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The relationship between biorhythms and injuries to college football participants

Creator:: Jun, Tae Won
Abstract:: Purpose: The general problem was to determine the relationship between biorhythms and injuries to college football participants representing Oregon State University. Procedures: The population consisted of one hundred and ninty two football players representing Oregon State University who participated in the intercollegiate football seasons of 1981 and 1982. Injury data...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: College Football Participants Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Richard F. Irvin Purpose: The

The relationship between biorhythms and injuries in female college gymnastic participants

Creator:: Chiang, Kai-sun
Abstract:: Biorhythm theory proponents believe that humans have a 23-day physical cycle, a 28-day emotional cycle, and a 33-day intellectual cycle. According to biorhythm theories a person in the positive portion of any single cycle, the performance potential is enhanced for those tasks related to that particular rhythm. When each cycle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Female College Gymnaq4c Participants Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: Richard F. Irvin

The effects of counselor-induced conditions of present-centeredness on self-actualization in college students

Creator:: Musco, Richard Alphonse
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -centeredness on self-actualization in college students AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DOCTOR OF RICHARD

A study to develop a career education component for teacher education students

Creator:: Swinney, Richard James
Abstract:: This study, dealing with the concept of career education, was undertaken to: 1) develop a multi-media career education component for Phase I of the undergraduate teacher education program at Oregon State University. 2) measure the effect of that component on selected students. 3) compare their responses with students who had...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard James Swinney for the

The common professional education competencies of junior high school teachers

Creator:: Gardner, Richard Earl
Abstract:: The central purposes of this study were to identify the common professional education competencies of junior high school teachers and to 1. Determine the proficiency levels necessary in order to accomplish these tasks. 2. Determine the cognitive domain levels required in order to fulfill these tasks. The major dimensions of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: high school teachers AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD EARL GARDNER (Name) in EDUCATION

A study to determine the perceptions of the competencies needed by adult basic education teachers

Creator:: Smith, Richard Lorn
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: needed by adult basic education teachers AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD LORN SMITH (Name) in

The application of Bloom's taxonomy to professional education competencies of selected vocational instructors

Creator:: Spaziani, Richard L.
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The primary purpose of this study was to assist in the structuring of an empirically based vocational teacher preparatory program by determining the hierarchical levels of common professional education competencies needed by community college and secondary school vocational instructors. Several dimensions were considered: personal administration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD LOUIS SPAZIANI for the

Colombia's national parks : an analysis of management problems and perceived values

Creator:: Meganck, Richard Albert
Abstract:: This analysis of Colombia's System of National Park Reservations accomplishes four objectives: 1) The historical development of national parks in Colombia was described; 2) The status, as of August, 1974, of the areas administered by the Colombian Renewable Natural Resources Development Institute (INDERENA) was summarized; 3) An analysis of major...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD A. MEGANCK for the degree

Native American programs as socio-cultural adaptive mechanisms to the college environment : a case comparison of the University of Oregon and Oregon State University

Creator:: McComb, Marlin Richard
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: University AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Marlin Richard McComb for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in

The effect of esoterica on institutional goals as measured by the use of cherished terms in the pulpits of the Church of the Nazarene and church growth

Creator:: Parrott, Richard Leslie, 1952-
Abstract:: This is a psycho-socio-linguistic study of language as the primary tool of institutions such as education, government, and religion. These institutions have goals associated with identifying with, communicating with, and influencing individuals in the general public who are not Part of the group. A review of psycho-socio-linguistic theory suggests that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD L. PARROTT for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in EDUCATION

The effects of birth order and sex on self-concept

Creator:: Nystul, Michael Scott
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of birth order, sex, and the interaction of birth order and sex on the self concept as measured by the 29 mean scores of the Tennessee Self- Concept Scale (TSCS). Procedures: This research is restricted to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF MICHAEL SCOTT NYSTUL for the DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) in COUNSELING

A comparison of the effects between letter-grades and pass-fail grades on the attitudes and achievement of eleventh grade United States history students

Creator:: Pike, John Michaels
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine whether individual students at the eleventh grade level who were graded on a pass-fail basis in United States History would show any difference in academic achievement from those of a similar group marked by the traditional ABCD-F letter-grade method. In addition, the study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effects of the science curriculum improvement study (SCIS) on science achievement of selected sixth grade students

