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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: ORGANIZED COCKFIGHTING: A DEVIANT RECREATIONAL SUBCULTURE.
Creator: HAWLEY, FRANCIS FREDERICK., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The ancient and picturesque sport of cockfighting has persisted in the United States, Latin America, and parts of Asia. In the United States this activity is popularly regarded as deviant, and is, indeed, a legally proscribed behavior in most jurisdictions. The persistence of cockfighting is explicable due to the existence of a deviant recreational subculture., The deviant recreational subculture allows cockfighters a supportive setting in which to reinforce and affirm the disvalued cultural...
Show moreThe ancient and picturesque sport of cockfighting has persisted in the United States, Latin America, and parts of Asia. In the United States this activity is popularly regarded as deviant, and is, indeed, a legally proscribed behavior in most jurisdictions. The persistence of cockfighting is explicable due to the existence of a deviant recreational subculture., The deviant recreational subculture allows cockfighters a supportive setting in which to reinforce and affirm the disvalued cultural identity of its practitioners and, thus, serves as a boundary maintenance device. This particular deviant subcultural type is unique due to the fact that it possesses the following characteristics: (1) no criminal self-concept for members; (2) a religio-teleological rationale concerning the nature of the activity; (3) a strong overt identification with the existing socio-political order; and, (4) a high degree of intrastate, interstate, and international communication on topics of subcultural interest, and commerce in "tools of the trade." Furthermore, the cockfighting subculture has other attributes of a deviant behavior system consistent with the subcultural thesis proposed herein: its own rules, argot, customs, networks of obligation and reciprocity, and recruitment patterns., The cockfighting subculture may be seen in an additional dimension--as an instrumental-expressive anachronistic voluntary deviant association. This means that cockfighters reject conformative and alienative attitudes toward dominant social values in favor of an anachronistic world-view., Moreover, in terms of the dominant method by which it hopes to achieve its objectives, the subculture is both instrumental and expressive, hence the appelation "instrumental-expressive." Instrumental groups want to defuse or remove threatening legislation, thus removing or reducing stigma, while expressive groups are more concerned with providing recreational, social, and informational activities for their members. Expressive groups exist to furnish activities for their members while instrumental groups exist to resist or promote change. The cockfighting subculture has definite attributes of both types of groups., This work suggests that the models of the deviant recreational subculture and the instrumental-expressive anachronistic voluntary deviant association might prove of heuristic value when applied to other socially and legally problematic deviant subcultures.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215245, 3085262, FSDT3085262, fsu:74757
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Title: INFLUENCE OF SELECTED VARIABLES UPON SKINFOLD MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY INEXPERIENCED TESTERS.
Creator: ISHEE, JIMMY HAROLD., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional methods, selected skinfold calipers, somatotypes, and skinfold sites on the testing experience necessary for inexperienced testers to obtain consistent skinfold measurements. Sixty-four undergraduate physical education majors who possessed no prior skinfold measurement experience performed skinfold measurements at the triceps and subscapular sites on five subjects representing endomorph, endomorph-mesomorph, mesomorph...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of instructional methods, selected skinfold calipers, somatotypes, and skinfold sites on the testing experience necessary for inexperienced testers to obtain consistent skinfold measurements. Sixty-four undergraduate physical education majors who possessed no prior skinfold measurement experience performed skinfold measurements at the triceps and subscapular sites on five subjects representing endomorph, endomorph-mesomorph, mesomorph, mesomorph-ectomorph, and ectomorph somatotypes. The inexperienced testers were taught the skinfold measurement technique by one of five instructional methods: (a) manual; (b) marked site; (c) poster; (d) video-tape; and, (e) supervision, while utilizing the Lange, the Fat-O-Meter, or the Fat Control skinfold calipers. Five experienced testers also performed measurements on all the somatotypes at each of the sites with each caliper. The number of trials to acquire consistency and the actual measurements at this consistency were utilized in the analysis. Two weeks later, the inexperienced testers performed one trial of measurements at each of the sites on every somatotype. Comparisons were made among the inexperienced testers on the number of trials to consistency and the test-retest measurements. Additionally, comparisons were computed between the measurements of the inexperienced and experienced testers at each skinfold site. The data were analyzed by the use of analysis of variance, t tests, and Dunnett's t. Significant differences were indicated among the instructional methods and skinfold calipers on the number of trials to consistency. The endomorph somatotype required a significantly greater number of trials than the other somatotypes to reach consistency while there was no significant difference between the two skinfold sites. The video-tape and supervision, instructional methods had fewer significant differences between the inexperienced and experienced testers on the test occasions of the various skinfold measurements than the remaining three methods. The Lange caliper resulted in fewer significant differences between inexperienced and experienced testers on the various skinfold measurements at consistency whereas on the second test occasion, none of the three calipers were superior. The test-retest comparison indicated no supremacy of instructional method, skinfold caliper, somatotype, or skinfold site as the vast majority of comparisons resulted in no significant differences.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215247, 3085264, FSDT3085264, fsu:74759
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Title: THE QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR PARENTS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY.
