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John H. Doe
104 Pages
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THE TITLE APPEARS IN AN INVERTED PYRAMID STYLE
IN ALL UPPERCASE LETTERS
AND DOUBLE-SPACED
JOHN H. DOE
A Thesis/Dissertation Submitted in PartialFulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Department of Chemistry
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
2015
© 2015 John H. Doe
OR
Copyright 2015 John H. Doe
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JOHN H. DOE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Janice B Smith, Chair
Robert C Kincade Elizabeth Green
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The writer wishes to thank………………………………………………………......................................
J. H. D.
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CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS i
CONTENTS iii
TABLES v
FIGURES vi
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I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND 1
Statement of the Problem 1Hypotheses 5Definition of Terms 7Limitations of the Study 9Methodology 11Collection of the Data 13Analysis of the Data 17
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 20
General Literature Review 21
Specific Research 21Similarities of the Theories 22Differences in Demographics
of Studies 23Cultural Variations and Biases 25General Themes 27
Resource Development 29Summary 33
III. RESEARCH DESIGN 43
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Statement of the Problem 43Research Design Procedures 46Collection of the Data 52
Materials 53Measurements 55Assessments 56
Statistical Measures 58
IV. ANALYSIS OF THE DATA 60
Statement of the Problem 61Hypotheses 64Statistical Analyses 66Findings and Results 68
Barriers to Comprehensive Applications 69Advantages of Generalized Modeling 71
Summary 73
V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS 75
Summary of the Research Problem, Methods and Findings 75
Conclusions and Implications 77Recommendations for Future Research 78
REFERENCES80
APPENDIX A: Survey Questionnaire 84
APPENDIX B: Letter of Introduction and Direction 86
APPENDIX C: Sample Responses from Subjects at Research Site K-112 88
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TABLES
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1. Organization and Location 9
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3. Begin Secondary Lines of Multi-Line Table Titles Even with First Line of Table Title 64
4. Cross Tabulation of College Graduates 67
5. Ratings of Human-Relations Skills 69
6. Ratings of Basic Skills 70
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FIGURES
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CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Statement of the Problem
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APPENDIX A
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