Creator:: Hoover, John Michael
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this investigation was to measure some of the effects of an elementary science program, the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) on science achievement of certain sixth grade students. Important to the problem was how the SCIS students compared with students exposed to a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: MICHAEL HOOVER for the DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (Name) (Degree) in EDUCATION presented on August 12, 1976

A comparative study of selected characteristics of junior and senior male university students residing in fraternities and residence halls at Oregon State University

Creator:: Kuder, James Michael
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine if significant differences existed in college performance and in selected areas of attitude and opinion between male upperclassmen residing in fraternities and non-fraternity male upperclassmen living in residence halls. Two samples consisting of (a) 86 upperclassmen from the residence halls and (b)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: University AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JAMES MICHAEL KUDER for the DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree

Impact of voluntary compliance and compliance inspection programs on experience rates among small employers in California

Creator:: Nave, Michael E.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to evaluate government intervention as an effective strategy for implementing accident prevention programs and reducing occupational injuries in the workplace. The central issue was to determine if participation in the California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Small Employer Voluntary Compliance Program (SEVCP) or compliance inspections conducted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: programs on experience rates among small employers in California AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael E

The identification of medicine education learning outcomes for ambulatory, noninstitutionalized older adults

Creator:: Gaeta, Michael J.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was the identification of specific medicine education learning outcomes which are important and appropriate for ambulatory, non-institutionalized older adults. A modification of the Delphi technique was utilized and a panel of 16 national experts was selected on the basis of four criteria to respond...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for ambulatory, noninstitutionalized older adults AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF MICHAEL JOSEPH GAETA

A Study for development of a methodological process and the use of certified NLP-practitioners in assessing the consistency of NLP-programmers rating eye movements

Creator:: Sun, Michael B.
Abstract:: The research developed a methodology to code and quantify eye movement patterns as a function of a neuro-linguistic programming strategy elicitation process. Secondarily the research established methodology that identified the degree of consistency among certain certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioners while they rated eye movements. The study reviewed literature in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: movements AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael B. Sun for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Education

Determining readability by computer analysis using the Fourier transform to calculate the spatial frequencies of words

Creator:: Piepmeier, Karen Swanson
Abstract:: The black and white pattern formed when an individual word is printed on a page was analyzed by the Fourier transform. The Fourier transform produces a sequence of sinusodial functions, usually called spatial frequencies, whose amplitudes depend upon the particular pattern analyzed. These amplitudes were examined to determine if the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: outstanding graduate representative; to Dr. Richard Forcier, and Dr. Linc Kessler for their contributions on

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:: processes were employed. Dr. Robert McCain, Dr. Richard Ross, Dr. Sandi Sutte, and Dr. Don Beringson made

Comparisons of self-actualization among three groups of college women

Creator:: Matthews, Lawrence Joseph
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: criteria of self-actualization. Fox, Knapp and Michael (1968) reported that all 12 of the POI scales

A comparison of the effect of experimenter and microcomputer delivered knowledge of results on the response speed of nonretarded and mentally retarded students

Creator:: Atkins, Virginia Foster
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of experimenter delivered and microcomputer delivered knowledge of results on the response speed of nonretarded and mentally retarded public school students. Response speed was measured for 63 nonretarded students and 63 mentally retarded students. Subjects were randomly assigned to conditions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to take place. Drs. Donna Cruse, Tom Gribsby, Richard Irvin, and Raymond Sanders, committee members

Effects of value self-confrontation on values and academic performance of undergraduates

Creator:: Seyfarth, Leonard H.
Abstract:: This study investigated the following question: If one wants to be a good student and then compares his/her own values with those of good students, will he/she shift values immediately to resemble those of good students, and later improve academic performance? The investigator drew a sample of 237 volunteers of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Michael Colbert, an early member of the committee, who taught the most cost-effective course in my

An empirical study of the possible relationship between adult perception of parents and expressed self-concept

Creator:: Singer, Daniel Jay.
Abstract:: This study examined the possible relationship that perception of parents has in determining the self-concept of the adult offspring. The literature search revealed that there has been a lack of studies regarding the adult offspring's perception of parents. Furthermore, until this study, no instrument that measures the adult offspring's perception...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: this dissertation a workable idea. My other committee members, Dr. Michael Beachley, Dr. Jake Nice

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

Creator:: 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
Full Text:: . Thanks to committee members Dr. Michael Colbert for his unwavering faith, Dr. Emery Hildebrandt for his

