The purposes of the study were: 1) to describe and analyse the
search for the meaning and purpose in life and its implications for
education; 2) to assess the degree of development of the purpose
in life among Korean high school seniors; 3) to determine whether
there were significant purpose...
Five NAIA intercollegiate men's basketball teams and 53 players
served as subjects to determine the role pre-game anxiety played in
basketball game performance. The study involved four games in which
Western Oregon State College competed against other small colleges
in Oregon during the 19 -81 season. Performance in basketball was...
This study investigated the attitudes toward Little
League Baseball of Little League Baseball players and
coaches in the States of Oregon and Washington and in
Taiwan, Republic of China. An instrument consisting of
the semantic differential assessment questionnaire
measuring attitudes toward Little League Baseball and a
supplemental questionnaire for a...
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...
The study attempted to accomplish the following:
1. Identify the causes of absenteeism in an inner-city
high school.
2. Investigate and compare the reasons for absenteeism
of: (a) boys vs. girls, (b) students with divorced
parents vs. students with parents who are not divorced, and
(c) bused students vs. resident...
The central focus of this study was to determine the differences
in perceived burnout among Oregon high school basketball coaches
when grouped by selected demographic and job related variables.
Findings helped achieve a better understanding of the individual
and organizational variables that either promote or reduce the
occurrence of burnout...