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The attitudes of Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmates towards activity programs as a rehabilitative tool

Creator:: McIntosh, Mathew Allen
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of three Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmate groups - Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans - towards the Activities Programs as a rehabilitative tool. Two other purposes were to (1) determine significant differences among group attitudes, and (2) determine the degree...
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Full Text:: accepted/rejected rehabilitation achievement. A survey questionnaire of fifty items representing rehabili

The effects of exercise on physiological and psychological variables in cancer patients following clinical treatment

Creator:: Burnham, Timothy Robert
Abstract:: The treatment of certain types of cancers brings with it serious physiological and psychological side effects in cancer survivors, including: decreased aerobic capacity, muscle wasting, body composition changes, fatigue, and a diminished overall quality of life. Exercise may directly influence the physiological side effects of cancer and cancer treatment, and...
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Full Text:: a valuable and well-tolerated component of the cancer rehabilitation process. Redacted for Privacy

The effect of a memory retraining program as a neuropsychological rehabilitation technique for nontoxic chronic alcoholics

Creator:: Dougan, Deborah Rae
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study This study was undertaken to design, implement, and assess the effectiveness of a memory retraining program. The design was a true experimental design with pretest/posttest control group and randomized selection of experimental group. The principle hypothesis was that there would be a significant difference between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Technique for Nontoxic Chronic Alcoholics AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DEBORAH

Cortisol, abdominal obesity, and reductions in inflammation after cardiac rehabilitation in non-diabetic coronary patients

Creator:: Ogimoto, Kayoko
Abstract:: Abdominal obesity is a part of insulin resistance syndrome that is closely linked to increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Because fat tissue acts as an endocrine target and source of hormone production, increased metabolism or production of chemical messengers in fat tissue may result in metabolic perturbations that...
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Full Text:: after cardiac rehabilitation in non-diabetic coronary patients AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF

Factors influencing women's enrollment in cardiac rehabilitation : patient and support person perspectives

Creator:: Northrup-Snyder, Kathlynn
Abstract:: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) accounts for almost 20% of all deaths in the United States and is a leading cause of premature death and disability. The cost for this disease includes not only lost work years, but billions of health care dollars. Women account for almost half of the deaths...
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Full Text:: Rehabilitation Choices Of Women TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Article 2: Factors Influencing Women's Cardiac

The role and function of physical education and sport in the nation building of Thailand

Creator:: Tapsuwan, Sakchye
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education and sport in Thailand and, based upon expert opinion, to develop a blueprint of physical education and sport for the nation building of Thailand. The investigation concentrated on the history, role and function, purpose of governmental involvement, and future prospects...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The role and function of physical education and sport in

Effect of interval versus continuous exercise training on resting energy expenditure in dieting college-aged women

Creator:: Siemann, Art W.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science presented on July 211 1993

Strength, power, flexibility, and bone density in adult men

Creator:: Adams, Kent
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science presented on July 14. 1992. Title: Abstract approved

Do running and fatigued running relate to tibial stress fractures?

Creator:: Sasimontonkul, Siriporn
Abstract:: Tibial stress fractures are common in runners. However, it is unclear what factors are associated with tibial stress fractures. This study aimed to investigate 1) magnitudes of bone contact forces occurring while running 2) whether or not repeated application of running loads is sufficient to explain tibial stress fractures and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ., & Crossley, K. (1996). Stress fractures: a review of 180 cases. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 6, 85-9

A field study of a social cognition training program for deaf adults in vocational rehabilitation

Creator:: Blankenship, Jonathan Charles
Abstract:: The study was designed to assess the efficacy of Lou and Charlson's (1991) social cognition training program for deaf adults. Sixteen deaf adult subjects who were vocational rehabilitation clients, and who had been identified as experiencing difficulties in social functioning, were assigned to receive a eight-week training program designed to...
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Full Text:: deaf adults in vocational rehabilitation AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jon Blankenship for the degree

Relationship of anxiety level and performance in NAIA intercollegiate basketball games

Creator:: Boutin, K. James
Abstract:: Five NAIA intercollegiate men's basketball teams and 53 players served as subjects to determine the role pre-game anxiety played in basketball game performance. The study involved four games in which Western Oregon State College competed against other small colleges in Oregon during the 19 -81 season. Performance in basketball was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Relationship of Anxiety Level and Performance in NAIA

The effects of resistance training on fracture risk and psychological variables in postmenopausal women

Creator:: Shaw, Janet M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science presented on May 2, 1995. Title: The Effects

Training programs for rehabilitation counselors in the United States

Creator:: Cantrell, Dorothy Hugh Blocker
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Mr. Irvin F. Bryan of the Oregon Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. For constructive

Aggression in sport : a study of fouling in university basketball

Creator:: Walker, Thomas Vaughn
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in EDUCATION presented on March 28, 1979. Title: AGGRESSION IN SPORT: A

Examination of adolescents' sources of subjective task value in sport

Creator:: Stuart, Moira E.
Abstract:: Sport is an avenue for children and adolescents to improve physical skills as well as enhance their psycho-social development. Despite the benefits of sport, numerous children and adolescents choose not to be physically active. Consequently, several investigators have sought to determine why some children choose to participate in sport, while...
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Full Text:: in sport AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Moira E. Stuart for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Motives toward track and field competition of foreign and domestic grant-in-aid student-athletes in NCAA Division I colleges and universities

