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Self-assessment as a function of entering skills analysis in Adult Basic Education

Creatore:: Haynes, Judith Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine if a self-assessment procedure provides data with acceptable accuracy for use in Adult Basic Education placement diagnostic batteries. Several factors descriptive of the population and the treatment were studied: 1. The overall degree of accuracy in computation and word pronunciation. 2. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Exploration of male inmates in the Deuel Vocational Institution : a case study

Creatore:: McNelley, William J.
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to (1) identify major problems faced by the youth who, in transition from school to work, have resorted to anti-social behavior and are now inmates of Deuel Vocational Institution, (2) identify the behavioral patterns of youth having employment problems that resulted in incarceration within...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creation and investigation of musical forms designed to promote relaxation

Creatore:: Montgomery, Sue
Abstract:: The study was a creative endeavor in which researchfindings from the areas of medicine, mental health andeducation concerning effects of background music were combinedinto an experimental musical form designed to promote andfacilitate the relaxation response. This experimental musicwas cormared with Baroque largo musical background, as recommendedin Lozanov's method of accelerated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Muscular strength of active men, 25 to 64 years of age

Creatore:: LeMarr, John D.
Abstract:: This study measured muscular strength and perceived exertion of active men, 25 to 64 years old. The subjects were 80 members of a large YMCA, with 20 active men chosen from each of the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, 45-54,and 55-64. Measurement of strength consisted of assessing the maximum weight...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Creatore:: Proudfoot, Robert Charles
Abstract:: This study employed ethnographic methodology to investigate and record the post-camp, pre-assimilation period of Laotian refugees.The primary goal was to document the special problems and experiences of the Laotian population as they attempted to adjust to new roles and expectations within mainstream North American society.Oral histories and biographical statements focused...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Analysis of selected factors relating to the Neighborhood Youth Corps program in rural counties of Oregon

Creatore:: Bigsby, Robert Alexander
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study There were two major purposes of this study. The first was to determine which socio-economic and educational factors normally available to Neighborhood Youth Corps personnel were associated with success and failure in the out-of-school program. The second purpose was to utilize these available socio-economic and educational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

Creatore:: Ruiter, William Wallace, 1925-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system and that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students. For this study 65 students enrolled in basic electricity at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona were used, distributed in two fall semester...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Cognitive dissonance and voter behavior toward school budgets

Creatore:: Eberhardt, Clifford Erie
Abstract:: Problem School districts need information on how to better communicate with voters because budgets are being defeated. Budgets are growing larger as schools require an increasing level of financial support to respond to societal changes. This research focused primarily on the published school budget because in the state of Oregon...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

Creatore:: Bonaparte, Lawson Gregg, 1921-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the opinions and characteristics of black students enrolled in Portland Community College. Data were obtained through a random sampling of two groups of subjects who were invited to participate in the study as follows: (1) Black subjects were 109 students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of values of educators in Oregon's correctional institutions

Creatore:: Colbert, Austin Michael
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to measure the relative prominence of the values -- theoretical, economic, political, aesthetic, social, and religious--among the four groups of institutional educators under the direction of the State of Oregon Corrections Division in the two adult and two juvenile facilities; namely, the Oregon State...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Self-assessment as a function of entering skills analysis in Adult Basic Education

Exploration of male inmates in the Deuel Vocational Institution : a case study

Creation and investigation of musical forms designed to promote relaxation

Muscular strength of active men, 25 to 64 years of age

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Analysis of selected factors relating to the Neighborhood Youth Corps program in rural counties of Oregon

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

Cognitive dissonance and voter behavior toward school budgets

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

A study of values of educators in Oregon's correctional institutions

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