Transcultural education and Japanese-American relations

Creator:: Mitarai, Shōji, 1949-
Abstract:: The goals of this study were to discover and compare the religious and philosophical traditions which have shaped Japanese and American cultures, and to make a case for interdisciplinary transcultural programs of study in higher education. Specifically, the purposes of this study were to: (1) describe and trace historically the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Crisp, Dr. Michael Colbert, Dr. Frank R. Cross, and Dr. Brian Dodd. Their guidance with regard to

A study of the evaluation practices and procedures for part-time faculty in the California community colleges

Creator:: Hofmann, Carl
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: when needed. The writer gratefully acknowledges his com- mittee: Dr. Michael Colbert, Dr. Forrest

Differential cultural awareness : developing an instrument for testing the cultural awareness of teachers

Creator:: Crawford, Dennis Lee
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: as the chairman and to the members of the committee, Professors Michael Colbert, Charles Cormack

A methodology for the assessment of management development needs in industry

Creator:: Akyeampong, Ataa Asamoah
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to develop and field test a methodology for the assessment of management development needs in industry. The population used to test this methodology consisted of 113 first-line and middle management personnel in three High-Tech companies in the State of Oregon. A mail questionnaire...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: very grateful to all of them. The members of my dissertation committee--Dr. Michael Beachley, who

The development of an instrument to assess Oregon high school students' nutrition knowledge

Creator:: Passwater, Glenn Darrell
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to assess Oregon high school students' nutrition information. The following steps were taken in order to achieve this purpose. First, a review of the literature pertaining to high school nutrition curriculum was conducted. Second, numerous published tests...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: McBride, Dr. Michael' Colbert and Dr. Frank Dost for serving as committee members through- out my

A study of the sex-role attitudes and marital adjustment of female doctoral candidates and their spouses during the course of doctoral study

Creator:: Lewis, Linda H.
Abstract:: National statistics indicate substantially higher rates of divorce in doctoral student households where the female, rather than the male, is the degree candidate. This research was designed to examine the married female's experiences and to identify factors which possibly contribute to the differential divorce statistics for males and females. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of my research and assisted me in maintaining an objective focus; Dr. Michael Colbert, who

An analytic model for implementation of participatory process control

Creator:: Schuetz, Larry Jamison
Abstract:: An analytic model for implementation of participatory process control was designed from a literature review of management theory, organizational development, statistical process control and base study methodology. A fieldwork research plan was developed using case study methods to explain the functional flow of the model. The research data on a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: assistance in my doctoral program: Dr. Pat Wells, Dr. Tom Grigsby, Dr. Ruth Stiehl, Dr. Michael Shaughnessey

The attitudes of Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmates towards activity programs as a rehabilitative tool

Creator:: McIntosh, Mathew Allen
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of three Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmate groups - Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans - towards the Activities Programs as a rehabilitative tool. Two other purposes were to (1) determine significant differences among group attitudes, and (2) determine the degree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: my committee: Dr. Arnold Flath, Dr. Carvel Wood, Dr. Jonathan sing, Dr. Robert Michael, Dr. Lloyd

A comparative study of work values between selected tenth-grade Thai girls in Bangkok and Chiangmai, Thailand

Creator:: Sitthiphong, Bularat Suvarnabriksha
Abstract:: Purpose This study was designed to determine and compare the work values held by tenth-grade Thai girls in Bangkok and Chiangmai, Thailand, in order to lay the groundwork for a more systematic approach to career counseling and curriculum planning in the Thai school system. Procedures D. E. Super's work values...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. A. Michael Colbert, Dr. Gerald L. Becker, Dr. Arnold W. Flath and Dr. Philip J. O'Neill, members

A competency analysis of NCAA athletic administrators

Creator:: Nielsen, Fay Elise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if differences exist among NCAA divisions I, II and III as well as between Athletic Directors and Primary Women Administrators with regard to the perceived competencies and preparatory coursework required of athletic administrators. A mail survey utilizing a six point forced choice...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: possible: Dr. Bob Michael, Dr. Tom Grigsby, Dr. Marie Boarman, Dr. Brian Dodd, Dr. John Dunn, Dr. Dick

Development of a model for context evaluation of community college competency-based curricula

