The purpose of this study was to monitor coronary responses
occurring in the S-T segment of an electrocardiogram before, during
and after exercise following a "standard" carbohydrate-loading schedule with varied vitamin B-6 supplementation. The study was conducted
using four college-aged males who had been training a minimum of two
years...
A five year longitudinal study was begun in 1976 to find a
solution to the problem of early primary children who fail in school
and then adopt the failure syndrome. The study was conducted in four
elementary schools in Oregon which had distinctly different
socio-economic populations.
The tests used for...
The purpose of this research was to investigate the
effectiveness of using an early childhood language intervention
program with children who had been determined to be
language delayed at the ages of 3, 4 and 5 and to determine
how the early childhood langauge intervention program was
associated with changes...
The use of selected computer games was studied as an
intervention technique in an attempt to increase achievement
of learning disabled adolescents in basic multiplication And
division facts. A multiple baseline design across subjects
with a follow-up was employed in an applied behavioral
setting. The subjects were two female and...
This study employed ethnographic methodology to investigate and record the post-camp, pre-assimilation period of Laotian refugees.The primary goal was to document the special problems and experiences of the Laotian population as they attempted to adjust to new roles and expectations within mainstream North American society.Oral histories and biographical statements focused...
The goals of this study were to discover and compare the religious
and philosophical traditions which have shaped Japanese and American
cultures, and to make a case for interdisciplinary transcultural programs
of study in higher education. Specifically, the purposes of this
study were to: (1) describe and trace historically the...
The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship
between attitudes and behaviors pertaining to male contraceptive practices;
the influences of living group affiliation in these practices;
the influence of partners in birth control method use; the quality of
communication in the sexual relationship as an influence in birth...
The purpose of this research was to test the effectiveness of
the ethnographic method as a tool for evaluating nontraditional
adult and continuing education programs. The program evaluated was
the Oregon Heritage Festival, a four-week Summer Term activity
designed to eclectically draw upon the arts, humanities, and science
to illustrate...
In recent years, the role of the City Manager in municipal
policy making has been the focus of considerable attention and debate in
both the academic and local government arenas. The purpose of this
study was to determine the differences in views of elected mayors and
appointed managers with regard...
The present study investigated the contribution of
attention to one-handed catching success. A group of
skilled (N = 8) and non-skilled (N = 10) subjects were
compared in their ability to process secondary task
information while executing a primary one-handed catching
task. On 40% of the trials, a secondary visual...
The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education
and sport in Thailand and, based upon expert opinion, to develop a
blueprint of physical education and sport for the nation building of
Thailand. The investigation concentrated on the history, role and
function, purpose of governmental involvement, and future prospects...
Organizations leading education reform of the 1980's
have challenged teacher education programs at colleges and
universities across the nation to improve the subject
matter content preparation of teachers. Past methods of
program development and techniques to assess teacher's
knowledge competence have been one-sided in their
approach. New research studies on...
Seventy-six competitive swimmers from eight swimming
teams were surveyed about swimmer's shoulder symptoms over
the past year, then were placed into symptomatic levels:
nonsymptomatic and symptomatic with the symptomatic sample
divided into moderately and highly symptomatc levels.
Swimmers were videotaped to evaluate maximum body
roll and the simultaneous angle of...
This study examined the ralationship of organizational
structure and job satisfaction in Iranain iron companies.
Sixteen of 27 Iranian iron companies were randomly
selected for the study, and 195 middle managers in the 16
companies were surveyed with a three part instrument
consisting of Likert's (1967) Profile of Organizational
Characteristics;...
The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine if individual
differences in the learner characteristics of field dependence, state
and trait anxiety, age, sex, and prior computer experience were related
to performance in operating a computer system; (2) to determine if
differences in performance would occur as a result...
This study examined the relationship and strength of association
of the two independent variables of gender (male, female) and perceived
sex role identity (masculine, androgynous, feminine, and
undifferentiated) on the leadership style, leadership range (number of
back-up styles), and leadership adaptability (effectiveness) of nonforeign
graduate students at a Land Grant...
Twenty-seven male college football linemen from the Oregon State
University football team served as subjects for the study to determine
which variables in strength and power would be best suited for use in
regression analysis with tibial nerve conduction velocity (TNCV). The
purpose of the investigation was to determine whether...
The major problem examined in this study was that of
determining whether or not there is any relationship between
student ratings of instruction in the community college
university transfer area and the professional teacher-training
backgrounds of instructors. In addition, several
other factors which may influence ratings and which might
interact...
The purposes of this study were to determine
relationships between burnout and selected demographic
and job-related variables and to identify burnout coping
strategies commonly used by teacher-coaches in public
secondary schools. A volunteer sample of 193 teacher-coaches
responded to a three-section questionnaire
composed of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Jaloweic...