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Response of skin surface temperature to an application of high voltage pulsed galvanic current (HVPGC) as a treatment method for sports injuries

Creator:: Brubaker, Deloss Allen
Abstract:: Ankle injuries account for 10-20% of time loss injuries in sports with almost 85% of these injuries being sprains, the majority of which occur to the lateral ligamentous complex. With statistics such as these it becomes important that the Athletic Trainer establish a method for effective and efficient means to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Deloss Allen Brubaker for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education

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:: ACTIVITY PROGRAMS AS A REHABILITATIVE TOOL by Mathew Allen McIntosh A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

The relationship of marital status and sexual identification of university students to eleven attitudinal variables

Creator:: Barnhill, Gratton Allen
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain if there are differences in attitudes among married males, married females, single males, and single females toward 11 attitudinal variables. More specifically the study focused on the impact of the college environment on married students. The students who participated in the study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Allen Barnhill for the degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (Name) (Degree) in EDUCATION presented on g- 76

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:: OF THE THESIS OF Charles Allen Logan for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented

A comparison of changes in the perception of the university environment by freshmen students who reside in coeducational and in single-sex residence halls

Creator:: Miller, Robert Allen
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the changes in the perception of the university environment that occurred in four selected .groups of freshmen residence hall students: females residents in single-sex halls (N = 150), female residents in coeducational halls (N = 89), male residents in single-sex halls (N...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ROBERT ALLEN MILLER for the DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name of student

The effect of theological education on philosophy of human nature among Nazarene Sunday school teachers

Creator:: Budd, Clair Allen, 1953-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of theological education on philosophy of human nature among Sunday school teachers in the Church of the Nazarene. Research materials consisted of Wrightsman's Philosophy of Human Nature scale and a demographic questionnaire constructed by the researcher. These materials were mailed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: nature among Nazarene Sunday school teachers AN ABSTRACTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Clair Allen Budd for the

The effects of behavioral objectives on student achievment in college chemistry

Creator:: Mongkolsiri, Pravate
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing behavioral objectives prior to instruction on the achievement of students in a one-semester college general chemistry course and to determine the effect of providing behavioral objectives of selected chemistry experiments in the acquisition of achievement associated with laboratory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dr. Karl J. Nice, Dr. Allen F. Anglemier, Dr. Wilbert Gambles, and Dr. Sonia R. Anderson. Special

Identification and development of procedures and criteria for self-analysis by community colleges

Creator:: Morris, William Robert
Abstract:: The primary objective of this study was to develop a prototype instrument of procedures and criteria to be used by community college s for self-analysis and evaluation purposes. The study grew out of the recognized need to assess and improve the effectiveness and pertinence of community college philosophies, roles and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members for their encouragement, advice and criticism: Dr. Henry Ten Pas, Dr. Allen Lee, Dr. Pat H

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:: to Dr. Robert E. Michael, Dr. Allen Q. Wong and Dr. Carvel W. Wood for their valuable time and

Self-cathexis ad body-cathexis participants in selected environmental sport activities

Creator:: O'Neill, Judith Anne
Abstract:: Individuals participating in the enviromental sport activity courses of backpacking-orienteering, mountaineering, and scuba diving responded to pre- and post - test trials of the Self-Cathexis Scale ard the Body-Oathexis Scale. Two control groups composed of random samples of the university student population reponded to the Self-Cathexis Scale Body-Cathexis Scale: one...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , ip 'elected Environmental Sport Activities Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Spdra J. Softie

A study of attitude and teaching performance of degree and non-degree teachers in industrial education

Creator:: Pfahl, Alvin Kenneth, 1923-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The study was designed to determine whether the amount of formal education industrial education teachers have completed does affect their (1) attitude toward teaching and (2) performance in the classroom. The specific questions formulated to investigate this research were: 1. Will the amount of formal education...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: EDUCATION Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: Dr. J. Larry Heath Purpose of the Study The study was

Creation and investigation of musical forms designed to promote relaxation

Creator:: 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
Full Text:: Designed to Promote Relaxation Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Dr. Karl J. Nice The study was a

