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Title: Zora, Color Struck and Weary Blues and Tea with Zora and Marjorie (Three plays about the life of Zora Neale Hurston).
Creator: Speisman, Barbara Waddell
Abstract/Description: A trilogy of three plays based upon the life of Florida-born author, Zora Neale Hurston, which emphasizes Hurston's unique place in American literary history. The plays, Zora, Color Struck and Weary Blues, and Tea with Zora and Marjorie are based on not only interpretations of Zora's works, letters, and conversations with people who remember her, but also the works and letters of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Carl Van Vechten, Fanny Hurst, and Langston Hughes. The three plays present Hurston...
Show moreA trilogy of three plays based upon the life of Florida-born author, Zora Neale Hurston, which emphasizes Hurston's unique place in American literary history. The plays, Zora, Color Struck and Weary Blues, and Tea with Zora and Marjorie are based on not only interpretations of Zora's works, letters, and conversations with people who remember her, but also the works and letters of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Carl Van Vechten, Fanny Hurst, and Langston Hughes. The three plays present Hurston first as a child in Eatonville at the turn of the century, then as a young woman during the Harlem Renaissance, and finally in her full maturity. The structure of Zora and Color Struck and Weary Blues is concentrated on two of the most important days of Zora's life, which are the day of her mother's death when she was about 12 and the night of the Opportunity Award's Banquet which launched the Harlem Renaissance. The structure of Tea with Zora and Marjorie is different from the two previous plays because it relates to the period from 1942 until 1952 in the life of not only Zora Hurston but Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, another prominent Florida writer.
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Date Issued: 1988
Identifier: AAI8814435, 3086839, FSDT3086839, fsu:76314
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Title: Zinc and carbonic anhydrase in oysters.
Creator: Nielsen, Stephen Ashley
Date Issued: 1971
Identifier: AAI7213546, 2986733, FSDT2986733, fsu:71242
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Title: Zeta regularized products and modular constants.
Creator: Heydari, Shahryar., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this dissertation is to, first outline a theory of Zeta regularized products which will work for sequences of complex numbers, and second to use this theory to compute Zeta regularized products and modular constants for sequences which are integer combinations of a fixed set of complex numbers., The gamma function $\Gamma(z)$ is represented as the ratio of two Zeta regularized products. This relation is then extended to define multiple gamma functions as the ratio of two...
Show moreThe purpose of this dissertation is to, first outline a theory of Zeta regularized products which will work for sequences of complex numbers, and second to use this theory to compute Zeta regularized products and modular constants for sequences which are integer combinations of a fixed set of complex numbers., The gamma function $\Gamma(z)$ is represented as the ratio of two Zeta regularized products. This relation is then extended to define multiple gamma functions as the ratio of two corresponding Zeta regularized products. A full account of the functional equations associated with multiple gamma functions is also given. The double gamma function is investigated in detail., Some other special functions are also discussed. Namely Jacobi's theta function $\theta\sb1$, the Weierstrass sigma function $\sigma(z),$ and $P(z\vert\tau)$ defined by, The determinant of the Laplacian on an n-dimensional flat Torus is computed for $n \geq$ 2, by computing
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Date Issued: 1992, 1992
Identifier: AAI9234228, 3087894, FSDT3087894, fsu:76704
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Title: The yrast rotational bands of selenium-74 and krypton-77.
Creator: Gross, Carl J., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: New states in the positive parity yrast bands of $\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{77}$Kr have been observed with the reactions $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,$\alpha$2p)$\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,2pn)$\sp{77}$Kr at 98 MeV. The target consisted of approximately 1 mg/cm$\sp2$ natural chromium (84% $\sp{52}$Cr abundance) evaporated on a thick lead backing., The new states extend the known level scheme of $\sp{74}$Se up to I$\sp{\pi}$ = (22$\sp+$) and most of the transitions in the other previously...
Show moreNew states in the positive parity yrast bands of $\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{77}$Kr have been observed with the reactions $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,$\alpha$2p)$\sp{74}$Se and $\sp{52}$Cr($\sp{28}$Si,2pn)$\sp{77}$Kr at 98 MeV. The target consisted of approximately 1 mg/cm$\sp2$ natural chromium (84% $\sp{52}$Cr abundance) evaporated on a thick lead backing., The new states extend the known level scheme of $\sp{74}$Se up to I$\sp{\pi}$ = (22$\sp+$) and most of the transitions in the other previously reported bands have been seen. For the states I$\sp{\pi}$ $\geq$ 6$\sp+$ the spectrum shows a relatively constant moment of inertia parameter $(\hbar\sp2$/2$\Theta)$ = 27.8 $\pm$ 0.5 keV., Excited positive parity states up to spin (41/2) have been observed in $\sp{77}$Kr. $\Delta$I = 1 transitions have been identified throughout the positive parity band. The energies, mixing ratios and B(M1) transition rates for these transitions alternate in size as the spin increases. A cranked shell model analysis was performed along with Strutinsky-Bogolyubov cranking calculations. The observed decrease in the signature splitting of the $\nu$g$\sb{9/2}$ band has been attributed to a band crossing due to an aligning pair of g$\sb{9/2}$ protons. Prolate quadrupole deformations of $\beta\sb2$ = 0.34 for the ground band and $\beta\sb2$ = 0.26 for the first excited band are predicted. This band crossing is associated with a shape change caused by the polarization effect of aligned quasiparticles.
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Date Issued: 1987, 1987
Identifier: AAI8805664, 3086780, FSDT3086780, fsu:76255
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: YOUTHFUL OFFENDER'S AGGRESSIVE AND AUTONOMIC REACTIONS TO STRESS AS A FUNCTION OF RACE OF EXAMINER AND RACE OF SUBJECT.