Creator:: Stidwill, Howard F.
Abstract:: This study sought to chronicle the increased presence of the foreign athlete in NCAA Division I track and field and to assess the competitive motivations of American and foreign track and field athletes. Recruiting pipelines, as well as the successes of foreign athletes on U.S. university track and field teams,...
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Full Text:: competition. It is recommended that such studies recognize the increase of sport towards internationalism

A competency analysis of NCAA athletic administrators

Creator:: Nielsen, Fay Elise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if differences exist among NCAA divisions I, II and III as well as between Athletic Directors and Primary Women Administrators with regard to the perceived competencies and preparatory coursework required of athletic administrators. A mail survey utilizing a six point forced choice...
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Full Text:: Professor of Exercise and Sport Science in charge of major Redacted for privacy Chair of Department bf

Bone gains in adolescent athletes and non-athletes

Creator:: Rinder, Todd Anthony
Abstract:: Discordance in bone mass between young adult swimmers and soccer players may be a direct result of differences in bone loading patterns that influence bone mineralization during growth. Our aim was to evaluate whether sports participation (soccer and swimming) had an independent effect on bone mass accrual at the hip...
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Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science presented on March 4, 2004. Title: Bone

A causal study of attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of Oregon State University undergraduate students in three academic majors

Creator:: Ruhl, Glenn David
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine and explain attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of undergraduate students in three academic majors attending Oregon State University. The attitudes of a proportionate random sample consisting of 215 students were measured according to their responses to thirty-two Likert scale items containing six sub-scale...
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Full Text:: The Need for Definition 24 Sport as a Universal Condition 27 The Origins of Intercollegiate

The self-concept and perceived importance of athletic competition of winners and losers in special olympics

Creator:: Luttrell, William Lynn
Abstract:: Special Olympics International, an organization committed to providing sport opportunities for children and adults with mental retardation, has been a major advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the effects of participation in competitive athletics on individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose...
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Full Text:: Exercise and Sport Science in charge of major e A Redacted for privacy Chair of department Exercise and

An examination of the relationship among TARGET structures, team motivational climate, and achievement goal orientation

Creator:: Becker, Susan L.
Abstract:: Current research on sport motivation has focused primarily on goal perspective approaches in an attempt to understand behavior in achievement situations (Ames, 1984; Nicholls, 1984). According to Nicholls' (1984) theory, the achievement goal orientation an individual develops may be influenced by both individual differences and situational factors. Relative to situational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: subjects at the beginning of a sport practice. LISREL8, a structural equation modeling program, was the

Effectiveness of case based method versus traditional lecture in the retention of athletic training knowledge

Creator:: Carter, Lori D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: rehabilitation of athletic injuries, also, has a clinical focus (Arnheim & Prentice, 1993). With the extensive

Response of skin surface temperature to an application of high voltage pulsed galvanic current (HVPGC) as a treatment method for sports injuries

Creator:: Brubaker, Deloss Allen
Abstract:: Ankle injuries account for 10-20% of time loss injuries in sports with almost 85% of these injuries being sprains, the majority of which occur to the lateral ligamentous complex. With statistics such as these it becomes important that the Athletic Trainer establish a method for effective and efficient means to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: immediate care can serve to reduce rehabilitation time by limiting the amount of swelling that will occur

Chest/breast protectors for female athletes : cushioning properties and effect on selected physiological and performance variables

Creator:: Lawson, LaJean
Abstract:: Female participation in high-contact sports has increased dramatically in the past two decades, raising concern regarding injury to the female breast and the need for protective equipment. While the use of chest/breast protectors by women is advocated, little is known of their efficacy and effect on athletic performance. The purpose...
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Full Text:: Professor of Exercise and Sport Science in charge of major Female participation in high-contact sports has

Relationship between sport competitive achievement orientations and coaching behavior preferences among young male athletes in Thailand

Creator:: Boonveerabut, Suebsai
Abstract:: This study was based upon the Multidimensional Model of Leadership (Chelladurai, 1978, 1990), and the administration of the Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) and the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) (Gill and Deeter, 1988). The purposes of the study were: 1) To determine the competitive achievement orientations (competitiveness, goal and win)...
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Full Text:: adminis- tration of the Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) and the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ

An evaluation of alternative estimates of demand for and benefits from Oregon salmon sport fishing

Creator:: Hsiao, Ching-kai
Abstract:: The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for and net economic benefits from Oregon salmon sport fishing. The travel cost method was used as the primary technique for demand analysis. Several empirical estimates of consumer surplus per trip and per fish were obtained from different estimation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Salmon Sport Fishing. William G. Brown The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for

An economic evaluation of the salmon-steelhead sport fishery in Oregon

Creator:: Singh, Ajmer, 1935-
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Full Text:: ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE SALMON-STEELHEAD SPORT FISHERY IN OREGON Abstract approved (Major professor

The effects of EMG biofeedback training and relaxation training on self-reported measures of trait anxiety and sports competition anxiety