Creator:: Noonan, Arthur Barry
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to develop and field test a model for context evaluation of objectives used in competency-based curricula at the community college level. The study: 1. Developed a decision and information matrix that identified objectives which should be considered for deletion from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for this student. Dr. Michael Colbert and Dr. Leonard Weber pro- vided encouragement, direction, and

The role of the city manager in policy making : a study of differences in the conception of actual and perception of ideal policy making roles of the city manager by elected mayors and appointed managers in small California council-manager municipalities

Creator:: Feldman, Steven, 1954-
Abstract:: In recent years, the role of the City Manager in municipal policy making has been the focus of considerable attention and debate in both the academic and local government arenas. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in views of elected mayors and appointed managers with regard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Productivity analysis of adult basic education programs : an analytic model

Creator:: West, Ellen Louise
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to develop a model for the examination of productivity in Adult Basic Education. To that end, an instrument developed for use in the field of business was adapted for use with an educational audience. It examined the relationship of adult education staff decision...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: published in The American Journal of Sociology, Gerald Hage and Michael Aiken approached this problem in an

A study of the contrast between computer assisted instruction and the traditional teacher/learner method of instruction in basic musicianship

Creator:: Vaughn, Arthur Clarence
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to contrast the effectiveness of computer-assisted ear-training instruction with the traditional style of ear-training instruction to determine if computer-assisted instruction increased the students' ability to identify auditory stimuli utilized in Basic Musicianship at a rate different from that of the traditional methodology. Procedures The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Creator:: Haddon, R. Lance
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that as many as 23 million adults in the United States are illiterate and another 40 million lack literacy skills necessary to function effectively or on more than a narrow basis in this society. People without literacy skills or who have only marginal reading ability find themselves...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , it should be pointed out, as Michael Harrington has said, the reader [should] forget the numbers

An analysis of the source, nature, and resolution of grievance filings in Oregon community colleges, school years 1979-80 and 1980-81

Creator:: Searcy, Julie A. Davies
Abstract:: Although public sector unionism dates back at least to 1916, collective bargaining emerged mid-century when President John Kennedy signed into law Executive Order 10988 which established federal policy recognizing unions for federal employees. Today all levels of public education have unions. In today's community college, the curriculum, the professional background...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Michael I. Komarff is cited as describ- ing grievance procedures as the "life-blood of a collective 8

Essential elementary school physical education facilities as determined by a national survey and a comparison to the existing facilities in Oregon

Creator:: Sherman, Frank A.
Abstract:: Purpose This study compared existing Oregon elementary school physical education facilities and equipment with those facilities and equipment items perceived to be essential for a quality physical education program by nationally selected physical education specialists. Procedures A survey form was mailed to 110 national educators proposed by state directors of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: construction and are readily available in the form of foam and spray-on materials. P. Richard Theibert (35

An inquiry into the bases and effects of teacher militancy through an analysis of collectively bargained contracts in Oregon's largest school districts

Creator:: Logan, Charles Allen
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - tion. 4For a brief but informative discussion, see Carl N. Degler (1970:3-4). Richard Hofstadter has

A comparison of perceptions of campus environments and of student services functions with institutional vitality in private colleges

Creator:: Snodgrass, G. William
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to compare perceptions by faculty, students and administrators of the campus environments of eight small, independent liberal arts colleges in Oregon and to determine if similar or like perceptions of the environment lead to greater vitality in each of the colleges studied. In the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1970; 17 Hodgkinson, 1970; Richard, 1972; Lavender, 1972; Penney, 1972). The perceptions of

A factor analysis of professional competencies and local church clergy

Creator:: Haburn, William B.
Abstract:: The study had four objectives, the major one being the identification of the common professional competencies for adequate performance as a Baptist clergyman. A second objective was to determine the common professional competencies needed by Baptist pastors and ministers of education. The determination if significantly different competencies were required for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Selected demographic variables as predictors of small group attendance or nonattendance among adult Conservative Baptists : a discriminant analysis

Creator:: McBride, Neal
Abstract:: Small groups are an important and widely used educational format in adult church education. It is estimated that ninety percent of the churches that belong to the Conservative Baptist Association of Oregon provide some type of small group eductional opportunity for their adult members. The purpose of this study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Phonological contrasts and word-decoding skills of the reader of English as a second language

