identifier: Dawe, Tom <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Dawe=3ATom=3A=3A.html>   (1976) Themes of refuge in John Clare's poetry.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

title: Themes of refuge in John Clare's poetry

abstract: Themes of refuge pervade the poetry of English poet, John Clare (1793-1864). Several of those themes can be examined by considering a wide range of Clare's poetry in which he is preoccupied with motifs of security, shelter, and retreat from the cares and disappointments of society, seeking instead his private world of peaceful contemplation and vision. -- Clare's emphasis on a visionary Eden can be considered as a theme of refuge in his poetry; the poet takes the Garden symbol of biblical and Romantic tradition and adapts it to his own particular system. In his Eden poems, Clare can turn away from the miseries of his deprived life and envision a place of constant, timeless beauty, spiritual presence, innocence, glory, and natural freshness. Motifs of spring and childhood are frequent in this context as Clare returns often in his imagination to that perfect setting before the axe of enclosure chopped down most of the trees, and the adult state of reason ended the child's world of wonder and fantasy. Also relative to the Eden refuge in Clare's poetry is the way he celebrates all Sabbath moments, however brief, as heavenly breaks from sweaty labour, the curse of man's Fall. -- Clare's companion in this Paradise is Mary, his ideal, spiritual lady; from his childhood sweetheart, Mary Joyce, she developed, over the years, into the poet's perfect Platonic wife, his symbol of timeless beauty, his muse, his guardian angel, his benign goddess, and into a number of various other special female figures. In Mary's divine company, Clare feels safe from the toils of life; without her, however, he feels doomed with all the rank and file of fallen humanity, destined for anxiety, sorrow, depression and the nightmare of hell. -- There are a number of other retreat themes in Clare's poetry: sheltered nooks in a pleasant, natural landscape away from the din of labour, comfortable shades that enclose the poet in an atmosphere conducive to imagination's pleasures, the bird's nest secure in the protection of nature's bosom away from insensitive man, and the domestic retreat, the snug, tidy nest of a cottage where the poet can still feel nature's influence as he reads or dreams in peace far away from the noisy world. In this latter aspect, Clare sometimes echoes the poetry of William Cowper who also celebrates the bliss of the simple, cottage retreat. -- In all his modes of refuge and retreat, in his exercise of imaginative vision, Clare is intimate with all the positive entities of the natural world. Eden and Mary can continually bloom for him again as long as he keeps his heart and imagination true to his recreation of those confined, special places in the sheltered landscape of Helpstone, his blessed childhood home.


identifier: Crummey, Hubert Ralph <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Crummey=3AHubert_Ralph=3A=3A.html>   (1976) The life history, habits and some aspects of the natural control of Choristoneura Fumiferana (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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abstract: The eastern spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.), is a univoltine species in Newfoundland and has six larval instars. Head capsule width differences occurred between the sexes only in instars V and VI. -- Needle mining occurred on all three host tree species, and was of the longest duration on black spruce. -- Adults were present from late July to mid-August. The first adults to emerge were invariably males; females emerged several days later. The sex ratio was 1:1. -- Females preferred white spruce and balsam fir to black spruce in laboratory experiments when all three hosts were offered simultaneously to them for oviposition. There was an average of 16 eggs per egg mass (21 eggs per mass in the field); 54% of the masses had two rows of eggs, 20% had two rows plus a partial third, and 26% had three rows. Hatching success of the eggs was 99%. -- Based on 18-inch branch samples, there were 3 times as many larvae on white spruce as on black spruce and 4 times as many on balsam fir as on black spruce. Larval development was the fastest on white spruce and the slowest on black spruce. -- Weather seemed to have little direct effect on budworm survival. The major predators were birds; ants and other insects may also have destroyed some. Thirteen primary parasitoid species, including one pupal parasitoid, were reared during the study. Mortality due to parasitoids was less than 19% on average for the two years, but was higher in 1974 than in 1973. The two most important species were Glypta fumiferanae (Vier.) and Apanteles fumiferanae Vier., which accounted for about 18% of the total parasitism during the study, Glypta being more numerous. -- Two species of fungi, Entomophthora sphaerosperma Fres. and E. egressa MacLeod and Tyrrell, were observed to cause mortality. The combined mortality of larvae and pupae due to these fungi for both years, was 16%. -- Defoliation of the new growth on the sample trees in both 1973 and 1974 was approximately 99%, 87% and 70% for balsam fir, white spruce and black spruce, respectively.


identifier: Coffin, Susan Dianne <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Coffin=3ASusan_Dianne=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Sex differences in educational aspirations of Newfoundland youth: the effects of family, school and community variables.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A study was conducted consisting of all Newfoundland grade eleven high school students who planned on attending a post-secondary school the following year. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the extent to which certain factors within the school, family, and community served as barriers to females attending university, while not to males. -- The data used for this study was taken from a questionnaire issued by the committee for the study of enrollment at Memorial University. -- A causal model was set up linking the variables to each other. The dependent variables in the model were program of study, self-concept of academic ability, occupational expectation, and probability of attending university. Twenty- one hypotheses were derived in keeping with the purpose of the study. In order to test these, a number of analyses were conducted. At the outset, a regression procedure was used to help choose the variables that were the best predictors of each dependent variable. Spady's measure of association was then utilized to obtain a measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables. In addition, Davies' procedure was used to determine the significance of the difference between two percentages. -- The findings revealed that males and females were not influenced by the same factors in their decision to attend university. In addition, certain factors within the family and school, served as barriers to a female making plans to attend university. It was found that the family served more as a positive influence on a male's program of study than a female's. Also, father's occupation, a proxy for family finances was more of an influence on females than males. A female expecting a high occupation needed a higher self-concept and program of study than did a male expecting the same level of occupation. -- It was concluded that there is inequality of educational opportunity for females in Newfoundland. Females were found to suffer from barriers that were not present for males.


identifier: Fagan, Lenora Perry <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Fagan=3ALenora_Perry=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Resource-based single industry communities: a unit of curriculum and instruction based on the theories of Mauritz Johnson and the criteria of the Canada Studies Foundation.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a unit of curriculum and instruction on resource-based single industry communities using the theories of Mauritz Johnson and the criteria of the Canada Studies Foundation. The unit which has been developed could be used as a supplement to the existing social studies programs for upper high school students. -- The unit is multimedia in nature and includes a student text, a teacher's manual, wall charts, overhead transparencies, an audio tape, and suggested activities. The "curriculum," or matrix of intended learning outcomes for the unit, was drawn from several areas of the social sciences - history, geography, sociology, anthropology, and economics - and from non-disciplined knowledge contained in magazine articles, newspapers, union records, company records, and conversations with various individuals having some knowledge of single industry communities. -- At various stages in the development of the unit subject matter specialists, social studies experts and audio-visual specialists were consulted and their suggestions were incorporated into the unit. Fry's Readability Formula (1968) was applied to the student text to ascertain whether or not the reading level was suitable for upper high school students, and Anderson's "Guiding Questions" (1972) were used throughout to assure that Johnson's Theories (1967; 1969) were being adhered to. Finally, it was placed in six classrooms in the Gander area - four grade ten and two grade eleven - for field testing. In three grade ten classes the unit was taught in totality, and in three others only short sections were used. Results of the formative evaluation showed that the unit was readable, teachable, and valid. -- The following conclusions were drawn from the study: -- 1. Johnson's theories, if used in conjunction with some criteria for selection and organization, can provide a workable model for curriculum and instructional development. -- 2. The criteria of the Canada Studies Foundation can provide much guidance for the inexperienced developer who wishes to produce curriculum and instruction materials on Canadian topics. -- 3. The unit can be successfully taught in urban and rural Newfoundland classrooms by teachers who have had no inservice training or background study on the topic of single industry communities.


identifier: Brokenshire, Enid Gwendoline Earle <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brokenshire=3AEnid_Gwendoline_Earle=3A=3A.html>   (1977) Construction and validation of student questionnaire measuring attitudes to self, school and teacher.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to construct a questionnaire to measure the attitudes of the child, age 8 to 12 years, to self, school and teacher and to investigate the reliability and validity of the devised instrument. -- The theoretical constructs of the questionnaire were based on self-concept, attitude and self-report theory. The items were devised from a review of self-concept instruments and studies and from consultations with parents, graduate students and educational psychologists. From a pool of 500 items, 80 were chosen with the concurrence of 11 people in the educational psychology field. These items formed the initial questionnaire. -- This questionnaire was administered to a sample of 211 students from Grades IV to VII, inclusive, in two selected Newfoundland schools. It was re-administered three weeks later. -- Through item analysis and factor analytic studies a final questionnaire was developed. This final version, The Student Self-Attitude Questionnaire, contained 31 items, 15 measuring attitude to self, 9 measuring attitude to school and 7 measuring attitude to teacher. -- A questionnaire to rate the teacher's perception of specific student behaviors was designed. Ten students in each grade in the sample were selected randomly and their teachers were asked to rate each of them individually on the items. Teachers' and students' ratings were correlated and found to be low. -- The internal consistency of the questionnaire was comparable to that of other self-concept instruments. The test-retest findings were lower. Factor analysis procedures indicated the presence of construct validity in the study sample. The test-retest reliability and empirical validity findings were low, suggesting the questionnaire would not be applicable for individual diagnosis. -- The theoretical constructs, the statistical data, and the reliability and validity studies were comprehensive. The results of the study indicate that the questionnaire is adequate for research purposes.


