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  • Sex role discrimination, preference, and confirmation in preschool aged children

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    Edelbrock, Craig S.
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    The purpose of this study was the development of the Sex Role Learning Index (SERLI), a picture choice instrument for assessing the concepts of sex role discrimination, preference, and confirmation in young children. The SERLI consists of 60 black-and-white line drawings depicting common objects, child activities and adult activities and...
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    : Redacted for Privacy Alan/I. Suoawara The purpose of this study was the development of the Sex Role

  • Sex role stereotypes and children's memory for story content

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    Gentry, Sally A.
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    The present experiment examined children's memory for stereotypic and non-stereotypic sex role content in their reading material. Twenty-four male and twenty-four female fifth grade subjects read two short stories, each depicting a male and female character who exhibited an equal number of masculine and feminine traits and behaviors. Results of...
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank my major advisor, Dr. Alan Sugawara, for his invaluable guidance, in.spiration

  • Reliability and validity of the observational form of the Child Behavior Checklist

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    Reed, Michael L.
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    A review of observational coding systems indicated the need for an instrument which is easy to learn and implement in applied settings, and which can be applied to diverse populations of disturbed children. A two phase study was conducted to evaluate the reliability and validity of observational ratings derived from...
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    : Alan cf. Sugawara A review of observational coding systems indicated the need for an instrument which

  • Parental stereotypes and children's memory for story content

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    Lindauer, Shelley Lynne Knudsen
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    This study examined children's memory for traditional and nontraditional parental behaviors displayed in story content. Subjects were 40 male and 40 female preschool children between the ages of 47 and 60 months. Children were read a story portraying a mother and a father as the main characters. Each character performed...
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    and Children's Memory For Story Content Redacted for privacyAbstract approved: Alan I. Sugawara C

  • Impact of a sex education workshop on mothers' responses to children's sexual questions and behaviors

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    Davis, Shari
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    This study examined the impact of a Sex Education Workshop on mothers' responses to their children's sexual questions and behaviors Subjects included 88 mothers equally divided into experimental and control groups. Experimental and control groups consisted of an equal number of mothers from high and low socioeconomic levels. Furthermore, an...
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    Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Dr. Alan I. S awara This study examined the impact of a Sex

  • Preoperational spatial representation among preschool children in small-scale space

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    Kozick, Stephanie A.
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    This study examined the effects of stage of preoperational thought, sex and mode of exploration on preschoolers ability to represent a small-scale model configuration of objects. Forty-eight subjects between the ages of 2 years, 5 months and 5 years, 4 months were classed in spatial conceptualization as either Stage I...
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    : Redacted for Privacy Dr. Alan I(JSugawara This study examined the effects of stage of preoperational

  • The effect of equipment structure on the creative thinking of young children in a problem solving situation

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    Severeide, Rebecca C.
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    Prior to this investigation few studies had looked at the impact of equipment design on the creative thinking of young children while they solved problems. Nor had previous studies provided support for a clear link between creative thinking and problem solving. An original piece of problem solving equipment incorporating creative...
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    Children in a Problem Solving Situation (7 approved: Redacted for Privacy Alan I..Suggwara Prior to this

  • Parental contributions to aspects of ethnic development among four- and seven-year-old Chinese-American children

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    Lin, Kowhei Sophia
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    This study had two major purposes. The first focused upon understanding the development of aspects of ethnic development among 4- and 7-year-old Chinese-American boys and girls from immigrant and non-immigrant families. The second focused upon understanding the contribution of selected parental (fathers' and mothers') characteristics on aspects of children's ethnic...
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    make this project possible. First, I would like to thank my major professor, Dr. Alan I. Sugawara

  • Factors contributing to preservice teachers' choice of strategies to manage problem behaviors

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    Cunningham, Bruce
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    Managing children with problem behaviors is a challenging task for new teachers. Preservice training offers one means of better preparing new teachers to meet this challenge. Before suggesting alterations in preservice training programs, it is necessary to understand how preservice teachers perceive and respond to problem behaviors. Of particular interest...
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    approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Alan I. Sugawara Managing children with problem behaviors is a

  • Food preferences of Thai adolescents and their mothers' attitudes and knowledge about foods and nutrition

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    Sananmuang, Ratana
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between adolescents' food preferences and their mothers' attitudes and knowledge about foods and nutrition in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. Subjects included 30 boys and 35 girls randomly selected from 11th grade classrooms at two high schools in Phitsanulok, and their mothers....
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    sincere thanks to my advisor, Dr. Alan Sugawara, for his support, understanding, patience, guidance, and