Creator:: Morray, Marjorie Kuh
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the present study was to investigate the extent to which phoneme and grapheme-phoneme contrasts between English and Spanish influence the word-decoding skills of Spanish-speaking adults who are early readers of English. The major objectives of the research were to investigate: 1. The differences...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Brunk, Paula Kanarek and David Niess in the statistical aspects of the research. Drs. Michael Posner

Faculty involvement in policy formulation in three selected public community colleges of Oregon

Creator:: Williams, Elvin Thomas
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The basic purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes and opinions of community college personnel toward faculty involvement in policy formulation. Procedures The statistical and subjective data for this study were obtained from two major sources. (1) A statistical questionnaire was developed to identify...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Factors which differentiate United States students who wish to study in cross-cultural educational programs

Creator:: Heisler, Mary Kathryn, 1943-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - mon educational, in contrast to propagandizing, results. As Richard Humphry states, uThe question for

An analysis of trustee role perceptions in the state controlled Washington community college system and the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the relationship between trustee personal characteristics and these role perceptions

Creator:: Boyse, Peter Dent
Abstract:: This study examined the role perceptions of trustees in the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the state controlled Washington community college system. Authorities in the literature were consulted to define the "ideal trustee role" and the study determined which governance system was most effective in fostering this "ideal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The development of a model for computer simulation of a counseling center

Creator:: Anderson, Edwin LeRoy
Abstract:: The study resulted from a desire and interest to include computer simulation techniques in the design of educational practices. The purposes of the study were (1) to develop a computer model which would simulate the service functions of a counseling center by tracing students through the center and (2) to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). Michael R. Lackner, an analyst for System Development Corporation is also a critic of educators for their

The acquisition of values : a theoretical model

Creator:: Robinson, Gail Patricia
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A student model in economic education : factors influencing a student's learning of economics

Creator:: Udompijitkul, Tumrong
Abstract:: The major focus of this research was to examine the factors, both instructional factors and student factors, that influence student gains in economic knowledge in economic education. This study sampled twelfth grade students from randomly selected high schools in the Williamette Valley of Oregon. The stepwise regression analysis was used...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Concepts to consider in developing a microcomputer simulation model to promote understanding of linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country

Creator:: Ndzinge, Loftus O.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to discuss concepts and strategies that provide a general framework which can be used to develop a microcomputer simulation model for educating senior public officials on the linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country. Tradition has it that agriculture is preeminently...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An investigation of college student attitude change toward teaching through participation in a school health fair

Creator:: Pratt, Le Etta
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The School Health Fair is an experiential method used to supplement classroom theory in a teacher preparation course at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL). The purpose of this study was to determine how this method affected student attitude toward teaching. The following null hypotheses were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An investigation of the effect of a college group laboratory experience in measured levels of self actualization and interpersonal compatibility

Creator:: Roberts, Charles Varner
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The identification of variables discriminating between groups differing in level of self-actualization through the use of multiple discriminant analysis

Creator:: Wills, Byron Steiner
Abstract:: The study was conducted to identify variables, from among the theory related and demographic/biographic variables included in the study, which were able to discriminate between groups of male and groups of female freshmen who differed in their level of self-actualization. Five hundred and forty freshmen (277 males and 263 females)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The concept of the helping relationship in school counseling: a philosophical analysis

Creator:: Welle, J. Janice
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Michael Martin, philosopher and author, Boston University, who generously responded with assistance with

A study of the effectiveness of the Oregon DUII (driving under influence of intoxicants) mandated educational program in changing knowledge and attitude concerning driving after drinking

Creator:: Conkey, Judith A.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Oregon Level I Diversion Program in changing knowledge and attitude concerning driving after drinking. A secondary purpose was to determine the effect of the eight different class-time schedules used to teach the required 12-hour curriculum on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An organizational analysis of structural characteristics during the merger of two higher education organizations

Creator:: McMahon, John J.
Abstract:: Organization theory had seldom been applied to higher education organizations but recent developments in organization theory appeared to have potential for such application. No coherent theory of educational change had been developed. However, one multidisciplinary synthesis of literature on organizational change was congruent with modern organization theory and contained both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The influence of applied mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of community college vocational students

Creator:: Swearingen, Dell L.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to analyze, in the mathematics classrooms, career-oriented verbal mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of the vocational mathematics student. These career-oriented mathematics problems, used as advanced organizers, were contrasted with mathematics word problems of a more abstract and generalized...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Preferred criteria for determining independent student status for financial aid purposes

