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The self-concept and perceived importance of athletic competition of winners and losers in special olympics

Creator:: Luttrell, William Lynn
Abstract:: Special Olympics International, an organization committed to providing sport opportunities for children and adults with mental retardation, has been a major advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the effects of participation in competitive athletics on individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Competition of Winners and Losers in Special Olympics AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Wm. Lynn Luttrell for

A study of transition skills for special education teachers in secondary settings

Creator:: Cote, Dorence J.
Abstract:: The recent focus on transition from school to working life has created a growing concern in Oregon about teachers with elementary certification as their initial certification who earn a special education certificate and teach students with disabilities in secondary settings. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of transition skills for special education

Perceived needs of special education as identified by school personnel in small rural school districts in six eastern Oregon counties

Creator:: Veal, Lawrence Lyman
Abstract:: The purpose of the study, which was conducted in 33 school districts in six Eastern Oregon counties, was threefold: 1. To assess the perceived needs of administrators, counselors and/or specialists and special teachers of the handicapped and disadvantaged, to determine special education needs in small rural school districts; 2. To...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: special educators) was about 24 percent less than the average for metropolitan area teachers. This report

The effects of implementing the consultation model on special education referrals in the Portland (Oregon) public schools from 1987-1990

Creator:: Yocom, Dorothy Jean
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to examine the impact of the consulting teacher model on referral and verification rates to special education. A population of schools which implemented the model (N = 17) was compared with a randomly selected comparison group of schools which did not (N =...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: special education referrals in the Portland (Oregon) public schools from 1987-1990 AN ABSTRACT OF THE

Financing health care in later life

Creator:: Schmall, Vicki L. and Stiehl, Ruth
Abstract:: Published August 1989. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: under special circumstances. Hospice. Hospice coverage is provided for 210 days. However, unlimited

A case study of effects of accelerated learning methodology on reading gains of ten middle school students in southwest Washington

Creator:: Questad, Beverly A.
Abstract:: Learning disabled students in special education programs have not been demonstrating equal achievement gains in reading when compared to their non-handicapped peers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Accelerated Learning methods in teaching reading to ten learning disabled middle school students in southwest Washington. Accelerated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Learning disabled students in special education programs have not been demonstrating equal achievement

Attitudes of high school students toward three selected ethnic groups as affected by participation in an ethnic studies program

Creator:: Orzech, Miriam Weitz
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine whether taking a course of study about ethnic minorities and racial prejudice in the United States would produce a statistically significant change in the attitudes of white, middle-class high school students toward three ethnic minorities i. e., Blacks, Native Americans, and Chicanos....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students' racial attitudes in the direction of lessened prejudice. A special Thurstone type attitude

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:: special emphasis on the school definition of unacceptable academic behaviors, regardless of the cultural

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:: branches of the military services and is another accreditation process appropriate for this special type

The relationship between the human development program and locus of control as measured by the intellectual achievement responsibility questionnaire using selected fourth grade students

Creator:: Martin, Clifford Leslie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Human Development Program and locus of control as measured by the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire. Sixty-one subjects were selected from the fourth grade at the West Salem School in Salem, Oregon for this study. All fourth grade students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: experienced no special treatment other than the regular school curriculum during the course of the

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The self-concept and perceived importance of athletic competition of winners and losers in special olympics

A study of transition skills for special education teachers in secondary settings

Perceived needs of special education as identified by school personnel in small rural school districts in six eastern Oregon counties

The effects of implementing the consultation model on special education referrals in the Portland (Oregon) public schools from 1987-1990

Financing health care in later life

A case study of effects of accelerated learning methodology on reading gains of ten middle school students in southwest Washington

Attitudes of high school students toward three selected ethnic groups as affected by participation in an ethnic studies program

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

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

The relationship between the human development program and locus of control as measured by the intellectual achievement responsibility questionnaire using selected fourth grade students

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