Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was to determine if upper division,
undergraduate, elementary education students would demonstrate a
significant change in self-actualization as measured by the Personal
Orientation Inventory following instruction in five (5) communication
skills (paraphrasing, behavior description, description of own feelings,
perception checking, feedback...
This study focused on the relationship between energy related
behaviors prior to and following structural modifications of the
residence. If energy saving structural modifications are made, will
there also be a concommitant change in energy conserving behavioral
practices? The objectives of this study were: 1) to create a profile of...
The Purpose of the Study:
The purpose of this study was to examine early teacher
attrition through a follow-up of Washington County teachers
in Oregon who left the profession with five years of experience
or less. Focus was given to background data and
areas of greatest professional concerns for former...
The major purposes of this study were to describe paternal attitudes toward fathering and parent education and to then explore the relationships among these attitudes and interests. Specifically, the study attempted to relate traditional/developmental attitudes of fathers to: (1) expressed interests in knowing more about child rearing; (2) willingness to...
Research has been completed which identifies qualitatively and
quantitatively the deposition, persistence and fate of polynuclear
aromatic hydrocarbons (PNAH) on burned clear-cut sites in Oregon.
Eight PNAH were identified and quantified in post-burn litter samples
taken from four slash-burned sites. Deposition of lower
molecular weight, 3-4 ring compounds was considerably...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a deep
breathing and stretching exercise on communication Apprehension,
Cohesiveness and Attentiveness. An empirical method was used in
this study. All of the subjects involved in the study were students
in beginning public speaking courses, Speech 112, at Oregon...
The purposes of this study were to identify the common elementary
education competencies necessary for a Master's degree curriculum in
Thailand as perceived by elementary education instructors in
universities and colleges, by elementary school teachers, and by
principals, supervisors, and administrators in Thailand; to determine
the common clusters of selected...
Purpose: The study assessed the perceived need for inservice
training to improve the teaching of mathematics in primary schools
in Bendel State of Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to
know where and when the primary school mathematics teachers need
inservice training to improve their standards of teaching elementary
mathematics. The...
Effective teacher training programs have been a concern for many
years. While most teacher training programs have been evaluated by
follow-up studies valuable information can be gained by assessing
the needs and concerns of teacher trainees as they progress through
their teacher training experiences. The primary purpose of this
study...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the
attitudes toward mathematics of prospective elementary
teachers and their basic understanding of mathematics.
Two hundred fourteen subjects, representing prospective teachers from Oregon State University and Western
Oregon State College participated in this study. The
responses of this total population to the...