identifier: Hancock, Russell Bernard <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Hancock=3ARussell_Bernard=3A=3A.html>   (1974) An investigation of the community schools affiliated with the National Center for Community Education, Flint, Michigan, U.S.A.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of the internship was to develop administrative skills in the community school framework and to investigate the possibilities of the community school for the Newfoundland school system. Evidence appears to show that a wide gap exists between Newfoundland schools and the communities they supposedly serve. Furthermore, present educational structures may be counter-productive to the real needs of most Newfoundland communities. -- Objectives, and strategies to implement the objectives were formulated prior to the start of the internship, but strategies were modified during the course of the experience. The dominant activities engaged in were attendance at a Community Education workshop, study of a Voluntary Action Centre, and association with a community school director and a community school principal. -- 'Community school' is a term which is often confused with 'Community Education'. 'Community Education' is a philosophy which emphasizes 'process' in providing educational services and opportunities to the total community. The community school is one alternative to implementing the Community Education philosophy. -- Operating the year round and sixteen hours per day and more, the community school caters to the young and old through programs designed to meet the needs of all community members. Followers claim that the community school enhances community spirit which can eventually result in the solution of major problems afflicting the community today. -- While any organizational structure cannot be simply transplanted from one social context to another, there is reason to believe that some aspects of the Flint community schools could benefit Newfoundland education. Extending the use of community facilities and resources, including the school, to the entire community for longer periods, and providing more program options with life-relevant experiences could lead to richer school-community relationships. -- The approach to the internship was in terms of the intern's strengths and weaknesses. Objectives and strategies were designed to overcome lack of understandings of the community school and its administration with a view to assessing the implications of that educational structure for Newfoundland. While some conclusions can be arrived at and some recommendations made, the internship was not the means whereby an extensive and comprehensive study of the community school's applicability for Newfoundland could be obtained. The objectives and strategies chosen were appropriate for the intern's growth and satisfaction is expressed with the outcome of the experience.


identifier: Hamza, Hany El-sayed <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Hamza=3AHany_El-sayed=3A=3A.html>   (1977) Buckling analysis of semi-infinite ice sheet.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A finite element analysis has been performed to study the buckling of a semi-infinite ice sheet due to an in-plane distributed load. This work has relevance in the determination of the forces generated on marine structures due to buckling failure of ice sheets. In this analysis, an ice sheet is treated as an isotropic plate resting on an elastic foundation. -- A computer program is developed and tested to analyse this problem using a 16 degree-of-freedom rectangular plate element. -- Since the major portion of the deformation takes place within a few characteristic lengths of the plate on elastic foundation, a large size plate is used as a model of the semi-infinite ice sheet. In order to check this simulation, it is found that there is very little effect on the buckling loads and modes of buckling due to imposition of different types of boundary conditions on the edges which are supposed to be at infinity. The results of this analysis are presented in a non-dimensional form. -- To demostrate the usefulness of the computer program for finite size plates, the results of buckling analysis of a clamped rectangular plate resting on an elastic foundation are also presented and compared with those obtained by Rayleigh-Ritz procedure.


identifier: Crocker, George Samuel <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Crocker=3AGeorge_Samuel=3A=3A.html>   (1973) A study of the characteristics, organization and administration of the co-curricular programs in the regional high schools of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: THE PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY -- The purpose of this study was to survey the Regional High Schools of Newfoundland and Labrador to ascertain what the current practices were relative to the characteristics, organization, and administration of the co-curricular activity programs. To this end the 37 principals of the regional high schools were surveyed by questionnaire and a 78 percent return was realized. -- MAJOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS -- 1. The size of the regional high schools had no significant influence with respect to the characteristics, organization, and administration of the co-curricular programs. -- 2. An overall average of 66.5 percent of the staff members participated in co-curricular activities. -- 3. The most adequate activity in terms of student needs and interests was sports for boys and girls. The activities which the principals felt needed to be improved were subject related clubs and school publications. -- 4. The scheduling of activity periods during the school day is provided in few schools. The periods which were scheduled represented 1.79 percent of the total instructional periods. -- 5. The principal appointed the sponsors who had the greatest interest in and ability to perform the required duties for the particular co-curricular activity. -- 6. The principal was the person usually responsible for direction and supervision of activities. -- 7. Fund raising activities by students was the basic means whereby principals financed their co-curricular programs. -- 8. Teachers did not receive any extra pay for the extra work done in sponsoring co-curricular activities. -- 9. The participation rate by students, in at least one activity, was less than 70 percent in 58 percent of the schools. -- 10. The most serious problem principals had was scheduling activities at a time which was compatible with bus schedules. -- MAJOR SUGGESTIONS -- 1. Each principal should evaluate each of the co-curricular activities in his school's program, and determine which of the activities are meeting the goals of the program. -- 2.  The student council should play more of an integral part in the organization and administration of the programs. -- 3. Principals should make greater efforts to get students involved in at least one co-curricular activity. -- 4. School boards should give adequate support from their budget to the co-curricular activities in the schools. -- 5. Teachers workloads and the human resources of the community should be considered when sponsors for the various activities are being assigned. -- 6. Co-curricular activities which have greatest educational value should be scheduled during regular class hours.


identifier: Bartlett, Kevin Ralph <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bartlett=3AKevin_Ralph=3A=3A.html>   (1973) A comparison of structured and unstructured modes of teaching elementary science process activities : the influence of creativity and sex of students.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Using process-oriented science activities adapted from Elementary Science Curriculum Study this study attempted to determine which instructional approach (structured or unstructured) students preferred and, at the same time, achieved at the highest level. -- Intelligence scores and pretest scores were used as covariates in the analysis, while such independent variables as verbal creativity, figural creativity, and sex of the student were investigated for possible effects on achievement and preference. -- A two week experiment was conducted in two Newfoundland elementary schools. These schools were in different areas and the sample consisted of 120 sixth grade students. Since each student was exposed to both the structured and unstructured treatment, it was necessary to have two sets of activities differing in content. One set dealt with balancing, while the other dealt with density-volume. Each set was then cast into a structured and unstructured approach. Because of the nature of the study (all students receiving both treatments) certain variables had to be counterbalanced in the experimental design. Included here were such variables as order of presentation and time of presentation. -- A pretest and posttest were administered for each treatment to obtain information on achievement. Two weeks after the experiment ended a instrument designed to get student preference for treatment was administered. Data on the achievement was analyzed by means of linear regression, while the preference frequency tabulations were analyzed by means of chi-square. -- The general conclusions from the study were that: (1) students achieved significantly higher in the structured approach, and (2) students preferred the structured approach over the unstructured. However, in both achievement and preference, there was a significant class by treatment interaction. In addition, it was found that females achieved significantly higher than the males, however, neither verbal nor figural creativity interacted with the treatment, nor produced any main effect on achievement or preference.


identifier: Case, Gary Milton <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Case=3AGary_Milton=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Design and construction of a pulsed TEA/CO₂ laser and its synchronous coupling to a ruby laser.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A 3-metre pulsed TEA/CO₂ laser, producing 10.6 μm radiation, was constructed, and its output characteristics investigated. The laser was of the helical pin electrode configuration with nominal 1000-Ω resistors at the cathode, and thus operated in the TEM₀₀ mode. The front laser window was a plane germanium mirror with 65% reflectivity, while the back window was a spherical silicon mirror with a radius of curvature of 10 m and a reflectivity of 99.4%. Input energy was supplied by a 0-30 KV power supply utilizing a triggered .03 μF capacitor which provided the pulsing mechanism for the laser. Using a gas mixture of 88% He, 6% N₂, and 6% CO₂, the peak power at 30 KV was approximately 2.4 MW and the output energy more than .5 J, effecting an efficiency of almost 4%. An image converter streak camera and a giant pulse ruby laser were simultaneously synchronized to the TEA/CO₂ laser. The purpose of this synchronization was to provide a system which could later be used to investigate stimulated ruby laser light scattering in CO₂ laser-induced plasmas. Synchronization was achieved with the aid of streak photographs of the plasmas. Plasmas in air were easily obtained using germanium lenses of focal lengths of up to 18 cm. Preliminary measurements were also made on the streak camera photographs which showed that the CO₂ laser-induced plasma expanded toward the laser with a velocity on the order of 10⁶ cm sec⁻¹. Also, the size of the plasma was found to increase when the ruby laser was focused on the plasma and fired simultaneously with the TEA/CO₂ laser.


