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The effect of an eight-week instructional program upon the balance performance of hearing-impaired children ages 6-12

Creator:: Hassan, Adel Aly
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , AGES 6-12 Redacted for privacy 6/7 Dr. John M. Dunn Abstract approved: The purpose of this study

The application of item response theory in the cross-cultural validation of the physical estimation and attraction scale

Creator:: Charoenruk, Kongsak
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to (a) outline a three-stage methodology combining functional/conceptual equivalence, item equivalence, and equivalence in construct operationalization to investigate the cross-cultural validity of psychological test instruments, and (b) to examine the cross-cultural equivalence of the Physical Estimation and Attraction Scale (Sonstroem, 1978) for English-speaking and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Attitudes of nurses toward cancer and the cancer patient

Creator:: Mischke, Karen Blomquist
Abstract:: One forty-item questionnaire (Cancer Nursing Outreach Program Evaluation Tool) and one twenty-item questionnaire (Cancer Attitude Survey) were submitted to a randomly selected population of 200 employed associate, diploma and baccalaureate degree nurses distributed among numerous practice settings in the State of Oregon. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (fixed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; and to Dr. Wayne Courtney, for the invaluable assistance which has been tendered, and for being the

The effect of peer presence upon health-related physical fitness test scores of college students

Creator:: El Baden, Bahia Mahmoud
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Dr. John M. Dunn The primary purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of peer

The effects of six weeks of squat and plyometric training on power production

Creator:: Kritpet, Thanomwong Taweeboon
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effectiveness of a 6-week strength training program consisting of squat and plyometric exercises on vertical power jump performance, static and dynamic muscular strength, and muscular power production in college age adults. Fifteen male and two female college students in an advanced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thanks are also extended to the members of my graduate committee, Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Kathleen Heath

A study to measure vocational self-concept crystallization in two types of adult career programs, telecourse versus traditional group

Creator:: Webb, Donna Louise
Abstract:: The overall purpose of this study was to investigate certain aspects of the effectiveness of adult career programs. The central focus was to compare the differences in vocational self-concept crystallization among the participants exposed to the classroom group program and the individualized telecourse programs. Further information was desired regarding the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wishes to thank her doctoral committee: Dr. Don Beringson, Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Charles Carpenter

Attributes perceived as essential for hiring football and men's basketball coaches at NCAA Division I-A schools by university officials

Creator:: Johnson, J. Scott (Jere Scott), 1938-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dissertation possible: First, I would like to thank my doctoral committee Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Sylvia

Influence, techniques, and therapeutic change : a study of the relative efficacy of the common components in psychotherapy

Creator:: Lynagh, Ian Lawrence
Abstract:: This study examines the relative efficacies of the specific and non-specific factors in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is conceptualized as having three common components: the problem component whose essence is low self-esteem; the interactional component which induces change through social influence; and the treatment component which elicits change through therapeutic techniques. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; . Dr. Wayne Courtney, for your incisive contributions in meth- odology, design, and statistical

Horizontal mobility, professional enthusiasm, and personal characteristics of public school teachers K-12 in rural and small urban schools of the Mid/South-Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:: Neuman, Esther L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Alberta, Canada T5M 2S2 DEDICATION Albert M. Neet Oh Damn! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is with the

Intercultural self concept and coping behavior : Asian and American Caucasian graduate students

Creator:: Christopherson-Choudhry, Matiny Lee
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships and the differences between the self-concept and the coping behavior of two selected groups of graduate students namely, foreign-born Asians and American Caucasians who were enrolled in graduate school of Oregon State University during the 1981-82 academic year. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Wayne Courtney, my committee advisor for this research. If I have fulfilled my task to become Doctor

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The effect of an eight-week instructional program upon the balance performance of hearing-impaired children ages 6-12

The application of item response theory in the cross-cultural validation of the physical estimation and attraction scale

Attitudes of nurses toward cancer and the cancer patient

The effect of peer presence upon health-related physical fitness test scores of college students

The effects of six weeks of squat and plyometric training on power production

A study to measure vocational self-concept crystallization in two types of adult career programs, telecourse versus traditional group

Attributes perceived as essential for hiring football and men's basketball coaches at NCAA Division I-A schools by university officials

Influence, techniques, and therapeutic change : a study of the relative efficacy of the common components in psychotherapy

Horizontal mobility, professional enthusiasm, and personal characteristics of public school teachers K-12 in rural and small urban schools of the Mid/South-Willamette Valley of Oregon

Intercultural self concept and coping behavior : Asian and American Caucasian graduate students

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