identifier: Button, Clarence Edward <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Button=3AClarence_Edward=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Environmental and biotic influences on the haulout behavior of Phoca Vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758) and Halichoerus Grypus (Fabricius, 1791).  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Pinnipeds are the only group of mammals which exist in complete familiarity with the terrestrial and marine environments. -- A colony of 423 Phoca vitulina and 82 Halichoerus grypus, legislatively protected in the Grand Barachois, Miquelon, were examined as to their behaviour permitting them to utilize both land and sea. -- Haulouts of pinnipeds were descriptively and quantitatively examined by surveying the biota and topography of the preferred habitats. Fluctuations in meteorological and hydrographic parameters were correlated with variations in the position, number, species, sex and age composition of seal groups. -- Sand or mud flat topography, isolation from mainland areas, proximity to migrant food sources, ambient air and sea temperatures and tidal variations were base site elements affecting seal behaviour. The crucial periods of parturition, mating and moult in the Harbour Seal are related to the resting aggregation of Grey Seals.


identifier: Leary, James Norman <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Leary=3AJames_Norman=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Effects of time of day and signal frequency on vigilance performance.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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abstract: Signal frequency in a visual vigilance task was increased at two different testing times, corresponding to a "low" and a "high point" in the diurnal cycle. Two methods were used to increase signal frequency. An increase solely in signal probability, with total event rate unaffected, improved detection performance mainly at the low point of the cycle. This improvement was accompanied by a decrease in values of the signal detection theory index, β. An increase in total event rate, at a fixed level of signal probability, had no significant effect on detection rates, but decreased false alarm rates at both testing times. The decrease was accompanied by increased values of d; and β. Performance temperature relationships were found only in the high event rate conditions. Morning values of d' exhibited a relationship with degree of introversion. No relationship was found between introversion and daily temperature changes which casts some doubt on the generality of "changeover" theory.


identifier: Bursey, John Richard <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bursey=3AJohn_Richard=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Moral judgement and its sociological correlates : a study of Newfoundland university students.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This project attempts to investigate the existence or non-existence of associations between moral orientation as measured by the Kohlberg Moral Judgement Scale (1958) and certain sociological factors. A sample of 301 first-year Newfoundland university students are sorted into types of moral reasoning according to their responses to the Kohlberg scale. Six hypotheses are then tested. It is found that higher social class strata are related to level of moral orientation; that religious affiliation, practice and degree of religiosity are unrelated to level of moral orientation; that sociopolitical participation and political orientation are unrelated to level of moral orientation. Findings relating to religion and social class are consistent with those found by Kohlberg (1968; 1971). Results regarding sociopolitical participation and orientation show differences from those of Turner and Whitten (1971) and Haan, Smith and Block (1968).


identifier: Wilkins, Robert Domino <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Wilkins=3ARobert_Domino=3A=3A.html>   (1976) Parents, students and teachers as data sources for the selection of minimum-competency objectives for grades seven and eight mathematics.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study attempted to test the feasibility of the approach of involving parents, students, and teachers in responding to a set of objectives which define what might be considered minimal mathematical competencies expected of an enlightened citizen in contemporary society. Samples rated on a Likert-type scale from 1 - not important to 5 - very important, forty-eight objectives which defined ten mathematical skills or competencies - Numbers and Numerals, Operations and Properties, Mathematical Sentences, Geometry, Measurement, Relations and Functions, Probability and Statistics, Graphing, Mathematical Reasoning, Business and Consumer Mathematics. Results were used to identify objectives which these three groups perceive as important and feel should be a major proportion of the objectives of the grades seven and eight mathematics program. -- Parents', students', and teachers' responses were analyzed using Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance, W. The X² test and the F-test at the 0.01 level of significance were used as a basis for rejection of the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis tested was. There is no significant agreement of the perceived importance of the objectives as revealed on an appropriate instrument among parents, students, and teachers. The observed value of W, 0.787, led to a rejection of the null hypothesis. This high value of W was interpreted to mean that the particular ordering obtained established an importance-priority of objectives which reflect the needs of the local clientele. -- In addition to making statistical comparisons for hypothesis testing, the researcher endeavoured to identify any educational needs which may exist in grades seven and eight mathematics. A descriptive analysis of mean ratings of the objectives revealed that seven of the ten skills investigated were considered of average or of above average importance by parents, students, and teachers for grades seven and eight mathematics. A comparison of these skills with the present grades seven and eight mathematics program skills revealed a substantial agreement. However, Business and Consumer mathematics was considered most important, Relations and Functions of average importance by parents, students, and teachers, but these skills were not being taught in grades seven and eight mathematics. Their relatively high rating suggested they were needs requiring educational amelioration. -- This study illustrated the utility of involving local clientele in determining priorities among educational objectives. Input in determining educational preferences among educational objectives by students, parents, and teachers may result in a more defensible set of preferences.


identifier: Clark, Brenda L. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Clark=3ABrenda_L=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1975) The development of Caribou Eskimo culture.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence is used to explicate a theory of the origin and development of the Caribou Eskimo culture. Historical accounts of Inuit-European contact over the past 300 years along the west coast of Hudson Bay are summarized. Archaeological excavations at the Meliadine-1 site are reported, and the artefact assemblage from this site and other collections from the Caribou Eskimo area are described. A model is offered regarding population expansion and culture change along the west coast of Hudson Bay from the end of the classic Thule phase to the Caribou Eskimo period. -- The thesis presented here refutes Birket-Smith’s theory of cultural antiquity which he used as an explanation for the “primitive” appearance of Caribou Eskimo material culture. It is proposed that the Caribou Eskimo culture developed from a local variant of the Thule culture over the past 200 years. Contact with Europeans during this period has had a profound effect on the value systems and exploitative patterns of the Caribou Eskimos, accelerating the deterioration of the material culture which had been on-going since the end of the classic Thule phase.


identifier: Besner, D. (Derek) <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Besner=3AD=2E_=28Derek=29=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Reaction time analysis of size, color and form invariance in visual perception.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The effect of size and color on identical and different forms that share the same name was examined in a simultaneous matching task with reaction time as the dependent variable. Both experiments revealed an increase in reaction time as a function of size and color for identical forms. In contrast, different forms showed no such effect. These results are in general consistent with those of Posner and Mitchell (1967) and the notion of anonymous visual operations that are analog in nature.


identifier: MacPherson, Emma Irene V. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/MacPherson=3AEmma_Irene_V=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1975) The enigma of William Cowper: a study of the poet's spiritual development as reflected in his family relationships, his friendships, his involvement in Evangelical Christianity, and his poetry.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis has no abstract.


identifier: Tubrett, Joan L. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Tubrett=3AJoan_L=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1989) The artist and the world in the early and middle works of Robert Browning.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Through an examination of Robert Browning's early and middle works, this thesis studies the function and responsibility of the artist in society and the world. Following a brief introduction which looks at Victorian society's expectations of the artist, this study first examines Browning's early works. These early works reveal Browning's uncertainty and doubt as he struggled to define his purpose and to find form. The study of Sordello, Browning's major early work, shows Browning rejecting the aesthetic approach to art. He emphasizes the social responsibility of the artist, and in a direct comment which is rare for Browning, he articulates what is to be his purpose and his duty to man and God. This comment by Browning indicates deep compassion and sympathy for man, and he dedicates his art to the service of man. -- The remainder of this thesis is a study of Browning's artist figures who fail to live up to Browning's ideals of the artist. Chapter four is a study of two artists who work in isolation. The first artist, Jules of Pippa Passes, emphasizes art and beauty; Pictor Ignotus, the second artist, emphasizes that the purity of art is destroyed by contact with the world. The thesis next studies Browning's artist figures who turn to the world. The artist Andrea del Sarto misuses his talent and the world; the other artist, Fra Lippo Lippi, presents many of Browning's theories regarding life and art. This artist sees the importance of the world and man, and he believes his function as an artist is to reproduce the beauty of the world, so that man can be awakened to its meaning and truth. -- Finally, there is a summary of the findings of this study, and the conclusion emphasizes that Browning strongly believed that the artist had a duty and responsibility to the world and man.


