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Interpersonal Factors Related to the Pursuit of a Higher Education Among First Generation Undergraduate Students

Description: The typical educational stressors experienced by college students, in conjunction with developmental stressors such as separation from parents, individuation, and perceived social support, can interact to impact adaptation significantly. First generation college students (students who are the first in their family to attend college) can experience stressors beyond the typical educational stressors experienced by later generation college students, including lack of support from family and peers … more
Date: May 2012
Creator: Aguirre, Jacqueline S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Development of Disordered Eating Among Female Undergraduates: A Test of Objectification Theory

Description: Objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) has been used to explain how mechanisms related to socialization, sexual objectification, and psychological variables interact to predict mental health difficulties. Among a sample of 626 undergraduate women (age 18-24), this study empirically tested components of Moradi and Huang’s (2008) model and extended it by including additional socialization experiences (i.e., sexual abuse, societal pressures regarding weight and body size). Structural… more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Phillips, Sarah Ramby
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Relationship between the Big Five and Creative Self-Beliefs in Undergraduates in Terms of College Enrollment and Major

Description: Supporting creativity in undergraduate education is important for the future development of society. To do this, an understanding of undergraduate characteristics is needed. A systematic literature review of the relationship between the Big Five personality factors and little-c creativity in undergraduates identified 19 studies. The creativity assessments within these investigations represented several conceptions of the construct with domain-general, self-reported measures of Person as most… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Soles, Kathryn L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Intimate Partner Violence Among Female Undergraduates: The Role of Language in the Development of Posttraumatic Stress

Description: Research findings across a variety of samples (e.g., clinical, shelter, hospital) estimate that 31% to 84% of women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) exhibit symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current study sought to further investigate the abuse-trauma link by examining the relationship between lifetime trauma exposure, type of abuse (i.e., physical, psychological), and perspective-taking abilities (i.e., here-there, now-then). The role of experiential a… more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Larson, Christina Mary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Exploring Chemistry Professors’ Methods of Highlighting the Relevancy of Chemistry: Opportunities, Obstacles, and Suggestions to Improve Students’ Motivation in Science Classrooms

Description: This article focuses on inquiring into undergraduate chemistry professors’ efforts in North America to increase student motivation and interest in the subject and the feasibility of methods that connect students to real world applications and societal issues related to chemistry. A survey was distributed to chemistry instructors at post-secondary institutions across the United States and Canada.
Date: January 1, 2021
Creator: George, Anna; Zowada, Christian; Eilks, Ingo & Gulacar, Ozcan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: University of North Texas
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An Experimental Study of Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Skills for Internalized Ageism in Older Adults and College Students

Description: This project explored whether mindfulness and acceptance-based practices (MABPs) for older adults would reduce the negative effects of ageism and negative attitudes and beliefs related to aging. In addition, state affect and stress were explored. This study used an experimental design to compare two groups of older adults and two groups of undergraduate students – those who received a MABP and those who did not, after being presented with negative ageist stereotypes. Condition and condition by … more
Date: August 2019
Creator: Lester, Ethan G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Recommended Curriculum for Teaching Score Study in the Undergraduate Instrumental Conducting Class

Description: The purpose of this study was to create and gain consensus of an essential curriculum for teaching score study in the undergraduate instrumental conducting class. Questions to be answered by this study were what methods, materials, and evaluations should be used to teach score study to undergraduate instrumental conducting students? Resolving the questions required the collection of information on the methods, materials, and evaluations used in teaching score preparation in the undergraduate in… more
Date: December 1994
Creator: Hamilton, Craig V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Survey of the Instruction of Sight-Reading Skills to Undergraduate Piano Majors in Selected NASM Colleges and Universities

Description: One of the most important skills of a pianist is the ability to read at sight. Because there are so many areas of piano study to address, sight-reading is overlooked either out of frustration or simple neglect. However, if acquisition of this skill is neglected, it will be difficult for a pianist to ever attain his full potential. For a pianist, sight-reading is one area that strengthens all others. The purposes of this study were to secure data concerning teaching sight-reading to undergraduat… more
Date: May 1993
Creator: Craige, Mary Ann, 1940-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Sex-Guilt and the Effects of a Subliminal Sex-Related Stimulus on the Libidinal Content of Fictional Narratives

