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The effects of six weeks of squat and plyometric training on power production

Creator:: Kritpet, Thanomwong Taweeboon
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effectiveness of a 6-week strength training program consisting of squat and plyometric exercises on vertical power jump performance, static and dynamic muscular strength, and muscular power production in college age adults. Fifteen male and two female college students in an advanced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Analysis of Korean physical educators' attitudes toward teaching handicapped students in regular classes

Creator:: Kim, Kihong
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine Korean physical educators' attitudes toward teaching handicapped students in their regular classes. Ninety-eight schools were randomly selected from middle schools in Korea. A total of 213 Korean physical educators was the sample size used in this study. The survey instrument used was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Comparison of fractionated reaction time between cerebral palsied and non-handicapped youth

Creator:: Parks, Susan T.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to study the effects of cerebral palsy on the ability to plan and execute a gross motor movement, as measured by the fractionation of Simple Reaction Time (SRT) into its premotor (central) and motor (peripheral) components. The experimental task required subjects (N = 10...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact dynamics of a tennis ball striking a hard surface

Creator:: Wang, Jin-cherng
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to study the impact phenomena of a tennis ball striking a hard surface. Stroboscopic photography was used to collect the ball's impact images from seven angles of incidence, ranging from -23 degrees to -70 degrees with zero, top and back initial spin respectively. Through...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables among Oregon public school teacher-coaches : identifying coping strategies

Creator:: Kosa, Boonsong
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine relationships between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables and to identify burnout coping strategies commonly used by teacher-coaches in public secondary schools. A volunteer sample of 193 teacher-coaches responded to a three-section questionnaire composed of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Jaloweic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of freshmen student attitudes and behavior toward alcohol in relation to their parents attitudes about alcohol

Creator:: Shoemaker, Thomas Alexander
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parental attitudes and student attitudes toward the consumption of alcoholic beverages, between parental attitudes toward the consumption of alcoholic beverages and the reasons students drink alcoholic beverages, and between parental attitudes toward the consumption of alcoholic beverages and the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Two epidemiological studies in central Haiti

Creator:: Bonnlander, Heinke P.
Abstract:: Two epidemiological studies, designed to expand our knowledge of morbidity and mortality indicators concerning malaria and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination in the Hospital Albert Schweitzer health district located in Central Haiti's Artibonite Valley, are presented. The hospital serves a rural population of 190,000 in its 610 square mile district. A large...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship between value orientation and meanspiritedness

Creator:: Deckard, C. Kathleen
Abstract:: This study examines empirically the relationship of value orientation to meanspiritedness. Meanspiritedness (a collection of acts, thoughts and/or attitudes which are intentionally malicious) was defined and a scoring method was designed. The management level of self-interest in individuals as indicated by their value orientation and religious orientation was examined. Additionally,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Factors affecting risk perception about drinking water and response to public notification

Creator:: Anadu, Edith Chijioke
Abstract:: Contamination of drinking water occurs despite strict regulations, yet few studies have been conducted to assess the public's perception of risk about drinking water. The purpose of this study was to assess risk perception associated with drinking water supplied by small water systems and to determine alternative measures that people...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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The effects of six weeks of squat and plyometric training on power production

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

Analysis of Korean physical educators' attitudes toward teaching handicapped students in regular classes

Comparison of fractionated reaction time between cerebral palsied and non-handicapped youth

The impact dynamics of a tennis ball striking a hard surface

The relationship between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables among Oregon public school teacher-coaches : identifying coping strategies

A study of freshmen student attitudes and behavior toward alcohol in relation to their parents attitudes about alcohol

Two epidemiological studies in central Haiti

The relationship between value orientation and meanspiritedness

Factors affecting risk perception about drinking water and response to public notification

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