Sex-role identity differences as a function of place of residence of male college students

Creator:: Whipple, Edward George
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether sex-role identification differences among college students were related to place of residence, and if so, whether certain factors affect these differences. Six hypotheses were developed. The study sought to ascertain if sex-role identification is related to certain dimensions of peer association...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: developing, organizing, writing, and evaluating of this disseration. Sincere gratitude going to: Dr. J

A manager's planning guide for international training using total project acculturation : culturally adapted management and learning methodologies

Creator:: Blood, Pieter H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a manager's planning guide to aid in the development and improvement of international training projects through the use of the Total Project Acculturation (TPA) concept. The use of TPA promotes comprehensive learning through the use of project specific and culturally adaptive learning...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Privacy .../7 Henry J. Sred The purpose of this study was to develop a manager's planning guide to aid

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:: Anne J. Tr ow The purpose of this study was: 1) to ascertain the effect of a student's demographic

The effects of mainstreaming on nonhandicapped preschool children

Creator:: Larson, Beverly J.
Abstract:: Public Law 94-142, passed in 1975, mandated that all children receive a free and appropriate education regardless of the extent of their handicapping condition. Handicapped students were to be educated in the "least restrictive environment" possible. Placing handicapped students in regular classrooms has been termed "mainstreaming." Mainstreaming has produced concerns...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: children AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Beverly J Larson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

The affect [i.e. effect] that expected social and technological changes will have on established occupations with implications for curriculum development

Creator:: Mair, David J.
Abstract:: Although the rate of social and technological change seems to be growing ever faster, and such changes are reflected in new directions for vocational education, the process of developing vocational programs in keeping with probable future contingencies remains unformalized. The purpose of this study was to examine the practicality of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DAVID J. MAIR for the degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (Name) (Degree) in EDUCATION

The effect of interval weight training on dynamic muscular strength, power, and cardiorespiratory function in male college students

Creator:: Jun, Tae Won
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: appreciation to Dr. J. Pat O'Shea for professional assistance, academic encouragement and guidance as an

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
Full Text:: committee; Forrest Gathercoal, J. Roger Penn, John Ringle, and John Keltner; comments and support. This

Cardiorespiratory responses to circuit weight training as measured by a biokinetic swim-bench test and a treadmill run test

Creator:: Chiang, Jasson
Abstract:: The goal of this study was to determine if the cardiorespiratory adaptations to an eight-week circuit weight training program are better measured with a biokinetic swim-bench test versus a standard treadmill test. The working hypothesis of the study was that since standard circuit weight training programs stress the upper body...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Irvin, Dr. Clara C. Pratt, Dr. Gilbert J. Knapp, and Dr. Carvel W. Wood for their inspiration and

An exploration of current specific morals, values and beliefs of parents, students and faculty at a church-related college

Creator:: Coles, Donald James
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to ascertain to what degree, if any, there was a difference of opinion among students, parents and faculty in regard to student behavior as that behavior pertained to general conduct, drug use, mischief, sex offenses, drinking, cheating and theft. The research study was conducted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to the other members of the committee: Dr. J. Franz Haun, Dr. Lloyd W. Klemke, Dr. Austin. F. Walter

The relationship between kindergarten experience and fine-muscle eye-hand coordination abilities of first grade children

Creator:: Roberts, Arthur James
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between kindergarten experience and fine-muscle eye-hand coordination abilities of first grade children. The subjects were 181 first graders in the public schools of Albany, Corvallis, and Salem, Oregon. The mean age of the sample was 76.69 months with a standard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: throughout the writer's doctoral program and thesis study have led to their ultimate conclusion; Dr. J

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:: Anderton and Lynda lu Sikes for Peter J. Vennewitz ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Deep thanks are extended to Dr

The role and function of physical education and sport in the nation building of Thailand

Creator:: Tapsuwan, Sakchye
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education and sport in Thailand and, based upon expert opinion, to develop a blueprint of physical education and sport for the nation building of Thailand. The investigation concentrated on the history, role and function, purpose of governmental involvement, and future prospects...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Wood, Dr. Robert J. Houston, Dr. A. Marie Boarman, Dr. Les D. Streit, and Dr. Charles H. Dailey for

