The relationship between self-concept and teacher competency
was examined among 29 female college students enrolled in a
beginning-level practicum of a preschool-teacher training program.
The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) and the Preschool Teacher
Competency Rating Scale (PTCRS) were used to assess the subjects'
self-concepts and teacher competencies at the...
Setaria lutescens (yellow foxtail) plants, grown from five seed
sources were compared in California. Seed sources were: Connecticut,
Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and California. Morphological
and physiological differences between biotypes include: plant
size, growth habit, time required to mature and reproductive capa
city. Most significant is the prostrate habit of the...
Until recently the study of premarital abuse has received
relatively little attention from researchers. Those studies which
have been concerned with this phenomenon reveal that approximately
22% of their college samples reported involvement in abusive dating
relationships, indicating that there is a need for further study in
this area. The...
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship
between managing emotions scores and the variables of education level, affiliation,
number of relationships, commitment to relationships, and parental
divorce.
The instrument used in the study was the Iowa Development
Inventory-B with questions added to measure behavior relative to...
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) sustainability is a topic of intense interest in forest ecology.
Reports range from declines to persisting or increasing coverage in some areas. Moreover, there is little
agreement on ultimate factors driving changes. Low aspen recruitment has been attributed to climate
patterns, past management, herbivore increases, competitive...
Like most ecological communities, aspen (Populus tremuloides) forests are influenced by a synergy of bottom-up (resources-driven) and top-down (predator-driven) processes. Since the 1920s, ecologists have observed the decline of many aspen communities throughout the Intermountain West. The extent and possible drivers of this decline are topics of much recent scientific...
Recently there has been increased interest in the importance of the early years ofa child's life for determining later well-being. There is a window of opportunity to have an impact on the future trajectory of children's lives when they ate young. Research on early brain development, brain physiology, and the...
The purpose of the present study was to identify variables which
are related to the degree of commitment to a dual-work lifestyle held
by engaged individuals who indicated their intentions for such workfamily
patterns after marriage. The study also grouped couples
according to patterns of commitment, and examined differences by...
This study investigated the practices public and academic
library administrators find useful and utilize in analyzing
use of collections. The study also investigated
administrators' satisfaction with their collection use
analysis practices, and the impact they perceived automation
to have upon collection use analysis practices.
A survey developed for this study...