Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
All UNI graduate programs require a culmination work, such as a dissertation, thesis, or graduate research paper, before awarding a graduate degree. This collection includes theses and dissertations submitted electronically.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Intelligence, intelligence tests, and developmental characteristics of three to six year olds: A review and critique, Margreta Ellen Hartje Open Access Thesis
Placing a parent in a nursing home: Factors related to adult children's decisions, Ruth Cordle Hatch Open Access Thesis
Selected Characteristics of the Iowa Elementary Principalship, 1980-81, Dennis A. Heth Open Access Thesis
Achievement, productivity, and participation as a function of task feedback among kindergarten students, Catherine M. Hill Open Access Thesis
The Staffing: A Naturalistic Study of the Educational Placement Process, Susan Laurene Law Open Access Thesis
The relationship between management training and other predictor variables and managerial performance among selected industrial first-line supervisors, Joseph Thomas Martelli Open Access Thesis
Decaying gentility in A streetcar named Desire: An actress' analysis of Blanche DuBois, Jean Michaelsen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Application of Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Growth to the Development of an Interview Protocol and Validation of a Task to Assess Reasoning Abilities of College Students, Bruce Edward Perry Open Access Thesis
A post-hoc analysis of factors contributing to the preponderance of males in learning disabilities, Roger Joseph Piwowarski Open Access Thesis
Curriculum articulation in the Cedar Falls, Iowa, secondary schools, Elaine Linda Rasmussen Open Access Thesis
The Correlation of SES and Children’s Performance on the WISC-R and R-CPM, Anne Carolyn Robb Open Access Thesis
The effects of a modified language experience cloze approach upon the comprehension scores of seventh grade developmental reading students, Nancy Dykstra Russell Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Administrative and Instructional Usage of Electronic Data Processing in the Iowa Public Schools During 1979-1980, Gary B. Shontz Open Access Thesis
Attitudes of non-disabled college students toward other successful college students with histories of psychiatric hospitalization through the attribution of locus of control, Robert Herman Stensrud Open Access Thesis
Evaluating the effect of a guided fantasy visualization on the figural and verbal originality of upper elementary students, David B. Windahl Open Access Thesis
A study of industrial arts teachers' opinions of gifted and talented students in Black Hawk County, Iowa, James Robert Wrona Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Efficacy of Transition Rooms: A Quantitative and Quasi-Qualitative Look, Nancie Moyer Andreasen Open Access Thesis
Cognitive Patterns as a Basis for the Classification of Learning Disabled Children: A Follow-up Study, John Michael Carr Open Access Thesis
A Comparison of Formal Operational Thinking Ability With Reading Ability and Critical Thinking Ability for Tenth Grade Students, Theresa Jill Cecil Open Access Thesis
Exploring the Relationship Between Moral and Friendship Development in Male Educable Mentally Retarded Students and Regular Class Students, Shirley Phillips Gill Open Access Thesis
Identification of teacher concerns toward remediation of dialect-related reading difficulties and instructional techniques employed, Yvette C. Lewis Open Access Thesis
The effect of shielded metal arc welding process variables on delta ferrite control in austenitic stainless steel weld metal, Ralph Eldon Long Open Access Dissertation
A case study of inflationary pressures upon a selected Iowa school district, Dean W. Meier Open Access Thesis
A Study of Principals’ Opinions About Minimum Competency Testing in Their Schools, Thomas J. Renze Open Access Thesis
Characteristics of Iowa public school superintendents, James R. Woltz Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
School Administrators’ and Regular Classroom Teachers’ Attitudes and Perceptions on In-Service Training Related to Mainstreaming Mildly Handicapped Pupils, James L. Blietz Open Access Thesis
Prediction of Reading Achievement Using Conservation Performance, Jann Moser Bowlus Open Access Thesis
Fixed versus Random Scheduling of Classroom Activities in a Resource Room Setting, Joanne Marie Fegley Broadston Open Access Thesis
A Comparative Study of the Performer's Empathic Process in the Arts of Interpretation and Modern Dance, Patricia Reddinger Geist Open Access Thesis
An Information Processing Approach to Group Performance of Poetry: Implications for Adaptation and Audience Research, Sandra Highnam Open Access Thesis
The effects of a kinesthetic training program on the acquisition of industrial skills among university students, John V. Mockler Open Access Thesis
The decapod crustaceans of Iowa, Gary S. Phillips Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Language Variables on the Reading Comprehension of Hearing-Impaired Children, Nancy L. Robbins Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Teacher Sex Role Models and Career Aspirations of High School Industrial Arts Students, Janet Lynn Robb Open Access Thesis
The development and testing of an energy-related information system for the University of Northern Iowa Solar Options Laboratory, Joseph B. Wujek Jr. Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
An Investigation of the Relationship between Seriation and Classification Skills in Young Children, R'Delle Marie Anderson Open Access Thesis
A Study of In-School Suspension Programs in Area 7 of Iowa, Stephen Darryl Glass Open Access Thesis
A Survey of the Selection Procedures and Practices Used in the Employment of Superintendents in Iowa Public Schools, Joseph Hrecz Open Access Thesis
Administrative Accountability in Special Education: A Survey of Area Middle-Management Personnel in Iowa, Arnold Ernie Lang Open Access Thesis
The Precision of Teacher Judgments in the Identification of Gifted Children, Ann Louise Neumann Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
An Innovative Instructional Unit on Manufacturing Concepts and Terminology for Junior High Industrial Arts, James K. Martin Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
The Predictive Relationship of Tutorial Teaching Competencies on Group Instruction Performance for Prospective Special Education Teachers, Sarah Jane Frudden Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of Competencies Needed by Teachers of the Mildly Handicapped as Perceived by a Consortium of Iowa Special Educators, Harriet M. Healy Open Access Thesis
A Comparative Analysis of Actual and Desired Performance Dimensions of Selected Iowa Secondary School Principals, LeRoy C. Leidal Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Teacher Reinforcement on Student Attitudes and Achievement, Ray Douglas McCollum Open Access Thesis
