This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
The purpose of this study was to determine if
differences existed between computer specialists and
computer-using teachers on the perceived level of
importance of selected computer competencies for elementary
teachers. The sample consisted of 102 computer specialists
and 111 computer-using teachers in public elementary
schools of Oregon. Data were gathered...
Rainbow trout cystatin C cDNA has been isolated from
trout liver. The full-length cystatin cDNA (674 bp)
included the 5'untranslated region and the polyadenylation
signal sequence AATAAA in the 3' region. Translation of
the cDNA defines 132 amino acid residues. Comparison of
the amino acid sequence with those of family...
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable, instrument for
determining the mathematics subject matter knowledge of Thai preservice elementary
teachers at eight (8) teachers' colleges in eight (8) provinces in northern Thailand.
The focus of the content of interest was the operation of division of...
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study was to determine whether
there were significant differences in students' achievement
and attitudes as a result of two different instructional
strategies utilized in a vocational graphic arts
program. In order to accomplish this, the following
procedures were considered.
Procedures
This comparative...
Purpose of the Study The primary focus of this study was to compare Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) subtest scores with achievement letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) in vocational education classes at Bartlett High School, Anchorage, Alaska. The two secondary purposes of the study were to...
The Purpose of the Study:
The central purpose of this study was to compare the role perceptions
of (A) non-degree vocational teachers recruited from business
and industry, (B) experienced vocationally certified teachers who had
been teaching more than five years, and (C) new-degree vocational
education graduates from Oregon State University....
Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to analyze a set of instructional materials for sex bias/sex stereotyping and to test statistically for the significance, direction, frequency, and amount of change between the original (PRE) and the revised (POST) selected cognitive style mapping inventory element items. Procedure...
The purpose of this research was to assess the gain in critical thinking skills with a consideration of grade point averages during a semester in two high school home economics courses, and one language arts course which was used as a control group.
The study was conducted by administering the...