Creator: PERRY, AUBREY MACDONNELL., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1971, 1971
Identifier: AAI7227930, 2986914, FSDT2986914, fsu:71423
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Youth in our time: a study of juvenile deliquency trends in the United States and in Gainesville and Alachua county, Florida, 1939-1945.
Creator: Bell, Betty
Date Issued: 1946
Identifier: 159052, FSDT159052, fsu:18245
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE YOUNG VICS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POPULAR THEATRICAL TRADITION.
Creator: ROMAGNOLI, RICHARD V., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This document studies and chronicles a tradition of popular theatre which began with Jacques Copeau at the Vieux Columbier, and was continued by his nephew Michel St. Denis at the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre (comprising the Old Vic School, the Young Vic company and the proposed experimental New Vic). This tradition has its clearest modern evocation in Frank Dunlop's Young Vic, opened in 1970., The first part of the dissertation is a study of Copeau's tradition and...
Show moreThis document studies and chronicles a tradition of popular theatre which began with Jacques Copeau at the Vieux Columbier, and was continued by his nephew Michel St. Denis at the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre (comprising the Old Vic School, the Young Vic company and the proposed experimental New Vic). This tradition has its clearest modern evocation in Frank Dunlop's Young Vic, opened in 1970., The first part of the dissertation is a study of Copeau's tradition and aesthetics. The history and evolution of Copeau's work is detailed. The document then picks up the work of St. Denis, who had worked with his uncle in France, as he relocates in England and founds first the London Theatre Studio and (with George Devine and Glen Byam Shaw) the Old Vic Theatre Centre. The history of the Centre is elucidated and its teaching and production methodologies explored. Finally, the collapse of the Centre and resignation of the directors in the early 1950's is chronicled. Throughout, the document stresses the importance and effect of the techniques and outlook espoused by St. Denis. This section was researched with the assistance of much uncatalogued material from the Old Vic archives., The second half of the document is a history and examination of the Young Vic Theatre under Frank Dunlop. Areas explored include Dunlop's professional background and early affiliation as a student with St. Denis, his preferred production style, the intent and certain alterations of intent of the Young Vic company and the company's success in reaching both their designated young and disaffected audience and a much broader public. Much material in this section is derived from in-person interviews with administrators, directors and performers. The conclusion compares the two entities, their effect and the possible future of the tradition. The importance of St. Denis' school as a mechanism for dissemination is reemphasized, and the history of this approach is once again outlined.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8100649, 3084711, FSDT3084711, fsu:74212
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Title: Young Scott books.
Creator: Pennington, Anne
Identifier: akd8948, 164630, fsu:14711
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Title: YOUNG CHILDREN'S RESPONSES TO DIFFICULTY.
Creator: STROMBERG, FRANCES IRELAND., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1963, 1963
Identifier: AAI6403617, 2985180, FSDT2985180, fsu:69691
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Title: YOUNG CHILDREN'S CONCEPTS OF PARENTAL ROLES.
Creator: FINCH, HELEN M., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1954, 1954
Identifier: AAI0009678, 2984701, FSDT2984701, fsu:69110
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Title: YOUNG CHILDREN'S ACQUISITION OF SELECTED CONCEPTS RELATED TO ART, READING READINESS AND MATHEMATICS THROUGH ART EXPERIENCES.
Creator: MANET, CYNTHIA MONIQUE., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1978, 1978
Identifier: AAI7822186, 2988949, FSDT2988949, fsu:73456
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Title: YOUNG CHILDREN'S ACQUISITION OF SELECTED ART CONCEPTS USING THE MEDIUM OF BLOCKS WITH TEACHER GUIDANCE.
Creator: GELFER, JEFFREY IAN., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of using blocks as an art medium to teach young children, 3 and 4 years of age, selected art concepts through regularly scheduled treatments. It also examined the effect of learning these concepts had on the structures the children built., The sample consisted of 40 children, ages 42-54 months, who were randomly selected from four pre-schools in Tallahassee, Florida. Two schools, one designated as the experimental with 10 children...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of using blocks as an art medium to teach young children, 3 and 4 years of age, selected art concepts through regularly scheduled treatments. It also examined the effect of learning these concepts had on the structures the children built., The sample consisted of 40 children, ages 42-54 months, who were randomly selected from four pre-schools in Tallahassee, Florida. Two schools, one designated as the experimental with 10 children and one as the control with 10 children, were on the east side of the city. Two schools with the same distribution were on the west side., The 20 experimental subjects were divided into four groups of five and each group received one identical treatment per week for six weeks. They were introduced to and encouraged to talk about art attributes while observing structures, interacting with the experimentor and manipulating and building with blocks. The controls received no treatment but were free to construct with blocks., Relevant art attributes for the medium of blocks were selected from CEMREL. With the help of a professor of art education, 42 were chosen and organized into seven simple conceptual statements. These were grouped into six treatments. To test the concepts two instruments were designed, tested for reliability and administered by the investigator for pre- and posttesting. He scored the concept identification test and three raters who were trained by him scored the implementation. The Fisher t-test, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Chi-square test of independence were used to analyze the data for the three hypotheses., Hypothesis 1 examined the effect the treatment had on children's acquisition of art concepts compared to those who did not have the treatment. The results yielded significance at the .001 level in favor of the treatment. Talking about and using art concepts significantly increased the art concept scores., Hypothesis 2 examined the effects the treatment had on children's block structures compared to those who did not have the treatment. The results yielded significance at the .001 level in favor of the experimental group. Those children identifying art concepts changed their block structures reflecting their use., Hypothesis 3 examined the relationship between the children's ability to identify concepts and implement these in their block structure. The results yielded a moderately high association, .67, between the children's concepts on both tests and a significant association at the .05 level between the subject's ability to identify concepts and to implement them in a block building structure.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125823, 3085006, FSDT3085006, fsu:74504
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Title: YOUNG CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO ISOLATE NUTRITIONAL ELEMENTS IN A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL, THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF AND THEIR PARENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD NUTRITION, DENTAL HEALTH AND THE EFFECTS OF SUGAR CONSUMPTION.