identifier: Devereux, Edward James <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Devereux=3AEdward_James=3A=3A.html>   (1958) The imagery of John Donne.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

title: The imagery of John Donne

abstract: Imagery is the imaginative use of words, the correlation of ideas and things in the mind of a poet that invokes in a perceptive reader a state of mind analogous to that of a poet. The statement of the correlation is in itself meaningless; poetic communication takes place through a triple process: -- 1. The symbols or words denoting the ideas and things are combined to form a new symbol; -- 2. The referents of things denoted are equated; -- 3. The references or ideas about the referents and symbols are made to coincide. -- It is this coincidence of references that allows the poet to invoke his state of mind in a reader. -- To this process Donne added a fanciful element, bringing into his poetry the conceit. A conceit is a witty or ingenious or fanciful comparison or idea, usually so written that its peculiar nature obscures the metaphorical process described above; fancy takes precedence over imagination. -- The metaphorical process is more easily seen in the comparison, in which its workings are not obscured by the fantastic element. Comparisons and conceits can be either developed or simple. -- The developed image extends a basic metaphor by one of more of the following methods: -- 2. The introduction of further metaphorical statement to justify the use of the basic metaphor, assuming its aptness; -- 2. The use of further metaphorical statement to extend the basic metaphor, assuming its aptness; -- 3. The use of further statement, either metaphorical or literal, to explain the basic metaphor. -- This development of an image is carried on when: -- 1. The statement of a metaphor leads to the creation of further imagery modifying and strengthening the basic metaphor; -- 2. A group of images become somehow related, focusing in one metaphorical idea. -- The habit of developing images seems the result of an analytical mind, taking pleasure in: -- 1. Forcing all the possible analogies between the referent of the basic metaphor and the subject of the poem; -- 2. Introducing apparently logical ramifications of the basic metaphor. -- The simple comparison shows an aspect of Donne’s imagery obscured by the development in the longer images; that is its reasonable nature. Donne not only modified his imagination by his fancy; he also modified the product by reason.


identifier: Green, Stella <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Green=3AStella=3A=3A.html>   (1978) A developmental study of movement experiences for the preschool years.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of the study was to develop a program of movement experiences for the pre-school years and to investigate the effects of such a program on children between the age of three and five years. In order to complete this investigation, a six-week exposure to movement experiences was introduced into an urban preschool which was affiliated with a university. An evaluation was made of the effects of this six-week exposure to specific activity areas contained within the total program contents. The selected areas were locomotor and balance activities. -- The sample consisted of twenty-four children who ranged in age between three years five months and four years ten months. These children were randomly assigned to three equal groups, A, B and C. -- There were three hypotheses tested in this study: -- I: The introduction of the total contents of the daily program of movement experiences will significantly enhance the general motor skill development of the pre-school child. -- II: The specific six week program of balancing activities will significantly enhance the balancing skill of the pre-school child. -- III: The specific six week program of locomotor activities will significantly enhance the locomotor skill of the pre-school child. -- The three groups each received a different treatment: -- Group A received locomotor activities only -- Group B received balance activities only -- Group C received no activities -- Four tests, Balance 1 and 2 and Locomotor 1 and 2 were used in a Time Series Design. There was a pretest, five interim tests and a post-test. All tests were administered by the investigator. -- The hypotheses of the study were tested by using a one-way analysis of variance to compare the pretest and post-test results for all three groups on all four of the tests. The .05 level of significance was set for all hypothesis testing. The tests used were acceptable on face validity. The analysis of the data resulted in the conditional acceptance of all three hypotheses. The results seem to indicate that the six-week exposure to specific activity areas did significantly enhance the motor skill development of the pre-school child in those particular areas.


identifier: Pritchett, Montford Leslie. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Pritchett=3AMontford_Leslie=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A study in the Piagetian cognitive levels of development in Grade 9 students.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: It was the purpose of this study to determine the Piagetian cognitive levels of development at which Grade 9 students are working. -- A review of the literature indicated that there were four distinct Piagetian stages of cognitive development: -- 1. Sensori-motor stage (0 to 2 years old), -- 2. Pre-operational stage (2 to 7 years old), -- 3. Concrete operation stage (7 to 11 or 12 years old), -- 4. Formal operation stage (beginning at 11 or 12 years old). -- The following five tasks were chosen in an attempt to provide answers to the problem: Conservation of Matter, Conservation of Weight, Conservation of Volume, the Oscillations of the Pendulum, and Combinations of Colorless Chemicals. -- The investigator and four fellow teachers observed each of the 30 subjects individually as they investigated the tasks. The sample was randomly selected from the 200 Grade 9 students in Queen Elizabeth Regional High School, Foxtrap. -- Each student was classified into a minimum level of cognitive development utilizing the first three tasks and then he was classified into a level of cognitive development on the basis of each of the last two tasks. The percentages of students, working at the different levels of cognitive development, were determined. Levels of development were given numerical values. The performances of the three Mathematical groups, Honours, Matriculation, and Pre-Vocational, were compared on the Piagetian tasks. The implications of the study were considered. -- The major findings and conclusions of the study were as follows: -- 1. Only approximately one-third of the students were working at the level of formal reasoning and approximately two-thirds of the students were working at the concrete operational level of reasoning. -- 2. With respect to performance on the Piagetian tasks, there existed a reasonably high correlation between the streams Honours and Pre-Vocational Mathematics (r = 0.811), a moderate correlation between the streams Matriculation and Pre-Vocational Mathematics (r = 0.466), and a low correlation between the streams Honours and Matriculation Mathematics (r = 0.302). -- 3. There were significant differences in performance on the Piagetian tasks among the three groups, but this proved to exist only between the Honours Mathematics group and the Pre-vocational Mathematics group.


identifier: Marsh, Marilyn <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Marsh=3AMarilyn=3A=3A.html>   (1983) A report on the development and evaluation of a booklet entitled Growing up with asthma - a guide for parents.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Asthma is a problem that affects approximately two to five per cent of all children and accounts for one-third of all chronic conditions in children under the age of 17 and represents one-fourth of all days lost from school. The child’s intellectual and emotional growth is disrupted and causes immeasurable personal grief and it also exerts a considerable strain on the life of the family. -- There is clearly a need for education concerning asthma and a booklet was selected as the best strategy for communicating to the largest possible number in the most effective manner. -- The booklet was designed with its broad objective being to help parents learn to understand asthma and be able to prevent or control acute attacks. -- Through implementation and dissemination, parents would have a constant reference that could be read and studied carefully when they are not under stress. This should reduce the number of times they must rush to the emergency department or have their child absent from school. -- The booklet was produced following thorough analysis of needs, intended audiences, and a delineation of tasks and objectives. Formative evaluation was conducted following completion of the text and the feedback resulted in a number of alterations. Following production, the completed booklet was summatively evaluated through the implementation of two evaluation methodologies.


identifier: Thompson, Linda B. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Thompson=3ALinda_B=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A nuclear magnetic resonance study : the kinetics of hydrogen exchange reactions in aqueous 15NH+4 solution.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A study of the proton exchange reactions of ¹⁵NH⁺₄ that take place in aqueous acidic solution was conducted. Nuclear magnetic resonance methods were used to measure NH and OH line broadening resulting from exchange over the temperature range 30ﾟC to 80ﾟC, enabling computation of activation parameters for the reactions: -- reaction (4): [special characters omitted] -- reaction (6): [special characters omitted], and -- reaction (7): [special characters omitted] -- Activation energies of essentially zero for reactions (-4) and (7) have been reported in a previous study of aqueous acidic ¹⁴NH⁺₄ proton exchange reactions. Since, for the recombination reaction, any mechanism which might be associated with an activation energy of zero is inconsistant with the diffusion mechanism indicated by the bulk of data on such reactions, this study was undertaken. The ¹⁵N isotope was used to eliminate the possibility of a contribution to the NH linewidth by broadening due to quadrupolar relaxation. -- The activation enthalpy for reaction (4) was found to be 14.6 kcal mole⁻¹. Rate constants for reaction (-4) were found to conform well to a model for diffusion controlled reactions with ∆H*₋₄ equal to 2.2 ± 0.3 kcal mole⁻¹, and with Po a constant equal to (4.2 ± 0.2) x 10⁻⁸ cm. ∆H*₇ was also found to have a non zero value, 4.3 ± 1.6 kcal mole⁻¹; and ∆H*₆ was found to equal 5.6 ± 1.3 kcal mole⁻¹.


