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Teachers' perceptions of the process and function of theories of language learning
(1987)
This inquiry project explored teachers' perceptions of theoretical understandings. Twenty-three teachers were interviewed about their theories of language learning. They were asked how theories relate to their classroom ...
Differential perceptions of ministers and churchgoers with regard to health counseling needs
(1987)
The problem of this study was to analyze the Texas Southern Baptist minister's perceptions regarding the minister's health counseling competencies and the churchgoer's health counseling expectations in contrast to the Texas ...
Tactical and strategic planning for rangeland resource use : an optimal control approach
(1986)
This inquiry addresses the need for a grazing optimization framework to include nonstationary effects of grazing due to over or under utilization (with respect to a steady state stocking rate of 9 acres./amu). The mechanism ...
Relationship between adults' reasons for participation in noncredit classes in community colleges in Texas and temporal orientation (time perspective)
(1986)
This study of adults in noncredit classes in community colleges examined the relationship between reasons for participation (Boshier, 1984) and temporal orientation (determined by the F-A-S-T scale of Settle, Alreck, and ...
The selection of social studies textbooks for the elementary school
(1980)
The purpose of this study was to develop and field test an instrument which could be used to help select a social studies textbook for a school district. In order to accomplish this purpose, answers to the following questions ...
Examining the applicability of formal organizational theory on voluntary organizations
(1987)
This study examines the extent to which formal organization theory developed from the analysis of work organizations is applicable to a voluntary social service organization. The specific concepts included in the study ...
Assessment of the impact of the 1983 Minor's Restricted Driver's License law change in Texas
(1987)
In June of 1983, the Texas Legislature amended the provisions of the driver licensing law which permitted an applicant to qualify for a Minor's Restricted Driver's License (MRDL). A quasi-experimental design was used to ...
An investigation of high-occupancy vehicle lane cost effectiveness
(1987)
This dissertation documents the process used to derive guidelines for estimation of HOV lane project benefit/cost ratios. An extensive radial freeway computer simulation model database was combined with an economic analysis ...
Observed and estimated (ERHYM-II model) water budgets for South Texas rangelands
(1987)
A three-part study was conducted at the La Copita Research Area, 20 km southwest of Alice, in the eastern Rio Grande Plain of Texas. The research tested the hypothesis that honey mesquite-dominated shrub clusters have ...
Assertiveness training : its effect upon academic achievement and self-concept of vocational nursing students
(1987)
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of assertiveness training on the self-concept and academic achievement of vocational nursing students. The subjects were 40 students enrolled in the vocational ...