It has long been theorized that self-concept and self-esteem have an affect on achievement in school, especially in children with problems in learning such as those with specific learning disabilities. Many studies have been done looking at the...
This study was designed to compare the effect of different types of extratextual interactions during joint book reading on first-graders’ storybook comprehension abilities. Extratextual interactions are adult utterances incorporated into shared...
The relative success of nesting pairs of the Northern Oriole (lcterus galbula) with second-year (SYM) and after-second-year (ASYM) males was investigated on a 120- hectare area near Hays, Ellis County, Kansas during 1981 and 1982. Clutch size,...
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the concepts of superintendents in selected public school districts in Nebraska regarding their priorities of competencies in educational administration which they believe superintendents should...
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the feasibility of organizing and adopting shared time programs to secure additional instruction and services for individual students of public and nonpublic schools; (2) to determine the procedures...
The primary intention of this study was to investigate and determine the concepts of the presidents of the boards in one hundred selected school districts in Nebraska regarding their priorities of competencies that they seek in their evaluation and...
Aerobic dance and aqua exercise are rapidly gaining popularity, with aqua exercise now being recognized as a legitimate training modality. However, the effects of aqua exercise programs on various physiological parameters have not been well...
Research was conducted 27 April 1963 through 20 May 1964 at the Finney Basin, a large depression in Finney County, Kansas. The objectives of this study were to determine migration peaks and periods, relative numbers, status of nesting species, and...
King, Sora, and Virginia Rails were studied at 10 different marshes in Kansas in 1975. Populations of these three species were studied by using tape-recorded calls during the period 27 March through 10 June. Dates of first calling and peak calling...
ABSTRACT: The current study examined the relationship between ages of entry into formal
education and the effects it had on participation in the Accelerated Reader program. More
specifically, the variables being compared were: the child’s age in...
Alfred Korzybski, among others, has written about the harmful semantic effects of using the verb “to be.” D. David Bourland, following Korzybksi’s lead, devised E-Prime, a form of English that does not use the inflected forms of the verb...
A GIS database was constructed for Morton County, extreme southwestern Kansas, on the Fort Hays State University Geographic Information System (GIS) with data layers representing roads, public land-survey system, railroad, pipelines, soil types,...
A letter written by a homesteader named Henry B. Shaw to his cousin Thomas Shaw. Henry lived in Lawrence, and Thomas lived in Norwich, New York. In this letter Henry talks about living in his cabin, gives details about Territorial Kansas, tells...
The identification of barriers to the optimal use of the nurse practitioner (NP) within the Rural Health Clinics (RHC) in Kansas is essential in solidifying the role of the NP as a primary health care provider. As health care reform mandates the...
During late spring and summer 1985 and the spring/summer of 1986, observations of territorial selection by males, courtship displays, and the nesting cycle were made at the Mosteller heronry, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Earliest spring arrival in...
Cast of the 1909 Senior Play. Picture is in May 27, 1909 edition of the Western College Leader. Photo is also available in the University Archives Photo Collection - A295.28
Theatrical productions; Western Branch of the Kansas State Normal School
The purpose of the researcher was to evaluate the effect that gender, classification, grade point average, and class attendance had upon reported cheating behaviors, and to evaluate an individuals attitude toward cheating. The subjects consisted...
Studies in recent decades, including some based on mist-net counts, have suggested that populations of certain Neotropical migrants have been declining. Many of these studies utilize total birds per net hour as an index of actual population...
Males and females differ in their defensive responses to verbal stimuli that are most directly sexually suggestive. 200 subjects were administered Byrne's Revised Repression-Sensitization Scale creating a normative distribution, in which only the...
The purpose of this thesis is to make a study of the relations between the United States and Argentina, leading to the recognition of Argentina. The period covered will essentially be from August 27, 1810, the date of the first United States...
Police docket ledger book (manuscript) of Dodge City from between the years 1878 through 1882. Includes signatures of famous lawmen such as Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, etc. Size is 11" wide; 16" high.
