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The psychological affect of modern and traditional schools on students' self-concepts, self-adjustment and social adjustment

Creator:: Ross, Dorian Mordecai Roseman
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between modern and traditional schools and children's self-concepts. In order to do this, it was necessary to describe and define the phenomenon "self-concept" as used in education and to describe what the author meant by modern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , whose love and support never wavered, and to Alex and David, who tried to give more to their schools

The Auteur Perspective of David Fincher

Creator:: Kitamura, Garrett
Abstract:: Director David Fincher’s films contain many distinct elements that set his work apart, but one of the most instantly recognizable elements is his visual style – specifically, his camerawork. The level of control and purposefulness that Fincher exhibits in his films qualify Fincher as the auteur, or “author,” of his...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: The Auteur Perspective of David Fincher by

Technological progress, disacculturation, and our public schools

Creator:: Morita, Sally J.
Abstract:: The problems facing our nation's public schools today cannot be divorced from our enthusiasm for technology and the positive relationship we believe it shares with our perception of progress. Based on the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy, author Jeremy Rifkin argues that the development of increasingly "efficient"...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for Privacy Benjamin P. Murdzekf The problems facing our nation's public schools today cannot be

Impact of voluntary compliance and compliance inspection programs on experience rates among small employers in California

Creator:: Nave, Michael E.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to evaluate government intervention as an effective strategy for implementing accident prevention programs and reducing occupational injuries in the workplace. The central issue was to determine if participation in the California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Small Employer Voluntary Compliance Program (SEVCP) or compliance inspections conducted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . The concept for the research topic was the result of numerous conversations with David Valoff, former

An investigation of the self concept of Alaskan Eskimo adolescents in four different secondary school environments

Creator:: Benjamin, Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Adolescents in Four Different Secondary School Environments AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ELIZABETH BENJAMIN

Selected demographic variables as predictors of small group attendance or nonattendance among adult Conservative Baptists : a discriminant analysis

Creator:: McBride, Neal
Abstract:: Small groups are an important and widely used educational format in adult church education. It is estimated that ninety percent of the churches that belong to the Conservative Baptist Association of Oregon provide some type of small group eductional opportunity for their adult members. The purpose of this study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: on sabbatical. The significant contributions Drs. Carve' Wood, Theodore Madden, and Benjamin

An evaluation of educational films in the teaching of high school physics in Oregon

Creator:: Grassell, Edward Milton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , S. E. Williamson, and E. A. Yunker; Dr. Benjamin L. Simmons, Dir ctor, Curriculum and Publications

Identifying knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among selected 65 to 74 year olds, utilizing a structured interview

Creator:: Smith, Margaret M. (Margaret Mary), 1942-
Abstract:: The two major purposes of this study were to gather data relative to the knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among sixty-five to seventy-four year olds and to determine whether or not significant differences existed between the sexes. The study focused on six research questions: These were: 1. Do older...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: STRUCTURED INTERVIEW !)/ Redacted for privacy / David W. Phel per /7 Abstract approved: The two major

A study of the interaction between learner characteristics, two methods of CPR instruction, and affects on retention of CPR competencies

Creator:: Carl, Frank (Frank Charles)
Abstract:: Problem: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate interactions between learner characteristics and instructional settings and their affect on retention of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR.) competency.. An effort was made to determine if college students identified as Independent or Dependent-Conforming learners interacted with traditional or self-instructional CPR educational modes....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. David Lawson for his firm but patient guidance while serving as my program and dissertation

Homeroom programs in selected secondary schools in the United States

Creator:: McCorkle, David Benson
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: United States HOMEROOM PROGRAMS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES by DAVID BENSON

Experimental methodology for segmenting the postsecondary education market

Creator:: McNabb, David Earl
Abstract:: The objective of the study was to identify and evaluate a methodology of market segmentation analysis for use in postsecondary education institution enrollment management. Two approaches to segmentation were examined: A priori and post hoc., The a priori approach was based on subject's intent to enroll at one of five...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: education market AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DAVID EARL MCNABB for the DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name