Creator: HOSKINS, GEORGE WILSON., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of relationships between young adults and their parents. Two issues in the kin and intergenerational literature provided direction for the investigation. First, major changes appear to be occurring in the nature of intergenerational bonds in American families. Second, the subjective aspects of intergenerational relationships have received considerably less attention and explanation than the more quantifiable ones., The study was...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of relationships between young adults and their parents. Two issues in the kin and intergenerational literature provided direction for the investigation. First, major changes appear to be occurring in the nature of intergenerational bonds in American families. Second, the subjective aspects of intergenerational relationships have received considerably less attention and explanation than the more quantifiable ones., The study was conducted in an exploratory manner, utilizing demographic data and a depth interview. The interview was partially structured with topics and probes related to relationship dimensions and actual contact patterns. The interview was sufficiently flexible to pursue ideas and topics that emerged as the interview progressed. A purposive sample of twenty multi-generation families was recruited through nine large churches in a medium size Southern city. A total of forty-seven persons were interviewed. In each family a married son or daughter and one or both parents served as respondents., Data were analyzed with a flexible filing system designed to identify and conceptually understand significant qualitative aspects of intergenerational relationships. The analysis generated a major conceptual theme and four related concepts that appear useful in understanding change in parent-offspring relationships as offspring progress through adolescence and into adulthood. The conceptual theme is identified as the redefinition of parent-offspring relationships and the four concepts are affectional bonds, parent-offspring involvement, communication openness, and communication directiveness. The data suggest that the redefinition process is accentuated during two vital life-cycle transitions: the offspring's leaving the parental home and the offspring's assumption of parenthood. The offspring's leaving home involved major decisions in regard to occupation, education, and marriage. Of the twenty families, about 35 percent experienced significant stress and differences of opinion around the time of the offspring's leaving. The data suggested that a fit between the parent's "letting go" and the offspring's assumption of responsibility for decisions is related to the manner in which the transition is dealt with.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215246, 3085263, FSDT3085263, fsu:74758
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Title: SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL UTILIZATION OF LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES BY OLDER PEOPLE: A METHODOLOGICAL PARADIGM.
Creator: KAUFMAN, ALLAN VICTOR., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Drawing upon previous research about long-term care service utilization and social network analysis, a conceptual framework is developed and presented that identifies those social network factors appearing to have the greatest potential impact upon the differential utilization of long-term care services by older persons. Using this framework, and a research methodology that employed the techniques of social network analysis, an exploratory study was conducted which examined the social network...
Show moreDrawing upon previous research about long-term care service utilization and social network analysis, a conceptual framework is developed and presented that identifies those social network factors appearing to have the greatest potential impact upon the differential utilization of long-term care services by older persons. Using this framework, and a research methodology that employed the techniques of social network analysis, an exploratory study was conducted which examined the social network factors associated with the differential utilization of formal long-term care services by older persons living in two counties of northwestern Florida., Differences were found to exist between the study's two subject samples with regard to several of the social network factors that were examined. The nature of those differences suggest that the type of formal long-term care services used by the older persons in the study, may have, in part, been influenced by certain structural qualities of the social networks by those persons, by certain attitudes and values held by those persons with regard to their networks, and by the nature and quality of the relationships that existed between those persons and individual members of their networks., The results of the exploratory study have important implications for formal providers of long-term care services and for persons who are involved with the development of long-term care social policy. In addition to those programs and policy implications, the study demonstrates that despite certain methodological weaknesses, the method of social network analysis developed for this study can be a valuable research tool for adding to present knowledge about long-term care service utilization. Such information can be critical for the future development of policy and programs concerned with meeting the long-term care needs of older persons.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8215248, 3085265, FSDT3085265, fsu:74760
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Title: PERCENTILE RESIDUAL LIFE FUNCTIONS -- PROPERTIES, TESTING AND ESTIMATION.
