This study documented the history of the development and practice of the
kinlein associate. Consumer dissatisfaction with health care, nursing unrest, and
increased demand for long-term care-givers were the antecedents for a paradigm shift
to "caring with" persons based upon the theory of esca developed by
M. Lucille Kinlein. Interested...
The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine how high
school students managed their learning while working within the guidelines
of a student-centered approach to teaching and learning. Data collected
included interviews, questionnaires, participant observations, and Kolbe
Conative Index scores supplied by the school. Seven teachers and forty
students...
The term "sustainable development" describes certain
proposals designed to provide the present generation with
such needs as food, shelter, and energy while sustaining the
environment or stock of natural resources for future
generations. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the
relationship between sustainable development and current
U.S. petroleum...
This is a bibliography of doctoral dissertations and masters' theses in forestry and related topics issued during the period from July 1981 through June 1990. The colleges and universities included are all accredited by the Society of American Foresters. The actual listings were supplied by the individual institutions. Topics covered...
Several popular cultural movements emphasizing indigenous spirituality have arisen in the United States and Europe within the past thirty years. Spiritual discourses attributed to Native Americans, among other groups, are borrowed by Euro-Americans in search of alternatives to dominant ideologies. In such a circumstance, Native Americans become part of a...
Spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa Lam. (Compositae) is an extremely
successful introduced weed species in the northwestern United States. Multiple factors
may be responsible for its success, including chemical defense. Two different types of
putative chemical defense agents are the focus of this thesis. The first is a bitter-tasting
sesquiterpene lactone,...
This investigation assessed the effectiveness of an adolescent substance abuse treatment program that incorporated "Rites of Passage." Named Gender Based Treatment (GBT), the treatment program sought to address the adolescents' developmental needs through the use of rituals, myth and story telling, and rites of initiation.
Employing quantitative and qualitative analysis,...