The problem is a study of economic development of Thailand during the first six-year plan (1961-1966). An attempt is made to answer the following questions: 1. what have been the principle dynamic forces for economic development throughout this...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the creativity and self-concepts of university students, specifically, to determine if differences existed between art students and non-art students. The following independent variables were...
The purpose of this report was to make a comparative study of selected legislative provisions and to give emphasis to Kansas’ position in that comparison.
A form letter was composed which would provide complete coverage (as nearly as possible)...
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...
Possible differences in the development of language form, content, or use skills have been suggested in research with respect to birth order and sex. However, no studies have been completed which control the chronological age of the subjects in...
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 purpose of this descriptive study was to compare personality characteristics of varsity football players and non- football athletes with an emphasis on the variable aggression. This study of aggression may aid in the abolishment of the belief...
The subject of this thesis, "A Comparison of the Personal Property tax burden of Five Separate Groups of Business in Norton County", was selected after much consideration and investigation. The purpose of the investigation is to find to what extent...
This is a study of the comparison of the three-point stance and the four-point stance in football relative to starting times for Five yards. This study is being done to determine which stance is the best for interior lineman to use. The study...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the effectiveness of a read-aloud program The sample consisted of 42 students In a treatment group and 18 students In a control group. All were students In the first grade Participation status,...
To maintain a school system that offers a curriculum and extracurricular program that best fits the needs of its students, the Board of Education, U.S.D., 431, Hoisington, Kansas recommended that, in 1974, studies be conducted to determine the...
The Fort Hays Kansas State College has sponsored six Summer Mathematics Institutes (including the one being held in 1965) under the SI program of the National Science Foundation, all of which have been directed by Mr. Wilmont Toalson.
The six Fort...
Fort Hays Kansas St ate College has sponsored t en Summer Mathematics Institutes, including the one held in 1969. These institutes have had financial support from the National Science Foundation and have all been directed by Professor Wilmont...
This study of Thomas County is a general history of the county from 1885-1964 with stress on the social, political, and economic aspects of its development. Agricultural conditions are particularly significant throughout the history of the area,...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate a hot breakfast program. The independent variables were participation status, economic status, gender, Chapter I reading status, and race. The dependent variables were Total Battery, Total Reading,...
A review of the literature on sex related data employing a variety of measures of assertion indicated that males exhibit greater levels of assertive behavior s than females. The effect of the sex of the confederate upon the assertiveness of the...
Using a multidimensional approach, this study investigated the relationships between personality variables and death concern. The study utilized Durlak and Kass's (1981) conceptualization of death concern in terms of five factors. These factors are...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide the teachers at the Lincoln Elementary School, Hays, Kansas with a guide to go by in preparing the physical education program.
Procedures: The procedures used in formulating the course of study...
One of the most crucial problems which hinders educational advancement in Thailand is the lack of qualified textbooks. The Ministry of Education of Tha1land has been striving to solve the problem by taking charge of printing the textbooks and...
It was the purpose of the readability study to find: (1) the readability levels of three textbooks in use in the Science and Social Studies Departments of Russell High School, Russell, Kansas; (2) the reading ability levels of students using...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the characteristics of effective university professors as determined by student ratings. The following independent variables we r e investigated: gender, classification, GPA, major, and student...
The purpose of this study was to determine the status of the Kansas elementary principal for the school year 1958- 1959, to determine what the status of the Kansas elementary principal should be and to make a comparison between the two.
The study...
The purpose of this study was to compare the actual duties of selected Western Kansas secondary school administrators with the duties that were advocated by selected authorities in education. This study was limited to secondary-school...
The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of individualized reading with a group or nine- and ten-year-old pupils. The study was carried out in the Fort Hays Kansas state College Summer Laboratory School. Subjects participating in...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate teacher selection for Kansas public high schools. The seven independent variables were: school district size, age of individuals who selected teachers, number of years in teacher selection,...
The term dynamic assessment (DA) has been used to describe several types of informal diagnostic procedures that allow examiners to observe the changes in an individual’s performance over a period of time. The purpose of this study was to examine...
The purpose of this study was to find contributing factors influencing teachers in selected high schools of Western Kansas to change teaching positions. No previous study or survey was located which dealt with this problem in Kansas.
The procedure...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate personal change and family involvement/participation in the treatment of chemically dependent individuals. The 5 independent variables investigated were family involvement/participation, gender, age,...
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the procedures employed in identifying intellectually gifted children attending the elementary Catholic schools of the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas; (2) to determine the type or types of programs...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate internalized shame. The independent variables were gender, age, family structure, religious affiliation, and birth order. The dependent variable was the scores obtained by the Internalized Shame...
