This research attempted to study the possible relationship between achievement motivation as displayed by the child and the parental situation in the home in which the child finds himself a parts. Fifty-four children in grades nine to 12 were administered the Adjective Check List (ACL) to determine the amount of achievement motivation felt by the child. The chldren were selected through single-parent organizations and schools. Of the children in the study, 16 lived with both parents, 21 lived with the mother, and 17 lived with the father. The subjects were compared according to the number of parents in the home; the sex of the parent in the single-parent home; the number of years spent in the single-parent home; the reason for that particular parent receiving custody; and the relationship of the sex of the parent in the single-parent home to the sex of the child. No significant relationship was found between any of these factors and the achievement motivation displayed by the subject. / Master of Science

The differences in pollutant export from identical land areas treated with fertilizer and/or composted domestic wastewater sludge (compost) were evaluated. Three plots were constructed with a Glenelg silty clay soil and seeded with Falcon fescue (Festuca 'Falcon'): Plot 1 received conventional fertilizer; Plot 2 received a combination of compost and reduced conventional fertilizer; and Plot 3 received only compost. Runoff was collected and analyzed for soluble orthophosphate as P, total soluble phosphorus as P, total phosphorus as P, soluble ammonia as N, soluble Kjeldahl nitrogen as N, total Kjeldahl nitrogen as N, nitrite plus nitrate as N, total suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc, chromium, and iron. Compost was found to improve moisture retention in the soil and crop, sustain plant growth during excessive dry periods, improve the quality of the crop, reduce runoff, and reduce soil erosion. The export of all pollutants was reduced by the use of compost. The use of fertilizer in combination with the compost did not provide any observable benefit. Instead, the fertilizer provided excessive soluble orthophosphate, total soluble phosphorus, and oxidized nitrogen which were subsequently exported from the test plot. The increased export of soluble Kjeldahl nitrogen may have been caused by excess insoluble N from the fertilizer application, which may have reacted with the organic matter, forming soluble organic nitrogen. The use of compost as a soil amendment significantly reduced the pollutant export which, in turn, reduced the potential impact on receiving waters. / M.S.