identifier: Coish, E. Calvin <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Coish=3AE=2E_Calvin=3A=3A.html>   (1973) A comparison of students enrolled in academic and general programs on attitude toward school, attitude toward self, participation in extra-curricular activities and ratings of students by teachers.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Curricular differentiation as practiced in Newfoundland high schools raises certain questions as to the relative adjustment to various aspects of school life of students in the Academic (Matriculation) group as compared with students in the General (Non-Matriculation) group. The two curricular streams were compared with respect to attitude toward school, attitude toward self, participation in extra-curricular activities, and teacher ratings of student social behavior. -- A review of related literature showed a scarcity of research concerning streaming, particularly in Newfoundland. The available research produced conflicting results concerning the correlates of streaming, thus further questioning the efficacy and necessity of the tracking procedure. -- This post-facto study included Grade 11 students in three Newfoundland rural high schools. Fifty-four students enrolled in the Non-Matriculation program and 125 doing the Matriculation course took part in the study. Data were gathered by means of a semantic differential dealing with attitude toward school and attitude toward self, a questionnaire concerning student participation in extra-curricular activities, and a rating scale on which teachers evaluated student social activity. -- The data obtained were analyzed by a computer program which provided the means, medians, standard deviations and analysis of variance for the Academic group and the General group, males and females, and, in the case of participation in extra-curricular activities, students from the community in which their school was located and students transported into the town. In addition, correlations among different variables for each curricular group, significance of differences between correlations for the two groups, and correlations among three social ratings of students by teachers were calculated. -- Analysis of the data revealed that the Academic group received significantly higher mean teacher ratings and took part in significantly more non-sports activities than did the General group. No other significant differences were noted between the two curricular streams. It was also found that, in the total sample and within both curricular groups, females participated in significantly more non-sports activities than did males. When transported students were compared with non-transported students, no significant differences were found between the participation scores of the two groups. In the Academic group, females received significantly higher mean teacher ratings than did male students. A much larger percentage of significant correlations between variables was discovered for the Academic group than for the General group. Over 75% of the correlations between different teacher ratings of student social behavior were statistically significant. -- From the findings came conclusions and implications concerning the placement of students in Academic and General classes. It was concluded that the expressed attitudes of students presented no apparent cause for alarm concerning streaming procedures. However, when a student participation in extra-curricular activities as expressed by the student and judged by the teachers was considered, reservations about curricular differentiation were raised. -- Recommendations to school personnel included the suggestion of a thorough reassessment of streaming procedures and an enrichment of extra-curricular activities programs in Newfoundland high schools. Possibilities for further study are: investigation of various aspects of student adjustment in Grades 9 to 11; comparative follow-up studies of students in the two curricular groups after graduation from high school; studies of student aspirations as related to the program in which a student is enrolled; and comparative studies of the correlates and effects of streaming as opposed to non-streaming in Newfoundland high schools.


identifier: Sheppard, Charlene Follet <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Sheppard=3ACharlene_Follet=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A language experience approach to remedial reading in the primary grades.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The primary purpose of this internship was the implementation of a language experience approach in the remedial situation in an attempt to improve the reading performance of eight primary children who were retarded in their reading performance and apathetic in their attempts at improvement. A related aim was to provide evaluative information concerning the efficacy of the language experience approach as an effective technique to apply in the remediation of reading difficulties. -- The subjects of the study were five boys and three girls in grades one to three who attended school in an economically well-developed community on the outskirts of St. John's. They ranged in chronological age from six to almost nine and in mental age from five to nine. They received regular classroom instruction in reading, which was supplemented by remedial help given by the intern. Most of the students were retarded by one year or more in reading achievement and were reluctant to read. -- The internship covered a period of approximately twelve weeks. During this time the intern worked with the subjects in carrying out the procedures designed to fulfill the purpose of the study. These procedures included learning about the pupils, selecting instructional materials, and devising teaching procedures. Implementation of the language experience approach in the remedial situation involved stimulating discussions, creating language experience materials, developing word skills, and practising reading. -- The effectiveness of the internship in achieving its purpose was indicated by desirable changes in the subjects' reading achievement, productivity levels, and attitudes toward reading. The subjects showed gains in reading achievement of 0.7 years in vocabulary and in comprehension which, when compared with gains normally expected during the internship period, were statistically significant. The students increased their productivity levels in reading, spelling, writing, and art activities in both the regular and remedial classrooms. Attitudes toward reading became more positive through increased enjoyment of remedial class activities. -- It was concluded that the internship was generally effective in achieving its purpose. The language experience approach was recommended as an effective approach to remedial reading in the primary grades.


identifier: Leonard, Theresa Marie. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Leonard=3ATheresa_Marie=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1979) A cross validation study of the effectiveness of three behavior rating scales in identifying difficulties in primary school children.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study was initiated to investigate the usefulness of teacher completed behavior rating scales as a means of detecting high and low risk students. The study also sought to find out which, if any, scale best demonstrated potential risk of school difficulties in primary school age children. The three behavior rating scales chosen for this exploration were: the AML Behavior Rating Scale by Van Vleet (1970), the Children's Behavior Questionnaire by Rutter (1967), and the Devereaux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale by Spivack and Swift (1967). All behavior rating scales were compared with the Wide Range Achievement Test by Jastak and Jastak (1978). Two groups of subjects were studied firstly as a total group and then as subgroups of the total group. -- Subjects were categorized into high and low risk firstly by teacher ranking of the likelihood of school difficulties and secondly by level of reading achievement as measured by the Wide Range Achievement Test. -- The scores of the three behavior rating scales and the Wide Range Achievement Test were statistically analyzed using Pearson and Kendal's Tau correlation coefficients and a one way and two way analysis of variance. -- The results indicated that all three bheavior rating scales correlate highly with one another, with teacher rank, as well as with scores of the Wide Range Achievement Test. These findings suggest that these three behavior rating scales can differentiate between groups of high and low risk students, split by teacher rank as well as by reading achievement. -- Results of this research generally suggest that, firstly, these three behavior rating scales are useful devices for detecting children who are likely to have school difficulties, secondly, no one scale is better than another, and thirdly, the three behavior rating scales can be used by the teacher to detect high and low risk children.


identifier: Colbourne, B. Wade <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Colbourne=3AB=2E_Wade=3A=3A.html>   (1982) A sociolinguistic study of Long Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study attempted to apply the standard methods of sociolinguistics to a rural Newfoundland community (Long Island, Notre Dame Bay) in which there were no obvious socio-economic classes. Eleven linguistic variables (seven phonological plus four grammatical) were investigated in five different contextual styles. Purely linguistic conditioning was also investigated. The twenty-four speakers (informants) were divided into eight cells based on three binary divisions by sex, age, and education. A difference of means test was used to determine the statistical significance of observed differences in frequencies of variants. -- Several interesting conclusions emerged. Synchronic phonological conditioning of all seven phonological variables was found and, in at least one case, additional diachronic evidence was adduced. The grammatical variable (-ing) showed both phonological and grammatical conditioning. The varying patterns of interdependence among the three independent variables of sex, age, and education yielded several insights into the sociolinguistic structure of the Island. It was also found that sex, age, and education ranked first, second, and third respectively in the variation attributable to these three social variables. However, the strongest conditioning of all proved to be stylistic, with significantly wider variation for all speakers between casual speech (on the one hand) and the four other more formal styles (on the other hand) than between the six most non-standard speakers (i.e., the six older males) and the other eighteen speakers (i.e., the six older females plus the twelve younger speakers). Like socio-economic class in urban studies, style here produced discrete changes in the four grammatical variables. In addition, the stylistic range of younger speakers was significantly wider than that of older speakers, with the young (in their more formal styles) having better command of standard variants. This no doubt facilitates linguistic interaction with non-local speakers, and perhaps indicates a trend towards bidialectalism.


identifier: Luk, Lydia Lai-Chu <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Luk=3ALydia_Lai-Chu=3A=3A.html>   (1982) A graph representation of a semi-join program and its optimization.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A semi-join program is considered to be a strategy for processing a query in a distributed database system. To produce such a strategy for a general query, heuristics are required, as the problem of deriving an optimal solution is considered to be difficult. This thesis presents a semi-join program in graph-theoretic terms.  In this framework, it seeks to improve the semi-join program by transforming it into one with non-increasing cost and non-decreasing benefit. The transformation algorithm runs in 0(n**3) time where n is the number of semi-joins in the program.


identifier: Collens, Stephen John <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Collens=3AStephen_John=3A=3A.html>   (1980) A preliminary study of the displacement of sulphite by tetraphenylborate on trityl derivatives.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Nucleophilic substitution is and has been an active area of investigation for physical organic chemists. Ingold's original mechanistic descriptions, SN1 and SN2, were initially controversial because of the proposal of ionic intermediates in the SN1 process. Now the controversy is over the lack of intermediates in the SN2 process. Winstein proposed that the SN1 ionization is better described in a stepwise fashion with the substrate forming first an intimate ion-pair with no solvent separation followed by ion-pairs succesively separated by layers of solvent until the kinetically free ions are obtained. Sneen extended this idea and claims that all substrates in nucleophilic substitution reactions ionize at least to the intimate ion-pair stage before nucleophilic attack. Thus, Sneen maintains that SN1 and SN2 are operationally equivalent to two extremes of a common mechanism through which all nucleophilic substitution reactions proceed. Sneen's proposal is criticized due to the difficulty in establishing the existence of the intimate ion-pair in reactions which display SN2 kinetics. -- The present study is concerned with the displacement of sulphite ion by tetraphenylborate ion on two trityl derivatives, namely malachite green and paramethoxymalachite green, using water as the solvent. A mechanistic description is derived, using spectrophotometric methods, which must include two different ionized forms of the substrate (differing by amount of solvent separation) which suggests that the Winstein ionization scheme is followed. Also, this reaction provides a method of measuring the rate of solvolysis of the sulphite ion from these trityl derivatives which has not been done before.


