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Green Flamingo Advertising (Drake University ; NSAC (National Student AAF Advertising Competition), 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: This journalism class project (JMC145: Advertising Campaign Strategies) shows the presentation by students from Drake University competing in the National Student Advertising Competition. Students from college A.A.F. chapters competed in creating an advertising and marketing campaign for the contest sponsor, Postal Vault Systems, Inc. The students were challenged to create an integrated marketing campaign emphasizing a unique product. Description: Green Flamingo Advertising is composed of the following students: Lisa Diesing, Brent Jensen, Diane Johansen, Rayn Midtlyng, Nicole Bisco, David Bancroft, Bridget Helder, Ashlee Davis, Colin Sommers, Kate Corman, Chris Byrne, Nikki Perkins, Lauren Albracht, Amanda McKillip, Shana Beaudoin, Morgan Farl, Lisa Kinnard, Scott Richey, Ashley Nichols, Heather Meyer, Ashley Sinclair, Kristy Meyer, Kirsten Noecker, Megan Owens, Sara Orr, Bill Castonzo, April Godlewski, Kristin Underwood, Katie Goerne, Rachel Hollander, Kristin Headrick, Tena Hartwig, Michelle McCarthy, Matt Kappmeyer, Katy Moen, Sean Tracy, Alex Wainberg, and Jill Clarke. Faculty advisor: Dorothy Pisarski, Assistant Professor of Advertising, School of Journalism and Mass Communication. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/421 Files in this item: 1
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Blue, Inc. (Drake University ; NSAC (National Student AAF Advertising Competition), April, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: This journalism class project (JMC145: Advertising Campaign Strategies) shows the presentation from Drake University competing in the National Student Advertising Competition. Students from college and university A.A.F. chapters competed in creating an advertising and marketing campaign for the contest sponsor, Coca-Cola Classic. The students were challenged to create an integrated marketing campaign emphasizing a unique product. Description: Blue, Inc. is composed of the following students: Tracey Bien, Ryan Summerfelt, Sheryl Loren, Tiffany Mitchell, Holly Reynolds, Amanda Gunther, Adrianne Konrad, Larry Luckett, Bailey Posnick, Sara Withers, Susan Mainquist, Katie Leick, Jasmine Teo, Ben Truehart, James Bridgeford, Gina DiCesare, Emily Vraspir, Emily Sexton, Stacy Boerema, Justin Vaught, Sarah Elliott, Ellen Won, Mara Brettner, Lauren Smith, Joel Brewer, Zach Hayden, Pamela McNew, Jennifer Reff, Kathleen Anderson, Ajay Calvin, Jacquie Koepsel, Andrew Roger, Nick Grant, Jesse Sparks. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/538 Files in this item: 2
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Keyser, Marcia W. (June, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: If the academic mission of a university is to foster teaching and research, and the purpose of copyright is to "promote the sciences and useful arts," where is the conflict? It is in the day-to-day use of copyrighted materials, and the growing enforcement of anti-infringement policies. When professors and students use readings, graphs, images, recordings or publications in any format, someone is likely to be paying a copyright clearance fee. In some circumstances, such a fee is not necessary but it is paid out of fear or misunderstanding of the law. In other circumstances, it is the result of overzealour enforcement of clearance fees or of stringent anti-infringement policies. This presentation will outline several situations in which copyright enforcement has interfered with the academic mission at a typical institution of higher education. Examples include prohibited uses of articles or graphics from licensed electronic databases; overpriced course readings provided via commercial copy-shops or via E-reserves; computer security research; campus film series; and some dubious educational efforts produced by copyright enforcemnet advocates. It will conclude with a look at two potential solutions: better licensing, and open access publishing. Description: Marcia W. Keyser is currently an instructional librarian at Cowles Library at Drake University. She is also responsible for teaching an Information Literacy course. Marcia can be contacted via email at marcia.keyser@drake.edu URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/250 Files in this item: 1
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Greiner, Keith; Westbrook, Thomas S. (National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, University of South Carolina,, 2002)[more][less]
Abstract: This article reports a study of the relationship between academic service quality and instructional quality in higher education. The study included 360 students enrolled in first-year biology course. Eighty-two percent of the participants were in the first semester of their college. Academic service was an adaptation of five business dimensions; instructional quality was measured by nine dimensions. The use of business dimensions suggested that the instructor/student relationship may be seen in the marketing context of an exchange between two parties. The study found a high correlation between academic service and instructional quality. Academic service quality overlapped instructional quality in three dimensions: enthusiasm, organization, and rapport. The findings suggest relationships exist at both an overall level and at subscale levels across a variety of demographic variables. The factor constructs of instructional quality are clearly distinguished from academic service quality, but there is an overlap in constructs describing interpersonal relationships. The study has major significance