Creator: JOE, HARRY SUE WAH., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Let F be a life distribution with survival function F(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F. Conditional on survival to time t, the remaining life has survival function, F(,t)(x) = F(t + x)/F(t), x (GREATERTHEQ) 0, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t
Show moreLet F be a life distribution with survival function F(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F. Conditional on survival to time t, the remaining life has survival function, F(,t)(x) = F(t + x)/F(t), x (GREATERTHEQ) 0, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t < F('-1)(1)., The mean residual life function of F is, (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI), if F has a finite mean. The (alpha)-percentile or quantile (0 < (alpha) < 1) residual life function of F is, q(,(alpha),F)(t) = F(,t)('-1)((alpha)) = F('-1)(1 - (alpha)F(t)) - t, 0 (LESSTHEQ) t < F('-1)(1),, where (alpha) = 1 - (alpha). Statisticians find it useful to categorize life distributions according to different aging properties. Categories which involve m(,F)(t) are the decreasing mean residual life (DMRL) class and the new better than used in expectation (NBUE) class. The DMRL class consists of distributions F such that m(,F)(t) is monotone decreasing on (0, F('-1)(1)) and the NBUE class consists of distributions F such that m(,F)(0) (GREATERTHEQ) m(,F)(t) for all 0 < t < F('-1)(1). Analogous categories which involve q(,(alpha),F)(t) are the decreasing (alpha)-percentile residual life (DPRL-(alpha)) class and the new better than used with respect to the (alpha)-percentile (NBUP-(alpha)) class., The mean residual life function is of interest in biometry, actuarial studies and reliability, and the DMRL and NBUE classes of life distributions are useful for modelling situations where items deteriorate with age. In the statistical literature, there are several papers which consider properties or estimation of the mean residual life function or consider testing situations involving the DMRL and NBUE classes. Only one previous paper discusses the (alpha)-percentile residual life function. This dissertation is concerned with properties and estimation of the (alpha)-percentile residual life function, and with testing problems involving the (alpha)-percentile residual life function., Properties of q(,(alpha),F)(t) and of the DPRL-(alpha), NBUP-(alpha) and their dual classes are studied in Chapter II. In Chapter III, tests are developed for testing exponentiality against alternatives of DPRL-(alpha) and NBUP-(alpha). In Chapter IV, these tests are extended to accommodate randomly censored data. In Chapter V, a distribution-free two-sample test is developed for testing the hypothesis that two life distributions F and G are equal against the alternative that q(,(alpha),F)(t) (GREATERTHEQ) q(,(alpha),G)(t) for all t. In Chapter VI, strong consistency, asymptotic normality, bias and mean squared error of the estimator F(,n)('-1)(1(' )-(' )(alpha)F(,n)(t)) - t of q(,(alpha),F)(t) are studied, where F(,n) is the empirical distribution function and F(,n)(' )(TBOND)(' )1 - F(,n).
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8214932, 3085276, FSDT3085276, fsu:74771
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Title: GENERALIZED COORDINATE MOLECULAR HAMILTONIAN.
Creator: ISLAMPOUR-KERAHROUD, GHOLAMREZA., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The translational-rotovibronic Hamiltonian for a polyatomic molecule is derived by using the Schrodinger equation in tensor form and employing the Eckart conditions (determining the nuclear-framework rotational variables). The present derivation is a unified comprehensive one by a quantum-mechanical pathway and contrasts with fragmentary previous derivations via a classical-intermediate path. The method presented affords a firm conceptual picture of the nature of the transformation and the...
