The purpose of this study was to determine if parents of students
could improve the motor performance of their moderately and severely
mentally retarded children through the implementation of the
Data-Based Gymnasium (DBG) Instructional Model as a supplement to the
school program. The DBG Instructional Model is an individualized
system...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a guidance-based career exploratory program related to skilled trades and technical occupations for internal-external locus of control middle school females in Murray, Kentucky. The problem was to determine the change in career interests resulting from the interaction between a...
The major purpose of this study was to develop an Adaptation
Model for emergency departments in urban and suburban Health
Maintenance Organizations. Questions explored which provided data
for the Model were: 1) are there significant differences in the
demographic, sociologic, and decision-making characteristics of
clients seeking services in emergency rooms...
Purpose of the Study
The primary purpose of this investigation was to develop a
methodology by which to objectively study and assess the grief and
adjustment processes of bereaved parents. An original research and
counseling instrument, the Parental Bereavement Interview and Rating
Scale (PBIRS), was formulated, field-tested in a preliminary...
Atlantic menhaden, compared to gulf menhaden, exhibit
a life history pattern that appears to be adapted to a more
unpredictable reproductive environment. From experiments
on laboratory-reared eggs and larvae, Atlantic menhaden have
larger eggs with larger yolk volume. They are larger at
hatching, utilize their yolk faster, begin feeding at...
This study was conducted to evaluate government
intervention as an effective strategy for implementing
accident prevention programs and reducing occupational
injuries in the workplace. The central issue was to
determine if participation in the California Occupational
Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Small Employer Voluntary
Compliance Program (SEVCP) or compliance inspections
conducted...
This study investigated the opinions of bicyclists/pedestrians
regarding how safe from a bicycle traffic injury they felt while on
campus. Most earlier studies had been concerned with the taxonomy
of bicycle/pedestrian accidents. Because of the paucity of
research on attitudes of bicyclists and pedestrians, this research
was undertaken.
The survey...
This research project historically reviews literature
relating to dental hygiene practice, more specifically
dental hygiene independent practice movements. From the
early days of dental hygiene to current legislative
actions, material applicable to dental hygienists
practicing independently is presented. Information
relating to the public's perception of this field, dental
hygiene's professional...
The purpose of the research project was to teach the management
of perpetual and periodic inventory systems to university students in
the field of food systems management through the use of a microcomputer
software program developed for this purpose. The objective
of the study was to determine the classroom simulation's...
In spite of the high family demands associated with having an infant, an increasing number of women are choosing to retain close ties to the labor force during this period. This study explored the employment adjustments and job satisfaction of a group of women who became mothers for the first...