The major purpose of this study was to explore changes in language proficiency and self-concept of Japanese college students participating in an intensive English language program at Tokyo International University of America (TIUA). Another purpose of the study was to determine if there was a relationship between change in English...
This study investigated the relationship between
various demographic, structural, organizational, and
operational factors and the success of nonprofit
foundations affiliated with two-year technical and
community colleges in Canada. Three aspects were
specifically examined: (1) a descriptive analysis of the
two-year technical and community college foundation in
Canada; (2) Pearson product-moment...
Rice has been an important integral part of the economy of
Thailand or centuries. Not only is rice the staple diet of the people
but it also provides the major part of export earnings as well. Since
economic development is stressed in Thailand, a demand study of
rice is appropriate,...
A great potential for increasing upland rice production exists in
the savanna soils of Colombia. These vast areas are currently
underutilized. However, they have good soil structure, flat
topography, coupled with sufficient and well distributed rainfall,
making savanna soils ideal for upland rice cropping system. The major
constraints to upland...
Some biochemical activities in embryo or seedling of
germinating rice (Oryza Sativa L.) seed were studied to explain the
effects of suboptimum (20 C), optimum (30 C), and supraoptimum (40 C)
temperatures on seed germination and seedling growth. It was observed
that 40 C slightly speeded up seed germination but...
Much-needed research on Thai adolescents (age 15-19), the fastest growing group
of AIDS victims in Thailand, this study differentiates risk behavior among classes, unlike most AIDS research in Thai society, and focuses on how gender and economic factors among adolescents influence their risk-behavior patterns leading to the contraction of HIV/AIDS....
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...
The educational system in the Yemen Arab Republic
(YAR) is in desperate need of reform to accommodate recent
changes in the structure of the economy and society of the
YAR. At present, there is only one university, the University
of Sana'a, within the country. In this study, the organization
of...
