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Attitudes of native and nonnative speakers toward varieties of American English
(1977)
Research into attitudes about American English (AE) held by a native and nonnative English (EFL) speakers depends on a number of related disciplines: dialectology, sociolinguistics, and EFL pedagogy (TEFL). Because linguists ...
Performance and turnover of real estate salespeople
(1977)
The primary purpose of this study were twofold. One was to determine whether there were any linear relationships between various individual and organization characteristics and the turnover rate of real estate salespersons. ...
Relationship of education, age, sex, and citizenship to the aspirations of citrus harvesters
(1977)
The purpose of this study were to determine whether the aspirations of citrus harvesters are related to their educational level, age, sex or citizenship. Aspirations of citrus harvesters were divided into three main items: ...
Thermal microwave emission from an inhomogeneous half-space
(1977)
The phenomena of thermal electromagnetic radiation sources, electromagnetic propagation in both one and two dimensionally inhomogeneous media, and surface roughness effects on electromagnetic transmission have been analyzed ...
Job search, vacancies, and stochastic labor flows : a queueing theory of the labor market
(1977)
This study is concerned with unemployment, job vacancies, and worker queues in equilibrium. Vacancies are defined as the difference between the number of jobs available in the economy and the current level of employment. ...
Industrial arts teacher education : competencies for the future
(1977)
The objectives of this study were to formulate a comprehensive statement of competencies needed by industrial arts teachers of innovative programs and to evaluate the existing industrial arts teacher education programs in ...
Cytoarchitecture of the nontectal mesencephalic nuclei in the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
(1977)
A review of the literature pertinent to the nuclei of the cervoid mesencephalon was made, and species variations were compared with the observations made in the deer. A total of eight deer brains were sectioned, six in the ...
Attitudes of women religious before and after participation in a pre-retirement education program
(1977)
This research was designed to examine the relationship between participation in a pre-retirement education program and attitudes towards retirement of women religious ages forty through fifty-nine. A non-randomized sample ...
The enhancement of an individual's support system as a function of group participation, psychological needs, and level of dogmatism
(1977)
Fifty-five subjects were selected from graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in educational psychology classes at Texas A&M University. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of encounter groups on ...
Biology, ecology, and control of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
(1977)
The present study, conducted 1n the Lower R1o Grande Valley of Texas during 1972-1975, Is concerned with various biological and ecological aspects of the sugarcane borer. Principal areas of Investigation Include egg and ...