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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMPOSITION, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS, AND PERFORMANCE OF TRUSTEE MANAGED MUNICIPAL PENSION FUNDS IN FLORIDA.
Creator: O'LEARY, HAROLD EDWARD., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This dissertation is an examination of the rates of return obtained on the assets of municipal pension funds located in the State of Florida that are managed by boards of trustees. The risk characteristics associated with the employment of these assets are also examined. The study is based on a sample of 37 plans out of a population of approximately 200 which fit the "trustee managed" classification. Before addressing the sample data the current literature and various evaluation techniques...
Show moreThis dissertation is an examination of the rates of return obtained on the assets of municipal pension funds located in the State of Florida that are managed by boards of trustees. The risk characteristics associated with the employment of these assets are also examined. The study is based on a sample of 37 plans out of a population of approximately 200 which fit the "trustee managed" classification. Before addressing the sample data the current literature and various evaluation techniques are reviewed. The methodology employed is based on the works of Dietz and modified using the semi-variance techniques favored by Osteryoung., The composition of these plans seems to be related to their size as measured in total asset value. Smaller funds are composed primarily of low risk deposits while larger funds have diversified portfolios. There are exceptions to this rule, of course. Analysis of their operating characteristics really entails a study of management responses to changing market stimuli. Also considered, and found very important, is the efficiency with which management handles the stream of contributions. These factors impact on the performance of the sample funds. Performance, as measured by the return earned on total available assets, is compared with the rate of inflation and the cost to the sponsoring cities of borrowing funds., The conclusions reached are that these pension plans are not performing in a manner which will protect their assets from decreasing in value due to the effects of inflation. The effect of security trading may be detrimental to attempts to obtain efficient trade offs between risk and return, the buy-hold strategy may be the better route to follow. Decisions for or against funding should be made on a case-by-case basis considering the unique conditions concerning individual sponsors and plans., Some areas for future research in this area might be an investigation into the specific investment goals of these funds, an application of the capital asset pricing model to the performance of pension plans, and the development and use of a simulation model to test performance of these funds without considering the legal restrictions placed on the composition of their investment portfolios.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020358, 2989629, FSDT2989629, fsu:74136
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF FLORIDA'S COMMUNITY INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES PROCEDURES.
Creator: DALLET, PATRICK HENRY., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Although much has been written on cooperation and coordination, there has been little documentation of statewide efforts to promote such activities in the field of adult and community education. In 1976, the Florida Legislature mandated the establishment of Community Instructional Services (CI
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016296, 2989530, FSDT2989530, fsu:74037
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Title: THE ST. CLARE ALTARPIECE: A RE-EVALUATION OF A FOURTEENTH CENTURY DOUBLE TRANSFORMATION ALTAR FROM COLOGNE.
Creator: KIRN, MARY EM., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The St. Clare Altarpiece is the earliest extant double transformation altar with both reliquary busts and a tabernacle from the fourteenth century. Created in Cologne it is a work of rich stylistic and iconographic complexities. Parts of the altar's paintings may be seen as the culmination of a style prevalent during the second quarter of the fourteenth century in Cologne while other parts may be seen as the gestation of the early fifteenth century "Soft Style." The altarpiece was examined...
Show moreThe St. Clare Altarpiece is the earliest extant double transformation altar with both reliquary busts and a tabernacle from the fourteenth century. Created in Cologne it is a work of rich stylistic and iconographic complexities. Parts of the altar's paintings may be seen as the culmination of a style prevalent during the second quarter of the fourteenth century in Cologne while other parts may be seen as the gestation of the early fifteenth century "Soft Style." The altarpiece was examined near the end of its present restoration and previous hypotheses concerning the style, iconography, original location, and donors are re-evaluated and more adequate re-interpretations suggested., Nineteenth and twentieth century restorations and fifteenth century overpainting have resulted in confusion concerning the altar's style and have led in the past to contradictory evaluations. As a result, the present chronology of most fourteenth century Cologne painting, which was based on attempted stylistic associations with the St. Clare Altarpiece, has been grounded on the slimmest evidence. In particular, this investigation shows that the interest in finding an artist(s) for the altarpiece has lead to inconclusive results, especially when attempts were made to associate the altar either with William of Herle or Herman Wynrich of Wesel., Iconographically, no serious investigations have been undertaken previously to explain each opening of the altarpiece and indicate their inter-relationships. Although certain scenes have been extrapolated from the altar and used as illustrations for discussions of a particular iconographic theme, these discussions were tangential and often flawed methodologically. Earlier suggestions of the altarpiece's relationship to Rhenish mysticism are refuted in terms of origin, style, iconography, and function., Two new iconographic interpretations are developed. First, the probability of a carved Crucifixion in the central upper niche of the second opening is suggested. Second, the scene on the first opening referred to in most accounts as the Return from Egypt is reidentified as the Journey to the Temple. In addition, it is argued that relationships may exist between the different openings. The program seems to reflect a carefully established theological program emphasizing allegorical and/or tropological meanings that had a long tradition in medieval textual exegesis., The altarpiece appears to be related to the fourteenth century Franciscan convent of St. Clare's by the Roman Tower in Cologne. An argument is made that the hypothesized relationship of the Guelders sisters to the altar is suspect and that a strong possibility exists that the entire convent commissioned the altarpiece., After a careful perusal of the stylistic, iconographic, and historical elements associated with the St. Clare Altarpiece, this investigation has concluded that the best range of dates for the earlier painting can be established from around 1347 to around 1390, with the greater possibility focussing on a period shortly after the dedication of the new church of St. Clare in 1347. The later overpainting occurred during the earliest phase of the Soft Style in Cologne around 1400.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016300, 2989532, FSDT2989532, fsu:74039
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Title: A STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF THE PRESIDENTS, ACADEMIC DEANS AND LEARNING RESOURCES ADMINISTRATORS IN THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN FLORIDA REGARDING THE 1972 LIBRARY STANDARDS, "GUIDELINES FOR TWO-YEAR COLLEGE LEARNING RESOURCES PROGRAMS".
Creator: WEBB, MARYALICE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the perceptions of presidents, academic deans, and learning resources administrators in the public community colleges in Florida to determine to what extent similarities and significant differences exist regarding the 1972 "Guidelines for Two-Year College Learning Resources Programs.", A three-part survey questionnaire was sent by direct mail to the three groups of Florida community college administrators. The first part of the...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine and compare the perceptions of presidents, academic deans, and learning resources administrators in the public community colleges in Florida to determine to what extent similarities and significant differences exist regarding the 1972 "Guidelines for Two-Year College Learning Resources Programs.", A three-part survey questionnaire was sent by direct mail to the three groups of Florida community college administrators. The first part of the questionnaire solicited personal and institutional information. The second part, the focal part of the survey, gathered perceptions of the administrators regarding statements from the Guidelines relative to learning resources areas: objectives and purposes, organization and administration, budget, staff, facilities and instructional equipment, and materials. Part III surveyed opinions regarding the need for quantitative standards to implement the qualitative Guidelines. Space was also provided for comments., A Likert-like scale of five numbered places allowed the respondent to assign a degree of importance to statements from the Guidelines. Information was supplied by check marks in other parts of the questionnaire. All responses to the questionnaire were tabulated in numbers and percentages of the population reporting. These figures were placed in tables., Results of the survey of perceptions revealed many similarities in the perceptions of Florida community college presidents, academic deans, and learning resources administrators. However, perceptions varied within the individual groups as well as among the three groups; perceptions varied frequently from the lowest to the highest level on the scale. Responses from presidents tended to be less scattered on the scale than those from academic deans or learning resources administrators., Results showed some differences in perceptions of the academic deans vis-a-vis presidents and learning resources administrators regarding several sensitive statements in the Guidelines. The most significant variances in perceptions concerned the rank and status of the chief learning resources administrator, the staff, instruction, and the budget., Out of the total of seventy-seven administrators, 62 percent believed that quantitative standards were necessary to implement the qualitative Guidelines. Learning resources administrators recognized greater need for the quantitative standards than did either academic deans or presidents. Academic deans saw the least need. The majority of the administrators in favor of the quantitative standards believed that the standards should be based on a formula which could be applied to colleges of varying sizes. However, in spite of the agreement that there was a need for quantitative standards, questions were raised about applying the standards.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016305, 2989535, FSDT2989535, fsu:74042
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Title: PREFERRED APPROACHES TO THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES AS THEY RELATE TO THE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, SOCIO-POLITICAL VALUES AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT OF SECONDARY TEACHERS IN MICHIGAN.
Creator: SIMMONS, LEROY., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study was designed to determine the extent to which teacher preferences for selected social studies education traditions were related to their beliefs in traditional socio-political values (BTSV), level of political and community involvement, and personal characteristics (i.e., age, sex, and years of teaching experience). Additionally, it focused on the extent to which teachers' political and social behaviors could be predicted from the personal characteristics and values of the sample.,...
Show moreThe study was designed to determine the extent to which teacher preferences for selected social studies education traditions were related to their beliefs in traditional socio-political values (BTSV), level of political and community involvement, and personal characteristics (i.e., age, sex, and years of teaching experience). Additionally, it focused on the extent to which teachers' political and social behaviors could be predicted from the personal characteristics and values of the sample., For this investigation, preferred approach to teaching social studies was defined as those teaching decisions that reflect the following rationales for social studies education: (1) history of citizenship, (2) student centered, (3) critical thinking or reflective inquiry, (4) social studies as social science, and (5) active involvement. Belief in traditional socio-political values was defined as narrow and parochial views toward youth, the role of education as a social institution, and the American system of government as a world model. Political involvement was defined as the extent to which an individual had participated in the political process as indicated by voting habits, working in a political party, working for a political candidate or political issues, and participating in selected community affairs., One hundred-twenty secondary social studies teachers throughout the State of Michigan participated in the study. A .05 level of significance was set. Multiple regression analysis procedures were used to establish the relationship between the independent and dependent variables of the study., Two research hypotheses were developed for this study. These were as follows: (1) There are no significant relationships among each of the independent personal characteristic variables (age, sex, and years of experience), BTSV scores and political involvement scores, and the dependent variable preferred teaching approach. (2) There are no significant relationships among each of the independent personal characteristic variables (sex, age, and years of teaching experience), BTSV scores, and the dependent variable political involvement scores., The findings on these hypotheses were as follows: Hypothesis 1. The independent variables of political involvement, years of teaching experience, BTSV scores, and age were found to be useful predictors of preferred teaching approach, and thus, generated a prediction equation that was significant. As anticipated, political involvement related positively to teaching approach; years of teaching experience, BTSV scores, and age were inversely related to preferred teaching approach. The multiple correlation of these four variables with the variable teaching approach was .27, significant beyond the .05 level. Hypothesis 2. A correlation of personal characteristic variables (sex, age, and years of teaching experience) and BTSV scores with political involvement scores showed that years of teaching experience correlated positively and significantly with political involvement at the .05 level. However, a regression of personal characteristic variables and BTSV scores on political involvement showed that none of the four predictor variables had F-values which were significant beyond the .05 level. Thus, these variables were not found to be useful predictors of political involvement and did not support the rejection of the hypothesis.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016304, 2989534, FSDT2989534, fsu:74041
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Title: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING CONSUMER EDUCATION CONCEPTS IN CLOTHING AND TEXTILES TO SELECTED SECONDARY STUDENTS IN HOME ECONOMICS.
Creator: GILBERT, CARLOTTA SHEFFIELD., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the study was to develop instruments to determine what teachers and experts think ought to be taught, what is taught, and what is known concerning consumer education in clothing and textiles programs in home economics in the public secondary schools of Bay County, Florida. The specific objectives examined, analyzed, and reported the findings of the assessment of consumer education as taught in clothing and textiles classes in a sample of secondary schools. The review of...
Show moreThe purpose of the study was to develop instruments to determine what teachers and experts think ought to be taught, what is taught, and what is known concerning consumer education in clothing and textiles programs in home economics in the public secondary schools of Bay County, Florida. The specific objectives examined, analyzed, and reported the findings of the assessment of consumer education as taught in clothing and textiles classes in a sample of secondary schools. The review of literature included background information regarding consumer education, consumer legislation affecting textiles and clothing, and consumer education research in the schools., The test items were formulated in relation to those concepts identified in the Florida 1974 Free Enterprise and Consumer Education Act including: advertising, appliances, banking, budgeting, credit, governmental agencies, guarantees and warranties, home and apartment rental and ownership, law, motor vehicles, professional services, and taxes. A questionnaire was developed to ascertain what teachers and experts think students ought to know and estimated amount of class time spent regarding these identified concepts of consumer economics as related to clothing and textiles. This questionnaire was utilized in the test development as were the Florida Guides, Textiles and Clothing and Clothing Management, Production and Services. Sixty-five questions were developed and pilot tested with 45 secondary home economics students in Broward County, Florida. The test was revised on the basis of the item analysis made by the Office of Evaluation Services at The Florida State University., Data were collected from 131 senior high school students in two public schools of Bay County, Florida. Seventy first semester clothing and textiles students were assigned to the experimental group whereas 61 home economics students who had not had clothing and textiles were assigned to the control group., It was concluded that the test was reliable due to an analysis coefficient (K-R 20) which was .90 when administered to the experimental group and .89 when administered to the control group., The t test was used to determine if there was a significant difference in the mean of the test scores of the experimental group and the control group. No significant difference was found between the mean score of the experimental and control groups. Students in both groups received an average score of 65 percent on the instrument. It appears that teachers are incorporating consumer education in all areas of the school curriculum as well as in specific clothing and textiles classes.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016297, 2989531, FSDT2989531, fsu:74038
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Title: THE MOTIF OF LONELINESS IN SELECTED DRAMAS BY GERHART HAUPTMANN AND ANTON CHEKHOV.
Creator: MAJSTOROVIC, SAVKA., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The analysis of three dramas by Gerhart Hauptmann and three by Anton Chekhov shows that loneliness is not only a motif for descriptive passages in prose works and for lyrical expression, but can also be strongly and movingly expressed in the drama in various forms of dialogues and monologues.