identifier: Cryderman, Blake Edward <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Cryderman=3ABlake_Edward=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Comparison of two urban citizen action groups, St. John's, Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study examines the role and process of the voluntary organization in the alleviation of social problems. Employing a case study approach, this research was conducted during two years of participant observation with two voluntary organizations in St. John’s, Newfoundland. -- The general area of concern for this research is an analysis of the internal structure of urban voluntary associations and its implications on organizational development and growth. Included in this analysis as well, is a review of the goal selection, strategy formation and resource mobilization which accompanies the growth and decline of voluntary groups. -- Of particular emphasis in this study is the description and analysis of organizational change and variation within the volunteer sector of community life. -- Hypotheses are generated throughout the study for future verification and replication.


identifier: Sparkes, Ian D. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Sparkes=3AIan_D=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Report of an internship with the principal of MacDonald Drive Junior High School, St. John's, August through December, 1972 : special area of study : a cooperative approach to initiating and administering an open area junior high school program.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis has no abstract.


identifier: Sampath, Ursula <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Sampath=3AUrsula=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Das Todesmotiv in den Tragödien Friedrich Hebbels.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Die Arbeit geht von dem Standpunkt aus, daβ die Problematik der menschlichen Vergänglichkeit, eines der Urthemen der Weltliteratur, im Werk Friedrich Hebbels einen besonders intensiven und vielschichtigen Niederschlag fand, und daβ aus diesem Grund eine Analyse von diesem Blickwinkel her auβerordentlich lohnend ist. -- Die vorliegende Untersuchung des Todesmotivs beschränkt sich auf die wichtigsten und bekanntesten Tragödien Hebbels, nämlich Judith, Genoveva, Maria Magdalena, Herodes und Mariamne, Agnes Bernauer, Gyges und sein Ring und Die Nibelungen. Dabei sollen die Ausführungen keine bestimmte Hypothese untermauern oder widerlegen; an Hand einer gezielten Fragestellung wird vielmehr versucht, den Text der einzelnen Dramen daraufhin auszuwerten, wie Hebbel sowohl die Todesproblematik an sich als auch die Überwindungsmöglichkeiten derselben dichterisch zum Ausdruck bringt. -- Der erste Teil bafaβt nich kurz mit der geistesgeschichtlichen Basis für Hebbels Schaffen, mit den Einflüssen, die auf den Dichter einwirkten, sowie mit dessen eigenen, unmittelbaren Erfahrungen in bezug auf den Tod. Der zweite Teil widmet sich den oben genannten Dramen selbst, und zwar in chronologischer Folge. Die Ergebnisse der einzelnen Untersuchungen werden schlieβlich rückblickend zusammengefaβt und verglichen.


identifier: Mercer-Clarke, Colleen Sara Lynn <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Mercer-Clarke=3AColleen_Sara_Lynn=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Aspects of the biology and behavior of the chiton Tonicella Marmorea (Fabricius, 1780) (Polyplacophora, Mollusca).  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The biology and behavior of the chiton, Tonicella marmorea (Fabricius) was studied, under both field and laboratory conditions. T. marmorea is nocturnal and found only sublittorally in Newfoundland waters. Studies showed that it moved as much as 200 centimetres in one feeding period and a mean distance of 35 to 40 centimetres each night. Daily observations of activity of a population, made during two experimental periods of approximately one month each, failed to demonstrate any seasonal pattern in the activity of the organism. No significant correlation was found between the duration of the dark photoperiod, or water temperature and actvity. Activity over a twenty-four hour period took place only during the dark hours. Individual specimens became active just before sunset and continued to move for 5 or 6 hours. Some specimens exhibited a second peak of activity, midway through the night, and a third, just before sunrise. Tonicella marmorea possesses the ability to "home" to a particular resting site, but was not observed to home regularly to the same site.


identifier: Staple, John Francis <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Staple=3AJohn_Francis=3A=3A.html>   (1974) A survey of the practices of Canadian provincial Departments of Education in the area of educational media with recommendations for Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the activities of each Canadian Provincial Department of Education with respect to educational media. This is done with the aid of a questionnaire, developed specifically for this study. -- From the information obtained, the media programs of each of the ten provinces were examined and analyzed, firstly by province and secondly by function. As well as determining the existing situation, the study also discovered how experts in the field of educational media feel about development of provincial media programs. -- It is hoped that the study will provide some input into future development of provincial media programs. A more detailed examination of the situation in Newfoundland, leads to specific recommendations for the Department of Education of this province regarding reorganization of the Division of Instructional Materials.


identifier: Way, Florence Elizabeth <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Way=3AFlorence_Elizabeth=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Cellular elements within the blood of the Newfoundland bait squid Illex illecebrosus (Lesueur, 1821) (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea) : a study in functional morphology.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The oegopsid squid Illex illecebrosus was selected for consideration by reason of the limited knowledge which surrounds the cellular elements of its blood and the potential significance these answers might have on its unique phylogeny. -- Standard blood smear preparations were utilized to define a working image of those elements, later to be described as eosinophilic granulocytes. Incorporated within this study was the application of Villanueva stain which, having imparted greater contrast between nucleus and cytoplasm, made microvideomat analysis possible. Relationships between selected nuclear configurations and their areas, selected nuclear configurations and the associated cytoplasmic areas, and thirdly, between the nuclear and cytoplasmic areas were derived from such data. -- Living preparations stained supravitally provided correlative information as to the nature and/or presence of cell organelles observed at the levels of light and electron microscopy. -- Experiments were devised to establish the existence of a phagocytic mechanism and, if successful, the optimum concentration of carmine solution necessary to ellicit such a response. Favorable results prompted additional studies implemented with time-lapse photography. The functional aspects of amoeboid movement and agglutination were elucidated by these means. -- Further investigation employing electron microscopy thus completed this initial inquiry into the nature of cellular elements within the blood of the Newfoundland bait squid. -- Data compiled from the foregoing research methods indicate that these circulating cells are eosinophilic granulocytes. The prominent nucleus which may assume one of six different configurations exhibits fine structure typical of mammalian organization, as do the other organelles. Mitochondria, granular endoplasmic reticulum, multivesicular bodies, vacuoles, pinocytic vesicles, and entities resembling lysosomes constitute the normal array of cellular components. Dispersed ribosomes are present as well. The possible role of multivesicular bodies in the pinocytic process are noted. -- The ability of these leucocytes to phagocytize foreign material and to attain different positions or locations by means of amoeboid movement were verified through time-lapse photography.


identifier: Denty, Frederick Nelson <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Denty=3AFrederick_Nelson=3A=3A.html>   (1973) An analysis of the subject matter preparation of mathematics teachers in the high schools of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The study was concerned with determining the current status of the preparation of senior high school mathematics teachers in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and utilizing the information obtained to formulate appropriate in-service measures for these teachers. -- Questionnaires were used to gather data on 335 teachers who were teaching at least one mathematics course in Grades X or XI during the fall term of the 1972-1973 school year. The questionnaires were used to gather information in three general areas: academic qualifications of teachers, interests and attitudes toward mathematics, and in-service activities. There were 271 useable questionnaires returned which represented a response rate of 80.9 per cent. -- The respondents were classified according to the enrollment of the school in which they taught and, depending on their mathematics course background, as Type A, Type B, or Type C teachers. Since most of the data involved either the nominal or ordinal scales of measurement, the chi-square test was used frequently in testing hypotheses throughout the study. -- It was found that 39 per cent of the teachers were Type A (teachers with more than 24 semester hours of coursework recommended by CUPM for Level III), 17 per cent were Type B teachers (13 to 24 semester hours), and 44 per cent were Type C teachers (less than 13 semester hours). Only 40 per cent of the respondents had earned a major in mathematics, and 42 teachers had not earned a single semester hour of coursework in mathematics. Reasonable strengths in course background were indicated in the areas of algebra and analysis while serious gaps were found in the areas of geometry, probability and statistics, and computer mathematics. The fact that 71 per cent of the teachers had earned no credit in geometry was very alarming since geometry was a course taught by most teachers. The above findings serve as an indication of the critical shortage of well prepared mathematics teachers at the high school level in this province. -- An analysis of teaching assignments revealed that many teachers have been misassigned. Only 27 per cent of the respondents were teaching exclusively high school mathematics courses, and many of the others were teaching one or more courses in totally unrelated areas. -- The majority of the respondents indicated that they enjoyed teaching mathematics above all other subjects and did not consider that their lack of preparation was a handicap. However, the respondents showed little interest in membership in professional organizations, reading of relevant professional publications, and taking additional courses. -- In-service opportunities for high school mathematics teachers were limited to university sponsored on-campus courses. Sixty-three per cent of the teachers had taken at least one such course since they first began teaching, and 40 per cent of the 271 respondents had taken four or more courses. The respondents indicated that they considered university mathematics courses the most desirable type of in-service training, and felt that there was a need for more of these courses to be offered at the off-campus centers. -- The major recommendations of the study include the following: -- 1. Since an essential ingredient of any program of in-service training is a realization of the need for such a program, it was recommended that all concerned be made aware of the great need for in-service training. -- 2. A Mathematics Consultant should be included as part of the staff of the provincial Department of Education, and whenever possible, school boards should also hire a Mathematics Consultant as part of their supervisory staff. -- 3. The provincial university should re-examine its course requirements for mathematics teachers and, if possible, bring them in-line with the CUPM recommendations. -- 4. Teacher certification requirements and procedures should be re-examined with a view to improving them to insure that teachers will teach only subjects for which they are academically prepared. -- 5. In-service programs, especially in geometry, should be instituted as soon as possible. This could possibly be done as part of the off-campus program of Memorial University, and by making use of a group of well prepared teachers who teach mathematics at the high school level. -- 6. Personnel responsible for hiring and assigning mathematics teachers should try to ensure that -- (a) all new teachers hired have at least a major in mathematics and -- (b) that the best prepared teachers are used to maximum potential in teaching high school mathematics.