Marital Adjustment and Self-Concept in Married College Students, James Russell Moneypenny Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Iowa Teacher Perceptions of K-6 Articulation in Large School Districts Employing K-6 or K-12 Curriculum Directors, Dorothy Kessler Engstrom Open Access Thesis
Technology transfer: The adoption of gobar gas generators by subsistence farmers in Puebla, Mexico, Robert E. Meyer Open Access Thesis
A Follow-up Study of Mason City High School Distributive Education Graduates From 1952 Through 1972, Paul B. Olson Open Access Thesis
The Effects of a Performance-Based Training Program on Subsequent Teacher Effectiveness as Rated by School Principals, Joel Christian Ortéga Open Access Thesis
Regional variations in the age structure of the United States: 1870-1970, Donald D. Peterson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Innovative industrial arts programs at the junior high/middle school and the continuation of those programs at the senior high school level in Iowa, James L. Thiesse Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Knowledge and Attitudes Pertaining to Sex Education Courses : A Survey of a Selected Group of High School Students, Rebecca Sue Barrionuevo Open Access Thesis
Evaluation of the Specific Learning Disabilities Program at the Floyd Elementary School, Thomas V. Daigle Open Access Thesis
A Survey of a Selected Public Group in the Vinton Community School District With Implications for the Improvement of Certain Educational Services in the Senior High School, Arnold H. Gaumnitz Open Access Thesis
Iowa High School Principals’ Perceptions of the Innovative Role of the Secondary School Counselor, Russell Newlin Open Access Thesis
The Development and Testing of Audio-Visual-Tutorial Materials as One Method to Assist in the Teaching of Basic Accounting Principles and Concepts at Marshalltown Community College, Lyle R. Niemeyer Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Career Education: A Third Grade Mass Production Project, Jack Julian Hanson Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Career-Vocational Development Practices in the Junior High School Science Curriculum of Selected Iowa Schools, David Eugene Mitchel Open Access Thesis
Teacher Education in Elementary School Industrial Arts, James Earl O'Bannon Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
The Educational Match, Daleanne Anderson Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Reading Programs in Selected Junior High Schools in Six Iowa Counties, Daniel Charles Manning Open Access Thesis
Family Size, Intelligence, and Patterns of Achievement in Preschool Children, H. Jane Reppas Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
A Survey of Post Student Teacher Appraisal of the Course, Elementary School Methods and Materials, at the University of Northern Iowa, Mary Nan K. Aldridge Open Access Thesis
Occupational Prestige Rankings and Future Occupational Expectations of Iowa High School Seniors, Jackson Neal Baty Open Access Thesis
Two Program Processors for the Preparation of Instructional Materials in Chemistry, Lloyd V. Gayman Open Access Thesis
The Role of the Science Supervisor as Perceived by Elementary and Secondary Science Teachers, Thomas Graika Open Access Thesis
Industrial Arts at the University of Northern Iowa 1957 Through 1968, Allen Harvey Rodemeyer Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
An Analysis of the Class Method of Piano Instruction, Zoe Ann Abrahamson Open Access Thesis
A study of the esterification of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, Lewis Metzler Naylor Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
A Comparative Study of Three Different Approaches to Beginning Reading Comprehension: ITA, Programmed Reader, and Basal Reader, Helen Ferrier Ristau Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Training needs for metal tradesmen in Iowa, Harlan E. Giese Open Access Thesis
Teaching Beginning Concepts in Mathematics, Mildred Dick Pierce Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Participation of Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Elementary Schools in Federal Aid Programs, Marvin Brandt Open Access Thesis
A Study of Faculty Meetings in Selected Elementary Schools in Iowa and Their Implications for the Philippine Schools, Romeo Villar Carleta Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Reading Ability and Performance on the Red Glass Test, Ann Mary Dunbar Open Access Thesis
The Development of Criteria for the Evaluation of Student Teacher Programs, Ramon H. Green Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of the Iowa School Counselor Concerning the Value of His Counselor Education in Relation to the Role He Performs, Virginia Larson Hash Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
An evaluation of manpower training in Waterloo, Iowa, Jean Ray Roush Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
An Evaluation of Demonstrations on Inductor Theory, Boyd Warner Wasson Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Differences in Class Rank Between Boys and Girls in Graduating Classes of Iowa Public Secondary Schools, Dave John Cook Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Public Relations Program of the Valley Park School, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Puran L. Rajpal Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
The Development of a Handbook for Use in the Selection of Materials on Communism for Secondary Social Studies Classes, Richard Raymond Olmsted Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
The status of industrial arts in Hawaii, Teruo Mukai Open Access Thesis
Industrial-arts objectives and course content for the junior high school, William Earl Stock Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
The effectiveness of the mass-production technique in achieving selected objectives for industrial arts, Michael William Horton Open Access Thesis
A follow-up study of former senior high school industrial arts students at Belle Plaine, Iowa, Donald E. Wallis Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
A survey of industrial arts in the public schools of North Dakota, Milo Norman Sulentic Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
An evaluation of various methods of teaching industrial arts design on the secondary level, Ronald Dean Bro Open Access Thesis
A study of the extent to which girls were included in industrial arts in grades seven through twelve in the state of Iowa, Walter Haynes Open Access Thesis
A learning index for the Midget Wiggly Block Test for mechanical ability, James Franklin Winegarden Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
Industrial arts at the Iowa State Teachers College, 1904 to 1957, Jackson Lee Logan Open Access Thesis