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016301, 2989533, FSDT2989533, fsu:74040
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Title: A MODEL OF A SUSPENDED SEDIMENT INDUCED, STABLY STRATIFIED OCEANIC BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER.
Creator: ADAMS, CHARLES EARL, JR., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8014108, 2989536, FSDT2989536, fsu:74043
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Title: ON THE TRAIL OF THE RUNNER'S HIGH - A DESCRIPTIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELUSIVE PHENOMENON.
Creator: SACHS, MICHAEL LEO., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The nature of the psychological phenomenon experienced by runners during participation known as the "runner's high" was investigated. The determination of a number of characteristics which differentiate runners who experience the runner's high from those who do not was initially attempted. Additionally, the effect of manipulation of association/dissociation cognitive strategies on perception of quality of the run and experience of the runner's high was studied., Subjects were 60 male regular...
Show moreThe nature of the psychological phenomenon experienced by runners during participation known as the "runner's high" was investigated. The determination of a number of characteristics which differentiate runners who experience the runner's high from those who do not was initially attempted. Additionally, the effect of manipulation of association/dissociation cognitive strategies on perception of quality of the run and experience of the runner's high was studied., Subjects were 60 male regular runners (average of at least four days per week, 30 minutes per day, for the past two months), average age 32 years. The runners had been running an average of 5.7 years, and had averaged 53.5 minutes and 6.8 miles per run for the past two months. Average number of days per wek running was 5.8 days. The majority (87%) of the runners described themselves as addicted to running, with an average of 1.5 years required for addiction to develop., Most (46 = 77%) of the runners indicated they had experienced the runner's high, although 14 said they had never experienced it. Those runners noting a percentage of runs on which the runner's high was experienced reported that this phenomenon occurred on an average of 29.4% of their runs., A descriptive categorization of the runner's high was offered, frequented by descriptions of floating, well being, effortlessness, euphoria, and power. Few of the runners, however, indicated any peak experiences. A high degree of physiological preparedness was cited as necessary for experience of the runner's high, and it was noted that it was not possible to predict if and when the runner's high would be experienced during a run., Bivariate correlational analyses, stepwise multiple regression,and discriminant function analyses were conducted in assessing the relationship of dependence upon and commitment to running, laterality (right/left brain dominance), and training style to experience of the runner's high. Of particular interest was the relationship of laterality to the runner's high, due to reports of the runner's high as a right brain phenomenon., Scores of the runners on a scale of addiction to running and length of time runners had been participating were both significantly related to experience of the runner's high. Multiple regression and discriminant function analyses, however, failed to yield results of value in attempting to predict experience of the runner's high. The absence of a significant relationship of two measures of laterality to experience of the runner's high was particularly noted., The runners tended to employ the cognitive strategy of dissociation more frequently during their training runs, although they shifted frequently between association and dissociation. A simple characterization of the cognitive strategies of the runners could not be provided., Results of the attempted manipulation of cognitive strategies (association/dissociation) during the next to last mile of the middle four of eight test runs of the subjects did not reveal any significant findings. It was suggested that a combination of the particular strategies used and the need for intensive training in use of specific strategies served as important factors in the lack of obtaining significant findings.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016677, 2989577, FSDT2989577, fsu:74084
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Title: THE EFFECT OF A BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT UPON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SELF-CONCEPT OF FAILING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Creator: WELLS, MARY LEE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a behavioral contract upon the academic performance and self-concept of failing middle school students. These students were selected by random sample from failing sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students of approximately the same socio-economic level in one school in Northwest Florida., The California Test of Basic Skills, the grade point average as determined by percentage scores, and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a behavioral contract upon the academic performance and self-concept of failing middle school students. These students were selected by random sample from failing sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students of approximately the same socio-economic level in one school in Northwest Florida., The California Test of Basic Skills, the grade point average as determined by percentage scores, and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale were used to obtain data. The achievement test scores and grade point averages earned prior to the treatment were obtained from the school records and compared for significant differences., The contract treatment was used cooperatively by the student, teachers, counselor, and parents for a period of 18 school weeks. Treatment began in January, 1979, and was completed by May, 1979., Thirty-five cases each were selected for experimental and control cases. Thirty-three of the experimental cases completed the treatment. Average differences in scores between the experimental and control cases were compared for significant gains in grade point averages, composite achievement tests scores and subtest scores and for significant differences in these scores using the t-test. Self-concept scores were obtained at the completion of the treatment and compared for significant differences also., Significant differences at the .05 level were found in achievement test scores and grade point averages in all cases (except the language subtest gain score at the completion of the treatment). The self-concept scores were found to be significant at the .05 level; the subtest scores, Intellectual and School Status were also found to be significant at the .05 level.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016681, 2989581, FSDT2989581, fsu:74088
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Title: EFFECTS OF AN ISOMETRIC RESISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM ON PASSIVE ABDUCTION OF THE HIP JOINT IN COLLEGE WOMEN.
Creator: LEBE-NERON, ROSE-MARIE CELINE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The influence of a regular exercise program of isometric contractions of the thigh adductor muscles upon the range of passive thigh abduction and the maximum isometric strength of the adductors was examined. A sample of 52 female college students divided in four groups were trained during 2 weeks under conditions which combined two dependent variables: (1) degree of thigh abduction, and (2) percentage of maximum isometric force developed for each contraction during the program. No change in...
Show moreThe influence of a regular exercise program of isometric contractions of the thigh adductor muscles upon the range of passive thigh abduction and the maximum isometric strength of the adductors was examined. A sample of 52 female college students divided in four groups were trained during 2 weeks under conditions which combined two dependent variables: (1) degree of thigh abduction, and (2) percentage of maximum isometric force developed for each contraction during the program. No change in the angle of passive thigh abduction was found after training. On the other hand, a significant increase in maximum isometric strength occurred. It was noted that under conditions of maximal work (100% of isometric strength), the anatomical position was the most effective in increasing strength of the adductor muscles. The findings indicated that a program increasing the maximum isometric strength of the adductor muscles did not improve the range of passive thigh abduction during a ten day period. On the other hand, within a two-week training period, the development of strength did not restrict the flexibility at the hip joint., Simultaneously, an objective method for the measurement of passive thigh abduction was tested; it was designed to maximize the reproducibility of the testing positions, the torque responsible for the passive movement and the level of muscular tension., It was found that under condition of muscular relaxation controlled by electromyography, the reliability coefficient for the measurement of passive thigh abduction reaches .94.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016676, 2989576, FSDT2989576, fsu:74083
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Title: THE IMAGE OF POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS PERCEIVED BY ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF POLK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Creator: TUCKER, LOTTIE SHEFFIELD., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to assess the current image of Polk Community College held by the eleventh grade students in the Polk County Public School System. The research methodology employed for this study was that of the descriptive survey. Data were collected by the use of a questionnaire which was administered to all of the eleventh grade students enrolled in the ten public high schools. The major findings were these: (1) Based on the large number of "No Opinion" responses produced for...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to assess the current image of Polk Community College held by the eleventh grade students in the Polk County Public School System. The research methodology employed for this study was that of the descriptive survey. Data were collected by the use of a questionnaire which was administered to all of the eleventh grade students enrolled in the ten public high schools. The major findings were these: (1) Based on the large number of "No Opinion" responses produced for each item by high school, income level, and ethnic background, the perceptions of Polk Community College were very vague to non-existent in the minds of Polk County eleventh graders. There were, however, no marked negative perceptions indicated in the data. The responses seemed, rather, to show a lack of real knowledge about the college among the student respondents. (2) No significant differences of opinion were shown to exist when the data were analyzed by high school, by economic level, and by ethnic groups., The following recommendations were proposed: (1) As the chief source of respondents' information was found to be family, friends, and Polk Community College graduates, it was recommended that college personnel encourage present students and alumni of the college to become voluntary recruiters. (2) College personnel should encourage visits from potential students and their families, and should design special college functions to provide them with information about the college. (3) There should be increased effort on the part of the college personnel to work with high school guidance counselors in providing all high school students with information on all aspects of the college. (4) A survey should be conducted periodically to observe whether there has been any change in the perceptions of high school students within the Polk County area, and to investigate the factors that influence high school students' perceptions of the college. (5) The information dissemination and recruitment programs of the college should be continually adjusted in the light of the ongoing surveys recommended above.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016680, 2989580, FSDT2989580, fsu:74087
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Title: PUERTO RICAN NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS OF THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD AS SOURCE MATERIALS FOR MUSICOLOGICAL RESEARCH: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR MUSICAL CONTENT.
Creator: THOMPSON, ANNIE F., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The present study offers an organized analysis of that portion of the content of Puerto Rican newspapers and journals of the Spanish Colonial period pertinent to the island's music and musical life., The time-span chosen for this study encompassed the Spanish colonial period in its entirety. Insofar as publishing is concerned, this era began with the importation of the first printing press in the first decade of the nineteenth century. The study ends with the termination of Spanish...
Show moreThe present study offers an organized analysis of that portion of the content of Puerto Rican newspapers and journals of the Spanish Colonial period pertinent to the island's music and musical life., The time-span chosen for this study encompassed the Spanish colonial period in its entirety. Insofar as publishing is concerned, this era began with the importation of the first printing press in the first decade of the nineteenth century. The study ends with the termination of Spanish sovereignty in 1898., The number of existing sources is uneven, offering a larger number of both titles and issues in the last three decades of the century. Each existing number was examined for its musical content. The latter was summarized by decades in a general way, then described in detail in tables appearing in Part II., These tables are divided into very broad categories which are continued throughout and which enable the reader to follow particular segments of musical life throughout the century., The categories are: (1) religious music; (2) dances and other secular festivities; (3) articles, short pieces and song texts; (4) concerts and theatre; and (5) advertisements., This study has determined that Puerto Rican newspapers and journals of the nineteenth century are indeed a valuable source for the investigation of the island's musical history. The materials available in these sources has now been described in such a way as to provide a research tool for the serious musicologist and social historian.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016679, 2989579, FSDT2989579, fsu:74086
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Title: THE ECOLOGY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: THE CASE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
Creator: RENICK, JAMES CARMICHEAL., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study examines the impact of environmental variables and organizational characteristics on minority bureaucratic representation in American municipalities., A random sample of 111 American municipalities with populations of over 25,000 was chosen from U.S. census data. The base year for the analysis is l977., After a comprehensive background, definitions of representation bureaucracy and affirmative action are drawn from the literature to provide rather explicit parameters for the...
Show moreThis study examines the impact of environmental variables and organizational characteristics on minority bureaucratic representation in American municipalities., A random sample of 111 American municipalities with populations of over 25,000 was chosen from U.S. census data. The base year for the analysis is l977., After a comprehensive background, definitions of representation bureaucracy and affirmative action are drawn from the literature to provide rather explicit parameters for the analysis. Affirmative action, as a public personnel policy, is viewed as a contemporary means for achieving a representative bureaucracy., There is first a concern for describing the municipal occupational representation of minorities. This descriptive section of the research addresses such questions as: (1) What is the occupational distribution of minorities? (2) In what occupations are minorities most represented? and (3) How do blacks and white females compare with regards to occupational representation? Second, there is a concern for generalizing these findings to U. S. municipalities., The study tests hypotheses relating to organizational and environmental variables with the assumption that they would have a significant impact on minority bureaucratic representation in American cities. The relationship between these variables and their respective impact on municipal minority representation constitutes an ecological orientation., This study shows that minorities tend to be located in lower status jobs. The most significant ecological factor that explains black bureaucratic representation is the percentage of blacks in the municipal population.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016675, 2989575, FSDT2989575, fsu:74082
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Title: CAREER SPONSORSHIP OF WOMEN SENIOR-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Creator: MANN, BARBARA ANN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze career sponsorship of selected current women senior-level administrators in higher education to determine whether mentor/protege relationships occurred in their careers and whether the sponsorship was a factor in their career advancement., Regionally accredited public and private institutions in the United States granting at a minimum the baccalaureate degree were chosen for inclusion in this study. During the 1978-1979 academic year, 1...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze career sponsorship of selected current women senior-level administrators in higher education to determine whether mentor/protege relationships occurred in their careers and whether the sponsorship was a factor in their career advancement., Regionally accredited public and private institutions in the United States granting at a minimum the baccalaureate degree were chosen for inclusion in this study. During the 1978-1979 academic year, 1,644 individuals were employed as presidents at their institutions. Of this number 113 (6.8 percent) were women. During the same period, 6,774 individuals were employed as vice-presidents, of whom 521 (7.7 percent) were women. A Survey of Women Senior-Level Administrators (SWSLA) was developed and mailed to a sample of 245 of these women. Responses to the SWSLA were received from 179 individuals (73.1 percent)., The majority of the respondents ranged in age from 30 to 50 years and had become senior-level administrators during the same age span. The majority had been in higher education administration between five and twelve years and had spent one to four years in their current position, if not members of religious orders, and five to fourteen years if they were members of religious orders., Over 70 percent of the presidents and 50 percent of the vice-presidents reported the highest degree earned was the doctorate. Two-thirds of the presidents and half of the vice-presidents who were not members of religious orders reported being married or having been married during their careers. The majority of the respondents were employed at private coeducational institutions with fewer than 2,500 students., The respondents selected as the most important factors in the advancement of their careers being competent, possessing the appropriate academic credentials, and being in the right place at the right time. Having drive and determination and being sponsored were the next most frequently selected factors., The respondents enumerated bosses, female professors and teachers, husbands, mothers, fathers, and female friends and colleagues as the persons who had most directly influenced their careers., Encouragement, reinforcement of a sense of competence, guidance and advice, and role modeling were the most frequently mentioned types of assistance provided by the influential persons. Few mentors in the classic sense who nurtured, supported and taught the protege were described by the respondents. The types of assistance described appeared instead to fall along a continuum of advisory/support relationships., Using guidelines describing a mentor as "a person who sponsors or grooms," nearly two-thirds of the women indicated the presence of mentors in their careers. The mentor was of help to more than half of the women in gaining their present positions. There was a high level of agreement among the women that having a mentor is helpful to a woman beginning a career in administration., Over three-fourths of the women indicated that they had acted as a mentor in the past. Nearly all the women indicated that they would act as mentors in the future, expressing their support for women seeking careers in higher education administration., The relationship between having had a mentor and the background variables of the respondents were tested by the chi-square distributions and none were found to be significant.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019603, 2989601, FSDT2989601, fsu:74108
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Title: RETRENCHMENT: PRACTICES, POLICIES, AND EFFECTS IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Creator: LARGUE, EULA MURIEL., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This is a descriptive study designed to determine the aspects of retrenchment within the Colleges of Education in the nine public universities of Florida. The analysis was based on reports made by the universities to the Board of Regents and on the responses to a written questionnaire from the Deans and Chairpersons of the Colleges of Education concerning their perception of retrenchment and retrenchment policies. Whereas formal written policy for coping with retrenchment did not exist at any...