identifier: Halliday, James David <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Halliday=3AJames_David=3A=3A.html>   (1966) A study of some electron donor-acceptor complexes.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: In 1961 Dewar published a paper applying Molecular Orbital Theory to the spectra of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon/1,3,5-trinitrobenzene complexes. The present investigation was undertaken to ascertain whether the spectra of complexes derived from 1,2-diarylethylenes, 1,4-diaryl 1,3-butadienes and various π acceptors could be treated by the theory proposed by Dewar. The Huckel Molecular Orbital energy levels for the donors have been calculated and satisfactory correlations with the energies of the observed charge transfer bands have been found. -- The possibility of Diels-Alder adduct formation in some systems has been examined, subsequent to observing the decay in the intensity of the charge transfer bands when certain donors and acceptors were mixed. The system 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene/2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone has been investigated in some detail and the adduct isolated and characterised. The rates of the disappearance of both the 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene and of the charge transfer band have been measured in an attempt to determine whether the electron donor-acceptor complex is an intermediate in this particular example of the Diels-Alder reaction. These results are unfortunately inconclusive, and although the idea that the electron donor-acceptor complex is an intermediate in this reaction is intuitively attractive, conclusive proof of this proposal must await a more detailed kinetic investigation of this particular system.


identifier: Price, Joseph <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Price=3AJoseph=3A=3A.html>   (1974) An investigation of the practices, problems, and potential associated with computer generated master scheduling for high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the present practices and problems of scheduling high schools in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Additionally, this study attempted to determine the potential of computer developed master schedules for Newfoundland high schools. A set of ten research questions was considered to achieve the objectives of this study. The questions dealt with scheduling procedures, scheduling practices, scheduling problems, schedule adequacy, scheduling alternates, schedule experimentation, computer scheduling advantages and computer scheduling disadvantages. -- An interview was conducted in each of four St. John’s high schools. The interviews dealt with data relevant to existing schedules. The second phase of the study resulted in the production of a computer schedule for Lester Pearson Memorial High School. This schedule was compared with the school’s manual schedule. Data from the interviews and schedules were analyzed and reported within the framework of the research questions. -- Findings from the analyses of the data were as follows: -- 1. All schools used the hand mosaic method of schedule construction. -- 2. No significant difference existed in the scheduling practices of the schools. -- 3. Several problems such as workload problems, inadequate guidance services, standard periods, unresolved conflicts, and rigid schedules were identified by the school administrators. -- 4. All principals stated that their schedules were inadequate. -- 5. Experimentation is practically non-existent in the high schools. -- 6. Many disadvantages such as a long scheduling period, increased costs, large numbers of unscheduled periods, uniform scheduling, and the clustering of courses were revealed in the computer generated schedule. -- The major recommendations arising out of the study were: -- 1. School districts should provide in-service programs on scheduling for their principals. -- 2. Memorial University of Newfoundland should provide at least one course in scheduling for graduate students in Administration. -- 3. The Department of Education should assume a leadership role in the utilization of computers for high school master scheduling. -- 4. Computer scheduling should not be implemented in high schools in the near future. -- 5. This study should be replicated to determine the potential of computers in high schools in the province. -- 6. School administrators should be conscious of curricular innovations in high schools. Experimentation with these concepts should be conducted with a view to improving instructional patterns in schools.


identifier: Morgan, Ian Eric <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Morgan=3AIan_Eric=3A=3A.html>   (1976) Brillouin scattering studies in simple liquids, oxygen and nitrogen.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Thermal Brillouin scattering techniques were used to determine the velocity and attenuation of hypersonic (0.4 to 5 GHz) waves in liquid oxygen and nitrogen. Each liquid was maintained under conditions of equilibrium with its vapour, and experiments were carried out over the temperature range from the normal boiling point (Tnbp) to within 1 K of the critical point (Tc) in each case (90.19 K to 154.58 K for liquid oxygen, and 77.36 K to 126.26 K for liquid nitrogen). -- Light from a frequency stabilized Ar⁺ laser was focused at the centre of a temperature controlled cell containing the liquid sample. Light scattered at 90ﾟ was then analyzed by a Fabry-Perot interferometer, the transmitted light being detected by a cooled photomultiplier tube. After phase-sensitive amplification, the resulting Brillouin spectrum  was displayed on a chart recorder. -- The hypersonic velocity results obtained showed excellent agreement with the corresponding ultrasonic (1.2 MHz) velocities obtained from the literature for both liquids except for temperatures near the respective critical points. In this region the hypersonic velocities obtained for both liquids were lower in magnitude than the corresponding ultrasonic velocities. For oxygen (Tc = 154.58 K) this discrepancy increased from 4% at 150 K to 13% at 153.9 K, while for nitrogen (Tc = 126.26 K) this discrepancy ranged from ∿ 1% at 123.7 K to ∿ 3% at 125.5 K. Since these discrepancies are significantly greater than the estimated errors in these regions (a maximum of ± 1% for the hypersonic velocities, ± 0.05% for the ultrasonic velocities), it is concluded that these saturated liquids exhibit significant negative dispersion in the sound velocities at temperatures immediately below the critical point. -- Measurements of the acoustic absorption coefficient were also made in these same temperature ranges. The results obtained for both of these liquids behaved similarly. Away from the critical point (i.e., ∣T - Tc∣ > 10 K), the absorption coefficient was found to increase gradually with temperature such that the ration of the absorption coefficient to the square of the hypersonic frequency varied approximately linearly with temperature. However, as the critical region was approached further (∣T - Tc∣ ≤ 10 K), the absorption coefficient increased rapidly by approximately one order of magnitude. Such a behaviour appears to be characteristic of these critical regions.


identifier: Crosbie, Janet Manuel <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Crosbie=3AJanet_Manuel=3A=3A.html>   (1977) Death concern : a comparison of attitudes towards death held by counsellors, teachers, clergy, nurses and student nurses in Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The present study compared the attitudes towards death held by counsellors, clergy, student nurses, teachers and nurses. -- The sample (N=257) was drawn from five professional groups and consisted of 30 counsellors, 44 clergy, 76 student nurses, 54 teachers and 53 nurses. A general information questionnaire and the Death Concern Scale (Dickstein, 1972) were administered to all subjects. -- There was a significant difference between the scores of the counsellors, clergy, student nurses, teachers and nurses on the Death Concern Scale at the .01 level of confidence. Further analysis showed that the score of the student nurses was significantly higher than the scores obtained by all the other groups. -- Since the student nurses were on the whole a much younger group, further analysis was carried out on the basis of age and death concern. There was a statistically significant difference between the scores of those under thirty and those over thirty. -- Other demographic characteristics of the population were also presented. -- It was concluded that members of all these professions should be prepared to deal with the question of death as part of their work experience. Death education courses were suggested as one means of helping these professionals come to terms with death and dying.


identifier: Bennett, Victor George <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bennett=3AVictor_George=3A=3A.html>   (1973) A comparison of the opinions of high school administrators, teachers, pupils and counsellors about the ideal and actual role of the high school counsellor.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this thesis was twofold: first, to investigate and compare the actual and ideal opinions of teachers, students, counsellors and administrators about the role of the counsellor in the Newfoundland high schools; and second, to compare the opinions among these groups about the ideal and then the actual role of the counsellor. -- Five Newfoundland high schools were randomly selected from the total population. From each of these schools two classes of students, two teachers, and the administrators were selected. All full and part-time counsellors in Newfoundland high schools were included in the sample. -- The questionnaire was made up of two parts, the first eliciting opinions on the ideal role of the counsellor, and the second gaining impressions of the actual importance of these roles. The questionnaire presented fifty-two possible tasks in twenty broad areas in which counsellors could function. -- The ideal and actual opinions of each group were compared. The opinions of the four groups were compared with one another. Several differences were found between the ideal and actual opinions of each group, and between the opinions among the groups. -- With one exception, the students tended to view the ideal and actual roles similarly. The other three groups saw important differences. All four groups felt that counsellors were not as involved in field trips as they should have been. The three groups of professionals felt that the counsellor's role in follow-up, in-service training and class talks was ideally more important than they saw it to be in actuality. Counsellors felt that they should be more involved in guiding teachers and administrators in discipline problems. Several other differences were noted. -- Considerable support was evident for all the tasks included in the questionnaire suggesting that most conflicts about counsellor role would concern the setting of priorities for the counsellor's work rather than decisions about what functions are appropriate.