The identification of long-term care administrator competencies

Creator:: Smith, David Adelbert
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to identify the competencies needed to perform effectively as a long-term care administrator. An original list of competency statements was generated from the literature and from persons active in the field of long-term care administration. This list of 53 statements was placed into...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Competencies. AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David Adelbert Smith for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

An analysis of the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality traits of high school basketball players

Creator:: Doherty, Michael Thomas
Abstract:: The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality characteristics of high school basketball players. The Athletic Motivation Inventory (AMI) measured the personality traits of 150 high school basketball players. The Individual Data Questionnaire was used to identify background characteristics for comparison...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Creighton, Dr. Verne Dickinson, Dr. David Faulkenberry, and Dr. Fred Fox for their encouragement and

Postsecondary student consumerism : a national Delphi forecast of developments and articulation of policy options

Creator:: Franks, Robert Grover
Abstract:: The purpose of this research, expressed in two coequal parts, was: to establish a forecast of developments and an articulation of policy options vis-a-vis postsecondary student consumerism; and to determine if interest groups of experts differed significantly in their evaluations of the aforementioned developments and policy options. The Delphi technique...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education; and Dr. Robert L. Krahmer, Professor of Forest Products. Special thanks is due David G. Niess

Autistic conflict in higher education

Creator:: Murray-Ritchie, Susan K.
Abstract:: This study documents three cases of protracted conflict in an institution of higher education. Work groups in conflict were studied for one year in order to create cases and to describe factors influencing conflict escalation. From these cases, autistic conflict as a descriptive construct was developed to illustrate one phase...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: David 210 Another Eruption: Zelda and Rose 213 Interview with Rose 216 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued

Social hygiene content in biology classes of Oregon high schools

Creator:: Flegel, Dorothy, 1897-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , both theses, were prepared In Califcrnia universities. One, by David 'nitton Sturges, In l9O, cn "The

The concept of the helping relationship in school counseling: a philosophical analysis

Creator:: Welle, J. Janice
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Self-assessment as a function of entering skills analysis in Adult Basic Education

Creator:: Haynes, Judith Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine if a self-assessment procedure provides data with acceptable accuracy for use in Adult Basic Education placement diagnostic batteries. Several factors descriptive of the population and the treatment were studied: 1. The overall degree of accuracy in computation and word pronunciation. 2. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: David Ausbel reports, "The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner

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

A study of the common professional competencies of educational engineers

Creator:: Allison, Eugene Frederick
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The primary purpose of the study was to determine the common professional education competencies of educational engineers. The respondents in the study included public school district superintendents, public school district business managers, school planners from public school districts, staff members of teacher training institutions, community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The career decision making of individuals with mild developmental disabilities

Creator:: Thyfault, Alberta J.
Abstract:: Individuals with mild developmental disabilities have traditionally been excluded from full participation in their career decision making due to the stereotyping of their perceived incompetence. This view forms a mind-set or stigma that is recognized as the disability myth. This study initially addressed the vocational development of individuals with mild...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and emotional support. Also, in memory of Father Benjamin Kiernan, who influenced my personal

The application of Bloom's taxonomy to professional education competencies of selected vocational instructors

Creator:: Spaziani, Richard L.
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The primary purpose of this study was to assist in the structuring of an empirically based vocational teacher preparatory program by determining the hierarchical levels of common professional education competencies needed by community college and secondary school vocational instructors. Several dimensions were considered: personal administration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A task analysis of selected leaders in vocational education

Creator:: Heilman, Casmer Franklin
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was directed toward an examination of personnel resources in vocational education. More particularly, the study attempted to determine contributions made by personnel, to assess the procedures and processes utilized in making these contributions, and to identify strengths that need to be developed in future personnel....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to: My wife, Betty, and sons, Greg, Doug and David for their continuous understanding, assistance