identifier: Junger, William John <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Junger=3AWilliam_John=3A=3A.html>   (1979) A longitudinal study of serum concentrations of thyroxine and triiodothyronine in the BUF rat.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Thyroid function was investigated in a colony of BUF inbred rats in order to establish the normal baseline in this model for spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis, and to thereby attempt to monitor the development of the disease (histologic examination of a small sampling of the BUF rats confirmed that thyroiditis did occur in animals of this colony).  Sera were obtained by longitudinal sampling of males and virgin females, and concentrations of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) were measured by radioimmunoassays. T4 and T3 levels were each found to be correlated with body weight in males, with r = 0.264 (P < 0.002) and r = 0.261 (P <; 0.005) respectively, but neither hormone was significantly correlated with body weight in virgin females. T4 and T3 levels declined with age in both sexes; in males, r = -0.309 (P < 0.001) for T4 and r = -0.369 (P < 0.001) for T3, and in virgin females r = -0.283 (P < 0.001) for T4 and r = -0.417 (P < 0.001) for T3. Although these correlation coefficients do no indicate that there was a significant sexual difference in the variation with age of either T4 or T3 (P > 0.05 for each hormone), in general the females had slightly lower levels of T4 and slightly higher levels of T3 than did the males. For those samples that had been assayed for both hormones, the T4/T3 ratios were significantly (P < 0.001) lower in the females and were independent of age in both sexes. Serial samples revealed that T4 and T3 concentrations fluctuated greatly from month to month in animals of each sex. Values which fell outside of the normal ranges (95% confidence limits around the regression lines) could not necessarily be attributable to thyroiditis, with values from subsequent ages often returning to within the normal ranges.


identifier: Dawe, Clarinda Mary Sharpe <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Dawe=3AClarinda_Mary_Sharpe=3A=3A.html>   (1978) A comparison of the use of support and control in the child-rearing practices of foster parents.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Viewing the foster family as fulfilling the same major role of socialization that natural families fill, this study examines one aspect of socialization, that of discipline and the use of parental power. Defining parental power as the force parents use to control their children's behaviour, this research looks at the use of support, assertive control, and inductive control in foster parents. -- Recognizing that different foster parents raise children differently, the researcher divided the total foster parent population served by the St. John's District Welfare Office into two groups--those considered on an 8-point adequacy scale as being more adequate foster parents, and those considered less adequate. Those two groups were individually interviewed and asked questions regarding their use of behaviours related to support, assertive control, and inductive control. Twenty questions based on 20 hypotheses were developed and tested as measures of parental power. -- Based on the work of Rollin and Thomas (1975) it was proposed that the foster parents rated as more adequate, called Group I, would use more support, more inductive control, and less assertive control than the foster parents rated less adequate, Group II. -- This study also looked at the demographic characteristics of the foster parent population and found these similar to other foster parent populations studied in the United Kingdom (Wakeford, 1963) and the United States (Fanshel, 1966). -- Because of the use of total population no inferential statistics were used to examine the study results. A comparison of mean scores indicated that, in 15 of the 20 items measured, the differences of the means were in the direction predicted but the differences were not large. In the five remaining statements the direction was opposite to the direction predicted. -- It is recognized that a large amount of support and inductive control, combined with small amounts of assertive control lead to effective child socialization. All the foster parents studied scored relatively high on the nine items measuring support, the six items measuring inductive control, and relatively low on the five assertive control statements. -- This study therefore concludes that, even though the differences of means in three-quarters of the items were in the direction predicted, the closeness of the scores suggests that (1) all foster parents are approximately equal and rate well as effective socialization agents, or (2) that responses were biased by the need to give socially acceptable responses. -- The research concludes that the concept of parent power should be studied further and the instrument used refined. The questionnaire could then be used by clinical social workers as an aid in the assessment of potential foster parents. The study further suggests that for a richer understanding of the dynamics of foster care, the child's compliance to parental power should also be examined. -- Lastly, foster care is noted to be a difficult process for a child in view of his exposure to the social power and social exchange of more than one set of socialization agents. Supportive family programs which would prevent the need for children to be placed in care are seen as a necessary child welfare priority.


identifier: Sacrey, Patricia Diana <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Sacrey=3APatricia_Diana=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A study and comparison of the ideal and actual roles of the university undergraduate prefect as perceived by the prefects and students in the residence halls of Paton College.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study was conducted on the undergraduate residence halls of Paton College. The study dealt with the prefect and student perception of the ideal and actual role of the prefect in the residence halls. -- Questionnaires were devised by the writer to solicit the perceptions of ideal and actual role. The total population of prefects, fifty, and a sample of two hundred students were given the questionnaires. Thirty-five prefects and one hundred and thirty-five students completed both questionnaires. -- The data was computer analyzed using a multivariate program and areas of significant difference occurred between student and prefect perception, male and female perception and ideal and actual role. -- Ideal and actual role were not perceived to the same degree; more emphasis was placed on ideal role by both prefects and students. Also, prefects placed more emphasis on both the ideal and actual role than did the students. -- The female perception of discipline in the actual role questionnaire was significantly higher than that of the males. In the ideal role questionnaire females again scored significantly higher than males but on the counseling role category. -- From the data conclusions and recommendations were drawn which could act as a guide in improving the prefect system in Paton College.


identifier: Maestres, Luisa E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Maestres=3ALuisa_E=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1977) A quantitative ecological study of aquatic fungi from Broadcove River with emphasis on representatives of the genus Saprolegnia.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The fluctuation in the level of representatives of species belonging to the fungal Order Saprolegniales was monitored in Broadcove River over a one year period. Some physical and chemical parameters of the stream were also monitored. -- The technique used was designed to provide a quantitative estimate of the number of fungal propagules suspended in the water. Attempts were made to minimize the loss of the viable propagules during processing of the sample. The number of these viable propagules was assumed to give an indication of the level of fungal growth or reproductive activity in the stream just prior to or at the time of collecting the water sample. -- Centrifugation, resuspension and plating of the sample on a medium selective for species of the genus Saprolegnia Nees v. Esenbeck were followed by the rapid isolation and subculturing of the colonies as they appeared. Further processing was carried out to obtain sexual structures of the fungi in pure culture for purposes of identification. -- Temperature, level of trace elements, sodium, phosphates, dissolved oxygen and total carbon content of the water (chemical oxidation demand) were found to have an effect on the total number of propagules, and on the number of individual species, in some cases. However, at the lowest recorded temperature, the total number of propagules was reduced regardless of other environmental conditions. -- The species fell into three main groups with relation to the temperature of the stream at which their maximum abundance occurred. A small number of species, the winter species, was most frequent when the stream temperature was from 1.5° to 2.5°C. The most numerous category was made up by the intermediate temperature species, or those species which were recorded most frequently at 13°C. Another small group of species, the warm weather species, was most abundant when the stream temperature was 17°C. -- Occurrence of heavy rains in spring (March) and autumn (September) resulted in an increase in the level of trace elements in the stream and coincided with the isolation of species not otherwise recorded. Resting propagules of these species washed in from the surrounding soil or present in the water may have been stimulated to germinate and grow by the increased level of micronutrients.


identifier: Renouf, M. A. P. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Renouf=3AM=2E_A=2E_P=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A late paleo-Indian and early archaic sequence in southern Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The coast of Southern Labrador is an area ideal for archaeological research. With its abundant marine resources a constant attraction for man, both in prehistoric times and the more recent past, it is a region with the potential to have reconstructed for it an uninterrupted sequence of cultural development from the seventh millennium B.P. to the Christian era as had been demonstrated by the temporally continuous and stylistically related material found by McGhee and Tuck in their 1974-75 surveys. -- The excavation of the Cowpath site (EjBe-7) allows the amplification of the early part of this sequence as represented by the Paleo-Indian derived triangular projectile point and the succeeding projectile point forms and whole complexes which are seen to issue from this. At the site, four loci of intermittent and independent occupation were revealed, with four temporally discrete units subsumed within these occupations, as indicated by as many forms of projectile points which, found and dated elsewhere in Southern Labrador, disclose themselves to be culturally related and temporally successive. The Cowpath East (EjBe-22) and Cowpath West (EjBe-23) sites represent single occupations, refining and reinforcing the more than 2000 year temporal span of the Cowpath site.