for the blending of academic and student personnel concerns in the academy. The authors recommend longterm studies of [8] relationships between expected and observed quality, long-term relationships between instruction and service quality, and adaptation of the instruments to distance-learning. Description: The text is published here with the permission of the "Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition." Pages in the published version are identified with the symbols, “[ ].” Additional information is at the end of this document. Keith Greiner is a Drake graduate and can be contacted at Keith.Greiner@iowa.gov. Tom Westbrook is a Professor of Education in the Leadership and Adult Development program at Drake University and can be contacted at thomas.westbrook@drake.edu URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/503 Files in this item: 1
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Caster, Jerry Allan (Drake University, May, 1993)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem. Centralized substitute teacher systems are widely used in urhan high schools, but without instructional effectiveness. With the demand for greater accountability and the increased use of school-based management, there is a need to investigate the acceptance and feasibility of alternatives to this system. Procedures. Alternatives to a centralized substitute teacher system in high schoois were investigated in an urhan district in a midwestern state. A focus group of teachers and administrators generated eight alternatives. Alternatives were defined as methods of covering for absent teachers without uslng substitutes from the district substitute teacher pool. Absences considered were limited to those of five days or fewer in duration. A critical component of this investigation was the assumption that monies could be returned to schools for their coverage for absent teachers. Teachers, administrators and students were surveyed to determine the attractiveness of alternatives generated by the focus group. Two high schools, the smallest and larqest in the district, were selected for further study. Department chairpersons and administrators were interviewed to determine their interest in using alternatives and problems they anticipated in change. Feasibility of implementing alternatives was based on current cost established by analyzing teacher absences for the 1990-1991 school year. Findings. Alternatives were identified which educators wish to implement. The preferred alternative was substitute teachers assigned specifically to high schools. High schools differed in preference for alternatives as did subject area departments. Interviewees believed teacher involvement was important in the selection of alternatives and findings support this belief. Conclusions. No alternative was able to meet all of the needs of either high school, but, in combination, the use of alternatives appears feasible. Centralized substitute teacher systems continue to be needed for long term absences and days of high absenteeism. A model was develooped to illustrate the use of alternatives along with the centralized system. Recommendations. Further investigation is needed to create improved methods of predicting absence trends for planning. The use of alternatives should be evaiuated for their instructional effectiveness and effect on professional climate. There is a need to determine the acceptance and feasibility of alternatives at other instructional levels. Description: vii, 229 leaves. Advisor: Edward R. Ducharme URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/487 Files in this item: 1
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Percival, Mary Grace (Drake University, September, 1982)[more][less]
Abstract: The present study was designed to assess the acquisition of mand and tact responses as a result of mand or tact training. Three subjects were tauqht vocal responses corresponding to objects as requests (mands)or as labels (tacts). Responses in the untrained repertoire were also assessed. The results indicated that acquisition of a vocal mand repertoire facilitated acquisition of a vocal tact repertoire and vice versa. Implications concerning the separation of mand and tact repertoires are discussed. A technology for investigation of elementary verbal operants is presented. Description: 42 leaves. Advisor: W. Scott Wood URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/745 Files in this item: 1
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Keyser, Marcia W. (Elsevier Science, Inc., 2000)[more][less]
Abstract: Active learning is any teaching method that gets students actively involved; cooperative learning is one variety of active learning which structures students into groups with defined roles for each student and a task for the group to accomplish. Lecture-based library instruction is often unsuccessful for many reasons, including poor student attention, simplified examples, and too much material presented at one time. Active and/or cooperative teaching techniques involve the students in the class and increase retention of information following the class period. Active learning techniques are easier to apply and take less class time, while cooperative learning techniques require more advance planning and may take an entire class period. Choosing a teaching technique must be done carefully, with an understanding of the goals of the class session. Several possible goals are detailed, along with suggested techniques for meeting each one. Description: Marcia W. Keyser wrote this article while employed as a librarian at the James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas. Keyser is currently a librarian at Cowles Library at Drake University where she teaches Information Literacy. Marcia can be contacted via email at marcia.keyser@drake.edu URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/251 Files in this item: 1
