Public Law 94-142, passed in 1975, mandated that all children receive a free and
appropriate education regardless of the extent of their handicapping condition. Handicapped
students were to be educated in the "least restrictive environment" possible. Placing handicapped
students in regular classrooms has been termed "mainstreaming." Mainstreaming has produced
concerns...
The purpose of this study was to examine the mid-life period of
women's lives. It attempted to determine if this time is generally one of crisis, or more commonly a period of smooth transition. Furthermore, it attempted to determine if there is a typical pattern of emotional concerns experienced by...
Nature of the Phenomenon
The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine if the
predisposition of counselor candidates on selected factors found to be
associated with effective counseling, upon entering a counselor education
program, was predictive of effective counselors at the end of that
program.
Hypotheses
Two central hypotheses...
Statement of the Problem
The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine
if a valid and reliable assessment instrument could be
developed to measure the cultural competence of counselor
trainees.
Hypotheses
Five hypotheses were generated to establish the reliability
and validity of the instrument. The instrument consisted
of two...
The principle purpose of this study was to determine
the effectiveness of human relations-sensitivity training on
the self concept of low income high school students. The
sample group consisted of 47 low income high school students
attending the 1978 Summer Upward Bound program at Oregon
State University. Participants were randomly...
Through the development of a Values Questionnaire this
study examined the relative importance of values in
multinational settings. The Values studied were Respect,
Power, Intelligence, Wealth, Skill, Health, Human Kindness, and
Love. The person-centered approach was selected as a particular
social science community for the focus of the study.
Ninety-two...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a
relationship between identity achievement and Christian religious
ideology in selected university students attending Oregon State
University.
The sample consisted of two hundred and forty-nine students
enrolled during the winter quarter 1978 in Psychology and Education
courses. The respondents...
The purpose of this study was to determine if male and female
Counselor-Trainees enrolled in master's degree programs in the
State of Oregon would emit significantly different responses to a
new and professionally developed video-based client simulation.
The sample consisted of ninety-two Counselor-Trainees
enrolled during the 1975-76 academic year in...
This study examined the effects of a group treatment of Self-Instructional
Training (S.I.T.) with an institutionalized aged (65
or over) population. The purpose of the S.I.T. program was to
increase the positive content of speech elicited in a structured
social interaction. S.I.T., as developed for this study, followed
Meichenbaum's three...