Show moreThe translational-rotovibronic Hamiltonian for a polyatomic molecule is derived by using the Schrodinger equation in tensor form and employing the Eckart conditions (determining the nuclear-framework rotational variables). The present derivation is a unified comprehensive one by a quantum-mechanical pathway and contrasts with fragmentary previous derivations via a classical-intermediate path. The method presented affords a firm conceptual picture of the nature of the transformation and the origin of coupling terms, and avoids mathematical complexities with their residue of obscurity. The Hamiltonian for the linear molecule compared with that for the non-linear molecule differs significantly in the coupling terms, in the rotational kinetic energy term and in the U(Q) term (Watson term), which is found to be non-zero in the linear case, in contrast to previous literature. The correct form of the total angular momentum operators is also derived quantum-mechanically.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8214931, 3085275, FSDT3085275, fsu:74770
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Title: COAGULATION AND FIBRINOLYTIC RESPONSE TO EXERCISE, COLD, AND EXERCISE WITH PRIOR COOLING.
Creator: MANGUM, MICHAEL., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Ten male student volunteers (mean age, 27.1 years) participated in this investigation to determine if exercise and cold stress could differentially effect coagulation and fibrinolysis. Euglobulin lysis times (ELT) and partial thromboplastin times (PTT) were used to assess fibrinolytic activity and coagulability, respectively. Cold and neutral environmental conditions were established at 5(DEGREES)C and 28(DEGREES)C. Exercise consisted of pedaling a bicycle ergometer at 300 kgm(.)min('-1) for...
Show moreTen male student volunteers (mean age, 27.1 years) participated in this investigation to determine if exercise and cold stress could differentially effect coagulation and fibrinolysis. Euglobulin lysis times (ELT) and partial thromboplastin times (PTT) were used to assess fibrinolytic activity and coagulability, respectively. Cold and neutral environmental conditions were established at 5(DEGREES)C and 28(DEGREES)C. Exercise consisted of pedaling a bicycle ergometer at 300 kgm(.)min('-1) for five minutes followed by ten minutes at 900 kgm(.)min('-1). The testing schedule was as follows:, rest exercise, Session A (Cold): PC CR CE, rest exercise, Session B (Neutral): PN NR NE, Time (mins) 60 15, ELT, PTT, and hematocrit (HCT) was assessed at PC, pretest-cold; CR, cold-rest; CE, cold-exercise; PN, pretest-neutral; NR, neutral- rest; and NE, neutral-exercise. Mean weighted skin temperatures (T(,sk)) and rectal temperatures (T(,re)) were assessed at 15-minute(' ) intervals throughout.(' )T(,sk) dropped continuously during cold exposure (CR, CE) but was relatively unaffected under neutral conditions. T(,re) response to cold was more complex, exhibiting an initial increase followed by a decrease with continued exposure. T(,re) increased in response to exercise at 28(DEGREES)C but exhibited no change at 5(DEGREES)C. ELT was reduced to 74, 62, and 44% of pretest values for CR, NE, and CE, respectively. No difference was found to exist between groups for PTT. HCT was increased to 107, 107, and 111% of pre-test values for CR, NE, and CE, respectively. These data suggest that coagulation and fibrinolysis may be affected differentially in response to exercise, a result that speaks in favor of exercise-induced fibrinolysis as a prophylaxis for atherosclerosis.
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Date Issued: 1982, 1982
Identifier: AAI8214935, 3085277, FSDT3085277, fsu:74772
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Title: DEVELOPMENTAL CONCERNS OF WOMEN RETURNING TO SCHOOL AT MID-LIFE BASED ON A CONCEPT OF THE MID-LIFE TRANSITION.
Creator: KAHNWEILER, JENNIFER BORETZ., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8001103, 2989315, FSDT2989315, fsu:73822
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Title: THE EFFECT OF CRISIS INTERVENTION THERAPY IN REDUCING ANXIETY IN EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.
Creator: GOSLIN, EVELYN ROBERTS., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8001099, 2989314, FSDT2989314, fsu:73821
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Title: THE ELASTIC AND INELASTIC SCATTERING OF OXYGEN-16 FROM COBALT-59 AND ZINC-64,66,68.
Creator: TANNOUS, NADEEM B. J., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8002634, 2989319, FSDT2989319, fsu:73826
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Title: THE EFFECTS OF CONTINGENT POINTS AND TOKEN REINFORCEMENT ON PREFERENTIAL READING BEHAVIOR.