The effects of an academic enrichment program on the self-concepts of Eskimo elementary school children

Creator:: Yates, Stephen V.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Eskimo students in four Alaska boarding schools, Benjamin (1973) found that Eskimo adolescents are

Cognitive meaning of teacher-child verbal interaction in a fourth grade classroom

Creator:: Melendy, Ward Tinker
Abstract:: Purposes of the Study: 1. To design an instrument for classification of teacher-child verbal interaction formulating classroom cognitive patterns of communication. 2. To use the designed instrument in a classroom outside the pilot program to formulate an apparent teacher-child cognitive pattern of communication. Securing and Treating the Data: Information basic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Correlating science instruction with health instruction in a junior high school

Creator:: Neptune, Doris Ellen
Abstract:: A study concerning the correlation of health and science instruction in the junior high school was undertaken for the following reasons: 1) Boys and girls in junior high schools need instruction in science; 2) The need for interesting students in health is well recognized; and 3) In many schools there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Analysis of resistance exercise curriculum in select four-year undergraduate physical education programs

Creator:: Halling, Daye H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist in the level of coverage of resistance exercise in select four-year college and university undergraduate physical education programs. The study also examined whether differences exist between content suggested for training resistance exercise specialists and the curriculum being offered. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: direction of Dr. David Bruce Dill. The laboratory was responsible for the developing many of the techniques

A Group Informal Reading Inventory : an instrument for the assess-ment of ESL students' reading performance

Creator:: Stark, Merritt William
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: made by reading specialists. 7 David Eskey has focused on one fundamental issue when he pointed

Linguistic foundations and cultural diversity for the teacher education program at Oregon State University : an instructional system

Creator:: Petry, Larry L.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The education of culturally diverse children has been one of the focuses of education since the early 1960's. One of the factors influencing education's inability to deal with the needs of culturally diverse children is the lack of teacher's foundational knowledge of language and linguistics as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - sity was important in the professional education of teachers. 8 2. Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy of

A proposed vocational guidance program for the high school of commerce, San Francisco

Creator:: McMillan, Alva Lowell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: University, chairman; Dr. Benjamin E. Mallary, University of California; and Edgar R. Rowe, Attorney, San

Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

Creator:: Godwin, Karen Sato
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine if the construct and vocabulary of systems theory are related to academic performance such that a) the understanding of either or both can predict grade-point average for college students, and b) the explicit teaching of both construct and vocabulary to minority students can improve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An inquiry into the bases and effects of teacher militancy through an analysis of collectively bargained contracts in Oregon's largest school districts

Creator:: Logan, Charles Allen
Resource Type:: Dissertation

How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

Creator:: Nassar, Arica Louise Fafa
Abstract:: Mental health among student athletes has gotten much more attention in the world of sport today. However, there has been a lack of research focusing on how the socioeconomic backgrounds of Division 1 student athletes can play a role in their mental health and their desire to seek out help...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: stereotyping football players as “big, tough and rugged, though not precisely [of] towering intellect” (David

History and trends of graphic arts education

Creator:: Coberly, Zoral Harold
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the development of motion picture usage in Arizona public schools

Creator:: Shaner, Bernard Reed
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A comparative study of the perceptions of the university environment of candidates for student government positions and other students and the effects of the election experience upon those perceptions

Creator:: Gassert, Leland Calvin
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine whether the generally accepted procedure of campus elections as a method of choosing student government representatives (1) appears to encourage the candidacy of students who hold perceptions of the university environment similar to other students who do not choose to become candidates;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 136) At the same time, Gottlieb and Benjamin (1963) suggest that some students are more readily and

The acquisition of values : a theoretical model

Creator:: Robinson, Gail Patricia
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The design, development and testing of an experimental individualized learning system

