The Relationship Between Self Actualization and Selected Learning Experiences of Elementary Education Majors Enrolled in the University of North Dakota\u27s Center for Teaching and Learning

The Problem: The purpose of this investigation was an analysis of the relationship between self actualization and selected aspects of the undergraduate elementary education program of senior students in the Center for Teaching and Learning. The Procedure: The subjects (N=85) for this investigation were randomly selected from the total group of fulltime undergraduate Center for Teaching and Learning elementary education seniors officially registered as of August 28, 1972. The study was conducted during the fall and spring semesters 1972-73, and had a duration of six and one-half months. Other than preassessment and post-assessment, no special program of activity was required of the individuals with the research sample. The instruments used in this study were: the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), a published measure of self actualization, and two student questionnaires designed by the researcher to collect pertinent information relative to student background and student learning activities within the Center for Teaching and Learning. The POI was pre- and post-administered and the Fall Questionnaire was administered in conjunction with the pre-administration of the POI. The Spring Questionnaire was administered in conjunction with the post-administered POI. The combined raw scores of the two major scales of the POI (Tc + I) were used to represent the self actualization index of subjects throughout the present study. The analysis of the data involved the use of Pearsonian intercorrelation techniques. The t test for the related group situation was also employed to seek information relative to change in the subjects\u27 self actualization as measured by the POI. Two-tailed tests for significance were used because the hypotheses were presented in null form and exploratory in nature. Conclusions: This study has provided evidence which tends to support the folloxtfing conclusions. These conclusions are subject to the limitations of the study. 1. Randomly selected senior students registered as elementary education majors in the Center for Teaching and Learning showed positive growth in self actualization as measured by the POI during the six and one-half month research period. 2. Among senior elementary education majors in the Center for Teaching and Learning, the formal education level of their parents had a strong positive relationship to the subjects\u27 level of self actualization as demonstrated by the correlation of the Fall Questionnaire data and the POI. Further, teaching experience prior to enrollment in the Center had a negative relationship to the self actualization level of these subjects. 3. There was no relationship between the self actualization of elementary education majors and the types of learning activities these subjects selected within the Center for Teaching and Learning as demonstrated by the low correlation between scores of the pre-administered POI and the learning activity data reported on the Spring Questionnaire. Also, self actualized subjects perceived the Center as advocating an open approach to education and agreed with the advocated approach. Further, self actualized subjects aspired to teach in more open environments than the conventional classroom after graduation. These aspirations did not change during the research period. 4. The most important factor related to positive change in self actualization of senior elementary education majors was self- directed involvement in Center for Teaching and Learning activities. Also, those subjects who participated in a wide variety of learning experiences which brought them in contact with children, who had fewer contact hours with children, and whose learning programs were highly self-directed in nature were also highly satisfied with their involvement in the Center for Teaching and Learning

A day-night high resolution infrared radiometer employing two-stage radiant cooling Quarterly report, 1 Apr. - 1 Jul. 1967

Test evaluation of radiant cooler for day-night high resolution infrared radiometer, and electronic design of breadboard radiomete

Collecting cometary soil samples? Development of the ROSETTA sample acquisition system

In the reference scenario of the ROSETTA CNRS mission, the Sample Acquisition System is mounted on the Comet Lander. Its tasks are to acquire three kinds of cometary samples and to transfer them to the Earth Return Capsule. Operations are to be performed in vacuum and microgravity, on a probably rough and dusty surface, in a largely unknown material, at temperatures in the order of 100 K. The concept and operation of the Sample Acquisition System are presented. The design of the prototype corer and surface sampling tool, and of the equipment for testing them at cryogenic temperatures in ambient conditions and in vacuum in various materials representing cometary soil, are described. Results of recent preliminary tests performed in low temperature thermal vacuum in a cometary analog ice-dust mixture are provided

A Comparative Study of Three Feedback Devices for Residential Real-Time Energy Monitoring

Residential energy consumption accounts for 21% of the total electricity use in the United States. Unfortunately, research indicates that almost 41% of this power is wasted. Changing the way that consumers use energy may be important in reducing home energy consumption. This paper looks at whether the implementation of certain real-time energy monitors has an impact on the residential rate of energy consumption in a metropolitan area with relatively low electricity rates. In the following case study, 151 Omaha residences were equipped with two variants of the Aztech In-Home Display (Aztech) as well as the Blue Line Power Cost Monitor (PCM) real-time energy monitors for a period of 16 months. The results of the data, 30 days after installation, revealed a statistically insignificant reduction of 12% in mean electrical consumption in houses equipped with a PCM and no reduction in mean consumption in homes using either variants of the Aztech device when compared to a randomly selected control sample. However, they proved effective in the short term if utilized by utilities for mass distribution to foster awareness among participating residents of their own patterns of residential electricity consumption and on the environmental impacts of energy saving

Dynamics of Laterally Propagating Flames in X-Ray Bursts. I. Burning Front Structure

We investigate the structure of laterally propagating flames through the highly stratified burning layer in an X-ray burst. Two-dimensional hydrodynamics simulations of flame propagation are performed through a rotating plane-parallel atmosphere, exploring the structure of the flame. We discuss the approximations needed to capture the length and timescales at play in an X-ray burst and describe the flame acceleration observed. Our studies complement other multidimensional studies of burning in X-ray bursts

Etiology of Teen Dating Violence among Adolescent Children of Alcoholics

Family processes in early life have been impli- cated in adolescent involvement in teen dating violence, yet the developmental pathways through which this occurs are not well understood. In this study, etiological pathways from parental psychopathology and marital conflict in infancy to involvement in dating violence in late adoles- cence were examined in a sample of children at high-risk due to parental alcohol problems. Families (N = 227) recruited when the child was 12 months of age were assessed at 12-, 24-, 36-months, kindergarten, 6th, 8th, and 12th grades. Slightly more than half of the children were female (51%) and the majority were of European American descent (91%). Parental psychopathology in infancy was indirectly associated with teen dating violence in late adolescence via low maternal warmth and self-regulation in early childhood, externalizing behavior from kindergarten to early adolescence, and sibling problems in middle childhood. Marital conflict was also indirectly associated with teen dating violence via child externalizing behavior. Maternal warmth and sensitivity in early childhood emerged as an important protective factor and was associated with reduced marital conflict and increased child self-regulation in the preschool years as well as increased parental monitoring in middle childhood and early adolescence. Family processes occurring in the preschool years and in middle childhood appear to be critical periods for creating condi- tions that contribute to dating violence risk in late adoles- cence. These findings underscore the need for early intervention and prevention with at-risk families