This study assessed the impact of a Spanish version of the Male Involvement Project (MIP) on the undergraduate students at the University of Puerto Rico. Students were voluntarily exposed to a workshop on human sexuality. Human modeling, group dynamics, and multisensorial approaches were used. An experimental design with one group pretest and posttest was used. Results from the posttest and a follow-up survey indicated that the treatment was associated with a significant increase in knowledge about reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases, and contraceptive methods. Furthermore, significant changes in attitudes toward male and female contraceptives, as well as in attitudes toward unwanted pregnancy were found after the workshops and in the follow-up survey. Participants reported that the workshops were clearly presented, interesting, and met their needs. It was concluded that this Spanish version of the MIP was effective and appropriate in promoting a positive impact upon the attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of participants. Implications for future research and for practical purposes within the higher education system are discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-03, Section: A, page: 1007. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.

This study investigated the relationship of life, work, and leisure satisfaction of rehabilitation counselors employed in state/federal vocational rehabilitation agencies in the Rehabilitation Services Administrations (RSA) Region IV and determined which of the variables of age, sex, education, marital status, salary, tenure, number of successful closures a year, and client classification, accounted for the variances in those satisfactions. / A cover letter and a set of questionnaires (Satisfaction Questionnaire) were mailed to 658 rehabilitation counselors. Follow-up correspondence was mailed to the entire sample after a two-week interval. / A total of 336 rehabilitation counselors responded to the questionnaire. The majority of the respondents were male between the ages of 26 and 44 and were married. Eighty-three percent of respondents had a post baccalaureate education and were fairly evenly divided in their tenure with the state agency. / In the area of work, life and leisure satisfaction the counselors scored most consistently in life satisfaction with greater dispersion for work and leisure satisfaction. There were high levels of leisure, life, and work satisfaction. / Life and work satisfaction correlated at a higher level than did life and leisure and there was no correlation between work and leisure satisfaction. / In accounting for the variance in life satisfaction by work and leisure satisfaction, the results supported work satisfaction's contribution at a high percentage level (23%) whereas the contribution of leisure satisfaction was minimal (3%). / The variance in work, leisure and life satisfaction accounted for by the eight demographic variables was significant and led to the investigation of the interaction variables. The interaction variable of sex by marital status was found to be significant only for leisure satisfaction. The results of the data analyses supported the rejection of all five hypotheses investigated by this study. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-03, Section: A, page: 1018. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.

The purpose of this study was to determine if any relationships existed between participant perceptions of facilitator effectiveness and the qualifications of 218 facilitators in the Navy Alcohol Safety Action Program (NASAP). The ex post facto design posed four questions and cross-tabulated participant ratings of facilitator effectiveness with the education and certification levels, personal alcohol abuse history and sex of the facilitators. / Chi square results indicated that facilitators with the highest levels of education and professional preparation were perceived by participants as highly effective significantly more often than were facilitators with less education or professional preparation. Female facilitators were perceived by participants as highly effective significantly more often than were males. No significant differences in the participant perceptions of effectiveness were found to exist between facilitators who were recovering alcoholics and those who had no personal alcohol abuse history. / The study concluded that participant perceptions of the effectiveness of NASAP facilitators were positive and that more formal education and professional preparation for facilitators does result in higher participant perceptions of effectiveness. The results of this study confirmed suggestions in the literature that those facilitators who were most able to project helping relationship skills were more frequently rated as highly effective by class participants. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-09, Section: A, page: 3873. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.

