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Spencer's Tragedy, Arthur M. Diamond Jr.

Economics Faculty Publications

At Dinner with Huxley, Spencer mentioned that he had once written a tragedy. Huxley immediately replied that he knew what the plot must be: a beautiful theory gets murdered by a nasty fact. Spencer himself delighted in retelling Huxley’s barb, displaying thereby both his good humor and self-awareness. What he was probably not aware of was that he actually did write a tragedy with Huxley’s plot. In The Principles of Ethics the beautiful theory is that an individual’s conduct is to be judged by how well it furthers the individual’s survival. The nasty fact is that much conduct that furthers …

F. A. Hayek On Constructivism And Ethics, Arthur M. Diamond Jr.

Economics Faculty Publications

Long before receiving his Nobel Prize, Friedrich von Hayek was well respected in the academic community. John Maynard Keynes had glowing praise for Hayek's 1944 The Road to Serfdom. Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson, antagonists on many issues, agree that Hayek's 1945 "The Use of Knowledge in Society" was a major contribution to political-economic thought. These early works by Hayek led a writer for the Nation to express what must have been the view of a great many, that "because [Hayek] is among the most thoughtful and consistent supporters of a market economy. . . those who disagree with him …

Staff Use Of Time And Evaluation Of Teacher Training, Genevieve Burch

Publications

Second Year Evaluation of an Alcohol Prevention Program in Four Catholic High Schools

Kabul New Times, October To December, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency

Kabul Times

Kabul Times is an English language newspaper, published daily, except Fridays and Afghan holidays. First issue was published on February 27, 1962)

Kabul New Times, July To September, 1980, Bakhtar News Agency

Kabul Times

Kabul Times is an English language newspaper, published daily, except Fridays and Afghan holidays. First issue was published on February 27, 1962)

Class Replaces Race: Re-Emergence Of Neopopulism In Mississippi Politics, Tip H. Allen Jr., Dale Krane

Public Administration Faculty Publications

After being dominated for two and one-half decades by strong racial appeals, battlelines in Mississippi 's gubernatorial contests showed a significant shift in the early 1970s. Instead of defining public alternatives in terms of race, candidates began to define them in terms of class. A reemergence of the neopopulist appeal, which was so effective in the early decades of this century, has occurred and has been a major factor in the election of Mississippi's last two chief executives. The changing trends in gubernatorial politics and some of their implications are the primary concerns of this article. Some observations also will …

Semantic Information In The Long-Term Memory Traces Of Nouns, John K. Adams

Student Work

What is the nature of the long-term memory trace of an event or episode (Tulving, 1972)? Recently, several studies (MacLeod, 1976; Nelson, 1971; Nelson, Fehling, & Moore-Glascock, 1979; Nelson & Rothbart, 1972) have addressed this question.

These studies made use of the savings paradigm, which is based upon a well-known phenomenon: Relearning forgotten verbal material is often easier than learning verbal material for the first time. The term savings was used by Ebbinghaus (1885/1964) to refer to this relearning advantage.

Effects Of Participation In Goal Setting When Task Ability And Goal Difficulty Are Held Constant, Melvin G. Cash

Student Work

Undergraduate psychology students (N = 60) were randomly assigned to do-your-best, assigned, or participative goal-setting conditions. The sample was split at the mean on the basis of scores received on a clerical test, resulting in low- and high-ability groups. Specific Goals led to higher performance than did the do-your-best goals. With task ability and goal difficulty held, constant, there was no significant difference between the assigned and participative conditions on goal attainment, goal acceptance, or performance.

When the groups were split on ability, only the low ability group performed significantly better than the do-your-best group. Two reasons are suggested to …

Kabul Times, June 1980, Bakhtar News Agency

Kabul Times

Kabul Times is an English language newspaper, published daily, except Fridays and Afghan holidays. First issue was published on February 27, 1962)

Analysis Of Employer Attitudes And Needs For Mcc, David R. Dimartino

Publications

The sample of public and private employers in the four county area was selected by classifying all employers into categories or strata based on the number of employees. These were sampled at varying rates with greater emphasis given larger employers. All employers selected were sent a questionnaire, and follow-up phone calls were made to all non-respondents.

