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American Red Cross Therapeutic Recreation Service In Military Hospitals, Ann Elizabeth James

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

During World War I the American Red Cross initiated a program of organized recreation services for patients in military hospitals. Following the precedent established by Clara Barton who affirmed the use of recreation activities for servicemen "to counteract the baleful influence of liquor-selling resorts,” Red Cross recreators applied the pliable medium of recreation to achieve results other than the recreation experience itself. During World War II, when the Red Cross employed nearly 2,000 recreators in military hospitals, recreation specialists developed specific programs and techniques to facilitate the rehabilitation of patients in various diagnostic classifications. Before the recreators had fully systematized …

A Survey Of The Extent Of The Use Of Private Sector Assistance Techniques And Resources By Municipal Park And Recreation Departments Within The South Central United States, Charles Larry Miller

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The Problem

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the extent of use of private sector assistance techniques and resources among municipal park and recre­ation departments within South Central United States.

Procedures

A direct mail questionnaire was developed to obtain data from 116 cities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas with populations above 20,000. The questionnaire, validated by a panel of experts and pilot-tested, was designed to determine the following: private sector resources and funding techniques; the extent of awareness and use of private sector resources and techniques; and efforts undertaken to implement a private sector assistance …

Status Of Intramural-Recreation Programs In New Mexico Colleges And Universities, Jess David Caudillo

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The general problem was to determine the present status of intramural-recreational programs in four-year institutions of higher education in the State of New Mexico by means of a survey instrument. Population for this research consisted of nine four-year colleges and universities in the State of New Mexico that had an intramural-recreational program.

The survey instrument was assessed through personal visitations for the purpose of determining the status of the selected colleges and universities in the State of New Mexico that offered some type of an intramural-recreational program for students, faculty and staff. Data were presented utilizing descriptive statistics. The data …

A Survey Of Practices Used To Reduce And Eliminate Vandalism In Municipal Parks And Recreation Areas In Kentucky, Thomas Charles Damron

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The primary problem was to determine and compare by means of a questionnaire survey the types and extent of vandalism in parks and recreation departments in selected Kentucky cities of 5,000 to 50,000 population. A secondary problem was to identify the perceived practices used to reduce and eliminate acts of vandalism.

The population for this research consisted of all cities in Kentucky with populations from 5,000 to 50,000 that employed park and/or recreation directors. Using the 1975 estimated census figures, 51 cities were identified as having the desired population figures and 42 of those cities employed park and/or recreation directors. …

A Survey Of The Participant Attitudes And Quality Of Campus Recreation-Intramural Programs For Men In The North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Thomas Carl Barnhart

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The general problem was: (a) to rank and compare the quality of the men's campus recreation-intramural sports programs at the eight colleges and universities in the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference by the means of A Score Card to Evaluate the Men's Intramural Programs in Four Year Colleges and Universities (McKillip, 1973); (b) to measure student participants' attitudes toward the Men's Campus Recreation-Intramural Sports Programs at the Colleges and Universities in the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference by the means of an Intramural Attitude Questionnaire (Maurer, 1972); (c) to test the relationship between selected quality components of the men's campus …

A Comparison Of Exercise Responses During Acute Exposure To Hypobaria In Exercise Trained Males With Coronary Heart Disease And Healthy, Sedentary Males, David Lowell Parker

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This investigation was conducted to evaluate effects of acute altitude exposure on selected pulmonary, cardiovascular, metabolic, and psychological variables measured at rest, during, and after submaximal exercise. Comparisons were made between a group of men with coronary heart disease who were participants in an exercise reha­bilitation program (trained CHD's) and a group of healthy, asymptomatic, and sedentary individuals (HI's).

Nine male trained CHD's and 10 male HI's partici­pated in the study, which was conducted during an 8-week period. Initially, all subjects performed a maximal stress test on a bicycle ergometer at 1576m. Maximal values from this test were utilized in …

A Study Of Personality Traits Of Men Varsity Athletes As Compared With Those Of Women Varsity Athletes Participating In Intercollegiate Team And Individual Sports, Frances Williams Anderson

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This study was designed to determine if there were significant differences between sex and type of activity, and if there was significant interaction in the four sub­scales of: the California Psychological Inventory. The total population comprised the following groups: (1) men varsity athletes participating in team sports, (2) men varsity athletes participating in individual sports, (3) women varsity athletes participating in team sports, (4) women partici­pating in individual sports, (5) women nonathletes, and (6) men nonathletes. A total population of 315 volunteer under­graduate students were tested at the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Highlands University, …

The Availability And Extent Of Use Of Public School Facilities For Community Recreation Within The School Districts Of The State Of New Mexico, Dennis Luther Good

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Statement of Problem

The problem was to determine the availability and extent of use of public school facilities for community recreation within the school districts of the State of New Mexico according to urban and rural classifications. A secondary problem was to suggest an implementation program based on the survey results.

