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Residential placement of patients with dementia : relationship to care recipient and caregiver variables

Creator:: Coehlo, Deborah Padgett
Abstract:: The occurrence and timing of residential care of patients with dementia is impacted by several care recipient and caregiver variables. Previous research has shown a strong relationship among residential placement and marital status, cognitive decline, deterioration in functional abilities, and presence of behavior problems in the care recipient. Research on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Women's feelings about the work-family interface of long-haul truck drivers : six days on the road and he's gonna be home tonight

Creator:: Moon, Susan F.
Abstract:: Long-haul truck drivers are absent from their families for prolonged periods of time. This paper examines the methods trucking families use to remain connected given such absences. Interviews with ten women married to long-haul truck drivers underwent qualitative analysis. Initially, personal profiles were developed to illustrate life experiences of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Gender differences in the perceptions of sexual abuse

Creator:: Sandras, Eric
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore gender differences in adult perceptions of sexual abuse encounters between an adult male and children of both genders and of various ages. Subjects were four hundred and fifty three students from a northwestern university. They were recruited from a lower-level human development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The experience of southeast Asian refugee families : an exploration of family identity

Creator:: Lynch, Maureen Jessica
Abstract:: Every year thousands of families experience a major life-changing event when they are torn from their homeland and become refugees. Little is known about how the refugee experience impacts the family and how members perceive it affects their sense of family identity. The construct of family identity as proposed by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of space and color in the physical environment on children's cooperative behavior

Creator:: Read, Marilyn Avonia
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether changes in physical space impacted preschool children's cooperative behavior. These changes in physical space included differentiated and undifferentiated ceiling height and wall color. This study used an experimental design with subjects experiencing four conditions each. The sample consisted of 30 preschool...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Creator:: Bailey, Sandra J.
Abstract:: Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Children's housework in single-mother and single-father families

Creator:: Hall, Leslie Duke
Abstract:: Using data from the 1987-1988 National Survey of Families and Households, this study compared time children of single mothers (n = 717) and fathers (n = 78) spent on housework. Housework takes time and many parents combine it with employment and child rearing. Characteristics of families headed by single mothers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Adolescent motivation and learning in a summer youth employment program

Creator:: McCausland, Suzy G.
Abstract:: Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) provide disadvantaged youth jobs and employment experiences. These federally funded programs meet a practical need to help adolescents earn money and have positive summer activities. In addition, federal administrators have implemented program requirements designed to give youth relevant training for future employment. One federal requirement...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program on practitioner systemic thinking : a follow-up study

Creator:: Peterson, Raymond W.
Abstract:: This follow-up study investigated the effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program upon system thinking among practitioners who had completed training, using a post-test only, treatment-comparison group design. The subjects consisted of practitioners matriculated through two counselor-related programs at a medium-sized college in the Northwest during the years 1985-1991. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Coping resources mediating the relationship between stressful life events and delinquent behavior among adolescents

Creator:: Sim, Hee-og
Abstract:: Stressful events of both major and minor magnitude in the lives of children and adolescents are significantly related to emotional and behavioral problems (Compas, 1987a; Johnson, 1986). It is also apparent, however, that this relationship is complicated and that individuals vary greatly in their responses to stress. The purpose of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effect of religious coping on depression and anxiety in adolescence

Creator:: Olszewski, Mary Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The global understanding of selected undergraduate students at Oregon State University

Creator:: Stoll, Marcelle L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of an integrated adapted physical education setting on the motor performance of preschool children with developmental delays

Creator:: Zittel, Lauriece L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an integrated adapted physical education setting on the motor performance of preschool children with developmental delays. Subjects in this study participated in segregated and integrated adapted physical education classes. During the integrated conditions, same-age peers without delays participated in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Parenting behaviors : a content analysis of TV family situation comedies

Creator:: Bundy, Kaarre A.
Abstract:: Parent-characters in televised family programs set examples for viewers who may re-enact their behaviors with real children. This study attempts to determine how much "desirable" and "undesirable" behavior is modeled on these shows, and whether the behaviors are coupled with responses that might encourage or discourage viewer adoption of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Construction of a self-esteem inventory for Thai college women

Creator:: Pinyuchon, Methinin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self-esteem inventory for Thai college women. Research questions included whether or not the developed inventory proved to be unidimensional or multidimensional and, if the latter proved to be the case, how many dimensions underlie the construct. The item pool...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Contribution of perceived social support from close family and background characteristics to the well-being of women providing care to dependent mothers

Creator:: Oppy, Nancy Chun
Abstract:: The increasing elderly population is creating a greater need for care providers. Research indicates that while caregiving can be rewarding, it can also generate stress which, in turn, impacts individual well-being. Social support, however, may foster the well-being of persons who are experiencing stressful events. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Impact of parental divorce on delingquent behavior and psychosocial development in early adolescents : the moderating effects of social support, self-esteem, and locus of control

Creator:: Olszewski, Mary Elizabeth
Abstract:: Research has shown that stress is related to negative physical and psychological changes among adults. Compared to the large body of literature on stress among adults, research on the effects of life stress among children and adolescents is relatively sparse. There is evidence, however, that stressful life events are related...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Relationship between college student organization leadership experience and post-college leadership activity

Creator:: Sommers, Walter B.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between college student organization leadership experience and postcollege leadership activity. A questionnaire was employed to gather data to determine Ii there were differences by gender, academic major, and last year of attendance at OSU among former student leaders In: postcollegiate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Attitude-behavior fit in preschool peer relations : configurations of sociometry and social participation

Creator:: Shankar, Ila
Abstract:: The study of preschool children's peer relations has primarily employed sociometric interviews and observations of children's social participation during free-play situations as methods of assessment. These assessments of peer relations have traditionally demonstrated lack of fit between attitude (as measured by sociometry) and behavior (observation of social participation). Often, sociometric...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Reform in undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and in Japan

Creator:: Takeshita, Shunichi
Abstract:: Undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and Japan were compared in terms of reform during the period 1972-74 to 1988-90. Two kinds of reform were studied: (1) change from single-track professional preparation to multiple-track preparation and (2) change from a nonacademic discipline-based program to an entirely academic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Knowledge and attitudes about genital herpes and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among future teachers

Creator:: Mix, Katherine A.
Abstract:: This study measured knowledge and attitudes about genital herpes and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in a sample of future teachers from the College of Education at Oregon State University. The objectives of the study were 1) to determine if students possess accurate knowledge about the two diseases; 2)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Preschool children's motor development and perceived competence

Creator:: Boucher, Barbara H.
Abstract:: This study compared the effects of two conditions on the motor development of preschool children and investigated the relationship between preschool children's motor development and perceived competence. Specifically, it provided information for discerning: a) the relative effects of a sensory-motor condition and an unstructured activities condition on the motor development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study to determine the media competencies recommended by inservice teachers from specific teaching disciplines

Creator:: Jensen, Edward A.
Abstract:: This study was an investigation to determine the instructional media competencies that inservice teachers of secondary education teaching disciplines recommend for pre-service teachers in their discipline. A literature review focused on four main questions: 1. What historical events mark the development of the field of instructional media? 2. What are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship of teacher role characteristics, staff development, and school climate to the use of manipulatives in primary grade mathematics

Creator:: Smith, Karen Clark
Abstract:: A review of the literature revealed that there are many variables that influence teachers' instructional practices. These influential variables fall into three categories: those related to the teacher, which are referred to in this study as teacher role characteristics; those related to the inservice education activities of teachers, referred to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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