Creator: ANDERSON, JOANN CLARK., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI7926710, 2989145, FSDT2989145, fsu:73652
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Title: You've Earned It! Searching for a Defensible Basis for Desert in Wages.
Creator: Jenkins, Ryan
Abstract/Description: In my thesis, I propose a new theory of wages as deserved income. I take a look at two prominent philosophers’ discussions on the subject, and find they are both lacking. George Sher believes that desert in wages can best be explained by appealing to the violation of moral standards that dictate how we believe the world should be. He says that, because subordinating our labor to another’s ends (i.e. ‘working’) violates some “independent standard,” wages are deserved to offset this loss of...
Show moreIn my thesis, I propose a new theory of wages as deserved income. I take a look at two prominent philosophers’ discussions on the subject, and find they are both lacking. George Sher believes that desert in wages can best be explained by appealing to the violation of moral standards that dictate how we believe the world should be. He says that, because subordinating our labor to another’s ends (i.e. ‘working’) violates some “independent standard,” wages are deserved to offset this loss of autonomy. A wage is “uniquely suited” to allow a worker to pursue his own goals in turn, says Sher. Joel Feinberg argues that, as far as wages are deserved at all, they are deserved only as compensation for especially difficult, dangerous or unpleasant work, and that they can only explain deserved differentials in pay. He rejects the idea that deserved wages can be explained as a reward. My own theory, briefly, is this: wages are deserved as a reward after a worker has (1) put forth an effort that (2) has been directed toward the end of another and (3) is socially valuable. Finally, I survey the literature in the living wage movement. Finding it lacking in the language of desert, I propose that the proponents of a living wage adopt an argument like mine. That is, I suggest they give to desert a more central role in their discussions about why workers should receive a living wage.
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Date Issued: 2008-11-12
Identifier: 210372, FSDT210372, fsu:19178
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: YEATS'S CELTIC MYSTERIES.
Creator: KALOGERA, LUCY SHEPARD., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1977, 1977
Identifier: AAI7722121, 2988528, FSDT2988528, fsu:73035
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Yeast two-hybrid investigation of NBD1 and NBD2.
Creator: Flynn, Andrea N.
Date Issued: 2002
Identifier: 159874, FSDT159874, fsu:18640
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Y1-RESONANCE(1600) - SPIN AND PARITY DETERMINATION.
Creator: DOCKERY, JOHN THOMAS., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1965, 1965
Identifier: AAI6509399, 2985341, FSDT2985341, fsu:69851
Format: Document (PDF)

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Title: An X-ray diffraction analysis of gel/micellar systems.
Creator: Wood, Wendy
Date Issued: 1998
Identifier: 157975, FSDT157975, fsu:17700
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi ad Anglos : an electronic hypertext edition.
Creator: Bernstein, Melissa Joy
Date Issued: 1996
Identifier: 157781, FSDT157781, fsu:17588
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: WRITING SKILLS IN THE NIGERIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
Creator: ABODERIN, ADEWUYI OYEYEMI., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were...
Show moreThe study reviewed the importance of English language in Nigeria. As the country's official language, the language of formal education, of politics, of commerce, and of inter-ethnic and international communication, English has become a language required for full participation in Nigerian affairs. This is the reason for the investigator's concern about students' poor performance in English every year on the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE)., Several possible causes were examined, but the paucity of qualified teachers of English and absence of good English language textbooks were considered to be the most threatening. Since teacher training normally requires a long time to accomplish, it was resolved that textbooks should provide the immediate remedy by presenting instructional materials in such quantity and of such quality as will ensure students' general competence in English language and success in the WASCE., Consequently, there were two parts to the study. The first part examined the types and amount of composition tasks set in each of the three coursebooks which subdivide into fifteen textbooks. The composition tasks in the fifteen textbooks and WASCE English composition papers from 1969-1979 were compiled by the investigator and handed out to a panel of three independent raters. The raters categorized each composition task according to the working definitions provided by the investigator. Frequency counts were later computed and expressed as percentages for the purpose of comparison., It was found that students were more frequently expected to write in the transactional-report category than in any of the six other categories used in the study. The textbooks' failure to include a fair proportion of composition tasks for each category was regarded as a fault since composition tasks were set in all the categories in the WASCE at one time or another., The second part of the study assessed the quality of instruction in each coursebook and the accompanying Teachers' Notes. Two of the three coursebooks were found to be average while the third was rated inferior. It was concluded that a coursebook would be satisfactory in the Nigerian situation examined in the study only if it provided superior quality instruction.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8104855, 3084765, FSDT3084765, fsu:74266
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Title: WRITING AND DIRECTING TWO FULL-LENGTH PLAYS (WITH TWO ORIGINAL PLAYS).
Creator: BAREFIELD, JACKSON G., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1968, 1968
Identifier: AAI6911279, 2985949, FSDT2985949, fsu:70458
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: WRITE THE OTHER WAY: THE CORRELATION OF STYLE AND THEME IN SELECTED PROSE FICTION OF RAY BRADBURY.
Creator: FOSTER, MARK ANTHONY., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1973, 1973
Identifier: AAI7324258, 2987236, FSDT2987236, fsu:71745
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: World music curricula in Florida general music classrooms: identifying methods and materials for implementation.
Creator: Jackson, James Reginald
Date Issued: 2001
Identifier: 49378578, FSU_ML3798J332001
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A WORLD IN CHAOS: A STUDY OF ABSURDITY IN LUCAN'S "BELLUM CIVILE.".
Creator: GRAY, KAREN ROESSLER., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1974, 1974
Identifier: AAI7418052, 2987558, FSDT2987558, fsu:72066
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The World Bank orientation in institution building: The case of Jordan.
