Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
The Effect of a Preoperational Puppet Show on Anxiety Levels of Hospitalized Children, Joyce Lee Bernard Open Access Thesis
Biographical profiles of the Caldecott illustrators, Patricia Bernard Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
A Thesis Concerned with the Construction of Impromptu Sculptures Solving Problems of Equilibrium, Weight, and Movement, Jim Blocker 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
The fiction reading interests of academically gifted seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grad students at Holmes Junior High School, Donna Bush Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Censorship of media center materials by principals of Iowa secondary schools, Helen C. Bush Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Wood Finishing for Tree Samples of Five Honduran Species, Amilcar A. Cruz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A solar water heater for Honduran people, Manuel De Jesus Umana Guerrero Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparative Study of the Performer's Empathic Process in the Arts of Interpretation and Modern Dance, Patricia Reddinger Geist Open Access Thesis
A Content Analysis of the Portrayal of the Emotionally Disturbed in Books Popular with Adolescents, Judith A. Heusinkveld Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Information Processing Approach to Group Performance of Poetry: Implications for Adaptation and Audience Research, Sandra Highnam Open Access Thesis
The Development and Evaluation of a Self-Instructional Unit on Numerically Controlled Milling, James M. Hoeksema Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Geometric Tolerances, Clifford J. Joens Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Literary Characteristics of Books Popular with Fourth and Fifth Graders at Hudson Elementary School, Marilyn H. Lilja Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Animal Stereotypes in Children’s Picture Books, Jeanna L. Massman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of a kinesthetic training program on the acquisition of industrial skills among university students, John V. Mockler Open Access Thesis
Non-Text Materials Utilized by High School Home Economics Teachers in Area Education Agency 7, Kelly Lee Morrison Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer Assisted Instruction Wood Identification Program, Dave Moyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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 Relationship Between Teacher Sex Role Models and Career Aspirations of High School Industrial Arts Students, Janet Lynn Robb Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison Study of Media Skills Guides for the Elementary Grades, Barbara J. Steen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Noise Pollution in the Industrial Arts Laboratory, James A. Sundell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Accessibility of the Media Center in Open Space and Traditional Schools: A Case Study, Norma Whipple Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attitudes of Elementary Principals and Kindergarten Teachers Toward Mandatory Kindergarten and Optional Pre-kindergarten Programs in Iowa, Janice E. Woods 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
Submissions from 1978
Instructional role of the media specialist, Patricia S. Adams Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Investigation of the Relationship between Seriation and Classification Skills in Young Children, R'Delle Marie Anderson Open Access Thesis
The effectiveness of two methods of teaching card index skills to third graders, Jo Bader Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School library programs and materials for special education teachers and students, Audrey Cammack Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Analytical Comparison and Contrast of the Automobile Rotary Combustion Engine and the Reciprocating Engine, Eric K. Earle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of the school library media specialist as perceived by school administration students and school library media specialist students at the University of Northern Iowa, Mary Engelkes Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Development of a Low Cost Microcomputer, Jerry G. Farrell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Structure and Characterization in Popular Adolescent Fiction, Marcia Fox Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Development and Use of Self-Concept Enhancement Criteria in the Analysis of Black Biographies, Marsha Gerber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
The Status of School Media Personnel in Iowa for the School Year 1977-1978 in Terms of Age, Sex, Race, Level of Education, and Salary, Barbara E. Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Administrative Accountability in Special Education: A Survey of Area Middle-Management Personnel in Iowa, Arnold Ernie Lang Open Access Thesis
The Use of Windmills as a Potential Energy Alternative, James A. Long Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Numerical Control Machining, Dennis L. MacLennan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
West Waterloo High School Students’ Attitudes Concerning the Instructional Materials Center, Karen Mukai Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Precision of Teacher Judgments in the Identification of Gifted Children, Ann Louise Neumann Open Access Thesis
Content Analysis and Categorization of Violence in Young Adult Novels, Janice Burriss Reelitz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Numerical Control Milling, Roger Schroeder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Counselor Perception of the Need and Role of Guidance Consultants in Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, Lauren Simonson Open Access Thesis
Structural Design of Built-up Plywood Box Beams, Michael J. Sneddon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Case Study of Professional Media Personnel Reductions in the Cedar Rapids Community Schools from 1973-74 and 1977-78, Jacki Steel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
History of the Northwood Public Library, Diana Stehn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparative Study of the One-Handed and Two-Handed Backhand Strokes in Tennis, Deborah Kathleen Stetson Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Selected Iowa Colleges and Universities and Their Elementary Teacher Education Programs for Ige Training of Preservice Teachers, Leotis D. Swopes Open Access Thesis