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Danielson, Sharon Jean (Drake University, October, 1976)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the response of terrestrial isopods that were subjected to prolonged periods of varying wavelengths of light, and to measure this adaptability by locomotor activity. Procedure. Terrestrial isopods were randomly collected from their natural environments, placed in study chambers, and subjected to red, blue, green, white, and no light for three days. The isopods were then removed from the study chambers and placed on culture plates containing nutrient agar. The culture plates were exposed to a white beam of light in the center of the plate for five minutes. The distance traveled by each light-adapted sowbug in response to the white light was then measured. Findings. Terrestrial isopods adapted to the red and blue wavelengths prior to exposure to the white light, showed statistically significant movement when placed on the culture plates. Isopods subjected to the green and white wavelengths, and to the dark, showed less statistically significant movement. The control isopods, those not exposed to the beam of white light, showed more locomotor activity than did the experimental isopods. Conclusions. Terrestrial isopod behavior appears to be controlled by the environmental conditions of temperature and humidity and not so much by light and dark as previously reported. The isopods adapted to the red and blue wavelengths showed more significant locomotor activity. This is agitation due to the red and blue wavelengths as shown in other crustaceans. With the other isopods, results were very similar as long as the environmental conditions of temperature and humidity remained constant. Recommendations. Additional studies of terrestrial isopods need to be conducted to determine the importance of temperature, humidity, and photo-negativity. Other research needs to be carried out to further examine the effects of blue and red wavelengths on terrestrial isopods and other crustaceans. Description: 30 leaves. Advisor: Dr. Rodney Rogers URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/913 Files in this item: 1
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Keyser, Marcia W.; Lucio, Laura R. (Elsevier Science, Inc., 1999)[more][less]
Abstract: The article describes the creation of a two-day library instruction unit which became a required part of a freshman orientation seminar at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The unit began with the creation of new library assignments designed for use in the classes with or without library instruction. It expanded when the librarians offered to teach two class sessions in the library and their offer was accepted. Short lectures, tours, and assignments were used to introduce new students to the library. The needs of many of our freshmen dictated that we keep these orientation sessions basic: introducing library contents and services and teaching basic skills such as using the card catalog, reading call numbers, making use of periodical indexes, and finding periodicals. The library instruction unit was revised extensively after the first semester. Time constraints prevented the use of a formal evaluation instrument, but several problems and solutions were identified through structured brainstorming sessions with all the teaching librarians. These solutions and other lessons from teaching a required portion of a course are included. Description: Marcia W. Keyser wrote this article while employed as a librarian at the James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas. Keyser is currently a librarian at Cowles Library at Drake University where she teaches Information Literacy. Marcia can be contacted via email at marcia.keyser@drake.edu Laura R. Lucio, now Laura Lucio Ramirez, wrote this article with Marcia Keyser while employed as a librarian at James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University at Kingsville. Ramirez is currently a librarian a the North Miami Beach Branch Library, Nova Southeastern University. Laura may be contacted via email at lucio@nova.edu URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/252 Files in this item: 1
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Cowell, Gerald Leon (Drake University, August, 1978)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem. Since Iowa has a relatively new collective bargaining law, are principals adequately trained to implement master contracts negotiated under this law? Procedure. Literature was reviewed to determine training needed for contract administration. Principals were interviewed concerning their administrative training and experience as well as their opinions on training for contract administration. A comparison was made between the training deemed necessary in the literature and the training principals indicated was necessary. Courses of study and course descriptions for principal preparation programs offered by the four educational administration training institutions in Iowa were used to determine available training in contract administration. This information was also compared to training requirements. Findings. Limited training is presently available which deals directly with oontract administration although interviewed principals felt such training was essential. Most training principals now possess was found to have been by a trial and error process. Conclusions: If principals are expected to possess necessary levels of competence in contract administration, training must be available. Recommendations: All principal preparation programs should include a course in collective bargaining. Also, workshops and seminars dealing with current trends in contract administration should be offered. Universities and principal associations should jointly plan such activities using practitioners as resource persons. Description: 63 leaves. Advisor: Dr. Ricahrd Lampshire URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/812 Files in this item: 1
