The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship
between self-directive play and social behavior and between self-directive
play and self-concept in matched pairs of first grade
children.
The sample consisted of 12 pairs of first grade children
matched for sex, age, school experience, and number of siblings.
The...
American Indians and Alaska Natives have disproportionately high rates of diabetes, and it is not known if perceived medical discrimination is associated with diabetes health measures and poorer health for this population. This study examined the
effect of perceived medical discrimination (PMD) in American Indian women on health care decisions,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of therapeutic
self-directive play as a means of developing positive self-concepts
and motivation of educationally handicapped children.
Further consideration was also given to behavioral changes as viewed
by the classroom teacher and aide. The population of the study consisted
of...
This study investigated the relationships between selected
perceptual-motor behaviors and the following: achievement in reading,
achievement in mathematics, academic self-concept, academic
motivation and classroom behavior. This investigation was designed
to explore the suggestion of Newell Kephart that there is a relationship
between perceptual-motor behavior and school success, and to
provide...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic non- directive play treatment with third grade boys who were low achievers in reading and to determine how treatment was associated with changes in reading achievement: vocabulary and comprehension; reading attitude and academic self-concept; role expectations and self-adequacy....
This study was designed to investigate the effects of nondirective group play on the self-concept and sociometric status of selected members of second grade classrooms. Specific hypotheses examined were: 1. Positive change in self-concept as measured by the Scamin Self-Concept Scale will be greater in the experimental group than in...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Human Development Program and locus of control as measured by the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire. Sixty-one subjects were selected from the fourth grade at the West Salem School in Salem, Oregon for this study. All fourth grade students...
The purposes of this investigation were to: (1) assist the elementary schools of
Oregon in the development and implementation
of elementary school guidance programs, and (2) develop recommendations
for improving programs of guidance as well as counselor
preparation programs.
The investigation focused upon the personal and educational
background of current...
This study was designed for the purpose of expanding knowledge
of the correlates of role-taking as measured by Feffer's Role-Taking
Task. The variables of perception, sex, age, reading achievement,
and ordinal position were investigated. The perceptual variables
measured were visual memory, field dependence/independence,
auditory memory, and organizing and synthesizing ability....
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between
the Human Development Program (HDP) and reading achievement and
between HDP and the self-concept of selected fourth grade students
attending a public school. A further purpose was to investigate the
relationship between fourth grade students' measured feelings of
responsibility for the...
This study was developed in order to determine whether substantiation
for Carl Rogers' theory of originality as related to an internal
locus of control could be located among groups of elementary
school children. The setting was in Portland, Oregon, in three types
of city schools: suburban (upper/ upper-middle class); conventional...
The study examined pH, turbidity, and fecal contamination of drinking water from household water storage containers, wells and taps, and the Godawari River, and tested the effectiveness of solar disinfection (SODIS) in reducing levels of fecal contamination from household containers. Second, the study investigated the relationship between use of SODIS...
Although fish are a nutritious food source, they also are the main source of methylmercury exposure in U.S. populations. This research examined the risks from methylmercury and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption. The first study provided the first region-specific quantitative risk/benefit analysis for nine commonly...
It was the purpose of this study to investigate the educational,
occupational, and personal experiences of the 1967 graduates from the
Roseville Joint Union High School District over a five year period
(1967-1972). Also, the study was designed to secure data concerning
the attitudes of these graduates concerning their perception...
The likelihood of achieving an effective environmental health communications
program increases with a knowledge of the target audience's attitudes toward their
environmental health concerns, source credibility, preferred channels of communication,
and desire to participate in environmental issues. With this in mind, the purpose of this
study was threefold: 1) to...
The Safe Drinking Water Act ensures that public systems provide water that meets health standards. However, no such protection exists for millions of Americans who obtain water from private wells. Concern for safety is warranted as most wells draw from underground aquifers, and studies demonstrate that groundwater is affected by...
The experience of empathy is one of the essential counselor capacities considered necessary for developing a robust therapeutic relationship. However, as the development of technology made therapeutic interaction possible in virtual settings, the experience of empathy in telemental health via videoconferencing (TMH-V) has not been researched until now. Understanding the...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most widely known and studied environmental contaminants, originating from a range of natural and anthropogenic sources. PAHs are known to occur in the environment as complex mixtures, containing both unsubstituted PAHs, as well as a range of PAH derivatives. Among the less-studied of...