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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

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JOHN H. DOE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Janice B Smith, Chair

Robert C Kincade Elizabeth Green

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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J. H. D.

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CONTENTS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS i

CONTENTS iii

TABLES v

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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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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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