A study and evaluation of administrative data processing uses in selected community colleges

Creator:: Morales, Luis E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Graduate School Date thesis is presented r J ./),/?(QJ Typed by Mary Lee Olson for LUIS E

A study of the purpose in life among Korean high school seniors

Creator:: Namkung, Dalwha
Abstract:: The purposes of the study were: 1) to describe and analyse the search for the meaning and purpose in life and its implications for education; 2) to assess the degree of development of the purpose in life among Korean high school seniors; 3) to determine whether there were significant purpose...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: life among Korean high school seniors. The PIL, developed by J. Crumbaugh and L. Maholick, is a

Changes in strength, anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular function as a consequence of participation in a coed weight training course

Creator:: Boonchai, Wiriya
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in the weight training responses of college males and females on the development of muscular strength, body weight, body composition, muscular hypertrophy, and cardiovascular fitness. A total of 60 males and 60 females volunteered to participate in this study. They...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: doubt that weight training improves strength (Nagle and Irwin, 1960; Berger, 1962c; Allen, 1976

Measuring cultural competence in counselor-trainees : the development of an assessment process

Creator:: Tomine, Satsuki Ina
Abstract:: Statement of the Problem The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine if a valid and reliable assessment instrument could be developed to measure the cultural competence of counselor trainees. Hypotheses Five hypotheses were generated to establish the reliability and validity of the instrument. The instrument consisted of two...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . More recently, Allen Ivey (1977), and Derald Sue (1977a, 1977b, 1978) and Sue and Sue (1977) offer

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:: situations. Allen and Bushnell (2, p. 235) believe that wide-ranging com- puter simulation experiences can

The effects of power weight training and conventional weight training on pulmonary function

Creator:: Kim, Hyung Don
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of power weight training and conventional weight training on forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in one second in college males. Sixteen college males were employed as the two experimental groups: seven subjects for a power weight training experimental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . J. P. O'Shea for his help guidance, and assistance during the course of this project and

Comparison of physical working capacity, body composition, and cholesterol concentration in trained as opposed to normally active children

Creator:: Chen, Kun-ning
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences between well-trained pre- adolesents and untrained, but normally active counterparts in physical working capacity , body composition and blood lipids. The study hypotheses were that the trained subjects would have a lower mean body fat percentage, lower...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) relationship of children's body composition to health and fitness, (j) the ef- fects of exercise activity and

Analysis of Korean physical educators' attitudes toward teaching handicapped students in regular classes

Creator:: Kim, Kihong
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine Korean physical educators' attitudes toward teaching handicapped students in their regular classes. Ninety-eight schools were randomly selected from middle schools in Korea. A total of 213 Korean physical educators was the sample size used in this study. The survey instrument used was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: overall internal consistency (Allen & Yen, 1979). Rizzo (1984) reported the reliability of the PEATH

The design, development and testing of an experimental individualized learning system

Creator:: Neff, Gale Norman
Abstract:: This study was an experimental investigation of two methods of teaching students the cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills pertaining to the automobile brake system. The methods investigated were the experimental individualized learning system and the traditional group-lecture and demonstration. Experimental Design and Procedure The experiment, conducted during the spring term...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: found. In his 1960 review of audiovisual communication devices, Allen (1960) concluded that the

Minimal competencies needed for elementary/secondary ESL and bilingual teachers in Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Behroozian, Shervin
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this research project was to identify minimum competencies needed for elementary and secondary teachers in the fields of ESL and bilingual education. Procedures Two procedural phases were applied in this study. The first phase was the construction of a survey questionnaire which was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Questionnaire 90 Appendix I - A Letter Sent to ESL and Bilingual Teachers 91 Appendix J - Table III. Mean of

Black parental and primary guardian attitudes toward their involvement in desegregation

Creator:: Griffin, Betty Sue
Abstract:: School districts and educational policymakers need current information on Black parental and primary guardian responses toward the issue of desegregation. This research focused primarily on the attitudes of Black parents and primary guardians toward their involvement in elementary desegregated schools. The study attempted to determine if: (1) Educational background has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: University, who offered invaluable statisti- cal assistance; Dr. J. Phillip O'Neill, Professor of Family