Methods

The research design used was the survey model. The survey instrument (questionnaire) was submitted to a panel of experts for their critique and recommendations, before mailing the instrument to the desired population. The population for this survey consisted of all 88 public school district superintendents within the State …

A Comparison Of Parental Home And Family Relationships And Family Constellations Of Adult Female Homosexuals And Adult Female Heterosexuals, Altha Marie Crouch

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of family constellations and childhood intrafamily relationships which correlated with adult female homosexuality and adult female heterosexuality. Similarities and differences of the two groups were also determined.

Mental Practice Incorporating Neuromuscular Relaxation Techniques As Used With Beginning Swimmers, Kathryn Theresa Thomson

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The effect of mental practice incorporating neuromuscular relaxation techniques on beginning swimmers' assessed tension levels and swim performance was examined. Eighteen experimental and control subjects received the same swim instruction by the same instructor during two 50 minute periods per week for nine weeks. The experimental subjects, however, also participated in mental practice sessions incorporating neuromuscular relaxation techniques and therefore had 25 percent less total time in the water than did control subjects. The mental practice sessions lasted 15 minutes the first meeting period of each week and 10 minutes the second period of each week. The subjects participated by …

A Study Of The Current Status And Future Development Of Undergraduate Professional Preparation In Health Education, Larry M. Bridges

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

An exploration of the status of undergraduate professional preparation programs in health education and the future directions which these programs may take was the focus of this investigation. The purpose of this study was to describe the current status of undergraduate professional preparation in health education in selected institutions and to study future directions of professional preparation in health education. The problem investigated in this study was to predict what changes undergraduate professional preparation in health education may undergo during the next ten years and to identify possible sources of stress that can accompany such changed.

The Effects Of Sex And Athleticism On Self Ratings Of Masculinity-Femininity, Sex Role Stereotypes, Social Self-Esteem And Attitudes Toward Women, Catherine Elizabeth Hall

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sex and athleticism on self ratings of athletes and non-athletes in the areas of masculinity-femininity, sex role stereotypes, social self-esteem and attitudes toward women's roles in society. It was hypothesized that ma le athletes, as compared to ma le non-athletes, would rate themselves as more masculine and higher in social self-esteem. It was hypothesized that female athletes, as compared to female non-athletes, would rate themselves as less feminine, lower in social self-esteem and more liberal in their attitudes toward women's roles in society. Moreover, it was hypothesized that the …

The Influence Of Favorable Context On Questionnaire Response, John M. Peterson

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Previous research has shown that the responses to items in a test of the affective domain are not affected by context when the items are embedded in different random subtests. Other studies in the affective domain show that the mean responses of items are influenced by the favorableness item compositions of the subtests. In multiple matrix samples, subtests of an entire test are taken by subgroups of a population. The influence of favorableness item composition on the total score of a given dimension in the affective domain has not been studied. This study offers evidence toward the following questions: (1) …

A Comparison Of Exercise Responses Of Males And Females During Acute Exposure To Hypobaria, Philip Richard Elliott

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This study was designed to investigate the effects of acute altitude exposure on selected pulmonary, cardiovascular, and metabolic variables in men and women during submax and max work. Seventeen male and 20 female physical education students were randomly selected for inclusion in the investigation which took place over an 11-wk period. All testing was conducted in a hypobaric chamber with each subject being tested initially at the terrestrial altitude of 1576 m to which they were acclimated. Subsequent tests were conducted at simulated altitudes of 2743 m and 3962 m. The subjects pedalled a bicycle ergometer at a rate of …

Potential Physical Educator's Perception Of The Role Of Physical Education, Marc Mauseth

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This study was conducted for the purpose of gathering information in order to better understand the perception of the role of physical education held by those students in teacher preparation programs in physical education. Based upon a review of the literature and informed speculation, a question­naire was formulated which gathered data from seven independent variable groups and about students' perceptions of fourteen different roles for physical education.