The effect that exercise has on the HDL concentration in women has not been well investigated. Therefore, it was the purpose of this study to determine the different effects of exercise on HDL levels, percent body fat, and body weight between...
The introduced shrub Tamarix ramosissima Lebed. invades riparian zones, but
loses competitiveness under flooding. This was tested in Tamarix ramosissima by
examining responses to flooding by soil type in a greenhouse setting. A field study
examined...
The present study investigated the effects of misattributed physiological arousal on experienced anxiety and subjective arousal. Cantor, Zillmann, and Bryant (1975) and Zillmann, Johnson, and Day ( 1974) found that unperceived exercise- induced...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate factors affecting attitude toward use of alcohol of 6th and 8th grade students. There were 68 students in the sixth grade (41 males and 27 females) and 60 students in the eighth grade (31 males and...
The rapid growth of computer information technologies (ClTs) has made a significant difference in our society. CITs are changing the learning methods from traditional face to face teaching 10 different types of distance teaching/education...
A letter, mostly written by Allie with a little written by Clay, that mentions trying to get a revival set up in their town, illnesses that have befallen them and others, gardening, and cats.
A letter written by A. J. Huntoon to his wife, Lizzie. Huntoon was a doctor who had moved to Kansas in 1857 hoping to help the people who were fighting to bring Kansas in as a free state. In 1861, he enlisted in the 5th Regiment of the Kansas...
Business enterprises; Churches; Corruption; Correspondence;
This study was designed to test two specific hypotheses: (1) the mother of a severely mentally retarded child will become aware of the child’s retardation earlier than the mother of a mildly mentally retarded child. And (2) the mildly mentally...
Merit pay for teachers has become a very controversial issue during the past few years. A study of this issue was conducted to determine the attitude toward merit pay for teachers of Kansas public school administrators. A 27 item questionnaire was...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the qualified admissions criteria described in Kan. Stat. Ann. 76-717 and their relationship to degree completion, retention rates, and college GPA at Fort Hays State University when applied to a...
Native shortgrass prairie ecosystems have undergone drastic changes since European settlement, resulting in fragmentation of native prairie. With this reduction in available native habitat, it has become increasingly important to conserve the...
The Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrines nivosus) is a small (approximately 46 g) shorebird that nests and forages along North American beaches, wetlands, river sandbars, and lake shores. Migratory populations of Western Snowy Plovers are...
Since its genesis, health care has been developing and evolving to meet the needs of the population it serves. Hospital length of stay after childbirth has progressively decreased over the past 29 years initially in response to public pressure to...
The way patients view the care they receive has far reaching implications for the healthcare environment. Nurses need to know what constitutes caring behaviors for their patients. Because of nurses’ constant interaction with patients and...
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if perceived enactment of autonomy was related to level of life satisfaction in an elderly population. Perceived enactment of autonomy (PEA) was examined as the potential for self-care action. ...
I analyzed variation in a portion of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region to determine if montane populations of the red squirrel (tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in Colorado are isolated andto relate genetic variation in the species to glacial...
Measurements of phytoplanktonic productivity and certain physical and chemical characteristics were made over a one-year period, 25 September 1968 to 27 September 1969. Temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles showed the lake to be in a nearly...
Bansemer, Nancy S.
Elderly clients are often homebound due to culminating health problems. The deteriorating health status of the elderly combined with the accumulating losses of family, friends, financial support, and autonomy may result in...
The nursing profession is experiencing a nursing shortage that is expected to only worsen. The current nursing work force is aging (Buerhaus, Staiger, & Auerbach, 2000), and fewer students overall are choosing nursing as a career (Mangan, 1999),...
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. The Reveille began publication in 1914 shortly after William A. Lewis became President of Fort Hays Kansas Normal School. It was published annually, with the exception of 1918...
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
Reveille is the yearbook of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas....
Fort Hays State University--Students—Yearbooks ; Fort Hays State University—Periodicals ; College yearbooks--Kansas—Hays ; College students--Kansas—Hays ;Universities and colleges--Kansas--Hays