Comparative analysis between the Woodcock Psycho-Educational Battery in Spanish and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised Mexican version

Creator:: Fletcher, Todd V.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare and describe test score differences on the Woodcock Psycho-Educational Battery in Spanish (BATERIA) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised Mexican version (WISC-RM). Analyses were performed on the two test batteries, investigating mean score differences on the different clusters as a function...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An identification of the mission of the Community College of the Air Force and an assessment of the extent to which the mission has been fulfilled

Creator:: Parnell, Dale, 1928-
Abstract:: The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) was created in 1972 by the Air Force to serve Air Force enlisted personnel with educational opportunity. No study exists identifying and assessing the mission of this college. Various mission sources iterate the different goals of CCAF. These sources and other indicators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: promotion opportunity. Allen (1982) surveyed the effectiveness of the college as perceived by the Air

A study of the common professional competencies of educational engineers

Creator:: Allison, Eugene Frederick
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The primary purpose of the study was to determine the common professional education competencies of educational engineers. The respondents in the study included public school district superintendents, public school district business managers, school planners from public school districts, staff members of teacher training institutions, community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - Miscellaneous Manage- ment 129 Appendix I Analysis of variance Data Control Cards 130 Appendix J Appendix

The development of a Likert-type scale measuring attitudes toward the handicapped

Creator:: Gharai, Foroozandeh
Abstract:: A Likert-type scale measuring attitudes toward the handicapped was developed and used to investigate intercorrelations between these attitudes and three other socio-political attitudes, namely ethnocenterism, radical-conservatism, and authoritarianism. The reliability was assessed by the split-half correlation coefficient as corrected by the Spearman-Brown prophesy formula. The construct validity was established by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: promising construct validity. 28 REFERENCES Adorno, T. W., Frenkel -Brunswick, D. J. Sanford. The

A comparative study of extended orientation courses in two- and four-year colleges

Creator:: Devore, Judy
Abstract:: Extended orientation courses have been shown to be a valuable means of increasing student retention. However, little is known about the extent of their use, their form, their organization or their content. The purpose of this study was to determine what is being done in today's two-year college extended orientation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: work and can positively influence persistence rates and mean GPAs (Allen, 1986; Jones, 1984; Kester

The effect of auditory subliminal deactivating messages on motor and task performance of hyperkinetic children

Creator:: Gaethke-Brandt, Jane E.
Abstract:: The effects of a subliminal auditory stimulus on the motor activity and task performance skills of hyperkinetic children were investigated. Fifteen boys between seven and twelve years of age, who were enrolled in one of three treatment groups for hyperactivity, were recruited for this study. Each child participated, weekly, in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: studies failed to replicate Silverman's earlier studies (Condon & Allen, 1980; Heibrun, 1980). Condon

An analysis of the comparative effectiveness of programmed multimedia teaching and traditional teaching of drug information to junior high school students

Creator:: Young, Loy Wayne
Abstract:: The central purpose of this comparison was to determine the congruence or difference between two teaching techniques, the programmed multimedia approach and the traditional teaching method as used in presenting drug information to eighth grade students in the Mankato, Minnesota school district. The population sample consisted of 391 students enrolled...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: now uses about 15 games in science, mathematics and social science classes. Allen (2, p. 62

The effects of advance and post organization on the learning and retention of prose material

Creator:: Young, Leon C., 1942-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The main purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the use of written advance organization, post organization or both advance/post organization on learners as compared to the use of non organization for the learning and retention of verbal, academic material. An additional interest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: intelligence effects. The first, a study by Allen (1970) tested the effects of advance organization

The effects of a summer institute for cultural awareness on the measured level of self-actualization of experienced teachers

Creator:: Ayers, Lawrence W.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this investigation was two fold: (1) to determine the effects of a Summer Institute for Cultural Awareness upon the self-actualization of experienced teachers from four separate high schools, and (2) to determine the success of the Summer Institute for Cultural Awareness in terms...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in negative ways. Dwight W. Allen (1971) states that "personological skills" is an area of