Associative, Semantic, 'Thematic, And Syntactic Factors In The Memory Representations Of Sentences, Tracy L. Brown

Student Work

This study addressed two issues in sentence memory: Hie accuracy of Gestalt representations of sentences over strictly associative accounts, and the role of syntactic, semantic, and thematic variables in characterizing the organizational basis of sentence representations. Sixteen pairs of SVO sentences were generated with a single noun shared by both member sentences of each pair. After a study period during which subjects wrote expansions of stimulus sentences, memory for the shared nouns was tested using subject-verb or object-verb cues from one or both member sentences of each pair. According to associative accounts of sentence memory, mixed cues using one component …

Dogmatism And Inequality: Effects On Affect And Performance, S. Alan Rosenkrantz

Student Work

An experiment was conducted to examine the relationships among dogmatism, perceived fairness, and subjects’ affective responses and performance effectiveness. One hundred and twenty male and female university students were divided into three equity treatment groups: equity, and inequity with ability or without ability to control their inputs. Each inequity group was informed that greater inputs were demanded of them than were demanded of the other groups in exchange for the same rewards. Subjects were also blocked on three levels of dogmatism. Each dependent variable was subjected to analysis of variance in a 3 X 3 factorial design. Inequity with input-control …

The Relationship Between Risk And The Respondent's Level Of Socialization In The Military, Robert E. Wetzel

Student Work

The following thesis deals with a sensitive issue, namely the examination of risk-taking behaviors in a military context. Generally, it is agreed that certain decisions made by the military are considerably more vast and important (in terms of the sociopolitical, and moral ramifications) than decisions reached by non-military groups. In light of this agreement, any analysis of risk-taking behavior could be interpreted as threatening to the image of the military. Understanding the sensitivity of the central theme of the following thesis demands an understanding of the assumptions of the investigation. The two major assumptions of this work are: a) the …

Kabul Times, May 1980, Bakhtar News Agency

Kabul Times

Kabul Times is an English language newspaper, published daily, except Fridays and Afghan holidays. First issue was published on February 27, 1962)

Study For The Building Owners And Managers Association Of Omaha, Inc., Joan V. Holley

Publications

In 1908 the National Association of Building Owners and Managers was organized. The 1979 membership form of the local affiliate group stated, "Most lines of business discovered years ago that it pays to organize. The office building business was one of the first to demonstrate the value of collective thought and action." In 1969 at the annual convention of the organization, the name was changed to BOMA International.

Cpacs Happenings (April 1980 Newsletter), College Of Public Affairs And Community Service, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

CPACS Newsletters

The College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) newsletter that reported on the news, collaborations, events, and general happenings of the UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service. This newsletter has had many names and variations over the years including SPACS Newsletter (1973); Newsletter of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (1973-1974): Happenings (1974-1980s); and the current e-newsletter titled the CPACS Collective (2021-)

Kabul Times, April 1980, Bakhtar News Agency

Kabul Times

Kabul Times is an English language newspaper, published daily, except Fridays and Afghan holidays. First issue was published on February 27, 1962)

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1980, Vol. 08, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Saving Fuel and Money Motives Carpoolers," by Michael T. Eskey.

The rising cost of transportation has become a major concern o( Americans at every level of the economic ladder. Indeed, recent price hikes in gasoline have affected practically all other consumer products. An optimistic America has watched the per-gallon price of gasoline rise by 400 percent in the last decade and now helplessly looks to $2.00 per-gallon fuel in the future. The rising cost of transportation cannot be stopped; it must be coped with.

The Long School Neighborhood, The: A Community Profile, Elizabeth Hruska

Publications

During the period from September, 1979 to January, 1980, the Center for Applied Urban Research conducted a housing and business conditions study for the Long School Neighborhood and the North 24th Street Business District. The study results provided in this report should be of use to the neighborhood group and the North Omaha Community Development Corporation in making decisions about the use of Community Development Block Grant funds and the other related development activities.

