There are three avenues of education to prepare students for board
examination leading to licensure as a registered nurse: diploma certificate,
associate degree, and baccalaureate degree. The baccalaureate
nursing programs are challenged to prepare students for acute care nursing,
community health nursing and leadership in nursing. Baccalaureate
nursing educators believe...
This study investigated the following question: If one
wants to be a good student and then compares his/her own values
with those of good students, will he/she shift values immediately
to resemble those of good students, and later improve academic
performance? The investigator drew a sample of 237 volunteers
of...
The purpose of the study was to determine if a self-assessment procedure provides data with acceptable accuracy for use in Adult Basic Education placement diagnostic batteries. Several factors descriptive of the population and the treatment were studied: 1. The overall degree of accuracy in computation and word pronunciation. 2. The...
The study measured and compared the philosophies of education of OSU graduates who are experienced teachers of vocational education and undergraduate vocational teacher trainees on an essentialist-progressive scale at OSU. The objectives of this study were to (1) determine if experienced teachers of vocational education and undergraduate vocational teacher trainees...
The Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to identify the tasks performed by low-ability office employees as viewed by office supervisory personnel, and, also, to analyze these tasks. The study was conducted in Alberta, Canada. To analyze tasks performed by low-ability office employees, it was necessary...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of alcohol
on freshman women during the critical transition into college.
Specifically, the study focused on differences in knowledge of alcohol
facts and attitudes toward use of alcohol among freshman women prior to
college. Further, the study focused on changes...
The purpose of this investigation was to develop a
valid and reliable instrument to assess Oregon high school
students' nutrition information.
The following steps were taken in order to achieve this
purpose.
First, a review of the literature pertaining to high
school nutrition curriculum was conducted.
Second, numerous published tests...
The goals of this study were to discover and compare the religious
and philosophical traditions which have shaped Japanese and American
cultures, and to make a case for interdisciplinary transcultural programs
of study in higher education. Specifically, the purposes of this
study were to: (1) describe and trace historically the...