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Bloomcamp, Patricia A. (Drake University, August, 1980)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem. The specific problem of this study was to compare administrative behavior of women athletic directors in successful and in unsuccessful intercollegiate athletic programs in the United States. It was hypothesized that the results of the study would reveal no differences in the administrative behavior of women athletic directors representative of successful and unsuccessful programs. Procedure. The 79 women athletic directors in universities of over 15,000 students were invited by mail to participate in this study. Of these, 62, returned the “Preliminary Data Sheet” (PDS), indicating their willingness to participate. The PDS was designed to obtain background information to be used in the comparison of the successful and unsuccessful programs and the athletic directors in these programs. A questionnaire entitled “Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Directors Survey” was sent to the 62 directors, of whom 30 were identified as representative of successful programs and 32 as representative of unsuccessful programs. Identification was based on the scope of the programs the win-loss records. Three test measures were included in the questionnaire: a Leadership Opinion Questionnaire (LOQ), designed to measure a leader’s orientation around structure and consideration; a Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation Scale (RAD), designed to measure perceived responsibility, authority, and delegation; and a Work Analysis Form (WAF), designed to measure time spent in various administrative tasks. Three approaches were used in analyzing the data; comparison of majority responses of directors representative of successful and unsuccessful programs to individual items; application of the chi square test to measure differences between responses of directors representative of successful and unsuccessful programs; and the comparison of mean scores of directors representative of successful and unsuccessful programs on the two areas covered by the LOQ and the tree areas covered by the RAD. Findings. The findings of this study supported the hypothesis that there were no differences in the administrative behavior of women athletic directors representative of successful and unsuccessful programs. Results from the PDS revealed many similarities in directors representative of successful and unsuccessful programs. However, a pronounced difference appeared in that sixty-seven percent of those in the successful group had completed work at the doctoral level, as opposed to thirty-one percent of those in the unsuccessful group. The mean scores of the directors in successful programs were slightly greater than those of the directors in the unsuccessful program in both dimensions on the LOQ. Both groups scored considerably higher on the consideration dimension than on the structure dimension. Only two of the forty items in the LOQ elicited responses that revealed statistically significant differences between the two groups. The mean scores of the directors in successful programs were considerably higher than the mean scores of directors in unsuccessful programs in all three areas measured by the RAD. Of the twelve responses on the RAD, two elicited statistically significant differences in the two groups. In the portion of the WAF relating to time spent in contact with persons, a statistically significant difference was found on two of the items. No statistically significant differences were found on the items relating to time spent in major responsibilities. In the area relating to time spent in individual effort, a statistically significant difference was found on one item. Conclusions. More similarities than differences were found to exist in the administrative behavior of women athletic directors representative of successful and unsuccessful programs. It appears at this point in time therefore that factors in addition to the administrative behavior of the athletic director would account for the success or lack of success in a women’s athletic program at the university level. Description: vii, 219 leaves. Advisor: Richard Lampshire URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/747 Files in this item: 1
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Neal-Lunsford, Jeffrey (Drake University, June, 1988)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the professional agendas of local television managers are influenced by a medium; in this case, "Broadcasting" magazine. Procedure. First, the agenda of "Broadcasting" was determined by a content analysis of fifty-two issues (one year's run) of the magazine. Then, the agenda of the television managers was determined by sending a survey based on the content of "Broadcasting" to managers across the country and comparing their responses to the content analysis of the magazine. Findings. It was determined that the managers of commercial stations had an agenda very similar to that of "Broadcasting", while the managers of noncommercial stations did not. Conclusions. Since it is unlikely that the commercial managers all arrived at a similar agenda by accident, the indications are that the commercial managers' agenda is set to some degree by the magazine. This does not hold true for the managers of noncommercial stations. Recommendations. Since this study was unique in that it utilized the concept of agenda-setting outside of the political arena, there is a need for more research to verify these conclusions. Description: vi, 164 leaves. Advisor: Michael Cheney. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/656 Files in this item: 1