Description: Fictional narratives of 68 female undergraduates classified as either high or low on sex-guilt were rated for libidinal content following subliminal exposure to either a sex-related or a neutral stimulus. Separate dependent measures were obtained for libidinal derivatives bearing either a transparently "close" or a symbolically "distant" relationship to the sex-related stimulus. Subjects in the sex-related stimulus condition expressed significantly fewer close libidinal derivatives than subject… more
Date: December 1988
Creator: Thode, Rick D. (Rick Davis)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Relationship between Western and Thai Music Objectives in the Undergraduate Music Programs of Selected Thai Universities and Colleges

Description: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between Western and Thai music objectives in the undergraduate music programs of selected Thai universities and colleges. The data were collected from two sources: (1) an investigation of university music catalogs and syllabi for potential conflict areas in Western and Thai music objectives, and (2) questionnaire responses from university music teachers regarding their opinions about those potential conflict areas found from reviewing… more
Date: August 1989
Creator: Twatchai Narkwong
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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Male Sexual Aggression and Humor Response

Description: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of sexually aggressive behavior through the examination of humor appreciation among male undergraduates. As compared to nonaggressive males, sexually aggressive males showed a significantly greater appreciation for humor which negatively stereotyped females, portrayed prejudicial views of rape-and rape victims, and contained content related to male sex drive and virility. Differences in humor appreciation were also found for males wit… more
Date: May 1991
Creator: Phelan-McAuliffe, Debra
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of a Selected Group of Science Related Characteristics of Non-Science Majors

Description: The purpose of this study is to gather information related to the characteristics of two groups of undergraduate non-science majors; namely, those students who once considered science as a career and subsequently changed to a non-science major and those who have never considered a career in science. It is frequently observed that children in the elementary school have an intense interest in science. One of the principal concerns of this study is how and for what reasons has the interest in scie… more
Date: August 1957
Creator: Bearden, Bennie Paul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Assessment of the DOE/NREL Historically Black College and University Photovoltaic Research Associates Program

Description: This report details the DOE/NREL Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Photovoltaic Research Associates Program, a small but remarkable program that directly affected dozens of minority undergraduate students in ways that changed many of their lives. The progress and accomplishments of undergraduates within the nine participating universities were monitored and assessed through their presentations at an annual NREL-sponsored HBCU conference. Although the funding was small, typically … more
Date: August 1, 2002
Creator: Posey-Eddy, F. & McConnell, R. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Art Bibliography for Freshmen Majoring in Art at North Texas State College

Description: The bibliography will comprise books, current magazines, annuals, and bulletins available in the North Texas State College Library. Some publications from other libraries in the area will also be included; namely, the Texas Woman's University Library, Denton; the Dallas Public Library; the Fort Worth Public Library; and Southwestern Medical College Library, Dallas. The bibliography is intended primarily for freshmen majoring in art, although the publications will be of value also to those stude… more
Date: August 1958
Creator: Roberts, Gregory Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Fashion illustration undergraduates sketching artifacts]

Description: Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fashion illustration undergraduate students sketching artifacts at the Texas Fashion Collection in Welch Street Complex 1. Professor Barbara Trippeer leans over to instruct students in the background, and featured artifacts include a black and pink cocktail dress by Victor Costa and a bright pink and lace evening dress by Cristobal Balenciaga.
Date: September 25, 2023
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Study of Attitudes Toward and Interests in Physical Education Expressed by Sophomore Men and Women Students Enrolled for the Fourth Semester In-Service Classes of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department of North Texas State University During the Spring Semester of 1963

Description: "To determine the attitudes of sophomore men and women students toward service classes in health, physical education and recreation at North Texas State University."--3.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Vinyard, Rachel Annelle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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UNT College of Information Commencement: Spring 2016

Description: Recording of the UNT College of Information's May 2016 graduation ceremony in the Winspear Performance Hall at UNT's Murchison Performing Arts Center. It includes the procession into the building, a message from Outstanding Alumni of the year Virginia Rey, and the graduates from the Department of Learning Technology, Department of Library and Informational Sciences, and Linguistics program.
Date: May 13, 2016
Duration: 49 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 33.206333 -97.155065
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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