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:: - smith, 1967; Ferguson and Allen, 1978, pp. 345-347). The 13 values and perceived responsibilities

The relationship between self-actualization and an individualized field centered undergraduate teacher-education program

Creator:: Watson, Herbert Witherspoon
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: intellect; we do not know until we experience with the emotions (p. 106)." 5 Allen (1971) addresses the

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

Creator:: 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
Full Text:: the learners 19 (27, p. 129-132). D. Allen, B. J. Hahn, Milo P. Johnson, and R. S. Nelson, in an

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:: , the ease of reading material, has been assessed by numerous readability formulas (Allen, 1985, pp.216

An analysis of the impact of residential setting on the development of selected dimensions of self-actualization

Creator:: Schroeder, Charles C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine if there were initial differences in selected dimensions of self-actualization, as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), between the freshmen who selected co-educational residence halls and those who selected single-sex residence halls; and to determine if the type of residence hall...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Rational emotive education : its effects on the locus of control and school behavior of hidden children of alcoholics

Creator:: Triperinas, Mary Lou Armstrong
Abstract:: This study examined the effects of an eight week Rational Emotive Education Program (REE) on the perception of locus of control and the reduction of the number of disciplinary referrals of self-revealing children of alcoholics (COA's) in a school setting. The sample included 74 randomly selected middle school students. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: caseloads are children of alcoholics. 16 (Booz- Allen,1974) However a variety of coping mechanisms seen

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:: . Plosser) 98 Chapter Page Appendix F Appendix G. Appendix H. Appendix I. Appendix J. Appendix K

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
Full Text:: -J 0 1.059 -t0 0 -0.487 O 8 P 5.775 0.349 O O 8 4.475 0 20 5.425 0 2 4 `ET = 5.425

A comparative study of the perceptions of the university environment of candidates for student government positions and other students and the effects of the election experience upon those perceptions

Creator:: Gassert, Leland Calvin
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine whether the generally accepted procedure of campus elections as a method of choosing student government representatives (1) appears to encourage the candidacy of students who hold perceptions of the university environment similar to other students who do not choose to become candidates;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: been stressed by Hand (1938). Allen et al. goes on to declare, "the nature of the elections of

A study comparing methods of instruction for occupation education in agriculture

Creator:: Yenne, Alan Peres
Abstract:: Occupational education in agriculture has increased in importance as job opportunities have shifted. Students require a broad scope of information about the numerous and increasing agriculture related occupations. Although there are several methods of teaching that could be employed, this study attempted to compare audio-visual aids with field trips. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: careers in agri- culture. Agricultural Education, 42:46. Aug. 1969. 28. Weyant, J. Thomas, Norman K

A study of the effects of summer vacation activities on the reading ability of elementary school children

Creator:: Florence, Ninette Leona
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there was any change in reading achievement level of elementary school children during the summer vacation, and whether or not identifiable factors existed that may have accounted for these changes. Children in the first through fifth grades in three...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , James E, Allen. (3) Since each child develops at his own individual rate, it is imperative that

Development of an attitude scale for personal health

Creator:: Nichols, Stephen P.
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to construct a Likert scale to measure the attitudes of individuals toward their personal health, then to establish the reliability and validity of the scale. A 22 item scale was developed from computer part whole analysis of 100 random items written and edited by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: utilized (Wong and Allen, 1975). Whether or not attitudes toward drug abuse can be significantly changed

A task analysis of the statistically related computer application needs of doctoral level university graduates with majors in education

Creator:: Starmach, Ewa M.
Abstract:: This research evaluated the statistically-related computer application tasks which were deemed to be important to the graduate curriculum of doctoral students who major in Education. Data were gathered from samples of foreign (N=22) and American (N=117) students who held degrees in Education from Oregon State University. The sixteen (16) item...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: does and gets paid for. It is a production term. (Fryklund, from Allen, 1919) R-Mode: is a factor

