"In 1862 Secretary Chase recommended a scheme for
the management of National Banks which was modeled
after the New York Act, A bill embodying the principal
measures proposed by the Secretary was passed in
1863. The plan, however, proved to be inoperative,
and was superseded by the Act of June...
The major purpose of this study was to determine if
there were significant differences in the self-concepts of
vocational education teacher-trainees, non-vocational education
teacher trainees and non-education students at
Montana State University.
Two hundred students were surveyed to determine if
there were any differences in self-concepts based on
either major...
The study was undertaken to determine if the construct and vocabulary
of systems theory are related to academic performance such that
a) the understanding of either or both can predict grade-point average
for college students, and b) the explicit teaching of both construct
and vocabulary to minority students can improve...
Results of recent studies on Piagetian cognitive development,
though equivocal, showed that the architectonic of formal operational
schemata is not possessed by a sizeable percentage (up to 52%) of adolescents
and young adults. The purpose of the present study is two
fold: (i) To assess the cognitive levels of a...
One purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument based on the Oregon Personal Finance Education Guide which would measure teacher competency in consumer education/economics/ personal finance. A second purpose of this study was to assess the level of competency possessed by persons teaching consumer education/...
The Beat Generation was an American counter-culture movement in the 1950's. Comprised of nomadic writers, poets, actors, musicians, and artists, the Beat movement represented no systematic philosophy and its most distinguishing characteristic was its apolitical disengagement from society. The Beats offered no substantive alternatives to the existing social order, but...
The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship
exists between a Competency Index Score and the following: educational
background, professional attitudes toward the changing role of the
pharmacist, participation in continuing pharmaceutical education,
and various demographic and miscellaneous characteristics.
A mail questionnaire was sent to a random...
Purpose of the Study
This exploratory study examined whether nontraditional career role
(female) teachers in vocational agriculture differ significantly from
traditional career role (male) teachers in vocational agriculture on
perceived (a) events in career choice, (b) work satisfaction, and (c)
future career plans.
The Procedure
A survey instrument was developed,...
The issues featured in this study are the vulnerability to inflation of several depreciation methods allowed by the Internal Revenue Service (straight-line, sum-of-the years and declining balance), possible consequences when depreciation allowances are based on historical cost and are not updated to price level changes, two proposals under national consideration...