Creator: Khudair, Ahmad Mustafa., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study examined the World Bank's approach to institution building and its efforts to enhance the institutionalization of government organizations responsible for implementing 28 Bank-assisted projects in four development sectors in Jordan: Energy, Water and Sewerage, Education and Manpower Development, and Urban and Regional Development. Field data were obtained from project-related documents in Jordan's file at the World Bank and interviews with Bank staff., Data on each sector were...
Show moreThis study examined the World Bank's approach to institution building and its efforts to enhance the institutionalization of government organizations responsible for implementing 28 Bank-assisted projects in four development sectors in Jordan: Energy, Water and Sewerage, Education and Manpower Development, and Urban and Regional Development. Field data were obtained from project-related documents in Jordan's file at the World Bank and interviews with Bank staff., Data on each sector were first presented in terms of three types of descriptive formats: institutional setting, institution-building components, and technical assistance. The purpose was to focus on the salient features and contexts of Bank efforts. Findings were then reformulated using a model developed by the Inter-University Research Program in Institution Building (I-URPIB). The two approaches were compared., The findings indicate that World Bank efforts in institution building typically encompass two interrelated and complementary features. One emphasizes improved managerial practices and the other the optimal allocation of resources., This study found incompatibility between the Bank's and the I-URPIB's conceptions of institution building. While the World Bank postulates it as a means to "efficient performance," the other perspective suggests "institutionality" as an end in itself. The study concludes that the "nature of the donor" is an important intervening variable in institutionalization efforts. It is likely to influence the process and thereby shape the content and nature of institution building in a particular setting.
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Date Issued: 1988, 1988
Identifier: AAI8814418, 3086828, FSDT3086828, fsu:76303
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Title: THE WORKS OF HANOCH LEVIN, 1969-1976.
Creator: WEITZ, SHOSHANA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This research presents an analysis of major dramatic works by the contemporary Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin. Between 1969 and 1976 Levin wrote ten full-length plays and directed five of them. Throughout this period of dramatic work Levin developed a unique dramatic style. This study follows Levin's progressive development in themes and structure during this period, through 1976 when the research on the dissertation began. Although he worked in a parallel manner with musical and non-musical...
Show moreThis research presents an analysis of major dramatic works by the contemporary Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin. Between 1969 and 1976 Levin wrote ten full-length plays and directed five of them. Throughout this period of dramatic work Levin developed a unique dramatic style. This study follows Levin's progressive development in themes and structure during this period, through 1976 when the research on the dissertation began. Although he worked in a parallel manner with musical and non-musical plays, his works developed differently in each of these forms. His development in each form is described and analyzed in this study., Since there are similarities between Levin's works and those of the Theatre of the Absurd and the Theatre of Bertolt Brecht, these similarities are explored, as are the specific ways in which Levin has mixed Epic motifs with motifs of the Theatre of the Absurd., Levin's work is universal in nature. Nevertheless, he is rooted in Israeli culture and society and has succeeded in fusing the national with universal in his plays. This study attempts to demonstrate Levin's contributions to both Israeli drama and western theatre.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8125862, 3085037, FSDT3085037, fsu:74535
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: WORKING WOMEN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD THE DUAL ROLE OF WAGE EARNER AND FAMILY MEMBER.
Creator: COMBS, LINDA GAIL., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1977, 1977
Identifier: AAI7801467, 2988732, FSDT2988732, fsu:73239
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE WORKING DYNAMICS OF THE RIDICULOUS THEATRICAL COMPANY: AN ANALYSIS OF CHARLES LUDLAM'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS ENSEMBLE FROM 1967 THROUGH 1981 (NEW YORK).
Creator: WHARTON, ROBERT THOMAS, III., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: In the late 1960s in New York, many actors became disillusioned with the commercial theatre practice of "jobbing in," i.e., of hiring performers for only one production. A number of these actors began experimenting with different types of performing groups or ensembles. These ensembles often reflected the culture of that period--disillusionment with mainstream middle-class values, involvement with drugs, opposition to the Viet Nam war. They attracted experimenters in professional theatre and...
Show moreIn the late 1960s in New York, many actors became disillusioned with the commercial theatre practice of "jobbing in," i.e., of hiring performers for only one production. A number of these actors began experimenting with different types of performing groups or ensembles. These ensembles often reflected the culture of that period--disillusionment with mainstream middle-class values, involvement with drugs, opposition to the Viet Nam war. They attracted experimenters in professional theatre and a mixed group of performers with a wide spectrum of theatre training and experience. Some performers had none at all, and some a great deal. People from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and different races were drawn together, working for a single social, artistic purpose. Because the group members represented such a variety of performing types, the ensemble leader often became the main teacher. The group frequently met other needs, as a family would, by providing for its members a social, political, emotional, and spiritual structure., One such ensemble was The Ridiculous Theatrical Company (TRTC), whose leader was Charles Ludlam. This ensemble was unique among the companies of that period in that it maintained a continuing group of the same five actors over a thirteen-year span. This study was an examination of the dynamics of that ensemble and the interrelations of the five long-term members under Ludlam's leadership during the period from 1967 to 1981., Data for this study were drawn from articles written about the Company, extensive interviews conducted between 1979 and 1982 with the five long-term members, and participant observation by the researcher. The study is presented largely in the members' own words, allowing the story to speak for itself. It traces the Company's existence--philosophically, chronologically, and topically--from its inception to the final disillusionment and departure of two of the original members in 1980.
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Date Issued: 1985, 1985
Identifier: AAI8605798, 3086265, FSDT3086265, fsu:75748
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Title: WORK-RELATED STRESS OF STATE CRIMINAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES.
Creator: MEMORY, JOHN MADISON., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This is an exploratory survey study of the determination of work-related stress of state criminal trial court judges. A multi-disciplinary review of research and theory concerning work-related stress, especially for professionals, and concerning the trial judicial role was the basis for the statement of hypotheses concerning forty-six variables predicted to operate as stressor, stress moderator, or determinant of vulnerability to being stressed., A questionnaire, utilizing generally one-item...