Show moreThis is a descriptive study designed to determine the aspects of retrenchment within the Colleges of Education in the nine public universities of Florida. The analysis was based on reports made by the universities to the Board of Regents and on the responses to a written questionnaire from the Deans and Chairpersons of the Colleges of Education concerning their perception of retrenchment and retrenchment policies. Whereas formal written policy for coping with retrenchment did not exist at any level in the State University System, informal practices were evident in the decision-making structure according to the findings.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019601, 2989600, FSDT2989600, fsu:74107
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Title: DESIGNING A PLAN OF ACTION TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM COMMITTEES WITHIN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION IN NEW YORK STATE.
Creator: JEWETT, DONALD LEO., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Cooperative Extension in New York State has as its primary purpose to help people to improve their lives, families, and communities through interpretation of research and extension of new knowledge from the land grant university to deal with their concerns. Attainment of this purpose depends greatly on the effectiveness of elected program committees responsible for guiding informal educational programs and services in each county., In 1978, a project was conducted, the purpose of which was to...
Show moreCooperative Extension in New York State has as its primary purpose to help people to improve their lives, families, and communities through interpretation of research and extension of new knowledge from the land grant university to deal with their concerns. Attainment of this purpose depends greatly on the effectiveness of elected program committees responsible for guiding informal educational programs and services in each county., In 1978, a project was conducted, the purpose of which was to design a plan of action for helping county extension agents improve program committee effectiveness. A design method created by Roy J. Ingham (1972) was used to develop the plan of action. Project steps were performed in accordance with his "Method of Designing Action Systems" (MODAS). Implemented steps are:, (1) Description of the present state of the situation (S). In 1977, less than 30% of all New York counties had program committees rated as performing at or above a "good" level of effectiveness., (2) Description of the desired state (S(,1)). The preferred situation was to have no less than 75% of the counties with program committees performing at or above a "good" level by June 1980., (3) Formulation of a rationale for S(,1) to substantiate its value., (4) Identification of a more encompassing class of phenomena which includes the observed situation (S). Through a literature search it was learned that a rating of performance could be classified as an instance of organizational effectiveness., (5) Location of a relevant and reliable knowledge base. Rensis Likert's (1967) theory of organizational behavior was selected as the explanatory system most adequate to explain the means for achieving member acceptance of high goals, a concept identified as having strong potential for controlling organizational effectiveness. The identified means concepts are high leader goals, supportive leadership, group methods of leadership and leader work facilitation., (6) Design of a specific plan of action (POA(,1)) by translating identified means concepts into concrete observable actions. Sixteen activities, attributes of which specifically matched the means concepts, were designed for the plan of action for increasing member acceptance of high goals., (7) Identification and measurement of exogenous variables (external environmental factors) which, if in a certain state, might prevent the POA(,1) from attaining the desired state; then, modification of the plan of action (POA(,2)) to account for these variables. The three program leaders in a county selected for POA implementation and their state supervisors were interviewed and available records were examined in light of variables identified in social science literature. The organization climate was examined by a survey of committee members., (8) Preparation of a plan for process and product evaluation. Interviews of committee members were planned to determine what, and how, components of the plan of action were implemented. Pre- and post-project member surveys were planned to measure the present and desired states of the means concepts in the selected county and a comparison county., (9) Implementation of the POA(,2). One new and two experienced program leaders in the project county implemented POA(,2) with different program committees over a period of ten months., (10-12) Evaluation of the process with necessary modifications and determination of the state of member acceptance of high goals in the program committees through product evaluation. Evidence obtained from survey responses, corroborated by reported member actions, supports the claim that attainment of (S(,1)) can be attributed to POA(,2)., Fellow extension administrators urge that POA(,1) be used in other counties of New York. Also, they suggest using MODAS to assist extension agents in designing plans of action for improving other aspects of Cooperative Extension.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019599, 2989598, FSDT2989598, fsu:74105
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Title: THE "OLD SUMPTER HERO": A BIOGRAPHY OF MAJOR-GENERAL ABNER DOUBLEDAY.
Creator: RAMSEY, DAVID MORGAN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Abner Doubleday was an unusual and often a controversial person. Born into a family staunchly supporting Andrew Jackson, Doubleday reflected the determined Unionist position of the strong-willed president. Abner's attitude towards the Union was later vividly demonstrated at Fort Sumter. A mediocre career at West Point illustrated Doubleday's lack of desire to excel although he possessed the ability to do so. The controversy over the origin of baseball, although Doubleday was never directly...
Show moreAbner Doubleday was an unusual and often a controversial person. Born into a family staunchly supporting Andrew Jackson, Doubleday reflected the determined Unionist position of the strong-willed president. Abner's attitude towards the Union was later vividly demonstrated at Fort Sumter. A mediocre career at West Point illustrated Doubleday's lack of desire to excel although he possessed the ability to do so. The controversy over the origin of baseball, although Doubleday was never directly involved in the question, was the first of several controversies with which Abner Doubleday's name is associated., Doubleday never seemed satisfied with his early life. In his papers he continually referred to people, prominent in later years, which he knew. While serving in the Mexican War, Doubleday continually felt the need to relate the dangerous situations in which he was placed. He seemed to want to demonstrate his personal responsibilities, which while actually meager, he viewed as of supreme importance. Doubleday apparently wanted to be a famous, bold cavalier, but realized he failed to accomplish his objective and stressed his "noble" deeds., Doubleday loved large cities and the benefits they offered a person. He liked being in the right social circles and enjoyed the "good life." By 1852, while serving as a commissioner for the Senate, Doubleday had come to despise Mexico and the Mexicans. By 1858, while serving in Florida, he disliked the inconveniences of chasing "savages." With secession in 1860 Doubleday no longer liked Charlestonians; later extending his revulsion to all Confederates., With the crisis at Sumter in 1861 Doubleday was greatly troubled. The affront to the United States government was almost more than he could bear. With the outbreak of the war, Doubleday was more than willing to fight the rebels. A dependable, if unspectacular soldier, Doubleday served well during the Civil War. While no one accused him of original thinking militarily, his men always fought well. Gettysburg was Doubleday's finest hour but became his final hour in the Civil War when he could not countenance serving under a junior officer., It seems strange that Doubleday served in the Freedmen's Bureau since his superior was none other than his old enemy from Gettysburg, O.O. Howard. Doubleday's service in California brought the controversy over the origin of the cable car. Retirement from the army in 1873 brought out several new qualities in Abner Doubleday. He wrote books, read French and Spanish literature, and became interested in the occult and became a believer in theosophy., Doubleday was a colorful figure in nineteenth century America. He was associated with several significant events in the growth of the nation. Doubleday represented, possibly to an extreme, the attitude of many American Unionists and supporters of Manifest Destiny. His commitment to a united nation is similar to Lincoln's attitude. Doubleday not only vocalized this sentiment, but, like Lincoln, was prepared to fight for his belief. Abner Doubleday was an intense American. He desired a strong, powerful United States and opposed those not supporting such a course.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019606, 2989604, FSDT2989604, fsu:74111
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Title: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID PACKAGING AND RETENTION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS OF 1974-1975 AT TROY STATE UNIVERSITY.
Creator: KRIEGER, THOMAS BERT., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The problem of the study was to determine if there were differences in student retention related to financial aid packaging for Troy State University students classified as freshmen during the fall quarter of 1974-75. Data were collected from students' permanent record files maintained by the Troy State University. Statistical analyses of the study were performed using a census of 271 freshmen financial recipients to form one group and a systematic random sample of 271 nonrecipients of...
Show moreThe problem of the study was to determine if there were differences in student retention related to financial aid packaging for Troy State University students classified as freshmen during the fall quarter of 1974-75. Data were collected from students' permanent record files maintained by the Troy State University. Statistical analyses of the study were performed using a census of 271 freshmen financial recipients to form one group and a systematic random sample of 271 nonrecipients of financial aid to form the second group., The first group was used for testing the study intragroup interactions of financial aid packaging and personal characteristics as they related to retention. The second group was used to compare retention differences between recipients and nonrecipients of financial aid., Stepwise multiple regression analysis was the basic statistical approach utilized to provide descriptive information, basic correlational data, regression analysis data, and regression equations. No significant statistical differences were found in retention at the p < .05 level between recipients and nonrecipients of financial aid using persistence to graduation as the retention criterion. Significant statistical differences were found in retention using length of time a student remained enrolled at the university, at the p < .05 level, between recipients and nonrecipients of financial aid. The interaction of the type of financial aid package awarded to a student and the student's academic ability, sex, age, ethnic origin, or family income did not explain a significant proportion of the variance in student retention at the p < .05 level., It was concluded that students' educational opportunity is limited only by their ability to meet reasonable academic standards. Financial aid does permit a student to persist in college, but it could not be stated that persistence is the result of any particular type of financial aid package. The amount of award was the most important financial aid factor in retention. Grants have a positive effect on persistence. Work-study, as a form of financial aid, is less desirable than grants. Loans appear to be negatively related to persistence. It appears that grants should form the major proportion of any type of financial aid package. If additional financial aid is required, it would be preferable to consider work-study before loans., The type of financial aid package is important in retention, but the primary reasons for its importance were beyond the scope of the study. Further research is needed with large regional data bases to measure positive retention effects, if there are positive effects. A need exists to isolate what student characteristics or forces substantially explain retention in relationship to financial aid. A study of the relationship between retention and the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program and College Work Study Program is especially warranted.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019600, 2989599, FSDT2989599, fsu:74106
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Title: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THREE GROUPS OF POLICY-MAKERS CONCERNING SELECTIVE COMPONENTS OF RURAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION.
Creator: MAIBERGER, GEORGE L., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to analyze three groups of policy-makers from the western counties of the state of Florida concerning four components of rural community education. The groups were; superintendents of education, county commissioners and school board members. The survey determined total population attitudes and group differences in terms of selective activities relating to interagency cooperation, citizen involvement, use of public school facilities and broad-based programming....
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to analyze three groups of policy-makers from the western counties of the state of Florida concerning four components of rural community education. The groups were; superintendents of education, county commissioners and school board members. The survey determined total population attitudes and group differences in terms of selective activities relating to interagency cooperation, citizen involvement, use of public school facilities and broad-based programming. Knowledge of community education information held by policy-makers was also examined., Methodology. One hundred and fifty four questionnaires were mailed to policy-makers located in the fourteen western rural counties of the state of Florida. Seventy two responses were returned for a response rate of forty seven percent. Five categories of response were profiled: disagree, slightly disagree, no opinion, slightly agree and agree. Responses were assigned a number weight from one to five with higher numbers assigned to responses indicating more favorability. Total population and group attitudes were determined in relation to activities associated with the four components., Findings. Policy-makers' attitudes regarding activities associated with interagency cooperation, citizen involvement, use of public school facilities and broad-based programming were mixed. County commissioners were much less supportive of the components than were superintendents and school board members. Superintendents were the most supportive. Policy-makers agreed that the rural public schools were meeting the educational needs of children and adults in their communities. Policy-makers rated their knowledge of community education information as medium or high. The majority had received information about community education from national, state or local sources., There was a significant difference at the .05 level of confidence for group differences in thirteen of the twenty three activities associated with the components of community education., Conclusions. Superintendents and school board members were much more supportive than county commissioners regarding those activities associated with the four components of community education. County commissioners disagreed with the proposition of sharing resources with community agencies for the purpose of addressing social problems. Clear neutrality concerning use of referral services and opposition to resource sharing expressed by the county commissioners could indicate weak understanding of agency capability to adequately deliver the prescribed services under mutual agency sponsorship. Sharing of educational facilities to enhance delivery of social services to the rural population did not find favor with the county commissioners.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019605, 2989603, FSDT2989603, fsu:74110
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Title: SEX DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS AGAINST FLORIDA PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: PERCEIVED EFFECTS ON THE COMPLAINANT AND THE INSTITUTION.
Creator: MCLEOD, KATIE PATRICIA., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This is a case study of terminated sex discrimination complaints filed with the Office for Civil Rights against public institutions of higher education in Florida. Included are the perceived effects of complaint action on the grievant and the aggrieved institution, collegial relationships, as well as, stratagems employed by the grievant to protest inequality. Sources of information were the Office for Civil Rights, Letters of Findings, and participants' responses to a questionnaire and an...
Show moreThis is a case study of terminated sex discrimination complaints filed with the Office for Civil Rights against public institutions of higher education in Florida. Included are the perceived effects of complaint action on the grievant and the aggrieved institution, collegial relationships, as well as, stratagems employed by the grievant to protest inequality. Sources of information were the Office for Civil Rights, Letters of Findings, and participants' responses to a questionnaire and an interview.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019604, 2989602, FSDT2989602, fsu:74109
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Title: PUNISHMENT: AN EXAMINATION OF PRISONERS' AND NONPRISONERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD PENAL SANCTIONS.
Creator: JULIANI, TONY JOSEPH., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Criminological thought has relied extensively and at times exclusively on traditional criminological sources (e.g. public opinion polls and simulation studies) for information related to the administration and direction of the criminal justice system. Only recently has attention been given to the possible advantages of actively soliciting the prisoner's perspective as a means of enhancing the criminal justice decision making process. One traditional response for the exclusion of the prisoner...
