Date of Graduation

1977

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

The problem in v o lv ed in t h is in v e s t ig a t io n was th e id e n t i f ic a t i o n o f major con cep ts in th e f i e l d o f S a fe ty S cien ce and Technology and th e d eterm in ation o f t h e ir r e la t iv e im portance as components o f in s t r u c t io n a l con ten t fo r s a fe t y p r a c t it io n e r p rep aratory program s. More s p e c i f i c a l l y , t h is stu d y was concerned w ith th e fo llo w in g sub-problem ta s k s : 1 . Form ulation o f a l i s t o f s p e c i f i c concept sta tem en ts based upon in fo rm a tio n and f a c t s con tain ed in reso u rce lit e r a tu r e , commonly u t i l i z e d in s a f e t y p r a c tit io n e r p rep aratory programs p lu s a d d itio n s to t h i s l i s t o f concept sta tem en ts by ex p ert ju rors who f e l t th a t t h e ir su g g e stio n s were n ece ssa r y fo r com p reh en siveness. 2 . Q u a lific a tio n o f an ap p rop riate sample o f ex p ert ju rors and procurement o f t h e ir a s s is ta n c e in su g g e stin g and, l a t e r , in e v a lu a tin g s p e c if i c concept sta te m e n ts. 3 . Development o f n ecessa ry in stru m en ta tio n used by ju ro rs in e s ta b lis h in g th e apparent im portance o f th e concept sta tem en ts form ulated by th e methods p r e v io u sly m entioned. 4 . C om pilation o f a f in a l iz e d l i s t o f concept sta tem en ts accord in g to r e la t iv e im portance as components o f in s t r u c t io n a l con ten t f o r prep aratory programs based upon r a tin g s by th e exp ert ju r o r s.

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