This study investigates citation practices among native and nonnative English writers. Five Master EFL theses written by Arab EFL learners were compared to 5 Master EFL theses written by native speakers of English. Adopting Swales' (1990) categorization, the employed citation patterns were analyzed and categorized into two types: integral and…

This section shares recent dissertations and theses with the "Journal of International Students" readers. There were about 139 graduate dissertations and theses related to the issues and challenges of international students in 2016. The complete versions of these selected dissertations are available in the ProQuest, Michigan-based…

This study purports to foster the understanding of profession-based academic writing in two different cultural conventions by examining the rhetorical moves employed by American and Philippine thesis introductions in Architecture using Swales' 2004 Revised CARS move-analytic model as framework. Twenty (20) Master's thesis introductions in…

This study was designed to compare the attitudes of Ohio school superintendents toward vocational education and to determine what factor differentiates the administrators of school districts that contract their vocational training to other vocational school districts from those that do not. After a pilot study was completed and the instrument…

The study for which this supplement was prepared consisted of an investigation of the use of libraries outside their own campus by the students, faculty, and research personnel of Ohio colleges and universities. The results, conclusions and recommendations based on the data collected are published separately (LI 001 802). This supplement consists…

The key position in any student transportation system is that of school bus driver. The driver's responsibilities are such that a specific program of school bus driver education becomes a necessity. A review of the literature reveals that no studies pertaining to school bus driver education have been made. This thesis documents the history and…

A librarian's view of the Mohican Youth Camp (MYC) and the Ohio penal system for youthful offenders provides information about these institutions and their library services. The report first describes existing treatment and institutions and gives the author's opinions as to how to make constructive changes in both public attitudes and the system,…

A QUESTIONNAIRE LISTING SEVERAL SPECIFIC AREAS IN ADULT EDUCATION WAS USED TO SURVEY THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 246 PART-TIME FARMERS. RESULTS FROM THE 142 RESPONSES WERE INTERPRETED BY THE THREE GROUPINGS OF AGE, EDUCATION, AND FARM INCOME. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MEDIAN AGE WAS 47.7 YEARS, THE MEDIAN EDUCATIONAL…

PERCEPTIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF 4-H OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS OF 4-H SADDLE HORSE ADVISORS WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE OF OTHER LIVESTOCK ADVISORS IN NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICTS OF OHIO. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRES FROM 90 SADDLE HORSE AND 133 OTHER LIVESTOCK ADVISORS. STATE 4-H STAFF AND SUPERVISORS PROVIDED CORRECT ANSWERS.…