Creator:: Gottfried, Corbett Stanley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the independent student. Michael Pernal, a financial aid officer states: "What makes the

Analysis of resistance exercise curriculum in select four-year undergraduate physical education programs

Creator:: Halling, Daye H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist in the level of coverage of resistance exercise in select four-year college and university undergraduate physical education programs. The study also examined whether differences exist between content suggested for training resistance exercise specialists and the curriculum being offered. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Gloria Wood for their love, and caring support of Penny and I Dr. Michael Climstein for highlighting the

An examination of the perceptions of the goals for community colleges by internal and external constituent groups from selected Washington State community colleges

Creator:: Maxwell, Nancy A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: strategic planning for the future role(s) in the educa- tional marketplace. Richard Peterson and Norman Uhl

A study of effective consultant teachers' leadership styles and personality preferences

Creator:: Savelsbergh, Mary
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among leadership style (telling, selling, participating and delegating), personality preferences (Extravert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuitive, Feeling/Thinking, Judging/Perceiving and effectiveness as a consultant teacher. The sample consisted of thirty-one consultant teachers from Oregon: twenty from the Portland School District, five from the Gresham School...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , presented in Figure 2, was developed by Richard Wallen (Schein, 1969, p. 47), Defining the problem is the

A study of the ability of verbally creative teachers to identify verbally creative students

Creator:: Scharff, Charles Eldon
Abstract:: Rooted in the writer's general concern with the teaching and evaluation of writing, this study attempts to determine whether verbally creative teachers are better able to identify verbally creative students than are less verbally creative teachers. A second aim was to determine whether the verbal creativity of the teacher is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Keyboard retraining : Qwerty to Dvorak

Creator:: Lessley, Bradley John
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to provide information pertaining to performance levels of Dvorak keyboard operators through retraining. More specifically, the purposes of this study were: 1. To compare operator performance rates on the Dvorak keyboard with operator performance rates on the Qwerty keyboard. 2. To determine whether keyboard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effects of nondirective group play therapy upon the sociometric status and self-concept of selected second grade children

Creator:: House, Reese Milton
Abstract:: This study was designed to investigate the effects of nondirective group play on the self-concept and sociometric status of selected members of second grade classrooms. Specific hypotheses examined were: 1. Positive change in self-concept as measured by the Scamin Self-Concept Scale will be greater in the experimental group than in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The use of the ethnographic method in evaluating nontraditional continuing education programs

Creator:: Honey, William D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to test the effectiveness of the ethnographic method as a tool for evaluating nontraditional adult and continuing education programs. The program evaluated was the Oregon Heritage Festival, a four-week Summer Term activity designed to eclectically draw upon the arts, humanities, and science to illustrate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study to determine the effects of a college human sexuality course upon student sex knowledge and attitudes toward selected sexual topics

Creator:: Vennewitz, Peter Jan
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of a college human sexuality course upon sex knowledge, attitudes toward sexual behaviors of non-significant others, and attitudes toward the sexual behaviors of self and spouse. In addition, the study sought to investigate the relationship between knowledge gain and attitude...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: problems; Mrs. Leah Miller Clarke and Dr. J. Richard Connelly, who assisted and facilitated the research

Guidelines for curriculum development in the preparation of health education specialists in health-care delivery settings

Creator:: Niemie, Debra Ardell
Abstract:: This study was designed to establish a baseline of data regarding guidelines for curriculum development in the preparation of health education specialists in health-care delivery settings. The survey method was utilized and an expert panel of 15 jurors was selected to respond to a 51 item questionnaire. Professions represented on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A study of the relationship of academic achievement in accounting courses to the readability of required textbooks and the reading ability of two-year accounting students

Creator:: Peterson, Erik Alfrid
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which the readability of accounting textbooks and two-year accounting students' reading ability were related to academic achievement. Procedure This research used two designs. Design one consisted of two samples from the population of two-year accounting students. One sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the quality of work in college courses. 57 53 Richard C. Wilson and Polly Godwin Einbecker, "Does

Coordination and cooperation between community colleges and community schools in selected community college districts

Creator:: Weiss, Marvin Wesley
Abstract:: The most important purposes of this study were to: (1) determine the extent of cooperation and coordination that currently exists in selected community colleges which have community school programs in their college districts, and (2) clarify the multi-roles of community schools and of community education in community colleges. Other purposes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Strategic problem solving in the community college : an analytic model

