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Attitudes Toward Educational Aspirations Among Selected 13-17 Year Old Chinese-American Students And Their China-Born Parents : An Exploratory Study, Jeffrey Craig Lee

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The preset study was undertaken to collect data which would help to identify any changes that have occurred concerning the attitudes and perceptions to be found between the identified generations. The study will specifically attempt to find out whether the change has in any way given the female the opportunity to strive for greater educational accomplishment and potential than was true of previous generations.

Although some research has been conducted on the China-born Chinese and their American-born children whose birth dates fall between 1940 and 1949, few studies have been reported concerning the children of the China-born Chinese who are …

An Inter-American Study Of William Sydney Porter's Latin American Stories, Anthony Joseph Gutierrez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the problem. This paper is an examination of William Sydney Porter's Latin American stories in light of their inter-American significance. The basic point of view from which the study is made is that Porter is a North American writing about Latin American at the beginning of the twentieth century. The paper examines the Latin American and North American characters which appear in the stories and catalogs them into groups of stereotypes.

The aim of this study is to discover Porter's ideas, views, and concepts of Latin America, Latin Americans, and North Americas in Latin America, as they are …

Mexican-American Children In The Process In Acculturation, Elizabeth Ford Stone O'Neill

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The web of Mexican-American life is complex in its origins, its manifestations, and its degree of identification with or alienation from the dominant culture. A thesis of the length of this one can deal with all this complexity only in a superficial way. However, by a rather narrowly defined examination of a few children certain insights may be gained which could be used as a basis for generalization about other children of similar background, and perhaps even for some tentative generalizations about the problems of the Mexican-American community as a whole.

With this purpose in mind -- to inquire intensively …

A Study Of Viktor E. Frankl's And Karl A. Menninger's Concepts Of Love, Gordon Merrell Hatcher

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The subject of love was chosen because of the current confusion over the nature, importance, and development of love. Although these topics are often discussed, the study of them seems never to be exhausted.

The scope of the subject was too broad and the time for the study too short to investigate a number of theories of love. Therefore, the writer chose to study the concepts of love of the present-day psychiatrist. This decision led to the search for two contemporary psychiatrists who had published materials of importance on the topic. The subject was narrowed further when the search was …

Affective Responses To Environmental Influences In Immature Rats, William Rudolf Brunner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the present investigation is to add to the growing body of knowledge about the behavioral development of rats. It is an enlargement of a study by Roberts (1966) who investigated the effects of quantitative reward shifts on the behavior of immature rats. Roberts' experiment was in turn founded on earlier experiments by Crespi (1942). These experiments tested the effect of different quantitative reward levels on the behavior of adult rats. These studies of Crespi are fundamental to the understanding of the present investigation and so are discussed below in some detail.

Crespi trained adult rats, one trail …

The San Joaquin County Juvenile Offender From Adjudication To Release : An Inquiry Into The Effectiveness Of The Juvenile Court, The Probation Department And Its Detention Facilities, Pearl Steiner West

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Among the questions that drew attention were these. Are San Joaquin County's juvenile delinquents the sane as, or different than those found elsewhere? that happens to the youngster after the police refer him on into the corrections structure? What are the criteria by which decisions are made? Who makes the decisions? What services are offered? What facilities does San Joaquin County have in which to treat the juvenile? What services are offered in the institutions? In view of the current levels of knowledge, is our county doing an adequate job?

Statistics are cited as necessary to delineate the source, nature …

The Effects Of Both State And Trait Anxiety And Certain Personality Variables On Performance In A Complex Motor Task, Bruce Victor Parsons Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The relationship of anxiety in both its state and trait manifestation to simple motor performance has been established in a number of studies. The present study is an attempt to extend these relationships to more complex motor performances, that is, to the level of a unitary group of motor habits such as is present in an athletic task. In doing this the present study utilizes not only direct assessments of both state and trait anxiety, but also assessment of certain personality traits which may be important in mediating the expression of anxiety and activation level.