Creator:: Brik, James
Abstract:: This study examined the singular and combined effects of a progressive relaxation and biofeedback monitoring program upon Trait Anxiety, Sports Competition Anxiety, blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension as measured by EMG readings. The programs were administered over a six-week sequence, with pre-measures utilizing the Spielberger Trait Anxiety measure,...
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Full Text:: Appendix D. Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) 182 Appendix E. Rotter's Internal-External Locus of

Estimation of average and incremental net economic values of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon : an aggregated travel cost approach

Creator:: Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha bin
Abstract:: The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for and value of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon fishery. The primary technique employed to estimate the recreational demand was an aggregated zone average travel cost method (TCM). The willingness of an angler to pay was deduced from the estimated...
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Full Text:: 30. 1988 Title: Estimation of Average and Incremental Net Economic Values of Oregon Ocean Sport

Estimated expenditures by sport anglers and net economic values of salmon and steelhead for specified fisheries in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Sorhus, Colin
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Estimated Expenditures by Sport Anglers and Net Economic Values of Salmon and Steelhead for Specified

A study of the relationship between a small group discussion activity, the self-concept and reading achievement of selected fourth grade boys and girls

Creator:: Jackson, Wilbur John
Abstract:: 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...
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Full Text:: officially defined as amenable for rehabilitation were used for this study. The average age of the sample

An investigation of the relationships between student evaluations and faculty, class, and student demographic variables in rating instructional effectiveness

Creator:: Anstine, Daniel D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and interpret the results of fall term student ratings of faculty teaching performance (n= 40,000) in order to determine whether relationships exist between a range of demographic variables and the ratings professors receive from students enrolled in their classes. A population of...
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Full Text:: Journal: The American Library Association Glossary of Library and Information Science (TALAGLIS) defines

Perceptions of competence, affect, and persistence of Ghanaian elementary school students : specialist versus non-specialist physical education teachers

Creator:: Feddy, Beatrice Aku Dzifa
Abstract:: The aims of physical education in Ghana include developing personal qualities such as competence in students and generating interest in physical education and sports (Ghana Education Service, [GES], 1987). The GES has also reiterated the need to have competent teachers in the implementation of the school physical education syllabus; therefore...
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Full Text:: APPROVED: Major Professor, rep senting Human Performance Chair of Departm f Exercise and Sport Science

Reform in undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and in Japan

Creator:: Takeshita, Shunichi
Abstract:: Undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and Japan were compared in terms of reform during the period 1972-74 to 1988-90. Two kinds of reform were studied: (1) change from single-track professional preparation to multiple-track preparation and (2) change from a nonacademic discipline-based program to an entirely academic...
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Full Text:: education that the Big Ten Project had identified (Park, 1989). New journals included the Journal of Sport

Instructional methods for dietetic perceptors

Creator:: Overpeck, Nancy Lee
Abstract:: This study attempted to answer the following question: What instructional methods should dietetic preceptors use to help dietetic interns meet the performance requirements specified by the American Dietetic Association (ADA, 1991) for entry-level dietitians? A national sample of 170 dietetic preceptors was surveyed. Ninety provided usable information to examine both...
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Full Text:: . Two journals account for the existing literature: The Journal of the American Dietetic Association

The effect of optimism-pessimism on the supervision working alliance

Creator:: Delaney, Barbara Ann
Abstract:: This correlational study examined the perceptions of 45 pairs of masters-level intern students and their field-site supervisors from the perspective of their supervisory working alliance and a specific personality characteristic, optimism-pessimism. Supervisory pairs completed the Supervisor or Supervisee Demographic Questionnaire, the Working Alliance Inventory Revised, the Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory,...
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Full Text:: The effect of optimism-pessimism on the supervision working

Oregon State University fourth cycle urban/rural-migrant teacher corps program (1969-71) : descriptive analysis and follow-up

Creator:: Snyder, Geraldine Virginia
Abstract:: The purposes of the study were: (1) to provide a descriptive analysis and historical record of the undergraduate OSU Fourth Cycle Urban/Rural-Migrant Teacher Corps program; (2) to follow up former OSU Fourth Cycle corps members to determine their employment status and attitudes toward their educational experiences; and (3) to determine...
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Full Text:: teacher corps program (1969-71): descriptive analysis and followup AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

A study of unique teacher education competencies needed by vocational education teachers to work with secondary handicapped students

Creator:: Kononen, James Wilmer
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of unique teacher education competencies needed

A study of the career education competencies considered needed by elementary and junior high school teachers in selected schools in Oregon

Creator:: Holloway, Richard Eugene
Abstract:: There were six major objectives of this study. The first was to identify the common career education competencies that elementary and/or junior high school teachers should have as they adopt and utilize the concepts of career education. The second purpose was to identify where, in the professional preparation of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD EUGENE HOLLOWAY for the

Effect of hamstring temperature reduction on quadricep's torque

Creator:: Cagle, Russell John
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: applications are also applied for numerous therapeutic rationale during all phases of rehabilitation

The effect of running speed and turning direction on lower extremity joint moment