The questionnaire was completed by 349 students at the University of New Mexico, Ohio State University, State University of New York at Brockport, and the University of Oregon, enrolled in required professional courses …

A Study Of The Characteristics Of School Health Aides, Betty H. Bumgarner

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this research was to identify, describe, measure, and compare characteristics of school health aides to determine if there were categories of characteristics that would facilitate the selection process for employing school health aides. A questionnaire was developed and a pilot study was conducted with school health nurses who were not participating in the study. The survey instrument was subsequently distributed to school health nurses and school health aides in selected urban and rural schools in New Mexico. Completed questionnaires were received from 96 percent of the urban sample and from 100 percent of the rural sample. Items …

Modifying Behavoirs Of Patients With Known Essential Hypertension, Carolyn E. Maller

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The phenomenon of patient noncompliance with hypertensive treatment regimes is clearly documented and detrimental to optimal treatment and control of hypertension. This study represented an effort to add yet another approach to the problem of noncompliance. The central question formulated for this study was: can a program of behavior modification, applied in a clinical setting, increase knowledge and change behavior significantly to comply with hypertensive regimes? A Hypertension Clinic was organized and conducted over three months. A total of thirty-three hypertensive patients comprised three groups: one attention-placebo group, one experimental group and one control group. Group sizes were sixteen, thirteen …

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Confidence And Learning, James M. Alarid

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect motor skills had on confidence, learning, and retention. Only those elementary schools having physical education daily were identified as sources for subject selection. Three elementary schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico, met this requirement: Coronado, Five Points, and Wherry. Two third grade classes were selected from Five Points and two from Wherry and one third grade class was selected from Coronado. Two of the classes, randomly selected, served as the control group and the other three comprised the experimental group. The experimental group had 46 students and the control group, 36 …

Rain On Tuesday, A Growth Community In Southern California, Lucile Hubbell Anderson

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Growth communities have developed throughout the United States in answer to a need to relate to others in close, meaningful ways and to regain a sense of personal identity, threatened by urban life styles. This study reports the events and situations leading to the formation, development and decline of Rain on Tuesday, a growth community in Laguna Beach, California. The community was started as a leisure activity by a group of middle-aged, upper middle class people who had previously been involved in a social action project. The group eventually included over one hundred people. For nearly a year the community …

Evaluation Of Patient Activity Programs In Selected San Antonio, Texas, Nursing Homes, Steven L. Ranck

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

THE PROBLEM

The problem was to evaluate by means of the Berryman Instrument (1971) the patient activity programs o[ licensed nursing homes in San Antonio, Texas.

PROCEDURES

The best evaluation of the total patient activities program in nursing homes was the instrument designed by Dr. Doris L. Berryman, Recommended Standards with Evalua­tive Criteria for Recreation Services in Residential Institutions. After permission was secured from the nursing homes to evaluate their patient activities pro­grams, a personal visit was made to each institution to complete the evaluation. The patient activity director and a qualified assistant assisted in the evaluation at each …

Factors Which Affect Job Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction Of Male And Female Interscholastic Head Coaches, John E. Ritter Jr.

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Statement of Problem

This study was conducted in an effort to determine the sources of job attitudes of male and female interscholastic head coaches in the State of New Mexico. The Herzberg Dual-Factor Theory of job satisfaction formed the theoretical framework upon which this study was developed.

Procedures

A 22 item Job Satisfaction Questionnaires and a Personal Data Sheet, accompanied by an introductory letter, were sent to the entire population of 559 male and female interscholastic head coaches in the State of New Mexico. The introductory lefter, follow-up letter, and fina I post card yielded 469 returns (83.9%) of which …

A Comparative Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Small-Group Method And Command Method Of Teaching A Physical Education Activity Course, Edward Rhudy

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This study compared the effectiveness of the small-group method and command method of teaching a physical education activity course, including a comparison of the behaviors of students in small-group classes and command classes.

The study was conducted utilizing 79 male and female subjects enrolled in four beginning swimming classes at The University of New Mexico during the Spring semester of 1974.

