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"Playing with computers" : the hidden impact of the computer in a school

Creator:: Turner, Martha I.
Abstract:: The topic of this study is the cultural impact of the computer in a school. "Impact" is 'defined as the cultural consequences of intended and unintended learning that occur when computers are used in the school. The major theoretical orientations of the work include the concepts of manifest and latent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison between current industrial arts philosophy expressions derived from professional publications and their acceptance by industrial arts teacher educators

Creator:: Parker, David Warren
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the current written philosophical expressions of industrial arts with the acceptance of these by select groups of industrial arts teacher educators. Procedure: The data for this study were obtained through the use of a questionnaire derived...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of body composition, body cathexis, and attitude toward obesity in women with different levels of physical activity

Creator:: Lai, Shu-mei
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify significant differences in body composition, body cathexis, and attitudes toward obesity of women in various age groups involved in different levels of physical exercise. A total of 216 women, ranging in age from 17 to 64, took part in this study. They...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of junior and senior high school student attitudes with faculty attitudes toward purposes, functions and responsibilities of the student council

Creator:: Hayden, James R.
Abstract:: The Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an original validated Lickert-type attitudinal survey instrument and administer it to selected samples of teachers and students in the Mid-Willamette Valley of Oregon to determine their attitude toward the "purposes," "functions," and "responsibilities" of student councils and place these results...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of players' and coaches' attitudes toward little league baseball in the states of Oregon and Washington and Taiwan, Republic of China

Creator:: Cheng, Hu
Abstract:: This study investigated the attitudes toward Little League Baseball of Little League Baseball players and coaches in the States of Oregon and Washington and in Taiwan, Republic of China. An instrument consisting of the semantic differential assessment questionnaire measuring attitudes toward Little League Baseball and a supplemental questionnaire for a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A factor analysis of the occupational competence of vocationally certified teachers of business education subjects

Creator:: Singkofer, Martin Delbert
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The central purpose of this study was to identify the common competency elements deemed necessary for entry-level vocational certification and to develop these elements into groups that would serve as a basis for use in an occupational competency test. Questions to be answered from the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A factor analysis of the professional education competencies of administrators of vocational education

Creator:: Sundstrom, Lloyd Conrad
Abstract:: The primary objective of this study was to identify, and to group, the professional education competencies common to administrators of vocational education. The technique of factor analysis was used to form logical groups of competencies. The secondary objectives were to: 1. determine, by the method of the analysis of variance,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A market oriented approach to energy conservation identifying disadvantaged families as target groups for energy assistance programs

Creator:: Marganus, Martin
Abstract:: Energy expenditures, perceived family well being, and energy conservation actions were analyzed by family composition and level of income. Data were from a three state subsample (Arizona, Colorado, and Oregon; N = 2,633) of a larger stratified random sample of households in the Western United States. Data were collected in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Study for development of a methodological process and the use of certified NLP-practitioners in assessing the consistency of NLP-programmers rating eye movements

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

A study of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education

Creator:: Congo, Curtis L.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to test the conventional view of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education. The conventional view stated that all job factors can potentially contribute to job satisfaction and to job dissatisfaction. A second...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of mathematical skills needed for entry-level employment in a cluster of electricity-electronics occupations

Creator:: LeDoux, Clarence E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine if differences existed in mathematical skills needed for entry-level employment in selected electricity-electronics occupations in Oregon. The four primary objectives of the study were to: 1. Identify mathematical skills from task analyses of key electricity-electronics occupations. 2. Validate the identified mathematical skills....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A survey of research tasks required by public school administrators and secondary and elementary teachers in Oregon

Creator:: Burton, H. James
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine which research tasks were necessary to the job descriptions of public school administrators, secondary and elementary teachers; what task clusters could be identified for college and university curriculums; what differences existed between sample groups. The instrument was validated through the Delphi technique....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A survey of research tasks required by secondary school counselors, State Department of Education professionals, & college & university faculty in Oregon

Creator:: Soukup, Margaret A.
Abstract:: This study determined the importance of specific research tasks to the present job requirements of State Department of Education professionals, college and university instructional faculty, and secondary school counselors in Oregon. The instrument utilized in the research was designed and validated through a Delphi process. The computed reliability coefficient was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A syntactical analysis of modern Japanese thought patterns as reflected in characteristics of the Japanese language