Show moreCriminological thought has relied extensively and at times exclusively on traditional criminological sources (e.g. public opinion polls and simulation studies) for information related to the administration and direction of the criminal justice system. Only recently has attention been given to the possible advantages of actively soliciting the prisoner's perspective as a means of enhancing the criminal justice decision making process. One traditional response for the exclusion of the prisoner's perspective has been the view that prisoners possess distorted and irrational beliefs concerning the criminal justice system as compared to nonprisoners. The social-psychological literature of equity theory, however, posits that most people care deeply about justice for themselves and others and that justice and deserving are paramount in their lives. A further contention is made that even deviants internalize standards of fairness to some extent. If the concepts of justice and deserving are pervasive in society as equity theorists suggest, then it might be possible to view prisoners as not necessarily possessing distorted and irrational views toward the criminal justice system as compared to nonprisoners., The data do not support the relationship of agreement between prisoners and nonprisoners with regard to appropriate penal sanctions for specific criminal offenses. These results tend to adhere to the generally held belief that prisoners possess attitudes toward the law which are distinctly different from views expressed by nonprisoners. The data, while indicating the lack of agreement between the two groups suggest that in the case of one of the most serious crimes, incest, prisoners' views mirror those of nonprisoners and that a level of agreement exists among prisoners themselves with regard to appropriate levels of penal sanctions for specific criminal acts., As a secondary aspect of ths study, the concept of legal punishment as a social control mechanism is questioned in terms of the personal ability to assess the appropriate level of preventive or deterrent pain. The hypothesized relationship focuses on punishment as being a function of the individual's identification (empathetic apperception) of himself as a potential recipient of the particular sanction. Past research in the area of attributions has concentrated principally on attributions made by individuals as observers, whereas, in this study, the observers (prisoners) are examining a person similar to themselves. The data indicate that the concept of desirable punishment is unrelated to the individual's identification of himself as a potential recipient of the particular sanction. The data may be interpreted to indicate that individuals appear able to provide an assessment of appropriate levels of penal sanctions regardless of personal biases or possible repercussions. It might be further suggested that if empathetic apperception is not a factor in the selection of penal sanctions, then more credence can be attributed to attitude studies and opinion polls indicating a particular punitive trend.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016668, 2989571, FSDT2989571, fsu:74078
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Title: ELABORATION OF INTELLECTUAL SKILL LEARNING BY PICTURES AND IMAGES.
Creator: KIM, HYUNG RIP., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of images induced by pictures on verbal instruction of intellectual skill learning. The research questions in this study were: (a) Does augmenting printed instruction with pictures facilitate retention and transfer of intellectual skills?; (b) Does augmenting instruction (printed or printed-pictures) by requiring responses to imagery facilitate retention and transfer of intellectual skills?; (c) is there an interaction between the...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of images induced by pictures on verbal instruction of intellectual skill learning. The research questions in this study were: (a) Does augmenting printed instruction with pictures facilitate retention and transfer of intellectual skills?; (b) Does augmenting instruction (printed or printed-pictures) by requiring responses to imagery facilitate retention and transfer of intellectual skills?; (c) is there an interaction between the variables of mode of presentation and mode of response?; and (d) Are there interactions of any of these variables with students' reading comprehension ability? Ten hypotheses were established from these questions., The subjects were 200 seventh grade male students in the Attached Middle School at Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea. On the basis of the scores on reading comprehension test, students were assigned to high and low reading comprehension ability groups. The students in each reading ability group were randomly assigned to four instructional groups depending on the mode of presentation and the mode of response. The four instructional groups were verbal-picture/verbal-picture, verbal-picture/verbal, verbal/verbal-picture, and verbal/verbal group., Each instructional group received one of four versions of the instructional module which dealt with two concepts and five rules of electric circuits. The verbal-picture/verbal-picture group was presented verbal materials with pictures and asked to make verbal and pictorial responses during acquisition. The verbal-picture/verbal group was presented verbal materials with pictures and asked to make verbal responses during acquisition. The verbal/verbal-picture group was presented verbal materials without pictures and asked to make verbal and pictorial responses during acquisition. The verbal/verbal group was presented verbal materials without pictures and asked to make verbal responses during acquisition. The dependent variable were a retention measure and a transfer measure a week following the acquisition., The results show the following: (1) Augmenting printed instruction with pictures was found to be more effective than printed instruction without pictures in the retention and transfer of intellectual skills; (2) No significant difference between the verbal-picture response group and the verbal response group was found; (3) No interaction between the variables of presentation mode and response mode was found; (4) No interaction between the variables of presentation mode and response mode and the level of reading comprehension on the retention of intellectal skills and no three-way interaction among the independent variables on both retention and transfer of intellectual skills were found, while a significant interaction between the variable of presentation mode and the level of reading comprehension on the transfer of intellectual skills was found.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016670, 2989573, FSDT2989573, fsu:74080
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Title: THE EFFECTS OF ACTIVATING ORGANIZATIONAL COGNITIVE STRATEGIES ON DELAYED THEMATIC PROSE RECALL.
Creator: HOFFMAN, CYNTHIA K., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of instructions designed to activate two organizational cognitive strategies, on two types of delayed free recall of prose. The first type of recall measured was recall of major themes, and the second type was overall recall of themes and supporting details. The two organizational cognitive strategies which the instructions were designed to activate were paraphrasing and searching for themes. The study also attempted to determine if...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the effects of instructions designed to activate two organizational cognitive strategies, on two types of delayed free recall of prose. The first type of recall measured was recall of major themes, and the second type was overall recall of themes and supporting details. The two organizational cognitive strategies which the instructions were designed to activate were paraphrasing and searching for themes. The study also attempted to determine if students' reading comprehension ability displayed an interaction with the cognitive strategy activation instructions they received, to produce effects on recall of both types., The study was conducted in a typical middle school setting with classroom size groups ranging from sixteen to forty-five students. One hundred and four sixth grade students were rank ordered in terms of their reading comprehension ability, and then randomly assigned to three treatment groups, so that the treatment groups were similarly distributed with respect to reading comprehension level. One treatment group received a prose passage to read, along with instructions designed to activate a theme-searching strategy to store the passages for delayed free recall. The second group received the same prose passage along with instructions designed to activate a paraphrasing strategy to store the passage for delayed free recall. The third group -- the control group -- received the same prose passage as the other two groups; their instructions directed them only to reread the passage for delayed recall, rather than to use organizational strategies for storage., The prose passage used for the study was taken from a standard fourth-grade level reading textbook. In order to avoid effects due to differing lengths of time on task with the prose passage, the instructions were designed so that all three sets were parallel in terms of length and difficulty. Difficulty of the instructions was determined by sentence length, length and phonetic regularity of words, context placement of important ideas, and formatting of the print on the page., Each group was told to read the passage once and then close their booklets. After all students had done this, they were told to reopen their booklets and follow the treatment instructions. All students were given twenty minutes to read the brief instructions and review the prose passage for later recall. The students were given a free recall test five days later, which was scored by a pair of judges for theme recall and overall recall. The scoring guide employed was based on a linguistic model designed to break down the content of the prose passage into ideas high and low in structural importance, and their supporting details. On a trial sample of thirty recall protocols, the judges had a high level of agreement in classifying the student recall protocols (in their own words) as actual ideas or details in the target prose passage (Pearson correlation coefficient = .97 for theme recall and .99 for overall recall)., The cognitive strategy activation treatments were not found to have a statistically significant effect on either type of delayed recall obtained after five days. Nor were there any significant interaction effects found between the cognitive strategy activation treatments and students' reading comprehension level for either type of delayed recall. Existing research results were reconfirmed in this study with the finding that students' reading comprehension level had a significant effect on delayed recall of both types (p (LESSTHEQ) .001 for theme recall and p (LESSTHEQ) .002 for overall recall).
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016665, 2989569, FSDT2989569, fsu:74076
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Title: THE NORTHEAST ASIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF CONTROVERSY: A CASE STUDY IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AMONG SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, CHINA (PRC) AND TAIWAN (ROC).
Creator: KIM, BYUNG-CHIN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: One of the most inflammable areas of international controversy is the dispute over right to the oil underneath the continental shelf in the East China and Yellow Seas. Each of the coastal states involved--the People's Republic of China (China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and Japan--has strong economic motivation for exploiting this oil. Because the economic stakes are high, the states have reason not only to enter conflicting claims to the continental...
Show moreOne of the most inflammable areas of international controversy is the dispute over right to the oil underneath the continental shelf in the East China and Yellow Seas. Each of the coastal states involved--the People's Republic of China (China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and Japan--has strong economic motivation for exploiting this oil. Because the economic stakes are high, the states have reason not only to enter conflicting claims to the continental shelf but to be eager to settle those conflicts. However, serious obstacles exist; the uncertainty of international law concerning "continental shelf," the historical animosity between Japan and the other coastal states, and the lack of diplomatic relations resulting from post-World War II power politics.This study examines these obstacles, suggests two methods (or principles) of continental shelf boundary delimitation, and concludes that--with particular attention to international politics--settlement of the disputes is possible., After establishing each state's need for the oil resources, the study thoroughly examines the state of international law concerning continental shelf disputes. The uncertainties of that law are demonstrated throughout the study. However, the general trends of international practice and of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) do provide guidance for continental shelf disputes, and this study applies those trends to the East China and Yellow Seas continental shelf disputes., Finally, dividing the whole East China and Yellow Sea continental shelf into two areas--the Yellow Sea continental shelf between China and South Korea, and the East China continental shelf between China and Japan--two principles (or methods) of delimitation are suggested to settle the controversy: "modified equidistance principle" for the Yellow Sea controversy, and "equitable plus joint jurisdiction (or development) principle(s)" for the East China Sea Controversy., This study concludes that given all the conditions--economic desirability of exploiting oil from the continental shelf, favorable international situations in Northeast Asia, and positive guidance by international trends and UNCLOS III--settlement or solution of the continental shelf controversy in the East China and Yellow Seas is possible.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016669, 2989572, FSDT2989572, fsu:74079
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Title: PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPALS CONCERNING KNOWLEDGE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE AND PERSONALITY PREFERENCE FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT.
Creator: MORRISON, MABEL JEAN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study was designed to obtain the leadership styles of principals as perceived by themselves, and leadership styles as perceived by randomly selected teachers from their schools. The study was also designed to obtain the leadership personality preference type of principals. Also the principals' perceptions of the data collected fom the LEAD-Self, LEAD-Other, and MBTI were obtained as to the usefulness of the data for self-diagnosis and policy formation relative to selection, transfer, and...
Show moreThe study was designed to obtain the leadership styles of principals as perceived by themselves, and leadership styles as perceived by randomly selected teachers from their schools. The study was also designed to obtain the leadership personality preference type of principals. Also the principals' perceptions of the data collected fom the LEAD-Self, LEAD-Other, and MBTI were obtained as to the usefulness of the data for self-diagnosis and policy formation relative to selection, transfer, and training of principals. The Leadership Effectiveness Adaptability Description-Self and Other twenty-item instruments developed by Eignor, Hambleton, and Blanchard in 1977 were used to gather data on the leadership styles of principals as perceived by self and other. The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator was used as the instrument to gather data on the personality type preference of principals. Other data were gathered in structured interviews with the principals., A Leadership Packet was developed for each principal which contained results of the principals' basic and supportive leadership styles as measured by LEAD-Self and LEAD-Other, a description of his/her profile style, effectiveness score, and the principal's personality type as measured by the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator. Interviews were conducted to obtain the principal's reaction to the usefulness of the packet for self-diagnosis and policy formation relative to the selection, transfer, and training of principals., The population of thirty school principals in a Florida county were subjects for this study. In addition, 285 teachers were randomly selected from the thirty schools. An onsite structured interview was held with twenty-seven of the participating principals., Conclusions from the study were: (1) The majority of the principals (60 percent) perceived their leadership as Style 2 (High Task-High Relationship) which is characterized by selling. (2) Likewise, teachers from the majority of the schools (66 percent) perceived the leadership of the principals as Style 2. (3) Congruence was shown by one-third of the principals (33.3 percent) and teachers from their respective schools in selecting Style 2 as the principals' leadership style. (4) More than half of the principals exhibited a sensing-judging personality preference which indicated a preference for routine and facts. (5) One-third of the principals responded positively to the interview and were aware the Leadership Packet could be used for self-diagnosis. (6) One-third of the principals were unaware of how the Leadership Packet could be used. (7) The remaining principals, or approximately one-third, responded negatively or had no response to the questions. (8) An overwhelming majority of principals were not knowledgeable of two facets of leadership which the literature indicated as important, namely leadership style and personality type. (9) All three female principals exhibited a feeling personality preference type as compared to only one of the twenty-six male principals.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016674, 2989574, FSDT2989574, fsu:74081
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Title: A DESCRIPTION OF WORKING PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES EMPLOYED BY SELECTED PEOPLES' THEATRE GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Creator: JENKINS, ROBERT FRANCIS., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Peoples' Theatre is live theatre designed and performed for economically-disadvantaged audiences by groups which attempt to address the problems of poor people. This study describes working principles and procedures of four Peoples' Theatre groups operating in the United States during the summer of 1977: El Teatro de la Esperanza (The Theatre of Hope), Provisional Theatre, El Teatro Campesino (The Theatre of the Farmworkers), and the Bread and Puppet Theater. Criteria for selection of these...
Show morePeoples' Theatre is live theatre designed and performed for economically-disadvantaged audiences by groups which attempt to address the problems of poor people. This study describes working principles and procedures of four Peoples' Theatre groups operating in the United States during the summer of 1977: El Teatro de la Esperanza (The Theatre of Hope), Provisional Theatre, El Teatro Campesino (The Theatre of the Farmworkers), and the Bread and Puppet Theater. Criteria for selection of these groups were: (1) a stated goal of creating Peoples' Theatre, (2) actual activities, projects, or performances for working-class audiences, (3) at least five years experience as a Peoples' theatre, and (4) nomination by an acknowledged board of experts., The topics investigated for each group included: historical perspective, philosophy, rehearsal techniques, design and technical operations, style and content of productions, organization, personnel, economics, publicity, touring, and audiences. The compilation of this procedural information is designed to assist novice groups which intend to perform for working-class audiences., The study documents the histories of important companies and their works and provides a systematic discussion of the political, religious, and aesthetic philosophies of the Peoples' Theatre in the United States.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016666, 2989570, FSDT2989570, fsu:74077
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Title: A POLICY-CONSTRAINED WAGE FUND ALLOCATION MODEL FOR PAYMENT MEDIUM SELECTION IN COMPENSATION PLANNING.