Show moreThis is an exploratory survey study of the determination of work-related stress of state criminal trial court judges. A multi-disciplinary review of research and theory concerning work-related stress, especially for professionals, and concerning the trial judicial role was the basis for the statement of hypotheses concerning forty-six variables predicted to operate as stressor, stress moderator, or determinant of vulnerability to being stressed., A questionnaire, utilizing generally one-item measurement of variables, was developed through a four-stage draft-pretest process. Two single-item subjective ratings of work-related stress and a modified fourteen-item scale indicating physiological symptoms of stress were the dependent variable measures., Questionnaires, with letters of endorsement by the major United States judge-training institution and a senior trial judge, were mailed to a random sample of 500 state criminal trial court judges above the traffic court level. An adjusted response rate of 40% was achieved., After tests using oneway analysis of variance and stepwise multiple regression for hypothesized nonlinearity of relationship, hierarchical-entry, theory-determined group stepwise multiple regression was conducted with the three different measures of stress as dependent variables. The same procedure was conducted using a combination of all usable sample responses and 96 usable responses by students attending courses at the National Judicial College., Conclusions regarding outcome of hypothesis tests were based primarily on semi-partial correlation coefficients obtained from the hierarchical entry multiple regression and secondarily on zero-order correlations, oneway analysis of variance results, and listings by respondents of stressful factors concerning the role and function relating to criminal cases and reasons for preferring other work., Conclusions are stated concerning the apparent extent to which state criminal trial court judges experience work-related stress and concerning the relative importance of specific variables and types of variables. Possible implications of findings for judges' health, court organization, judicial decisionmaking, and future research are discussed. The broad, exploratory design and resulting limitations regarding generalization is emphasized.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8205732, 3085156, FSDT3085156, fsu:74651
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Title: Work-family role strain in Korean-American dual-earner families: A theoretical model.
Creator: Kim, Yeong-Hee., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the clustering effect of work and family role stressors and strain, mediated by family resource and coping strategy, on quality of life using the Double ABCX model. On the basis of previous literature and stress theory, the theoretical model was specified, estimated, and evaluated for adequacy of statistical fit for samples of Korean-American dual-earner families in Los Angeles, California. Separate estimates for 153 wives and 117 husbands were...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the clustering effect of work and family role stressors and strain, mediated by family resource and coping strategy, on quality of life using the Double ABCX model. On the basis of previous literature and stress theory, the theoretical model was specified, estimated, and evaluated for adequacy of statistical fit for samples of Korean-American dual-earner families in Los Angeles, California. Separate estimates for 153 wives and 117 husbands were obtained using LISREL analysis., Although the initial model was not supported by the data, the revised model fitted the data adequately for wives and husbands, respectively. In the revised model, there was reciprocal effect of family system resource and coping strategy for wives. For husbands, there was the direct effect of family role stressor on family system resource., The theoretical model for wives also represented a generalization of family stress theory while the model for husbands did not. That is, wives' work-family role strain was intensified by the amount of work and family role stressors. Also, family system resource was an important mediating factor in decreasing work-family role strain and in increasing quality or life for the wives of Korean-American dual-earner families. For the husbands, however, neither work-family role strain or family system resource acted as a mediating factor. This study contributed to the literature in work-family role strain and family stress theory, and should be of interest to researchers and family life educators.
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Date Issued: 1991, 1991
Identifier: AAI9209124, 3087832, FSDT3087832, fsu:76642
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: WORK SATISFACTION IN SELECTED LEISURE ACTIVITY: A LITERATURE REVIEW.
Creator: STROH, EDWARD WALDEMAR., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1976, 1976
Identifier: AAI7629487, 2988360, FSDT2988360, fsu:72867
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: WORK GROUP COHESION AND JOB STRESS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS (FLORIDA).
Creator: DAVIS, GOLIATH JOHN, III., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Utilizing the field theory/group dynamics approach from social psychology, a cross-sectional correlational analysis of the relationship between police perceptions of the cohesiveness of their work groups and indices of stress frequency and intensity was conducted with a sample of 289 police officers from the St. Petersburg, Florida Police Department. Respondents ranged in age from 19 to 54 years with a mean age of 32.75 years. The mean educational level was 13.6 years and the mean length of...
Show moreUtilizing the field theory/group dynamics approach from social psychology, a cross-sectional correlational analysis of the relationship between police perceptions of the cohesiveness of their work groups and indices of stress frequency and intensity was conducted with a sample of 289 police officers from the St. Petersburg, Florida Police Department. Respondents ranged in age from 19 to 54 years with a mean age of 32.75 years. The mean educational level was 13.6 years and the mean length of service was 8.76 years. Approximately eighty-five percent (84.8%) of the respondents were white and the remaining 15.2% were black, hispanic, or oriental. Two hundred sixty-five (91.7%) of the officers were male and 24 (8.3%) were female., Five substantive hypotheses were tested to assess the impact of job specialization, shift assignment, length of service, and area worked on group cohesion; and whether or not cohesive group membership intensified or reduced the strain effects of job stress., The Likert scaling technique was utilized to construct indices of cohesiveness and stress (frequency and intensity). The data was analyzed at the five percent significance level utilizing Pearson's product moment correlational technique., The study failed to support the proposition that cohesion among St. Petersburg Police Officers varies with job specialization; however, cohesion was observed to vary with shift assignment, area worked, and length of service when the combined effects of age and specialization, age and area worked, and age and race were controlled. Limited support was also found for the proposition that both the intensity and the frequency of job stress decrease as the cohesiveness of work groups increase., The significance of the study lies in its practical and research implications. On a practical level, the study alerts police administrators to the potential benefit of reduced stress and anxiety resulting from cohesive group behavior among police officers. From a research perspective, the study provides an opportunity for retrospective evaluation of the utility and effectiveness of the field theory/group dynamics approach to the study of police behavior; and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Likert scaling technique for operationalizing and measuring police stress and cohesion.