Creator:: Neff, Gale Norman
Abstract:: This study was an experimental investigation of two methods of teaching students the cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills pertaining to the automobile brake system. The methods investigated were the experimental individualized learning system and the traditional group-lecture and demonstration. Experimental Design and Procedure The experiment, conducted during the spring term...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: most prominent researchers in this area is Benjamin S. Bloom. According to Bloom, the United States

An analysis of selected program outcomes in the industrial arts education project : Occupational Versatility

Creator:: Starr, Jack
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine if eighth grade students taking industrial arts education for the first time would experience a significant shift in beliefs about the problem solving process and have class performance altered by participation in project Occupational Versatility. In order to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An analysis of the source, nature, and resolution of grievance filings in Oregon community colleges, school years 1979-80 and 1980-81

Creator:: Searcy, Julie A. Davies
Abstract:: Although public sector unionism dates back at least to 1916, collective bargaining emerged mid-century when President John Kennedy signed into law Executive Order 10988 which established federal policy recognizing unions for federal employees. Today all levels of public education have unions. In today's community college, the curriculum, the professional background...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the contrast between computer assisted instruction and the traditional teacher/learner method of instruction in basic musicianship

Creator:: Vaughn, Arthur Clarence
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to contrast the effectiveness of computer-assisted ear-training instruction with the traditional style of ear-training instruction to determine if computer-assisted instruction increased the students' ability to identify auditory stimuli utilized in Basic Musicianship at a rate different from that of the traditional methodology. Procedures The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: necessary for the experiment. Dr. Wayne Courtney and Mr. David Niece are acknowledged a special thanks

A comparison of the metacognitive behaviors of field independent and field dependent pre-service teachers

Creator:: Carr, Maureen Sherry
Abstract:: Research studies indicated that differences in cognitive processing style influence individual behavior on various types of tasks. This study investigated the effect of the cognitive style dimension, field independence-dependence, on the metacognitive functioning of individuals involved in three problem tasks which varied in inherent structure. Twenty-six subjects were randomly selected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Structural oppression of African Americans in higher education

Creator:: Powell, William N.
Abstract:: Researching what I believe to be exclusionary practices in higher education against African Americans has compelled me to approach this subject, in part, historically. Although I realize that a historical chronology of any subject is often deceptive, as with any writer, I am tempted to interpret events to fit my...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Benjamin Disraeli, who said in his novel Tancred or the New Crusade that, "All is race. There is no other

Drum Languages and Their Messages

Creator:: Jewett, Susan E.
Abstract:: With over 800 languages spoken on the continent of Africa, inter-cultural communication has always been difficult. In addition, many of the peoples of Africa have experienced colonial oppression. Various powers have sought to interfere with intra-cultural dialogues and the free flow of information. Their effectiveness, however, was limited because of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Creator:: McMillan, Gilbert Earl
Abstract:: Problem While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers, especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence." Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Analysis of selected factors relating to the Neighborhood Youth Corps program in rural counties of Oregon

Creator:: Bigsby, Robert Alexander
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study There were two major purposes of this study. The first was to determine which socio-economic and educational factors normally available to Neighborhood Youth Corps personnel were associated with success and failure in the out-of-school program. The second purpose was to utilize these available socio-economic and educational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Guidelines for curriculum development in the preparation of health education specialists in health-care delivery settings

Creator:: Niemie, Debra Ardell
Abstract:: This study was designed to establish a baseline of data regarding guidelines for curriculum development in the preparation of health education specialists in health-care delivery settings. The survey method was utilized and an expert panel of 15 jurors was selected to respond to a 51 item questionnaire. Professions represented on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A study to determine the perceptions of the competencies needed by adult basic education teachers

Creator:: Smith, Richard Lorn
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship of student teachers' work environment preference to verbal classroom behavior

Creator:: Sturm, Dieter Werner Fritz
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to determine the relationship of student teachers' commitment to the set of values, attitudes, and behaviors that are characteristically fostered and rewarded by bureaucratic organizations and their verbal classroom behavior under actual teaching conditions, The purpose of the study was expressed by the formulation of an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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