The problem and purpose of this study was to examine the marketing management training programs of eight oil companies and find if these programs contained the types of training thought to be most needed in the area of marketing and sales...
The purpose of this research was to present a qualitative study interpreting the perceptions of North Central Association Self Study participants and implementers at a midwestern community college regarding 29 substantive institutional changes...
There are many variables involved in the attitudes of adolescents. This thesis focuses on adolescents aged 14 to 19. Whether the adolescent had a conservative or liberal attitude was measured by a questionnaire called the Sexual Attitude Scale. ...
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...
This study was designed to compare the attitudes of beginning, early-tenured, and career teachers toward pupils and teaching as revealed in the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory. Fifty beginning teacher s. Fifty early-tenured teachers (four or...
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate and compare perceptions of behaviors desirable to elementary science teachers. A related purpose to this study was to investigate the relationship between these perceived behaviors and the...
The purpose of this paper is to (1) determine whether a clear understanding of the roles the school psychologist serves in the school, influences teachers' acceptance of his services, and (2) whether classroom teachers' feelings concerning their...
The purpose of this research was to investigate the communication styles of radiologic technologists in Kansas. The total sample size was 240 registered radiologic technologists of Kansas. A questionnaire was mailed to these 240 registered...
During the summer of 1958, a search was conducted for specimens of algae which could be used in a growth study. Many specimens were collected from ponds and streams in western Kansas and were cultured under conditions of intense sunlight and high...
The scientific study of divorce is still in its initial stages. Sociologists have studied the problem and have made great progress in understanding it. Fiction writers, in presenting the problem through the more easily accessible method of the...
The specific problems of this field study were: (1) to find the major reasons why the graduates of the former Prairie View High School left the community and established residence outside the immediate area; (2) to find why the graduates who did...
A Solomon five group design was employed to investigate the effects of the “Every Kid Aware" drug education and prevention program upon the attitudes of 106 sixth grade students. The program was developed to give students the facts about drugs,...
The purpose of t his study was to define and clarify the present position of the curriculum coordinator and to determine the future status of t his position in the state of Kansas. A questionnaire was developed for use in this study and mailed in...
This study was an attempt to determine soil and vegetative differences in pastures on upland and slope sites caused by different utilization rates in the past year. Soil and vegetative differences were determined with reference to the following...
The purpose of this study was to compare the relative importance that teachers and administrators place on selected statements relating to teaching. An inventory was developed containing forty-one statements relating to selected abstracts of...
The general problem of the present study was to determine the effect of an instructional wellness program upon lifestyle knowledge of fourth grade students, as well as to determine a similar effect on a significant other who was exposed only...
The problem presented in this paper is the development and formulation of an investment formula plan for common stocks in the low price ranges which will eliminate human judgments in the buying and selling of stocks, and which will enable the...
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between reading disability and certain demographic characteristics of the elementary school referral population of the Fort Hays Reading Service Center.
The primary question...
This study was designed to survey Kansas authors, either by birth or residence who have had recent books published for children or adolescents. A summary of each author's work was included with a biographical sketch. In the biographical sketch of...
The purpose of this report was to survey the literature available for the school custodian. In beginning the survey a request was mailed to the State Department of Public Instruction in each of the fifty states. The response indicated that a...
A survey of vertebrates was conducted from 1987-1991 at Slate Creek Salt Marsh (SCSM), Sumner COlUl ly. Kansas. Emphasis was placed on waterbirds, especially shorebirds, to determine the number of birds using the area on an annual basis....
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate abuse during teen dating relationships. A status survey design with pre-determined and post hoc grouping was employed. The independent variables investigated were self-esteem, gender,...
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Most studies on manipulating recovery variables during interval exercise have focused primarily on aerobic training and performances. It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of active versus passive recovery on physical...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the factors which influence adolescents in selecting dating partners. The sample consisted of 801 high school students, of which 402 were male and 399 were female. The following independent...
The present study was carried out to see if a possible relationship exists between the type of sport in which an individual chooses to participate (team contact, team non-contact, individual contact, and individual non-contact) and a combination of...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate factors associated with alcoholism among college students. The independent variables investigated were gender, academic class, academic achievement, parental history of alcoholism, quality of family...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate alcoholism and surrender. The independent variables were: gender, number of times in treatment, drinking behavior, length of time sober, and level of recovery. The dependent variable was scores from...
This study was a factor analytic exploration of responses of psychiatric inpatients to five samples of items taken from a 177-Item Fear Survey Schedule developed by compiling items from all existing fear inventories. The 177-Item FSS was...
The purpose of this investigation was to study and determine types of objectives selected by teachers of beginning speech courses in Western Kansas high schools and to compare these selections with those of certain college speech instructors.
