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Factors Related to the Professional Progress of Academic Librarians in Louisiana (open access)

Factors Related to the Professional Progress of Academic Librarians in Louisiana

Three groups of Academic librarians in Louisiana were surveyed to determine what factors other than job performance influenced professional progress (Salary increases, promotion and tenure) for them. Staff development activities were also investigated to determine if they played any significant role in influencing professional progress. Three opinion questions were also asked in this investigation about the feasibility of using an index that was developed to assess quantitatively staff development activities.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Brazile, Orella Ramsey, 1945-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Retort, Volume 44, Number [14], May 1991 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume 44, Number [14], May 1991

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.
Date: May 1991
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative Labor Policy in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1961-1987 (open access)

Comparative Labor Policy in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1961-1987

It is increasingly recognized that manpower planning and policies are a major component of a country's development efforts. The purpose of this study is to examine the labor market in Jordan and to identify the main determinants of employment (labor force) during the period from 1961 to 1987 in order to advise policy makers as to the best course of action to achieve full employment. This period was divided into two periods: 1961 to 1972 and 1973 to 1987 for comparative purposes. The socio-economic and political framework of the labor market, as well as the labor policies during the period were examined in an effort to determine the determinants affecting the labor market in the two periods. The findings of this study reveal that Jordan's labor market and policies over the last three decades have been influenced by changes and events not only in Jordan, but by changes and events in the entire region. The study also indicates that factors influencing the labor market differ under different conditions. The impact of the independent variables tested in this study differ between the two periods, 1961 to 1972 and 1973 to 1987. Policy which may serve the country's best interest during the …
Date: May 1991
Creator: Dwairi, Musa A. (Musa Ayesh)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subsidy ("Vanity") Publishing Among American College and University Faculty (open access)

Subsidy ("Vanity") Publishing Among American College and University Faculty

The problem of this study was subsidy ("vanity") publishing among college and university faculty. The purpose of the study was to estimate the extent to which postsecondary faculty use subsidy presses for the publication of their scholarly writings and the professional reasons for which academicians choose these presses to publish their works, viz., tenure, promotion, or salary increase. An additional purpose was to compare the subsidy publication experiences of faculty according to the types of institutions which employ them. The study involved 11 national subsidy publishers and 1,124 subsidy-published authors throughout the United States. Subsidy-published authors were identified occupationally as faculty by their appearance in the 1990 edition of The National Faculty Directory. The subjects in this study consisted of (a) faculty members listed in The National Faculty Directory. 1990 who are (b) known to have used subsidy presses for publishing their writings. A major finding of the study was that the proportion of vanity-published authors who are college and university faculty was small. Twenty-seven percent of the faculty whose books had been published by subsidy presses indicated that they had written and published in order to earn salary increases. Another 23% indicated that they had their books published to …
Date: May 1991
Creator: Alahmad, Husam I. (Husam Ibrahim)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sales Forecasting Accuracy Over Time: An Empirical Investigation (open access)

Sales Forecasting Accuracy Over Time: An Empirical Investigation

This study investigated forecasting accuracy over time. Several quantitative and qualitative forecasting models were tested and a number of combinational methods was investigated. Six time series methods, one causal model, and one subjective technique were compared in this study. Six combinational forecasts were generated and compared to individual forecasts. A combining technique was developed. Thirty data sets, obtained from a market leader in the cosmetics industry, were used to forecast sales. All series represent monthly sales from January 1985 to December 1989. Gross sales forecasts from January 1988 to June 1989 were generated by the company using econometric models. All data sets exhibited seasonality and trend.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Zbib, Imad J.(Imad Jamil)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Prediction of Bank Certificates of Deposit Ratings (open access)

The Prediction of Bank Certificates of Deposit Ratings

The purpose of the study was to find the best prediction models of short-term bank CD ratings using financial variables. This study used short-term bank CD ratings assigned by Moody's and Standard and Poor's.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Kim, Mi-hyung
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Last Years of Dallas Bible College (1983-1985) (open access)

The Last Years of Dallas Bible College (1983-1985)

Dallas Bible College existed under several names from 1940 to 1985. It was a member of the American Association of Bible Colleges. Although never prosperous, the institution did have an educational niche. This study explores the reasons behind the close of the school in 1985. It surveys the previous history but emphasizes the events from 1983 to 1985. The study investigates the change of mission, location, and name which occurred in the final year of existence. Also included is an extended study of disunity on the board of directors. Exploration is made of reasons why no strong leadership emerged to step in and save the school as it was on its downward path.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Martin, John A.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Cross-Culture Study of Color Preferences on a Computer Screen Between Thai and American Students (open access)