The Effect Of Tranquilizing Agents On Diadochokinetic Movement In A Senile Psychotic Population, Sam Larry Terzo

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the problem. The present study was designed to answer the question: What is the effect of tranquilizers, specifically phenothiazines , on diadochokinetic movement in a geriatric population? It was hypothesized that patients exhibiting overt effects of long term phenothiazine therapy (dyskinesia ) would show a reduced rate of diadochokinetic movement when compared with an age-matched group exhibiting no such symptoms and with no history of having taken tranquilizers . Furthermore, if this diadochokinetic movement were reduced, there would be a greater incidence of defective speech in this patient group .

The Chile-California Program : A Study Of State-To-Nation Cooperation, Joel Casey Hancock

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study is to describe the evolution and activity of the Chile-California Program from its inception as an experiment to its status in January, 1966. The author will attempt to analyze the objectives and the organization of the program, indicating the nature of the various projects implemented in Chile. In discussing and evaluating the problems and programs of the program the author will make special mention of what he considered to be erratic and illogical statements and point out certain discrepancies in the ideas and practices of the Chile-California Program. The author does not feel qualified …

The Sociological Implications Of Automation For Labor, Floyd Gene Lytle

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The dramatic utilization of cybernated equipment has been one of the outstanding accomplishments of modern society. The benefits of this equipment, however, have not gone unchallenged. Since its introduction, automation has been a center of controversy, garnering ardent supporters and adamant critics. As a result, the impact of automation upon the individual and society has been the subject of study and research for both physical and social scientists.

It is the purpose of this study to (1) present a compendium of the literature about automation; (2) investigate the effect of automation upon the employment rate in the United States; (3) …

The Effects Of Positive And Negative Reinforcement On A Learning Task In Hospitalized Patients, Gary Robert Lancaster

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A number of writers have suggested that in comparison to normals, schizophrenics are less responsive to positive records or reinforcers (e.g., Hunt & Cofor, 1944) and overly sensitive to punishment or social censure as compared to normals (Fromm-Reichman 1954). Garmezy & Rodnick (1957) have proposed that schizophrenics are highly sensitive to any censure or disapproval, arising from their interpersonal contacts. They further say that such intolerable levels of anxiety are aroused that schizophrenics are held to be much more strongly motivated than normals to reduce the anxiety by acting to avoid or escape the censorious aspects of the situation.

Kindergarten Adjustment Of A Group Of Children Who Attended Project Head Start, 1965, In San Joaquin County, California, Joan Stein Schurr

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to appraise certain aspects of kindergarten adjustment of children in San Joaquin County, California, who had participated in the Head Start program during the 1965 eight-week session, and compare it with the adjustment of a comparable group of kindergarten children who had not had an organized preschool experience by testing at the beginning and again at the end of the kindergarten year.

Laboratorio De Lectura Para La Universidad De Antioquia : Proyecto Interamericano : Presentado Al Profesorado ..., Miguel Peñaloza Rodriguez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Un Proyecto Interamericano debe entenderse como la culminación de los llamados Estudios Interamericanos. Para entender el mote Proyecto Interamericano, parece conveniente explicar primero en qué consisten los denominados Estudios Interamericanos.

El término Interamerican Studies, que aparece en el prospecto de algunas universidades de los Estados Unidos, no deja de ser vago para el hispano-parlante que viene a esta país en busca de nuevas miras educativas. No obstante, al penetrar en niveles semánticos más profundos, el colombiano, el peruano o el boliviano descubre una nueva clave para establecer relaciones humanas y culturales entre los pueblos del Nuevo Mundo. Se trata pues, …

A Proposed Extension Program In Family Life Education For Indonesia Union College, Margaret Penhallurick Aaen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Indonesia, potentially one of the richest and most powerful of the emerging nations, could profit by an active program in family-life education such as has proved beneficial in other parts of the world. This is especially true in the rural areas. It is the purpose or this paper to explore possibilities for and to develop an extension program in home improvement, sanitation, child care, and nutrition which could be set up at Indonesia Union College, located in a typical rural area of Java. This paper will form the basis for a handbook for Home Economies teachers and extension workers. It …