The study employed both empirical and descriptive research methodologies. The empirical study consisted of measuring changes in seven dependent variables: (1) attitude toward the physical activity, (2) attitude toward the instructor of the course, (3) self-esteem, (4) personal- self, …

Self-Concept Rehabilitation, Catherine Ann Salveson

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this project was to present a program designed for self-awareness to incarcerated minor females at the New Mexico State Girls School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the hope of increasing their positive self-concepts as measured by the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. Sixteen subjects were randomly chosen and placed in test and control groups. The program lasted for sixty days with sessions meeting three times per week for approximately one and one half hours each. Yoga exercise, personal meditation and discussions of personal body and self were presented. Based on personal observations and the results of a discriminate analysis and …

The Effects Of Two Specific Adapted Physical Education Programs On Negative Attitudes Toward Physical Education, Physical Fitness, And Motor Skill Development, Carl Bruce Eichstaedt

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine whether two specific adapted physical education programs would alter the negative attitudes of ninth grade males toward physical education within a nine month period. It was a further purpose of this study to determine whether physical fitness achievement and motor skill achievement were altered when attitudes toward physical education were improved. Two specific adapted physical education curriculums, (1) emphasizing motor skill development (EG1), and (2) emphasizing physical fitness development (EG2) with class size maximums of 15, were compared to two control groups which used a traditional and comprehensive physical education curriculum. The …

A Comparison Of Recreation Leader Inventory Scores And Recreation Administrator Input In The Selection Of Recreation Leaders., John D. Rivera

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

A basic problem for many Recreation Administrators is hiring Recreation Leaders who will prove to be an asset to their programs. They must base their selection on the employee application form, an interview and personal judgment. A Recreation Administrator’s main concern in this respect is that he will hire a person who does not fit his own ideals and those of the Recreation Department. The person hired must be able to attain a rapport with the children he is dealing with, and at the same time, maintain the prescribed program. He must accomplish this task with a minimum of guidance. …

A Two-Week Resident Camp Offering The Primary Objective Of Predetermined Change For Early Adolescents., Ernest M. Coons

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The problem of this study was to develop a 12-day resident camp experience offering the primary objective of predetermined attitudinal change for the participants and to compare the results of this program with a 12-day "typical camp" prog1ram. The areas of concern of attitudinal change were:

1. development of a more positive self-concept

2. development of more positive attitudes toward school and the learning process

A Comparison Of The Expectations Of Four Groups For The Role Of The Physical Education Teacher., Diane Elizabeth Burton

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Theorists have indicated that role expectations have unexplored consequences in regard to teach education. Experience and research have indicated that the public school teacher who supervises the student teaching experience may have more influence on the teaching methods of prospective teachers than do the university teacher educators. Common knowledge contends that public school teachers and teacher educators do not advocate the same teaching methods. Recent discussion about the roles of teachers and coaches indicates that differences might exist in the homogeneity of the role expectations of male and female physical education teachers. This study was undertaken to ascertain whether freshmen …

A Kinematic Comparison Between The Bent And Straight Arm Giant Swings On The Still Rings Using Cinematographical Analysis, Robert Hutchison Dvorak

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to discover kinematic relationships (including paths of the centers of gravity, positions of the rings, angular relationships between body segments, velocities and accelerations) between the bent and straight arm giant swings on the still rings, utilizing cinematographical analysis. Motion picture analysis of one subject performing both skills was the procedural methodology. The subject was the alternate to the 1972 Olympic Gymnastics Team and was competent in executing both giant swings. All filming was done by a professional photographer in The University of New Mexico workout gymnasium. A two­camera approach, both front and side views, …

A Comparison Of Selected College And University Service Programs., David Dale Chase

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to compare required physical education service programs with elective physical education service programs for the 1971-72 academic school year.

The survey was limited to 412 public supported colleges and universities which are coeducational and have four year curricula. Each institution has also been accredited by the Federation of Regional Accrediting Commissions of Higher Education.

A questionnaire was the instrument utilized to gather factual information for use in comparisons. It was mailed, accompanied by a cover letter and return address with postage, to each Chairman of the Department of Physical Education of the 412 institutions …

The Effect Of An Outdoor Experience On Sixth Grade Students' Cognitive Understanding Of Ecological Concepts, Donald P. Slater

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This study was an investigation of the impact an exploratory field trip experience had on sixth grade students' cognitive understanding of specific ecological concepts being taught by their respective instructor. The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in the cognitive level of students' classroom dialogue before and after being exposed to an exploratory field trip experience. Further, this study was to verify whether a significant change in the students' cognitive understanding of the ecological concepts had occurred as a result of a specific series of multi-sensory encounters in the out-of-doors.