Creator: CASSIDY, JOHN MILTON., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The U. S. labor force currently receives 80% of National Income through a variety of cash and inkind compensation forms. Employers use more than 80 different forms of compensation, herein called payment medium, to deliver employee wages. How firms select the set of payment medium offered to their employees is the focus of this study., Some firms recognize that flexible compensation, i.e., giving employees a choice among alternatives, may allocate compensation more effectively. This view...
Show moreThe U. S. labor force currently receives 80% of National Income through a variety of cash and inkind compensation forms. Employers use more than 80 different forms of compensation, herein called payment medium, to deliver employee wages. How firms select the set of payment medium offered to their employees is the focus of this study., Some firms recognize that flexible compensation, i.e., giving employees a choice among alternatives, may allocate compensation more effectively. This view underscores the belief that labor's need satisfaction may be complementary to the firm's interest and goals. This belief is not new, but its recent recognition in "cafeteria type" programs revives an interest in how to match individual employee need satisfaction with a firm's objectives., Given that firm and employee relationships are complex and dynamic, is compensation planning possible? This question addresses the problem of integrating firm goals, employee needs, and available resources into a dynamic planning method. Corporate financial and human resource policies in this program are inextricably related., This study develops a method for planning corporate compensation policy. The planning model allocates corporate wage dollars to payment media in a manner which recognizes firm compensation policies, payment medium characteristics, employee requirements, and multiple time periods. Corporate compensation policies are identified to direct the decision process. Payment medium characteristics are estimated to identify the potential of selected media to satisfy employee requirements. Employee requirements are defined based on empirical household expenditure profiles for demographic classes and are assumed a proxy for preferences. Multiple time periods define a planning horizon sufficient to recognize shifts in the employee group demographic structure., The planning model incorporates multiple conflicting goals and diverse sets of decision variables in a methodical, systematic analytical procedure. The integrated concept of compensation planning in this study offers an alternative to ad hoc decision processes., Study hypotheses are stated as criteria to evaluate the planning method. Computer model results are used to evaluate primary hypotheses related to operational aspects of the study. Secondary hypotheses concern key methodological concepts underlying the planning process and are evaluated by general reference to existing theory and practice., Model results are summarized for (a) wage fund allocation solutions under alternative priority structures for single and multiple time periods, (b) the effect of policy priority changes on goal achievement, and (c) payment medium attribute influence on the model. The results of the study support the premise that the model discriminates between different policy formulations, so that decision-makers can identify desirable and undesirable formulations and that the model differentiates plan design requirements as a function of changing employee demographics over time., The methodological concepts used in the study are broadly based on economic and operations research literature. The application of empirical preference criteria, medium estimation, and goal programming are discussed in terms of reliability, practicality, and theoretical value. The results here support these applications for compensation planning but empirical tests and further research are needed.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8021096, 2989638, FSDT2989638, fsu:74145
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Title: PARTICIPATION IN ADULT EDUCATION: A CASE AND PILOT STUDY OF A FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND FAMILY LIFE PLANNING PROGRAM IN THAILAND.
Creator: AMATYAKUL, KIATIWAN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: When the 1937 census in Thailand revealed that approximately 70 per cent of the country's population was illiterate, the government took immediate steps to raise the literacy level. Among these were the establishment of the Division of Adult Education under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and the enactment of the compulsory law in 1940, thereby giving birth to the Functional Literacy and Family Life Planning (FLFLP) program. Subsequent factors such as World War II and the...
Show moreWhen the 1937 census in Thailand revealed that approximately 70 per cent of the country's population was illiterate, the government took immediate steps to raise the literacy level. Among these were the establishment of the Division of Adult Education under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and the enactment of the compulsory law in 1940, thereby giving birth to the Functional Literacy and Family Life Planning (FLFLP) program. Subsequent factors such as World War II and the instability of the economy forced the repeal of the law and placed less emphasis upon literacy., With the recovery of the economy, the FLFLP program was reactivated, and experiments in adult education were conducted. At first the thrust of the program was to campaign for literacy, making the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic important. Following these experiments, the FLFLP program was extended to include problem solving, family planning, and other means to improve living conditions., The basic purpose of this study was to describe and to analyze a single case and pilot study of the FLFLP program as it was actually carried out in a rural area of Thailand. A second purpose was to ascertain reasons for participation or non-participation in the program. A third purpose was to develop a research plan that could be used in additional studies of the FLFLP program in other villages., Using Rogers' adoption process as a guide for observations, interviews, participation and analysis, the researcher determined those factors motivating villagers to participate in, not to participate in, or to drop out from the FLFLP program in the research village., The most often repeated reasons for participation in the program were to learn literacy skills, to gain practical knowledge and skills that would improve their living conditions, to help them communicate with outsiders. Fatigue, illness and geographic distance were the reasons that both non-participants and drop-outs gave., At the conclusion of the study, the researcher had gathered data through interviews and observation to indicate that the FLFLP program in one Thai village had fulfilled only one of its objectives; specifically, the improvement of the villagers' literacy skills. The two objectives which were not achieved by the FLFLP program were: (1) To help the learner to become "Khit-phen"--someone who is capable of engaging in a critical thought process. (2) To improve the living conditions of the learners., In the course or the development of the program it appeared that the villagers acquired new knowledge and skills but nevertheless had difficulty in applying these in their daily lives., As a consequence of the data collected in his pilot study, the researcher made a number of recommendations which, if implemented, might increase the likelihood of the success of the FLFLP activities in the villages of Thailand.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8021093, 2989636, FSDT2989636, fsu:74143
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Title: AN EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY REMEDIATION IN LEON COUNTY.
Creator: FAIRBANKS, DAVID LARRY., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This applied research project consisted of three interrelated strands of inquiry concerning the performance of students in two Tallahassee high schools on the first two administrations of the Florida Functional Literacy Test (F.L.T.). A quasi-experiment of the remedial programs provided for the failers of the 1977 F.L.T. was conducted using two dependent variables: F.L.T. percent correct and total reading score from the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test (W.R.M.T.). Results found that remediation...
Show moreThis applied research project consisted of three interrelated strands of inquiry concerning the performance of students in two Tallahassee high schools on the first two administrations of the Florida Functional Literacy Test (F.L.T.). A quasi-experiment of the remedial programs provided for the failers of the 1977 F.L.T. was conducted using two dependent variables: F.L.T. percent correct and total reading score from the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test (W.R.M.T.). Results found that remediation led to significant improvements in F.L.T. performance but not in basic reading ability., An analysis of the amount of gain in F.L.T. test scores between the two testing sessions which can be attributed to regression to the mean was also conducted. This analysis showed that up to 10 percentage points of F.L.T. improvement can be attributed to regression; and that a considerable number of remedial students will pass the F.L.T. on their second attempt because of this artifact., Those students who passed the F.L.T. by a narrow margin (ten raw score points or less) were found to be reading at a 4.6 grade level. Those students who failed on their first attempt were reading at the 3.5 grade level. All groups showed similar gain in reading skills during the study; at the reading posttest the remedial students were reading at a 3.9 grade level; well below the pretest mean for the near passers. Despite this lack of growth in reading, all but 5 of 42 remedial students passed the second F.L.T. Considerable overlap between the groups in the distribution of reading abilities was also reported., The concurrent validity of the F.L.T. was estimated as .63 based on the pretest correlation between it and the W.R.M.T. The overall test-retest correlation for the F.L.T. was .61 which can be considered acceptable given the one year delay between testing sessions. The classification reliability of the F.L.T. was estimated as .85 for borderline passers and .95-1.00 for the rest of the near passer continuum., The reading achievement histories of these two groups of students, and a third which passed the F.L.T. by a safe margin, were described after a search of each student's cumulative record folder. As early as the end of the second grade, the mean reading level from the C.T.B.S. of the eventual safe passers was significantly better than that of the eventual failers. The near passers and failers did not reliably diverge in mean reading ability until the end of the fifth grade. The relative deficiency in reading ability reported for the failers arose from three time periods in their educational history. These periods were: prior to the third grade; during the fifth grade; and the period between the end of the seventh and the end of the tenth grades. The reading achievement of the failers was found to be the most stable of all three groups. This was due to the rarity of these students ever rising above the 30th percentile of the normative population.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8021098, 2989640, FSDT2989640, fsu:74147
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Title: A COMPARISON OF PRESERVICE HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PREDOMINATELY BLACK AND WHITE SOUTHERN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Creator: WYATT, MARY ELIZABETH COLEMAN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the study was to compare preservice home economics education programs in predominately Black and White Southern institutions of higher education. Specific emphases were focused on (1) determining selected characteristics of home economics teacher education programs; (2) comparing the importance of selected competencies in home economics teacher education programs in predominately Black and White institutions; and (3) comparing the home economics teacher education programs in...
Show moreThe purpose of the study was to compare preservice home economics education programs in predominately Black and White Southern institutions of higher education. Specific emphases were focused on (1) determining selected characteristics of home economics teacher education programs; (2) comparing the importance of selected competencies in home economics teacher education programs in predominately Black and White institutions; and (3) comparing the home economics teacher education programs in predominately Black and White institutions in relation to: (a) the number of home economics education courses required; (b) the number of students enrolled; (c) the number of teacher educators employed; (d) program or unit classification; (e) educational attainments of the head home economics teacher educators; and (f) the institutional setting where head home economics teacher educators received their academic preparation. Data were collected by responses to a two-part questionnaire from 76 head home economics teacher educators. A background data sheet provided information concerning the institutions, the preservice home economics programs, and the respondents., The Chi-square analysis was used to determine whether significant differences existed between an observed number of responses falling in each category and an expected number based on the null hypotheses. The hypotheses were tested at the .05 level of significance. Analysis of the data provided a basis for the following conclusions: (1) The head teacher educators in predominately Black and White Southern institutions of higher education placed an equal amount of importance on 92% of the competencies in their preservice programs for obtaining their goals and objectives. (2) Significant differences existed in the ratings given the following competencies: (a) Competency 15: "to develop a program plan utilizing a variety of visual aids and media to publicize the unique contributions of the home economics program to the community"; (b) Competency 41: "to demonstrate knowledge of learning principles in contacts with students"; (c) Competency 48: "to use suitable procedures in reporting evaluative results"; (d) Competency 61: "to recognize current job market trends in various home economics careers"; and (e) Competency 70: "to identify pertinent sources of research." The head teacher educators at predominately Black institutions placed a greater degree of importance on Competencies 15, 48, and 61 than their counterparts at predominately White institutions. For Competencies 41 and 70, the head teacher educators at predominately White institutions placed a greater degree of importance on them than their counterparts at predominately Black institutions. (3) No significant differences existed in home economics programs in predominately Black and White institutions in relation to: (a) the number of home economics education courses; (b) the number of students enrolled in preservice home economics education programs; (c) the number of teacher educators employed; (d), program or unit classification; and (e) educational attainments of the head home economics teacher educators. (4) No significant differences existed in responses concerning the institutions and preservice home economics education programs in predominately Black and White Southern institutions. (5) The head teacher educators in predominately Black institutions had a tendency to obtain their degrees from predominately Black institutions whereas their counterparts from predominately White institutions received their degrees from predominately White institutions. This difference was significant at the .05 level.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020365, 2989634, FSDT2989634, fsu:74141
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Title: SYMPHONY OF THE APOCALYPSE (ORIGINAL COMPOSITION).
Creator: WELLMAN, SAMUEL EDISON., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This symphony is programmatic in conception, implied by the title. "Apocalypse" comes from the Greek meaning "revelation." Revelation may be considered from a Christian point of view; or it may be interpreted in other ways, depending on the individual., The first movement is a broad ternary form; the outer sections are related in tempo, texture, and mood, rather than in theme. The second movement is a free sectional form, dance-like in character. The third movement is rhapsodic, agitated, and...
Show moreThis symphony is programmatic in conception, implied by the title. "Apocalypse" comes from the Greek meaning "revelation." Revelation may be considered from a Christian point of view; or it may be interpreted in other ways, depending on the individual., The first movement is a broad ternary form; the outer sections are related in tempo, texture, and mood, rather than in theme. The second movement is a free sectional form, dance-like in character. The third movement is rhapsodic, agitated, and very complex., Although many sections are lyrical, recurring themes are not used. Textures are basically thick, often polyphonic, especially in the first and third movements. The work is mostly atonal, except for a few places which use pedal points and germinal chords, notably in the first movement and the closing section of the third movement.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020597, 2989635, FSDT2989635, fsu:74142
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Title: WILLIAM CAXTON AND FIFTEENTH-CENTURY PROSE STYLE.
Creator: CHAFFEE, HARRY ALEXANDER., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: William Caxton's prose style, when judged by fifteenth-century standards and a descriptive analysis of his syntax, shows that Caxton was consistent in his work. His syntax is associational rather than grammatical, one clause building on another through thematic associations. The prime compositional pattern though is the use of medieval rhetorical figures, especially those which lend themselves to the reinforcement of themes., Caxton as a stylist was involved in three different activities: as...
