Children in middle childhood were surveyed in elementary schools
to explore possible associations between their perceptions about certain
characteristics of their sibling relationships and the ways in which
their parents responded to sibling quarrels.
An instrument was developed to measure perceptions of types of parental responses and the
Sibling Relationship...
Previous research had indicated that siblings of deceased children
developed a variety of behavioral problems as a result of the
death (Binger et al., 1969; Cain et al., 1964; Martinson et al., 1980;
Stehbens, & Lascari, 1974). The purpose of this study was to determine
the relationship of selected factors...
This study examined the perceptions of team members of a sister library initiative between Nimbe Adedipe Library, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria and the Valley Library, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA. An online survey and focus group discussion were used as data collecting instruments. All of the 26 members...
The Mount Jefferson Primitive Area is one of three High Cascade wilderness areas in Oregon. It is second in size among these, covers approximately 136 square miles, and with the addition of a large roadless area in Warm Springs Indian Reservation represents the only one of these areas in Oregon...
Wilderness character monitoring (WCM) is an interagency strategy created in 2008 in collaboration between the four federal land management agencies that manage designated wilderness (Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management) and other contributors (Landres et al. 2008a). The reports created from this...
Compromises required for the passage of the Wilderness
Act (1964) created inherent conflicts in the designation and administration
of wilderness areas. Subsequent legislation helped to more
firmly interpret and define the Act. Attendant policy changes suggest
a trend to increase the recreational and economic utility of wilderness.
Policy changes also...
Individuals in and around a small college town were asked to take part in an interview to study their perception of wilderness activities depicted on television and other forms of media and the potential impact of these depictions on an individual's willingness to participate in wilderness activities. This study linked...