Changing the Role of the Media Specialist in Curriculum Planning at Decorah Senior High School, Richard J. Valley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
William Dean Howells: Realist with a Purpose, Mary O'Brien Apple Open Access Thesis
Comic book reading interests of primary IV and intermediate III grade students in Ames, Iowa schools, Beverly Ann Baum Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Foreign language and the librarian: The use of foreign languages by librarians in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, Annette Blum Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An annotated bibliography of materials about the physically handicapped for non-handicapped elementary school children, Karen Dole Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Readability estimates of "Books for Young Adults 1974 Honor Listing" and the "1975 BYA Book Poll", Linda Fischer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of the Properties and Strengths of Adhesives, Merwin Foster Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Manufacturing of Cement in Northern Iowa and the Strength of Selected Concrete Mixes Using Compression Testing, James E. Gephart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A history of the Department of Library Science at the University of Northern Iowa, 1948-1968, Myral A. S. Gilson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of the reading levels of children’s books and the age/grade levels assigned to them by reviewers, Gail G. Graham Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Development of Criterion Categories for Evaluating Novels Dealing with Teen-Age Drinking, Jane Hoeppner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Stereotyped Portrayal of the Elderly in Picture Books, Deborah J. Jackson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Investigation of Reading Interests of Fiction for Academically Gifted Students Grades Four Through Six, Kathy Kelly Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Innovative Instructional Unit on Manufacturing Concepts and Terminology for Junior High Industrial Arts, James K. Martin Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Nonuse of the Humboldt Public Library by Some Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Students, Kay Muller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Production Methods of Wood Fiber Particleboard, Bruce Novak Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Trends of Topics in Articles about Education in Selected Popular Periodicals 1971-1975 and in Selected Professional Education Journals 1970-1974, Sandra Piper Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Annotated Bibliography of Women in Sports for Elementary School Students, Peggy Sell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Benziger Early Learning Assessment Test: A Study of Predictive Validity, Marian Carol Sensor Open Access Thesis
The Rotary Engine: Principles and Operations, Del Simpson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Characterization of Asian Americans in Children’s Literature, June S. Talbott Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Iowa High School Principals’ Perceptions of the Effect of Collective Bargaining on Selected Teacher Behaviors, Dennis L. Webner Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 1976
The Use of Decorative Plastic Parts in Wood Furniture Construction, Bradley Anderson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of the similarities and differences in the reviewing of selected books of 1974 by the New York Times Book Review and the New York Review of Books, Julie A. Asmus Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Manufactured Solar Energy Units for Residential Heating, Michael W. Aubrey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The development of criteria for evaluating junior premarital pregnancy novels, Connie Jo Barto Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study on book selection: Factors and practices influencing selection, sources for purchasing, and reviewing media used by selected Iowa public school librarians, Dale F. Birch Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Separate Factor Analyses of the Iowa Test of Preschool Development for Groups of Black and White Children, Stephen Wayne Blake Open Access Thesis
Readability estimates of the "Best of the Best, 1970-75", Beverly S. Brown Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study in moral development in children's literature, Judith A. Casey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Possible effects of the copyright controversy in three public high schools, Rita Didio Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bennett Cerf and Random House, Stella M. Dillemuth Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A survey of cataloging practices pertaining to audio and visual materials in Iowa high schools, Wanda Farrell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrated shelving in the North Mahaska Library, Linda Foster Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Predictive Relationship of Tutorial Teaching Competencies on Group Instruction Performance for Prospective Special Education Teachers, Sarah Jane Frudden Open Access Thesis
Lecture versus discussion in the study of sophomore library skills, Sandri F. Gehrke Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Classroom Analysis of Various Plastics, Paul D. Harrington Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
The Contribution of a Media Specialist to the Teaching and Learning Program in an Elementary School, Erma Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sponsorship Biasing Effects on a School Library Censorship Survey, Andris E. Kaupins Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparative Analysis of Actual and Desired Performance Dimensions of Selected Iowa Secondary School Principals, LeRoy C. Leidal Open Access Thesis
Protection Against the Threat of Censorship: An Opinion Survey of School Librarians, Mary Jane H. Martin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Teacher Reinforcement on Student Attitudes and Achievement, Ray Douglas McCollum Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Student Assistant Training Programs in Iowa High School Media Centers, Jacquelyn Kay Medin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Elementary School Media Centers in Iowa Compared with State and National Standards for School Media Centers, Lee Ann Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Marital Adjustment and Self-Concept in Married College Students, James Russell Moneypenny Open Access Thesis