An investigation of qualities predictive of future counselor effectiveness

Creator:: Brown, Brian Hale
Abstract:: Nature of the Phenomenon The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine if the predisposition of counselor candidates on selected factors found to be associated with effective counseling, upon entering a counselor education program, was predictive of effective counselors at the end of that program. Hypotheses Two central hypotheses...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. Jo Anne J. Trow Dr. Craig C. Lundberg Dr. Robert F. Cain Dr. Glenn E. Clark Dr. George M. Gazda

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 effect of computer-assisted-instruction and same-age peer-tutoring on math achievement of fourth grade students

Creator:: Pflug, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: A pretest-posttest design was used to compare the effectiveness of computer-assisted-instruction (CAI) drill and practice with the effectiveness of same-age peer-tutor drill and practice on promoting mastery of multiplication facts. The subjects were students from three, fourth grade classes in the Reedville School District of Aloha, Oregon. Two fourth grade...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: insignificant gains of tutees in the studies of Allen and Feldman, 1973; Erickson and Cromack, 1972; and

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
Full Text:: each sex; and 5) more effective use of space (Allen et al. , 1964; Paddock, 1966; Park, 1972). In

A curricular model in ornamental horticulture for vocational agriculture in Oregon

Creator:: Loewen, Curtis Eugene
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to formulate and test a model for securing information from the ornamental horticultural industry that would provide a basis for curriculum development in vocational agriculture. In order to develop the model, it was necessary to accomplish the following: 1. Determine typical occupations in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identification of reading and study skills related to academic success in each of ten schools at Oregon State University

Creator:: Haselton, Shirley Schantz
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to identify essential reading and study skills for academic success in each of the schools at Oregon State University. Further, this study related faculty perception of specific skills and scores of subjects who were tested in these skills. The study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -secondary education. While Butts investigated the escalation of American higher education, Allen (1969, p

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 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
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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

The role of internship and field experience programs in developing selected competencies in adult educators

Creator:: Miller, Melvin D.
Abstract:: Internship and field experience programs have been used to prepare educators for roles in public school teaching and administration; junior college and university teaching, and adult education. Based on a survey of the literature it is apparent that little attention has been given to the role that these internship and...
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Full Text:: is supported by Edgar J. Boone, Head, Department of Adult Education at North Carolina State

Personal value orientations and selected demographic variables as predictors of retirement preparation among preretirees

Creator:: Price, William Francis
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Full Text:: and Allen (1970) found that meaningful retirement for professors included a positive life attitude

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...
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Analysis of opinion of teacher-coordinators, administrators, and guidance counselors concerning cooperative vocational education

Creator:: Navara, James Louis
Abstract:: THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The major purpose of this study was to determine if there were statistically significant differences among the opinions of teachercoordinators, administrators, and guidance counselors concerning cooperative vocational education. Specifically the objectives were: (1) to determine if there were differences in the opinions of the three...
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Full Text:: . Appendix J. Appendix K. Appendix L. In-State Content Jury Out-of-State Content Jury Operational Jury

The effects of supplemental home instruction by parents utilizing the data based gymnasium instructional model on the performance of selected motor skills with moderately and severely mentally retarded children

Creator:: Maguire, Paul A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if parents of students could improve the motor performance of their moderately and severely mentally retarded children through the implementation of the Data-Based Gymnasium (DBG) Instructional Model as a supplement to the school program. The DBG Instructional Model is an individualized system...
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Differential thermogenic response in juvenile-onset type obesity and maturity-onset type obesity

Creator:: Oddou, William Eugene
Abstract:: An increased metabolic efficiency may be a factor underlying the onset and maintenance of obesity. This study examined the Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR), the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF), the Thermic Effect of Exercise (TEE), and the Potentiation (P) of the TEF by Exercise in Juvenile-onset type obesity (JOTO), and...
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Effectiveness of title III, ESEA in selected schools of the Oregon Small Schools Program July 1, 1966 to June 30, 1970

Creator:: Mellbye, Clarence K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in selected schools of the Oregon Small Schools Project. Specifically, the objectives were to analyze: 1. To what extent were the objectives of the OSSP accomplished. 2. To what degree...
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Status and characteristics of reading programs in Oregon public secondary schools

