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Egalitarianism and separatism : a history of approaches in the provision of public recreation and leisure service for blacks, 1906-1972

Creator:: Murphy, James Frederick
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the philosophy, administration and implementation of public recreation and leisure service has contributed to the democratization of black Americans for the period 1906-1972. The study attempted to describe the interplay and connection between the black, subordinated community and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Fostering upward mobility of Mexican American adults through a critical incident

Creator:: Matthews, Mildred Shuman
Abstract:: This research design was based upon the mutual relevance between the fields of education and anthropology to cause cognitive cultural awareness by the teachers of adults as well as visibility within the Mexican American ethnic group. Specifically the purpose of this study was twofold:. (1) to determine whether the adult...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Fostering upward mobility of the Mexican American adult

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:: Transcultural education and Japanese-American relations AN

A history of the department of defense dependents schools, Okinawa, Japan, 1946-1978

Creator:: Brown, Harold Clifford
Abstract:: The focus of this study was to identify persistent problems in the developmental history of the American Department of Defense dependents schools in Okinawa, Japan. The period of time covered was from 1946 through 1978. The study includes historical descriptions of curriculum development, obtaining and maintaining school facilities, and the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of this study was to identify persistent problems in the developmental history of the American

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

Creator:: Sumrain, Ibrahim A.
Abstract:: To determine whether there were differences between foreign (Arab) and American student attitudes toward academic dishonesty in Oregon State University, a seventy-eight item questionnaire designed by Kirk, (1970) was adapted and administered to two hundred and eighty Arab and American graduate and undergraduate students. Three aspects of academic dishonesty were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign

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:: and do prepare for their roles must be documented. Title IX and the development of the Association

African-American folkloric form and function in segregated one-room schools

Creator:: Gray, Pearl Spears
Abstract:: Maintenance of one's self and one's people in a free society requires educational, cultural, and economic literacy. This is fully as imperative in a democracy as the maintenance of ignorance of slaves is required in an oppressive society. The requisite skills needed both to sustain one's self and become a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: African-American folkloric form and function in segregated

A study of a Japanese-American basketball league and the assimilation of its members into the mainstream of United States society

Creator:: Nogawa, Haruo
Abstract:: The present study was a modified replication of the two pioneer works in the field of sport and ethnic groups by Pooley (1968) and Tindall (1973). This study investigated whether participation in an ethnic basketball league in Japanese-American communities affected the rate of assimilation of two groups of Japanese-American, high-school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of a Japanese-American basketball league and the

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

Creator:: Bonaparte, Lawson Gregg, 1921-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the opinions and characteristics of black students enrolled in Portland Community College. Data were obtained through a random sampling of two groups of subjects who were invited to participate in the study as follows: (1) Black subjects were 109 students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: stupendous and is almost unprecedented in the annals of American education" 2 (1932, p. 3). Greenleaf

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

Creator:: Christopherson-Choudhry, Matiny Lee
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships and the differences between the self-concept and the coping behavior of two selected groups of graduate students namely, foreign-born Asians and American Caucasians who were enrolled in graduate school of Oregon State University during the 1981-82 academic year. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: American Caucasian graduate students AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Matiny Lee Christopherson-Choudhry for

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Egalitarianism and separatism : a history of approaches in the provision of public recreation and leisure service for blacks, 1906-1972

Fostering upward mobility of Mexican American adults through a critical incident

Transcultural education and Japanese-American relations

A history of the department of defense dependents schools, Okinawa, Japan, 1946-1978

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

A competency analysis of NCAA athletic administrators

African-American folkloric form and function in segregated one-room schools

A study of a Japanese-American basketball league and the assimilation of its members into the mainstream of United States society

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

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

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