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Date Issued: 1984, 1984
Identifier: AAI8416698, 3085840, FSDT3085840, fsu:75327
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Title: WORK ENVIRONMENT, RISK TAKING, AND THE WALK-OUT BEHAVIOR OF TEACHERS.
Creator: JONES, ANTHONY SEARCY., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1971, 1971
Identifier: AAI7124607, 2986511, FSDT2986511, fsu:71020
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Title: Work alienation and training: A study of Florida correctional officers and correctional officer sergeants.
Creator: Mahmud, Zahratul Kamar., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study examined the relationship between training and work alienation among correctional officers and sergeants serving in all male maximum and close security prisons in Florida. The research investigated the effects of training, individual characteristics, and institution on correctional officers' work alienation. Work alienation was measured along five subscales of powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, instrumental work orientation (self-estrangement), and isolation from...
Show moreThis study examined the relationship between training and work alienation among correctional officers and sergeants serving in all male maximum and close security prisons in Florida. The research investigated the effects of training, individual characteristics, and institution on correctional officers' work alienation. Work alienation was measured along five subscales of powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, instrumental work orientation (self-estrangement), and isolation from organizational goals., Three correctional institutions were randomly selected from the highest risk prisons in the state, ranked by the Florida Department of Corrections as Category 7. All correctional officers and sergeants from these institutions totalling 901 were surveyed by mail. Of the 901 surveyed, 380 (42.1%) were usable for the study., The survey elicited information on training attended by officers, their background, and level of alienation. Open-ended questions were also included., Results of multiple regression analysis revealed that training has significant impact on lowering work-alienation. However, that impact was limited to specialized and career advancement training. Formal education had a positive effect on level of alienation. More alienated officers were likely to be married, non-whites, with no children, aged 40 years and less, working for 15 years or less, assigned to night shifts, and related to family members employed in correctional work. One particular institution had higher levels of alienation among its officers than the other two surveyed., To alleviate work-alienation, recommendations were made for specific policy changes focussing mainly on strengthening current training standards. They relate to (1) research, development, and evaluation of training, (2) curriculum and instructional development, (3) training of trainers, (4) support services for training, and (5) strategy for staff development.
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Date Issued: 1993, 1993
Identifier: AAI9334260, 3088146, FSDT3088146, fsu:76953
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Title: Wordsworth's resurrection of the pastoral tradition.
Creator: Mullin, Janet K.
Date Issued: 1977
Identifier: 159307, FSDT159307, fsu:18369
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Title: WORDSWORTH'S PASTORAL ART 1798-1806: THE FULFILLMENT OF HIS FUNCTION AS APOET.
Creator: BROOKS, ANNE PAGE., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1972, 1972
Identifier: AAI7231382, 2986930, FSDT2986930, fsu:71439
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Title: Word retrieval and cognitive variability in aphasia.
Creator: White, Sarah E.
Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: 160008, FSDT160008, fsu:18707
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Title: Women, poetry, and their place in nineteenth century Germany.
Creator: Ramos, Ulrike C.
Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: 160118, FSDT160118, fsu:18760
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Title: WOMEN'S ROLES AS DELINEATED BY VICTORIAN SOCIETY: A STUDY OF HEROINES IN THE MAJOR NOVELS OF MRS. ELIZABETH C. GASKELL.
Creator: WILLIAMS, WILLIE TILLMAN., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1975, 1975
Identifier: AAI7602725, 2988124, FSDT2988124, fsu:72631
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Title: WOMEN'S INCOME GENERATION AND INFORMAL LEARNING IN LESOTHO: A POLICY-RELATED ETHNOGRAPHY.
Creator: COBBE, LOUISE BARRETT., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study presents a policy-related ethnography of women's income generation in Lesotho. The study begins with the proposition that current Women in Development (WID) policy has been shaped, at the international and local level, by over-generalized and, therefore, decontextualized concepts derived from recent WID literature. While a number of these WID concepts, i.e. women's "marginalization," may be generally valid, they tend to narrow our understanding and predefine our interpretation of...
Show moreThis study presents a policy-related ethnography of women's income generation in Lesotho. The study begins with the proposition that current Women in Development (WID) policy has been shaped, at the international and local level, by over-generalized and, therefore, decontextualized concepts derived from recent WID literature. While a number of these WID concepts, i.e. women's "marginalization," may be generally valid, they tend to narrow our understanding and predefine our interpretation of women's development needs in specific situations. As a result, a "standardized" approach to WID programming has emerged. The study addresses the need to "break-away" from the standardized concepts underlying conventional WID policy in order to learn about how the proposed beneficiaries of WID policy, the women themselves, interpret and respond to the needs and conditions to their particular environment., Ethnographic principles and procedures are employed to discover and develop indigenously derived analytical constructs. These constructs are applied to the study's depiction and analysis of the income generation enterprises of Basotho women in a number of villages in the Maseru District of Lesotho. A case study of the development of the enterprises of the study's key informant is presented., The Domestic Developmental Cycle is presented as a culturally-grounded context for understanding women's income generation as a strategic response to immediate and long-term needs and wants. An ethnographic analysis of these needs and wants is provided. A grounded typology of work is developed and applied in this analysis. The study also identifies and describes the People of Business Network, an informal learning and resource system which supports the learning and development of women involved in business in a number of ways., The implications of these findings for non-formal education programming in Lesotho are discussed. The study also examines the potential of this ethnographic approach to policy research as a planning and needs assessment strategy to inform educational policy in other settings.