identifier: O'Connell, M. F. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/O=27Connell=3AM=2E_F=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Aspects of the limnology of Long Pond, St. John's, in relation to a changing environment.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Certain physiocochemical parameters, benthos and plankton were examined on a seasonal basis in Long Pond, C. A. Pippy Park, St. John's. This pond receives both rural and urban runoff and is characterized by a high flushing rate. -- The physicochemical environment was studied from June 1971 to May 1973 at five stations. Of the parameters studied, concentrations of total suspended matter, BOD, total CO₂ and free CO₂ were significantly greater in a small pool prior to the main body of the pond near the entry of Learys Brook where current speed is noticeably reduced. Sedimentation rate was also greatest at this location. No significant differences were found between stations with respect to pH, dissolved O₂, TDS, total hardness, Ca hardness, alkalinity, ammonium-N, nitrite-N, nitrate-N, orthophosphate and polyphosphate. Water quality in Long Pond is compared with unpolluted lakes and streams in the area; nutrient levels are indicative of eutrophic conditions. -- Benthos was studied at the same station as above from June 1971 to August 1972. Adverse physicochemical conditions which prevailed near the point of entry of Learys Brook were reflected in the components comprising the benthos. Numbers of Tubifex tubifex (maximum: 720,000/m²) increased with time, which paralleled increases in BOD (maximum: 12.9 mg/1). Opposed to the almost monospecific nature of this station, diversity was greater at the other stations. Diversity index values were computed for all stations. -- Plankton was studied quantitatively at one station (mid-pond) from April 1972 to May 1973. A comparison is made with Clarkes Pond, Hogans Pond and Bauline Long Pond. Long Pond phytoplankton was characterized by nannoplankton (particularly phytoflagellates). The most important zooplankters were Bosmina coregoni and Daphina catawba. -- Significant negative correlations were obtained between total phytoplankton and nitrate-N and total phytoplankton and free CO₂. Significant positive correlations were obtained between total phytoplankton and temperature, total zooplankton and total phytoplankton and total zooplankton and temperature.


identifier: Reid, Morley <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Reid=3AMorley=3A=3A.html>   (1974) A descriptive survey of the position of school board business managers in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The main problem dealt with in this study was that of describing the position of the business manager in the school board offices in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Even though this problem could have been approached by eliciting the necessary information from superintendents, school board members, principals and business managers themselves, and then comparing the results, it was decided to concentrate on the perceptions of the business managers only. The study therefore focused on how business managers perceived their position and as such may not actually represent the true picture. What was obtained was information relating to such factors as advantages and disadvantages of the position, the age of business managers, their education and experience, the method of appointment to their position, their salary and whether they perceived the organization of the school board office to be unitary control or multiple control. Their role in policy making and also the degree of responsibility they had in various duties were also dealt with in this study. The results relating to the last two areas were compared according to 2 factors: the education of the business managers, and the type of organization the business managers perceived to be in operation in the school board office. -- It was discovered that there is a difference between the way business managers in the two types of organization perceived their role in policy making and also the way they perceived their areas of responsibility. It was also revealed that the education of business managers had a bearing on the nature of their work.


identifier: Woodill, Gary <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Woodill=3AGary=3A=3A.html>   (1974) A program of compensatory affective education for cerebral palsied adolescents.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This project was undertaken in order to meet some of the needs of the students at a school for the cerebral palsied. The project was also an attempt to introduce to the teachers of the school some new approaches for dealing with the problems of cerebral palsied students. -- The project report gives the reader an indication of some of the psychological and social needs of cerebral palsied and other physically handicapped children and suggests a number of methods that can be used to deal with these needs. The report focuses on two major problems of cerebral palsied children: that they lack many of the developmental experiences which are readily available to non-handicapped children, and they experience a number of environmental stresses in their early years. These problems rather than the condition of cerebral palsy itself, can lead to abnormal behavior as well as cognitive and affective retardation. -- A remedial program for cerebral palsied adolescents carried out by the author is described in the report. The program used a small group activities approach and that dealt with the following areas of affective education: -- 1. Sensory awareness, including body awareness, -- 2. Verbal and non-verbal communication, -- 3. Group interaction, and -- 4. Relaxation training. -- The teachers of the school were also involved in the program, both as participants in the activities and as group leaders. -- The evaluation of the program indicated that about half of the students showed some improvement as a result of the program. The teachers’ reactions to the program were very favorable and they indicated that they would use many of the techniques introduced in the program in their own classes. -- The Self-Image Questionnaire developed by Deschin (1970) was administered before and after the program to see if the program had a positive influence on student self-image. The judges’ ratings of the questionnaire were found to be highly unreliable and so further analysis of the results was not carried out. -- The report indicates other problems faced by the students of the school, such as the need for values training and vocational counselling, which need further work or study.


identifier: Marshall, Janet Suzanne <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Marshall=3AJanet_Suzanne=3A=3A.html>   (1974) A contribution to the taxonomic study of insular Newfoundland caddis flies (Trichoptera).  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Ninety-seven species of Trichoptera in 38 genera from 13 families are recorded from insular Newfoundland. Fifty-four of these are new records. -- About 2000 adults were collected and identified by the author. In addition about 700 specimens from other collectors were identified by the author. Also included are the caddis fly collections of the Canada Agricultural Research Station, St. John’s, totalling some 150 previously identified specimens. -- All specimens were collected with “blacklight” fluorescent traps. -- Keys are given to families, genera, and species known from Newfoundland. Illustrations are given of morphological differences separating families and genera. The male genitalia are the definitive species characteristic and all are figured except those of Hydroptilidae. Female genitalia are drawn only if no published figures are available. -- The geographical range in North America is given for each Newfoundland species, with particular emphasis on their known northeastern and eastern distributions. -- The Newfoundland trichopteran fauna, although poorer in species, is apparently similar to the caddis fly fauna a northeastern North America.


identifier: Okogun, Odion <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Okogun=3AOdion=3A=3A.html>   (2002) A comparative study of hybrid compensation systems using a multiple feedback control scheme.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis is an investigation of hybrid compensation topologies for mitigating load current harmonics, supply and load voltage distortion using a comparison approach. Four hybrid topologies are considered with a hybrid load consisting of current source type and voltage source type nonlinear loads. The compensation systems use the synchronous frame method for harmonic current extraction and propose an extraction scheme for the distortion voltage, which is based on a comparison of the distorted voltage with a fixed reference. The suitability of the multiple feedback loop control scheme was also investigated. It was determined that the scheme is effective in the generation of sinusoidal and distortion components of compensating currents and voltages and hence suitable for active filtering application.  -- Using the extraction and control schemes, the performance of the compensation systems was examined under different conditions of supply voltage and load currents. The results obtained showed the functionality of the control schemes in the compensation of disturbances caused by non-linear load operations and source end distortions. A methodical determination of the ratings of the active filters in the hybrid compensators is also presented. The results show that rating curve is a function of the active filter type and the impedance of the passive filter.


identifier: Walsh, William Patrick <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Walsh=3AWilliam_Patrick=3A=3A.html>   (1973) A survey of the current professional problems of principals in large high schools in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to survey all principals of large high schools in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador to ascertain what they perceived as professional problems in the performance of their tasks. In addition, information was obtained on the sources of help used by principals in solving or dealing with these problems. -- The data for the study were collected by means of a mailed-questionnaire on which principals were asked to rate problems as to their degree of difficulty and to list sources of help. -- Mean difficulty ratings were obtained for each specific problem and the problems were then classified as major, moderate, or minor. Grand mean difficulty ratings were obtained for each of eight problem areas to determine which general area was perceived as being most difficult by the principals. -- It was concluded that: -- 1. Problem related to: (a) developing programs for the gifted and low-achievers, (b) involving students in school activities, (c) securing sufficient numbers of qualified staff personnel, and (d) finding time to evaluate school staff and programs, were perceived by all principals to be the most difficult. -- 2. Problems encountered by principals cover all the major administration task areas of school administration, with the areas of curriculum and instruction, and organization and structure, presenting the most severe problems. -- 3. The severity of most problems had a relationship to: (a) the number of years of experience a principal had as a school administrator, (b) school size, (c) the type of school in which the principal worked, and (d) the amount of professional preparation that a principal had received. -- 4. Pupils travelling to centralized schools are prevented from participating fully in many school activities. -- 5. Some of the major problems that affect principals are problems that cannot be solved by them, alone. -- A number of recommendations were made by the researcher for the improvement of preservice and inservice programs for principals, for reducing the severity of the professional problems of principals, and for further research.


