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Creator:: Brenner, Vernon J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether certain variables have significant bearing on the education of adult undergraduate students. During the 1970's Pace (1977) and Shaver (1978) suggested that the "quality of effort" that college and university students invest in their own learning and development is a key...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Sun, Michael B.
Abstract:: The research developed a methodology to code and quantify eye movement patterns as a function of a neuro-linguistic programming strategy elicitation process. Secondarily the research established methodology that identified the degree of consistency among certain certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioners while they rated eye movements. The study reviewed literature in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Kuga, Lillian A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of job stressors in student services professionals. The research procedures examined the functional aspects of a position with four dimensions of job stressors: role-based stress, conflictresolution stress, task-based stress, and stress due to the inefficiency of others. The independent variables...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Long, Edgar Charles John
Abstract:: Perspective-taking has been defined as the tendency to take the point of view of another, to put oneself in the psychological shoes of another. This ability has been argued to be an important component of social interaction. This research examined three components of perspective-taking: a general measure of perspective taking...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Putnam, Carol A.
Abstract:: Women entrepreneurs are an economic force within the American and Oregon economy. Women are starting businesses at two to five times the rate of men. There has been significant research detailing the demographics, barriers, and business management skills of women business owners. Yet, the research to date has been limited...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: McMahon, Timothy R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between moral development and year in school, gender, and personality type for university undergraduates. Moral development was measured by the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and personality was assessed using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The sample consisted of 320 freshmen,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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