Creator:: Tsuboya, Yoko
Abstract:: This study had two purposes. The first purpose was to determine whether certain aspects of the Japanese language were reflected in examples of the Japanese cultural construct of contemporary essays. The second purpose was to show how these aspects of the Japanese language reflect the intuitive, non-logical nature of Japanese...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A theoretical design of rational autonomy : integrating elementary and early childhood teacher education through a contemporary derivation from Maria Montessori's social cognitive field paradigm

Creator:: Mitchener, Virginia Wedler
Abstract:: The individual through earliest recorded history reveals contradictory views of the human life-span. "Am I a free and unique individual, able to make choices and decide my own destiny?, or, "Am I only a victim of circumstance, a speck of dust in the universe's whirlwind of fate?" Each view is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An assessment of needs and interests for multicredentialed allied health workers in rural Wisconsin hospitals

Creator:: Bauer, Annabel Bernice
Abstract:: The study examined multicredentialed allied health workers in rural Wisconsin hospitals. The objectives identified differences in perceptions between rural allied health employers and employees regarding (1) allied health personnel shortages; (2) interest for multicredentialed allied health workers; (3) the educational preparation of rural multicredentialed allied health workers, and (4) factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An investigation of the relationships among perceptual modality, temporality, and academic achievement of selected middle school sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students

Creator:: Zachow, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: The primary foci of the study were to determine the relationships among perceptual modality, temporality, and academic achievement, and to develop implications for the academic counseling of middle school students based on the findings. The sample was composed of 613 students enrolled in Prineville Junior High School. The Edmonds Learning...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Attitudes toward and basic understanding of mathematics of prospective elementary teachers and the factors influencing attitudes and basic understanding of mathematics

Creator:: Wall, Patricia J.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Attitudes toward death and dying among student nurses as affected by a specialized curriculum

Creator:: Johnson, Taffy L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if adding a specialized instructional section on death and dying to ongoing curriculum would affect attitudes of student nurses toward death and dying. Subjects were 30 first-year nursing students enrolled in the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Coaching preparation consistent with recommendations from active coaches

Creator:: Arritola, Pascual Pedro
Abstract:: This study investigated various aspects of coaching preparation at the undergraduate level to determine where coaches are being trained to enter the coaching profession as well as to determine where active coaches were trained in the competencies deemed necessary for an individual to be a success in the coaching profession....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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"Playing with computers" : the hidden impact of the computer in a school

A comparison between current industrial arts philosophy expressions derived from professional publications and their acceptance by industrial arts teacher educators

A comparison of body composition, body cathexis, and attitude toward obesity in women with different levels of physical activity

A comparison of junior and senior high school student attitudes with faculty attitudes toward purposes, functions and responsibilities of the student council

A comparison of players' and coaches' attitudes toward little league baseball in the states of Oregon and Washington and Taiwan, Republic of China

A factor analysis of the occupational competence of vocationally certified teachers of business education subjects

A factor analysis of the professional education competencies of administrators of vocational education

A market oriented approach to energy conservation identifying disadvantaged families as target groups for energy assistance programs

A Study for development of a methodological process and the use of certified NLP-practitioners in assessing the consistency of NLP-programmers rating eye movements

A study of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education

A study of mathematical skills needed for entry-level employment in a cluster of electricity-electronics occupations

A survey of research tasks required by public school administrators and secondary and elementary teachers in Oregon

A survey of research tasks required by secondary school counselors, State Department of Education professionals, & college & university faculty in Oregon

A syntactical analysis of modern Japanese thought patterns as reflected in characteristics of the Japanese language

A theoretical design of rational autonomy : integrating elementary and early childhood teacher education through a contemporary derivation from Maria Montessori's social cognitive field paradigm

An assessment of needs and interests for multicredentialed allied health workers in rural Wisconsin hospitals

An investigation of the relationships among perceptual modality, temporality, and academic achievement of selected middle school sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students

Attitudes toward and basic understanding of mathematics of prospective elementary teachers and the factors influencing attitudes and basic understanding of mathematics

Attitudes toward death and dying among student nurses as affected by a specialized curriculum

Coaching preparation consistent with recommendations from active coaches

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