Creator: MCLEOD, LINDA REBECCA., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8001108, 2989316, FSDT2989316, fsu:73823
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Title: BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PHOTOSENSITIVITY IN CERCARIAE OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI (DIGENEA: SCHISTOSOMATIDAE).
Creator: SALADIN, KENNETH STANLEY., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8001113, 2989317, FSDT2989317, fsu:73824
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Title: NUCLEAR REACTION SPECTROSCOPY OF THE TRANSITIONAL NUCLEI GOLD-195, GOLD-197, GOLD-199, PLATINUM-199.
Creator: ATWOOD, CHARLES HENRY., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8002630, 2989318, FSDT2989318, fsu:73825
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Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED FAMILY DEVELOPMENTAL ANTECEDENTS OF HOLLAND'S OCCUPATIONAL TYPES.
Creator: DIX, C. VINCENT., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8001093, 2989313, FSDT2989313, fsu:73820
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Title: THE ENCODING OF SPATIAL BRIGHTNESS IN SINGLE CELLS OF CAT STRIATE CORTEX.
Creator: VAUTIN, ROBERT GORDON., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8002635, 2989320, FSDT2989320, fsu:73827
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Title: TRANSFER OF STANDARD ALGEBRAIC PRINCIPLES TO NUMERICAL SITUATIONS.
Creator: ABDELAZIZ, ABDELAZIZ MOHAMED., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006216, 2989323, FSDT2989323, fsu:73830
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Title: DETERMINANTS OF GENDER ROLE EXPECTATIONS.
Creator: THAYER, JOEL HOWARD., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI7926829, 2989321, FSDT2989321, fsu:73828
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Title: AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS IN FLORIDA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Creator: ADAMS, JANET R., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006217, 2989324, FSDT2989324, fsu:73831
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Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF VARIABLES AFFECTING THE OCCURRENCE OF SEX DIFFERENCES IN LEARNED HELPLESSNESS.
Creator: BRODERICK, MARY ELLEN., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8001086, 2989309, FSDT2989309, fsu:73816
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Title: THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CONCEPTUAL TEMPO, PIAGETIAN LEVEL OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND FIRST GRADE READING ACHIEVEMENT.
Creator: BOOKOUT, RUTH ERNICE DYSON., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006224, 2989328, FSDT2989328, fsu:73835
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Title: SURFACE LITHOFACIES, BIOFACIES, AND DIATOM DIVERSITY PATTERNS AS MODELS FOR DELINEATION OF CLIMATIC CHANGE IN THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN.
Creator: DEFELICE, DAVID RICHARD., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8001091, 2989311, FSDT2989311, fsu:73818
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Title: EVALUATING THE UTILITY OF THE DETERRENT RESIDUAL IN PREDICTING DETERRENT OUTCOMES IN A SELF-REPORT STUDY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BECCARIAN AND BENTHAMITE MODELS OF DETERRENCE THEORY.
Creator: ARCHAMBEAULT, WILLIAM GEORGE., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006220, 2989327, FSDT2989327, fsu:73834
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Title: A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILL ON ROAD PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION.
Creator: ABAL, JOSEPH ALVAREZ., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006215, 2989322, FSDT2989322, fsu:73829
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Title: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF RHETORICAL CRITICISM ON SELECTED BASIC TEXTBOOKS IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION.
Creator: CARMICHAEL, MARY MARGARET., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006229, 2989331, FSDT2989331, fsu:73838
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Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISCRIMINANT MODEL FOR USE IN PREDICTING CORPORATE DIVIDEND INCREASES.
Creator: CALDWELL, CHARLES WILLIAM., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006228, 2989330, FSDT2989330, fsu:73837
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Title: THE BURDEN AND HEAT OF THE DAY: SLAVERY AND SERVITUDE IN SAVANNAH, 1733-1865.
Creator: BYRNE, WILLIAM ANDREW., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8006227, 2989329, FSDT2989329, fsu:73836
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Title: THE IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE AND THE SOLUTIONS REPORTED BY FIRST-YEAR VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
Creator: RILEY, MARCIA GALE., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8007501, 2989388, FSDT2989388, fsu:73895
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Title: THE DYNAMISTIC VISION: AN EXAMINATION OF FAULKNER'S SENSE OF MOTION.