identifier: Guha, Shib Nath <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Guha=3AShib_Nath=3A=3A.html>   (1979) Breakout of objects from underconsolidated sediments.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: There is a growing worldwide interest in the exploration, production and utilization programs for offshore oil, natural gas and other minerals. As a part of these efforts considerable interest has been directed in the last decade towards marine geotechnology. Adhesive resistance of ocean sediments is one of the important properties of marine soils which finds an application in ship salvage, refloating of exploratory platforms and relocation of marine installations such as pipelines, oil rigs, well-head manifolds, well linings and ice-soil interaction studies. -- There is considerable research work reported in the literature about the adhesion and skin friction between terrestrial soils and construction materials. However, ocean floor soils differ from most terrestrial soils in their properties. Surficial ocean sediments are generally cohesive and highly underconsolidated, having very low shear strength with high liquidity index. Such soils have negligible angle of shear resistance. In the studies of interaction of such soils with embedded objects, only adhesion is of primary importance. Very little information is available at present about the adhesive resistance of these underconsolidated sediments. A closely related property is the base suction at the interface of the object base and soil, which is important in the breakout problem. -- An attempt has been made in this investigation to study the adhesion and base suction during pull out tests in an artificially sedimented soil having properties comparable to those of ocean sediments. Laboratory tests were carried out to determine (a) the adhesion between the soil and objects of different surface roughness, (b) the suction at the base of prismatic objects of different base configurations during pull out, and (c) the total breakout force for fully embedded objects. -- Only one type of soil was used in all the tests and the sample was prepared by mixing a pre-weighed dry soil in a known volume of water. -- The adhesive resistance was found to depend on the surface roughness of the embedded objects as well as on the soil cohesion. Surface unevenness and physio-chemical action were two additional factors influencing adhesion, as observed in the tests on plexiglas and glass plate respectively. -- Base suction for prismatic objects was found to be a function of the depth to breadth ration (D/B) of the object. It is higher for higher D/B values. Base configurations do not appear to have any significant influence on the base suction values. -- A fairly good correlation was found between the breakout force determined from the experiments and that estimated analytically. -- Pull out tests conducted with fresh water ice sheets indicate that the adhesion - cohesion ratio is very nearly constant in the range of soil strengths tested.


identifier: Black, James R. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Black=3AJames_R=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Middle voice in French.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

title: Middle voice in French

abstract: It is widely assumed that the subject of any French verb is either the agent or the patient of the process which the verb denotes, and that the choice of voice forms representing this notional situation of the subject is limited to the active and passive forms only. In this study, a third notional situation of the subject is recognized, that of a subject who is both agent and patient of the action. An investigation is made of the pronominal verb forms used to express this middle diathesis. -- The work comprises four parts. The first chapter is a general inquiry into the nature of the verb and the forces of incidence which relate the verb to supports outside itself in relationships of direct and indirect transitivity. The second chapter, on voice, investigates whether there is a constant correlation between form and notion in the phenomenon of voice, and demonstrates the need for a distinction between formal and notional categories in any examination of this aspect of French. -- A discussion of the underlying structure and values of a theoretical middle voice, in both wide and restricted definitions, precedes an account of resultative, or mixed-voice verbs. It is shown that these verbs owe their particular value to their inability to be temporally complete before they are materially complete. The aptness of pronominal voice to express middle diathesis is then emphasized by the various reflexive, reciprocal, middle and passive values which can be assumed by reflexive verbs, by the nature of transitivity within the construction, and by special features of the verb in the bi-transcendant aspect. The last chapter is devoted to an analysis of some middle voice verbs (selected from a corpus including a newspaper, a novel and a collection of diverse texts). The commentary on them points invariably to the general conclusion of this work, which is that the subject of a pronominal voice verb in French incorporates, in variable proportions, the double role of agent and patient.


identifier: Campbell, Arnold James <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Campbell=3AArnold_James=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Evaluation apprehension as a factor in the Rokeach Value Change Paradigm.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The present study was performed to determine whether or not evaluation apprehension (Rosenberg, 1965, 1969) could account for both short and long term value changes accompanied by related attitude and behavioural change. Previously most research related to value change as measured by the Rokeach Value Survey had been explained in terms of self-dissatisfaction. Rokeach has argued that it is very unlikely that any other theory could account for the changes he has demonstrated. Each subject in the present study received a written communiqué which included on of three evaluative messages (High, None, or Low) and each of these messages was combined with one of three directional cueing messages (Upward, None, or Downward) for the target value A World of Beauty. The resultant experimental design was a 3 x 3 factorial. Subjects rank ordered the values the Rokeach Value Survey (1967) directly after the experimental manipulation and again six weeks later. As hypothesized the High Evaluation Apprehension / Upward Cued condition ranked the target value significantly above the Low Evaluation Apprehension / Upward Cued condition and the effect was present six weeks later. Secondly, it was found that in the High Evaluation Apprehension condition the Upward Cued subjects ranked the target value significantly higher than both the Non Cued and Downward Cued subjects but there was no significant difference between these three groups in the Low Evaluation Apprehension condition. This pattern also persisted over time. In the No Evaluation Apprehension condition the Upward Cued subjects ranked the target value higher than both the Non Cued and Downward Cued subjects but this difference was not long term. Behavioural change measured at the six week point was only apparent for the High Evaluation Apprehension / Upward Cued subjects. Attitude change was also greater for the High Evaluation Apprehension / Upward Cued subjects than for Low Evaluation Apprehension / Upward Cued subjects. The results were interpreted as support for the contention that evaluation apprehension can account for both short and long term value change and its consequent behaviour and attitude change. Self-dissatisfaction theory is analyzed within the context of the present results.


identifier: Swyers, Barbara Ann <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Swyers=3ABarbara_Ann=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Marine-occurring yeasts of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, their identification and vertical and seasonal distribution.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Yeasts were isolated from plankton samples collected off Small Point, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. Morphological, reproductive, cultural and biochemical characteristics were examined. Identification was carried out by means of a key developed by Barnett and Pankhurst (1974) using biochemical data as diagnostic criteria. Only after all data were examined was identification considered final but the use of the biochemical key avoided the more subjective evaluations necessary when depending upon morphological, cultural and reproductive characteristics. -- The following yeats were identified: Debaryomyces hansenii, Rhodotorula rubra, Candida diddensii, Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis, Candida diffluens; Candida tropicalis, Rhodotorula graminis, Cryptococcus albidus var. albidus, Cryptococcus infirmo-minatus; Candida humicola, Candida maritima and Leucosporidium scottii. Several "black yeasts" were also isolated. None of the species identified were unique to Newfoundland or northern marine waters. Unidentified isolates were either keyed out to be organisms differing in most of the other criteria or those which had too many questionable reactions to be definitely assigned to a genus and species. -- Methodology, as well as possible effects of environmental factors on the growth of the isolates were discussed and the marine distribution of the species identified was reviewed.


identifier: Stack, Terence Leo <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Stack=3ATerence_Leo=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Discriminant analysis between dropouts and non-dropouts in Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a model which could be used in the identification and prediction of potential school dropouts. This model has attempted to determine the extent to which certain selected variables studied could all be used by schools in the future, special instrumentation was avoided. -- The variables used were the five Canadian Test of Basic Skills subtests Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, English Usage, Mathematical Concepts, and Mathematical Problem Solving; school achievement in the form of grade average and overage variables; the two mental ability variables of verbal and non-verbal IQ from the Canadian Lorge-Thorndike Group Intelligence Test; father's occupational level; mother's level of education and father's level of education; number of natural parents in the home; two dwelling area variables community 1 and community 2; percent of time absent; and the nine variables involving teacher ratings of student self-control, courtesy, leadership, co-operation, attitude toward criticism, concentration, attention, tenacity and self-reliance. -- Twenty- three of these initial twenty-five variables were found to discriminate statistically between the two groups from the analysis of variance. The two exceptions, number of natural parents and community variable 1, were eliminated from further consideration. The school achievement variables of grade average and overage were also eliminated from the discriminant analysis because a new promotion policy in the district was eliminating the strength of these variables for future studies. -- The remaining twenty-one variables provided the model that discriminated between the two groups. The most important variables were verbal IQ, absence, self-reliance, co-operation, vocabulary and mother's level of education. These 6 variables accounted for 79 percent of the between groups variance between the dropouts and non-dropouts. This model would correctly classify 87.3 percent of the sample. -- An extreme difference was found between the verbal and non-verbal IQ's of the two groups, with the suggestion, however, that reading ability was not the cause of the difference.