Creator:: Lee, Ki-Kwang
Abstract:: Fast medio-lateral movements, frequent in a number of sports activities, are associated with lower extremity injuries. These injuries may occur as a result of excessive musculoskeletal stresses on the joints and their associate structures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of running speed and turning movement...
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Full Text:: of Exercise and Sport ScienceChair of Departme Dean of Graduate ool I understand that my thesis

A study of factors influencing the selection of vocational teacher education by undergraduate students at Oregon State University

Creator:: Toby, Tony Udo
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the factors which influenced undergraduate students in the School of Education at Oregon State University to select vocational teacher education as their major. Data were collected from 315 vocational, practical arts, and non-vocational undergraduate teacher education majors who were enrolled in teacher...
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Full Text:: A Study of Factors Influencing the Selection of Vocational

Loss of self-esteem due to acquired brain injury : a multidisciplinary team approach to a single case study

Creator:: Mizelle, Woody R.
Abstract:: There are between one and two million occurrences of head injuries in this country each year causing an estimated 140,000 deaths. Fifty to seventy thousand who survive are left with such intellectual impairment as to preclude returning to a normal life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the...
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Full Text:: the specific needs of the brain injured took place and rehabilitation programs were minimal. Since

Characterization of glenohumeral joint laxity and stiffness using instrumented arthrometry

Creator:: Sauers, Eric L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to characterize glenohumeral joint laxity and stiffness using instrumented arthrometry. To evaluate the validity of an instrumented measurement system we compared cutaneous and bone-pinned measures of laxity and stiffness that replicate previously reported in vivo methodology. Characterization of capsular laxity was achieved through determination...
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Full Text:: University in a collaborative effort between members of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science and

A task analysis of correctional counselor needs of university graduates with majors in counseling

Creator:: Wesley, Charmaine
Abstract:: This research identified the core related tasks necessary to graduates with majors in the field of correctional counseling. The focus was toward job performance needs in the field. Data were gathered from a random sample of 151 respondents who represented employed correctional counselors in the state of Oregon. The fifteen...
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Full Text:: abuse programs and mental health agencies specializing in the rehabilitation of criminal offenders. A

The trades mentor network : mentoring as a retention intervention for woman apprentices in the building trades

Creator:: Arvidson, Jeanne L.
Abstract:: Community service organizations, community college apprenticeships and organized labor have been working together to address the barriers to successful completion of apprenticeships. The barriers have been especially daunting for women and people of color. The Trades Mentor Network (TMN) grew out of a need to address this issue and to...
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Full Text:: intervention for woman apprentices in the building trades AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jeanne L

Factors contributing to the performance of fundamental motor skills in young children prenatally exposed to cocaine/polydrugs

Creator:: Leitschuh, Carol A.
Abstract:: This study was designed to assess the relationship of selected factors to the developmental outcome of fundamental motor skill performance in young children ages 3 to 6 years residing in foster or adoptive care, and have a documented history of prenatal exposure to cocaine and other drugs. Using an ecological...
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Full Text:: APPROVED: Major P j essor, representing Exercise and Sport Science Chair of Departure of Exercise and

A history of Indian education in the United States

Creator:: Morris, Harold White
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A history of Indian education in the United States A

Native American programs as socio-cultural adaptive mechanisms to the college environment : a case comparison of the University of Oregon and Oregon State University

Creator:: McComb, Marlin Richard
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Full Text:: mechanisms to the college environment : a case comparison of the University of Oregon and Oregon State

A cross-racial comparison of the relationship of personality traits, body mass, and physical fitness among junior high school students in Taiwan

Creator:: Lin, Ching-ho
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to compare differences among 18 personality trait scales of the California Personality Inventory (CPI), six American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER) tests of physical fitness, and Ponderal Index (PI, or body mass) measurements for a population of ethnic Chinese and aboriginal...
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Full Text:: Athletes 15 Individual Sport Athletes vs. Team Sport Athletes 16 Correlation of Personality Traits

The identification of early delinquent tendencies in preadolescent children in Umatilla and Union counties in Oregon

Creator:: Winters, Arthur Wayne, 1918-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purposes of this investigation were threefold: 1. To determine the areas of commonality existing in known juvenile delinquents in Umatilla and Union Counties of Oregon. 2. To devise a test that would aid in identifying delinquency tendencies in preadolescent children on the basis of areas...
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Full Text:: remedial program alone. 5. Remedial programs aimed at the rehabilitation of those with reading

Experimental methodology for segmenting the postsecondary education market

Creator:: McNabb, David Earl
Abstract:: The objective of the study was to identify and evaluate a methodology of market segmentation analysis for use in postsecondary education institution enrollment management. Two approaches to segmentation were examined: A priori and post hoc., The a priori approach was based on subject's intent to enroll at one of five...
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Full Text:: , older adults, and clients of vocational rehabilitation agencies. Experimental Methodology for

A descriptive study of demographic characteristics and perceptions of the educational preparation, professional experience, and selected duties of Christian College physical education faculty members

Creator:: Hoeck, Donald E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of Christian College physical education faculty members regarding their academic preparation, professional experience, and selected duties, as well as to identify important components of graduate preparation at the doctoral level for future faculty at these institutions. A survey instrument was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Exercise and Sport Science Redacted for Privacy Dean of tVGxAduate School I understand that my

