Powers, Sandra M.

UNCG

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A critical review of research on memory interventions for the elderly 1986 215 As the number of older adults engaged in learning increases, it is incumbent upon educators and psychologists to examine both age-related changes in learning and methods of remediating deficits in learning processes. Researchers have looked at defici...
An evaluation of the freshman seminar at Appalachian State University 1991 206 Institutions of higher education are placing an increasing emphasis on student retention programs for administrative, economic, and humanistic reasons. Decline in college enrollments is a major concern of these institutions. In attempting to explain ...
An evaluation of two pamphlets for assessing the accuracy of breast self-examination in older women 1993 276 The purpose of this study was to evaluate two pamphlets for assessing the accuracy of breast self-examination (BSE) in older women. The Learning Enhancement Pamphlet (LEP) was designed to be used by older women, and the Traditional Teaching Pamphlet ...
A descriptive analysis of the effects of a model of flexible scheduling on achievement in reading 1983 286 It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of a model of flexible scheduling on achievement in reading for primary school children. It was hypothesized that the model of flexible scheduling would reduce the fragmentation of the prima...
Motivation for participation in adult religious education : an exploratory study 1986 295 This exploratory study was conducted to gain insight into the motivations for participation in adult religious education. In-depth, informal interviews were conducted with six white, Protestant women who were active participants in the religious educ...
An examination of the relationship between teacher burnout and organizational design 1983 409 The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher burnout and organizational design. To that end, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (BMI) and the organizational design survey (ods) developed by this researcher were completed by 30...