identifier: Veitch, Mary Veronica <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Veitch=3AMary_Veronica=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Fixed point theorems for single and multi-valued mappings.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to set forth some fixed point theorems in metric and Banach spaces for single-valued and multi-valued mappings of a contractive type. -- In Chapter I, we discuss the Banach Contraction Principle and its generalization in metric spaces, including the major known results for contraction and contractive mappings. We also consider recent developments in the study of fixed points for multi-valued mappings of this type. -- Chapter II is devoted to fixed point theorems for nonexpansive mappings and for mappings characterized by the property that they do not increase the “measure of non-compactness” of bounded non-precompact sets. Again we mention results for both the single and multi-valued case. -- In Chapter III, we focus our attention on those fixed point theorems that have been obtained by imposing a convexity condition on the mapping. We also provide some generalizations of these results as well as a theorem for commutative families of mappings. Recent extensions of the convexity concept and related results for multi-valued mappings are also given.


identifier: Andrews, Sidney Edward <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Andrews=3ASidney_Edward=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Helminth parasites of the common (North American) crow (Corvus brachyrhynochos Brehm, 1822) in insular Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Ninety-nine crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, 1822) including 37 adult males, 18 adult females, 4 adults of unknown sex, and 40 immatures were examined from twelve localities in Newfoundland. Ninety-eight percent of the crows were infected. Eighteen species of parasites were recovered; seven being new host records for North America. -- Four adult female ravens (Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758) were also examined. Eight species of parasites were recovered; five being new host records for North America. -- The percentage infection, range of numbers, and the mean number of parasites per host is given for adult birds of each sex, and for immatures. Parasite species are discussed individually with regard to infection, host records, authorities used in specific determinations, and minor variations, if any, from the original descriptions.


identifier: Campbell, Shirley Ann <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Campbell=3AShirley_Ann=3A=3A.html>   (1976) Determinants of use of a paediatric emergency department.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants that influence a patient's choice in seeking medical care in an emergency department. The study was conducted at the Janeway Child Health Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland, in order to study paediatrics, specifically. -- Data was collected from a random sampling of users over a period of six weeks. This yielded a 13 percent sample, all of whom were interrogated by trained interviewers during the study period. -- Various hypotheses were tested by a questionnaire. This instrument was of a form similar to that utilised by others but modified slightly to accommodate special paediatric characteristics. -- Findings indicated that a high percentage (58.1%) of users of the emergency department could be categorised as "non-urgent" by medical classifiers. This proved to be similar to the findings of others in different Provinces, and in other countries. -- Many of the reasons for non-urgent usage of emergency departments put forward by others and incorporated into the questionnaire were not validated by this study. However, this study concludes that a high percentage of users are referred to the emergency department by the private physician or asked to return by an emergency department physician at a later date. -- The study also indicates that patterns of usage of this emergency department are changing and public demands on the facility for non-urgent use will probably increase. Inherent in the reported responses are factors which could be influenced by the hospital, by education of the public, or by regulation which could modify the demand if so desired.


identifier: Chinniah, Vimala Chandra <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Chinniah=3AVimala_Chandra=3A=3A.html>   (1977) Metazoan parasites of fishes from central Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A total of 332 fish  of eight species from fourteen locations in the Smallwood Reservoir complex of central Labrador were examined for metazoan parasites using conventional parasitological techniques. Fish autopsied include 107 pike (Esox lucius, Linnaeus), 102 lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill)), 68 brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill)), 32 lake trout (S. namaycush (Walbaum)), 14 longnose suckers (Catostomus catostomus (Forster)), 5 Atlantic salmon  (landlocked) (Salmo salar Linnaeus), 3 lake chub (Couesius plumbeus (Agassiz)), and 1 round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum (Pallas)). -- Fifteen genera of parasites were recovered (two of Monogenea, two of Digenea, four of Cestoda, Three of Nematoda, two of Acanthocephals and two of Copepoda). Seven new host records were noted. -- There were significant differences in the prevalence of the parasites which were common to the different species of fish examined. Generally, each parasite equally infected both the male and the female host species. There was no correlation between the number of parasite species per infected fish and host age in the case of Salvelinus fontinalis and S. namaycush. However in the case of Coregonus clupeaformis, Esox lucius and Catostomus catastomus there was an increase in the number of parasite species per infected host with age, up to a certain age, after which it began to decline. -- Food items of fish examined were also noted.


identifier: Newbury, A. Douglas <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Newbury=3AA=2E_Douglas=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Materials handling systems to increase productivity of inshore fishery.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Many traditional methods of holding and handling fish in small boats persist throughout Newfoundland today. Not only are these methods inefficient from the materials handling point of view but the resulting poor quality causes great waste of the dwindling resource and contributes to consumer non-acceptance of fish as a regular source of protein food. --  A number of experiments on filleting cod, the principal inshore species are described. These experiments demonstrate the clean economic advantage of processing good quality raw material, and an incidental advantage, to the processor, of filleting dressed cod as compared with round (gut-in) cod. Further, the experiments show, as expected, the more rapid deterioration of quality in round cod compared with dressed cod. -- The experimental results together with statistical reports of Environment Canada on annual cod landings and production are extrapolated to estimate annual losses resulting from processing and marketing poor quality fish of all species. A system of handling, discharging and transporting fish from inshore boats based on the principle of containerization is proposed as a solution to many of the problems of this fishery. -- Flexible containers of net or plastic covered cloth for use in open boats and rigid containers for use in decked boats would be hoisted by a suitable shore-based facility, discharged into an elevated hopper and, after any necessary processing, culling or grading, placed in an insulated, covered container with ice for transportation to a processing plant. -- A province-wide network of some 200 such systems would handle most inshore and near-offshore landings, at reasonable cost and with a much higher average level of product quality. -- A case is made for joint involvement of Federal and Provincial Governments with industry to implement the proposed Province-wide system over a five year period.


identifier: Banfield, Wilson Charles <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Banfield=3AWilson_Charles=3A=3A.html>   (1975) Guidelines for planning the physical aspects of a resource centre.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Wherever resource centres are being planned there is a need for guidelines. They are as necessary in Newfoundland as elsewhere. Guidelines which have been developed at the national level in Canada and the United States can be considered unsuitable for the specific Newfoundland situation. -- These guidelines grew from the author's awareness of that need. In the formulation of the guidelines several sources were consulted: the published standards of national and provincial bodies; people working with and in resource centres in Newfoundland schools; and, any available literature of a general nature dealing with the topic. -- The guidelines are an attempt to satisfy the need for resource centre guidelines for Newfoundland schools.


identifier: Davelaar, Eileen <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Davelaar=3AEileen=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Formal operational reasoning and its relationship to complex speech patterns and tentative statement use.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The primary purpose of the present investigation was to assess the relationship between a child's level of formal operational reasoning and characteristics of his spontaneous speech. The variables of specific concern were the mean length of T-units, a measure of linguistic complexity, and the frequency of use of tentative statements. Three different tasks of formal reasoning were employed to assess this relationship: a relatively language-free problem-solving task developed by Neimark and Lewis, the equilibrium in the balance task developed by Inhelder and Piaget, and a verbal task of formal reasoning developed by Weitz, Bynum and Thomas. A speech sample was collected from each subject on an individual basis by showing him three different photographs and asking him to explain what he saw in each. A total of 144 middle-class boys, 48 in each of grades 4, 6 and 8 served as subjects. All the boys' scores on the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test were above the minimum of the normal IQ range. The data for each grade separately were analysed in terms of both simple correlations and stepwise regression analyses. Both speech characteristics and formal operational reasoning were found to increase significantly across grade level. Very minimal support was evident for the contention that speech characteristics are related to formal reasoning ability. The results indicated that the mean length of T-units was not significantly related to any of the three reasoning tasks at any of the three grade levels. In addition, a significant relationship between the frequent use of tentative statements and formal reasoning was evident only at the grade 6 level on two of the reasoning tasks. Results also indicated that the amount of language produced by the grade 4 children was significantly related to their performance on two of the reasoning tasks. Those language variables which were significantly related to formal reasoning ability tended to remain so when examined in the presence of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary IQ. The results generally support Piaget's contention that reasoning processes are independent of language.