Physicians' attitudes toward deaf persons and the communication methods used with their deaf patients

Creator:: McNeil, Ellen E.
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to examine physicians' attitudes and communication methods which they used with deaf patients. This study was conducted with 100 physicians practicing medicine in Linn and Marion counties in Oregon. Attitude was measured by the Attitude Toward Deaf Persons Scale and was compared to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: aid evaluations, prevention of hearing losses, special education and rehabilitation have been

An economic evaluation of Columbia River anadromous fish programs

Creator:: Richards, Jack Arthur
Abstract:: It is important to avoid misallocation of resources for either private or public production. Misallocation in public programs can result from failure to employ resources in h:igh priority uses or to eliminate programs that have become obsolete. This study evaluates the benefits and costs of the continuing public program aimed...
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Full Text:: costs were used as a proxy for nonexistent market prices to estimate the value of sport-caught fish

Competencies for adapted physical educators in Thailand

Creator:: Suphawibul, Mayuree
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify competencies which are perceived as important by Thai adapted physical educators, to determine the differences that exist in the way physical education professors and adapted physical educators judge the level of each competency, and to recommend a set of competencies for adapted...
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Full Text:: for Privacy C , Professo f Exercise and Sport Science in charge of major Redacted for Privacy Chair

The effects of student teaching upon the development of secondary student teachers in Thailand

Creator:: Nontapa, Sutee
Abstract:: This study examined the practice of student teaching and the effects of student teaching upon the development of three secondary Thai language student teachers from Chiangmai Teachers' College in Chiangmai, Thailand from July to September, 1992. The research questions were: What are the methods of teaching which are used during...
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Full Text:: The effects of student teaching upon the development of

Self concept and perceptions of skilled occupations of selected adult metis in rural northern Alberta

Creator:: Nicol, Andrew James
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to answer two questions: (1) what are the self concepts and (2) what are the perceptions of skilled occupations of adult Metis in rural northern Alberta? The sample consisted of adult students attending Academic Upgrading programs at Alberta Vocational Centres located in three regions...
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Full Text:: Self Concept and Perceptions of Skilled Occupations of

A theoretical design of rational autonomy : integrating elementary and early childhood teacher education through a contemporary derivation from Maria Montessori's social cognitive field paradigm

Creator:: Mitchener, Virginia Wedler
Abstract:: The individual through earliest recorded history reveals contradictory views of the human life-span. "Am I a free and unique individual, able to make choices and decide my own destiny?, or, "Am I only a victim of circumstance, a speck of dust in the universe's whirlwind of fate?" Each view is...
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Full Text:: A theoretical design of rational autonomy : integrating

An analysis of the competencies of athletic club managers

Creator:: Lambrecht, Keith W.
Abstract:: The primary focus of this study was to determine the competencies required to manage an athletic club. Also, the intention was to determine if differences existed in required competencies between managing varying sizes of clubs: namely, mini, maxi, and super; and to identify course content areas for purposes of developing...
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Full Text:: super; and to identify course content areas for purposes of developing sport manage- ment curricula

Competency needs for physical education master's degree programs in Thailand

Creator:: Samahito, Supitr Chotinukul
Abstract:: This study was to determine the common competencies needed in physical education graduate curricula as perceived by physical education teachers and other physical educators in Thailand, to determine if differences existed among three groups of physical educators on the Importance of Content and Level of Learning of the selected competencies,...
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Full Text:: appropriate therapeutic and rehabilitation programs for injured athletes. Cognitive Domain: A category of

The effect of National defense education act counseling institutes on the measured interests of institute enrollees

Creator:: Grenfell, John Elliot
Abstract:: In the 1961-62 academic year there were thirteen National Defense Education Act Counseling and Guidance Training Institutes established at institutions of higher education about the country. The purpose of these institutes was to upgrade the counseling and guidance skills of personnel employed as half-time counselors in secondary schools. As a...
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Full Text:: The effect of National defense education act counseling

Physical education and athletic facilities : analysis of usage and financial problems

Creator:: Howell, Jerry
Abstract:: In the field of physical education and athletics the ever-rising operating costs of quality programs had forced all small colleges to seek new sources of funds. The financial problems in supporting physical education and athletics were related to the overall financial problems of these institutions. With the need for additional...
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Full Text:: Physical Education and Athletic Facilities: Analysis of

Structured group psychotherapy for individuals with spinal cord injury

Creator:: Frank, Roger A.
Abstract:: This investigation was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Personal Achievement Skills (PAS), a structured group psychotherapy approach, on the productivity, social functioning, self-esteem, locus of control, and life satisfaction of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. Subjects for the study were recruited through disability advocacy organizations, state disability service...
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Full Text:: Special Education and Rehabilitation in charge of major Head of departmen of Counselor E cation and

The relationship between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables among Oregon public school teacher-coaches : identifying coping strategies

Creator:: Kosa, Boonsong
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine relationships between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables and to identify burnout coping strategies commonly used by teacher-coaches in public secondary schools. A volunteer sample of 193 teacher-coaches responded to a three-section questionnaire composed of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Jaloweic...
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Full Text:: taught, type of sport coached as head coach, and gender of athletes coached as head coach

