The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe how Oregon governors
Barbara Roberts and John Kitzhaber, whose tenures both coincided with the passage
and implementation of property tax limitation measures, determined the community
college budgets within their recommended state budgets. The stories of Robert’s 1993
and Kitzhaber’s 2001 decisions...
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...
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...
With over 800 languages spoken on the continent of
Africa, inter-cultural communication has always been difficult.
In addition, many of the peoples of Africa have
experienced colonial oppression. Various powers have
sought to interfere with intra-cultural dialogues and the
free flow of information. Their effectiveness, however,
was limited because of...
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...
The problem of this study was to determine whether graduate students
in education (the experimentals) participating in a counseling
practicum would demonstrate a change in self-actualization which would
be significantly different when compared with other graduate students
in education (the comparisons) who were not participating in the above
program. The...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of trials-to-criterion on the retention of a discrete motor skill (overhand beanbag throw) by moderately mentally retarded and severely mentally retarded individuals. Nonmentally retarded individuals were involved as a control group. The subjects were grouped by degree of retardation and...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness, if any, of ten weeks of motor psychophysics training on the
development of dynamic muscular strength (as measured by the bench
press and squat) in male college athletes and non-athletes.
Procedures: This study was conducted during the first (spring)...