This study examined the existence and effectiveness of current
pesticide management programs in the Caribbean region. A questionnaire
was developed to assess the current pesticide managment programs in
the Caribbean region and to determine the strengths and weaknesses of
the existing education and training programs, governmental policies,
and other resources....
The purpose of this investigation was to identify sources of
influence on one major growth trend for college students: the development
of autonomy. Specifically, the study focused on whether
change in autonomy in college freshmen was related to the background
of the students, their associations with peers, their contacts with...
The competencies of athletic coaches in selected Oregon
high schools were analyzed to determine the agreement among
various groups of coaches and principals as to what represents
success in high school coaching, and the agreement among groups
of selected coaches and principals in their assessment of the
importance of these...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a guidance-based career exploratory program related to skilled trades and technical occupations for internal-external locus of control middle school females in Murray, Kentucky. The problem was to determine the change in career interests resulting from the interaction between a...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect
of an eight-week instructional program, using different
activities and apparatus, upon the balance performance
of hearing-impaired children, ages 6-12. Balance was
measured by the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency
(Subtest 2: Balance) as a pre- and post-test to
determine if...
The two major purposes of this study were to gather data relative
to the knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among sixty-five
to seventy-four year olds and to determine whether or not significant
differences existed between the sexes. The study focused on six
research questions: These were:
1. Do older...
Cigarette smoking continues to be one of the country's major health
concerns. It has been defined as the single largest preventable cause of
disease and death in the United States. Although research has indicated that
overall cigarette consumption has decreased in the nation over the past
decades, cigarette smoking remains...
The primary purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of peer presence upon the health-related physical fitness test scores of college students. A total of 312 undergraduate college students, 156 males and 156 females, 18 through 29 years of age, randomly selected from the physical education activity...
The purpose of the study was to compare the visual-motor performance
of college students who reported ingestion of certain drugs with
those college students who reported no drug ingestion. The study
drugs included the following drugs or groups of drugs: tobacco,
alcohol, marijuana, LSD, mescaline, barbiturates, and amphetamines.
A total...
The purpose of this study was to compare the
reverse-chaining and forward-chaining instructional
methods in teaching a motor task to mentally retarded
individuals. The subjects were selected from Fairview
Training Center, Salem, Oregon. Each of the subjects
was classified as mentally retarded with a range from
moderate to severe retardation....