The effects of three knowledge interventions on novice volunteer tutors' teaching performance with children with developmental disabilities in a motor development lab setting

Creator:: Tindall, Daniel William Sanchez
Abstract:: According to Block (1999), the greatest problem with inclusion in physical education is the lack of personnel support. Most help comes in the form of teacher assistants such as peer-tutors and paraprofessional who receive very little, if any, direction from the general physical education teacher. However, what remains unknown are...
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Full Text:: presented on May 10, 2005. Approved: MajofTfdfessor, representing Exercise and Sport Science Chair of the

Isolated anterior cruciate ligament deficiency : comparison of results following acute and chronic arthroscopic reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft

Creator:: Manzour, Waleed F.
Abstract:: Isolated injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is less frequent and typically perceived as less severe than ACL injuries with concurrent damage to other knee stabilizing structures. The timing of the ACL reconstructive surgery is thought to be a critical factor that affects the patient's postoperative outcome. No previous...
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Full Text:: : Major Professor, ~epresenting Hu Chair of The Department of xercise and Sport Science Dean of I

The effect of indoor aquatic activities on health patterns of the college student

Creator:: Schultz, Ronald C.
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of indoor aquatic activities on the health patterns of the college student. Three groups of students were used in the investigation: the experimental group, comprised of students enrolled in aquatic activities, and two control groups, the first comprised of...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ronald Calvin Schultz for the

Coaching preparation consistent with recommendations from active coaches

Creator:: Arritola, Pascual Pedro
Abstract:: This study investigated various aspects of coaching preparation at the undergraduate level to determine where coaches are being trained to enter the coaching profession as well as to determine where active coaches were trained in the competencies deemed necessary for an individual to be a success in the coaching profession....
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Full Text:: , Psychology of Sport with coaching classes in basketball, baseball, track and field, football and wrestling

Female science students' perceptions of self-esteem and the relationship to behavior in mixed gender cooperative learning groups

Creator:: Whittley, Ruby Sue
Abstract:: This research was conducted to investigate perceptions of self esteem and the behavior of female science students in mixed gender cooperative learning groups. The research methodology used was qualitative in nature, which included a variety of data collection methods, including participant observation, student journals, interviews, video tapes of group interactions,...
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Full Text:: research is journal entries of all the research's participants and a detailed, analyzed description of

The influence of support on divorce adjustment : an evaluation

Creator:: Bearden, Stephen R.
Abstract:: Many divorcing persons turn to treatment programs hoping for assistance in managing the process of divorce. Treatment programs include individual as well as group process models. One of the goals of most group process programs is to generate peer support which in turn is hoped to facilitate the process of...
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Full Text:: The influence of support on divorce adjustment : an evaluation

A study to assess the knowledge about AIDS held by mental health counselors

Creator:: Turner, Micki
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to assess mental health counselors' knowledge of AIDS and to determine the effect of various independent variables upon knowledge. The variables used were gender, professional contact with PWAs, personal contact with PWAs, age, sexual preference, AIDS training, and personal acquaintance with a person who...
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Full Text:: appear in the Journal of Counseling and Development until 1986. As of May, 1990, the JCD had printed

Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

Creator:: Fish, Susan A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experiences of four adult literacy practitioners, Anne, Bill, Candy, and Emily, in the first cohort of the Oregon Field-Based Cohort Master's Program. This program, which Oregon established in 1993 as one venue of professional development for adult literacy and English...
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Full Text:: Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and

Effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program on practitioner systemic thinking : a follow-up study

Creator:: Peterson, Raymond W.
Abstract:: This follow-up study investigated the effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program upon system thinking among practitioners who had completed training, using a post-test only, treatment-comparison group design. The subjects consisted of practitioners matriculated through two counselor-related programs at a medium-sized college in the Northwest during the years 1985-1991. A...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Raymond W. Peterson for the degree

An analysis of the competencies required for selected home-based care occupations

Creator:: Gehler, Jan Lamp
Abstract:: This research evaluated the importance of select competencies in the area of human behavior, important to home-based caregivers employed independently and/or within a service agency in the State of Alaska. Data were gathered from respondents working in home-based care (N=76), and from those working in a related field (N=38). Data...
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Full Text:: An analysis of the competencies required for selected home

Motivational orientations as perceived deterrents to participation among low-literate adults seeking literacy referral services

Creator:: Stanley, Sandra Tierney
Abstract:: This investigation identified perceptions of deterrents to participation in adult literacy programs from among a low- literate non-participating adult population residing in the greater Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. While previous investigators have identified deterrents to participation among other subgroups of the population, such investigations have focused on those currently, or...
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Full Text:: of personal deficiency (affliction, and the need for treatment or rehabilitation) runs throughout

A model for the economic evaluation of training alternatives for complex logging tasks

Creator:: Garland, John J.
Abstract:: Training of woodsworkers is described as important for the logging industry in Oregon. There has been little documentation of training gains or research that measures the effects of training from the perspective of the logging firm. Learning theories are evaluated and Towill's form of learning curves are selected for an...
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Full Text:: A model for the economic evaluation of training

A study of factors that contribute to job satisfaction and role congruence for community college counselors