A Cross-Culture Study of Color Preferences on a Computer Screen Between Thai and American Students

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the color preference of Thai and American students for text and background computer color combinations. The primary purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences between Thai and American students' computer color combination preferences.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Whattananarong, Krisana
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Love, Marriage, and Irony in Barbara Pym's Novels (open access)

Love, Marriage, and Irony in Barbara Pym's Novels

In my study on Barbara Pym's novels, the focus is first on the two basic ironies in love-marriage relations: irony of dilemma in which marriage is seen as the end of romantic love; and irony of situation in which excellent but plain-looking women are deprived of the chance to express their basic need for love. Chapter I of this study introduces the major themes and ironies in Pym's novels and the nature and functions of her irony. The following six chapters examine the two major ironies in six of Pym's twelve novels: Some Tame Gazelle, Excellent Women, Jane and Prudence, Less Than Angels, A Glass of Blessings, and A Few Green Leaves. While discussing the uniqueness of each of Pym's heroines, I also explore how Pym underwent changes in her views of love and marriage and how she attempted to keep a balance between her romanticism and her sense of irony. Pym's other six novels are discussed in Chapter VIII, the concluding chapter.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Lee, Sun-Hee
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Delphi Investigation of Staff Development Knowledge and Skills Needed for Primary School Principals in Thailand (open access)

A Delphi Investigation of Staff Development Knowledge and Skills Needed for Primary School Principals in Thailand

This study sought to determine the staff development knowledge and skill needs of school administrators as perceived by primary school principals in Thailand. This study posed the following questions for investigation: what specific knowledge and skills do primary school principals in Thailand perceive as necessary for them to perform the role of staff developer in their schools, and which competencies are perceived to be the most important?
Date: May 1991
Creator: Rajnapong, Ranee
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Test of the Generalizability Of "KBIT" (an Artificial Intelligence-Derived Assessment Instrument) Across Medical Problems (open access)

Test of the Generalizability Of "KBIT" (an Artificial Intelligence-Derived Assessment Instrument) Across Medical Problems

This study was motivated by concerns within the medical education community regarding the psychometric soundness of current assessment methodologies. More specifically, there is reason to seriously question the reliablity and/or validity of these methodologies in assessing the intellectual skills upon which medical competence is based.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Papa, Frank J.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Women and Development: A Study of Factors Affecting Participation of Rural Women in Nonformal Education Programs in Thailand (open access)

Rural Women and Development: A Study of Factors Affecting Participation of Rural Women in Nonformal Education Programs in Thailand

This study identified and analyzed factors which affect the participation of rural women in nonformal education programs. These factors were linked to the national program for rural women. Document analysis and unstructured interviews of policy personnel were used to describe national policies for educational programs for women, the status of women's participation in those programs, and issues that influence women's education. Participant observation and unstructured interviews were employed to obtain data in the field study of Baan Kha Klang village. Forty-two women in the village, 21 who had participated and 21 who had not participated in nonformal education programs within the past year, were randomly selected as subjects.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Lohitwisas, Snong
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ferruccio Busoni's Musical Thinking: A Study of His Sonatina Seconda and Toccata (open access)

Ferruccio Busoni's Musical Thinking: A Study of His Sonatina Seconda and Toccata

The objective of the dissertation is to examine certain correlations between Busoni the philosopher and Busoni the composer. His aesthetic and theoretical points of view, which are of vital importance for an appreciation of his compositions, are reviewed. The manifestation of his musical thinking in his own compositional practice is substantiated through an analysis of two of his late works for the piano: the Sonatina seconda and the Toccata. In addition to the lecture recital, based on the dissertation and given on February 18, 1991, three other public recitals were performed. The first, on November 30, 1987, included works of Bartok, Brahms, Mozart, and Granados. The second program, a chamber recital on January 16, 1989, featured works by Brahms. The third recital was performed on April 23, 1990, and included works by Beethoven, Prokofieff, and Chopin.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Lim, Chong-Pil
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Special Education Service Delivery in the Public School Districts in the State of Texas: Meeting the Requirement for Least Restrictive Environment (open access)