Show moreWilliam Caxton's prose style, when judged by fifteenth-century standards and a descriptive analysis of his syntax, shows that Caxton was consistent in his work. His syntax is associational rather than grammatical, one clause building on another through thematic associations. The prime compositional pattern though is the use of medieval rhetorical figures, especially those which lend themselves to the reinforcement of themes., Caxton as a stylist was involved in three different activities: as an editor, a translator, and a writer of original compositions--prologues and epilogues to his publications, each of them an essay on a theme. In his translations and edited works, the same stylistic principles are operative. First, Caxton followed as closely as possible the original when it was in the courtly (high) style emphasized by the ethos of the Burgundian Renaissance. This "stencil" activity accounts for much of what critics call Caxton's unidiomatic language. However, this style was deliberate on Caxton's part; he hoped through emulation of the courtly French texts to ennoble English prose. Second, he would alter some details in order to fit his thematic preoccupations. Third, he would occasionally rewrite passages to fit better the courtly style. Radical changes were made only in those texts which were uncourtly: part of the Morte D'Arthur and all of Reynard the Fox. Generally though, he tried to capture the style of the original, changing it only to meet the needs of his readers (through modernization of syntax and vocabulary)., His own prose lies in the middle style, having a familiar and engaging tone. Most of the prologues and epilogues present one dominant theme each, supported and enhanced by satellite themes which recur throughout his works. The most popular themes emphasize chivalric ideals, the commonweal, moral/religious concerns, and the importance of the written word. These themes are reinforced by two devices: doublets, long considered a tautology by many critics; and rhetorical figures, the most popular being character delineation, antithesis, understatement, and frankness of speech. Character delineation usually focuses on those who are chivalric or who are supporters of the commonweal. Antithesis focuses on moral issues. Understatement and frankness of speech usually relate to the author's role and the importance of the written word in inculcating those virtues which Caxton sees as civically desirable., Caxton's self-deprecation should not be taken too seriously. An examination of his prologues and epilogues shows that he was an extremely conscientious craftsman with definite goals in mind. His prose shows a care and polish which secures his place as one of the progenitors of good English prose style.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8021097, 2989639, FSDT2989639, fsu:74146
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Title: A STYLISTIC CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SPEECHES OF BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Creator: EVANS, ADELINE LEMELLE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Speeches of black college students were content analyzed for selected stylistic features. The purposes of the investigation were to collect normative data on the speaking styles of black college students in public speaking and to determine whether selected stylistic features of speeches of black college students at a predominantly black university were different from those of black college students at a predominantly white university., Audiotapes were made of students presenting speeches in...
Show moreSpeeches of black college students were content analyzed for selected stylistic features. The purposes of the investigation were to collect normative data on the speaking styles of black college students in public speaking and to determine whether selected stylistic features of speeches of black college students at a predominantly black university were different from those of black college students at a predominantly white university., Audiotapes were made of students presenting speeches in beginning speech classes at Florida A & M University and at Florida State University. From these speeches, 25 presented by black college students were randomly selected from the predominantly black university and 21 by black college students from the predominantly white university. Three samples selected from each of the 46 speeches were taken from the beginning, middle, and ending of the speech. These samples were coded for the following stylistic variables: word length, sentence length, segmental Type-Token Ratio, Adjective-Verb Quotient, T-unit length, main clause coordinate index, clause length, subordinate clause index, Flesch's Reading Ease Score, Flesch's Human Interest Score, nonfluencies, and black dialect syntax., The means computed for the speeches of the black college students on the 12 variables were as follows: (1) A mean word length of 1.46 syllables per word. (2) A mean sentence length of 18.04 words per sentence. (3) A mean segmental Type-Token Ratio of .74. (4) A mean Adjective-Verb Quotient of .33. (5) A mean T-unit length of 14.86 words per T-unit. (6) A mean main clause coordinate index of 1.22 T-units per sentence. (7) A mean clause length of 9.48 words per clause. (8) A mean subordinate clause index of 1.59. (9) Flesch's Reading Ease mean score of 60.68. (10) Flesch's Human Interest mean score of 41.65. (11) A mean nonfluency index of 3.28 nonfluencies. (12) A mean black dialect syntax score of .70., As a group, the speeches were similar to speeches of other college students on the twelve variables studied. Great variability in speaking ability existed among the black college student speakers., A significant difference was found between the speeches of the black college students at the predominantly black university and those of the black college students at the predominantly white university on mean word length, mean sentence length, mean main clause coordinate index, and mean Flesch's Reading Ease Score. A comparison of the means of the two groups of speeches suggested a more complex speaking style for the speeches of the predominantly black university group.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8021099, 2989641, FSDT2989641, fsu:74148
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Title: THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINE CRITERIA FOR FIELD EXPERIENCES IN JAMAICAN TEACHER COLLEGES.
Creator: BECKFORD, INA CLAIRE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate guiding principles and guideline criteria for field experiences in Jamaican Teacher Colleges. A modified version of the Delphi Technique was the method used in validation of the items. A list of 711 items of guiding principles and guideline criteria developed from the literature review was evaluated by an inside jury of five experts in teacher education and field experiences from the Florida State University. The list covered the seven...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to develop and validate guiding principles and guideline criteria for field experiences in Jamaican Teacher Colleges. A modified version of the Delphi Technique was the method used in validation of the items. A list of 711 items of guiding principles and guideline criteria developed from the literature review was evaluated by an inside jury of five experts in teacher education and field experiences from the Florida State University. The list covered the seven areas of philosophy, goals, objectives, policies, organizational structure, field experiences operational functions, and evaluation. The revised list of 692 items was evaluated by 14 outside jury members consisting of 10 Floridian teacher educators and four Jamaican teacher educators. The finalized list contained 676 items of guiding principles and guideline criteria., The study indicated that: (1) The conceptual framework for the guiding principles and a guideline criteria can serve as an outline for a field experiences program. (2) The guiding principles and guideline criteria, based on the evaluation of the two juries, are appropriate for Jamaican teacher colleges. (3) The guiding principles and guideline criteria can also be utilized for field experiences program in the United States of America.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8021094, 2989637, FSDT2989637, fsu:74144
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Title: A HOLISTIC MODEL FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DESCRIPTIVE CONCEPTS IN ADULT EDUCATION.
Creator: BAGNALL, RICHARD GORDON., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The generic problem addressed in this study is the low level of clarity and commonality in the use of descriptive concepts in the discipline of adult education. Since this problem was seen to be, at least in part, a function of the lack of a suitable model for the identification and characterization of descriptive concepts in the discipline, the initial development of such a model was adopted as the specific purpose of the study., Although, historically, the standard approach to the problem...
Show moreThe generic problem addressed in this study is the low level of clarity and commonality in the use of descriptive concepts in the discipline of adult education. Since this problem was seen to be, at least in part, a function of the lack of a suitable model for the identification and characterization of descriptive concepts in the discipline, the initial development of such a model was adopted as the specific purpose of the study., Although, historically, the standard approach to the problem has been the development of classification systems of adult education events or components of events, conceptual analyses of taxonomic models and procedures, and of selected classification systems in the discipline, revealed that both theoretically and empirically the development of such classification systems was an inappropriate means to solution of the problem. Rather it was evident that a generally applicable descriptive framework would preferably be based on the use of variable descriptive concepts., A multidimensional descriptive paradigm was developed through an iterative and cyclical formal modeling procedure, using as its data base those descriptive concepts which are current in the discipline: deriving its basic components and their interrelational functions from the elements which were indicated by the literature of the discipline, and identifying and clarifying variable descriptive concepts through this framework, with the application of deductive and conceptual analysis. The published materials that were used in the development and testing of the model encompassed definitional perceptions of the field, normative philosophical orientations towards it, and descriptions of adult education events and research pertaining to them., The model that was developed--termed the configurational model--is based upon the perception of adult education events as arbitrary, continually variable, multidimensional systems of interdependent interrelationships. The model encompasses two configurations: one identifying the precision of definition of the elements (such as the learner and the content) in the event, and the other identifying the relationships between and among the elements. Within the model, variability is defined by specific functions which identify differences within elements of an event, or between and among elements. The descriptive dimensions identified by the functions are perceived as being qualitatively distinct, but expressive of quantitative variability within each dimension. An appropriate symbolic system was developed for the cryptic expression of these dimensional qualities., The testing of the model revealed a large number of descriptive dimensions in the discipline, many of which were highly complex interrelationships. There was, however, a high degree of commonality among the dimensions identified from the different bodies of literature tested. Although a small number of the concepts analyzed were too vaguely presented to permit their interpretation through the model, the majority could be expressed in the constructs of the model, but in alternative ways, since the descriptive precision of the model constructs was shown to be generally greater than that normally used in the discipline., From the results of the testing of the model, it was concluded that a dimensional descriptive paradigm is indeed applicable and appropriate to the description of variability in the field, and that the configurational model may well serve as a suitable system of this type. However, as it presently is developed, the configurational model offers too great a diversity of descriptive concepts for many practical purposes; its suitability as a general descriptive framework for the discipline probably being conditional upon the future development of another configuration to encompass the variable magnitude of its other components, and on the generation of explanatory theoretical systems which are based on its constructs.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020327, 2989670, FSDT2989670, fsu:74177
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Title: CAREER PATTERNS OF TOP LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS OF SELECTED FOUR YEAR EVANGELICAL LIBERAL ARTS AND BIBLE COLLEGES.
Creator: LONG, RODNEY HERMAN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the career patterns of presidents, chief academic officers, chief student affairs officers, and chief development officers at Evangelical colleges., Procedures. The job history of an individual in a particular occupation reflected a career strategy. When the strategy was found to be representative of a high percentage of a defined population, it was labeled a career pattern. Thompson, Avery, and Carlson hypothesized that there were four...
Show morePurpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the career patterns of presidents, chief academic officers, chief student affairs officers, and chief development officers at Evangelical colleges., Procedures. The job history of an individual in a particular occupation reflected a career strategy. When the strategy was found to be representative of a high percentage of a defined population, it was labeled a career pattern. Thompson, Avery, and Carlson hypothesized that there were four career strategies as follows: (1) Heuristic--any occupation, any organization; (2) Occupational--present occupation, any organization; (3) Organizational--any occupation, present organization; and (4) Stability--present occupation, present organization. In applying these strategies to survey responses the question arose as to what was meant by the terms occupation and organization as found in the conceptual framework. A precise system was developed for these terms which resulted in four narrow and four broad career patterns., The population consisted of 210 four year accredited coeducational Evangelical liberal arts and Bible colleges in the United States (75 denominationally non-distinct, 82 denominationally distinct, and 52 Bible) for a total of 1,050 administrators within the five groups and 15 subgroups of administrative positions. A survey was developed and the gross number of responses was 928 or 88% and the final usable number of returned surveys was 870 or 83%. Each survey respondent was assigned one narrow and one broad career strategy based upon survey information. The entire population was surveyed., Results. (1) The heuristic pattern was the mode career pattern in all analyses. The population as a whole demonstrated a broad heuristic/organizational percentage split of 70/30. Chief business officers demonstrated the most heuristic patterns (approximately 80/20) surpassing that of the whole population. Presidents and chief development officers were found to have heuristic/organizational splits nearly the same as the whole population. Chief academic officers and chief student affairs officers were determined to have the most organizational career patterns (approximately 60/40). All four narrow, the broad occupational, and the broad stability career patterns were dropped from analysis because of insignificant numbers. (2) The type of college did affect the career patterns. Denominationally non-distinct subgroups had heuristic/organizational splits similar to their respective group splits and closely approximated the population as a whole (69/31). Denominationally distinct subgroups were the most organizational in pattern of the three types. They demonstrated a 56/44 split. Bible colleges were the most heuristic type of college (i.e. a heuristic/organizational split of 87/13). (3) Educational training did affect the career patterns. A majority of individuals whose highest degree was the doctorate showed a higher organizational percentage than they did in their subgroup as a whole. Individuals who had the doctorate as their highest degree were more organizational than those with lower highest degree levels. Those individuals whose highest degree was the bachelors or masters had higher heuristic percentages than they did in their respective subgroups. As the degree level moved higher than the mode highest degree level the career patterns became more organizational and as they moved lower than the mode highest degree level the career patterns became sharply, heuristic. The mode major area of study by the highest degree level attained produced patterns which ranged from moderately to strongly heuristic with few exceptions. (4) The size of school, personal characteristics, and denominational affiliation change did not affect the heuristic/organizational career pattern splits.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020336, 2989671, FSDT2989671, fsu:74178
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Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ABILITY TO DETECT WRITTEN FALLACIES IN REASONING AND REALISTIC LEVELS OF CAREER ASPIRATION OF STUDENTS IN GRADE TWELVE.
Creator: HOLIHAN, DIANE DOEPKER., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This investigator studied the relationships of the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning, overall level of career aspiration, and reading achievement of twelfth-grade students. Specifically, answers to the following questions were sought: (1) Is there a relationship between the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning and the overall level of career aspiration of twelfth-grade students? (2) Is there a relationship between the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning...
Show moreThis investigator studied the relationships of the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning, overall level of career aspiration, and reading achievement of twelfth-grade students. Specifically, answers to the following questions were sought: (1) Is there a relationship between the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning and the overall level of career aspiration of twelfth-grade students? (2) Is there a relationship between the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning and the reading achievement of twelfth-grade students? (3) Is there a relationship between the overall level of career aspiration and the reading achievement of twelfth-grade students?, The sample for this study was drawn from the population of seniors in a rural county in Northern Florida. A total of 210 students participated in the study. The sample consisted of 103 males, and 107 females who had between 4.0 and 13.6 reading grade-equivalent levels., Three instruments were utilized in this study: the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills: Reading (CTBS) instrument, of which the total reading score was used to measure an individual student's level of reading achievement; the Occupational Aspiration Scale (OAS), an eight-item multiple choice instrument designed by O. A. Haller (1963) to measure level of occupational aspiration; and the Fallacies in Reasoning Test (FRT), which was originally developed by Gall (1973), and extended by Johnson (1974), Hurst (1977), Mosley (1978), and this investigator. The FRT consists of 56 multiple-choice items, with seven questions for each of the following eight fallacies: false authority, either-or, improper data, self-contradiction, appeal to conformity, part-whole, stereotyping, and sexism., The data were analyzed using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, an index of the degree of linear relationship between two variables. Three null hypotheses were tested, all of which were rejected at the .001 alpha level. On the basis of the data obtained, the following conclusions are substantiated: (1) There is a statistically significant relationship between the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning and the overall level of career aspiration of twelfth-grade students. Within the sample, the Medium Group (students with total reading scores in the middle 40%, between the 31st and the 70th percentile) appeared to be the most significantly influenced segment in the association of the FRT and OAS. Students in this range appeared to be more realistic in their career aspirations. This realistic approach to their career choices is in line with the students' ability to recognize written fallacies in reasoning. (2) There is a statistically significant relationship between the ability to detect written fallacies in reasoning and the reading achievement of twelfth-grade students. Within the total sample, the Medium and Low Groups (students with total reading scores between the 1st and the 70th percentile) appeared to be the most significantly influenced segments in the association of the FRT and CTBS. Students in the Medium and Low Groups appeared to be affected by their reading achievement in their critical reading skills. (3) There is a statistically significant relationship between the overall level of career aspiration and the reading achievement of twelfth-grade students. Within the Total Group, the Low Group (students with total reading scores between the 1st and the 30th percentile) appeared to be the most significantly influenced segment in the association of the OAS and CTBS. This may indicate that students with low levels of reading achievement are most affected by their reading ability in their career choices.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8019598, 2989672, FSDT2989672, fsu:74179
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Title: A SURVEY OF BUSINESS MANAGERS AND LIBRARY DIRECTORS TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLES AFFECTING THE FINAL DECISION ON LIBRARY BUDGETS IN INSTITUTIONS AWARDING AT LEAST THE BACCALAUREATE, BUT LESS THAN THE DOCTORATE DEGREE.