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Date Issued: 1985, 1985
Identifier: AAI8513364, 3086049, FSDT3086049, fsu:75535
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Title: WOMEN'S CAREER ASPIRATIONS: A NATIONAL SURVEY OF TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL ASPIRATIONS OF COLLEGE FRESHMEN.
Creator: SULLIVAN, JOAN MARGARET., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this research was to investigate college women's career aspirations and to determine if there are differences between women who aspire to non-traditional and traditional careers. Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism provided the theoretical framework for this analysis., The subjects were a national probability sample of 3,879 female college freshmen who responded to a 1978 survey by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The respondents were asked to select...
Show moreThe purpose of this research was to investigate college women's career aspirations and to determine if there are differences between women who aspire to non-traditional and traditional careers. Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism provided the theoretical framework for this analysis., The subjects were a national probability sample of 3,879 female college freshmen who responded to a 1978 survey by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The respondents were asked to select their probable careers from a list of 42 occupations. The career aspirations of the women were ranked into ten categories of traditionality; these rankings were based on the distribution of the women's career choices compared to the choices of 4,010 male college freshmen who responded to the survey., Eleven hypotheses were tested; all were supported. The data indicated that the more non-traditional a woman's career aspirations: (1) the younger her age, (2) the more educated her mother, (3) the more educated her father, (4) the greater her parents' income, (5) the more non-traditional her mother's occupation, (6) the more liberal her social attitudes, (7) the less frequent her church attendance, (8) the less importance she attaches to raising a family, (9) the less immediate her plans for marriage, (10) the higher her high school grades, and (11) the higher her academic degree intentions. The eleven variables also significantly discriminated the third of the women with the most non-traditional career aspirations from the third of the sample with the most traditional aspirations. The results indicated that variables related to the women's achievement were better predictors of career aspirations than family background variables., Path analysis using four of the eleven independent variables revealed minimal indirect effects; it also demonstrated that traditionality of mother's occupation could be removed from the model without any appreciable loss in predictive power., The findings indicated that women are aspiring to more non-traditional careers; however, there is still considerable sex-typing in career aspirations. It was concluded that structural changes in society need to be made in order to enhance opportunities for women.
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Date Issued: 1981, 1981
Identifier: AAI8208750, 3085199, FSDT3085199, fsu:74694
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Title: WOMEN STUDENTS OF THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: A REPORT OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Creator: SPRING, CAROL VANDENBOSCHE., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1978, 1978
Identifier: AAI7909802, 2989022, FSDT2989022, fsu:73529
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Title: THE WOMEN OF MACONDO: FEMININE ARCHETYPES IN GARCIA MARQUEZ "CIEN ANOS DE SOLEDAD" (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombia).
Creator: GANTT, BARBARA N., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1977, 1977
Identifier: AAI7722109, 2988519, FSDT2988519, fsu:73026
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Title: WOMEN IN STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NINE SOUTHERN STATES.
Creator: SEBREE, EVELYN ALLEN., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The federal government created numerous programs of student financial assistance following World War II. The subsequent growth and expansion of these programs necessitated institutional management on a full-time basis, which resulted in the creation on the college campus of positions which have been filled by personnel known as financial aid administrators., This study was directed to the women who serve as financial aid directors, associate directors, assistant directors and financial aid...
Show moreThe federal government created numerous programs of student financial assistance following World War II. The subsequent growth and expansion of these programs necessitated institutional management on a full-time basis, which resulted in the creation on the college campus of positions which have been filled by personnel known as financial aid administrators., This study was directed to the women who serve as financial aid directors, associate directors, assistant directors and financial aid counselors in institutions of higher education in nine southern states. The purpose of the study was to gather demographic, insititutional and academic data related to these women aid administrators and to make comparisons, when feasible, with previously done studies pertaining to men and women directors. The purposes, in addition, were to describe the job mobility and position attainment of these administrators, and to summarize their perceptions concerning future trends for the aid profession and their role in it. A review of the literature revealed few studies directed to financial aid administrators and none related exclusively to women aid administrators. A need, thus, was seen for this study which was directed to women financial aid administrators., A survey instrument used previously was modified and expanded and was mailed to 309 women aid administrators in nine southern states. The distribution, plus personal contacts, resulted in a 97 percent return. A computer program was designed to yield simple frequency and percentage distributions of the results., An analysis of the data resulted in the following findings: the typical woman aid administrator of today (1) is likely to be employed as a director in a private four-year institution, to administer a small (300-600 applicants) program on a full-time basis, earning $12,000 to $14,000 per year; (2) has other professionals under her direction if she administers a large (over 1,000 applicants) program, is primarily responsible for making aid policy, is responsible to the chief student affairs officer, and receives institutional support for professional activities; (3) holds a Bachelor's degree, plans to pursue a higher degree, and feels that courses in counseling and data processing are most beneficial; (4) entered her present position from a lower level position at the same college, having had previous experience in business and industry; (5) was aided in her position attainment by personal recommendations, degree, and previous experience in financial aid; (6) perceives that employment opportunities for women are greater in financial aid administration than in other areas of higher education administration, and as compared with men's opportunities in financial aid administration, will increase in the future, these employment practices being influenced by women's proven job effectiveness; and (7) believes that the continuation of training workshops is the single most important step in furthering the professional development of financial aid administrators., Based on the findings of the study, recommendations included: (1) women seeking employment in higher education administration should investigate the opportunities in financial aid administration; (2) apparent inequities accorded women for professional development should be investigated; (3) additional graduate degree programs in financial aid administration should be considered; (4) training workshops should be continued, including counseling and data processing as topics; and (5) research related to financial aid administration should be continued and should include curriculum needs assessment and further studies related to women.
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Date Issued: 1980, 1980
Identifier: AAI8021105, 2989645, FSDT2989645, fsu:74152
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Title: WOMEN IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION: AN ANALYTICAL SYNTHESIS AND SUMMING UP OF WHAT WE KNOW AND DON'T KNOW.