A Comparison of Special Education Service Delivery in the Public School Districts in the State of Texas: Meeting the Requirement for Least Restrictive Environment

This study examined the rates of regular class placement for Texas public school students with learning disabilities, mental retardation, and emotional disturbance and possible reasons for a high rate of placement. A questionnaire regarding methods used to assist students with handicaps in regular education classes was mailed to the directors of all special education programs in the state. The directors were also asked to submit a copy of the district's June 1, 1989 Superintendent's Annual Report which contains data on the placement of all identified students with handicaps. School district property wealth and size were obtained from official state records.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Stewart, Dewanda K.(Dewanda Kay)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An analysis of absenteeism cases taken to arbitration: factors used by arbitrators in the decision-making process (open access)

An analysis of absenteeism cases taken to arbitration: factors used by arbitrators in the decision-making process

The purpose of this study was to examine factors used by arbitrators in deciding the outcome of disciplinary labor arbitration cases involving excessive employee absenteeism. The seven key tests of just cause identified by Carroll Daugherty in the 1966 Enterprise Wire Co. arbitration case were used as the basis for examining the cases in the study.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Clay, Joan Marie
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The principle of "sankofa" in elementary music instruction in southern Ghana: selected school personnel's views of and their role in its implementation (open access)

The principle of "sankofa" in elementary music instruction in southern Ghana: selected school personnel's views of and their role in its implementation

The study ascertained elementary school teachers' and supervisors' views about their role in the implementation of Sankofa (Go back and retrieve) in school music. Sankofa mandates the integration of distinctive Ghanian traditional values and practices with Western educational concepts in the school curriculum. In music, it calls for the fusion of multi-ethnic musics of Ghana with Western musical concepts in public school music instruction. Some concerns expressed by Ghanian music educators regarding teachers' negative attitudes toward Sankofa in public school music had prompted the study.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Attah, Joe K. (Joe Kofi)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Three Correlational Procedures for Factor-Analyzing Dichotomously-Scored Item Response Data (open access)

A Comparison of Three Correlational Procedures for Factor-Analyzing Dichotomously-Scored Item Response Data

In this study, an improved correlational procedure for factor-analyzing dichotomously-scored item response data is described and tested. The procedure involves (a) replacing the dichotomous input values with continuous probability values obtained through Rasch analysis; (b) calculating interitem product-moment correlations among the probabilities; and (c) subjecting the correlations to unweighted least-squares factor analysis. Two simulated data sets and an empirical data set (Kentucky Comprehensive Listening Test responses) were used to compare the new procedure with two more traditional techniques, using (a) phi and (b) tetrachoric correlations calculated directly from the dichotomous item-response values. The three methods were compared on three criterion measures: (a) maximum internal correlation; (b) product of the two largest factor loadings; and (c) proportion of variance accounted for. The Rasch-based procedure is recommended for subjecting dichotomous item response data to latent-variable analysis.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Fluke, Ricky
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Experiment on the Interactions of the Learner, HCI, and Training Manual in Learning a Computer Software Package (open access)

An Experiment on the Interactions of the Learner, HCI, and Training Manual in Learning a Computer Software Package

Training is a vital link between idle or inadequately used software and software seen as a tool. Education can take many forms such as self exploration, CAI, manuals, and formal class room training. The introduction of a computer to a system interjects complex interactions between the computer user and his work environment. Research in this area has been performed by such disciplines as MIS, education, and psychology. A fundamental purpose of this research is to study the interaction of such user variables as cognitive style, demographics, and reading to variables from education and psychology such as advanced organizers, reinforcement, and document layout.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Pettingell, Karen J. (Karen Jean)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A study of factors influencing job satisfaction among faculty members at degree-granting colleges of education in Nigeria (open access)

A study of factors influencing job satisfaction among faculty members at degree-granting colleges of education in Nigeria

The purpose of this study was to analyze the job satisfaction among the faculty members of degree-granting colleges of education in Nigeria. The study was based on the six subsections of the Job Descriptive Index developed by Smith and associates: present work, pay, promotion, supervision, coworkers and job in general.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Duru, Canice Chuma
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Parental and Children's Experiences and Adjustment in Maternal Versus Joint Custody Families (open access)

Parental and Children's Experiences and Adjustment in Maternal Versus Joint Custody Families