Evaluation Of Metro Area Carpooling In Omaha, Ne, Michael Eskey

Publications

The rising cost of transportation has become a major concern to Americans at every level of the economic ladder. Indeed, recent price hikes in gasoline have affected practically all other products. An optimistic America has watched the per-gallon price of gasoline rise by 400 percent in the last decade and now helplessly looks to the future $2.00 per-gallon fuel. The facts speak for themselves. We cannot stop the rising cost of transportation; we must cope with the rising cost of transportation.

Intergenerational School Projects: Examples And Guidelines, James P. Firman, Anita M. Stowell

Intergenerational

The residential, educational, and recreational patterns of modern American society tend to isolate the young from the old. Because there is little interaction between the age groups, each generation tends to stereotype the other. Educators must realize that these age-related stereotypes affect our interpersonal relationships, our self-images, and, consequently, our potential to live a full, rewarding life.

Executive Summary For Mcc, Murray Frost

Publications

The Educational Needs Assessment and Impact Survey of the Metropolitan Technical Community College conducted by the Center for Applied Urban Research of 'the University of Nebraska at Omaha was an extensive effort involving almost two dozen individual reports based on data from more than 7,000 surveys.

Employer And Training Needs: Report 03 Automotive Mechanics, Michael Eskey

Publications

The purpose of this portion of the study is to determine the employment and training needs in Metropolitan Omaha for the occupational area designated as automotive mechanics. The automotive trade was divided into four major areas: 1) general automotive mechanics, including brakes and engine rebuilding, 2) service station mechanics, 3) new/used car preparation, and 4) auto machinists.

Community Development For The City Of Norfolk, Nebraska, Jack Ruff

Publications

The purposes of this report are threefold. First, the report is designed to be a working document that the city government in Norfolk can use in its community development activities. Second, the report is designed to provide data about different sections of the city. Third, the report provides some recommendations concerning what types of activities might benefit each of the different areas of the city.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1980, Vol. 08, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "An Examination of Population Changes, 1970-1980."

The sharp loss of population east of 42nd Street being reported in the preliminary 1980 Census data for Omaha was indicated in earlier studies of intra-urban migration conducted by CAUR.1 The sharp increase of population west of the Omaha city limits is indicated in the most recent study of intra-urban migration data reported below.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1980, Vol. 08, No. 05, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Leadership Patterns in Nebraska Communities," by Jack Ruff.

In the summer of 1979, the Center for Applied Urban Research undertook a study of leadership patterns and styles in Nebraska communities with populations of 2,500 to 5,000. Although that study focused its primary efforts on developing linkages between training programs and community development, the data provide some useful information related to the leadership structure of these communities. These data, describing the individuals who comprise the leadership structure in the study communities, are the focus of this article.

Report On The Omaha Housing Audit, Joan V. Holley

Publications

A Study of Differential Treatment and Steering of Customers by Local Real Estate Firms

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1980, Vol. 08, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Needs Assessment of Older Hispanics," David R. Martino.

The successful delivery of human services requires rational program planning. Rational program planning, in turn, requires evaluation of 1) the needs of targeted client groups, 2) the availability of established services to the potential clients, and 3) the utilization of available services by the client population(s). The success of human service delivery systems, therefore, must incorporate the assessment of public programs in terms of the correspondence between client needs and service provision and usage.

Evaluation By High School Educators For Mcc, Murray Frost

Publications

The evaluation of Metropolitan Technical Community College included a survey of high school educators to determine their perceptions of the College, as well as how Metro Tech could help them.

Employer And Training Needs: Report 10 Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Marian Meier

Publications

The purpose of this study is to determine the employer and training needs in the metropolitan Omaha area for the occupation of waste water treatment plant operator. The term "sewage treatment plant operator" is considered to be synonymous.