Creator:: Pearson, Geraldine Helen
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine if a model could be created which would describe and prescribe a superior method for strategic problem solving in the community college. A review of the literature in business and industry was used to extrapolate a model which might describe the decision...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Group Informal Reading Inventory : an instrument for the assess-ment of ESL students' reading performance

Creator:: Stark, Merritt William
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , eds. Richard Hodges and High Rudorf, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972), p. 147, 24 Noam Chomsky

The staff development needs of full-time instructional faculty as reported by professional staff members in Oregon community college

Creator:: Justice, Patricia Kallberg
Abstract:: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The study examined administrator and faculty perceptions toward staff development needs and ascertained the differences which exist between the reported staff development needs of full-time community college instructors within the state of Oregon. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: The three objectives identified for this study were: 1....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Managerial competencies for church administration as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and ministers

Creator:: Boersma, Stephen A.
Abstract:: The conceptual foundation of the study emerged from a concern regarding the application of managerial competencies in the local church. A review of the literature suggests that in spite of the increasing awareness for the need to make greater use of these skills, little consensus currently exists regarding their relative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An ethnography of a rural elementary school district containing three types of minority students

Creator:: Jaffe, Clella Iles, 1944-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for strong coffee. Dr. Richard Morris provided access to the Russian community. Dr. Harry Wolcott of

Guide groups : an evaluation of educational innovation in a secondary school

Creator:: Erickson, John William
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: This study was undertaken as a result of interest in the introduction of guide groups into the operation of secondary schools. Particularly when viewed from the historical perspective of the times in which it was initiated, the guide group concept offers an opportunity to examine the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Survey of collection analysis practices in public and academic libraries in the United States, and the effect of automation thereon

Creator:: Cochrane, Linda Louise Loomis
Abstract:: This study investigated the practices public and academic library administrators find useful and utilize in analyzing use of collections. The study also investigated administrators' satisfaction with their collection use analysis practices, and the impact they perceived automation to have upon collection use analysis practices. A survey developed for this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Carl L. Anderson : life and contributions to public health and health education

Creator:: Asan, Virginia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study of the life and career of Dr. Carl Leonard Anderson was to recount his professional contributions to the field of health and relate these to public health and health education. The major emphasis of this study concerned Dr. Anderson's professional life. The accomplishment of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Richard H. Hagelin for their per- sonal encouragement. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page I

A study of predeparture orientation programs for employees of business/industry and U.S. Agency for International Development projects

Creator:: Nelson, Dennis A.
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to identify the competencies of a predeparture orientation program as determined by business/industry personnel and personnel from institutions representing the U.S. Agency for International Development. An additional objective was to examine the organizational framework of existing predeparture programs to identify instructional methodologies, administrative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Commonalities in the professional education competencies of selected community college vocational instructors

Creator:: Lindahl, Donald Gene, 1935-
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine, if there are and the nature of, the common professional education competencies of selected community college vocational instructors. The respondents in the study represented four instructors from each of 40 community colleges selected from the four western states of California, Colorado, Oregon...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: writer is deeply indebted to his wife, Faith, and his four sons, Mark, Max, Monte, and Michael who

Male attitude toward equality for women as a correlate of self-concept

Creator:: Lewis, Yvonne Pelletier
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The major components of occupational program articulation among Oregon's community colleges and public secondary schools

Creator:: Barnhardt, Larry John
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to identify the major components of occupational articulation as perceived by Oregon's community college and secondary school vocational education administrators and instructors. Specifically, the objectives were: (1) to determine the major components of occupational articulation; (2) to test the hypotheses that there is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Projection model assessing the need for instructors of occupational subjects in Oregon's community colleges

Creator:: Daly, Crayton Brooks
Abstract:: The major thrust of this research was to design, test, and perfect an accurate and effective assessment technique, which would result in becoming an assessment model. For the purpose of developing this assessment model, the employment need for full-time instructors of occupational subjects in the community colleges within the state...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the general and managerial professional education competencies of community college physical education instructors

Creator:: Reeder, Wendell Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the common professional training needs, proficiency and managerial requirements of Oregon community college physical education instructors. The respondents in this study were instructors who teach physical education activity courses PE 180 - 185 - 190 in Oregon community colleges. Four major tasks...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Instructor performance appraisal in community colleges

