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Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

Creator:: Godwin, Karen Sato
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine if the construct and vocabulary of systems theory are related to academic performance such that a) the understanding of either or both can predict grade-point average for college students, and b) the explicit teaching of both construct and vocabulary to minority students can improve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Professional competencies for church ministry as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and seminary seniors

Creator:: Sweeney, James E.
Abstract:: The conceptual foundations of the study emerged from a review of the literature, suggesting that a serious gap exists between clergy and laity in terms of ministerial expectations. This gap has been attributed in part to a growing estrangement between seminaries and the churches they serve. Thus, the central problem...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Scrotal circumference measurements as an indicator of growth in the male beef animal

Creator:: Pirelli, Gene J.
Abstract:: Testes size as an indicator of future growth was examined in a total of 45 bull calves from spring calves born in 1978 and 1979. Scrotal circumference measurements were used as the physical indicator of testicle size in the live animal. Growth traits studied were preweaning average daily gain, weaning...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Self-concept and teacher competency among female college students in a preschool-teacher training program

Creator:: Harris, Janice J.
Abstract:: The relationship between self-concept and teacher competency was examined among 29 female college students enrolled in a beginning-level practicum of a preschool-teacher training program. The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) and the Preschool Teacher Competency Rating Scale (PTCRS) were used to assess the subjects' self-concepts and teacher competencies at the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

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

Elementary education competencies necessary for a master's degree curriculum in Thailand

Creator:: Chuaratanaphong, Suwanna
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to identify the common elementary education competencies necessary for a Master's degree curriculum in Thailand as perceived by elementary education instructors in universities and colleges, by elementary school teachers, and by principals, supervisors, and administrators in Thailand; to determine the common clusters of selected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education

Creator:: Congo, Curtis L.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to test the conventional view of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education. The conventional view stated that all job factors can potentially contribute to job satisfaction and to job dissatisfaction. A second...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A methodology for the assessment of management development needs in industry

Creator:: Akyeampong, Ataa Asamoah
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to develop and field test a methodology for the assessment of management development needs in industry. The population used to test this methodology consisted of 113 first-line and middle management personnel in three High-Tech companies in the State of Oregon. A mail questionnaire...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the effects of a multisensory communicative approach to English language acquisition of kindergarten children in Singapore

Creator:: Lee, Florence G. L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an experimental approach to English language acquisition among preschool children attending low-cost community kindergartens in Singapore. Group and sex differences in the performance of four language tasks, as well as the effect of the interaction between group and sex...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

Professional competencies for church ministry as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and seminary seniors

Scrotal circumference measurements as an indicator of growth in the male beef animal

Self-concept and teacher competency among female college students in a preschool-teacher training program

The attitudes of Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmates towards activity programs as a rehabilitative tool

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

Elementary education competencies necessary for a master's degree curriculum in Thailand

A study of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education

A methodology for the assessment of management development needs in industry

A study of the effects of a multisensory communicative approach to English language acquisition of kindergarten children in Singapore

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