Creator:: Geil, Harry Charles
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was to discover the status and characteristics of reading programs in the public secondary schools of Oregon. Procedures Questionnaires were mailed to all of Oregon's 327 schools, 106 junior high schools and 221 senior high schools. Responses were received from 84.7 percent of the...
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Full Text:: support the necessity of a student being able to read efficiently. James E. Allen, Jr. (1969) former

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
Full Text:: ) expresses the behavior wanted by another person (j). This compatibility can be specified for each of the

The effect of human relations-sensitivity training on the self concept of low income high school students

Creator:: Saporito, Fred Joseph
Abstract:: The principle purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of human relations-sensitivity training on the self concept of low income high school students. The sample group consisted of 47 low income high school students attending the 1978 Summer Upward Bound program at Oregon State University. Participants were randomly...
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Full Text:: be used as a method for reducing prejudice. 30 Schutz and Allen (1966) studied 91 participants at

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...
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Full Text:: ) and Allen (1967) found that children experiencing the new programs do no better than children

A study to determine the competencies necessary for a volunteer teacher of English as a second language

Creator:: La Piana, Kathleen Ann
Abstract:: This study had four objectives, the major one being the identification of minimum competencies for volunteer English as a second language teachers in four settings: the Community College, the University, the Elementary/ Secondary School, and the Volunteer Organization. A second objective was to identify the common competencies required by professional...
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Full Text:: level teacher education programs for ESL increased from twelve in 1966 to thirty in 1967 (Allen, 1967

Therapeutic non-directive play with low achievers in reading

Creator:: Hoyser, Elizabeth Emily
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic non- directive play treatment with third grade boys who were low achievers in reading and to determine how treatment was associated with changes in reading achievement: vocabulary and comprehension; reading attitude and academic self-concept; role expectations and self-adequacy....
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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...
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Full Text:: studying psychophysical pitch functions. Allen (2) found a difference between musical and non-musical

Changes in measured self-actualization as influenced by a group counseling procedure

Creator:: Shoemaker, William Files
Abstract:: The problem of the study was to determine whether university students enrolled in a pre-service teacher training course and exposed to a group counseling procedure having as its major emphasis education in the affective domain could demonstrate a significant change in self-actualization when compared with similarly enrolled students who had...
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Full Text:: ) Sample for Group II (N=45) J A Comparison of the Pre-test and the Posttest Mean Scores on the 12 Scales

Physiques of female competitive rowers

Creator:: Hammer, Donalyn Louise
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sincere gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Donald E. Campbell and Velda J. Brust for their encouragement

Cognitive dissonance and voter behavior toward school budgets

Creator:: 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

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...
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Full Text:: administrative head was reported by 154 of 228 respondents. Allen (1955) pointed out when he wrote in

Initial physical fitness evaluation of Salem Fire Department personnel

Creator:: Dernbach, Arthur Robert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The achievement effect of behavioral objectives in introductory psychology

Creator:: Hogan, James P.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to.investigate the achievement effect of providing students in a college-level introductory psychology course with behavioral objectives. The non-experimental literature provides a rationale for student use of behavioral objectives (Bobbitt, 1918; Tyler, 1950; Taba, 1962; Gagne and Briggs, 1974; and Popham,...
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An investigation of the causes of absenteeism in an inner-city school

Creator:: Dexter, Ronald L.
Abstract:: The study attempted to accomplish the following: 1. Identify the causes of absenteeism in an inner-city high school. 2. Investigate and compare the reasons for absenteeism of: (a) boys vs. girls, (b) students with divorced parents vs. students with parents who are not divorced, and (c) bused students vs. resident...
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Full Text:: , p. 11) 14 The Effects of Instruction on Attendance Allen and Main (3) focused on attempts to

The effects of teacher gender on mathematics achievement of first-grade students

Creator:: Barnett, Werner Joseph
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant statistical differences in achievement between first-grade students taught mathematics by male teachers as compared to first-grade students taught mathematics by female teachers. A substantive hypothesis was formed, which stated: "This writer hypothesizes that mean-gain...
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Full Text:: and I--Males and Females J My Students and I--By Schools K The Teacher--Males and Females L The