identifier: Veitch, Mary Veronica <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Veitch=3AMary_Veronica=3A=3A.html>   (1979) A study in the prediction of students' performance in first-year mathematics courses at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which Grade XI marks could be used to predict achievement in first year mathematics courses for students at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Data related to high school and university performance were collected for the freshman class of 1976-1977 at Memorial. Correlation coefficients were used to determine the appropriateness of the various potential predictors of achievement. The Grade XI composite mathematics mark, which is the average of the public examination mark and the mark awarded by the school for the year's work, was identified as the best single predictor in most cases. In an attempt to establish suitable cut-off marks for entry into first-year mathematics courses, bivariate and multivariate regression methods were used to generate predictor equations. For students who had completed the Grade XI Honours Mathematics program, a mark of 65 was sufficient to predict a passing grade in either Mathematics 1010 or Mathematics 1011. For students completing the Grade XI Matriculation Mathematics program, a mark of 77 was needed to predict a pass in Mathematics 1010. It was concluded that while the Grade XI Honours course provides adequate preparation for  university mathematics courses, the gap between the Grade XI Matriculation course and the introductory course at Memorial was substantial. In all cases, the standard error of estimate revealed in the predictor equations was sufficiently high to suggest a need for flexibility rather than rigidity in the application of cut-off marks. -- The study also examined the university records of Grade XI Honours Mathematics graduates who had been permitted to by-pass the usual first-semester mathematics course and proceed directly to the introductory calculus course. It was concluded that the performance of these students in this course and in subsequent mathematics courses justified the advanced placement they had been given. Furthermore, since these students had acquired in high school an adequate mastery of the material in Mathematics 1010, the data lent support to the plan to award them university credit, subject to conditions laid down by the Mathematics Department at Memorial.


identifier: Kennedy, Mary F. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Kennedy=3AMary_F=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1978) A report on the development of an in-service workshop in media and communications.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to provide a viable means of changing teacher attitudes toward media in English studies. This was accomplished through the designing of the Media Product on Workshop, which provided in-service for teachers and a valid learning experience for students, thus constituting in-service which was practical, of no financial burden to school boards, and involved no student time loss. -- A total of 71 participants, 18 teachers and 53 grade eleven students, took part in this study. They were from both rural and urban schools. Tests and attitude measures devised by the investigator served as the means of collecting data. -- Analysis of the data demonstrated that all participants gained in achievement scores from pre-test to post-test. Female participants scored significantly higher than did males. --  Attitude measures indicated that participants changed from "no opinion" to positive attitudes from pre-scale to post-scale. Composite attitude scores were significantly greater in favour of teachers for "instructional value of media study" and "significance of media study for school boards." Composite attitude scores were also significantly greater in favour of urban schools for "instructional value of media study" and "media utility in English studies." -- An important observation was that both teachers and students enjoyed and accepted working cooperatively as learners. Teachers felt that the role of learner gave them the opportunity to become acquainted with their students on a more personal level than normal classroom routines permit, and students accepted their teachers as part of the group. -- On the basis of this observation it was recommended that school boards consider implementing this type of in-service in the future.


identifier: Dawe, Earle G. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Dawe=3AEarle_G=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1979) A laboratory study of the response to current of juvenile Atlantic salmon (salmo salar).  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Laboratory experiments were conducted in 1978 on rheotropic behavior of juvenile Atlantic salmon from Placentia Bay, Newfoundland rivers. Experiments were designed to investigate the role of water current in directing migrations and to determine the relative importance of environmental factors which may control migration. Smolts, precocious male parr and autumn immature parr were captured for this purpose during their normal periods of migration. Rheotropic behavior was quantified by exposing subjects to current in an experimental flume. Trials were conducted during spring-summer for smolts and autumn for parr. -- For smolts, temperature, light intensity and salinity were selected as experimental variables in a fully crossed experiment. Temperature and time were the only variables in parr experiments. Directional preference, latency of the response and orientation of the downstream response were recorded for all trials. -- Downstream was the most prominent directional response for all juveniles. Response latency and orientation of the downstream response were generally in agreement with directional preference. Experimental findings were consistent with field observations from this and other studies. -- For smolts, experimental variables interacted in regulating rheotropic behavior. The upstream response occurred significantly more frequently in freshwater than at higher salinities. In freshwater latency of the downstream response was shorter where it occurred most frequently. Negative orientation of the downstream response (active movement with the current) occurred significantly more frequently in freshwater than at higher salinities. Positive orientation (passive movement) was more common at the higher salinities. -- For immature parr downstream was the only directional response displayed. This response was also most common for precocious male parr, but some upstream response also occurred. Northeast River precocious male parr showed significantly more upstream response at 8ﾟC than at 12ﾟC. Also for these precocious males, latency of the downstream response was significantly shorter later in the season and at lower temperatures. Orientation of the downstream response for parr was negative. -- Water current may be a directional cue in juvenile Atlantic salmon migrations. Environmental factors probably regulate rheotropic behavior and so control the timing and intensity of migrations.


identifier: Legge, Wanda Lynn <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Legge=3AWanda_Lynn=3A=3A.html>   (1983) A social impact assessment of the Electric Reduction Company of Canada's phosphorus plant at Long Harbour, Placentia Bay.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis deals with the topic of resource development from the approach of social impact analysis. Social impact assessment is a relatively new sociological procedure, having emerged from the socially aware 1960's. Social Impact Analysis (SIA) is primarily concerned with the social repercussions of resource development, its effects upon individuals and the community structure, which are investigated by sociologists. -- The site dealt with in this respect is the phosphorous production plant, owned by Erco Industries of Canada, Ltd. at Long Harbour, Placentia Bay. This thesis investigates the influences that such an industry has had upon a wide range of community activities such as education, religion, and the economy. The community of Mount Arlington Heights, approximately five miles from the plant site, and less than a mile from the community of Long Harbour is also studied because of its close geographical proximity to Long Harbour. The two communities are also incorporated under one town council. -- To study the impact Erco has had upon these communities community profiles of Long Harbour and Mount Arlington Heights were constructed. Through utilizing such community profiles, changes resulting from the plant's being built in the area can be more easily assessed. Three investigative strategies: 1. secondary analysis; 2. semi-structured interviewing; and 3. survey analysis, provided data for the impact assessment. -- The Erco phosphorous plant is the major source of employment for the communities of Long Harbour and Mount Arlington Heights. Both communities receive numerous other economic benefits such as tax revenue, as well as charitable donations. On the debit side Erco received many concessions from both the provincial and federal governments. The controversial power contract is but one illustration of such concessions. -- Additionally, the history of the Erco plant has been plagued by pollution problems which Long Harbour residents in the main, must confront. -- An evaluation of this range of positive and negative consequences for the people of Long Harbour and Mount Arlington Heights comprises the major portion of this thesis. To fully appreciate and evaluate the phosphorous plant. however, it is necessary to understand the governmental assumptions and philosophy toward economic development from which this particular resource industry emerged. Therefore, I have tried to situate the Erco plant within the sociological literature on economic development and the political models of development prevalent within Newfoundland at the time the plant was constructed. Chapter 2, in particular, reflects such an attempt.


identifier: Maxwell, Robert Wayne <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Maxwell=3ARobert_Wayne=3A=3A.html>   (1982) A study of the organization and administration of high school interscholastic athletics in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study examined the organization and administration of high school interscholastic athletics in Newfoundland and Labrador. To complete the study an internship was undertaken through the offices of the Newfoundland-Labrador High School Athletic Federation (N.L.H.S.A.F.) in St. John’s. Data were collected using a number of field study techniques including: structured interviews, document analysis, survey, and limited interaction observation. -- Major findings and conclusions resulting from the internship include: -- 1. Development of a three-tiered organizational structure ensures input in decision-making from local, regional, and provincial levels. -- 2. N.L.H.S.A.F. programs are directed primarily at generating high levels of participation at the local school level to result in educational, social, and recreational benefits to the student. -- 3. Lack of school board policy, finances, and personnel shortages constrain maximum organizational development. -- 4. The principal plays an important role in initiating, supporting, and coordinating school athletic programs. To attain maximum program benefits, schools need to appoint athletic directors to administer the overall interscholastic program. -- The study advanced the following recommendations: -- 1. Efforts should be made to equalize the high cost of delivering athletic programs at the local level. -- 2. School boards should initiate action to develop policies relevant to interscholastic athletics. -- 3. The Department of Education should demonstrate greater visible support for N.L.H.S.A.F. programs and increase interaction with other government departments in facilitating development, management, and delivery of N.L.H.S.A.F programs. -- 4. School districts, N.L.H.S.A.F., and the Department of Education should endeavour to evaluate interscholastic athletic programs in terms of their contribution towards educational objectives, contribution to the student, and contribution to the school and society.


