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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 ...
The history and spatial impact of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's public policy of acquisition and development: 1920-1975
(1979)
The purpose of this geopolitical study was to investigate the influence of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's public policy of acquisition and development on the spatial distribution of state recreation parks. The ...
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 ...
The abundance and distribution of fishes in the cooling-water canal system of an electric generating station : with emphasis on the effect of cooling towers
(1978)
Trawl collections were taken from June 1974 to September 1975 to determine the abundance and distribution of fishes in the canal system of the Houston Lighting & Power P.H. Robinson Generating Station with emphasis on ...
Energy analysis of cotton gin waste
(1978)
The disposal of cotton gin waste from the gin site has become an economic factor in the efficient operation of a cotton gin. Energy costs are rising and the possibility of curtailment of energy supplies, primarily natural ...