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Institutional Inbreeding among Mathematics Faculty in American Colleges and Universities

Description: The purpose of this research was to estimate (1) the extent to which institutional inbreeding is prevalent among mathematics faculty at colleges and universities throughout the United States; (2) the extent of institutional inbreeding among mathematics faculty at American colleges and universities classified according to institutional genre; (3) the extent of institutional inbreeding among mathematics faculty classified according to gender; and (4) the extent of institutional inbreeding among m… more
Date: August 1992
Creator: Stewart, G. Bryan (Gregory Bryan)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Gender Bias in Textbooks in Selected Kinesiology Courses in Texas Colleges and Universities

Description: Gender bias, as well as other forms of discrimination, have been deemed unacceptable by today's standards. Research indicates that while it is not obtrusive, gender bias in the media is pervasive and potent. Textbooks are a communication medium which not only convey the requisite knowledge of a particular subject, but also, subliminally, norms and expectations of behavior for individuals in society. These subliminal messages, sometimes termed the hidden curriculum, may serve as inhibitors of an… more
Date: August 1991
Creator: Munt, Glada C. (Glada Carole)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Northern Minnesota Public Television: a Historical Perspective

Description: Northern Minnesota Public Television is an independent, non-profit corporation operating as KAWE television on the campus of Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. This study focuses on the lack of educational/public television in the northern section of Minnesota and develops a historical perspective of Northern Minnesota Public Television from an idea of two men until sign-on in 1980. The study describes the early beginnings, organizational structure, problems encountered, and educat… more
Date: August 1989
Creator: Hawk, Clement Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Self-Directed Learning Projects of Older Adults

Description: This study determined the number of self-directed learning projects undertaken by older adults and examined the motivational factors and anticipated benefits related to the learning activities. In addition, obstacles to conducting self-directed learning were identified by the respondents. A list of 20,032 names of adults, aged 50 or more years and residing in Tom Green County, Texas, was obtained from voter registration rolls and the residential rolls of four retirement complexes. Four hundred … more
Date: August 1989
Creator: Sears, Emma Jo Benson
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Perceptions of College and University Auditors Concerning the Importance of Selected Factors Associated with Operational Auditing

Description: The primary purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the perceptions of college and university auditors concerning the importance of selected factors associated with operational auditing. The secondary purpose was to determine whether the perceptions of certified auditors differ significantly from those of noncertified auditors. Selected factors associated with operational auditing for colleges and universities were categorized in three attribute groups—organizational, personal, and en… more
Date: December 1988
Creator: Nikkhah-Azad, Ali
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Historical Development and Future of the National Technological University

Description: The National Technological University (NTU), a consortium of more than twenty American engineering schools, broadcasts courses produced at member institutions to professional engineers at corporate sites across the country. It is a nonprofit institution.begun in fall 1984 with headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado, which offers only course work leading to the Master of Science degree in various branches of technology, or applied science. Students must be sponsored by their corporate employers … more
Date: August 1988
Creator: Mays, Marilyn Elaine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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