Creator: MOTAREF, SARA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: According to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 34% of the nation's administrators are women. The reasons for this underrepresentation, particularly in educational administration, is unknown. The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors that had been researched from the Civil Rights movement (1955) to the present (1985) concerning women in educational administration in kindergarten through twelfth grade settings. A sample of 171 research studies (published and unpublished) was...
Show moreAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 34% of the nation's administrators are women. The reasons for this underrepresentation, particularly in educational administration, is unknown. The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors that had been researched from the Civil Rights movement (1955) to the present (1985) concerning women in educational administration in kindergarten through twelfth grade settings. A sample of 171 research studies (published and unpublished) was used for content analysis., The methodology used to integrate the body of the literature was the meta-analytic approach introduced by Glass and updated by Hedges and Olkin (1985), listing factors, and averaging statistics. To categorize the studies, six categories introduced by Shakeshaft (1979) were adopted: behavior, structural determinants of organization, attitudes, barriers, profile, and status., Overall, the majority of the studies were conducted in the eastern part of the United States; most of the researchers were female. Most studies used a survey design, questionnaires, and univariate statistics. The quality of the resarch was mediocre; the only variables to have consistent relationships with the quality of research were type of research and sex of the researcher., The findings of the study are inconclusive; the question of why women are underrepresented in educational administration remains unanswered. Although this body of literature about women in educational administration introduced much information that was not known before, there are many aspects of the research that need improvement. More appropriate theoretical frameworks should be used, such as symbolic interaction, Marxism, ethno-Marxism, and radical humanism. The methodology of research should include more observational techniques to obtain first-hand information (ethnography).
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Date Issued: 1987, 1987
Identifier: AAI8721852, 3086645, FSDT3086645, fsu:76120
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Title: Women and transformational leadership.
Creator: Vanderwerf, Alena C.
Date Issued: 2007-07-13
Identifier: 160743, FSDT160743, fsu:19054
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Title: Women and alcoholism: The impact of family of origin issues during recovery and relapse.
Creator: Hall, Patti K., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This exploratory study examined the impact of family history on the recovery of alcoholic women, investigating differences between those who had been sober for at least two years and those who had at least one relapse and less than a year of abstinence. The impact of personal characteristics of the women, social support, and therapy for abuse upon recovery were also examined., The study used a convenience sample of 157 subjects, with voluntary and anonymous participation, drawn from women...
Show moreThis exploratory study examined the impact of family history on the recovery of alcoholic women, investigating differences between those who had been sober for at least two years and those who had at least one relapse and less than a year of abstinence. The impact of personal characteristics of the women, social support, and therapy for abuse upon recovery were also examined., The study used a convenience sample of 157 subjects, with voluntary and anonymous participation, drawn from women alcoholics in the southeastern United States. The women completed a questionnaire using retrospective analysis and self-report data., Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to examine the impact of individual, family, and socioeconomic factors upon recovery. Race, traumatic reactions, social support, and therapy for abuse were significant factors in differences between sober and relapsing women. Age, education, past physical abuse, and participation in Twelve Step groups, as covariates, did not significantly contribute to an understanding of the differences between the groups., Sober and relapsing women were similar on measures of severity of addiction to alcohol, family of origin ritual, and parental chemical dependency. Although women in both groups reported a high incidence of family violence, relapsing women reported more traumatic reactions, operationalized as negative affect/cognitive schemata about self and the world; intrusiveness of thoughts, dreams, or feelings about traumatic events; and avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event., A combination of variables was found to accurately predict group membership, providing a means of identifying alcoholic women who are most vulnerable to relapse. Direct discriminant function analysis determined that the variables identified in the study accurately predict recovery, correctly classifying 94% of the cases. Differences between the groups on the tested variables accounted for 67% of the variance. Avoidance of stimuli associated with traumatic events, education, age, negative affect/cognitive schemata about self and the world, and counseling for abuse issues, in that order, made the greatest contributions to the analysis.
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Date Issued: 1994, 1994
Identifier: AAI9510126, 3088481, FSDT3088481, fsu:77286
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Title: Women airforce service pilots: A study of national crises and gender ideology.
Creator: Moon, Melissa
Date Issued: 1999
Identifier: 159447, FSDT159447, fsu:18433
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Title: Woman, the state, and war: an evaluation of Western feminist international relations theory.
Creator: Salib, Mona Lisa
Date Issued: 2004
Identifier: 160216, FSDT160216, fsu:18808
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Title: A woman's place is on patrol: Female representation in municipal police departments.
Creator: Poulos, Tamara Meredith., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Until recently, female police officers held very traditional stereotypical positions within law enforcement. Despite equal employment opportunity laws, affirmative action policies, and the influx into patrol assignments, women still represent only 9% of sworn police officers in the United States. The underrepresentation of minorities in policing is not a new phenomenon to social scientists. However, this study represents the first attempt to determine whether the gender composition of local...
Show moreUntil recently, female police officers held very traditional stereotypical positions within law enforcement. Despite equal employment opportunity laws, affirmative action policies, and the influx into patrol assignments, women still represent only 9% of sworn police officers in the United States. The underrepresentation of minorities in policing is not a new phenomenon to social scientists. However, this study represents the first attempt to determine whether the gender composition of local law enforcement agencies reflects local labor force characteristics., The present study examines the variation in female representation among sworn full-time personnel in municipal police departments serving populations of 2,500 or more in the State of Florida. A tobit censored normal regression analysis is utilized to test the hypothesis that women are denied access to patrol positions. The results support the hypothesis. Despite their adequate representation in the local labor force and the available applicant pool, females are excluded from this traditionally male domain. The relative size of the police department and the geographical region of the state are the best predictors of female representation. The implications of this finding for the future of women in policing is discussed.
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Date Issued: 1992, 1992
Identifier: AAI9234245, 3087871, FSDT3087871, fsu:76681
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