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A descriptive study of hospital utilization in four Oregon rural counties

Creator:: LeRoy, Charles H.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: requirements, other reasons)? Are there regional, state or county differences in the extent to which rural

The effects of supplemental home instruction by parents utilizing the data based gymnasium instructional model on the performance of selected motor skills with moderately and severely mentally retarded children

Creator:: Maguire, Paul A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Washington took part in this study. Each child was randomly selected to participate in one of three groups

Attitudes of nurses toward cancer and the cancer patient

Creator:: Mischke, Karen Blomquist
Abstract:: One forty-item questionnaire (Cancer Nursing Outreach Program Evaluation Tool) and one twenty-item questionnaire (Cancer Attitude Survey) were submitted to a randomly selected population of 200 employed associate, diploma and baccalaureate degree nurses distributed among numerous practice settings in the State of Oregon. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (fixed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: attitude mean scores than did nurses practicing in the hospital. Nurses caring for six or more cancer

Validation of a cardiorespiratory fitness test for men with mental retardation

Creator:: Rintala, Pauli Olavi
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to validate a field test of cardiorespiratory fitness for men with mental retardation. The subjects were 19 healthy men with moderate mental retardation whose mean age was 26 years with a mean IQ of 48. Each subject underwent a maximal treadmill test utilizing a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: pertinent information for each subject was provided by either the group home or the county Developmental

Impact of voluntary compliance and compliance inspection programs on experience rates among small employers in California

Creator:: Nave, Michael E.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Voluntary Compliance Program (SEVCP) or compliance inspections conducted by the Division of Occupational

A causal study of attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of Oregon State University undergraduate students in three academic majors

Creator:: Ruhl, Glenn David
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine and explain attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of undergraduate students in three academic majors attending Oregon State University. The attitudes of a proportionate random sample consisting of 215 students were measured according to their responses to thirty-two Likert scale items containing six sub-scale...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -scales. No statistically significant differences were found by sex or for interaction effects between

Field sensitivity of Native American students at Oregon State University, as determined by the group embedded figures test

Creator:: Pelto, Joan McAlmond
Abstract:: Historically, Native American students have not achieved academic success; ethnic and racial stereotypes are common explanations for the problem. Many perceive the Native American student to be lacking either academic preparation or socio-cultural support for success. A review of the literature showed emerging research which indicates that significant differences can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to be lacking either academic preparation or socio-cultural support for success. A review of the

The relationship of certain mathematics skills to success of students in introductory community college chemistry

Creator:: Perkins, Raymond David
Abstract:: This study was designed to identify those specific mathematics computational and application skills, and combinations of mathematics skills, which have a positive relationship to success in introductory chemistry for community college students. Additional areas of interest investigated, but secondary to the main study, were the relationships between mathematical growth shown...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: solve variable equations or indirect variation prob- lems, or multiply or divide using negative

A comparative analysis of factors influencing smoking behaviors of college students, 1963-1987

Creator:: Gray, Nancy L.
Abstract:: Cigarette smoking continues to be one of the country's major health concerns. It has been defined as the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. Although research has indicated that overall cigarette consumption has decreased in the nation over the past decades, cigarette smoking remains...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: two studies. In 1963-64, an individual with the highest probability of smoking was one who had one or

Impact of family life and work on quality of life of Utah dairy farm wives and husbands

Creator:: Gorham, Elizabeth Ellen
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Page APPENDICES 83 Appendix A. Sample Letter from Local County Extension Agents (Requesting

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A descriptive study of hospital utilization in four Oregon rural counties

The effects of supplemental home instruction by parents utilizing the data based gymnasium instructional model on the performance of selected motor skills with moderately and severely mentally retarded children

Attitudes of nurses toward cancer and the cancer patient

Validation of a cardiorespiratory fitness test for men with mental retardation

Impact of voluntary compliance and compliance inspection programs on experience rates among small employers in California

A causal study of attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of Oregon State University undergraduate students in three academic majors

Field sensitivity of Native American students at Oregon State University, as determined by the group embedded figures test

The relationship of certain mathematics skills to success of students in introductory community college chemistry

A comparative analysis of factors influencing smoking behaviors of college students, 1963-1987

Impact of family life and work on quality of life of Utah dairy farm wives and husbands

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