This study, using four different communication channels, investigated the varied perceptions of 184 college freshmen of two male counselors, one black and the other white. Eight different groups of 23 persons in each, were given the following to do; two groups were exposed to a five minute counseling session with only an audio channel input. One exposed to a white counselor, the other to a black counselor, counseling the same female client. Two groups were similarly exposed to a white and black counselor through a silent video channel. Two groups were exposed using an audiovisual channel and two groups were given a written script only of the session. Prior to the experiment, expert judges, exposed only to the audio channel, rated both counselors equally; however the subjects rated the black counselor higher than the white counselor on both scales. The measurements were analyzed using Counselor Rating Form and Cash's Degree of Confidence Scale. The findings indicated the equality of the four communication channels on subjects' ratings of the CRF scale. However, the perceived effectiveness was rated significantly lower in the audiovisual channel. The two counselors were perceived differently on the audio, audiovisual and typescript, but not the video. While no significant differences across conditions were found for the black counselor, the white counselor was rated lower on the audiovisual condition. / These findings would seem to indicate that lack of experience with and knowledge of effective counseling and characteristics of counselors affect a subject's perception of a counselor. For prospective counselors, it would seem reasonable to suggest that their training should include counseling activities that provide feedback from both their peers and a group of potential clients of different educational levels and race, before engaging in actual counseling sessions. This would prepare them to deal more affectively with clients, regardless of their level or lack of sophistication. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2507. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-09, Section: A, page: 4895. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-09, Section: A, page: 4901. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-09, Section: A, page: 4898. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-10, Section: A, page: 5322. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of a computer-based career guidance system (CBCGS) on the self-concept and career maturity of community college students and to determine the relationships of sex and locus of control on self-concept and career maturity. / The Separate-Sample Pretest Posttest design was used. The System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI) was the CBCGS used. The instruments were Rotter's Internal-External Scale, the Tennessee Self Concept Scale, and the Career Maturity Inventory. The sample consisted of 104 students enrolled at the Santa Fe Community College, Florida, in the 1980 Fall term, who used SIGI on a walk-in basis. The Rotter Internal-External Scale was administered to all the subjects before beginning the SIGI program. / Two by two factorial ANOVAS were performed on career maturity and self-concept, with a group tested before SIGI use and another group tested after, and with sex as a moderator variable. At (alpha) = .10, no significant differences were found for career maturity. In conjunction with the findings of two previous studies, this investigator concluded that the effectiveness of a CBCGS on the career maturity of community college students can be significantly enhanced by stretching the time interval of interaction with the CBCGS and by utilizing the services of a human counselor or instructor along with the CBCGS. / ANOVA and the Newman-Keuls test showed a significant difference ((alpha) = .10) between the mean self-concept scores of males and females, and for the interaction between the male posttest and the female posttest groups. Although the male and female pretest groups had very similar mean self-concept scores, the female posttest group had a higher mean self-concept score than that of the female pretest. However, the mean self-concept score of the male posttest group was lower than that of the male pretest group. The possibility was pointed out that the significant interaction may be a function of simple regression effects on repeated measures away from the general mean and, therefore, not have any essential meaning. / Pearson product-moment correlations (r), at (alpha) = .05, were used to investigate the relationships between locus of control and the two dependent variables. Internality of control correlated with students' career maturity scores for all groups and for the entire sample. However, the values of r were not significantly different from zero. Another study had found a significant relationship between internality and career maturity. But these two studies differed in several factors, including again the use of counseling sessions in the earlier study. / Internality of control also correlated with students' self-concept scores for all groups (except for the male pretest group) and for the entire sample, although the values of r, again, were not significantly different from zero (except for the male posttest group). Of interest was the positive correlation between locus of contol and self-concept scores for the male pretest group. The 95% confidence interval for this group's population correlation coefficient (p) was calculated and found to be -0.014 (LESSTHEQ) p (LESSTHEQ) +0.710. Hence, the shift in the sign of r for this group could be merely due to sampling variation. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-01, Section: A, page: 0088. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.

The 1973 Rehabilitation Act called for expansion and redirection of public rehabilitation efforts to severely handicapped persons and, to achieve this goal, the increase, implementation, and evaluation of diversified manpower training and utilization practices. The Act encouraged employment of rehabilitation technicians to assume ancillary, subprofessional, technical tasks thereby freeing counselors to provide extensive and intensive counseling, planning, consulting, on-the-job training, and job placement services. The conceptual framework implied that technician utilization within a rehabilitation service team/unit context would enhance service delivery and that teams with technicians would perform differently from teams without technicians. / It was the purpose of this investigation to study comparatively technician utilization in two types of rehabilitation service delivery units in the State of Florida vocational rehabilitation program, and specifically, to examine its relationship to and differential effect upon team performance on selected rehabilitation process variables and outcome measures. / The sample included nine randomly selected experimental units to which rehabilitation technician positions were assigned in 1975 and 45 randomly selected control units. Rehabilitation counselors within these 54 units were asked to complete demographic and professional service delivery functions self-report questionnaires; 212 counselors (87 percent) responded. As no prior records pertaining to process variables had been maintained, responses to items reflecting them were accepted at face validity; responses reflecting outcome measures were validated against master lists (VR 100s) kept by the state agency. After cross-validation, 161 questionnaires (76 percent) were accepted as valid. / With alpha, beta, and effect size (.05, .60, and R('2) = .26, respectively) pre-established, multiple regression analyses were performed to test the statistical hypotheses. Results indicated technician utilization within units/teams influences their performance and productivity with regard to processes involving initial interviews and on-the-job training activities and outcomes measured by referrals. Also, results revealed that caseload type (general or special) and experience level of counselors are important contributors to these processes and to successful rehabilitations. / Findings suggest that utilization of rehabilitation technicians enhances present goals of service; however, further research is needed to describe both the configuration of workers' interpersonal relationships and the nature of tasks they perform to better assess achievements of diversified manpower deployment within the rehabilitation services system. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-01, Section: A, page: 0107. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.