This analysis concerns the life and scientific work of Henry
Augustus Rowland (1848-1901), organizer and the first chairman of
the physics department at The Johns Hopkins University in 1876.
Special materials used in this research included three pieces of
Rowland's experimental apparatus which are extant in the Smithsonian
Institution Division...
Ribosomes are multicomponent macromolecular particles and
are essential for the survival of cells in all organisms. The ribosome's
universal function is to catalyze polypeptide synthesis through
translation of mRNA transcripts. Ribosomes from Escherichia coli,
eubacterial organisms, have a sedimentation coefficient of 70S and are
composed of 30S and 50S ribonucleoprotein...
The focus of this study is a search for the voice of African American community college trustees as they work to impact the changes community colleges must make over the next quarter century. It examined the lived experiences and perceptions that selected African American community college trustees have of their...
The purpose of this research was to determine the common
professional training needs, proficiency and managerial requirements
of Oregon community college physical education instructors. The
respondents in this study were instructors who teach physical education
activity courses PE 180 - 185 - 190 in Oregon community colleges.
Four major tasks...
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was to measure, by the analysis of
statistical and subjective data, the effects of work experience programs
on disadvantaged ninth grade students.
The study involved one major hypothesis: the introduction of
work experience, as part of the ninth grade curriculum, for...
The oxygen concentration in a stream is an important
parameter of water quality. Changes in oxygen concentrations
can affect various stream organisms including fish.
Foresters have become concerned with predicting the impacts
of forest activities on oxygen levels in streams. Slash,
which accumulates in streams as a result of harvesting...
Internship and field experience programs have been used to
prepare educators for roles in public school teaching and administration;
junior college and university teaching, and adult education.
Based on a survey of the literature it is apparent that little attention
has been given to the role that these internship and...
The purpose of this research was to determine, if there are and the
nature of, the common professional education competencies of selected
community college vocational instructors. The respondents in the study
represented four instructors from each of 40 community colleges selected
from the four western states of California, Colorado, Oregon...