Differences between joint custody and mother custody families were assessed. The sample consisted of 42 post divorce families which had a child between the age of 4 and 15 years and resided in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. This cross sectional, multimethod, quasi-experimental study examined two groups of divorced families. The experimental group consisting of 21 joint custody families, was compared to the control group, consisting of 21 mother custody families. Families were matched between the two groups based on the child's gender, age and time lapse since parental separation. Within each family, interviews were conducted with one parent and with the parent's permission, a target child. Besides the interview, parents completed a questionnaire and the Child Behavior Checklist. Only 19 parents gave permission for their child to be interviewed. Parents completed a questionnaire and the Child Behavior Checklist.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Rockwell-Evans, Kim E. (Kim Evonne)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Four Musical Settings of Ophelia (open access)

Four Musical Settings of Ophelia

This paper presents a detailed comparative analysis of four important settings of Ophelia's song texts from Shakespeare's Hamlet composed by Brahms, Strauss, Chausson, and Pasatieri. Each of the first three represents a different facet of song composition during the period 1873-1919. The "Five Songs of Ophelia" by Brahms recall the simplicity of Volkslied. Strauss's "Drei Lieder der Ophelia" assume a more complex and formal demeanor, while Chausson's setting, "Chanson d'Ophelie," demonstrates French preoccupation with setting the natural speech rhythms of language. Pasatieri's "Ophelia's Lament," from 1975, uses operatic gestures within the context of piano-accompanied song. An interview with Pasatieri which defines this song as monodrama is transcribed in the appendix.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Odom, Gale J. (Gale Johnson)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Information Content of Bond-Rating Changes: A Case of Differential Information (open access)

An Analysis of the Information Content of Bond-Rating Changes: A Case of Differential Information

This dissertation examines the reaction of common stock prices to the announcement of changes in bond ratings by Moody's Bond Service, while having a control for differential information availability. The Institutional Brokers Estimate System (I/B/E/S) number of security analysts and coefficient of variation of earning per share (EPS) estimates are used as a proxy for information availability of the firms. Past studies differs in their conclusions as to whether the market has responded to announcement of bond rating changes. None of past studies have controlled for differential information availability. This study, using daily stock returns data and the event study methodology with the statistical test, finds that while the sample of rating downgrades exhibit significantly negative abnormal price effect during the announcement period, the magnitude of this effect is significantly higher for firms with low information availability. For the rating upgrades, the sample as a whole has no abnormal announcement period returns, but the sample of firms with lower information earns significantly positive abnormal returns. This study provides support for the hypothesis that the announcement effect of bond-rating changes is conditional on the information available about the firm.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Pongspaibool, Nantaphol
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders' Participation in School Choir and Their Perceived Levels of Self-Concept and Social Support (open access)

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders' Participation in School Choir and Their Perceived Levels of Self-Concept and Social Support

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between seventh, tenth, and twelfth graders' participation in school choir and their perceived levels of self-concept and social support. The problems of the study were to determine (1) if there were significant differences in perceived self-concept and social support levels of choir members and non-music students, and (2) if there were significant changes in self-concept and social support of choir members from grades seven to ten to twelve. A secondary concern was school activity involvement, to guard against attributing significant differences of self-concept and social support to choir participation alone.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Murdock, Mervin Charles
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cellular Biomarkers for Measuring Toxicity of Xenobiotics: Effects of PCBs on Earthworm Lumbricus Terrestris Coelomocytes (open access)

Cellular Biomarkers for Measuring Toxicity of Xenobiotics: Effects of PCBs on Earthworm Lumbricus Terrestris Coelomocytes

The research presented herein provides information on coelomocyte (leukocyte) collection, function and immunotoxicity from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris. Research was undertaken as part of an overall goal to develop a well-documented and scientifically valid non-mammalian surrogate immunoassay with the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris to assess immunotoxic potential of xenobiotics. The principal objectives were to: (1) Develop an extrusion model for analyzing immunotoxicity of xenobiotics; (2) determine if coelomocytes can be collected repeatedly without obvious harm to the earthworm or change in immune response of the coelomocytes harvested and (3) validate the response sensitivity profiles of a panel of biomarkers {differential and total cell counts, erythrocyte rosette (ER) and secretory rosette (SR) formation with, and phagocytosis of antigenic rabbit red blood cells} in earthworms after acute exposure to a known mammalian and L. terrestris immunotoxin, the PCB Aroclor 1254.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Eyambe, George Sona
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library