The study was conducted in order to learn of the extent to which
attrition exists among students enrolled in the first-year accounting
course in Oregon community colleges, the factors tending to contribute
to the problem, and the approaches which might be used to
help alleviate the problem.
The design of...
The primary purpose of this study was to explore preschool
aged children's sex-role preferences as they relate to both cultural
and parental stereotypes of sex roles.
Forty-seven children of preschool age and their parents acted
as subjects for this study. All children were enrolled in preschool
programs established by the...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between poverty and mental retardation and to place mental retardation in its true perspective as a social condition which thrives especially in poverty areas. More specifically, this study attempted to determine if there was any significant relationship between selected social...
Crosses were made between a stock of summer steelhead (Salmo
gairdneri) known to be resistant to infection by Ceratomyxa
shasta and stocks of summer steelhead known to be susceptible.
Ceratomyxosis, the disease caused by C. shasta was initiated by
exposure to Willamette River water. I found that the crosses
were...