Creator:: Coll, Kenneth M.
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to: 1) determine the relationship between community college counselor role congruence and job satisfaction and 2) to consider factors that contribute to or depreciate counselor role congruence and job satisfaction. The subjects consisted of four groups that were compared in terms of their perceptions of community...
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Full Text:: A Study of Factors that Contribute to Job Satisfaction and

Sex role patterns of school age children in time used for household work : an analysis of single parent/two-child and two-parent/two-child California households

Creator:: Peters, Jeanne M.
Abstract:: Systems theory and role theory were used in this study to develop a management model, integrating the managerial and psycho-social subsystems of the family system. The integrated theory and model were used to derive hypotheses concerning whether or not type of task and actual/relative amount of time spent on household...
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Full Text:: Sex role patterns of school age children in time used

Cross protection in stone fruits with the ring spot virus complex

Creator:: Williams, Harold Edward
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Full Text:: A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE ~ ( in partial fulfillment of toe requirements

Analysis of thermal fatigue distress of asphalt concrete pavements

Creator:: Jackson, N. Mike (Nathaniel Michael)
Abstract:: Thermal cracking of asphalt concrete pavements is responsible for millions of dollars in annual maintenance and rehabilitation costs in the United States and Canada. Thermal cracking is typically associated with low temperatures in northern climates and at high elevations. However, another form of thermal cracking, known as thermal fatigue cracking,...
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Full Text:: for millions of dollars in annual maintenance and rehabilitation costs in the United States and

Biographical variables and descriptive factors of arrest circumstance which differentiate drinking drivers grouped by total number of drinking and driving offenses

Creator:: Beerman, Kathy A.
Abstract:: Drunk driving continues to be a national, state, and local problem in spite of recent changes in laws governing drinking and driving. Driving under the influence of intoxicants (DDII) has been judged to be responsible for approximately one-half of all traffic related deaths nationally, killing 25,000 Americans and injuring 700,000...
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Full Text:: , accidents, alcohol treatement rehabilitation programs, or license revocation. The purpos of this study was

The effects of case methods on preservice physical education teachers' value orientations

Creator:: Timken, Gay L.
Abstract:: Preservice teachers' beliefs and values develop due to their long "apprenticeship of observation" (Lortie, 1975) and often filter their teacher education experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchman, 1986; Pajares, 1992). Case methods may be one curricular tool by which to instill change in preservice teachers' beliefs and values. This study investigated the...
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Full Text:: Department Exercise & Sport Science I understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent

Effect of untrained and trained peer tutors on the motor performance of students with developmental disabilities in integrated physical education classes

Creator:: Houston-Wilson, Cathy
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of untrained and trained peer tutors on the motor performance of students with developmental disabilities in integrated physical education classes. This study utilized a single subject delayed multiple baseline design across subjects. Six elementary age students with developmental disabilities and...
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Full Text:: 12, 1993 Commencement June 1994 APPROVED: Professor of Elercise and Sport Science in charge

A study of recruitment techniques which influence student selection of vocational-technical education

Creator:: Hullman, Don Herman, 1940-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine the exposure and influence of recruitment techniques and influential sources and factors which influenced student selection of vocational-technical education. Procedures The data for this study were obtained through the use of a student questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered...
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Full Text:: A study of recruitment techniques which influence

A study of transition skills for special education teachers in secondary settings

Creator:: Cote, Dorence J.
Abstract:: The recent focus on transition from school to working life has created a growing concern in Oregon about teachers with elementary certification as their initial certification who earn a special education certificate and teach students with disabilities in secondary settings. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the...
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Full Text:: , only 50,000 to 60,000 were served through vocational rehabilitation. The participation of stu- dents

Riparian and adjacent upslope beetle communities along a third order stream in the western Cascade Mountain Range, Oregon

Creator:: Brenner, Gregory John
Abstract:: Monitoring wildlife habitats has become important to forest ecosystem management because it provides valuable information about the response of forests and their species to harvest practices, impacts from recreational use, conservation efforts, and natural and human-caused disturbances. Monitoring is a complex task that requires a variety of abiotic and biotic...
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Full Text:: order stream in the western Cascade Mountain Range, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gregory J

Analysis of resistance exercise curriculum in select four-year undergraduate physical education programs

Creator:: Halling, Daye H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist in the level of coverage of resistance exercise in select four-year college and university undergraduate physical education programs. The study also examined whether differences exist between content suggested for training resistance exercise specialists and the curriculum being offered. A...
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Full Text:: Sport Science in charge of major / Redacted for Privacy Chair of Department of Curriculum and

An economic evaluation of the range improvements administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Vale District of Oregon

Creator:: Godfrey, E. Bruce
Abstract:: The federal government has spent considerable sums of money to rehabilitate range lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These investments have had varying effects on the production and utilization of forage on these lands. One of the most surprising results, according to BLM officials, of the investments...
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Full Text:: forage resource) such as those used by the BLM are followed. Third, many of the rehabilitation

The impact of perceptions of work/family overlap and objective work/family characteristics on marital satisfaction of physicians and their spouses

