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The Nature of Iowa Territorial Politics

Rickman, W. Edward (Drake University, 1974-10)

The problem. Although a number of works have been done on the history of the Iowa Territorial period, 1838-1846, there are no studies which attempt to analyze the development of politics during this period. The essential ...

The Need For Improvement And Additional Emphasis In Price Forecasting By The Purchasing Function

Gsell, Harry William (Drake University, 1969-06)

Needs Assessment Practices of Managers and Trainers

Spence, Neal E. (Drake University, 1998-11)

This qualitative study examined several questions about needs assessment activities in organizations. Does the latest knowledge about needs assessment within the training and development profession contrast with actual ...

Needs of Iowa Instructional Microcomputer Users

Schrag, Dennis Michael (Drake University, 1982-02)

The problem. This study determined what Iowa instructional microcomputer users identified as their personal concerns, instructional design needs and technical assistance needs and the preferred mode and source of addressing ...

Negative Capability in the Characters of Keats' Magor Poetry

Sudol, David (Drake University, 1973-06)

The intention of this thesis is to prove that "negative capability" exists within the characters of Keats' major poetry. But a problem arises in defining "negative capability." In the introductory chapter the term is ...

Negotiations and Curriculum-Instruction Components

McCrady, Bonnie Jones (Drake University, 1976-12)

The problem. The problem of this study was to determine the frequency with which curriculum and instruction-related concerns are evident in collective negotiations in Iowa and how important these concerns are as perceived ...

Netnography: A Pocket Guide to Conducting Research in Closed Virtual Communities

Wade, Julie (Drake Management Review, 2020-04)

This paper defines closed virtual communities and outlines a brief guide for researchers (academics and students) who wish to engage in ethnographic studies of online communities, commonly known as a netnography. Although ...

Neuropil Distribution In The Anterior Cingulate And Primary Visual Cortex Of Cetartiodactyla, Primates, and Afrotheria

Nguyen, Amy; Patzke, Nina; Bitterman, Kathleen; Manger, Paul; Spocter, Mohammad (2014-04-17)

Previous studies of the cerebral cortex have utilized the neuropil space as a proxy for connectivity, highlighting structural differences between cortical areas. The following study aims to investigate the distribution ...

A Neuropsychological Investigation of Cerebral Dominance and Dyslexia

McNeil, Susan E. (Drake University, 1981-05)

Numerous investigators have sought a connection between dyslexia, or difficulty in learning to read, and some identifiable abnormality of central nervous system structure or function. Building on evidence accumulated in ...

A New Technique for Studying Implicit Relational Learning in Adult Humans : Multiple-Object Tracking Task

McInnerney, John; Yuen, Joyce (2010-04-16)

Adult humans readily learn to respond to relations, but it is normally assumed that their ability to verbalize relations plays a critical role. To study relational learning in absence of verbalization, we developed a new ...

Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Prints For Classroom Use In A Secondary School Painting Program

Heinrich, Ruth Esther (Drake University, 1956-06)

Normative Influence and its Effect on Goal Commitment and Task Performance

Winchester, Todd V. (Drake University, 1995-05)

The Problem. This study investigated the effect of need for achievement (nAch), need for approval (nAp), social influence, and depression on goal commitment and postperformance. It was hypothesized positive social influence ...

Northern Leadership in Missouri in 1861 : The Influence of Frank Blair, Captain Nathaniel Lyon and Major General John C. Fremont

Carroll, Stephen Graham (Drake University, 1968-06)