of Education irreversibly changed the hue of the nation's schools from "colored and white" to "integrated," there was no need for special admission criteria for minority students. Due to prejudice and high tuition costs, less than 1% of Black students attended white colleges. Those who did attend white colleges were admitted under traditional admissions criteria (Thomas, 1981).
The Home-Based Family-Centered Counselor: Selected Demographic Characteristics, Working Conditions And Perceived Job Satisfaction, Debra Weaver Shoopman
The Home-Based Family-Centered Counselor: Selected Demographic Characteristics, Working Conditions And Perceived Job Satisfaction, Debra Weaver Shoopman
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In the 1880 1 s, with increased urbanization and industrialization in the United States, came the problem of growing numbers of children who could not be adequately cared for by their families. Public assistance was non-existent. Charity was administered privately at the discretion of the benefactor (Jones, Neuman & Shyne, 1976). Until recently, society's response to the problem of inadequately cared for children was to remove the child from the situation, thus 11 protecting11 their rights. Child welfare agencies are now discovering that this is often not the best way to meet these children's needs, but rather that the most …
The Development And Effects Of "Program Sharing" At The Corwith-Wesley And Luverne Community School, Gary Stumberg
The Development And Effects Of "Program Sharing" At The Corwith-Wesley And Luverne Community School, Gary Stumberg
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Many schools across the country have experienced serious problems over the past few years. Many of those problems have their roots in the relationship between student numbers and the financial resourses [sic] used to support educational programs. Declining enrollments have produced deficits in school funding which have pushed many schools beyond the brink of survival. Smaller student enrollments have caused many schools to alter or reduce curriculum offerings and to reduce school personnel. The ever increasing costs of textbooks, educational materials, transportation, and utilities have magnified the financial burdens faced by schools. These problems have resulted in lessened opportunities for …
The Role Of The Counselor In Working With Disabled Students In Post-Secondary Educational Institutions, James Cameron Thornhill
The Role Of The Counselor In Working With Disabled Students In Post-Secondary Educational Institutions, James Cameron Thornhill
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Despite improvement in treatment of disabled students in the post-secondary education programs, there remain many problem areas (Katz, 1981). Disabled students still encounter such obstacles as: (a) faculty misconceptions of disabled students' capabilities, {b) intrapersonal problems of the disabled students concerning their internal adjustment to the disability, (c) interpersonal problems with other students or faculty, and (d) environmental barriers such as building inaccessibility.
A Review Of The Problems Of, And A Prognosis For, The Disadvantaged Student, Mary Ellen Warbasse
A Review Of The Problems Of, And A Prognosis For, The Disadvantaged Student, Mary Ellen Warbasse
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The purpose of this paper is, first, to identify the specific problems and characteristics of the disadvantaged student and, second, to suggest ways in which the school counselor can assist the disadvantaged student toward deriving the optimum benefit from public education.
Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs, And Opinions Of Single, Custodial Parents, Lois J. Staff
Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs, And Opinions Of Single, Custodial Parents, Lois J. Staff
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The purpose of this study was to examine the beliefs, attitudes, and opinions of single, custodial parents toward sexual behavior and whether these beliefs, attitudes, and opinions are affected by their roles as single parents. Data for this study were collected by use of the questionnaire survey method. The sample consisted of 103 single, custodial parents receiving services for at least one minor child from a non-profit social service agency. An item analysis was performed on the data collected from the nine-item questionnaire, Sexual Attitudes of Single Parents, relating demographic information and specific attitudes regarding sexual activity. Because of the …
The Effects Of Student Financial Aids On Persistence, Attrition, And Academic Achievement, Elaine Robinson
The Effects Of Student Financial Aids On Persistence, Attrition, And Academic Achievement, Elaine Robinson
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Student retention and attrition have been familiar topics in institutions of higher education for years. Thirty percent of entering freshmen left their original institution during the first year, another twenty percent left during the second year, and twenty percent left during the third year, resulting in a cumulative attrition rate of sixty percent over four years (Odutola, 1981). Researchers have indicated that forty percent of all freshmen would not graduate {Odutola, 1981). Because of the decline in enrollment, institutions of higher education must produce new marketing strategies to attract new students. The new strategies may be helpful in alleviating a …
A Critical Evaluation Of Rogerian Counseling In Terms Of Its Usefulness In Christian Counseling, James O. Sims
A Critical Evaluation Of Rogerian Counseling In Terms Of Its Usefulness In Christian Counseling, James O. Sims
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Pastoral counseling, in its present condition, is dominated ''almost exclusively by therapeutic psychology, principally by Rogerian counseling" (Aden, 1984, p. 38). Depending on one's perspective, such a charge is either a sign of hope or an omen of doom. Gaylord B. Noyce, professor of pastoral theology at the Yale University divinity school sees it as the latter. He charges that an "exaggerated deference" to the client-centered theory and methodology of Carl Rogers is "undermining the ministry in hundreds of congregations today." "We have taken the immensely helpful, nondirective Rogerian pattern and made it gospel, not only for wide areas of …
Current Career Counseling Practices In Community Colleges, Kristin D. Stewart
Current Career Counseling Practices In Community Colleges, Kristin D. Stewart
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When the community college came into being in the early 1900 1 s, its goals were trifold: (a) to offer courses traditionally taught by the four year colleges during the first two years, (b) to train workers for jobs in a flourishing industrial nation, and (c) to enhance social equality. The community college's close proximity and open door admission policy gave almost everyone a chance to attend college.
Chemical Dependency And Rational-Emotive Therapy, David Charles Towle
Chemical Dependency And Rational-Emotive Therapy, David Charles Towle
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Chemical dependency is a major health problem in the United States ranking third among major health problems and surpassed only by cancer and heart disease. The social costs associated with chemical dependency are estimated to be over $40 billion annually. These social costs are reflected by such factors as lost job productivity, the medical costs of treating alcohol and drug related illnesses and injuries, the property damages and 25,000 lives lost per year to intoxicated drivers, and the cost of administering justice to those who are arrested and convicted of chemical abuse related offenses (Zimberg, 1982).