identifier: Wilson, Bernard Paul <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Wilson=3ABernard_Paul=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A study of the effects of a required study skills program upon academic achievement in the first year of University.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study employed 180 randomly sampled first year students, 91 in a Control condition and 89 in an Experimental condition. Students in the Experimental condition were required to complete a Study Skills course during their first semester. At the end of the first semester both groups were compared on measures of academic performance and study habits and attitudes. At the end of the second semester, both groups were compared on measures of academic performance. Students in the Experimental condition were exposed to the Study Skills program of Dr. F.J. Vattano during their regular English course. Students were grouped into high and medium risk categories by means of their Grade XI English average. All students completed the Brown-Holtzman Survey of Study Skills and Attitudes (Form C) at the end of their first semesters. The raw scores collected were examined by the use of the SPSS and NYMBUL programs to provide an analysis of covariance of group means. Two runs were performed to provide an analysis of covariance with one covariate (Grade XI average) and with two covariates (Grade XI average and first semester average). Analysis was performed for the high risk groups, the medium risk groups and the combined risk groups. It was hypothesized that no significant differences would be found between Control and Experimental groups at all levels on the outcome measures used. These null hypotheses were accepted as the analysis of the data revealed no significant differences. The Study Skills program used was assessed by the students in the Experimental condition. While the results of this assessment indicated that on the whole the information presented in the program was favourably received, it was noted that some students expressed disapproval of the methods of presentation used. The study was undertaken to investigate the possible use of the Study Skills program as a required course for first year high risk students. It was recommended that this program not be implemented but that other methods of meeting the academic support needs of these students be investigated.


identifier: Doull, James Alfred <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Doull=3AJames_Alfred=3A=3A.html>   (1979) A study of some metal complexes of the polydentate ligand 1,4-DI(2'-Pyridyl) aminophthalazine.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Coordination compounds of the ligand 1,4-di(2'-pyridyl)-aminophthalazine (PAP) and various nickel(II) and zinc(II) salts are studied.  In the case of the nickel(II) complexes, infrared and electronic spectra, and elemental analyses indicate the compounds formed are binuclear and dimeric, containing nickel in a pseudo-octahedral environment; four of the coordination sites are occupied by ligand nitrogen atoms.  In the nickel halide complexes the remaining coordination sites are occupied by water or, in some cases, coordinated halogen atoms, which are replaced by water in aqueous solution.  Two complexes are formed with nickel nitrate, both of which contain coordinated nitrate groups, and one of them contains a bridging hydroxy group.  In the coordination compounds of PAP with nickel perchlorate and tetrafluoroborate the metal atoms have coordinated water and are joined by a bridging hydroxy group.  Magnetic susceptibility studies indicate antiferromagnetic exchange between the nickel atoms in the hydroxy bridged species. -- When reacted with halides or pseudohalides of zinc, PAP acts in either a bidentate or tetradentate manner, depending on the anion present.  All of the PAP-zinc complexes contain coordinated anions.


identifier: Pond, Earl <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Pond=3AEarl=3A=3A.html>   (1973) A study of the development of the graduate programs and an evaluation of the relevance of the master's program in educational administration at Memorial University of Newfoundland, as perceived by graduates.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: One of the functions of the Department of Educational Administration at Memorial University of Newfoundland is to offer graduate programmes that will develop in potential school administrators the competencies needed in their profession. The major problem of this study was to obtain and assess the reactions of the Master’s graduates from the Department of Educational Administration at Memorial University of their preparation programme, relative to their field responsibilities. Other related problems of this study were: (1) to trace the development of the graduate programmes in Educational Administration; (2) to present the current graduate programmes in Educational Administration; and (3) to present a brief history of the Department of Educational Administration at Memorial University. -- The 33 Master’s graduates from the Department of Educational Administration who composed the survey group for this study were requested to complete an eleven page questionnaire. The graduates indicated the degree of their preparation, Strong, Satisfactory, or Poor for 79 administrative duties. These duties were categorized according to nine task areas: General Administration; School Plant; Pupils; School Finance; Staff; Curriculum and Instructional Improvement; Public Relations; Research; and School Law. Space was provided on the questionnaire for graduates to write additional comments as well. -- The task areas in which graduates perceived their preparation to be strongest were: General Administration; Staff; Public Relations; and Research. Sufficient preparation seems to have been provided in Curriculum and Instructional Improvement and School law. Of all the task areas considered, preparation seems to have been most inadequate in the area of School Plant. A large majority of the graduates indicated that courses appropriate to the development of skills in School Finance were not available to them. -- The implications of the over-all response of graduates to the appraisal instrument are that, generally speaking, the Master’s Programme in Educational Administration at Memorial University of Newfoundland has provided them with the competencies needed in school administration. However, implementation of some of the recommendations contained in the study would undoubtedly enable the Department of Educational Administration to further increase the relevance of its graduate programmes and the effectiveness of its work.


identifier: Smallwood, Frederick David. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Smallwood=3AFrederick_David=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1971) A study of the educational, social and non-academic benefits of three different residence hall settings and off-campus lodgings to male college students.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Three groups of male residence hall students and one group of male lodging students were compared on the basis of their academic success as measured by the April 1971 final examinations, study habits and attitudes as measured by the Brown-Holtzman Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, personality traits as measured by the California Psychological Inventory and participation in extra-curricular activities, involvement in community affairs and use of community facilities as measured by check-lists on a questionnaire. Residence hall students were also compared on the basis of their use of the services of the residence proctor, also as measured by check-lists on a questionnaire. The three residence hall groups had significantly better academic results and significantly higher scores on the SSHA than did lodging students. On the variables of participation in extra-curricular activities, involvement in community affairs and use of university and community facilities, residence hall students generally were significantly higher than lodging students although on some of the sub-divisions of the variables, there were no significant differences and on others, lodging students scored significantly higher than one or more of the groups of residence hall students. At least one group of residence students scored significantly higher on the personality traits of responsibility, intellectual efficiency, femininity, socialization, self-control, communality, achievement via independence and flexibility than did lodging students. On the other traits no significant differences appeared, except for the trait of communality on which lodging students scored significantly higher than did one group of residence hall students. Significant inter-residence hall differences were also found on all of the above mentioned variables of the study as well as on the use of the services of the residence hall proctor.


identifier: Wareham, Alfred Berkley <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Wareham=3AAlfred_Berkley=3A=3A.html>   (1977) A study of the effect of parental group counseling on the academic achievement of grade eight underachieving students.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of a specific model of parental group counseling on the grade point average of underachievers. -- Actual determination of underachievers was made by using grade point averages for mid-term school examinations in English, Mathematics, French, Science, History, and Geography. The grade point averages were compared with scholastic aptitude as indicated from scores received on the Otis-Lennon Mental Abilities Test. The sample of 36 students was drawn from a total grade eight population of 149 and randomly assigned to each of the following four groups: Instructional Counseling Group, Subject Information Group, Sensitization Group, and Control Group. -- The program used in this study consisted of activities designed to teach skills that could be used by parents in the home to assist their child with homework and thereby enhance the scholastic achievement of their child. -- The June grade point averages were compared with the Mid-term grade point averages, using a univariate analysis of covariance. The analysis of covariance showed no significant differences between any of the groups in the study.


identifier: Cahill, Regina <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Cahill=3ARegina=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A study of the community schools of the North Vancouver School District (No. 44) British Columbia.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis has no abstract.


identifier: Dunne, Maureen Elizabeth <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Dunne=3AMaureen_Elizabeth=3A=3A.html>   (1980) A study of topical reading interests and their relation to the literature texts of selected grade nine students.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study was designed to investigate the extent to which the reading interests of the grade nine students of the Roman Catholic School board of the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland were satisfied in the curriculum of their literature course, primarily the anthology and assigned novels. -- This study was part of an intensive, cooperative effort of three graduate students to analyze the status of reading in the curriculum of the students and teachers under the board concerned and to make the findings available to the local school authority, together with some suggestions and recommendations for future development of a high school reading program. -- For this study, two questionnaires were formulated: one examined general reading interests, while the other investigated specific reading interests as they related to selections in the anthology and assigned novels. Both questionnaires were tested for student comprehension and ease of administration in a pilot study in a junior high school. The population of the present study consisted of 209 grade nine students under the jurisdiction of the board concerned. Information regarding intelligence quotient and reading ability of the students was obtained from the research data of another Master’s thesis which was conducted concurrently with this one. The resulting data of the General Topical Interest Questionnaire and the Specific Literature Interest Questionnaire were analyzed by computer programs. -- An analysis of the data revealed that the students displayed interest in a wide variety of topics and character types. The type of literature they liked best was short stories, followed by novels and plays. Poetry and essays fell far behind. -- Five of the six interest ratings that were assigned the major sections of the literature curriculum ranged from 0.61 to 0.69. This percentage can be interpreted as the average percentage of students to whom the unit has the potential of appealing. -- The factor of sex exerted a significant influence upon the ratings given to the units of short stories, poetry, non-fiction, plays and novels.  The factor of age exerted a significant influence upon students’ ratings of the selections in the short story, poetry, drama and novel units. The factor of intelligence exerted a significant influence upon student ratings on the units of poetry and non-fiction. The factor of reading ability exerted a significant influence upon student ratings of the selections in the short story, poetry and drama sections. -- Reading ability exerted a significant influence upon the ratings with students assigned to the level of difficulty of the poetry section of the text. -- Several recommendations were made by the research after consideration of the findings of the study. Among these were: -- 1. The text should be supplemented by materials in which the students have expressed interest. -- 2. The units of poetry and mythology need to be revised and supplemented. -- 3. Two groups of students need special consideration in the selection of curriculum materials: those above the average age for grade nine and those of above average intelligence. -- 4. Alternative choices of literature materials should be available for boys and girls.


