The purpose of this study was to identify some of the factors associated with student usage of the Student Health Services (SHS)
and of the Infirmary at Oregon State University. The population for the study was the freshman class entering Oregon State University in September, 1968. The original enrollment of...
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 primary purpose of this study was to determine the work values of the emotionally disturbed adolescents and to compare these values with those indicated by adolescents
of the same age level from a regular public school. A secondary objective was to compare the work values of the age levels,...
Purpose of the Study: Fundamental to the issue of a proposal for professional preparation in college student personnel work for Western Canada is: What are the training experiences that will constitute an adequate preparation for persons performing student personnel functions in two-year postsecondary
institutions in Western Canada? There is a...
Purposes of the Study: The study had several purposes, the major one being to identify common professional education competencies essential to adequate performance by administrators of vocational education at the community college level. Other purposes of the study were to: (1) determine if significant differences existed in vocational administration competencies...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of participation in physical fitness programs on the self-perceived level of job performance of Oregon public
university employees. A volunteer sample of 344 fulltime public university employees responded to the specifically designed questionnaire. Job performance was measured by job satisfaction,...
Ashlock (1975) identified career education descriptive
factors as related to eight content areas of the Theory and
Practicum II program at Oregon State University. Based on
this research and the research literature, a Career Education
Competency-Based Instructional Model was devised. By
modifying the curriculum, this career education conceptual
model for...
The principal focus of this investigation was to add to the very limited body of
knowledge on stress and burnout among certificated school psychologists. The
objective of this study was to learn both the incidence of burnout and the relationship
between that incidence and selected demographic variables and supervisory support...
The American public school system has been delegated the responsibility
for providing all children with an equal educational
opportunity. For the state of Alaska, this charge is both unique and
difficult. The academic performance of Alaskan Native students, the
state's largest minority, is a serious concern due to their relatively...
Corporate employee volunteer programs are redefining "corporate
social responsibility." Community benefits derived from these
programs are well documented. However, there is limited research on
what internal impact such programs have on the sponsoring
corporations.
Kast and Rosenzwieg (1978) define "organizational performance" as
"effectiveness," "efficiency" and "participant satisfaction." The
study focused...
The primary purpose was to examine three selected instructional
plans commonly utilized in teaching global studies in terms of relative
effectiveness in contributing to development of cognitive and
affective growth. Possible identification of relationships between
plans and learning preference was complementary. The plans were
constructed utilizing Edgar Dale's Cone of...
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...
The primary purpose of this research was to compare posttest scores
for changes in depression and self-esteem in spouses of stroke patients
with aphasia who received group counseling with those who did not receive
group counseling. Depression was measured by the Depressive Adjective
Checklist (A-D) and self-esteem by the Tennessee...
Purpose of the Study
Today one important facet of private education is facing a
severe struggle for existance. The private junior college is decreasing
in number and enrollment while its public counterpart is
experiencing a growth and development that can be described as
phenomenal. Much material has been written which...
The major purpose of this study was to explore changes in language proficiency and self-concept of Japanese college students participating in an intensive English language program at Tokyo International University of America (TIUA). Another purpose of the study was to determine if there was a relationship between change in English...
The research analyzed the relationship between the preferred cognitive learning
style of field independence/field dependence and success in learning English as a
second language (ESL) among post-secondary Japanese students. The study provided a
review of literature in the field and developed a methodology including identification of
appropriate measurement instruments. The...
Current gross categorical models of classification for human
behavior are unsatisfactory, a science by consensus that is
unreliable, invalid, and gives rise to psychological tests that
use sophisticated statistics to poorly mirror diagnoses that are
already unreliable and without scientific validity. Both for
diagnosis and progress in therapy, current diagnostic...
The central focus of this study was to determine the differences
in perceived burnout among Oregon high school basketball coaches
when grouped by selected demographic and job related variables.
Findings helped achieve a better understanding of the individual
and organizational variables that either promote or reduce the
occurrence of burnout...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship
between a measure of anxiety and academic achievement of freshmen
women enrolled in the University of Northern Colorado (U.N.C.).
One thousand and eighty women, eighty-seven percent of the
freshmen women, were included in this study. All subjects completed
the American...
An educational program, or school is a social system defined by norms, values, status and goals (Banks & Banks, 1989). Analyzing socio-cultural factors affecting program development is a preliminary step to assisting in the establishment of a cross-cultural Christian leadership education program in Mexico City. Six categories of socio-cultural factors...
