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A survey and analysis of the attitudes of non-negro parents in selected Portland elementary schools

Creator:: Farrell, Bernard Joseph
Abstract:: The study of parent attitudes in Portland, Oregon, elementary schools was designed to accomplish three purposes: (1) To identify the attitudes of Non-Negro parents toward integration of Negroes into the schools and community, (2) To measure the effects of socioeconomic classes (low, middle, upper), of schools (control versus transfer), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr.-Edwin Strowbrige The study of parent attitudes in Portland

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
Full Text:: ." - To Don and Barbara who saw me through. To Dr. Edwin Strowbridge for his assistance and guidance

Professional competencies for church ministry as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and seminary seniors

Creator:: Sweeney, James E.
Abstract:: The conceptual foundations of the study emerged from a review of the literature, suggesting that a serious gap exists between clergy and laity in terms of ministerial expectations. This gap has been attributed in part to a growing estrangement between seminaries and the churches they serve. Thus, the central problem...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: tor Privacy Abstract approved: Dr. Edwin L. Anderson The conceptual foundations of the study emerged

The effects of teacher gender on mathematics achievement of first-grade students

Creator:: Barnett, Werner Joseph
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant statistical differences in achievement between first-grade students taught mathematics by male teachers as compared to first-grade students taught mathematics by female teachers. A substantive hypothesis was formed, which stated: "This writer hypothesizes that mean-gain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Edwin D. Strowbridk , Jr. Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there

A study of perceived and preferred ratings of institutional goals and priority rankings as viewed by faculty, students, and administrators at Oregon State University

Creator:: Taylor, William Lawrence
Abstract:: This study was undertaken as a result of an interest in the present and future purposes and functions of higher education. American society and higher education are moving through a period of change. Since each shapes and is shaped by the other, change in either may require a review and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Purpose of the Study Redacted for privacy Dr. Edwin L. Anderson This study was undertaken as a result of

A comparative study of concerns and expectations of coordinators and employers for selected cooperative work experience programs in Oregon community colleges

Creator:: Kirsch, Theodore W.
Abstract:: The goal of this research was to identify those program elements and their levels of fulfillment in community college cooperative education programs which are essential if the success of an employer's contribution to a student's training is to be reasonably assured. The primary purpose was to determine if statistically significant...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: writer is also indebted to Dr. Pat H. Atteberry, Dr. H. Daniel Brunk, Dr. Edwin L. Anderson, and Dr

A comparison of verbal responses of anglo-migrant and anglo-resident children

Creator:: Petrie, Ronald G.
Abstract:: The study compares the differences in verbal responses between 39 Anglo-resident and 32 Anglo-migrant children in the first grade in selected school districts in Oregon. The children were tested for I. Q. using the Goodenough Draw- A-Man test. They were grouped for comparison purposes by age, sex, and by migrancy...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Beardsley Darleen R. Petrie Renee C. Petrie Eric H. Petrie Daniel D. Petrie ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The

Denison Olmsted (1791-1859), scientist, teacher, Christian : a biographical study of the connection of science with religion in antebellum America

Creator:: Schoepflin, Gary Lee
Abstract:: A biographical study of Denison Olmsted, focusing upon his own Christian world view and its connection with his various activities in science, supports the view that religion served as a significant factor in the promotion of science in America during this time period. Olmsted taught physics, meteorology and astronomy at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Brookes Spencer, for several helpful discussions concerning Olmsted's natural theology; to Dr. Daniel P

The relationship between kindergarten experience and fine-muscle eye-hand coordination abilities of first grade children

Creator:: Roberts, Arthur James
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between kindergarten experience and fine-muscle eye-hand coordination abilities of first grade children. The subjects were 181 first graders in the public schools of Albany, Corvallis, and Salem, Oregon. The mean age of the sample was 76.69 months with a standard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Position. Ninety percent of the sample were classified as lower middle class (Class IV), with the other

Electromyographic biofeedback for tension control during fine and gross motor skill acquisition

Creator:: French, Stephen Neil
Abstract:: The presence of residual muscular tension has been implicated as a detrimental influence on the performance and learning of motor skills. A method for reducing muscular tension has been provided by the recent advent of biofeedback training. Thirty young adult males were subjected to tests of stabilometer balancing skill and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Forrest Gathercoal, Assistant Dean of Education To Dr. Edwin Strowbridge, Associate Professor of

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A survey and analysis of the attitudes of non-negro parents in selected Portland elementary schools

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

Professional competencies for church ministry as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and seminary seniors

The effects of teacher gender on mathematics achievement of first-grade students

A study of perceived and preferred ratings of institutional goals and priority rankings as viewed by faculty, students, and administrators at Oregon State University

A comparative study of concerns and expectations of coordinators and employers for selected cooperative work experience programs in Oregon community colleges

A comparison of verbal responses of anglo-migrant and anglo-resident children

Denison Olmsted (1791-1859), scientist, teacher, Christian : a biographical study of the connection of science with religion in antebellum America

The relationship between kindergarten experience and fine-muscle eye-hand coordination abilities of first grade children

Electromyographic biofeedback for tension control during fine and gross motor skill acquisition

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