identifier: Thomas, Gerald <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Thomas=3AGerald=3A=3A.html>   (1970) An analysis of the tall tale genre with particular reference to Phillippe d'Alcripe's La nouvelle fabrique des excellents traits de vérité (circa 1579); together with an annotated translation of the work.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The aim of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of various aspects of one minor genre in oral folk narrative, the tall tale.  The analysis refers particularly to Philippe d'Alcripe's La Nouvelle Fabrique des Excellents Traits de Vérité (ca. 1579), a rare and important collection of sixteenth century French tall tales with many international parallels.  Because of its scarcity, the work has been translated and annotated. -- Previously defined largely on the basis of its content of lies and exaggerations, a new definition of this humorous anecdotal genre, based for the most part on the analysis of American source material, includes as criteria the contexts and functions of the tall tale. The genre is characterised by certain formal patterns such as the lying contest between two liars. Tall tales tend to gather around noted raconteurs who are the heroes or protagonists of their own or others' tales.  Such heroes seem to thrive in a limited number of professional contexts and generally enjoy a regional fame alone, unless commercially exploited. It has been possible to confirm the existence in French tradition of patterns of tall tale telling, similar to these found in North America. -- The presence of lying motifs or the common notion of impossibility in other genres has necessitated an analysis of the differences between the tall tale and Märchen, saint's legend, giant lore, nonsense tale, lying song and aspects of children's lore and folk speech. -- Against this background, an analysis of the content of the tales in La Nouvelle Fabrique supports the argument that Philippe d'Alcripe's collection is a body of traditional oral narrative collected in a traditional context with an accuracy approaching modern standards.


identifier: Meaney, Louis James <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Meaney=3ALouis_James=3A=3A.html>   (1976) A study of small central high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The small high school has been criticized and often condemned because of its size. Found in the related literature are claims that the small high school has limited facilities, has difficulty in attracting and holding qualified staff, offers narrow curricular programs, and has few pupil services. The result of these weaknesses is school ineffectiveness. -- In the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador there are many areas where, due to various factors, consolidation and centralization have not eliminated small schools. In 1973-74 there were fifty-three small central high schools with an enrolment of fewer than 200 pupils. -- This study has attempted to determine the current status and future prospects of six "remote and necessary" small central high schools in the Province with respect to facilities, staff, program, consultative services, and pupil services. The effectiveness of these schools was presented in terms of pupil retention, promotion, retardation, and graduation. A profile of the small central high school in the Province was then developed using these components. Problem areas related to the schools' effectiveness included: facilities, employment and retention of qualified teachers, consultative services, program, pupil services, and socio-economic conditions of the school areas. -- Structured interviews using questionnaires and data guides were conducted with school board office personnel, school principals, teachers, and Grade XI students. Previously recorded data were collected from the school board offices, schools, and various departments of governments. -- Some of the major findings and conclusions include the following: (1) generally, small central high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador lack the basic instructional facilities considered essential to the provision of a comprehensive high school program, (2) most teachers in small central high schools in the Province have been associated with such small schools in terms of their own high school education and teaching experience, (3) the majority of the teachers are sufficiently qualified to teach the program being offered, (4) the curriculum of these schools is generally considered narrow, rigid, and irrelevant in terms of meeting the needs of all students, (5) consultative services are grossly inadequate for these schools, (6) there are few services for pupils, and (7) results in the Public Examinations for these schools are better than those of the Province as a whole.


identifier: Lafargue , Andre Gustave <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Lafargue_=3AAndre_Gustave=3A=3A.html>   (1974) An acoustic analysis of gemination in Eskimo and French - a spectrographic study of the effects on vowels of selected consonant and vowel features in Labrador Eskimo and St. Pierre French.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The aim of this thesis is to investigate the extent to which surface phonetic contrasts are actually present in the acoustic stage of the speech chain, and to define the acoustic nature of such contrasts. This is mainly a spectrographic study of the three "extreme" vowels, (/i/, /a/ and /u/) to determine some of the acoustic effects on vowels of vowel and consonant gemination in two related languages, Eskimo (Labrador Inuttut) and French (St. Pierre et Miquelon dialect). The phonological status of vowel and consonant gemination in French is quite different from their status in Eskimo. In French these processes occur across word boundaries, whereas in Eskimo they are word internal. -- Minimal pairs in sequences of the types CVC, CVVC, CVCC, and CVVCC were recorded by two informants (one of each sex) for each dialect. The various displays available from a modified Kay Sonagraph provided the relevant data on vowel quantity and quality. -- The main conclusions concerning vowel quantity are as follows: -- (a) The vowels in the above four types of sequences are not always different in absolute duration but they always contrast in relative duration (i.e., as fractions of the duration of the total sequence). -- (b) The gemination of a following consonant is found to have a more reducing effect on the duration of a preceding vowel in Eskimo (a language which has gemination within word boundaries) than in French (a language which has gemination across word boundaries). -- (c) Gemination of a following consonant is found to have a greater effect on the duration of a preceding single vowel on a preceding double vowel. -- The concepts of co-articulation effects and language-specific neutral tongue positions provided bases for tentative explanations for some of variations in duration. -- Measurements of formant frequencies and intensities suggested the following generalizations about vowel quality: -- (a) Whereas all three single vowels in Eskimo are more mid-central than their corresponding double correlates, this is not true for the French high-back vowel. -- (b) The effect on its quality of the doubling of a vowel is greater than the effect of the gemination of the following consonant. -- (c) Formant intensities provide more consistent cues than do formant frequencies for the single/double vowel distinction. -- The final conclusion of this research is that vowel doubling has a greater effect on both vowel quantity and quality in both languages than has the gemination of the following consonant.


identifier: Norman, Frank John <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Norman=3AFrank_John=3A=3A.html>   (1977) Activity-oriented instruction versus traditional textbook method in tenth grade geometry : a comparative study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The study was conducted to determine whether a significant difference existed between the effects of two methods of instruction, namely activity-oriented and traditional textbook. The two dependent variables examined were achievement and attitudes. -- A unit of work on the geometry of the circle was taught to two groups of 12 students randomly assigned from a general grade ten class at Buchans Public High School. Once group was taught using the textbook; the other group used an instructional package devised by the investigator. -- Parallel forms of criterion referenced test were administered as a pretest and posttest in order to measure the achievement variable. Attitudes were measured by issuing a pretest and posttest attitudes questionnaire. -- The analysis of the results showed a significant difference in achievement on the posttest, only when the Canadian Test of Basic Skills scores were used as a covariate. A chi square analysis of the attitudes data showed a significant difference between treatments on the posttest but no significant difference between treatments on the posttest but no significant difference on the pretest. No significant correlation between attitudes and achievement was found to exist on the pretest scores for control group, experimental group or combined group and the control group’s posttest scores. A significant correlation did exist for the experimental and control group’s posttest scores.


identifier: Ryan, R. Lloyd(Ronald Lloyd) <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Ryan=3AR=2E_Lloyd=28Ronald_Lloyd=29=3A=3A.html>   (1979) An analysis of some of the relationships between management style of junior and senior high school principals and teacher job satisfaction and productivity.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The study was conducted to explore the relationship between Teacher-Centered Management Style of junior and senior high school principals and Job Satisfaction and Job Productivity of junior and senior high school teachers. -- A three-part questionnaire was hand-delivered to 209 junior and senior high school teachers in 18 of 20 junior and senior high schools in the Grand Falls area of Newfoundland. A total of 177 questionnaires, 84.7 percent, were completed and returned. -- Factor analysis was utilized as a data reduction technique. The variable Job Satisfaction was decomposed into two factors, Teacher Salary Satisfaction and Teacher Satisfaction with the Capabilities of Teacher Colleagues. Similarly, the variable Job Productivity was decomposed into three factors, Intrinsic Commitment to Teaching as a Profession, Job Involvement, and Self-Concept as a Teacher. -- Analysis of the data by means of a path analytic model revealed a number of statistically significant relationships. The relationship between Teacher-Centered Management Style of school principals and Teacher Salary Satisfaction was a statistically significant positive one and accounted for about 15 percent of the variance. The relationship between Teacher-Centered Management Style and Teacher Satisfaction with the capabilities of Teacher Colleagues was also a statistically significant positive one, but accounted for less than 10 percent of the variance of the dependent variable. There was also a statistically significant positive relationship between Teacher-Centered Management Style and Intrinsic Commitment to Teaching as a Profession, but this relationship accounted for less than 6 percent of the variance. -- Statistically significant negative relationships were revealed between Teacher Satisfaction with the Capabilities of Teacher Colleagues and Job Involvement, accounting for less than 4 percent of the variance, and between Teacher Satisfaction with the Capabilities of Teacher Colleagues and Self-Concept as a Teacher, accounting for less than 3 percent of the variance. -- Because so little of the variance of the dependent variables was accounted for by the independent variables, it was concluded that factors not explored in the study were probably more important determinants of the Job Satisfaction and Job Productivity variables studied.