identifier: Wells, Barbara Ford <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Wells=3ABarbara_Ford=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Effects of tidal movement on the feeding of winter flounder pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum) in Long Pond, Newfoundland and Brandy Cove, New Brunswick.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Tidal movements and feeding in winter flounder were found to be strongly correlated in Brandy Cove, N.B. during the summer feeding period of this species. Tidal amplitude at the study site was six to seven times larger than for other coastal areas. Stomachs of fish moving inshore were empty or contained only smal quantities of prey whereas stomachs of those leaving the intertidal zone were full with fresh, intertidal prey. Fish caught in the subtidal zone at high tide fed as much as those in the intertidal zone but fed on subtidal and intertidal prey in contrast to intertidal feeders which fed, generally, only in that zone. Prey consumed support the classification of these fish as polychaete-mollusc-crustacean feeders. -- Winter flounder studied in Long Pond, Newfoundland displayed tidal movement across the bottom of the shallow subtidal zone and into the narrower intertidal zone. They ate considerably less than those in deeper water in Conception Bay. The poor feeding on the shallow ground in Long Pond was due to a poor standing crop and diversity of benthos. It is concluded that the shallow water feeding is controlled by three interacting parameters, which in order of importance are: temperature, tides, and surf conditions. Food taken by shallow water fish corresponded with the benthos known to occur there and differed from that taken by fish from the bay. Constancy of diet among fish on the shallows showed little exchange with fish from the deeper ground on either a daily or monthly basis. An apparent relationship between tidal movement and feeding in Long Pond was found and over a 12 hr cycle was similar to tidal feeding observed in some North Sea flatfishes. -- Peak consumption of 2% body weight per tidal cycle was the same in both areas (New Brunswick, Newfoundland) and indicated that P. americanus was a moderate consumer of energy in contrast to some European flatfishes which consume 4-5% of body weight. -- Movement in Brandy Cove and Long Pond is considered to be a feeding migration. While feeding in the pond was less significant than that in Brandy Cove, postlarvae, immature and adult winter flounders were consistently seen in the intertidal zone of the pond. -- In areas of large tidal range, gradually sloping beaches and coarse to fine sediments, the intertidal zone may serve as an important feeding ground and should be protected from human disturbance in order to maintain or improve our flatfish stocks.


identifier: Loveless, Edward Glenn <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Loveless=3AEdward_Glenn=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Interference of first language verbal system on second language learning.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The aim of this particular study was to examine how an Anglophone’s knowledge of the verbal system of his native language was a source of interference in his learning and use of the French verbal system within the realms of tense, mood, and aspect. -- In order to understand how an English-speaker’s knowledge of the English verbal system can interfere with his learning and utilization of the French verbal system it was necessary to have a description of the two verbal systems. Thus, Chapter One was devoted to a description of the English verbal system, and Chapter Two the French Verbal system. Then, the final four chapters were given to an examination of verbal interference from English. -- In order to undertake the study of verbal interference from English, examination papers of students completing their first, second and third semesters of university studies were examined. From the essays in these papers were elicited student errors which demonstrated that an Anglophone’s knowledge of the English verbal system does, in fact, interfere with his learning and use of the French verbal system. The evidence indicating English verbal interference was deduced from the fact that structures of the English verbal system, which were not common to both languages, were applied incorrectly to the French verbal system. -- Differences in the content systems of the French and English verbal systems are the real source of verbal interference from English. So, the theories of Gustave Guillaume, which he applied to the content system of the French verb and which Hirtle and Hewson (in part) applied to the content system of the English verb were used to explain the verbal interference from English.


identifier: Varacalli, Vincenzo <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Varacalli=3AVincenzo=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Morphological and biochemical heterogeneity in populations of Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792).  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The tomcod, Microgadus tomcod, as compared to the other species of the same family, Gadidae, is a little known species. It inhabits both marine and freshwater environments and seldom undertakes long migrations. -- The muscle myogen, lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) and liver esterase patterns obtained by starch gel electrophoresis and the morphometric variation in specimens of the tomcod (Microgadus tomcod) from five localities are compared. The pattern variations observed in the electrophoretic analysis and the variations observed in the morphological analysis are discussed in relation to geographic location and temperature. -- The morphological and meristic data revealed a strong northward latitudinal cline. The main muscle myogen, LDH and esterase patterns are similar for all the populations but with polymorphism occurring in each. The populations can be separated using the ratios of the main patterns obtained. -- Numerical clustering analysis revealed three populations using the morphometric data. Using the biochemical data it revealed the New York population as differing the most.


identifier: Hayes, Vivienne Mary <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Hayes=3AVivienne_Mary=3A=3A.html>   (1969) Institutionalization and self-concepts of deviants and non-deviants : a comparative study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The present exploratory investigation, a comparative one, was conducted within the city of St. John's, Newfoundland. It involves determining the effect of institutionalization upon the self-concepts of individuals and employs as a testing instrument The Twenty Statements Test designed by Manford Kuhn and his students. The theoretical framework on which the study lies is based mainly on Erving Goffman's stripping process as described in his book, Asylums, together with portions of theory from such theorists as G. H. Mead, C. H. Cooley, John Kinch, and Manford Kuhn. -- Two groups of deviant subjects, institutionalized (prisoners and mental patients) and noninstitutionalized (religious fundamentalists), were compared, and a group of institutionalized nondeviants (hospital patients) was compared with a group of noninstitutionalized nondeviant subjects (university students) to determine the differences in self-concept. The overall differences for institutionalized and noninstitutionalized subjects were then determined, the factor accounting for the differences being institutionalization. -- Three hypotheses were formulated and verified. No statistical analysis was employed because the exploratory nature of the study did not require it. Instead, findings were compiled in numbers and percentages. Coding was carried out in accordance with the method used by Kent Schvirian with slight modification. In order to increase reliability, two coders other than the researcher assisted in the coding procedures. -- Analysis of the data revealed: -- (1) Institutionalized deviants made more references to the institution than did noninstitutionalized deviants. -- (2) Institutionalized nondeviants made more self-identifications with the institution than did non-institutionalized nondeviants (to an even larger extent than did the institutionalized deviants). -- (3) Self-concepts of institutionalized subjects are less favorable than those of noninstitutionalized subjects. -- (4) Institutionalized subjects make statements which depict the self as a physical entity which requires at best only indirect relationships to others to a larger extent than do noninstitutionalized subjects. -- (5) Institutionalized deviants have unfavorable attitude toward the institution than do institutionalized nondeviants. -- (6) Consensual statements are not always most salient for the individual. -- Chapter I presents the theoretical background on which the study rests. -- Chapter II presents the methodology employed. -- Chapter III presents the analysis and findings. -- Chapter IV relates findings to theory, gives further analysis together with a recapitulation and suggestions for further research.


identifier: Wolff, Lynn Bernice <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Wolff=3ALynn_Bernice=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Hemispheric asymmetry in processing visual stimulus orientation.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study investigated the possibility of differential processing by the two cerebral hemispheres in recognizing the second of two successively presented digits. The second digit was either normally oriented or else it had been rotated 180ﾟ around one of three different axes of visual space. A same-different reaction times task was used with three factorially combined within-subjects variables: Stimulus Position (Left, Right Visual Field) x Orientation (Normal, Rotated) x Hand (Left, Right), and one between-subjects variable: Axis of Rotation (X, Y, Z). An interaction was obtained between Stimulus Position and Orientation; normal and rotated forms were processed equally well when presented in the left visual field, whereas in the right visual field there was a significant difference in favour of the normally oriented forms. The results indicate that the left and right cerebral hemispheres may differ in how they process spatially transformed shapes.


identifier: Churchill, Edgar <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Churchill=3AEdgar=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Developing an individualized reading programme at the College of Fisheries, Navigation, Marine Engineering, and Electronics.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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identifier: Walker, Dorothy Jean <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Walker=3ADorothy_Jean=3A=3A.html>   (1973) Differences in pupil control ideology : an analysis of the pupil control attitudes of student-teachers at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: One of the most critical components of the competent teacher is his/her attitude toward children. All facets of teacher-training programs then, should be research in terms of their effect on the attitudes of the participants. Because of this importance of these attitudes, this study focuses on a comparison between student-teachers in the first undergraduate year and those in the final undergraduate year of their preparation program, in an attempt to discover what attitudes toward pupil control are crystallized and/or developed by student-teachers during the training period. -- The major problem of this study was to determine whether there were differences between the attitudes toward pupil control of junior and senior students in teacher-training, and to show the relationships between such differences of attitudes and certain situational factors or variables. It was hypothesized that the attitudes of junior (first year) student-teachers toward pupil control would be different from those of senior (fourth and/or fifth year) student-teachers, in that the attitudes of the latter would be more humanistic. -- The 322 student-teachers who were randomly selected to participate in the study were requested to complete two questionnaires dealing with certain aspects of pupil control. Form A of the Pupil Control Ideology Instrument consisted of 20 items and the response categories were scored 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, on a continuum ranging from extreme custodialism to extreme humanism. Form B of the instrument contained 60 items and was used to measure other aspects of pupil control ideology not measured by Form A. On each form of the instrument, the lower the score obtained the more humanistic the respondent was deemed to be. -- As hypothesized, there were significant differences in the attitudes toward pupil control of junior and senior student-teachers, in that the attitudes of the latter were much more humanistic, even when controlling for the variable, years of teaching experience. -- The implications of this study are quite clear. Student-teachers who had spent four or five years at Memorial University of Newfoundland had mellowed somewhat in their attitudes toward instruction and guidance of pupils at school, school discipline and general views on child psychology, when compared with student-teachers who were just starting their training at the institution. Thus, undergraduate training had a considerable impact upon the socialization of student-teachers with respect to their attitudes toward pupil control or their pupil control ideology.