Creator:: Maxwell, David Kent
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine instructor performance appraisal methods being used in community colleges (in Florida, Iowa, New York, Texas, and Washington) and to identify factors responsible for variations in performance appraisal procedures. Questions about instructor performance appraisal which were examined included: who does it, for what purposes, what...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effects of an academic enrichment program on the self-concepts of Eskimo elementary school children

Creator:: Yates, Stephen V.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A correlation study of self-body cathexis of obese women and their attitudes toward physical activity

Creator:: Reynolds, Julia A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the self-body cathexis of obese women and their attitudes toward physical activity. Fifty inventories were used for the research in this project. The volunteer subjects' ages ranged from 18 to 45 with a mean age of 28.9 years. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The development of masculine sex role stereotypes : sex differences in verbal interruptive behavior between first grade students and male and female teachers

Creator:: Edberg, Patricia Tanner
Abstract:: Male dominance in conversation is encouraged by the adult socialization pattern in which men routinely interrupt the conversation of women and develop a topic out of turn. The purpose of this study was to investigate verbal interruptive behavior by utilizing an experimental approach focusing on children's interruptions and teacher responses...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An investigation of the relationship between Christian religious ideology and identity achievement in selected university students

Creator:: Parker, Carl Edward
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between identity achievement and Christian religious ideology in selected university students attending Oregon State University. The sample consisted of two hundred and forty-nine students enrolled during the winter quarter 1978 in Psychology and Education courses. The respondents...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Experimental methodology for segmenting the postsecondary education market

Creator:: McNabb, David Earl
Abstract:: The objective of the study was to identify and evaluate a methodology of market segmentation analysis for use in postsecondary education institution enrollment management. Two approaches to segmentation were examined: A priori and post hoc., The a priori approach was based on subject's intent to enroll at one of five...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teacher. The writer is also especially grateful to Dr. Michael Colbert and Dr. Joseph Hlebichuk, who do

Self actualization of students participating in the junior block teacher education program at Oregon State University

Creator:: Wiley, Robert Charles
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine if upper division, undergraduate, elementary education students would demonstrate a significant change in self-actualization as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory following instruction in five (5) communication skills (paraphrasing, behavior description, description of own feelings, perception checking, feedback...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Knapp (1966), and Fox, Knapp, and Michael (1968) are representative of studies focusing on the

Factors associated with the social climate of single-sex and coeducational residence halls, cooperatives, fraternities, and sororities, on the Oregon State University campus

Creator:: Frichette, Steven Roger
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to examine factors associated with the social climate of single-sex and coeducational residence halls, fraternities, sororities, and cooperatives on the Oregon State University campus. The primary sources of data for this study were student responses to the ten subscales of the URES Form R,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Comparison of an instructional management system with a traditional teacher/learner mode

Creator:: Anderson, John Edward
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant differences in students' achievement and attitudes as a result of two different instructional strategies utilized in a vocational graphic arts program. In order to accomplish this, the following procedures were considered. Procedures This comparative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship of gender and perceived sex role identity to the leadership style, range, and adaptability of selected graduate students

Creator:: Wall, James Keith
Abstract:: This study examined the relationship and strength of association of the two independent variables of gender (male, female) and perceived sex role identity (masculine, androgynous, feminine, and undifferentiated) on the leadership style, leadership range (number of back-up styles), and leadership adaptability (effectiveness) of nonforeign graduate students at a Land Grant...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Attitudes of college students toward developmentally disabled peers

Creator:: Turner, Robert W. (Robert William), 1952-
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of non-disabled college students toward their developmentally disabled peers attending the same college. Specifically, it examined the attitudes of non-disabled students toward the developmentally disabled students in the Transitional/Vocational Program the Fairview campus of Fairview College, Alberta, Canada. Objectives...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of the metacognitive behaviors of field independent and field dependent pre-service teachers

Creator:: Carr, Maureen Sherry
Abstract:: Research studies indicated that differences in cognitive processing style influence individual behavior on various types of tasks. This study investigated the effect of the cognitive style dimension, field independence-dependence, on the metacognitive functioning of individuals involved in three problem tasks which varied in inherent structure. Twenty-six subjects were randomly selected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The identification of long-term care administrator competencies

Creator:: Smith, David Adelbert
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to identify the competencies needed to perform effectively as a long-term care administrator. An original list of competency statements was generated from the literature and from persons active in the field of long-term care administration. This list of 53 statements was placed into...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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