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Carney, Linda L. (Drake University, January, 1977)[more][less]
Abstract: Alchemy, as a philosophical system incorporating elements of religion, psychology, and myth, provided a rich matrix of imagery and associations. The mean of certain allusions and processes in Shakespeare's plays are clarified and extended by reference to alchemical concepts. Research includes examination of primary alchemical texts, a survey of historical and critical comment on alchemy, exploration of alchemical metaphors in selected plays of Shakespeare, and an intensive examination of Hamlet. Citations from alchemical texts are compared to specific passages in Shakespeare's works, not as sources, but as explanatory analoques. Historical evidence indicates that alchemy was more eclectic, more pervasive, and more influential than previously judged. In both its exoteric and esoteric aspects, it held a significant place in the developing thought patterns of mankind. The material of esoteric alchemy was man himself. The alchemists assumed a world which operated as chemical process, a Nature which tended toward perfection but might be diverted, and a method through which man could participate in the restoration and rejuvenation of himself and his world. Alchemical references are implied in the metaphorical use of blood as tincture in Julius Caesar and Macbeth. Cordelia is related to the Paracelsian idea of balm in King Lear. Alchemical imagery associated with the processes of tincturing, surfeiting, healing, and magic is found in other selected references. Hamlet participates in a process of restoration which includes both his destruction and his fulfillment. His actions are linked to the passage of time and a movement through various stages which may be compared to the steps of the alchemical process: dissolution, separation, putrefaction, fixation, and projection. His world, like the world of the alchemists' is full of the potentialities of taint or tincture. Alchemy is examined as an essentially dramatic and poetic complex of ideas suggesting the possibilities of transformation. Description: 141 leaves. Advisor: Grace Eckley URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/843 Files in this item: 1
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Gray, Justina (June 24, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Some plants are known to produce allelopathic compounds that affect the growth of surrounding plants and organisms. This study explores the effect of potential allelopathic chemicals produced by Juniperus virginiana on representative monocot and dicot species. Leachate was made by boiling cedar foliage to represent rainwater leachate. A full strength and half strength solution was made and applied to corn and pea plants for about a month, with water used as a control. After a month of treatment, germination data and above ground biomass data were collected. Data collected from corn indicated a statistically significant difference between the control and full treatments for both germination and biomass growth (p = 0.016, P = 0.0032). Data from pea plants indicated no significant difference between the means for either germination or biomass growth data (p = 0.896, p = 0.968). The differences in responses are explored, and further research is suggested. The effect of allelopathy and the degree to which certain individuals are affected is important for conservation. Description: Advisor: Tom Rosburg URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/956 Files in this item: 1
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Strohmaier, Sharon Shreve (Drake University, January, 1977)[more][less]
Abstract: The intention of this thesis is to demonstrate the parallel lines that delineate the characters of Thomas Sutpen from William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! and Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgearald's The Great Gatshy, as men of distinctive American character in fatal pursuit of the American dream. The attainment of that dream, defined as an individual goal of personal success, which is sought in a state of unlimited possibility, which is ultimately expressed in socially acceptable terms, and which can be gained by faithful and arduous pursuit, is the all consuming passion of each character's life. Using the dream-goal and common American character traits as a basis for comparison, ten parallels between the lives of Sutpen and Gatsby are explored through close analysis of the texts of the novels. These parallels include (1) insignificant beginnings and lack of family ties; (2) lack of formal education and the resultant reliance on self-education; (3) self-creation of one's own personality; (4) self-discipline and the use of a timetable in pursuit of the dream; (5) the accumulation of wealth as a secondary but integral part of the dream-goal; (6) "shady" methods and manipulations to obtain wealth; (7) qualified success after achieving wealth; (8) attempts at social respectability and acceptability although remaining essentially "outsiders;" (9) over-simplification of reality leading to ill-founded assumptions of success; and (10) the failure to ultimately achieve the dream goal. The discussion attempts to demonstrate not only that Sutpen and Gatsby are parallel literary figures, but also that the undeviating pursuit of the American dream-goal is a fatal process for the dreamer who fails to recognize the difference between the ideal and the real, the spiritual and the material, aspects of the dream. This dream quest carries perilous consequences for the dreamer who ignores the responsibilities inherent in human relationships. However, the dream, which is part of America's national heritage, also holds the promise that to fail magnificently is also a feat, one which both Sutpen and Gatsby achieve. Description: 114 leaves. Advisor: Dr. Stuart Burns URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/829 Files in this item: 1