Public school classroom activities of sophomore block students

Creator:: Buck, James Edward
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to list the public school classroom activities of the Oregon State University sophomore block students assigned to a public elementary school classroom for four afternoons per week for one quarter. Results of the study will provide the Elementary Education Division with partial data to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: exhibited by the trainee" (Allen and Cooper, 1968); 4. Syracuse Model which specifies its objectives in

Residential peer pressure on male freshmen to participate in organized intramural sports at Oregon State University

Creator:: Morton, David Len
Abstract:: Statement of the Problem: The focal point of student activity centers around a student's residential affiliation. Therefore, a student's residence should be considered as a vital area for continued research. There have been a number of studies directly related to a student population, some focusing on activities and some on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A study of professional education competencies of public school district vocational education leaders

Creator:: Baltimore, Jimmy Ray
Abstract:: The Purposes of the Study The primary purpose of this study was to identify common professional education competencies needed by public school district vocational education leaders. Other purposes were to (1) determine if significant differences existed in vocational education leadership competencies among respondents as categorized by state, type of position...
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Full Text:: H. I. J. K. Appendix L. Appendix M. Appendix N. Appendix 0. Page 70 79 79 79 83 85 85 88 90

The role of the vocational teacher as perceived by three groups : non-degree, new-degree and experienced vocational teachers

Creator:: Phillips, William Ambrose
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study: The central purpose of this study was to compare the role perceptions of (A) non-degree vocational teachers recruited from business and industry, (B) experienced vocationally certified teachers who had been teaching more than five years, and (C) new-degree vocational education graduates from Oregon State University....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Doctors Edwin L. Anderson, William R. Crooks, Leonard J. Weber, and Fred E. Winger are also

Self/ideal value congruence and its relationship to self-actualization and counseling effectiveness among selected counselor trainees

Creator:: Phillips, Shirley Dickison
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which personal values congruence and self-actualization related to the question of counselor effectiveness. The subjects consisted of the 20 Oregon State University graduate students enrolled in the counseling practicum class fall term, 1972, at Oregon State University. Most of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Descriptive factors of career education applied to a teacher education model

Creator:: Ashlock, James William
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education and U. S. Commissioner of Education, James E. Allen, is believed to have coined the term which

The relationship of student teachers' work environment preference to verbal classroom behavior

Creator:: Sturm, Dieter Werner Fritz
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to determine the relationship of student teachers' commitment to the set of values, attitudes, and behaviors that are characteristically fostered and rewarded by bureaucratic organizations and their verbal classroom behavior under actual teaching conditions, The purpose of the study was expressed by the formulation of an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effect of age, sex and eye-hand coordination on the ability to predict the readiness of elementary students to learn an effective dental flossing technique

Creator:: Terhune, James Albert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between age, sex, eye-hand coordination, the time it takes individuals to learn how to manipulate dental floss between all of their teeth, and the time it takes individuals to learn how to effectively clean their teeth with dental floss. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Creator:: Crawford, Dennis Lee
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Motivational orientations as perceived deterrents to participation among low-literate adults seeking literacy referral services

Creator:: Stanley, Sandra Tierney
Abstract:: This investigation identified perceptions of deterrents to participation in adult literacy programs from among a low- literate non-participating adult population residing in the greater Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. While previous investigators have identified deterrents to participation among other subgroups of the population, such investigations have focused on those currently, or...
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...
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Full Text:: themselves. In their book Managing Minds, Allen and Tiemann (1932) express the belief that if a teacher is

A model for identifying evaluation procedures that have a positive influence on teacher attitude

Creator:: Jones, Sheridan Davis
Abstract:: Teachers and administrators spend many hours of work reviewing the State of Oregon Guidelines and drafting district guidelines in an attempt to make the process of evaluation positive and productive. Most districts agree the primary purpose of evaluation should be for the improvement of instruction. The amended state law, ORS...
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Full Text:: for this study. Special recognition goes to Ms. Brenda J. Geber for her dedi- cated effort in

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