The purpose of this study was to extend Klingensmith' (1948)
research, which investigated the child's meaning of "life," as well as
the relationship between animism and anthropomorphism, by employing
a younger group and analyzing for sex differences.
The subjects were 36 Caucasian children, 18 boys and 18 girls,
attending the...
A taxonomic study of the genus Gautieria Vitt. is presented.
Existing type collections were re-examined, fully described and
figures. Twenty-six species are recognized. Two provisional subgenera
are proposed: Gautieria and Clelandia. Within the subgenus
Gautieria, two provisional sections are proposed: Gautieria and
Trappea. G. morchellaeformis var. globospora, and
G. morchellaeformis...
The purpose of this study was to investigate one individual difference,
i.e., rate of response, and the effect on student performance
when teachers recognize this difference. Using disadvantaged third
grade students as subjects, three null hypotheses were formulated as
follows:
1. Slow responding accurate students' (Group LH) scores will
show...
Barth's theory of transactional analysis is applied to the
community of Tiller, Oregon and its reaction to a development proposal.
Community behavior patterns vis-a-vis the development proposal are
examined from a processual point of view to determine how these
patterns are generated.
The community's history and contemporary situation are described....
In recent years, changes in values have occurred in major elements of the population, most notably among the late adolescents and the college students. That this holds portent for the future was referred to by Revel in WITHOUT MARX OR JESUS when he said, "The American revolution is without doubt...
Oregon Biography Index is intended to serve primarily as a starting point in locating biographies of Oregonians. We have indexed 47 historical volumes which are either entirely devoted to biographies or have large self-contained biographical sections. The profiles in the books vary widely in accuracy and detail. Birth dates of...