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McCray, Stephen; Christie, Allen; Dzogbeta, Seli; Mpofu, Prudence (June 24, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore whether the concentration of limonene on orange peels is affected by either the species of the oranges or the geographical location of such oranges. Extraction of limonene from oranges sampled with the respect to a) species and b) origin was achieved via refluxing of the well-divided orange peels in hexane and the amounts of limonene from the crude extract determined using gas chromatographic technique (GC). This study (ongoing) will offer insights as to how i) species or ii) geographical location or both affect the amount of limonene on the orange peels. Description: Advisor: John N. Gitua URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/967 Files in this item: 1
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Scott, Daniel Ward (Drake University, August, 1974)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem: To design a reliable observation system for monitoring of hospital attendants' on-ward interactions with hospital residents and to increase the rate of positive consequences delivered by the attendants for appropriate resident behaviors. Procedure: An on-ward interaction recording system was developed and tested for reliability by camparing observation data with data obtained by trained independent observers. Following baseline observations, six hospital attendants were instructed to record their delivery of positive consequences to residents. If an attendant's rate of delivery of positive consequences increased during this self-monitoring ccndition, that attendant was subsequently returned to baseline observation conditions as a reversal procedure. If an attendant's rate of delivery of positive consequences had not increased during self-monitoring, that attendant was then given feedback and praised for increases in the rate of delivery of positive consequences delivered. All attendants in the self-monitoring-plus-praise condition were then returned to baseline conditions as a reversal procedure. Findings: Results showed an inter-observer agreement of 80% for the on-ward observation system. Five of the six attendants increased their rates of delivery of positive consequences for appropriate resident behaviors when the attendants recorded their delivery of these positive consequences. The other attendant increased her rate when feedback and praise were added. Two of the five self-monitored attendants further increased their rates of positive consequences delivers when feedback and praise were added. Three of the six attendants increased their rates of successful attempts to change resident behaviors which paralleled their changes in positive consequences delivers. Conclusion: It was concluded that a reliable system for monitoring on-ward interactions between attendants and residents can be developed and that self-monitoring procedures can be used effectively with attendants to increase the rates of positive consequences delivered to residents for appropriate behavior. Recommendations: Further research would include the self-monitoring of other interaction behaviors specified in the current interaction analysis system. Longer periods of implementation may increase the effects of the self-monitoring procedure. More extensive training and feedback might increase inter-observer agreement with the interaction analysis system. Description: 36 leaves. Advisor: W. Scott Wood URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/978 Files in this item: 1
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Radcliffe, Beverly J. (Drake University, October, 1977)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem. Literature in various fields increasingly is stressing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to education but such programs are not in evidence. This study is an analysis of an interdisciplinary experience in art, music and social science with fifth grade classes in a traditional school. Procedure. Three classes of fifth grade children at Barlow Granger Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa were the population samples of this study. The author was the art teacher who initiated an interdisciplinary study with the music and social science teachers about Africa for student participation. An African program was given by the children for their parents at the end of the unit of study. A followup study was done the following year with two fifth grade classes, which composed a control group and an experimental group. The experimental group was tested and data was gathered. Findings. The results of the study showed that high motivation stimulates children and has far reaching effects. The interdisciplinary experience brought about behavioral changes that tended to be permanent in the students. Small group interaction promoted peer approval. Conclusions. Art does have a positive effect on the learning process of students through motivation and stimulation. It aids the human element, helps develop selfconfidence, promotes the feeling of success and provides access to positive behavioral changes. Innovative teaching methods can be implemented in traditional schools. It takes more teacher energy, cooperation, assistance and administrative backing. Recommendations. The writer recommends from this study that further research be done in man's thinking process with teaching methods designed to educate that process. Interdisciplinary teaching has substantial advantages and should be considered by more schools. Description: 71 leaves. Advisor: Dr. John M. Hicks URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/849 Files in this item: 1