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This investigation was conducted on Big Creek near Hays, Kansas. The study area, in the mixed-prairie association, is in the post-climax stage of succession. The principal plants of the area were: American eh, green ash, catalpa, Virginia wild rye,...
This study was intended to provide information regarding the use of the EMG to aid students who wish to concentrate and study better. The study hypothesized that the electromyography could be used to train subjects to attain specific levels of...
The purpose of this thesis was to provide an epideictic rhetorical analysis of President William Jefferson Clinton's Inaugural Address. As a method for analysis, the researcher employed Campbell and Jamieson's (1990) evaluative criteria that...
The recent resurgence of interest in serving gifted children in our public school system and the mandate that all gifted children will be served by 1980 (K.S.A. 72-966) has reawakened the search for an identifying device that accurately predicts...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate family structure, family happiness, and children’s self concepts. Independent variables were family structure, family happiness, gender, and grade level. Five hypotheses were tested at the .05...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate jealousy in college students. The sample consisted of 79 females and 43 males for a total of 122. The independent variables were gender, age, living status, self – esteem family structure and...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate self-concept in selected groups of college students. The impact of five independent variables upon self-concept was investigated. The five variables were: college classification levels; sex-class...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate self concept, attitude toward school, family structure, quality of family life, involvement in school activities, birth order, and gender. There were 118 subjects employed. Seven composite null...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the relationship between touching behaviors, self-concept, and the marital relationship. The subjects were 97 Fort Hays State University students. The total sample consisted of 32 males and 65...
The purpose of the researcher was to examine university students’ knowledge of alcoholism. The total sample consisted of 153 students from a small Midwest university. The students participating in the study included 112 females and 41 males, 29...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate weight loss and self-esteem. The subjects consisted of 36 overweight individuals ranging in age from 24 to 73 years old. The instrument used to assess self-esteem was the Adult Form of the...
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,...
The purpose of the researcher was to evaluate the effect of implementation procedures upon self-esteem and the relationship of self-esteem to academic achievement and tested abilities. The subjects consisted of three groups of fourth grade...
In recent years, speech-language pathologists and audiologists have been made more aware of the need of infection control procedures. Routine use of clinical equipment may spread infection. Audiometers and tympanometers are included in this...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate opinions pertaining to counseling services received in high school as reported by college students an d to determine the effect of selected independent variables. The following independent variables...
The level of task difficulty has been found to be an important variable to consider in distractibility studies (Sen & Clarke, 1968; Turnure, 1970a, 1970b). Actual as well as perceived task difficulty has also been found to be related to activity...
The purpose of the researcher was to invest1gate the self-concept of college preparatory students. The independent variables were gender, educational classification (grade level), residency status, involvement in extracurricular activit1ies, family...
Antibiotics are used in human medicine as well as agriculture. In the United States thousands of tons of antibiotics are annually given in low levels to livestock as prophylactics and to promote growth. This is in addition to antibiotic treatments...
Small mammals were trapped on four habitats; cropland, roadside ditch, pasture, and remnant grassland. The small mammal community of each of these habitats were compared on the basis of richness, evenness, diversity, and similarity. The cropland...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the concerns of middle school students in urban and rural school settings. The independent variables investigated were residential background, ethnic background, gender, grade placement, age, and...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the association of locus of control, scholastic achievement and career intervention programs with career maturity in high school juniors and seniors. Three Independent variables were investigated: 1)...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate the attitudes and beliefs pertaining to the concept of inclusion as reported by building level administrators and superintendents. The independent variables investigated were: number of college hours...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate attitudes of nurses toward alcoholics. The independent variables were; when formal education was received, formal education pertaining to alcoholism, type of position and alcoholism in the family. ...
The purpose of the researcher was to investigate attitudes toward parenting. The following independent variables were investigated: gender of the parent, age of the parent, number of children, ages of children, and marital status of parent....
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;
A letter from two attorneys in Denver asking about taxes owed on land they own in Seward County and two different tax bills from the treasurer of Seward County.
The principle purpose of this study was to classify and describe the rosettes of some prairie forbs. Twenty five different species of forbs were studied in the college pasture about two and one- half miles west of Hays, Kansas. Observations were...
In this investigation, I compiled distribution and habitat records for Chaetodipus hispidus, Dipodomys ordii, Perognathus fasciatus, Perognathus flavescens, and Perognathus flavus on the central Great Plains. I more fully described habitat use of...
Prior to the 2000 and 2001 breeding seasons, 150 nest boxes were erected throughout riparian habitat in Ellis County, Kansas, to study breeding productivity and the post-fledging stage of the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon). During that interval I...