Creator: PATTON, OSCAR, JR., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8007494, 2989383, FSDT2989383, fsu:73890
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Title: SOCIAL EXCHANGE IN THE COLLEGE CLASSROOM: THE IMPACT OF EQUITY, POWER, AND NORMS ON GRADUATE STUDENTS' SENTIMENTS.
Creator: ROUSE, LINDA PATRICIA., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8007504, 2989389, FSDT2989389, fsu:73896
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Title: THE GREEK-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS AND ITS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Creator: SGOUROS, ADAM DEMETRIOS., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8007507, 2989390, FSDT2989390, fsu:73897
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Title: SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING PROCEDURES, MATERIALS, AND PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE STUDENTS AS THEY RELATE TO THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY TITLE IX.
Creator: RILEY, BARBARA GRIFFIN., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8007500, 2989387, FSDT2989387, fsu:73894
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Title: TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PAULO FREIRE'S CONCEPT OF CONSCIENTIZACAO: ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION.
Creator: PONGWAT, ANNOP., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8007496, 2989385, FSDT2989385, fsu:73892
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Title: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF TERMS OF TRADE MOVEMENTS.
Creator: RAPKIN, DAVID PAUL., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8007497, 2989386, FSDT2989386, fsu:73893
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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: THE ROLE OF EXPECTANCY IN RATINGS OF CONSUMER SATISFACTION WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Creator: BROWN, ELIZABETH DUIGOU., The Florida State University
Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8014111, 2989537, FSDT2989537, fsu:74044
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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: MOTHERS' PERCEIVED STRENGTH OF PRIMARY GROUP NETWORKS AND MATERNAL CHILD ABUSE.
Creator: GAUDIN, JAMES MARTIN, JR., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This study was an initial effort to use social network concepts to compare the informal support systems of mothers identified as child abusers with those of non-abusing mothers. A social-psychological approach was taken to the measurement of social network strength. The strength of the mother's primary group network was defined in terms of the mothers' reported perceptions of the amount of role-supportive help available to her from neighbors, friends, and relatives., The data were collected...
Show moreThis study was an initial effort to use social network concepts to compare the informal support systems of mothers identified as child abusers with those of non-abusing mothers. A social-psychological approach was taken to the measurement of social network strength. The strength of the mother's primary group network was defined in terms of the mothers' reported perceptions of the amount of role-supportive help available to her from neighbors, friends, and relatives., The data were collected by means of structured interviews with two groups of mothers. A group of 38 mothers were interviewed who had been identified as physical child abusers by one of eight public protective services programs in North Florida and North Georgia. A control group of 59 mothers who had not been reported for child abuse were similarly identiviewed., A structured, 51 item Index of Social Network Strength, was developed by the author and used as the interview guide. The instrument contained 28 Likert-type items which yielded a summated index of the mother's perceived strength of her combined neighbor-friend network and an index of the perceived strength of her kinship network. The total of the combined scores was the measure of the mother's perceived strength of her total primary group network. The data collection instrument also provided demographic characteristics of the mothers, a measure of their use of formally organized parent-support services, a marital satisfaction index, and an index of situational stress., An inverse relationship was hypothesized to exist between mothers' perceived strength of their primary group networks and maternal child abuse. This inverse relationship between mothers' perceived strength of primary group network and maternal child abuse was hypothesized to be stronger for mothers in high stress situations than for mothers in low stress situations, and stronger for mothers who reported low use of formally organized parent-support services than for mothers who reported high use of the service. The fourth hypothesis postulated that the inverse relationship between mothers' perceived strength of their kinship network and maternal child abuse would be greater than the inverse relationship between the mothers' perceived strength of their neighbor-friend networks and maternal child abuse., The data were analyzed by means of contingency tables and non-parametric statistics. Chi-square was used as a measure of statistical significance and Yule's Q was used as a measure of the strength of association between the variables., The findings supported the major research hypothesis. Mothers who perceived their primary group networks as strong were significantly less likely to be child abusers than mothers who perceived their primary group networks as weak. This inverse relationship between the mothers' perceived strength of their primary group networks and child abuse was significantly stronger for mothers who did not utilize formally organized parent-support services than for mothers who did utilize them, and was stronger for lower-income mothers than for higher-income mothers. Level of situational stress did not significantly influence the inverse relationship between mothers' perceived strength of their networks and child abuse. The perceived strength of the mother's neighbor-friend networks was found to have a stronger, negative association with child abuse than did the perceived strength of their kinship networks., The findings suggest that interventions to prevent maternal child abuse should be directed toward strengthening the social linkages between abusive or potentially abusive mothers and their neighbors and friends.