Creator: GILLESPIE, DAVID M., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to survey business managers and library directors in order to identify variables affecting the final decision on library budgets in institutions awarding at least the baccalaureate, but less than the doctorate degree., Seventy-five institutions, 5.3%, were randomly selected from a 1,412 population and surveyed in March, 1978. A total of 125 (83.3%) questionnaires were returned from 150 questionnaires mailed to business managers and library directors of sample...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to survey business managers and library directors in order to identify variables affecting the final decision on library budgets in institutions awarding at least the baccalaureate, but less than the doctorate degree., Seventy-five institutions, 5.3%, were randomly selected from a 1,412 population and surveyed in March, 1978. A total of 125 (83.3%) questionnaires were returned from 150 questionnaires mailed to business managers and library directors of sample institutions. A questionnaire was returned by either the business manager, library director or both from 73 of the 75 sample institutions giving an institutional response of 97.3%., The research questions for this study were: (1) What budgeting variables do library directors and business managers perceive as affecting the final decision on library budgets? (2) To what extent does the literature cover the variables affecting the final decision on library budgets as reflected by library directors and business managers? (3) To what degree are budgeting principles applied to the final decision on library budgets? (4) Does the type of budgeting technique affect the final decision on library budgets? (5) What quantifiable variables affect the final decision on library budgets? (6) To what extent does the library program affect the final decision on library budgets?, Findings. Forty-nine budgeting variables were identified by library directors and forty-five variables were given by business managers with thirty-eight common variables. There was a positive correlation (.76) between these common budgeting variables., By combining the weighted percentage of each variable, the overall top ten budgeting variables were: (1) Estimate of income, (2) Size of student body, (3) Number of academic programs, (4) Last year's library budget, (5) Librarian's recommendation, (6) Last year's institutional budget, (7) Inflation factor, (8) Tuition, (9) Dean's recommendation, and (10) Accrediting agencies., A survey of the literature on librarianship and higher education resulted in the classification of budgeting variables into four broad categories: external variables, the budgeting process, quantifiable variables, and the library program. An analysis of the literature variables and those identified by the sample respondents revealed that the variables chosen by respondents are reflected in the literature. The extent of coverage varies with variable category, with quantifiable variables being ranked more extensively than other literature categories., Budgetary principles are applied in the decision-making process concerning the library budgets. Last year's library budget is used as the base for establishing this year's budget in the majority of survey institutions. The point in the budgetary decision-making process where the final decision is reached on the library budget will generally be in the budget committee's or business manager's meeting with the chief executive officer., The predominant budgeting technique used by survey institutions is incremental/line item. The type of budgeting technique used appears to have little effect on the final decision on the library budget., Twenty-one of the forty-nine budgeting variables identified by library directors are quantifiable. Twenty-two of the forty-five budgeting variables identified by business managers are quantifiable. The first six variables ranked by library directors are quantifiable, while business managers ranked four of their top six as quantifiable., The library program (services it provides) as a whole, and used in its broad context, does have an effect on the final decision concerning the library budget; however, individual components of the program have limited influence on the final decision.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020333, 2989612, FSDT2989612, fsu:74119
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Title: FLORIDA AND THE AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY, 1898-1930 (VOLUMES ONE AND TWO).
Creator: NELSON, RICHARD ALAN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Although the financial and distribution centers of the burgeoning American motion picture industry were quickly headquartered in New York and Chicago, a variety of economic, technological, and political considerations worked to promote the diffusion of production to warm-weather areas such as Florida and California. Even as early as 1898 primitive newsreels were being made in Florida, but it was surging viewer demand for more and better movies which precipitated the need for year-round...
Show moreAlthough the financial and distribution centers of the burgeoning American motion picture industry were quickly headquartered in New York and Chicago, a variety of economic, technological, and political considerations worked to promote the diffusion of production to warm-weather areas such as Florida and California. Even as early as 1898 primitive newsreels were being made in Florida, but it was surging viewer demand for more and better movies which precipitated the need for year-round shooting schedules and ongoing use of Florida locales by pioneer moving picture producers. By 1912, so many movie troupes were attracted to Jacksonville that the city became known as the "World's Winter Film Capital.", In addition to Florida's mild climate and subtropical views, other factors worked to the state's advantage when contrasting it to other filmmaking alternatives in the pre-World War I period. These included relatively inexpensive labor and land costs, convenient rail and shipping connections, and widespread civic boosterism. However, the defeat of Jacksonville Mayor J. E. T. Bowden in a bitter 1917 primary election removed a key proponent of the motion picture business at a time when strong leadership was needed to maintain earlier momentum. This was followed by the failure of the Motion Picture Patents Company (whose member firms played an important role in making Florida a vibrant film center), price gouging by local merchants, a decline in statewide banking support, compromise agreements made in Los Angeles, and other events which in quick succession left the state's movie industry in shambles. While literally hundreds of motion pictures were shot in Florida prior to 1930 (including important landmarks such as the making of the first Technicolor feature), the viability of the area was further undercut by disastrous speculation and outright fraud which ravaged the state. By the late 1920s, changing conditions wrought by the conversion to sound technology ensured that Florida cities such as Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa (all of which had sought to develop as film colonies) would be unable to successfully create a genuine studio alternative to Hollywood., The study also includes an analysis of the numerous pro-Southern Civil War films, similarly racist South Sea Island and Jungle motion pictures, and later all-Negro "race" movies made in Florida. An epilogue chronicles official attempts since the Depression to re-establish the state as a significant moving picture force, with an overview suggestive of further research into contemporary film and television developments. Appended are comprehensive listings of motion picture production companies active in Florida during the so-called "silent years," and a photographic section with representative illustrations documenting early moviemaking in the state. The work (which is based largely on trade accounts, newspaper reports, archival collections, and interviews) also features a detailed bibliography, glossary of terms, and index.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020342, 2989617, FSDT2989617, fsu:74124
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Title: THE RELATIONSHIP OF SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE TO SEXUAL PERMISSIVENESS AND SELECTED VARIABLES IN ADOLESCENTS.
Creator: REVELL, MELINDA PRYOR., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The primary purpose of this research was to determine the relationship of sexual knowledge to sexual permissiveness. Secondarily, the purpose was to see how variables such as race, sex, age, and measures of religiosity related to sexual knowledge, sexual permissiveness, and sexual standards., Data was collected from 142 students in grades 9-12 and 134 useable questionnaires resulted. The population included 72 males and 62 females. There were 18 blacks, 113 whites, 2 others, and 1...
Show moreThe primary purpose of this research was to determine the relationship of sexual knowledge to sexual permissiveness. Secondarily, the purpose was to see how variables such as race, sex, age, and measures of religiosity related to sexual knowledge, sexual permissiveness, and sexual standards., Data was collected from 142 students in grades 9-12 and 134 useable questionnaires resulted. The population included 72 males and 62 females. There were 18 blacks, 113 whites, 2 others, and 1 undesignated questionnaire. There were 33 9th-graders, 41 10th-graders, 28 11th-graders, and 32 12th-graders., Data was collected by means of an anonymous three-part questionnaire: first, demographic data was collected on a Student Information Sheet designed by the researcher; second, sexual permissiveness was measured using Reiss' Scales for Premarital Sexual Permissiveness; and third, 14 questions abstracted from McHugh's Sex Knowledge Inventory--Form X (1979) were used to evaluate sexual knowledge., Statistical treatment included the use of chi-square and gamma. Chi-square was used to test for the independence of various factors, while gamma indicated the strength of the relationship. When the hypotheses were analyzed in terms of the data collected, the following conclusions were generated: (1) An inverse relationship significant at the .05 level was found to exist between sexual knowledge and sexual permissiveness. (2) Sexual knowledge was significantly related to both racial and sexual variables at the .01 level. (3) Sexual permissiveness was found to be related significantly to the variable of sex at the .001 level; it was also related significantly to measures of religiosity which included self-rated devoutness, significant at the .01 level, and church attendance, significant at the .05 level. (4) General sexual permissiveness standard was related only to the variable of sex at the .01 level., When the variables of sex, race, age, and measures of religiosity were examined by sexual knowledge, sexual permissiveness, and sexual standards, the strength of the variables becomes visible. Sex was the only variable that related significantly to sexual knowledge, permissiveness, and standards. Race was significantly related to sexual knowledge but did not relate significantly to sexual permissiveness or standards. Age groupings or grade levels were not significantly related to sexual knowledge, permissiveness, or standards. Regarding measures of religiosity, both church attendance and devoutness related significantly to sexual permissiveness. While neither related significantly to sexual standards, a moderately strong relationship was generated.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020343, 2989618, FSDT2989618, fsu:74125
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Title: AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOUTHERN HOMICIDE.
Creator: MYERS, HOWARD PAUL., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The opportunity structures of the South and non-South are becoming similar because the South is changing with respect to urbanization, industrialization, occupational redistribution, income, education, medical care, and migration. These structural and demographic changes are thought to lead to a convergence of crime rates. Southern homicide rates, however, remain pronounced. It is hypothesized that high homicide rates persist in Southern counties that are remaining relatively unaffected...
Show moreThe opportunity structures of the South and non-South are becoming similar because the South is changing with respect to urbanization, industrialization, occupational redistribution, income, education, medical care, and migration. These structural and demographic changes are thought to lead to a convergence of crime rates. Southern homicide rates, however, remain pronounced. It is hypothesized that high homicide rates persist in Southern counties that are remaining relatively unaffected structurally by changes that are transforming the region as a whole., Multiple regression analysis of data collected from a random sample of 300 Southern counties shows that structural and demographic variables explain less than 10 percent of the variance in county homicide rates in 1960 and 1970. Analysis is discontinued because interaction effects are detected., It is proposed that the association of certain structural variables and such heretofore unspecified demographic variables as age, sex, and race may account for the failure of structural variables to predict county homicide rates. Structural changes are thought to be producing a relocation of individuals who are demographically prone to commit homicide. It is argued that earlier findings regarding the association of structural variables and state homicide rates may be an artifact of the use of the state as the unit of analysis. The failure of the cultural explanation to specify a learning theory is discussed. Such a theory is tentatively sketched. It is proposed that ecological and behavior approaches may be complementary.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020340, 2989616, FSDT2989616, fsu:74123
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Title: A UNIVERSITY'S ROLE IN COST SHARING ON FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS.
Creator: MARTIN, MARY PATRICIA., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Cost sharing is the amount of the total project cost which is paid from university funds to meet the award agreements as outlined by the federal agency. This study examines the issue of cost sharing as it applies to the responsibilities of the university and the federal agency on a federally funded research project., The objectives of the study were the following: (1) to examine the cost sharing practice of a single university in order to identify any undocumented cost; (2) to bring evidence...
Show moreCost sharing is the amount of the total project cost which is paid from university funds to meet the award agreements as outlined by the federal agency. This study examines the issue of cost sharing as it applies to the responsibilities of the university and the federal agency on a federally funded research project., The objectives of the study were the following: (1) to examine the cost sharing practice of a single university in order to identify any undocumented cost; (2) to bring evidence to support or reject the hypothesis: the perceived cost sharing of a university exceeds the documented cost and is therefore rendered counter to congressional intent; (3) to provide to the field of institutional research a means by which questions concerning the university's and the state's role on cost sharing may be addressed; (4) to determine the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of a group of principal investigators regarding the research climate of a given university., In order to meet these objectives, three distinct definitions of cost sharing were used: agreed cost sharing--indicated on the award document; reported cost sharing--indicated on the Faculty Activity Analysis Report; and perceived cost sharing--provided by the principal investigator in an interview. The latter definition distinguished the comparison from an auditing problem. This comparison identified the undocumented costs and demonstrated that the perceived cost sharing of a university exceeded the documented cost. This is counter to legislative intent which is that neither the institution nor the federal government should make a "profit" nor take a "loss" as a result of performing research., The field of institutional research may assist the state and federal governments by analyzing the cost sharing posture at universities. The present study provides to institutional researchers a framework to better understand cost sharing and a method by which questions concerning cost sharing might be answered. It is beyond the scope of this study to make policy suggestions to improve the balance of cost sharing by federal and state agencies., In an attempt to explain some of the differences with respect to the objectives, the analyses of data were broken down by the natural sciences and the social sciences. The thirty-three principal investigators included in the study had a university contribution on their 1978-1979 research project funded by the federal government. The relative satisfaction or dissatisfaction of these groups of principal investigators was determined through the results of the interview.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020338, 2989615, FSDT2989615, fsu:74122
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Title: AMERICA'S CHINA SOJOURN: UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY AND ITS EFFECTS ON SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS, 1942-1948.
Creator: HEAD, WILLIAM PACE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The recent foreign policy controversies of the Carter Administration have served to highlight many of the weaknesses of United States foreign affairs decision making. The ineffectiveness of America's response to world events is not a recent phenomenon. The patterns begun by United States policymakers in the 1940s have come to haunt their modern day counterparts. Nowhere has this been more evident than in Asia. The policies that guided American involvement in China, Korea, and Vietnam still...
