The central purposes of this study were to review the
historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential
learning theory, and to determine the effect and
application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory
as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990.
It was found that Kolb based his...
This study compared the perceptions of health education experts, principals and teachers regarding the ranking in order of importance of organizing school health programs within the elementary schools under the Jurisdiction of Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand. Of 604 subjects participating, 19 were health education experts from universities, Ministry of Public Health...
Purpose
The major purpose of this study was to investigate the effects
of self concept upon parent-adolescent communication patterns.
Parental self concepts and the self concepts of their adolescent along
with the adolescent's perceived quality of communication with their
parents were examined to determine if (1) the parents' self concepts...
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...
There are three avenues of education to prepare students for board
examination leading to licensure as a registered nurse: diploma certificate,
associate degree, and baccalaureate degree. The baccalaureate
nursing programs are challenged to prepare students for acute care nursing,
community health nursing and leadership in nursing. Baccalaureate
nursing educators believe...
The primary purpose of this study was to identify the
competencies essential for effective performance as a rural
public health sanitarian in developing countries. The need
to identify rural sanitarian competencies in developing
countries is closely related to the World Health Organization's
goal of "Health for all by the year...
This study was designed to determine instructor performance
appraisal methods being used in community colleges (in Florida, Iowa,
New York, Texas, and Washington) and to identify factors responsible
for variations in performance appraisal procedures. Questions about
instructor performance appraisal which were examined included: who
does it, for what purposes, what...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between stress, health, and health behaviors. The population for the study was made up of 231 full-time employees from Eastern Montana College. The subjects completed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), the Seriousness of Illness Scale (SIRS), the La Crosse...