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Validity of preschool language intervention programs

Creator:: Wright-Fromherz, Robin Elizabeth
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of using an early childhood language intervention program with children who had been determined to be language delayed at the ages of 3, 4 and 5 and to determine how the early childhood langauge intervention program was associated with changes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

The relationship of teacher role characteristics, staff development, and school climate to the use of manipulatives in primary grade mathematics

Creator:: Smith, Karen Clark
Abstract:: A review of the literature revealed that there are many variables that influence teachers' instructional practices. These influential variables fall into three categories: those related to the teacher, which are referred to in this study as teacher role characteristics; those related to the inservice education activities of teachers, referred to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Dr. Jo Ann Brewer A review of the literature revealed that there are many variables that influence

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

The impact of doctoral education on the marriages of doctoral students

Creator:: Dudzik, Shirley M.
Abstract:: The study was designed to determine the effect of doctoral study upon the marriages of doctoral students. The sample for the research was drawn from the total population of married doctoral students enrolled in Oregon State University/Western Oregon State College's School of Education and Oregon State University's College of Home...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Adjustment 133 J Demographic Questionnaire 135 K Narrative Questions Ending Interview 137 LIST OF

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
Full Text:: Appendix I - Delphi Questionnaire #1 171 Appendix J - Summary Report, Questionnaire #1 185 Appendix K

The effects of higher cognitive level question wait-time ranges by biology student teachers on student achievement and perception of teacher effectiveness

Creator:: Samiroden, Walter Donald
Abstract:: The purposes of the study were to determine the relationship which existed between higher cognitive level question wait-time range and student achievement, and whether students perceived biology student teachers who used a 1-4 second wait-time range as being either more or less effective than biology student teachers who used a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: supervisory committee member, (Dr. W. Courtney, Dr. A. Ferro, Dr. R. Holton, and Dr. J. Nice), have made this

The effects of EMG biofeedback training and relaxation training on self-reported measures of trait anxiety and sports competition anxiety

Creator:: Brik, James
Abstract:: This study examined the singular and combined effects of a progressive relaxation and biofeedback monitoring program upon Trait Anxiety, Sports Competition Anxiety, blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension as measured by EMG readings. The programs were administered over a six-week sequence, with pre-measures utilizing the Spielberger Trait Anxiety measure,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effect of television instruction on problem solving attitudes of fifth and sixth grade students

Creator:: O'Brien, Shirley Joanne
Abstract:: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of televised instruction to aid in changing attitude toward problem solving. The study determined whether fifth and sixth grade students would demonstrate significant differences in: 1) attitude toward the nature of problem solving, 2) self-confidence in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Whitworth School, Linda Johnson, Dave Guiles, Kathy Mitchell and Chuck Malpass, who gave

The effect of selected materials on the achievement of students in the intermediate grades in Native American cultural instruction

Creator:: Paul, Mary Elaine Bowen
Abstract:: Materials concerning ethnic and minority groups are a concern for many curriculum leaders. Inappropriate materials perpetuate stereotypes, in many cases due to a lack of study concerning the information within the materials. The materials concerning Native Americans typically presented in public school classrooms tend to overgeneralize information about the cultural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: during this endeavor...Dr. JoAnn Brewer, as chairman; Dr. Bill Harp, Dr. Ed Strowbridge, Dr. Roberta

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Validity of preschool language intervention programs

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

The relationship of teacher role characteristics, staff development, and school climate to the use of manipulatives in primary grade mathematics

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

The impact of doctoral education on the marriages of doctoral students

The identification of long-term care administrator competencies

The effects of higher cognitive level question wait-time ranges by biology student teachers on student achievement and perception of teacher effectiveness

The effects of EMG biofeedback training and relaxation training on self-reported measures of trait anxiety and sports competition anxiety

The effect of television instruction on problem solving attitudes of fifth and sixth grade students

The effect of selected materials on the achievement of students in the intermediate grades in Native American cultural instruction

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