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Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8017663, 2989582, FSDT2989582, fsu:74089
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Title: FINANCIAL RATIOS AS INDICATORS OF REPAYMENT OR DEFAULT OF BANK LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES: A MULTIVARIATE DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS.
Creator: SELPH, CARL JACKSON., The Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The study involves a multivariate discriminant analysis (MDA) of financial ratios of 172 small businesses that during 1971-1976 borrowed fom 29 banking institutions representing 174 Florida banks. Of the 172 borrowers, 92 made timely repayment and 80 defaulted their loans. The study also contains an extensive review and evaluation of previous contributions to ratio analysis., The study analyzes 54 industry and size-relative financial ratio variables ("relatives") for their usefulness as...
Show moreThe study involves a multivariate discriminant analysis (MDA) of financial ratios of 172 small businesses that during 1971-1976 borrowed fom 29 banking institutions representing 174 Florida banks. Of the 172 borrowers, 92 made timely repayment and 80 defaulted their loans. The study also contains an extensive review and evaluation of previous contributions to ratio analysis., The study analyzes 54 industry and size-relative financial ratio variables ("relatives") for their usefulness as indicators of loan outcome. The determination of a value of a relative involves (1) computing the value of a financial ratio from financial data submitted by a borrower to a bank prior to a loan and (2) dividing that value by the mean value for a similar ratio computed from data appearing in the Robert Morris Associates (RMA) Annual Statement Studies for the period approximately concurrent with the borrower's financial statements., The sample of 172 borrowers was split into two subsamples, each consisting of 40 defaulters and 46 non-defaulters. Analysis of one of the subsamples showed that dispersions of ratio values for defaulters and nondefaulters in the sample differed greatly. Consistent with that difference, a discriminant model using a quadratic decision rule proved more effective than a linear discriminant function for separating defaulters from nondefaulters., The analysis produces a quadratic model containing 39 variables that correctly classifies 96.5% of the defaulters and nondefaulters in the subsample analyzed. For validation, the model was tested for efficacy in classifying the second subsample. The model successfully classifies 63% of the borrowers in the validation subsample. This result was tested for significance using normal approximation of the binomial distribution and was found significant at the .01 level., The study concludes that information in small business financial statements is useful for short-term bank loan decisions, despite apparent inaccuracies in some of the unaudited data. The study also finds that MDA is effective for analyzing financial ratios as indicators of loan outcome., Data for this study consists of a sample drawn from a population of loan recipients, rather than a population of loan applicants. Accordingly, if the model developed were to be used by a lender it should be regarded as an appellate model whose use is limited to reviewing decisions to lend that have been made using independent alternative models., The study concludes that progress on three fronts is needed if empirically-derived, statistically sophisticated discriminant models are to play an important role in lending decisions. First, larger quantities of data must be collected for analysis and the reliability of data must be improved. Reviews or audits by CPA's of a larger percentage of the financial statements of small business borrowers are apparent means for enhancing data reliability. Second, analytical methods require additional refinement. In particular, methods are needed for selecting the variables to be retained for use in a nonlinear discriminant model. Presently available techniques appear to be less satisfactory for selecting variables for retention in nonlinear discriminant models as compared with linear discriminant functions., Third, lenders must be educated as to the usefulness and the limitations of statistical lending decision models. Only if lenders are convinced of the potential usefulness of the models and the financial data on which they are derived will those lenders require from borrowers and provide to researchers the quality and quantity of data needed for continued progress in financial ratio analysis. Only if they are convinced of potentially beneficial results will lenders adequately test statistical models in real decision situations.
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Date Issued: 1979, 1979
Identifier: AAI8016678, 2989578, FSDT2989578, fsu:74085
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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
Format: Document (PDF)

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