identifier: Fowler, Robert Alphonsus <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Fowler=3ARobert_Alphonsus=3A=3A.html>   (1978) An analysis of the postsecondary plans of the 1975 grade XI students under the Bay St. George Roman Catholic, the Port-au-Port Roman Catholic, and the Humber-St. Barbe Roman Catholic School Boards.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study was designed with three objectives in mind, namely: (1) to determine the postsecondary plans of those Grade XI students enrolled under the Bay St. George Roman Catholic, the Port-au-Port Roman Catholic, and the Humber-St. Barbe Roman Catholic School Boards; (2) to determine the results of these plans; and (3) to establish whether or not these plans and reasons were dependent on the sex, the age, the current high school program under which the students were enrolled, the students' self-concept of ability, the fathers' education, and the size of the community from which these students came. -- The subjects for study were 510 Grade XI pupils enrolled under the three School Boards during 1974 and who responded to the 1975 Senior Secondary Students' Survey of Career Decisions. -- Analysis of the data revealed that approximately one-half of all those students who responded intended to terminate their education at the high school level and go immediately into the labor force. Of those students who intended to continue their postsecondary education, approximately 40 per cent intended to enter Memorial University of Newfoundland, and another 40 per cent intended to study at one of the province's district vocational schools. Students from these three Boards in general did not intend to go to the College of Trades and Technology or to the College of Fisheries in St. John's. -- The most significant reason for students choosing not to continue to a postsecondary institution was that they wished to earn money as soon as possible. The main reason for students choosing a nonuniversity postsecondary education was that this type of education was more suitable to their desired occupation. -- The sex of the student was found to be significant only as it related to the choice of the postsecondary institution. The age of the student and the current program under which the student was registered were only significant as they related to the work plans of the student. It was also found that the self-concept of ability as perceived by the student was significant when cross-tabulated with the student's postsecondary plans. The father's education was also a significant factor in students' deciding which institution to enter, as was the size of community from which the student came. -- This study will endeavor to supply information which will aid the three School Boards and their policy-makers in determining the future needs and aspirations of their students; as well, the study should point out the uniqueness of these boards and the need for them, as well as others, to have factual and relevant information on the status of their students and their educational program.


identifier: Brown, Joseph A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brown=3AJoseph_A=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1976) Aggression and territoriality in Stichaeus Punctatus (Pisces : Stichaeidae).  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Laboratory experiments demonstrated that underyearling Stichaeus punctatus are territorial in tanks of 4050 cm² total bottom area or more for the periods September to January and July through August. In the field, territory holders won a significant number of encounters with intruding fish and were observed to occupy territories from August to November. In laboratory experiments, prior residency was found to be a factor in the territoriality of underyearlings. Older fish were never observed to establish territories in the laboratory or field during the study but appeared to show area affinities for a particular area of the substrate in the field. -- Underyearling aggressiveness was influenced by time of year, water temperature and photoperiod. Aggressive levels were low for the period January to June and high from July to December. Photoperiod affected the intensity of underyearling aggressiveness but not the seasonality of it. The aggressive level decreased sharply in August when the underyearlings completed their first year of benthic life. Older fish were less aggressive and no seasonal influences were noted. The rate of interaction between the two age groups was low and in all encounters between them the older fish were always dominant. -- Underyearlings preferred a rocky habitat when presented with a choice. The isolation and social aspects of aggression and territoriality were examined but the relative importance of these two factors in the territoriality of this species was not determined. -- The social organization operating between the two age groups and its ecological implications during their period of inshore life are discussed.


identifier: Johnson, Olive Skene <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Johnson=3AOlive_Skene=3A=3A.html>   (1977) A study of cognitive sex differences as related to brain laterality.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Subjects were given a short form of the WAIS plus two group tests, one verbal and one spatial. Hand preference was assessed by responses to the Annett Handedness questionnaire. Verbal and perceptual-spatial abilities were compared for firm right, firm left and mixed left males and females. It was predicted that left-handed females would be most impaired, relative to dextral males, on the spatial measures, while left-handed males and right-handed females would be intermediate in spatial competence between right-handed males and left-handed females, but not different from them in verbal competence. Mode of writing in sinistrals was also examined. -- The group tests proved more sensitive to the phenomena under study. Predictions were confirmed on the verbal group test, and on the spatial test all differences were in the expected directions but were statistically significant only for firm left subjects. Firm left, mixed left and right-handed females were not different from their opposite-sex groups on either the verbal or spatial measure; thus on these tests handedness proved to be a better predictor of cognitive abilities than sex. -- The WAIS measures found no significant differences, and several possible explanations for this are discussed. -- Results for normal- and inverted-writing left handers were not different for males, but female inverted writers were impaired both verbally and spatially relative to normal-writing females. -- These results lend partial support to Levy's hypothesis that poorer spatial ability reflects weaker functional lateralization. However, a careful definition of handedness is needed, as well as a clear description of "spatial" and "verbal" abilities. It is also necessary to determine which tests can best detect various aspects of cognitive function.


identifier: Coombs, Cyril Paul <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Coombs=3ACyril_Paul=3A=3A.html>   (1981) An analysis of student promotion policies in Newfoundland central-junior high schools and associated feeder schools.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study is to describe various aspects of student promotion policies in Newfoundland central/junior high and associated feeder schools as perceived by administrators of these organizations. More specifically, promotion policy differences among and between school boards, central/junior high and feeder schools are examined. Furthermore, the study attempts to examine the relationship between central/junior high and associated feeder school response. -- All Newfoundland school board superintendents, central/junior high schools and associated feeder schools were mailed a questionnaire concerning student promotion policies. This questionnaire was adapted from a similar Toronto study (1964) and was piloted in a St. John's school board before mailing. The questionnaire was mailed in April 1979. Final overall response rate was 80 per cent. -- Differences among boards, central/junior high and associated feeder schools were determined from distributions and mean responses to each questionnaire statement. It was found that all three groups showed much agreement in responding. However, boards differed on statements concerning: conditional promotion, grade retention, importance of chronological age, and student's social group. Boards disagreed on the importance of the following considerations for non-promotion: student work and study habits, effort, attendance record, social maturity, ability to handle work of the next grade, and being a slow learner. -- Despite overall agreement among central/junior high schools, they differed on statements concerning: conditional promotion, importance of social group, grade retention, student attitude, work and study habits, effort, attendance, marks in relation to the class, and student's need for a firmer foundation before moving on to the next grade. Feeder school response differences occurred on statements dealing with: conditional promotion, study habits, effort, attendance record, being a slow learner, progress in relation to the class, class inattentiveness, and social maturity. -- To examine differences between these groups, Chi-square analyses were performed. This showed that board, central/junior high and feeder school response significantly differed on the following statements: minimum standards of achievement, the multi-factor approach to promotion, skipping, grade retention, and chronological age. Overall, Chi-square analyses indicated that most significant differences occurred between central/junior high and feeder schools. -- Pearson product-moment correlations were used to point out the relationship between central/junior high schools and associated feeder schools. The mean correlation between each school was +.448, indicating a moderate degree of similarity between central/junior high and associated feeder school response. -- Recommendations and suggestions for further research arose from this study. The major recommendation indicates that school boards and schools should further examine student promotion policy discrepancies prevalent within their districts. Upon completion of this activity it should be determined if these discrepancies ought to exist. If they ought not do, means for better coordinating student promotion policies should be devised.


identifier: O'Neill, Mollie G. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/O=27Neill=3AMollie_G=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1977) Access and adjustment to university : an exploratory study of Memorial University of Newfoundland's 1971 freshmen applicants.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study explores the factors which impede, encourage and facilitate access to university among Newfoundland students who applied to the first year of studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1971. It discusses the differences in urban/rural, social class and academic background among those who entered Memorial, those who were accepted but did not attend and those who did meet Memorial's entrance requirements. -- The study also explores the social and academic adjustment patterns among Memorial's freshmen, in terms of their subjective experiences and attitudes toward their subjective experiences and attitudes toward their home communities, the university and their career expectations. -- Attention is given to the interrelation of access and adjustment to university and the overall economic and educational state in Newfoundland.