Show moreThe recent foreign policy controversies of the Carter Administration have served to highlight many of the weaknesses of United States foreign affairs decision making. The ineffectiveness of America's response to world events is not a recent phenomenon. The patterns begun by United States policymakers in the 1940s have come to haunt their modern day counterparts. Nowhere has this been more evident than in Asia. The policies that guided American involvement in China, Korea, and Vietnam still hang around America's neck like a great albatross., President Carter's recognition of the People's Republic of China in January 1979 reminds us that for three decades American leaders clung to a policy which ignored political realities. However, this was not a policy arrived at overnight. It was something born out of the American wartime posture, both in Europe and Asia., My work is an analysis of the events and circumstances in China from the beginning of World War II to the election of 1948. It reveals how the United States foreign policy during this era affected the relationship between China and America. Within this context, I have also examined the decision making process of the Roosevelt and Truman Administrations., Ultimately, the American foreign policy pattern, which placed European affairs far above those of the rest of the world, ignored the importance of the growth of postwar nationalism, first in Asia and later Africa. These shortsighted policies have been due, in large measure, to the tendency of American leaders to ignore the advice of experts in the field. Instead they have generally chosen to rely on the suggestions of men who have reached positions of authority in foreign affairs due to domestic political expediency rather than experience in foreign policy., This work uses the resources of both Roosevelt and Truman Presidential Libraries, as well as the resources of the Hoover Institute and National Archives. It bridges the two administrations as few other works have done. It also updates those who have with recently declassified documents from the Truman Library. In short, it is the story of America's China Sojourn from 1942 to 1948.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020334, 2989613, FSDT2989613, fsu:74120
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Title: COMMUNITY SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE MENTALLY ILL: A STUDY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, AND BOARD MEMBERS IN LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA, 1979-1980.
Creator: JOHNSON, PETER J., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Leon County, Florida, was studied in an attempt to answer the general question: "What is the likelihood of successful implementation of a community-based support systems of care for the chronically mentally ill?", Recommendations by the 1978 President's Commission on Mental Health and by th
Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020335, 2989614, FSDT2989614, fsu:74121
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Title: AN OUTCOMES ANALYSIS OF THE PRESERVICE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS OF THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION SUPPORTED JUNIOR COLLEGE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
Creator: PERKINS, JAMES ROLLIN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of the twelve community college programs sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Within this general framework, two particular objectives were pursued: to determine whether former Kellogg fellows have assumed leadership positions within the community/junior college field; and to determine whether evidence exists that former Kellogg fellows have had an influence upon the development of the community/junior college field., The population...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of the twelve community college programs sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Within this general framework, two particular objectives were pursued: to determine whether former Kellogg fellows have assumed leadership positions within the community/junior college field; and to determine whether evidence exists that former Kellogg fellows have had an influence upon the development of the community/junior college field., The population for the study included 459 living Kellogg fellows in twelve community college leadership programs during the period 1960-74. Data for the study was obtained by four methods. These methods were: (1) a survey of the Kellogg fellows; (2) an Education Index search of the most frequent contributors to community college literature; (3) a survey of a panel of fifteen experts; and (4) a search of AACJC records for most frequent contributors to the annual conventions of the AACJC., It was found that approximately 90 percent of the 339 respondent fellows have spent some part of their professional employment time in positions related to community college education since completing the JCLP. Two-thirds reported that all of their professional career has been in this area since completing the program. Moreover, 60 percent of the respondents reported that they had achieved positions at the community college deanship or presidential level with ninety-eight fellows reporting that they had been president in 124 two-year institutions., Data collected using the Education Index, the panel of fifteen experts, and the records of the AACJC revealed that Kellogg fellows were among the most significant contributors to the development of the community college. Kellogg fellows were associated with model programs in nine of ten categories, and received nominations as leaders in seven of ten issues related to the development of community colleges since 1960. In all areas measured which were related to contributors to the literature of the field, Kellogg fellows were among the most significant authors.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8014146, 2989523, FSDT2989523, fsu:74030
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Title: RELATIONSHIPS OF TEACHER ROLE CONFLICTS TO TEACHING SITUATIONS AND MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY PREFERENCE TYPES OF SECONDARY TEACHERS.
Creator: STREBECK, WALTER RAY., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The problem for this study was to identify significant relationships and deduce their implications for role conflict resolution found to exist among the variables of job role, role conflict, and personality preference types of secondary teachers. The purpose of the study was to identify the foregoing variables from a sample of 104 teachers employed in four high schools of Escambia County, Florida, analyze the data, and report findings and their implications for teacher role conflict...
Show moreThe problem for this study was to identify significant relationships and deduce their implications for role conflict resolution found to exist among the variables of job role, role conflict, and personality preference types of secondary teachers. The purpose of the study was to identify the foregoing variables from a sample of 104 teachers employed in four high schools of Escambia County, Florida, analyze the data, and report findings and their implications for teacher role conflict resolutions. A secondary purpose was validation of a new instrument for identifying job role and types of role conflict of teachers based on teachers' perceptions., Two null hypotheses were used to address the problem: Types of role conflict identifiable for secondary teachers are not significantly related either to the teaching situations (HO(,1)) or the Myers-Briggs personality preference types (HO(,2)) of the teachers. A new instrument, the Teaching Situation Role Behaviors Scale (TSRB), was used to identify perceived job role and types of role conflict of sample teachers. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was administered to the same sample to identify personality preference types., A two-way ANOVA led to rejection of HO(,1) in that a significant relationship was found to exist between role conflict reported for behaviors typed "classroom instruction behaviors" (low score) and role conflict reported for behaviors typed "curriculum maintenance," "organizational maintenance," and "administrative" (higher scores, all three types). Level of significance was .0001. One-way ANOVA led to acceptance of HO(,2) from one analysis but rejection of HO(,2) from two other analyses. Conflict scores of teachers typed SF, ST, NF, NT were not found to relate significantly to types of teaching situation role behaviors. Conflict scores of teachers typed I and IP related significantly to behaviors typed "administrative." Level of significance for type I was .02; for type IP, .04., The study concluded that sample teachers reported greater role conflict for teaching situation role behaviors not directly related to their classrooms, that the level of conflict was significant and that role conflict of teachers was compounded to some extent by possible inter-role conflict, by possible professional bias against bureaucratic role sending, and by evident personality predispositions of the teachers. The study recommended that treatment of the teaching situation as an intervening variable rather than a causal variable and approaching the problem from the theoretical base of the Getzels-Guba social systems model appeared to hold the most promise for long-range, management-initiated applications of Situational Leadership Theory offered the most practical approach for effecting role conflict resolutions for individual teachers.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8014150, 2989526, FSDT2989526, fsu:74033
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Title: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO TRAINING PROGRAMS IN FLORIDA FOR DELINQUENT YOUTHS: ECKERD WILDERNESS CAMPING AND STATE TRAINING SCHOOLS.
Creator: CARTER, JAMES DUANE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two rehabilitation training programs being administered in Florida for delinquent youths. The effects of the Eckerd Wilderness Camping Program was compared with the Florida Training Schools by comparing the variables school adjustment and court contacts, as measured on a participating group and a comparison group., The population for the study was 120 male juvenile delinquents referred to the Florida Department of Health and...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two rehabilitation training programs being administered in Florida for delinquent youths. The effects of the Eckerd Wilderness Camping Program was compared with the Florida Training Schools by comparing the variables school adjustment and court contacts, as measured on a participating group and a comparison group., The population for the study was 120 male juvenile delinquents referred to the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services by juvenile courts of Florida. The participating group consisted of the last 60 campers who successfully completed the Eckerd Program prior to January 1, 1978. The comparison group consisted of the last 60 graduates of the Florida Training Schools who completed the program prior to January 1, 1978, and who also met the criteria for acceptance into the Eckerd Program., The design for this study was a time-series utilizing pre- and post-treatment observations. Pre-treatment data were gathered and analyzed to determine if any significant differences existed between the two groups prior to treatment. Post-treatment data were collected and analyzed on the variables of court contacts and school adjustment at 6, 12, and 18 months following release of the groups from their respective program. A significance level of .05 was used. Data were analyzed by using a chi-square test for significance and an analysis of covariance design. The pre-treatment variables which indicated significant differences (p = .05) that existed between the two groups prior to treatment were used in the post-treatment analysis., Based on the analysis of the data for the first 6 month post-treatment period, the Eckerd group had significantly (p = .05) fewer court contacts than the comparison group. However, no differences were noted in the severity of offenses committed. Analysis of the variable school adjustment revealed that the Eckerd group remained in school significantly (p = .05) longer than the comparison group. The data also revealed that the academic achievement level attained by the Eckerd group was significantly (p = .05) higher than that of the comparison group., During the second and third 6 month post-treatment period, the analysis of data indicated no significant differences between the two groups on the variable of court contacts. However, on the variable of school adjustment, the Eckerd group remained in school significantly (p = .05) longer than the comparison group and the academic achievement level, as measured by grades achieved in school, attained by the Eckerd group was significantly (p = .05) higher than that of the comparison group.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016295, 2989529, FSDT2989529, fsu:74036
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Title: A STUDY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE NOVELS OF MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN.
Creator: AVILA, CARMEN M., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's preoccupation with socio-economic issues is evident from the beginning (1881) to the end (1918) of her writing career, a fact few critics recognize or treat in any depth. The effects of the Civil War, industrialization, the Westward migration, and national depressions created an environment of social and economic decline in Freeman's personal life, and provided the setting and action of her novels. This study (1) demonstrates that socio-economic concerns persisted in...
Show moreMary E. Wilkins Freeman's preoccupation with socio-economic issues is evident from the beginning (1881) to the end (1918) of her writing career, a fact few critics recognize or treat in any depth. The effects of the Civil War, industrialization, the Westward migration, and national depressions created an environment of social and economic decline in Freeman's personal life, and provided the setting and action of her novels. This study (1) demonstrates that socio-economic concerns persisted in Freeman's writings and (2) traces the chronological and philosophical development of her use of these themes throughout her novels., In the early novels, Jane Field (1893) and Pembroke (1894) socio-economic concerns, while overshadowed by the themes of the overdeveloped Puritan conscience and will, treat the psychological effects of poverty and the subtle dynamics of property relations between loved ones. In Jerome (1897) and The Jamesons (1898) socio-economic issues grow sharper. Despite Calvinistic preoccupations, stereotyping, and sentimental melodrama, classes are clearly pitted against one another, and class traits are analyzed. In The Portion of Labor (1901) and The Debtor (1905) Freeman's analysis of social and economic themes crystalizes. The Portion of Labor is Freeman's most sustained and sympathetic treatment of proletarian life, and The Debtor probes below the more visible contention between classes to a definition of class itself, recognizing the necessity of every individual to acknowledge an identity as a class member, as a member of the work force, or as one having a relationship to labor., In the lesser earlier works Madelon (1896) and The Heart's Highway (1900), and in novels following The Debtor (1905), socio-economic themes are treated superficially and are dissipated by a greater focus on the gimmickery of salability. Yet even in this period of literary decline, Freeman can never entirely renounce her exploration of economic effects on the society and on the individual.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8016294, 2989528, FSDT2989528, fsu:74035
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Title: AN APPLICATION OF A RULES-BASED THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: THE RULES OF TABOO COMMUNICATION WITHIN A "GAY COMMUNITY".
Creator: CORNELIUS, DAVID LEE., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the interpersonal communication rules within a gay community concerning the topic being a homosexual. Though the study attempted to extract rules, its primary emphasis was to describe the factors that affect rule development. To that end, the study did the following: (1) It attempted to discover rules individuals have about what can be said, under what circumstances, and to whom; (2) It examined different labels denoting homosexuality and determined when they may be...
Show moreThis study investigated the interpersonal communication rules within a gay community concerning the topic being a homosexual. Though the study attempted to extract rules, its primary emphasis was to describe the factors that affect rule development. To that end, the study did the following: (1) It attempted to discover rules individuals have about what can be said, under what circumstances, and to whom; (2) It examined different labels denoting homosexuality and determined when they may be used and how individuals respond to them; (3) It investigated the information sources and communication networks of the members of a gay community; and (4) It examined the sex differences in communication practices in a gay community., A structured and open-ended questionnaire was administered by ten interviewers to 108 respondents (fifty-five males and fifty-three females) in the Pittsburgh area. The sample was generated through the snowball technique which uses relational networks. Open-ended questions were content analyzed by four coders using techniques developed for this study. Measures were taken to support intercoder reliability, over time reliability of respondent's answers, and the validity of the content analysis techniques. Both qualitative and quantitative data were used to check the results of the directional hypotheses and research questions., The results of the study demonstrated the difficulty of predicting the content of interpersonal rules. Whether or not the receiver was gay was not crucial for the rules of self-disclosure. Neither was mutual self-disclosure a prerequisite for self-disclosure of homosexuality. The use of code words was not important in the recognition of another gay person. The most important factor for determining the receivers of self-disclosure was whether the receiver was empathetic to various lifestyles including homosexuality. Respondents had little difficulty stating their rules of taboo communication., There was weak support for the relationship between extent of relational networks and the restrictiveness of rules of taboo communication. This relationship was stronger for females than for males. There was strong support for the relationship between "coming out" as a homosexual and information provided by the mass media. Twenty-two percent of the sample had come out having received information only from the mass media. There appeared to be a stronger relationship for males between information provided by the mass media and the structure of taboo communication rules., Females tended more toward interlocking networks than males. Males spent more time and got more information from diverse groups than did females. Females were more comfortable with gay males than straight males, while gay males saw little difference between gay and straight females., Gay people responded more negatively to labels when used by straight people than to gay people using the same labels. Gay males and gay females perceived some terms differently. This was especially true for words that apply to females, as "dyke" and "lesbian." Most respondents preferred the word "gay" to "homosexual" and considered it a more positive term. Both males and females relied on prevalent stereotypes for recognition of another gay person., Before coming out, males were dependent upon mass media sources for information, while females were more dependent upon interpersonal sources. After coming out, both groups tended to rely upon same sex gay friends for information. The major stated factor in coming out for males was assertion of self. The major stated factor in coming out for females was the influence of others.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8020350, 2989624, FSDT2989624, fsu:74131
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