Creator:: Bird, David Nelson
Abstract:: Kanter (1977) conceptualized five dimensions of the interdependence between work and family: occupational subculture, job absorption, time and timing, rewards and resources, and the emotional climate of work. Each of these dimensions affects the functioning and satisfaction of families and marriages. This research examined how four of these dimensions (occupational...
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Full Text:: The impact of perceptions of work/family overlap and

Heterogeneous thermal habitat for northeast Oregon stream fishes

Creator:: Ebersole, Joseph L.
Abstract:: Discrete coldwater patches within warm streams provide potential thermal refuge for coldwater fishes during periods of heat stress. This analysis focused on heterogeneity in stream water temperatures as influenced by local influx of cooler subsurface waters. Using field thermal probes and recording thermistors, we identified and characterized coldwater patches potentially...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joseph L. Ebersole for the degree

The development and validation of a writing self-efficacy scale for adult basic writers and its use in correlational analysis

Creator:: Prickel, Donald O.
Abstract:: The major purposes of this study were (1) to construct a reliable and valid scale for measuring writing self-efficacy levels in adult basic education students, (2) to further test the scale's validity and reliability by administering it to a second selected group of adult basic education students, and (3) to...
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Full Text:: (1986a). Studies of self- efficacy, as an attitudinal construct, have been related to sport skills

Economic evaluation of projects and policies affecting anadromous fish : a simulation approach

Creator:: Hastie, James D.
Abstract:: Anadromous fish populations in the Pacific Northwest have undergone substantial change throughout the past century. Historical periods of over-harvest and the construction of numerous dams throughout the region have contributed to declines in the runs of naturally spawning stocks. Management efforts to rebuild fish populations have focused on the restriction...
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Full Text:: increasing the present value of harvests than would similar restrictions in the sport fishery. An important

An analysis of the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality traits of high school basketball players

Creator:: Doherty, Michael Thomas
Abstract:: The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality characteristics of high school basketball players. The Athletic Motivation Inventory (AMI) measured the personality traits of 150 high school basketball players. The Individual Data Questionnaire was used to identify background characteristics for comparison...
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Full Text:: Fall Sport 20 T-Test of the Mean Scores on the AMI Personality Traits Between Subjects Who

Cultural appropriateness in education and development : the case of the 4-H Yukon River Fisheries Education and Youth Development Program

Creator:: Marcey, Jean L.
Abstract:: The 4-H Yukon River Fisheries Education and Youth Development Program is a federally funded youth-at-risk program created to help youth escape from the social ills of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, low academic achievement, and suicide that plague rural Alaskan villages. By providing youth the opportunity to learn the skills needed...
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Full Text:: : the case of the 4-H Yukon RIver Fisheries Education and Youth Development Program AN ABSTRACT OF THE

Personal teaching efficacy and ethnic attributions as contributors to caucasian preservice teachers' behavior toward international children

Creator:: Burt, Linda S.
Abstract:: Two theoretical models were examined based on the contributions of preservice teachers' personal teaching efficacy, ethnic causal attributions, past teaching, and international interaction experiences to their behaviors toward international children in multicultural small group activity sessions. Path analytic results revealed that for both models, these variables together did not significantly...
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Full Text:: contributors to caucasian preservice teachers' behavior toward international children AN ABSTRACT OF THE

Intra-household gender analysis of work roles and distribution of resources : a pilot study in a Nepalese village

Creator:: Bhadra, Chandra Kala
Abstract:: Thirty households were randomly selected to examine intra-household gender differentials in work roles and distribution of resources, between adult men and women, and boys and girls. Work related activities were assessed by time used in agricultural work, household work, and income generating work. Distribution of resources was assessed by expenses...
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Full Text:: U.S. Secretary of State, on June 5, 1947, advanced the idea for economic rehabilitation of war-torn

Transcriptional repression mediated by a novel family of C₂H₂ zinc finger proteins

Creator:: Senawong, Thanaset
Abstract:: Two novel and highly related C₂H₂ zinc finger proteins (CTIP1/BCL11A/EVI9 and CTIP2/BCL11B/Rit1) have been implicated in COUP-TF signaling, etiology of myeloid and lymphoid malignancies, and hematopoietic cell development. However, the precise cellular function(s) and the contribution of these proteins to neoplastic processes and hematopoietic cell development remain unknown. The goal...
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Full Text:: journal of Biological Chemistry. All of the experiments in this chapter were performed by myself in the

Multivariate relationships between leisure activities and personality

Creator:: Howard, Dennis Ramsay, 1945-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study This investigation was an attempt to assess the relationship between selected variables of personality and leisure activity preferences using multivariate statistical procedures. It was shown that previous attempts to explain man's use of leisure have persistently emphasized demographic variables such as income, sex, occupation and age....
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Full Text:: personalities of those inclined toward sport, social activities, aesthetics or hobbies would vary

The use of on-going, in-class assessment as a method of accountability during physical education

Creator:: Wright, Michael Thomas
Abstract:: All too often, students in physical education classes are only accountable for tasks such as attendance, dressing out, and maintaining positive behavior. To shift the focus to content accountability, teachers need to utilize methods and techniques that hold students accountable for subject matter performance. Another area of concern for physical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Dr. Hans van der Mars, Dr. Barbara Cusimano, my

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