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Beamer, John D. (Drake University, July, 1975)[more][less]
Abstract: The problem. The objective of the study was to develop a technique of estimating large numbers of geese accurately and to provide a permanent reproducible record of the estimate. The technique to be developed was to utilize equipment easily available to field personnel. Procedure. The red, blue, green, and infra-red electromagnetic wave lengths were examined for use in the technique. The band providing the maximum contrast between the geese and the natural background was analyzed to determine the accuracy and reproducibility of estimated goose numbers. Findings. The blue color band should be used when aerial photography is used to count geese. Count estimates obtained with the Digacol Model 4010 density analyzer (Iowa Geological Survey Remote Sensing Lab.) did not have the accuracy desired. When the photo negatives were changed to positives and enlarged, the accuracy improved to acceptable limits. Conclusions. The techniques developed included: using a blue pass filter (Kodak 47 B), verticle aerial photography, photographing resting on a uniform background (preferably water) at an altitude where the geese are not disturbed but can be photographed easily, and finding that easily available equipment can be used to estimate large numbers of geese. Finding the limitations of the density analyzing equipment available lead to the acknowledgement that machinery does exist that can use the photographs to count geese. Recommendations. A method for photographing geese has been developed however estimating goose numbers by density analyzing is dependent upon the availability and sophistication of the equipment. For reproducible accurate count estimates, photographs and negatives should be submitted to the EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Description: 27 leaves. Advisor: Dr. P. J. Kingsbury URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/879 Files in this item: 1
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Deitrick, Anita J. (Drake University, November, 1996)[more][less]
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze the cultural content of selected psychiatric/mental health nursing textbooks. The study was based on Madeleine Leininger's theory of culture care diversity and universality. Four major research questions were posed for the study: (1) What cultures are represented in psychiatric/mental health nursing textbooks?; (2) How frequently is each culture represented?; (3) What is the context within which each culture is represented?; and (4) How accurately are cultures represented in psychiatric/mental health nursing textbooks? A qualitative research design was employed for the study. Data were collected from fourteen selected textbooks using four tools developed by the researcher. The findings of this study indicate that cultural content is being addressed in the psychiatric/mental health nursing textbooks. This content is primarily segregated into separate chapters. The majority of the textbooks focus on the four largest minority groups: African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American. The frequency count of student learning activities indicated that African-Americans were the most often represented cultural groups appearing seventeen times in student learning activities. Hispanic-Americans and Asian-Americans were represented almost equally, appearing twelve and eleven times respectively. Native-Americans were represented only one time in student learning activities in the textbooks. Occasionally a member of another cultural group would be represented. Some variations in symptoms of illness were included in eleven of the fourteen psychiatric/mental health nursing textbooks examined. These variations primarily involved the four largest minority groups. Culture-bound syndromes for these four groups also were identified. The three contexts of health restoration, health maintenance, and health promotion were examined but information related to these areas was not mutually exclusive. Nursing activities identified could be applied to all three areas. This study also examined content in the psychiatric/mental health nursing textbooks for obvious examples of stereotyping and bias. Little evidence of obvious stereotyping and bias was found. Further research is needed to develop valid and reliable tools for the evaluation of multicultural content of all educational materials. Research needs to be conducted to evaluate the multicultural content of nursing curricula. The effect of experiential learning on knowledge and attitudes also need to be evaluated. Nurse educators need to lead the way in research that will contribute to the effectiveness of multicultural education. It is the responsibility of nurse educators to develop and implement multicultural content that is accurate and effective in teaching students to provide culturally congruent care. Description: vi, 90 leaves. Advisor: Sandra L. Sellers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2092/368 Files in this item: 1
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